Open AccessGeographical distribution and conservation status of the threatened saproxylic beetles Rhysodes sulcatus (Fabricius, 1787), Clinidium canaliculatum (O.G. Costa, 1839) and Omoglymmius germari (Ganglbauer, 1891) in Italy (Coleoptera: Rhysodidae)
Author(s) -
Antonio Mazzei,
Paolo Audisio,
Augusto Vigna Taglianti,
Pietro Brandmayr
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
fragmenta entomologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-4880
pISSN - 0429-288X
DOI - 10.4081/fe.2019.337
Subject(s) - threatened species , iucn red list , endangered species , geography , national park , conservation status , near threatened species , critically endangered , ecology , forestry , biology , archaeology , habitat
The distribution of the three Italian species of Rhysodidae was reviewed by re-examining published data, museum conserved and newly collected specimens. Rhysodes sulcatus chronogeonemy encloses a large majority of old findings and only two recently confirmed active populations are recorded after the year 2000. Omoglymmius germari shows a similar picture, with only one recent record (2018) in the Pollino National Park (Basilicata) but a small number of active populations after 2000. Clinidium canaliculatum populations are in a much better conservation status, with about 50 new sites detected after 2000 in the Sila National Park. Threats and research/monitoring needs have been discussed for each species and new IUCN status proposed for Italian populations: Critically Endangered (CR) for Rhysodes and Omoglymmius, Near Threatened (NT) for Clinidium.