A5067371902- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
Russian Academy of Sciences
2006-2025
Zoological Institute
2015-2024
St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics
2023
All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection
2016-2022
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
2016-2018
OPKO Health (Ireland)
2010
Beetles that feed on the nutritionally depauperate and recalcitrant tissues provided by leaves, stems, roots of living plants comprise one-quarter herbivorous insect species. Among key adaptations for herbivory are plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) break down fastidious polymers in wall grant access to nutritious content. While largely absent from non-herbivorous ancestors beetles, such PCWDEs were occasionally acquired via horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or uptake digestive...
Three species (Demotina sapensis sp. nov., Parascela filimonovi Colaspoides pseudofemoralis nov.) are described as new to science. A key the of and partial Demotina given. Color photographs habitus both male female genitalia presented. New synonymies generic transfers proposed: Leprotes rufonotatus Pic, 1924 is resurrected a distinct transferred genus rufonotata (comb. stat. nov); tuberosa (Jacoby, 1887) nov) rugipennis (Tan, 1988) from Basilepta; Tan Wang, 1983 synonym because homonymy with...
Neofidia Strother nom. nov., is proposed as the replacement name for Fidia Baly, 1863, a junior homonym of Motschulsky, 1861 (not 1860, Griffin 1936). A list included species nov. and provided clarity. medvedevi new Lypesthes vietnamicus Medvedev, 2015. kanaraensis (Jacoby, 1895) redescribed habitus, male female genitalia are figured. Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) reported host F. partial information on life history provided. Eggs laid singly surface soil, covered with excreta soil....
A new species of flea beetle genus Phyllotreta Chevrolat, 1836 (P. sholaksori species) is described from shores saline lakes in Southwestern Siberia. It compared with which it was collected as well comprising a group to belongs araxicola Jablokoff-Khnzorian, 1968, P. astrachanica Lopatin, 1977, atra Fabricius, 1775, balcanica Heikertinger, 1909, cruciferae Goeze, 1777, and diademata Fourdas, 1860). All these are illustrated included the key.
A new monotypic subgenus, Azerberyxia subgenus of Eryxia Baly, 1865, is described for (Azerberyxia) serratotibialis species, from Azerbaijan. Color photographs the habitus and genitalia are given. New country records Eumolpinae provided: Macrocoma delagrangei (Pic, 1898) Iran, Trichochrysea arnoldii (L. Medvedev, 1957) Kazakhstan Aphilenia interrupta Weise in Reitter, 1889 Turkey.
Abstract The Alticini comprise 601 genera and 10,000 species, including plant pests. Their phylogeny remains largely unresolved, inhibiting taxonomic stability, specimen identification biological understanding. Here, we generated a genomic dataset using Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE) for 54 of Alticini, 16 Galerucini, 40 other Chrysomelidae to test the monophyly its genus groups, examine utility established diagnostic characters. Maximum likelihood coalescent phylogenetic analyses produced...
Abstract New fossil taxa of C hrysomelidae are described: from B altic amber, S uccinispa stainesi N adein gen. et. sp. nov. ( assidinae: O posispini); D anish candinavian) P syllototus viking G alerucinae: A lticini), alomicroides danicus et alerucini: L uperina), aleomolpus hirtus E umolpinae: umolpini); R ovno amber U kraine, K lesov), rchealtica convexa T aphioporus rovnoi M oseyko and erkovsky uryopini). Leaf beetles in succinites represented by four species extant ‘ H olarctic'...
Abstract Three new monotypical genera of leaf beetles are described: Aoriopsis eocenicus n. gen, sp. and Acolaspoides longipes gen., from the subfamily Eumolpinae, also Crepidocnema yantarica Alticinae. Short reviews known fossil records mentioned subfamilies given position discussed. Résumé Nouveaux genres et espèces de Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera : Polyphaga) l'ambre l'Eocène inférieur France. Trois nouveaux monotypiques sont décrits les Eumolpinae l'Alticinae Une revue rapide des fossiles...
The female genitalia of New World Cryptocephalini was studied and illustrated based on representatives 11 the 13 genera tribe. It found that contain pleurites IX, a rare apparently primitive feature among leaf beetles. In other features cryptocephaline are simpler than beetles in having poorly sclerotized sternite VIII lacking tignum. is also hypothesized vagina formed by sternites IX (dorsally) (ventrally), plate can be homologized with vaginal palpi flea A set characters diagnostic...
Taphioporus gen. n. with the type species T. balticus sp. and new species, Colaspoides eocenicus n., from Baltic amber are described. The distinctness of genus makes former definitions tribes Euryopini Lefèvre, 1885 Typophorini Baly, 1865 problematic because presence or absence preapical emargination on meso- metatibiae is only distinguishing character.
Tricliona Lefèvre, 1885 n. syn. is a new junior synonym of Bathseba Motschulsky, 1866. syzygium sp., pest Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (Myrtaceae) in south India, described and illustrated. bifasciata (Jacoby, 1895) comb. redescribed bengalensis 1908) synonymized with B. indica 1900). Cleoporus variegatus Jacoby, 1904 transferred to subdepressa 1908 treated as its synonym. foveipennis Bryant, 1950 Gressittella Medvedev, 2009. Mangifera L. Anacardium occidentale (both Anacardiaceae) are...
Thirteen species of leaf beetles the genus Colaspoides Laporte are described as new to science: cameronensis sp. n., C. asarovi nikandrovitshi pahangensis n. from Malay Peninsula, and aeneoviridis borneomontana bruniensis metallactus costipennis gunungensis latipalpis paraviolacea vityukovae island Borneo. New identi cation tables for following complexes proposed: cognata Baly, 1867; cognatella L. Medvedev, 2004; viridimarginata 1867.
Two new species, Coscinoptera victoriana L. Medvedev sp. nov. and C. tamaulipasi nov., both from the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, are described. Additional records for 17 other taxa (species subspecies) Clytrini occurring in Mexico provided. Taxonomical status some is discussed. Key to Mexican species genus Lacordaire, 1848 given. Anomoea flavokansiensis Moldenke, 1970 Babia quadriguttata (Olivier, 1791) recorded first time.
Four species (Rhyparida spiridonovi sp. nov. from Penang Island and Singapore, Tricliona trimaculata Malay Peninsula, T. suratthanica trangica Thailand) are described. A key to the of genus Indochina Peninsula is given. Rhyparida faitsilongi nom. new replacement name for megalops (Chen, 1935), comb. n., transferred Tricliona; tonkinensis (Lefèvre, 1893), episternalis (Weise, 1922), genera Phytorus Rhyparida, accordingly. Lectotypes Weise, 1922 Lefèvre, 1893 designated.
New World lampyrid taxonomy faces severe taxonomic impediments. Most species remain known from original descriptions only, often insufficient for accurate identification. Therefore, the study of type specimens is critical to ensure proper The Russian entomologist Viktor Ivanovich Motschulsky was one most important authors firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) during XIXth century, and his work still relevant today. Part material, including several species, deposited at Zoological Institute...