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<p>Twenty-three sites within the Slavíč river basin (Silesia, Czech Republic) were surveyed to obtain up-to-date information on water beetles in the area. In total, 46 species comprising eight families were recorded. Significant findings included <italic>Ochthebius melanescens</italic> Dalla Torre, 1877, <italic>Hydrocyphon deflexicollis</italic> (Müller, 1821) (both endangered), <italic>Hydraena morio</italic> Kiesenwetter, 1849, <italic>Eubria palustris</italic> (Germar, 1818) (both vulnerable), <italic>Hydraena minutissima</italic> Stephens, 1829 (near threatened) and <italic>Elodes pseudominutus</italic> Klausnitzer, 1971 (data deficient). The Slavíč water beetle assemblage consisted mainly of typical rheophilic species, many characteristic for cold, mountainous waters, the most common beetles recorded being representatives of the families Elmidae and Hydraenidae. The species spectrum was significantly enriched by species found in non-riverine habitats along the Slavíč River floodplain (e.g. springs, wetlands and ponds), with representatives of the families Dytiscidae, Haliplidae and Hydrophilidae dominating.</p>
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Twenty-three sites within the Slavíč river basin (Silesia, Czech Republic) were surveyed to obtain up-to-date information on water beetles in the area. In total, 46 species comprising eight families were recorded. Significant findings included Ochthebius melanescens Dalla Torre, 1877, Hydrocyphon deflexicollis (Müller, 1821) (both endangered), Hydraena morio Kiesenwetter, 1849, Eubria palustris (Germar, 1818) (both vulnerable), Hydraena minutissima Stephens, 1829 (near threatened) and Elodes pseudominutus Klausnitzer, 1971 (data deficient). The Slavíč water beetle assemblage consisted mainly of typical rheophilic species, many characteristic for cold, mountainous waters, the most common beetles recorded being representatives of the families Elmidae and Hydraenidae. The species spectrum was significantly enriched by species found in non-riverine habitats along the Slavíč River floodplain (e.g. springs, wetlands and ponds), with representatives of the families Dytiscidae, Haliplidae and Hydrophilidae dominating.

Water beetles (Coleoptera: Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Helophoridae, Hydrophilidae, Hydraenidae, Elmidae, Psephenidae, Scirtidae) of the Slavíč river basin, Czech Republic

Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science

Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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Twenty-three sites within the Slavíč river basin (Silesia, Czech Republic) were surveyed to obtain up-to-date information on water beetles in the area. In...

Water beetles (Coleoptera: Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Helophoridae, Hydrophilidae, Hydraenidae, Elmidae, Psephenidae, Scirtidae) of the Slavíč river basin, Czech Republic

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 193 - 206

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0010

Mots clés
faunistics, mountain river basin, River Morávka, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts, Carpathians

© 2022 Michal Straka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Water beetles (Coleoptera: Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Helophoridae, Hydrophilidae, Hydraenidae, Elmidae, Psephenidae, Scirtidae) of the Slavíč river basin, Czech Republic

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 193 - 206

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0010

Mots clésfaunistics, mountain river basin, River Morávka, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts, Carpathians

© 2022 Michal Straka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
faunistics, mountain river basin, River Morávka, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts, Carpathians