taxonID	type	description	language	source
0B46BF2AFFB9FF9EFF7F0D6CFC44FC1F.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Apalochrus femoralis Erichson, 1840 fixed by subsequent designation by Thomson (1859: 112). Apalochrus Erichson, 1840: 50 – 51 (in part).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBAFF9AFF7F0D3FFDAFFD29.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head and pronotum black without metallic lustre, clypeus, mandibles, genae and anterior side of labrum, left and right sides of mouthparts, including 2 nd and basal 4 / 5 of 3 rd segments of palpi, basal half of antennae, tibiae and 1 st – 4 th tarsomeres, anterior and intermediate trochanters yellow. Elytra and scutellum black with green-violet metallic lustre. Femora dark brown, lacking metallic lustre. Ventral side of thorax, coxae and abdomen black; middle of mouthparts, borders of sternites and thoracic mesepimera brown, vesicles yellow. Head slightly narrower than pronotum, distinctly impressed just before clypeus, with a thin longitudinal carina in middle of basal part of the disc; sparsely covered with thin, short, semi-erect light pubescence; presence of long black erect setae: several on temples behind eyes, a few on the head sides and a row on distal margin of clypeus; surface shining, coarsely punctate with indistinct microsculpture, wrinkled on temple near carina; labrum short, transverse, bearing long semi-erect white hairs; genae short, straight; eyes protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment large, triangular, half the length of, and narrower than, the 3 rd; 2 nd very small, transverse; apical one securiform, twice as long as 1 st and 3.5 times as 2 nd, truncate at apex; their surface, covered with several long and short, pale, semi-erect hairs. Antennae long, reaching the basal fifth of elytra; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden by scape, 1 st and 3 nd cylindrical, not swollen, 1 st somewhat wider and longer, 4 th – 10 th rectangular, each one slightly shorter than previous, slightly sinuate at base, narrower than, or same width as previous basal segments, apical segment almost completely conical with sinuate and pointed tip. All segments covered with thin, pale, very short, sparse and semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum approximatly square, evenly sinuate at base just behind the middle, anterior margin very slightly convex, protruding, posterior straight, all angles rounded, anterior angles almost right, disc strongly depressed at basal fifth; surface smooth, shining, sparsely punctate in middle and densely on sides and near hind angles, microsculpture indistinct; covered with double pubescence: uniform, pale, short and semi-erect setae, and two groups of several, sparse, long, black and erect setae on anterior angles. Scutellum transverse-rectangular, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with straight anterior margin; surface bright, densely punctate and pubescent with thin, pale and depressed setae. Elytra parallel, narrow, slightly widened posteriorly; shoulders distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple, lacking impressions or appendages; surface dull, densely punctured at base and shagreened elsewhere, evenly covered with fine, short, pale and semi-erect pubescence and with sparse, erect, dark and long setae. Legs rather short, thin; posterior femora reaching the apical fifth of the elytra; covered with very light, short, depressed, sparse and somewhat longer (compared with elytral pubescence) hairs; claw segments darker than previous ones. Tibiae thin, very slightly expanded anteriorly, rounded. Tarsi narrow; claw segment largest, depressed dorsally, as long as 1 st and 2 nd together, and somewhat longer general length of 3 rd and 4 th. Claws narrow, sharp, appearing almost straight, with a small indentation basally. Apical sternite (Fig. 12) narrow, transverse, 2.3 times wider than long, distinctly divided in two lobes coupled with a transparent membrane, each lobe fitted with a long, strong and dark seta; apical tergite (Fig. 11) almost suboval, 1.4 times longer than wide, evenly rounded, slightly sinuate and lacking emargination on distal side, covered with black setae. Median lobe of the aedeagus (Fig. 13) simple, slightly curved ventrally, with short, stretched, slightly widened and ventrally curved apex, i. e. lamella; groups of 2 – 3 small denticles sets in median and apical parts of internal sac, together with, a strong, laterally curved tooth in basal half of it can be seen inside the median lobe. Tegmen elongate, narrow, 1.7 times longer than wide, weakly emarginated apically with short, thin and pointed appendages on sides (Fig. 14). Length (male) 4.2 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.2 mm. Female. Similar to male but antennae narrower; elytra strongly widened behind the middle; pronotum smooth, almost completely lacking punctures in the middle; claw segment shorter. Length (female) 4.6 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.3 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBAFF9AFF7F0D3FFDAFFD29.taxon	materials_examined	Material studied. Russia: Leningradskaya Oblast’: former Kuokkala, now Repino, 60 ° 10 ’ N, 29 ° 52 ’ E, 1899, A. Grigoriev leg. — 1 ♂ (ZIN); Saratovskaya