Preliminary checklist of the genus L. (Loliinae, Pooideae, Poaceae) in the Altai Mountains with outlines for further studies.

Here we present an updated checklist of the genus in the Altai Mountains (AM). The study was carried out on the abundant herbarium material and considered the latest published phylogenetic analyses. was revised within the scope of the fine-leaved group (clade) with two sections, sect.

Expression of the NUP153 and YWHAB genes from their canonical promoters and alternative promoters of the LINE-1 retrotransposon in the placenta of the first trimester of pregnancy.

The placenta has a unique hypomethylated genome. Due to this feature of the placenta, there is a potential possibility of using regulatory elements derived from retroviruses and retrotransposons, which are suppressed by DNA methylation in the adult body. In addition, there is an abnormal increase in the level of methylation of the LINE-1 retrotransposon in the chorionic trophoblast in spontaneous abortions with both normal karyotype and aneuploidy on different chromosomes, which may be associated with impaired gene transcription using LINE-1 regulatory elements.

Database of Amphibia distribution in West Siberia (Russia).

Background: West Siberia is a large region in North Eurasia, which harbours multiple climatic zones, landscape types and biomes. Its amphibian fauna is characterised by a combination of European and Asian species. For many species, this region is the place where the limits of their global ranges are located (, , ).

A review of mites and ticks parasitizing rock lizards (Lacertidae: ).

Rock lizards of the genus are interesting research models due to their asexual reproduction. Ectoparasitic mites and ticks of these lizards are poorly known, despite some of these chelicerates being vector pathogens of humans and wildlife. Here we document and curate previously known data on ectoparasitic Acari of rock lizards and, based on our extensive survey, provide an annotated list of these ectoparasitic arthropods (six tick species, one macronyssid species, and seven chigger species).

Karyotype and genome size variation in white-flowered sect. (Ranunculaceae).

Comparative karyomorphological analyses of six out of the eight white-flowered species of Eranthissect.Shibateranthis have been carried out. All studied specimens of , , , and had a somatic chromosome number 2 = 16 with basic chromosome number = 8.

The fungal literature-based occurrence database for southern West Siberia (Russia).

Background: The paper presents the initiative on literature-based occurrence data mobilisation of fungi and fungi-related organisms (literature-based occurrences, Darwin Core MaterialCitation) to develop the Fungal literature-based occurrence database for the southern West Siberia (FuSWS). The initiative on mobilisation of literature-based occurrence data started in the northern part of West Siberia in 2016. The present project extends the initiative to the southern regions and includes ten administrative territories (Tyumen Region, Sverdlovsk Region, Chelyabinsk Region, Omsk Region, Kurgan Region, Tomsk Region, Novosibirsk Region, Kemerovo Region, Altai Territory and Republic of Altai).

On the taxonomy of the Prabhasa / Zadadra generic complex with descriptions of two new genera and two new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

In the present paper, two new genera of the Prabhasa Moore, 1878 / Zadadra Moore, 1878 generic complex are described: Dentadra gen. nov. (Type species: Prabhasa flavicosta Moore, 1878) and Prabadra gen.

Cabardites, a new genus for the "Adites" maculata (Poujade, 1886) species-group, with descriptions of five new species from northern Indochina and eastern China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

The new genus Cabardites gen. n. is erected for the Adites maculata (Poujade, 1886) species-group with Asura limbata Wileman, 1911 as the type species.

On the taxonomy of the subgenus Gigantovulpecula Karisch, 2013 of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

The subgenus Gigantovulpecula Karisch, 2013 of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 endemic for Madagascar is overviewed. Cyana saalmuelleri pauliani (de Toulgoët, 1954) is upgraded to the species level: C. pauliani (de Toulgoët, 1954), stat.

Two new species of the subgenus Conicornuta Volynkin, 2019 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855 from China and northern Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

Two new species of the subgenus Conicornuta Volynkin, 2019 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855 are described: Ammatho (Conicornuta) sinocontinentalis Huang Volynkin, sp. n. (China) and Ammatho (Conicornuta) mangae Volynkin, Huang Derzhinsky, sp.

A review of the subgenus Delineatia Volynkin amp; Huang, 2019 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855, with descriptions of two new species from Taiwan and Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

The subgenus Delineatia Volynkin Huang, 2019 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855 is reviewed. The subgenus is subdivided into the A. delineata and the A.

On the taxonomy of the genera Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 and Miltochrista Hübner, [1819], with description of a new species from North Thailand and China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

The generic group names Cymella Felder, 1874 and Myclela Watson, Fletcher Nye, 1980 are excluded from the subtribe Nudariina and synonymized with the nominate subgenus of the genus Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 belonging to the subtribe Endrosiina. The type species of Cymella and Myclela, Cymella congerens Felder, 1874 is synonymized with the nominate subspecies of Stigmatophora (Stigmatophora) rhodophila (Walker, [1865]). The type locality of Cymella congerens is designated as Shanghai (E China).

