Vytautas Tamutis

• PhD
• Entomologist at Kaunas Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum

The publication provides data on 4 species of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Allecula morio, Cynaeus angustus, Diaclina fagi and Gnatocerus cornutus. The species A. morio, C. angustus and D. fagi are new to the Lithuanian fauna, while the species G. cornutus is mentioned in publications by foreign authors, but without providing more...

The Punia forest is a stand complex of exceptional value, in which, due to limited economic activity, many natural components typical of primeval European forests have survived. In this unique area, as part of the LIFE-IP PAF-NATURALIT project "Optimization of Natura 2000 network management in Lithuania", beetle community studies were also conducte...

Detailed faunistic data on species composition of the supertribe Bariditae in Lithuania, Latvia, and the Kaliningrad Region (Russia) is presented. A critical review of the literature data on this taxonomic group in the study area is made. In total, the presence of six species comprising four genera, Limnobaris dolorosa, L. t-album, Aulacobaris lepi...

Background. Pytho Latreille, 1796 is a small genus of the dead log bark beetles (Coleoptera, Pythidae). All species are distributed in the Holarctic, being recognized as typically boreal taxa, but knowledge about the geographical ranges of particular taxa is far from complete. New information. The updated distributional checklist of the genus Pyth...

We present detailed faunistic data on species composition of the supertribe Bariditae in Lithuania, Latvia and the Kaliningrad region. Based on the data from local collections and databases, it has been confirmed that six species of Bariditae occur in the south-eastern Baltic region. These species are Limnobaris dolorosa, L. t-album, Aulacobaris le...

We present the first annotated checklist of the subfamily Prioninae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Ceram-bycidae) in Lithuania. At least 140 published and unpublished records of Prioninae were analyzed and collected specimens were verified. As a result, one species, Aegosoma scabricorne (Scopoli, 1763), was found to be new for Lithuanian fauna and th...

This paper presents the results of a study which was aimed at determining the concentration of Fusarium fungi and their mycotoxins in fresh bee pollen, stored for different periods. The analysed parameters included palynological analysis, moisture content, fungal counts, identification and toxigenic profiles. In this study, 45 bee pollen samples co...

New faunistic data on Exocentrus Dejean, 1835 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) species found in Lithuania is presented in the paper. E. p. punctipennis Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1856 is discovered for Lithuania fauna. The information on distribution and biology of the species is briefly reviewed. The paper is illustrated by the original photographs of the disc...

The paper presents, for the first time, a review of species composition and distribution of the Spondylidinae Audinet-Serville, 1832 subfamily (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the south-eastern Baltic region. A total of more than 600 records were analyzed and more than 800 specimens were examined. In this region, the subfamily is confirmed to be repre...

The citrus flower moth (Prays citri (Millière, 1873)) feeding on calamondin (Citrus × macrocarpa) in greenhouses in Lithuania were found on 20 April 2021. Based on a comprehensive analysis of morphological features of the moths, they were identified as Prays citri (Millière, 1873) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae). A small population of moths successfully s...

The paper presents faunistic information about discoveries of 11 species of true bugs (Heteroptera) which are new for Lithuanian fauna: Ceraleptus lividus, Megalonotus antennatus, Philomyrmex insignis, Pionosomus varius, Platyplax salviae, Scolopostethus pictus, Sphragisticus nebulosus, Nezara viridula, Rhaphighaster nebulosa, Phytocoris tiliae and...

Tetropium gabrieli is known to be native to the Alps in Europe where it breeds in European larch (Larix decidua), but it has spread to other areas and was reported from Poland, Sweden, Denmark and Belorussia. Although T. gabrieli is considered as an important secondary pest of Larix spp., it can particularly be harmful to trees subjected to abiotic...

A Red Data Book of Lithuania is a publication presenting the list of rare and threatened animals, plants and fungi species and their conservation status, distribution, ecology and biology, population size and dynamics, and threats. The book is compiled according to the List of Protected Fauna, Flora and Fungi Species of the Republic of Lithuania. T...

The paper presents the first review of the composition and distribution of the species Lepturinae Latreille, 1802 subfamily (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the southeastern Baltic region. A total of more than 3,000 records have been analyzed and more than 4,600 specimens collected since 1888 have been examined. The subfamily is confirmed to be repres...

During the Last Glacial Maximum in the northern Hemisphere, expanding ice sheets forced a large number of plants, including trees, to retreat from their primary distribution areas. Many host-associated herbivores migrated along with their host plants. Long-lasting geographic isolation between glacial refugia could have been led to the allopatric sp...

The paper presents information about discovery of a new species of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) for the Lithuanian fauna – Grammoptera abdominalis (Stephens). One female of the species was observed in mixed forest in vicinity of Kaunas. Original photos of the specimen and some information on distribution and biology of the species is...

