TAXONOMIC STUDIES ON FAMILY LATHRIDIIDAE (ORDER: COLEOPTERA) IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 .Department of Plant Protection, Fac. of Agric., Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt.

2 Plant protection Res. Inst; Agric. Res. Cent; Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

The present work treated nine species belonging to Family lathridiidae known to occur in Egypt. Diagnosis for this family, five genera and all species are diagnosed and provided with detailed drawings. Key to genera and keys to species within each genus are constructed. Synonyms in addition to world and local distribution of each species are provided.