A new species of Sphaerobothris Semenov & Richter from Armenia (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
M.G. Volkovitsh & M.Yu. Kalashian
Abstract. Sphaerobothris (s. str.) aghababiani sp. n. is described from environs of Meghri, Arax valley, Armenia and compared with S. globicollis (Reitter) from Central Asia. This is the first Sphaerobothris species from Transcaucasia and third one in Palaearctic. S. aghababiani sp. n., like other Sphaerobothris species, develops on Ephedra.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1998, 7(2): 307–310 ▪ Published in print 27 November 1998
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Bellamy, C.L. & Volkovitsh, M.G. 1997. The chrysobothrine genus Sphaerobothris Semenov-Tian-Shankij and Richter, new status, with new combinations from North America and North Africa (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Coleopt. Bull., 51(1): 59-70.
