CONTRIBUTION TO BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION STUDIES ON SOME GROUND BEETLES SPECIES (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE) REGISTERED IN THE RED DATA BOOK OF KRASNODARSKY KRAI
Journal Title: Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 0
Abstract
Some biological features and distributional data on seven species of the ground beetles, registered in the Red Data Book of Krasnodarsky Krai, are presented, namely Carabus obtusus, Carabus kaljuzhnyji, Carabus miroshnikovi, Carabus caucasicus, Leistus spinibarbis, Poecilus lyroderus, and Harpalus petri. The results of the field researches, carried out by the authors in 2010–2015, expanded considerably the knowledge of their biological features and regional distribution areas; furthermore, life cycles were reconstructed for four of the above listed species.
Authors and Affiliations
Alexander S. Bondarenko, Valeriy I. Shchurov
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