A review of the genus Barsaurea Volynkin amp; Huang, 2019, with a description of new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

The genus Barsaurea Volynkin Huang, 2019 is reviewed. The genus is excluded from the Asura / Miltochrista generic complex and provisionally placed in the Eugoa generic complex. One new species is described: Barsaurea ketiga Volynkin, Černý Huang, sp.

Description of a new Walker, 1854 from India and Nepal (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

A new species, Volynkin & N. Singh, , similar to , is described from India and Nepal. The existence of two colour forms in some species of the genus Walker, 1854 is revealed.

Barsine insolita, a new species from Indochina and India (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

Barsine Walker, 1854 is one of the largest quadrifid Erebidae genera within subtribe Nudariina (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). It was established for its type species Barsine defecta Walker, 1854 (by subsequent designation, Kirby (1892)) from Nepal. The genus has in the past been treated as a synonym or subgenus of Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] (Hampson 1900; Strand 1917; Reich 1937; Daniel 1951; 1952; 1955; Inoue 1980; Holloway 1982; Fang 1991; 2000; Černý 1995).

On the taxonomy of the genus Afrasura Durante, 2009, with description of a new species from Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae).

Present paper contains description of a new species, Afrasura tanzaniae Volynkin, sp. nov. from Tanzania.

On the correct identification of 'Cyana dohertyi (Elwes, 1890)' from northern Indochina and China, with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

Two new species similar to Cyana dohertyi (Elwes, 1890), C. lada Volynkin, Černý Saldaitis, sp. nov.

Barsine wangi, a new species from Guangdong, southern China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

Barsine Walker, 1854 is a large genus of lichen moths (family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, tribe Lithosiini) including about a hundred of valid species and widespread in Oriental tropics, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and the southern part of the Russian Far East. During the studies of Lithosiini materials recently collected in the Chinese Province of Guangdong, we found one more, yet undescribed Barsine species. It is related to the recently described B.

On the taxonomy of the subgenera Cyabarda Karisch, 2013, Idiovulpecula Karisch, 2013 and Paravulpeculella Karisch, 2013 of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854, with descriptions of three new species from africa (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

The identification of the male of Cyana (Cyabarda) torrida (Holland, 1893) is corrected, the male is illustrated for the first time. Cyana suessmuthi Karisch, 2013 is transferred to the subgenus Cyabarda Karisch, 2013, its female adult and female genitalia are illustrated and diagnosed for the first time. A new species Cyana (Cyabarda) nambi sp.

A review of the Barsine inflexa Moore, 1878 and the B. flavodiscalis (Talbot, 1926) species-groups, with descriptions of six new species from Indochina, India and China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

The Barsine inflexa and the B. flavodiscalis species-groups are reviewed. Six new species are described: B.

A review of the Barsine hypoprepioides (Walker, 1862) species-group, with descriptions of fifteen new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

The Barsine hypoprepioides (Walker, 1862) species-group is reviewed. Forty seven species and one subspecies belong to the species-group. Among them, fifteen species and one subspecies are new for science and described in the present paper: B.

Alphaea alfreda, a new species from China and Myanmar (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae.

The arctiine genus Alphaea Walker, 1855 is distributed in North and North East India, Nepal, southern China and northern Indochina. The genus was recently reviewed by Dubatolov Kishida (2005). It is subdivided into three subgenera, Alphaea, Flavalphaea Dubatolov Kishida, 2005 and Nayaca Moore, 1979 and includes 10 valid species.

Three new species of Cyana Walker, 1854 from Indochina and China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

Three new species of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 are described: C. artemis sp. n.

Siccia imana, a new species from Rwanda (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae).

The genus Siccia Walker, 1854 is a member of the subtribe Cisthenina Bendib Minet of the tribe Lithosiini Billberg (family Erebidae Leach, subfamily Arctiinae Leach) being widely distributed in the Afrotropics. Members of the genus are small or medium-sized moths with similar external appearance (whitish or grey wing coloration with blackish pattern consisting of spots and transverse lines). The check-list of the genus was provided by Kühne (2007), two additional species were described by Ivinskis Saldaitis (2008).

New data on David's myotis, (Peters, 1869) (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in Siberia and the Urals.

Background: David's myotis, , is a vespertilionid bat inhabiting the wide spaces of the Palearctic region. Although previously registered in the north of Mongolia (50° N.L.