Arvīds Barševskis

• Dr.biol, Prof.
• Professor at Daugavpils University

The genus Cyriotasiastes (Neman, 1842) is revised using a combination of morphological, biogeographic, and molecular data. Based on this, we proposed to erect the four species belonging to sub-species Cyriotasiastes rhetenor: C.rhetenor rhetenor, C. rhetenor mindorensis, C. rhetenor panayensis, C. rhetenor solsonanensis, as separate species with t...

In this paper, new faunistic data of one hundred nineteen (119) species belonging to fifty-four (54) genera under nineteen (19) tribes from the subfamilies cerambycinae and lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Philippines is presented. Fourteen (14) species were documented for the first time after description, of sixteen (16) species were r...

The paper provides new information about the distribution of Metopides nivosus (White, 1858) in Pakistan. The results of the study show that this species is more widely distributed in Pakistan than previously thought. New faunistic data presents material near the border of Afghanistan. It can be assumed that the distribution of the species is wider...

In this paper, we outline new faunistic data about 51 little-known species that make up the longhorn fauna of the oriental region. In particular, 15 species belonging to the sub-family Cerambycinae and 36 species belonging to the subfamily Lamiinae are treated in this paper. A total of 3 species were recorded for the first time since its descriptio...

Lamprobityle bagobutabagawa sp. nov, a new species of the genus Lamprobityle Heller, 1923 from Philippines, Mindanao Island is described and illustrated. The new species is named after the Bagobo Tabagawa, one of the local tribes living on the island of Mindanao. There are currently 15 known species of this genus, all of which are endemic to the Ph...

This paper presents Tsounkranaglenea cabrasae sp. nov., a new species of Saperdini from Mt. Candalaga Range in Maragusan, Davao de Oro Philippines. The new species has a peculiar short, recurved rake-like sternite VII and a unique form of aedeagus making the species distinct from its congeners. High-definition images of species habitus, male termin...

Doliops kaupersi sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Mindanao Island, (Philippines) is described and illustrated. The genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 in the world fauna is now represented by 75 species and subspecies. There are currently 27 species of this genus found on the Mindanao island.

A new species of Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Mindan ao Island, Philippines Arvīds Barševskis Barševskis A. 2024. A new species of Callimetopus Blanchard,1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Mindanao Island, Philippines. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology, 24(1): 99-102. Callimetopus torrejosae sp. nov. from Mindanao I...

Barševskis A., Torrejos Ch. 2024. New data on fauna and distribution of the tribe Cerambycini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Philippines. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology, 24(1): 103-109. This article presents new information on the distribution of twenty-six species of longhorn beetles from the tribe Cerambycini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambyci...

The article summarizes data about 73 species of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 known from the Philippine Archipelago, as well as information about the distribution of species in different islands of the Philippines.

In this paper Cleptometopus negrosensis sp. nov., a species new to science from Negros Island, is described. This is fourth species of the genus Cleptometopus in the Philippines. Key words: Cerambycidae, Agapanthiini, Cleptometopus, Negros, Philippines, new specie

Microplocia medinai sp. nov. from Luzon Island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. This is the second species of the genus Microplocia Heller, 1924 from the Philippine archipelago. Both species of this genus in the Philippines are known from Luzon Island. The determination key for species of the Philippines is given. The world fauna of this...

Amid ongoing urbanisation, domestic gardens are expected to play an increasing role in enhancing urban biodiversity by supplementing green areas and improving landscape connectivity. Biodiversity-friendly gardens also improve human well-being and foster connections between nature and people. To study these benefits, we distributed an online questio...

The present study provides new faunistic data for 66 species of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), which were collected or observed from 2019 to 2023 in Latvia. Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) is recorded from Latvia for the first time. The article contains information on the distribution and the phenology of five very rare (1-5...

The genus Polyphida Pascoe, 1861 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Glaucytini) is distributed in the Oriental region and is represented by eighteen species concentrated mainly in the Insular region of Southeast Asia. This article describes and illustrates the Polyphida romblonica sp. nov., a new species from Romblon Island, Southern Luzon, P...

