Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth, 1785), interessante ritrovamento nella Riserva Naturale Integrale di Sasso Fratino (Forlì-Cesena) (Insecta Coleoptera Lucanidae).

[Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth, 1785), an interesting find in the Riserva Naturale Integrale di Sasso Fratino (province of Forlì-Cesena) (Insecta Coleoptera Lucanidae)] It is the first record of this lucanid in the Emilia-Romagna region, in the National Park of “Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna”. In Italy the species is known in the Alps and - according to an old record from the 1850s - in the Casentino valley (Tuscany region). Our finding confirms the presence of the species in the Apennines between Tuscany and Romagna. C. chrysomelinus is a very rare saproxylic species protected in many European countries.