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8 December 2022

Biodiversity of Coleoptera (Insecta) in Khvalynsky National Park (Saratov Region, Russia)

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Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, Yaroslavl Region, Borok 152742, Russia
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Department of Botany, Zoology and Bioecology, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk 426034, Russia
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Prisursky State Nature Reserve, Cheboksary 428034, Russia
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Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny”, Saransk 430005, Russia
Diversity2022, 14(12), 1084;https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121084
This article belongs to the Special Issue Biodiversity of Invertebrates
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Abstract

(1) Background: Coleoptera is one of the most diverse insect lineages. The beetle species live in many ecosystems around the globe and their roles in ecosystems are very diverse; thus, it is important to know the local and regional fauna varieties, especially for protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks. (2) Methods: The materials were collected from the territory of the Khvalynsky National Park (European Russia, Saratov region), mainly over the last 30 years (1994–2022). The beetles were collected using different means (manual collection; the use soil traps, fermental crown traps, and Malaise traps; light fishing; sweeping with an entomological net on plants and under water, etc.). (3) Results: The dataset presents data on 914 species and subspecies of Coleoptera from 67 families found in the Khvalynsky National Park. The number of studied specimens was 7445. Four families (Cerylonidae, Byturidae, Phalacridae, and Sphindidae) and 95 species were recorded for the Khvalynsky National Park for the first time. Thirty-two species were recorded for the Saratov region for the first time. (4) Conclusions: The general biodiversity of Coleoptera in the Khvalynsky National Park includes 1203 species from 71 families.

1. Summary

The Coleoptera order of beetles is one of the most diverse insect orders in the world, which dominates many ecosystems in terms of individual abundance and occupied niches []. Despite the important ecosystem role, the beetle fauna in some regions have not been studied enough; therefore, to understand the changes taking place on a global scale, it is important to know the local and regional fauna varieties, especially for protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks [,,,,].
Ch. H. Theodor (1831–1894) initiated studies of the Coleoptera species of the Khvalynsky District, including the modern territory of Khvalynsky National Park. He visited this region repeatedly from 1870 and collected insects from there. The beetle specimens from his collection are deposited in the Zoological Institute in Saint-Petersburg, and also in museums in London and Berlin. The first work that contained data about beetles from Khvalynsky was G.G. Jacobson’s paper [], which was dedicated to leaf beetles from the Saratov Governorate. The most significant number of publications about the Coleoptera species of Khvalynsky District and the Khvalynsky National Park has appeared from the 2000s to the present, including studies by G. S. Medvedev [], M. Ya. Orlova-Bienkowskaya and A. O. Bieńkowski [,,,], I. A. Zabaluev [,,,], and A. S. Sazhnev et al. [,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,]. In 2022, the collaborative monograph Artropods of Khvalynsky National Park [] summed up the general biodiversity of the Coleoptera fauna of the national park. At that time, the known biodiversity of the national park included 1034 species of beetles [].

2. Data Description

2.1. Dataset Description

In the dataset, each observation includes basic information on the location (latitude/longitude), date of observation, name of the observer, and name of the identifier. The coordinates were determined on the spot using a GPS device or after research using Google Maps (Table 1).
Table 1. Description of the data in the dataset.

