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Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera,
Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) in Europe
T. Ranius, L. O. Aguado, K. Antonsson, P. Audisio,
A. Ballerio, G. M. Carpaneto, K. Chobot, B. Gjurašin,
O. Hanssen, H. Huijbregts, F. Lakatos, O. Martin,
Z. Neculiseanu, N. B. Nikitsky, W. Paill, A. Pirnat,
V. Rizun, A. Ruicănescu, J. Stegner, I. Süda,
P. Szwałko, V. Tamutis, D. Telnov, V. Tsinkevich,
V. Versteirt, V. Vignon, M. Vögeli, P. Zach
Ranius, T., Aguado, L. O., Antonsson, K., Audisio, P., Ballerio, A., Carpaneto, G. M., Chobot, K., Gjurašin, B.,
Hanssen, O., Huijbregts, H., Lakatos, F., Martin, O., Neculiseanu, Z., Nikitsky, N. B., Paill, W., Pirnat, A.,
Rizun, V., Ruicănescu, A., Stegner, J., Süda, I., Szwałko, P., Tamutis, V., Telnov, D., Tsinkevich, V., Versteirt, V.,
Vignon, V., Vögeli, M. & Zach, P., 2005. Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) in
Europe. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 28.1: 1–44.
Abstract
Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) in Europe.— Research, monitoring and
development of preservation strategies for threatened species are often limited by national borders even
though a global perspective would be more appropriate. In this study, we collected data on the occurrence
of a threatened beetle, Osmoderma eremita, associated with tree hollows in 2,142 localities from 33
countries in Europe where it is or has been present. The larvae develop in tree hollows and very few
observations of larvae have been observed in dead logs on the ground. As long as there is a suitable tree
hollow, it appears that O. eremita may use any tree species. Oaks (Quercus spp.) are the trees mainly
used by O. eremita, followed by lime (Tilia spp.), willow (Salix spp.), beech (Fagus sylvatica) and fruit trees
(Prunus spp., Pyrus spp., Malus domestica). O. eremita is still found in some remnants of natural forest,
but is mainly observed on land that has long been used by man, such as pasture woodlands, hunting
parks, avenues, city parks and trees around agricultural fields and along streams. The occurrence of O.
eremita seems to have decreased in all European countries. Relatively high densities of O. eremita
localities occur in Central Europe (northern Italy, Austria, Czechia, southern Poland and eastern Germany), some parts of Northern Europe (south–eastern Sweden, Latvia) and France. In some regions in
north–western Europe, the species is extinct or may occur at some single sites (Norway, Danish
mainland, The Netherlands, Belgium, north–eastern France). There are few data from south–eastern
Europe. Many local extinctions of O. eremita are to be expected in the near future, especially in regions
with recent habitat loss and fragmentation. O. eremita is useful as an indicator and umbrella species for
the preservation of the entire invertebrate community associated with hollow trees in Europe. A preservation plan for O. eremita should include three aspects that are of general importance in nature conservation in Europe today: (1) preservation of remnants of natural forests with old, broad–leaved trees, (2)
preservation and restoration of habitats related to traditional agricultural landscapes and (3) preservation
of remaining "islands" of nature in urban areas.
Key words: Saproxylic, Cavity, Habitat Directive, Pollarding, Bioindicator, Scarabaeoidea.
Resumen
Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) en Europa.— La investigación, el control y el
desarrollo de estrategias de conservación de especies amenazadas en peligro de extinción están
habitualmente confinadas por fronteras nacionales aunque sería más apropiado una perspectiva más
global. En este trabajo se recogen datos sobre la presencia de un escarabajo en peligro de extinción,
Osmoderma eremita, asociado a huecos de árboles en las 2.142 localidades de 33 regiones de Europa
donde se ha encontrado. La larva se desarrolla en los huecos de los árboles y se ha observado pocas
veces en troncos muertos en el suelo. Parece ser que O. eremita es capaz de utilizar cualquier especie de
árbol siempre que tenga un hueco disponible. Los árboles más utilizados por O. eremita son los robles
(Quercus spp.), seguidos del tilo (Tilia spp.), el sauce (Salix spp.), el haya (Fagus sylvatica) y los árboles
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frutales (Prunus spp., Pyrus spp., Malus domestica). O. eremita se encuentra todavía en algún remanente
de bosque natural, pero se observa principalmente en tierras que han sido usadas por el hombre como
zonas de bosques aclarados, cotos de caza, avenidas, parques urbanos y en árboles alrededor de campos
agrícolas y a lo largo del curso de ríos. Parece ser que la presencia de O. eremita ha disminuido en todas las
regiones europeas. Las mayores concentraciones de localidades con presencia de O. eremita aparecen
en Europa central (norte de Italia, Austria, República Checa, sur de Polonia y Alemania del este), en algunas
partes del norte de Europa (sureste de Suecia, Latvia) y en Francia. En algunas regiones del noroeste de
Europa, se ha extinguido o puede encontrarse de forma aislada (Noruega, Dinamarca, Países Bajos,
Bélgica, noreste de Francia). Hay pocos datos del sureste europeo. Se prevén algunas extinciones locales de
O. eremita en un futuro inmediato, especialmente en regiones con una pérdida y fragmentación del hábitat. O.
eremita es una especie útil como indicador y paraguas para la preservación de toda la comunidad de
invertebrados asociados a los agujeros de árboles en Europa. Un plan de preservación de O. eremita
debería incluir tres aspectos que son de importancia general en la conservación de la naturaleza en Europa
hoy en día: (1) preservación de los remanentes de bosques naturales con árboles viejos, (2) preservación y
restauración de hábitats relacionados con los paisajes agrícolas tradicionales y (3) preservación de las
"islas" de naturaleza que se mantienen en áreas urbanas.
Palabras clave: Saprófito, Cavidad, Directiva de Hábitats, Desmoche, Bioindicadores, Scarabeoidea.
(Received: 15 IX 03; Conditional acceptance: 17 XII 03; Final acceptance: 5 III 04)
Thomas Ranius, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. Entomology, P. O. Box 7044, SE–750 07
Uppsala, Sweden. E–mail: thomas.ranius@entom.slu.se.– Luís Oscar Aguado, Aptdo. 498, E–47001 Valladolid,
Spain. E–mail: luisoscaraguado@wanadoo.es.– Kjell Antonsson, Environmental Dept., The County Administration Board of Östergötland, SE – 581 86 Linköping, Sweden. E–mail: kjell.antonsson@e.lst.se.– Paolo
Audisio, Dipt. di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo, Univ. of Rome "La Sapienza", viale dell’Università 32, I–00185
Rome, Italy. E–mail: paolo.audisio@uniroma1.it.– Alberto Ballerio, Viale Venezia 45, I–25123 Brescia, Italy.
E–mail: alberto.ballerio.bs@numerica.it.– Giuseppe M. Carpaneto, Dipt. di Biologia, Univ. of Rome "Roma
Tre", Viale G. Marconi 446, I–00146 Rome, Italy. E–mail: carpanet@uniroma3.it.– Karel Chobot, Agency for
Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic, Kališnická 4–6, CZ–130 23 Praha 3,
Czechia. E–mail: chobot@nature.cz.– Branimir Gjurašin, Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, HR–
10000 Zagreb, Croatia. E–mail: Branimir.gjurasin@hpm.hr.– Oddvar Hanssen, Norwegian Inst. for Nature
Research (NINA), Tungasletta 2, N–7485 Trondheim, Norway. E–mail: oddvar.hanssen@nina.no.– Hans
Huijbregts, National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
E–mail: Huijbregts@naturalis.nnm.nl.– Ferenc Lakatos, Inst. of Forest and Wood Protection, Univ. of W–
Hungary, School of Forestry, H–9400 Sopron, Bajcsy–Zs. u. 4., Hungary. E–mail: flakatos@emk.nyme.hu.– Ole
Martin, Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK–2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. E–mail:
oomartin@zmuc.ku.dk.– Zaharia Neculiseanu, or. Chisinau, str. Drumul Schinoasei 1/3, ap. 40, 2019 Moldova.
E–mail: zneculiseanu@yahoo.com.– Nikolai B. Nikitsky, Zoological Museum of Moscow, Lomonosov State
Univ., Bolshaya Nikitskaya 6, 125009 Moscow, Russia. E–mail: Nikitsky_NB@mtu–net.ru.– Wolfgang Paill,
Ökoteam, Inst. for Faunistics and Animal Ecology, Bergmanngasse 22, A–8010 Graz, Austria. E–mail:
oekoteam@sime.com.– Alja Pirnat, Centre for Scientific Research of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and
Arts, Inst. of Biology, Novi trg 2, SI–1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. E–mail: alja@zrc–sazu.si.– Volodymyr Rizun,
State Museum of Natural History NASU, 18, Teatralna Str., L’viv, 79008, Ukraine. E–mail: rizun@museum.lviv.net.–
Adrian Ruicănescu, Inst. of Biological Research, Cluj–Napoca, 48 Republicii Str. RO–3400, Romania. E–mail:
a_ruicanescu@yahoo.co.uk.– Jan Stegner, Vitzthumallee 20a, D–04509 Schönwölkau, Germany. E–mail:
Osmoderma@eremit.net.– Ilmar Süda, Estonian Agricultural Univ., Forest Research Inst., F. R. Kreutzwaldi 5,
51014 Tartu, Estonia. E–mail: isyda@eau.ee.– Przemys»aw Szwałko, Museum of Natural History, Inst. of
Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sebastiana 9, PL 31–049 Kraków,
Poland. E–mail: szwalko@muzeum.pan.krakow.pl.– Vytautas Tamutis, Plant Protection department, Lithuanian Univ. of Agriculture, Studentu 11 Akademija LT – 4324, Kaunas, Lithuania. E–mail: dromius@yahoo.com.–
Dmitry Telnov, Coleopterology Section, The Entomological Society of Latvia, c/o: Fac. of Biology, 4, Kronvalda
Blvd., LV–1586 Riga, Latvia. E–mail: telnov@parks.lv.– Vadim Tsinkevich, Dept. of Zoology, Belarus State
Univ., F. Scorina Avenue, 4, 220050, Minsk, Belarus. E–mail: tsinkevichva@mail.ru.– Vincent Vignon, OGE –
Office de Génie Ecologique, 5, Boulevard de Créteil – F–94100, Saint–Maur–des–Fossés, France. E–mail:
v.vignon@oge.fr.– Veerle Versteirt, Royal Belgian Inst. of Natural Sciences, Dept. of Entomology,
Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussel, Belgium. E–mail: Veerle.Versteirt@natuurwetenschappen.be.– Matthias Vögeli,
Professur für Natur– und Landschaftsschutz, ETH Zürich, HG F 27.6, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland. E–mail:
matthias@ebd.csic.es.– Peter Zach, Inst. of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Sturova 2, Zvolen,
Slovakia. E–mail: zach@sav.savzv.sk.
Corresponding author: T. Ranius, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. Entomology, P.O. Box 7044,
SE–750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. E–mail: thomas.ranius@entom.slu.se.
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Introduction
In temperate and Mediterranean regions of Europe,
old trees are now scarce and many species dependent on this habitat seem to be confined to small
remnants with no possibility for dispersal between
the populations (e.g. Harding & Rose, 1986; Speight,
1989). This is because old–growth deciduous forests have declined to a very small proportion of their
original extent (Hannah et al., 1995). Up until the
nineteenth century, old trees were also widespread
in pasture woodlands and wooded meadows, but
abandoned management and changes of land use
have severely reduced these habitats (e.g. Nilsson,
1997; Kirby & Watkins, 1998).
When trees age, hollows with wood mould often form in the trunks. Wood mould is loose wood
colonised by fungi, often with remains from bird
nests and insects. Trunk hollows with wood mould
harbour a specialised fauna mainly consisting of
beetles, flies, mites, pseudoscorpions and ants.
Many invertebrate species associated with hollow
trees are threatened (e.g. Ehnström & Waldén,
1986; Warren & Key, 1991), and therefore the protection of this fauna should be an important goal
for nature conservation in Europe.
A strategy for nature conservation should be based
on knowledge about which sites should be given
priority. Which habitat types are most valuable for
invertebrates living in tree hollows? How are these
habitats distributed in Europe? As neither time, economical resources or taxonomic expertise are available to carry out detailed surveys of saproxylic invertebrates throughout Europe, we need to find surrogates that provide clues about the conservation values but are easier to survey. One possibility is to
measure the amount of habitat (in this case, large or
hollow trees), while another is to survey indicator
species. Surveys of old trees have been conducted
with different protocols in Britain (e.g. Clifton, 2000)
and Sweden (e.g. Hultengren & Nitare, 1999; Ranius
et al., 2001). Lists with saproxylic insects that may
be used as indicators have been compiled by Speight
(1989), Rundlöf & Nilsson (1995) and Nilsson et al.
(2001). One weak point with these surrogates is
that they have usually been developed based on
personal experience from a restricted region; the
lists of indicator species and suggested methods
to survey old trees are adopted to the researcher’s
study area, and do not necessarily suit the whole
of Europe. Another problem is that to count all
hollow and large trees (as in Ranius et al., 2001)
or to survey presence or absence of tens of
saproxylic insect species (as in Rundlöf & Nilsson,
1995; Nilsson et al., 2001) is expensive and time–
consuming. It will therefore take a long time until
there are sufficient data of this kind to allow comparisons between different parts of Europe.
A simple measure of conservation values could
be achieved by collecting data about the presence of
a single species. One beetle species, Osmoderma
eremita (Scopoli, 1763; Coleoptera: Cetoniidae), has
been more studied in ecological research than any
other invertebrate species associated with tree hollows (see Ranius, 2002b, for a review). This species has a high priority according to the European
Union’s Habitats Directive (Luce, 1996), and has
therefore been surveyed in many countries in recent
years. It is also listed by the Bern convention. A study
in south–eastern Sweden showed that in sites with
tree hollows, those with O. eremita present have a
higher species richness of other threatened beetle
species associated with tree hollows (Ranius,
2002a). The fact that this species is easy to survey
also improves its suitability as an indicator species
(Ranius & Jansson, 2002).
In this paper we compile data on the occurrence of O. eremita in Europe. It is written by
28 co–authors each responsible for one or more
European countries. Information has been compiled from museums and private collections, literature and field surveys. The paper is based on a
private initiative, based on the belief that entomology and nature conservation would do better with
stronger co–operation between conservationists
from all European countries.
Taxonomy
Osmoderma species occur in northern America,
Europe, Turkey, south–eastern Siberia, north–eastern China, Korea and Japan (Shaffrath, 2003a).
Taxonomists’s opinions differ about the forms of
Osmoderma in Europe. According to Tauzin (1994a,
1994b, 1996, 2002), there are two Osmoderma species in Europe: O. eremita (Scopoli) in Western
Europe and O. lassallei Baraud & Tauzin in Eastern
Europe. Sparacio (1994) described a third species,
O. cristinae, endemic for Sicily. Later, Krell (1996)
treated these three European forms of Osmoderma
as different subspecies of O. eremita. However, in
a recent review of the European Osmoderma,
Sparacio (2001) considered again both O. lassallei
and O. cristinae as distinct species, and described
a fourth possible separate species of this complex,
O. italica (recently emended O. italicum by Audisio
et al., 2003), considered endemic to the southern
mainland of Italy. A new, but partly questionable,
nomenclatorial and taxonomic scenario of the European Osmaderma was finally recently introduced
by Gusakov (2002). An ongoing genetic study by P.
Audisio and coll., based on comparison of mtDNA
genes sequences, will probably provide greater insight in the taxonomy of the species complex. For
simplicity, in this paper we do not distinguish between Osmoderma forms, but provisionally apply
the name O. eremita to all Osmoderma in Europe.
Life history
Normally, the adults of O. eremita are found from
July to September, but in some regions (Germany,
Slovenia and Italy) there have been several observations in June and even a few in April and May
(Stegner, 2002; Schaffrath, 2003a; P. Audisio, pers.
obs.; G. Carpaneto, pers. obs.; A. Pirnat, pers. obs.).
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The adults normally die in autumn; nevertheless,
a hibernating adult female has once been found
in January in the forest of Fontainebleau, France
(Tauzin, 1994b). When rearing the species in the
laboratory, Tauzin (1994b) observed adult males
to have a lifetime of 10–20 days, while females
lived for more than 90 days. Schaffrath (2003a) fed
isolated males which reached lifetimes of 90 days.
In a field study in Sweden, males and females
seemed to have the same life–time, with a maximum of about one month (Ranius, 2001).
During a research project conducted over several years in Sweden, O. eremita was only found
active at daytime (T. Ranius, pers. obs.), while in
Russia, active adults have also been observed at
dusk and night time (N. Nikitsky, pers. obs.) and in
Germany and France at dawn (Schaffrath, 2003a;
Stegner, 2002). Flying individuals have mainly been
seen in the early afternoon on warm, sunny days.
According to Luce (1996), O. eremita females lay
20–80 eggs. When Jönsson (2003) reared the beetle in the laboratory, he searched for larvae one–two
months after the eggs were laid, and found 12–
18 larvae produced by each female. Egg incubation
lasts 14–20 days: initially the eggs are dull white,
they then become yellowish and redouble their size,
up to a diameter of 5 mm. First instar larvae have a
length of 6 mm, but at complete development they
can reach 60 mm and have a weight of more than
12 g (Schaffrath, 2003a). Before metamorphosis,
the larvae construct an oval cocoon made of their
excrements and wood mould (Tauzin, 1994b). From
laboratory studies, we know that cocoons are made
in autumn (September), but metamorphosis takes
place in the following spring (May–June) (Tauzin,
1994b). However, in Italy, D. Baratelli (pers. comm.)
observed that two larvae found in February developed into adults in April and May of the same year.
In laboratory and field studies in Poland,
Pawłowski (1961) found the generation time to be
three or four years. The larval feeding period was
between 65 and 93 weeks. Feeding activity took
place when the average daily temperature exceeded
13°C, which means that in Poland the larvae are
active about 30 weeks per year. Developing time
and hibernation depend on the temperature of the
wood mould, which varies between years and localities. In Germany, Russia and Latvia, the development time in the field is also usually either
three or four years (Nikitsky et al., 1996; Schaffrath,
2003a; D. Telnov, pers. obs.).
The population size varies widely between trees
(Ranius, 2001). In an area in southeastern Sweden
there were, on average, 11 adult beetles per hollow
oak and year (Ranius, 2001), and a similar population size per tree has been reported from Hallands
Väderö, southwestern Sweden (Jönsson, 2003). At
both these sites, there were almost 100 adult beetles per year in some trees. Circumstantial records
suggest that the population size per tree is of the
same magnitude in other parts of Europe. For instance, in chestnut and willow trees in Lovero
Valtellino (Lombardia, Italy) normally 5 to 30, but
sometimes more, individuals per tree were observed (P. Audisio, pers. obs.). Also in Latvia, oaks
and lime trees have been found harbouring
populations of the same magnitude (D. Telnov & F.
Savich, pers. obs.). Schaffrath (2003b) counted the
larvae and cocoons in three oaks and one beech in
Germany and found 30–120 individuals, which implied that there was about one larva per litre of
wood mould. In France, Prunier (1999) counted the
larvae in the trunk of an old oak from 1 to 7 m from
the ground and found more than 150 larvae.
Males of O. eremita emit a characteristic odour
that French entomologists have called "odeur de
prune" (= odour of plums) or "odeur de cuir de
Russie" (= odour of Russian hide) (Tauzin, 1994b).
German entomologists have called the beetle
"Aprikosenkäfer" because it smells like apricots
(Eisenach, 1883), even though "Eremit" and
"Juchtenkäfer" (from Juchtenleder = Russian hide)
are more commonly used names. The odour can
be perceived by humans several metres from the
beetle. Chemical analyses have revealed that the
males emit the same compound (a decalactone)
that is emitted by apricots and plums, and that the
compound works as a pheromone that attracts
female O. eremita (Larsson et al., 2003).
Only on a few occasions have O. eremita
adults been seen feeding. In Croatia, B. Gjurašin
has collected O. eremita adults on flowers
(Leucanthemum sp. and Viburnum sp.) on two
occasions, and in Spain, there has been a sighting
on flowers of Sambucus nigra (L. O. Aguado, pers.
obs.). From Germany, M. Bahn (Schnitter in litt.) has
reported two specimens from umbelliferous plants.
Schaffrath (2003a) has collected a few reports of
observations from flowers and sap flows. In Poland, Russia and Estonia, the beetle has been
observed feeding on sap flows (Tenenbaum, 1913;
Pawłowski, 1961; N. Nikitsky, pers. comm.; I. Süda,
pers. obs.). Entomologists frequently search this
source for insects although only a few O. eremita
individuals have been encountered, suggesting that
O. eremita visit these habitats only rarely. P. Szwałko
(unpublished data) has once observed a female O.
eremita feeding on a ripe yellow plum (Prunus sp.).
In the laboratory, Schaffrath (2003b) has found that
adult beetles feed on bananas and apples.
Habitat requirements
Most findings of O. eremita have been made in
hollow but still living, standing trees. The beetle
has also been found in dead, standing trees, but
probably such trees are often unsuitable because
they are too dry. On some occasions (for instance,
we know one tree in Sweden, one in Poland, three
in Latvia and one in Estonia), living adults or larvae have been found in downed tree trunks. A few
times, the species have been found in old stubs
(Latvia: D. Telnov, pers. obs.; Russia: N. Nikitsky,
pers. obs.; Germany: Stegner, 2002). At many localities, hollows suitable for O. eremita occur only
in very large trees, but at other sites the species
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has also been found at relatively thin, slow–growing trees. For instance, the species has been
found in Sweden in a hollow oak (Q. robur), growing on a hill, with a diameter of 22 cm (Ranius &
Nilsson, 1997), in central Italy in a beech (Fagus
sylvatica) with a diameter of 25 cm (P. Audisio,
pers. obs.), and in Germany in a hornbeam
(Carpinus betulus) of 25 cm diameter (J. Stegner,
pers. obs.). We believe that most oak trees with
the beetle present are 150–400 years, while trees
of rapid–growing species may often harbour O.
eremita when they are younger; poplars (Populus
spp.) and willow trees (Salix spp.) may harbour O.
eremita when they are only a few decades old
(Schaffrath, 2003a). The beetle inhabits fruit trees
that are 80–100 years old (Stegner, 2002). Pollarded oaks in France harbour O. eremita when
they are only 70–140 years (V. Vignon, pers. obs.).
