Baltic J. Coleopterol. 16(1) 2016 ISSN 1407 - 8619 New records of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Kemerovo Area (Western Siberia) Alexander S. Prosvirov, Dmitry A. Efimov Prosvirov A.S., Efimov D.A. 2016 . New records of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Kemerovo Area (Western Siberia). Baltic J. Coleopterol., 16(1): 1-13. New data on the fauna of click-beetles of the Kemerovo Area are given. 14 species are recorded for the first time in the Kemerovo Area; additionally two species (Limonius poneli Leseigneur et Mertlik, 2007 and Neohypdonus tumescens (LeConte, 1853)) are also new for the fauna of Western Siberia. One species (Selatosomus songoricus (Kraatz, 1879)) is reliably recorded for Russia for the first time. Ecological features of the species as well as data about their distribution are given. The present state of the faunistic knowledge of Elateridae of the Kemerovo Area is discussed. Key words: Elateridae, Kemerovo Area, Western Siberia. Alexander S. Prosvirov. Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of ento- mology, Leninskie Gory 1/12, 119992, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: [email protected]. Dmitry A. Efimov. Yurginsky Technological Institute (branch) of National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Leningradskaya street, 26. 652055 Yurga, Russia; e-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Cherepanov 1957, 1966; Byzova & Chadaeva 1965; Gurjeva 1979; Zinchenko 2003; Efimov Elateridae (click-beetles) is a large family of 2008; Efimov & Zinchenko 2012), but our Coleoptera belonging to the superfamily preliminary studies show that this number is far Elateroidea. The fauna of click-beetles of from complete. In the present work we provide Russia includes about 460 species from 85 data on the species which previously were genera (Cate et al. 2007; Prosvirov 2014; unrecorded on the territory of Kemerovo Area Prosvirov 2015; Schimmel et al. 2015). The or indicate the new localities for some little- elaterid fauna of Western Siberia and in known Elateridae of this region. This work is particular the Kemerovo Area is rather well- an important contribution for understanding the studied, but the species composition and data biodiversity of the studied region. on the distribution of certain species of click- beetles in this region need further clarification. MATERIAL AND METHODS At the present time just over 50 species of Elateridae have been recorded for the The present study is based mainly on the material Kemerovo Area (Wnukowskij 1927; which has been collected in the Kemerovo Area 1 Prosvirov A.S., Efimov D.A. by the second author (D.A. Efimov, hereinafter Shanda - Kuznetsk depression, DE). Additionally, we have used the material Guryevsk district, Shanda village, which is deposited in the Department of 54°19’N 86°04’E; Zoology and Ecology of Kemerovo State Verkhnyaya Ters‘ guarding point - University (Kemerovo, hereinafter KSU), Kuznetsk Alatau, Novokuznetsk collections of the Department of Entomology district, Kuznetsk Alatau Nature of Moscow State University (Moscow, Reserve, Verkhnyaya Ters‘ guarding hereinafter MSU), the Zoological Museum of point, 54°10’N 88°07’E; Moscow State University (Moscow, hereinafter Zelenaya - Mountain Shoria, Tashtagol ZMMU) and the material provided by private district, 4 km N of Sheregesh village, collectors. A part of the studied material is Zelenaya Mt. transferred for the permanent storage in MSU. Additionally some frequently mentioned names The storage location is not indicated for the of the collectors are abbreviated as follows: A.V. specimens which are preserved in the Korshunov - AK; S.V. Sharova - SS; D.A. Sidorov collections of the authors or private collections. - DS. Beetles were collected using standard methods: The system of the family and the order of the manual collecting and sweeping by taxa arrangement are given according to the entomological net. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera (Cate et al. 2007), taking into account the further The labels of the specimens from the nomenclature changes (Schimmel et al., 2015). collections of ZMMU and MSU are cited verbatim; additional information is given in Photographs were taken with a Canon EOS-40D square brackets. For the convenience some of camera with a Canon MP-E 65 mm lens. the collecting localities are given as follows: Extended focus technology was used. The Azhendarovo - Kuznetsk depression, distribution maps were created using Krapivino district, 8 km SSW of Simplemappr software (www.simplemappr.net.). Saltymakovo village, the Azhendarovo research biological Station of Kemerovo State University and its RESULTS vicinity, 54°45’N 87°01’E; Bor - Kemerovo city, right bank of Tom Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815 river, pinery; Tribe Ampedini Gistel, 1848 Gorskino - Salair Ridge, Guryevsk district, 3 km W of Gorskino village, Ampedus (Ampedus) gagatinus (Candèze, Krekovo - Kuznetsk depression, 1895) Kemerovo district, Krekovo village, Material examined. “Verkhnyaya Ters`, taiga”, 55°31’N 85°52’E; 4.VII.1957, SS leg. (1 spec.; MSU). Mozzhukha - Kuznetsk depression, Bionomics. This species inhabits mountain Kemerovo district, Mozzhukha village; coniferous forests (Gurjeva 1979). Mustag - Mountain Shoria, Tashtagol Distribution. Western and Eastern Siberia, Far district, Shorsky Range, Mustag Mt.; East of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Podyakovo - Kuznetsk depression, northeastern China (Cate et al. 2007; Jarzabek- Kemerovo district, Podyakovo village, Müller & Németh 2014). 