Contributions to the knowledge of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Kaliningrad Region. 5

Abstract

The article presents faunal data on 60 species belonging to 24 beetle families of the Kaliningrad Region, western Russia. Twenty species, i.e. Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) [Bostrychidae], Glischrochilus quadrisignatus (Say), Carpophilus dimidiatus (F.) [Nitidulidae], Palorus ratzeburgii (Wissmann) [Tenebrionidae], Poecilium alni (L.), Ropalopus macropus (Germ.), Stenostola dubia (Laich.), Tetrops starkii Chevr.[Cerambycidae], Phaedon laevigatus (Duft.) [Chrysomelidae], Calosirus terminatus (Hbst.), Datonychus angulosus Boh., Lixus pulverulentus (Scop.), Lymantor coryli (Perris), Magdalis exarata (Bris.), Pelenomus velaris (Gyll.), Sitona gressorius (F.), Smicronyx jungermanniae (Reich), Trichosirocalus barnevillei (Grenier), Tychius medicaginis Bris., and T. lineatulus Steph.[Curculionidae], are reported for the first time from the studied area.Straipsnyje pateikiami faunistiniai duomenys apie Kaliningrado srityje (Rusijos vakarinė dalis) užregistruotas 60 vabalų rūšių, priklausančių 24 šeimoms.

Lupin Root Weevils (Charagmus spp., Curculionidae: Sitonini), a Lupin Pest: A Review of Their Distribution, Biology, and Challenges in Integrated Pest Management

“…Similarly, the spread of the New World perennial ornamental plant Lupinus polyphyllus in Europe may have contributed to the expansion of LRWs. A sample collected in Kaliningrad in 2010 was directly related to this invasive lupin species [ 24 ], and in Germany, larvae of Ch. gressorius were collected from the roots of L. polyphyllus [ 25 ].…”

Distribution ofOxythyrea funesta(Poda, 1761) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoninae) in Lithuania

“…In previous publications (Lentz 1879;Medvedev 1964;Machatschke 1969;Koch 1989;Pileckis and Monsevičius 1995;Telnov 1996;Kirejtshuk, Aleksandrowicz, and Tsinkevich 1998;Alekseev 2002), it is described as a stenotopic thermophile species typical of the forest-steppe and steppe zones and rare in northern regions of Europe. However, the last decade saw a sudden expansion of the population of O. funesta to northern Europe (Roosileht 2003;Leont'ev 2004;Bukejs, Barševskis, and Rudāns 2006;Wolender and Zych 2007;Alekseev and Bukejs 2010;Karjalainen, Salokannel, and Albrecht 2010).…”