Negastrius pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Prosvirov, Alexander S. & Efimov, Dmitry A., 2016, New records of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Kemerovo Area (Western Siberia), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 16 (1), pp. 1-13 : 1-13

Negastrius pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1761)

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Material examined. Podyakovo, steppe slope, sweeping, 6 -7.VII.2007, DE leg. (1 spec.); Mountain Shoria, Tashtagol distr., right bank of Kondoma riv., floodplain terrace, h= 291 m, 52°54’N 87°13’E, 8. VI.2011, DS leg. (1 spec.). Bionomics. This species inhabits open biotopes (Cherepanov 1957), floodplains of rivers and streams including sandy areas ( Medvedev 2001). In the Kemerovo Area it was collected by sweeping on meadow and steppe vegetation. Distribution. This is a Holarctic species, which is distributed in North America, Europe, European Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Far East of Russia ( Cate et al. 2007).

Figures

Fig. 7 - 12. Elateridae spp., habitus. 7 - Pseudanostirus vicinus, male, (8 mm); 8 - Cardiophorus ebeninus, male, (6,9 mm); 9 - Negastrius pulchellus, female, (3,7 mm); 10 - Oedostethus minutulus, female, (3,3 mm); 11 - O. tenuicornis, female, (5 mm); 12 - O. varians, male, (3,7 mm)