New data on rare beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Latvia
New data on rare beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Latvia
New data on rare beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Latvia
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>New</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>rare</strong> <strong>beetles</strong> (<strong>Coleoptera</strong>) <strong>in</strong> <strong>Latvia</strong> 55<br />
Anoplodera scutellata Fabricius and Cyrtoclytus capra (Germar) are proved for <strong>Latvia</strong>.<br />
These species were reported from Northern Kurland by J.H. Kawall more than 130 years ago<br />
(Spuris, 1984), the presence of them was not proven later. There is menti<strong>on</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> literature<br />
that the presence of both these species <strong>in</strong> territory of <strong>Latvia</strong> is not proved. That is reas<strong>on</strong> why<br />
these species were <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the Catalogue of l<strong>on</strong>ghorn <strong>beetles</strong> of <strong>Latvia</strong> (Spuris, 1984)<br />
and <strong>in</strong> the Check-list of <strong>Latvia</strong>n <strong>beetles</strong> (Telnov et al. 1997) without order number. In both<br />
publicati<strong>on</strong>s, A. scutellata is <strong>in</strong>correctly <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> genus Leptura. <str<strong>on</strong>g>New</str<strong>on</strong>g> localities of A.<br />
scutellata and C. capra (Sltere, meadows at the bottom of Zilie kalni hills opposite Dvida<br />
rav<strong>in</strong>e) and regi<strong>on</strong> menti<strong>on</strong>ed by J. H. Kawall co<strong>in</strong>cides. Both species are extremely <strong>rare</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Latvia</strong>. After the rediscover<strong>in</strong>g of A. scutellata and C. capra the number of l<strong>on</strong>ghorn <strong>beetles</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>Latvia</strong> <strong>in</strong>creases from 109 to 111 species.<br />
Kopsavilkums<br />
Rakst sniegtas zias par 30 retm, taj skait 16 Latvijas Sarkanaj grmat<br />
iekautajm, vabou sugm. Divm koksngraužu dzimtas (Cerambycidae) sugm -<br />
Anoplodera scutellata Fabricius un Cyrtoclytus capra (Germar) pierdta eksistšana<br />
Latvijas teritorij.<br />
References<br />
Pileckis S., M<strong>on</strong>seviius V. 1997. Fauna of Lithuania, 2. Beetles. Vilnius, Mokslo ir<br />
enciklopediju leidybos <strong>in</strong>stitutas: 1-216 (<strong>in</strong> Lithuanian, English abstract).<br />
Spuris Z. (ed.) 1998. Red Data Book of <strong>Latvia</strong>. Rare and threatened species of plants and<br />
animals. Vol. 4. Invertebrates. Rga, LU Bioloijas <strong>in</strong>stitts: 1-288.<br />
Spuris Z. 1984. Catalogue of <strong>in</strong>sects of <strong>Latvia</strong>. 5. L<strong>on</strong>ghorn <strong>beetles</strong> (Cerambycidae). – Latv.<br />
Entomol. 27: 5-31 (<strong>in</strong> <strong>Latvia</strong>n, English abstract).<br />
Suda I., Milander G. 1998. Distributi<strong>on</strong> maps of Est<strong>on</strong>ian <strong>in</strong>sects. Vol. 1. Cerambycidae.<br />
Tartu: 1-88.<br />
Telnov D., Barsevskis A., Savich F., Kovalevsky F., Berdnikov S., Dor<strong>on</strong><strong>in</strong> M., Cibulskis<br />
R., Ratniece D. 1997. Check-List of <strong>Latvia</strong>n <strong>beetles</strong> (<strong>Coleoptera</strong>). - Mitt. <strong>in</strong>ternat.<br />
entomol. Ver. Frankfurt a. M., Suppl. 5: 1-140.<br />
Received: December 7, 2000.
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