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2025
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15030272 |
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- <p>During the fieldwork conducted between 2021 and 2023 in the territory adjacent to the Tarbagatai Natural Park, a new species of jewel beetle (Coleoptera, Buprestidae), <em>Sphenoptera </em>(<em>Chilostetha</em>) <em>egena </em>Mannerheim, 1852, was discovered, marking a noteworthy addition to the fauna of Kazakhstan. Specimens of this species were collected in June from arid shrub-steppe slopes in the western part of the Tarbagatai Range, specifically near the village of Taskesken in the Karakol River floodplain. Prior to this discovery, <em>Sphenoptera egena</em> had only been reported from regions in Russia (Western and Eastern Siberia) and Mongolia. This paper presents a concise diagnostic overview of the genus <em>Sphenoptera </em>Dejean, 1833, along with a brief description of the species. Using ArcGIS PRO 3.1.1, we created a distribution map and modeled the favorable habitat conditions for <em>Sphenoptera egena</em>. Additionally, we provide a description of the background vegetation in the species' collection site. Photographs of the jewel beetle were captured using a Canon Kiss X4 camera with a Canon 60 mm Macro USM lens, illustrating the collection site of <em>S. egena</em>. Furthermore, other species, such as <em>Agrilus sericans</em> Kiesenwetter, 1857, and <em>Meliboeus morawitzi</em> (Semenov, 1905), were concurrently identified in the fauna of these steppe slopes. The identification of <em>Sphenoptera egena</em> not only enriches the inventory of jewel beetles in Kazakhstan, which currently includes over 200 species and subspecies across five subfamilies, twelve tribes, and twenty-eight genera, but also extends the known distribution range of this species.</p>