Atrichocera palawana sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Palawan island, the Philippines. Currently 4 species of the genus Atrichocera known in the world fauna. This is the first record of this genus in the Philippine archipelago. The article includes a species catalog of this genus. Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini, At...

This article contains information on the distribution of 14 little-studied species of long-horned beetles in the Philippine archipelago. For the nine species, there are no published data in the literature since their description. Bybeana schawalleri Hüdepohl, 1996 is indicated for the first time in Negros, and Cornusia obriumoides Thomson, 1869-for...

Procleomenes palawanensis sp. nov, a new species of the genus Procleomenes Gressitt & Rondon, 1970 from the Philippines, is described and illustrated. The species is from Palawan which is the first record of the genus in the island.

Nidella palawana sp. nov. species from Palawan island, the Philippines is described and illustrated. The world fauna of the genus Nidella Gressit & Rondon 1970 is now represented by thirteen species.

Borneogrammus hamiguitanus sp. nov., a species new to science, is described from Mindanao Island. The previously monotypic genus, known only from Borneo (Ma-laysia, Sabah), is recorded in the Philippines for the first time.

Chydaeopsis torrejosae sp. nov. and Cleptometopus pepitoi sp. nov. from the Phil-ippines are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The genus Chydaeopsis Pascoe, 1864 in the world fauna represented by 5 species, but genus Cleptometopus Thomson, 1864-by 72 species and subspecies.

Two new species of Cacia Newman, 1842, Cacia (Ipocregyes) katrinae sp. nov. and Cacia (Cacia) aeschyae sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Mindoro Island. Prior to this, only one species was described from Mindoro, C. estrellae Hüdepohl, 1989. With the addition of these new species, Mindoro Island now has three species, and the Philippines...

Cristaphanes palawanus sp. nov. from Palawan island, the Philippines, is described, illustrated and compared with other similar species. There are currently 8 species of the genus Cristaphanes known in the world fauna, but 2 species are found in the Philippine archipelago.

This work presents the first catalog of the genus Choeromorpha Chevrolat, 1849 for the Philippines. A total of five species and one subspecies have been described from different faunal regions of the country. This paper proposes a new species, Choeromorpha (s. str.) luzonensis sp. nov. from Aurora Province, Luzon Island. Choeromorpha brunneomaculat...

he article contains faunistic data on Dicelosternus corallinus Gahan, 1900 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Vietnam. This species is recorded for Vietnam the first time. Until now, it was known from continental China and Taiwan. New records expand our knowledge on the distribution of D. corallinus in the East Asia. Keywords: fauna, distribution, lo...

A catalog of the genus Cacia Newman, 1842 is provided for the Philippines accounting to 47 species and 2 subspecies is provided. Cacia (s. str.) cabrasae sp. nov. and Cacia (Ipocregyes) manobo sp. nov. are proposed for the Philippine fauna.

A new sub-species of Cyriotasiastes rhetenor (Newman, 1842) is described with notes on the ecology, behavior, threats, and conservation of the species provided. This is the fourth subspecies of this monotypic genus in the Philippines.

The paper presents a survey analysis of the genus Pterolophia Newman, 1842 of the Philippines. An annotated list of 52 species belonging to 6 subgenera is given. Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Pterolophia, Philippine.

Procleomenes medinai sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Guangxi (China) is described and illustrated. The genus Procleomenes Gressit & Rondon, 1970 in the world fauna is presented by twenty five species distributed in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. Key words: Procleomenes, long-horned beetles, taxonomy, new species, China, Palaearctic...

Synixais anichtchenkoi sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Luzon island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. The genus SynixaisAurivillius, 1911 now contains twelve species distributed in the Oriental Region (three species are known from Luzon island, two from Borneo, two from Laos, two from Mindanao, one from Mindoro, one from Paha...

Vanaga A., Barševskis A. 2022. A new record of Oxynopterus harmseni Candèze, 1885 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Sumatra. Baltic J. Coleopterol., 22(2): 391-394. This article present new faunistic data of a very rare click-beetle Oxynopterus harmseni Candèze, 1885 in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographs of the habitus and the aedeagus are provided.

