New locality of Melanocoryphus albomaculatus (Goeze, 1778) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) in Poland
Krótkie doniesienie – Short communication
Grzegorz Gierlasiński* 
, Tomasz Rutkowski
Zbiory Przyrodnicze, Wydział Biologii, Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań
✉ ggierlas@gmail.com
*Autor do korespondencji (corresponding author)
Otrzymano (received): 25.08.2023 / Zaakceptowano (accepted): 20.11.2023 / Opublikowano (published): 30.11.2023
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Abstract
This note presents a new locality of Melanocoryphus albomaculatus, a species rarely collected in Poland. The historical records of this true bug were limited to the southern part of the country, and this information dates back more than a century. The new location in Lutynia confirms the presence of this species in southern Poland. Additional information about the biology of this species in Poland is also provided.
Keywords
seed bugs, faunistics, new record, true bugs, Poland
