Ceraphronoid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea) of the Fauna of the Ukraine. Communication 1. Alekseev V. N., Radchenko T. D. - A brief review of cerafronoid wasps of the Ukrainian fauna is given. Keys to families, subfamiles, genera, and species of the family Megaspilidae (except for the genus Conostigmus) known from Ukraine is provided.
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New Microchelonus Species Related to M. caucasicus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Ukraine. Tobias V. I. - New species of the genus Microchelonus Szépligeti related to M. caucasicus (Abdinbekova, 1967) are described from Ukraine: M. ermolenkoi Tobias, sp. n. (from Kyiv), M. karadagensis Tobias, sp. n. and M. tauricola Tobias, sp. n. (from Crimea).
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A Review of World species of the Genus Eucremastus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cremastinae). Narolsky N. B. - A key to 6 species of the genus Eucremastus Szépligeti, 1905 known from the Palaearctic, Ethiopian and Indo-Malayan Regions and distribution data are provided. A revised diagnosis of the genus is given. The following synonymy is established: E. villiersi (Benoit, 1953) = E. collaris Narolsky, 1990, syn. n. Species E. cyphostichae Lal, 1967 and E. inexspectatus Narolsky, 1990 belong elsewhere but Eucremastus.
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Cholevine Beetles of the Genus Cholevinus (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from North East Asia Since Pleistocene Till the Present. Perkovsky E. E., Kuzmina S. A. - The paper deals with an expanded explanation and confirmation of the one generic and two specific Arctic cholevine synonymies proposed earlier (Perkovsky, 1999). High variability within apterous cholevine beetle Cholevinus sibiricus (Jeannel) from Arctic Asia is explained by the "adaptive compromise" principle (sensu Rasnitsyn, 1987). A detailed illustrated description of Cholevinus kryzhanovskii Perkovsky from the middle Anadyr is given for the first time.
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A Review of the Subgenus Chilothorax of the Genus Aphodius (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) Occurring in Mongolia, with Description of New Species. Frolov A. V. - The Mongolian species of Aphodius Illiger belonging to the subgenus Chilothorax Motschulsky are reviewed. A. kerzhneri Nikolajev and A. mongolaltaicus Nikolajev are placed in the subgenus Chilothorax. Two new synonyms (A. altaicus Nikolajev = A. puntsagdulamae Nikolajev, syn. n.; A. grafi Reitter = A. boreomongolicus Nikolajev, syn. n.) are established. Three new species are described. A key to Mongolian species of Chilothorax is presented.
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New Records of Oriental Ctenostylidae (Diptera, Acalyptrata), with Discussion of the Position of the Family. Korneyev V. A. - Ramuliseta thaica sp. n. from Thailand is described. Nepaliseta mirabilis Barraclough, 1995 is recorded for the first time from Vietnam. N. ashleyi (Barraclough, 1998) comb. n. originally described from males collected in Sulawesi, Indonesia is redescribed based on a female from Taiwan. Diagnosis of the genus Nepaliseta Barraclough, 1995 is reconsidered. Based on the study of new material, the phylogenetic relationships of ctenostylids recently excluded from the family Pyrgotidae, are discussed.
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Peculiarities of Ecology and Morphology of Pseudanodonta (Bilalvia, Unionidae) in the Fauna of Ukraine. Melnychenko R. K., Janovich L. N., Korniushin A. V. - The data on fauna, ecological preferences and biology of species of the genus Pseudanodonta from Ukraine are summarised. Quantitative data (abundance and biomass) and morphometry are provided for some populations of Pseudanodonta complanata (Ziegler in Rossmaessler, 1835) and P. kletti (Rossmaessler, 1835) treated by Ukrainian reviewers as distinct species and by some West European authors as subspecies of P. complanata s. lato. Taxonomy, diagnostics and distribution of these forms are briefly discussed. Both of them proved to be rare in the studied territory and need protection.
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The Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus (Pisces, Gobiidae) is Found Outside of its Area: Reasons, Distribution Rate, Probable After-effects. Smirnov A. I. - The round goby Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) is a ponto-caspian species. Its native area occupies the shelf zona of the sea of Marmora, Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea. Its distribution in the Nîrth America, concretely in Great Lakes, is unique and due to unpremeditated introduction, especially to transportihg that one with ballast waters in bellies of vessels. The round goby was found hurmful as antagonist for aborigĺnal ichthiofauna and as a bearer of new parasites, and economically negative object. So that it is distined to be eliminated by all means. Besides of that there is a probability of reverse transporting this species with american ichthioparasites to our waters. According that, the ballast waters are destined of sterilising.
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The Current Status and Distribution Barbastella barbastellus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in the Ukraine. Kovalyova I. M., Taraborkin L. A. - The paper is based on the analysis of more than 70 published records of the Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus Schreber, 1774) in Ukraine since 1840 up to the present time. The results of the work confirm an estimation of the present status of Barbastelle as a rare and vulnerable species that corresponds to the protection category "3" in the Red Date Book of Ukraine (1994) and the VU: A2c category according to the International Union for Conservation Nature Grade (IUCN, 1996).
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To Generic Belonging of the Locust Bryodema divum (Orthoptera, Ańrididae). Benediktov A. Ŕ. - Based on materials of the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest) the new genus Chifanicus gen. n. for the locust Bryodema divum Steinm. from Chinese is established.
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New Genus and New Species of Cynipids (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) from Saussurea (Asteraceae). Diakontshuk L. A. - Donum Diakontshuk gen. n., D. jacuticum Diakontshuk sp. n., and Phanacis (Pseudophanacis) saussureae Diakontshuk sp. n. are described; a key to species of the subgenus Pseudophanacis Diakontshuk of the genus Phanacis Förster are given.
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The Necydalis major Determaines the Obstacle Size Both Visually and Tactilly. Zolotov V. V. - The ability of Necydalis major Linnaeus to determaine the height of simple obstacles of "step up" tupe was investigated in the behaviour expertiments using video recording. It was shown that under field conditions in sunny weather the beetles determine the obstacle size visually from distance and use the UV light. Under laboratory conditions in the absance of UV light the beetles determine the obstacle height with the help of antennae.