The knowledge on comb-clawed beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae) of Lithuanian fauna is supplemented by new records of ten species of subfamily. Prionychus melanarius (Germar, 1813) is recorded for the first time for local fauna.

A 2‐year study of litter dwelling beetles was conducted in different mature pine stands and clear‐cuts in Lithuania using the litter sifting method. We hypothesized that clear‐cutting and subsequent ploughing would increase species diversity and the abundance of beetles, and also would encourage the immediate appearance of early‐successional beetle...

This paper presents the first faunistic review of species composition and distribution of Tetratomidae and Melandryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in Lithuania. An annotated checklist of the species is given. The peculiarities of some morphological structures of Dircaea australis, Phloiotrya subtilis, Orchesia fusiformis, O. micans and Zilora cf....

Currently, the aim of modern forest management is not only timber production but also the protection of biodiversity. The initial effects of clear-cut logging on forest understory vegetation, soil and the diversity of litter beetles have been studied. We examined unstudied effects of clear-cutting disturbance on understory vascular plant species ab...

The faunistic data on 16 species of Coleoptera occur in Lithuania is presented. The records of four species Ophonus rupicola (Carabidae), Ochodaeus chrysomeloides (Ochodaeudae), Reesa vespulae (Dermestidae), and Myrmechixenus vaporariorum (Tenebrionidae) are reported for the first time in the country. Additionally a brief information on biology and...

Background and purpose: Calosoma auropunctatum (Herbst) is the species with no confirmed records in the last 150 years in the Latvian fauna. Until now, the species was considered probably extinct in this area. The species was confirmed for Latvia in 2014, during the research project devoted to biodiversity monitoring in various agrocenoses with dif...

First records of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from Li-thuania. — Entomol. Fennica 29: 49–53. First records of pseudoscorpions from Lithuania are presented based on specimens preserved in Lithuanian collections and new material collected during the latest ten years. Pseudoscorpions were collected at 25 localities in both deciduous a...

The results of studied problems of identification and distribution in the Baltic countries of four species of Badister (s. str.) subgenus: B. unipustulatus, B. meridionalis, B. bullatus, and B. lacertosus, are presented in the current paper. The relevance of a number of diagnostic body traits both in males and females is widely discussed and illust...

The current report presents information on new records of Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae) in Lithuania. This species was known only from old records going as far back as the middle of nineteen century till 2011. The recent records of C. asparagi suggest the presence of viable population of this species in southwester...

The current report presents information on records of new species of ant cricket Myrmecophilus acervorum (Panzer, 1799) (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in Lithuania. Additionally the general distribution and biology of this species are briefly reviewed and original picture is presented in the paper.

Based on 10 specimens from Late Eocene Baltic amber, an extinct species of Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Airapus lithuanicus Tamutis, Alekseev, & Bukejs new species, is described and illustrated. The new species is compared with two known fossil representatives of Aphodiinae from Baltic amber. The generic placement of these two...

Vytautas Tamutis, Jarosław Skłodowski Tamutis V., Skłodowski J. 2017. Wczesna reakcja epigeicznych kusakowatych (Coloeoptera, Staphylinidae) na wycięcie i zaoranie zrębu w borze sosnowym. Sylwan 161 (6): 504−511. The studies were conducted on three plots, established in 100−130 year old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands (type: Pinetum vaccini...

Managed boreal pine forests are subject to regular clear cuts causing significant disturbances to these ecosystems. It is believed that, to some extent, they resemble natural cycles of forest growth, decline, and regeneration and can benefit, e.g., mutualistic relations among plants and pollinators. To study the impact of forest management (clear c...

The paper analyzed the changes of beetle assemblages in the litter layer of eutrophic pine forests in the zone polluted by a nitrogen fertilizer plant Joint Stock Company “Achema” (Lithuania). We hypothesized that abundance, diversity and life traits of beetle assemblages depend on the distance from the pollution source. The samples of the litter l...

The faunistic data on 21 species of Coleoptera newly found in the territory of Lithuania, such as: Calathus cinctus, Platyderus rufus (Carabidae), Pteryx suturalis, Ptinella aptera (Ptiliidae), Lordithon speciosus, Atheta europaea (Staphylinidae), Danosoma conspersum (Elateridae), Danacea pallipes (Dasytidae), Oenopia impustulata (Coccinellidae), P...

New faunistic data on14 species of Agabus Leach, 1817 genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) obtained during the examination of the material deposited in the collections of Kaunas T. Ivanauskas Zoological museum and private collection of Aleksandr Meržijevskij are presented. Some new propositions on distribution of Agabus species in Lithuania are suggested...

The research has been carried out in 2013–2014 in an organic farm located in Medsėdžiai village, Klaipėda district, and intensive farm located in Laiviai village, Kretinga district. Four agrocenoses have been investigated: wheat, triticale, oat, and multiannual grassland. Five pitfall traps were set out in each of agrocenosis and the traps were act...

