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Agnathus decoratus (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Agnathinae) in Poland

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  • 1. Břustkova 29, CZ – 700 30 Ostrava-Výškovice, Czechia, email: vojta.ryznar@centrum.cz
  • 2. Ostrava Museum, Lechowiczova 4, CZ – 702 00 Ostrava 1, Czechia; e-mail: jiri.vavra@ostrmuz.cz

Description

We present the first reliable records of Agnathus decoratus (Germar, 1818) (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Agnathinae) from Poland. Several specimens were found on a dead elm (Ulmus sp.) tree trunk, which was partially submerged in water, lying on the bank of the Oder river near the community Zabełków in the Silesian Voivodeship (province) on the southern border of Poland. Another two specimens were found on the bank of the Vistula river in the community Ciszyca, ca 10 km south of Warsaw. Collection circumstances and insights on the species’ bionomy and ethology are reported.

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