Materials for the study of mycetophylous beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) related to fungal fruiting bodies from the genus Pleurotus (Fr.) P. Kumm.

Abstract

The paper contains information about xylophilous beetles of the natural monument of republic importance «Lesopark Alba» which have official conservation status on the Europe territory. Beetles collection, held on the forest park territory from 2020 to 2023, served as material for this paper.

At present time list of rare and endangered xylophilous beetles of the natural monument of republic importance «Lesopark Alba» includes 9 species, belong to 7 families: Dorcus paralellepipedus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lucanidae), Protaetia marmorata (Fabricius, 1792), Osmoderma coriarium De Geer,1774 (Scarabaeidae), Otho sphondyloides (Germar, 1818) (Eucnemidae), Nemozoma elongatum (Linnaeus, 1761), Grynocharis oblonga (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trogossitidae), Dacne bipustulata (Thunberg, 1781) (Erotylidae), Mycetophagus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mycetophagidae), Saperda scalaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cerambycidae). All mentioned species of insects are included in European Red List of saproxylic beetles, 4 of them are entered into the list of woodland key habitats indicator species of the Republic of Latvia. Two species among all identified are in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus: Protaetia marmorata и Osmoderma coriarium (IV and III national conservation importance category accordingly). Last species has the highest international protection status in Belarus among all identified xylophilous beetles (Red List of IUCN, the Berne Convention, Council Directive 92/43/EEC and other).

Most of the found species are ecologically related to old-growth deciduous forest stands.

Rare and having official conservation status on the Europe species presence in the composition of xylophilous beetles complex testifies to high value and significant degree of conservation of «Lesopark Alba» natural communities.