Saproxylic Darkling beetles (Coleopteria: Tenebrionidae) from the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

: Species diversity of saproxilic coleoptera from the Tenebrionidae family collected during 2005 – 2022 years, cited in previous papers and stored in the collections of three entomological museums from the Republic of Moldova was studied. A total of 21 species belonging to 19 genera and 3 subfamilies were identified. One species Platydema dejaeni is new for the Republic of Moldova and two species Neatus picipes and Mycetochara axillaris were recorded for a second time. The classification of identified Tenebrionidae species according to the criteria of rarity was proposed for the first time for the Republic of Moldova. The list of species, previous citation and number of specimens, date and locality of collection, occurrence and brief ecology of each revealed species is included.