2.2. Figures, Tables, and Schemes

The dataset presents data on 914 species and subspecies of Coleoptera from 67 families found in the Khvalynsky National Park (Table 2). The total number of occurrences was 2337 and the number of studied specimens was 7445. The largest families in terms of species diversity were Curculionidae (186), Chrysomelidae (151), and Carabidae (65). The most understudied group is the family Staphylinidae (including Silphinae), which in the territory of the national park can potentially present approximately 300–400 species.
Table 2. Species diversity of beetles of the Khvalynsky National Park.
The total number of Coleoptera species for the Khvalynsky National Park (taking into account literature data) is 1203 species from 71 families.
A special list was compiled of the species (32 species and subspecies) that were recorded from the Saratov region for the first time. For these species, full label data and short notes are given here. If no specific collection method is listed then the specimens were hand-collected.
Family Gyrinidae
Gyrinus distinctus Aubé, 1836
Material examined. Saratov region, Khvalynsky Distr., Khvalynsky National Park (here and below—NPK), 52.317797 N 47.989985 E, flooded sand career, 30 June 2022, 2 exs., A. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Notes. The species was cited as possible for the Saratov region [].
Family Haliplidae
Haliplus fulvicollis Erichson, 1837
Material examined. NPK, mixed forest, 52.496361 N 48.007689 E, lowland herb–grass–sedge mire, 3 July 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Notes. The species was cited as possible for the Saratov region []. In the Saratov region, the species is located on the southeastern border of its range. According to Holmen [], more usually the habitats for Haliplus fulvicollis are marshes and peat bogs with temporary water. It is also very sensitive to habitat disturbances, especially to any changes to the shore zone, and indicates the continuity and natural conditions of the habitat [].
Family Helophoridae
Helophorus flavipes Fabricius, 1792
Material examined. NPK (Volsky Distr.), 1.5 km SW of Akatnaya Maza vill., 52.431901 N 47.614611 E, stream (left tributary of Tereshka), sandy–silty soil, 27 June 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Helophorus minutus Fabricius, 1775
Material examined. NPK, 2.5 km W of Alekseevka vill., 52.299234 N 47.952829 E, pools, 30 June 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Family Hydrophilidae
Hydrobius rottenbergii Gerhardt, 1872
Material examined. NPK (Volsky Distr.), Ulyanovo vill., 52.4309 N 47.9261 E, headwaters of the Tersa River, carbonate soil, 3–4 July 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Notes. The Holarctic morphospecies Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus, 1758) is represented by a complex of cryptic species, which was recently partly revised [], and the authors’ taxon Hydrobius rottenbergii was validated.
Family Hydraenidae
Limnebius papposus Mulsant, 1844
Material examined. NPK (Volsky Distr.), 1.5 km SW of Akatnaya Maza vill., 52.431901 N 47.614611 E, stream (left tributary of Tereshka), sandy–silty soil, 27 June 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Family Staphylinidae
Pella cognata (Märkel, 1842)
Material examined. NPK, 52.4869 N 48.0429 E, maple pine forest, soil traps, 24 June–3 July 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Family Scirtidae
Contacyphon kongsbergensis (Munster, 1923)
Material examined. NPK, mixed forest, 52.496361 N 48.007689 E, lowland herb–grass–sedge mire in entomological net, 3 July 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Notes. The species occurs almost exclusively in peat bogs []. This marsh species was recorded for the Saratov region without locality information []. Our record (in lowland mire) confirms the presence of the species in the Saratov region.
Family Dryopidae
Dryops anglicanus Edwards, 1909
Material examined. NPK, mixed forest, 52.496361 N 48.007689 E, lowland herb–grass–sedge mire, 3 July 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Notes. A rare European species, confined to relic populations in southern Europe []. Hendrich and Balke [] characterized it as tyrphophilous. The record of D. anglicanus from Saratov region is the one of south-easternmost points (along with Orenburg record []) in the known range of this species.
Family Nitidulidae
Meligethes ruficornis (Marsham, 1802)
Material examined. NPK, 5 km W of Khvalynsk, 52.486173 N 48.043945 E, 22 June 2022, 5 exs., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Family Sphindidae
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus (Gyllenhal, 1808)
Material examined. NPK, 5 km W of Khvalynsk, 52.486173 N 48.043945 E, Malaise trap, 21–31 June 2022, 1 ex., V.V. Anikin leg. (IBIW).
