Radomir Jaskuła

University of Lodz · Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology

Background. Tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) are predatory insects usually occurring in various sandy habitats. In south-eastern Europe, especially in lowland areas located close to the sea coast, the diversity of Cicindelidae is one of the highest in the Palaearctic realm. Although previous studies conducted in different areas of the world...

Tiger beetles are a group of predatory insects occurring mainly in diverse sandy areas, with particular species often characterised by narrow habitat preferences, what makes them both a very important bioindicators for determining patterns of biodiversity and a flagship group for nature conservation. However, precise roles of particular habitat par...

To document a relation between abundance of arboreal, predatory tiger beetles, their ant prey, and extrafloral nectaries attracting the ants, we gathered data from more than ten species of native and introduced trees and large, tree-like perennial plants in Lanao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines. All specimens of tiger beetles (two Tricondyl...

The American red flat bark beetle, Cucujus clavipes, is a wide distributed saproxylic species divided into two subspecies: ssp. clavipes restricted to eastern regions of North America and ssp. puniceus occurring only in western regions of this continent. Unique morphological features, including body shape and body colouration make this species easy...

Lophyra flexuosa, a eurytopic tiger beetle characterized by long phenological activity, wide geographical and altitudinal distribution, and occurring in the highest number of habitats among all Cicindelidae known from North Africa, was chosen to study its geographical variation in morphology and sexual dimorphism. Here we found significant sexual d...

The flat bark beetle (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) fauna of the Philippines consists of two species of Pediacus Shuckard, 1839: P. ater Grouvelle, 1897 and P. australis Marris et Ślipiński, 2004. Very few literature data records exist, showing P. ater recorded from two specimens from one locality on Mindanao Island, and P. australis known from a single s...

The flat bark beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) has not been intensively studied in the Korean Peninsula, a few records of this insect family are known from the literature from this region. Based on data collected through the iNaturalist citizen science database, local entomological fora and websites, as well as Facebook social media new distrib...

Capsule. The diet of the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period was assessed using analysis of pellets and larders. The two methods gave different results but together showed a preference for voles, crickets and dung beetles. Aims. To describe the diet composition of the Great Grey Shrike based on analyses of the contents...

The flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) is a small insect family with only about 70 species. Most of the species are distributed in Holarctic, Oriental and/or Australasian realms, while in South America, only six species have been recorded, including a single one known from Peru. Two cucujid beetle species, Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and...

The two subfamilies Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae, also known as aquatic dance flies, are a group of small predatory insects occurring mainly in mountainous areas and the northern temperate. However, very little is known about distribution patterns for most of the species. Habitat preferences for 40 aquatic empidid species were analysed in the P...

Tiger beetle fauna of Northern Mindanao region (Phillipines, Mindanao) is summarized based on literature data and new records. Thirty species classified in ten genera (Tricondyla, Neocollyris, Protocollyris, Therates, Prothyma, Heptodonta, Thopeutica, Lophyra, Calomera, and Cylindera) were documented from the area (56% of tiger beetle fauna of Mind...

Wiedemannia ljerkae Ivković et Sinclair, 2017 is recorded from Albania for the first time (Sarandë District). The updated checklist of aquatic Empididae (Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) from this country is provided. The potential diversity of the Albanian fauna of dance flies is discussed based on a comparison with faunas of neighboring countrie...

The beetle family Cucujidae is recorded from the area of Vietnam for the first time based on three specimens of Cucujus mniszechi collected in Kon Tum and Yên Bái Provinces. A key to Cucujidae species known from Indochinese Peninsula, and a checklist of species from the region are also provided.

Association of tiger beetles with parasites have been noted mostly on the larval stages only. At present, infestation of Hexathrombium sp. mites has been recorded in Philippines tiger beetles. This study investigates mite infestation of adult tiger beetles collected from four different islands namely, Cebu, Bohol, Negros, and Mindanao.

Background. Small size and large diversity of adaptations make invertebrates a group of animals which can be easily transported by different human activities. Many species can travel as “hitchhikers” with plant material (both on plant surfaces and in the soil), including plants used for decoration in vivaria. Vivaria are often tropical in nature en...

Lophyra flexuosa is one of only several eurytopic tiger beetles species known from Palearctic realm. Its geographical distribution shows several populations that are spread from the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco, across some regions of south-western Europe and northern Africa to Israel and Syria. The species is characterized by long phenological ac...

In south-eastern Europe, especially in lowland areas located close to the sea coast, the diversity of Cicindelidae is one of the highest in the entire Palaearctic realm. This is both because of geological history of the region and the presence of large mosaic of habitats attractive for these beetles. As a result in the region about 25% of all Palae...

Paper present one of the first documented cases of adult tiger beetle activity during rainfall including the first observation of hunting behaviour in Cicindelidae noted during heavy rain.

