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Geotrupidae, Trogidae, Glaresidae, Lucanidae, Ochodaeidae, Glaphyridae This Journal Is Covered by Zoological Records and Entomology Abstracts 2018 David Král, Aleš Bezděk & Daniel Juřena Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea Geotrupidae, Trogidae, Glaresidae, Lucanidae, Ochodaeidae, Glaphyridae This journal is covered by Zoological Records and Entomology Abstracts Foli a Heyrovskyana is an international journal namccl in honour of the Iate Dr. Leo Heyrovský, a leacli ng expert in worl cl Ccrambyciclac. Scries B is clevotecl 10 pictori al reviews ofCentral European insccts. Chief Editor Svatopluk Bílý Czech University of Life Scicnces, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Praha, CZ Executive Editor Jir-í Vávra Department of Entomology, Ostrava Museum, Ostrava, CZ Editorial Board Marti n Baehr Zoologische Staatssammlung, MUnchen, DE Aleš Bezděk Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republ ic, České Budějovice , CZ Ji ří Hájek Department of Entomology, Nat ional Museum, Praha, CZ Josef Jelínek Department of Entomology, National Museum, Praha, CZ Jan Ježek Department of Entomology, National Museum, Praha, CZ Petr Kmeni Department of Entomology, National Museum , Praha, CZ David Král Department ofZoology, Charles Uni versity, Praha, CZ Jakub Stra ka Department ofZoology, Charles Uni versity, Praha, CZ Miloslav R akov i č Department of Biophysics, Charles University, Praha, CZ V í tčzs la v Kubáií Department of Entomology, Nati onal Museum, Praha, CZ Mark G. Vo lkovitsh Zoologieal Insti tute ofthe Russian Academy ofSciences Sankt Petersburg, RU ln 2005 the journal was divided in to two seri es, A ancl B, of which Seri es B eontains Four pictorial issues a year with a total of about 70 pages. Supplements appear in irregul ar inter­ vals and are not included in the subscription. Private and institutional advertising is accepted. Ali back issues are available. This journal should be eitecl as fo ll ows: Král D„ Bezděk A. & Ju řena D. 2018: lcones insectoru m Europae centra lis. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geolrupidae, Trogidae, Glaresidae, Lucanidae, Ochodaeidae, Glaphyridae. Folia Heyrovskyana, series B 32 : 1-28 (in Czech ancl English). Folia Heyrovskyana, series B lcones insectornm Europae centralis Registration: MK ČR 6302, ISSN 180 1-7150 Photographs: © Vít Kabourek, Zlín, CZ Edi tor: © Vít Kabourek, Zlín, CZ Publisher: © KABOUREK Publishi ng Ltd. , Zlín, CZ Address: Sokolská 3923, CZ-7600 I Zlín, w•vw.kabourek.ez FOL I A HEYROVSKYANA Series B, 32: 1-28 ISSN 1801-7150 June 30, 2018 Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae, Trogidae, Glaresidae, Lucanidae, Ochodaeidae, Glaphyridae David Kráť >, Aleš Bezděk 2 l & Daniel Juřena3 l 11 Katedra zoologie. Přirodo včdecká fakulla Univerzity Karlovy. Viničmi 7. CZ-12843 Praha 2 e-ma il: [email protected] 21 Biologické centrum A \/ČR , Entomologický lislav. Branišovsk{1 3 1. CZ-37005 České Budčjovice e-ma il : [email protected] 31 Lidick;i 59. CZ-7960 I Pros 1 čjov Scarabaeoidea neboli Lamcll icornia (vrubounovití Scarabaeoidca (or Lamcll icornia). undoub1edly bclong nebo také lisiorozi) jsou bezesporu jednou z nejpo­ 10 one of most popular groups of Coleoplera among pulárnčj š ich skupin brouki1 111 ezi profesionálními i profcssional as wcll as ama1cur cntomologis1s. This a111a1érskými e111omology. Tato druhově bohatá a ce­ worldwidc dis1ributcd supcrfamily currcnt ly includes lo svč 1 ově rozšířená nadč e l ed' v sou čas né dobč zahr­ ovcr 2,500 gcncra and more 1han 35.000 describcd spccics nuje přes 2 500 rod\1 a vice než 35 000 popsaných (for cxample Schohz & Grcbennikov 2016a). druhi1 ( např . Schohz & Grcbennikov 20 I 6a). ln 1crms of morphology. 