Publications

Space importance and responsibility for species conservation illustrated in ground beetles in Switzerland (Coleoptera, Carabidae), with remarks on the Swiss Red List. - All known 551 specific and subspecific taxa of Swiss ground beetles are given including the 133 endangered taxa as well as the 167 taxa with space importance. Five degrees of space importance are defined: endemic for Switzerland, species of the Alps only, species with southern European distribution, species with central European distribution and those of a wider European distribution.