To the knowledge of the genus Polyphida Pascoe, 1861 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Philippines. Baltic J. Coleopterol., 22(2): 403-411. The review of the genus Polyphida Pascoe, 1861 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Philippines is provided. In the world fauna, 17 species of the genus Polyphida are currently known, of which 5 occur in the Phili...

The current study presents new faunistic records of three species of the genus Stenurella Villiers, 1974 in the fauna of Latvia.

This article present data on the distribution of ten species of the genus Aristobia (Thomson, 1868) of the Oriental and Palaearctic regions. The world fauna of this genus represented by thirteen species. Information about findings of Aristobia tavakiliani Jiroux et al., 2014 and Aristobia quadrifasciata malasiaca Jiroux et al., 2014 are first publi...

New faunistic data for several species of the genus Cereopsius Pascoe 1857 of Southeast Asia are provided. Specimens are deposited in the Daugavpils University beetle collection (DUBC). Cereopsius aureomaculatus Breuning, 1968 is indicated for the first time in the fauna of Vietnam and Thailand. Cereopsius erasmus Medina, Mantilla, Cabras & Vitali,...

Notes on the ecology of Callimetopus lumawigi Breuning, 1980 (Coleoptera: Lamiinae: Pteropliini) in Mindanao, Philippines. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 22 (1): 91-95. Abstract This paper reports some ecologic observations on Callimetopus lumawigi Breuning, 1980 in the ancestral domain of Ovu-manuvu part of Mount Apo Range in Davao City, Philippines....

Two new species of Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini), subgenus Orthocyrtus Heller, 1912 and Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 from Mindanao and Panay islands are described. A distribution map is also provided.

Acronia paulsi sp. nov. from Luzon (Philippines) is described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The genus Acronia Westwood, 1863 in the world fauna is now represented by 17 species.

This article provides new distribution records of the twenty seven species of the genus Anoplophora in Asia based on the beetle collection at the Coleopterological Research Center of Daugavpils University, Latvia. Anoplophora zonator (Thoms.) is recorded for the first time in Vietnam. In the Philippines, the following distribution records are newly...

2022. A new species of Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Panay Island, Philippines. Baltic J. Coleopterol., 22(1): 133-138. Callimetopus panayensis sp. nov. from Panay Island (Philippines) described, illustrated, and compared with similar species. The genus Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 in the world fauna is now represente...

Doliops du sp. nov.Waterhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Leyte Island (the Philippines) is described and illustrated. The genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 in the world fauna is now represented by 73 species and subspecies.

The article summarizes faunistic data on 82 rare and little-known species of long-horned beetles, collected in the Oriental Region and deposited in the beetle collection of Daugavpils University, Latvia (DUBC). New data on 14 species presents the first faunistic information after their original descriptions, and ten taxa are recorded for the first...

This article summarizes faunistic data about finding of 153 species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera), collected in Latvia in 2020 to 2021. One species, Eucnemis zaitzevi Mamaev, 1976 (Eucnemidae), is recorded for the first time from Latvia. The article provides data about new findings of seven species which are oficially protected in Latvia.

Faunistic data for 22 species of genus Pachyteria Audinet-Serville, 1883, deposited in Daugavpils University Beetle Collection (DUBC) is provided. The studied specimens are originated from six countries of the Oriental Region: Laos, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Malay�sia and Vietnam are given. The taxonomic status of P. diversipes bouvieri Ritsema,...

Zotalemimon legalovi sp.nov. Pic, 1925 from the Palawan Island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. This is the first species of the genus Zotalemimon Pic, 1925 from the Philippine archipelago. The world fauna of this genus now contains 22 species distributed in the Oriental Region and south-eastern part of the Palearctic Regions.

Two new species of the tribe Pteropliini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Philippines are described and illustrated: Pseudocomeron vitalii sp. nov. from Leyte and Synixais fantii sp. nov. from Luzon. The world fauna of the genus Pseudocomeron Breuning, 1963 now contains two species distributed in the Philippino Archipelago, and the...

