Faunal researches on the invertebrates (Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Collembola and Araneae) in the Rodnei Mountains Biosphere Reserve

Abstract

The faunal lists of cave, epigaeic and soil species of Araneae (73 species), Collembola (61 species), Orthoptera (35 epigaeic species) and Coleoptera (127 species) collected in the years 2005 and 2006 from the Rodnei Mountains Biosphere Reservation are presented. Among these, eight species: Rugathodes bellicosus (Araneae, Theridiidae), Glyphesis servulus (Araneae, Linyphiidae), Incestophantes frigidus (Araneae, Linyphiidae), Gnaphosa badia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), Eusphalerum pallens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Cryptophagus corticinus (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae), Otiorrhynchus scaber (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Thamnurgus varipes (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) – are for the first time recorded for the Romanian fauna

Keywords

• the rodnei mountains
• biosphere reserve
• araneae
• collembola
• orthoptera
• coleoptera
• new faunal and zoogeographic data