Oblast’: near Balakovo Town, 52 ° 05 N, 47 ° 52 ’ E, 14. VIII. 1996, D. Milko leg. — 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (SCH); Rostovskaya Oblast’: Aksaiskii Raion, 3 km N Stshepkino, 47 ° 22 N, 39 ° 47 ’ E, 14. VI. 1988, V. Savitsky leg. — 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (SCH); Novocherkassk, Nikolaevsko-Zhuravskogo Hutor, 47 ° 42 N, 41 ° 03 ’ E, 8. VII. 1915, P. Domrachev leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); Krasnodarskii Krai: Sadki vill. near Primorsko-Akhtarsk, 45 ° 56 N, 38 ° 06 ’ E, 28. VI. 1990, A. Yu. Solodovnikov leg. — 1 ♂ (SCH); Ul’yanovskaya Oblast’: near Isheevka, 54 ° 23 N, 48 ° 16 ’ E, peat bog, sweeping, 7. VII. 1977, Isaev leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); Staraya Kulatka, Vyazovyi Gai, 52 ° 40 N, 47 ° 48 ’ E, edge of field, 29. V. 1992, S. A. Isaev leg. — 1 ♂ (SCH); Kurskaya Oblast’: Tsentral’no- Chernozemnyi State Reserve, Dedov Les, 51 ° 08 N, 36 ° 25 ’ E, 17. VI. 1964, K. Arnoldi leg. — 1 ♀ (ZIN)	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBAFF9AFF7F0D3FFDAFFD29.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, European part: Leningradskaya, Saratovskaya, Rostovskaya, Kurskaya, Ul’anovskaya Oblast, Krasnodarskii Krai.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBDFF98FF7F0D31FEF9FC64.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head and pronotum black without metallic lustre, clypeus, mandibles, genae, anterior side of labrum, underside of mouthparts, antennae, tibiae, tarsi and trochanters yellow. Elytra black with green-blue metallic lustre. Scutellum and femora dark brown, lacking metallic lustre. Ventral side of thorax, coxae and abdomen brown; borders of sternites and vesicles yellow, thoracic mesepimera brown. Head narrower than pronotum, very slightly impressed just before clypeus, sparsely covered with thin, short, semi-erect and dark pubescence, with several long black erect bristles on the temple behind the eyes; surface coarsely punctate, with indistinct microsculpture, labrum short, transverse, bearing long semi-erect white hairs; genae short, straight; eyes protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment large, club-like, 1.5 times shorter and 2.5 times narrower than 3 rd, 2 nd segment very small, transverse; apical segment securiform, twice as long as 1 st and 3.5 times longer than 2 nd, truncate at apex; surface with short, pale, semi-erect setae. Antennae not long, reaching the elytral base; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden by the basal one, 1 st and 3 nd segments cylindrical, not swollen, 1 st slightly wider and longer than 3 rd, 4 th rectangular, slightly shorter than the previous one, 5 th – 10 th almost square to trapezium shaped, sinuate at base, wider than 1 st, apical segment almost completely rectangular with sinuate and pointed tip. All segments covered with thin, pale, very short, sparse and semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum almost completely square shaped, in some specimens distinctly sinuate at base, anterior margin slightly arched, posterior straight, all angles rounded, strongly depressed at basal fifth; disc sparsely punctate in middle, roughly and densely punctate on sides and near hind angles; microsculpture indistinct; covered with double pubescence: uniform, pale, short and depressed, and two groups of several sparse, long, black, erect setae close to anterior angles. Scutellum transverse-rectangular, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with straight anterior margin; its surface bright, densely punctate and pubescent with very thin, pale, barely visible pubescence. Elytra parallel, narrow, slightly expanded posteriorly, slightly impressed between scutellum and shoulders; humeri distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple, lacking impressions or appendages; surface dull, densely punctured at base and shagreened in other parts, with distinct microsculpture, evenly covered with fine, short, light and semierect pubescence, sparsely fitted with long, erect and dark setae. Legs not long, thin, posterior femora reaching the apical fifth of elytra, covered with pale, short, depressed pubescence and longer, sparse, black and erect setae; tarsi with claw segments same colour as all the previous ones. Tibiae thin, very slightly expanded anteriorly, rounded. Tarsi narrow; claw segment larger than the previous ones, slightly depressed dorsally, somewhat shorter than 1 st and 2 nd taken together, more or less same length of 3 rd and 4 th. Claws narrow, sharp, almost completely straight, basally with small tooth. Apical sternite (Fig. 16) narrow, transverse, 2.3 times wider than long, distinctly divided in two lobes coupled with transparent membrane, each lobe with long strong and dark setae; apical tergite (Fig. 15) approximately semicircular, 1.3 times longer than wide, evenly rounded, not emarginated on anterior side, covered with sparse black setae. Median lobe (Figs. 17) simple, very slightly curved ventrally, with short, stretched and slightly widened lamella; groups of small denticles noticeable in inner sac near apical part of aedeagus, a strong tooth curved laterally and located closer to basal half of the aedeagus. Tegmen elongate, narrow, 1.7 times longer than wide, not deeply