EKon. 3amT. 2Klmor. CpeA. TOM l>pOJ CKonje 7 1-2 crp. 33-40 200011 Ekol. ZaSt. Zivot. Sred. Vol. No. p-p Skopje

CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE JEWEL (COLEOPTERA: ) OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Vladimir P. SAKALIAN lnstitute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, blvd. Tzar Osvoboditel l, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

ABSTRACT Sakalian, V. P. (2000/1 ). Contribution to the knowledge of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of the Republic of Macedonia. Ekol. Zast. Zivot. Sred., Vol. 7, No.1/2, 33-40, Skopje. A total number of 51 species and subspecies which belong to 14 genera and 8 subfamilies have been established. Two genera (Paracylindromorphus and Cylindromorphus) and 9 species, marked by asterisk in the text, are new for the Macedonian Buprestidae fauna. New faunistic infonnation for the rest of the buprestids has been established. With the collected new taxa the number of jewel beetles known from the Macedonian territory runs to 104.Zoogeographical analysis is made for ail known Macedonian jewel beetles. The great domination of Mediterranean taxa shows the high Level of Mediterranean fauna impact of the buprestid com­ munity formation in this country. Key words: Buprestidae, Colcoptera, Macedonia, Faunistic, Biogeography H3BO,U Sakalian, V. P. (2000/1). Tipunor KOB no3HaBaH>eTo Ra 6ynpeCT~BTe {Coleoptera: Buprestidae) so Perry6JIHKa MaxeAOHBja. EKon. 3aurr. )f(JraoT. CpeA. ToM 7, Ep. 1/2, 33-40, CKonje. YTBpAeHH ce BKynRO 51 BHJ< B DOAB~ OA 14 poAa A 8 no-rcpaMHJIBH. Asa poAa (Para-cy/indromorphus H Cylindromorphus)H 9 Bl:t):\a, 03aatteHB co sse3Aa ce HOBK 3a MaKeAoecxaTa 6ya-peCTl:t):\Ha cpayaa. Hosu IIOA3TOI(B ce npe3CHTBpaHH H 33 OCTaRaTHTe 6ynpeCTHAB Co ROBHTe TaKCOHB, 6pojoT Ra 6ynpeCT~ so MaKeAOHBja B3Hecyaa 104. lfaapmeea e 3ooreorpacpcxa aea-JIH3a na MaKe;t10RcKHTe 6ynpeCT~B. BecoKaTa AOMHHa1.v1ja Ha MeARTepaBCKB TaKCOHH noKa)l(yBa BRCOKO HBBO Ha BJUljaHRe Ha Me):ll!TepaacKaTa cpayHa 8p3 COCTaBOT Ha 6ynpeCTHAl!ITe BO 3eMjaTa. K11y'IBB 36opoee: Buprestîdae, Coleoptera, MaxeAOHeja, ct>aYHHCTHKa, fü1oreorpacpHja INTRODUCTION 1 Following the sum.marizing paper of the Balkan al., 1996). Nevertbeless, the jewel beetles fauna i peninsula's Buprestidae (Mühle, 1980) 3 publica­ of Macedonia is not well studied jet. The main tions containin.g information on the Macedonian goal of this paper is to present new faunistic and jewel beetles have been released (Drovenik & zoogeographic information about the Buprestidae Hladil, 1984, Volkovitsh, 1989 and Hristovski et family from this area of the Balkan peninsula. MATERIAL AND METHODS The studied material was collected by the Bulgar­ from our colleague.Dr Manfred Niehuis (Germany) ian and Macedonian entomologists (including the has also been used. The zoogeographical classifi­ author) from 1994 to 1997. Traditional faunistic cation of the jewel beetles is based mainly on the me-thods for buprestids catching were used: data of their recent spreading. When the species sweeping grass vegetation, beating of the trees and are polytypic and the subspecies k.nown in Mace­ bushes branches, decortication of the trees and donia are morphologically distinct or geographi­ bushes etc. The collected species are kept in the cally separated information of the distribution of Institute of Zoology Scientific Funds (IZ). Infor­ concrete subspecies area is used. New taxa for Ma­ mation on buprestids distribution in Macedonia cedonian fauna are marked by asterisk in the list.

