The new Checklist of the Italian Fauna: Cicindelidae and Carabidae

An updated version of the ‘Checklist of the Italian Fauna’ for the families Cicindelidae and Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) is presented here. The list reflects the state of art of taxonomic and chorological knowledge of Italian species in December 2024. The new checklist records 1688 taxa (specific + subspecific rank) of Cicindelidae and Carabidae, corresponding to 1442 species. The distribution of taxa in four macro-regions (N, S, Si, Sa) as well as in all Italian administrative regions is reported too. The number of endemic species is relevant (453), corresponding to 31.5% of recorded taxa. Compared to the previous Checklist by Vigna Taglianti, published in 2005, the number of Cicindelid and Carabid species recorded from the Italian political territory has increased from 1333 to 1442. The main changes concern the subfamilies Scaritinae and Trechinae, with numerous additions of new hypogean taxa, all endemic to Italian territory. Explanatory notes are provided for the adopted taxonomic approach. The full data set is attached to this paper as supplementary file, while a simplified version is freely accessible from the LifeWatch Italy Data Portal (https://dataportal.lifewatchitaly.eu/data) where it is expected to be regularly updated.