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(1) Background: Blattodea and Dermaptera in the temperate forest zone include a limited number of species, some of which are widely distributed and common. However, digital data on their biology remains insufficient. (2) Methods: The surveyed area extends from Kaluga Oblast to Tatarstan and from Vladimir Oblast to Voronezh Oblast. Insects were samp...
An annotated checklist of Lonchaeidae (Diptera) of the Republic of Mordovia (European Russia)is provided based on the materials collected from 2019 to 2021 mainly in beer traps at fixed heights in the forest canopy and with a Malaise trap. In total, 3254 specimens were examined, of which 2004 were identifiable to species level providing the records...
An annotated checklist of Lonchaeidae (Diptera) of the Republic of Mordovia (European Russia) is provided based on the materials collected from 2019 to 2021 mainly in beer traps at fixed heights in the forest canopy and with a Malaise trap. In total, 3254 specimens were examined, of which 2004 were identifiable to species level providing the record...
A case of asymmetry and hypertrophy on the right antenna in the kleptoparasite wasp Nysson tridens Gerstaecker, 1867 is described from Russia. This is the first antennal teratology in the family Crabronidae (Hymenoptera).
(1) Background: Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) are the most diverse order of insects. The beetle species live in many ecosystems around the globe and their roles in ecosystems are very diverse; therefore, it is important to know the local and regional biodiversity. Conservation of the entomofauna in individual macroregions requires effort to study t...
In order to study regional faunas, one or two methods of studying Coleoptera are often used. However, a comparison of several ways of studying shows that it is more expedient to use more than one of them. Six different methods of catching Coleoptera used in studies of the biodiversity of regional faunas were compared. This research employed pitfall...
Data on the fauna of Proctotrupidae (Hymenoptera) in some regions (Voronezh, Ulyanovsk, Ryazan, and Penza provinces, the Republic of Mordovia) of the European part of Russia are presented. As a result of the research in 2020–2023, 16 species from seven genera of proctotrupids are recorded for the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent areas. Of these, E...
Most existing data on the distribution of living organisms are usually contained in various taxonomic publications, checklists and natural history collections. As a result, these data tend to be often difficult to generalize. Biodiversity databases are an effective tool for integrating and assessing this type of information. Our dataset, recently p...
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The document presents an extensive set of data on the occurrence of Neuroptera and Raphidioptera in some regions of European Russia. The results of our own research, as well as scientific collections, have been processed. The data were collected in 17 regions. In our own research, we used different ways to obtain information, which allow...
An annotated list of 84 species from 21 families of Diptera is given, of them 41 species are recorded from the Republic of Mordovia for the first time, 27 species – from the Ryazan Region, 14 species – from the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 3 species – from the Voronezh Region, and 3 species – from the Penza Region. Seven species are new for the fauna of...
Wesmaelius vaillanti (Navás, 1927) is recorded from the Voronezhskaya Oblast of Russia for the first time. This species is typical for dry steppes and semi-deserts of Eurasia. However, the northern-most occurrences of the species in Eastern Europe including Voronezhskaya Oblast were made in forest-steppe regions.
Most of the geographic range of the grass snake Natrix natrix is occupied by the subspecies N. n. scutata, which occurs from Eastern Europe to East Siberia. This study addressed the phylogeography of this subspecies via analysis of variation of partial cytochrome b (cyt b) sequences from 135 individuals sampled at 91 localities across its range, in...
Orthoptera is one of the most conspicuous groups of insects in any landscape. However, limited data on this group of insects have been published for European Russia. This article describes an occurrence dataset providing primary data on Orthoptera and Mantodea in European Russia, covering areas from the Kaluga region to Tatarstan and from the Nizhn...
Studies on saproxylic species of Coleoptera have garnered significant attention due to the rarity of some of them. To investigate the distribution and biology of Protaetia fieberi (Kraatz, 1880) (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in European Russia, we analyzed data from 16 regions collected between 2018 and 2024. This species has been reliably recorded in...
Our study focuses on the investigation of the ecological aspects (seasonal dynamics, height distribution, and preference of biotopes) of six species within the genus Panorpa (P. alpina Rambur, 1842, P. cognata Rambur, 1842, P. communis Linnaeus, 1758, P. germanica Linnaeus, 1758, P. hybrida MacLachlan, 1882, and P. vulgaris Imhoff & Labram, 1845)....
