A.N. Streltzov

Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia | HSPUR · Faculty of Biology

The article gives a complete list of Pterophoridae species known from the Republic of Guinea. Three species, Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932), Sphenarches erythrodactylus (Fletcher, 1911) and Hellinsia aethiopicus (Amsel, 1963) are reported for the fauna of this country for the first time.

The article provides the list of Lepidoptera (the families: Cossidae, Coleophoridae, Choreutidae, Ethmiidae, Pterophoridae, Pyralidae, Crambidae, Lemoniidae, Lasiocampidae, Drepanidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Erebidae, Noctuidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Pieridae), collected in four localities in the Republic of Dagestan in September 2020. In tota...

Aim. To clarify the spring aspect of the faunistic composition of Lepidoptera insects in the Republic of Dagestan as one of the most poorly studied regions of the European part of Russia. Materials and Methods. The collection of material was carried out in six localities of the Republic of Dagestan at light sources and with a butterfly net. The mat...

The article provides the list of Lepidoptera (the families:

The plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) fauna of Paraguay is studied quite well, which is proved by a series of publications (Gielis, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013; Ustjuzhanin et al., 2016). However, we have found two species of the genus Hellinsia, new to science, in the supplementary materials provided to us by Ulf Drechsel (Asunción).

Scoparia sinevi Streltzov, sp. n. is described from the Republic of Southern Ossetia. The new species is very similar in its appearance to the Central Asian S. juldusella (Caradja, 1916) but distinctly differs from latter by the male genitalia with cornutus consisting of three large spines (cornutrus with one large spine in S. juldusella). The moth...

The article describes three Pterophoridae species new to science, from Ethiopia: Platyptilia anjuta Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., Platyptilia roberti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and Stenoptilia monikae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. We give new faunal data on the distribution of the species previously unknown for Ethiopia.

. Two new species, Hellinsia karinupponeni Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin et Pototski, sp. n. and Hellinsia ristoi Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin et Pototski, sp. n., are described from the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa, respectively. Holotypes of both species are deposited in the Estonian University of Life Sciences,...

The article gives an overview of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna. Three new species are described from Kenya, Cameroon and Zimbabwe: Picardia bassi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., Picardia bunga Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and Picardia tropeki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. The species...

The article describes a new species of plume moths, Hellinsia kaweri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., and indicates a species new for the fauna of Uganda, Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913. A complete list of Pterophoridae known from Uganda is provided.

The article describes a new species of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Merrifieldia arenbergeri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., from the province Free State, the Republic of South Africa.

The article describes three Pterophoridae species from Bolivia which are new to science: Hellinsia swammerdami Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., Hellinsia sergeii Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. and Hellinsia aymara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. Nine Pterophoridae species are reported from Bolivia for the first time: Lioptilodes rionegroicus...

The article describes five new species of plume moths from Ecuador which are new to science: Amblyptilia kara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., Hellinsia diana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., Hellinsia elena Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., Hellinsia gielisi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp.nov., and Hellinsia wojtusiaki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich...

Basing on the materials from Russian entomological expedition to Jujuy Province, North-Western Argentina, the participants of which were working in Ecoportal de Piedra National Park, 22 Pterophoridae species have been revealed, two of which, Emmelina doroshkini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. n. and E. reshetnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. n., t...

The article describes two new Pterophoridae species from Venezuela: Postplatyptilia lastukhini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. and Postplatyptilia stekolnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. Four species: Stenoptilodesbrevipennis (Zeller, 1874), Adaina costarica Gielis, 1992, Adaina desolata Arenberger & Bond, 1995 and Hellinsia devriesi (Land...

A plume moth Nippoptilia regula (Meyrick, 1906) is found in the southern part of Primorsky krai. The specimens examined are characterized by typical for this species wing pattern, male and female genitalia. The genus Nippoptilia Matsumura 1931 is recorded from Russia for the first time.