Badister, Baltic countries, identification, distribution

The assemblages of Coleoptera have been examined in the managed and reserved mature pine forests of Lithuania since 1997. Beetles have been sampled from the forest litter using sieves. The present study is based on the data of 20 litter samples (10 samples per each stand) taken in the period from October 2013 to February 2014. Each sample was compi...

This article summarizes information about 93 beetle species (Hexapoda: Coleoptera) findings in Latvia, collected in the period from 1990 to 2014. One species, Aphodius lividus (Olivier, 1789) (Scarabaeidae), is recorded for the first time in the fauna of Latvia. The article provides information about new findings of six beetle species which are ofi...

The data included faunistics and some features of biology and distribution of 17 species of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) newly recorded in Lithuania is presented. The findings of Salda littoralis, Aradus brevicollis, Aradus truncatus and Gonocerus acuteangulatus are most interesting.

Tamutis, V. & Barševskis, A. 2014: A faunistic review of ground beetles of Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Lithuania. Entomol. Fennica 25: 65-85. The paper presents the first review on species composition and distribution of ground beetles of Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810, subfamily (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Lithuania. During the study,...

The data given using both window traps and litter samples clearly demonstrated the differences of communities of the beetles between two investigated forest sites: managed and unmanaged coniferous stands. However, far from hypothesis, the beetle’s community in unmanaged forest site did not exposed higher species richness and species diversity. In c...

The current article deals with the distribution of Oxythyrea funesta (Poda, 1761) in Lithuania. Until 2001, there were no reports on the species from Lithuania: it was known only from old records going as far back as the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. The species was considered very rare in Lithuania but a...

The new faunistic information on 9 Lithuanian insufficiently known species of Oedemeridae is presented in the paper. The finding of Oedemera croceicolis (Gyllenhal, 1827) is reported for the first time in Lithuania. Some ecological features of the species are commented.

The data on 36 rare and insufficiently known leaf-beetle species in Lithuania are presented. Two species of them, Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792) and Longitarsus noricus (Leonardi, 1976), are mentioned for the local fauna for the first time. Spermophagus sericeus (Geoffroy, 1785) is removed from the list of Lithuanian Coleoptera. The first ac...

Multiple funnel traps have been used in temporary storages of timbers in Lithuania, seeking to monitor the harmfull bark and longhorn beetles transited by the timbers and to catch the possible alien species as well,. A total of 807 specimens belonging to 26 species of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and 68 specimens belonging to 17 species of...

Tamutis V, Sklodowski J. 2012. Wplyw wprowadzenia modrzewia na roznorodnose i liczebnose chrzaszczy sciolkowych w borach mieszanych na terenie Litwy. Sylwan 156 (8): 581-592. During winter time, beetle individuals were collected from soil samples taken from a Scots pine culture, an old-growth Scots pine forest, and a European larch culture and old-...

The owl-moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) were studied in Gabšiai environs, Raseiniai district, Lithuania, in 2009. The owl-moths were attracted by light and sampled using an entomological net. A total of 1779 owl-moth specimens, which belong to 52 genera and 89 species, were caught. Among them, 30 species are new for the Raseiniai district, 13 specie...

Tamutis V., Skłodowski J. 2012. Wpływ wprowadzenia modrzewia na różnorodność i liczebność chrząszczy ściółkowych w borach mieszanych na terenie Litwy. Sylwan 156 (8): 581−592. During winter time, beetle individuals were collected from soil samples taken from a Scots pine culture, an old−growth Scots pine forest, and a European larch culture and old...

The data on 36 rare and insufficiently known leaf-beetle species in Lithuania are presented. Two species of them, Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792) and Longitarsus noricus (Leonardi, 1976), are mentioned for the local fauna for the first time. Spermophagus sericeus (Geoffroy, 1785) is removed from the list of Lithuanian Coleoptera. The first ac...

This paper presents the first complete and updated list of all 3597 species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) belonging to 92 familiesfound and published in Lithuania until 2011, with comments also provided on the main systematic and nomenclatural changes since the last monographic treatment in two volumes (Pileckis and Monsevičius 1995, 1997). The...

The data on 36 rare and insufficiently known leaf-beetle species in Lithuania are presented. Two species of them, Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792) and Longitarsus noricus (Leonardi, 1976), are mentioned for the local fauna for the first time. Spermophagus sericeus (Geoffroy, 1785) is removed from the list of Lithuanian Coleoptera. The first ac...

The weevil Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835 is mentioned from Estonia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Region (western Russia) for the first time. General information on its distribution and bionomy, and photos of habitus and rostrum of this species are presented.

