Stanislav Korb

Russian Entomological Society · Lepidoptera

Old World Parnassiini. Revision of Old World Parnassiini

Drasteria scolopax (Alpheraky, 1892) for the first time recorded from Kyrgyzstan as far as the western part of the Tarim depression. The new population discovered in Kyrgyzstan represents a new subspecies, which is described here as Drasteria scolopax gilmanovi Korb et P. Gorbunov, ssp. n. Its type locality is Kyrgyzstan, Transalai Mts., Kaltabulak...

Hawkmoths of Central Asia This book deals with Sphingidae of a huge region: Central Asia, in the borders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Usbekistan and Tajikistan. Special attention paid in this book to preimaginal stages and detailed range.

Genitalia of the female holotype of the Central Asian species Furcula terminata (Wiltshire, 1958) (TL: northeastern Afghanistan) were studied for the first time. They showed a clear similarity with the genitalia of Furcula gorbunovi Schintlmeister, 1998 (TL: Gissar Range, Tajikistan) and Furcula mimonovi Schintlmeister, 1998 (TL: Karakalpakstan, Uz...

A new species, Hyperlais orodruinella sp. n., is described. Its type locality is “Kyrgyzstan, Fergansky Mts., Razan Say Valley, Sary-Bel stream, 41°25’16.74”N, 72°18’59.19”E, 892 m”. This new species differs from all other species of the genus by its patternless wings, by its very dark ground colour and by its male genitalia features, especially ae...

The article discusses a new subspecies of Cucullia tecca Püngeler, 1906 — C. tecca poltavskyi ssp. n. from northern Kyrgyzstan and the border territory of southern Kazakhstan. The specimens belonging to the new subspecies differ from the specimens of the nominative subspecies by a less contrasting color of the forewings and, sometimes, by the bluis...

The taxonomic status of Bryophila dolopis Hampson, 1908 is discussed. Based on morphological and molecular data we prove that this taxon is a good species. The description and diagnosis of this species are given. Distribution ranges of two closely related species, B. dolopis and B. felina (Eversmann, 1852), are described: B. dolopis is distributed...

Приводятся данные о морфометрическом исследовании гениталий Ctenoceratoda tancrei (Graeser, 1892). Исследованы 12 параметров в гениталиях самцов и 7 — в гениталиях самок данного вида. Обнаружено, что гениталии самок значительно (более чем в 2 раза) вариабельнее гениталий самцов. Количество корреляций между признаками в гениталиях самцов составляет...

A review of the genus Triphysa Zeller, 1858 is presented. One new species Triphysa issykkulica sp.n. (type locality: Kazakhstan, W of Almaty, 800 m) and 8 new subspecies are described: Triphysa phryne kasikoporana ssp. n. (type locality: Kasikoporan [NE Turkey, Agri prov.]), Triphysa striatula urumtchiensis ssp. n. (type locality: Urumtchi), Triphy...

New data on the distribution, ecology, and COI sequence of the little-known species Pyrausta pionalis Toll, 1948 are presented. The distribution range of this species extends from Southern Transcaucasia in the west to Southern-East Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the east. Moths were collected in dry mountain steppes with sagebrush at the altitudes be...

By male genitalia and external characters as well as by the mtDNA COI sequence, the species from mountain of Central Asia reported earlier as Mecyna lutulentalis (Lederer, 1858) now is identified as Mecyna salangalis Amsel, 1970. The species inhabits dry steppe slopes of Hindukush, West Pamir, Central Alai and western part of Alai valley, West Tian...

A preliminary list of the pyraloid moths of Kyrgyzstan is provided. In total, 264 species are mentioned for this country, among them 117 listed by literature data and 146 species recorded in current paper for the first time. Another 97 species are known from the neighboring territories and most probably are also present in Kyrgyzstan.

