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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 29 No.2

Rijetke hitre (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelinae) Hrvatske: novi nalazi i trenutna rasprostranjenost

Authors: Andreja Brigić, Snježana Vujčić-Karlo, Boris Lauš, Toni Koren

Authors and affiliation

  • Andreja Brigić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, HR–10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Snježana Vujčić-Karlo National Museum Zadar, Natural History Department, Medulićeva 2, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
  • Boris Lauš Association Hyla, Lipovac 7, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Toni Koren Association Hyla, Lipovac I 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Here we present new records of two rare tiger beetles in Croatia, their distribution and habitat selection. Cylindera trisignata trisignata (Dejean, 1822) was recorded in Croatia, for the first time in 115 years, on Mljet Island in Blace Bay. Specimens were collected on a sandy beach, 5 – 6 m from the water’s edge sea coast. Cylindera arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781) was found in Croatia, for the first time in 67 years, in Podravina, in Kloštar Podravski. It was collected in an area previously exploited for sand mining, which was later abandoned and left to the natural succession. Both species were recorded in rare natural or semi-natural sandy habitat types that are endangered in Croatia. The survival of these and other psammophilous species depends on the suitable management and protection of sandy habitats.

Keywords

Cylindera trisignata trisignata, Cylindera arenaria viennensis, new records, sandy habitats, coastal dunes, sand dunes, embryonic shifting dunes, Pannonic inland dunes

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