Materials to the spider fauna of Podolian Wood-and-steppe
(Ukraine). Guryanova V. E. — 154 spider species colleced in the ‘’Panovietzkaja
Datscha’’ Reserve (Kamienietz-Podolski district, Khmelnitsky region, Ukraine)
in June 1982 were identified. 135 species are recorded from this area for the
first time. The table of spider species distribution in the principal biotopes
of the Podolian wood-and-steppe is provided. The specificity of spider population
was determined for each biotope. Original pictures of the cleared epigyne are
provided for females of certain species.
Key words: spiders, fauna, wood-and-steppe, Kamienietz-Podolski, Ukraine.
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The Aphids of the Genus Cupressobium (Homoptera,
Aphidoidea, Lachnidae) of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Middle Asia. Zhuravlev
V. V. — Species of the genus Cupressobium of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and
Middle Asia are reviewed. New data on distribution of species are provided. Two
species are recorded for the European territory of Russia for the first time.
Cupressobium pseudosabinae Nevsky is resurrected from synonymy. C. tauricum Zhuravlev,
sp. n. is described. The new species fits near to C. pseudosabinae, differing
by dark colouration of the body, strong waxen covering, well-expressed sclerites
on metathorax and the first abdominal segment. The male of C. tujafilinum is described
for the first time.
Key words: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Middle Asia, Homoptera, Aphidoidea, Lachnidae,
Cupressobium, review of species.
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The Distribution of the coastal fishes of
the Arabian sea and ichthyogeography division of a northwest part of the Indian
ocean. Manilo L. G. — On the basis of the original data and references, the
percentage composition of the coastal zone ichthyofauna of Arabian Sea for types
of geographic ranges is established. As a result of biogeographic analysis of
spreading species, 12 types of areas are recognized. Endemic species are detected,
the range of endemism of different shelf parts, and also the common range of endemism
of this region are determined. To use method determination of locality of thicken
areas limits, ichthyogeographic division of northwest part of the Indian Ocean
is conducted. The coclusion that the greater part of the Arabian Sea, excluding
east coast of Somalia, belongs to Indo-Malayan Province, and Aden Gulf represents
the zone of mixed ichthyofaunas of Indo-Malayan, East-African and Red Sea Provinces.
Key words: taxa, ichthyofauna, composition, Arabian Sea, distributional range,
endemism, zoogeographical province.
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Biology of a Chestnut mining moth Cameraria
ohridella (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) in Ukraine. Communication 1. Akimov I.
A., Zerova M. D., Narolsky N. B., Sviridov S. V., Kohanets A. M., Nikitenko G.
N., Gershenzon Z. S. — There data on biology and phenology of imaginal and
preimaginal stages of the chestnut leafminer moth Cameraria ohridella of the 1st
generation are present for Ukraine. The taxonomic status of the genus Cameraria
is discussed. Stages of mines formation are described, with in order to define
the age of caterpillars directly in field conditions. The sums of effective temperatures
needed to complete the larval development and durations of development of the
1st generation of this moth are designed. Features of the imago peculiar only
for the 1st generation are summarised. Data on 3 species of chalcid-wasps reared
from the moth are specified. The year of the moth appearance in Ukraine is specified
and the map of its range is provided.
Key words: integrated pest management, urban areas, Aesculus hippocastanum, Cameraria
ohridella, horse-chestnut, invasive alien species.
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Analysis of factors influencing the spatial
distribution of colonial waterfowl breeding on the islands of the Azov and Black
Sea region of Ukraine. Matsyura A. V. — System analysis was performed towards
multiple factors determined the spatial distribution of colonial waterfowl breeding
on the islands of the Azov and Black Sea region of Ukraine. The degree of impact
of various factors on island bird communities is considered. It is proved that
the dominants are the anthropogenic influence and interspecific interplays in
breeding bird communities.
Key words: islands, bird communities, anthropogenic impact, interspecific interplays,
integrated analysis.
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Peculiarities of the heat of fallow-deer (Dama
dama) under the conditions of semi-free maintenance in the reserve «Ascania Nova».