Also in Latvia, the species has been found in
many seemingly younger oaks, especially in urban habitats (D. Telnov, pers. obs.).
The species mainly inhabits trunk hollows containing large amounts of wood mould. This has
been shown in studies in pasture oaklands in
Sweden (Ranius, 2000; Hedin & Mellbrand, 2003).
Observations from chestnuts, willows and oaks
in Italy confirm this (P. Audisio, pers. obs.). Also
Luce (1995) found that hollows of an intermediate to large size were used by O. eremita to a
higher extent than smaller hollows. Moreover, the
body size of the adult beetles has been found to
be larger in trees with more wood mould (Hedin
& Smith, 2003). O. eremita inhabits trees with
entrance holes situated a few (2–5) metres from
the ground more frequently than those with holes
near the ground (Hedin & Mellbrand, 2003). However, the beetle occurs over a wide range of
heights; it has been found in several tree hollows
situated 15–25 m from the ground (V. Vignon, P.
Orabi & J.–M. Luce, pers. obs.) but on some
occasions also at or even below the ground level
(Prunier, 1999; V. Vignon, pers. obs.).
The larvae usually dig between the wood mould
and the internal wall of the trunk hollow (Palm,
1959; Pawłowski, 1961; D. Baratelli, pers. comm.).
There, they eat the wall and increase the tree
hollow and the amount of wood mould. Often the
frass from O. eremita larvae is a dominating part
of the tree hollow content. In this way O. eremita
may improve the habitat for other species living in
tree hollows (Ranius, 2002a). Elater ferrugineus
L. and other click beetles, Tenebrio spp. and
alleculids such as Prionychus spp. are beetle species that often occur together with O. eremita [reported from France (Brustel , 2001), Denmark (Martin, 1993), Germany (Schaffrath, 2003b), Poland
(Pawłowski, 1961) and Sweden (Ranius, 2002a)].
The most important predator on O. eremita larvae
is probably the larvae of the click beetle Elater
ferrugineus (Schaffrath, 2003b). Other enemies are
less known. Vertebrates predating on O. eremita
have only occasionally been reported. However, in
Kozienice Forest (central Poland), several adults
of O. eremita have been preys of the roller Coracias
garrulus L. (Rębiś, 1998). Mites and nematodes
are other possible enemies, which so far have
only beeen described anecdotally. Larvae infested
by mites (deutonymphs of Gamasina), collected in
winter (southern Poland) in a hollow stump of
alder, died in the laboratory during the following
summer killed by these mites (Szwałko, pers.
obs.). There is one record of larvae infested by a
nematod (Martin, 1993). Protaetia lugubris (Herbst)
is a Scarabaeid beetle that seems to have similar
habitat requirements as O. eremita (Luce, 1995),
and therefore it has been suggested that they may
be competitors (Ranius, 2002c).
Tree species
Oak (Quercus spp.) is the most important tree for
O. eremita, followed by lime trees (Tilia spp.), willows (Salix spp.), beech (Fagus sylvatica) and fruit
trees (Prunus spp., Pyrus spp, Malus spp.) (fig. 1).
In many regions, ash (Fraxinus spp.), elm (Ulmus
spp.), chestnut tree (Castanea sativa), aspen and
poplars (Populus spp.), birch (Betula spp.) and maple (Acer platanoides) are also important host trees.
Mulberry trees (Morus spp.), common alder (Alnus
glutinosa), plane trees (Platanus spp.) walnut trees
(Juglans regia) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
are other tree species which the beetle has been
found in. Findings from needle trees are more rare;
however, the species has been found in silver fir
(Abies spp.) in Greece and Denmark, in yew trees
(Taxus baccata) of France (Caillol, 1913 in Tauzin,
1994b), and in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in
Slovakia and Poland. The species has been found
in exotic tree species such as false acacia (Robinia
pseudoacacia) (for instance, in France, Germany,
Italy and Austria), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera
nipponica) (Janssens, 1960), silver maple (Acer
saccharinum) (in Germany: Stegner, 2002) and
horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) (in Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Austria).
Most localities today occur on land that has been
used by man for a long time. Only in some regions,
such as Spain, southern Italy and the Balkans, more
or less natural forests are reported to be the major
habitat of O. eremita. Perhaps the beetle is to a
higher extent associated with man–made, more
open habitats in Northern Europe (even though the
beetle may occur in shaded situations also in Scandinavia), but occurs in denser forests further south.
This could be a compensation for the climate (cf.
Thomas, 1993); in regions with colder climate the
species tends to avoid the most shaded situations (Ranius & Nilsson, 1997), while in regions
with warm and dry climate, free–standing trees
perhaps tend to be too dry. However, it is difficult to
achieve hard evidence for this hypothesis.
In Scandinavia, pasture woodlands and deer
parks with broadleaved trees are the most important habitat. Also in Germany, the largest O. eremita
localities are on land that has been used for grazing or hunting (Schaffrath, 2003b).
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The species inhabits urban habitats such as
parks and alleys. For instance in Banska Bystrica
(Franc, 1997), Strasbourg, Rome, Florence, Dresden, Leipzig, Salzburg, and Kaunas, O. eremita
occurs in the city centres. In several regions, such
as Hungary, Slovakia, some parts of Russia and
south–eastern Germany, the O. eremita localities
are concentrated to floodplain areas, where the
habitat may be forests or smaller woods in agricultural land. Old orchards may be important habitats, especially in central Europe (e.g. Eastern
Germany, Austria and Slovenia).
In some regions, the beetle mainly uses pollarded trees. Pollarding implies that tree branches
are repeatedly cut in order to increase the productivity of wickers, poles and fuel–wood. In parts of
France, there are extensive networks of hedgerows where O. eremita inhabits pollarded oaks. In
the intensively cultivated Po river basin of northern
Italy, pollarded willows along riversides are the
most important habitat for O. eremita. Abandoned
practice of pollarding constitutes a threat to O.
eremita in these areas.
Metapopulation ecology
In a study in Sweden, the occupancy rate of O.
eremita per tree was positively correlated with the
number of hollow trees per stand (Ranius, 2000;
fig. 2). The positive correlation is consistent with
what metapopulation ecologists refer to as Levin’s rule (Hanski & Gilpin, 1997). Ecological studies of O. eremita support the view that each tree
possibly sustains a local population and that the
populations in stands together form a metapopulation (Ranius, 2002b). For instance, the species
has been found to have a restricted dispersal
(Ranius & Hedin, 2001; Hedin et al., 2003), and
the population fluctuations in individual trees take
place asynchronously (Ranius, 2001).
A survey of an area in southeastern Sweden
revealed that O. eremita still occurs in almost all
larger stands, but the occupancy pattern did not
indicate any connectivity between stands (Ranius,
2000). This could be because the density of hollow oaks historically has been much higher than
today. Over the last two centuries, old oaks have
severely declined in Sweden (Eliasson & Nilsson,
2002; Hedin, 2003). Thus, most hollow tree stands
were probably colonized by O. eremita long ago
and, lately, the beetle has been confined to small
stands without connectivity.
In the area surveyed in southeastern Sweden,
O. eremita was systematically absent from single
trees and very small stands, probably because of
extinctions from these stands (Ranius, 2002c). This
is consistent with the underlying reasoning of the
minimum viable metapopulation size (MVM) concept (Hanski et al., 1996). MVM is an estimate of
the minimum number of interacting local populations (in this case hollow trees inhabited by O.
eremita) that is necessary for long–term survival of
a metapopulation. Computer simulations of O.
eremita show that its metapopulation dynamics are
slow, in the sense that it may take centuries from
the decrease of the number of hollow trees until the
small O. eremita population finally become extinct
(Ranius & Hedin, 2004). Therefore, in many smaller
stands which still harbour a population today, we
should not expect O. eremita to be able to survive in
the long run (Ranius & Hedin, 2004).
Survey methods
As O. eremita rarely leave the tree hollows, the
species must be actively searched for. Where no
surveys targeting O. eremita have been conducted,
we should expect that many localities with O.
eremita remain unknown.
The most efficient methods to survey O. eremita
are pitfall trapping (Ranius, 2001; fig. 3) and
searching for larvae (Martin, 2002) or remains of
adult beetles and excrements in the wood mould
(Ranius & Jansson, 2002). Pitfall trapping is carried out during late summer (July–August), when
the adults are active. If the traps are emptied at
least every second day and the beetles are released, the method is not destructive. By marking,
releasing and recapturing the adults, population
sizes may be calculated (Ranius, 2001). Martin
(2002) has searched for larvae in the wood mould.
This is preferably done in late autumn when the
larvae occur higher up in the wood mould and are
easier to find than at other times of the year.
Ranius & Jansson (2002) have searched for remains (pronotum, elytra and heads) of adult beetles
and excrements from larvae in a certain amount of
wood mould from each tree. In Eastern Germany,
excrements have been searched for at trunk–bases
and many new occurences were found in this way
(Stegner, 2002). Several Scarabaeid species have
similar excrements, however, the shape and size
make it possible to determine O. eremita excrements
(Stegner, 2002). These methods can be used
throughout the year and are appropriate when large
areas should be systematically surveyed. As
excrements and remains of adults may persist for
many years, their presence does not ascertain that
there is presently a living population in the tree. For
this reason it is useful to combine the methods with
pitfall trapping: first excrements and remains of beetles are searched for, and then pitfall traps are set
only in those trees where excrements or remains of
beetles have been found. This is a much more
efficient way to search for localities with living adults
in comparison to solely using pitfall traps.
Another method to record the presence of the
species is to smell for the unmistakable scent of
the species. This should be done in July or August, on warm days or afternoons. It is usually
necessary to be very near the entrance hole, but
sometimes it is possible to smell the beetles from
a distance of up to tens of metres.
Window trapping is not an appropriate method
to survey O. eremita (Ranius & Jansson, 2002).
Hand–collecting of adult beetles is possible, but
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Fig. 1. Typical trees harbouring Osmoderma eremita for different parts of Europe: A. Pollarded oaks
in hedgerows in western France; B. Oaks in a historical pond–region in Eastern Germany; C.
Pastured oak–land in southern Sweden; D. Beech forest in Germany, the tree harboured O. eremita
before it was storm–felled; E. An alley with willow trees in a park in Germany.
Fig. 1. Árboles típicos que cobijan a Osmoderma eremita de distintas partes de Europa: A. Robles
desmochados en zonas de setos en el oeste de Francia; B. Robles en una región con charcas de
Alemania del Este; C. Tierras de pastoreo con robles en el sur de Suecia; D. Hayedo de Alemania,
el árbol cobijaba a O. eremita antes de que fuera cortado por una tormenta; E. Un paseo con
sauces en un parque de Alemania.
because the beetles rarely leave the tree hollows,
it is not very efficient. O. eremita does not seem to
be attracted by baits such as red wine and molasses, normally used for cetonid beetles.
Known localities with O. eremita may be monitored, either by studying the beetle population
itself or by studying its habitat. The beetle population may be monitored by pitfall trapping. The
field work must be done at the correct period
(which differs between years), pitfall traps must
be set in a sufficiently number of trees, and the
data must be statistically analysed (Ranius,
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2001). The habitat may be monitored by revisiting the localities, checking that the inhabited
trees are alive and not suffering from competition of neighbouring trees or any other threat.
This is much cheaper than monitoring the beetle population, and may generate advice about
which management measures are needed. The
potential to get new hollow trees in the future
should also be evaluated and planned for. Both
these kinds of monitoring may be conducted, for
instance, every five years.
Occurrence in individual countries
The occurrence of O. eremita in each country where
it occurs (fig. 4) is described below. Lists with
localities (those mapped in the figures) are given
in the Appendix. Updated information about projects
dealing with O. eremita are available at the web
site www.eremit.net.
Albania (fig. 5)
Most records are from the northern part of Albania. The only information obtained regarding host
tree concerns an adult found in Tamara on a
beech (Fagus sylvatica) (W. Schwienbacher, pers.
com.). The species has been found both in lowland (Shkodër) and mountain areas (Maja e
Ragamit, Maja e Poliçanit).
(Pyrus spp.) orchards seem to be important habitats
in some areas. Occasionally O. eremita has been
reported from introduced tree species such as horse
chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), black poplar
(Populus nigra var. pyramidalis) and false acacia
(Robinia pseudoacacia).
Our present knowledge on the distribution of O.
eremita is mainly due to coincidential collecting.
Reports for many localities are old and the species
may have become extinct due to habitat loss.
Belarus (fig. 7)
O. eremita is a rare, local species in Belarus, and is
included in the Red Data Book (Lapitsin, 1993). In
total, O. eremita has been found at 14 localities
(Arnol’d, 1902; Alexandrovich & Pisanenko, 1991;
Alexandrovich et al., 1996; Rubchenya & Tsinkevich,
1999; Solodovnikov, 1999; Lukashenya et al., 2001).
All findings are from old forests or parks, mainly in
lime tree (Tilia spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), elm (Ulmus
glabra) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior), but also aspen
(Populus tremula) and poplar (Populus spp.).
During the last few years, several new localities
with O. eremita have been discovered. One locality is
the park of Priluki in the Minsk district. This is an
ancient park with old lime, ash and oak trees. There
are many similar parks in Belarus where O. eremita
would possibly be found if the species was surveyed.
Belgium (fig. 8)
Austria (fig. 6)
O. eremita is regarded as a highly endangered
species (Franz & Zelenka, 1994). However, it has
been recorded from more than one hundred localities dispersed over a wide part of Austria. The
distribution has its centre on the thermically advantaged Eastern Lowland and extends to the inner–alpine Low Mountain Range, 800–1,000 m
a.s.l. Previously, the species was found in wood
and parkland landscapes managed with a low
intensity, but today the species is restricted to old
fruit plantations, trees along paths and streams,
and at estates and animal parks with protected
woodland. Some of the localities are large and
only managed with a low intensity by humans. The
inhabiting O. eremita populations therefore probably have a low extinction risk here. Such localities
are the parks of Laxenburg (B. Dries & J. Roppel,
pers. comm.) and Purgstall (F. Ressl, pers. comm.)
in Lower Austria, the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna
(Zabransky, 1998), and the old fruit plantations in
the smallholdings in Upper Austria and in the western parts of Styria (Kreissl, 1974; Mitter, 2001).
Oak (Quercus spp.), willow (Salix spp.) and lime
trees (Tilia spp.) are the most important tree species, whereas beech (Fagus sylvatica), ash (Fraxinus
excelsior), elm (Ulmus glabra) and birch (Betula spp.)
are more rarely used. Apple (Malus spp.) and pear
The last confirmed record of O. eremita in Belgium
dates back to 1944, and the species has therefore
been regarded as regionally extinct. However, a recent record has been reported from the valley of "la
Berwinne" (near Visé). O. eremita has been recorded
from 15 localities in three different provinces: Brabant
(central Belgium), Limburg (eastern Belgium) and
Luik (southeastern Belgium). It has been found in
old trees in woodlands (mainly oak (Quercus robur)),
river–sides, pastures (mainly willows (Salix spp.)),
and orchards (apple (Malus domestica), cherry, prune
(Prunus spp.) and pear trees (Pyrus spp.) (Janssens,
1960). O. eremita in Belgium is classified as endangered and is protected.
Belgium has a long history of forest fragmentation and remaining forests have been intensively
managed, with a huge impact on fauna and flora
(described by Desender et al., 1999). Especially in
the northern part of Belgium (Flanders), forests have
totally disappeared (e.g. Tack & Hermy, 1998), while
in Wallonia, natural forests have been converted to
intensively managed tree plantations. Old trees have
been removed, and are still being removed, not only
from forests but also from agricultural areas. As a
result, the chance for beetles dependent on tree
hollows to persist has severely decreased.
No survey specifically targeting O. eremita or any
other saproxylic insects has been conducted during
the last few decades other than two recent surveys
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Presence / tree (%)
100
80
60
40
20
0
1–3
4–6 7–10 11–61
Stand size
97
Fig. 2. Frequency of occurrence / tree of the
beetle Osmoderma eremita in relation to
stand size in localities in the province of
Östergötland (from Ranius 2002a, n = 155),
southeastern Sweden. Stand size is defined
as the number of hollow oaks within a cluster
with a distance of < 250 m from one hollow
oak to another.
Fig. 2. Frecuencia de presencia / árbol del
escarabajo Osmoderma eremita en relación
con el tamaño de la parcela en localidades
de la provincia de Östergötland (de Ranius
2002a, n = 155), sureste de Suecia. El tamaño de la parcela se define como el número
de huecos en robles dentro de un grupo con
una distancia de < 250 m de un hueco a otro.
Fig. 3. Osmoderma eremita and a pitfall trap.
The trap consists of a jar placed inside a
hollow oak with the opening on the level with
the wood mould surface.
Fig. 3. Osmoderma eremita y una trampa. La
trampa consiste en un recipiente situado dentro del hueco del roble con la abertura a nivel
de la superficie de la madera desmenuzada.
know the habitat only for two single specimens:
one has been flying in an orchard (M. Mazur, pers.
comm.) and another collected in "xerothermic scrub"
(E. Migliaccio, pers. comm.).
Croatia (fig. 9)
of saproxylic beetles in a few forests (Versteirt et al.,
2000; Heirbaut et al., 2002). Old localities where the
species has been found have not been revisited for
the study of O. eremita.
Bosnia and Herzegovina (fig. 9)
There are old records of O. eremita from a wide
range of Bosnia–Herzegovina. The altitudinal range
is from 50 (Mostar) to 1,350 m a.s.l. (Igman and
Treskavica).
Localities with the species present are almost
certainly still widespread throughout the country.
However, owing to the civil war, it seems no surveys have been conducted over the last few years.
Bulgaria (fig. 5)
In Bulgaria, O. eremita has been recorded from the
large mountain area of Stara Planina (which extends in the centre of the country from W to E), from
the southwestern mountains (Rila and Pirin Mts.)
and from the Black Sea coast. Nüssler (1986) has
reported the species from locality 1,400 m a.s.l. We
In Croatia, O. eremita has a broad range, but is
rare. There are records from 31 localities, made
between 1892 and 2000. O. eremita is not a
protected species but some localities with O.
eremita are protected areas (such as Mt. Velebit,
Mt. Učka, Mt. Papuk, Mt. Medvednica, Žumberak
and Plitvice). No surveys focusing on O. eremita
have ever been conducted in Croatia.
Czechia (fig. 6)
O. eremita is local and rare in the Czech republic;
in the Red Data Book of the Czech and Slovak
Republics it is regarded as endangered (Škapec,
1992). Most of the O. eremita localities are situated in southern and eastern Bohemia and most–
southern and north–eastern Moravia, but there are
a few localities also in other parts of Czechia.
Numerous suitable habitats have been lost during the last fifty years. Nevertheless, some habitats, for instance, parks near castles and alleys,
have been preserved as isolated fragments with
local O. eremita populations still present. Some
O. eremita populations inhabit preserved lowland
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forests with large broadleaved trees, especially in
southern Moravia. Many populations seem to be
small and isolated, so the risk of local extinctions
in many cases is probably high. Another endangering factor in Czechia is the ongoing removal of
"unhealthy" hollow trees, especially in anthropogenic habitats which host the majority of the O.
eremita populations.
Most findings have been made in oak (Quercus
spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), willow (Salix
spp.) and fruit trees (Balthasar, 1956). According to
Kollar (2000), the localities in Czechia are mainly in
the lowland (up to 500 m, rarely 600 m a.s.l.).
The distribution of O. eremita is relatively well
known, with over 500 findings from about 200 localities. This is due to a high number of entomologists in the Czech Republic; the species has never
been systematically surveyed.
The first published survey of distribution of O.
eremita in Czechia was a grid map by Jelínek
(1992). More recently, Kollar (2000) summarized
O. eremita records. During the last two years,
mapping has been conducted within the scope of
NATURA 2000. A more detailed survey is in preparation by K. Chobot.
Denmark (fig. 10)
O. eremita is rare in Denmark, and has only been
found on Eastern Jutland (Jylland) and the islands
Zealand (Sjælland), Lolland, and Falster (Martin,
2000). It seems to have become rarer in Zealand
over the last 100 years, and has probably disappeared from Jutland, whereas its presence in several localities on Lolland have been discovered
during the last few decades. There are records
from 28 localities. However, when these were recently revisited, the species were only found in 9 of
them, even though hollow trees are still present at
all localities. O. eremita was searched for in every
tree whenever possible. However, some entrance
holes were too small or situated too high to reach
by ladder. At the largest locality (Bognæs Storskov,
Zealand) O. eremita was found in 16 trees, while at
the other localities the species was found in 2–
10 trees. This means that the survival of the O.
eremita in Denmark is uncertain in the very near
future as the populations are small and very isolated.
The species has been found breeding in several different deciduous trees, and once also in a
conifer tree: silver fir (Abies alba). The most important habitat is privately–owned deer parks or
forests situated near old estates and manors.
