Dmitry Telnov

Dmitry Telnov (born 11 May 1975) is a Latvian entomologist, biogeographer, and conservationist. He is a fellow and vice president of the Entomological Society of Latvia as well as the executive editor of the "Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea" book series, as well as a member of the editorial board of the "[http://leb.daba.lv/issues.htm Latvijas Entomologs]", ZooKeys and Tijdschift voor Entomologie journals. He is primarily known for his taxonomic works on Coleoptera and biogeographic research in the Papuan region and in the Wallacea .

Telnov has a PhD degree in biology and has graduated from the University of Latvia. He strongly believes that an educated society is the key tool for biological diversity protection of our planet. Recently, Telnov has worked for The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) contributing to the [https://www.iucn.org/regions/europe/projects/life-european-red-lists European Red List] of saproxylic (deadwood connected) beetles.

Telnov has travelled extensively in various countries in search of specimens, including New Guinea (more than ten years of expeditions), Ecuador, Indonesia, Gabon, Nepal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Russia, Ukraine and all across Europe. He has discovered numerous species of invertebrates and vertebrates new to science. Dmitry Telnov is co-operating with numerous natural history museums and institutions all around the world, primarily in the taxonomy field. Provided by Wikipedia