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1 FAUNISTICAL RESULTS

1 i The established buprestids taxa are as follow: Vardarvalley: DemirKapija, 10.07.1983, leg. M. 1 Niehuis (M. Niehuis in litt.) POLYCESTINAE *Acmaeoderella villosula (Steven, 1830) Ptosima jlavoguttata (Illiger, 1803) Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 24.05.1996, 1 ex, leg. Vardar Valley: Demir kapija, 14.05.1986. and 23- S. Hristovski (coll. IZ), det. M. Volkovitsh. 25.05.1990, leg. H. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.); Bistra Mt: Boshkov most near Mavrovo, 700 m, CHALCOPHORINAE 30.05.1995, 1 ex on leg. V Capnodis tenebricosa (Olivier, 1790) Sakalian (coll. IZ). Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 14.05.1986, leg. H. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). ACMAEODERINAE Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1761) Acmaeodera brevipes brevipes Kiesenwetter, Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 24.05.1996, 1 ex and 1858 13-20.06.1996, Vardar Valley: Demir kapija, 14.05.1986, leg. H. 5 ex, leg. S. Hristovski (coll. IZ). Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). Aurigena lugubris lugubris (Fabricius, 1777) Acmaeodera pilosellae pilosellae (Bonelli, 1812) Vardar Valley: Taor, 12.05.1995, 1 ex, leg. S. GalichitsaMt, 1500-1600m, 19.06.1994, 2 ex, leg. Besh.kov (coll. IZ). J. Kolarov and M. Langourov; Kitka Mt: Preslop, 900-1000 m, 24.06.1994, 1 ex, leg. B. Guéorguiev; SHENOPTERINAE KaradzhitsaMt, 1200 m, 29.07.1997, l ex, leg. G. *Sphenoptera coracina (Steven, 1829) Blagoev (coll. IZ). Vardar Valley: Veles, 300 m, 15.05.1994, 1 ex, leg. Acmaeodera crinita crinita Spinola, 1838 S. Beshk.ov (coll. IZ). Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 19.06.1996, l ex, leg. Sphenoptera petriceki Obenberger, 1949 S. Hristovski (coll. IZ). Vodno Mt, 8.06.1975, leg. O.E. Kratschmer (M. Acmaeodera ottomana (Frivaldszky, 1837) Niehuis in litt.). Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 14.05.1994, l ex, leg. S. Beshkov and 12.06.1996, l ex, Ieg. S. Hristovski; Dren Mt, 680 m, 17.06.94, 1 ex, leg. Dicerca aenea aenea (Linnaeus, 1761) B. Guéorguiev (coll. IZ). Vardar Valley: Negotino, 31.07.1983, leg. H. Acmaeoderella circassica (Reitter, 1890) Gunther (M. Niehuis in litt.). Vardar Valley: Veles, J4.06.1988, leg. A. Szalles Dicerca berolinensis (Herbst, 1779) (M. Niehuis in litt.). Ohrid Lake, 9-13.07.1975 ex Acer sp., leg. M. Acmaeoderella seminata (Abeille de Perrin, Niehuis (M. Niehuis in litt.). 1895) Melanophila acuminata (De Geer, 1774) Vardar Valley: Veles (Volkovitsh in litt.). In opin­ Shar planina Mt: Vratnitsa, 800 m, 20.07 .1997, 1 ion of Volkovitsh the reports from Macedonia ex, leg. M. Langourov (coll. IZ). (Mühle, 1980 and Drovenik & Hladil, 1984) of Melanophila picta decastigma (Fabricius, 1787) Acmaeoderella hellenica and A. ma9edonica are Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 10.07.1985 and related to Acmaeoderella e

