Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum in the Hostýnské vrchy Mts after more than 100 years
(eastern Moravia, Czech Republic)

Pavel Dřevojan

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 31-35, 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.009  

The article discusses the discovery of the critically endangered species Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum at a new locality in the Hostýnské vrchy Mts, where it was last recorded more than 100 years ago. Its population is very numerous, consisting of several hundred individuals. The species occurs in a sparse spruce plantation. The vegetation where Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum grows was documented through a phytocoenological relevé, and its species composition is commented on. Activities related to timber harvesting appear to be an important factor for the species survival in forested areas. For Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum as a winter-annual...

The Ladybird Tetrabrachys connatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the Czech Republic

Filip Trnka

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 25-30, 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.008  

Records of the ladybird Tetrabrachys connatus (Panzer, 1796) from the Czech Republic are summarised based on the study of private collections and published data. It is a rare species in Central Europe. In the Czech Republic it is recently known so far only from a few localities in the South Moravian Region, concentrated in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area. The paper also summarises literature and unpublished data from more than 20 new localities in the Czech Republic from 16 faunistic squares, including the northern-most record from Central Moravia. Most specimens were collected by sifting or pitfall traps in dry grasslands on calcareous or loess soils.

The first records of the subterranean ground beetle Parazuphium chevrolatii chevrolatii (Laporte, 1833) in the Czech Republic

Ondřej Konvička, Jan Habarta, Květoslav Resl

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 23-24, 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.006  

First records of subspecies of the subterranean ground beetle Parazuphium chevrolatii chevrolatii (Laporte, 1833) is reported from the Czech Republic for the first time. Male and female were found at light during warm nights in August 2023 in two localities (Kunovice, Velká nad Veličkou) in southeastern Moravia region.

New finds of Rosa gallica in the Vsetín District, NE Moravia (Czech Republic)

Jana Tkáčiková

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 18-22, 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.004  

Tento příspěvek představuje nové záznamy růže galské (Rosa gallica) z okresu Vsetín, Západní Karpaty, Česká republika. Představují první záznamy pro čtverec síťového mapování 6573d a novou lokalitu pro čtverec 6673b. Tento ohrožený druh byl nalezen na dvou lo­kalitách, rostl na suchých, slunných místech v travnaté vegetaci svazů Arrhenatherion elatioris a Trifolion medii.

Range expansion of assassin bug (Peirates hybridus) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in the Czech Republic

Josef Kašák, Petr Kment, Vladimír Hemala, Lukáš Spitzer

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 8-17, 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.002  

The distribution of the rare assassin bug (Peirates hybridus) in the Czech Republic underwent significant changes during the 20th and 21st centuries. The species disappeared from the territory in the mid-20th century, but has recently recolonised it and rapidly spread beyond its original range. The species was rediscovered in Moravia after 50 years (in 1998), and after more than 100 years also in Bohemia (in 2021). At the start of the 21st century, it rapidly spread through the valleys of large rivers and into previously inhabited areas. The expansion of the species is likely due to a combination of factors related to climate change. Historically,...

Distribution of the histerid beetle Abraeus (Abraeus) roubali (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in the Czech Republic

Jiří Ch. Vávra, Ondřej Konvička

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 1-7, 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.001  

This article presents the current knowledge on the distribution of the histerid beetle Abraeus (Abraeus) roubali Olexa, 1958 in the Czech Republic. The species is known in Bohemia only from surroundings of Příbram and Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area. In Moravia it is known from several localities distributed in the southern, south-eastern and eastern parts. New records and literature data are shown on the map. The ecological and biological requirements of this species herein likewise presented, based on the new records. The saproxylic A. (A.) roubali is rarely collected and seems to be associated...

The Moravian-Silesian branch of ČBS and its activities in 2024

Veronika Kalníková

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.011  

Results of the winter monitoring of large carnivores in the PLA Beskydy and Kysuce in 2024

Václav Tomášek, Michal Bojda, Peter Drengubiak

Acta Carp. Occ. 15: 2024 | DOI: 10.62317/aco.2024.007  

The article presents the findings of the 40th year of mapping of large carnivores carried out in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area and the adjacent ridges of Kysucká vrchovina in Slovakia, from February 16th to 17th 2024. Almost 100 volunteers from different regions of the Czech republic, Slovakia and Poland participated in the survey, who went through predetermined transects to document the presence of large carnivores. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the mapping revealed a significant presence of wolves, showing their activity on 70% of the transects. Lynx was also detected, albeit in lower numbers, with a notable direct sighting of...