Water beetles of streams and rivers in the Eastern Slovakia

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Water beetles of streams and rivers in the
Eastern Slovakia
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• Fedor Ciampor Jr. Zuzana Zatovicová

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Region studied
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Province Východné Karpaty Subprovince outer
Východné Karpaty Region Nízke Beskydy
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Localities
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• Rivers and streams
• Laborec
• Rieka
• Svetlicka
• Udava
• Výrava

SLOVAKIA, Rieka, Vyná Jablonka env., Nízké
Beskydy Mts., 491029N, 220624E, 420m
a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Rieka, Vyná Jablonka env.,
Nízké Beskydy Mts., 490819N, 220538E,
320m a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Udava, Osadné env., Nízké
Beskydy Mts., 490927N, 221042, 480m
a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Udava, Osadné env., Nízké
Beskydy Mts., 490908N, 220936E, 440m
a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Udava, Hostovické lúky, Niná
Jablonka env., Nízké Beskydy Mts., 490748N,
220721, 329m a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Výrava,
Svetlice env., Nízké Beskydy Mts., 490935N,
220054E, 293m a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Svetlicka,
Svetlice env., Nízké Beskydy Mts., 490958N,
220133E, 300m a.s.l. SLOVAKIA, Laborec, Mokré
lúky pod Certiným, Certiné env., Nízké Beskydy
Mts., 492031N, 215010E, 402m a.s.l.
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Grid map
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Methods
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- water net - individual collecting from
submerged wood - evening sample sorting
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Results

• Species list
• Hydraenidae
• Hydraena egoni Jäch, 1986
• Hydraena excisa Kiesenwetter, 1849
• Hydraena gracilis Germar, 1824
• Hydraena melas Dalla Torre, 1877
• Hydraena minutissima Stephens, 1829
• Hydraena nigrita Germar, 1824
• Hydraena pulchella Germar, 1824
• Hydraena pygmaea Waterhouse, 1833
• Hydraena reyi Kuwert, 1888
• Hydraena riparia Kugelann, 1794
• Hydraena truncata Rey, 1885
• Ochthebius foveolatus Germar, 1824
• Ochthebius melanescens Dalla Torre, 1877
• Ochthebius metallescens Rosenhauer, 1847
• Dryopidae Elmidae
• Pomatinus substriatus (Müller, 1806)
• Elmis maugetii Latreille, 1798

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4 families Hydraenidae Dryopidae Elmidae Dyti
scidae 28 species
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Results
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• more than 50 of Hydraena species
• more than 50 of Elmidae species
• Esolus pygmaeus new for Slovakia
• rear species Limnius intermedius
• Hydraena egoni
• Hydraena pulchella

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Results
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Esolus pygmaeus
E. parallelepipedus
E. angustatus
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Conclusions
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• region of the eastern Slovakia seems to be very
  rich in aquatic species of Coleoptera
• knowledge on the beetle fauna of streams in
  Slovakia very poor
• new species for Slovakia found
• very rear species found
• more intensive faunistic research of these beetle
  groups needed

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Thank you
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