There, the species occurs mainly in oak (Quercus
robur) beech (Fagus sylvatica), and ash (Fraxinus
excelsior). Outside the forests, it has especially
been found in avenue trees: lime (Tilia cordata),
elm (Ulmus glabra) and horse chestnut (Aesculus
hippocastanum).
Specimens from 28 localities were registered,
when museums and private collection were re-
viewed in 1990–1991. These 28 localities were
surveyed, and living specimens were found at 10
localities (Martin, 1993). When these ten localities
were inventoried in 1999 (Martin, 2002), O. eremita
was found in 61 hollow trees (46 oaks (Quercus
robur), 10 beeches (F. sylvatica), 3 horse chestnuts
(A. hippocastanum) and 2 ashes (F. excelsior)). Of
these trees, 49 were alive, although several later
fell during a hurricane in December 1999.
Estonia (fig. 11)
Until recent years, O. eremita was known in Estonia only from an undated record from Tartu, probably originating from the 19th century. In 1995, the
species was found in an oak in a wooded meadow
in Koiva woodland in southern Estonia. The beetles have since been found there repeatedly, once
feeding on a flow of oak sap. A cocoon including
remains of an adult has also been found in a
hollow maple (Acer platanoides) stub in an avenue at Koikküla, a village situated nearby (Süda,
1998, 2003).
Starting in 1999, the Estonian Seminatural Community Conservation Association performed so–
called bush clearing in the woodland. The aesthetic aspect was over–emphasized in the work
and a large amount of dead or broken trees were
burnt or removed, including large oak trees (Süda,
2003). Despite this, O. eremita is still present at
woodlands along the Koiva river, although the
number of suitable trees is small.
The existing population and possible new populations were searched for in 2000–2002 within the
Estonian NATURA 2000 program. Despite the extensive search, no new records of O. eremita were
recorded, although suitable habitats can be found at
other places in Estonia, e.g. on Saaremaa Island.
Finland (fig. 11)
O. eremita is only known from one locality in Finland: the island of Ruissalo (Runsala) in Turku.
This is however a large locality; in an area of
about 5 x 2 km, living specimens have been found
in 117 trees, remains from adults occurred in
62 trees, and excrements were found in another
155 trees (Landvik, 2000).
France (fig. 8)
In France, more than 300 localities with O. eremita
are known. Thus, O. eremita is widely distributed in
France, but most existing sites are relatively remote
from each other, leaving wide empty spaces, particularly in forest regions. The species seems to
have decreased severely, especially in the northern
part of the country. In the southern part of France,
there are probably still many localities that have not
been discovered (J.–M. Luce, pers. comm.).
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Fig. 4. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita in Europe: {. Last record before 1950, or the time
unknown; . Last record 1950–1989; z. Last record in 1990 or later. Larger circles represent
records in German federal states where we do not have data for the individual localities.
Fig. 4. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita en Europa: {. Último registro anterior a 1950, o fecha
desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989; z. Último registro de 1990 o posterior. Los círculos
más grandes representan registros en Alemania Federal de donde no disponemos de datos de
localidades por separado.
Most of the localities are not in forests but in
agricultural landscapes. Forests with O. eremita
are normally only small localities situated far (often
more than 100 km) from each other. These forests
have a different history, for instance: (1) old forests
planted by Colbert in the 17th century in the Forest of
Bercé (Sarthe Department) and in the Forest of
Tronçais (Allier Department); (2) forests conserved
by the Barbizon School of Painters in the
Fontainebleau forest during the 19th century; (3)
ancient castle parks (such as Forest of Compiègne
in the Oise Department); (4) very old urban parks
with old trees (for instance, Strasbourg and
Mulhouse); (5) forests that have been grazed by
cattle, for instance the Forest of Massane (Pyrénées
Orientales) (Garrigue & Magdalou, 2000) and the
Forest of Sare (Pyrénées Atlantiques) (Van Meer,
1999); and (6) religious sites, such as the beech
grove on the pilgrim site of the Sainte–Baume (Var
Department) in the Provence region.
In contrast with these isolated forest habitats,
there are often many more hollow trees in hedge-
row networks where O. eremita exists. There, the
species mainly inhabit old, pollarded oaks. Examples of such networks are, for instance: (1) in
the north of the Aveyron Department in an area of
more than 500 km²; (2) in Bourbonnais in the
Allier and Cher Departments in an area about
2,000 km²; and (3) in the west part of France in
an area about 30,000 km², in the Ille–and–Vilaine,
Indre–and–Loire, Loire–Atlantique, Maine–and–
Loire, Morbihan, Mayenne, Orme and Sarthe Departments (Vignon & Orabi, 2003a, 2003b).
Before land consolidation (in the sixties), O.
eremita occurred probably continuously in landscapes with hedgerow networks. Today, the hedgerow networks have become more fragmented.
Oak is the most important tree species, followed by chestnut (Castanea sativa), ash
(Fraxinus excelsior) and beech (Fagus sylvatica).
O. eremita has also been found in common alder (Alnus glutinosa), birch (Betula spp.) (Prunier
1999), wild cherry (Prunus avium), poplar
(Populus spp.), apple (Malus spp.) [rather fre-
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quently in the Orne Department, (J.–F. Asmodé &
V. Vignon, pers. obs.)], willow (Salix spp.) and
plane tree (Platanus hybrida) (especially in
towns). In the Mediterranean beech grove of
Sainte–Baume, O. eremita has also been found
in yew trees (Taxus baccata).
A pollarded oak grows relatively fast; a tree
with a diameter of 50 cm is normally between 70
to 120 years old (Brin, 1999), and such a tree
may harbour O. eremita. Pollarded trees over 300
years old are very rare, and trees over 140 years
seem to die relatively fast. Very old, dying trees
are normally cut down to be used as firewood,
partly for aesthetic reasons.
Only a few sites have been subject to detailed
surveys of hollow trees and O. eremita. When trees
were mapped in the forest of Massanne, there were
on average 60 hollow trees per hectare. The occupancy rate of O. eremita was about 6% (Garrigue &
Magdalou, 2000). Two hedgerow network regions
in the western part of France, that may form the
largest locality for O. eremita in France, have also
been surveyed. In an 8,500 hectares site in the
Sarthe Department, one hollow tree per hectare
was found. Even in this fragmented site, O. eremita
was present. In the Orne Department, a hedgerow
network was found to have 5 hollow trees per hectare in an area of 5,000 hectares. The highest density observed in hedgerow networks is 10 hollow
trees per hectare in 200 hectares which have never
been subjected to land consolidation (J.–F. Asmodé
& V. Vignon, pers. obs.). O. eremita occurs in 2 to
20 % of the hollow trees in different parts of the
hedgerow network in the Sarthe and Orne Departments (J.–F. Asmodé & V. Vignon, pers. obs.). A
higher occupancy rate, 26%, has been observed in
a hedgerow network in the Aveyron Department
(Brustel, pers. comm.).
The low occupancy rate in the hedgerow networks implies that there is a long distance between trees harbouring O. eremita. Therefore, the
habitat fragmentation is at many places probably
too high for long–term survival of the species. We
assume that in more than 80% of the localities
where O. eremita is present today, there is a
substantial risk of extinction within 50 to 100 years.
A study of a Carabid beetle in a hedgerow network indicated that its current distribution was
better correlated with characteristics of the landscape 50 years ago than the present situation
(Petit & Burel, 1998). Perhaps the situation is
similar in O. eremita, and in which case we should
expect local extinctions in the future due to the
habitat destruction over the last few decades.
At many sites, there are no younger trees to take
over the role as hollow trees in the future. As it will
take a long time before new hollow trees are generated, survival of insects in hollow trees is possible
only as long as the present old trees are preserved.
The hedgerow networks, which constitute the
most important habitat for O. eremita, have been
subject to severe fragmentation since the 1960's.
The decrease in numbers of hollow trees is not
only due to the reduction of hedgerows, but also
to the lower density of trees in the hedgerows.
Today, the hollow trees are very old, and renewal
of the habitat is difficult. The traditional practice of
pollarding trees has been abandoned because it
no longer serves any economic function. This
development is also a consequence of the agricultural policy favouring intensive farming of cereals, for example, rather than cattle rearing and
horse–breeding.
Forests with high densities of hollow trees are
small and rare. It takes longer for hollows to form
in forest trees than in pollarded trees. Therefore,
the renewal of hollow trees in forests is in many
cases difficult. Planning for the maintenance and
the renewal of hollow trees has to be conducted in
cooperation with administrators of the countryside
and foresters.
Germany (fig. 6)
More than 1,000 records of O. eremita (both recent
and historical) are known from Germany. They are
mainly from lower regions (less than 400 m a.s.l.)
(Schaffrath, 2003b). O. eremita occurs in all federal states in Germany. According to Schaffrath
(2003b), there are at present 111 localities with O.
eremita. However, investigations in recent years
have resulted in a growing additional number (see
Stegner, 2002; Ringel et al., 2003). The highest
density of localities are in parts of Baden–
Württemberg and Hessen and Niedersachsen and
in Eastern Germany (Mecklenburg–Vorpommern,
Brandenburg, Sachsen–Anhalt, Sachsen). In
Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Berlin and Baden–
Württemberg, the localities are often wide, open
forests. In Sachsen and Sachsen–Anhalt, O.
eremita is widespread, especially in great flood
plain areas around Elbe, Mulde and Saale which
contain remnants of old forests and pasture lands.
O. eremita also occurs in landscape parks, orchards (especially known in Sachsen) or historical pond regions, where oaks have been planted
around the ponds (Stegner, 2002). On the outskirts of villages there are often pollarded trees,
especially willows, that may be used by the beetle.
In cities, sometimes even in the city centres, O.
eremita regularly live in alleys, city parks and cemeteries. The most important trees are oak (Quercus
spp.) and lime–trees (Tilia spp.), followed by willows (Salix spp.), beech (Fagus sylvatica) fruit trees
(Malus spp., Prunus spp.) and ash (Fraxinus
excelsior).
Changes in land use, both in agriculture land
and in forests which affect O. eremita, took place
in Western Germany several decades earlier than
in the East (Schaffrath, 2003b). Old–growth forests have been cut down, and forests with lime
trees, oaks, hornbeams and beeches have been
replaced by conifer plantations. Where deciduous forests remain, trees are usually cut down
long before tree hollows can be generated. In
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Fig. 6. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita in
Eastern Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia,
Austria and Hungary: {. Last record before
1950, or the time unknown; . Last record
1950–1989; z. Last record in 1990 or later.
Fig. 6. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Alemania del este, Polonia, República
Checa, Eslovaquia, Austria y Hungría: {. Último registro anterior a 1950, o fecha desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989;
z. Último registro de 1990 o posterior.
Fig. 5. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita in
Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania,
Greece, Rumania, Moldova and Bulgaria: {.
Last record before 1950, or the time unknown;
. Last record 1950–1989; z. Last record in
1990 or later.
Fig. 5. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania,
Grecia, Rumania, Moldavia y Bulgaria: {. Último registro anterior a 1950, o fecha desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989;
z. Último registro de 1990 o posterior.
pasture landscapes and parks, free–standing
trees have become scarcer for several reasons,
for instance due to ceased removal of underwood
(Vera, 2000). On agricultural fields and in alleys
trees have been removed. Besides, a wide relinquishing of old fruit plantations has led to a massive lost of suitable habitats in Western Germany
(Stegner, 2002). A problem, which today is mainly
"eastern", is the loss of large trees due to the
development of housing and trade areas and new
highways (Saxony: Lorenz, 2001; Schaffrath,
2003b). For instance, many trees with O. eremita
were lost due to the building of an automobile
factory in Dresden.
In Germany, the conservation of O. eremita
should be ensured by the Federal Nature Protection Act, but due to the safety regulations based on
civil law, liability laws and insurance laws, hollow
trees in cities and villages are often cut much
earlier than necessary. Possible safeguards for
trees are rarely considered. Many localities with O.
eremita are included in NATURA 2000 sites (according to EU’s Habitats Directive), but especially
trees in towns are usually not included in such
sites. This means that some important localities
for O. eremita in Germany do not have any site
protection by NATURA 2000 (Schaffrath, 2003b;
Stegner, 2002).
Many findings in Germany occur in isolated trees
or very small stands where it is unlikely the species will be able to survive in the long term. In the
19th century, O. eremita was probably common all
over Germany (Horion, 1958). In the 1950s, Horion
(1958) described the beetle as "...only local and
not common; in the west and southwest a rarity...".
Schaffrath (2003b) published the first grid–based
distribution map for Germany, based on historical
and recent records available from museums and
private collections. A coordinate–based map of
Sachsen (Saxony) was published by Stegner
(2002) and is continued under www.eremit.net. A
grid–based map of Mecklenburg–Vorpommern was
published by Ringel et al. (2003).
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According to a new focus of nature protection
on O. eremita, numerous investigations have recently been accomplished, collecting a lot of new
data. The preparation of management plans for
NATURA 2000 sites in the next few years as well
as the demand for monitoring by Habitats Directive will give us even better knowledge about the
occurrence of this species.
Great Britain
O. eremita does not occur in Great Britain (Alexander, 2002).
Greece (fig. 5)
O. eremita seems to be widespread in Greece,
but not common. It has been found from the low
hills of the Peloponnese (Elis) to 1,700 m a.s.l.
(Katara Pass). Most findings have been made in
mountain forests of beech (Fagus sylvatica), chestnut (Castanea sativa), and Grecian fir (Abies
cephalonica) (G. Gobbi, A. Liberto & D. Baiocchi,
pers comm.). In Thessaly, the species occurs in
beech, oak, and willows in the deciduous forests
of Mount Ossa and Mount Olympus, between 100
and 1,200 m a.s.l. (Dutru in Tauzin, 1994b).
Hungary (fig. 6)
Endrödi (1956) stated that O. eremita was rare in
Hungary, but distributed throughout the whole country. This was confirmed when we went through insect collections. Most findings are from floodplain
areas, mostly in willow trees (Salix spp.). However,
the species also occurs at other places, for instance
on Kékes, the highest mountain peak in Hungary.
O. eremita is on the National Biodiversity Monitoring Program (Merkl & Kovács, 1997) as a relevant species when monitoring very old trees or
forests. However, so far no detailed studies have
been conducted on the species in Hungary.
Ireland
O. eremita does not occur in Ireland (Alexander, 2002).
Italy (fig. 9)
O. eremita is distributed throughout most of
Italy. Most of the known localities in Northern
Italy are in low altitude areas (up to 700 m
a.s.l.), while in Southern Italy and Sicily, the
species has been found up to 1,500 m a.s.l.
The host trees for O. eremita are, in decreasing order of importance: deciduous and evergreen oaks (especially Quercus robur, Q. ilex,
Q. petraea, Q. frainetto), chestnut (Castanea
sativa), willows (Salix spp.), beech (Fagus
sylvatica), mulberry (Morus spp.), lime (Tilia
cordata), maple (Acer spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.),
plane–tree (Platanus orientalis), aspen (Populus
tremula) and walnut (Juglans regia).
Along the Aterno river valley (Pile and Preturo)
and the Peligna river valley (Sulmona), as well
as at the springs of Pescara river (Popoli), O.
eremita occurs mainly in woods of white willow
Salix alba (Marotta et al., 1997). Also in Pianura
Padana (Po Valley), a large and intensively cultivated lowland, O. eremita is mainly found in
planted willows. Further south, the distribution
of O. eremita ranges from the remnants of evergreen Mediterranean forests, which stretch along
the Tyrrhenian coast up to the belt of montane
beech forest. Several O. eremita localities are in
the submontane and low montane belt of central
and southern Apennines, while others are in
beech forests of Abruzzo, Basilicata and Calabria. Along the central Tyrrhenian coast, the species has only been found in two adjacent natural
reserves: Castelfusano and Castelporziano, both
situated 20–30 km from Rome. Despite intensive search, O. eremita has never been found in
the Circeo National Park, which includes large
areas of forests with old trees.
During the last few decades, several records of
O. eremita have been made in old trees (mainly
oaks) situated in parks or avenues in urban areas
(e.g. Florence and Rome). An example of such a
locality is "Villa Borghese", a historical park situated in the centre of Rome, where the beetles live
in old holm oaks (Quercus ilex). At such places
the old hollow trees are threatened due to conflicts with public safety.
We have more information about the species from
northern Italy, due to the large number of entomologists there. Surveys focused on O. eremita have
been carried out only recently and are still in progress
(P. Audisio and G. Carpaneto in Central Italy and A.
Ballerio and D. Baratelli in northern Italy).
Latvia (fig. 11)
O. eremita is known throughout Latvia, but most of
the populations are small and isolated. Today
more than 302 findings are known from 83 localities. 95% of the localities have been discovered
during the last four years. This species is protected in Latvia and included in the Red Data Book
of Latvia (Spuris, 1998).
The species mainly inhabits old parks, avenues,
old broad–leafed forests, and pasture woodlands
(Spuris, 1998; Šternbergs, 1988; Telnov, 2001, 2002;
Telnov & KalniÚ, 2003). Sixty percent of all records
are from agricultural and urban areas, mainly city
parks and alleys. In forests, the species has only
been observed in very old trees, while in agricultural
and urban landscapes O. eremita often inhabits trees
that seem to be comparatively younger. Lime tree
(Tilia cordata), oak (Quercus robur) and maple (Acer
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Fig. 7. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita in
Belarus, Russia and Ukraine: {. Last record
before 1950, or the time unknown; . Last
record 1950–1989; z. Last record in 1990 or
later.
Fig. 7. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Bielorrusia, Rusia y Ucraína: {. Último
registro anterior a 1950, o fecha desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989; z.
Último registro de 1990 o posterior.
platanoides) are the most important tree species
(Telnov, 2001, 2002). In forests, the localities are
usually small (often 1–3 trees) and situated several
kilometres from each other. Some old parks and
avenues harbour tens of suitable trees.
The species is monitored since 2000 by revisiting localities and observing species presence/absence. The only extinctions observed so far have
been the result of felling old trees regarded as
dangerous in the city of R§ga and other places.
Because many populations are so small and isolated, the risk for local extinctions is high during
the following few decades.
Data from literature and insect collections (museums and private) have been compiled. In the collections there were only about 55 specimens collected
during the last 155 years. Field surveys have been
conducted mostly during the last four years.
Fig. 8. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita in
The Netherlands, Belgium, France and
Spain: {. Last record before 1950, or the
time unknown; . Last record 1950–1989;
z. Last record in 1990 or later.
Fig. 8. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Países Bajos, Bélgica, Francia y España:
{. Último registro anterior a 1950, o fecha
desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y
1989; z. Último registro en 1990 o posterior.
platanoides) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior), both in
parks and forests. There are only two localities,
both near Kaunas, where O. eremita has been
recorded several times: Kaunas Oakery (Azuolynas)
Park (in the city center of Kaunas), where there are
many oak and lime trees, and a mixed forest near
Kaunas. No survey focused on O. eremita has ever
been conducted in Lithuania.
Macedonia (fig. 5)
In the literature, we found one record of O. eremita
from in Macedonia (Mikšiƒ, 1955); it was from 1941.
Lithuania (fig. 11)
Moldova (fig. 5)
In Lithuania, O. eremita is rare and regarded as
vulnerable (Pileckis & Monsevičius, 1992) with most
findings being from the central part of the country
(Pileckis & Monsevičius, 1995). The species has
been found in oak (Quercus spp.), maple (Acer
In Moldova, O. eremita is regarded as critically endangered (CR) (Neculiseanu & Dănilă, 2000). We
know only one specimen from Moldova, collected
near Bender, in eastern Moldova, in 1917 (Miller &
Zubovski, 1917; Medvedev & Shapiro, 1957).
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In 2001, surveys revealed the presence of several saproxylic beetles regarded as indicator by
species (Speight, 1989). However, O. eremita was
not found (Neculiseanu et al., 2001). More surveys
are to be conducted and these will hopefully also
provide records on O. eremita.
The Netherlands (fig. 8)
O. eremita is considered extinct in the Netherlands.
The last specimen was collected in 1946 in
Wijnandsrade, in the extreme south of the country.
The very few specimens in Dutch collections suggest that O. eremita has been extremely rare over
the last 200 years. Most of the Netherlands has
been deforested for centuries and localities with a
long–term supply of decaying large trees have been
particularly scarce since a long time ago. As a
result, many saproxylic insects occurred in isolated
populations and eventually became extinct.
No specific surveys focused on O. eremita have
been conducted. Many skilled amateur coleopterists
have been active there during the last century and it
seems most unlikely that they have overlooked O.
eremita during this time.
Norway (fig. 10)
Live specimens of O. eremita have not been
found in Norway during the last 100 years. During the 19th century, the species was noted from
Drammen (Siebke, 1875) and Asker (Strand,
1960; Kvamme & Hågvar, 1985). There are no
specimens from Drammen or Asker in the zoological museums of Norway today, but an adult
specimen in the collection of Zoological Museum
in Oslo is labelled "Ex. Coll. Norway. Einar
Fischer" (Karsten Sund, pers. comm.). During
the last few decades only fragments of adult
specimens, probably of very old origin, have been
found. They have all been collected in hollow
oaks at a third locality, on Rauer Island near
Fredrikstad (Strand, 1960; Zachariassen, 1981;
Hanssen & Hansen, 1998).
Several collectors have searched for the species
during the last twenty years, but the negative result
has led to the assumption that the species has
probably disappeared from Norway (Zachariassen,
1981; 1990; Hanssen et al., 1985). On the Norwegian Red List (Anonymous, 1999) the species has
been given the category "Extinct?". O. eremita was
one of ten invertebrate species proposed for protection nation–wide according to the Nature Conservation Act (Anonymous, 1994). However, finally
O. eremita was not protected according to this act,
because it was assumed to be regionally extinct
(Øystein Størkersen, Directorate for Nature Management, pers. comm.).
