Some records of beetles from the collection of the State Museum of Nature of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Study Extent

The dataset represents records of representatives of 7 families of Coleoptera order from 23 regions of Ukraine made within the period from 1827 to 2017. The material on the basis of which the dataset was created is stored in the collection of the Museum of Nature of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: KUMN http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/codens/.

Sampling

When creating the dataset, data from the labels of the defined and organized collection of beetles of the Museum of Nature of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University were used. Both own collections and collections of colleagues and old material from the museum collection were used. The material was determined by the author personally, for the reliable identification of some species, individual specimens (mainly males) were prepared for the use of signs of the genital apparatus. The coordinates of the majority were set by me using the Google Maps service, some specimens had coordinates on labels that were indicated by collectors. The dates of the material collected before January 31, 1918 are provided without changes. All material in dry form is mounted on entomological pins either directly or glued to a cardboard die. Prepared genitalia are stored in glycerol in a microtube and pricked on a pin under the corresponding beetle.

Quality Control

Correct species identification is guaranteed by sufficient experience of working with the given insect groups (more than 30 years), thorough and accurate mounting of specimens, use for reliable identification of certain types of signs of the genital apparatus. The material is defined using all the most recent definitions and publications available. The author is one of the authoritative specialists in these groups.

Method steps

1. 1. Own collecting of material in the wild, determination of coordinates (georeferencing).
2. 2. Mounting of own and transferred material and, if necessary, preparation of specimens.
3. 3. Identification of the material using all available identifiers and publications.
4. 4. Labeling and identification of the coordinates of the transferred material.
5. 5. Creation of dataset for GBIF according to the Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of records of insects (Insecta class) found on the territory of Ukraine (from Zkarpattia to Luhansk regions of Ukraine).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
3. Insecta
   rank: class
4. Coleoptera
   rank: order
5. Aderidae
   rank: family
6. Anamorphidae
   rank: family
7. Endomychidae
   rank: family
8. Erotylidae
   rank: family
9. Histeridae
   rank: family
10. Languriidae
    rank: family
11. Mycetophagidae
    rank: family

The dataset consists of records of insects from Donetsk, Luhansk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Volyn, Lviv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zakarpattia, Kherson, Khmel'nytskyi, Vinnytsia regions and Autonomous Republic of Crimea.