Fauna Of Russia Research Articles

The record of new for the Russian fauna stygobiotic amphipod family Typhlogammaridae (Crustacea) in august cave in Sochi, Krasnodar Region

The record of the representative of the new for Russian fauna stygobiotic amphipod genus Zenkevitchia and family Typhlogammaridae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) discovered in the cave August, Ahshtyr karst massif (Sochi, Krasnodar Territory) is reported. This report significantly expands the range of the family Typhlogammaridae to the northwest along the south-western slope of the Great Caucasus. Besides, the paper provides an overview of all Caucasian representatives of the family Typhlogammaridae and represent the map of their distribution in the region. The taxonomic status of stygobiotic amphipod genus Zenkevitchia is discussed, and it is suggested that the species discovered by us is a new for science and refers to the "admirabilis"-complex of cryptic species (Z. admirabilis, Z. yakovi) inhabiting the territory of Abkhazia. However, the taxonomic description of Zenkevitchia sp. will be carried out in a separate publication on the basis of an integrative taxonomy using morphological and molecular genetic methods.

Annotated Catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia, Volume I, Symphyta and Apocrita: Aculeata

Hymenoptera is one of the largest insect orders, with a world fauna of 155.5 thousand species in 8423 genera from 94 extant families, a Palaearctic fauna of 50–60 thousand estimated species, and a Russian fauna of more than 15 thousand estimated species in more than 1500 genera from 78 families. The modern classification of Hymenoptera is given. The first volume treats the sawflies (13 families, 170 genera, 1546 species), wasps (15 families, 253 genera, 1695 species), ants (1 family, 44 genera, 264 species) and bees (6 families, 66 genera, 1216 species) which together, in Russia, comprise 4721 species in 533 genera. The sections for each of the 35 families include characteristics, number of taxa, references, and an annotated catalogue of the genera and species recorded from the fauna of Russia. For each valid genus the type species, synonymy, short characterization, and number of species are given. For each valid species the synonymy, known host plants, hosts or prey, and distribution (in Russia and general) are provided. The book is illustrated using geoschemes for Russia, Europe, and China. The large bibliography helps to assess the level of study of each family. The index of scientific names of Hymenoptera (more than 16000 names) will be useful for taxon searching.

Maradana faviusalis (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) – new genus and species for the Russian fauna

Maradana faviusalis (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) – new genus and species for the Russian fauna

Invasive sap beetles Epuraea ocularis and Stelidota geminata (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in the Russian Black Sea region

This article considers two invasive species of sap beetles, Epuraea ocularis Fairmaire, 1849, and Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825), which were previously recorded in the Caucasus. Epuraea ocularis is indicated for the fauna of Russia for the first time.

Discovery and natural history of the mussel leech Batracobdella kasmiana (Oka, 1910) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) in Russia

The mussel leech Batracobdella kasmiana (Oka, 1910) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) inhabits the mantle cavity of large freshwater mussels (Sawyer 1986; Lai & Chen 2010). This specific lifestyle is unusual in leeches although a few additional parasitic species from mussels have been reported (Grizzle & Brunner 2009). The known localities of B. kasmiana are situated in Japan (Honshu), continental China and Taiwan (Oka 1910, 1917; Gee 1919; Yang 1996; Yamauchi et al. 2008; Lai & Chen 2010). The majority of records were reported from continental China, in which this species is widely distributed across the eastern half of the country from Yunnan to Beijing (Yang 1996). It has never been mentioned as a member of the Russian fauna (Lukin 1976). A few naiad species in the family Unionidae are known hosts of B. kasmiana, including Sinanodonta spp., Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1815), and Nodularia douglasiae (Griffith and Pidgeon, 1833) (Oka 1917; Yang 1996; Yamauchi et al. 2008). The biology and ecological preferences of this leech species are poorly known (Yang 1996; Yamauchi et al. 2008; Lai & Chen 2010).

Karyotype characteristics of Chironomus fraternus Wülker and Ch. beljaninae Wülker (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Northern Russia

Karyotypes of Chironomus fraternus Wulker (2n = 8) (cytocomplex thummi) and Ch. beljaninae Wulker (2n = 6) (cytocomplex modified thummi) from the aberratus group are described. Both species are recorded for the first time for the Russian fauna. Their karyotypes are similar in the banding sequences of chromosome arms A, C, D, E, and F, which suggests that Ch. fraternus and Ch. beljaninae are sister species. Besides the chromosome number, the two species differ in some karyotype markers, the amount of heterochromatin in the centromeres, and the chromosome arm combinations (AB, CD, EF, G in Ch. fraternus and GAB, CD, EF in Ch. beljaninae).

An annotated catalogue of the spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of Russia

Two hundred and forty-four valid species in 36 genera are listed. The genus Telostegus Costa, 1887 with the species T. inermis (Brullé, 1833) are newly recorded from Russia. Lectotypes are designated for Salius desertorum F. Morawitz, 1891, Psammochares amurensis Gussakovskij, 1932, and Pompilus cardinalis F. Morawitz, 1891. The generic status of Batozonellus Arnold, 1937, stat. resurr. is reinstated. Five taxa: Ceropales pygmaea pygmaea Kohl, 1880, C. ruficornis Gussakovskij, 1931, Eoferreola anatolica Priesner, 1973, Hemipepsis sinensis (Smith, 1855), and Telostegus nigritulus (Klug, 1834) are excluded from the list of the Russian fauna. The world number of genus-group names of Pompilidae is clarified: 451 nominal names, including 42 unavailable names, were proposed. Of the 409 available names, 254 are currently considered valid.