New faunistic data are reported on 43 species of Neuroptera and three species of Raphidioptera from the Republic of Mordovia, of which 7 species of Neuroptera are recorded from Mordovia for the first time: Helicoconis lutea (Wallengren, 1871), Conwentzia pineticola Enderlein, 1905, Semidalis aleyrodiformis (Stephens, 1836) (Coniopterygidae), Wesmae...
The paper describes the results of studying the insect fauna after the megafires of 2021. Studied of 30,721 individuals from 10 insect orders were obtained for study in 2023, the second year after the megafires. We have established that in the traps were dominated by taxa from the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, and Hymenoptera. It is s...
The identification of patterns and mechanisms of wildfire effects on biodiversity is of significant conservation importance. The research was conducted in a zone of mixed and broad-leaved forests. Carabid beetles were studied in eight sample plots that varied in relation to the 2010 and 2021 fires through 2022 and 2023. A total of 8667 specimens of...
In recent years, the problem of distribution and expansion of new territories by invasive species has become global. The publication analyses the current distribution of Nearctic treehopper Stictocephala bisonia in the European part of Russia. It is a North American species which was introduced into Europe over 100 years ago, but only in the last 2...
The vertical distribution and seasonal abundance of Aculeata in glades in temperate forests of central European Russia was investigated. It was shown that the total number increased at a height of 6 and 8 m and decreased at a height of 2 m. At the same time, the species diversity of this group did not differ at different heights. Beer traps were do...
Fires can significantly impact forest ecosystems. However, studies on the effects of fires on insect communities in post-fire plots in natural forests are rare. This study presents an analysis of the Coleoptera fauna in the forests of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve (European Russia) in 2022 and 2023 after a fire. Insects were sampled from burned...
New faunistic data on 49 species of Neuroptera and 3 species of Raphidioptera are provided from the following regions of the Volga Region: Nizhniy Novgorod, Penza, Samara, Saratov, Ulyanovsk and Astrakhan Regions, Chuvash Republic and Republic of Mordovia. Coniopteryx borealis Tjeder, 1930, Hemerobius nitidulus Fabricius, 1777, Nineta alpicola Kuwa...
Insectivores (Eulypotiphla) are a substantial component of Russian forest ecosystems. The parasites of these animals also form an important part of natural biocenoses and act as one of the factors in the formation of biodiversity. The Mordovia Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny” are large, forested areas located in the center of European Russ...
A study was conducted to investigate the distribution and significant increase in the abundance of Lymantria dispar within the forest-steppe zone of European Russia, encompassing the regions of Ryazan, Moscow, Vladimir, and Ulyanovsk. The examination of hotspots associated with this pest during the year 2023 involved an analysis of data derived fro...
Closely related animal species living in similar conditions can enter into competitive relationships. The study of parasitic worms of animal hosts living in the same habitats is of great interest. We conducted a comparative analysis of the parasitic worms of cohabiting mice Apodemus flavicollis and Apodemus uralensis in the Mordovia Nature Reserve...
An annotated checklist for the dipteran family Tachinidae of the Republic of Mordovia (Russia) is presented. This checklist is based on the material collected in 2016-2021. In total 228 species are recorded, two of which for the first time for both Europe and Russia, two for Europe, eleven for Russia and another eight for the European part of Russi...
Златоглазка Chrysopa viridana Schneider, 1845 впервые отмечена в Мордовии. Она была собрана в постпирогенном лишенном леса биотопе Мордовского заповедника. Это самое северное местонахождение вида в России.
Приведены новые фаунистические данные о 11 видах сетчатокрылых из Московской области, из них Nothochrysa fulviceps (Stephens, 1836) и Nineta alpicola Kuwayama, 1956 отмечаются впервые. Обсуждается изученность фауны сетчатокрылых в области и распространение этих двух видов в европейской части России. Финансирование: Полевые исследования выполнены пр...
This data file includes the list of articles and issues previously published in the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/). All articles are grouped by the research thematic.
As an explanation of each article, a brief (one sentence) description is provided by highlighting its contents.
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The regular issue 9(1) of the journal «Nature Conservation Research» (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/47. The cover page shows a skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) in flight on the Haswell Archipelago, Davis Sea (Author: Dr. S.V. Golubev).
