4 Catalogue of Latvian Flies (Diptera: Brachycera) Catalogue of Latvian Flies (Diptera: Brachycera) AINA KARPA Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, 3 Miera Str., LV-2169, Salaspils, Latvia; e-mail:
[email protected] KARPA A., 2008. CATALOGUE OF LATVIAN FLIES (DIPTERA: BRACHYCERA). – Latvijas entomologs, 46: 4- 43. Abstract: The catalogue of flies (Diptera: Brachycera) summarises the hitherto known faunistic information in Latvia, and gives a comprehensive reference list for 59 families and 1654 species. Key words: Catalogue, Diptera, Brachycera, Latvia, fauna. Introduction fly fauna in neighbouring territories we can estimate the total number of fly species in A catalogue includes 161 publications on Latvia to be about 3600. Common Latvian fauna of Latvian flies beginning with the names are added to the families. checklist of Gimmerthal in 1843 (185-187) till 2008. Only species identified by Gimmerthal, List of families which were stated in later collections in Latvia or, which were reviewed at his collections, are Suborder BRACHYCERA included in this catalogue. Z. Spuris XYLOPHAGOIDEA investigated and published data on Xylophagidae (3 species) Stratiomyiidae, Tabanidae, Asilidae, Muscidae TABANOIDEA and Sarcophagidae. Also have to be mentioned Athericidae (2 species) contribution of other dipterologists: L. Danka Rhagionidae (11 species) (Calliphoridae), A. Grinbergs (Hippoboscidae), Tabanidae (25 species) S. Kuznetzov (Syrphidae, Pipunculidae, STRATIOMYOIDEA Lonchopteridae), N. Kuznetzova Stratiomyiidae (21 species) (Sphaeroceridae) and K. Vilks (Dolichopodidae) NEMESTRINOIDEA from Latvia, K. Elberg (Sciomyzidae), E. Acroceridae (1 species) Remm (Lauxaniidae) from Estonia, S. ASILOIDEA Pakalniškis (Agromyzidae) from Lithuania, E. Asilidae (30 species) Nartchuk (Stratiomyiidae, Chloropidae, Bomyliidae (3 species) Pallopteridae), V. Zaitzev (Therevidae), Scenopinidae (1 species) V.Rihter (Tachinidae), V.