Seasonal activity of Coleoptera attracted by fermental crown traps in forest ecosystems of Central Russia

The seasonal activity of Coleoptera was studied using fermental crown traps. The study was conducted from April to October 2019 in five forest biotopes (aspen, lime, pine, birch and oak) in the territory of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Russia, Republic of Mordovia). Eighty-three species are found from 31 families. Cerambycidae (13 species), Nitidulidae (11 species) and Curculionidae (9 species) had the greatest species diversity. A significant part of the identified taxa (57 species from 23 families) can be attributed to saproxylic beetles. The peak abundance of Coleoptera in four biotopes (aspen, lime, pine and birch forests) was in mid-May; in an oak forest, it was at the beginning of June. Seven species seasonal activity was monitored (Cryptarcha strigata, Glischrochilus hortensis, Glischrochilus grandis, Cychramus luteus, Soronia grisea, Protaetia marmorata and Anisandrus dispar)

DISCOVERY OFALLONYX QUADRIMACULATUS(SCHALLER, 1783)(COLEOPTERA CLERIDAECLERINAE) IN RUSSIA

The paper presents data on a record ofAllonyx quadrimaculatus(Schaller) in the Republic of Mordovia (Russia,CentralEuropeanTerritory) and also the whole known information about specimens of the species stored in Russianmuseums. Wediscussthespecies’ distribution which is considered as intermittent. Data on biology of Allonyxquadrimaculatusand description of its newly found habitat are presented

The first record of natural transfer of mitochondrial DNA from Pelophylax cf. bedriagae into P. lessonae (Amphibia, Anura)

The unidirectional natural transfer of mitochondrial (mt) DNA from Pelophylax lessonae into P. ridibundus is a common phenomenon in central Europe. Cases of mtDNA exchange between P. lessonae and other non-clonal species of the genus Pelophylax have been unknown so far. In this paper, we describe the first case of mtDNA transfer from P. cf. bedriagae into P. lessonae, which was found in National Park «Smolny», Republic of Mordovia, Russia

Distribution of species from the genus Panorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) in European Russia except the Caucasus

The study of the insect distribution in geographical areas is relevant since it is important in terms of understanding the global trend of biodiversity decline. The paper presents the results of a study on the distribution of six species of Panorpidae (Mecoptera), carried out in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017–2020. One part of data was collected by the authors. Other material was provided by colleagues from 11 regions in Russia. In European Russia, six species of Panorpa are reliably known, namely Panorpa alpina, P. cognata, P. communis, P. germanica, P. hybrida, and P. vulgaris. The most common and frequently encountered species are P. communis (in 21 regions), P. hybrida (in 12 regions), P. vulgaris (in 11 regions), and P. cognata (in 11 regions). It is assumed that all studied species can be found in other regions of European Russia as a result of further investigations. Among the studied species, P. alpina and P. germanica are the rarest species, recorded from two and one regions, respectively. Panorpa vulgaris was found for the first time in Russia

The selected insect families and their seasonal dynamics in the Mordovia State nature reserve in the burned areas of 2021

<p>Forest fires are one of the main environmental factors that change the habitat and initiate the change of new forest communities. Burned areas are habitats representing a wide range of ecological niches, which can be used by many species of insects. It is especially interesting to observe the restoration processes in the burned areas in the first years after the fires. In 2021-2022, on the territory of Mordovia State Nature Reserve, studies were conducted on the plots that had been burned in 2010 and 2021. Traps with bait based on beer and sugar were used for the study. Our results indicate that the largest number of flying insect forms in the first year after the fire was higher in unburned areas, and the parts of burnt areas located in the depths of the burned territory had the smallest number. The number of beetles was greatest in areas which were not affected by fire. Lepidoptera immediately returned to the site of the fire in 2021. Already the next year their number became much higher. There was no clear dependence on Hymenoptera. The number of Neuroptera and Blattodea was higher in the burned areas of 2010. The seasonal dynamics of Coleoptera in the hot springs was one-peak, whereas in unburned areas it is usually two-peak. </p&gt

