Red list of the saproxylic scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae, Cetoniidae and Dynastidae) for Flanders ; Rode lijst van de saproxyle bladsprietkevers (Coleoptera: Lucanidae, Cetoniidae and Dynastidae) in Vlaanderen

The Red List status of the saproxylic scarab beetles for Flanders was assessed. We evaluated 15 species belonging to the stag beetles (Lucanidae), rhinoceros beetles (Dynastidae) and flower chafers (Cetoniidae). Further, four other species are discussed which are only present in Wallonia or their (historic) presence in Belgium is unsure. One of these species is assessed as near threatened, five as endangered, two as critically endangered (Gnorimus nobilis and Osmoderma eremita) and two as regionally extinct (Gnorimus variabilis and Protaetia marmorata). The changes in distribution and populati... Mehr ...