Assemblage, zoogeography and endangered status of carabid beetles in forest habitats of the Učka Nature Park

th 2010 The aim of this study was to analyse the ground beetle assemblage (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the forest habitats of the Ucka Nature Park, their zoogeographical distribution and status in the Croatian Red list of ground beetles. Pitfall traps were placed in eleven plots in seven forest communities in Mt Ucka and exposed during 2008. Thirty-five carabid species were recorded, eight of which are endemic. The oogeographic positions of species were in accordance with the geographical location of Mt Ucka, which is located on the border line of two zoogeographical regions, the Mediterranean and the Euro-Sibirean-North American region with Alpine elements. One quarter of the recorded species are present in the Croatian Red list of ground beetles. One very important finding was that of Carabus variolosus nodulosus Creutzer 1799 which is given in the Croatian Red list with the status of vulnerable. It is also listed in Appendix II and IV of the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Council Directive 92/43/EEC). Carabid species, Mt Ucka, Red list of ground beetles