Raglius alboacuminatus (Goeze, 1778)

Lukashuk, A. O. & Saluk, S. V., 2021, New and rare for the Belarusian fauna True Bug species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the parks of Brest Region, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (1), pp. 16-19 : 18

Raglius alboacuminatus (Goeze, 1778)

MATERIAL. 1 ex., Brest Region, Drogichin District, Perkovichi Village, Wyslouch’s park, rotten stumps of deciduous trees, 26.08.2016, S. V. Saluk leg. ; 1 ex., Brest Region, Zhabinka District, Malye Sekhnovichi Village , park, Acer platanoides living tree (rotten wood, fungi, dry leaves, sap flow), 27.09.2016, S. V. Saluk leg.

NOTES. One of five Palearctic species of the genus [ Aukema, Rieger, 1999], the only species known in Belarus.

Rare in collections,plant feeding polyphagous species, inhabiting primarily soil surface and leaf litter, in search of seeds may climb herbaceous plants and tree trunks. Overwintering stage imago, sometimes gather in high quantities [ Pericart, 1998c].

DISTRIBUTION. Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Central and South European parts), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, Sweden, Switzerland. North Africa: Algeria, Canary Islands, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia. Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia (West Siberia), Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan [ Aukema, Rieger, 1999].