Dmitry A. Gapon

• PhD
• Researcher at Russian Academy of Sciences

The catalogue contains information on 1,322 species from 456 genera, 38 families, and six infraorders of true bugs (Hexapoda: Heteroptera) known in the fauna of the European part of Russia and the Urals. Distribution data is provided for eight regions that correspond to the physical-geographical and natural-climatic characteristics of the territory...

In 2023, B. Kryštufek and G.I. Shenbrot published a paper in which they proposed to consider invalid 20 lectotype designations based on the specimens in the collection of mammals at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St Petersburg). They also designated a lectotype for Lemmus obensis bungei Vinogradov, 1926. We argue that...

The article provides a detailed illustrated description of a new genus and species of the tribe Halyini (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae) from Myanmar. The description is based on external morphological characters and the structure of the male and female terminalia, including the completely inflated aedeagus. A detailed comparison of the ne...

The male and female terminalia of Halys sulcatus (Thunberg, 1783) and H. magnus Chopra, 1974, nom. resurr. are redescribed in detail, including the completely inflated aedeagi. The distribution of these taxa is analysed. It is shown that H. sulcatus is reliably recorded only from the southern regions of India and H. magnus, only from the northern r...

A new species, Rhaphidosoma paganicum sp. nov. (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Rhaphidosomatini), is described from the Dry Zone of Myanmar. It is the fifth species of Rhaphidosoma Amyot et Serville, 1843, known from the Oriental Region, and the first record of the genus for Myanmar and Indochina. The structure of the external and internal...

This paper opens the themed issue (a monograph) “Aberrant cytogenetic and reproductive patterns in the evolution of Paraneoptera”, prepared by a Russian-Bulgarian research team on the basis of long-term collaborative studies. In this first part of the issue, we provide the basic introductory information, describe the material involved and the metho...

The study of the lectotype of Sehirus fuscipennis Horváth, 1899 showed that this specimen is conspecific with Canthophorus maculipes sensu Aukema & Constant, 2016 and Adomerus maculipes sensu Gapon, 2018. To promote stability of nomenclature, the neotype of Cydnus maculipes Mulsant et Rey 1852 is designated instead of the lost syntypes. The name Se...

The present work is a revision of the Palaearctic burrower bug genus Exosehirus Wagner, 1963 (Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Sehirinae). New data on the morphology and distribution are given. Structures of the female internal ectodermal genitalia and the completely inflated aedeagi are described and illustrated for the first time. An extended differential...

n event of mating between specimens of Corizus hyoscyami and Rhopalus parumpunctatus, registered in the Novgorod Province of Russia is considered. The structure of the aedeagi in their completely inflated state and the female genitalia, as well as the functioning of the genitalia, are described and illustrated. The process of unfolding and swelling...

The Palaearctic burrower bug genus Canthophorus Mulsant & Rey, 1866 (Heteroptera: Cydnidae) is revised. New data on the morphology and distribution are given. Structures of the female internal ectodermal terminalia and the completely inflated aedeagi in all species of the genus are described and illustrated for the first time. An extended different...

Two Afrotropical scale insect species, Trochiscococcus speciosus (De Lotto, 1961) and Ripersiella aloes (Williams et Pellizzari, 1997), are recorded for the first time in Russia, St Petersburg, under glass on the roots of Gasteria sp. (Asphodelaceae). The first species is morphologically described and illustrated by a standard total coccidological...

The tropical bedbug Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius, 1803) was found for the first time in Russia: in many districts of Moscow in 2015–16, in four districts of St Petersburg, in Moscow Prov., Smolensk and Saransk in 2016. Unusual activity during daytime in autumn was characteristic of individuals of this species in different places of St Petersburg. C....

The western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 was found for the first time in Stavropol Region and in the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania in 2015, in the Republic of South Ossetia in 2013 and 2014, and in the Republic of Abkhazia in 2016. Additionally, it was found in the Black Sea coast of Russia, in Tuapse District and...

The brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) is recorded for the first time from Russia (Khosta and Adler districts of the city of Sochi), Abkhazia (Pitsunda), and Georgia (Khobi Municipality). Outbreaks of H. halys populations were detected in all of these regions in October 2016. More than a hundred specimens congregated for over...

Seventeen species of the true bugs from the families Nabidae, Tingidae, Miridae, Lygaeidae, Berytidae, Rhopalidae, Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae are recorded from Stavropol Region (Russia) for the first time.

The paper represents the first part of a series dealing with the Eastern Hemisphere species of the genus Polymerus Hahn, 1831 and includes a redescription of the genus and the nominative subgenus, and descriptions of Pachycentrum subgen. nov., P. (Polymerus) russatus sp. nov. and P. (Pachycentrum) unciniger sp. nov. The specific name P. funestus Re...

The paper presents the first records of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 for the fauna of Russia (Rostov Province) and Ukraine (Crimea and Zaporizhia Province). The dependence of the spread of this species on positive and negative temperatures and the availability of food plants is considered. The forecast of f...

Eleven species of Heteroptera, new for the Tuvinian fauna, are listed and annotated. Holco-cranum diminutum Horváth, 1898 recorded for Russia for the first time. The genus and the subfamily Artheneinae enclosing this species, and also Microplax interrupta (Fieber, 1837), the species and the genus, are noted as new records for the Asian part of Russ...

Eleven species of Heteroptera, new for the Tuvinian fauna, are listed and annotated. Holcocranum diminutum Horváth, 1898 recorded for Russia for the first time. The genus and the subfamily Artheneinae enclosing this species, and also Microplax interrupta (Fieber, 1837), the species and the genus, are noted as new records for the Asian part of Russi...

Kundelungua meridionalis Schouteden, 1966 (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Podopinae) is reported from Namibia for the first time. It has been found in Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve in the Kalahari desert, among the roots of grasses. Habitus and biotope are illustrated and a distribution map and biological data are provided.

