THE GROUND BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) OF THE ZASAVICA SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE (SERBIA)
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Adults of ground beetles were collected in the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve (Serbia) from 1996-2010 at 34 localities. Altogether 211 carabid specimens were caught during this period. The carabids were collected predominantly by hand, but a certain number of these beetles were captured by Barber pitfall traps. A total of 72 species and 13 subspecies from 25 genera, 50 subgenera, 15 tribes and six subfamilies were registered. The richest subfamilies according to the number of species are Harpalinae (47 species) and Carabinae (15 species). The highest number of species is found within the tribes Carabini and Harpalini (each with 14 species), while a somewhat lower number is registered in the tribe Pterostichini (13 species). Among the genera, Carabus Linnaeus (with 12 species), Harpalus Latreille (with nine species) and Pterostichus Bonelli (with seven species) are represented by the highest number of species.
One species new for the Serbian fauna is recorded – Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) quadrifoveolatus Letzner. The finding of three species and three subspecies are the second new ones for the Serbian territory. Six species and one subspecies are registered for the first time in the province of Vojvodina. Eighteen species and six subspecies of ground beetles are cited as new for western Serbia. Seventy-one species are recorded for the first time for the Zasavica Special Naturе Reserve. Two species and two subspecies are protected both nationally and internationally. The fauna of ground beetles of border areas of the province of Vojvodina (especially the southern borders) and northwestern parts of Serbia is insufficiently studied so far. Only after future investigations and the discovery of additional new species for the region will the real state of diversity of this group in the area be known.
One species new for the Serbian fauna is recorded – Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) quadrifoveolatus Letzner. The finding of three species and three subspecies are the second new ones for the Serbian territory. Six species and one subspecies are registered for the first time in the province of Vojvodina. Eighteen species and six subspecies of ground beetles are cited as new for western Serbia. Seventy-one species are recorded for the first time for the Zasavica Special Naturе Reserve. Two species and two subspecies are protected both nationally and internationally. The fauna of ground beetles of border areas of the province of Vojvodina (especially the southern borders) and northwestern parts of Serbia is insufficiently studied so far. Only after future investigations and the discovery of additional new species for the region will the real state of diversity of this group in the area be known.
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Ćurčić, S., & Stanković, M. (2011). THE GROUND BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) OF THE ZASAVICA SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE (SERBIA). Acta Entomologica Serbica, 16(1/2), 61-79. Retrieved from https://aes.bio.bg.ac.rs/index.php/aes/article/view/87
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