Background. Tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) are fast running predatory insects preying on different small insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Prey is located by sight and captured after short and fast pursuit interspersed with pause-and- look behaviour. At least some tiger beetle species can recognise the size and location of prey us...

Three species of non-biting midges, Microchironomus deribae, Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus, and Synendotendipes impar, are reported for the first time from the current fauna of Tunisia. All three species were collected close to a lake in a semi-desert area in Gasfa Governorate, Tunisia. Their diagnostic morphological characteristics are illustrat...

Data set with details on collected Pterostichus oblongopunctatus

Background The carabid beetle species Pterostichus oblongopunctatus is common in different types of forests in Poland and Europe. With respect to this species, some unclarities exist concerning the morphological feature of punctures on the elytra. P. oblongopunctatus has dorsal pits in the third interval of the elytra, the available identification...

Background. Epipactis helleborine is an Eurasian orchid species which prefers woodland environments but it may also spontaneously and successfully colonise human-made artificial and disturbed habitats such as roadsides, town parks and gardens. It is suggested that orchids colonising anthropogenic habitats are characterised by a specific set of feat...

Raw data—vascular flora (A) In anthropogenic habitats (A1–A4), (B) Vascular flora in natural habitats (N1–N4).

Raw data—average of live and dead seeds (%) in autogamy and natural pollinations of E. helleborine in the studied populations, calculated from 10 shoots from each population

Raw data—biometric traits of E. helleborine in the studied populations Abbreviations: population code (Pop), height of plants (HP), number of flowers (NF), number of fruit (capsules) (NFR).

Raw data—average of biometric traits of E. helleborine in the studied populations Explanations: population (Pop), density (D), number of flowers (NF), number of fruit (capsules) (NFR), reproductive success (RS).

Background. Psilochilus is a poorly studied orchid genus distributed from southern Mexico to south-eastern Brazil. A taxonomic revision of this Neotropical endemic based on morphological data is presented. Material and methods. Over 170 dried herbarium specimens and flowers preserved in liquid of Psilochilus were analyzed. Morphological variation...

Annex 1. Complete list of examined Psilochius specimens.

Background. Calomera littoralis is a Palearctic species, widely distributed in Europe; inhabiting predominantly its Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea coastlines. Methods. Its phylogeography on the Balkan Peninsula and on the north-western Black Sea coast was inferred using a 697 bp long portion of the mitochondrial COI gene, amplified from 169...

Myriochila (Monelica) dorsata (Brullé, 1834) is recorded for the first time from Mali and Niger, and the actual checklist of the tiger beetles known from these countries is provided.

The diversity and distribution of Cicindelinae in Morocco, including new unpublished data, is summarized and discussed. In total 17 species are reported from the country. Cicindela campestris campestris is excluded from the Moroccan fauna while the occurrence of Myriochila mirei is doubtful and should be confirmed by new data. The area adjacent to...

The genus Agabus (Dytiscidae) in North Africa is poorly studied. Agabus (Gaurodytes) ramblae was found for the first time in two localities in Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid and Tozeur Governorates) and one in Libya (Yafran province). This is the first report of this species from Africa, which increases the number of Agabus species known from North Africa up...

Based on the literature data and new faunistic records, the diversity and distribution of the tiger beetles in Tunisia are summarized and discussed. In total 15 species (one with two subspecies) are reported from the country. However, the occurrence of Cicindela maroccana maroccana is questionable, and should be confirmed by newer data. Checklists...

The tiger beetle fauna of the Maghreb region is one of the richest in the Palaearctic, including 22 species and 5 subspecies and 19% of all Palaearctic species of Cicindelinae. Assembled to their chorotypes, the Maghreb tiger beetles fall into eight different groups that include Maghreb endemics (26% of fauna), Mediterranean (7%), West Mediterranea...

Based on the literature data and new faunistic records, the diversity of the tiger beetle fauna of Syria is discussed and the most diverse geographical units within the country are recognized, including: lowlands along the Euphrates and its tributaries (7 taxa, 50% of Syrian fauna) as well as the Ghab depression and narrow coastal plains (3 taxa, 2...

One mantid species, Geomantis larvoides (Mantodea: Mantidae), was recorded for the first time from the area of Albania. The new finding increases the number of Mantodea species known from Albania to six. An updated checklist of the Albanian mantids is provided.

Winter activity of earwigs has not been intensively studied until now. This study provides the first systematic data on winter activity of Chelidura guentheri (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) and its habitat preferences during this period. Most of the specimens were collected during two winter seasons; 2000/2001 and 2001/2002. To detect Dermaptera activi...

Data on diversity and distribution on ground beetle species protected by Polish law noted in the area of the Łódź Province is summarized based on the literature data and new records. It total, data on twenty taxa are provided including records for Calosoma (3) and Carabus species (17). Among them, occurrence of three species should be confirmed by...

