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Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779) Elater punctatus Herbst, 1779: 316. Lacon punctatus: Fleutiaux, 1926: 94. For more information, including synonyms, see Hayek (1973), Cate (2007), and Kundrata et al. (2019b). Distribution. Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine (Cate 2007, Ptashkovsky 2009, Akhter et al. 2012 a, Naz et al. 2012, Kovács & Merkl 2013, Kovács et al. 2014, Mardjanyan & Barimani Varandi 2014, Platia 2014, Kundrata et al. 2019b, Németh et al. 2020). Literature. Akhter et al. (2012a: 44): first record from Pakistan; Naz et al. (2012: 48): revision, figures of habitus and male genitalia; Platia (2014: 75): distributional remark. Remarks. Records from Pakistan listed by Akhter et al. (2014) and Naz et al. (2012) need confirmation (Prosvirov 2016). It should also be noted that they represent L. punctatus punctatus, since L. punctatus oblongus (Della Beffa, 1931), described from “Kashmir”, was not explicitly recorded from Pakistan (Prosvirov 2016)., Published as part of Hoffmannova, Johana, Packova, Gabriela, Prosvirov, Alexander S., Akhter, Muhammad Atique & Kundrata, Robin, 2023, An updated catalogue of Agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Pakistan, pp. 281-305 in Zootaxa 5270 (2) on pages 288-289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/7864780, {"references":["Herbst, J. F. W. (1779) Beschreibung und Abbildung einiger, theils neuer, teils noch nicht abgebildeter Insecten. Beschaftigungen der berlinischen Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde, 4, 314 - 326. https: // doi. org / 10.1515 / 9783112668160 - 017","Fleutiaux, E. (1926) Remarques et observations sur le catalogue des Elateridae, 1 re partie, de M. S. Schenkling [Coleopterorum Catalogus de W. Junk, fascicule 80, mai 1925]. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, XCV, 91 - 112.","Hayek von, C. M. F. (1973) A reclassification of the subfamily Agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomolo gy, 20, 1 - 309. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / p. 150325","Cate, P. C. (2007) Family Elateridae. In: L ˆ bl, I. & Smetana, A. (Eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4. Elateroidea Derodontoidea Bostrichoidea Lymexyloidea Cleroidea Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, pp. 89 - 209.","Kundrata, R., Mertlik, J. & Nemeth, T. (2019 b) Unexpected diversity of Lacon Laporte, 1838 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) in the Levant: revised species concepts, new species, and an identification key. Zootaxa, 4679 (3), 401 - 449. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4679.3.1","Ptashkovsky, Y. A. (2009) Beetles of Israel. Atlas. Self-published, Tel-Aviv, 200 pp.","Akhter, M. A., Drumont, A., Rizvi, S. A. & Ahmed, Z. (2012 a) Contribution to the knowledge of Agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) with description of new species and new records from Pakistan. Zootaxa, 3223 (1), 40 - 54. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3223.1.3","Naz, S., Akhter, M. A. & Rizvi, S. A. (2012) The click-beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Pakistan. The subfamily Agrypninae Candeze, 1857. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, 159 pp.","Kovacs, T. & Merkl, O. (2013) Beetles from Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro, with new country records (Coleoptera). Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis, 37, 89 - 92.","Kovacs, T., Nemeth, T. & Merkl, O. (2014) Beetles new to Albania and Macedonia (Coleoptera: Elateridae, Cleridae, Endomychidae, Tenebrionidae, Cerambycidae). Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis, 38, 83 - 86.","Mardjanyan, M. A. & Barimani Varandi, H. (2014) New notes on fauna of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) of Mazandaran province (Iran). Biological Journal of Armenia, 3 (66), 81 - 83.","Platia, G. (2014) New species and new record of click beetles from the palearctic region (Coleoptera, Elateridae). Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa (S. E. A.), 54, 73 - 83.","Nemeth, T., Bruha, P. & Kundrata, R. (2020) Discovery of a new species of Lacon Laporte (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) endemic to Cyprus, with a modified tarsal morphology. Zootaxa, 4780 (3), 554 - 562. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4780.3.7","Akhter, M. A., Kabalak, M., Rizvi, S. A. & Ahmed, Z. (2014) Contributions to Agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) fauna of Pakistan with four new species and three new records. Turkiye Entomoloji Dergisi, 38 (2), 113 - 123.","Prosvirov, A. S. (2016) New and little-known species of the genus Lacon Laporte, 1838 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Afghanistan and adjacent countries. Zootaxa, 4168 (2), 279 - 296. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4168.2.3","Della Beffa, G. (1931) Insetti del Kashmir raccolti dal Dott. Cesare Calciati nella spedizione Mario Piacenza (1913). In: Nel Himalaia Cashmiriano, Spedizione Mario Piacenza. Rizzoli & C., Milano, pp. 173 - 187."]}

