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Berginus tamarisci Wollaston, 1854 w faunie Polski (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae)

  • 1. Zakład Bioróżnorodności i Taksonomii Ewolucyjnej, Wydział Nauk Biologicznych, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51-148 Wrocław, Polska, e-mail: rafal.ruta@uwr.edu.pl
  • 2. Muzeum Przyrodnicze Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, ul. Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Polska, e-mail: marek.wanat@uwr.edu.pl

Description

Berginus tamarisci Wollaston, 1854 in the fauna of Poland (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae).
The first detailed records of B. tamarisci are reported from Poland. The species was collected at three sites in Wrocław and its vicinity in 2024 and 2025. In 2025, the species was found in relatively large numbers on a pile of dead branches, with numerous dead individuals of mistletoe Viscum album, the plant on which the species is supposed to develop.

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