An unexpected vegetarian feeding behaviour in a predatory tiger beetle Calomera littoralis nemoralis was observed on the marine sandy beach in Albania. The aggregation of some 100 beetles on an area of ca. 5 m 2 was noted during eating grains of maize as well as coocked macaroni. This is the first known case of feeding on plant grains by Cicindelid...

Ground beetle fauna of 35 nature reserves in the Łódź Province is summarized based on the literature data and unpublished records. For all studied reserves new faunistic data are presented, including first records of Carabidae for eight of them. In total, 140 ground beetle species (27.22% of Polish fauna and 54% of species recorded in the area of t...

Three mantidfly species, Mantispa styriaca (Poda), M. perla Pallas and M. aphavexelte Aspöck & Aspöck (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) are recorded for the first time for Albania. The findings represent the first record of the family Mantispidae for the country.

Kiczyńska A., Zaniewski P., Jarzombkowski F., Truszkowska E., Gutowska E., Kotowska K., Wolnicki J., Jaskuła R., Strużyński W., Horbacz A. 2012. Poligon Rembertów PLH140034. [W]: Stachowiak M. (red.) Informacja o projektach planów zadań ochronnych dla obszarów Natura 2000 opracowanych w 2012 roku w ramach projektu POIS.05.03.00-00-285/10 "Projekty...

Chelidurella guentheri Galvagni, 1994 (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) - an overlooked earwig species in Poland Chelidurella guentheri Galvagni, 1994 (Dermaptera) is reported from Poland for the first time. As a result the Polish checklist contains seven dermapteran species.

The tiger beetle fauna of the Balkan Peninsula is one of the richest in Europe and includes 19 species or 41% of the European tiger beetle fauna. Assembled by their biogeographical origins, the Balkan tiger beetle species fall into 14 different groups that include, Mediterranean, Middle Oriental, Central Asiatic, Euro-Siberian, South and East Europ...

This paper summarizes the current knowledge on winter active Carabidae in Central and Northern Europe. In total 73 winter active species are listed, based on literature and own observations. Ground beetles are among the three most numerous Coleoptera families active during the autumn to spring period. The winter community of Carabidae is composed b...

New locality of Macronychus quadrituberculatus from Greece is given (Serres district). This is the second country record of the species. Notes on distribution of this rare elmid species in the Balkan Peninsula and Europe are also provided.

New records of 34 aquatic beetle species from Albania are presented. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time from this country, including 3 species of Haliplidae, 6 of Dytiscidae, 6 of Hydrophilidae and 2 of Dryopidae. Coelostoma hispanicum (Küst.) is confirmed to occur in an area east of the Mediterranean Sea. An updated checklist of Alb...

Soft bottom macrofauna of an All Taxa Biodiversity Site: Hornsund (77○N, Svalbard) Hornsund, an Arctic fjord in the west coast of Spitsbergen (Svalbard), was selected as All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) site under EU 5th Framework Concerted Action BIOMARE (2000-2002), especially due to its pristine, undisturbed natural character. On the base...

Two species of aquatic beetles – Hydrochus flavipennis and Anacaena globulus, presently known from Montenegro only on the basis of general data, were re-discovered for the Montenegrian fauna after almost 40 years. Their distribution in Europe and habitat prefer-ences are discussed.

The new data on the distribution of the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis L.) in Poland, collected in the years 1999–2007 during several hydrobiological and batrachological studies in many regions of Poland, are presented. In total, 87 new records were found, which doubled the number of contemporary known localities. Habitat preferences and prote...

Three families and five species of aquatic beetles were recorded from Albania for the first time. Gyrinidae: Gyrinus (Gyrinus) caspius, G. (G.) paykulli, G. (G.) substriatus, Hydrochidae: Hydrochus flavipennis, and Limnichidae: Limnichus incanus.

Six specimens (males) of Sympetrum meridionale from Montenegro were found with 158 parasitic larvae of Arrenurus papillator. All the larvae were attached to lower surface of wings. More larvae were attached to the 2 nd pair of wings (85 larvae) and a little fewer were attached to the 1 st pair of wings (56 larvae). The water mite larvae preferred C...

Demetrias (Aetophorus) atricapillus LINNÉ, 1758, is recorded for the first time from Romania, from the Constanta county.

Abstract: A species and genus of Lepidoptera, Trisateles emortualis (Noctuidae), is here recorded from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zenica-Doboj Canton) for the first time. In addition 24 other species of Lepidoptera were collected at the studied site, including two rarely recorded from this country: Antheraea yamamai (Saturnidae), an alien species intr...

Lebia (Lebia) trimaculata (VILLERS, 1789), is recorded for the first time from Iran (Azarbayjan-e province).