Suitable habitats for O. eremita, such as hollow
trees of oak (Quercus robur), beech (Fagus
sylvatica) and lime (Tilia cordata), occur mainly in
the agriculture landscape in the county of Østfold
and Vestfold. In addition, there are a few areas
with stands of old oaks in woodland, especially in
the hilly landscape around Lake Farrisvannet in
Vestfold. The areas around Drammen and Asker
are today, like all urban areas around the Oslofjord,
heavily exploited and very few localities with hollow trees are left.
During the last decades, it is mainly huge oaks
with great openings near the ground that have
been investigated (Zachariassen, 1981; Hanssen
et al., 1985; Hanssen & Hansen, 1998; Hanssen,
1999). Trees with entrance holes that are small or
higher up are less studied in Norway and may
possible contain undiscovered populations of O.
eremita.
Poland (fig. 6)
The distribution area covers the whole of Poland,
except for mountainous areas. The highest altitude
where the species has been found is 885 m
(Zakopane; Oleksa et al., 2003). In the east, where
the species’ occurrence is better known, it occurs
in old trees in small groups along river banks, field
roads, property borders, and sometimes in old orchards and parks. It has also been found relatively
often in urban habitats such as old avenues, city
parks and cementeries. In broadleaved and mixed
forest, O. eremita is rare but probably still present
in older stands and wood margins, especially at
sites difficult to reach. When saproxylic beetles were
inventoried in thirteen nature reserves of Upper Silesia (former Katowice Province), O. eremita was
found in three reserves (Szafraniec & Szołtys, 1997;
J. Michalcewicz, pers. comm.). In 10 x 10 km
squares in the Niepołomice Forest (southern Poland), O. eremita was present in at least three out
of six squares (P. Szwałko, pers. obs.). In northern
Poland, an inventory from 1999–2003 between
Elbląg, Iława, Susz, and the river Pasłęka (northern
Poland), revealed that O. eremita occurred in 24 out
of 37 investigated 10 x 10 km squares (A. Oleksa &
R. Gawroński, unpubl. data).
Oak (Quercus robur) is the most important host
tree for O. eremita in Poland. Willows (Salix spp.)
and lime trees (Tilia spp.) are often used and,
rarely, fruit trees or common alders (Alnus glutinosa)
are used, while there are only single reports from
beech (Fagus sylvatica), ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
and horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
(Pawłowski, 1961). In the Niepołomice forest, cocoons containing remains of larvae and adults of
O. eremita have been found in Scots pine (Pinus
sylvestris) (Oleksa et al., 2003).
In the second half of 19th century, O. eremita
was probably still abundant and frequent in Poland. Contemporary authors (e.g. Letzner, 1871)
reported it as being found relatively often. For that
reason they did not list localities for O. eremita, in
contrast with other beetle species that are more
common today. O. eremita has lost most of its
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Fig. 10. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita
in Norway, Denmark and Sweden: {. Last
record before 1950, or the time unknown; .
Last record 1950–1989; z. Last record in
1990 or later.
Fig. 9. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita in
Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and
Bosnia–Herzegovina: {. Last record before
1950, or the time unknown; . Last record
1950–1989; z. Last record in 1990 or later.
Fig. 9. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Suiza, Italia, Eslovenia, Croacia, y Bosnia
Herzegovina, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and
Bosnia–Herzegovina: {. Último registro anterior a 1950, o fecha desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989; z. Último
registro en 1990 o posterior.
habitats today and is extinct in some areas
(Szwałko, 1992b). The species is included in local
and national red lists (Szwałko, 1992b; Pawłowski
et al., 2002). Old trees have been removed in
managed forests, along roads and in urban areas, regarded as a source of "pests and pathogenic fungi" or a danger for humans and vehicles.
Many monumental trees, which are specially protected by law, have been "cured" by mechanical
cleaning of the hollows and impregnating of the
wood surface with pesticides (Szwałko, 1992a).
Such methods of "conservation" have been restricted due to Polish implementation of the Bern
Convention and EU’s Habitat Directive. New forest
management methods promote preservation of
some old, especially hollow, trees wherever possible. Localities where the species still exists have
already been or will be protected under the recently started NATURA 2000. On the other hand, in
many managed forests (including some forest
Fig. 10. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Noruega, Dinamarca y Suecia: {. Último
registro anterior a 1950, o fecha desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989; z.
Último registro en 1990 o posterior.
nature reserves) the wrongly understood "aesthetic
mind" gives rise to further elimination of O. eremita
habitats (Gutowski & Buchholz, 2000). As a result,
other habitats, such as woods along fields,
streams and lakes become more important for the
survival of the species.
About 170 localities in Poland are known. Much
of the information has originated from entomologists working mainly in the eastern part of Poland, which at least partly explains the lower density of findings from north–western Poland. To
get a better picture of the whole situation in Poland, investigations in the western part of the
country are desirable.
Portugal
O. eremita has never been recorded in Portugal
(Tristão Branco, pers. comm.).
Rumania (fig. 5)
In Rumania, 27 localities with O. eremita are known.
At ten of these, records have not been made since
1911 (Fleck, 1904–1906; Petri, 1912), which can
be explained by the low search effort.
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O. eremita occurs, for instance, in oak or mixed
forests along the Danube alluvial plain and in
beech or hornbeam mixed forests at the foot of the
Carpathians. In many forests, trees with hollows
are often removed because they are considered a
potential danger.
Data from specimens in museums and private collections have been collected. In most of
these localities, we know that O. eremita is still
present.
Serbia and Montenegro (fig. 5)
Russia (fig. 7)
In western Russia, O. eremita has been found in
the zone of nemoral and boreo–nemoral forest, in
18 different regions and in 6 republics. The species occurs mainly in hollow oak trees (Quercus
robur), and less frequently in willow (Salix spp.),
aspen and poplar (Populus spp.), lime (Tilia
cordata), ash (Fraxinus excelsior), apple (Malus
spp.), pear (Pyrus communis) and elm (Ulmus
laevis) trees. Larvae have occasionally been found
to develop in stubs.
For most parts of Russia we have only limited
knowledge about the species’ occurrence, but
more is known regarding a few regions, such as
Chuvashiya. At least 70 specimens were observed
in Chuvashiya between 1988 and 2002. The species occurs mainly in oak woods along the Volga
banks, from the western to the eastern border of
the republic, in floodland oak woods along the
Sura and in oak woods in the central and east–
central parts of Chuvashiya. The height ranges
from 70–200 m a.s.l. O. eremita has almost never
been found in those wide areas in southern and
south–western Chuvashiya that are covered with
mixed forests, and it has not been found in the
steppes in the south–west and south–east. In
floodland oak woods near the Sura River in the
protected zone of the Prisursky State Nature Reserve, Alatyr district, it is relatively easy to observe
the beetle in hollow trees, which occur abundantly there.
O. eremita is decreasing in Russia because
old broad–leaved trees are cut down. Some local
populations (e.g., in some parts of Cuvashiya and
Udmurtiya) are more or less safe because they
are in reserves or other areas where the trees are
not being felled. In all unprotected areas, the species is vulnerable due to mass cutting of old oaks.
The species has been included in the Red Data
Book of the Russian Federation (Nikitsky, 1983,
2001), USSR (Lopatin, 1984) and in some regional Red Data Books, e.g. of Bashkirsky ASSR
(Boev et al., 1987), Tatarstan Republic (Muravickij
& Kanitov, 1995), Moscow region (Kompantsev,
1998), Adygeya republic (Cherpakov & Bibin, 2000),
Kirov region (Yuferev, 2001), Ryazan region
(Ananyeva & Blinushov, 2001), Udmurtiya republic
(Borisovsky, 2001), Leningrad region (Krivokhatsky,
2002), Mari El republic (Baldaev, 2002), and
Stavropol region (Sigida, 2002). To preserve O.
eremita and other species associated with ancient trees, regional branches of the Ministry of
Natural Resources of Russia should restrict the
permits to cut down old trees, especially oaks.
O. eremita is known from twelve localities in Serbia and five in Montenegro, at an altitude of 70–
1,140 m a.s.l. Ecological data are scarce, but we
know that in the protected area of Kapaonik, at
Šanac, an adult beetle was collected on an oak
(Janković, 1972).
Slovakia (fig. 6)
As early as 50–70 years ago, O. eremita was reported to be declining in the present territory of the
Czech and Slovak Republics (Fleischer, 1927–1930;
Pfeffer et al., 1954). However, the beetle occurred at
many sites in southern and central Slovakia and
was locally not rare (Roubal, 1936). Since that time,
nature in Slovakia has been modified by human
activity, and changes in the landscape have mainly
occurred in easily accessible lowlands and foothills. Numerous valuable habitats such as pasture
woodlands, old trees growing in small groups, alleys and hedges as well as trees bordering rivers
and streams have been lost. Nevertheless, this
was not excessive compared to the rest of Europe
(Zach, 2003); some habitats have been retained in
the form of isolated fragments and local O. eremita
populations have survived.
A distribution map of O. eremita was compiled by
Jelínek (1992) using data from J. Roubal and L.
Korbel and archive material from the Faunistic Section of the Czecho–Slovak Entomological Society.
According to this map, there were 20 localities up to
1960. Most of them (16) were located in western,
southern and central Slovakia. In the period 1960–
1990, seven sites in southern and western Slovakia
were recorded on a map, while there were no localities in central and eastern Slovakia. This might indicate a strong decrease in the number of O. eremita
localities in Slovakia. However, when we compiled
information about the present range of O. eremita,
the beetle was recorded from more than 30 localities. Obviously, some of them were not included in
the study by Jelínek (1992). The explanation for this
can simply be that more information has been obtained since that time, although no one is currenty
studying the beetle in detail.
O. eremita occurs mainly in the following habitats:
(1) oak pasture woodlands with scattered groups of
trees or solitary trees; (2) floodplain forests with
large trees. It mainly breeds in large willows, poplars and oaks —the latter in drier situations; (3)
parks and alleys; (4) abandoned orchards, today a
very scarce habitat; (5) mixed oak and pine forests;
and (6) forest edges with large trees growing on
south–facing slopes.
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Oak (Quercus robur), lime (Tilia spp.), beech
(Fagus sylvatica), birch (Betula spp.), hornbeam
(Carpinus betulus), elm (Ulmus spp.), walnut
(Juglans regia), chestnut (Castanea sativa), willow
(Salix spp.) and fruit trees are known as host trees
(Roubal, 1936). The beetle has also been found
developing in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) at
Zahorska nizina lowland, western Slovakia (T.
Olsovsky, pers. obs.).
The advantage of polyphagy for Slovakian forest beetles in general (Whitehead, 2000) is, in
the case of O. eremita, eroded by the ongoing
removal of dying and dead trees. Large dead
trees are not often being replaced by younger
ones. This will cause local extinctions of O.
eremita populations. In town parks, tree hollows
in "unhealthy" trees are cleaned, and this may
destroy populations. In the Slovakian Red–List,
the species is categorized as "endangered"
(Holecová & Franc, 2001).
Further data may be available from museums
and private collections. Co–operation with researchers involved in bat studies carried out in tree hollows may reveal new O. eremita localities.
Slovenia (fig. 9)
O. eremita was first described by Scopoli (1763)
when he was a physician in Idrija (Eastern Slovenia).
Since that time it has been mentioned in faunas of
different regions of Slovenia as infrequent (Scopoli,
1763; Siegel, 1866; Brancsik, 1871; Martinek, 1875).
It seems that the species is distributed all over
Slovenia where suitable habitats are present. Old
willows (Salix spp.) are reported as the most common finding place, but also oak (Quercus spp.) and
fruit trees are mentioned as habitat for the species
(Scopoli, 1763; Siegel, 1866; Brancsik, 1871;
Martinek, 1875). In the collections there are many
very old specimens, but recent records are few,
suggesting that the species has decreased. The
reason is probably the same as in the rest of Europe —old fruit orchards as well as other old trees
have become much rarer. The species is considered endangered by the Slovenian Red List (Anonymous, 2002). O. eremita has never been surveyed
systematically in Slovenia.
Spain (fig. 8)
O. eremita seems to be very rare in Spain. It has
been found along a narrow band in the northern
part of the country running from the Picos de
Europa in the west to Montseny (Barcelona) in the
east. Apparently suitable habitats are found further
west from its known Spanish distribution area but
the species has not been reported there.
The main habitat for O. eremita in Spain is
humid deciduous forest. Most records come from
beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest in the mountains of
the Pyrenees or Picos de Europa. In Navarra it
Fig. 11. Distribution of Osmoderma eremita
in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and
Kaliningrad (Russia): {. Last record before
1950, or the time unknown; . Last record
1950–1989; z. Last record in 1990 or later.
Fig. 11. Distribución de Osmoderma eremita
en Finlandia, Estonia, Latvia, Lituania y
Kaliningrado (Rusia): {. Último registro anterior a 1950, o fecha desconocida; . Último registro entre 1950 y 1989; z. Último
registro en 1990 o posterior.
has been found in old forests of oak (Quercus
robur and Q. humilis).
In most cases, adults have been found walking on old beech or oak trunks, in shaded and
humid parts of the forest (Montada Brunet, 1946,
San Martín et al., 2001; C. González, pers. comm.;
G. Aguado & L. O. Aguado, pers. obs.). In a single
case, an adult was found on an inflorescence of
Sambucus nigra (Bahillo de la Puebla et al.,
2002). The species seems to be absent from
more anthropogenic environments such as
bocages and urban parks. Adults have been observed mainly in the daytime but some captures
have been obtained at night, using artificial light
(San Martín et al., 2001).
In 1995–96, the information about all Spanish
arthropods listed in the Habitat Directive of EU
was gathered and distribution maps and available
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biological information on O. eremita were published (Galante & Verdú, 2000). However, no comprehensive revision of entomological collections
seems to have been carried out. Since then, new
records have been published that extend the Spanish distribution area to the West (Bahillo de la
Puebla et al., 2002; Ugarte San Vicente & Ugarte
Arrue, 2002) and South (San Martín et al., 2001).
These new records suggest that the species has
been overlooked in the past, due to inefficient sampling methods or low sampling effort.
locality is defined as a site with records of living
adults, larvae, fragments of adult body parts, or
excrements situated at least 1 km from other
localities. In a recent paper, data were compiled
from field inventories conducted in 1993–2003
(Antonsson et al., 2003). Totally, pitfall traps had
been used at 401 localities and wood mould
sampling at 104 localities. O. eremita was found
at about 30% of these localities. All larger Swedish museum collections have been gone through
(Antonsson et al., 2003). Research on the ecology of the beetle has been conducted (e.g.
Ranius, 2002b).
Sweden (fig. 10)
The highest concentration of known O. eremita
localities in the world occurs in south–eastern
Sweden. O. eremita occurs only in the southern
part of Sweden, up to the northern limit for oak
pastures. The main habitat is pasture woodlands
with old oaks, especially near castles, estates and
churches (Ranius, 2000). There are also some
records from parks, avenues and deciduous forests (Antonsson et al., 2003). Oak (Quercus robur)
is by far the most important tree species. Especially in the very south of Sweden, O. eremita has
also been found in several other tree species,
such as beech (Fagus sylvatica), ash (Fraxinus
excelsior), lime (Tilia chordata), common alder
(Alnus glutinosa) and horse chestnut (Aesculus
hippocastanum) (Antonsson et al., 2003).
Old oaks were very common in the Swedish
agricultural landscape until 200 years ago, but
for a few decades in the early 19th century, farmers removed hundreds of thousands of old oaks
from their land (Eliasson & Nilsson, 2002). It was
mainly on land owned by the nobility where oaks
were left. Today, ceased grazing is a severe threat
to the oaks on pasture woodlands, mainly because the old trees suffer from competition and
shading from the younger ones. Forest regrowth
also changes the microclimate in the trees and
many saproxylic beetles suffer from this (Ranius
& Jansson, 2000).
About 30% of the localities are protected as
nature reserves, and it is mainly the largest
localities that are protected (Antonsson et al.,
2003). The majority of localities are small, with
only a few suitable trees situated more than
one kilometre from other localities. At these
sites the risk for local extinctions during the
following decades is substantial. There are,
however, a few localities with more than 100
suitable trees (e.g. Bjärka–Säby, Sturefors and
Hallands Väderö). At these sites, measures are
taken to preserve the hollow tree habitat. Therefore the extinction risk for O. eremita at a national level is probably low. However, there is
still no long–term planning to maintain or increase the amount of habitat when the hollow
trees present today become too old.
Ten years ago, 25 localities with O. eremita
were known, while currently this figure is 270, if a
Switzerland (fig. 9)
During the last few decades, all but one record of
O. eremita in Switzerland are from the town of
Solothurn. There, the species has been found in
lime trees (Tilia spp.) in alleys and in a park near
a castle (Vögeli, 2002). There are still many old
trees in alleys and parks in the locality, but some
are threatened due to conflicts with public safety.
One recent record is from the region of Brusio,
near the Italian border, where there are hollow
willows (Salix spp.) and chestnut trees (Castanea
sativa) (P. Audisio, pers. obs.).
There are several old records from other localities in Switzerland (Allenspach, 1970). In the early
20th century the species was described as "rare,
although present throughout the lowlands of Switzerland" (Stierlin, 1900). Data on the specimens in
Switzerland’s museums and many private collections have been collected. There were no more
than 80 specimens collected in Switzerland during the last 150 years. No inventories focused on
O. eremita have ever been conducted.
Turkey (fig. 5)
We only know one record of O. eremita from Turkey: in 1994, Dr. Sobotan found the beetle in Keșan,
in the European part of Turkey.
Ukraine (fig. 7)
In Ukraine, O. eremita is rare and local, and included in the Red Data Book (Yermolenko, 1994).
The species has been found at 30 localities
(Belke, 1859; Hildt, 1893; Łomnicki, 1875, 1886,
1903; Rybiński, 1903; Savchenko, 1933, 1934;
Medvedev, 1960; Yermolenko, 1994; Chumak,
1997; Kapeliukh, 1999; Rizun et al., 2000). The
majority of findings are from the zone of broad–
leaved Central–European forests and the forest–
steppe zone.
Only at six localities do we know that O. eremita
is still present: (1) an oak–dominated (Quercus
robur) forest with lime (Tilia cordata), maple (Acer
platanoides), ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and elm
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(Ulmus glabra) trees near the town of Sambir, (2)
Kamianec’–Podil’s’kyi, which is a broad–leaved
forest dominated by oak (Quercus robur) and
hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) with cis–mediterranean species such as Sorbus torminalis, Viburnum lanatana and Scutellaria altissima, (3)
Slovianohors’k, in an oak (Quercus robur) forest
with ash (Fraxinus excelsior), Acer campestre,
lock elm (Ulmus carpinifolia var. minor) and cis–
mediterranean and steppe species, (4) at Kuzij,
in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, in a beech
(Fagus sylvatica) forest with silver fir (Abies alba),
Norway spruce (Picea abies), sycamore (Acer
pseudoplatanus), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
and durmast oak (Quercus petraea), (5) four localities near the town Chernihiv in the northern
part of Ukraine, (6) near the town Kiliia in the
Odesa region, where a few beetles have been
observed flying around old Salix trees.
Conclusions: the future for O. eremita
In this study, we have collected records of O.
eremita from 2,142 localities in Europe (fig. 4).
However, O. eremita has probably already become
extinct from many of these; the beetle has been
found since 1990 only at 919 of the localities. Out
of these 919, at 79 only excrements have been
found and at 96 only remains from dead beetles
have been found. For these 175 localities we can
not rule out the possibility that the species has
already become extinct. On the other hand, there
are many unknown localities that have yet to be
discovered. Everywhere in Europe it seems that
the majority of localities with O. eremita are small
and isolated. For that reason we should expect
many local extinctions in the future, even though
the hollow trees that are left will be protected. This
is especially the case in regions where habitat
loss and fragmentation have occurred recently (for
instance in France, Eastern Germany, Slovakia and
Czechia); in Sweden, where the main loss of suitable trees occurred in the 19th century, O. eremita
has already disappeared from some, but not all,
of the smaller sites (fig. 2). In some countries
(such as Denmark), all localities are small and
the risk for regional extinction is considerable. In
other countries (e.g. France, Sweden, Latvia and
Austria) there are also a few larger localities where
O. eremita may also survive in the long term if the
sites are properly managed.
O. eremita still occurs in almost all European
countries but is absent from the boreal region, the
British Isles and most of the Iberian peninsula. O.
eremita seem to have decreased in all European
countries. Relatively high densities of localities
occur in Central Europe (northern Italy, Austria,
eastern Germany, Czechia and southern Poland),
some parts of Northern Europe (south–eastern
Sweden, Latvia) and France. Perhaps there are
also many localities in the Balkans, but searching
efforts have been very low there during the last few
decades. In some regions in north–western Europe, the species has become extinct or may occur at a single locality (Norway, Danish mainland,
the Netherlands, Belgium, north–eastern France).
Bearing in mind the severe loss of old trees in
Europe, it is perhaps surprising that O. eremita
has not become extinct from larger regions. However, the species can survive in small relict
populations over decades, and even if it is doomed
to extinction it will take time before the species
totally disappears from a region (Ranius, 2000).
O. eremita mainly occurs in habitats that have
been used by man for a long time. However, there
are also O. eremita localities in forests, such as in
Spain, France, southern Italy, the Balkans, Slovakia
and Germany. Many of the man–made habitats are
destroyed due to changes in agriculture. In Sweden as an example, pasture woodland suffers
from forest regrowth due to ceased management,
while the abandoned pollarding of oaks in France
makes it difficult to produce suitable new trees for
O. eremita. The beetle can also obviously survive
in urban areas, but in many cases there are conflicts with public safety.
