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SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología ISSN: 0300-5267 [email protected] Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología España Volynkin, A. V.; Yakovlev, R. V. Correct authorship of taxa of Lepidoptera, described in publications by Julius Lederer in 1853 and 1855 from Western Altai (Insecta: Lepidoptera) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, vol. 43, núm. 172, diciembre, 2015, pp. 673-681 Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología Madrid, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45543699011 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative SHILAP Revta. lepid., 43 (172), diciembre 2015: 673-681 eISSN: 2340-4078 ISSN: 0300-5267 Correct authorship of taxa of Lepidoptera, described in publications by Julius Lederer in 1853 and 1855 from Western Altai (Insecta: Lepidoptera) A. V. Volynkin & R. V. Yakovlev Abstract The article considers correct authorship of taxa, described from Kazakhstan Altai in works by Julius Lederer in 1853 and 1855. The real author to 12 among 54 taxa, described in the works, is proved to be Albert Kindermann. KEY WORDS: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lederer, Kindermann, authorship, Kazakhstan, Altai, Russia. Autoría correcta de taxones de Lepidoptera, descritas en las publicaciones de Julius Lederer en 1853 y 1855 del oeste de Altai (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Resumen Se aclara la autoría de los taxones de Lepidoptera descritos a partir de los artículos del oeste de Altái por Julius Lederer en 1853 y 1855. Está comprobado que el author real de 12 de las 54 taxa que se describen en los trabajos, es Albert Kindermann. -
Status and Protection of Globally Threatened Species in the Caucasus
STATUS AND PROTECTION OF GLOBALLY THREATENED SPECIES IN THE CAUCASUS CEPF Biodiversity Investments in the Caucasus Hotspot 2004-2009 Edited by Nugzar Zazanashvili and David Mallon Tbilisi 2009 The contents of this book do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of CEPF, WWF, or their sponsoring organizations. Neither the CEPF, WWF nor any other entities thereof, assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product or process disclosed in this book. Citation: Zazanashvili, N. and Mallon, D. (Editors) 2009. Status and Protection of Globally Threatened Species in the Caucasus. Tbilisi: CEPF, WWF. Contour Ltd., 232 pp. ISBN 978-9941-0-2203-6 Design and printing Contour Ltd. 8, Kargareteli st., 0164 Tbilisi, Georgia December 2009 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank. This book shows the effort of the Caucasus NGOs, experts, scientific institutions and governmental agencies for conserving globally threatened species in the Caucasus: CEPF investments in the region made it possible for the first time to carry out simultaneous assessments of species’ populations at national and regional scales, setting up strategies and developing action plans for their survival, as well as implementation of some urgent conservation measures. Contents Foreword 7 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction CEPF Investment in the Caucasus Hotspot A. W. Tordoff, N. Zazanashvili, M. Bitsadze, K. Manvelyan, E. Askerov, V. Krever, S. Kalem, B. Avcioglu, S. Galstyan and R. Mnatsekanov 9 The Caucasus Hotspot N. -
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Reared in North Europe from Pupae of Chelis Puengeleri (Bang-Haas, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae)