Smagol V. M., Steklyenyov E. P. — Periods of sexual activity and the behavior
peculiarities of fallow-deer (Dama dama Linnaeus) have been investigated in the
“Ascania Nova” Reserve during 1995–1997 years. It is found out that the beginning
of manifestation of sexual activity of the males of fallow-deer is marked in the
first half of October, and heat and coupling — two or three weeks later. Decrease
of their sexual activity passes gradually, starting with the second half of November.
Peculiarity of the sexual behavior of fallow-deer lies in what the males do not
show the instinct of territory (as it happens under the natural conditions) and
look for groups of the females and join them, forming harems. This is assumed
to be an adaptation to the maintenance conditions, namely: scantiness of square
of the enclosures, high density of occupancy of the enclosures, open nature of
the biotope).
Key words: fallow-deer, heat, harem, matrimonial territory.
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Rare and Locally Distributed Palearctic
Species of the Reptile Parasitic Worms: Oxysomatium caucasicum (Nematoda, Cosmocertidae).
Sharpilo V. P. — The data on new findings of the nematode Oxysomatium
caucasicum (Sharpilo, 1974) from the slow worm, Anguis fragilis (family Anguidae)
in the Caucasus since its first description are given. Distribution of this species
in the Caucasus Region is confirmed and species validity asserted.
Key words: parasitic nematodes, reptiles, Oxysomatium caucasicum, Caucasus Region.
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A New Species of Phytoseiid Mites on the genus
Amblyseius (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) from Crimea. Kolodochka L. A. —
A new species Amblyseius terreus Kolodochka, sp. n. from soil and litter as well
as from sand and gravel from interstitial zone on sea-beach of Crimea was found.
Description, figures and measurements of the new species are given. Type material
is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
(SIZK), Kyiv.
Key words: phytoseiid mites, new species, Amblyseius terreus, Crimea.
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Cosmochthonius zanini sp. n. (Acari, Oribatida,
Cosmochthoniidae) from the Eastern Mediterranea. Penttinen R., Gordeeva E.
— Cosmochthonius zanini Penttinen et Gordeeva sp. n. from the southern Coast of
Crimea (Ukraine), Rhodes (Greece) and Turkey is described. It belongs to the reticulates
foliatus group of species with thick cerotegument, but differs from other species
by widened notogastral setae c and d, and comparatively long setae cp. Specimens
from Turkey and Greece differ from the Crimean ones by longer secondary seta on
setae f1 and f2. The description has been illustrated by SEM micrographs. The
type material is deposited in the Zoological Museum of the University of Turku.
Key words: Acari, Oribatida, Cosmochthonius, cerotegument, Eastern Mediterranea.
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The ways of long-term acarocomplex synanthropic
storehouse-mites formation in mills under Transcarpathian conditions. Dudinska
A. T. — As a result of the investigation in Transcarpathia a complicated group
of Acaridiae mites has been revealed including at present 9 species: Tyrolichus
casei (Oudemans), Acotyledon rhizoglyphoides (Zachvatkin), Acarus siro (Linnaeus),
Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank), Gohieria fusca (Oudemans), Chortoglyphus arcuatus
(Troupean), Glycyphagus burchanensis (Oudemans), Gl. domesticus (De Geer), Ctenoglyphus
plumiger (C. L. Koch). The comparative investigation of dominating species in
modern and ancient mills has been conducted.
Key words: Transcarpathia, fauna, mites, mills.
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Dolichopodid flies (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)
of reophile Horse-flies (Diptera, Tabanidae) eggs. Negrobov O. P., Oganesian W.
S. — Species of family Dolichopodidae: Hercostomus appollo Loew, H. chaerophylli
Mik, H. chrysozygos Wiedemann, H. nigriplantis Stannius, H. campestris Meigen,
Tachytrechus petreaus Loew, T. kowarzi Mik, Dolichopus nubilis Meigen, D. oganessiani
Negrobov, Campsicnemus varipes Loew and C. barbitibia Stackelberg actively eat
egg-batch horse flies, living about of the quickly current rivers. The study of
injurious activity Dolichopodidae — T. petreaus, H. appollo of a destroying egg
horse flies of two species Tabanus (T. cordiger Meigen and T. shelkovnikovi Paramonov)
is carried out, percent damage eggs in egg-batch of both species is equal at T.
cordiger 57,39%, at T. shelkovnikovi 52,64%.
Key words: Dolichopodidae, Tabanidae, prey, predators.