Integrative review of , and (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae, Apameini).

The relationship of Mikkola, 1980; Mikkola, 1998; and Mikkola, 1998 is reconsidered based on 59 genitalia slides (37 males and 22 females) and 40 barcodes of adults collected from the type localities and areas in-between. Due to lack of stable morphologic differences, apart from the wing coloration of , and low genetic distance between the three, they are considered as three subspecies of : the nominotypical one and Included are photographs of all specimens covering 37 adults, and 28 male and 18 female genitalia, as well as a phylogenetic tree and a map showing collecting localities.

Taxonomic inventory and distributions of Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae s.l.) in Orenburg Region, Russia.

Background: Orenburg Region is located in the South Urals, mostly in the steppe zone and is characterised by various landscapes suitable for many Chenopodiaceae. The species of Chenopodiaceae are present in all major plant communities (saline vegetation, steppes, on limestone, chalk and sand, and as degraded or ruderal communities). In the steppe zone, many native subshrubby species (, , ) playing a crucial role in semi-deserts (known as southern steppes in the recent Russian literature) located southwards of Orenburg Region are locally found, and several annuals (, spp.

An updated synthesis of the Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda) of Asian Russia.

A comprehensive overview of the state of knowledge on the ChilopodaGeophilomorpha of the Asian part of Russia is presented, based on the critical revision of all published morphological descriptions and all geographical records. Revised diagnoses for all the 38 nominal species so far reported from Asian Russia are given, with comments on their validity. Among them a total of 18 species are recorded only from this region and many of them from a single locality only.

Revised checklist of endemic vascular plants of Kazakhstan.

We compiled a checklist of endemic vascular plants occurring in Kazakhstan, employing an exhaustive examination of literature sources, herbarium collections, databases and field observations. Our study reveals that 451 taxa can be considered endemic to Kazakhstan, constituting 7.97% of the total vascular plant diversity in the country.

Magnifying the hotspot: descriptions of nine new species of many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae), with an identification key to all species known from Cameroon.

This study confirms Mount Cameroon as an unprecedented hotspot for the diversity of many-plumed moths, with the discovery and description of nine new species: Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , and Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, . Additionally, four additional species are reported from the Mount Cameroon area as new for the country: , , , and . Of the 89 Alucitidae known from the Afrotropics, the studied area hosts 36 species, most of which are endemic to the area.

First record of the genus Wittmer, 1966 (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China, with description of a new species.

The genus Wittmer, 1966 is recorded from China for the first time. A new species, Tong & Yang, , is described and illustrated from Xizang Autonomous Region of China. This new species is the fourth member of and can be easily distinguished from others by the yellow antennae with a small black spot at apex of last antennomere, black elytra without metallic lustre, all tarsi yellow, and hind tibiae yellow to black.

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.

A new species of (Amaranthaceae) from the Indian subcontinent.

A new subshrubby C-species from the lowlands and foothills of India, Pakistan and SE Afghanistan, , is described and illustrated. Previously, it was incorrectly identified as auct. non C.

First insight into the phylogeny of fine-leaved in the Altai Mountain Country based on genome-wide genotyping.

is one of the largest genera within the Poaceae family. Molecular phylogenies demonstrate that s.l.

Range-wide population genomics of the spongy moth, (Erebidae): Implications for biosurveillance, subspecies classification and phylogeography of a destructive moth.

The spongy moth, , is an irruptive forest pest native to Eurasia where its range extends from coast to coast and overspills into northern Africa. Accidentally introduced from Europe in Massachusetts in 1868-1869, it is now established in North America where it is considered a highly destructive invasive pest. A fine-scale characterization of its population genetic structure would facilitate identification of source populations for specimens intercepted during ship inspections in North America and would enable mapping of introduction pathways to help prevent future incursions into novel environments.

Resurrection of and taxonomy of the high-alpine species from the complex (Poaceae, Pooideae).

is a high-alpine species that occurs in cryophilous steppes, semi-deserts and stony slopes, from the Tian Shan and Pamirian Plateau through Qinghai-Xizang Plateau to the Himalayas and is characterised by a great morphological variability. During the revision of specimens of the taxon, we observed that the pattern of this variability is linked to the geographical distribution of the specimens. Numerical analyses (PCA and UPGMA) revealed three groups of OTUs corresponding to three morphotypes within the complex.

