Eur. J. Entomol. 116: 413-424, 2019 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2019.042

Current and predicted distribution of the rare and threatened beetle Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) unicornis (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in SerbiaOriginal article

Srećko ĆURČIĆ1, Dragan PAVIĆEVIĆ2, Dejan RADOVIĆ3, Nikola VESOVIĆ1, Rostislav BEKCHIEV4, Nina ĆURČIĆ5, Borislav GUÉORGUIEV4
1 Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia; e-mails: srecko@bio.bg.ac.rs, nikola.vesovic@bio.bg.ac.rs
2 Krunska 15, Belgrade, Serbia; e-mail: dragan.pavicevic@hotmail.com
3 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Belgrade, Serbia; e-mail: dejanr2r@gmail.com
4 National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; e-mails: rbekchiev@gmail.com, bobivg@yahoo.com
5 Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić", Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia; e-mail: n.curcic@gi.sanu.ac.rs

Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) unicornis (Schrank, 1789) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) is a rare and threatened beetle distributed mostly in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. As a species of special conservation significance it is included in Annexes II and IV of the Habitat Directive of the European Union. Several new records of this species documented using light traps and soil sampling were recently reported in Serbia (the central part of the Balkan Peninsula). In this paper we present and discuss the current distribution of this species in the region studied based on GIS occurrence data. The distribution is mapped and values of environmental variables within this beetle's range are quantified using GIS technology. In addition, we predict its potential range in Serbia using a model based on the current distribution of this beetle, environmental variables and distribution of its food source.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Bolbelasmus unicornis, soil-dwelling beetle, conservation, distribution, Serbia, new findings, GIS, modelling

Received: November 14, 2018; Accepted: October 16, 2019; Published online: November 21, 2019  Show citation

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ĆURČIĆ, S., PAVIĆEVIĆ, D., RADOVIĆ, D., VESOVIĆ, N., BEKCHIEV, R., ĆURČIĆ, N., & GUÉORGUIEV, B. (2019). Current and predicted distribution of the rare and threatened beetle Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) unicornis (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in Serbia. EJE, 116, Article 413-424. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2019.042
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