2020 Ecosystem Transformation 3 (2), 22-31

Beetles of the family Heteroceridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in extreme environments

Sazhnev A.S.  

Heterocerid beetles (Heteroceridae) are morphologically and ecologically uniform (all members of the family are burrowing stratobionts). Nevertheless, some groups are obviously in an active and dynamic stage of evolution, and some species have
a high ecological valency. This has allowed Heteroceridae to colonize semiaquatic environments almost globally and to inhabit some extreme and adverse biotopes.

A. S. Sazhnev
I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, senior research scientist
Borok 109, Nekouz District, Yaroslavl Region, 152742 Russia

PhD in Biology
sazh@list.ru

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