Notes. This species was recorded for the Saratov region without locality information []. Our record confirms the presence of the species in the Saratov region. The Sphindidae family was recorded for the Khvalynsky National Park for the first time.
Family Coccinellidae
Scymnus femoralis (Gyllenhal, 1827)
Material examined. NPK, 5 km W of Khvalynsk, 52.486173 N 48.043945 E, Malaise trap, 21–31 June 2022, 1 ex., V.V. Anikin leg. (IBIW).
Family Tenebrionidae
Lagria atripes Mulsant and Guillebeau, 1855
Material examined. NPK, near Kalancha mountain., 52.4952 N 48.0455 E, 2 July 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Family Oedemeridae
Oedemera croceicollis (Gyllenhal, 1827)
Material examined. NPK, Elshanka vill., 52.605171 N 47.977719 E, shore of pond, entomological net, 27 June 2022, 1 ex., A.S. Sazhnev leg. (IBIW).
Family Chrysomelidae
Bruchidius unicolor (Olivier, 1795)
Material examined. NPK, chalk steppe, 52.3387 N 48.0048 E, 3 June 2022, 2 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Bruchus occidentalis Lukjanovitch and Ter-Minassian, 1957
Material examined. NPK, edge of the forest, 52.7560 N 48.3314 E, 8 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Aphthona gracilis Faldermann, 1837
Material examined. NPK, edge of the forest, 52.3387 N 48.0048 E, 3 June 2022, 2 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU); NPK, 52.6837 N 48.2438 E, chalk steppe, 9 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
A. pygmaea Kutschera, 1861
Material examined. NPK, chalk steppe, 52.6837 N 48.2438 E, 9 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Argopus nigritarsis (Gebler, 1823)
Material examined. NPK, 52.5151 N 47.9509 E, steppe, 1 June 2022, on Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill., 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Notes. Rare species, oligophage on plants of the genus Pulsatilla Mill.
Chaetocnema obesa (Boieldieu, 1859)
Material examined. NPK, 52.3188 N 47.9890 E, 3 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Chrysolina geminata (Paykull, 1799)
Material examined. NPK, edge of the forest, 52.5117 N 47.9221 E, 10 August 2022, on Hypericum perforatum L., 3 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Dibolia carpathica Weise, 1893
Material examined. NPK, chalk steppe, 52.5072 N 47.9119 E, 10 August 2022, on Nepeta nuda L., 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU); NPK, 52.7031 N 48.2959 E, steppe, 9 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Family Anthribidae
Bruchela schusteri (Schilsky, 1912)
Material examined. NPK, chalk steppe, 52.3968 N 48.0498 E, 2 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Family Brentidae
Aspidapion chalceus (Marsham, 1802)
Material examined. NPK, forb steppe, 52.5117 N 47.9207 E, 7 June 2022, on Lavatera thuringiaca L., 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
A. chalceus is considered a junior synonym of Aspidapion aeneum (Fabricius, 1775) []. According to our data, these species differ in their morphology (coloration, shape of the eyes and structure of the rostrum, fore tibia of the male, average size), shape of the male genitalia, and ecological features. Host plants Aspidapion aeneum—species of the genus Malva L., A. chalceus—monophage on Lavatera thuringiaca (L.).
Ceratapion gibbirostre (Gyllenhal, 1813)
Material examined. NPK, 52.5081 N 47.9221 E, 10 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Eutrichapion viciae (Paykull, 1800)
Material examined. NPK, 52.7450 N 48.2447 E, 8 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU); NPK, 52.7560 N 48.3314 E, 8 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Family Curculionidae
Ceutorhynchus ignitus Germar, 1823
Material examined. NPK, 52.4810 N 48.0661 E, 1 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Cosmobaris scolopacea (Germar, 1819)
Material examined. NPK, saline, 52.7031 N 48.2959 E, 9 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU); NPK, 52.6850 N 48.2516 E, xerothermic slope, 9 August 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Larinus iaceae volgensis Becker, 1864
Material examined. NPK, chalk steppe, 52.4810 N 48.0661 E, 1 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU); 52.3968 N 48.0498 E, NPK, chalk steppe, 2 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Notes. This subspecies lives in xerothermic steppe biotopes of the forest–steppe and steppe natural zones of the Volga region, in contrast to the nominative subspecies, which is common in meadows of the forest zone [].
Lixus incanescens Boheman, 1835
Material examined. NPK, xerothermic slope, 52.7560 N 48.3314 E, 8 August 2022, 2 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Notes. Xerophilous species, in NPK it is located near the northern border of the range.
Tychius aureolus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Material examined. NPK, chalk steppe, 52.3387 N 48.0048 E, 3 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU); NPK, 52.3188 N 47.9890 E, 3 June 2022, 1 ex., S.V. Dedyukhin leg. (UDSU).