Seasonal variation of immune response to heterologous erythrocytes in natural populations of red-backed () and gray-sided () voles in Western Siberia.

We studied the seasonal variation of adaptive humoral immunity (AHI) in northern red-backed vole ( Pallas, 1779, RBV) and gray-sided vole ( Sundevall, 1846, GSV) in Tomsk region of Western Siberia. Immunoresponsiveness (IR) to sheep red blood cells was assessed by the number of antibody-producing cells in the spleen. The use of a generalized linear model to analyze the effects of species, sex, year of research, and season of withdrawal of individuals from nature on IR showed a significant effect of species identity, season of animal capture, and the interaction of species with season.

A new species of (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan.

New data on the phylogeny of four rare and endemic species of RanunculusL.sect.Ranunculastrum DC.

Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants.

In this study, we critically revised and updated the checklist of native vascular plants of Mongolia. The checklist comprises 3,041 native vascular plant taxa (2,835 species and 206 infraspecific species) from 653 genera and 111 families, including 7 lycophytes, 41 ferns, 21 gymnosperms, and 2,972 angiosperms. In the angiosperms, we identified the 14 families with the greatest species richness, ranging from 50 to 456 taxa.

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.

Phototropic response features for different systematic groups of mesoplankton under adverse environmental conditions.

Current trends in the application of bioindication methods are related to the use of submersible tools that perform real-time measurements directly in the studied aquatic environment. The methods based on the registration of changes in the behavioral responses of zooplankton, in particular , which make up the vast majority of the biomass in water areas, seem quite promising. However, the multispecies composition of natural planktonic biocenoses poses the need to consider the potential difference in the sensitivity of organisms to pollutants.

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).

Comparative transcriptomics of ice-crawlers demonstrates cold specialization constrains niche evolution in a relict lineage.

Key changes in ecological niche space are often critical to understanding how lineages diversify during adaptive radiations. However, the converse, or understanding why some lineages are depauperate and relictual, is more challenging, as many factors may constrain niche evolution. In the case of the insect order Grylloblattodea, highly conserved thermal breadth is assumed to be closely tied to their relictual status, but has not been formerly tested.

Resource-driven colonization by cod in a high Arctic food web.

Climate change is commonly associated with many species redistributions and the influence of other factors may be marginalized, especially in the rapidly warming Arctic.The Barents Sea, a high latitude large marine ecosystem in the Northeast Atlantic has experienced above-average temperatures since the mid-2000s with divergent bottom temperature trends at subregional scales.Concurrently, the Barents Sea stock of Atlantic cod one of the most important commercial fish stocks in the world, increased following a large reduction in fishing pressure and expanded north of 80°N.

"Flora of Russia" on iNaturalist: a dataset.

Background: The "Flora of Russia" project on iNaturalist brought together professional scientists and amateur naturalists from all over the country. Over 10,000 people were involved in the data collection.

New Information: Within 20 months, the participants accumulated 750,143 photo observations of 6,857 species of the Russian flora.

Photonic hook formation in near-infrared with MXene TiC nanoparticles.

MXenes, a recently developed class of 2D materials, have attracted considerable attention because of their graphene-like but highly tunable properties. It appears that the metallic properties of MXene titanium carbide are pronounced in near-infrared with well-defined localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). Here, we report on a curved photonic nanojet, known as the photonic hook, applied on a titanium carbide nanoparticle for the particle's optomechanical manipulation.

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.

Temperature mediated 'photonic hook' nanoparticle manipulator with pulsed illumination.

Optical forces applied on an object or cell in a non-destructive manner have revolutionised scientific instruments. Optical tweezers and atomic traps are just two representative examples. Curved forces such as photonic hooks are of particular interest for non-destructive manipulation; however, they are extremely weak in low-contrast media.

An integrative taxonomic approach reveals a new species of (Ranunculaceae) in North Asia.

A new endemic species, , is described from the Republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk Province, Russia. It belongs to Eranthis section Shibateranthis and is morphologically similar to and . An integrative taxonomic approach, based on cytogenetical, molecular and biochemical analyses, along with morphological data, was used to delimit this new species.