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Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 14.05.1986, leg. H. Mahr (M. N1ehu1s m litt): Galttsirsa Mt: Dizgino, Mahr (M Niehu1s in litt.); Pchinja Valley: 800 m. 15 07 1995. 1 ex, leg. S. Hristovski (coll. Katlanovo. 12-20.06 1996, 4 ex, leg. S. Hristovski IZ). (coll. IZ). Antha.xia tha/assophila pseudokervillei Niehuis, Anthaxia kiesenwetteri Marseul, 1865 1990 Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 13-19.06.1996, 7 ex, Scopie, 29.05.1995, 1 ex and Galichitsa Mt: leg. S. Hristovski (coll. IZ). Trpejtsa, 900 m, 31.05.1995, 1 ex, leg. V. Sakalian Anthaxia millefolii millefolii (Fabricius, 1801) (coll. IZ). Ohrid Lake, 8-13.07 .1975, leg. M. Niehuis (M. Anthaxia passerinii Pecchioli, 1837 Niehu1s m litt.); Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, Vardar Valley: Denm kapija, 14.05.1986 and 11- 20.06.1996, 1 ex, leg S. Hristovski (coll. IZ). 12.05 1990, leg. I-I. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.); Anthaxia hypomelaena (llliger, 1803) Gahchitsa Mt: Trpejtsa, 900 m, 31.05.1995, 1 ex Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 14.05.1986, leg. H. on Juniperus sp., leg. V. Sakalian (coll. IZ). Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.); Dren Mt: Belovoditse, Anthaxia ma11ca (Linnaeus, 1767) 650 m, 17.06. 1994, 1 ex, leg. J. Kolarov and M. Vardar Valley: Demir kapija, 14.05.1986, leg. H. Langourov (coll. IZ). Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). Anthaxia istriana Rosenhauer, 1847 Galichitsa Mt, 1500-1600 m, 19.06.1994, l ex, leg. CHRYSOBOTHRINAE J. Kolarov and M. Langourov (coll. IZ). Clzrysobothris afjinis (Fabricius, 1794) Anthaxia lzelvetica Stierlin, 1868 Vardar Valley: Demir kapija, 17.05.1982 and GalitsJtsa Mt. 06.1995, 1 ex, leg. S. Hristovski; 14 05 1986, leg. H Mahr Shar planina Mt· Studena River. 1700-1850 m. 10- (M. N1ehu1s m litt.). 16. 071995,1 ex.leg G. BlagoevandV.Sakalian (coll. IZ) AGRILINAE Anthaxia quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Coraebus rubi (Linnaeus, 1767) Shar planina Mt: Studena River, 1700-1850 m, 10- Ohrid Lake. Peshtani, 10-16.06.1986, leg. M. 16. 07.1995, 2 ex, leg. G. Blagoev and V. Sakaltan N1ehu1s (N1ehu1s in litt.). (coll. IZ). Coraebus elatus (Fabricius, 1787) Anthaxia nitidula nitidu/a (Linnaeus, 1758) Dren Mt: Belovoditse. 650 m, 17 .06.1994, 2 ex Vodno Mt, 8.06.1975, leg. O.E. Kratschmer (M. and Prespansko Lake: Oteshevo, 780 m, Niehuis in litt.); Galichitsa Mt, 1500-1600 m, 18.06.1994. 2 ex, leg. J. Kolarov and M. 19.06. 1994, 1 ex, leg. J. Kolarov and M. Langourov Langourov; Galichitsa Mt: Trpejtsa, 900 rn, (coll. IZ). 31.05.1995, 4 ex on Potentila sp.; Pchinja Valley: Anthaxia nitidula signaticol/is Krynicki, 1832 Katlanovo, 24.05.1996, 1 ex, leg. S. Hristovski Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 8-9.06.1981, (coll. IZ). 17 .05.1982 and 14.05.1986, *Agrilus big111tatus (Fabricius, 1777) leg. H. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). Prespansko Lake: Oteshevo, 780 m, 18.06.1994, Anthaxia discicollis Laporte & Gory, 1839 l ex, leg.B. Guéorguiev Galichitsa Mt: Trpejtsa, 900 m, 31.05.1995, 3 ex (coll. IZ). on Juniperus sp., leg. V. Sakalian (coll. IZ). *Agrilus derasofasciatus Lacor daire, 1835 Anthaxia bicolor Faldermann, 1835 Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 23-25.05.1990, leg. Vardar valley: Demir Kapija, 14.05.1986, leg. H. H. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). · Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). Agrilus obscuricol/is Kiesenwetter, 1857 Anthaxia fulgurons (Schrank, 1783) Prespansko Lake: Oteshevo, 850 m, 18.06.1994, Dren Mt: Belovoditse, 650 m, 17.06.1994, l ex, 2 ex, leg. J. Kolarov and M. Langourov; Galitslca leg. J. Kolarov and M. Langourov; Kitka Mt: Mt, 1050 m, 18 .06.1994, l ex, leg. B. Guéorguiev Preslop, 900-1000 m, 24.06.1994, 1 ex, leg. B. (coll. IZ). Guéorguiev; Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 12- Agrilus auricollis Kiesenwetter, 1857 20.06.1996, 7 ex, leg. S. Hristovski (coll. IZ). Vardar Valley: Demir kapija, J7.05.1982, leg. H. Amhaxia podolica podolica Mannerheim, 1837 Mahr (M. Niebuis in litt.). Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 19.05.1984, leg. H. .., *Agrilus pratensis pratellsis (Ratzebu rg, 1839)

