Life under the Bark of Giants or the Beetle Cucujus cinnaberinus and Poplars

Horák J.

In Europe two flat bark beetle species occur. As a species of European importance, Cucujus cinnaberinus is protected under the European Community’s Directive 92/43/EEC, also known as the Habitats Directive. Until recently, there had only been little knowledge of its bionomics. Nevertheless, in relation to establishing the European Community’s Natura 2000 network, special attention has been paid to the invertebrates. The author presents the species’ past and present distribution in Europe and in the Czech Republic, as well as new information on the saproxylic beetle’s ecology.

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