The first record of Euroleon polyspilus from the Sikhote-Alin state reserve, Russia, with remarks on its biology

Sergeev M.E., Makarkin V.N.

Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука. 2021; 6(1): 100–101

Larvae of Euroleon polyspilus (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) were found in coniferous-broadleaved forests in two localities of the Middle Sikhote-Alin Mountains (northern Primorskiy Krai), including the Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve. These findings show that this species can live in a closed canopy forest with dense undergrowth. Their larvae build pitfall traps in any suitable substrate, including dry wood detritus produced by beetles accumulating under Pinus koraiensis.

DOI 10.24189/ncr.2021.011

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