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.
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https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873811060091