Insects inhabiting two old-growth forest polypore species
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84088Abstract
This paper describes insect communities inhabiting two old-growth forest polypores Amylocystis lapponica and Fomitopsis rosea (Polyporaceae). Basidiocarps of both species were collected from old-growth forests in southern and eastern Finland and Russia. Samples of A. lapponica and F. rosea basidiocarps revealed insect communities of more than 50 species each, including many rare old-growth forest species. Here we report the rearing results and discuss the biology of the beetle Hallomenus sp. (Melandryidae) inhabiting A. lapponica and the beetle Cis dentatus (Cisidae), the moth Agnathosia mendicella (Tineidae) and the fly Elfia cingulata (Tachinidae) inhabiting F. rosea. Distribution maps of C. dentatus and A. mendicella in Finland are given.