A comprehensive and updated catalog of the genus Glenea Newman, 1842 is presented with the key to the sub-genera for Philippine species. The genus counts 87 species (77 species and 10 subspecies), ranged in seven subgenera. Glenea caraga invittaticollis Breuning, 1966 rest. status = Glenea caraga subvittaticollis Breuning, 1968 n. syn. (un. repl. n...

Two new species from the Philippines are described and illustrated: N. borodini sp. nov. from Palawan and N. petrovi sp. nov. from Mindoro. The world fauna of Nidella is now repre�sented by twelve species. Additional faunistic records for N. anichtchenkoi Barševskis, 2020 are provided.

This article includes new data on the distribution of Erythrus philipinus Vives, 2021, Xystrocera danilevskii Vives, 2013, and Xystrocera festiva Thomson, 1860 in the Philippines, as well as first description of the previously unknown female Erythrus philipinus and male Xystrocera danilevskii. The information in the article substantially complement...

Two new species of Merinoeda Pascoe, 1869 from the Palawan Island (Philippines) are de�scribed and illustrated: Merionoeda borodinae sp. nov and M. semenyaki sp. nov. The world fauna of Merionoeda by 126 species and subspecies. Additional faunistic records for Merionoeda aurorensis Vives, 2009 and M. barligi Vives, 2015 are provided.

Five new species of the gernus Dere Fahraeus, 1872 from the Philippines are described and illustrated: D. telnovi sp. nov. (Palawan), D. shavrini sp. nov. (Palawan), D. legalovi sp. n. (Samar), D. bukejsi sp. nov. (Negros) and D. rukmaneae sp. nov. (Mindanao). The world fauna of Dere is now represented by 56 taxa, and the fauna of the Philippines b...

Two new species of the genus Cleomenes Thomson, 1864 are described and illustrated from the Philippines: C. medinai sp. nov. (Palawan) and C. cabrasae sp. nov. (Negros). The world fauna the genus Cleomenes is now represented by 43 taxa, eight species of which are known from the Philippines.

Paradiallus vietnamicus sp. nov. from Quang Binh (Vietnam) is described and illustrated. The world fauna the Oriental genus Paradiallus is now represented by six species, from which four species are distributed in the Philippines, and other two species in Laos and Vietnam respectively.

Nidella anichtchenkoi sp. nov. from Luzon Island, Philippines is described and illustrated. The catalogue of species of the genus Nidella is provided. The world fauna of Nidella is now represented by ten species.

Parazosmotes shavrini sp. nov. from Mindanao Island, Philippines is described and illustrated. The catalogue of three species of the genus Parazosmotes Breuning, 1959 is provided

The article contains faunistic data on thirteen taxa of the genus Megaloxantha Kerremans, 1902 collected mainly in the Oriental Region. Key words: Fauna, Buprestidae, Megaloxantha, Oriental region, distribution.

New faunistic records are presented for 164 species of long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Oriental Region and adjacent territories. Records of 21 species presents the first faunistic data after the original description, and two taxa are recorded for the first time for the local fauna: Eunidia atripennis Pu & Yang, 1993 for Vietna...

Two new taxa of the genus Cleomenes Thomson, 1864 are described and illustrated: C. modicatus bukejsi ssp. nov. (China, Guangxi) and C. katrinae sp. nov. (Vietnam). The world fauna of Cleomenes is now represented by 45 species.

The article contains faunistic data on the discovery of Falseunidia albosignata Breuning, 1943 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on the island of Luzon, Philippines. This species is listed for the first time for Philippine fauna. Until now, this species was known from India, Nepal, and Thailand. The new record significantly changes the information on the...

The paper presents new records for 25 species of long-horned beetles of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Philippines. Key words: Cerambycidae, Doliops, new record, fauna, Philippines.

A new subspecies, Pseudodoliops weigeli voitsekhovskii ssp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), from the Waigeo Island (Indonesia) is described and illustrated. An updated check-list of the genus Pseudodoliops Schultze, 1934 is proposed, and now this genus is represented by eight species.

Callimetopus telnovi sp. nov. from Sulawesi island is described and illustrated. The world fauna the Oriental genus Callimetopus is now represented by 51 species.

A catalogue of the genus Xystrocera Audinet-Serville, 1834 in the Philippines with notes on the new distribution record of Xystrocera globosa (Olivier, 1795) is presented.

The paper presents new records for 40 species of long-horned beetles of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Philippines and Taiwan. Sixteen species have additional distribution records since their description.

It is our honor and privilege to present the newly born “Journal of Tropical Coleopterology”, an international journal fully devoted to the study of tropical Coleoptera.

Procleomenes samarensis sp.n. from Samar island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. The genus Procleomenes in the world fauna is now represented by 23 species, from which five species are distributed in the Philippines. The check-list of the genus of the Philippines is proposed. Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Procleomenes, fauna, new...

Three new species of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Philippines are described and illustrated: D. marifelipeae sp. nov. and D. racsi sp. nov. from Luzon, and D. legalovi sp. nov. from Mindanao. The genus Doliops in the world fauna is now represented by 69 species and subspecies. Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycid...

Lamprobityle danae sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Mt. Talomo (Mindanao Island, Philippines) is described and illustrated. For the first time, a habitat characterization of new species is given. At present, the genus Lamprobityle Heller, 1923 represented by 14 species and all are endemics of the Philippine archipelago.

New distributional records are presented for 85 little-known species of long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Oriental Region. Findings of five species presents the first faunistic data after the original description: Callimetopus bumbierisi Barševskis, 2018, C. juliae Barševskis, 2016, C. miroshnikovi Barševskis, 2016, Pseudodoliop...

2019. Stag beetle Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Latvia (Coleoptera: Lucanidae): faunal status, protection and use in folk art. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 19 (2): 297-302. The article summarizes information on the historical finds, faunistic and protection status of the stag beetle Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleopera: Lucanidae), as well a...

This article presents the faunistic data for 46 species of longhorn beetles collected or observed in 2019 in Latvia. The new findings will supplement data on the distribution of longhorn beetles species in Latvia.

Synixais luzonica sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Luzon Island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. S. strandi Breuning, 1940 is reported from Vietnam for the first time. The genus Synixais Aurivillius, 1911 in the world fauna is now represented by ten species.

Synixais mindoroensis sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Mindoro island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. An updated catalogue of the genus Synixais Aurivillius, 1911 is proposed. The genus Synixais in the world fauna is now represented by nine species.

Pseudodoliops eleagns apoensis sp. n. from the Mindanao island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. An updated check-list of the genus Pseudodoliops Schultze, 1934 is proposed. The genus Pseudodoliops in the world fauna is now represented by eight species.

A new combination is proposed for Aprophata marinduquensismarinduquensis (Vives, 2012) comb. and stat. nov. from Marinduque island (Philippines), originally described in the genus Pseudaprophata Breuning, 1961 (Coleotera: Cerambycidae). Aprophata marinduquensis luzonensis ssp. nov. from Luzon (Philippines) is described and illustrated. An updated c...

Callimetopus havai sp. nov., a new species of the genus Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Philippines: Luzon island is described and illustrated, and compared with related species. The genus Callimetopus is now represented in the world fauna by 50 species.

Two new species of long-horned beetles of the genus Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 from the Philippines are described and illustrated: C. bumbierisi sp. n. (Palawan) and C. marinduquensis sp. n. (Marinduque). The genus Callimetopus is now represented by 49 species.

Agnia rita sp. n. from Panay Island (Philippines) is described and illustrated, the lectotype of Agnia clara is designated and a new synonymy is proposed: A. clara Newman, 1842 = A. lucipor Breuning, 1982, syn. n. A catalogue of the genus Agnia Newman, 1842 is given. The genus Agnia is now represented by eight species.

Synixais willietorresi sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Mindanao (Philippines) is described and illustrated. A catalogue of the genus Synixais is proposed. The genus Synixais Aurivillius, 1911 in the world fauna is now represented by eight species.

New species and a new subspecies of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 and a new species of the genus Lamprobityle Heller, 1923 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are described and illustrated: D. um sp. n., D. basilana zamboangana ssp. n. and L. medinai sp. n. The genus Doliops in the world fauna is now represented by 59 species, and the genus Lamprobityl...

