Nález Apalus bimaculatus (Coleoptera: Meloidae) na východnom Slovensku

Abstract: A record of very rare blister beetle species Apalus bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1761) from eastern Slovakia is given. Two males and nine females were found at a steppe limestone locality at Ladmovce (grid mapping square code 7596) in March 27–28, 1999. Beetles were observed in flight and/or feeding on pullulant grass leaves in a sunny, warm weather between 10.30 and 14.00 h. The following species of Meloidae were also found at the locality: Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758, M. violaceus Marsham, 1802, M. cicatricosus Leach, 1811, M. decorus Brandt, 1832, and M. rugosus Marsham, 1802. Data on the findings of Apalus bimaculatus in Slovakia in 1990’s (Štúrovo – code 8278, and Kiarov – code 7882) are reviewed.

Key words: Faunistics, bionomics, Coleoptera, Meloidae, Apalus bimaculatus, Meloe, Slovakia, Central Europe