Works in Russia
Published research works with metadata for Russia (Country).
263 works
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Catalog of Georgian Earth-boring dung beetles (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae)
Abstract A summarized list of Georgian earth-boring dung beetles is given, together with Georgian names, distribution data, and suggestions for national red list st…
Cryoconites as biogeochemical markers of anthropogenic impact in high mountain regions: analysis of polyaromatic pollut…
The globalisation and omnidirectional character of anthropogenic processes has challenged scientists around the world to estimate the harmful effects of these processes on ecosyst…
Morphological features, productivity and pollution state of abandoned agricultural soils in the Russian Arctic (Yamal R…
Recently, questions about the return of the concept of Arctic agriculture in order to promote sustainable development of the northern regions and ensure food security have been ra…
Two males, one female: triplet-style mating behaviour in the Darwin wasp Xorides ater (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera,…
The Darwin wasp Xorides ater is a solitary idiobiont ectoparasitoid of wood-boring beetle larvae. It occurs across the Palaearctic, and in Switzerland seems to be restricted to ar…
Integrative revision of the Caryocolum schleichi species group – a striking example of a temporally changing species co…
The taxonomy of the Palaearctic Caryocolum schleichi species group is revised, leading to a largely new species concept. Initially described as four different species (C. schleich…
Nebria (Pseudonebriola) tsambagarav sp. nov., a new alpine species from the Mongolian Altai (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Nebria (Pseudonebriola) tsambagarav sp. nov. is described from an alpine altitude in the Mongolian Altai. The new species is separated from other two Pseudonebriola species from t…
Evidence for geographic substructuring of mtDNA variation in the East European Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita)
The genus Osmoderma is a flagship taxon of invertebrate conservation in Europe and encompasses a complex of four accepted species. While species limits amongst Osmoderma have been…
The incidence of the anomaly P syndrome in water frogs (Anura, Ranidae, Pelophylax) from the Middle Volga River (Russi…
The anomaly P is a widespread morphological anomaly, which occurs in some groups of amphibians, caused by the trematode parasite Strigea robusta (Digenea: Strigeidae). This anomal…
First record of ranavirus (Ranavirus sp.) in Siberia, Russia
Ranaviruses are a group of double-strand DNA viruses that infect fish, amphibians and reptiles. These viruses are responsible for mass fish and amphibian mortality events worldwid…
New records of the anomaly P syndrome in two water frog species (Pelophylax ridibundus and P. lessonae) in Russia
The “anomaly P” was described in Palearctic water frogs of the genus Pelophylax by Jean Rostand as complex morphological anomalies of water frogs, including polydactyly, brachymel…
Three new species of Mycena sect. Calodontes (Mycenaceae, Agaricales) from Northeastern China
Mycena sect. Calodontes is a large section within the genus Mycena, with 44 species described worldwide. The section is well characterized by relatively large basidiomata, typical…
Thirty novel fungal lineages: formal description based on environmental samples and DNA
Molecular analyses of soil and water commonly reveal large proportions of fungal taxa that cannot be assigned to any taxonomic or functional groups. Some of these so-called dark t…
Phylogenetic classification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: new species and higher-ranking taxa in Glomeromycota and M…
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi - Glomeromycota and Endogonomycetes - comprise multiple species and higher-level taxa that have remained undescribed. We propose a mixed morpholo…
A phylogenetic study of Micarea melaeniza and similar-looking species (Pilocarpaceae) unveils hidden diversity and clar…
Micarea (Ascomycota, Pilocarpaceae) is a large cosmopolitan genus of crustose lichens. We investigated molecular systematics and taxonomy of the poorly known Micarea melaeniza gro…
Novel taxa and species diversity of Cordyceps sensu lato (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) developing on wireworms (Elateroidea…
Species of Cordyceps sensu lato (Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes) have always attracted much scientific attention for their abundant species diversity, important medicinal values and…
Bacidia albogranulosa (Ramalinaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a new sorediate lichen from European old-growth forests
A sterile sorediate member of the genus Bacidia s.str., B. albogranulosa, is described here as a new species. It is characterised by its very thin, pale grey thallus, white, farin…
