Tshernyshev S.E. 2025. First record of Carphuroides rosti (Pic, 1902) (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) in West Siberia as evidence for the presence of tropical elements in the fauna of North Asia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.24. No.1: 20–23 [in English].
Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091 Russia; Tomsk State University, Lenina prospekt 36, Tomsk 634050 Russia. E-mail: sch-sch@mail.ru
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.24.01.07
ABSTRACT. Carphuroides rosti (Pic, 1902), a representative of the subfamily Carphurinae, has been recorded in West Siberia for the first time. This represents the westernmost known locality of a recent representative of tropical fauna in Eurasia. A male specimen was collected in the vicinity of Krasnoobsk, near Novosibirsk. The potential for the species’ penetration into West Siberia and the general distribution of "tropical" forms in Northern Asia are discussed. Illustrations of the male’s external morphology, genitalia, antenna, and leg are provided, along with a distribution map of the species.
KEY WORDS: Soft-winged flower beetle, Carphurinae, West Siberia, new record.