Two new species of plume moths from Atacama Desert, Chile, are described: Lioptilodes karinupponeni Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Pototski sp. nov. and Hellinsia haverineni Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Pototski sp. nov.

An annotated list of 19 species of Pterophoridae recorded from Pakistan is given. Five species are new to this country, namely Platyptilia avicennai Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich, 2016, Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus (Denis et Schiffermüller, 1775), Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla (Zeller, 1852), Hellinsia pectodactyla (Staudinger, 1859), and Amblyptilia sp...

The faunal review of Pterophoridae species is given for the fauna of Sierra Leone for the first time the type localities and world distribution (with new data) are specified. The information on the collected materials is given. Eleven species, previously unknown for this territory – Ochyrotica africana, Platyptilia farfarella, Bipunctiphorus dimorp...

Two new species of many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae) are described from Liberia and Ghana: Alucita tropeki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. and Alucita safi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. The image and description of female genitalia Alucita mishenini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2018 are provided for the first time. Two species are...

Mount Cameroon, SW Cameroon, has already been described as a unique hotspot of the many-plumed moth (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae), with their local diversity unrivalled in the entire Afrotropics. We confirm its importance with description of seven new species: Alucita bakweri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita jana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,...

A new species of plume moths, Calyciphora korbi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov., is described from Kyrgyzstan (Inner Tien-Shan, the mountains Suusamyr Too).

Pterotopteryx spilodesma (Meyrick, 1908) is reliably indicated for the fauna of the Sakhalin Island for the first time. The photos of female adult and genitalia are provided.

The article gives 70 Pterophoridae species of nature reserves and national parks of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. New taxonomic combinations are revealed, new data on the distribution of Plume moths in the Republic of South Africa are indicated. New generic combinations were established for two species of Marasmarcha ammonias (M...

S.Yu. Sinev (ed.). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia. Edition 2. St. Petersburg: Zoological Institute RAS, 2019. 448 с. The catalogue deals with the representatives of 97 families of Lepidoptera known by now from the territory of Russian Federation. On the total, 2251 genera and 9617 species (1039 genera and 5617 species of Microlepidoptera,...

The article describes a new species of many-plumed moth, Alucita udovichenkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., from the province Mpumalanga, the Republic of South Africa.

The article gives a faunistic review of the Pterophoridae fauna in Myanmar. The type habitats and world distribution (with new data) is indicated. The data of the collected specimens are provided. To the 10 already known species we have added 9 previously unknown for the fauna of Myanmar.

Acrobasis rubrizonella (Ragonot, 1893) is recorded from Russia for the first time. The images of a male specimen together with a description of its external morphology and genital structure are given. The data on geographical distribution of the species and its current taxonomic position are provided.

Two Pterophoridae species, Oidaematophorus constanti (Ragonot, 1875) and Calyciphora ludmilae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011, found in the Altai mountains, are indicated for the fauna of Russia for the first time. A disjunctive type of habitat is established for these species for the first time. It is revealed that Gillmeria ochrodactyla ([Denis &...

Maradana faviusalis (Walker, 1859) is found for the first time in Russia on the Furugelm Island located in the Gulf of Peter the Great, the Sea of Japan. Imago of this species and male genitalia are described and illustrated. The data on distribution of M. faviusalis and taxonomic remarks on its generic position are given.

As a result of entomological field trip taken in June 2008, 65 species of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Diurna) from 40 genera and 6 families were recorded from the Northern part of the Pompeyev Ridge. A big series of Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928 was collected. The Pompeyev Ridge is the very northern and the very western location of the species...

Some interesting records of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Diurna) made in 2002 – 2007 are reported. Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer et Grey, 1852) and Nordmannia latior (Fixsen, 1887) have been recorded in Amurskaya oblast for the first time; Chrysozephyrus brillantinus (Staudinger, 1887) is reported for the first time from Khabarovskii Krai and from the...