emarginate in the middle, with short, thread-like appendages (Fig. 18). Length (neotype) 4.1 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.1 mm. Female. Similar to male, except as follows. Antennae narrower. Elytra strongly widened behind the middle. Pronotum smooth, almost completely lacking punctures in middle, shining. Claw segment shorter in comparison with male claws. Length (female) 5.2 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.4 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBDFF98FF7F0D31FEF9FC64.taxon	materials_examined	Material studied. Neotype, male: Kazakhstan: Kokchetavskaya Oblast’: env. of Ruzaevka vill., 54 ° 04 N, 44 ° 52 ’ E, sweeping in a field of wheat, 28. VI. 1982, G. Sukacheva leg. (SCH); idem — 14 ♂, 15 ♀ (SCH); Akmolinskaya Oblast’: env. of Karazhar, Korgaldzhinskii State Reserve, 51 ° 45 ’ N, 71 ° 28 ’ E, 28. VI. 2005, V. L. Kazenas leg. — 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (SCH); Semipalatinskaya Oblast’: 20 km N of Tarbagatai, 47 ° 10 ’ N, 82 ° 10 ’ E, 6. VI. 1962, G. S. Medvedev leg. — 1 ♂ (ZIN). Russia: Kalmykia: near Sadovoe vill., 47 ° 46 ’ N, 44 ° 30 ’ E, 6. VI. 1989, E. A. Khachikov leg. — 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (SCH); Altaiskii Krai, env. of Topchikha vill., sweeping on field, agricultural station, 52 ° 49 N, 83 ° 07 ’ E, 7. VI. 1932, Coll. -? — 19 ♂, 26 ♀ (SCH); Tyumenskaya Oblast’: Sladkovskii Raion, Island in Tavolzhan Lake, 56 ° 55 N, 65 ° 56 ’ E, 19. VII. 2004, R. Yu. Dudko leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); Novosibirskaya Oblast’: Karasukskii Raion, ~ 20 km W of Karasuk, ~ 3 rv W of Troitskoe vill., 53 ° 43 N, 77 ° 49 ’ E, 2. VI. 2007, S. E. Tshernyshev leg. — 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (SCH).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBDFF98FF7F0D31FEF9FC64.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Asia: Kazakhstan — Transcapian steppes, Kokchetavskaya, Ust-Kamenogorskaya Oblast, Russia: South Urals — Orenburgskaya Oblast’, West Siberia — Tyumenskaya, Omskaya, Novosibirskaya Oblast’, Altaiskii Krai.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBFFF96FF7F0DE6FD10FC4E.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head black without metallic lustre, clypeus, genae and labrum, base of mandibles, palpi and underside of mouthparts, 1 st – 4 th and basal half of 5 th antennomeres, tibiae and tarsi, anterior and intermediate trochanters yellow. Elytra dark brown with green metallic lustre. Scutellum reddish-yellowish lacking metallic lustre, anterior femora light-brown, intermediate and posterior dark brown, lacking metallic lustre. Ventral side of thorax, coxae and abdomen brown; thoracic mesepimera brown, borders of sternites and vesicles yellow. Head not large, slightly narrower and shorter than pronotum, with a slightly raised lateral margin near antennal insertion, with a thin indistinct longitudinal groove in the middle of basal part of disc; evenly covered with thin, very short, pale and semi-erect pubescence and dense, long, black and erect bristles behind the eyes; surface densely and coarsely punctate and wrinkled on temple, distinctly microsculptured, labrum short, transverse, bearing semi-erect, white setae; genae short, straight; eyes distinctly protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment large, triangular, 1.5 times shorter and narrower than 3 rd, 2 nd small, transverse; apical segment securiform, 1.5 times longer than 1 st and 3.5 times than 2 nd, truncate at apex; surface bright with short, semi-erect and pale setae. Antennae not long, reaching pronotum base; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden by the previous one, 1 st and 3 nd cylindrical, not swollen, widened apically, 1 st slightly wider than 3 rd, 4 th – 6 th rectangular, each somewhat shorter than the previous one, 7 th – 10 th rectangular, each slightly shorter than the previous one and sinuate at base; apical segment nearly oval with sinuate and rounded tip, 1.3 times longer than 10 th. All segments covered with thin, pale, very short, sparse and semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum transverse, strongly sinuate basally, anterior margin very slightly convex, posterior margin straight, all angles rounded, anterior almost right; strongly depressed at base; surface smooth, bright, sparsely and finely punctate, microsculpture indistinct; covered with pale double pubescence: even, short and depressed on the whole surface and several sparse, long and erect setae near anterior angles. Scutellum rectangular, transverse, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with straight anterior margin; surface smooth, sparsely pubescent with thin, short, pale and depressed setae. Elytra parallel, narrow, very slightly widened posteriorly; shoulders distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple, lacking impressions or appendages; surface moderately bright, shagreened, densely punctured and microsculptured, evenly covered with fine, short, golden and semi-erect pubescence and with sparse, erect, dark and long setae. Legs not long, thin, posterior femora reaching the apical fifth of elytra, covered with pale, short, semi-erect, sparse, long and black hairs. Tibiae thin, very slightly expanded anteriorly, round. All