Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 36/1. (2016)
Zoology
Fauna and ecology of Scarabeoidea Coleopterans (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the scientific reserve “Codrii” The most representative were the genera: Aphodius (21 species) and Onthophagus (13 species). Other genera have a smaller number of species. Most of these beetles are mesophilic, more or less related to tree vegetation (genera Melolonthus, Rutelus, Valgus, Cetonid). There are also steppe groups (representatives of subfamily Coprinae), more or less xerophilous, sometimes even deserticolous, but there are no hygrophilous forms [21). In terms of taxonomic diversity the investigated families of beetles differ from one another. The largest was the family Scarabaeidae, including 72 species, representing 91% of the total number of species identified on the territory. Geotrupidae family was represented by 4 species (5%), and family Lucanidae — only by 3 species (4%). (fig. 1). Fig. 1: Taxonomic structure of registered scarabeoid coleopterans After food preferential regime the fauna of scarabeoid coleopterans from the forest ecosystems of scientific reserve “Codrii” was composed of three trophic groups: 55% are coprophagous species, followed by phytophagous 41% and only 3% were xilophagous (fig. 2). ■Fitofagi iCoprofagi iXilofagi Fig. 2: Trophic spectrum of scarabeoid coleopterans from scientific reserve “Codrii” 91 No Taxon______________________________________________Feeding type__________Type of area______ 76. P. fieberi Kraatz, 1880_________________________________Phytophagous Euro-Siberian 77. P. hungarica Herbst, 1790_____________________________Phytophagous___________European_______ 78. P. metallica Herbst, 1782__________________________ Euro-Mediterranean 79- P- lugubris Herbst, 1790**_____________________________Phytophagous___________European_______ Note: ** — rare and endangered species