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Vardar Valley: Demir kapija, 17.05.1982, leg. H. Dren Mt: Belovoditse, 650, 17.06.1994, 1 ex, leg. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). J. Kolarov and M. Langurov (coll. IZ). *Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) *Cylindromorphus filum (Gyllenhal, 1817) Pchinja Valley: Katlanovo, 20.06.1996, 1 ex, leg. Dren Mt: Belovoditse, 650, 17.06.1994, 6 ex, leg. S. Hristovski (coll. IZ). J. Kolarov and M. Langurov (coll. IZ). *Agrilus cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832 Galichitsa Mt, 1500-1600 m, 19.06.1994, 1 ex, leg. As it is evident from the listoftaxa a total number J. Kolarov and M. Langourov (coll. IZ). of 51 species and subspecies which belong to 14 Agrilus viridicaerulans rubi Schaefer, 1837 genera and 8 subfamilies have been established. Vardar Valley: Demir Kap~a, 4-15.06.1979, leg. Two genera (Paracylindromorphus and H. Mahr (M. Niehuis in litt.). Cylindromo1phus) and 9 species are new for the Agrilus roscidus Kiesenwetter, 1857 Macedonian Buprestidae fauna. New faunistic in­ Vardar Valley: Demir Kapija, 8-9.06.1981, leg. H. formation has been established for the rest of the Mahr and 10.07 .1985, leg. M. Niehuis (M. Niehuis buprestids. With the collected new taxa the num­ in litt.). ber of jewel beetles known from the Macedonian CYLINDROMORPHINAE territory runs to 104. *ParacJllindromorphus subuliformis subuliformis (Mannerheim, 1837)

ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS From the zoogeographical point of view ail the established 104 buprestid taxa in Macedonia are arrànged in 15 zoogeographical categories (Table 1).

Tab. 1 Zoogeographical characteristic ofthe Macedonian Buprestidae taxa.

TAXA ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL CATEGORIES Julodis ehrenbergi Laporte Eastmedi terranean Ptosima jl.avoguttata (Illiger) Southwestpalaearctic Acmaeodera brevipes brevipes Kiesenwetter Eastmediterranean Acmaeodera pilosellae pilosellae (Bonelli) Northmediterranean Acmaeodera crinita crinita Spinola Eastmediterranean Acmaeodera ottonana (Frivaldszky) Eastmedi terranean Acmaeoderella discoidea (Fabricius) Transmediterranean Acmaeoderella circassica (Reitter, 1890) Pontomediterranean Acmaeoderella seminata (Abeille de Perrin) Eastmediterranean Acmaeoderella !evantina (Obenberger) Balkan subendemic Acmaeoderella .flavofasciata flavofasciata (Piller et Mitterpacher) Mediterranoeuropean Acmaeoderella mimonti (Boieldieu) Southwestpalaearctic Acmaeoderella gibbulosa (Ménétriés) Southwestpalaearctic Acmaeoderella villosula (Steveo) Eastmediterrano-iranoturanean Chalcophorel/a stigmatica (SchOnherr) Eastrnediterranean Chalcophorella fabricii (Rossi) . Eastrnediterranean Capnodis tenebricosa (Olivier) Southwestpalaearctic Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus) Southwestpalaearctic Capnodis cariosa (Pallas) Pontomedi terranean Capnodis carbonaria (Klug, 1829) Eastmediterranean Capnodis porosa (Klug) Eastrnediterranean Aurigena lugubris lugubris (Fabricius) Pontomedi terranean