New records of the heteroptera from the Middle Urals

71 heteropteran species belonging to 57 genera of 17 families are recorded for the first time for Sverdlovsk Province (the Middle Urals). Among them, the flower bug Temnostethus longirostris (Horvath, {dy1907}) is new to the Russian fauna; the families Microphysidae, Plataspidae, and Thyreocoridae are recorded for the first time from the Middle Urals.

Rhinochimaeridae (Chimaeriformes): a new family of chimaeras for the fauna of Russia

The description of the Pacific long-nosed chimaera Rhinochimaera pacifica (length 100 cm), which was first caught in Russian waters off the Southeastern coast of Sakhalin Island, is given.

Jurassic lacewings (Insecta: Neuroptera) of Western Siberia

A lacewing assemblage from the Middle Jurassic of the West Siberian Kubekovo locality, the only know Jurassic lacewing fauna of Russia, is discussed. One new genus and two new species of Osmylidae from Kubekovo, Kubekius multiramosus gen. et sp. nov. and Epiosmylus longus sp. nov. are described. Thaumatomerobius mirabilis Ponomarenko, 1985 is transferred to the family Saucrosmylidae, which has only been recorded in the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou.

New records to the bee fauna of Russia (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)

New records to the bee fauna of Russia (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)

Experience in application of databases of bloodsucking insects to zoological studies

The paper summarizes our long-term experience of accumulating and summarizing the faunistic information by means of separate databases (DB) and information-analytic systems (IAS), and also prospects of its representation by modern multi-user information systems. The experience obtained during development and use of the IAS PARHOST1 for the study of the world flea fauna and work with partial databases created for the study of bloodsucking insects (lice and blackflies) is analyzed. Research collection material of the type series of 57 species and subspecies of fleas of the fauna of Russia was made available via a multi-user information retrieval system on the Internet portal of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The system provides the means of storing information in its authentic form as well as its gradual transformation, i.e., unification and structuring. In order to ensure ceaseless DB update, the possibility of work of operators with different levels of competence is provided.

Digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Apoidea: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae) of the Black Sea coast of Krasnodar Territory, Abkhazia, and adjacent areas

A list of 208 digger-wasp species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae) from the Black Sea coast and adjacent areas within Krasnodar Territory, Abkhazia, and Adygea is given. Gorytes schmiedeknechti Handlirsch, 1888, Miscophus albufeirae Andrade, 1952, Psenulus fulvicornis (Schenck, 1857), and Passaloecus pictus Ribaut, 1952) are new to the Russian fauna, and 47 species are recorded for the first time from Abkhazia. Ectemnius guttatus (Vander Linden, 1829) does not occur in the Western Caucasus; the record of the species from this region was based on a misidentified female of E. lituratus Pz. Tachysphex gibbus Kohl, 1885, stat. n. is considered a distinct species based on its ecological and morphological features.

The genus Copris (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Far East of Russia

The species of the genus Copris of the Russian Far East are reviewed. Copris tripartitus Waterhouse, 1875 is recorded for the fauna of Russia for the first time. The distribution of the Eastern Asian species of this genus in Russia is analyzed in detail. The data on their phenology, trophic associations, and habitat preferences are considered.

An annotated catalogue of Geophilomorph centipedes (Myriapoda, Geophilomorpha) of European Russia

Forty-one species of Geophilomorpha belonging to 17 genera from 6 families are recorded from European Russia. Dicellophilus carniolensis (Koch, 1847) of the family Mecistocephalidae is recorded from the fauna of Russia for the first time. The data of original description, type localities, and the general and local distribution are given for all the species, together with some taxonomic comments. The history of the studies of Geophilomorpha in the region is considered.

Xylobiont flies of the genus Xylomya Rondani, 1861 (Diptera, Xylomyidae) from Russia

The essential diagnostic characters of the adults and larvae of four Xylomya species are discussed. The female of X. sordida (Pl.) is redescribed based on the holotype. The previously unknown larva and female of X. yasumatsui (Nag. et Tan.) are described, and the descriptions of X. maculata (Meig.), X. moiwana Mats., and X. czekanovskii (Pl.) are supplemented. The structure of the antenna and frontal pubescence are shown to be the main diagnostic characters for the adults. For the larvae, these are the structure and coloration of the integument and the morphology of the plate of the posterior spiracular cleft. Keys to the larvae and adults are given for four species of the Russian fauna.

Kasakhstania romadinae L. Arnoldi, 1960 – первый представитель трибы Mesostylini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) в фауне России

Kasakhstania romadinae L. Arnoldi, 1960 – первый представитель трибы Mesostylini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) в фауне России

Таксономический состав семейства Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) фауны России

Таксономический состав семейства Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) фауны России

Прогноз влияния изменения климата на разнообразие природных экосистем и видов флористических и фаунистических комплексов биоты России

Прогноз влияния изменения климата на разнообразие природных экосистем и видов флористических и фаунистических комплексов биоты России

Janolus fuscus O’Donoghue, 1924 (Gastropoda: Proctonotidae), a species of a nudibranch family that is new to the marine fauna of Russia

The seaslug Janolus fuscus of the family Proctonotidae, which is new to the Russian fauna, was found in the Sea of Japan for the first time. A small population of this mollusk was found at the northwestern coast on a bank occupying approximately 3000 m2 of the sea bottom south of Rudnaya Bay. Data on the distribution, ecology, radula morphology, and feeding of this mollusk on the bryozoan Microporina articulata are presented. The differences between J. fuscus and similar species of the genus Janolus are discussed. The partial sequences (614 bp) of the mitochondrial COI gene differed in two nucleotide substitutions, suggesting that the population that is found in the Sea of Japan is conspecific to the North American J. fuscus.