Dmitry Telnov (born May 11, 1975) is a Latvian entomologist, biogeographer, and conservationist.

[1] 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,[2][3] as well as a member of the editorial board of the "Latvijas Entomologs", ZooKeys and Tijdschift voor Entomologie journals.

[4] 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 European Red List of saproxylic (deadwood connected) beetles.

[5] 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.

[6][7] Dmitry Telnov is co-operating with numerous natural history museums and institutions all around the world, primarily in the taxonomy field.

lobanovi Telnov, 2021 (China: Xinjiang – Uyghur) Anthicus (A.)

miroshnikovi Telnov, 2021 (Java; The Lesser Sunda Islands: Lombok; Timor Leste) Anthicus (A.)

renschi Telnov, 2021 (The Lesser Sunda Islands: Flores) Anthicus (A.)

Volume I. Rīga, The Entomological Society of Latvia: 434 pp + 92 pls.

A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace's Line.

Goczał J., Oleksa A., Rossa R., Chybicki I., Meyza K., Plewa R., Landvik M., Gobbi M., Hoch G., Tamutis V., Balalaikins M., Telnov D., Dascălu M.-M., Tofilski A.

Climatic oscillations in Quaternary have shaped the co‑evolutionary patterns between the Norway spruce and its host‑associated herbivore.

A mimetic assemblage of net-winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from West Papua: 363–370, pls 56–61.

(eds) Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea.

Taxonomic revision of the genus Sapintus Casey, 1895 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Anthicinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, with remarks on some Oriental and Australian taxa: 255–344, pls 44–63.

Greķe K., Telnov D. 2014. Review and assessment of the literature on recent non-marine molluscs of the Papuan biogeographical region: 61–112.

Osmoderma barnabita Motschulsky, 1845 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) migration corridor in Rīga, Latvia.

Taxonomische Revision der Gattung Macratria Newman, 1838 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Macratriinae) aus Wallacea, Neuguinea und den Salomonen: 97-285, pls 17–37.

Harvey D.J., Gange A.C., Haves C.J., Rink M., Abdehalden M., Al Fulaij N., Asp T., Ballerio A., Bartolozzi L., Brustel H., Cammaerts R., Carpaneto G.M., Cederberg B., Chobot K., Cianferoni F., Drumont A., Ellwanger G., Ferreira S., Grosso-Silva J.M., Gueorguiev B., Harvey W., Hendriks P., Istrate P., Jansson N., Jelaska L.Š., Jendek E., JovićM., Kervyn T., Krenn H.W., Kretschmer K., Legakis A., Lelo S., Moretti M., Merkl O., Palma R.M., Neculiseanu Z., Rabitsch W., Rodríguez S.M., Smit J.T., Smith M., Sprecher-Uebersax E., Telnov D., Thomaes A., Thomsen P.F., Tykarski P., Vrezec A., Werner S., Zach P. 2011.

Bionomics and distribution of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (L.) Across Europe.

Ant-like flower beetles (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) of the UK, Ireland and Channel Isles.

Volume 2: Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim).

Species of Anthicomorphus Lewis, 1895 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone (Wallacea), with comments on selected taxa from adjacent areas.

A review of the genus Lemodes Boheman, 1858 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Lemodinae).

Ranius T., Aguado L.O., Antonsson K., Audisio P., Ballerio A., Carpaneto G.M., Chobot K., Gjurašin B., Hanssen O., Huijbregts H., Lakatos F., Martin O., Neculiseanu Z., Nikitsky N.B., Paill W., Prinat A., Rizun V., Ruicănescu A., Stegner J., Süda I., Szwałko P., Tamutis V., Telnov D., Tsinkevich V., Verstreit V., Vignon V., Vögeli M., Zach P. 2005.

During his school days, he visited courses for young zoologists and entomologists (1987-1991) at the Latvian Natural History Museum and distantly studied biology (1990-1992) at the Lomonosov Moscow State University's Multidisciplinary distant school.

Tropical ecology, evolutionary biology and anthropology (especially of recent indigenous societies and their languages) which are his hobby interests.