Our compilation of data supports the view that O.
eremita is useful as an indicator and umbrella species as everywhere it is confined to hollow trees —
a threatened habitat. There are a few observations
of the beetle in stubs, but there is no indication that
O. eremita populations could survive at localities
with no tree hollows present. Moreover, the presence of O. eremita indicates a high species richness with many threatened species associated with
old trees (Ranius, 2002a). The preservation of O.
eremita involves three tasks that are of general
importance for nature conservation in Europe today: (1) to preserve those small remnants of natural forest that still exist, (2) to preserve and restore
habitats connected with historic agricultural landscapes and (3) to preserve any remaining small
pieces of nature in urban areas. Thus, taking the
measures needed to protect O. eremita will also
contribute to solving many other current problems
in nature conservation in Europe.
Acknowledgements
The following persons kindly provided valuable information on O. eremita: Ain~rs AuniÚ (Latvian Fund
for Nature, R§ga, Latvia), Pablo Bahillo de la Puebla
(Spain), Danilo Baratelli (Varese), Enrico Barbero
(Torino), Massimo Bariselli (Bologna), Arv§ds
Barševskis (Baltic Institute of Coleopterology,
Daugavpils, Latvia), Luca Bartolozzi (Firenze), Luigi
Beretta (Vicenza), Detlef Bernhard (Leipzig Univ.),
Alexandro Biscaccianti (Roma), Luca Bodei
(Bedizzole), Marco Bognolo (Trieste), Pierluigi
Boschin (Rome), Tristão Branco (Porto, Portugal),
Pietro Brandmayr (Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza),
Marek Bunalski (Poznań), Franco Callegari (Ravenna), Achille Casale (Sassari), Oreste Cavallo
(Alba), Cornelia Chimisliu, Zbigniew Chrul (Poland),
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Loris Colacurcio (Bologna), Andrea Colla (Trieste),
Ettore Contarini (Bagnacavallo), Gianfranco Curletti
(Carmagnola, Torino), Giovanni & Marco Dellacasa
(Genova), Roland Dobosz (Bytom), Bruno Dries
(Austria), Moreno Dutto (Verzuolo), Andrea Fabbri
(Tambre, Belluno), Roberto Fabbri (Ferrara), Dusan
Farbiak (Protected Landscape Area Stiavnicke vrchy,
Banska Stiavnica), Massimo Forti (Milano), Frank
Fritzlar (Thüringer Landesanstalt für Umwelt und
Geologie, Jena), J~nis Gailis (Entomological Society of Latvia, R§ga), Robert Gawroński (Bydgoszcz),
Roberto Giannatelli (Grugliasco), Giovanni Gobbi
(Roma), César González (Spain), Brigitte Grimm
(Austria), Jerzy M. Gutowski (Białowieża), Jonas
Hedin (Lund Univ., Sweden), Klaus Hellrigl (Brixen),
Nicklas Jansson (The County Administration Board
of Östergötland, Sweden), Tomas Jaszay (Sarisske
museum, Bardejov), Manfred Kahlen (Innsbruck),
M~rtiÚ KalniÚ (State Nature Inspection, R§ga,
Latvia), Krzysztof Karwowski (Pieniny National Park),
Stanislav Kaluz (Inst. of Zoology, Slovak Academy of
Sciences), Bernhard Klausnitzer (Dresden), Alois
Kofler (Austria), Mieczysław Kosibowicz (Kraków),
Anton Kristin (Inst. of Forest Ecology, SAS, Zvolen),
Daniel Kubisz (Kraków), Andrea Liberto (Roma),
Jörg Lorenz (Naturschutzinstitut AG Dresden), Paolo
Maltzeff (Rome), Franco Marozzini (Rome), Arrigo
Martinelli (Rovereto), Vladimir Martynov (Donec'k),
Bruno Massa (Palermo), Mieczysław Mazur (Kraków),
Luigi Melloni (Bagnara di Romagna), Otto Merkl
(curator for Coleoptera, Natural History Museum of
Hungary), Jakub Michalcewicz (Kraków), Vittorino
Monzini (San Giuliano Milanese), Carlo Morandini
(Udine), Sven G. Nilsson (Lund Univ., Sweden),
Andrzej Oleksa (Bydgoszcz), T. Olsovsky (Prievaly),
Ot~rs Opermanis (Latvian Fund for Nature, R§ga),
Walter Pagliacci (Cervia), Andrzej Palaczyk (Kraków),
Anila Paparisto (Tirana), Katia Parolin (Pordenone),
Fabio Penati (Morbegno), Giancarlo Perazzini
(Rimini), Giancarlo Pesarini (Milano), Luigi
Petruzziello (Remedello), Emanuele Piattella
(Rome), Riccardo Pittino (Milano), Roberto Poggi
(Genova), Ljiljana Protiƒ (Beograd), Giulia Rasola
(Bolzano), Enrico Ratti (Venezia), Franz Ressl (Austria), Antonio Rey (Genova), Joachim Roppel (Austria), Robert Rossa (Kraków), Ivo Rychlik (Slovak
Entomological Society, Bratislava), S. K. Ryndevich
(Baranovichi, Belarus), Lucio Saltini (Carpi), Fabrizio
Santi (Bologna), Ulrich Schaffrath (Kassel), Peer
Schnitter (Landesamt für Umwelt Sachsen–Anhalt,
Halle), Werner Schwienbacher (Auer), Leonardo
Senni (Ravenna), Pavlov Sheshurak (Nizhyn),
Vladimir Smetana (Tekovske museum, Levice),
Claudio Sola (Guiglia), Ignazio Sparacio (Palermo),
Voldem~rs SpuÛis (LU Faculty of Biology, R§ga,
Latvia), Fabio Stoch (Trieste), Aleksandar Stojanoviƒ
(Beograd, Serbia), Milan Strba (Inst. of Zoology, SAS),
Maciej Szwałko (Kraków), Maurizio Tacchetti
(Brescia), Federico Tagliaferri (Piacenza), Pierre
Tauzin (Vanves), Andrzej Trzeciak (Poland), Marco
Uliana (Rosara di Codevigo), Dante Vailati (Brescia),
Roberto Valdinazzi (Valle San Bartolomeo), Marco
Valle (Bergamo), Kristaps Vilks (LU Institute of Biol-
ogy, Salaspils, Latvia), Mauro Villa (Abbiategrasso),
Vincenzo Vomero (Rome), Barbara Waga (Kraków),
Andreas Weigel (Wernburg), Paul F. Whitehead
(Moore Leys, Little Comberton, U.K.), Mauro Zanini
(Montichiari), Pietro Zandigiacomo (Udine), Carlo
Zanella (Vicenza), Iuri Zappi (Bologna), Marko
Zdešar (Ljubljana), Stefano Ziani (Forlì), Witold
Ziebura (Poland), Sławomir Zieliński (Poland),
Stefano Zoia (Milano), Ulrich Zöphel (Sächsisches
Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie, Dresden).
We also thank Daniela Ottaviani (Rome), Alessio
De Biase (Rome), Emiliano Mancini (Rome),
Giorgia Coletti (Rome), Emmanuelle Brunet
(France) for help with compiling data and mapping
and Hervé Brustel for the great exchanges concerning saproxylic insects. Ms Silke Heckenroth and
Marcos Méndez helped us with translations. We
thank Monika Štambergová (AOPK ČR, leader of
mapping project in Czechia), for help with the data
and all Czecian collectors who sent information to
a mapping project.
Individual co–authors were financially supported
by Anne–Frid Lyngstads miljöfond (to Thomas
Ranius), VEGA, Slovak Grant Agency for Science,
grant No 2/3006/23 and 2/2001/22 (to Peter Zach),
the Austrian Federal Environmental Agency (to
Wolfgang Paill).
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Appendix. Localities with O. eremita recorded. In parenthesis, year for the latest record, type of
finding (a. Alive, as larva or adult; r. Remains from adult body parts; e. Excrements). If the specimen
was found alive, only "a" is written, and if remains from a dead adult but no living specimens were
found, only "r", independent of whether there were other kinds of findings. Data from central and
southern Italy were separated into the two questionable species O. italicum and O. cristinae.
Apéndice. Localidades en las que se ha registrado O eremita. Entre paréntesis, el año del último
registro y tipo de hallazgo (a. Vivo, como larva o adulto; r. Restos de partes del cuerpo de un adulto;
e. Exrementos). Si se encontró el especimen vivo, se indica con una "a", y si permanecen en un
individuo adulto muerto pero no se encontraron individuos vivos, se indica con una "r"
independientemente de otro tipo de hallazgos. Datos del norte y sur the Italia se han separado en
dos especies custionables, O. italicum y O. cristinae.
Albania
Maja e Kogamit (1936/a), Maja e Polocanit (1937/a), Okol (1939/a), Qafe Molle, near Tirana (1961/a),
Qafe Shtame, between Tirana to Kruja (1959/a), Shkodër (Piani di Scutari) (1931/a), Tamara (1995/a),
Theth, near Shkodër (1959/a).
Based on literature (Schulze, 1963; Murraj, 1962; Sparacio, 2001), specimens in the natural
history museums in Trieste and Vienna and unpublished records by entomologists.
Austria
Burgenland: Geschriebenstein (before 1937), Zurndorf (before 1964); Wien/Niederösterreich:
Feichsen near Purgstall (1954), Gars/Kamp (1974), Gries near Oberndorf (1964), the vicinity of
Hainburg (2001), Herzogenburg (old, undated), Katzelsdorf near Neudörfl (1998), Laxenburg (2000),
Mank near Melk (1961), Mistelbach (2002), Neunkirchen (old, undated), Obernberg/Inn (old, undated), Oberndorf/Melk (1964), Petzelsdorf near Purgstall (1987), Pitten near Aspang (old, undated),
Plank/Kamp (1909), Pressbaum (old, undated), Purgstall (1992), the vicinity of Purgstall (1992),
Purkersdorf near Wien (old, undated), Retz (before 1943), Sommerau near Wallsee (old, undated),
Wien–Ebersdorf (old, undated), Wien–Lainzer Tiergarten (2002), the vicinity of Wien (old, undated),
Wiener Neustadt (old, undated), Ybbsitz (1916); Oberösterreich: Alharting near Linz (1936), Alkoven
near Eferding (1907), Aschach near Steyr (1945), Enns (1947), Freinberg near Linz (before 1879),
Freistadt (before 1879), Grein (before 1879), Klendorf near Katsdorf (1994), Koppl near Leonding
(1963), Kremsmünster (1940), Leonding (old, undated), Letten near Sierning (1970), Linz (1932),
Linz–Donauauen (1944), Linz–Ebelsberg (1964), Linz–Scharlinz (1932), Linz–Kleinmünchen (1957),
Linz–St. Florian (before 1879), Linz–St. Peter (before 1879), Linz–Treffling (1942), the vicinity of Linz
(1943), Sierning (1963), St. Georgen/Gusen (1991), Stein near Steyr (1995), Steyr (1903), the vicinity
of Steyr (1907), Steyregg near Linz (1952), Treffling near Linz (1942), Unterweitersdorf (before 1974),
the vicinity of Urfahr (1952), Wels (1972), the vicinity of Wels (1973), Zell near Zellhof (1936);
Steiermark: Frauental (1974), Gleichenberg (1963), Groß St. Florian (1973), Hollenegg (1977),
Mureck (1913), Radkersburg (before 1875), Rassach near Stainz (1963), Schwanberg (1963), St.
Johann near Herberberstein (2003), St. Lambrecht (before 1865), Unterjahring near St. Nikolai
(1995), Weniggleinz (1973); Kärnten: Ebenthal near Klagenfurt (before 1899), Ferlach (before 1854),
Gailtal (before 1865), the vicinity of Hermagor (before 1936), Himmelberg near Feldkirchen (before
1886), Klagenfurt (before 1876), Kleblach (old, undated), Ledenitzen (1970), Metnitztal (before 1903),
Rosegg/Drau (2002), Sattnitz (before 1899), Vellachtal (before 1855), Viktring (1952), Waidischgraben
(1959), Wolfsberg (old, undated), Zellwinkel (1970); Salzburg: Anif near Salzburg (1990), Salzburg–
Freisaal (1988), Salzburg–Gneis (1963), Salzburg–Hellbrunn (1936), Salzburg–Lehen (1964), Salzburg–Leopoldskron (old, undated), Salzburg–Maxglan (1931), Salzburg–Mönchsberg (1960), Salzburg–Morzg (1994), Salzburg–Nonntal (1929); Tirol: Dölsach near Lienz (1995), Dölsach–Gödnach
(1983), Dölsach–Kapaunerwirt (1966), Dölsach–Stribach (1995), Lienz (1984), Nikolsdorf/Drau (1984),
Oberlienz (1960), Ried im Zillertal (1960); Vorarlberg: Feldkirch (before 1912), Tisis (before 1912).
Based on an extensive literature search. Very old reports, dating back to the 19th century are
incorporated, together with data from relatively recent faunistic catalogues (e.g. Franz, 1974; Geiser,
2001). Kreissl (1974), Zabransky (1998) and Mitter (2001) are the only coleopterological works that
give specific information on O. eremita in Austria. Additional data have been obtained from numerous public and private collections.
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Belarus
Brest region: Brest (1998), lake Beloe (2000); Gomel region: Meleshkovichi (1986); Khvoyensk
(1987); Grodno region: near Volkovysk, near Novogrudok (1989), near Smorgon’ (Zales’ye) (1991),
Lunno (1998); Minsk region: Prusino (1984), Priluki (1987), Zhodino; Mogilev region: Gorki (1894);
Sen’kovo (1887); Vitebsk region: near Vitebsk (1985).
Based on casual records that have either been published (Arnol’d, 1902; Alexandrovich &
Pisanenko, 1991; Alexandrovich et al., 1996; Rubchenya & Tsinkevich, 1999; Solodovnikov, 1999;
Lukashenya et al., 2001) or are findings preserved at museums in Minsk and St. Petersburg
(Russia) and in private collections.
Belgium
Brabant: Vollezeel (1887), Wellen (1950); Limburg: Hasselt, Wideux, Sint–Truiden, Hoesselt, Maeseyck
(1885); Liege: Tihange, Jemeppe, Grâce–Berleur, Waremme (1887), Loën (1926), Julémont (1932),
Saint–André (1944), Warsage, Visé (1928), Vallée de la Berwinne (2002).
Based on the specimens in the collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and
a record published by Janssens (1960). Other specimens collected during the last decades are in
private collections.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Babin Potok (before 1956), Drvar (1955), Foča (1913), Igman (before 1956), Ivan planina (before
1956), Knežinski Palež near Sarajevo (1957), Knježina (1949/a), Laništa, Mostar (1929), Prenj
Planina (1936), Prenj–Konjic (1969/a), Sarajevo (before 1956), Travnik (before 1956), Treskavica
(1951), Tuhalska Bjelina (year?).
Based on old publications (HOrion, 1958; Mikšić, 1955, 1957, 1959).
Bulgaria
Lozen (published in 1906), Melnik (1987/a), Rila (published in 1906), Stara Mountains (published in
1906), Vraca (published in 1906), Pirin Mts (1961), Nessebar, S. of Burgas (1961–63), Rilski
Monastir, Rila (1963), Sofia (1966).
Based on literature (Nedelkov, 1906; Nüssler, 1986) and single specimens in private and
museum collections.
Croatia
Istra: Štalije (1982), Opatija (before 1914), Učka (1928); Primorje: Rijeka (before 1900), Draga (near
Rijeka, 1905), Crikvenica (before 1957), Velebit (probably Paklenica glen, 1899), Paklenica (Mt.
Velebit, 1892); Otoci (Quarner islands): Cres (Porozoni, 1976, Cres, 2000), Krk (2002); Gorski kotar:
Zapeć (1910), Moravice (before 2002), Lokve (1957), Plitvice lakes (2000); Dalmacija: Sinj (1902),
Siverić (1920), Konavle (Radović, 1918); Zagorje & Prigorje: Klanjec (1904), Trnovec (1981), Zagreb
(1953), Medvednica (1998), Paukovec (about 1900), Mraclin (1916), Pešćenica (1961), Japetić
(1996); Slavonija: Jankovac (1916), Pleternica (1906), Dilj (before 1906), Vinkovci (before 1906),
Padež (2000).
Based on specimens in Croatia’s museums, literature (Depoli, 1938; Dobiasch, 1889; Koča,
1906; Mikšić, 1955, 1957, 1959; Müller, 1902; Novak, 1952; Sparacio, 2001) and personal communication with entomologists.
Czechia
Jihomoravský: Adamov (1991), Vyškov (1956), Slavkov u Brna (2002), Želešice (1970), Nosislav (1978),
Bítov (1964), Vranovice (1979), Znojmo (1949), Bulhary (1986), Lednice (2001), Břeclav (2000), Valtice
(1989), Lanžhot (2002), Ladná (2001), Pohansko (1995), Nové Mlýny (2000), Židlochovice (1985), Bítov–
č eský: Blatná (1999), Písek (1977), Libětice (1954), Vodňany (1951), Veselí nad
Kopaniny (1990); Jihoč
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Lužnicí (1989), Hluboká nad Vltavou (2000), Vlkov (2001), Ševětín (1997), Lomnice nad Lužnicí (1956),
Lužnice (1989), Třeboň (2001), České Budějovice (2002), Chlum u Třeboně (1998), Majdalena (2002),
Nové Hrady (1982), Bavorovice (1998), Stará Hlína (1994), Vondrov (1998), České Budějovice–České
č ina: Chotěboř (1998), Lučice (1976), Náměšt' nad Oslavou (1992), Senorady (1938);
Vrbné (1996); Vysoč
Karlovarský: Stráž nad Ohří (1996); Královehradecký: Mladějov (1998), Sobotka (1949), Samšina
(1995), Jičín (1999), Libáň (1991), Česká Skalice (1969), Kopidlno (1989), Sběř (1997), Bohuslavice
(1979), Dohalice (1951), Hradec Králové (2000), Opočno (1990), Chlumec nad Cidlinou (2001), Libčany
(1979), Třebechovice pod Orebem (1995), Týniště nad Orlicí (2002), Žd'ár nad Orlicí (2000), Bědovice
(1999), Chábory (1993), Petrovice (1997), Ratibořice (1995), Brodek (1940), Hrádek (2001), Mokré–
Městec (1997), Železnice (2002); Liberecký: Stvolínky (1979), Mimoň (1967), Ralsko (1980), Holany
(1994), Zahrádky (2002), Doksy (1996), Bezděz (1999), Rovensko pod Troskami (1977), Hrubá Skála
(1982); Olomoucký: Přerov (1988), Prostějov (1997), Tovačov (1953), Kojetín (1971), Liboš (1990);
Moravskoslezský: Osoblaha (2000), Opava (1990), Kravaře (1986), Dolní Lutyně (2002), Ostrava (1992),
Karviná (1992), Orlová (1930), Šenov (1962), Havířov (1967), Paskov (2000), Třinec (1963), Příbor (1987),
Hukvaldy (1998), Antošovice (1990), Linhartovy (1993), Dolní Suchá (1965), Lučina (1966), Střítež (1959),
Bohumín–Starý Bohumín (2002), Dolní Bludovice (1993), Ostrava–Šilheřovice (1995), Ostrava–Třebovice
(1990), Louky nad Olší (1990); Pardubický: Vysoké Chvojno (1999), Sezemice (1956), Kunětice (1999),
Pardubice (1999), Žamberk (1987), Zdechovice (1979), Újezd u Chocně (2001), Přelouč (2001), Choltice
(1998), Lipoltice (1932), Choceň (1984), Uhersko (1931), Chrudim (1997), Heřmanuv Městec (1996),
Vysoké Mýto (1960), Třemošnice (1997), Luže (1944), Nasavrky (1997), Běstvina (1995), Litomyšl (1954),
Svitavy (1951), Moravská Třebová (2000), Brteč (1978), Kochánovice (2000), Slatiňany (1988), Postolov
ň ský: Žihle (1961), Plzeň (1999), Kornatice (1991), Horšovský Týn (1991), Diana (1985),
(1946); Plzeň
č eský: Bělá pod Bezdězem
Plzeň–Zábělá (1998), Lopata u Št'áhlav (1992); Praha: Lochkov (1956); Stredoč
(1983), Liběchov (1971), Býkev (1998), Hořín (1971), Velvary (1997), Kutrovice (2001), Veltrusy (2002),
Kvílice (2000), Slaný (1985), Jabkenice (1994), Žižice (1998), Rožd'alovice (2001), Loučeň (1994),
Smečno (2001), Ruda (2001), Lány (1995), Nymburk (1941), Písty (2001), Skryje (1989), Bernardov
(1996), Dobříš (1992), Hluboš (1980), Sobělšín (1994), Vlašim (2001), Drchkov (1999), Nové Ouholice
(1983), Pamětník (1976), Podkost (1970), Kačina (1997); Ústecký: Osek (2002), Telnice (1959), Teplice
(1990), Liběšice (1975), Ploskovice (2001), Litoměřice (2000), Chomutov (1996), Terezín (1981), Klášterec
nad Ohří (1973), TÍebenice (1953), Údlice (1981), Droužkovice (1988), Krásný Dvur (2001), Petrohrad
(2000), Ředhošt' (1975), Dubí (1980), Mšené (1909), Červený Hrádek (1965); Zlínský: Chropyně (1976),
Tlumačov (1974), Kněžpole (2002), Postoupky (1914).
Presented data are based on material deposited in collections of larger museums and private
collectors, records published in regional literature and made complete with records mentioned by
Kollar (2000).
