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A new subgenus Eolytta subg. n. (type species Cantharis luteovittata Kraatz, 1882) is described which includes L. luteovittata, L. kabakovi Kaszab, 1981, L. laeta Waterhouse, 1889, L. flavoangulata (Fairmaire, 1891), L. grumi Semenov, 1893 and L. rubrinotata Tan, 1981 distributed in the mountains of the Middle and Central Asia, and also L. skrylniki sp. n. (the last species is described from Afghanistan, Bamian Province). Lytta clematidis (Pallas, 1782), L. manicata (J. Sahlberg, 1903), L. poeciloptera (Semenov, 1893), L. fissicollis (Fairmaire, 1886) and L. rubra (Hope, 1831) are included in the subgenus Asiolytta Kaszab, 1962. Species Lytta (s. str.) medvedevi sp. n. is described from Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan; L. (s. str.) vesicatoria (Linnaeus, 1858) is recorded for the first time for China, L. (s. str.) togata Fischer von Waldheim, 1844 is recorded for the first time for Mongolia.

A new species Xyletinus (Xeronthobius) aralensis sp. n. from South Kazakhstan (Kyzylorda Region) is described. A new synonymy is established: X. (Xeronthobius) desertus (Barovskij, 1929) = X. (X.) kozlovi Emetz in Emetz et Logvinovskij, 1977, syn. n.

Meloe (Eurymeloe) sarmaticus sp. n. is described from Asian part of Orenburg Region (Russia) and Central Kazakhstan. The new species belongs to a group of species close to Meloe brevicollis Panzer, 1793. M. sarmaticus sp. n. is characterized by pubescent head and pronotum, short antennomeres, large and flat eyes, gently shagreened elytra with smooth wrinkles, head without frontal median furrow, pronotum with a deep longitudinal furrow. Distinguishing characters and distribution of closest species Meloe (Eurymeloe) aeneus Tauscher, 1812 were specified.