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1 Sphenoptera antiqua (Illiger) Mediterranoeuropean Sphenoptera coracina (Steven, 1829) Eastmedi terranean Sphenoptera parnassica (Jakovlev) Balkan endemic Sphenoptera rauca (Fabricius) Southwestpalaearctic Sphenoptera buresi Obenberger Balkan endemic Sphenoptera laportei Saunders Mediterranoeuropean Sphenoptera jugoslavica Obenberger Balkan subendemic Sphenoptera petriceki Obenberger Balkan subendemic Dicerca aenea (Linnaeus) ranspalaearctic Dicerca berolinensis (Herbst) European Scintillatrix mirifica Mulsant European ScinUlatrix gloriosa Marseul Eastmediterranean Palmar /estiva (Linnaeus) Mediterranoeuropean Palmar bella (Gory) Eastmediterranean Buprestis cupressi Germar Eastmediterranean Buprestis rustica Linnaeus Eurosiberian Buprestis haemorroidalis haemorroidalis Herbst Westpalaearctic Buprestis novemmaculata novemmaculata Linnaeus Transpalaearctic Melanophila acuminata (De Geer) Holarctic Melanophila picta decastigma (Fabricius) Mediterranoeuropean Anthaxia hungarica hungarica (Scopoli) Medi terranoeuropean Anthaxia nupta Kiesenwetter Eastmediterranean Anthaxia sponsa Kiesenwetter Eastmediterranean Anthaxia diadema diadema (Fischer) Pontomedi terranean Anthaxia scorzoneraè (Frivaldszky) Eastmediterranean Anthaxia kiesenwetteri Marseul Eastmediterranean Anthaxia millefolii millefolii (Fabricius) . Pontomediterranean Anthaxia umbellatarum umbellatarum (Fabricius) Mediterranoeuropean Anthaxia cichorii cichorii (Olivier) Medi terranoeuropean Anthaxia hypomelaena (Illiger) Southwestpalaearctic Anthaxia rossica Daniel Pontomedi terranean Anthaxia olympica Kiesenwetter Pontomedi terranean Anthaxia mundula Kiesenwetter Eastmediterranean Anthaxia similis Saunders European Anthaxia istriana Rosenhauer Mediterranoeuropean Anthaxia sturanyi Obenberger Balkan endemic Anthaxia helvetica Stierlin European Anthaxia quadripunctata (Linnaeus) Eurosiberian Anthaxia funeru/a (Illiger) Mediterranoeuropean Anthaxia amasina (Daniel) Eastmedi terranean Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus European Anthaxia nitidula signaticollis Krynicki Pontomediterranean Anthaxia discicollis Laporte & Gory Eastmediterranean· Anthaxia anatolica anatolica Chevrolat Eastmediterranean Anthaxia tuerki (Ganglbauer) European

