NEW SPECIES AND NEW RECORDS OF CLICK BEETLES FROM THE PALEARCTIC REGION (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE)
Resumen: Se describen doce especies nuevas de Coleoptera Elateridae pertenecientes a los géneros Athous subg. Or- thathous Reitter, 1905 (Azerbaiyán, Bulgaria); Megathous Reitter, 1905 (Grecia), Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829 (Albania), Am- pedus Dejean, 1833 (Armenia, Georgia, Turquía), Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Grecia: Is. Creta, Is. Naxos), Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Grecia: Is.Samos, Irán, Libano) y Dicronychus Brullé, 1832 (Albania).
Palabras clave: Coleoptera, Elateridae, especie nueva, cita nueva, region Paleártica.
Abstract: Twelve new species of Coleoptera Elateridae belonging to the genera Athous subg. Orthathous Reitter, 1905 (Azerbadjian, Bulgaria); Megathous Reitter, 1905 (Greece), Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829 (Albania), Ampedus Dejean, 1833 (Armenia, Georgia, Turkey), Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Greece: Crete Is., Naxos Is.), Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Greece: Samos Is., Iran, Lebanon) and Dicronychus Brullé, 1832 (Albania) are described.
Key words: Coleoptera, Elateridae, new species, new records, Palearctic region.