Forum Entomologi Italiani

Many thanks to Dear Giuseppe Platia for describing this species!

A new species and new genus for Bulgaria.
Four male specimens were collected at the end of August in 2009 in the daytime.

Congratulation Georgi!

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Daniele

Congratulazioni Georgi
una bella soddisfazione per te

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Marco
"Le foreste a precedere le civiltà, i deserti a seguire."
François-René de Chateaubriand

Complimenti Georgi!!!!!

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Andrea

VIVA
Puoi inserire la pubblicazione?

Thank you for the congratulations!
The whole publication NEW SPECIES AND CHOROLOGICAL NOTES OF CLICK BEETLES FROM THE PALEARCTIC REGION ESPECIALLY FROM THE MIDDLE EAST(COLEOPTERA,ELATERIDAE),Giuseppe Platia,2010 ,contains 34!! new species.Here is an abstract about Elathous murzovi n.sp.

Material examined.Holotype,male-Bulgaria:Pastren vill.,Stara Zagora,23.08.2009.3Paratypes,male-same data as HT,29.08,2.09.,4.09.2009.
Diagnosis.First species of the genus recorded from Bulgaria.Comparable to E.syriacus Schwarz as to general shape,size and colour,but is immediately separable by the straight and strongly thickened anterior margin of frons.
Female unknown.
Length 8,6-9,5mm;width 2,5-2,62mm

Congratulation Georgi

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Ciao Petr

Congratulation, Georgi

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Ciao
Adrian

Dear Georgi,
as someone requested the paper I include the complete PDF.