The aim of the study was to determine damage severity of wood-destroying insects on logs stored in forest depots. The Bevan damage classification (BDC) system, developed in 1987, was utilized to determine damage severity in log depots in 21 locations throughout seven provinces in Turkey. Pheromone traps were placed in those locations at the beginning of April in 2015 and 2016. Furthermore some stored wood within the log depots were checked and split into small pieces to collect insects that damage wood. The BDC system was used for the first time to measure the severity of insect damage in log depots. Twenty-eight families, 104 genera and 123 species were identified in this study. Based on the BDC system, the highest damage was found from the Cerambycidae and Buprestidae families. Arhopalus rusticus was determined as the insect responsible for the highest amount of damage with 8.8% severity rating in the pheromone-trapped insects group. When the stored wood material was considered, Hylotrupes bajulus was found to be the cause of the highest damage. The lowest damage values were among the predator insects (Cleridae, Trogossitidae, Cantharidae) and those feeding on fungi colonized on the wood (Mordellidae, Cerylonidae, Nitidulidae). Some other predator insects of the Tenebrionidae family (Uloma cypraea, Uloma culinaris, Menephilus cylindricus) and Elateridae family (Lacon punctatus, Ampedus sp.) exhibited relatively higher damage severity values since they had built tunnels and made holes in the stored wood material. When the environmental factors were considered, the Buprestidae family exhibited a very strong positive relationship (p

Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779) (Figs 3, 4) Elater punctatus Herbst, 1779: 316. For synonyms and other details see Hayek (1973: 76) and Cate (2007: 101). Material examined. Cyprus: 1 male, ��� Cyprus: Amathus., ii.1935., G. A. Mavromoustakis., B. M. 1937-267. // AmaThus, iii.37��� (BMNH); 1 male, ��� Cyprus occ. /5/, Kovila, 13 km E of Argaka, 26.05.2017, Querceto-Pinetum // 35��04���42������N, 32��38���01������E, 860 m, beeting [sic!] bushes - Paphos forest��� (PCMM); 1 female, ��� Cyprus: Nr. Plan- tania, Forest Station., 4,500 ft. 27.v.1945., G. A. Mavromoustakis., B. M. 1946-16.��� (BMNH); 1 female, ��� Cyprus 2016, Mnt. Olymp, 20. 4. Klapka��� (PCVK); 1 female, ��� Cyprus centr. /6/, Tripylos mt., 4 km SW of Tsakistra, Mantič lgt., 26.05.2017, about 1200 // 34��59���48������N, 32��40���41������E, Paphos forest, Cedrus, Quercus, Pinus - beeting [sic!]��� (PCMM); 1 female, ��� Cyprus ��� p. Nicosia, Cedar Valley, 7.��� 8.5.2012, lgt. Jan Pelik��n // 35��00.268���N, 32��40.093���E, 1129 m ��� (PCJP); 1 female, ���CY ��� Limassol pr. 690 m, Moniatis, loučky-in. sběr, 34��51.948���N, 32��53.799���E, lgt. J. Pelik��n 3.5.2012 ��� (PCJP); 1 male, ��� Cyprus ��� Lefkosia pr., N valley of. Mt. Kionia, 25.��� 26.4.2014, lgt. Jan Pelik��n // 34��55.972���N, 33��11.645���E, 920m, sk��ly ��� Pinetum, individu��ln�� sběr��� (PCJP); 2 females, ��� Cyprus, Paphos prov., Akamas Mts., 21.3.2019, N 35��00���47,3������, E 032��19���01,4������, Filip Pavel lgt.��� (PCJM); 1 male, ���CY ��� Lemessos, Souni 300m 25-3-2001, Under bark Pinus brutia, leg. C. Makris ��� (PCGP); 1 female, ��� Cyprus-Limassol, Armenochori, 13.IV.1992 G. Sama, Lacon punctatus (Hbst.), det. Platia 2003��� (PCGP); 1 male, ���CY - Lemesos, Troodos 1750m, 17-6-2001, under bark Pinus nigra, leg. Ch. Makris ��� (PCCM); 1 male, ���CY - Lemesos, Korfi 500m 8-1-2001, under bark Prunus dulcis, leg. Ch. Makris ��� (PCCM); 1 female, ���CY - Keryneia, Akanthou 550m 27-11-2016, Under bark Pinus brutia, leg. C. Makris ��� (PCCM); 1 female, ���CY-Lefkosia, Filani 500m 10-2-2001, Pinus brutia rotten wood, leg. C. Makris ��� (PCCM); 1 male, ���CY, Lemesos, Troodos resort, 11.5.2006, leg. M��hle 14/06��� (PCPC); 1 female, ���CY ��� Prov Paphos, Argaka 200 m, 21.