55°34’N 85°50’E; Polutornik - Kuznetsk Alatau, Tisul district, 10 km N of Polutornik village; 2 New records of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Kemerovo Area (Western Siberia) Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus (Herbst, 1784) KSU); Gorskino, 3.VII.2009, S. Volkhonsky leg. (Fig. 1) (1 spec.; KSU); Krekovo, 13.VI.2011, DE leg. Material examined. Zelenaya, pine-fir green- (1 spec.); Kemerovo city, sweeping on meadow moss forest, h=800 m, 29.VII.1999, DE leg. (1 vegetation, 12.VI.2013, DE leg. (2 spec.); spec.); Kuznetsk Alatau, Novokuznetsk distr., Shanda, feather-grass steppe, sweeping, Skalistye Gory Range, subalpine zone, 27.VI.2013, DE leg. (3 spec.). 10.VII.2001, S.N. Nenilin leg. (1 spec.; KSU); Bionomics. The species was collected in Verkhnyaya Ters‘ guarding point, 4 - 5.VII.2009, steppe biotopes (herbage-feather grass steppes AK leg. (1 spec.); Polutornik, 7.VII.2009, A. and stony steppes) and on meadows. Tsepokina leg. (1 spec.; KSU). Distribution. Europe, Armenia, Turkey and Bionomics. This species inhabits coniferous European Russia (Prosvirov 2013; Németh & forests (Gurjeva 1979). In the Kemerovo Area Platia 2014). It is recorded from Western it was collected in the pine-fir green-moss Siberia for the first time. A map of the localities forest and subalpine zone. inhabited by this species in the Kemerovo Area Distribution. This Holarctic species has a is shown in Fig. 15. boreal distribution and is known from North Remarks. Apparently L. poneli is quite America, Europe, Turkey, European Russia, widespread on the territory of Russia, but due Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Far East of to its almost complete resemblance to the Russia and northeastern China (Cate et al. 2007). western Palaearctic L. minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) data on the distribution of these two Tribe Elaterini Leach, 1815 species require further clarification. Sericus (Sericus) brunneus brunneus Tribe Ctenicerini Fleutiaux, 1936 (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 2) Hypoganomorphus laevicollis (Mannerheim, Material examined. Mustag, 6.VII.2000, DE 1852) leg. (1 spec.); Mustag, subalpine zone, h=1300 (Fig. 4) m., 7 - 8.VII.2001, DE leg. (5 spec.); Verkhnyaya Material examined. Kuznetsk Alatau Range, Ters‘ guarding point, lake Beloe, h=1227 m., Novokuznetsk distr., middle reaches of 54°13’N 88°17’E, 7.VII.2009, AK leg. (2 Verkhnyaya Ters‘ riv., Cherny Voron Mt., spec.). subalpine zone, h~1200 - 2700 m, 22.VII.1998, Bionomics. This forest species also inhabits DE leg. (1 spec.); Tisul distr., near Gorodok the mountain tundra (Gurjeva 1979). In the vill., Dudet river, 4.VII.1999, DE leg. (1 spec.); Kemerovo Area it was collected in the forest Mountain Shoria, Tashatagol distr., 4 km E of and subalpine zones. Mustag Mt., dark-coniferous forest, h=600 m, Distribution. This Transpalaearctic species is 22.VII.1999, DE leg. (1 spec.); Polutornik, 1- known from Europe, European Russia, Siberia, 8.VII.2009, Ī. Artemova leg. (1 spec.; KSU), Far East of Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia Polutornik, meadow, 3 - 11.VII.2009, T. (Cate et al. 2007). Akinshina leg. (1 spec.; KSU). Bionomics. The species inhabits lowland and Subfamily Denticollinae Stein et J. Weise, mountain forests and has been also found in the 1877 subalpine zone at the upper boundary of the Tribe Denticollini Stein et J. Weise, 1877 forest. It is common in moist biotopes with rich grasses (Gurjeva 1989). Limonius poneli Leseigneur et Mertlik, 2007 Distribution. Northeastern European Russia, (Fig. 3, 15) Western and Eastern Siberia, Far East of Russia, Material examined. Mozzhukha, birch forest, Mongolia and northeastern China (Medvedev 30.V. - 13.VI.2009, AK leg. (2 spec.); Bor, 2001; Cate et al. 2007). meadow, 24.VI.2009, Ŕ. Zyablova leg. (1 spec.; 3 Prosvirov A.S., Efimov D.A. Pseudanostirus vicinus Gurjeva 1984 reliable record of this species for Russia. A map (Fig. 7, 14, 17) of the localities inhabited by this species in the Material examined. Mustag, h=1300 m., 7 - Kemerovo Area is shown in Fig. 16. 8.VII.2001, DE leg. (1 spec.). Bionomics. The species was collected in the Subfamily Negastriinae Nakane et Kishii, subalpine zone. 1956 Distribution. This rare species was recorded Tribe Negastriini Nakane et Kishii, 1956 earlier only with two specimens from Altai and northern Mongolia (Gurjeva 1989). A map of Negastrius pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1761) the localities inhabited by this species in (Fig. 9) Kemerovo Area is shown in Fig. 17. Material examined. Podyakovo, steppe slope, sweeping, 6 -7.VII.2007, DE leg. (1 spec.); Tribe Selatosomini Schimmel, Tarnawski, Mountain Shoria, Tashtagol distr., right bank of Han et Platia, 2015 Kondoma riv., floodplain terrace, h=291 m, 52°54’N 87°13’E, 8.VI.2011, DS leg. (1 spec.). Selatosomus songoricus (Kraatz, 1879) Bionomics.