History of the expansion of the white spotted rose beetle Oxythyrea funesta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in the Příbram and Sedlčany regions (Central Bohemia)
Historie šíření zlatohlávka tmavého Oxythyrea funesta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) na Příbramsku a Sedlčansku (střední Čechy)
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Klapalekiana 57(3–4): 237-249, 2021
Ondřej Sedláček & David Sommer
Published in print: 29th December 2021
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Abstract: In recent decades, some previously rare or non-native species of plants and
animals have spread in the Czech Republic. One of them is the white spotted rose
beetle Oxythyrea funesta (Poda von Neuhaus, 1761) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Cetoniinae). This previously very rare species occured historically only in
southern Moravia, but is today very abundant throughout the Czech Republic. We
summarize the knowledge of the history of its spread in the Příbram and
Sedlčany regions in Central Bohemia. The species was first recorded on May 16,
1999 in the Týnčany Karst, followed by rapid expansion in the region
after 2000.
Key words: Cetoniini, flower chafers, flower beetles, Czech Republic, Czechia, Bohemia, faunistics, range expansion, protected species