Ptinella britannica Matthews, 1858

Komosiński, Karol & Marczak, Dawid, 2018, Four Species of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) New to Poland, The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (1), pp. 151-156 : 154-155

Ptinella britannica Matthews, 1858

Ptinella britannica occurs in Europe, especially the continent’ s western states ( Azerbaijan, Austria, Denmark, Germany, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland), and it is reported from North America ( Sörensson 2003, 2015). It is listed on the German Red List of endangered species (Ziegler and Suikat 1994; Binot et al. 1998).

Ptinella britannica inhabits deciduous forests and is most often collected from mole nests. It is sometimes found under fallen, rotting leaves and decaying wood ( Koch 1989). Wenzel (2005) classified it as a humicole.

Material Examined. Mazovian Lowland (central Poland): Kampinos National Park , Strict Protected Area Zaborów, forest spatial unit 269 (N 52°18 ʹ 32 ʹʹ, E 20°43 ʹ 21 ʹʹ), 1–31 VIII 2016 – 1 ex., collected by window trap, habitat Ribeso nigri- Alnetum with alder trees over 130 years old, leg. D. Marczak, coll. K. Komosiński.