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10.05.08 Sognsvann, Oslo, Norway.

okolo ozera Sognsvann, s Salix sp. vжkosil seriou Perilissus. Ochenn yarkiy. sp. nov.

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Damn, I envy you all, in a nice way, of course. I've been sitting here in freaking London for two months now, and the beetles are really bad here... At least there was something interesting to see in Belfast... But, still, there is one notable cow here - Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773. And it is notable for the fact that this Asian species first appeared in Western Europe in 2001 and in the UK-only in 2004. It is now an obscenely common species in England, although I have only encountered it in southern Siberia before. Well, the varaiability of the color should also be noted.

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Damn, I envy you all, in a nice way, of course. I've been sitting here in freaking London for two months now, and the beetles are really bad here...

If you're in London - then it makes sense to go to Richmond Park - this is probably the wildest place in the city. To Richmond (final District line) and half an hour walking distance from the station. I don't know about beetles in general (I don't deal with them) - but there are definitely deer (beetles) there, I saw them myself-and now they are just years old. Ordinary deer are also in bulk

This post was edited by kotbegemot - 05/29/2008 20: 29

To kotbegemot: Thank you so much for the info! In general, I was going there for a long time, but I still can't get there - the weather is freezing to the point of impossibility While it was more or less warm and dry, from time to time I looked into Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park and sometimes Battersea, but there is little interesting there.

Yesterday I still got to Richmond. Thanks to kotbegemot for the strong recommendation - my opinion about the coleopterofauna of England has changed for the better, although only Pterostichus madidus (F., 1775) should be noted. Its range covers only the British Isles, France, Holland and Spain. It is very similar to Pterostichus aethiops (Panz., 1796), but larger (12-15 mm) and has a red-legged shape (concinnus Sturm). Deer and rabbits on site

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To be continued

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And another notable English animal that I forgot to mention in the framework of last Sunday. This is Chrysolina americana (L., 1758). The Southern European species, which was first recorded in England (Surrey) in 1994, now feels great here. It lives on lavender and rosemary.

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I have a similar question - only for beetles and Croatia. I will be in Central Dalmatia on June 11-15.

Speaking of beetles. My workmate went on a ten-day business trip to Uzbekistan-Tashkent, Bekabak, Samarkand, etc. I gave him all the accessories for fishing and collecting butterflies. Referring to the bad weather on the weekend, when he was open-air in the mountains-like it was raining, nothing flew and the lack of butterflies in the cities, he did not bring anything. At night, when I put an ordinary desk lamp by the open window, I also didn't see any butterflies. Having fallen asleep with the window open and the lamp turned on in the morning, I saw the whole room littered with various beetles. They spent more than an hour collecting them and throwing them out of the window. Yes, and in the foothills I saw a lot of beetles, he says huge with a big mustache and also did not take them. Of course, I told him to collect only butterflies, but I didn't say anything about beetles on the phone for how long we didn't call up. That's how a lot of material on beetles disappeared, which could have been useful to someone on the forum. In general, I won't let him go on a business trip anymore.

I also have one such friend... He went to Argentina, also for work. He calls me and says:"...There are a lot of cool beetles here!!! I'm PHOTOGRAPHING them for you!!!".......

But in other respects, there are also some people who, being in Hyderabad, India, at an official evening banquet in a semi-drunken state, jumped up from the table and ran under the light of lanterns for beetles, because they realized how happy they would be to Your humble servant
Yes, and they collected them in a lemonade bottle. So in the remains of lemonade and brought

This post was edited by Buzman - 03.06.2008 17: 57

On Saturday, I removed traps in Richmond Park. Most of them were Pterostichus madidus. In second place is Calathus, and further in descending order: Poecilus, Amara, Asphidion, Stomis.
I used Yorkshire ale as bait - the effect is irresistible, it stinks so much, even if you climb into the glass yourself
I also found a strange female of some kuzka, like Phyllopertha horticola (L., 1758), but I'm not sure about something: the whole belly is covered with pale blue scales (like Hoplia) and the legs are light red. Friends, especially Nimrod Nikolaevich, your opinion?

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Still, it's such a Hoplia. I don't think there are many of them.

Only one species is listed for the UK - H. (Decamera) philanthus (Fuesslyi, 1775).

This post was edited by Fornax13-16.06.2008 13: 01

To Fornax13: Yes, indeed it is. It didn't even occur to me that it might be Hoplia, I never would have thought of it. Thanks for the tip!