© Entomologica Fennica. 10 September 2019 Ichneumonid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) reared in North Europe from pupae of Chelis puengeleri (Bang-Haas, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae) Veli Vikberg, Kari Nupponen, Timo Nupponen, Pekka Savolainen, Kari Tahvanainen, Jukka Tiittanen & Matthias Riedel Vikberg, V., Nupponen, K., Nupponen, T., Savolainen, P., Tahvanainen, K., Tiit- tanen, J. & Riedel, M. 2019: Ichneumonid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneu- monidae) reared in North Europe from pupae of Chelis puengeleri (Bang-Haas, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae). — Entomol. Fennica 30: 138–144. https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84150 Four ichneumonid species were reared for the first time from pupae of Chelis puengeleri in North Europe. One female of Pimpla sodalis Ruthe, 1859 (Pimp- linae) was reared in Cievrracohkka, N Sweden in July 2012. One male of Ichneu- mon formosus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Ichneumoninae) was reared in Nissuntjårro, Torne Lappland, Sweden in July 2012. One male of Ichneumon vafer Tischbein, 1876 (Ichneumoninae) was reared in July 1999 in the Iremel Mountain reserve, Baskiria, South Ural, Russia. Two females and one male of Ichneumon holo- arctiae Riedel et Vikberg sp. n. (Ichneumoninae) were reared in June and July 2004 and 2012 in Finnmark, North Norway. V. Vikberg, Liinalammintie 11 as. 6, FI-14200 Turenki, Finland; e-mail: [email protected] K. Nupponen, Merenneidontie 19 D, FI-02320 Espoo, Finland; e-mail: [email protected] T. Nupponen, Staffanintie 10 A, FI-02360 Espoo, Finland; e-mail: [email protected] P. Savolainen, Mäkirinne 11 A1, 70820 Kuopio, Finland K. Tahvanainen, Kartanontie 32 as. 1, 04410 Järvenpää, Finland; e-mail: [email protected] J. -
Spanish Pyrenees 15 – 22 June 2016
Spanish Pyrenees 15 – 22 June 2016 Participants Sue and Peter Burge Elonwy and Peter Crook Helen and Malcolm Crowder Jackie and Ray Guthrie Ann Stearns Leader Chris Gibson, who also wrote this report. Our hosts: Melanie and Peter Rich at Casa Sarasa www.casasarasa.com Photos by Chris Gibson (CG), Helen Crowder (HC) and Peter Crook (PC), all taken during this holiday. At the end of this report there are photos of some of the non-British moths seen during the week. Front cover: enjoying Aisa valley (CG). Below: eating outside on the last evening (CG) and the green pastures of the upper Hecho valley (HC). This holiday, as for every Honeyguide holiday, also puts something into conservation in our host country by way of a contribution to the wildlife that we enjoyed, in this case for La Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO), the Spanish Ornithological Society, and its work in Aragón. The conservation contribution this year of £40 per person was supplemented by gift aid through the Honeyguide Wildlife Charitable Trust, leading to a total of £440 This donation brings the total given to SEO since the first Honeyguide holiday in Spain in 1991 to £16,745 (through all Honeyguide holidays, mostly the Spanish Pyrenees and Extremadura). As at July 2016, the total for all conservation contributions through Honeyguide since 1991 was £108,716. 2 DAILY DIARY Wednesday 15 June: The way there… What should have been a simple journey, Stansted to Biarritz then minibus to Berdún, had by 8pm turned out rather differently. After a series of delays due to thundery weather our flight eventually got onto French tarmac an hour late, where we were held on the plane because of the heavy rain, although any benefit from that was soon negated when we had to wait outside, in the continuing deluge, while another plane took off. -
(Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae) Палеарктики И
Åâðàçèàòñêèé ýíòîìîë. æóðíàë 3(1): 1124 © EUROASIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2004 Îñíîâíûå ïóòè ôîðìèðîâàíèÿ è ñòàíîâëåíèÿ òàêñîíîìè÷åñêîãî ðàçíîîáðàçèÿ ìåäâåäèö (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae) Ïàëåàðêòèêè è ñîïðåäåëüíûõ òåððèòîðèé Major distribution routes for the formation of tiger moth diversity in the Palaearctic and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Arctiinae) Â.