Maria Antipova

• PhD student
• Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Rambutanura oblita sp. nov. from the southern part of Vietnam is described and illustrated. It differs from all previously known species of the genus by the presence of only seven tubercles on the head (tubercle Cl undeveloped, vs present in all other known congeners), and of elongated digitate tubercles only on three last abdominal segments. In al...

Nine new species of the genus Oligaphorura are described based on material from various parts of the Russian Federation. Among them, three species, O. ossetica sp. n., O. anocellata sp. n., and O. octosetosa sp. n., are representatives of the Caucasian fauna. The former one belongs to the marcuzzii-group and differs from other members of the group...

In the Caucasus, the total area taken up by glaciers is known to have reduced by 23% over the last 20 years. This natural experiment allows for additive and replacement models of autogenic succession of biocoenoses within paraglacial landscapes to be tested. A certain risk of the extinction of cryophilic species also exists. However, montane paragl...

A new species of the genus Hypogastrura is described from the North Caucasus: H. metegensis sp. nov. The species shares the unusual absence of lateral sensillum S9 on Ant. IV with only four congeners of the monticola-group which it belongs to, but it can be distinguished from all by the relatively long mucro with lower lateral lamellae. Regional re...

Molecular genetic studies of springtails (Сollembola) reveal hidden diversity in many common species. Detailed studies of their distribution and ecology are necessary to clarify the taxonomic status of genetic lineages. This study contributes to the solution of these problems using the widespread polytypic species Parisotoma notabilis (Schäffer, 18...

Successional changes in springtail communities were studied along a retreating Tsey Glacier at 2336 to 2071 m a.s.l. Springtails were collected from 10 sites of different ages ranging from 1 to 170 years. The sites covered the main stages of surface overgrowth, from a bare ground through a grassy-shrub stage to mixed and then mature pine forests. S...

Based on our collections in the Tsey Gorge, we analyzed the efficiency of collecting springtails under conditions of wide biotopic diversity resulting from succession processes as the glacier retreated.

Collembolan assemblages were surveyed in the vicinity of Seyakha, a settlement located on the banks of the Ob Bay in the central part of the Yamal Peninsula. A total of 104 collembolan species from 39 genera and 13 families were found in 13 different plant associations reflecting the vegetation diversity of this tundra region. Our analysis indicate...

The present review of the springtail fauna of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania is based on both existing published information and new material collected recently in the Tsey Gorge by the authors. The generic position and morphological peculiarities of some problematic forms are discussed. General distribution ranges of all species concerned, a...

The materials on the genus Vertagopus Börner from the Caucasus and Iran are revised. Two new species, V. persicus sp. nov. and V. nunataki sp. nov., are described and fauna of the genus in the Western Asia is commented.