Phloeophagus thomsoni (Grill, 1898)

Phloeophagus thomsoni (Grill, 1898)

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Ukraine: Zakarpatska Province: 2.4 km E Ruskyj Mochar, Y1000a, Javirnyk Mt. Range , 48.902513N, 22.560333E, 1005 m, 22 Jun 2021, montane forest, sift- ing GoogleMaps , D. Khrapov leg., 1 ♀, KhDC; near Velyka Uholka , 48.2212708008N, 23.6514743481E, 30 Jun 2018, polytrap, V GoogleMaps . Chumak leg., 1 ♀, KhDC .

This Transpalaearctic species ( Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2023) was absent in older material from Ukraine ( Yunakov et al. 2018), but a single specimen was recently dis-

covered in a primary beech forest in the protected area near Velyka Uholka, Zakarpatska Province (Chumak et al. 2015). Folwaczny (1973) recorded Ph. thomsoni as being associated with rotten wood of various deciduous trees, including Fagus sylvatica L., Carpinus betulus L., Acer , Castanea , Ulmus and Salix . We found a second specimen from a rotten wood sample in a beech forest. Since the substrate was not certainly linked to the tree species, we assume it was beech wood. This finding suggests a broader distribution of Ph. thomsoni in the primary deciduous forests of the Carpathians; however, further monitoring using specialized traps for xylophagous beetles is required.