On the identity of Bledius fontinalis (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) and its distribution in Finland

The status of Bledius fontinalis Bemhauer is discussed and its distribution in Finland is revised. The nomenclatural confusion is straightened out. The male genitalia of B. erraticus Erichson are illustrated. According to these the only species of the "erraticus"-group occurring in the northern countries is B. erraticus

Interesting finds of Coleoptera from the SW Finnish Archipelago

Entomologica Fennica. 14 February 199

On the identity of Quedius limbatus (Heer) and Q. limbatoides Coiffait (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) and their distribution in Fennoscandian countries

Entomologica Fennica. Vol. 3:14. 30.IV.199

On the occurrence of the genus Hyperaspis (Col. Coccinellidae) in Fenno-Scandian countries.

The distribution of the species of Hyperaspis occurring in northern Europe, H. pseudopustulata and H. inexpectata is discussed and the confusion concerning H. reppensis based on old traditional determinations in our countries is straightened out. H. reppensis does not occur in northern Europe. H. concolor is reported from Sweden as new for the Fenno-Scandian countries

Coleoptera finds from the coastal area of the Bothnian Bay

Entomologica Fennica. Vol. 3:98. 31.VIII.199

The distribution and habitat of Stenus (Hemistenus) audax J. Sahlberg 1900 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in Finland

The distribution of Stenus audax J. Sahlberg is reviewed and three new finds from northernmost Finland are recorded, all from Utsjoki, Nuorgam. S. audax seems to prefer areas of upwelling cold groundwater surrounded by sparse Carex vegefation or heavy stands of different mosses on hihglying mires in the upper parts of the mountain birch forest zone. The species overwinters as an imago

Phloeopora opaca Bernhauer (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) new to Finland

Entomologica Fennica. Vol. 4:16. 29.III.199

Arthropods on oak branches in SW Finland, collected by a new trap type

Arthropods moving on large horizontal branches of old oaks (Quercus robur L.) in seven oak woodlands, SW Finland, were studied using a new trap type. The most abundant groups included Formicidae (Hym.), Oribatida (Acari), Thysanoptera, Nematocera (Dipt.), Collembola, Auchenorrhyncha (Hom.), Coleoptera, Araneae, Psocoptera and Hemiptera. The last three groups showed the least intersite variation in numbers of individuals. About 120 abundant, rare and other interesting species of Diplopoda (4 species mentioned), Chilopoda (2), Araneae (19), Opiliones (4), Pseudoscorpionida (1), Oribatida (9), Psocoptera (9), Blattodea (1), Neuroptera (1), Homoptera (10), Heteroptera (13), Coleoptera (25), Lepidoptera (14) and Formicidae (6) are listed, and the new trap is described

Kovakuoriaisten maakuntaluettelo 2015

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A molecular-based identification resource for the arthropods of Finland

Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Molecular Ecology Resources published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.To associate specimens identified by molecular characters to other biological knowledge, we need reference sequences annotated by Linnaean taxonomy. In this study, we (1) report the creation of a comprehensive reference library of DNA barcodes for the arthropods of an entire country (Finland), (2) publish this library, and (3) deliver a new identification tool for insects and spiders, as based on this resource. The reference library contains mtDNA COI barcodes for 11,275 (43%) of 26,437 arthropod species known from Finland, including 10,811 (45%) of 23,956 insect species. To quantify the improvement in identification accuracy enabled by the current reference library, we ran 1000 Finnish insect and spider species through the Barcode of Life Data system (BOLD) identification engine. Of these, 91% were correctly assigned to a unique species when compared to the new reference library alone, 85% were correctly identified when compared to BOLD with the new material included, and 75% with the new material excluded. To capitalize on this resource, we used the new reference material to train a probabilistic taxonomic assignment tool, FinPROTAX, scoring high success. For the full-length barcode region, the accuracy of taxonomic assignments at the level of classes, orders, families, subfamilies, tribes, genera, and species reached 99.9%, 99.9%, 99.8%, 99.7%, 99.4%, 96.8%, and 88.5%, respectively. The FinBOL arthropod reference library and FinPROTAX are available through the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (www.laji.fi) at https://laji.fi/en/theme/protax. Overall, the FinBOL investment represents a massive capacity-transfer from the taxonomic community of Finland to all sectors of society.Peer reviewe