New data on rare beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Latvia

<strong>New</strong> <strong>data</strong> on rare beetles (Coleoptera) in Latvia 53
Carabidae Latreille, 1802
Carabus coriaceus Linnaeus, 1758 ***
Beri 23.09.1997 (1, K.V.), Lielauce 07.07.1999 (1, J.G.), 21.08.-04.09.1999 (1, J.G. -
caught by pit - fall trap), Ratnieki 09.08.2000 (2, R.L.).
Silphidae Latreille, 1802
Dendroxena quadrimaculata (Scopoli, 1772) **
Lielauce 29.05.-12.06.1999 (1, J.G. - caught by pit-fall trap).
Staphylinidae Latreille, 1807
Velleius dilatatus (Paykull, 1787) ***
Lielauce 10.07.-24.07.1999 (4, J.G. - caught by window trap), 05.08.2000 (1, J.G.).
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
Liocola marmorata (Fabricius, 1792) **
Lgo 03.08.1997 (1, K.V.), Sltere 20.07.2000 (1, V.S.).
Gnorimus nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) *
Sltere 20.07.2000 (6, J.G., V.S., K.V.), Vdale 20.07.2000 (1, V.S.). About 200 individuals
were observed in Sltere which is the single known recent locality in Latvia
(Andrušaitis, 1998).
Gnorimus variabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) *
Sltere 20.07.2000 (1, V.S.).
Lucanidae Latreille, 1806
Dorcus parallelopipedus (Linnaeus, 1758) **
Dobele 18.06.1999 (1, J.G.)
Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth, 1785) *
Sltere 18.06.1999 (4, J.G.), 16.07.2000 (2, V.S.).
Elateridae Leach, 1815
Athous rufus (De Geer, 1774) **
Kolka 28.07.1999 (1, V.S.), 29.07.1999 (1, V.S.).
Buprestidae Leach, 1815
Buprestis mariana Linnaeus, 1758 ****
Kolka 01.07.1999 (1, J.G.), Zle 26.04.2000 (1, J.G., remains of beetle), Garkalne
14.06.2000 (2, K.V.), Kolka 21.07.2000 (1, K.V.).
Trogossotidae Latreille, 1802
Peltis grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dundaga 19.06.1999 (1, B.E.).
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810
Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 **