First record of Choleva macedonica (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevine) from the Carpathians

By

Nitzu, Eugen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-6-30

Original Publication

Travaux du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"

Volume

67

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

47--55

Subjects

Choleva macedonica , Choleva sturmi Cholevinae , Coleoptera , Comarnic Cave , Egeida , Leiodidae , Romania , Southern Carpathians , taxonomy , Zoogeograph

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

București, România Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" -2009

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.67.e120973

 

Abstract

The rare and little-known species Choleva macedonica, previously known from the Dinaric Alps - Balkans, belonging to the “sturmi group” of species is recorded for the first time in the Carpathians and in the Romanian fauna. The male specimen collected in the Southern Carpathians is accurately described and illustrated as a “prodrome” for a possible new subspecies of C. macedonica. Brief observations on Choleva species from the Romanian fauna and their ecological importance are presented. The biogeographical importance of this new record is emphasized.