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Osmoderma spp. A and B: O. caeleste from Korea (A: no. 9572, male; B: no. 7387, female); C and D: O. caeleste from the Far East Russia (C: no. 9412, male; D: no. 9411, female); E and F: O. opicum from Japan (E: no. 7295, male; F: no. 7298, female); G and H: O. barnabita from West Russia (G: no. 7362, male; H: no. 7372, female).
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The South Korean hermit beetle has previously been identified as Osmoderma opicum, which is distributed in Japan. Because of its rarity, this species is classified as an endangered species. To date, however, the identity of this species in South Korea has not been conclusively confirmed. To assess the taxonomic status of the hermit beetle occurring...
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... Identification of collected specimens was done based on the following publications: Freude et al. (1979) and Schimmel & Tarnawski (2010) for E. ferrugineus, and Spara- iForest 11: 765-774 cio (2000), Han et al. (2017) and Maurizi et al. (2017) for Osmoderma barnabita. Prono- tum and elytra of E. ferrugineus are variable in colour. ...
Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, the hermit beetle, Osmoderma eremita species complex (Coleoptera; Scarabidae) and the European red click beetle, Elater ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) are considered threatened in many European countries. Their presence in a large part of SouthEastern Europe has been sporadically recorded and these findings are mainly historical. Here we present the most recent findings of both species, assembled mainly throughout this first systematic study aiming to collect data on the hermit beetle within mapping and monitoring activities of saproxylic species protected by the European Habitat Directive (Annexes II and IV of Council Directive 92/43/EEC) within the Mediterranean, Continental and Alpine biogeographical regions of Croatia, and current literature data. To facilitate mapping activities and species range monitoring to improve the proper management of suitable habitats, we created habitat suitability maps using recent findings for both species, and predicted distribution were overlapped and analysed with historical data and protected areas. Most of the individuals were captured using flight intercept cross-vein funnel traps baited with pheromone for the hermit beetle placed within natural forest dominated by oak, beech and montane beech-fir forests, on sites with and without any forest management. Among set of 11 environmental variables, autumn precipitation, spring mean temperature and slope contributed most to the beetle distribution models. Data analyses indicated that the European red click beetle has much wider environmental envelope in which it can occur and that the hermit beetle can be used as surrogate species for the European red click beetle.
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