Vestnik Zoologii

Volume 47, No. 5 (September-October, 2013)
abstracts

On the Fauna of Gamasid Mites of the Genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius (Mesostigmata, Ascidae) of the Eastern Ukraine. Trach V. A. — The local fauna of mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius in “Streltsovskaya steppe” branch of Lugansk Nature Reserve was studied. The aspects of phoresy mites on carabids and the quantitative data of phoresy are reviewed. 334 specimens of 36 carabid species were examined. Seven species of mites of these genera (Anystipalpus livshitsi, A. stepposus, Antennoseius bullitus, A. dungeri, A. kamalii, A. pannonicus, A. ponticus) were found on 16 species of carabids. A. kamalii are recorded for the first time for Europe and Ukraine. A. livshitsi collected from 13 species of carabids, other species of mites were found on 1–6 species of beetles. The index of dominance of certain species of mites is 0.2–81.4 %, the index of occurrence — 0.4–20.6 %. The maximum values of the intensity of mites invasion (phoresy) was observed for A. livshitsi (8.0) and A. bullitus (8.2). Up to 72 mite specimens were observed on one specimen of beetle. Simultaneous phoresy (synphoresy) of mites of these genera are registered for the first time. It is suggested that mites are weakly associated with certain taxa of ground beetles, and more associated with certain size group of carabids and probably with their habitats.
Key words: Mesostigmata, Anystipalpus, Antennoseius, Ukraine, phoresy, Carabidae.

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Aphidiid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) Parasitizing Aphids on Herbaceous Legumes (Fabaceae) in the Central Wood-and-Steppe Zone of Ukraine. Kaliuzhna M. O., Zubenko O. G. — Species composition and host associations of the aphidiid wasps infesting aphids in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Poltava and Kirovohrad Regions of the Central Wood-and-Steppe Zone of Ukraine were studied during 2010–2011, mainly on meadows. Nine species of aphids were found on 36 plant species, of them 7 species were infested by aphidiids. Six species of parasites were reared: Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall), L. confusus Tremblay et Eady, L. fritzmuelleri Mackauer, Lipolexis gracilis Förster, Binodoxys acalephae (Marshall), B. angelicae (Haliday). The most widespread species were L. fabarum and L. confusus. The rate of aphids colony infestation according to weather conditions and association with host plants are discussed. An illustrated key to the found species is given.
Key words: aphidiids, aphid parasites, Aphidoidea, Aphidiidae, Fabaceae, Ukraine, Wood-and-Steppe.

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Miocene Toothed Whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Dniester Valley: The First Record of Miocene Sperm Whales (Physeteroidea) from the Eastern Europe. Gol’din P. E., Marareskul V. A. — Isolated odontocete teeth were found in two Miocene sites in the Dniester River valley. Cetaceans from the both sites possibly represent unknown taxa. One of them is a stem physeteroid, the most similar to Scaldicetus caretti and Early Miocene taxa; another one can be a stem physeteroid or a large stem delphinoid.
Key words: cetaceans, sperm whales, Miocene, Eastern Europe.

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Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism of the European Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus (Artiodactyla, Cervidae), from the South-West of Ukraine. Zvychaynaya E. Y., Volokh A. M., Kholodova M. V., Danilkin A. A. — Analysis of mtDNA control region (934 b. p.) and cytochrome b gene (1140 b. p.) polymorphism of the 33 roe deer samples from the south-west of Ukraine was carried out. 30 different haplotypes of mtDNA have been described and all of them are related to Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758. Two well differentiated haplogroups were discovered on the examined territory. The isolated subgroup of related haplotypes was revealed in the Crimea that is likely a result of the long-term geographical isolation of the Crimean roe deer populations.
Key words: European roe deer, Siberian roe deer, Capreolus, range, population, haplogroups, gene, control region, cytochrome b gene, mtDNA.

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State Pelagic Copepods Community in the Azov Sea. Selifonova J. P. — Taxa, density, distribution of copepod fauna and dynamics of their population are studied in June 2003–2006 in the Azov Sea. Euryhaline-marine Acartia tonsa Dana, which is found recently in the Southern Seas, is dominant species in copepods fauna. The problem of systematic status of copepods, their distribution and a possible ways of penetration new species in region are discussed.
Key words: copepods, taxa, density, invaders, the Azov Sea.

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The Chorionic Sculpture in Eggs of Some Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Dolinskaya I. V., Ponomarenko M. G. — The eggs of 9 species Noctuidae belonging in 4 subfamilies (Plusiinae, Eustrotinae, Acontiinae and Pantheinae) are examined, described, and illustrated with SEM. The diagnostic characters of the eggs of examined species are given.
Key words: Noctuidae, Lepidoptera, egg, description, diagnostic characters, scanning electron microscopy.

