Four Species of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) New to Poland
Author
Komosiński, Karol
Author
Marczak, Dawid
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2018
2018-03-23
72
1
151
156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-72.1.151
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-72.1.151
1938-4394
5380579
Ptinella britannica
Matthews, 1858
Ptinella britannica
occurs in Europe, especially the continent’ s western states (
Azerbaijan
,
Austria
,
Denmark
,
Germany
,
France
,
Great Britain
,
Hungary
,
Italy
,
Netherlands
,
Sweden
, and
Switzerland
), and it is reported from North America (
Sörensson 2003
,
2015
). It is listed on the German Red List of endangered species (Ziegler and Suikat 1994;
Binot
et al.
1998
).
Ptinella britannica
inhabits deciduous forests and is most often collected from mole nests. It is sometimes found under fallen, rotting leaves and decaying wood (
Koch 1989
).
Wenzel (2005)
classified it as a humicole.
Material Examined.
Mazovian Lowland
(central
Poland
):
Kampinos National Park
,
Strict Protected Area
Zaborów
, forest spatial unit 269 (
N 52°18
ʹ
32
ʹʹ
,
E 20°43
ʹ
21
ʹʹ
),
1–31 VIII 2016
–
1 ex.
,
collected by window trap
, habitat
Ribeso
nigri-
Alnetum
with alder trees over 130 years old, leg.
D. Marczak
, coll.
K. Komosiński.