TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION AND ECOLOGICAL STRUCTUREOF SUPERFAMILY HISTEROIDEA (COLEOPTERA)OF THE REPUBLICAN LANDSCAPE RESERVE “STRONGA”

Abstract

The article presents data on the taxonomic composition and the ecological structure of Histeroidea beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) recorded on the territory of the republican landscape reserve “Stronga”, Baranovichi district (Belarus). In the study area, 1 species of beetles Sphaeritidae Shuckard, 1839 and 36 species of Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 were recorded. The largest number of species (10) is represented by the genus Margarinotus (Marseul, 1854), while
the remaining genera are represented by 1—4 species. On the basis of trophic specialization, the beetles were assigned to three groups, and on the basis of biotopic confinement, to four groups. On the basis of trophic specialization, beetles
were classified into three groups: zoophages, zoosaprophages, and mixophages. The zoophagе trophic group includes 15 species of the superfamily Histeroidea, while the zoosaprophages and mixophages include 11 and 12 species, accordingly. In the biotopic confinement, representatives of the superfamily Histeroidea of the Republican landscape
reserve belongs to 4 groups: polysaprobionts, xylobionts, nidicols, myrmecophiles. The largest number of species (24) is represented by the ecological group polysaprobionts.

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