Abstract
A new species, Pityophthorus kataevi sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is described from Peru based on the material from Junin Region.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors express gratitude to K.V. Makarov (Moscow) for help in photographing the microslides of the beetles. The authors are also very grateful to the foreign colleagues who took part in the discussion of issues related to the description of the new species: T.H. Atkinson (University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.), A.I. Cognato (Michigan State University, U.S.A.), A.J. Johnson (University of Florida, U.S.A.), B.H. Jordal (University of Bergen, Norway), and M. Knížek (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Czech Republic).
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Petrov, A.V., Mandelshtam, M.Y. Description of a New Species of the Bark Beetle Genus Pityophthorus Eichhoff, 1864 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Peru. Entmol. Rev. 103, 332–337 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873823030107
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