Four families (Cerylonidae, Byturidae, Phalacridae and Sphindidae) and 63 species were recorded for the Khvalynsky National Park for the first time: Anisodactylus binotatus (Fabricius, 1787); Bembidion fumigatum (Duftschmid, 1812) (Carabidae); Ilybius chalconatus (Panzer, 1796); Hydroporus discretus Fairmaire and Brisout, 1859; Liopterus haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1787) (Dytiscidae); Anisotoma humeralis (Herbst, 1791) (Leiodidae); Philonthus viridipennis Fauvel, 1875 (Staphylinidae); Agriotes gurgistanus (Faldermann, 1835); Ampedus praeustus (Fabricius, 1792) (Elateridae); Anthrenus scrophulariae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dermestidae); Lasioderma redtenbacheri (Bach, 1852); Ptilinus fuscus (Geoffroy, 1785) (Ptinidae); Sericoderus lateralis (Gyllenhal, 1827) (Corylophidae); Byturus ochraceus (Scriba, 1790); B. tomentosus (De Geer, 1774) (Byturidae); Axinotarsus marginalis (Laporte, 1840); Dolichosoma lineare (P. Rossi, 1792) (Melyridae); Brachypterus urticae (Fabricius, 1792) (Kateretidae); Meligethes umbrosus (Sturm, 1845) (Nitidulidae); Cerylon ferrugineum Stephens, 1830 (Cerylonidae); Olibrus bicolor (Fabricius, 1792); O. millefolii (Paykull, 1800); Stilbus pannonicus Franz, 1968 (Phalacridae); Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1797; Sospita vigintiguttata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coccinellidae); Corticaria longicollis (Zetterstedt, 1838); Cortinicara gibbosa (Herbst, 1793) (Latridiidae); Mycetophagus multipunctatus Fabricius, 1792 (Mycetophagidae); Mordella holomelaena Apfelbeck, 1914; Mordellochroa abdominalis (Fabricius, 1775) (Mordellidae); Gonodera luperus (Herbst, 1783) (Tenebrionidae); Mylabris fabricii Soumakov, 1924 (Meloidae); Mycterus tibialis Küster, 1850 (Mycteridae); Oedemera flavipes (Fabricius, 1792) (Oedemeridae); Stictoleptura maculicornis (De Geer, 1775); Etorofus pubescens (Linnaeus, 1787); Saperda octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772); Agapanthia intermedia Ganglbauer, 1884 (Cerambycidae); Galerucella tenella (Linnaeus, 1761) (Chrysomelidae); Exechesops foliatus Frieser, 1995 (Anthribidae); Byctiscus populi (Linnaeus, 1758) (Attelabidae); Cyanapion columbinum (Germar, 1817); Eutrichapion facetum (Gyllenhal, 1839); Omphalapion hookerorum (Kirby, 1808) (Brentidae); Brachysomus echinatus (Bonsdorff, 1785); Ceutorhynchus granulicollis C.G. Thomson, 1865; C. turbatus Schultze, 1903; Dorytomus longimanus (Forster, 1771); Gymnetron hoferi Desbrochers des Loges, 1869; Hylobius transversovittatus (Goeze, 1777); Lachnaeus crinitus Schoenherr, 1826; Leucomigus candidatus (Pallas, 1771); Limnobaris dolorosa (Goeze, 1777); Lixus brevipes C.N.F. Brisout de Barneville, 1866; L. filiformis (Fabricius, 1781); L. rubicundus Zoubkoff, 1833; Mogulones dimidiatus (Frivaldszky, 1865); Otiorhynchus tristis (Scopoli, 1763); Phyllobius contemptus Schoenherr, 1832; Sibinia beckeri Desbrochers des Loges, 1873; S. femoralis Germar, 1823; Tapinotus sellatus (Fabricius, 1794) and Tychius longulus Desbrochers des Loges, 1873 (Curculionidae).
Records for one species Attalus analis (Panzer, 1798) (Melyridae) have been corrected. Previously, this species was erroneously listed as A. amictus (Erichson, 1840) [].
In the territory of the Khvalynsky National Park, there are nine species that are listed in the Red Book of Russia []: Carabus bessarabicus concretus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823; C. hungaricus scythus Motschulsky, 1847; Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758); Elater ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758; Eurythyrea quercus (Herbst, 1780); Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758); Protaetia speciosissima (Scopoli, 1786); Protaetia fieberi (Kraatz, 1880); Cyphocleonus achates (Fåhraeus, 1842).
Species Eusomostrophus acuminatus (Boheman, 1839) and Omias verruca (Steven, 1829) (their bisexual populations include in Red Book of Russia []) were also found in the Khvalynsky National Park, but these common species, represented in the NPK by parthenogenetic populations, do not require protection here (protection is recommended only for local bisexual populations from the Black Sea region).
In addition to the species listed above, in the territory of the Khvalynsky National Park, eight rare species were recorded that are listed in the Red Book of the Saratov Region []: Calosoma inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758); Carabus marginalis Fabricius, 1794 (Carabidae); Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758); Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758); Agoliinus isajevi (Kabakov, 1994); Gnorimus variabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scarabaeidae); Necydalis major (Linnaeus, 1758); and Ropalopus insubricus fischeri (Krynicki, 1829) (Cerambycidae).

