Abstract
Idahelops alpagutae, a new genus and species, is described from Aegean region of Turkey (Balikesir and Izmir provinces).Idahelops belongs to the cylindrinotoid group of the subtribe Cylindrinotina. The genus is close to Armenohelops Nabo-zhenko, 2002, from which it differs in the presence of large granules on the elytral intervals, the epipleural carina raisedand reaching the elytal apex (the apical part of the elytra of Armenohelops is sloping, without a horizontal platform), and the completely pubescent body (Armenohelops is without pubescence).References
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