Uherkovich Ákos: A Béda-Karapancsa Tájvédelmi Körzet élővilága (Dunántúli Dolgozatok Természettudományi Sorozat 6., 1992)
Horvatovich Sándor: A Béda-Karapancsa Tájvédelmi Körzet futóbogarai és állasbogarai (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Rhysodidae) • The Carabidae and Rhysodidae (Coleoptera) of Béda-Karapancsa landscape-protection area, South Hungary.
The Carabidae and Rhysodidae (Coleoptera) of Béda-Karapancsa landscape-protection area, South Hungary Sándor HORVATOVICH As a result of three years of collections, 2 species of Rhysodidae and 164 species of Carabidae are known from the area. The number of rare carabid species is 36. Two species (Bembidion clarkii Dawson and Trechus obtusus Erickson) are typical ones of Western Europe, but they are very rare in Hungary. There are some rare species in Hungary which are characteristic of Southern Europe and the Balkans: Parophonus hi r sutul us Dejean, Polystichus connexus Fourcroy, Amara saphyrea Dejean, Brachinus ejaculans Fischer, Brachinus nigricornis Gebier. Rare species of the alkaline and salty steppes and ponds are: Clivina ypsilon Dejean, Bembidion latiplaga (Chaudoir), Anisodactylus poeciloides (Stephens), Amblystomus niger Heer. Rare species, which are characteristic of the mountains are: Bembidion azurescens Dalla Torre, Patrobus atrorufus (Stroem), Harpalus marginellus Dejean. Rare species of marshy woods are as follows: Dyschirius tristis Stephens, Bembidion laticolle (Dufschmid), Pterostichus elongatus (Dufschmid), Pterostichus leonisi Apfelbeck, Agonum angustatum Dejean, Agonum longicorne (Chaudoir), Agonum viduum (Panzer), Platynus krynickii (Sperk), Platynus livens (Gyllenhal), Platynus longiventris Mannerheim, Lycinns depressus (Paykull). Both of rhysodid species are rare in their whole area, because the primeval forests are very rare nowadays. The Béda-Karapancsa landscape-protection area is rather rich in carabids. The reasons of this richness can be explained as follows: 1. The majority of the Hungarian carabid species are hygrophilous, and the area has a lot of wet habitats. 2. The river Danube functions as a wide road for the mountainous species. 3. The genial mean temperature of January, which is intensified by the Danube and its backwaters. 4. The transitional character of the area. Author's address: Dr. Sándor HORVATOVICH Natural History Department Janus Pannonius Museum P. O. Box 347. H-7601 Pécs 97