The pygophore, parameres and aedeagus of Leprosoma reticulatum (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1851) are described for the first time. Based on new comparative data, L. olcesii Fairmaire, 1886 is shown to be a separate species. An improved key to species of the genus Leprosoma is given.

Conquistator gen. nov., is described to hold the North American species Podisus mucronatus Uhler, 1897. This new genus differs from Podisus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1851, in having the digi-tiform process on the paramere corpus more characteristic of species in the American asopine genera Apoecilus Stål, 1870 and Supputius Distant, 1889. The new genus, h...

Izyaslav Moiseyevich Kerzhner, a world distinguished specialist on the taxonomy of Heteroptera, published 278 works on systematics and fauna of Heteroptera and some other aspects of the zoology. One of the latest works is in the present issue of Zoosystematica Rossica, and another one is in press.

The tribe Podopini is divided into three subtribes: Kayesiina subtrib. nov., Podopina, and Scotinopharina subtrib. nov., differing in the length and sha- pe of jugae, presence or absence of a tooth on the anterior part of bucculae and transverse carinae on pronotum, structure of pygophore, parandria, aedeagus, and female genitalia. Scotinophara den...

Izyaslav Moiseyevich Kerzhner, a world distinguished specialist on the taxonomy of Heteroptera described 33 genera, 10 subgenera, 358 species and 29 subspecies. A complete list of taxa described by him is provided in alphabetical order. Current position of all taxa is indicated if different from the original combination. References to the papers by...

Two species groups (“inconspicuum” and “reticulatum”) are separated in the Palaearctic genus Leprosoma Baerensprung. Th e inner and outer ectodermal structures of male and female genitalia are described. Leprosoma inaequale Horváth is synonymized with L. tuberculatum Jakovlev. A new species, L. tenuimarginatum, from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbeki...

Izyaslav Moiseyevich Kerzhner, a world distinguished specialist on the taxonomy of Heteroptera described 33 genera, 10 subgenera, 358 species and 29 subspecies. A complete list of taxa described by him is provided in alphabetical order. Current position of all taxa is indicated if different from the original combination. References to the papers by...

Kayesia nigrolineata Distant is synonymized with K. parva Schouteden and Oncozygidea denticollis Linnavuori is transferred to Scotinophara.

In representatives of the genus Pyrrhocoris examined, the male and female genitalia are highly congruent and possess a number of structures providing firm fixation of copulating individuals, at the same time ensuring a quick release of partners when necessary. Mechanic prevention of interspecific hybridization is realized in sympatric species and a...

Sternodontus contestor is transferred to Oplistochilus on the basis of several common characters of external structure and the male genitalia and absence of real unique characters shared with Sternodontus. The main taxonomic characters of closely related genera are considered.

Ventocoris martini is synonymized with V. modestus.

Graphosoma creticum is synonymized with G. semipunctatum.

Though external characters of S. similis and S. binodulus overlap, these species are separate and clearly differ in the shape of the paramere hypophysis and structure of spermatheca.

The genus Promecocoris Puton, 1886 includes three species: P. laticollis (Jak.), P. stschurovskii (Osh.) and P. testaceus (Reut.). The genus is divided into two subgenera, Promecocoris s. strand Emphylocoris Reut. stat.n., and Promecocoris cerathocranoides Popov, 1964 is synonymized with P. testaceus (Reut.). Detailed descriptions of the internal e...

The synonymies Carpocoris (s. str.) fuscispinus (BOHEMAN, 1851) = Carpocoris (s. str.) mediterraneus mediterraneus TAMANINI, 1958, nov. syn. and Carpocoris (s. str.) fuscispinus (BOHEMAN, 1851) = Carpocoris (s. str.) mediterraneus atlanticus TAMANINI, 1958, nov. syn. are proposed, after critically reviewing the characters traditionally used in the...

This communication is the third one in a series of papers treated the morphological review of the aedeagi of Pentatomidae and its possible taxonomic significance. Fully inflated internal structures of the aedeagus of 18 species of Asopinae were studied. The examination of the Asopinae confirmed the monophyly of this taxon and revealed three distinc...

This paper is the second communication in a series of papers that treats the structure of the aedeagus in the family Pentatomidae and its taxonomic applications. Inner structures of the aedeagus were examined in the completely inflated state. The structure of the aedeagus was studied on 25 species. It is impossible to offer a diagnosis of the subfa...

Holcogaster exilis Horváth, H. we- beri Wagner and H. longicornis Wagner are synony- mized with Holcogaster fibulata (Germar). Lectotypes for Holcogaster exilis are designated. The structure of the male and female genitalia is described. The variabil- ity of genitalia among specimens from different geo- graphical areas is discussed.

Phaeocoris is resurrected from synonymy with Dymantis. Lodosia is synonymized with Phaeocoris, and L. gonocoxa, with Ph. ellipticus. The structure of the male and female genitalia of Phaeocoris shows that this genus does not belong to Sciocorini, but also its placement in Myrocheini is problematic.

Probable taxonomical connections of tribe Procleticini with others taxa of shielded-bugs are a subject of this paper. The parameres and aedeagi of Antestiella bequaerti, Antestiopsis cruciata, Arocera acroleuca, A. apta, Bolbocoris variolosus, B. inaegunalis, Dendrocoris contaminatus, Holcogaster exilis, H. longicornis and Thyanta custator are desc...

The paper starts a series of publications on the structure of the aedeagus Pentatomidae and its possible taxonomic significance. The structure of the aedeagus in the entire family is discussed in brief. The structure of the aedeagus in 14 species of Discocephalinae and 13 species of Phyllocephalinae is described. The Discocephalinae strongly differ...