<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Results of faunistic research of aquatic Coleoptera in seven Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance are presented in this paper. Altogether, 50 species were recorded. One species, <italic>Helochares</italic> (<italic>Helochares</italic>) <italic>punctatus</italic> Sharp, 1869, is recorded as new to the fauna of Slovakia. Three very rare species in Slovakia (<italic>Dryops similaris</italic> Bollow 1936, <italic>Limnius intermedius</italic> Fairmaire, 1881, and <italic>Hydraena excisa</italic> Kiesenwetter, 1849) were found at new sites. First faunistic records on aquatic Coleoptera from two important protected sites are presented. Furthermore, data on the occurrence of several species and on the water beetle diversity of partial river basins of Slovakia were considerably extended.</p></abstract>

Results of faunistic research of aquatic Coleoptera in seven Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance are presented in this paper. Altogether, 50 species were recorded. One species, Helochares (Helochares) punctatus Sharp, 1869, is recorded as new to the fauna of Slovakia. Three very rare species in Slovakia (Dryops similaris Bollow 1936, Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881, and Hydraena excisa Kiesenwetter, 1849) were found at new sites. First faunistic records on aquatic Coleoptera from two important protected sites are presented. Furthermore, data on the occurrence of several species and on the water beetle diversity of partial river basins of Slovakia were considerably extended.

Aquatic beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of selected Natura 2000 protected sites in eastern Slovakia – a new record for Slovakia and new distribution records

Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Fuentenueva

Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences

Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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Results of faunistic research of aquatic Coleoptera in seven Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance are presented in this paper. Altogether, 50 species were...

Aquatic beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of selected Natura 2000 protected sites in eastern Slovakia – a new record for Slovakia and new distribution records

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 97 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2018-0008

Keywords
Coleoptera, first record, species richness, diversity, nature protection, Slovakia

© 2018 Carmen E. Sáinz-Cantero et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Aquatic beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of selected Natura 2000 protected sites in eastern Slovakia – a new record for Slovakia and new distribution records

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 97 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2018-0008

KeywordsColeoptera, first record, species richness, diversity, nature protection, Slovakia

© 2018 Carmen E. Sáinz-Cantero et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Coleoptera, first record, species richness, diversity, nature protection, Slovakia