Relic elements in Lepidoptera-fauna of the steppe zone of Southern Russia. II.

In the second part of the article 31 species of Lepidoptera known from the Rostov-on-Don area were observed. They are, from the following families: Noctuidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Lycaenidae, Pieridae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Lecithoceridae, Tineidae. They belong to 8 relic and pseudorelic groups: calcareophyllous and petrophyllous pseudo-relicts, halophyte deserts pseudorelicts, east-Asian steppe pseudo-relicts, xerothermic steppe pseudo-relicts of the early Holocene, xerothermic Mediterranean relicts of the early Holocene, conditionalrelicts, pseudo-relic complex of stony steppe, Caucasus forest relict of the early Holocene. Disjunction of areas, rare occurrence and degradation of zonal populations by anthropogenous factors are characteristic for the pseudorelicts. In particular, rare steppe endemic species, for which natural habitats are being destroyed, become pseudorelict

Additions to the fauna of Geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Rostov region

In the result of additional collecting of geometrids in 2007–2008 there were revealed 38 species from 25 localities; including 30 new species for Rostov area. During the period 1973–2008 there were collected in this region 161 geometrid species, and including catches of S.N. Alferaky in the end of XIX – beginning of XX centurу there are altogether – 199 specie

New data on Pyraloidea and Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) rare species distribution basing on materials from Rostov Region (Russia)

The limits of species ranges for 11 rare pyraloids: Parapoynx affinialis (Guenée, 1854), Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796), Aeschremon disparalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851), Anthophilopsis moeschleri (Christoph, 1862), Epascestria pustulalis (Hübner, [1823]), Achyra ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877), Anania ochrofascialis (Christoph, 1882), Ostrinia peregrinalis (Eversmann, 1852), Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833), Ephestia parasitella Staudinger, 1859, Eurhodope rosella (Scopoli, 1763) and 3 noctuid moths species: Phidrimana amurensis (Staudinger, 1892), Callistege fortalitium (Tauscher, 1809), Simplicia rectalis (Eversmann, 1842) are defined basing on the material collected in Rostov Region (Russia) during 2010–2013 by the light-trapping. The Similar Ringed China-mark Parapoynx affinialis is noted for fauna of Russia for the first time. Nine species were found in the Don River basin for the first time. The regional maps with collecting sites for each of 14 species are given. In Rostov Region, the northern or northeastern borders of geographic ranges are established for T. comparalis, A. disparalis, E. pustulalis, A. ustrinalis, E. punctella, E. parasitella, E. rosella, and O. peregrinalis; the western borders, for P. amurensis and C. fortalitium; the north-western borders, for P. affinialis, A. moeschleri, and A. ochrofascialis; the southern border of easterneuropean part of range for Simplicia rectalis

To the fauna of Geometrid moths (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Rostov-on-Don Area

During the light-trapping of Geometrid moths in Rostov-on-Don area during the period from 1973 to 2006 114 species have been revealed in 29 collecting localities. Of them, 30 species were found in this area for the first time. There are altogether 174 Geometrid species known for the Rostov area, including species known from the collecting by S.N. Alpherak

Review of the noctuids (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) fauna of the Lower Don valley

During the study of the Noctuidae-fauna in the Lower Don valley since 1972, conducted by means of light and bait-traps, 275 species from 10 collecting points (extended for 230 km, in a valley of river Don) was revealed. Among the detected species more than one third are moths highly adaptive to agrolandscapes, but only 6 species — are dangerous pests. Some of mass species are dendophyllous or meadow inhabiting forms. Surviving populations of rare steepe noctuid species are confined to the territory of Razdorsky reserve and surrouding ravines. Lognormal hypothesis of species abundance distribution was not confirmed based on the material of 9900 specimens because the constant presence in the collections of species with small