Establishment of the North American Eastern Eyed Click Beetle Alaus oculatus L. (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in the Caucasus

Abstract

In 2009 we for the first time found a look in a neighborhood of the city of Geledzhik. Still this look wasn't specified for t he territory of Russia, but also Palearktiki as a whole. In 2013 this look was noted repeatedly. I t testifies about not accidents of detection. The species is resulted for the first time for Russia and will be included in base Zoological institute the Russian Academy of Sciences (www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/eng/atl_elat.htm)