Contribution to the Knowledge of Pedofauna in Šumadija (Central Part of Serbia)

ABSTRACT

Intensive investigations of some groups of soil fauna in Šumadija were permanent more than 20 years. This central part of Serbia, has an interesting geological history. It's interesting flora and fauna partially is result of continuous anthropogenic influences in the last centuries. In these investigations were included: (Insecta, Coleoptera), Lumbricidae (Oligochaeta), and Protura and Diplura (Insecta, Apterygota). The studieed ecosystems were natural (forests and meadows) and anthropogenous (orchards, gardens, fiels and artificial meadows). Earthworms from family Lumbricidae, were established 14 genera with 30 taxa and 6 new species for Šumadija: Dendrobaena alpina, Helodrilus cernosvitovianus, Octolasion cyaneum, Octodrilus complanatus, Serbiona serbica and Serbiona paratuleskovi. From the subfamily Cryptorhynchinae (Curculionidae) founded 5 genera, 12 species and three dominant species: Ruteria hypocrita, Echinodera behnei and Acallocrates colonnellii. New records of five weevils: Acalles (Acalles) aubei, Acalles papei, Acelles petryszaki, Echinodera behnei, Echinodera valida are given for Serbia. From Protura founded 3 families, 7 genera with 16 species, from Diplura founded 2 families which belong to 7 genera with 16 species.

Keywords:

• Serbia
• Šumadija
• soil fauna