DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY OF THE GROUND BEETLE CARABUS (DAMASTER) BLAPTOIDES RUGIPENNIS ON KUNASHIR ISLAND, KURILE ISLANDS, RUSSIA
Journal Title: Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Based on long-term observations, Carabus blaptoides rugipennis is a polytopic, little specialized malacophagous subspecies widespread across Kunashir Island, Kuriles. Its reproduction pattern is autumnal-summer, with low fertility, two larval instars, and hibernation as larvae and adults. The insular population is characterized by considerable variability, sometimes comparable to differences between subspecies. A new synonym is established: Carabus (Damaster) blaptoides rugipennis (Motschulsky, 1861) = Carabus (Damaster) blaptoides simushirensis Obydov, 2008, syn. nov. At present there is no direct threat of an abundance drop of this species in the Kurile Islands.
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Kirill V. Makarov, Yuri N. Sundukov
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- DOI 10.24189/ncr.2016.026
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