Rozšíření a ochrana nosatců rodu Minyops v České republice (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Abstract: The genus Minyops Schönherr, 1826 was recently revised by Osella & Bellò (2010) who described several new species and changed the taxonomic status of some taxa. Literature, museums and private collections yield records of two Minyops species from the Czech Republic. Minyops variolosus (Fabricius, 1775) (under the names M. variolosus or M. carinatus (Linnaeus, 1767)) has been well known from Czech countries since the 19th century. During the 20th century the species declined sharply and it is now, throughout Central Europe, a critically endangered species of dry grassy habitats. Furthermore, we found 4 specimens of the true M. carinatus collected in southern Bohemia between 1906–1918. Since the closest localities of M. carinatus are in south-western Germany, we regard the occurrence of this species in the Czech Republic as doubtful.

Key words: Faunistics, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Minyops, Czech Republic, Central Europe