INVASION RANGE EXPANSION OF THE SEED-BEETLE ACANTHOSCELIDES PALLIDIPENNIS (MOTSCHULSKY, 1874) (COLEOPTERA, CHRYSOMELIDAE, BRUCHINAE) IN KYRGYZSTAN

For the first time in Kyrgyzstan, the North American species of seed beetle Acanthoscelides pallidipennis (Motschulsky, 1874) was bred from the beans of the indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa L. (Fabaceae), collected in 2025 on the territory of an ornamental plant nursery in the Chui Region. The level of seed damage was 19.5%, emergence of adults was recorded in November. In addition, the parasitoid Pteromalus sp. (Hyme - noptera: Pteromalidae) was found in the indigo bush collections together with the beetles.