Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 36/1. (2016)

Zoology

Livia CALESTRU

Results and discussions

The composition of fauna of beetles in Moldova is due to its geographical position in a region of interference of several biogeographic regions (Central European, Eurasian and Mediterranean) and to the variety of food plants and insects, which are closely linked to the intensive economic development of the territory.

The biotopes near the river Prut are specific mesofite and hydrophilic ecosystems, in which a rich insect fauna is developing. As a result of performed investigations there were recorded 17 species of 10 genera and 5 subfamilies. Most species of leaf-beetles are assigned to the Cryptocephalinae subfamily — 7 species, followed by Chrysomelidae — 4 species, Cassidinae - 3 species, Criocerinae - 2 species, and Galerucinae - only one species.

The list of leaf - beetles species of the Nature Reserve “Pädurea Domneasca’ including trophic spectrum, ecology and distribution have been included in the Table 1.

Table 1: Leaf - beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Nature Reserve “Pädurea Domneasca”

No. Taxon Trophic spectrum Ecology Distribution

Subfamily Criocerinae____________________________________________________________________

Genus Oulema Gozis, 1886_________________________________________________________________

1. Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758)________oligophagous_____eurybionte______Transpalearctical

2. Oulema gallaeciana (Heyden, 1870)________oligophagous______xerophile________Euro-Siberian

Subfamily Cassidinae_____________________________________________________________________

Genus Hypocassida Weise, 1893_____________________________________________________________

3. H. subferruginea (Schrank, 1776)___________oligophagous______xerophile______Transpalearctical

_______Genus Cassida Linnaeus, 1758______________________________________________________________

4. C. vibex Linnaeus, 1767__________________oligophagous_____mesophile_______Euro-Siberian

5. C. rubiginosa Müller, 1776________________oligophagous______xerophile______Transpalearctical

Subfamily Chrysomelinae_________________________________________________________________

Genus Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860_________________________________________________________

6. Ch. fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763)_______________oligophagous_____mezophile_______Euro-Siberian

7. Ch. graminis (Linnaeus, 1758)_____________oligophagous_____mezophile______Transpalearctical

_______Genus Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758___________________________________________________________

8. Ch. vigintipunctata (Scopoli, 1763)_________oligophagous_____higrophile_______Euro-Siberian

_______Genus Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1837__________________________________________________________

9. G. viridula (Degeer, 1775)________________oligophagous______higropfile______Transpalearctical

Subfamily Galerucinae___________________________________________________________________

_______Genus Phyllobrotica Chevrolat, 1837_________________________________________________________

10. Ph. adusta (Creutzer, 1799)_______________monophagous______xerophile_______Mediterranean

Subfamily Cryptocephalinae_______________________________________________________________

Genus Smaragdina Chevrolat, 1837_________________________________________________________

11. S. affinis (illiger, 1794)____________________polyphagous_____mezophile_________European______

12. S. salicina (Scopoli, 1775)________________polyphagous_____mezophile_________European______

Genus Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1762________________________________________________________

13. C. sericeus (Linnaeus, 1758)________________polyphagous______xerophile______Transpalearctical

14. C. hypochoeridis (Linnaeus, 1758)___________polyphagous_____mezophile_______Euro-Siberian

15. C. moraei (Linnaeus, 1758)________________polyphagous_____higrophile_______Euro-Siberian

16. C. octacosmus Bedel, 1891__________________polyphagous_____mezophile_________Palearctic______

Genus Pachybrachis Chevrolat, 1836_________________________________________________________

17. P hieroglyphicus (Laicharting, 1781)________oligophagous_____mezophile______Transpalearctical

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