Acta Biologica Sibirica
Biology
Acta Biologica Sibirica publishes original articles on the following fields: Faunistics, Floristics, Biogeography, Biological systematics, Nature conservation and protected areas.
Articles in this Journal
First record of Ambulyx japonica Rothschild, 1894 from Russia (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
Ambulyx japonica Rothschild, 1894 is reported from Russia for the first time. A single male specimen was collected in Kajmanovka village, Primorsky Krai. Therefore, the Sphingidae fauna of Russia currently comprises 69 species belonging to 34 genera.
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New data on the distribution of Streblote primigenum (Staudinger, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in Uzbekistan, with notes on taxonomy of the species
New data on the distribution and taxonomy of Streblote primigenum (Staudinger, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in Uzbekistan are provided based on a newly collected material and on analysis of literature and Internet sources. The species is record...
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Bats of the Katon-Karagay National Natural Park (Kazakhstan Altai) and the first data of their altitudinal distribution and diet
Bat fauna surveys were conducted in the Katon-Karagay District of East Kazakhstan. The presence of six species was confirmed within Katon-Karagay National Park: Myotis petax, Myotis sibiricus, Myotis ikonnikovi, Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) nilssonii, Vespe...
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Enhancing knowledge of non-target tortricid fauna via pheromone monitoring of the quarantine fruit pest Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Russia
The oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916), is an East Asian fruit pest that has spread to both hemispheres causing significant economic losses. In some countries, including Russia, it is considered a quarantine species which occurrenc...
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Quedius umbrinus-complex (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): updates and insights from nuclear gene data
To assess the accuracy of the species composition of the Q. umbrinus complex proposed earlier by us (Salnitska and Solodovnikov 2021) using an integrative approach, we performed additional molecular analyses based on updated mitochondrial COI data an...
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New data on Nippotaenia mogurndae distributed together with its fish host in European part of Russia
The authors studied the distribution of an invasive species of rotan fish Perccottus glenii in diverse water bodies located in the Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga, and Chelyabinsk regions, Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation. All the studied wate...
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Re-evaluating oriental Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea): morphology, cladistics, and taxonomic implications for Psychidarbela and Ratardidae
Metarbelidae are an intriguing group of Cossoid moths that have recently received considerable attention. Although several new genera have been described from the Oriental region in recent years, the morphological diversity of the family remains poor...
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The first comprehensive assessment at the Central Asian scale of the phylogenetic diversity of urban floras in the arid and temperate regions of Uzbekistan
Although urbanization is recognized as a major driver of biodiversity change globally, its impact on the evolutionary history of flora in arid regions remains understudied. This study provides a comparative analysis of the phylogenetic structure of t...
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Discovery of new habitats and ecological characteristics of endemic earthworm species (Clitellata: Lumbricidae) in the southeast of Western Siberia
The Altai Mountains in Western Siberia constitute a center of endemism for earthworms in Russia, comparable to the Ural and Caucasus Mountains. The aim of our study was to determine the ecological characteristics of habitats of endemic earthworms in...
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Diversity and syntaxonomy of aquatic macrophyte communities in floodplain lakes of the Middle Ob River (Tomsk Carbon Polygon, Western Siberia)
The floodplain of the Ob River, one of the largest wetland systems in Eurasia, plays a significant role in the regional carbon cycle, yet its aquatic macrophyte communities remain poorly studied. This work presents the first comprehensive study of th...
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Seventy-one years of avian community dynamics on an island: functional homogenization among dynamic equilibrium
Long-term datasets are crucial for discerning directional ecological changes from natural variability and for testing foundational theories. This study analyzes 71 years (1949–2020) of breeding bird monitoring data from an island ecosystem to quantif...
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Carabus granulatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) body size becomes less dependent on habitat latitude as soil organic carbon increases across mid-latitude zone
The study examined the relationship between soil quality and the size characteristics of ground beetle Carabus granulatus as bioindicators of ecosystem health. Soil quality is defined by its ability to sustain biological productivity, the surrounding...
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An unploughed reference pedon of Luvic Greyzemic Phaeozem under an old-growth forest in the long-cultivated North Pritom'e region in south-east Western Siberia
This study presents a morphological and analytical characterisation of a native reference soil developed under a old-growth, non-agrogenic tall herb aspen forest in the south-eastern part of Western Siberia’s forest zone. The main objective was to es...
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Distribution and fauna characteristics of Zeuzerinae (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) in the New World
The New World fauna of Zeuzerinae remains insufficiently studied in faunistic and biogeographical terms, despite the economic importance of some species and the broad distribution of the subfamily. It currently comprises 45 valid species in 10 genera...
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An annotated checklist of rare and vagrant bird species in the Leningrad Region: a historical review and updated inventory
This article provides a comprehensive annotated review of all documented encounters with rare and new vagrant bird species in the Leningrad Region, spanning the entire history of ornithological observations up to the present. Species are categorized...
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