The promising predator Amblyseius longispinosus was revealed among phytoseiid mites from South Sakhalin and Kunashir. Different tetramychid species might be as prey for it under laboratory conditions. A. longispinosus ...

An illustrated descriptionis givenfor Cyclopina oblivia sp. n. from the sea shore from Simeis (the Crimea) to Pitzunda (the Caucasus). It differs from the related species C. mediterranea in lengthened furca (index2 instead ...

The first part of the faunistic review of Charadriiformes of the North Caucasus includes a description of 10 species. Burhinus oedicnemus, Charadrius dubius, Ch. alexanarinus, Ch. asiaticus, Eudromias morinellus Vanellus ...

The paper describes eggs of 20 species of Reduviidae (Heteroptera) from European part of the USSR. Harpactorinaeare notincluded. Characters of eggs o fsomespecies are as tollows: rygolampis bidentala-cap with circular row ...

A description is given for Xestocephalus cristifer sp. n. from the Azerbaijan SSR (Talysh, Birmai) and the Georgian SSR (Gardebani). 'The new species is most closely related to X. guttatus Motsch. from which it differs in ...

The data are presented on the habitat of 17 species of Phytoseiidaemites whichare first found in the Crimea. Description and drawings of the species Ambluseius plantagenis sp. n. are given.