This issue of the journal «Nat...
Biodiversity conservation is an important goal of most ecosystem management efforts. Therefore, proper monitoring of biodiversity requires constant attention. Coleoptera should be monitored as an essential part of the overall biodiversity. Special monitoring is needed for families that are active as predators (e.g. Coccinellidae) or are saproxylic...
Diptera is a crucial component of temperate forest systems in Europe. Vertical distribution of Diptera in forests is still insufficiently studied and there are many unanswered questions. The study has been conducted in the Republic of Mordovia (central European Russia). To collect insects, traps with beer and sugar bait were used. Collections were...
Saproxylic beetle communities play an important bioindicator role in the assessment of biodiversity status in forest habitats. These Coleoptera communities also contain a considerable number of threatened species with a low abundance throughout their range. One of these species is Elater ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Elateridae), a threatened species th...
The biology and population dynamics of Anoplotrupes stercorosus was studied in forest ecosystems of central European Russia (2007-2023). During the study period, 6738 individuals were collected from 256 habitats. In open biotopes, Anoplotrupes stercorosus was caught only occasionally or no specimens were found at all. The species is most abundant i...
In this study, we summarized our own and literature data on the helminth fauna in amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals inhabiting the Mordovia Nature Reserve (European Russia). The history of research on parasitic worms in vertebrates has more than 70 years here. Nowadays, 242 species of helminths have been identified in vertebrates in this pro...
The regular issue 8(4) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/46. The cover page shows Momotus mexicanus Swainson, 1827 (Aves: Coraciiformes: Momotidae) in the Communal Natural Protected Area El Gavilán, Oaxaca state, Mexico (A...
The fauna of Carabidae adults in broad-leaved forests of the Republic of Mordovia (central European Russia) was studied. A total of 18210 ground beetle specimens of 104 species (8 subfamilies) were collected. The most numerous species were eight species: Carabus cancellatus, Pterostichus niger, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus, Limodromus assimilis, C...
The species diversity of insects from the orders Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Mantodea and Blattodea in the National Park “Smolny” (Republic of Mordovia, Ichalki and Bolshoe Ignatovo districts) was studied. It consists of 44 species: Orthoptera (40), Dermaptera (1), Mantodea (1) and Blattodea (2). For the first time for the Republic of Mordovia, two spe...
The list of 16 species of the psocids families Caeciliusidae (3), Stenopsocidae (2), Lachesiliidae (1), Liposcelididae (1), Epipsocidae (1), Peripsocidae (2), Elipsocidae (1), Mesopsocidae (1), and Psocidae (4) collected in five regions of Russia is given. One new species is recorded for the fauna of the Chuvash Republic, the Penza Region and the R...
(1) Background: Carabidae is one of the most diverse families of Coleoptera. Many species of Carabidae are sensitive to anthropogenic impacts and are indicators of their environmental state. Some species of large beetles are on the verge of extinction. The aim of this research is to describe the Carabidae fauna of the Republic of Mordovia (central...
Ecosystems in protected areas are richer in animal and plant species diversity ("biodiversity hotspots") due to more stringent conservation conditions. Of particular importance is scientific research and monitoring of this diversity in such areas. The aim of this study is to describe a set of data on Araneae occurrence in two protected areas: Mordo...
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This study represents the first investigation of the vertical distribution of Drosophilidae in the European part of Russia. Traps suspended at various heights in deciduous forests were used to collect the specimens. Among the collected species, Drosophila obscura Fll. and Scaptodrosophila rufifrons Lw. were the most abundant. The hig...
The fauna and abundance of Carabidae inhabiting small steppe plots in the forest-steppe zone of European Russia were analysed. In total, 14 such plots (biotopes) were studied, they were grouped by vegetation type into two groups: meadow steppe (5 plots) and calcareous steppe (9 plots). A total of 104 species of beetles from 6 subfamilies were colle...
Приведены новые данные о 36 видах сетчатокрылых и 2 видах верблюдок, собранных различными способами (на свет, желтые тарелки, ловушками Малеза и кроновыми ферментными ловушками) в 2021–2022 годах в Национальном парке «Смольный» (Россия: Республика Мордовия). Девять видов сетчатокрылых впервые отмечаются в Национальном парке, из них 4 вида являются...
