Contribution to the knowledge of genus Nalassus Mulsant, 1856 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the Eastern Caucasus, Russia
MAXIM V. NABOZHENKO,
MARIAM A. GADABORSHEVA
Abstract:A new species of darkling beetle of the tribe Helopini is described from the Eastern Caucasus (Russia): Nalassus magomedrasuli Nabozhenko sp. n. It was originally described as the Dagestan population of N. kalashiani Nabozhenko, 2001 based on the similar structure of the male aedeagus. The new species is similar to N. kalashiani in that it differs in the structure of the eyes, male antennae, the shape of the pronotum, the scutellar shield, the male abdomen and habitats. Nalassus magomedrasuli occurs in xerophy… Show more
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