Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 29-30/2. (2010)

Zoology

Faunistic and ecological research on the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) family in the upper basin of the Mures River with special

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reference to the representation of the Chrysomelid subfamilies within the researched habitats

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Fig. 1: Distribution of forest habitats according to altitudes

(molid — spruce fire, fag - beech, rfoi - coniferous and deciduous forests, foi - deciduous forests)

Fig. 2: Distribution of grassland habitats according to altitudes

(pajm — mesophilic meadows, pas — pasture, poi - glade, zäv — riverside coppice, mla - swamp, part-artificial meadows, tuf — underwoods, vrud — ruderal vegetation)

The number of species and individuals on subfamilies of the chrysomelid population present an emphasized variability depending on the habitat. Thus, the most representative forest habitats in terms of the collected chrysomelid population are the deciduous forests with 1168 individuals belonging to 59 species, followed by mixed coniferous and deciduous forests with 488 individuals and 31 species, the beech forests with 238 individuals and 27 species, the spruce forests with 153 individuals and 23 species (Fig. 3).

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