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Podeonius acuticornis (Germar, 1824) | ||
| Familia | Elateridae | |
| Ordo | Coleoptera | |
| Classis | Insecta | |
| Typus | Arthropoda | |
| Summary | It is an extremely rare European species, disappearing from many localities within its range. In Poland it is known from only one locality, situated in the group of old oaks protected as nature monuments on the Warta River in Rogalin near Poznań. Individuals develop in cavities of old trees (mainly oaks) filled with mould. The species is threatened by flooding the Warta River valley in late spring as the result of retention reservoir emptying. Additional threats are posed by conservation measures applied to old trees, colonized by this beetle, and destruction of moulds by anglers and tourists. | |
| Literature | Buchholz L. 1987. The description of the larva and pupa of Podeonius acuticornis (Germar, 1824) (Coleoptera, Elateridae) with notes on its taxonomy, biology, and geographical distribution. Pol. Pismo entomol. 56: 861-881.  Pawłowski J., Kubisz D., Mazur M. 2002. Coleoptera Chrząszcze. W: Czerwona lista zwierząt ginących i zagrożonych w Polsce. Z. Głowaciński (red.). Instytut Ochrony Przyrody PAN, Kraków. 155 ss. + supl. 74 ss. | |
| Author | Lech Buchholz | |
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