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NEW RECORDS OF RARE FALSE BLISTER BEETLE (COLEOPTERA: OEDEMERIDAE) SPECIES IN LITHUANIA
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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.
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... The most comprehensive list of Lithuanian Coleoptera containing 3597 species of beetles was recently presented by Tamutis et al. (2011). During the recent years were published some new data about insufficiently known beetles groups in Lithuania, presented data about new for Lithuania beetles species (Ferenca et al., 2013;Ivinskis et al., 2013;Monsevičius, 2013;Tamutis, 2012). ...
... The most comprehensive list of Lithuanian Coleoptera containing 3597 species of beetles was recently presented by Tamutis et al. (2011). During the recent years were published some new data about insufficiently known beetles groups in Lithuania, presented data about new for Lithuania beetles species (Ferenca et al., 2013; Ivinskis et al., 2013; Monsevičius, 2013; Tamutis, 2012). The aim of this paper is to present new faunistic data of Lithuanian beetles (Coleoptera), which were find out after inspection of newly collected and preserved material in collections of Laboratory of Entomology. ...
We present a list of beetles that emerged from wind-felled tree trunks of several tree species, including European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ), aspen ( Populus tremula ), common oak ( Quercus robur ), birch ( Betula sp.), small-leaved linden ( Tilia cordata ) and black alder ( Alnus glutinosa ). Four hundred and ninety species and 60 families of beetles were collected using trunk-emergence type traps. We found 440 beetle species that had previously been recorded from dead wood; the remaining 50 were newly discovered and all were considered as not directly associated with dead wood. Common oak trunks had the highest diversity of beetles, with approximately 42% of the identified beetle species found in our research. Of all the beetle species identified in the study, about half are saproxylic, while the remaining are considered as not having direct association with dead wood. The results of the study emphasise the importance of dead wood in maintaining beetle diversity in Lithuanian forests. This study provides a valuable baseline for future research on beetles in dead wood in Lithuania and may help to provide information for conservation efforts to protect these important habitats.
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), Ploiotrya subtilis (Melandryidae), Mycetochara obscura (Tenebrionidae), Ischnomera caerulea, I. cyanea (Oedemeridae), Cyrtanaspis phalerata (Scraptiidae), Trichoferus campestris (Cerambycidae), Lasiorhynchites olivaceus (Attelabidae), Ceutorhynchus canaliculatus, C. pumilio, Magulones raphani, Otiorhynchus porcatus, Lixus pulverulentus (Curculiuonidae), is presented. The main features of their biology and distribution are commented as well as habits and male genitalia of some interesting species are illustrated by original photos in this paper.
Résumé : Une clé de détermination permettant d’identifier l’ensemble des Oedemeridae de la faune de France est proposée. Des éléments descriptifs, écologiques et chorologiques succincts sont précisés pour chacune des espèces.
Summary: An identification key to all French Oedemeridae is proposed. Short descriptive, ecological and chorological elements are specified for each species.
For the first time the check-list of Coleoptera inhabiting the territory of Belarus, comprising 3237 species. The bibliography on fauna and ecology of the beetles containing 1342 sources.
Sticky traps baited with pheromones for Dendroctonus rufi pennis were set up in the Klaipėda port and at the Vaidotai railway station alongside temporary stored timbers and in forests along roads in June–July 2000 (21 localities across the entire Lithuania); 111 bee-tle species and 6 genera were detected. Eight trophic groups of beetles were identifi ed, and among them the largest number (38.7% of species detected and 28.5% of beetle speci-mens) presented a decaying wood and mycetobiont beetle group. Most frequent beetles were Dasytes plumbeus (Dasytidae), Sciodrepoides watsoni (Leiodidae) and Polygraphus poligraphus (Curculionidae). Scolytinae were represented by 5 species and 83 beetle speci-mens, No D. rufi pennis was trapped. Rhacopus sahlbergi (Eucnemidae) and Anobium niti-dum (Anobiidae) beetles were caught in two localities, and the species were ascertained as new for the Lithuanian fauna. Th ere was detected 71 new localities with the occurence of 54 beetle species rare for Lithuania.