The article provides new data on the range and biology of Acrobasis khachella (Amsel, 1950) in Central Asia. The species is recorded for the first time from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The vertical distribution of the species ranges from 880 to 3,000 m. The geographical distribution of the species includes Central Iran (Zendjan Prov.),...

Basing on morphology and mtDNA COI sequence data concluded: Evergesris kopetdagensis Kuznetzov, 1958 = E. pazukii Alipanah, 2018, syn. n. Distribution of E. kopetdagensis seemed to be quite wide and covers the area from Van Province in Turkey to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; it is possible that this species occurs also in Turkey eastwards of Van Provi...

The hundred-year dynamics of gamma diversity and butterflies’ abundance have been assessed for the first time in Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region. According to analyzed data, we forecast that no significant change in the number of 104 species of butterflies is expected, the number of 33 species in the near future is likely to increase, and the...

A new species Evergestis impervialis Sinev et Korb, sp. n. is described from Central Tian-Shan, Katta-Kaindy Mountain Range (Kyrgyzstan). It differs from similar species (E. caesialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849), E. comealis Amsel, 1961 and E. lupalis Zerny, 1928) by the wing pattern (discal spot on the forewing absent, light middle fascia on the fore...

Data on the fauna and vertical distribution of butterflies of the Moldo-Too Mountain Range (Inner Tien Shan) are presented. The material for research was collected during 12 summer seasons at 9 points of the ridge. The fauna of this mountainous region includes 118 species of Rhopalocera: 9 species of Hesperiidae, 7 species of Papilionidae, 15 speci...

The paper contains data about 354 species of owlet moths, collected in 2017–2020 in Kyrgyzstan. This work is based on the examination of 4043 specimens, from which genitalia for 600 specimens were dissected. The following number of species is recorded for various territories of the country for the first time: 12 species for Kyrgyzstan; 27 species f...

This paper deal with study of the butterfly fauna of three mountainous badlands in Kyrgyzstan (Naryn Adyr, Red Canyon and Kyrk-Kechik Canyon). The studied badlands fauna comprises of 47 species, namely: 42 species in Naryn Adyr, 33 species in Kyrk-Kechik Canyon, 30 species in Red Canyon. Most of the butterflies within these badlands feed on drought...

The genera Cryphia Hübner, 1818 and Bryophila Treitschke, 1825 in mountainous Central Asia (in the range of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) are reviewed. Both molecular and morphological data are used. A short morphometric test of male genitalia within 3 widely distributed and common species processed (Bryophila sordida Staudinger, 1900, B....

This study is to research the phylogeography of Phaneroptera falcata (Poda, 1761) in the Volga river basin based on the mtDNA Cytochrome C Oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene fragment at the last Pleistocene glaciation episode. The studied location is the Volga river basin, a territory within the central and partially southern parts of European Russia; it...

It is the first checklist of Parnassiini of the Old World within last 25 years. The list comprises of 54 species and 6 genera. This list takes into account all modern data about the tribus, special attention paid to the molecular investigations. The type localities of 35 species have been corrected or qualified.

Polychrysia iuno sp. nov. is described from the Inner Tian-Shan, Kyrgyzstan (Dzhumgaltoo Range, Sary-Kayky Massif, right bank of Karakol River, 42°11.300′N 74°03.193′E, 2093 m asl). The new species differs from the closely related P. esmeralda (Oberthür, 1880) in the wing pattern and ground colour tone, and by the structure of male genitalia.

We submitted first results of the DNA studies of the Central Asiatic owlet moths of the genus Euchalcia. Standard cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) gene fragments were sequenced for DNA barcoding of six specimens belonging to Euchalcia herrichi and Euchalcia gyulai . We compared the received sequences between discussed species and with two Europ...

На основании морфологических и молекулярных отличий описывается новый подвид Calyptra thalictri alexander Korb, ssp. nov. Типовое местонахождение подвида: Киргизия, Киргизский хр., горные склоны к югу от с. Арашан близ г. Бишкек, 1800 м.

