Contributions to the knowledge of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Kaliningrad Region. 5

Abstract

The article presents faunal data on 60 species belonging to 24 beetle families of the Kaliningrad Region, western Russia. Twenty species, i.e. Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) [Bostrychidae], Glischrochilus quadrisignatus (Say), Carpophilus dimidiatus (F.) [Nitidulidae], Palorus ratzeburgii (Wissmann) [Tenebrionidae], Poecilium alni (L.), Ropalopus macropus (Germ.), Stenostola dubia (Laich.), Tetrops starkii Chevr.[Cerambycidae], Phaedon laevigatus (Duft.) [Chrysomelidae], Calosirus terminatus (Hbst.), Datonychus angulosus Boh., Lixus pulverulentus (Scop.), Lymantor coryli (Perris), Magdalis exarata (Bris.), Pelenomus velaris (Gyll.), Sitona gressorius (F.), Smicronyx jungermanniae (Reich), Trichosirocalus barnevillei (Grenier), Tychius medicaginis Bris., and T. lineatulus Steph. [Curculionidae], are reported for the first time from the studied area.

Straipsnyje pateikiami faunistiniai duomenys apie Kaliningrado srityje (Rusijos vakarinė dalis) užregistruotas 60 vabalų rūšių, priklausančių 24 šeimoms. Dvidešimt rūšių: Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) [Bostrychidae], Glischrochilus quadrisignatus (Say), Carpophilus dimidiatus (F.) [Nitidulidae], Palorus ratzeburgii (Wissmann) [Tenebrionidae], Poecilium alni (L.), Ropalopus macropus (Germ.), Stenostola dubia (Laich.), Tetrops starkii Chevr. [Cerambycidae], Phaedon laevigatus (Duft.) [Chrysomelidae], Calosirus terminatus (Hbst.), Datonychus angulosus Boh., Lixus pulverulentus (Scop.), Lymantor coryli (Perris), Magdalis exarata (Bris.), Pelenomus velaris (Gyll.), Sitona gressorius (F.), Smicronyx jungermanniae (Reich), Trichosirocalus barnevillei (Grenier), Tychius medicaginis Bris. ir T. lineatulus Steph. [Curculionidae] Kaliningrado srityje užregistruotos pirmą kartą.

Keywords:

• Russia
• Coleoptera
• biodiversity
• fauna
• new records

Acknowledgments

We express our sincere thanks to Dr Boris A. Korotyaev (Zoological Institute RAS, Sankt-Petersburg) for assistance in determination of some curculionid species and valuable advices. Dr Maksims Balalaikins (Daugavpils, Latvia) and an anonymous reviewer are cordially thanked for valuable comments on our manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.