Denmark
Falster: Korselitse (1938/a); Lolland: Keld Skov (1980/a); Bremersvold (1910/a), Kristianssæde
(1981/a), Maribo–area (1881/a), Krenkerup Haveskov (1999/a), Maltrup Skov (1999/ a), Halstedkloster
Dyrehave (1999/a); Zealand: Oreby Skov (1999/a), Lekkende Dyrehave (1999/a), Nysø at Præstø
(1901/a), Vemmetofte Strandskov (1953/a), Herlufsholm (before 1850/a), Vemmetofte Dyrehave
(1999/a), Suserup Skov (1848/a), Vallø Dyrehave (1999/a), Egevang at Sorø (1991/a), Sorø Sønderskov
(1999/a), Svenstrup Dyrehave (1859/a), Lerchenborg (before 1850/a), Boserup Skov (before 1850/a),
Bognæs Storskov (1999/a), Charlottenlund Skov (1965/a), Jægerspris Slotshegn (1890/a),
Fredensborg–area (1879/a), Gribskov, Ostrup Kobbel (about 1970/a), Hellebæk Skov (1990/a);
Jutland: Fussingø Skov (1886/a).
Based on specimens in museums and private collections and recent inventories (Martin, 1993,
2002). In the collections, there were about 150 specimens which have been collected since 1850 at
28 localities.
Estonia
Tartu (19th century/a), Koikküla (1997/r), Koiva woodland (Tsirgumäe, 2002/a; Vaitka, 2003/a).
Based on literature (Süda, 1998; 2003), private collections (I. Süda, H. Õunap) and the collection
of the Institute of Zoology and Botany, Estonian Agricultural University.
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Finland
Ruissalo, near Turku (2002, a).
Based on a report by Landvik (2000) and personal communication with Finnish entomologists.
France
This list is not complete, but presents some localities that are large or recently recorded.
Oise department: Forest of Compiègne (1980); Orne department: hedge network of La Cochère
(2001/a), apple orchards of Gacé (2003/r), hedges network of Godisson (2002/a), hedges network of
Barville (2000/r); Mayenne department: hedge network of Pré en Pail (2001/r), hedge network of
Evron (2001/r), hedge network of Torcé Vivier en Charnie (2001/r); Sarthe department: hedge
network of Chassé (2000/r), chestnut orchards of Ecommoy (2003/r), chestnut orchards of Pontvallain
(1999/r), hedge network of Vaas (2001/r), forest of Bercé (1996); Indre et Loire department: hedge
network of Villebourg (2000/r); Maine et Loire department: hedge network of Blaison Gohier (2000/
r); Seine et Marne department: forest of Fontainebleau (2003); Bas–Rhin department: forest of
Herrenwald (year?); La Bruche (Strasbourg; 2003/a); Indre department: hedge network of Saint
Benoît du Sault (2002/r); Allier department: Forest of Tronçais (1980); Corrèze department: Meymac
(2001); Aveyron department: hedge network of Salles la Source (2002/a), hedge network of Cannet
de Salars (2002/r); hedge network of Pierrefiche (2002/r); Hérault department: Cévennes (1998/a),
Rousses (1998/a), forest of Marquaïres, (2002/a); Pyrénées Atlantiques department: forest of Sare
& Saint Pée (1999/a); Landes department: forest of Landes (partly also in Pyrénées Atlantiques,
Gironde, Lot et Garonne departments, 1970); Pyrénées Orientales department: forest of Massane
& Albères orientales (1999/a); Var department: forest of Maures (2000), forest of Sainte Baume
(partly also in Bouches du Rhône department, 2003/a).
The localities on the map are based on published records (compilation by J. M. Luce in Blandin et
al., 1999; Landemaine, 2003; Tauzin, 2000; 2002), surveys conducted by H. Brustel in 2002 in the
Aveyron department, the Entomological Society of Limousin (Corrèze department), and Office de Génie
Ecologique by J. F. Asmodé, P. Orabi and V. Vignon (Indre–et–Loire, Mayenne, Orne, Sarthe departments) and personal communication with many entomologists (e.g. L. Baliteau, J. J. Bignon, L.
Chabrol, R. Dohogne, F. Hunault, C. Jarentowski, L. Malthieux, P. Stallegger, L. Valladares and Y.
Vasseur).
Germany
Sachsen (Saxony): southern Dresden (Pirna, Heidenau–Großsedlitz, Pillnitz, 2000/a), Dresden (city,
Dresdener Heide, Pesterwitz, Weißig, 2003/a), Radebeul (Hermsdorf, Moritzburg, 2003/a), between
Dresden and Meißen (different side valleys of Elbe river, 2003/a), Meißen (city, Robschütz, Miltitz,
2003/a), between Meißen and Lommatzsch, mainly in fruit plantations (Leutewitz, Sieglitz, Käbschütz,
Seebschütz, Seilitz, Piskowitz, Zehren, Zöthain, Niedermuschütz, Zscheilitz,2003/a), northern Meißen
(Diesbar–Seußlitz, 2003/a), Zeithain (1990/a), Zabeltitz (2001/a), southern Torgau (Graditz, 2003 r),
Delitzsch (Storkwitz, 2003/r, Wölkau, 2000/r, Jesewitz, 2002/a, Gotha [Sachsen] 2002/r), Leipzig (city,
floodplain forest, Burgaue, Dösen, 2001/a), Lindenthal (2003/a), Dübener Heide (Pressel, 2002/r,
Falkenberg, 2002/a, Weidenhain, 1993/a, Trossin, 2003/r, Roitzsch, 2003/r), Dahlener Heide (Dahlen
2003/a), Mutzschener Wasser (Mutzschen 2002/a, Gastewitz 2002/r, Wiederoda, 2002/a), Mulde
floodplain between Wurzen and Bad Düben (Thallwitz 1998/a, southern Eilenburg 1993/a, Zschepplin,
2002/r, Hohenprießnitz, 2003/r, Bad Düben, 2003/r), southern Leipzig (Zwenkau, 2003/r), Niederlausitz
(Niederspreer Teichgebiet, 2002/a), Weißwasser (1986/a).
Based on information from Detlef Bernhard (pers. comm.), Jörg Lorenz (pers. comm.), Angela Mann
(pers. comm.), Stegner (2002) and Ulrich Zöphel (Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie).
Sachsen–Anhalt (Saxony–Anhalt): Gatersleben (1952), Rothenförde (1981), Stackelitz/Fläming (1989/r),
Steckby (NSG ‘Steckby–Lödderitzer Forst’, 1995/a), Zerbst (city, 1995/a), Bernburg (Kesselbusch, 1988/
a), Brucke (Wiese nahe Saale, 2000/a), Kustrena (Pfuhlscher Busch, 1988/r), Plötzkau (NSG Plötzkauer
Auenwald, 1996/a, near Autobahn, 2000/a, near the sport ground, 2000/a), Bad Kösen (1934), Freyburg/
Unstrut (Schloßberg an der Neuenburg, 1968/a), Naumburg (oberer Rand vom Mordtal, 1934, Hallischer
Anger, 1934, around Naumburg, 1944), Marke (1955), Dessau (several years, Luisium 1995/a, Kornhaus
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1988/r, Mosigkauer Heide 1950, Sieglitzer Berg 1989/r, Leiner Berg 1999, Becker Bruch 2000/r,
Kühnauer Heide 1978/a, Dessau–Waldersee 1988/r), Roßlau (near Elbe river 1996), Halle (city, 1950/
a, Dölauer Heide, 1988/a, Peißnitz 1998, Halle–Neustadt, Saaleaue, 1987/a), Burg (NSG Bürger Holz,
1993/a), Cöthen (=Köthen 1889), Köthen (city, 1993/r), Diebzig, 1995/r), Diesdorf (Mosigkauer Heide,
1992/r), Magdeburg (1950, Magdeburg–Pechau: NSG Kreuzhorst, 1992/a), Eisleben (Landwehr, Amsdorf,
1912, Himmelshöhe, 1950), Frankleben (1983), Ballenstedt (1987/a), Quedlinburg (city, 1975, Brühl,
1982/a, Altenburg 1988/a), Schönebeck (Glinde, 1927, Grünewalde, 1925), Iden (1978), Stendal–
Wahrburg (city, 1995/a), Dieskau (1900), Döllnitz (1987), Röpzig (1898), Wettin (1900), Pretzsch
(Dübener Heide, 1942), Althaldensleben (2000, the landscape park, 1997/), Breitenbach near Zeitz
(1982), Haldensleben (Alteichenbestand, 1998/e), Hundisburg (Barockgarten, 1997/r), Trebnitz near
Zeitz (Pötewitz–Ahlendorf, 1987/a).
Based on information from Peer Schnitter (Landesamt fur Umwelt, pers. comm).
Thüringen: Ummerstadt (1905), Burgk/Saale (Schloss, 2002), Meiningen (1851), Greiz (1910),
Gössnitz/Schmölln (1932), Schmölln (1987/a, Sprotteaue, 2002/r), Posterstein (2002/a), Ronneburg
(1936), Gera (1983/r), Gösdorf/Altenburg (2002/a), Großmecka (Tautenhain, 2002/r), Ziegelheim
(1999), Altenburg (1998/a), Breesen/Altenburg (2002), Lossen/Altenburg (Deutscher Bach, 2002/r),
Mockzig (2002/a), Nobitz/Altenburg (1978), Zschaschelwitz/Altenburg (1999), Mehna (Kleiner
Gerstenbach, 2003/a), Tegkwitz (2003/a), Göhren (2003/a), Lossen (2003/a), Breesen (2003/a),
Schwanditz (2003/a), Gimmel/Schmölln (2002), Starkenberg (1971), Bad Köstritz 1990/a), Gera
(Milbitz, 1937, Roschütz, 1995/a; Stublach, 1951, Thieschitz, 1996/r, Tinz, 1931/a), Pohlitz (1993/a),
Bad Klosterlausnitz (1995/a), Eisenberg (Beuche, 1966, Rodigast, 1968), Etzdorf/Eisenberg (1955/
a), Gösen (1988/a), Hainspitz (1996/a), Krossen/Eisenberg (1993/a), Bürgel (1993/a), Ilmsdorf/
Bürgel (1993/a), Tautenburg, Hohe Lehde (1997), Waldeck (Schloßgrund, 1986), Jena (city, 1979,
Löbstädt, 1999/a, Paradies, 1921/a; Zwätzen, 1994), Weimar (Webicht 1934/a), Erfurt (1843), Gotha
[Thüringen] (Großer Seeberg, 1896), Eisenach (1894), Eisenach–Siebenborn (1958), Saaleck/Bad
Kösen (Saaleaue, 2002), Harras/Schmücke (1909/a), Schlotheim (1862/a), Volkenroda/Mühlhausen
(1873/a), Mühlhausen (1862/a), Ichstedte (2001/a), Bad Frankenhausen (1900, Kl.Wipper, 1963),
Kyffhäuser (Südabfall, 1934/a), Sondershausen (1854), Krimderode/Nordhausen (1934), Nordhausen
(1934), Rüdigsdorf (1934).
Based on information from Frank Fritzlar (Thüringer Landesanstalt für Umwelt und Geologie,
pers comm.) and Andreas Weigel (1995; 1996; 2000, pers. comm).
Mecklenburg–Vorpommern (Mecklenburg–Western Pomarania): Rostocker Heide (NSG
Heiligensee, 1992/r), Schlemmin (2002/r), Groß Markow (2001/a), Pohnstorf near Teterow (2001/a),
Hohenbüssow near Alt Tellin (2002/a), Klein Wokern (2002/r), Teterow (1993/a), Hagensruhm near
Teterow (1991/a), Hohen Mistorf (1991/a), Rothspalk near Langhagen (2001/a), Karstorf (2001/a),
Basepohl (2001/r), Ivenacker Eichen (2001/a), Burg Schlitz near Teterow (2001/a), Rothenmoor near
Teterow (2001/a), Müritzer See, Waren near Blücherhof (1994/l), Kittendorf (2001/a), Neuenkirchener
Wald near Luisenhof (1997/a), Heinrichsruh (Park, 2002/a), Christiansberg near Ahlbeck (2001/a),
Crivitz east from Schwerin (2002/a), Torgelow near Waren (2002/l/r), Neubrandenburg (Broder Holz,
1970/a, Fünf Eichen, 1985/a, Markt, 2002/a), Viereck (2001/a), Eulenspiegel west from Wendfeld
(2003/r), Pritzier (2001/a), Ludwigslust (Schlossgarten, 1996/a), Neustrelitz (Tiergarten, 2001/a),
Weisdin (2001/a), Serrahn (1990/a), Heilige Hallen (2002/r), Groß Mohrsdorf (1984/r), Devener Holz
near Demmin (1985/a), Mueß near Schwerin (Reppin, 1980/a), Brantensee (1998/r), Bennin near
Hagenow (1988/a), Banzin near Hagenow (1981/a), Kuppentin (1988/a), Hohenzieritz (Schlosspark,
2002/r), Burg Stargard (Klüschenberg, Burgberg, 1988/a), Usadel (2002/r), Feldberg (2002/r),
Sprockfitz–See (am Staugraben, 2002/r), Wokuhl 2001/r), Prosnitz near Stralsund (19th century/a),
Bad Doberan (1918/a), Teufelsmoor near Sanitz (1977/l), Greifswald (Elisenhain, 1966/a), Ückeritz
(Insel Usedom, 1971/a), Bützow (Linden am Wall, 1907/a), nördlich Kamminke (Golm, 1974/a),
Vollrathsruhe (Schlosspark, 1882/a), Zettemin near Malchin (1941/a), Gallin (1969/a), Feisneck–See
near Waren (1979/a), Rothemühl (Forst, 1937/a), Grabow (1874/a), Insel Vilm (1999/r to be proved).
Based on Ringel et al. (2003).
Brandenburg: many localities with findings since 1990, especially in the northern part (Uckermark).
Some localities with recent records in southern Berlin around Potsdam (Sanccouci) (Möller &
Schneider, 1992; Schaffrath, 2003b).
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Berlin: localites with recent records (since 1990) in the southwest (Grunewald) (Müller, 2001;
Schaffrath, 2003b).
Schleswig–Holstein: several localities in the eastern part before 1980, only one since 1990
(Schaffrath, 2003b).
Hamburg: only records before 1980 (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony): several localities in northeastern Lower Saxony (Göhrde region)
since 1990, some localities with recent records in central Lower Saxony (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Bremen: some localities since 1990 (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Nordrhein–Westfalen (North Rhine–Westphalia): several localities before 1980, only a few localities in the Rhine region with records between 1980 and 1989 (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Rheinland–Pfalz: only at a few localities in western parts before 1980 and some between 1980 an
1989 (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Saarland: at two localities since 1990 (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Hessen (Hesse): many localities before 1980, and also at many localities since 1990 especially in
the north and the south (Rhine–Main–region) (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Baden–Württemberg: many of localities with recent (since 1990) records in central Baden–
Württemberg (around Stuttgart, Neckar region). One locality in the south (Rhine valley) (Schaffrath,
2003b).
Bayern (Bavaria): some recently discovered localities (since 1990) in regions with river valleys
(Main, Donau). A big area with O. eremita is situated in the Spessart region (Schaffrath, 2003b).
Greece
Aisimi (= Essimi) (1963/a), Akarnanika Ori (before 1886), Elis (before 1886), Euboea (before 1886),
Katara Pass (1998/a), Katerini, Meteore (1996), Mount Athos (1994), Mount Mavrovouni (1994), Mount
Olympos (1994), Mount Ossa (1994), Mount Ossa, NE slope, near Kokkinonero (1979), Mount
Taygetos (before 1886), Pessani, near Alexandhroupolis (1994), Vrondou (1996), Nomos Larisis
(Spilia, 2003/a, Omolion, 1991/a, Stomion, 2003/a), Nomos Ioanninon (Vrosina, 2003/a), Nomos
Pierias (Katerini, 1991/a).
Based on published records (Oertzen, 1886; Mikšiƒ, 1959; Tauzin, 1994b; Sparacio, 2001) and
unpublished records by e.g. H. Brustel (pers. comm.).
Hungary
Baranya: Bár (1964/a); Bács–Kiskun: Bátya (1939/a), FoktÅ (1945/a), Kalocsa (a); Borsod–Abaúj–
Zemplén: Dédestapolcsány (1949/a); Gyõr–Moson–Sopron: GyÅr (1988/a), GyÅrzámoly (1973/a),
Hédervár (1949/a); Heves: Gyöngyös, Kékes (1953, a); Nógrád: Diósjenö (a); Pest: Budapest,
Pestimre (a), Kemence (1954/a), Szigetcsép (a); Zala: Zalaszántó (1957/a).
Based on specimens in the Natural History Museum of Hungary (about 20 specimens). We also
went through collections of other institutions (e.g. Inst. of Forest and Wood Protection, Univ. of West–
Hungary) and private collections (e.g. Vida’s). They contained a few specimens; however, most of
them were unlabelled or only from the neighbourhood.
Italy
Osmoderma eremita
Valle D’Aosta: Aosta (Aosta, year?/a); Piemonte: Torino (1968/a, Baudenasca, loc. Paglieri near
Pinerolo, 1968/a, Macello, year?/a, Buriasco, year?/a, Carmagnola, 1995/a, Moncalieri, 1977/a,
Leinì, 1974/a, Mirafiori, 1949/a, Stupinigi, 1944/a, Santa Margherita, 1924/a), Vercelli (1914/a), Novara
(1983/a, Cameri, 1983/a), Alessandria (Frugarolo, 1906/a, Serravalle Scrivia, 1945/a, Piovera, 1945/
a, Cassano Spinola, 1905/a, Alessandria, 1982/a, Pontecurone, 1984/a, Spinetta Marengo, 1993/a,
Rivalta Scrivia, 1971/a, Vignole Borbera, 1967/a, Cabella Ligure, 1989/a, Acqui Terme, year?/a ),
Cuneo (1987/a, Canale, 1998/a, Entracque, 1965/a, Saluzzo, 1978/a, Borgo San Dalmazzo, 1958,
Cherasco, 1989/a, Mondovì, 1977/a, Ormea, 1993/a, Genola, year?/a, Verzuolo, 2000/a, Fossano,
2001/a, Salmour, 2002/a) Cicogna (Verbania; 1997/a); Liguria: Genova (Val d’Aveto, Magnasco,
1986/a), Savona (Toirano, 1984/a); Lombardia: Sondrio (Lovero Valtellino, 2000/a, Tovo di Sant’Agata,
1997/a, near Grosio, 2000/a, Tirano, 1995/a), Brescia (1982/a, Alfianello, 1977/a, Leno, 2001/a,
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Remedello, 1995/a, Visano, 2000/a, Gottolengo, 1996/a, Gambara, 1993/a), Bergamo (1941/a,
Casazza, 1971/a), Lecco (Mount Barro above Galbiate, 1978/a), Como (1931/a, Erba, 1987/a),
Varese (Palude Brabbia, year?/a, Cocquio Trevisago, 2000/a), Milano (1966/a, Meda, 1897/a, Turate,
1931/a, Baggio, 1928/a, Gessate, 1980/a, Monza, year?/a, Paderno Dugnano, 1962/a, Corbetta,
1990/a), Cremona (1987/a, Ostiano, 1994/a, Robecco, 1979/a, Pandino, 1972/a), Mantova (1950/a,
Bosco Fontana, 1949/a, San Biagio near Bagnolo S. Vito, year?/a), Pavia (1975/a, Voghera, 1965/a,
Stradella, 1987/a, Mirabello di Pavia, 1972/a, Villalunga, 1975/a, San Genesio, 1972/a); Trentino–
Alto Adige: Bolzano (probably 1890, Brunico, probably 1930), Prato allo Stelvio (probably 1890),
Trento (1933/a, Borgo Valsugana, 1930/a, Ischia Podetti near Pergine Valsugana, 1929/a, Val
Sugana, 1930/a, Val d’Adige Inferiore, 1927/a, Vela di Trento, 1960/a, Pinzolo, 1940/a, Vigo Anaunia
near Ton, 1934/a, Lago di Terlago, 1965/a, Rovereto, year?/a, Pergine, year?/a, Cles, year?/a, Rallo,
1934/a, Villa–Agnedo, 1933/a, Nogaré, 1880’s/a, Madrano, 1880’s/a), Bolzano (probably 1890,
Brunico, probably 1930, Prato allo Stelvio, probably 1890, Appiano, 1930/a, Varna, 1984/a, Ora, 1984/
a, Val Venosta, Silandro, 1951/a, Seiser Alm (= Alpe di Siusi), 1996/a, Salorno, 1880’s/a, Bronzolo,
1860’s/a, Lana, 1860’s/a, Gudon, 1860’s/a, Ciardes, 1860’s/a); Veneto: Venezia (Mestre, 1973/a,
Carpenedo, 1971/a, Chirignago, 1936/a, Marghera, 1955/a, Sega di Gruaro, Reghena river, 1993/a,
Giai di Gruaro, year?/a), Padova (1972/a, Rosara di Codevigo, 2002/a, Codevigo, 2002/a, Lovertino,
1986/a, Montagnana, 1925/a), Vicenza (La Rotonda, 2000/a, La Commenda, 1992/a, Arcugnano,
1974/a, Lago di Fimon, 1972/a, Altavilla Vicentina, 1999/a, Monteviale, loc. Biron, 1959/a, Albettone,
year?/a), Treviso (Mogliano Veneto, 1972/a, Asolo, year?/a, Il Montello above Giavera, year?/a),
Belluno (loc. Mussoi, 1973/a), Verona (Boschetto, 1926/a, Bosonetto, 1928/a, Mambrotta, 1926/a);
Friuli–Venezia Giulia: Trieste (Boschetto near Longera (=Bosco Farneto), 1953/a, Valle delle Noghere
near Aquilinia, 1921/a, Cattinara, year?/a), Udine (Pontebba, 1895/a, Parco delle Prealpi Giulie near
Resia, 1995/a); Emilia Romagna: Bologna (2000/a, Sala Bolognese, 1978/a), Reggio Emilia
(Campegine, 1989/a, Calerno, 1986/a, Castelnuovo, 1986/a, Cadelbosco di Sotto, 1989/a,
Massenzatico, 1990/a), Modena (Sestola, 2000/a), Ravenna (Bagnacavallo, 2000/a, Massa Lombarda,
1974/a, Lugo, 1977/a, Fusignano, 1968/a, Barbiano, 1992/a, Russi, 1973/a, Granarolo Faentino,
1956/a, Faenza, 1984/a, Sant’Agata sul Santerno, 1984/a, Cotignola, 1897/a), Ferrara (Argenta,
1995/a), Piacenza (2001/a, Ferriere, year?/a, Olmo near Bettola, 1989/a, Castel San Giovanni, 1970/
a, Piacenza, Le Mose, 1963/a), Parma (1990/a, Collecchio, 1980/a, Fontanellato, 1981/a, Calestano,
1891/a), Forlì (Balze di Verghereto, 1990/a, Monte Fumaiolo, year?/a, Verghereto, 1976/a, Alpe di San
Benedetto, above San Benedetto in Alpe, 1990/a); Toscana: Firenze (1972/a, Firenze, Parco Le
Cascine, 1954/a, Firenze, Badia Della Valle, 1985/a, Panzano, 1925/a, Marradi, 1971/a), Prato (La
Badia, 1996/a), Livorno (a), Lucca (year?/a, Porreta, 1942/a), Grosseto (Poggio Cavallo, 1932/a,
Semproniano, 1976/a); Umbria: Perugia (Norcia, 1954/a, Avendita, 1966/a); Lazio: Viterbo (Vignanello,
1998/a), Rieti (Cittaducale, 1966/a, Poggio Mirteto, 1920/a), Roma (Roma, Bufalotta, 1970/a, Roma,
Villa Doria Pamphili, 1987/a, Roma, Villa Borghese, 2001/a, Castel Porziano, 2001/a, Castel Fusano,
1970/a, Olevano Romano, 1919/a; Abruzzo: L’Aquila (Fontavignone, near Rocca di Mezzo, 1971/a,
Pescasseroli, 1971/a, Tagliacozzo, 1954/a, Pizzoli, 1980/a, Monti Simbruini, Intermesoli, between
Pereto and Cappadocia, 1965/a, Pereto, 1996/a, Val Dogana near Camporotondo di Cappadocia,
1996/a, Zompo dello Schioppo falls above Morino, 1997/a, Pile, 1972/a, Costa Masciarelli, 1991/a,
Preturo, year?/a, Sulmona, 1990/a, Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, between Opi and La Camosciara,
year?/a, Gran Sasso, Vallone Venacquaro, 1991/a), Pescara (Valle Peligna, Popoli, 1990/a), Chieti
(Scerni, 1964/a, Parco Nazionale della Majella, Montenerodomo, 2003/a).
