Rare species of Carabidae and Cicindelidae in Dnipropetrovsk Region, Ukraine

Abstract

Dnipropetrovsk Region is situated in the steppe zone of Ukraine, in conditions of insufficient moisture. Forest vegetation covers only 5.1% of the region. Over 80% of the region’s area is used for agricultural purposes. A total of 281 species of ground beetles is known for the region, of which this article gives the data on biology and distribution of 82 species that need protection: Cephalota atrata, C. besseri, C. elegans, Cicindela maritima, C. soluta, Cylindera arenaria, Leistus terminatus, Notiophilus rufipes, Calosoma sycophanta, C. denticolle, C. investigator, Carabus stscheglowi, C. clathratus, C. excellens, C. hungaricus, C. besseri, C. estreicheri, C. sibiricus, Blethisa multipunctata, Elaphrus uliginosus, Scarites terricola, Dyschirius chalceus, Dyschirius obscurus, Blemus discus, Epaphius secalis, Bembidion ephippium, B. aspericolle, Pogonus cumanus, Pogonistes convexicollis, Patrobus atrorufus, Stomis pumicatus, Pedius inquinatus, Pterostichus chamaeleon, P. elongatus, P. macer, P. melas, Taphoxenus gigas, Laemostenus terricola, Agonum impressum, A. marginatum, A. monachum, A. sexpunctatum, A. viridicupreum, Olisthopus sturmii, Synuchus vivalis, Amara chaudoiri, A. crenata, A. equestris, A. fulva, A. sabulosa, Curtonotus convexiusсulus, Anisodastylus poeciloides, Diachromus germanus, Acupalpus interstitialis, A. suturalis, Stenolophus discophorus, Daptus vittatus, Harpalus cephalotes, H. dispar, H. hirtipes, Н. laeviceps, H. luteicornis, H. melancholicus, H. steveni, H. subcylindricus, Microderes brachypus, Ophonus diffinis, Dixus eremita, Panagaeus bipustulatus, Callistus lunatus, Dinodes decipiens, Chlaenius alutaceus, Ch. festivus, Licinus cassideus, Badister dorsiger, Masoreus wetterhalli, Lebia humeralis, Demetrias imperialis, Cymindis axillaris, Polystichus connexus, Brachinus ejaculans, B. hamatus, Mastax thermarum. To formalize the data on each species, the article provides characteristics of its ecological niche: thermal preferendum, hygro-preferendum, biotopical characteristic, biogeohorizon, trophic preferences, practical significance and protection measures. The main factors of decline in diversity of the fauna of ground beetles in Dnipropetrovsk Region are arable farming, chemical treatment of agricultural land, unregulated cattle grazing, recreational loading, large scale construction in floodplain areas.

Confirmation of the presence of the steppe ground beetle Amara equestris pastica Dejean, 1831 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Bulgaria with notes on its taxonomic status

“…The two specimens of A. equestris pastica were col-lected from 14 June to 19 November 2022. This is a rather long period of time, and precise phenological conclusions would be highly speculative, but the results coincide with the data from the literature noting the activity of the species from late March (more often in May-June) until mid-September (Putchkov 2018;Putchkov and Brygadyrenko 2022).…”

Complex characteristics of landscape components affected by the disaster at the Ka-hovka Hydropower Plant

“…Most species that are typical in floodplain biotopes and river banks are well adapted to long and short floods (Belova & Travleev, 1999). As with analysis of groups of invertebrates, the greatest harm in the flooded area was inflicted on groups of wingless invertebrates living on or in the upper layers of the soil, for example, millipedes (Svyrydchenko & Brygadyrenko, 2014) and coleopterans that are unable to fly, including numerous rare and endangered species (Putchkov & Brygadyrenko, 2022). The severest impact had been likely caused on non-flying invertebrates of pine forests, including very rare taxonomic groups (Brygadyrenko, 2014(Brygadyrenko, , 2016.…”

Diversity and features of the fauna of herpetobiont beetles (Carabidae, Tenebrionidae, Elateridae, Scarabaeidae) of the Lower Zeravshan, Uzbekistan

“…Using ground beetles as an example, it has been proven that a decrease in the size of beetles warns of global climate change and rising temperatures (Tseng et al, 2018). It is also argued that global climate change, chemical treatment of agricultural land, unregulated grazing, recreational pressure, and large-scale construction can lead to the extinction of many populations of rare species of herpetobiont beetles (Putchkov & Brygadyrenko, 2022). Over the past 40 years, the average annual temperature in Lower Zeravshan has increased by 1.5 °C, and the amount of precipitation has decreased by 30.8 mm, which negatively affects the vegetation cover of the region (Akhmedov et al, 2022).…”