Taxonomic and faunistic news on seed-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) of the Near East, the Caucasus and some other areas of the Western Palaearctic

New data on the distribution and host plants of seed-beetles (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) from the Near East, the Caucasus and some other areas of the Western Palaearctic are presented. Two species are firstly recorded for Azerbaijan, three for each Iran and Afghanistan, two for Georgia, one each for Israel, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Distribution was clarified for some species. In addition, the images of some rare species are given. Lectotypes for Bruchus glycyrhizae Gyllenhal, 1839 and Bruchus incipiens Kolenati, 1858 are designated. The following new synonymy is proposed: Bruchidius glycyrhizae (Gyllenhal, 1839) = Bruchus incipiens Kolenati, 1858, syn. n.