HISTORY OF STUDY AND CURRENT STATE OF STUDY OF THE FAMILYHISTERIDAE GYLLENHAL, 1808 (COLEOPTERA) OF BELARUSIAN FAUNA

Abstract

The main works describing the taxonomic structure, ecological features and zoogeography of the Histeridae family of Belarus have been analyzed. In total more than 60 publications have been reviewed and studied. It is noted that the first information on Histeridae of Belarus appeared at the end of the 19^th century in the work by K. Lindeman. After the evident recession of interest in the study of the Coleoptera family in the first half of the 20^th century, the resumption
of studies of Histeridae on the territory of Belarus has been observed since the mid-sixties of the 20^th century and continues to the present time. To date 67 spesies of histerid beetles belonging to 21 genera and 6 subfamilies have been recorded on the territory of Belarus.

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