Eco-Faunistic Review of the Silphidae Family (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the Greater Caucasus

The paper presents the results of 23 years of research on the fauna of the carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the Greater Caucasus. The author compiled an ecological-faunistic review of 27 species and 4 subspecies of silphids.

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