tarsi narrow, laterally compressed except the 5 th, dorsally depressed; apical tarsomere larger than the previous ones, as long as 1 st and 2 nd together and somewhat longer than 3 rd and 4 th together. Anterior tarsomeres simple, lacking comb. Claws narrow, sharp, almost completely straight, with a small round basal tooth. Apical sternite (Fig. 21) elongate, approximately semicircle shaped, 1.2 times wider than long, divided in two lobes coupled by transparent membrane and adjoined at tips, each lobe fitted with sparse, long, strong and dark setae; dark coloured with an elongate longitudinal stripe in middle; apical tergite (Fig. 20) approximately semicircular, 1.4 times wider than long, evenly rounded and slightly emarginated on anterior side, covered with sparse black setae which are dark coloured at the posterior side forming a narrow transverse band. Median lobe (Figs. 22) simple, very slightly curved ventrally, almost completely straight, widened and with short, stretched, narrow and slightly curved ventrally lamella; internal sac showing groups of small denticles both at apical, median and basal parts, plus three teeth: two triangular and one strong placed apically. Tegmen elongate, narrow, 2 times longer than wide, slightly emarginated apically without thread-like appendages (Fig. 23). Length (male) 4.3 – 4.5 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.3 – 1.4 mm. Female. Similar to male, except antennae narrower; elytra more strongly widened in posterior half. Claw segment shorter. Length (female) 4.8 – 5.6 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.4 – 1.5 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBFFF96FF7F0DE6FD10FC4E.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Afghanistan: Baglan, 36 ° 07 N, 68 ° 42 ’ E, 12. VIII. 1966, Sugoniaev leg. — 1 ♂ (SCH); Tajikistan: Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve, 37 ° 16 N, 68 ° 25 ’ E, 14. V. 1985, V. Yanushev leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); Kazakhstan: Atyrau, Beskala, 47 ° 07 N, 51 ° 53 ’ E, 5. VII. 1980, S. G. Hachikov leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFBFFF96FF7F0DE6FD10FC4E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, doubtfully also southern Russia. Notes. This species, previously known from “ Turkestan ”, is recorded from Afghanistan for the first time. Occurrence in south Russia needs to be confirmed.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB1FF95FF7F0DD3FC69FA41.taxon	description	Redescription. Male. Head black without metallic lustre; clypeus, mandibles, genae and labrum, basal parts of mouthpart segments including palpi, antenna (except a black spot on the tip of apical antennomere), tibiae, tarsi, apical third of anterior femora, anterior, intermediate and basal half of posterior trochanters yellow. Pronotum orange-yellow with a black, narrow and longitudinal stripe in the middle. Elytra black with blue-violet metallic lustre. Scutellum black with the same metallic lustre as elytra. Femora dark brown, lacking metallic lustre. Ventral side of thorax, coxae and abdomen black; borders of sternites widely yellow; sides of pronotum and vesicles yellow; thoracic mesepimera brown. Head narrower than pronotum, slightly impressed just before clypeus, with a thin longitudinal wrinkle in the frons middle; surface evenly covered with thin, short, semi-erect, light brown pubescence, a row of long, black, erect setae on temple behind eyes, reaching the antennal base; surface coarsely punctate in anterior half and wrinkled on frons, microsculpture indistinct, bright; labrum transverse, covered with short, white, semi-erect setae; genae short, straight; eyes protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment large, triangular, approximately equal in length and apical width to the 3 rd, 2 nd small, transverse, 2.5 timer shorter than the 3 rd, this one wide, securiform, truncate at apex, dull, covered with short, light, semi-erect pubescence and fitted with several long erect setae. Antennae long, reaching basal forth of elytra; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden by scape, 1 st antennomere conical, slightly widened at apex, 3 th – 6 th segments cylindrical, not swollen, similar to each-other in length, 5 th – 6 th more strongly sinuate at base, 7 th – 10 th rectangular with sinuate base, equal in length and width, apical segment almost completely conical with sinuate and pointed tip. All segments covered with thin, pale, very short, sparse and semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum approximately square, slightly sinuate at base before the middle, anterior margin very slightly convex, posterior straight, all angles rounded: anterior angles almost right, pronotum slightly depressed at basal fifth; discal surface smooth, bright, sparsely punctate with indistinct microsculpture pronotum on sides and near hind angles densely punctured, with distinct microsculpture; pronotal surface covered with double pubescence: uniform, light, short and depressed, and a row of sparse, long, black and erect setae hairs along anterior margin. Scutellum transverse-rectangular, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with arcuate anterior margin; surface bright, densely punctate and microsculptured, covered by fine brown