Atheta liturata (Stephens, 1832)

Glotov, Sergii V. & Drogvalenko, Oleksandr M., 2022, On The Fauna Of Mycetobiontic Rove Beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Of North-Eastern Ukraine, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 22 (2), pp. 135-155 : 144

Atheta liturata (Stephens, 1832)

Material. Kharkiv region: environs of Haidary, moist ravine forest, on fallen trees of ash and elm ( Fraxinus and Ulmus ) on old carpophores of Fomes fomentarius , 29. V.1992, 1 spec.; ditto, moist ravine forest, on carpophores of Laetiporus sulphureus , 2. VI.1992, 2 spec.; ditto, on fallen trees, in young carpophores of Ganoderma applanatum , 2. VI.1992, 5 spec.; ditto, on old and mature carpophores of Pluteus cervinus , 9. VI. 1992, 2 spec.; ditto, on old and rotten carpophores of Laetiporus sulphureus , 11. VI.1992, 9 spec.; ditto, on a fallen tree, on basidioma of Serpula lacrimans , 13. VI.1992, 6 spec.; ditto, highland oak forest, on old and rotten carpophores of Agaricus silvaticus , 23. VI.1992, 1 spec.; ditto, moist ravine forest, on fallen trees, on carpophores of Kuehneromyces mutabilis , 4.VII.1992, 1 spec.; ditto, on carpophores of Laetiporus sulphureus , 4.VII.1992, 29 spec.; ditto, highland oak forest, on soil on carpophores of Agaricus hydrophilus , 4.VII.1992, 1 spec.; ditto, on old carpophores of Russula rosea , 6.VII.1992, 3 spec.; ditto, moist ravine forest, on old carpophores of Lycoperdon pyriforme , 10.VIII.1992, 4 spec. ditto, highland oak forest, on rotten carpophores Russula rosea , 16.VIII.1992, 1 spec.; ditto, moist ravine forest, on carpophores of Coprinus comatus , 4.IX.1992, 1 spec. (Supplement, Tab. 1 ).

Bionomics. Active predator and obligate mycetobiont, it occurs in young, old and rotten carpophores of fungi.

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus ( Schülke & Smetana 2015).