New finding reports a rare beetle species in Russia, indicating its specific habitat association.
A new finding of the rare species of the genus Cymindis Latreille, 1805, Cymindis (s. str.) olgae Kabak et Komarov, 2022, is discussed. The species earlier known only from the Lower Volga Region, was collected on the Mount Bazarbai (Akbulakskiy District of Orenburg Province). The specimen was found on a steppe residual hill (similar to the type locality), which emphasizes that C. olgae is associated with petrophyte-steppe biotopes.
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