In the Russian Federation, the protection category “Zapovednik” represents a strictly protected area, where the access is restricted and the aim is to keep the area “forever wild”. We provide an overview about the organization of these nature reserves and highlight their contribution to fundamental research. Aquatic ecosystems in zapovedniks provid...
It was the first study on the Psocoptera fauna of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park «Smolny» (Russia). There were 320 specimens from 28 species and 8 families examined. Two species were new records for Russia: Valenzuela corsicus (Kolbe, 1882) and Oreopsocus montanus (Kolbe, 1884).
The regular issue 8(3) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/45. The cover shows rocky outcrops on the Malaya Bakhilova Mount, as a habitat of the relic species, Chrysolina roddi (Jakobson, 1897) (Coleoptera) (Author: PhD S.V....
Orthopteroidea is an ecologically diverse group of incompletely transformed insects that includes several insect orders similar in development and structure. Many species from Dermaptera, Orthoptera, Mantodea, and Blattodea are sensitive to anthropogenic influences and are indicators of the external environment. Some species cause damage to agricul...
In this study, we present our dataset containing up-to-date information about occurrences of trematodes in small mammals in the Middle Volga region (European Russia). The dataset summarizes micromammals’ trematode occurrences obtained by long-term field helminthological studies of soricomorphs, erinaceomorphs, bats and rodents during a period of mo...
In most habitats in temperate zones, Carabidae show clear intra-annual changes in abundance and species composition. In the spring, we studied the beetle fauna in 5 different biotopes differing in the degree of overgrowth of the birch forest over a period of three years. According to three years of research, 10,528 specimens (64 species from 6 subf...
(1) Background: Beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea are one of the most important groups of Coleoptera. They are found in various ecosystems all over the world and belong to coprophagous, necrophagous, saproxylophagous, phyllophagous and rhizophagous types. The aim of the study is to describe the fauna and distribution of Scarabaeoidea in the...
Seasonal rhythms have been found in practically all groups of insects, but in Diptera they have been studied to a lesser extent. In deciduous forests of the European part of Russia (Republic of Mordovia, Temnikov district) seasonal dynamics of Diptera abundance was studied in 9 families (Tipulidae, Lonchaeidae, Aulacigastridae, Milichiidae, Heleomy...
The vertical distribution of insects was studied in deciduous forests of the temperate zone (the center of European Russia). During the research, 81342 individuals from 10 insect orders (Dermaptera, Blattodea, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Mecoptera) were collected. Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleo...
The nature conservation depends on the completeness of the knowledge about the biodiversity in the study area. Today, data on distribution and diversity of Diptera taxa remain fragmentary. This paper supplements data on the diversity of Diptera species in Europe, Russia, and the Republic of Mordovia. We have studied 1321 specimens of 241 species co...
The regular issue 8(2) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/44. The cover shows Cuora bourreti (Obst & Reimann, 1994) in the Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam (Author: Benjamin Leprince).
This issue of the journal “Nature Conserv...
Сетчатокрылые Танаевского соснового леса (Татарстан) изучены с помощью пяти кроновых ферментных ловушек, работавших непрерывно с 30 апреля по 1 октября 2021 г. Среди собранных 1043 экземпляров (17 видов) отчетливо доминируют златоглазки Apertochrysa prasina и Chrysotropia ciliata. Численность стенотопных для сосен видов (Chrysopa dorsalis и Wesmael...
Usage of a variety of non-trivial ways to study Coleoptera gives unexpected and original results. The studies were conducted using simple traps with fermenting baits in the central part of European Russia. There were 286 trap exposures, and 7906 Coleoptera specimens (208 species from 35 families) were collected. The largest number of species belong...
The Neuroptera of the pine Tanaika Forest in the Republic of Tatarstan were studied using five beer-and-sugar bait crown traps operated continuously from April 30 to October 1, 2021. The chrysopids Apertochrysa prasina and Chrysotropia ciliata clearly dominate among 1043 collected specimens (17 species). The number of species stenotopic for pines (...
Forest edges, which are ecotones, have a significant impact on the spatial distribution of many Coleoptera species. This research was carried out in 2020–2022 on the territory of the Republic of Mordovia (the center of the European part of Russia). Beer traps (with a bait made of beer with sugar) were used to collect Coleoptera. Four plots were sel...
