A contribution to the fauna of weevil beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of the Central Donbass

Abstract

Results of the study of the fauna of Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) in the Central Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk regions) based on beetles collected by the authors and their colleagues over a thirty-year period at 87 localities are presented. In total, 710 species of weevils from five families have been registered on this territory: Anthribidae – 14 species, Brentidae – 84 species, Attelabidae – 18 species, Curculionidae – 592 species, Nemonychidae – 2 species. The following nine species are recorded for the fauna of the Ukraine for the first time: Rhyncolus (Rhyncolus) nefarius Faust, 1885, Neoprohinus cinnamomeus (Schultze, 1897), Orchestes(Orchestes) steppensis Korotyaev, 2016, Pseudorchestes circumvistulanus (Białooki, 1997), Pholicodes (Pseudopholicodes) albidus (Boheman, 1840), Pachycerus madidus (Olivier, 1807), Gymnetron niloticum Kirsch, 1881, Cimberis attelaboides (Fabricius, 1787), Neocoenorrhinus (Neocoenorrhinus) interruptus (Voss, 1920). In addition, 178 and 78 species are listed for the first time for Donetsk and Lugans regions, respectively. After our additions, the fauna of Curculionoidea of the Central Donbass can be considered as the richest in the Ukraine. The proportion of invasive species in the fauna of the region is 2.4% (17 species). Invasive species are registered within Anthribidae (1 species, 7.1%), Brentidae (1 species, 1.2%) and Curculionidae (15 species, 2.5%).

Keywords

• coleoptera
• curculionoidea
• fauna
• donbass