BEETLES NIDICOLOUS OF THE TRIBE STAPHYLININI LATREILLE, 1802(COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE) OF BELARUS

Abstract

The article contains information on the taxonomic composition and individual ecological features of beetles of
the tribe Staphylinini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) recorded in bird nests, burrows and shelters of mammals in Belarus.
During the period of research from 2002 to 2022, 1 656 bird nests, burrows and shelters of mammals were examined,
7.12 % of which were noted by Staphylinini. Tribe beetles were recorded in the nests of 32 bird species (10 orders)
and 3 mammal species (2 orders). In nests of birds, burrows and shelters of mammals in Belarus, 22 species of beetles
of the Staphylinini tribe belonging to 6 genera were noted: Erichsonius, Gabrius, Bisnius, Philonthus, Heterothops
and Quedius. The largest number of beetle species was recorded in the nests of Chroicocephalus ridibundus — 7 and
Ciconia ciconia — 6 species. The largest number of species is represented by the genera Philonthus and Quedius,
9 and 5 species, respectively. The highest indicator of relative abundance is represented by the genus Bisnius — 56.5 %, and
the genus Philonthus, which is almost twice as low — 28.7 %. The most widespread and common species is Bisnius subuliformis,
whose relative abundance index was 47.75 %. This species is noted in the nests of 14 species of birds (5 orders).
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