and depressed pubescence. Elytra parallel, narrow, weakly widened posteriorly; shoulders distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple, lacking impressions or appendages; surface dull, densely punctured at base and shagreened elsewhere, evenly covered with fine, short, pale, semi-erect pubescence and sparsely with erect, dark and long setae. Legs not long, thin, posterior femora reaching the apical fifth of the elytra, covered with very short, light, depressed, sparse and brown setae. Tibiae thin, evenly expanded posteriorly, rounded. All tarsi, narrow; claw segment slightly depressed dorsally, larger than the previous ones, as long as 3 rd and 4 th taken together, somewhat shorter than 1 st and 2 nd. Claws narrow, slightly curved, sharp, with a small rounded basal tooth. Apical sternite (Fig. 25) narrow, transverse, 2 times wider than long, distinctly divided into two lobes coupled with a transparent membrane, each lobe fitted with sparse, long, strong and dark setae; apical tergite (Fig. 24) approximately semicircular, 1.3 times longer than wide, covered with sparse black setae. Median lobe (Figs. 26) simple, very slightly curved ventrally, almost completely straight, with short stretched and slightly widened lamella evenly curved ventrally; internal sac with a set of three small denticles near apical part plus two large triangular denticles and a strong one respectively in basal and in part. Tegmen elongate, narrow, 2.4 times longer than wide, slightly emarginate at apical side and fitted with short thin appendages (Fig. 27). Length (male) 4.0 – 4.7 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.0 – 1.2 mm. Female. Similar to male but antennae narrower and 1.5 times shorter; palpi 1.5 times narrower; elytra more strongly widened in posterior half, abdomen expanding outside elytra. Length (female) 4.6 – 5.7 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.2 – 1.5 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB1FF95FF7F0DD3FC69FA41.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Kazakhstan: Ili River, bridge 70 km upper Kapchagai water reservoir, Aidarly, h ~ 535 m, 43 ° 58 N, 79 ° 37 ’ E, 30. VI. 2006, S. E. Tshernyshev leg. — 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (SCH); left bank of Charyn River, cordon No. 2, 43 ° 55 N, 78 ° 25 ’ E, 4. VII. 2009, Gabitulina leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); Kyrgyzstan: Fergansky Mountain Range, Kaldama Pass, h ~ 2000 m, 41 ° 13 N, 73 ° 44 ’ E, 7. VI. 1961, L. Medvedev leg. — 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (SCH). Russia: Kalmykia: near Rybachii vill., bank of Kuma river, on Phragmites sp., 44 ° 59 ’ N, 45 ° 50 ’ E, 20. V. 1978, Yu. G. Arzanov leg. — 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (SCH); near Zunda vill., 45 ° 44 ’ N, 44 ° 15 ’ E, VI. 1971, Fomicheva leg. — 1 ♂ (ZIN).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB1FF95FF7F0DD3FC69FA41.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia: Kalmykia, South Urals: Orenburgskaya Oblast. Notes. The species is recorded from Kyrgyzstan for the first time.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB2FF94FF7F0BC3FE0BF814.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head black with red-yellow longitudinal spot in the middle and around the antennae bases, without metallic lustre; clypeus, genae, sides of labrum, base of mandibles, palpi, mouthparts underside, 1 st – 3 rd and basal half of 4 th antennomeres, tibiae, tarsi, all trochanters, pygidium and sides of sternites yellow. Pronotum entirely yellow or with small black x-shaped spot im a middle. Elytra dark brown with green metallic lustre. Scutellum red-yellow lacking metallic lustre, anterior femora light-brown at base and yellow in apical fourth, intermediate and posterior ones dark brown, lacking metallic lustre. Ventral side of thorax (except yellow prosternum), coxae and median parts of abdominal tergites brown, thoracic mesepimera pale brown, vesicles yellow. Head large, same length and width as pronotum, with distinctly raised lateral margins near eyes and antennae and with a thin, longitudinal groove behind the middle of disc; evenly covered with thin, short, light and semi-erect pubescence and dense, long, black and erect setae on temples behind the eyes; surface densely punctate and microsculptured, moderately bright; labrum short, transverse, bearing long, semi-erect, white hairs; genae short, straight; eyes slightly protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment large, triangular, 1.5 times shorter and narrower than 3 rd, 2 nd one small, transverse; apical one securiform, 1.5 times longer than 1 st and 3.5 than 2 nd, truncate at apex; surface bright with short, semi-erect pubescence and several long pale setae. Antennae long, reaching elytral base; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden by scape, 1 st and 3 nd segments cylindrical, not swollen, 1 st somewhat wider, 4 th trapezoid, somewhat wider and shorter than the previous, 5 th – 10 th subrectangular, slightly wider than 1 st – 4 th, each one just shorter than the previous and moderately sinuate at base, apical segment almost conical with sinuate and rounded tip, as long as the 10 th. All segments covered with thin, pale, erect, very short, sparse and semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum transverse, strongly sinuate at base before the middle, anterior margin slightly convex, posterior straight, all angles rounded, anterior ones almost right, pronotum strongly depressed on disc behind the middle; surface smooth, bright, sparsely and finely punctate, microsculpture indistinct; covered with double pubescence: even short depressed one and a row of sparse, long and erect hairs located along distal margin. Scutellum sub-rectangular, transverse, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with straight distal side; surface dull, distinctly microsculptured, sparsely pubescent with short light depressed setae. Elytra parallel, narrow, slightly widened posteriorly; shoulders distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple, lacking impressions or appendages; surface moderately bright, shagreened, densely punctured and microsculptured, covered with even, very fine, short, pale and depressed pubescence and with sparse, erect, black and long setae. Legs not long, thin, posterior femora reaching the elytral apical fifth, covered with pale, short, semi-erect, sparse, long and black setae. Tibiae thin, very slightly expanded anteriorly, not compressed. Tarsi narrow, compressed laterally (except the claw segment slightly depressed dorsally), apical tarsomere larger than the other ones, somewhat shorter than 1 st and 2 nd taken together, longer than 3 rd and 4 th. Anterior tarsomeres simple, lacking comb. Claws narrow, sharp, very feebly curved, with a small rectangular tooth at base. Apical sternite (Fig. 31) transverse, rather wide, 1.6 times wider than long, appearing undivided due to the lateral lobes closeness (the transparent membrane between them being indiscernible); each lobe slightly feebly emarginated on anterior side, protruding lateral anterior corners, bearing sparse, long, strong, dark setae plus a bunch of shorter setae on posterior edge; apical tergite (Fig. 30) more or less semicircle shaped, slightly longer than wide (1.1 times), feebly notched (and slightly emarginated) apically, covered with sparse black setae clustering on corners of posterior margin. Median lobe (Figs. 33) simple, slightly curved ventrally, with long thin strongly stretched and curved ventrally lamella; interal sac showing small denticles all along, and one strong tooth curved laterally in the middle. Tegmen elongate, 1.5 times longer than wide, not deeply emarginated apically, fitted with short, wide and sharply edged appendages (Fig. 32). Median lobe yellow, tergite and sternite yellow with dark stripes on external sides, tegmen dark brown. Length (male) 6.0 – 6.3 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.6 – 1.7 mm. Female. Similar to male but antennae narrower and shorter; elytra more strongly widened in posterior half; abdomen expanding over elytra; claw segment shorter. Length (female) 6.3 – 6.5 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.8 – 2.0 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB2FF94FF7F0BC3FE0BF814.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Turkmenistan: near Lolatan, 37 ° 17 N, 62 ° 21 ’ E, 5. V. 1926, Kizeritzky leg. — 1 ♂ (SCH); near Bairam-Ali, 37 ° 36 N, 62 ° 10 ’ E; 29.7.1938, Coll. -? — 1 ♂ (SCH); Russia: NW Caucasus, Adygea Republic: Kamennomostskaya Stanitsa, 44 ° 17 N, 40 ° 11 ’ E; 3.7.1989, W. Wittmer leg. — 1 ♂ (SCH).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB2FF94FF7F0BC3FE0BF814.taxon	distribution	Distribution. S Russia: Caspian Sea: Astrakhan, Caucasus, Turkmenistan. Notes. This form was described from the Astrakhan' region in the South-Asian part of Russia, where other Apalochrus species are also found. Although the characters reported by Pic (1936), (mostly wide and massive head and larger size) might allow definition of a good species, examination of the Pic type was regarded as important because of the possible confusion with the earlier known Apalochrus notatus (Zoubkoff) (Walter Wittmer, private communication, 1996). The courtesy of Walter Wittmer, who supplied me with a specimen from the Caucasus region, and, the kind assistance of Robert Constantin, who found the type in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, did the dissection and photographed the specimen, are here gratefully acknowledged. The illustration of the type is given in Fig. 29.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB4FF91FF7F0A9FFAC2F857.taxon	description	Description. Male. Head black without metallic lustre; a thin external margin of clypeus, palpi, 1 st – 5 th antennomeres, tibiae (except the black apices of posterior tibiae), tarsi and bases of trochanters yellow. Pronotum orange-yellow with a usually narrow black spot widened anteriorly and not reaching basal fifth (but sometimes the spot can be considerably extended, leaving only thin yellow margins on pronotal sides and near anterior angles). Elytra black with green-blue metallic lustre. Scutellum black with the same metallic lustre as elytra, femora dark brown, lacking metallic lustre. Ventral side of thorax, coxae and abdomen black; wide borders of sternites, middle of prosternum and vesicles yellow, thoracic mesepimera dark-brown. Head slightly narrower than pronotum, not elongate, slightly impressed before clypeus, with raised