<i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy
<i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Ganglbauer, 1899) (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), a saproxylic beetle endemic to Italy, is listed as “endangered” in the Red List of Italian Saproxylic Beetles. In 2021, during an entomological survey, 49 adults of this species were found in the Riserva Naturale Bio...
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| author | Marco Pezzi Francesco Carlomagno Federica Mendicino Domenico Bonelli Rocco Pelle Marilena Leis Milvia Chicca Teresa Bonacci |
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| description | <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Ganglbauer, 1899) (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), a saproxylic beetle endemic to Italy, is listed as “endangered” in the Red List of Italian Saproxylic Beetles. In 2021, during an entomological survey, 49 adults of this species were found in the Riserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale, Calabria, Southern Italy. The species was found in medium and high-quality habitats where a large number of fallen trunks of <i>Abies alba</i> Mill. 1759 (Pinales: Pinaceae) were present. On the same decaying trunks where <i>P. italicus</i> was found, larvae and/or adults of other three species of saproxylic beetles were detected. Although most aspects of the biology and ecology of <i>P. italicus</i> are still unknown, the presence of this endemic species in the Riserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale is interesting because this reserve and other humid forest environments in Southern Italy could be relevant refuges not only for this species but also for other endangered saproxylic beetles. These areas should be protected with appropriate forest-management techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9728b7f2a34499d886a3c656e660c382023-11-24T04:44:02ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-11-011311183810.3390/f13111838<i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern ItalyMarco Pezzi0Francesco Carlomagno1Federica Mendicino2Domenico Bonelli3Rocco Pelle4Marilena Leis5Milvia Chicca6Teresa Bonacci7Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende, ItalyDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende, ItalyRaggruppamento Carabinieri Biodiversità, Reparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Mongiana, Via Roma 30, 89823 Mongiana, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Rende, Italy<i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Ganglbauer, 1899) (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), a saproxylic beetle endemic to Italy, is listed as “endangered” in the Red List of Italian Saproxylic Beetles. In 2021, during an entomological survey, 49 adults of this species were found in the Riserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale, Calabria, Southern Italy. The species was found in medium and high-quality habitats where a large number of fallen trunks of <i>Abies alba</i> Mill. 1759 (Pinales: Pinaceae) were present. On the same decaying trunks where <i>P. italicus</i> was found, larvae and/or adults of other three species of saproxylic beetles were detected. Although most aspects of the biology and ecology of <i>P. italicus</i> are still unknown, the presence of this endemic species in the Riserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale is interesting because this reserve and other humid forest environments in Southern Italy could be relevant refuges not only for this species but also for other endangered saproxylic beetles. These areas should be protected with appropriate forest-management techniques.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/11/1838Calabriaforest environmentsforest managementRiserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale<i>Pycnomerus italicus</i>saproxylic beetles |
| spellingShingle | Marco Pezzi Francesco Carlomagno Federica Mendicino Domenico Bonelli Rocco Pelle Marilena Leis Milvia Chicca Teresa Bonacci <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy Forests Calabria forest environments forest management Riserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> saproxylic beetles |
| title | <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy |
| title_full | <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy |
| title_fullStr | <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy |
| title_short | <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), an Endemic Endangered Species: A New Report on Its Presence in Southern Italy |
| title_sort | i pycnomerus italicus i coleoptera zopheridae an endemic endangered species a new report on its presence in southern italy |
| topic | Calabria forest environments forest management Riserva Naturale Biogenetica Marchesale <i>Pycnomerus italicus</i> saproxylic beetles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/11/1838 |
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