Tleppaeva A.M., Kadyrbekov R.H. 2022. Jewel beetles (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of State National Nature Park Zhongar-Alatau, Kazakhstan // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.21. No.4: 233–238 [in English].
Institute of Zoology of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Al-Faraby Ave. 93, Almaty 050060 Kazakhstan. E-mail: aizhan.tleppaeva@zool.ru, atleppaeva@mail.ru; rustem.kadyrbekov@zool.ru
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.21.4.09
ABSTRACT. 24 species and subspecies of jewel beetles from 10 genera, 9 tribes and 3 subfamilies (Chrysochroinae, Buprestinae, Agrilinae) are registered from the state national nature park Zhongar-Alatau, Kazakhstan. Species diversity in subfamilies is as follows: Chrysochroinae (3 species), Buprestinae (7), Agrilinae (14), and in the genera Agrilus (10), Anthaxia (3) and Chrysobothris (3). The jewel beetle species discovered are distributed along six high altitude belts and biotopes, the most rich being in mountain-flood forests (12 species), deciduous-spruce-forests (13), bushy steppes (5), coniferous forests (5), middle mountain mixed grass meadows (3) and subalpine meadows (1). Agrilus fleischeri is newly recorded from southeast Kazakhstan, and Agrilus fleischeri and Trachys minuta minuta are newly recorded from the Zhetysu Alatau mountains.
KEY WORDS: Jewel beetles, fauna, State National Nature Park, Zhetysu (Dzhungar) Alatau, Kazakhstan.