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Maxims Balalaikins

Address:Maxims Balalaikins
Institute of Systematic Biology
Daugavpils University
Vienibas Str. - 13, 229.
LV-5401, Daugavpils
LATVIA
E-Mail:maksims.balalaikins@biology.lv

Education

Daugavpils University

1998 – 2003
  • Bachelor degree of natural sciences in Biology
2003 – 2005
  • Master degree of natural sciences in Biology
2007–2011
  • Ph.D. studies, programme “Biology” (specialization: entomology).

Degree candidate

2011 – present
  • Thesis: “Fauna, Systematics and Biogeography of Latvian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

Employment history

Chemistry teacher

2003 – 2004
  • Daugavpils 12 secondary school

Senior inspector

2004 – 2005
2005 – 2010
  • Marine and Inland Waters Administration, State Environmental Service

Researcher

2010 – present
  • Institute of Systematic Biology (SBI) of Daugavpils University

Participation in scientific and educational projects

2009 – present
  • Scientific project of the European Social Fund „Bio-irisation interdisciplinary research group”, researcher.

Publications

1. Bukejs A., Balalaikins M. 2008. Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of wheat agrocenosis in Latvia. Acta Zoologica Lituanica, 18 (2): 134-138.
2. Bukejs A., Balalaikins M. 2008. Faunistical records of the aquatic adephagous beetles (Coleoptera: Dytisciformia) in Latvia. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 8(2): 73 - 81.
3. Balalaikins M., Bukejs A. 2009. The history of investigations of weevils, bark beetles and pinhole borers (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, incl. Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in Latvia. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 9 (2): 225 - 240.
4. Balalaikins M., Tamutis V., Ferenca R. 2010. New data on two similar species of Cionus Clairville & Schellenberg, 1798 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Lithuania. Acta Zoologica Lituanica, 20 (4): 225 – 228.
5. Balalaikins M., Bukejs A. 2010. Bagous elegans (Fabricius, 1801) Coleoptera: Curculionidae) – a new for the Latvian fauna weevil species. Acta Zoologica Lituanica, 20 (4): 238 – 241.
6. Balalaikins M. 2011. On Latvian Curculioninae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 1. Tribe Cionini Schönherr, 1825 Acta Zoologica Lituanica, 21 (1): 15-22.
7. Balalaikins M., Bukejs A. 2011. Review of Lixinae of the Latvian fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Acta Zoologica Lituanica, 21 (1): 63-73.
8. Balalaikins M., Alekseev V.I., Ferenca R., Tamutis V., Bukejs A. 2011. New records of Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Eastern Baltic region. Acta Zoologica Lituanica, 21 (2): 103 – 106.
9. Bukejs A., Balalaikins M. 2011. New records of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Estonia. Acta Zoologica Lituanica. 21 (3): 235-237.
10. Balalaikins M. In press. On Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 1. genus Polydrusus Germar, 1817.
11. Balalaikins M., Bukejs A. In Press. Otiorhynchus smreczynskii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) – a weevil new to Estonia and Lithuania, with notes on its occurrence and bionomy in the Eastern Baltic region.