Corresponding author: Ina Gorban (
Academic editor: Vladimir Blagoderov
The aim of this study is to compile the species list of
Nematoceran flies – especially the species of infraorders
There is a large knowledge gap about the diversity of
A decreased amount of dead wood in forest ecosystems because of forest clearance and habitat fragmentation can have a great impact on species, which can be put under threat. This paper compiles a list of nematoceran species in Lithuania reared from different tree species.
The research was conducted in four nature reserves in Lithuania in 2014, 2016 and 2018 to 2020 (Fig.
In total, 808 specimens belonging to 113 species were identified (Table
Our results show that communities of nematoceran flies in dead wood at the second stage of decay are species-rich and highly variable; however, more than half of the species were represented by a single specimen. Fourteen species were recorded from the dead wood for the first time.
Our study shows that dead wood is chosen by groups with a very different biology: obligate saproxylic species (
Previous studies of aspen (
Some species were reared only from ash wood. The most abundant species reared from ash wood was
Although most of the species are known from different habitats, it appears that many of them use dead wood as one of their possible habitats, for example,
We would like acknowledge and give our thanks to Kai Heller (Germany) who helped us identify some specimens of family
Nature Reserves in Lithuania. 1 - Dūkštų Ąžuolynas, Neries Regioninis Parkas Reserve, 2 – Būda Botanical-Zoological Reserve, 3 – Biržų Giria Botanical Reserve, 4 – Punia Šilas strict Nature Reserve.
Emergence traps localities.
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1 | Dūkštų Ąžuolynas, Neries Regioninis Parkas Reserve |
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Aspen, Oak, Ash, | 1 |
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2 | Būda Botanical-Zoological Reserve |
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Ash, Aspen | 4 |
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2 | Būda Botanical-Zoological Reserve |
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Ash, Aspen | 3 |
3 | Biržų Giria Botanical Reserve |
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Alder, Ash | 2 |
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2 | Būda Botanical-Zoological Reserve |
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Ash, Aspen | 2 |
3 | Biržų Giria Botanical Reserve |
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Alder, Ash | 1 |
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2 | Būda Botanical-Zoological Reserve |
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Linden, Oak | 1 |
4 | Punia Šilas strict Nature Reserve |
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Linden, Oak | 2 |
List of
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Number of traps | 8 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
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Total number of species | 31 | 29 | 54 | 3 | 31 |