A new species of Stamnaria (Leotiomycetes, Helotiales) from Western Siberia
A new species of Stamnaria is described based on morphology and molecular data from a collection made in West Siberia. Stamnaria yugrana is differentiated by lanceolate, strongly …
An investigation on Mycetinis (Euagarics, Basidiomycota)
Molecular analyses have revealed a clade which equates with the genus name Mycetinis Earle. An overall survey of this genus, however, has not been forthcoming. The current study s…
Micromphale sect. Perforantia (Agaricales, Basidiomycetes); Expansion and phylogenetic placement
DNA sequences show that the traditional genus Micromphale appears to be polyphyletic. Nuclear ribosomal LSU and ITS DNA sequences place Micromphale sect. Perforantia Singer (typus…
Psora altotibetica (Psoraceae, Lecanorales), a new lichen species from the Tibetan part of the Himalayas
In the present study, we describe the new species, Psora altotibetica, from nine localities in China (Tibetan area) and Nepal. The study includes analyses of anatomy, secondary ch…
Transatlantic disjunction in fleshy fungi III: Gymnopus confluens
Phylogeographic data indicate that DNA differences consistently exist between the North American and European allopatric populations of Gymnopus confluens. Conversely, pairing exp…
Predatory interactions between two global aquatic invaders beyond their native ranges: An experimental approach
The widespread distribution of invasive species inevitably leads to the emergence of a new category of biotic relationships: interspecific predatory interactions between invasive …
Niche partitioning of invasive Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) amongst native fish communities in three different fres…
The invasive fish, Amur sleeper, poses a significant and growing threat to Central European freshwater ecosystems. Despite its rapid spread, the ecological implications of its inv…
Genetic and morphological evidence indicates the persistence of Japanese mitten crab mitochondrial DNA in Europe for o…
Cryptic biological invasions are largely unrecognised, leading to an underestimation of the number of invading taxa and their potential impacts. The Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir…
Oxytropis jamsranii (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Astragaleae), a new species of section Xerobia from Mongolia
The genus Oxytropis L. (Fabaceae) comprises over 600 accepted species, ranking amongst the largest in the family. Nearly 100 Oxytropis taxa have been reported from Mongolia, spann…
Papaver recircumscribed: A review of neighbouring Papaveraceae genera, including Afropapaver nom. et stat. nov. and Ore…
Papaveraceae tribus Papavereae includes an American and a mainly Eurasian group of genera. The latter is proposed here to include eight genera. Amongst these, the recently describ…
The polyphyletic Caucasus-centred Campanula subg. Scapiflorae (Campanulaceae) revisited with a newly circumscribed C. s…
Campanula L. is among the genera with the highest number of endemics in the Caucasus ecoregion. A group of attractive alpine and subalpine perennial rosette plants with short sing…
Preliminary checklist of the genus Festuca L. (Loliinae, Pooideae, Poaceae) in the Altai Mountains with outlines for f…
Here we present an updated checklist of the genus Festuca in the Altai Mountains (AM). The study was carried out on the abundant herbarium material and considered the latest publi…
Resurrection of Stipa tremula and taxonomy of the high-alpine species from the Stipa purpurea complex (Poaceae, Pooide…
Stipa purpurea is a high-alpine species that occurs in cryophilous steppes, semi-deserts and stony slopes, from the Tian Shan and Pamirian Plateau through Qinghai-Xizang Plateau t…
Karyotype and genome size variation in white-flowered Eranthis sect. Shibateranthis (Ranunculaceae)
Comparative karyomorphological analyses of six out of the eight white-flowered species of Eranthis sect. Shibateranthis have been carried out. All studied specimens of E. byunsane…
Cymbopleura natellia – a new species from Transbaikal area (Russia, Siberia) described on the basis of molecular and mo…
A new cymbelloid diatom species from the genus Cymbopleura (Krammer) Krammer is described on the basis of molecular and morphological investigations. Cymbopleura natellia Glushche…
Merger of Betula tatewakiana (Betulaceae) from northern Japan with northeast Asian B. ovalifolia based on ploidy level
It has been controversial whether Betula tatewakiana, a dwarf birch distributed in Hokkaido of northern Japan, is an endemic species or a synonym of B. ovalifolia broadly distribu…
Achene micromorphology and its taxonomic significance in some species in Taraxacum sect. Palustria (Asteraceae)
The genus Taraxacum is one of the largest and taxonomically most complicated apomictic genera. Currently, it is considered to consist of over 2800 species placed within 60 section…
Phylogenetic relationships and status of taxa of Pulsatilla uralensis and P. patens s.str. (Ranunculaceae) in north-eas…