Hello everyone. today we arrived from a corporate party in Croatia. As I thought, this trip did not bring anything beautiful from the point of view of fishing. They lived in the village of Dalmatia. The first day it rained hard, then there was no way to get out. It was only on the third day when we went to the salt Lake on the Kornati archipelago that we managed to catch fish. Tsitsindela Litorallis was seen near this lake, a lot of scorpions were found (before that I was 2 times in Croatia and 1 time in Montenegro, I never caught them), and from beetles-a couple of abscesses, leaf beetles, a fat crack and a pleasant barbel Paracorymbia cordigera (we took 5 pieces). It's a terrible shame. that it wasn't possible to hunt properly.. The places are notable for any reason..

To RippeR: It seems to me that she still looks like a philanthus. Especially since for UK other Hoplia is really not specified. In any case, we'll wait for Nimrod
By the way, here is a photo of philanthus from I-net.

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Good day, ladies and gentlemen!
Mr. Buzman. This is, of course, a member of the P. Hoplia subgenus Decamera. The female. Judging by the lists and catalogues, H. (D.) philanthus Fuessl should live in the UK. However, according to the latest data, the valid name of this species should now be H. (D.) pulverulenta (F.). Therefore, I quote the text of the passage in full (below). Work:
T. BRANCO. Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Portugal: genus-group names and
their type species // Zootaxa. - 2007. - № 1453. Р. 1 – 31.

Decamera Mulsant, 1842: 503. Type species Melolontha pulverulenta Fabricius, 1775 (under Article 67.7 – cited as “D. pulverulenta, Fabr.”), purportedly a synonym of Scarabaeus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775, by subsequent designation of Blanchard, 1845: 236.
Mulsant (1842) included three nominal species, Hoplia brunnipes Bonelli, 1807, Melolontha pulverulenta Fabricius, 1775, and Hoplia praticola Duftchmid, 1805. Blanchard (1845) designated as the type species Melolontha pulverulenta Fabricius, 1775 of which he regarded Melolontha argentea Olivier, 1789 a synonym.
He wrote: “Le type du genre est la (D. pulverulenta, Fabr.; argentea, Oliv.), qui est assez commune dans plusieurs parties de la France.”
Even though the true identity of Melolontha pulverulenta Fabricius, 1775 might be doubtful, I believe that it can be safely stated that Melolontha pulverulenta sensu Mulsant, 1842 is the species that, under the authority of Bedel (1911), has been know for a long time as Hoplia farinosa (Linnaeus, 1761), until Jessop (1986) stated that: “Continental authors have misidentified Hoplia philanthus, and have applied the name Hoplia farinosa to the British species of Hoplia. The type material of H. farinosa has been examined in the course of preparing this work, and it is clear that the type does not represent the British species.” Jessop (1986) used the name Hoplia philanthus (Fuesslin) for the British species, and this was corroborated by Krell (1991) who proposed the synonymy Hoplia philanthus (Fuesslin, 1775) = Hoplia farinosa auct. nec (Linnaeus, 1761). That Melolontha pulverulenta sensu Mulsant, 1842 is the above mentioned species is further supported by Mulsant (1842) listing as its synonyms Scarabaeus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775, there credited to Sulzer, 1776, and Melolontha argentea Olivier, 1789, and stating that: “Cette espèce habite presque toutes les parties de la France.”
According to the Commission (1958 – Opinion 516), for nomenclatural purposes Fabricius’s 1775 Systema Entomologiae is to be given precedence over Fuesslin (J.C.), 1775, Verzeichniss der ihm bekannten schweizerischen
Insekten. Consequently, if Melolontha pulverulenta Fabricius, 1775 is confirmed to be synonym of Scarabaeus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775, priority has to be given to pulverulenta.
In general, when you bring it, then we will check it more thoroughly. By the way, where's her hind leg?

My respect Mr. KDG!
May I ask you to save at least a couple of Platycerus, Sinodendron, and Hoplia for me? If there are enough of them, of course...