Â. Äóáàòîëîâ V.V. Dubatolov Ñèáèðñêèé çîîëîãè÷åñêèé ìóçåé Èíñòèòóòà ñèñòåìàòèêè è ýêîëîãèè æèâîòíûõ ÑÎ ÐÀÍ, óë. Ôðóíçå 11, Íîâîñèáèðñê 630091 Ðîññèÿ. E-mail: [email protected]. Siberian Zoological Museum, Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091 Russia. Êëþ÷åâûå ñëîâà: ôàóíîãåíåç, Ïàëåàðêòèêà, Åâðàçèÿ, ìåäâåäèöû, Arctiidae, Arctiinae. Key words: faunogenesis, Palearctic, Eurasia, tiger moths, Arctiidae, Arctiinae. Ðåçþìå. Íà îñíîâå äàííûõ ïî èçìåíåíèþ ëàíä- ïîòîì ëåñàìè ñ ó÷àñòèåì øèðîêîëèñòâåííûõ ïî- øàôòîâ â íåîãåíå, ïëåéñòîöåíå è ãîëîöåíå, à òàêæå ðîä, îòñòóïèâøèìè äàëåêî íà þã âî âòîðîé ïîëîâè- èçó÷åíèÿ ñîâðåìåííîãî ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèÿ, ðåêîíñò- íå ïëèîöåíà, ê ýòîìó âðåìåíè ìîæíî ïðèâÿçàòü ðóèðîâàíû âåðîÿòíûå ïóòè ôîðìèðîâàíèÿ ìåäâå- èñ÷åçíîâåíèå êîíòàêòà ìåæäó íåìîðàëüíûìè ôàó- äèö Ïàëåàðêòèêè è ñîïðåäåëüíûõ òåððèòîðèé. Åñëè íàìè Ñåâåðíîé Àìåðèêè è Âîñòî÷íîé Àçèè, ïðè- äëÿ ïðåäïîëîæåíèÿ ãåíåçèñà ñîâðåìåííûõ âèäîâ âåäøåå ê îòñóòñòâèþ îáùèõ âèäîâ íà ýòèõ òåððèòî- ñëåäóåò èñïîëüçîâàòü òîëüêî äàííûå ïî ãîëîöåíó è ðèÿõ â íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ. Ïðîíèêíîâåíèå ÷åðåç âåðõíåìó ïëåéñòîöåíó, òî äëÿ âûÿâëåíèÿ ãåíåçèñà Áåðèíãèþ â îáîèõ íàïðàâëåíèÿõ àðêòè÷åñêèõ, áî- ðîäîâ è òðèá ñëåäóåò èñïîëüçîâàòü äàííûå ïî áî- ðåàëüíûõ è ÷àñòè÷íî òåìïåðàòíûõ ñîâðåìåííûõ ëåå äðåâíèì ýïîõàì íåîãåíó è êîíöó ïàëåîãåíà. âèäîâ íàèáîëåå âåðîÿòíî ïðîèñõîäèëî âî âðåìÿ îëå- Íà îñíîâå ñîâðåìåííûõ çíàíèé ïîêà íåâîçìîæíî äåíåíèé ïëåéñòîöåíà. Îáðàçîâàíèå òóíäðîâîé ôà- òî÷íî ïðåäïîëîæèòü ìåñòî âîçíèêíîâåíèÿ äàííîãî óíû íà÷àëîñü â ñâÿçè ñ ïåðâûì â êàéíîçîå âîçíèê- ïîäñåìåéñòâà, ðàñïðîñòðàí¸ííîãî âñåñâåòíî. -
Tiger-Moths of Iran 481-525 Atalanta (Dezember 2005) 36 (3/4): 481-525, Würzburg, ISSN 0171-0079
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Atalanta Jahr/Year: 2005 Band/Volume: 36 Autor(en)/Author(s): Dubatolov Vladimir V., Zahiri Reza Artikel/Article: Tiger-moths of Iran 481-525 Atalanta (Dezember 2005) 36 (3/4): 481-525, Würzburg, ISSN 0171-0079 Tiger-moths o f Iran (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Arctiinae) by V l a d im ir V. D u b a t o l o v & R e z a Z a h ir i received 26.X.2005 Abstract: Based on the vast material from the collection of the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM) and literature data, 28 species are recorded from Iran. Callimorpha dominula rossica K o l ., Axiopoena kareliniMtu., Utetheisa lotrixCr ., Watsonarctia deserta B a r t ., Diaphora mendica C l . are recorded from this country for the first time. Four new subspecies, Arctia caja mazandarana subspec. nov. from the Caspian Coast, Eucharia festiva hormozgana subspec. nov. from South Iran, Watsonarctia deserta elbursica subspec. nov. from the Alburz Mts., and Pbragmatobia placida mirzayansi subspec. nov. with a pale coloration, from the high mountains of the Albourz are described. The analysis of the Arctiinae fauna shows that the fauna of South-Eastern Iran is the Oriental, and not Palearctic. Zusammenfassung: Mit Hilfe des reichhaltigen Materials des Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM) und aufgrund von Literaturangaben können 28 Arten für den Iran angegeben werden. Callimorpha dominula rossica K o l ., Axiopoena kareliniM £ n ., Utetheisa lotrix C r ., Watsonarctia deserta B a r t ., Diaphora mendica C l . werden erstmals für dieses Land gemeldet. -
Noctuoid Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae) of North-East Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Region)
Ukrainian Journal of Ecology Ukrainian Journal of Ecology, 2017, 7(2), 142–164, doi: 10.15421/2017_32 ORIGINAL ARTICLE UDC 595.786 Noctuoid moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae) of North-East Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Region) S.V. Titov1, A.V. Volynkin2,3, V.V. Dubatolov4, M. Černila5, S.M. Reznichenko6 & V.S. Bychkov7 1 The Research Centre for Environmental 'Monitoring', S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Lomova str. 64, KZ-140008, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Altai State University, Lenina pr. 61, Barnaul, RF-656049, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecology, Lenina pr. 36, RF-634050, Tomsk, Russia 4 Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, RF-630091, Novosibirsk, Russia E-mail: [email protected] 5 The Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Prešernova 20, SI-1001, Ljubljana, Slovenia. E-mail: [email protected] 6 Shcherbakty branch of the Republican methodical center of phytosanitary diagnostics and forecasts, Sovetov 44, KZ-141000, Sharbakty, Shcherbakty