Present distribution of Protaetia fieberi (Kraatz, 1880) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the European part of Russia.

Based on our own research and literature sources, the known distribution of Protaetia fieberi (Kraatz, 1880) (P. f. boldyrevi (Jacobson, 1909)) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the European part of Russia is discussed Reliably this species is known from 23 administrative unitss (excludingdoubtful indication from the Vologda region). The species is not yet recorded northwards of Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov regions and the Republic of Udmurtia. Presumably it should also occurs in Bryansk, Kursk, Lipetsk, Orel, Smolensk regions, the republics of Bashkortostan and Mari El. the Volga River it is found only in Volgograd and Saratov regions. In the south of European Russia P. fieberi is noted only in Novorossiysk. In the south of the Don River and in the Caucasus the species was not recorded. The main habitats are old deciduous forests with oak, linden, old willow, and black poplars. Imagines are found in the daytime on oak sap, as well as on various flowering plants like Umbelliferae, Asteraceae and Rosaceae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]