P O L S K A A K A D E M I A N A U KI N S T Y T U T Z O O L O G I C Z N Y

F R A G M E N T A F A U N I S T I C ATom XU Warszawa, 15 I 1966 Nr 19

Maciej Mr o c z k o w sk i

SUphidae and Derm estidae ( Coleoptera) collected in Mongolia by Polish Zoologists in the years 1959 — 1964

SUphidae i Derm estidae ( Coleoptera) zebrane w Mongolii przez zoologówpolskich w latach 1959 — 1964

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The material reported further below was collected in the course of four zoological trips to Mongolia organized by the Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. During the first trip ( P is a k s k i and P r ó s z y ń s k i expedition 1959 to Indonesia, Viet-Nam, Korea and Mongolia) zoological material was collected in Mongolia in September only. During the second trip (B i e l a w s k i and P i s a r s k i , 1962) the material was collected in May and June, during the third ( B u r a k o w s k i and S z e l ę g i e w i c z , 1963) in Juli and August, and during the fourth ( B a z y l u k and K l i m a s z e w s k i , 1964) in August and September.

On all these occasions 35 specimens of Silphidae and 344 specimens of Dermestidae were collected. Two specimens of Dermestidae belonging to a new species of the genus Anth- renus F a b r . are not included in the present paper. The description of this species will be published in the future, in a revision of the mentioned genus.

T h e m a t e r i a l in c lu d e s t h e f o l lo w in g s p e c ie s :

S I L P H I D A E

Nicrophorus germanicus morio Ge b l e r , 1817 :319

Geographical distribution: Asiatic part of the U .S .S .R . except the north and eastern borders, Mongolia. From Mongolia recorded by R e it t e r , 1895 : 324.

Examined material: Mongolia, 30 km SE Zun Bayan, 21. V II. 1963, leg. B. B u r a ­k o w s k i e t H . S z e l ę g ie w ic z — 1 s p e c im e n .

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jYicrophorus sepulłor Ch a r p e n t ie r , 1825 : 200

Geographical distribution: Europe, central Asia, Mongolia (H a t c h , 1928: 145).

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, 15 km SW Choyr, 27. V II. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et II. S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 1 specimen; Mongolia, 30 km N Sayn-Slianda, 24. VII. 1963, leg. B . B u r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 1 specimen.

Nicrophorus fossor E r ic h s o n , 1837 : 224

Geographical distribution: North Africa, Europe, central and northern Asia to Mongolia. From Mongolia recorded by K e it t e r , 1895 :325 under the name N . interruplus S t e p h .

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, 40 km N Sayn-Shanda, 24. VII. 1963, leg. B. B u r a ­k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 1 specimen.

Silpha (Thanatophilus) latericarinata M o t s c iiu l s k y , 1860 :124

Geographical distribution: Siberia, Mongolia, ? Japan. From Mongolia recorded recently by the author (Mr o c z k o w s k i, 1965a: 183).

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, Zaisan ad Ulan Bator, 1250 m, 19. V. 1962, leg. R. B ie l a w s k i e t B. P is a r s k i — 19 specimens.

Silpha (Oiceoptoma) thoracica L in n a e u s , 1758 : 360

Geographical distribution: Europe, northern and central Asia, Kamchatka, Japan, Taiwan. From Mongolia not recorded.

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, Zaisan ad Ulan Bator, 20. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i e t B. P i s a r s k i — 2 specimens.

Silpha (Silpha) perforata mongolica F a l d e r m a n , 1835 : 365

The subspecies was described from Mongolia, recorded recently from the same country by the author (Mr o c z k o w s k i, 1965a: 183)

Examined material: Mongolia, Ulan Bator, 24. IX . 1959, leg. B. P is a r s k i — 3 spe­cimens; Zaisan ad Ulan Bator, 20. V. 1962, leg. R. B ie l a w s k i et B. P is a r s k i — 1 specimen; Dam ba Dorzha ad Ulan Bator, 27. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P is a r s k i — 1 spe­cimen; Mant, 120 k m S Ulan Bator, 19. V II. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g i e - w i c z — 3 specimens.

Silpha (Phosphuga) atrata L in n a e u s , 1758 : 360

Geographical distribution: Europe, northern Asia, Japan. From Mongolia not recorded.

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, vail. fluv. Selbe Gol, 15. V III. 1963, leg. B. B u r a ­k o w s k i et H . S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 2 specimens.

The Mongolian specimens are identical with Central-European ones.

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D E R M E S T I D A E

Dermestes sibiricus E r ic h s o n , 1846 : 427

The species was treated by different authors as a variety or subspecies of D. frischi K uo., but new investigations (L e p e s m e , 1950 : 49; M r o c z k o w ­s k i , 1962 : 235) show, that D. sibiricus E r . is a distinct species.

Geographical distribution: South-Eastern border of European part of the U. S.S. R., Asia Minor, Central Asia, central and southern part of Siberia, Primorye Territory, Mongolia, China. From Mongolia recorded recently by the author (M r o c z k o w s k i, 1965a : 184).