This post was edited by Nimrod - 17.06.2008 13: 19

Thank you very much, Comrade Nimrod! I will definitely bring her to you for identification of the Paw nebylo initially-she was sitting on the spikelet of some cereal already in general some kind of not very alive. The same situation with her male, as I understand it (his legs and belly are completely dark). Judging by the barracter of non-life-threatening injuries, he was hit by a cyclist. Given all these bad circumstances, I spent 40 minutes specifically searching for other specimens in the same place, but alas, I hope that they just flew and still get caught.
As Semyon Semyonitch Gorbunkov used to say, let's look for it!
I have already raised the literature on this issue:

Biology of Hoplia philanthus (Col., Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): A New and Severe Pest in Belgian Turf
Ansari, Minshad Ali; Casteels, Hans; Tirry, Luc; Moens, Maurice
Environmental Entomology, Volume 35, Number 6, November 2006 , pp. 1500-1507(8)

Abstract.
We studied the adult behavior, oviposition, and larval and pupal development of Hoplia philanthus Füessly (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the field and laboratory in Belgium. Adult emergence was observed in the first week of June 2000, 2001, and 2002, peaked ≈2 wk later, and continued until the last week of the month. The average sex ratio of emerging adults was 1.3:1 (male and females) during the collection period. Adults were observed feeding mainly on leaves of Betula utilis variety jacquemontii (B. u. Doorenbos) and Carpinus betulus L. During the day, H. philanthus adults were most active at 1400 hours (GMT + 1.00). Oviposition started in the last week of June and lasted until the end of July. Each female deposited ≈25-40 white eggs at a depth of 10-15 cm in soil. Eggs hatched 28 ± 5 d after being laid at an average monthly soil temperature of 18.1°C. Three larval instars could be discerned by head capsule width; all larval instars fed on grass roots. The first-instar larvae were found in the last week of July 2000; second instars appeared mostly in the second week of September 2000 and could be found until May 2001. Third instars were found from the second week of June 2001 until April 2002. Pupae could be found from the first week of May until the end of the month. The duration of the pupal stage was 28 ± 5 d at an average monthly soil temperature of 16.5°C. According to these observations, H. philanthus has a 2-yr life cycle.

This post was edited by Buzman - 17.06.2008 20: 14

I returned from a trip to Europe, lived for a few days in Croatia, a place called Selce, on the Adriatic coast. I made a few trips to the mountains.
I set traps, took a walk, and fished. The species composition, frankly, disappointed. It seems that nature is already preparing for winter. Although, on the thermometer for 30. The places are awesome, there are a lot of impressions, and almost nothing came across from insects. 30 traps with beer caught 2 dozen crickets, and 5 barbels. From the manual fees: bronze (most likely some subspecies of metallica), and five fillies with colorful wings.
In general, this is the first time I've seen such soil. It feels like walking on a pile of gravel spilled out of a car. You pick up a rock, and under it two more, and so on. I did not catch butterflies, there was no net, but the species composition is also not rich: 2-3 some red yolks (such as Colias crocea), very beautiful bright turquoise pigeons, several different erebia and, of course, the ubiquitous turnips.
If anyone is interested in crickets and fillies from Croatia (see photo), write, I will exchange for karabusov.
On the way back to Krakow, I bought an atlas of the Bulawousies of Western Europe (in Polish). I learned a lot of new things from it.

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From October 5 to October 15, we were in Madeira with a friend. We did not live in the capital, Funchal, but in a large resort town - Machico. However, it is large only by the standards of the island of Madeira - by our standards-an ordinary rural village. Only much prettier and cleaner, of course, Although chickens and pigs there also sometimes call out Let me remind you that Madeira is located in the Atlantic Ocean-the flight to Moscow is 6.5 hours. The nature here is sub-tropical, but, in comparison with the neighboring Canaries, the number of species is somewhat depleted. Most of the legume species coincide with mainland Portugal and South Africa. Europe in general, but there are also endemics (in the ranks of species and, especially, subspecies - Gonepteryx cleopatra maderensis, Hipparchia aristaeus maderensis, etc.). There are also migrants, like Danaus plexippus, who flew quite massively in the southern part of Madeira. With beetles in general, there is little clarity - I actually did not find any literature on this island on the Internet. It was only clear that October was a bad time. Alas, this clarity did not disappoint. For all the time (although I did not actively search, I did not set traps), I managed to get 1 type of large leaf beetle (photo attached, more than 8 beetles), 4 types of weevils from completely different groups (the best, straight tropical in appearance, was caught by my beautiful half), 3 small Carabids, and 1 type of blackfin (it lived at an altitude of 200 m in dry, well-warmed areas under rocks, 4 individuals). Leaf beetles and ground beetles are collected in the North-East of the island, where, unlike Mashiko (south-east), it is more humid and vegetation is very abundant and diverse (including eucalypts). Height-from 600m. As for the local population, no one cares about fishing, no one cares. You can safely wander even with a net-rare peasants do not pay any attention to it.

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There are also migrants, like Danaus plexippus, who flew quite massively in the southern part of Madeira.