Описываются два новых подвида огневок рода Cynaeda Hubner, [1825] из Киргизии: Cynaeda gigantea cobaini Korb, ssp. n. с типовым местонахождением «Kyrgyzstan, Osh Prov., Alai Mts., 6,25 km NNE Kyzyl-Eshme, 2961 m, 39.620689 N, 72.286766 E» и Cynaeda forsteri komarovi Korb, ssp. n. с типовым местонахождением «Kyrgyzstan, Talas Prov., Talas Mts., Kara...

Проведен морфометрический анализ гениталий обоих полов Bryoxena centralasiae; как гениталии самцов, так и гениталии самок демонстрируют широкий размах изменчивости. В гениталиях обнаружены корреляции: у самца между длиной генитальной капсулы и длиной вальвы, а также длиной 3, 4 и 5 зубцов на везике; у самки длина задних апофизов и длина передних ап...

Исследованы крыловой рисунок, строение гениталий самцов и последовательности COI шашечниц группы Melitaea minerva. Обозначены лектотипы M. asteroida variegata и M. asteroida maculata, показано, что оба таксона относятся к M. minerva как его подвиды, а не к M. asteroida. На основании исследования ДНК (последовательность COI) делается предположение о...

A revision of the genus Drasteria within Central Asia and Kazakhstan with attention to the adjacent areas is presented. The status and position of all Drasteria taxa known from this area is clarified, the primary types are revised, primary types and their genitalia are illustrated. The following lectotypes are designated: Leucanitis aberrans Staudi...

По материалам двух экспедиций Нижегородского отделения Русского энтомологического общества для фауны острова Борнео (провинция Сабах) приводится 117 видов огневок, из которых 15 видов (Hypsopygia nitidicilialis, Loryma recusata, Stericta divitalis, Thyridiphora gilva, Cirrhochrista annulifera, C. histricalis, Piletocera meekii, Cangetta haematera,...

В статье приводятся сведения об интересных находках 6 видов булавоусых чешуекрылых на территории Киргизии по результатам полевого сезона 2018 г.

Обозначен лектотип (самец) Thecla frivaldszkyi Lederer, 1855 в коллекции Музея естественной истории в Берлине. Установлена новая синонимия: Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi leei Johnson, 1992 (= arquata Johnson, 1992, syn. n.; = aleucopuncta Johnson, 1992, syn. n.). Произведена коррекция типовых местонахождений Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi leei Johnson, 1992, A. a...

Рассматривается биотопическое распределение булавоусых чешуекрылых Нижегородской области и его закономерности. Выделено 7 групп биотопов, описаны их фауны. Определены стенотопные виды и виды разной степени эвритопности, определено их соотношение. Определены виды с наибольшим адаптационным потенциалом как наиболее вероятные кандидаты на заселение не...

A taxonomic review and molecular phylogeny of the genus Melanargia Meigen, 1828 (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) of the Middle Asian mountains is given. The taxa Melanargia parce parce Staudinger in Staudinger, Bang-Haas, 1882, M. parce lucida Staudinger, 1886 and Melanargia parce persa Groum-Grshimaïlo, 1890 are conspecific, and the following synonyms are...

Despite high representation of steppe elements in Northern Palaearctic temperate biota, the Pleistocene history of such species is still insufficiently understood. The steppe specialist butterfly Proterebia afra (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) inhabits both the continental Palaearctic steppe biome and southern mountain steppes; it occurs as a...

Приводятся предварительные результаты сравнительного анализа вертикального распределения чешуекрылых ноктуоидного комплекса центральных частей хребтов Киргизского, Джумгалтоо и Ферганского. Для фауны трех хребтов отмечено 346 видов Noctuoidea, из них по хребтам: 246 видов на Киргизском хр., 210 видов на хр. Джумгалтоо и 164 вида на Ферганском хр. Р...

