Fauna

New Data on the Caddisfly Fauna of Mordovia (Insecta: Trichoptera)

Authors: Mey W., Anikin V. V., Susarev S. V.

Collecting efforts on the rivers Sura and Moksha in the autono- mous Republic of Mordovia (Russia) have resulted in the detec- tion of 14 species of caddisflies, which are recorded from the Republic for the first time. To date, a total of 39 species are listed for the Republic, which is only a small fragment of the residential fauna. It is expected, that more than 200 species of caddisflies occur in the region.

The Finding of Black Widow – Latrodectus Tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) (Aranei, Theridiidae) on the Territory of Saratov Province

Authors: Anikin V. V., Kuzmin E. A.

The article contains information about the reliable finding of black widow (Latrod ectus tredecimguttatus) on the territory of Saratov Province.

The Finding of Black Widow – Latrodectus Tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) (Aranei, Theridiidae) on the Territory of Saratov Province

Authors: Lysenko T. M.

The article contains information about the reliable finding of black widow (Latrod ectus tredecimguttatus) on the territory of Saratov Province.

The Results of the Inventory of the Lepidoptera Fauna (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of the Volga-Ural Region

Authors: Anikin V. V., Zolotuhin V. V., Sachkov S. A.

Presents the distribution of 3489 species of Lepidoptera from 83 families on the basic administrative units of the region. To the base list of E. Eversmann added 2209 species, 35 species were removed from the list as incorrectly identified previously, reliably disappeared in the region or accidentally introduced. Among the newly discovered species 2 were new for Europe and 3 for Russia.

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