The monarch is already resident there

Yes, there are quite a few of them in the South of the island. Moreover, butterflies come across in a variety of conditions - from perfect, to broken to death and burned out.

did you take a picture of my money??? And other beetles??777semsem

From bobochek fotkali current Kolias Crocea.. There was plenty of it. There are no more beetles in the pictures. but there are plenty of lizards. the whole island is crawling with them.

We should go to the Canaries to hunt!

I was in Gran Canaria in June. The Aztecs are full of darklings and corpses of khrushchiks. I think that's where all the hunting takes place from New Year's Day to May.. In general, Madeira is a much greener and wetter island.. I think you can fish well there in the season..

From October 5 to 15, I was with my wife in Madeira (Frantic greetings). We were clearly not in the peak season. Of the 13 officially confirmed species, only half have been seen.

A huge number of lizards on the island! I've never seen anything like this before.


Managed to catch it:
Danaus plexippus-flew in the first days of arrival in large numbers on the territory of the hotel around a tree with huge pink flowers. It was not possible to meet this butterfly anywhere else, in Funchal (the capital of the island) they are rarely found. In the last days of rest, the flowers on that tree almost all flew off, and there were practically no monarchs.


Gonepteryx cleopatra maderensis
It was caught in a single specimen in a mountain meadow, but I didn't see it anywhere else.

Pararge xiphia
These large satyrs flew in sufficient numbers in the mountain meadows. I attach a photo of a typical mountain meadow.


Pararge aegeria
In a large number of flown.
Colias crocea
There were just a lot of them!!! On a plot of 10*10m, you could see 10 pieces. And the butterflies are quite unfriendly.

Lampides boeticus
Also their name is legion! I'll post the photos later, now they are being edited.

In general, I was not impressed by the place of butterflies, it is extremely unlikely that I will come here again. And so...the nature is beautiful, moist forests, misty mountains, but to my beloved Altai, Madeira is like the moon.

Nice butterflies, beautiful nature, and a pessimistic report. Probably there in drinking establishments do not serve madeira, and Altai koumiss!

I didn't like the place, so this is the report. I am certainly glad that I have added new species to my collection, but I did not go there on an expedition, but on vacation in general. And it is not the best place in Europe for a holiday.
And madeira, by the way, is a wine for a VERY big fan, because it has a very specific taste of burnt cork. Wine aged from 10 years does not have such an unpleasant taste, but it still has its own - extremely specific.
PS: I drank koumiss a couple of times - I didn't like it.

So many shrikes of insects for the winter stock

 
..And then I saw this...

And I thought that in Europe everything is already glued to the dies... О_о

On November 15 and 16, he visited Bohinj, Slovenia.
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these moths flew in large numbers at the edge of the field near the trees

most likely, Diurnea lipsiella

- and the slug is generally unprecedented!

in my opinion, this is the larva of a weevil

this is a net!!!1

we had +14 yesterday, the sun came out, there were a couple of bedbugs, all sorts of bee flies.

Here is my first and short fishing report. Germany, 15km von Köln.
Yesterday the weather was fine and I decided to go to the forest.
At first glance, the forest was good, a lot of fallen trees, old trunks and branches only one minus the forest was very wet, a lot of rivers and water, so where there is a lot of water there is always a lot of Carabus granulatus, I climbed for about 3 hours to my regret I came across a very small species composition of Carabidae ( in other forests it was more ), I go to different places every time, this is my first time in this forest.
This is actually my fourth outing this year. I managed to catch only 4 species of Carabus and a few small ground beetles, nothing interesting.
Here are a couple of photos of my collection and what I spoymal. Carabus problematicus ssp.galicus, Carabus nemoralis, Carabus granulatus, Carabus violaceus ssp. purpurascens and some Carabidae, 2 ex. Rhagium mordax, that's all, my short report is over.









This post was edited by lampra - 02/20/2009 17: 52

lampra:
you have fat spots! I couldn't even find 1 Karabus in a day of searching here ) Maybe I was looking in the wrong place, I'll have to try again. Although friends had finds..
So here are your "modest" results. actually very cool!

Last year I was in a different forest and collected about 150 trees. Carabus, 6 species in 5 hours and at the same time. So yesterday's collection is not enough, I was in the forest on January 23 and then collected more, here you can collect all winter as there is no snow and the winter is warm.

Who knows where the northern limit of Lycia zonaria's range is? Damn, in Budapest, the butterfly is already rushing with might and main, and in Moscow, the snow is rushing with might and main...