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Issue: Vol. 5845 No. 1: 3 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.1.8
Page range: 157-168
Abstract views: 19
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The genus Orthocis Casey in Poland: a key to species and new records of Orthocis juglandis (Reitter, 1885) and Orthocis perrisi (Abeille de Perrin, 1874) (Coleoptera: Ciidae)

Mickiewicza 8; 46-200 Kluczbork; Poland.
Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy; University of Wrocław; Przybyszewskiego 65; 51–148; Wrocław; Poland.
Museum of Natural History; University of Wrocław; Sienkiewicza 21; 50-335 Wrocław; Poland.
Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea saproxylic fungi Auriculariaceae

Abstract

A key to identification of Orthocis recorded in Poland is provided and supplemented with high quality photographs. New records of Orthocis juglandis (Reitter, 1885) in Poland and the first record of Orthocis perrisi (Abeille de Perrin, 1874) in Poland are reported. Orthocis pseudolinearis (Lohse, 1965) is excluded from Polish fauna; previous records were based on misidentifications.

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How to Cite

Królik, R., Ruta, R. & Wanat, M. (2026) The genus Orthocis Casey in Poland: a key to species and new records of Orthocis juglandis (Reitter, 1885) and Orthocis perrisi (Abeille de Perrin, 1874) (Coleoptera: Ciidae). Zootaxa, 5845 (1), 157–168. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.1.8