A new subspecies Evergestis kopetdagensis sinevi Korb, subsp. n. (type locality: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek environs, near Ala-Too settlement, 42°47ʹ33.00ʺ N, 74°41ʹ38.36ʺ E, 982 m) is described from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. This new subspecies differs from the nominotypical one by the habitus (it is darker and has more contrast wing pattern), male geni...

Two neotypes of Parnassius, namely the neotype of Parnassius corybas Fischer de Waldheim, 1823 from “Kamchatka, Esso environs” and the neotype of Parnassius nomion Fischer de Waldheim, 1823 from “Kiachta”, are designated in the present paper. The neotype specimens as far as the original description pictures are figured, their labels are documented.

A list of butterflies from Dzhumgal-Too mountain ridge in Kirghizia (Inner Tian-Shan) is presented. It contains 115 species.

The status and systematic position of the blue butterfly taxa, established by L.G. Courvoisier from “Narün”, are discussed. The following lectotypes are designated and figured: [Chrysophanus Phlaeas] F. naruena Courvoisier, 1911, Lycaena icarus Rott. F. wiskotti Courvoisier, 1911, Lycaena arion L. F. naruena Courvoisier, 1911 and [Lycaena] Argus Sc...

The taxonomic status and positions of taxa described within the genus Kreizbergius Korshunov, 1990 (the simo -group sensu Ackery, 1975) are rearranged. Lectotypes of the following taxa are designated: Parnassius simo var. simonius Staudinger, 1889, Parnassius simo var. simulator Staudinger, 1889, Parnassius gylippos Fruhstorfer, 1903, Parnassius si...

A total of 16 lectotypes of Papilionidae (Lepidoptera), identified by A.V.-A. Kreuzberg but not published, are formally designated in the genera Parnassius Latreille, 1804 (14 taxa) and Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 (two taxa). Lectotypes are designated for the following taxa: Parnassius delphius albulus Honrath, 1889, Parnassius apollonius alpinus Staudi...

The quantitative accounting of Sphingidae of Kyrgyzstan using automatic autonomous light traps is presented. 16 species with nocturnal activity were recorded, four of them are most numerous, eight are of average abundance, one is a migrant and three are rare. Two species are proposed for inclusion in the Red Data Book of Kyrgyzstan (Sphingonaepiops...

From the environs of Korla (East Tian-Shan) a new subspecies Paralasa bogutena haverineni ssp. n. is described, based on three male specimens deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutionsund Biodiversitätsforschung, Berlin (Germany). The new subspecies differs well from other known subspecies by its wing pattern (the submar...

A new species from the genus Neolycaena de Nicéville, 1890 (N. ittohtoriti sp. n.) is described from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan near Bishkek. The new species differs from the closely related N. tengstroemi (Erschoff, 1874) and N. carbonaria (Groum-Grshimaïlo, 1890) in morphology of the female genitalia, in some features of the wing pattern and in...

A brief review of three subspecies of Zegris eupheme (Esper, [1804]) known from the territory of the former USSR is proposed and its diagnostic features are listed. The neotype of Zegris eupheme tschudica Herrich-Schäffer, [1850] and lectotypes of Z. eupheme sulphurea O. Bang- Haas, 1927, Pontia erothoe Eversmann, 1832 and Papilio eupheme Esper, [1...

A distributive list of butterflies of Tian-Shan in borders of former Soviet Union is compiled, it contains 289 species: Hesperiidae – 21 species, Papilionidae – 21 species; Pieridae – 38 species, Satyridae – 67 species, Lybitheidae – 1 species, Danaidae – 1 species, Nymphalidae – 42 species, Riodinidae – 2 species, Lycaenidae – 96 species. New syno...

A new crypting species, Hyponephele antihilaris sp.n., is described from the low-mountainous part of Gissarsky Mts. in Tajikistan (type locality Tajikistan, Gissarsky Mts. near Obigarm settlement, 1408 m, N 38°43.257', E 69°41.013′). The new species belongs to the high-mountainous H. hilaris (Staudinger, 1886) group but differs from H. hilaris by i...