distr., Pavlodar Region. E-mail: [email protected] 7 Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Margulan, 44 Avenue Dostyk, st. Shevchenko 28, KZ-050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan. E-mail: [email protected] Submitted: 02.04.2017. Accepted: 23.05.2017 The paper contains data on the fauna of the Lepidoptera families Erebidae, Nolidae and Noctuidae of Pavlodar Region (North-East Kazakhstan). The check list includes 480 species (100 species of Erebidae, 8 species of Nolidae and 372 species of Noctuidae), 393 species are reported for the region for the first time. The map of collecting localities and pictures of the main landscapes of the region are presented. -
Integrated Taxonomy, Phylogeography and Conservation in the Genus
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Spixiana, Zeitschrift für Zoologie Jahr/Year: 2016 Band/Volume: 039 Autor(en)/Author(s): Ortiz Antonio S., Rubio Rosa Maria, Guerrero Juan José, Garre Manuel, Hausmann Axel Artikel/Article: Integrated taxonomy, phylogeography and conservation in the genus Chelis Rambur, [1866] in the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) 273- 286 ©Zoologische Staatssammlung München/Verlag Friedrich Pfeil; download www.pfeil-verlag.de SPIXIANA 39 2 273-286 München, Dezember 2016 ISSN 0341-8391 Integrated taxonomy, phylogeography and conservation in the genus Chelis Rambur, [1866] in the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) Antonio S. Ortiz, Rosa M. Rubio, Juan J. Guerrero, Manuel Garre & Axel Hausmann Ortiz, A. S., Rubio, R. M., Guerrero, J. J., Garre, M. & Hausmann, A. 2016. Inte- grated taxonomy, phylogeography and conservation in the genus Chelis Rambur, [1866] in the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Spixiana 39 (2): 273-286. The taxonomy of Chelis, a genus distributed within the Palaearctic region, is re- vised based on morphological and molecular data (DNA barcodes) in the Iberian Peninsula. The neighbour-joining and maximum likelihood trees, combined with adult male genitalia and morphology, support the existence of three species indicat- ing two major lineages, one corresponding to mountainous taxa (Chelis arragonensis and C. cantabrica), with restricted distribution, and the other represented by Chelis maculosa, a taxon with a broad European distribution and a great number of in- fraspecific taxa. Haplotypic variation is highly concordant with species taxonomy; the variation at a continental scale reveals a significant geographic pattern of haplo- groups: C. -
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Méthodologie De L'inventaire Des ZNIEFF Vise Surtout À
Avifaune Gorgebleue à miroir blanc Mammifères modernisation de l’inventaire des Chat sauvage zzones nnaturelles d’iintérêt Batraciens éécologique ffloristique Triton alpestre et ffaunistique de picardie Reptiles Lézard des souches méthodologie de l’inventaire Odonates Cordulégastre annelé Décembre 2001 Lépidoptères Zygène de carniole Mission Réalisée par le Conservatoire des Sites Naturels de Picardie Orthoptères avec l’appui scientifique Criquet ensanglanté du Conseil Scientifique Régional du Patrimoine Naturel Bryophytes Aulacomnium palustre Avec le concours de : Picardie Nature Association Des Entomologistes De Picardie Conservatoire Botanique National de Bailleul / Centre Régional de Phytosociologie Flore vasculaire Osmonde royale Cours d’eau Brochet MINISTERE DE L’ECOLOGIE ET DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE DIRECTION REGIONALE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT DE PICARDIE CONSEIL REGIONAL DE PICARDIE UNION EUROPEENNE MODERNISATION DE L'INVENTAIRE DES ZONES NATURELLES D’INTERET ECOLOGIQUE FAUNISTIQUE ET FLORISTIQUE DE PICARDIE MÉTHODOLOGIE DE L’INVENTAIRE Décembre 2001 Coordination et réalisation : Conservatoire des Sites Naturels de Picardie Rédaction et coordination scientifique (par ordre alphabétique) : BARDET O., COPPA G., FLIPO S., FRANÇOIS R., HAUGUEL J.-C., PAGNIEZ P., SALVAN S. Coordination générale : PAGNIEZ P. Avec le concours de : 9 Picardie-Nature (L. GAVORY) : méthodologie « Avifaune », 9 Association Des Entomologistes de Picardie (M. DUQUEF) : méthodologie « Lépidoptères» et contribution à la méthodologie « Odonates ». 9 Conservatoire Botanique -
