Scaphisoma boleti (Panzer, 1793)

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 : 152

Scaphisoma boleti (Panzer, 1793)

Material. Kharkiv region: environs of Haidary , moist ravine forest, on carpophore of Fomes fomentarius on a fallen elm, 29. V.1992, 2 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Fomes fomentarius on fallen trees, 1. VI.1992, 14 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Ganoderma applanatum on a fallen tree, 11. VI.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on sporophore of Tubifera ferruginosa on a fallen tree, 11. VI. 1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Ganoderma applanatum from stub, 23. VI.1992, 6 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on carpophores of Ramariopsis kunzei on a rotten fallen tree, 26. VI.1992, 3 spec. ; ditto, moist ravine forest, on carpophores of Ramariopsis kunzei on a trunk, 4.VII.1992, 5 spec. ; ditto, dry ravine forest, on carpophores of Ramariopsis kunzei on a fallen tree, 8.VIII. 1992, 8 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on carpophore of Fomes fomentarius on a trunk, 10.VIII. 1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, moist ravine forest, on carpophore of Fomes fomentarius on a dead tree, 16.VIII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Ramariopsis kunzei on a trunk, 6. VI.1994, 3 spec. ; ditto, on carpophore of Phellinus robustus on oak, 30.X.1994, 5 spec. ; ditto, on carpophore of Hypholoma fasciculare on stub, 5. V.1995, 1 spec.; ditto, on old carpophores of Fomes fomentarius on a fallen ash, 5. V.1995, 3 spec.; ditto, on spores Fomes fomentarius on a fallen sedge, 2. VI.1995, 1 spec.; ditto, on carpophore of Polyporus arcularius on a trunk, 4. VI.1999, 9 spec.; ditto, under the bark of a fallen oak with white moist dote and young sporangia of Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa and Trichia sp. , 24. V.2001, 1 spec. (Supplement, Tab. 1 ).

Bionomics. Obligate mycetobiont, it occurs on carpophores of fungi forming small clusters. Larvae and imagos feed on portions of fruit body of fungi.

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor and Siberia ( Schülke & Smetana 2015).