margins near antennal insertion, a thin longitudinal carina in middle; surface evenly covered with thin, short, semi-erect and light brown pubescence, with a row of long, black, erect setae on the temples behind the eyes; surface sparsely and finely punctate, no visible microsculpture, bright; labrum transverse, covered with long, white and semi-erect setae; genae short and straight; eyes slightly protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment large, triangular, 1.5 times shorter than 3 rd, 2 nd small, transverse, 2.5 times shorter than 3 rd, apical segment wide, securiform, truncate at apex; its surface dull, covered with short, pale, semi-erect pubescence and several long and erect setae. Antennae long, reaching basal fifth of elytra; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden by scape, 1 st and 3 rd antennomeres cylindrical, longer than the followings, 3 rd just a little shorter (than?) scape, 4 th – 6 th rectangular, 4 th 1.5 times shorter than previous and longer than subsequent, 5 th – 6 th 1.2 times shorter than 4 th, 7 th – 10 th subtriangular, apical segment almost oval shaped, with evenly rounded apex. All segments covered with thin, pale, very short, sparse and semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum transverse, slightly sinuate before the middle, anterior margin slightly arcuate, posterior straight, all angles rounded: anterior angles almost right, disc of the pronotum slightly depressed at basal fifth; discal surface smooth, bright, sparsely punctate (lacking microsculpture); pronotum on sides and near hind angles densely punctured, with distinct microsculpture; surface covered with double pubescence: uniform, pale, short and depressed plus a row of sparse, long, black and erect setae along anterior margin and near anterior angles. Scutellum transverse-rectangular, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with straight anterior side; surface dull, densely punctate and microsculptured, covered with thin, brown and depressed pubescence. Elytra parallel, narrow, only slightly widened posteriorly; shoulders distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple (lacking impressions or appendages); surface dull, densely punctured basally and shagreened elsewhere, evenly covered with fine, short, pale and depressed pubescence and sparsely fitted with erect, dark and long setae. Legs not long, thin, posterior femora reaching the apical forth of elytra, covered with very short, light, depressed pubescence and with long, sparse, black-brown setae. Tibiae thin, evenly expanded posteriorly, rounded. All tarsi narrow; claw segment depressed dorsally, larger than all previous ones, as long as 1 st and 2 nd together, and just longer than 3 rd and 4 th together. Claws narrow, slightly curved, sharp, with a small, smooth, nearly indistinct tooth basally. Apical sternite (Fig. 35) transverse, divided in two lobes, emarginated apically and with a cluster of black, strong bristles; yellow, with brown apical-lateral parts; apical tergite (Fig. 34) approximately semicircle to rectangular shaped, transverse, 1.6 times longer than wide, evenly roundly emarginated on anterior side, covered with sparse, black, long bristles and a row of short setae on anterior margin; yellow with brown apical-lateral parts. Median lobe (Figs. 37) simple, almost completely straight with thin, stretched and very ventrally curved apex; massive rounded and sinuate lamella; internal sac distinct, showing a number of small denticles. Tegmen wide, enlarged on sides, 1.2 times longer than wide, moderately emarginated apically, with very short thin appendages (Fig. 36). Length (male) 5.2 – 5.4 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.4 mm. Female. Similar to male but: antennae narrower and 1.3 times shorter; palpi narrower; elytra more strongly widened behind the middle; abdomen expanding behind elytral tips; tarsal claw segment shorter. Length (female) 5.2 – 5.6 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.5 – 1.6 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB4FF91FF7F0A9FFAC2F857.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Mongolia: Uvurkhangai Aimak: near East bank of Tatsyn-Tsagan-Nur Lake, 45 ° 84 N, 101 ° 30 ’ E, 4. VIII. 1969, I. Kerzhner — 1 ♀ (ZIN); Khovd Aimak: Bulgan-Gol River valley, 45 km N somon Bulgan, h ~ 1300 m, 46 ° 30 ’ N, 91 ° 20 ’ E, 12. VII. 2007, E. V. Guskova, R. V. Yakovlev leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); 50 km SSW Uench, Utien-Mod mountain, 46 ° 33 ’ N, 92 ° 20 ’ E, 27. VI. 1980, G. S. Medvedev leg. — 1 ♂ (ZIN); Gobi-Altai Aimak: Haichi-Bulak spring, 60 km SE somon Bugat, 45 ° 33 ’ N, 94 ° 21 ’ E, 19. VII. 1970, I. M. Kerzhner leg. — 1 ♀ (ZIN); Bayan-Khongor Aimak: 20 km S somon Shine-Dzhinst, 44 ° 20 ’ N, 99 ° 20 ’ E, 3. VIII. 1982, A. G. Kireitshuk leg. — 1 ♀ (SCH); Kazakhstan: Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast’: Prizaisanie, 20 km NE Karatal, Bozaigyrkumy sands, 47 ° 46 ’ N, 85 ° 21 ’ E; 12 – 13. VI. 1997, R. Yu. Dudko, V. K. Zinchenko leg. — 1 ♂ (SCH); idem, 14. VI. 1997 — 1 ♂ (SCH).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB4FF91FF7F0A9FFAC2F857.