Contribution to the knowledge of the Romanian Sphodrina (Order Coleoptera, Family Carabidae, Subfamily Platyninae, Tribus Sphodrini)

Abstract

The taxa included in Subtribus Sphodrina (Tribus Sphodrini) were very rarely mentioned in articles or faunal catalogues published for the Romanian fauna, some of them being recorded in underground environments (natural or artificial cavities). Other taxa were erroneously recorded for the Romanian fauna (Laemostenus capitaus, L. janthinus coeruleus), and others were omitted to be cited for the Romanian fauna (Taphoxenus gigas) in recent faunal catalogues. The presence of other species, which must be confirmed for the Romanian fauna (Laemostenus janthinus), or recorded in new geographical regions (L. janthinus, L. euxinicus) is discussed. In this article we made a brief analysis of the Romanian Sphodrinae fauna in a zoogeographical context, trying to highlight the systematic, faunal and protection problems raised by this interesting taxonomic group.

Keywords

• romanian fauna
• sphodrus
• taphoxexus
• laemostenus janthinus
• laemostenus euxinicus
• laemostenus stoevi
• taxonomic notes
• distribution
• protection status