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Pytho kolwensis C.R. Sahlberg, 1833 | ||
| Familia | Pythidae | |
| Ordo | Coleoptera | |
| Classis | Insecta | |
| Typus | Arthropoda | |
| Summary | A very rare species in the whole of its range, strongly endangered due to habitat loss, considered as a relict of primeval forests. It is a saproxylobionte, which develops under the bark of wind-fallen trees, lying horizontally for one to several years. In Poland its only localities are in the Białowieża National Park, which is situated at the south-western borders of the species range. The main threat to Pytho kolwensis is posed by the removal of fallen trees and drainage of marshy forest areas. Due to its specific ecological requirements the species can not develop in economic forests; a chance of surviving it has only in strictly protected areas. It has been under legal protection since 2001. | |
| Literature | Burakowski B. 1962. Obserwacje biologiczno-morfologiczne nad Pytho kolwensis C. Sahlb. (Coleoptera, Pythidae) w Polsce. Fragm. faun. 10, 12: 173-204.  Burakowski B., Mroczkowski M., Stefańska J. 1987. Chrząszcze - Coleoptera. Cucujoidea, cz. 3. Katalog fauny Polski. PWN, Warszawa, 23, 14: 1-309. Lundberg S. 1995. Catalogus coleopterorum Sueciae. Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, 224 pp. Saalas U. 1923. Die Fichtenkäfer Finnlands. Studien über die Entwicklungsstadien, Lebensweise und geographische Verbreitung der an Picea excelsa Link. lebenden Coleopteren nebst einer Larvenbestimmungstabelle. II. Spezieller Teil 2 und Larvenbestimmungstabelle. Ann. Acad. Scient. Fenn., A, 22, 1: 1-746. | |
| Author | Daniel Kubisz | |
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