Findings of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in the eastern regions of Ukraine

Abstract

The article analyzes the results of the collection of rove beetles in Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, which were collected by window traps, by attracting beetles to the light and by manual collecting of beetles from different substrates. As a result of processing the collected material of subfamilies, 23 species belonging to 6 subfamilies were identified (Oxytelinae – 1 species, Oxyporinae – 1 species, Paederinae – 1 species, Staphylininae – 3 species, Tachyporinae – 3 species and Aleocharinae – 14 species). The obtained results significantly extend and specify the information on the findings of family representatives in the eastern regions of Ukraine, including Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions. The results of the work can be used to solve a number of theoretical issues of faunology, zoogeography, ecology, in compiling an inventory of fauna, for comparative faunal research, in the analysis of species distribution, as well as in biogeographical constructions and environmental monitoring.