NEW DATA ON THE FAUNA AND ECOLOGY OF TUMBLING FLOWER BEETLES(COLEOPTERA: MORDELLIDAE) OF BELARUS
Keywords:
Mordellidae; larvae; species composition; host plant; BelarusAbstract
Mordellistena tarsata Mulsant, 1856 is recorded for Belarus for the first time. A total of 46 species of tumbling
flower beetles belong to 11 genera: Tomoxia, Variimorda, Mordella, Hoshihananomia, Curtimorda, Mordellaria, Conalia, Mordellistenula, Mordellistena, Mordellochroa and Natirrica were found on the territory of Belarus. New habitats of Mordellistena luteipalpis Schilsky, 1895 and Mordellistena kraatzi Emery, 1876 are pointed out. Larvae of the
tumbling flower beetles of the genus Mordellistena were found in 19 plant species belonging to 6 families: Compositae, Umbelliferae, Rubiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Dipsacaceae and Gramineae. The largest number of tumbling flower
beetles’ species (8) is associated with plants from the Compositae family. New host plants of the larvae of Mordellistena secreta Horak, 1983, Mordellistena pumila (Gyllenhal, 1810) and Mordellistena falsoparvula Ermisch, 1956
were revealed, which are Viscaria vulgaris Bernh., Galium album Mill. and Pastinaca sylvestris Mill. respectively.
Key words: Mordellidae; larvae; species composition; host plant; Belarus.
Fig. 2. Table 1. Ref.: 12 titles.
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