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Aulonothroscus laticollis (Rybiński, 1897) | ||
| Familia | Throscidae | |
| Ordo | Coleoptera | |
| Classis | Insecta | |
| Typus | Arthropoda | |
| Summary | It is an exceptionally rare and local species; beyond Poland known from Croatia, Finland and France. It was described from Poland on the basis of species collected in the Niepołomice Forest where it probably has become extinct. The current Polish localities are only known from the Białowieża Forest. It is a species associated with natural forests (mainly mixed forests and oak-hornbeam forests) and may be considered as a relict of primeval forests. The principal threat to Aulonothroscus laticollis is the decline of forests of primeval character. Effective conservation of A. laticollis requires that the economic use of the Białowieża Forest should be stopped and strict protection should be extended over a considerable part of the habitats of coniferous and oak-hornbeam forests. | |
| Literature | Buchholz L., Ossowska M. (w przygot.). Chrz±szcze z nadrodziny sprężyków (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) Puszczy Białowieskiej.  Burakowski B. 2000. Redescription of Aulonothroscus laticollis (Rybiński, 1897) (Coleoptera: Throscidae). Ann. Zool. 50, 1: 27-34. Rybiński M. 1897. Wykaz chrz±szczów nowych dla fauny galicyjskiej. Spraw. Kom. Fizyogr. 32: 46-62. Van Meer C. 1998. Aulonothroscus laticollis (Rybinski) (Coleoptera, Throscidae), une espece nouvelle pour l'Europe Occidentale. Bull. Soc. linn. Bordeaux 26, 4: 181-183. | |
| Author | Lech Buchholz & Małgorzata Ossowska | |
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