Systematic List of the Noctuoidea of Europe (Notodontidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae, Erebidae, Micronoctuidae, and Noctuidae)
Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Bd. 11: 93-205 Schwanfeld, 29. Juni 2005 ISBN 3-938249-01-3 Systematic List of the Noctuoidea of Europe (Notodontidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae, Erebidae, Micronoctuidae, and Noctuidae) Michael FIBIGER and Hermann H. HACKER Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA LATREILLE, 1809 Remarks to Classification In the European List of Noctuidae (FIBIGER and HACKER, 1991) we refrained from writing a justification for subdividing the family into subfamilies and tribes. Our understanding of the classification of the family has progressed since then, but only to some extent therefore several paraphyletic or even polyphyletic groupings still remain in the Noctuidae (s.l.) and in the other families dealt with here. Most of the tribes listed here are monophyletic and we believe that most of them will stand the test of time. In groups where research is lasting, we refer to the latest knowledge available. For example the family Noctuidae has now been divided into three families, the Noctuidae, Micronoctuidae and Erebidae, these corresponding roughly to the groups previously called “quadrifid“ and “trifid“ noctuids. Ongoing research, however, suggests that the arctiid clade might be derived from within the Erebidae (WELLER and MITCHELL, pers. com.). Other important results have been published in the last 13 years, some of which are: KITCHING and RAWLINS (in KRISTENSEN, 1998); KITCHING and YELA (1999); SPEIDEL, FÄNGER and NAUMANN (1996); SPEIDEL and NAUMANN (1996); POOLE (1995, and his catalogue from 1989); the North American Moths of North America (MONA) book series: LAFONTAINE and POOLE (1991), POOLE (1995), LAFONTAINE (1998, 2004); BECK (1996, 1999, 2000); the volumes of the book series Noctuidae Europaeae (1990-2003); and many papers in Esperiana. -
The Importance of Beech Forests As Reservoirs of Moth Diversity in Mediterranean Basin (Lepidoptera) Marco INFUSINO 1,*, Stefano SCALERCIO 1
Fragmenta entomologica, 50 (2): 161-169 (2018) eISSN: 2284-4880 (online version) pISSN: 0429-288X (print version) Research article Submitted: October 2nd, 2018 - Accepted: December 5th, 2018 - Published: December 31st, 2018 The importance of beech forests as reservoirs of moth diversity in Mediterranean Basin (Lepidoptera) Marco INFUSINO 1,*, Stefano SCALERCIO 1 1 Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood (CREA-FL) - Contrada Li Rocchi, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy - [email protected]; [email protected] * Corresponding author Abstract Study analyzes the macrolepidoptera assemblages in beech woodlands of the Orsomarso Mountains (Pollino National Park, Southern Italy) to assess the role of beech forests in preserving diversity in Mediterranean Basin. Research was run between 2015 and 2016 in 15 stands representative of the main successional stages of forest maturation, placed between 990 and 1,475 meters of elevation. Monthly- based sampling was performed using UV-LED light traps. A total of 33,957 individuals belonging to 410 species was collected. The community is rich and the most abundant and characteristic species (Eilema lurideola, Operophtera fagata, Campaea margaritata) are almost all trophically linked to broadleaves or lichens. The community structure appears fairly constant and recognizable in all stands over the two years of sampling. Young beech forests hosted the greatest number of species compared to other forest maturation stages, though the difference is small. The greatest differences in the community structure are found in the clearings, where generalist and/or related to the herbaceous layer species are mostly represented. Biogeographically widely distributed species prevail, 87% of them hav- ing European or Asian-European distribution.