The current paper presents data on 60 beetle species belonging to 19 families in the Kaliningrad Region (western Russia). Twenty two species of them, Liocyrtusa minuta (Ahrens, 1812), Cerylon fagi Brisout de Barneville, 1867, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), Leiestes seminigrer (Gyllenhal, 1808), Conopalpus testaceus (Olivier, 1790), Orchesia undulata Kraatz, 1853, Anogcodes ustulatus (Scopoli, 1763), A. rufiventris (Scopoli, 1763), Zeugophora frontalis Suffrian, 1840, Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792), Spermophagus calystegiae (Lukjanovitsh & Ter-Minassian, 1957), Cryptocephalus janthinus Germar, 1824, Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825), Phyllotreta astrachanica Lopatin, 1977, Longitarsus rubiginosus (Foudras, 1860), Altica aenescens Weise, 1888, A. tamaricis Schrank, 1785, Polydrusus pterygomalis Boheman, 1840,Cionus nigritarsis Reitter, 1904, Rhamphus oxyacanthae (Marsham, 1802), R. subaeneus (Illiger, 1807), are reported in the area studied for the first time. The records published in the current article will complete the information about the distribution and bionomy of Coleoptera in the Kaliningrad Region as well as in the whole south-eastern Baltic region.
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 introductory section provides a general overview of the main features of the territory of Lithuania, the origins and formation of the beetle fauna and their conservation, the faunistic investigations in Lithuania to date revealing the most important stages of the faunistic research process with reference to the most prominent scientists, an overview of their work, and their contribution to Lithuanian coleopteran faunal research.
Species recorded in Lithuania by some authors without reliable evidence and requiring further confirmation with new data are presented in a separate list, consisting of 183 species. For the first time, analysis of errors in works of Lithuanian authors concerning data on coleopteran fauna has been conducted and these errors have been corrected. All available published and Internet sources on beetles found in Lithuania have been considered in the current study. Over 630 literature sources on species composition of beetles, their distribution in Lithuania and neighbouring countries, and taxonomic revisions and changes are reviewed and cited. An alphabetical list of these literature sources is presented. After revision of public beetle collections in Lithuania, the authors propose to remove 43 species from the beetle species list of the country on the grounds, that they have been wrongly identified or published by mistake. For reasons of clarity, 19 previously noted but later excluded species are included in the current checklist with comments. Based on faunal data from neighbouring countries, species expected to occur in Lithuania are matnioned. In total 1390 species are attributed to this category and data on their distribution in neighbouring countries is presented. Completion of this study provides evidence that the Lithuanian coleopteran fauna has yet to be completely investigated and it is estimated that approximately 28 % of beetle species remain undiscovered in Lithuania. More than 85% of beetle species expected for Lithuania have been found in the following families: Cerylonidae, Geotrupidae, Haliplidae, Kateridae, Lycidae, Lucanidae, Mycetophagidae, Scarabaeidae and Silphidae. In families with few species such as Alexiidae, Boridae, Byturidae, Dascilidae, Drilidae, Eucinetidae, Lampyridae, Lymexilidae, Megalopodidae, Nemonychidae, Nosodendridae, Noteridae, Orsodacnidae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Psephenidae, Rhysodidae, Sphaeritidae, Sphaeriusidae, Sphindidae, Stenotrahelidae and Trogidae, all possible species have already been discovered. However in some beetle families such as Aderidae, Bothrideridae, Eucnemidae, Laemoploeidae, Mordellidae, Ptiliidae, Scraptidae and Throscidae less than 50% of all possible species are known. At present the beetle species recorded in Lithuania belong to 92 families, with species from 9 other families such as Agyrtidae, Biphylidae, Deradontidae, Mycteridae, Ochodaeidae, Phleophilidae, Phloeostichidae, Prostomidae, Trachypachidae are expected to be found.
A bibliography and a index of subfamily and genus levels are provided. The information published in the monograph will serve to further faunistic and distribution research of beetles and will help to avoid confusion in the identificatation of coleopteran fauna of Lithuania.
In the article information about founding of new Oedemeridae species for the fauna of the
Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) – Oedemera subrobusta (Nakane, 1954) has been
given.The mentioned species is very similar to Oe. lurida lurida (Marsham, 1802), which
wide-distributed in the Baltic Region. In the article determination key for both species are
given.
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