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Lacon lepidopterus (Panzer, 1801) | ||
| Familia | Elateridae | |
| Ordo | Coleoptera | |
| Classis | Insecta | |
| Typus | Arthropoda | |
| Summary | It is a very rare Euro-Siberian species, considered as an ecological relict of primeval forests. In Poland it is known from few scattered localities, most of which have not recently been confirmed. Its larvae develop in old dying and dead trees, usually coniferous ones. A serious threat to this species is the scarcity and decline of natural forests of primeval character. To stop the process of Lacon lepidopterus decline in forests where it occurs, it is necessary that its main habitats should be strictly protected (passive protection) and that the strictly protected area should be extended. | |
| Literature | Buchholz L., Ossowska M. (w przygot.). Chrząszcze z nadrodziny sprężyków (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) Puszczy Białowieskiej.  Burakowski B., Mroczkowski M., Stefańska J. 1985. Chrząszcze - Coleoptera. Buprestoidea, Elateroidea i Cantharoidea. Katalog fauny Polski. PWN, Warszawa, 23, 10: 1-401. Tarnawski D. 2000. Elateridae Sprężykowate (Insecta: Coleoptera), część I (część ogólna oraz podrodziny: Agrypninae, Negastriinae, Diminae i Athoinae). Fauna Polski, t. 21. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa, 413 ss. | |
| Author | Lech Buchholz | |
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