3. Methods (Required)

3.1. Study Area

The Khvalynsky National Park (the only national park in the region) is located in the Khvalynsk District of the Saratov region (Russia), within the forest–steppe zone of the East European Plain in the southeastern part of the Volga Upland (Figure 1). The park was officially formed in 19 August 1994. The territory of the park (1149.24 km2) is divided into three functional zones: reserved (with an area of 13.59 km2), recreational (35.51 km2), and economic (206.04 km2) [].
Figure 1. Map scheme of the Khvalynsky National Park. The basis for the map on the left was https://www.wikipedia.org/ (accessed on 13 September 2022), while the map on the right was drawn by L.V. Lavrentiev.
The park centers on the Khvalynsk Mountains, a raised plateau that stretches along the west bank of the Volga River (referred to as the “Right Bank”). The highest mountain (Belenkaya, almost entirely composed of chalk) is 369 m in altitude. The national park “Khvalysky” is in the Pontic–Caspian steppe ecoregion, but over 90% of the park is forest land. The forest-forming trees are predominantly oak (40%), linden (30%), and pine (21%), with many lesser species, including remnants of orchards on some of the edge slopes. The habitats include pine and watershed forests, small rivers and hollows, and various types of forest edges and steppe [].

3.2. Study Material

The material for the study included Coleoptera collections from the territory of the Khvalynsky National Park, mainly those collected over the last 30 years (1994–2022). All samples were collected mainly by V. V. Anikin (since 1994), A. S. Sazhnev (since 2011), A. O. Bieńkowski and M. Ya. Orlova-Bienkowskaya (2009–2013), S. V. Dedyukhin (since 2019), and others researchers and collectors. All reliable published information from the territory of the Khvalynsky National Park is also summarized. The main checklist of beetle species for the Khvalynsky National Park was published in 2021 [], but since then new literature data have appeared, along with data that were not taken into account earlier [,,,,,,,]. Almost all species (excluding 5 species of Curculionidae from the article by I. A. Zabaluev []) and the new data were included in this dataset.
In the course of the research, traditional and diverse methods were used, including manual collection; the use soil traps, fermental crown traps [], and Malaise traps [,,]; light fishing []; sweeping with an entomological net on plants and under water; splashing and trampling on the shores of water bodies; and collecting samples in rotting substrates and in places of shelter and wintering [].
The main group of samples are kept in the personal collections of A. S. Sazhnev, A. O. Bieńkowski, I. A. Zabaluev, and S. V. Dedyukhin et al., as well as in the collections of the Papanin Institute for Biology of the Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences (IBIW), Saratov State University, and Udmurt State University (UDSU).
The classification of the family–group taxa used here predominantly followed Cai et al. [] and McKenna et al. []. The lists of species were verified according to the Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera [,,,,,,,,] according to Robertson et al. [] and Alonso-Zarazaga et al. []. The exceptions were cases when the views of the authors on the rank of a taxon diverged from the opinion of the authors of the catalogs. Thus, we accepted Aspidapion chalceus and Larinus iaceae volgensis as separate taxa, the independence of which was based on extensive regional material [,,].

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, A.S.S., S.V.D., L.V.E., and A.B.R.; methodology, A.S.S., S.V.D., A.B.R., and O.N.A.; software, O.N.A.; validation, A.S.S., S.V.D., and L.V.E.; formal analysis, A.S.S. and S.V.D.; investigation, A.S.S., S.V.D., V.V.A., and G.F.S.; resources, A.B.R., A.S.S., S.V.D., V.V.A., and G.F.S.; data curation, A.S.S., A.B.R., and O.N.A.; writing—original draft preparation, A.S.S., S.V.D., L.V.E., and A.B.R.; writing—review and editing, A.S.S.; visualization, A.S.S.; supervision, A.S.S., S.V.D., and L.V.E.; project administration, O.N.A.; funding acquisition, A.B.R. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by Russian Science Foundation, grant number 22-14-00026.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. https://doi.org/10.15468/eeubua.

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to E. Yu. Rodionova (Riga) (Krasnodar, Russia), E. S. Khalilov, E. N. Kondratiev and A. A. Mironova (Saratov, Russia) for the material provided by them; A. A. Prokin (Borok, Russia) for checking the identification of some Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae species; A. V. Kovalev (Sant-Petersburg, Russia) for checking the identification of some Staphylinidae, Throscidae, and other species; A. S. Prosvirov (Moscow, Russia) for checking the identification of some Elateridae species; O. A. Bieńkowski (Moscow, Russia) for checking the identification of some Chrysomelidae species; B. A. Korotyaev (Sant-Petersburg, Russia) and I. A. Zabaluev (Moscow, Russia) for checking identification of some Curculionidae species; as well as L. V. Lavrentiev (Saratov, Russia), A. Yu. Kardapoltseva, A. V. Odintsova, L. P. Pyatak (Izhevsk, Russia), the director of the Khvalynsky National Park V. A. Savinov (Khvalynsk, Russia), and all staff of the Khvalynsky National Park for assistance in the organization of the fieldwork.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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