Discussed is an inventory of the Lepidoptera fauna of the Nizhny Novgorod region, its current status and prospects of its study. At the moment 1412 species of Lepidoptera are known from this area, but according to preliminary estimates the total number of species of Lepidoptera in this area amounts probably between 1800 and 2000. The necessity of t...

Melitaea palamedes Groum-Grshimaïlo, 1890 is treated here as a subspecies of M. minerva Staudinger, 1881, based on molecular data and morphology: Melitaea minerva palamedes Groum-Grshimaïlo, 1890, stat. rev. © 2017, Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología. All rights reserved.

The comparative analysis of butterfly faunas of the mountain ridges of South-West Pamir (Tajikistan) (Rushan, Shugnan, Shakhdara ridges) is presented. The butterfly fauna of this region contains 126 species: 107 species in Rushan ridge, 116 species in Shugnan ridge, 81 species in Shakhdara ridge. The faunas similarity within these mountain ridges i...

p>The following primary types are designated: lectotype of Argynnis eugenia montana Bang-Haas, 1906, lectotype of Argynnis amphilochus var. elatus Staudinger, 1892, neotype of Papilio tritonia Boeber, 1812 and lectotype of Melitaea trivia nana Staudinger, 1871. The holotype (by monotypy) of Argynnis eugenia fulgens Bang-Haas, 1927 is figured. The t...

Koramius charltonius (Gray, 1853) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) is distributed in the mountains of Central Asia. We analysed genetic and phylogeographic patterns throughout the western part of its range using a mitochondrial marker (COI). We also analysed the wing pattern using multivariate statistics. We found that the species contains several uniqu...

From vicinity of Dosang in the Astrakhan Province (Russia) we record a mountainous blue butterfly species Polyommatus icadius. Molecular genetic markers (COI and ITS2) are studied.

A catalogue of butterflies of Russia and adjacent countries is given, with special account to the name-bearing types depository. This catalogue contains data about 86 species (3 of them are questionable) of Hesperiidae (22 genera); 47 species of Papilionidae (14 genera); 89 species of Pieridae (5 of them are questionable) (15 genera); 1 species (1...

A review of the genus Triphysa Zeller, 1858 is presented. One new species Triphysa issykkulica sp.n. (type locality: Kazakhstan, W of Almaty, 800 m) and 8 new subspecies are described: Triphysa phryne kasikoporana ssp. n. (type locality: Kasikoporan [NE Turkey, Agri prov.]), Triphysa striatula urumtchiensis ssp. n. (type locality: Urumtchi), Triphy...

In the present paper, we explore the evolution of cluster structure in closely related species in the Euphydryas aurinia complex based on morphological (wing pattern, genital armatures) and molecular (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) characters. Male genitalia differ in the length and shape of the uncus, harpe and juxta branches, by the shape of som...

В настоящем сообщении на основании изучения морфологических и молекулярных признаков пересматривается статус ряда таксонов Melitaea. Таксон enarea Fruhstorfer, 1916 признан подвидом M. mixta Evans, 1912. Таксон kotshubeji Sheljuzhko, 1929 признан подвидом M. ala Staudinger, 1881. Предлагаются следующие номенклатурные акты: Melitaea ala kotshubeji S...

In the present work some nomenclatorial, taxonomic and zoogeographic errors, which were made in recently published revisions of the genus Colias Fabricius, 1807, are examined and corrected. The following nomenclatorial acts are applied: C. alta worthyi Zhdanko, 2012, stat.n., C. phicomone oberthueri Verity, 1909, stat.rest., C. palaeno aias Fruhsto...

The article considers modern problems and prospects for protecting butterflies in Tien Shan mountain passes. The endangered state in ecosystems of Tien Shan mountain passes is shown. The main measures for their protection are presented.

