title: On the Ampedini Gistel, 1848 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Central Asia, with a description of a new species of the genusReitterelaterPlatia & Cate, 1990.
abstract: Some species of the Ampedini Gistel, 1848 of Central Asia are considered. A new species of the genus Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 1990 is described from Uzbekistan: R. kovalenkoi sp. nov. The systematic position of the little-known species Ampedus russicus Gurjeva, 1972 comb. rev. is discussed; notes on Reitterelater and allied genera are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119234, Russia.. carrabus69@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Prosvirov
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D014610:Uzbekistan
keywords: Coleoptera, Elateridae, click beetles, Elaterinae, Ampedini, new species, Palaearctic region, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan