Katerina Lecka’s scientific contributions

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 published data after original descriptions of these species and subspecies.

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, 2021 is recorded for the first time since the original description.

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.

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.