The results of studying the species composition of the family Elateridae (Coleoptera) are considered Nerusso-Desnyanskypolesie according to the results of the growing seasons of 2022-2024. The research object is located in the southeastern part of the Bryansk region and is located in the basin of the middle reaches of the Desna River. The area of the district is 220-250 thousand hectares. The main uniqueness of the facility is the preserved complex of forests, including rare floodplain oak forests. During the collection of entomofauna in the larval and imago phases, manual harvesting and mowing methods were used. As a result of the conducted research, 18 representatives of the Elateridae family, belonging to 14 genera, were recorded in the territory of the Nerusso-Desnyansky Polesie. Such nutcrackers as Agrypnus murinus, Ampedus balteatus, Ampedus sanguinolentus, Athous haemorrhoidalis, Ctenicera pectinicornis, Denticollis linearis, Hemicrepidius niger are typical background species for mixed broadleaf forests of the Nerusso-Desnyansky woodlands. Larvae of these species can be found in decaying wood, as well as in stumps or on agricultural plots. Rare species of nutcrackers, both for the Non-Russian-Desnyanskypolesie and for the Bryansk region as a whole, are Actenicerus siaelandicus, Agriotes lineatus, Lacon lepidopterus, Prosternon tessellatum and Selatosomus cruciatus. Mixed nutrition includes Actenicerus siaelandicus, Agrypnus murinus, Ampedus balteatus, Ampedus pomorum, Ampedus sanguineus, Ampedus sanguinolentus, Anostirus castaneus, Athous haemorrhoidalis, Ctenicera pectinicornis, Denticollis linearis, Hemicrepidius niger, Melanotus castanipes, Prosternon tessellatum, Selatosomus aeneus and Selatosomus cruciatus. Predators are Denticollis linearis, Lacon lepidopterus, Melanotus castanipes and Selatosomus cruciatus. Inventory of the fauna of the click beetles (Elateridae).
click beetles, Elateridae, Lacon lepidopterus, Nerusso-Desnyanskoye Polesye, Bryansk Forest Nature Reserve, wood decomposition
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