On the beetles‘ fauna of marmots’ excrements and holes from Kyrgystan. K faoune jourkov-nidikolov iz nor i pometa sourkov v Kyrgyzstane. [Les coléoptères des excréments et des terriers de marmottes de Kirghizie].

Résumé

The fauna of Coleoptera from marmots' holes of Kyrghyzstan is not investigated entirely. There have been marked the beetles from four families by R.I. Zlotina & E.L. Berendyaeva (1967) and A.I.Protsenko (1968). The following 7 habitats of Marmota caudata Geoff. (1-7) and 3 ones of M. baibacina Katsh. (8-10) were investigated. In July - August, 2003: 1) Ala-Archa ravine (Kirghiz Mt. Range, h=2700 rn); 2) a mouth of Katta-Karakol River (headwaters of Gulcha river, Northern Alai Mt. Range); 3) Taldyk pass (Alai Mt. Range, h=3600-3700 rn); 4) Archal-Su ravine (10 km WSW of Nura village, Alai Mt. Range); 5) 5 km S of Irkeshtam village, between Taldy-Bulak stream and Multabar River (Alai Mt. Range, Kashgaria); 6) 4 km W of Taun-Muruk pass (Alai Mt. Range); 7) 2 km SW of Tulpar-Kellake (Trans Alai Mt. Range); 8) Dolon pass (Baidulu Mt. Range, h=3000 rn); 9) sources of Ottuk river at Kara-Kyr pass (Eastern Terskei-Ala- Too); 10) 3 km E from a mouth of Kaingdy River (Sary-Jaz Mt. Range). There were nidicolous beetles from 11 families, Staphylinidae, Hydrophilidae, Histeridae, Catopidae, Scarabaeidae, Carabidae, Tenebrionidae, Nitidulidae, Curculionidae, Byrrhidae, Chrysomelida, those were collected from excrements and the upper parts of marmots' holes. Beetles of the first five families were connected directly with marmots. Coprophagous and saprophagous beetles utilize excrements and nest lit ter. Zoophagous ones are connected with abundant larvas of flies and other arthropods. The majority of beetles from the other six families are staying in holes occasionally or they use borrows as temporal shelters. The beetles are related with holes in a different degree. Saprinus turkestanicus Schm., Aphodius grombczewskyi D. Kosh. and probably, Catopidae are bothrophilous ones. True bothrobionts were absent. Copropages dominate everywhere. They are Aphodius grombczewskyi D. Kosh. in high altitude zones and Aphodius praenubilis Balth. & A. nigrivittis Sols. in lower ones.