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Наукові записки Державного природознавчого музею. Випуск 36 (Львів, 2020)
Proceedings of the State Natural History Museum. Issue 36 (Lviv, 2020)

DOI: 10.36885/nzdpm.2020.36.53-60

UDC 595.763.33

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Glotov S. V. , Hushtan K. V. , Kanarsky Yu. V. , Hushtan H. H. , Rizun V. B. 1
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ROVE BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, STAPHYLINIDAE) FROM THE CARPATHIAN
BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN COLLECTIONS OF STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY (LVIV, UKRAINE)

The collection of the rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in State Museum of Natural
History (Lviv), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is one of the richest and most famous
collections of Ukraine. A great part of this collection consists of dry mounted specimens (about
5000) including about 700 species. This material is partly mounted, reordered, and catalogued.
In this paper, we present a checklist of these specimens collected by several generations of
entomologists in the 20-21th centuries from the territory and surrounding areas of the
Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (according to the labels). In general, there are 287
Staphylinidae specimens of 24 species of 16 genera and 6 subfamily (Aleocharinae – 8 species,
Omaliinae – 2 species, Oxytelinae – 1 species, Staphylininae – 11 species, Tachyporinae – 2
species). Leptusa flavicornis Brancsik, 1874 is recorded in Ukraine for the first time.
Key words: rove beetles, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, fauna,
State Museum of Natural History, Lviv, Ukraine.

Introduction

Staphylinidae is the widely spread beetles family, they are found in all continents of the
Earth except for Antarctic. At present, there are over 63500 species in 3762 genera and 32
subfamilies described in the world [7]. There are over 1100 Staphylinidae species known
from Ukraine [11].
Staphylinidae beetles are mainly associated with humid surface of the soil, although there
are some xerophyle species among them. They reach the maximum diversity and density in
the duff within humid forest landscapes. Apart from duff and soil, they populate decaying
plant remains, mushrooms, feces, cadavers, decaying wood substance, flowers and leaves of
plants, nests of social insects, burrows and nests of vertebrata. The maximum diversity of the
family is found in the tropics. Staphylinidae have the highest plasticity among all beetles:
they are the “last” beetles that can be observed in the highest latitudes and altitudes. Four
types of nutrition of Staphylinidae are known: entomophagy, mycophagy, saprophagy, and
phytophagy. Among them, entomophagy, mycophagy, and saprophagy prevail. Phytophagy
is found only in a relatively small number of species.
In spite of the high species diversity and wide distribution, the fauna of the Staphylinids
beetles has not yet been properly investigated both within the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
and the Carpathians region in general [2, 3, 4, 6, 16, 20].
The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is a protected area of international importance, located
within Rakhiv, Tiachiv, Khust and Vynohradiv districts of Zakarpatska (Transcarpathian)
region of Ukraine. Most of its area is covered with old-growth forests. There are mainly
premontane broadleaf, montane beech, spruce, fir or mixed forests, subalpine meadows and
dwarf wood of pine or green alder (Pinus mugo, Duschekia viridis), alpine tundra as well as
rocky and lichenaceous habitats presented. The total area of the Reserve is 53,630 ha. The
Kuzii protected massif is located on the south-west reaches of Maramaros Mts (in the
geological meaning) at altitudes from 350 to 1190 m asl. Specific conditions were created
in this area due to the warm air masses becoming from Upper Tysa valley. The Chornohora