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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 22 No.1

Prvi nalaz vrste Sericoda quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774) (Coleoptera, Carabidae) u Hrvatskoj

Authors: Snježana Vujčić-Karlo, Gordan Lukač, Andreja Brigić

Authors and affiliation

  • Snježana Vujčić-Karlo National Museum Zadar, Natural History Department, Medulićeva 2, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
  • Gordan Lukač JU NP Paklenica, Dr. F. Tuđmana 14a, HR-23244 Starigrad-Paklenica, Croatia
  • Andreja Brigić University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, HR–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

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