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2 „Check-List of Latvian Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)” INTRODUCTION Dear BEETLEman, Seven years have passed since the first complete list of Coleoptera recorded from Latvia was published (Telnov D., A.Barsevskis, F.Savich, F.Kovalevsky, S.Berdnikov, M.Doronin, R.Cibulskis, D.Ratniece, 1997. Check-List of Latvian Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera). - Mitteilungen des Internationalen Entomologischen Vereins, Supplementum 5: 1-141). As is typical in entomology, many systematic changes have been made since that time, and many beetles new to the Latvian fauna have been discovered. So, it’s time for a second edition of the “Check-List of Latvian Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)”! The present work begins a new ongoing series of publications on Latvian Coleoptera, which I have called the “Compendium of Latvian Coleoptera”. This series aims to introduce the Latvian beetle fauna, to compile all known data and to make them accessible to coleopterists and other interested people. After this List, the next volumes planned are “Bibliography on Latvian Beetles”, several parts of “Ecology of Latvian Beetles”, and, finally, “Distribution Maps of Latvian Beetles”. Many Coleopterists from Latvia and all over Europe have made contributions to this issue. I am highly indebted to all my friends and colleagues listed below in the chapters “Number of Coleoptera species according to families” & “Acknowledgements” for their support! The Coleoptera of Latvia have been studied for more than 225 years, since 1778. The current check-list is based on a revision of all known published records of Latvian Coleoptera, as well as examination of major historical and recent collections stored in Latvia and all over Europe. These collections include those of Seidlitz, Gimmerthal, Spuris, Šmits, Lackschewitz, Mikutowicz, Brammanis and numerous others. In total, more than 400 bibliographical sources have been consulted. In total, 105 families and 3434 species of Coleoptera have been confirmed for the Latvian fauna as of May 2004. Of course, this is not the final number, and we would predict the occurrence of ~4000 species of Coleoptera in Latvia. To compare: there are ~3000 species recorded from Estonia, ~2800 from Lithuania, ~3650 from Finland and ~4450 from Sweden. Like any faunal monograph, this check-list is not constant, and will be updated continuously as the group's systematics advances. Hence, I am open to any comments, addenda and corrections. DMITRY TELNOV Chairman of Coleopterology The Entomological Society of Latvia Rga, 2004.28.05. ÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ INTERNET ADDRESS OF THIS ISSUE: http://invertebrata.from.lv -> under “Catalogue of Latvian Coleoptera” CONTACT ADDRESS: Dmitry Telnov, Praulienas iela 4-35, LV-1021 Rga, Latvia; E-mail: telnov@parks.lv ORDERING INFORMATION: The Entomological Society of Latvia, c/o: Faculty of Biology, 4, Kronvalda Blvd., LV-1586 Rga, Latvia / Lettland / Lettonie
Compendium of Latvian Coleoptera, I 3 CHOROTYPES OF LATVIA In Latvia, several species of Coleoptera and other invertebrates reach the southernmost, northernmost, westernmost or easternmost extremes of their distributional area. The geographical position of Latvia on the borders of the boreal and broad-leaved forest zones on one side, and the forest and forest-steppe zones on the other, have made an excellent background for high beetle species diversity. Except the large, sometimes “transcontinental” chorotypes, like the Holarctic (incl. circumpolar & boreomontane), Palaearctic (incl. North African-Eurasian, Eurasian), W Palaearctic, Asiatic-European, Sibero-European, and European chorotypes, the territory of Latvia includes the following other smaller chorotypes: Europeo-Mediterranean, N European, Central European, E European, Europeo-Caucasian, Europeo-British, Siberian-Baltic, and finally the Baltic chorotype. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I sincerely acknowledge all the authors of the first issue of this check-list, namely A.Barševskis (Daugavpils, Latvia), S.Berdnikov (Rga, Latvia), R.Cibuskis (Daugavpils), M.Doronin (Rga), F.Kovalevsky (Rga), D.Ratniece (Saulkrasti, Latvia) and F.Savich (Rga), who have all contributed their data towards the second edition. My thanks to many of my colleagues from around the World. I sincerely thank everyone who helped me during the preparation of the current list, including M.A.Alonso-Zarazaga, F.Angelini, R.Angus, V.Assing, B.Büche, M.Danilevsky, L.Erbeling, R.Frieser, F.Fritzlar, M.Geisthardt, R.Gerstmeier, M.Gigli, M.Hartmann, J.Háva, F.Hebauer, M.Jäch, A.Kirejtshuk, B.Klausnitzer, R.Klinger, A.Kopetz, S.Kurbatov, A.Legalov, G.Liberti, I.Löbl, G.Lyubarsky, J.- M.Maes, M.Mandelshtam, O.Merkl, A.Napolov, N.Nikitsky, E.Palm, I.Plonski, D.Pollock, A.Pütz, J.Reibnitz, W.Rücker, M.Russell, G.Sama, M.Schülke, S.Skalicky, M.Sörensson, X.Vázquez, M.Volkovitsh, A.Weigel, H.Wendt, C.Wurst and D.Young. I also deeply indebted to my friends V.Spuis (Faculty of Biology, Rga), J.Gailis (Latvian Fund for Nature, Rga), M.Kalniš (Environmental State Inspectorate, Rga), M.V.L.Barclay (The Natural History Museum, London), and M.Hartmann (Museum of Natural History, Erfurt) for consultations, access to current literature and other friendly support during the preparation of the current work. My special loving thanks to my wife Kristina Gree, and my children Alisa and Edwin for their assistance during the preparation of this work, and for the supportive atmosphere of the family.
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