Osmoderma ’"italicum"
Campania: Caserta (Vitulazio, 1911/a), Napoli (Isola di Procida, 1975/a), Salerno (Vallo Lucano, S.
Biase, 1912/a); Puglie: Foggia (Anzano, 1987/a); Basilicata: Potenza (Terranova di Pollino, 1983/a),
Potenza (San Severino Lucano, 1998/a, Pietrapertosa, 1971/a, Viggiano, 1964/a, Monte Pollino, La
Catusa, year?/a); Calabria: Cosenza (Timpone del Vaccaro between Morano Calabro and Orsomarso,
2001/a, Decollatura, 1992/a, Serra San Bruno, 1988/a), Reggio Calabria (Delianova, 1989/r).
Osmoderma "cristinae"
Sicilia: Palermo (Madonie, Piano Zucchi, 1992/a, near Castelbuono, 1860/a, Gibilmanna, 1997/a).
Based on specimens in Italian museums and many private collections. We have gathered
information on 500 specimens collected during the last 150 years.
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Latvia
Aizkraukles raj.: Daudzese env., Baibas house 1 km W (2002/e); Erber›e, parks (2002/a); Bauskas
‘ su raj.: Gaujas NP,
raj.: Budberga, aleja (2001/rs); Jaunsaule (2001/e); Ozold~rzs NPA (2002/ a); C‘
Ieri±i, aleja (2001/a); Gaujas NP, Raiskums–Auciems (2003/a); Gaujas NP; Ungurmuiža (2002/a);
Gaujas NP, Ska·upes (2003/a); Daugavpils raj.: Bebrene (parks, 2002/a); Daugavas loki NPA (2002/
a, Naujene, Jezupovas parks, 2002/a), Dinaburgas pilskalns 3,5 km no Naujenes (2002/a); Eglaines
meži NPA (2002/a); Naujene, gravis (2000/a); Pilskalnes SiguldiÃa NPA (2002/a); Silenes NPA, Ilgas,
muižas parks (2001/a); Vabole, parks (2001/a); Viš±i (2001/a); Dobeles raj.: B‘nes vm. (kv 103, nog.
1, 2001/e, kv 121, nog. 18, 2001/e, kv 127, nog. 9, 2001/e, kv 129, nog. 8, 2001/e, kv 131, nog. 16,
2001/e, kv 131, nog. 17, 2001/e), Dobele (kv 113, nog. 7, 2001/e); Gulbenes raj.: Jaungulbenes vm.
(kv 852, nog. 2–3, 2001/a, kv 871, nog. 12, 2001/a), Litenes vm. (kv 159, nog. 19, 2001/a), Pededzes
lejtece NPA (at V§±šÃi vill., 2003/a, Silinieki, 2003/a), Pededzes ozolu audze NPA (2002/a), Pirtsl§ča–
‘ kabpils raj.: }be·i NPA (2001/
L§k~ atteka NPA (2002/a), Sitas un Pededzes sateka NPA (2002/a); J‘
a), Dunava, parks (2002/a), RubeÃi, parks (Rubenes pagasts) (2002/a), Sauka NPA (2002/e), Slates
vm. (kv 20, nog. 11, 2001/e); Jelgavas raj.: Jelgava (Ozolpils parks, 2001/rs); Kuld§§ gas raj.: Edole
~jas raj.: Dunika NPA (2001/a), Pape
(parks, 2002/a), Rudbaržu vm., kv 316, nog. 10 (2001/e); Liep~
ž u raj.: Augstroze NPA (2001/a);
NPA, Pape (2001/a), Priekules vm., kv 397, nog. 8 (2001/e); Limbaž
B§riÃu pils parks (2002/a), Burlaku p·avas NPA (2002/e), Salacas ieleja NPA (2002/a), Sv‘tupes ozolu
audze NPA (2002); Ludzas raj.: Istras ezers NPA (2002/a), Ludzas vm. (kv 126, nog. 5, 2001/e);
Madonas raj.: Kalsnavas vm., kv 167, nog. 14 (2001/a); Ogres raj.: Lielie Kangari NPA (2001/a); R§§ ga
city: center, kan~lmalas parks (1995/a), Ark~dija parks (1999/a), Jaunciems NPA (2002, rs), Mežaparks
(1994/a), Saulesd~rzs (2002/a); R§§ gas raj.: Doles sala NPA (2001/a), Gaujas NP (Krimulda,
sanatorija, 2001/a, Krimuldas bazn§ca, parks, 2001/a, Sigulda, at Siguldas castle (1991/a), Liel~
Baltezera salas NPA (2001/e), Inčukalna apk., KrustiÃi; Talsu raj.: Dundaga (2000/a), Ra±upes ieleja
NPA (2001/a), Sl§teres NP, Sl§tere (2000/a), Talsu pauguraine NPA (2002/a); Tukuma raj.: Abavas
ieleja NPA (2002/a), Irlavas vm., kv 200, nog. 9 (2001/e); Valkas raj.: Valkas vm., kv 105, nog. 1
(2001/e), Vijciema vm., kv 234, nog. 9 (2001/e), Zieme·gaujas paliene PNV (2002/a); Valmieras raj.:
Mazsalaca, skolas parks (1970/a); Ventspils raj.: Moricsala SNR (2001/a), Popes vm. (kv 66, nog. 3,
2001/e, kv 90, nog. 32, 2001/e), Usma (Usmas tautas skola, 2001/a).
Based on literature, insect collections (museums and private) and field surveys. In the collections there were about 55 specimens collected during the last 155 years. Field surveys have mostly
been conducted during the last four years.
Lithuania
š iadoriai: Kruonis (1988); Str•vininkå forest (2002); Kaunas:
Ignalina: Didžiagirio forest (2000); Kaiš
Gerv•nupis (1997); Kaunas (2001); Kleboniškis (1976); Lap•s (1963); Kedainiai: (1963); Lazdijai:
• (1963); Panev•
•ž ys: Gringaliå forest (1987); Pasvalys: Jonišk•lis
Meteliai (1980); Marijampol•
•; Šilal•
• ; Telš
š iai; Trakai: (1978).
(1983); Plung•
Based on specimes in Kaunas T. Ivanauskas Zoological Museum at The Lithuanian University
of Agriculture and many private collections. 27 specimens were recorded from the last 80 years.
Macedonia
Tetovo (1941).
Based on Mikšić (1955). The specimen is preserved in the Natural History Museum of Beograd
(L. Protić, pers. comm.).
Moldova
Bender: settlement Bender (1917).
Based on Neculiseanu & Dănilă (2000).
The Netherlands
Gelderland: Arnhem (1897), Beek (before 1910), Nijmegen (1886), Wehl (before 1887), Wisch
(before 1926), Zutphen (1853); Zuid–Holland: Den Haag (dubious record, before 1893); Limburg:
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 28.1 (2005)
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Gronsveld (1907), Houthem (1904), Limmel (before 1892), Maastricht (1876–1903), Oud–Vroenhoven
(before 1887), Valkenburg (1902), Wijnandsrade (1946).
Based on examination of the major Dutch private and museum collections. Also the faunistic
literature was checked for additional data (Huijbregts, 2003). In total, 23 O. eremita specimens from
14 localities were collected between 1870 and 1946.
Norway
Akershus: Asker (19th century/a); Buskerud: Drammen (before 1875/a); Østfold: Rauer near
Fredrikstad (1997/r).
Based on literature, summarized in Hanssen (1999).
Poland
ż e Bałł tyku (Baltic Coast): Woli½ski National Park (before 1951), Puck (1979/a), Wejherowo
Pobrzeż
(about 1995/a), Sopo (turn of 19th/20th century), Oliwa (turn of 19th/20th century), Gdańsk (turn of 19th/
20th century), Elbląg (turn of 19th/20th century), Kadyny (1957/a); Pojezierze Pomorskie (Pomerania
Lake Region): Bierzwnik near Choszczno (1954/a), Bielinek nad Odrą reserve near Cedynia (1985/r);
Pojezierze Mazurskie (Masurian Lake Region): Area between Elbląg, Iława, Susz and the river
Pasłęka (2003/a); Wąbrzeźno (turn of 19th/20th century), Brodnica forest district (before 1961), Morąg
(before 1945/a), Ostróda, Jedwabno, Kętrzyn (turn of 19th/20th century), Gładysze near M»ynary (1993/a),
Bartoszyce (1995/a), Lipowo near Piecki (2000/a); Nizina Wielkopolsko–Kujawska (Wielkopolska–
Kujawy Lowland): Kostrzyn (1918/a), Rawicz, Poznań–Dębina (before 1922/a), Rogalin, Krajkowo
near Mosina (1993/a), Sułów near Milicz (1962/a), Ostromecko (2002), Toruń (turn of 19th/20th
century), Las Piwnicki reserve near Toruń (2002/a), Ciechocinek vicinity (1967/a); Nizina Mazowiecka
(Mazovian Lowland): Warszawa (Las Młociński, Las Bielański, 1956/a), Saska Kępa (before 1962),
Ursynów (before 1993/a), Sękocin near Piaseczno (before 1963), Sucha Szlachecka near Białobrzegi
(1995/a), Józefów (before 1975/a), Trzebień near Magnuszew (1994/a), Puszcza Kozienicka (before
1998/r), Zosin near Ułęż (before 1975/a); Podlasie (Podlasie): Sitniki near Siemiatycze (about 1980/a),
ż a Primeval Forest): Świnoroje
Liszna near Sławatycze (1995/a); Puszcza Białł owieska (Białł owież
ą sk (Lower Silesia): Wroc»aw
near Narewka (1988/a), Białowieski National Park (1987/a); Dolny Ś lą
(before 1929), Brzeg (1982/a) Ziemiełowice near Namysłów (19th century), Pokój (1992/a); Wzgórza
ą sk (Upper
Trzebnickie (Trzebnickie Hills): Topolno (19th century), Trzebnica (1975/a); Górny Ś lą
Silesia): Zawadzkie (1931/a), Racibórz, Łubowice near Racibórz, Rudy near Kuźnia Raciborska
(before 1856), Łężczak reserve (1996/a), Rudziniec (2003/a), Tworków near Krzyżanowice (1949/a),
Baranowice near Żory (1983/a), Murcki (before 1945/a), Pszczyna (1986/a), Chełmek (1923/a),
Zaborze near Oświęcim (1903/a), Bukowica reserve (2002/a), Lipowiec reserve (2001/a), Płaza near
ń Upland): Złoty Potok (about
óyna Krakowsko–Wieluń
ń ska (Kraków–Wieluń
Chrzanów (1974/a); Wyó
1976/a), Blachownia near Częstochowa (before 1908), Krzeszowice (1988/a), Czerna k. Krzeszowic
(1907/a), Karniowice near Zabierzów (before 1945/a), Ojców (1974/a), Modlnica (1977/a), Skała
Kmity near Szczyglice (1970/a), Piekary near Liszki (1997/a), Skawina (1925/a), Michałowice near
Kraków (1937/a), Kraków (1928/a), Kraków: Bielany (1968/a), Las Wolski (1952/a), Salwator (1994/a),
ż yna Małł opolska (Ma»» opolska Upland): Las
Zwierzyniec (1917/a), Płaszów (before 1950); Wyż
Łagiewnicki reserve near Łódź–Smolarnia (1996/a), Subina near Koluszki (1984/a), Spała near
Inowłódz (1949/a), Zagnańsk (1991/a), Jędrzejów (1990/a), Książ Wielki (1985/a), Mianocice near
Miechów (1872), Miechów forest district (before 1961), Kocmyrzów near Luborzyca 1953/a), Nowe
Brzesko (1985/a), Zięblice near Kazimierza Wielka (before 1975/a), Czyóowice near Kazimierza
ę tokrzyskie
Wielka (1999/a), Bronowice near Puławy (before 1950/a), Puławy (before 1915); Góry Ś wię
Ś wię
ę tokrzyskie Mountains): Świętokrzyski National Park (before 1958); Wyż
ż yna Lubelska (Lublin
(Ś
Upland): Parchatka near Puławy (before 1950/a); Roztocze (Roztocze): Zwierzyniec (1908/a),
Kosobudy (1943/a), Ulów (published 1913/a), Hrebenne (1988/r); Nizina Sandomierska (Sandomierz
Lowland): Kraków (Rakowice, 1912/a), Grzegórzki (1937/a), Puszcza Niepołomicka (near Koło reserve, 1999/a), Ispina (1993/a), Lipówka reserve (1999/a), near Hysne (1997/a), Dąbrowa (1993/a),
Lubasz near Szczucin (1937/a), Bukowiec near Szczucin (1938/a), Tarnów (before 1950), Kotowa
Wola near Zaleszany (1879), Rozwadów near Stalowa Wola (before 1950), Rzeszów and vicinity
(before 1869), Jarosław (1973/a), Przemyśl (1985/a); Sudety Zachodnie (West Sudetes): Jelenia
Góra–Cieplice (1999/r); Beskid Zachodni (West Beskid): Skoczów (2001/a), Pierściec near Skoczów
(2000/a), Żywiec (1985/a), Jeleśnia (1967/a), Śleszowice (1990/a), Brzeźnica near Wadowice (1982/a),
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Kalwaria Zebrzydow. (1944/a), Kraków (Rżąka, 1998/a), Sieraków near Dobczyce (1909/a), Fałkowice
near Gdów (1927/a), Stadniki (1992/a), Melsztyn (1997/a), Lipnica Murowana (1994/a), Bieśnik
(about 1970/a), Zakliczyn vicinity (1966/a), Roztoka near Zakliczyn (1987/a), Wróblowice near Zakliczyn
(1977/a), Janowice near Pleśna (1986/a), Ciężkowice (1987/a), Nowy Sącz (1933), Popowice near
Stary Sącz (2000/a), Tarnowiec (1996/a); Kotlina Nowotarska (Nowy Targ Valley): Zakopane (1922/a);
Beskid Wschodni (East Beskid): Kołaczyce (1986/a), Markowa near Łańcut (1984/a), Dukla (1991/a),
Barwinek near Dukla (1988/a), Sanok (1970), Przemyśl (before 1885/a).
Based on former published data compiled by Burakowski et al. (1983) and Szwałko (1992b),
recent literature (Borowski, 1993; Chmielewski et al., 1996; Burakowski, 1997; Kalisiak, 1997; Krell,
1997; Szafraniec & Szołtys, 1997; Kowalczyk & Zieliński, 1998; Rębiś, 1998; Zając, 1998; Byk, 1999)
recent field inventories (Oleksa et al., 2003), and surveys of museums (Museum and Institute of
Zoology PAS, Warszawa; Museum of Natural History, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of
Animals PAS, Kraków; Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom; Department of Forest Entomology, Agricultural University, Poznań) and private collections.
Rumania
Braș
ș ov: Brașov (before 1912), Cincu (before 1912); Cluj: Cheile Turzii (1969), Baciu (Cluj–Napoca,
1994); Dolj: Caracal (1969), Bucovăţ (1968), Lintesti (1967), Leamna (1969), Racoviţă (1985),
Craiova (1968, Banu Mărăcine, 1968), Negoiu (1966), Salcia (1970); Gorj: Cărbunești (1967), Cheile
Sohodol (1999), Tismana (1965); Hunedoara: Haţeg (before 1912), Deva (before 1912), Brad
ș : Sighișoara (before 1912),
(before 1912); Mehedinţţ i: Olănești (1954), Schitu Topolniţei (1992); Mureș
Reghin (before 1912), Sibiu: Sibiu (before 1912), Făgăraș (before 1912), Mediaș (before 1912).
Based on literature (Petri, 1912; Fleck, 1904–1906; Tauzin, 1994b; Sparacio, 2001) and unpublished records.
