Short communication, Note

The first record of Sericoda quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Croatia

Snježana Vujčić-Karlo orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-0710 ; Zadar National Museum, Natural History Department, Medulićeva 2, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Gordan Lukač orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-3514 ; Paklenica National Park Public Institution, Dr. F. Tuđmana 14a, 23244 Starigrad, Croatia
Andreja Brigić orcid.org/0000-0002-1012-7166 ; Faculty of Science, Division of Biology, Department of Zoology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The first record of the pyrophilous ground beetle Sericoda quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Croatia is presented. A large population of the species was found during field studies in the beech forests between the Veliko Rujno and Stražbenica, south Velebit Mountain. Findings of this rare carabid beetle, which are common in habitats of naturally-occurring forest combustion, as mentioned in the Red Data Books of different European countries, imply the possibility of further findings of this rare pyrophilous species in inaccessible parts of their potential habitat distribution.

Keywords

Sericoda quadripunctata; Carabidae; Velebit; pyrophilous; first record; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

104436

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/104436

Publication date:

30.6.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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