A new field has been added to the Search for Entomologists questionnaire — a note to the region. Now, when registering in search, you can specify your city (if it is not in the main list), write an additional city, or add any note about your habitat. But the main purpose is still to indicate a city or locality that is not in the list. For example, in the main list, you select "Other locality of ...
Improved display of the list of taxa to choose from on small screens (primarily relevant for vertical phone screens).
Continue. Cerambycoidea (mainly supraspecific taxa) - M. L. Danilevsky. Barbel beetles of Russia and neighboring countries. We are also waiting for the second part, yeah.
For me, some Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror may be enough for a start. A Field Guide to Insects America North of Mexico. It is old, it is not in the form of an atlas, but in the old-fashioned way a determinant with theses/antitheses and b/w drawings plus color tables. But as an all-in-one can go. However, there are captions of English, not Latin names under the illustrations (Latin is only in ...
I'm posting an ad late. I believe that in this section it will be correct to publish information about deceased entomologists even after some time after their death (since they were not published in time). From colleagues of A. N. Kupyanskaya: On August 2, 2024, Alina Nilovna Kupyanskaya, Candidate of Biological Sciences, the oldest employee of the entomology laboratory, died at the age of 91. ...
Nikolai, there was no "when", but "if":--) In general, it's time to strongly straighten the classification of butterflies on the site, but I would like to gain sources... People point to the Zinovsky catalog. But not everything is smooth there, it is necessary, at least, to combine... As for the type — the type was added to the catalog (without a subgenus yet), and the photo was moved to it. In ...
Previously, you could only filter markers on the maps by species. Now you can do this for any supraspecific taxon (the map will show the markers of all its daughter taxa). For example, this is the map with markers for all beetles. And this is the map for butterflies and moths. A link to a map with markers for any supraspecific taxon is on its page under the illustration. So, search the page of ...
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Good afternoon. Such a problem, they brought a butterfly, it was moldy ((Maybe you can do something or it's already scrap? I understand the picture on how to add it here ( I'll send it to the PM if you need to assess the condition of the Butterfly Hawk Moth Oleander
Corrected data. / Tentatively identified / Alexsandr Golubev → Ematurga atomaria / Confidently identified / Nikolay Grebennikov.
At the initiative of Nizhny Novgorod (and not only) comrades, signatures are collected under an open letter on the rules for handling grass cover and leaf litter in Russia. Before signing (or not signing) — I recommend that you read the full version of the letter, the list of its authors and signatories at the same link, as well as a curious methodological guide on the topic. Link for those who ...
The name Hypophloeus is misspelled, it should be Hypophlaeus. In addition, it is a junior synonym of the genus Corticeus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 All species should be transferred to Corticeus
Corrected data. Sphingidae / Tentatively identified / Yuriy Karpov → Theretra japonica / Confidently identified / Evgeny Komarov.
Microdera gracilis is a junior synonym of Microdera campestris. See: Nabozhenko M.V., Kalashian M.Yu. 2022. Review of the darkling beetle genus Microdera Eschscholtz 1831 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tentyriini) from the Caucasus and the plain parts of European Russia. Entomological Review. 102(7): 1160–1176. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873822080115
The photo definitely shows Microdera campestris Steven 1828 See: Nabozhenko M.V., Kalashian M.Yu. 2022. Review of the darkling beetle genus Microdera Eschscholtz 1831 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tentyriini) from the Caucasus and the plain parts of European Russia. Entomological Review. 102(7): 1160–1176. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873822080115
The photo definitely shows Microdera campestris Steven 1828 See: Nabozhenko M.V., Kalashian M.Yu. 2022. Review of the darkling beetle genus Microdera Eschscholtz 1831 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tentyriini) from the Caucasus and the plain parts of European Russia. Entomological Review. 102(7): 1160–1176. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873822080115