Polygonia c-album var. interposita Staudinger, 1881 recently raised to the species level was studied by molecular methods. It is shown that this taxon is the subspecies of P. c-album (Linnaeus, 1758): P. c-album interposita Staudinger, 1881, stat. rev. The Polygonia c-album group populations from Mongolia also did not have good differences from Eur...

A distribution of Melitaea persea Kollar, [1849] and Melitaea lunulata Staudinger, 1901 in Middle Asia is clarified. The first species is recorded from Kungey Ala-Too, Terskey Ala-Too, Gissar Range and environs of Talas town. The second species is recorded from Transili Alatau and Kungey Ala-Too. A new subspecies, Neolycaena lunara oksana Korb, ssp...

В настоящем сообщении молекулярными методами показывается, что на территории Северного Тянь-Шаня обитает вид Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893; вид M. phoebe (Goeze, 1779) на Северном Тянь-Шане не обнаружен. Описываются два новых подвида M. ornata: M. o. adversaria ssp.n. с типовым местонахождением «Киргизия, Киргизский хр., окр. пос. Ала-Тоо, 1100 –...

The dynamics of butterfly phenology in the Northern Tien Shan (the Kirghiz Range) was studied. The phenological structure of the fauna in each altitude belt is described. In all the belts except the subnival one, the earliest flying species were polyzonal. The number of seasonal butterfly assemblages was the greatest in the subalpine belt and the s...

Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915 is a Palaearctic genus comprising 39 species (Eckweiler, Bozano, 2011), with most distributed in the Central Asiatic region. During the course of faunistic studies on the butterflies of Tajikistan, a new member of this genus was found; it is described herein as new. It is closely related and sympatric to H. hilaris (Staud...

Occurrence of Arctia ornata Staudinger, 1896 and Rhyparia purpurata (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Polar Ural (North-East Europe) is confirmed by recent records. In this paper we confirm occurrence of two tiger-moths species in Polar Ural.

Pieris euorientis melkor subsp. nov. from Issyk-Ata valley in the Kirghiz Mts is described. It differs from the closely related subspecies P. e. Sauron Yakovlev, 2004, by the wing pattern and shape.

Polygonia c-album var. interposita Staudinger, 1881 recently raised to the species level was studied by molecular methods. It is shown that this taxon is the subspecies of P. c-album (Linnaeus, 1758): P. c-album interposita Staudinger, 1881, stat. rev. The Polygonia c-album group populations from Mongolia also did not have good differences from Eur...

Recently described Lymantria storozhenkoae Korb et Pozhogin, 2012 has been molecularly investigated. The COI gene was sequenced and compared to the closely located L. dispar populations. Differences on 415bp fragment of COI for L. dispar dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) are about 2,1 – 2,3%, for L. dispar asiatica Wnukowsky, 1926 are about 1,75%.

A list of Pyraloidea of the Nizhny Novgorod Province is compiled, comprising 100 species of Crambidae s.l. and 63 species of Pyralidae s.l. (163 species in total), 79 species are listed from Nizhny Novgorod Province for the first time. Udea uralica Slamka, 2013 is recorded from the Volga region for the first time. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FDCC6485-...

Molecular methods have shown that the North Tian-Shan territory is inhabited by only one species Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893; M. phoebe (Goeze, 1779) is not recorded from the North Tian-Shan. Two new subspecies of M. ornata are described: M. o. adversaria ssp.n. with the type locality «Kirghizia, Kirghiz Mts., Ala-Too settlement vicinity, 1100...

The status and systematic position of Pseudochazara esperi mercurius (Staudinger, 1887) and P. esperi pallida (Staudinger, 1901) are discussed. With using of external features and genital structures it is shown, that both taxa are just subspecies of Pseudochazara esperi Koçak, 1981 (no differences were found in male genitalia). The lectotypes of Sa...

Hyponephele przhewalskyi Dubatolov, Sergeev & Zhdanko, 1994, is recorded for the first time from the Boro-Khoro Shan mountain system. The nominal taxon H. przhewalskyi bosteriana Korb, 2011, is newly synonymized (syn. nov.) under the nominotypical subspecies.

