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The ground beetles (Coleoptera) in the entomological collection of Andrija Hensch

The entomological collection of A. Hensch, a regimental physician and entomologist (1857-1930), assembled mostly in the area of the former Austro- Hungarian Monarchy, is one of the largest collections in Croatia and includes over 80, 000 specimens of insects. The collection is included in the List of Important Entomological Collections of the World, but some parts of it and some of the ground beetles have not been scientifically analyzed. The Hensch Collection includes about 20, 000 specimens of beetles, but the exact numbers of individuals and species of ground beetles have not been published. After a revision of the Hensch ground beetles collection, a list of species adjusted to the recent classification presented in the Lobl & Smetana catalogue (2003) was made. In the list are specially designated species included on the Red List of Ground Beetles of Croatia, and species that are not listed for the Croatian territory in the relevant catalogue. A total of 4, 122 specimens of ground beetles have been inventoried, and a detailed list of the species will be given in the paper. Results of this revision will be useful for future research into the ground beetles of the Palearctic region.

Carabidae; Hensch Collection; inventory

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