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Morphological Features of Cephalic Skeleton of the Adult Black Sea Turbot (Kalkan) Scophthalmus maximus var. maeotica (Pleuronectiformes, Scophthalmidae). Yelnikov D. V., Khanaychenko A. N. — For the first time the full description of neural and visceral cephalic skeleton of adult Black Sea turbot (kalkan), Scophthalmus maximus (Pallas) has been carried out. The detailed outline of the norm of development of cephalic skeleton in adult Black Sea turbot with up-to-date nomenclature of bone elements is offered as a basis to conduct further studies on variability of skeleton elements and abnormalities among the Black Sea turbot morphotypes from natural populations and artificially reared specimens.
Key words: the Black Sea turbot, morphological features, cephalic skeleton.

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Molecular Characterization of Dactylogyroides tripathii (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) Using Long Subunit rDNA from North East Region of India. Chiary H. R., Chaudhary A., Singh H. S. — The present study describes the molecular characterization of the monogenea Dactylogyroides tripathii (Tripathi, 1959) Gussev, 1973 infecting the gill filaments of fish, Puntius ticto from River Brahmaputra, Guwahati, Assam, India. This study shows the D. tripathii species identification resulted from the use of molecular data, particularly the 28S rDNA gene. We compared the 28S partial rDNA sequence of D. tripathii with same gene region of the other species of monogeneans available in GenBank. With this comparison, we determined that the sequence had a similarity with one available species of the genus Dactylogyroides Gussev, 1963 i. e., D. longicirrus and also with the species of Dactylogyrus from which this genus was distinguished.
Key words: Dactylogyroides tripathii, 28S rDNA, Assam, India.

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Changes in the Structure and Functions of Mollusc Organs under the Effect of Orientobilharzia turkestanica Larvae. Shakarbaev U. A., Mingbaev A. S., Akramova F. D., Shakarboev E. B., Azimov D. A. — The paper presents results of the studies on alterations in the structure and functions of mollusc organs under the effect of the trematode Orientobilharzia turkestanica (Skrjabin, 1913) larvae. Destructive changes were observed along with a vast necrosis of the hepatopancreatic gland. Parasitism of O. turkestanica parthenitae and cercariae in L. auricularia causes deep histopathological changes in the tissues. Protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism disorders result in the weakening of molluscs and loss of their lability, which is essential for adaptation to environmental changes. The latter is confirmed by a high mortality of infected individuals.
Key words: trematodes, Orientobilharzia turkestanica, molluscs, Lymnaea auricularia, parthenitae,
cercariae, histological structure.

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Peculiarities of Accumulation of Heavy Metals Ions by Molluscs Planorbis planorbis (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Gural R. I. — The peculiarities of the organism of the fashion species of the freshwater molluscs in the water biotopes of the various types were analysed. With the rare exception the greatest consentrations of the heavy metals were observed in the shell. The content of the heavy metals in the shell and the soft body of the Planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the general equivalently reflect the degree of the pollution of the water environment by the heavy metals. This lets to use the given species as the bioindicator.
Key words: heavy metals, bioindications, freshwater molluscs, Planorbis planorbis.

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On the Nest Structure in Two Species of the Genus Leptochilus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae). Fateryga A. V. — Two nests of the wasps Leptochilus alpestris (de Saussure, 1855) and Leptochilus regulus (de Saussure, 1855) collected in the Crimea were described. The nest of L. alpestris was found in the empty snail shell of Monacha fruticola under a stone; it contained one cell sealed with plug made of glued gravel bits. The nest of L. regulus was found in 3 mm hole of a reed stem from trap-nest; it contained 9 cells separated with partitions made of gravel and mud. The unusual larval habit was discovered in L. regulus — they moved mud from the plug of the cell to its bottom before cocoon spinning. Distinctions of the studied nests from ones of the other species of the genus Leptochilus de Saussure, 1853 were discussed.
Key words: Leptochilus alpestris, Leptochilus regulus, nest structure.

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Changes in the Nothern Border of the Home Range of the Dice Snake, Natrix tessellata (Reptilia, Colubridae), in the Dnipro Basin (Ukraine). Nekrasova O. D., Gavris G. G., Kuybida V. V. — A new distribution boundary of the dice snake, Natrix tessellate (Laurenti, 1768), in Ukraine has been established. The northern edge currently lies within the valley of the middle course of the Dnipro River: Trakhtemyriv Peninsula, Cherkasy Region on the right side (49°59' N, 31°25' Å); on the left side in Kyiv Region within Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky District: at a fishermen’s station (50°02' N, 31°17' Å), yacht club (Kurinoye Estuary 50°02' N, 31°29' E); Lubny, Poltava Region (49°58' N, 33°01' Å). These points are located 70–80 km northwards from the previous boundary of the species home range. The level of Natrix tessellate population polymorphism in the North of Cherkasy Region is high; more than 40 % of specimens are dark-colored.
Key words: reptiles, Natrix tessellata, dice snake, home range, Ukraine.

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