Atheta monticola (Thomson, 1852)

Glotov, S., Hushtan, K., Hushtan, H., Koval, N. & Diedus, V., 2022, The Genus Atheta (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) In The Ukrainian Carpathians, Zoodiversity 56 (1), pp. 91-110 : 101

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scientific name	Atheta monticola (Thomson, 1852)
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Material. 1 ex. IFR: Vorokhta [Worochta], data not specified, 1 ex. ( SMNH) .

Distribution. Europe ( Schülke & Smetana, 2015). In the Ukrainian Carpathians known from Chernivtsi Region, Chernivtsi, mountain Tsetsyno ( Marcu, 1936). “ Poland ”, without indication of region ( Łomnicki, 1913).

Bionomics. The species occurs in lowlands and foothills in deciduous and mixed forests, where they live in remains of animal origin, on animal cadavers ( Semenov, 2007).

Subgenus Chaetida Mulsant & Rey, 1873

Atheta longicornis (Gravenhorst, 1802) ( fig. 1 View Fig , h)

Material. 6 ex. LWI: Lviv [Lwów], 22.9. [1]917, 1 ex. ; same locality but, 1.5. [1]917, 1 ex. , same locality but, 23.4. [year not specified], 1 ex. ; same locality but, Holosko [H], 23.7. [year not specified], 1 ex. ( SMNH). ZAK: Mala Uholka , 05.05.2017, 2 ex., leg. V. Chumak ( KCHM) .

Distribution. Palaearctic, Oriental Regions, North America ( Schülke & Smetana, 2015). In the Ukrainian Carpathians known from Lviv Region, Lviv, Znesinnia, in the second half of July ( Łomnicki, 1890) and Transcarpathian Region, mountain range Chornohora ( Weise, 1876). Without specifying the territory is given in the catalogs of Galicia and Poland ( Łomnicki, 1884, 1913).

Bionomics. The species occurs mainly in foothills and high in the mountains, in deciduous and mixed forests where they live in forest litter, in manure, in remains of plant and animal origin, in rotten fungi, as well as on the fermented sap of trees ( Roubal, 1930; Semenov, 2007).

Subgenus Coprothassa Thomson, 1859

Atheta melanaria (Mannerheim, 1830) ( fig. 1 View Fig , i)

M a t e r i a l. 4 ex. LWI: Lviv [Lwów], 22.9. [1]917 , 1 ex.; same locality but, date not specified , 2 ex. ( SMNH) .

ZAK: Mala Uholka, 13.08.1990, 1 ex., leg. V. Chumak ( SIZK) .

Distribution. Palaearctic, Oriental Regions ( Schülke & Smetana, 2015). In the Ukrainian Carpathians known from Chernivtsi Region, Chernivtsi ( Hormuzaki, 1888), Lviv Region, the vicinity of Lviv (Łomnicki, 1886, 1890) and Transcarpathian Region, Berehovo ( Kuthy, 1896). Without specifying the territory is given in the catalogs of Galicia and Poland ( Łomnicki, 1884, 1913).

Bionomics. The species occurs in lowlands and foothills in the manure of cattle and wild mammals ( Roubal, 1930; Semenov, 2007).

Subgenus Datomicra Mulsant & Rey, 1874

Atheta canescens (Sharp, 1869)

M a t e r i a l. 2 ex. LWI: Ivano-Frankove [Janów], 9. [1]899, 1 ex.; same locality but, date not specified , 1 ex.

(SMNH).

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Europe, Siberia, Mongolia ( Schülke & Smetana, 2015).

Bionomics. The species occurs in lowlands and in foothills, in deciduous and mixed forests, in meadows, along rivers and reservoirs, where they live in forest litter, in sediments, in manure, in remains of plant and animal origin, on animal cadavers ( Semenov, 2007).

References

Hormuzaki, C. 1888. Beitrage zur Kaferfauna der Bucovina und Nordrumaniens. Entomologisehe Naehriehten, 1, 1 - 169.

Kuthy, D. 1896. Ordo Coleoptera. Fauna Regni Hungariae. III. Arthropoda, Insecta. Budapest, 1 - 214.

Lomnicki, M. 1884. Catalogus Coleopterorum Haliciae. Sumptibus L. Zontaki, Custodis Musaci Dzieduszyckiani, Leopoli, 1 - 43.

Lomnicki, M. 1890. Fauna Lwowa i okolicy. 1. Chrzaszcze (Coleoptera). (Tegoskrzydle). Cz. 1. Sprawozdanie Komisyi Fizyjograficznej, Krakow, 25, 141 - 217.

Lomnicki, M. 1913. Wykaz chrzaszczow czyli Tegopokrywych (Coleoptera) ziem polskich. (Catalogus coleopterorum Poloniae). Kosmos. Seria A Biologia, 21 - 155.

Marcu, O. 1936. Coleopterenfunde aus der Bucovina. Verhandlungen und Mitteilungen des Siebenburgischen Vereins fur Naturwissenschaften, 15 - 16, 56 - 83.

Roubal, J. 1930. Katalog Coleopter (brouku) Slovenska a Podkarpatska. Praha, 1 - 527.

Schulke, M., Smetana, A. 2015. Staphylinidae Latreille 1802, 304 - 1134. In: Lobl, I. & Lobl, D., eds. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera vols. 1 & 2, Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea, revised and updated edition. Brill, Leiden & Boston, I - XXV, 1 - 1702.

Semenov, V. B. 2007. Stafilinidy podsemeistva Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Moskovskoy oblasti. Chast 1. Triby Deinopsini - Athetini. The staphylinid beetles subfamily Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the Moscow Area. Part 1. The tribes Deinopsini - Athetini. Eversmannia, 11 - 12, 24 - 52.

Weise, J. 1876. Coleopterologische Ergebnisse einer Bereisung der Czernahora. Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brunn, 14, 85 - 114.

Figures

Fig. 1. Habitus: a — Atheta coriaria (Kraatz, 1856); b — A. divisa (Märkel, 1844); c — A. graminicola (Gravenhorst, 1806); d — A. oblita (Erichson, 1839); e — A. ravilla (Erichson, 1839); f — A. macrocera (Thomson, 1856); g — A. occulta (Erichson, 1837); h — A. longicornis (Gravenhorst, 1802); i — A. melanaria (Mannerheim, 1830); j — A. zosterae (Thomson, 1856); k — A. atramentaria (Gyllenhal, 1810); l — A. marcida (Erichson, 1837); m — A. subtilis (Scriba, 1866); n — A. amicula (Stephens, 1832); o — A. laticollis Stephens, 1832; p — A. liturata (Stephens, 1832); q — A. nigritula (Gravenhorst, 1802).