��� 29.4.1986, leg. G. u. M. Novak ��� (PCPC); 1 male, 3 females, ���CY - Lemesos, Limnatis 400m 5-12-2004, under bark Alnus orientalis, leg. Ch. Makris ��� (PCCM); 1 female, ���CY - Lemesos, Tunnel beach 000m, 6-4-2002, Under eucalyptus bark, Leg. C. Makris ��� (PCCM); 1 male, ���S Cyprus, Larnaca distr., Larnaca city, 15-20.III.2009, Khvylya S. I. leg��� (PCAP); 1 male, ��� Kypr, Kato Lefkara, 17.4.2016, J. Chvalkovsk�� lgt. // coll. Plech��č J. ��� (PCJM); 2 males, ��� Cyprus, Paphos prov., Akamas mts., 28.��� 29.3.2016, N 35��00���47.3���, E 032��19���01.4���, F. Pavel leg., 96 m ��� (PCBZ, PCFP). Additional examined material of L. punctatus from the Levant, Asia Minor, northern Africa and Europe is deposited in the collections of HNHM, NHMW, PCPB, PCRK, PCJM, Museum National d���Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (MNHN), Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, M��ncheberg, Germany (SDEI), and Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (SMNH-TAU)., Published as part of N��meth, Tam��s, Br��ha, Petr & Kundrata, Robin, 2020, Discovery of a new species of Lacon Laporte (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) endemic to Cyprus, with a modified tarsal morphology, pp. 554-562 in Zootaxa 4780 (3) on pages 559-560, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.3.7, http://zenodo.org/record/3855363, {"references":["Hayek, C. M. F. von (1973) A reclassification of the subfamily Agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, Supplement, 20, 1 - 309.","Cate, P. C. (2007) Elateridae (Cebrioninae, Lissominae, Subprotelaterinae). In: Lobl, I. & Smetana, A. (Eds.), Catalogue of Pa- laearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, pp. 94 - 207."]}

Ninty-five species of Elateridae, from 30 genera and five subfamilies are documented from Turkey based on specimens collected throughout the country. Ampedus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758), A. sinuatus Germar, 1844; Elater ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758; Agriotes acuminatus (Stephens, 1830); A. brevis Candeze, 1863; A. turcicus Candeze, 1863, Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779) and Idotarmonides anatolicus Agajev, 1985 are recorded for the first time in the Eastern Anatolian Region. Those of Cardiophorus cyanipennis Mulsant and Wachanru, 1852 and Mulsanteus guillebeaui (Mulsant and Godart, 1853) are recorded from the southeastern Anatolia region. New distribution records of the most of the species are evaluated. So that, each species show different distribution pattern; most of species are sparsely collected, the rest of examined species have moderate or widespread distributions. Some species were recorded from one or two provinces, even a single sample. They might be classified as endangered species and sho...

Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779) Elater punctatus Herbst, 1779: 316. Lacon punctatus Fleutiaux, 1926: 94; Von Hayek, 1973: 76; Guglielmi & Platia, 1985: 170; Kesdek et al., 2006: 355; Cate, 2007: 101; Mertlik & Platia, 2008: 3. Type locality. Unknown (Von Hayek (1973: 77) designated a Lectotype [Herbst, 1779: pl. 7, fig. I depicting Elater punctatus Herbst, 1779: 316]) Material examined. Pakistan; Baluchistan Province, Hub Chocki, 2 females; 15. vii. 2005, leg. Akhter, (ACP); Czech Republic; 8 km E of Savsat, 1 female; 4. vi. 2000, leg. Mertlik (CMHK). New record for Pakistan. Distribution. Cyprus, Europe, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Syria and Turkey (Cate, 2007)., Published as part of Akhter, Muhammad Atique, Drumont, Alain, Rizvi, Syed Anser & Ahmed, Zubair, 2012, Contribution to the knowledge of Agrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) with description of new species and new records from Pakistan, pp. 40-54 in Zootaxa 3223 on page 44, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.280288, {"references":["Herbst, J. F. W. (1779) Beschreibung und Abbildungen einiger theils neuer, teils noch nicht abgebildeter. Naturforschender Freunde, 4, 314 - 326, Pl. VII.","Hayek, C. M. F. Von. (1973) A reclassification of the subfamily Agrypninae (Coleoptera; Elateridae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, Suppl 20, 309 pp.","Cate, P. C. (2007) Family Elateridae, 89 - 209. In LOBL I. & SMETANA A. (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 4. Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, 935 pp."]}