Königsallee 167, D-37081 Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, e-mail: m.muehlfeit@gmx.de

Abstract: In this paper first records of 16 species are given to the fauna of Albania. The beetles belong to the Families: Staphylinidae (3 Species), Biphyllidae (1 Species), Colydiidae (3 Species), Melandryidae (1 Species), Scarabaeidae (1 Species), Rhynchitidae (1 species), Curculionidae (6 species) and were collected in the years 2014-2015.

Keywords: Albania, Staphylinidae, Biphyllidae, Colydiidae, Melandryidae, Scarabaeidae, Rhynchitidae, Curculionidae

     In the year 2014 the author went for two field trips (April-May and November) to Albania. Also in 2015 (end of April until beginning of May) the author went to the researching areas. During this time many locations around Tirana were discovered. Mostly the mountains that are close to the capital especially the Dajti massiv were checked. The focus of the investigations was to xyliobiont beetles. Examing deadwood, tree hollows, flowers and sifting leaf litter were the main catching methods. After research the following species should be new to the fauna of Albania.
     Thanks to the helping hands especially in cases of difficult determination and further faunistic informations: Volker Assing, Friedhelm Bahr, Christoph Germann, Tamás Németh, Klaus Renner, Eckehard Rössner, Peter Sprick, Peter Stüben. Special thanks to Christian Gärtner who has walked with me in the mountains and took the photos published in this paper.
 

STAPHYLINIDAE Latreille, 1802

Platydracus (Platydracus) chalcocephalus (Fabricius 1801) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°22’13.75, E 19°54’33.89, 1101 m a.s.l., 22.04.2014, 2 specimen, det. by K. Renner

Hypnogyra angularis (Ganglbauer 1895) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°22’13.75, E 19°54’33.89, 1101 m a.s.l., 22.04.2014, 1 specimen, det. by K. Renner

Siagonium humerale Germar 1836 – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 1 specimen

BIPHYLLIDAE Le Conte, 1861

Biphyllus lunatus (Fabricius, 1787) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 34 specimen

COLYDIIDAE Erichson, 1842

Cicones variegatus (Hellwig, 1792) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 1 specimen

Cicones undatus (Guérin, 1844) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 1 specimen

Endophloeus marcovichianus (Piller & Mitterpacher 1783) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 1 specimen

SCARABAEIDAE Latreille, 1802

Hoplia laconiae Petrovitz 1958 – Albania, Tiranë district, southeast region of Petrela (Rruga Durishtit) sitting in masses on Crataegus, N 41°24’97.93, E 19°87’36.34, 478 m a.s.l., 09.05.2014, 8 specimen, det. by E. Rössner

MELANDRYIDAE Leach, 1815

Hypulus quercinus (Quensel, 1790) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°19’49.51, E 19°55’57.05, 848 m a.s.l., 27.04.2015, 1 specimen

RHYNCHITIDAE Gistel, 1856

Neocoenorrhinus aeneovirens (Marsham 1802) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, N 41°20’56.56, E 19°57’18.12, 863 m a.s.l., 03.05.2014, 1 specimen, det. by P. Sprick

CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802

Acalles (Acalles) papei A. Solari & F. Solari, 1905 – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 12 specimen, det. by P. Stüben

Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°36’91.73, E 19°90’76.10, 1100 m a.s.l., 22.04.2014, 2 specimen, det. by P. Sprick

Acallocrates colonnellii Bahr 2003 – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 38 specimen, det. by F. Bahr

Brachysomus hirtus (Boheman, 1845) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 3 specimen, det. by P. Sprick

Dodecastichus geniculatus (Germar 1817) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°22’13.75, E 19°54’33.89, 1101 m a.s.l., 22.04.2014, 1 specimen, det. by P. Sprick

Lepyrus capucinus (Schaller 1783) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, 03.05.2014,N 41°20’56.56, E 19°57’18.12, 863 m a.s.l., 1 specimen, det. by P. Sprick

Microcopes rudis (Kuster 1852) – Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014, 3 specimen, det. by C. Germann
 

Appendix: Habitat photos

Fig. 1. Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Priskes northside of the mountain, N 41°19’28.81, E 19°57’25.15, 1069 m a.s.l., 09.11.2014

Fig. 2. Marcel Mühlfeit examing tree hollows. In this case the habitat of Biphyllus lunatus (Fabricius, 1787).

Fig. 3. Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°19’49.51, E 19°55’57.05, 848 m a.s.l., 27.04.2015

Fig. 4. Albania, Tiranë district, Mount Dajti National Park, Mali i Dajtit, N 41°19’49.51, E 19°55’57.05, 848 m a.s.l., 27.04.2015, Marcel Mühlfeit searching for xyliobiot beetles on the ground of a dead old oak (habitat of Hypulus quercus (Quensel, 1790) and Cardiophorus dolini Mardjanian, 1985).
 

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