Limonius poneli Leseigneur et Mertlik, 2007

Prosvirov, Alexander S. & Efimov, Dmitry A., 2016, New records of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Kemerovo Area (Western Siberia), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 16 (1), pp. 1-13 : 1-13

Limonius poneli Leseigneur et Mertlik, 2007

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Material examined. Mozzhukha, birch forest, 30.V. - 13.VI.2009, AK leg. (2 spec.); Bor, meadow, 24.VI.2009, Ŕ. Zyablova leg. (1 spec.; KSU); Gorskino , 3.VII.2009 , S. Volkhonsky leg. (1 spec.; KSU); Krekovo , 13. VI.2011 , DE leg. (1 spec.); Kemerovo city, sweeping on meadow vegetation, 12. VI.2013 , DE leg. (2 spec.); Shanda , feather-grass steppe, sweeping, 27. VI.2013 , DE leg. (3 spec.).

Bionomics. The species was collected in steppe biotopes (herbage-feather grass steppes and stony steppes) and on meadows.

Distribution. Europe, Armenia, Turkey and European Russia (Prosvirov 2013; Németh & Platia 2014). It is recorded from Western Siberia for the first time. A map of the localities inhabited by this species in the Kemerovo Area is shown in Fig. 15 .

Remarks. Apparently L. poneli is quite widespread on the territory of Russia, but due to its almost complete resemblance to the western Palaearctic L. minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) data on the distribution of these two species require further clarification.

Figures

Fig. 1 - 6. Elateridae spp., habitus. 1 - Ampedus nigrinus, female, (7,1 mm); 2 - Sericus brunneus, female, (10 mm); 3 - Limonius poneli, male, (5,8 mm); 4 - Hypoganomorphus laevicollis, male, (8,9 mm); 5 - Selatosomus songoricus, male, (11,5 mm); 6 - Selatosomus songoricus, female (12,5 mm)

Fig. 15. Map of localities of Limonius poneli (.) and Oedostethus minutulus ()