The current catalogue of longhorn beetles of Latvia is based on analysis of data published for almost two and a half centuries (1778 – 2018). At the moment, 126 longhorn beetle species are known for fauna of Latvia and data about 20 species are considered as doubtful.

Faunistic data on 34 little known species of long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Oriental Region are provided. Records of 11 species are provided for the first time after their descriptions. Mimozeargyna flavomaculata Breuning, 1967 is recorded for Mindanao (Philippines) for the first time.

The new species Pseudodoliops ditumaboensis sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Luzon island, the Philippines is described and illustrated. In the world fauna Pseudodoliops Schultze, 1934 represented by 8 species.

The new species Pseudodoliops ditumaboensis sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Luzon island, the Philippines is described and illustrated. In the world fauna Pseudodoliops Schultze, 1934 represented by 8 species.

This article contains faunistic data for 80 species of 16 families of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Zalve rural municipality, Nereta District, Latvia. Two species, Liocola lugubris (Hbst.) and Peltis grossa (L.), are included to the list of indicator species of natural forest habitats; Aromia moschata moschata (L.), Liocola lugubris (Hbst.) and...

The article contains records of 24 species of the genus Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Oriental Region. New records of eleven species are provided for the first time after their descriptions. In the world fauna Callimetopus represented by 47 species. Key words: taxonomy, new species, fauna, Coleoptera, Fhilippines,...

Three new species of long-horned beetles of the genus Callimetopus Blanchard, 1853 from the Philippines are described and illustrated: C. cabrasae sp. n. (Mindanao), C. kalninsi sp. n. (Panay) and C. tsinkevichi sp. n. (Luzon). To date, the genus Callimetopus represented by 47 species, which are distributed in the Oriental Region (mainly in the Phi...

Lamprobityle cabrasae sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Mindanao Island(Philippines) is described and illustrated. To date, the genus Lamprobityle Heller, 1924 represented by 12species andall are endemics of the Philippine Archipelago. Key words: Coleoptera,Cerambycidae, Apomecynini, Lamiinae, Lamprobityle, new species, Philippine...

Cyriotasiastes rhetenor panayensis ssp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Panay Island, Philippines is described and illustrated. To date, three subspecies of C. rhetenor are known from the Philippine Archipelago. Key words: Cyriotasiastes, Monochamini, Lamiinae, Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, new subspecies, Panay Island, Philippines

Background and purpose: Calosoma auropunctatum (Herbst) is the species with no confirmed records in the last 150 years in the Latvian fauna. Until now, the species was considered probably extinct in this area. The species was confirmed for Latvia in 2014, during the research project devoted to biodiversity monitoring in various agrocenoses with dif...

The results of studied problems of identification and distribution in the Baltic countries of four species of Badister (s. str.) subgenus: B. unipustulatus, B. meridionalis, B. bullatus, and B. lacertosus, are presented in the current paper. The relevance of a number of diagnostic body traits both in males and females is widely discussed and illust...

Doliops havai sp. nov., a new species of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Luzon Island (Philippines) is described and illustrated, and compared with related D. isabelae Vives, 2013. The genus Doliops is now represented in the world fauna by 57 species.

Acronia layroni sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Pteropliini) is described and illustrated. An updated check-list of the genus Acronia Westwood, 1863 is proposed. In biogeographical aspect, the largest diversity of species of Acronia are known from Luzon Island (9 species), Mindanao Island (4 species), from Samar Island is known only t...

Faunistic data on 23 little known species of long-horned beetles of the tribe Apomecyni from the Philippines are provided. Lamprobityle layroni sp. nov. from Luzon Island is described, illustrated and compared with closely related L. rugulata Vives, 2012.

Four new species of the genus Doliops Waterhouse, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Philippines are described and illustrated: D. boteroi sp. n. (Mindanao), D. dunskisi sp. n. (Mindanao), D. mindoroensis sp. n. (Mindoro) and D. santossilvai sp. n. (Mindanao) One synonymy is proposed: D. duodecimpunctata Heller, 1923 = D. gutowskii Barševskis, 20...