The lectotype male of Melitaea aurinia var. mandschurica Staudinger, 1892 is designated and figured (deposited in Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany), the holotype male of Euphydryas aurinia sibirica mod. tjutjujensis Higgins, 1950 is figured, and the type locality of Melitaea Artemis var. Davidi Oberthür, 1881 is corrected to North China, Inne...

Short taxonomical review of the blue butterflies of Turanana cytis group of Middle Asia is presented; this group contains 2 species in Middle Asia. Lectotypes of Lycaena panaegides Staudinger, 1886, L. p. alaica Staudinger, 1886, L. cytis Christoph, 1877 are designated and figured. New synonymy is established: Turanana cytis cytis (Christoph, 1877)...

New data about the name-bearing type of Colias hyale sareptensis Alphéraky, 1875, are provided. The invalid lectotype designation of Grieshuber, Worthy & Lamas (2006) from a non-syntypic series is rejected and a specimen from the type series is designated as a lectotype.

Критически исследован типовой материал голубянок Agriades Hübner, 1819, хранящийся в Зоологическом музее университета им. Гумбольдта в Берлине. Обозначены лектотипы следующих таксонов: Lycaena aegargus Christoph, 1873, L. orbitulus var. tartarus Staudinger, 1896, L. orbitulus v. aquilina Staudinger, 1901, L. orbitulus subv.[arietas] oberthüri Staud...

The taxonomic composition of the group Polyommatus dagmara (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) in Palaearctic is figured. This group is an Iranian-Central Asiatic endemismus and consists of 4 species, two of them are monotypic, two have two subspecies each. It is shown that including this group into genus-group taxon Paragrodiaetus Rose et Schurian, 1977 is er...

В настоящем сообщении обозначается лектотип Lycaena charybdis Staudinger, 1886 и описывается подвид Glaucopsyche aeruginosa memorabilis Korb, ssp. nov. (типовое местонахождение: Таджикистан, хр. Петра I, пер. Гарзани-Кафтар близ. пос. Лянгар, 2800–3100 м). Для России и Европы по материалам из Саратовской, Волгоградской и Астраханской областей приво...

A new locality for the little-known alucitid moth species, Alucita kosterini Ustjuzhanin, 1999, has been discovered in Tajikistan. The population is considered to represent a new subspecies, which is here described under the name Alucita kosterini shachristanella subsp. nov.

Euphydryas discordia, sp. n., with two subspecies (nominotypical, type locality: [Russia, Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia], N. Caucasus, Teberda settlement, Mukhu river), and Euphydryas discordia kartlica, ssp.n. (type locality: Georgia, [Samtshe-Dzhavakheti Province, Borzhomi distr.], Trialetsky Mts., Akhaldaba, 2300 m) is described. This new sp...

The lectotype of Melitaea aurinia emba Fruhstorfer, [1917] is designated. This taxon is a separate calciphilous subspecies of Euphydryas cf. aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) but not synonym of Euphydryas aurinia sareptana (Staudinger, 1871).

The new addition to the Lepidoptera fauna of the Nizhny Novgorod Province is presented, containing data about 57 speces. 47 species of Lepidoptera are recorded from the fauna of the Nizhny Novgorod Province for the first time. For 10 species the distribution data are clarified. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C9F0B632-2D82-499B-AFD5-D7CA28AECFF4

A new subspecies, Koramius (Kailasius) charltonius safronovi, ssp.n. is described from South-West Pamir (Shakhdarinsky Mts.); it has an the intermediate position between subspecies of deckerti and voigti groups.

In this paper the annotated list of Noctuid moths of the Nizhny Novgorod province (Russia) is given, containing 318 species. 36 species are listed for this area for the first time. Data about phenology and abundance of all Noctuid moths of the studied area are also presented. Five species (Catocala electa (Vieweg, 1790), Hoplodrina superstes (Ochse...