Ricerc@Sapienza

1. The stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera:
Lucanidae), is a flagship species for the conservation of European old-growth
forests. Despite its popularity and many studies conducted, the lack of knowledge
of its habits and ecological requirements leads to difficulties in locating the
species in the field and to provide information for suitable planning conservation
actions suitable for the species.
2. In order to gather information on dispersal ability and space use, a radiotelemetry

Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763) is a saproxylic scarab beetle protected by the Habitats Directive in the
European Union. The present paper is part of a special issue on monitoring of saproxylic beetles protected
in Europe and starts with a revision of the current knowledge on systematics, ecology, ethology and conservation
of O. eremita and its allied species, followed by experimental tests of different methods for monitoring
its populations. Two methods were compared in several localities of central Italy: (1) the widely used