The main objectives of this review are: 1) the compilation and updating of a reference
database for Italian saproxylic beetles, useful to assess the trend of their populations and …

This chapter explores the importance of veteran trees for saproxylic insects. In particular, the
chapter provides detailed discussion of the saproxylic insects, veteran trees in past and …

Abstract The LIFE project “MIPP”-Monitoring of Insects with Public Participation (11
NAT/IT/000252) is focused on selected insect species (five Coleoptera, three Lepidoptera …

Habitat fragmentation is one of the main threats to biodiversity. Reintroductions or
translocations may mitigate its effects by allowing species with limited dispersal ability to …

Estimating demographic parameters in rare species is challenging because of the low
number of individuals and their cryptic behaviour. One way to address this challenge is to …

New records of Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
are reported for Abruzzo (Italy), together with a review of its distribution in this region. O …

Pachnica dębowa w obrębie rodzaju Osmoderma traktowana jest obecnie, jako gatunek
zbiorowy stanowiący przedmiot rewizji taksonomicznych (Audisio i in., 2007, 2009). Jest to …

Fourteen microsatellite loci are described for the eastern European hermit beetles,
Osmoderma barnabita, a vulnerable and internationally protected species associated with …

A critical list of Swiss Lucanidae, Cetoniidae, Buprestidae and Cerambycidae is presented.
This work is based on an extensive survey conducted on specimens deposited in museums …