The study is devoted to the new faunistic data on the little known click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Lithuania. The data of long term faunistic investigations of authors as well as material stored in the natural museums of Lithuania and private collections have been examined. The results of re-examination and new information about distribut...

This book is devoted to the bumblebees of Lithuania. The species composition, distribution, morphological features and biology of bumblebees are reviewed.

Original data on the occurrence of Elater ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758 in Lithuania are re-ported for the first time. The information on its general distribution and ecology is given. Some external features of this species are described and illustrated, and some aspects of its ecology and conservation in Lithuania are discussed.

Faunistic data on two closely related weevil species Cionus hortulanus (Geoffroy, 1785) and Cionus nigritarsis (Reitter, 1904) are presented after the re-examination of available specimens. C. nigritarsis is reported from Lithuania for the first time. The general information on the distribution, host plants, morphological features and original figu...

. The results of revision of the Melitaea genus material kept in the collections of the T. Ivanaus-kas Zoological Museum are presented in this article. The focal attention was directed to identify three morphologically very similar species: M. aurelia Nickerl, 1850, M. athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) and M. britomartis Assmann, 1847, whose identificatio...

Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is an annual plant grown mainly for oil in seeds or sometimes for forage. An increasing interest to alternative energy resources is observed during the last decade, which results in expanding of the market for rapeseed oil and dramatic increase of the growing area worldwide. Despite of that sugar-beet area declined; the la...

This paper comprise faunistic data on 24 species firstly recorded in Lithuania: Coelambus novemlineatus (Stephens, 1829), Agabus unguicularis (Thomson, 1867), Badister dorsiger (Duftschmid, 1812), Ophonus schaubergerianus (Puel, 1937), Harpalus progrediens (Schauberger, 1922), H. xanthopus winkleri Schauberger, 1923, Bradycellus csikii (Laczó, 1912...

Assemblages of beetles of an open raised bog, a pine bog and surrounding dry pine forest were studied in the Čepkeliai State Strict Nature Reserve (southern Lithuania) in 1999. The research was carried out by the means of pitfall traps. A total of 80 species of beetles (Coleoptera) was registered. Of these, 33 species (565 specimens) were registere...

The species composition, structure of dominance, abundance and activity density dynamics of epigeic beetles in different managed (Conventional: without insecticides, Conventional: with insecticide treatment, Ecological: without biopreparation treatment and Ecological: with preparation made on the basis of plant extraction treatment) summer barley f...

The article provides with information about 25 species of Coleoptera, which are new for the fauna of Lithuania, 9 of them being new for the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

We are 28 co-authors representing 25 European countries, who have collected data on a threatened beetle associated with tree hollows. Osmoderma eremita (SCOPOLI, 1763) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). This project has arisen from our own initiative, based on the belief that entomology and nature conservation would do better with stronger co-operation be...

Research, monitoring and development of preservation strategies for threatened species are often limited by national borders even though a global perspective would be more appropriate. In this study, we collected data on the occurrence of a threatened beetle, Osmoderma eremita, associated with tree hollows in 2,142 localities from 33 countries in E...

The information on first records of nine species of apionids and weevils in Lithuania is presented in current paper. Faunistic data is presented on:Apion ononicola Bach, A. affine Kirb., Thryogenes scirrhosus Gyll., Tychius medicaginis C.Bris., Rhynchaenus calceatus Germ., Magdalis exarata H.Bris., Phytobius velaris Gyll., Ceutorhynchus pectoralis...

This paper presents results of the study of prevalence of more important beetle species, which are included into the Red Book. This data will significantly enrich knowledge about occurrence of these species in Lithuania and criteria that determine the including of certain species into the list of the Lithuanian Red Book are resumed.

The species composition, richness and abundance of ground and rove beetles were studied in the conventionally and ecologically farmed winter wheat using Barber's traps. The research area was located in Kazliškiai ecological farm and at the Training farm of the Lithuanian University of Agriculture, situated in central part of Lithuania. 18178 indivi...

Currently 3176 species of Coleoptera have been noted for Lithuania in various published sources. Additionally the information on 82 species is presented in this paper. Most of them was collected in different regions of Lithuania in the period 1976-2002 and are stored in the collections of Kaunas T. Ivanauskas Zoological museum and Vilnius Universit...

The paper presents results of investigation of some abiotic (air temperature), biotic (parasitism) and anthropogenic (insecticide application) factors' influence on abundance, dynamics and injury of Ceutorhynchus assimilis Payk. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in winter oilseed rape commercial plots in the Experimental Station of Lithuanian University...

Analyzing insects collected from 20 cross-barrier pheromone baited spruce bark beetles trap, located in clearcuts in central and southern part of Lithuania during May-June 1999, total 187 beetle species were identified (827 specimens, excluding Ips typographus). Most abundant among those were representatives of Staphylinidae (25 species, 87 specime...