Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Broad-leaved Forests of the Republic of Mordovia (Central European Russia)

Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Broad-leaved Forests of the Republic of Mordovia (Central European Russia)

Blog Article

The fauna of Carabidae adults in broad-leaved forests of the Republic of Mordovia (central European Russia) was studied.A total of 18210 bovi-shield gold fp 5 l5 ground beetle specimens of 104 species (8 subfamilies) were collected.The most numerous species were eight species: Carabus cancellatus, Pterostichus niger, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus, Limodromus assimilis, Calosoma inquisitor, Carabus granulatus, Pterostichus melanarius, Carabus arvensis.

The basis of the Carabidae fauna consists of 25 species with high occurrence (50% and higher).Among them, four species are characterized by 100% occurrence: Carabus granulatus, Carabus galaxy harmony nc hortensis, Pterostichus niger, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus.