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MERKL O., SÁR J. & RINGLER M.: Metaclisa azurea (Tenebrionidae) and Lacon punctatus (Elateridae): updated records from Hungary (Coleoptera)
Natura Somogyiensis 19 97-100 Kaposvár, 2010 Metaclisa azurea (Tenebrionidae) and Lacon punctatus (Elateridae): updated records from Hungary (Coleoptera) 'OTTÓ MERKL, 2JÓZSEF SÁR & 3MIKLÓS RINGLER 'Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross utca 13, Hungary, e-mail: merkl@nhmus.hu 2Konrád Ignác Körzeti Általános Iskola, H-7975 Kétújfalu, Rákóczi utca 11, Hungary, e-mail: sarj@freemail.hu 3Georgenstr. 136, D-80798 München, Germany, e-mail: Ringler.Seidl@t-online.de MERKL O., SÁR J. & RINGLER M.: Metaclisa azurea (Tenebrionidae) and Lacon punctatus (Elateridae): updated records from Hungary (Coleoptera). Abstract: Locality data of two Mediterranean saproxylic beetle species, Metaclisa azurea (Tenebrionidae) and Lacon punctatus (Elateridae) are given from Hungary. With 2 figures. Keywords: beetles, saproxylic, locality data Introduction The southern regions of Transdanubia (the western part of Hungary) arc especially rich in sylvicolous species that are distributed in the Mediterranean, but rarities north of that and not extend beyond the Pannonian biogeographical region. These areas are still spotted with wood pastures and mature forests with ancient trees that provide habitat for saproxylic organisms. This paper is devoted to report fresh findings of two such beetle species that are seldom collected in Hungary. Abbreviations: CMR = Collection of Miklós Ringler, München, Germany; HNHM = Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. Metaclisa azurea (Waltl, 1838) Remarks Metaclisa Jacquelin du Val, 1861 is a member of the tribe Alphitobiini of the subfamily Tenebrioninae. It includes seven Palaearctic ( LÖBL et al. 2008) and one Nearctic (AALBU et al. 2002) described species. Two species inhabit the Western Palaearctic, and only one, Metaclisa azurea (Waltl, 1838) extends into the central part of Europe. According to LÖBL et al. (2008) it is known to occur in Georgia, Hungary, Israel,