Examined material: Mongolia, Sayn-Shanda, 29. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B* P is a r s k i — 1 specimen; Sayn-Shanda, 31. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i — 12 specimens; Choyr, 260 km SE Ulan Bator, 3. VI. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r ­s k i — 12 specimens; 40 km from Sayn-Shanda, 24. VII. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g ie w ic z — 7 specimens; 35 km SE Zun-Bayan, 22. VII. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w ­s k i et H. S z e l ę g ie w ic z — 12 specimens.

Dermestes dimidiatus S t e v e n , 1808 : 89

Syn.: Dermestes orientalis K u s n e z o v a , 1928 : 20

Geographical distribution: From the Volga to the Amur, Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, Northern China. From Mongolia recorded by K u sn e z o v a , 1928 : 22; P ic , 1935 :1 ; M r o c z k o w s k i, 1965a : 184.

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, Ulan Bator, 1250 m, 23. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i — 44 specimens; Zaisan ad Ulan Bator, 1400-1500 m, 19 and 20 May, 10 June 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i — 10 specimens together; Erdene, 83 km E Ulan Bator, 8. VI. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P is a r s k i — 1 specimen; Sayn-Shanda, 29. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P is a r s k i — 1 specimen; Damba-Dorzha ad Ulan Bator, 27. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i ; Choyr, 260 km SE Ulan Bator, 3. VI. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i — 11 specimens; Zunhara, 3. V III. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 1 specimen.

Dermestes dimidiatus ab. rosea K u sn e z o v a , 1928 : 22

The variety shows gradual transitions to the typical form — this is caused by fading of the pink colour.

Geographical distribution: Eastern Kazakhstan, environs of Lake Baikal, Mongolia. From Mongolia recorded by K u sn e z o v a , 1928 :22 and M ro cz­k o w s k i , 1965a : 184.

f Examined material: Mongolia, Choyr, 260 km SE Ulan Bator, 3. VI. 1962, leg. R. B ie l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i — -2 specimens; Zunhara, 3. V III. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g ie w ic z — 132 specimens; Songino ad Ulan Bator, 9. V III. 1963, leg. B. B u ­r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g ie w ic z — 12 specimens; Zaisan ad Ulan Bator, 1200- 1600 m, 11. V III. 1963, leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et II. S z e l ę g ie w ic z — 27 specimens; Tsetserlig, 9. IX . 1964, leg. W. B a z y l u k et S. M. K l i m a s z e w s k i — 5 specimens.

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Attagenus megatoma japonicus R e it t e r , 1877 : 375

Geographical distribution: Primorye Territory, Korea, Japan, Northern China, Mongolia. From Mongolia recorded by the author (Mr o c z k o w s k i, 1965b : 104).

Examined m aterial: Ulan Bator, in the hotel, 13 . and 1 5 . V II. 1 9 6 3 , leg. B. B u r a * k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 3 8 specimens; Ulan Bator, on Melilotus sp., 17 . V II. 1 9 6 3 , leg. B. B u r a k o w s k i et H. S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 1 specimen.

Attagenus molitor R e it t e r , 1889 : 557

Geographical distribution: described from Mongolia, recently recorded from Kazakhstan. From Mongolia recorded by the author (Mr o c z k o w s k i, 1965a: 184).

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, Sayn-Shanda, 30. V. 1962, leg. R. B i e l a w s k i et B. P i s a r s k i — 2 specimens.

Note. The description was based on some syntypes (the number of spe­cimens is not given in the original description) collected by G. P o t a n in in Central Mongolia on July 16 and 20, 1886. One syntype (with a wrong label “holotypus”) is preserved in R e it t e r ’s collection in Budapest, 8 syntypes (all collected on July 16) are preserved at the Institute of Zoology of the Aca­demy of Sciences in Leningrad, together with one specimen dated July 18 and five specimens dated 22/VII — 2 /VIII, 1886. All 14 specimens preserved in Leningrad are identical with other specimens from Kazakhstan and Mongolia previously examined by the author (Mr o c z k o w s k i 1962 : 244, 1965a : 184, 1965b : 104) and with the specimens recorded above. The syntype preserved in Budapest differs from all the other specimens by a more elongate body and other proportions of the lenghts of joints of the antennae. It is not sure, that this specimen belongs to A . molitor R e i t t . in fact. The specimen preserved in Budapest (and labelled as “holotype” of A . molitor R e it t .) is not appro­priate for designation as lectotype. The lectotype must be designated from among the syntypes preserved in Leningrad.

Megatoma pubcscens (Ze t t e r s t e d t , 1828 : 136)

The right place of this species, its synonyms and geographical distribution will be given in the revision of the Palearctic species of the genus Megatoma H e r b s t (in preparation). From Mongolia not recorded.

Examined m aterial: Mongolia, Zunhara, 3. V III. 1963, le g . B . B u r a k o w s k i e t H .S z e l ę g i e w i c z — 1 s p e c im e n .

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STRESZCZENIE

Autor podaje wykaz Silphidae i Dermesii&ae z Mongolii, na podstawie 379 okazów zebranych tam przez pracowników Instytutu Zoologicznego Pol­skiej Akademii Nauk w latach 1959-1964. Okazy te należą do 7 gatunków Silphidae i 5 gatunków Dermestidae. Dwa gatunki Silphidae i jeden Dermestidae nie były do tej pory z Mongolii wykazywane.

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