ON THE INSECTS FAUNA OF SOUTH-EAST KARELIA
At the verge of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, the insect fauna of SE Karelia remained rather poorly known compared with other parts of the republic. Systematic entomological research that began in the areas of Karelia east of Lake Onego in the 1990s yielded substantial amounts of material on the insect fauna. This paper is the first publication of all data on the insect fauna in south-east Karelia (biogeographic provinces Karelia transonegensis, Karelia pudogensis) known to the authors. In addition, data on the species distribution, their biology and «red-list» status are provided for some most interesting findings.