1his is a rela1ivcly wcll s1 udi­ Z 111orfologického hlediska jde o rela1i vnč dobře cd grou p of bce1lcs. Aduhs sharc characlcristic anlennac. prozkoumanou skupinu brouki1. Dos pčlci se vyznačuji whcrc 3 to 7 last antcnnomcrcs are lcaf-li kc dila1cd. Thc charak1cris1ický111 i tykadly. jejichž li"i až sedm po­ prono1um is hugc. adaptcd for burrowing. coxac are sledních článk i1 bývá li s 1 ovi 1č protaženo. Š1i1 je mo­ largc. pro1ibiac frcqucmly considcrably too1hcd on ou1cr humý. přizp i1 sobcn ý k hrabání. kyčle jsou velké. margin. with one apical spine. Mcmbranous wings cxcrt přední holené na v n ější m okraji často nápadné zubaté. a charac1eristically reduccd vcnation. Platcs of mctacoxac s jedinou apikální os1rnhou. Blanitá křídla mají cha­ are missing. rak1eris1icky redukovanou žilnatinu. Destičk y zadních Thc larvac. r cťcrrcd 10 as whi1c grubs. 111os1ly 1ak c k yč li scházejí. slrnpc of 1he le11er „C„. Simplc cyes on 1hc hcad ci1hcr Larvy. známé jako ponravy. vě t š in ou př i pomínají are missing or on ly one simplc cyc is presenl (Trogidac). 1vare111 1čla písmeno .. c·. Jednoduch;i očka na hla vě Thcy ha ve wcll dcvclopcd hcad and thoracic lcgs. chybčj i nebo je přítomno pouze jediné (Trogidac). Par1icular body scgmcnts are not disti nctly dcfincd with Maji dobře vyvinutou hlavu i hrndni konče tiny . Jed­ an cxception oť thc prothorax. Abdominal ou1grow1hs notlivé !činí scg111 c111y nejsou. s výj imkou přcdoh rn ­ (urogomphi) are not dcvclopcd. The body is typically di . z ře teln ě definovány. Zadečkové přívěsky (uro­ sparscly sctosc. thc sctac bcing cxccptionally dcnsc and go111 phi) nejsou vyvinuly. Tělo bývá zpravidla řídce rcmarkably long in thc fa111ily Glaphyridac (sec for pokrylo seiami. výji 111 ečnč u če l ed i Glaphyridae jsou cxamplc Ri1 chcr 1966. Scholtz & Grcbcnnikov 20 16a or sc1y husté a nápadné dlouhé ( např. Ri1chcr 1966. Lawrence & Šlipi1iski 2013). Schohz & Grcbcnnikov 20 16a nebo Lawrence & Thc larvae fecd on diffcrenl 111a1cria ls. mosily parts of Šli pi1íski 2013). planls (a parl oť Scarabacidac), rouing wooden matcrials Larvy přiji111aji vcl111i rozmanitou potravou. vč l­ (Lucanidac) or hcrbaccous matcrials (a pan oť Aphodii­ šinou kořeny rostlin (část Scarabacidae). 1lejici dřevní nac). sub1c1Tancous ťun g i (Bolboccratinae). excrcmcnts (Lucanidac) nebo bylinnou hmotu (čás t Aphodii­ (a pan of Scarabacidac. a part of Gco1nipidac) or cada­ nac), podzemní houby (Bolboccralinae). cxkre111c111y vcrs (Trogidae). De1ritophagy is considcrcd 10 bc thc (část Scarabacidac. č<ÍS I Geo1rupidae) nebo mršiny original way of fccding in thc larvac (for example Hanski (Trogidae). Jako pi'1vodni způsob pi"íj mu potravy & Cambefort 199 1. Schohz & Cho\\~1 1995). lmagincs u larev se předpo klád:i de1ri1ofágie ( např. 1-lanski & can acccpt lhc samc ma1crials as larvae (coprophagous Ca 111 befo11 1991 , Schollz & Chown 1995). Dospč li Scarabaeidae, kcra1inophagous Trogidac) or c111ploy ano- brouci 111ohou pi·ijimal stejnou potravu jako la rvy 1hcr s1rategy of fccdi ng (Lucanidac). or possibly do not (koprofág ni Scarabacidac. kera1inofágni Trogidae) acccp1 any food (Plcocomidac, Diphyl los1oma1idae. a pai1 nebo se u nich vyvinula jiná s1ra1egie přijmu potravy or Lucanidac) (for cxa111ple Schohz & Grcbennikov 20 16a). (Lucanidac). případné nepřijímají potravu ž:idnou ln gcneral. Scarabacoidca are considcrcd as a mono­ (Pleocomidae. Diphyllos10111a1idac. čás t Lucanidac) phylctic group. This fact is sufficiently supponcd by ( např. Schohz & Grebcnn ikov 2016a). 