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Anthaxia brevis brevis Laporte & Gory Pontomediterranean Anthaxia salicis Fabricius Mediterranoeuropean Anthaxia bicolor bicolor Faldermann Pontomedi terranean Anthaxia fulgurans (Schrank.) European Anthaxia podolica podolica Mannerheim European Anthaxia thalassophila pseudokervillei Niebuis Eastmediterranean Anthaxia passerinii Pecchioli Eastmediterranean An1haxia /ucens Küster Eastmedi terranean Anthaxia manca (Linnaeus) Mediterranoeuropean Anthaxia deaurata (Gmelin) Mediterranoeuropean Chrysobothris affinis (Fabricius) Westpalaearctic Chrysobothris /eonhardi Obenberger Balkan subendemic Coroebus florentin us (Herbst) Med iterranoeuropean Coroebus rubi (Linnaeus) Southwestpalaearctic Coroebus elatus (Fabricius) Westpalaearctic Meliboeus violaceus Kjesenwetter Eastmediterranean Meliboeus episcopalis (Mannerheim) Eastmediterranean Na/anda fulgidicollis (Lucas) Mediterranoeuropean Agrilus higullatus (Fabricius) Westpalaearctic Agrilus olivicolor Kiesenwetter European Agrilus derasojàsciatus Lacordaire Mediterranoeuropean Agrilus graminis Laporte et Gory South westpalaearctic Agri/us obscuricollis Kiesenwetter European Agri/us su/cicollis Lacordaire European Agrilus angustulus (llliger) Westpalaearctic Agrilus auricollis Kiesenwetter European Agrilus pratensis pratensis (Ratzeburg) Westeurosiberian Agrilus viridis (Linnaeus) Transpalaearctic Agrilus cuprescens Ménétriés Transpalaearctic Agrilus viridicaerulans rubi Schaefer Mediterranoeuropean Agrilus roscidus Kiesenwetter Southwestpalaearctic Agrilus hyperici (Creutzer) European Agrilus vaginalis philippovi (Alexeev) Pontomedi terranean Paracylindromorphus subuliformis subuliformis (Mannerheim) Westpalaearctic Cylindrom01phus filum (Gyllenbal) European Trachys puncticollis rectilineata Abeille de Perrin European Trachys scrobiculatus Kiesenwetter Mediterranoeuropean

Following Sakalian's (1994) conception, the estab­ represented by Transeurosiberian (2) and lished 15 zoogeographical categories are combined Westeurosiberian ( l) taxa; Soutbpalaearctic com­ in 7 zoogeographical complexes as follows: Hol- p lex (11) - including, in our case, 10 . arctic complex with 1 species (Melanophila Southwestpalaearctic species and 1 acuminata); Palaearctic complex (10 taxa) where (Acmaeoderella villosula) Eastmediterrano­ Transpalaearctic (4) and Westpalaearctic (6) iranoturanean; European complex ( 15) represented buprestids are included; Eurosiberian complex (3) by the taxa from the zoogeographical category of

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the same name; Mediterranean complex (57) com­ The results of the zoogeographical analysis based pris i ng taxa from 5 categories: on the presentation oftbese complexes in the stud­ Mediterranoeuropean (18), Transmediterranean' ied area are shown in Fig. 1. (1), Northmediterranean (1), Pontomediterranean The Mediterranean (in the broad sense) taxa are (11) and Eastmediterranean (26). The Balkan dominant in Macedonia as it is evident from the endemics and subendemics are represented by 7 figure. About 65 % of the buprestids in the Medi­ species - 3 endemics and 4 subendemics. There terranean complex are Pontomediterranean and are no endemics known only from the Macedonian Eastmediterranean species and subspecies. terri tory. - % 54.81

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- 20 14.42 9.62 10.58 10 - 6.73 2.88 0.96 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 0 Holarctlc Palaearctlc Euroslberian S Palaearcllc European Medlterranean Balkan Endemlcs

Fig. 1. Zoogeographical complexes in the study area.

DISCUSSION

In our opinion the jewel beetles fauna of great domination ofMediterranean taxa shows the Macedonia bas not been studied well enough. Prob­ high Jevel of the Mediterranean (especially ab 1y the taxa which are distributed in the Eastmediterranean) fauna impact of buprestid neighbouring countries might also be establisbed cornmunity formation in the Macedonian territory. in Macedonia as well. It is possible that the ob­ The location of the relict Anthaxia tuerki and 7 tained results from the zoogeographical analysis Balkan endemics and subendemics in Macedonia will be corrected by new investigations especially represents refugial peculiarity of some habitats in in the high mountainous regions. Nevertheless, the the country.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to thank very much Dr M. Niehuis Acmaeoderinae in the Balkan "peninsula. 1 am (Albersweiler) for the precious information and obliged to S. Hristovski (Scopje) as well as to rny ) for bis permission to use the distributional data Bulgarian colleagues S. Abadjiev, S. Beshkov, G. on some buprestids in Macedonia. I am especially Blagoev, B. Guéorguiev, Dr J. Kolarov and M. thankful to Dr M. Volcovitsh (Saint-Petersburg) Langourov for accepting the buprestid species for j for the determination of Acmaeoderella vi/losu/a investigation. f and for the information on the distribution of some

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