Sericus (Sericus) brunneus brunneus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material examined. Mustag, 6.VII.2000, DE leg. (1 spec.); Mustag, subalpine zone, h= 1300 m., 7 - 8.VII.2001, DE leg. (5 spec.); Verkhnyaya Ters‘ guarding point, lake Beloe, h= 1227 m., 54°13’N 88°17’E, 7.VII.2009, AK leg. (2 spec.).

Bionomics. This forest species also inhabits the mountain tundra (Gurjeva 1979). In the Kemerovo Area it was collected in the forest and subalpine zones.

Distribution. This Transpalaearctic species is known from Europe, European Russia, Siberia, Far East of Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia (Cate et al. 2007).