21 Ara 2024 Cumartesi
The distribution of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) in the regions of western Ukraine
Abstract : The article summarizes faunistic original data on species of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea in the regions of Western Ukraine. The entomological materials were collected during the own expedition and the teacher training of the students of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (Ternopil, Ukraine) in 2021. The species composition of the collected beetles was analysed. Seventeen species of Scarabaeoidea superfamily were identified in the studied regions. We collected 168 individuals of this superfamily. The investigated insects belong to 15 genera: Dorcus, Lucanus, Lethrus, Geotrupes, Copris, Melolontha, Amphimallon, Phyllopertha, Anisoplia, Oryctes, Tropinota, Cetonia, Protaetia, Oxythyrea, Osmoderma. We identified that some species of Scarabaeoidea superfamily are common in Western Ukraine. The largest number of individuals of this superfamily was calculated. The most popular were Melolontha melolontha L., Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale L. and Cetonia aurata aurata L. Lucanus cervus cervus L. and Osmoderma barnabita Motschulsky are in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. Osmoderma barnabita belongs to The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.