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kazakhstan, Mongolia. Notes. Evers described his subspecies mongolicus mainly based on differences in pronotal color: orangeyellow with a narrow black spot: anteriorly widened and not reaching the basal fifth (Fig. 9); in the nominotypical subspecies the spot is larger, expanded to the pronotal base and close to lateral sides, so only leaving a thin yellow margin on both sides and near anterior angles (Fig. 10). In this species, pronotum colour is rather variable and, apparently, is not linked to localities. Males of both forms, mingled, have been indeed observed at one locality, Prizaisanie (in Kazakhstan); for this reason the synonymy of Apalochrus notatus ssp. mongolicus Evers with Apalochrus notatus ssp. notatus (Zoubkoff) is here proposed. However, if desired, the name mongolicus might be kept with infrasubspecific value (as a morpha), to designate the chromatic variation described above.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB7FF90FF7F0EB9FC53F8E3.taxon	description	Description. Female. Head black without metallic lustre; clypeus, mandibles, genae, labrum, mouthparts including palpi, 1 st – 6 th antennomeres, legs (except the dark brown apical third of intermediate and posterior femora), trochanters, anterior coxa, pronotum (except a W-shaped black spot in middle), elytron (except a basal and an apical black spots) yellow. Elytra and pronotum lacking metallic lustre. Scutellum light-yellow. Ventral side of thorax and abdomen brown, prosternum, wide margins of all sternites, thoracic mesepimera and vesicles yellow. Head slightly narrower than the pronotum, impressed just before clypeus, with two thin longitudinal carinae, respectively in the middle of impression and in the middle of frons; sparsely covered with thin, short, semi-erect, brown pubescence and with a row of long, erect bristles on temple behind eyes; surface coarsely punctate, appearing wrinkled, microsculpture indistinct, moderately bright; labrum not short, transverse, bearing semi-erect white setae; genae short, straight; eyes protruding, round. Maxillary palpi short, 1 st segment triangular, twice as short and as narrow than 3 rd and 1.5 time longer and wider than 2 nd, this one transverse; apical segment securiform, apically truncate; surface bright with white, short, semi-erect pubescence and several long setae. Antennae not long, reaching the elytral base; 2 nd segment very small, rounded, almost completely hidden below the scape, 1 st and 3 nd segments cylindrical, not swollen, 1 st 1.2 times wider and longer than 3 rd, 4 th – 10 th approximately rectangular, 6 th – 10 th of gradually reduced size: each one slightly shorter and narrower than the previous, feebly sinuate at base, apical segment almost completely oval with sinuate and rounded tip. All segments sparsely covered with thin, pale, erect setae. Pronotum transverse, slightly sinuate at base, anterior margin feebly convex, posterior straight, all angles rounded, anterior angles almost right, disc of the pronotum depressed at basal fifth; surface smooth, bright, sparsely punctate in the middle and densely both on sides and near hind angles, microsculpture indistinct; covered with double pubescence: uniform pale, short and semi-erect with two sets of sparse, long, black, erect setae near anterior angles. Scutellum transverse-rectangular, small, almost completely hidden by pronotum, with straight distal side; surface dull, densely punctate, covered with thin, pale depressed pubescence. Elytra parallel, narrow, only slightly widened posteriorly; shoulders distinct; apices evenly rounded, simple, lacking impressions or appendages; surface dull, densely punctured, shagreened, evenly covered with pale, thin, short, depressed, and erect pubescence. Legs not long, thin, posterior femora reaching the apical fifth of elytra, covered with light, short, depressed pubescence and long, brown, erect and sparse setae. Tibiae thin, very slightly expanded anteriorly, rounded. All tarsi narrow; claw segment dorsally depressed, larger than the previous ones, as long as 3 rd and 4 th taken together and somewhat longer than of 1 st and 2 nd. Claws narrow, sharp, almost completely straight, with a small basal tooth. Length (female) 5.7 mm, width (at elytral base) 1.7 mm.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB7FF90FF7F0EB9FC53F8E3.taxon	materials_examined	Material. China: NE of Gansu Province: Dingxin, 40 ° 26 N, 99 ° 47 ’ E, valley of Erdzin-Gol River between Naryn and Tsagan-Buryuk Holes, border of east part of Beishan Mountain and Gobi desert, 5. V. 1886, G. N. Potanin leg. — 1 ♀ (ZIN).	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
0B46BF2AFFB7FF90FF7F0EB9FC53F8E3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Inner Mongolia,? Turkestan. Notes. In his original description (Pic, 1907) reported the type locality as “ Turkestan oriental: Bagratsch-Kull (Coll. Hauser) ”. Later, this locality was clarified by Wewalka (1992: 54) as: “ China, Sinkiang-Uighur, Bagratsch- Kul or Po-ssu-teng Hu ”, a lake in the Xinjian province and now called “ Bosten Hu ” (co-ordinates 42 ° N 87 ° E) (Fery, Petrov, 2005). The record for Turkestan is probably incorrect.	en	Tshernyshev, Sergei E. (2015): A review of species of the genus Apalochrus Erichson (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Zootaxa 3941 (3): 358-374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.3.3
