COLYDIUM NOBLECOURTI PARMAIN, ECKELT & SCHUH, 2024 (COLEOPTERA: ZOPHERIDAE): NEW BEETLE SPECIES FOR THE FAUNA OF SERBIA AND NEW RECORDS OF THE GENUS COLYDIUM FABRICIUS, 1792 IN SERBIA
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The study presents the first data on Colydium noblecourti in Serbia. Specimens of Colydium from the authors' collection, originating from southeastern, southern, and southwestern Serbia, were reexamined, identifying all three European Colydium species in the region. All records of Colydium in Serbia need to be revised.
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