Fernando Angelini

• Biodiversity Journal, 11 (1): 085-254

  Fernando Angelini
  Contribution to the knowledge of beetles (Insecta Coleoptera) of some protected areas of Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria (Italy)
  https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.1.85.254

  ABSTRACT
  The lists of Coleoptera published by the author between 1986 and 1996 concerning the following protected areas from southern Italy are updated: Gargano Promontory, Policoro Wood, Pantano Lake of Pignola, Pollino Massif and Sila Plateau. Data is integrated with subsequent collections of the writer and with bibliographic citations of other authors. With the same criteria the species of further three areas are also listed: Mount Vulture-Monticchio Lakes, Central Lucan Apennines and Aspromonte. A total of 5,130 taxa were recorded for the eight surveyed National or Regional Parks, which are located in Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria regions (Italy). Of these species, 472 are endemic to the Italian territory. The saproxylic species amount to 1,115, their related IUCN category is referred to and an interpretation of the emerging data is suggested. A chronology of the entomological researches carried out in the past has been reconstructed, moreover description of main features and geographical boundaries of the treated sites are provided. All taxa subject of this study are listed in taxonomic order with indication of the areas where their presence occurs and specifying the data source. The total number of species for each family is evaluated area by area and the data on the most representative of Coleoptera families are briefly commented, with remarks on the current state of research.

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