To study and conserve biological diversity is one of the most important tasks of protecting natural ecosystems. According to long-term data, the biodiversity of invertebrates of Mordovia State Nature Reserve accounts for 6823 species out of 10 types of invertebrates: Rhizopoda (58 species), Porifera (1), Platyhelminthes (156), Nematoda (67), Anneli...
Приведены новые данные о 13 видах сетчатокрылых Нижегородской области, из них 5 видов отмечены впервые для региона. В итоге фауна сетчатокрылых области включает 24 вида. Обсуждается распространение в России Nothochrysa fulviceps (Stephens, 1836), Chrysopa gibeauxi (Leraut, 1989) и Cunctochrysa cosmia (Navás, 1918). БлагодарностиРабота выполнена в р...
Temperate forests are highly complex ecosystems in which many aspects of invertebrate distribution and abundance remain poorly understood. In order to accumulate data on the vertical and temporal distribution of forest Lepidoptera in the Republic of Mordovia (central European part of Russia), specimens were collected with beer-baited traps from Apr...
During four years of sampling by canopy traps with fermenting baits, adults of the Quedius dilatatus
rove beetle were collected in large quantities together with the Vespa crabro hornet across several regions in Central
European Russia. Contrary to previous reports which stemmed from collecting methods inadequate for this ‘rare’
inquiline of the Eu...
The study of the insect distribution in geographical areas is relevant since it is important in terms of understanding the global trend of biodiversity decline. The paper presents the results of a study on the distribution of six species of Panorpidae (Mecoptera), carried out in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017–2020. One part of data was collected by t...
The regular issue 8(1) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/43. The cover shows Saguinus leucopus, Silvery-brown tamarin, a Vulnerable and endemic species in the Peasant Reserve Zone-Cimitarra River, middle Magdalena Valley, C...
The fauna of caddisflies was studied from two protected areas of federal significance such as Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Temnikov district, Republic of Mordovia) and National Park “Smolny” (Ichalki district and Bolshoe Ignatovo district, Republic of Mordovia). The material was collected from May to October 2008, 2009, 2013–2021. There were 677...
Protected areas are unique ecosystems that are minimally affected by anthropogenic activities. Therefore, in many cases, they are refugia and relevance of faunistic research is undeniable here. A simple method of catching insects, such as trapping with the help of fermental traps, was used in this area for the first time. The authors of the dataset...
(1) Background: The conservation of entomofauna in individual macroregions requires efforts to study the distribution and abundance of insects. For this purpose, databases are created that enumerate this information. Such databases, with the processing of significant factual material, make it possible to objectively assess the status of a species a...
(1) Background: Coleoptera is one of the most diverse insect lineages. The beetle species live in many ecosystems around the globe and their roles in ecosystems are very diverse; thus, it is important to know the local and regional fauna varieties, especially for protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks. (2) Methods: The material...
Monitoring Coleoptera diversity in protected areas is part of the global ecological monitoring of the state of ecosystems. The purpose of this research is to describe the biodiversity of Coleoptera studied with the help of baits based on fermented substrate in the European part of Russia (Smolny National Park). The research was conducted April–Augu...
Altogether 158 species of the hoverflies are listed in this report. It includes species recorded for the Republic of Mordovia for the first time (57 spp.), those repeatedly recorded here (61 spp.), and species which are included based on their previous records (40 spp.). Three species are excluded from the previous faunal list as being based on mis...
The regular issue 6(4) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/42. The cover shows calve of Procarpa gutturosa Pallas, 1777 (Bovidae) in the buffer zone of the Daursky State Nature Reserve, Russia (Author: Dr. Galina S. Ale...
The journal «Nature Conservation Research» (hereinafter – journal NCR) was founded in 2016. It is published by the Fund for Support and Development of Protected Areas «Bear Land». This review paper is aimed to characterise the first five years of the publishing activities of the journal NCR. We present the actual values of scientometric indicators...
Настоящее сообщение является результатом обработки данных по полужесткокрылым насекомым, собранным группой исследователей за период 2008–2019 гг. на территории Республики Мордовия. Всего идентифицировано 183 вида полужесткокрылых насекомых. Новыми для региона являются 14 видов. БлагодарностиРукопись подготовлена частично за счет гранта Российского...
