First record of Otiorhynchus (Crataegodes) crataegi Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in Kyiv (Ukraine)
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https://doi.org/10.36016/KhESG-2026-34-1-3Keywords:
Entiminae, beetles, weevils, Kyiv, fauna, distributionAbstract
Information about the first record of Otiorhynchus crataegi in Kyiv is provided. Previously, the species was known to exist in the western part of Ukraine (Lviv and Zakarpattia regions) and in AR Crimea. 4 figs, 26 refs.
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