Rediscovery of Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus nodulosus Creutzer, 1799 on Shar Planina Mt.

Authors

  • Slavcho Hristovski Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia
  • Gabor Mesaroš
  • Marjan Komnenov Macedonian Ecological Society, North Macedonia
  • Aleksandra Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59194/MJEE23252113h

Keywords:

Ground beetles, Carabus variolosus nodulosus, biogeography, taxonomy, EU Habitats Directive

Abstract

This paper presents records of the rediscovery of Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus nodulosus Creutzer, 1799 in Shar Planina Mt. (Ljuboten massif) after almost 100 years (North Macedonia and Kosovo). The taxonomic status, habitat preference, biogeography and conservation status are discussed. The species was found along small brooks in a beech forest landscape which falls well into the habitat-preference model of the species. The population on Shar Planina is very isolated (100 km from the nearest populations on the Balkan Peninsula) and it is most probably a product of the latest glaciation.

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Hristovski, S., Mesaroš, G., Komnenov, M., & Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska, A. (2023). Rediscovery of Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus nodulosus Creutzer, 1799 on Shar Planina Mt. Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 25(2), 113–117. https://doi.org/10.59194/MJEE23252113h