Two carabid species are reported for the first time from Albania: Pogonus (Pogonus) iridipennis NICOLAI, 1822 (Sarandë distr.), and Drypta (Deserida) distincta (P. ROSSI, 1792) (Vlorë distr.).

Tiger beetle fauna of Albania is reviewed based on literature data and recently collected material. Eight species (nine subspecies) are recognized as occurring in this country. Two taxa: Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758, and C. hybrida transversalis Dejean, 1822, are excluded from the Albanian fauna. New records are given for five speci...

New records of three species from Romania are given. Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica germanica is reported for the first time from Buzau country and Calomera littoralis nemoralis from Braila county, Romania.

Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta neglecta Dej. is recorded for the first time from Gabon (Estuaire Province), increasing the number of Cicindelidae species known from this country to thirteen. A list of tiger beetle species presently known from this area is also given.

Four species of tiger beetles [Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta neglecta (Dejean, 1825), Myriochila (Monelica) dorsata (Brulle, 1834), M. (Monelica) dumolinii (Dejean, 1831) and M. (Myriochila) melancholica rnelancholica (Fabricius, 1798)l are recorded for the first time from Burkina Faso, thus increasing the number of the cicindelid species known from t...

Paper provides checklist of ground beetle species noted in the "Rawka" nature reserve, Bolimów Landscape Park, central Poland.

Sexual dimorphism in Polish population of the tiger beetle Cicindela hybrida hybrida was studied. Biometrical studies were conducted on 169 ♀♀ and 154 ♂♂. To study the morphological differences between sexes seven body parameters were measured: total body length, elytra length, maximum elytra width, maximum pronotum width, length of head, width of...

Seven new localities of the riffle beetle Macronychus quadrituberculatus from Poland are given. All the material (except a single specimen atracted to light) was collected using hydrobiological methods in either alpha-mesosaprobic or polysaprobic waters. Based on these data we discuss the role of M. quadrituberculatus as bioindicator of clean water...

The tiger beetle fauna of Montenegro is reviewed and some short information on the faunistic research in this part of Serbia & Montenegro is given. Eight species are recognized as occurring in this region. Two taxa, Cephalota elegans stigmatophora and Cylindera trisignata hellenica, are recorded from the area of Montenegro for the first time, while...

Mouse eared-bat is one of the few European bat species specializing in predating on epigeic, wingless invertebrates, including ground beetles. It catches prey on various surfaces like ground or plants. To estimate the role of carabid species in the diet of Myotis myotis we investigated 380 guano pellets. Material was collected every two weeks durin...

Cylindera (s. str.) dromicoides is recorded for the first time in fauna of China, in the west part of Yunnan Province.

Prothyma (Prothyma) leprieurii leprieurii is recorded for the first time from Nigeria.

Notes on the tiger beetle fauna of Cameroon are given. Forty-six species are presently known from this African country, whose full updated checklist is given in Table I. A subspecies of Megacephala denticollis Chaudoir (ssp. semilevis Horn, 1913) is recorded for the first time from this country.

The ground beetle fauna (Carabidae) of Łagiewniki Forest (incl. “Las Łagiewnicki” Nature Reserve) was studied in 1978 – 82, 1990 – 91 and 1996 – 2000. Seventy species of carabid beetles were recorded for Łagiewniki Forest, while in “Las Łagiewnicki” NR 42 species were found. Among the species 32 (45.7%) are typical forest species (64% of collected...

New localities of seven interesting carabid species from Poland are described: Leistus rufomarginatus DUFT. (Wzniesienia Łódzkie LP: Las Łagiewnicki NR, Struga Dobieszkowska NR), Demetrias atricapillus (L.) (Wzniesienia Łódzkie LP: Wiączyń NR; Nadnidziański LP: Grabowiec NR), Abax parallelus (DUFT.) (Brudzeski LP), Lebia chlorocephala (HOFFM., KOCH...

Four new localities of Macronychus quadrimaculatus [sic!] Mull. in Poland are presented. The distribution in Central and Eastern Europe is discussed.

The first case of the robber fly Dasypogon diadema Fabr. predation on tiger beetle Cicindela hybrida L. is described. A short review of Cicindelidae anti-predator adaptations and relationships between the tiger beetles and their natural enemies is also given.

Carabid fauna of the following nature reserves near Łódź (Central Poland) was studied: Struga Dobieszkowska NR (in the years 1996 – 2002), Parowy Janinowskie NR (1998 – 2002), Dąbrowa Grotnicka NR (1999 – 2001), Torfowisko Rąbień NR (2002), Polesie Konstantynowskie NR (2002), Gałków NR (1998 – 2000), Lubiaszów NR (1999 and 2002), Molenda NR (2001 –...

This short popular science paper provides the reader with a simple photo-based identification key to tiger beetles living in Poland and other Central European countries.