Sundukov Yu.N.
Source: Proceedings of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve
Year: 2023 Issue: 32 Pages: 115-140
In the article, data on all species of Caraboidea of the southern Sikhote-Alin and their representation in four federal protected areas of this region are summarized. In total, the fauna of the southern Sikhote-Alin includes 428 species from three families: Rhysodidae - 1 species, Trachypachidae - 1 species, Carabidae - 426 species. Two hundred and eighteen species are known from the Ussuriysky Reserve (Rhysodidae - 1, Carabidae - 217), 328 species from the Lazovsky Reserve (Rhysodidae - 1 species, Trachypachidae - 1, Carabidae - 326), 218 species from the Sikhote-Alinsky Reserve (Trachypachidae - 1, Carabidae - 217), 194 species from the National Park “Zov tigra” (Trachypachidae - 1, Carabidae - 193). In total, 375 species of the superfamily are known from the protected areas, which is 87.6% of the total number recorded in the fauna of the southern Sikhote-Alin. An original formula was proposed for calculating the “vulnerability” of a species based on three parameters: the frequency of occurrence of a species in PAs, the ratio of the territory of PAs to the boundaries of the species range, and the representation of a species-specific biotope in PAs. The calculations carried out according to the formula made it possible to identify five “vulnerability categories” of ground beetles in the southern Sikhote-Alin. The most vulnerable are 12 species of the family of Carabidae (Nebria kurentzovi Lafer, 1989, Carabus constricticollis (Kraatz, 1886), Epaphiopsis semenovi (Jeannel, 1962), Trechiama sichotanus (Lafer, 1989), Pterostichus aereipennis (Solsky, 1872), Pt. alexandrovi Lafer, 1979, Pt. arsenjevi Lafer, 1979, Pt. petulans Jedlička, 1938, Pt. vladivostokensis Lafer, 1979, Agonum suavissimum (Bates, 1883), Peronomerus auripilis Bates, 1883, Diplocheila minima Jedlička, 1931). Their protection is possible only if protected areas are created in their habitats or if they are included in the list of rare species. All of them belong to narrowly localized endemics of the southern Sikhote-Alin or are located here on the northern border of their range, having a very limited distribution on the territory of Russia. The result obtained is considered as the basis for the conservation of the biological diversity of ground beetles in the southern Sikhote-Alin. Further research should be aimed at identifying and studying in detail rare, relict and endemic species, as well as taxa living in declining biotopes.
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