We studied the allopatric complex Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. s.lat. (Ranunculaceae) in north-eastern European Russia and the Urals. In this region, there are two kinds of P. pat…
An integrative taxonomic approach reveals a new species of Eranthis (Ranunculaceae) in North Asia
A new endemic species, Eranthis tanhoensis sp. nov., is described from the Republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk Province, Russia. It belongs to Eranthis section Shibateranthis and is …
Taxonomic revision of Chenopodiaceae in Himalaya and Tibet
The composition of many Chenopodiaceae genera in different parts of Himalaya and Tibet has been insufficiently known or contradictory. A revision of the family in Himalaya includi…
Trollius austrosibiricus (Ranunculaceae), a new species from South Siberia
Trollius austrosibiricus Erst & Luferov, sp. nov., a new species from Russian South Siberia is described and illustrated. This new species is endemic to Western and Central Siberi…
Taxonomic and morphological survey of the Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus, 1758) species-group with description of a new sp…
The taxa of the Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus, 1758) species-group are revised. The genital features of all known taxa are described and illustrated with special reference to the st…
An unusually rich scuttle fly fauna (Diptera, Phoridae) from north of the Arctic Circle in the Kola Peninsula, N. W. Ru…
64 species of Phoridae, in 6 genera, are reported from the Kola Peninsula, north of the Arctic Circle. The new species Megaselia elenae and M. kozlovi are described. 33 species of…
A redescripton of Lyrosoma pallidum (Eschscholtz) and distributional range extension of Lyrosoma Mannerheim (Coleoptera…
A redescription with illustrations of the species Lyrosoma pallidum and a key to the Korean species of the family Agyrtidae are provided. New distributional data, including a rang…
A new species of the gamasid mite genus Arctoseius Thor, 1930 (Parasitiformes, Mesostigmata, Ascidae) from Russia with …
A new gamasid mite species belonging to the genus Arctoseius Thor, 1930 is described from Russia. Arctoseius koltschaki sp. n. is distributed in the plain and mountain tundras fro…
Torrenticolid water mites from Korea and the Russian Far East
New records of water mites of the family Torrenticolidae Piersig, 1902 (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from streams in South Korea and the Russian Far East are presented. Detailed descripti…
New taxonomic data on the genus Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) with descriptions of two new species fr…
Two new species of the genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 are described from Far East of Russia: Ypsolopha melanofuscella sp. n. and Y. straminella sp. n. Two new synomymies are prop…
Description of a new species of Distenia (Coleoptera, Disteniidae, Disteniini) from Southeastern China, with records an…
A new species, Distenia orientalis sp. n. is described from Southeastern China. It was misidentified as D. gracilis (Blessig, 1872) but can be separated from the latter by the col…
Review of the Palaearctic Acomopterella Zaitzev (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Mycetophilidae)
The distribution of Acomopterella species in the Palaearctic region has been re-examined in this study, using recently collected material. The European species was found to be dis…
Revision of the Agrilus occipitalis species–group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilini)
The Agrilus occipitalis species–group is redefined and diagnosed. Two species from this group, A. auriventris Saunders, 1873 and A. occipitalis (Eschscholtz, 1822), are known as t…
Revision of the Lispe longicollis-group (Diptera, Muscidae)
The Lispe longicollis species-group is revised. Lispe ethiopica sp. n. is described. The following 3 new synonyms are established: Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824 (syn: cyrtoneuri…
Review of the mite subfamily Arctoseiinae Evans with a key to its genera and description of a new genus and species fro…
We redefine the subfamily Arctoseiinae of the family Ascidae, and describe a new genus, Maxinia gen. n., based on a new species, Maxinia arctomontana sp. n., whose adults display …
Revision of the Plant Bug Genus Tytthus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae)
The phyline plant bug genus Tytthus Fieber, previously containing 19 species, is revised. Isoproba Osborn and Drake, 1915, incorrectly placed in the subfamily Bryocorinae, tribe D…
The preimaginal stages of Pnigalio gyamiensis Myartseva & Kurashev, 1990 (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a parasitoid associ…
The larval instars of Pnigalio gyamiensis Myartseva and Kurashev are described in detail for the first time. This species is a larval-pupal ectoparasitoid of Chrysoesthia sexgutte…