1hcir morphology (for cxamplc Browne & Schohz 1995. 2 Scarabacoidca: Ceotrupidae, Trogidac, Clarcsidac, Lucanidac, Ochodacidac, Claphyridac Vrubounoviti jsou obecné považováni za mono­ 1999), as well as by molccular data (1-lunt ct al. 2007). fylctickou skupinu. Tato skutečnost je dobře podpo­ The classification of fa milics within thc superfamily Sca­ řena morfologickými ( např. Browne & Scholtz I 995, rabacoidca has not yct bccn howcvcr complctely solved. I 999) i molekulární111i daty (Hunt ct al. 2007). Nic­ ln thc modcrn taxonomical literature, classification of Sca­ ménč. klasifikace čeledi uvni tř Scarabaeoideajc stále rabaeoidca into 12-14 fa111ilics is commonly acccptcd (for nedořešená. V moderní taxonomické l it e ratuře se examplc Lawrence & Newton 1995. Browne & Scholtz bčžnč akceptuje dčlcni Scarabaeoidca na I2 -1 4 če ledí 1999. Lawrence ct al. 20 I I. Ahrcns ct al. 2014). An out­ (např . Lawrence & Newton 1995. Browne & Scholtz linc of historical conccpts of the higher Scarabacoidca 1999. Lawrence ct al. 201 I, Ahrcns ct al. 2014). classífication was summarizcd for examplc by Kohl111ann Přeh l ed historických koncepci vyšší klasifikace Sca­ & Morón ( 1993). Kohl111ann (2006) or Smith ct al. (2006). rabacoidca shrnuli např . Kohlmann & Morón (1993). Members of the superfamily Scarabaeoidca are wcll Kohlmann (2006) nebo S111 ith ct al. (2006). rcprcscntcd in thc fossil rccord. Most lindings from thc Zástupci nadčeledi Scarabacoidca jsou velmi dob­ Early (Lower) and Middlc Jurassic (as for example Apho­ ře zastoupeni ve fos ilni111 zázna111u. Vě t šina ná lez[1 diites protogaeus 1-lccr, 1865) are. howcvcr, considercd ze spodní a střed ní jury (např. Aphodii1es protogaeus doubtful by contcmporary authors. since thc fragmcnts Heer, 1865) je ale so u čas n ý 111i autory zpochybť10- ava ilablc do not madc reliablc placemcnt into thc supcr­ vána, protože dochované fragmenty ncumožiíují family Scarabacoidca possible (Krell 2007). Further spolehli vou identifikaci do nadče l edi Scarabaeoidca spccics havc ncverthelcss bccn dcscribcd. lvfesochodaeus (Krell 2007). N i c 111 én ě. nedávno byly popsány další dao/111go11e11sis Nikolajev et Ren, 20 I I and Alloioscara­ druhy 1\1/esoclrodaeus daoh11go11e11sis Nik olajev et baeus che11i Bai. Ren ct Yang. 20 12 from the finding Ren. 20 11 a Alloioscarabaeus che11i Bai. Ren ct Yang. sitc Jiulongshan in thc North-Chinese provincc lnner 2012 z nalczištč Jiulongshan v severočí nské provin­ Mongolia, the agc of wh ich is cstimatcd at 165 million cii Vn it ř ní Mongolsko, jehož stíti'í se odhaduje na years. whi ch corresponds to the Middlc Jurassic (Niko­ 165 milioni'1 let a patří tedy do období s třed ní jury lajev & Ren 20 11 ). Furt her rcliablc findings are known (Nikolajev & Ren 20 11 ). Další spolehli vé nálezy jsou from thc Latc (Uppcr) Jurassic, particularly from finding známé ze svrchní ju1y. a to hl avnč z nalczištč Kara­ sitcs in Karatau. Kazakhstan, from which a number of tau v Kazachstánu, odkud je popsani1 řada taxon[1, taxa ha ve been described. as for example Juraclopus napi-. Juraclopus rohde11do1ji Nikolajev. 2005 nebo rohde11do1ji Nikolajev. 2005 or Jurahybosoms kazakh­ Jurahybosoms kazakhsta11ic11s Nikolajev.
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