author(s)
Rebwar A Mustafa, Hozan Q Hammamurad and Nabeel A Mawlood

abstract
A new recorded of elm leaf beetles, Xanthoga lerucaluteola Muller was collected from Elms (Ulmus spp.) in Sulaimani governorate –Iraq. A detailed description of the species and important characters especially mandible, maxillae, antennae, pronotum, fore leg and male genitalia have been photographed. The results showed that the mandibles tridenticles. Distalacinia triangular, dark yellow, apical part with row of pale yellow setae. 3^rd -6^th antennal segments same length. Pronotum dark yellow with three black spots, an hourglass at the middle and two oval spots laterally. 3^rd tarsal segment biolobed. 1/5 apical part of paramer triangular and Tegmen Y- shaped.