Russia
Kaliningrad region: Kaliningrad (1992/a), Pravdinskyi district (Podlipovo village, 1994/a),
Chernjakhovsk (1997), Polessk district (1985–1995/a); Leningrad region: Luga district (Ploskoye
Manor, 1916/a, Preobrazhenskaya railway station, 8 km down the Luga River, 1915/a, Tolmachyovo
railway station, 1995/a), Apraksin Bor village near the border to the Novgorod region (1960–80);
Novgorod region: Chudovo (1975/a); Moscow region: Podolsk district (Drovnino, 1950/a),
Pokrovskoye village (1930–1950/a), Serpukhov (1935–1955/a), Serpukhov district (Luzhki village
vicinities, 1993/a), Serpukhov district (Prioksko–Terrasny Reserve, 1992–93/a), Ozyory district (near
Belyye Kolodezi village, ?1993), Kashira (1986); Kaluga region: Kaluga (1912/a), Krasnaya Gorodnya
(mid–1930’s/a), Tarusa (1954/a), Kozelsk district (Podborki village vicinities on the right bank of the
Zhizdra River near the border of Tula region, 2002/a), Petrovskoye village (1929/a); Tula region: Tula
(1920’s/a ), Mishnevo (1950–2000/a), Okorokovo (1950–2000/a), Cherepet (1950–2000/a), Orlovo
(1950–2000/a), Selivanovo (1950–2000/a), Kosaya Gora (1950–2000/a), Yasnaya Polyana (1950–
2000/a), Leninsky (1950–2000/a), Dalmatovka (1950–2000/a), Yegnyshevka (1950–2000/a), Velegozh
(1950–2000/a), Khoroshevka (1950–2000/a), Komarki (1950–2000/a), Rassvet (1950–2000/a),
Bolshoye Triznovo village vicinities, north from Krapivna (1950–2000/a), Yefremov district (south from
Koltsovo, 1930’s/a), Plavsk district (Molochnyye Dvory village, 1984/a); Ivanovo region: Yuzha district
(Kholuy settlement, 1987/a); Pestyaki district (the Lukh River bank, Demidovo village vicinities, 1997/a);
Ryazan region: Ryazan (1970/a), Ranenburg district (St. Kassatkina, 1900–1950), Dankov district
(Gremyachka, 1930–60/a), Oksky Reserve (1990–2000/a), Shatsk district (Kashirino village, 1985–
2000/a); Mordoviya republic: Mordovsky Reserve (1950–1990a); Tatarstan republic: Kazan (1900–
1950/a), Zelenodolsk district (Raifskoye Forestry, 1980–1995/a), Laishefsk district (Saralovskoye
Forestry, 1995/a); Nizhny Novgorod region: Vetluga district (Kaksha River, 1950–80/a); Ulyanovsk
region: Bolshoy Kuvay village vicinities, in a floodland wood on the Sura River bank (1967/a),
Poljanki village (1950–1990/a), Inzenskij district (Argash village, 1950–1990/a); Voronezh region:
Ostrogozhsk district (Shubnoe village vicinities, 1963/a), Borisoglebsk and Tellerman forestry, 1970–
1997/a); Penza region: Penza (1900–1950/a), Nizhnelomskyi district (3 km NW from Golitsino,
1999); Samara region: Zhigulyovsky Reserve (Bakhilova Polyana village vicinities, 1999/a,); Saratov
region: northwestern parts of the region near the borders of Voronezh, Tambov and Penza regions
(1980–1995/a); Bashkortostan republic: Ufa district (1989/a), Birsk (1918/a), Nagayevo village
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(1988/a); Voronezh region: Ostrogozhsk district (Shubnoe village vicinities, 1963/a), Borisoglebsk
and Tellerman forestry, 1970–1997/a); Belgorod region: reserve "Belorechiye", 1985–2002/a, vicinity
of Valujki, 1975/a; Chuvashiya republic: Morgaushi district (Kadikasy village, 1900–1950/a),
Shemursha district (Asanovo village vicinities (1900–1950/a), Transvolga, Cheboksary district
(Kuvshinka, 1900–1950/a, Khyrkasy village vicinities, 1900–1950/a, Cheboksary city and its vicinities, 1960–1985/a, Proletarsky settlement vicinities, 1980–2000, Tokhmeyevo village vicinities, 1980–
2000/a, Shomikovo village vicinities, 1980–2000/a), Novocheboksarsk city and its vicinities (1980–
2000/a), Morgaushi district (Ilyinka village vicinities, 1980–2000); Shumerlya district (Lake Urgul
vicinities,1980–2000/a), Alatyr district (4.5 km SWW from Atrat village, 1980–2000/a, Ivankovo–
Lenino village vicinities, 1980–2000/a, Alatyr vicinities, 1980–2000/a, across the river near Sursky
Maydan village, 1980–2000/a, 7 km SE Ivankovo–Lenino village, 1980–2000/a, Mezhdurechye village, 1980–2000), Kozlovka district (village Kurochkino vicinities, 1980–2000), Yantikovo district
(Indyrchi village vicinities, 1980–2000/a, Chuteyevo village vicinities,1980–2000/a), Tsivilsk district
(Taushkasy village vicinities, 1980–2000/a), Kanash city vicinities (1980–2000/a), Mariinsky Posad
city (1980–2000/a), Mariinsky Posad district (8 km east from Novocheboksarsk city, 1980–2000/a),
Mariinsky Posad district (Sotnikovo village vicinities, 1980–2000/a), Mariinsky Posad district (Yuryevka
village vicinities, 1980–2000/a) Mariinsky Posad district (Anatkasy village vicinities, 1980–2000/a),
Poretskoye village vicinities, across the Sura River (1980–2000/a); Mari El republic: the "prisurskikh"
broad–leaved forests near the lake Tair (1991), flood–lands of the river of Bolshaya Kokshaga, lower
Storozhilsk (2000), Gornomariysky district (Novaya Sloboda village vicinities, 1985–2002/a), Transvolga,
2 km south from Kokshamary (1985–2002); Udmurtiya republic: Vavozh district (Gulyayevskoye
village, the Vala River floodland, 1990–2002/a, Vavozh village, the Vala River floodland, 1990–2002/a),
Kizner district (Krymskaya Sludka village, the Vyatka River floodland, 1990–2002/a), Alnashi district
(Kuzebayevo village southern slope, 2002), Malaya Purga district (Malaya Purga village, the Postolka
and the Izh common floodland (1990–2002/a), Izhevsk city (1960’s); Kirov region: Kilmez district
(Tautovo village, floodland in the Kilmez River valley, 1990–2000, Karmankino village, floodland near
the mouth of the Vala, 1990–2000), Malmyzh (1900–1950); Orenburg region: Buzuluk district
(Beloyarka vicinities, 1900–1950/a); Krasnodar region: Yeysk (1900–1950); Adygeya republic: Maykop
region (1900–1950); Stavropol region: southern part of the region (1980–2000).
When time intervals are given it means that time for the last finding is uncertain. Based on data
from specimens in museums (especially Zoological Museum of Moscow Lomonosov state University, Zoological Institute RAN in St. Petersburg) and private collections compiled in 1982–2002.
There were about 200 specimens collected from 112 localities since 1870. Data also from literature:
Ananyeva & Blinushov ( 2001), Anikin (1996), Baldaev (2002), Bolshakov & Dorofeev (2002), Borisovsky
(2001), Kozlov & Oliger (1960), Krasnobayev et al. (1992), Krivokhatsky (2002), Lebedev (1906),
Medvedev (1960), Muravickij & Kanitov (1995), Sigida (2002), Egorov (1994, 1995, 1996a, 1996b,
1996c, 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1999, 2000a, 2000b, 2000c, 2001), Gusakov (unpubl. data) and
Dedukhin (unpubl. data.)
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia: Avala (1941), Fruška gora (year?), Kopaonik–Šanac (1956), Kragujevac (1948), Majdanpek
(before 1956), Peć (1909), Rogot (1905), Ruma (year?), Valjevo (1963), Veliko Gradište (1956),
Paraćin (1918), Zlatibor (1929); Montenegro: Radović (1918), Sutorman (before 1956), Vuča (1951),
Glavatičići (1977).
Based on literature (Mikšić, 1955, 1957; Sparacio, 2001).
Slovakia
(Recent records include a few specimens of both adults and larvae)
Banska Bystrica: Banska Bystrica town (1986); Banska Stiavnica: Banska Stiavnica town (1992);
Bratislava: B–Petrzalka–Lido (1992–1993), B–Lamac (1995–2002), B – Raca (1995–2002), Devinska
Kobyla (1995–2002), Kopac (1995–2002), Ivanka pri Dunaji (1995–2002), Jur pri Bratislave (1995–
2002), NR Jursky Sur (1995–2002); Dunajska Streda: Gabcikovo (1977), Dunajska Streda (1995–
2002); Galanta: Galanta (1995–2002); Krupina: Krupina (1936), Dobra Niva (1995–1997); Levice:
Batovce (1936), Kalna nad Hronom (1974, 1 spec. coll. Levice museum), Levice (1995–2002), Cajkov
(1995–2002); Lucenec: Lucenec (1936), Filakovo (1994); Malacky: Plavecky Stvrtok (1990), Malacky
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(1995–2002), surroundings of Morava river (1995–2002); Nitra: surroundings of Nitra (1990–1995);
Pezinok: Pezinok (1995–2002), Modra (1995–2002), Pila (1995–2002); Rimavska Sobota: Rimavska
Sobota (1994), Gemer (1936); Sahy: Plastovce (1995–2002); Senec: Senec (1995–2002); Sladkovicovo:
Sladkovicovo (1995–2002), Puste Ulany (1995–2002); Smolenice: surrounding forests (1995–2002);
Solosnica: Plavecke Podhradie (1995–2002), Plavecky hrad (1995–2002), Plavecky Mikulas (1995–
2002), Prievaly (1995–2002); Stupava: (1995–2002); Sturovo: Muzla (1936), Kamenica nad Hronom
(1995–2002); Trencin: Motesice (1936); Velky Krtis: Modry Kamen (1936).
Older records are based on the literature (Roubal, 1936), the latest records come from nine
Slovakian entomologists. Especially Milan Strba has given much information.
Slovenia
Trenta (1967), Koper (1932), Trnovo ob Soči (1990), Ajdovščina (1900), Kodreti (2003/a), Bohinj
(1923), Bohinj (Ukanc, 1996/a), Bohinj (Ribčev Laz, 1934, Voje valley, 1930, Bohinjska Češnjica,
1931), Nomenj (1877), Mojstrana (Kot, 1936), Radovljica (1886), Brezje pri Dobrovi (1980/a), Ljubljana
(1953), Ljubljana–Tivoli (1991), Ljubljana–Mestni log (1890), Dragomelj (Lukovica pri Brezovici,
1988), Kamnik–Center (2000/r), Kamnik–Graben (1999/r), Zgornji Tuhinj (1957), Dolenjske Toplice
(Soteska, 1912), Mokronog (1952), Rekštanj (1911), Brežice (1933), Kalobje (1927), Podčetrtek
(1931), Gornja Radgona district (1875); Records with no detailed locality given: "Carniolia" (1763,
1866, 1911), "Steiermark" (1871).
Based on specimens in the Slovenian Museum of Natural History (PMSL) and collection of the
Institute of Biology ČSR SASA. The data were obtained also from literature (Scopoli, 1763; Siegel,
1866; Brancsik, 1871; Martinek, 1875; Mikšić, 1955) and personal communications with several
entomologists.
Spain
Álava: Heredia (2001); Barcelona: Macizo del Montseny (1945); Cantabria: Camaleño (Llaves,
1996); Gerona: mentioned for the province without giving any specific locality; Huesca: Valle de Ansó
(1983), Valle de Hecho (1982), San Juan de la Peña (1960); León: Soto de Sajambre (1980); Lérida:
Valle de Arán (1962); Navarra: Andía, Aralar, Valle de Lana, Valle de Santesteban, Regata del
Bidasoa; La Rioja: Villoslada de Cameros; Guipuzcoa: Aralar Natural Park near Beasain (Ezkalusoro,
2003/a).
Based on literature (Montada Brunet, 1946; Baguena Corella, 1967; Galante & Verdú, 2000;
Bahillo de la Puebla et al., 2002; Ugarte San Vicente & Ugarte Arrue, 2002; San Martín et al., 2001;
Martinez de Murguia et al., 2003).
Sweden
Blekinge: Karlshamn: Stensnäs (1997/a), Tärnö (2001/e); Karlskrona: Agdatorp (1998/e), Arpö
(1997/a), Gullberna (1997/a), Haglö (2000/a), Karlskrona stad (2000/e), Lorentsberg (2000/a), Lyckeby
ekbacke (2000/a), Kummelns gravfält, Augerum (1998/a), Marielund (2000/e), Stora Boråkra (1997/
e), Stora Vörta, Skärva NR (1998/a), Verkö (2001/a); Ronneby: Almö (1995/a), Aspan (1997/r), Blötö
(1998/r), Förkärla–Vambåsa (1998/r), Grindstugan (2001/a), Göhalvön (1998/a), Kvalmsö (1998/e),
Vångsö (1997e), Hundsören (1997/e), Johannishus–åsarna (2001/ a), Slädö (1998/a), Tromtö
(2001/a), Östra Råholmen (2000/r), Vagnö (1998/a), Vambåsanäs (2001/a), Vermansnäs (1998/a);
Sölvesborg: Valje halvö (1998/a). Halland: Kungsbacka: Börsås, Rossared (1999/a); Laholm: Hasslöv
(1758/a); Jönköpings län: Tranås: Ekberget, Tranås (1998/ e), Näs, Valen (1998/e), Åbonäs (1998/
e), Botorp at Noen (1997/a); Kalmar: Borgholm: Böda prästgård (1995/e), Halltorps hage (1997/a),
Högsrum, Ekerum (1940/a); Emmaboda: Vissefjärda kyrkby (1999/a): Högsby: Barnebo–Böta kvarns
area (1999/a), Fagerhults prästgård (1999/r), Flasgölerum (1999/a), Hultsnäs inäga, Hornsö kronopark
(2001/r), Hornsö (Hundströmmen–Strömsholm) (2001/r), Långemåla kyrka (1999/a), Långemåla
(Ruda lund–Åsebo) (1999/a), Sjötorp, Hornsö (2000/a), Ullefors, Hornsö (2001/r), Värlebo (1999),
Sadeshult (2000/e): Kalmar: Björnö (1995/a), Halltorp (1947), Kristinelund (1996/e), Lindö (1996/a),
Värnanäs (1996/e), Värsnäs (2000/a): Nybro: Madesjö area (1999/a), Nygård–Koppekull (2000/r);
Oskarshamn: Oskarshamn (1997/r): Mönsterås: Ems herrgård (1995/a), Strömserum (1997/a),
Södra Skärshult (1995/a):Västervik: Sandvik–Lövvik (1998/e), Forsby (1998), Ankarsrums säteri
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(1997/a), Blekhem (1997/e), Dynestad (1998/a), Garpedansberget, Gamleby (1998), Vinäs, SE
from Ukna (1998/e), Grundemar (1997/r), Gränsö (1997/a), Hammarbadet, Gamleby (1997/e),
Helgerums slott (1997/a), Hjortkullen (1998/e), Hummelstad gård (1997/r), Kasimirsborg, Gamleby
(1997/a), Norringe, Odensviholm (1997/a), Piperskärr, Gränsö (1998/a), Holmhult, Rånestad (1997/a),
Stjärneborg, Blankaholm (1998/e), Värmvik, Segersgärde (1997/e),: Kronoberg: Ljungby: Toftaholm
(1998/a), Engaholms gods (1996/r), Hovmantorps säteri (2000/a), Byvärma (1987/e), Yxkullsund
(1997/a); Skåne: Båstad: Hallands Väderö (2002/a): Eslöv: Vedelsbäck, Stehag (1897/a);
Hässleholm: Mölleröds kungsgård (1998/e), Sörbytorp (1998/a); Hörby: Fulltofta (1995/r); Höör:
Bosjökloster (1994/r); Klippan: Herrevadskloster (1850/r); Kristiansstad: Hanaskog (1998/a),
Torsebro (1998/a), Vanås gods (1998/a), Trolle–Ljungby (1881); Lund: Degerberga gård, SV
Häckeberga (1998/a); Simrishamn: Esperöd (1860/a); Sjöbo: Bellinga gods (1970’s/a, 1998/e),
Övedskloster (1998/a); Svedala: Kråkenäs, Torup (1998/r); Tomelilla: Örup (1936/a); Stockholm:
Värmdö: Stäksjön, Gustafsberg å Werdön (1884/a); Södermanland: Flen: Lagmansö (1998/a),
Sparreholm (1996/a), Mjälby kvarn (1994/a), Tuna (1995/a); Strängnäs: Aspö (2001/a); Harpsund
(2001/a), Hjorthagen, Gripsholm (1997/a), Strängnäs (a); Gnesta: Herröknanäs (1997/a); Nyköping:
Djurgården, Åboö at Båven (1997/r); Uppsala: Enköping: Fånö (2000/e), Hacksta, Sävsta äng
(2000/r), Sisshammarsviken (1998/e), Strömsta (2001/r); Håbo: Hjulsta säteri (1996/a), Biskops
Arnö (2002/a): Uppsala: Viks slott, Balingsta (2001/r): Västmanland: Hallstahammar: Billingen,
Strömsholm (1960’s/a), Österängen, Strömsholm (1997/r), Tidö slott (1960’s/a); Kungsör: Kungsör
(1996/r); Västerås: Fullerö (1969/a), Ryttern (1952/r), Ängsö slott (2000/r); Västra Götaland:
Alingsås: Alingsås (1884), Vikaryd (1996/e), Östad (2001/r); Borås: Backa NR, Ljushult (1996/r);
Götene: Hjälmsäter, Kinnekulle (1997/r), Munkängarna, Kinnekulle (1997/r); Härryda: Råda säteri
(1978/r); Lerum: Gullringsbo, Aspens station (1998/a), Lerum (1999/a), Nääs, Öjared and
Kärrbogärde (1998/a), Östra Öjared, (1996/r); Skara: Öglunda (a); Skövde: Lilla Kulhult, Lerdala
(1997/r), Lerdala gård (1997/e), Sparresäter (1995/r); Tanum: Krageröd (1996/a): Tranemo:
Hofsnäs–Torpa (1998/a), Länghem (1955/a); Trollhättan: Häggsjöryr (1996/r); Uddevalla:
Gullmarsbergs säteri (1996/r); Vänersborg: Fristorps Gransjö, Hunneberg (1996/r), Storeklev,
Hunneberg (1996/e), Västra Tunhem (1995/a); Örebro: Hallsberg: Broby äng (2000/a), Geråsen,
Viby (1998/r), Nalaviberg (1996/a), Värnsta (1998/a), Ekåsen, Bärstad (1996/a); Lekeberg: Trystorps
ekäng (1998/r); Östergötland: Boxholm: Boxholms säteri 2000/e), Lagnebrunna (1997/r), near
Svartån–Lillån (2000/e); Finspång: Ekön (1998/a); Kinda: Västra Eneby (1997/a), Söderö (1996/a),
Kisa (1931/a), Kleven, south from Ämmern (2000/r), Vada (1996/a), Kopperarp (1997/e), Stormtorna
and Väsby, Oppeby (1996/a), Norrö (1996/a), Valla and Aska, Hägerstad (1996/a), Ryttaresten,
Medelö (1996/a), Råsö (1996/a), Räckeskog, Hamra and Bällinge (1997/a), Röberga (1996/r),
Sommenäs ekängar (1934/a), Tempelkullen (2002/a); Linköping: Smedstad (1996/a), Bestorp
(1949/a), Bjärka–Säby (1998/a), Brokinds skola (1998/a), Gunnarsbo (1994/e), Kvillabro (1995/e),
Labbenäs, Stafsäter (1995/a), Sätra, Göttorp and Mårstorp) (1998/a), Norrhagen, Örtomta (1997/e),
Norrängen, Bestorp (1998/e), Ringetorp (1990/e), Skaggebo (1998/a), Skeda (1952/a), Sturefors
(1998/a), Sveden, Landeryd (1999/a), Tinnerö (1997/a), Tomåla (1990/e), Vårdnäs (1995/a); Mjölby:
Solberga (1995/a); Norrköping: Borg (1996/a), Ryttaretorpet (1997/e), Bråborg (1995/a), Roteberg
(1997/e), Kimstad (1997/e), Stora Runken (1997/e), Händelö (1995/a), Hästö, Arkö (1990/a),
Norrköping (Ingelsta, Vilhelmsberg) (1997/a), Norrköping (Ektorp, Fiskeby and Leonardsberg)
(1995/e), Jämjö (1999/e), Krusenhov (1998/a), Kvillinge (1997/e), Ljusfors, Skärblacka (1996/a),
Löfstad slott (2000/a), Mauritzberg (1997/e), Malmölandet (2001/a), Mem (1890/a), Viaborg (1997/e),
Norsholm (1996/a), Ravsnäs (1999/a), Rundstorp (1997/a), Almstad, Tingstad (1997/e), Ugglö,
Kättinge (1997/e), Ågelsjön (2001/e), Asplången (1997/e); Söderköping: Djursö (1997/a), Drothem
(1952/e), Eknön (1997/a), Gäverstad (1999/r), Jätteberget (1998/e), Korsnäs (1998/a),
Ramsdalskorset (1997/e), Torönsborg (1956/a), Simpholmen (2002/r), Stegeborg (1998/a),
Ängelholms gods (1997/a); Valdemarsvik: Breviksnäs (1995/e), Ekeberga, Östra Ed (1997/e),
Fyllingarum (1997/e), Fågelvik, Finntorps borgruin (1997/a), Gryt (1997/e), Gusum (19th century/a),
Harsbo–Sverkersholm (1997/a), Kvädö–Åsvikelandet (2002/r); Ydre: Rosebo, Torpön (1997/a),
Smedstorp (1997/e), Sund (1996/a), Torpa (1997/a): Åtvidaberg: Bredal, Hannäs (1997/r), Ekhult–
Skärdala (1997/a), Hägerstad slott (1997/a), Orräng (1995/a), Torp (1996/a), Åtvidaberg (Adelsnäs,
Slefringe and Åtvidsnäs) (1997/a), Östantorp, Yxnerum (1997/e): Ödeshög: Älvarums udde, Omberg
(1994/a, 1997/r).
Based on a recent publication (Antonsson et al., 2003) which collects data from field inventories,
literature, specimens in Swedish museums and personal communication.
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Switzerland
Basel–Landschaft: Allschwil (1960); Basel–Stadt: Basel (1847); Bern: Siselen; Fribourg: Fribourg
(1935), Genève: Chêne–Bougeries (1906), Chêne–Bourg (1916), Collonge–Bellerive (1947), Dardagny
(1961), Compesières near Genève, Malagnou near Genève (1956), Cologny near Genève (1918),
Jussy, Plan les Ouates, Vernier (1921); Graubünden: Campascio near Brusio (1998), Chur (1864);
Schaffhausen: Neuhausen–Rheinfall; Solothurn: Solothurn (2002), Langendorf (1967); St. Gallen:
St. Gallen (before 1870), Sargans (before 1870), Werdenberg (before 1870); Ticino: Chiasso (1907),
Lugano, Sonogno (1967); Vaud: Lausanne, Commugny (1947), Cudrefin, Gimel, Ollon (1887);
Valais: Valère near Sion (1855), Brig–Glis; Zürich: Sihlfeld near Zürich (1862), Bülach (1893), Zürich
(1919).
Based on data from the specimens in Switzerland’s museums and many private collections.
There have been no more than 80 specimens collected in Switzerland during the last 150 years.
Turkey
Edirne Ili: KeÕan (1994/a).
Ukraine
Chernihiv region: Khlopianyky (year?), Kozlianychi (2003), Novi Mlyny (1987), Yaduty (2001); Donec’k
region: Donec’k (1935), Slovianohors’k (2003); Ivano–Frankivs’k region: Kolomyia (before 1900),
Kolomyia (year?), Kosiv (year?); Kharkiv region: Merefa (1957); Khmel’nyts’kyi region: Kamianec’’–
Podil’s’’kyi (1995); L’viv region: Hordynia near Sambir (1933), L’’viv (before 1914), Mostys’ka (1883),
Sambir (before 1900), Zavadivka near Sambir (1933).; Odesa region: near Kiliia (2003); Ternopil’
region: Berezhany (1933), Ivankiv (1907), Kulachkivci (year?), Skala–Podil’s’’ka (1906), Ternopil’
(before 1900), Ustia Zelene (1930’s), Zalishchyky; Zakarpats’ka region: Kuzij near Dilove (2000).
Based on literature data, specimens in Ukrainian and Polish museums and personal communications.
Veerle Versteirt