Cobitis taenia Linnaeus 1758

Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758, Spined Loach. Cobitis taenia Linnaeus 1758: 303 — Kottelat and Freyhof 2007: 314. Material examined. Table 1; Fig. 7D. Long and laterally compressed body shape; presence of one black spot on the caudal-fin base. This species is morphologically similar to the Siberian loach, which inhabits rivers and is uncommon in other types of water bodies (recorded in only one landlocked oxbow). Unlike the Siberian loach, C. taenia was observed in all types of rivers. The abundance in rivers varies in the range 0.9–5% and the occurrence rate in the range 23.1–54.7%.Published as part of Artaev, Oleg & Ruchin, Alexander B., 2017, The ichthyofauna of the Moksha River, a tributary of the Volga river basin, Russia, pp. 185-202 in Check List 13 (4) on page 198, DOI: 10.15560/13.4.18

Misgurnus fossilis

Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758), Weather Fish. Cobitis fossilis Linnaeus 1758: 303. Misgurnus fossilis — Kottelat and Freyhof 2007: 319. Material examined. Table 1. Presence of three pairs of barbels with four long barbel-like mental lobes and a cylindrical body shape. It was observed in muddy rivers to 25 km from the source and in oxbows. This species is most abundant and frequent in streaming oxbows.Published as part of Artaev, Oleg & Ruchin, Alexander B., 2017, The ichthyofauna of the Moksha River, a tributary of the Volga river basin, Russia, pp. 185-202 in Check List 13 (4) on page 198, DOI: 10.15560/13.4.18

Lota lota lota (Linnaeus 1758

Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758), Burbot. Gadus lota Linnaeus 1758: 255. Lota lota — Kottelat and Freyhof 2007: 462. Material examined. Table 1. Presence of only one mental barbel, centralized, and pelvic origin anterior to pectoral-fin origin. It was recorded only in rivers; its share of the catch varies from 1.5 to 4.2%, and occurrence rate from 7.7 to 18.9%.Published as part of Artaev, Oleg & Ruchin, Alexander B., 2017, The ichthyofauna of the Moksha River, a tributary of the Volga river basin, Russia, pp. 185-202 in Check List 13 (4) on page 198, DOI: 10.15560/13.4.18

Pelecus cultratus

Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758), Sichel. Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus 1758: 326. Cyprinus cultratus — Kottelat and Freyhof 2007: 219. Material examined. Table 1. Identified through the sabre-shaped body and the curved lateral line. It is a rare species for the Moksha River, and only solitary adult individuals were observed in the lower and middle reaches of the Moksha River.Published as part of Artaev, Oleg & Ruchin, Alexander B., 2017, The ichthyofauna of the Moksha River, a tributary of the Volga river basin, Russia, pp. 185-202 in Check List 13 (4) on page 197, DOI: 10.15560/13.4.18

Tinca tinca tinca (Linnaeus 1758

Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758), Tench. Cyprinus tinca Linnaeus 1758: 321. Tinca tinca — Kottelat and Freyhof 2007: 296. Material examined. Table 1. Green pattern color of body and presence of small scales. This species does not inhabit rivers and has been observed only in other types of water bodies, except for karst and suffusion lakes. It most frequently inhabits reservoirs (33.3%) and streaming oxbow lakes (12.5%), with a slightly rarer occurrence in ponds and landlocked oxbows (7.1 and 6.5%, respectively). Its share in catches in all types of habitats varies in the range 1.7–2.6%.Published as part of Artaev, Oleg & Ruchin, Alexander B., 2017, The ichthyofauna of the Moksha River, a tributary of the Volga river basin, Russia, pp. 185-202 in Check List 13 (4) on page 198, DOI: 10.15560/13.4.18