Hypulus quercinus, (Quensel, 1970)

Tamutis, Vytautas, Ferenca, Romas & Pollock, Darren A., 2019, Faunistic review of Tetratomidae and Melandryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in Lithuania with an annotated checklist of the species, Zootaxa 4668 (2), pp. 183-206 : 191-192

H. quercinus (Quensel, 1970)

New records. Kaiš: Strėvininkų miškas, 18 V 2006, 23 V 2007, on rotten stumps of Quercus robur , leg. R. F., 5³, (2♀ 1³), KZM; Kau: Jiesios kraštovaizdžio draustinis, 21 V 2003, 22 V 2005, 12 VI 2005, 15 VI 2006, 14 V 2009, on rotten stumps of Quercus robur , leg. R. F., 1♀, (1³ 1♀), 1♀, 1³, 1³, KZM ; 19 V 2007, 21 VI 2009, on the stump of Quercur robur , leg. A. M., 3, AMC ; Ras: Plauginių miškas, 27 V 2018, leg. G. M., 1, (a photograph in nature); Ukm: Medinių miškas, 12 V 2010, G. S., 1 (a photograph in nature); Var: Bingelių miškas, 13 V 2014, on rotten stumps of Quercus robur , leg. R. F., 2♀, KZM .

Earlier records. This species was found in Kaunas district ( Ferenca 2004; Ferenca et al. 2006) (KZM).

General distribution. This species is widely distributed in Europe, but still is not found in Finland, and the northern part of European Russia ( Nikitsky & Pollock 2008).

Notes. Though this species is relatively common in Lithuania, it has not been found in most districts. In some European countries it is regarded as a rare or endangered species ( Süda & Timm 1998; Schmidl & Bussler 2004, Ljundberg 2015). The larvae develop in decaying, wet wood of deciduous trees, mainly in Quercus ( Burakowski et al. 1987; Kubisz et al. 2014).

Tribe Melandryini Leach, 1815

Genus Melandrya Fabricius, 1801

Subgenus Paramelandrya Nikitsky, 2002

M. (P.) dubia (Schaller, 1783)

New records. Akm: Kamanų rezervatas, 30 VI 2003 , leg. V. M., 1³ 1♀, KZM; Alyt: Punios šilas, 27 VI 2008, leg., R. F., 1♀, KZM ; Jona : Jonava, 13 VI 1976, leg. S. Pa., 1 ♀, KZM ; Kaiš. Kaukinės botaninis-zoologinis draus- tinis, 14 VII 1994, leg. B. Š., 1, BSC; Kau: Jiesios kraštovaizdžio draustinis, 28 V 1983, 2 VI 2000, 9 VI 2000, leg. R. F., 1³, 1³, 1³, KZM ; Jugintų miškas, 21 VI 1980, leg. S. Pi., 1 ♀, KZM ; Kamšos miškas, 11 VI 1994, leg. V. T., 1♀, KZM ; Karmėlavos miškas, 30 V 2004, 13 VI 2005, 31 V 2006, 25 V 2007, leg. V. I., 1♀, 1³, (1³ 2♀), 1³, KZM ; Kaunas, 18 V 1989, leg. A. M., 1♀, AMC ; Kaunas, 2 VI 1979, leg. R. F., 1³, KZM ; Lomankos miškas, 31 V 2014, leg. V. I., 1³, KZM ; Raudondvaris , 28 V 2001, leg. V. I., 1³, KZM ; Mol: Šakymo miškas, 28 V 2018, leg. R. F., 1³, KZM ; Pasv: Pumpėnų miškas, 12 VI 2005, leg. V. B., 1³, KZM; Ras: Plauginių miškas, 27 V 2018, leg. G. M., 1♀, KZM ; Šak : Tervydoniai, 6 VI 2010, 25–27 V 2014, 29 V 2016, 27 V 2017, leg. R. F., 1³, (2³ 1♀), 1³, 3³, KZM ; Ut: Minčios miškas, V-VI 29-19, Pinus sylvestris dominated forest, flight interception trap, leg. V. T., 1³, KZM ; Vilk: Dabravolė , 30 V 2002, leg. R. F., 1³, KZM ; Viln: Dūkštų ąžuolynas, 9 VI 2006, leg. G. Š., 1³, KZM ; Dubingių miškas, 28 VI 2003, leg. B. Š., 1, BSC; Zar; Antazavės miškas, 27 VI 1997, leg. B. Š., 1, BSC.

Earlier records. This species was recorded from northwestern and central Lithuania, without definite date ( Pileckis & Monsevičius 1997), and also from Kaišiadorys district without definite date ( Šablevičius 2000). Actual faunistic information is given on the occurrence of this species in Joniškis ( Butvila et al. 2007), Vilnius ( Ivinskis et al. 2004), Prienai and Trakai ( Ivinskis et al. 2009) districts.

General distribution. This species is widely distributed in the Palaearctic temperate forest zone ( Nikitsky & Pollock 2008).

Notes. This species is relatively common in Lithuania, but still not found in most districts. In some European countries it is regarded as a rare or endangered species ( Schmidl & Bussler 2004; Nitu 2008). The larvae inhabit rotten wood of deciduous trees, mostly Corylus , Fagus , Betula , Alnus ( Nikitsky 1985; Burakowski et al. 1987; Kubisz et al. 2014).

Genus Phryganophilus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833

Subgenus Phryganophilus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833

Ph. (Ph.) auritus Motschulsky, 1845

New records. Kaiš: Pravieniškės, 28 V 1992, leg. A. M., 1³, AMC; Šak: Tervydoniai, 12 V 2018, 27 V 2018, leg. R. Ferenca 1♀, 1♀, KZM .

Earlier records. This species was found in Kaunas district ( Tamutis et al. 2008; Inokaitis 2009) (KZM).

General distribution. This species is known throughout the Palaearctic temperate forest zone ( Nikitsky & Pollock 2008), but has a discontinuous distribution.

Notes. This species is insufficiently known in Lithuania and seems to be very rare. It is widely regarded as a rare saproxylic species, and a relict of primeval forests ( Kaszab 1969; Burakowski et al. 1987; Nikitsky 1988, 1992; Pawłowski et al. 2002; Roosileht & Miländer 2003; Alekseev & Nikitsky 2008; Vavra 2012; Kubisz et al. 2014). The larvae develop in rotten wood of various deciduous trees, especially Betula and Corylus infected by Schizopora paradoxa fungus ( Nikitsky 2002).