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This article presents the results of a study of the Lepidoptera fauna in the North Kazakhstan region in the late autumn field season of 2024. An annotated checklist includes 54 species from 14 families, including Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Erebidae, Noctuidae, Gracillariidae, Pterophoridae, Depressariidae, Pyralidae, Crambidae, Crambinae, Tortricidae. 15 species are reported to the North Kazakhstan region for the first time, including rare and little-known late Autumn species Lignyoptera fumidaria (Hubner, 1825) which had not previously been recorded on the territory of the West Siberian Plain.

The article presents the results of studying the fauna of Lepidoptera in the North Kazakhstan region in the field season of 2023. An annotated check-list includes 162 species from the families Psychidae, Plutellidae, Depressariidae, Autostichidae, Gelechiidae, Pterophoridae, Pyralidae, Crambidae, Tortricidae, Cossidae, Sesiidae, Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Satyridae, Drepanidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Lemoniidae, Endromididae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Arctiidae, Erebidae, Noctuidae. 47 species reported from the North Kazakhstan region for the first time.

A total of 781 species of Microlepidoptera belonging to 41 families are reported for the territory of Omsk Region. The most numerous is the Tortricidae family represented by 255 species, then Crambidae (94 species), Gelechiidae (70), Pyralidae (66), Pterophoridae (44), Depressariidae (32), Gracillariidae (29), Tineidae (25), Elachistidae (14), Adelidae and Elachistidae (8 species in each family), Yponomeutidae, Ypsolophidae, Ethmiidae and Cosmopterigidae (7 species in each family), Scythrididae and Oecophoridae (6 species in each family), Eriocraniidae (4), Nepticulidae, Momphidae and Epermeniidae (3 species in each family), Prodoxidae, Glyphipterigidae, Lyonetiidae and Choreutidae (2 species in each family), Opostegidae, Incurvariidae, Roeslerstammiidae, Argyresthiidae, Plutelliidae, Acrolepiidae, Bedelliidae, Parametriotidae, Chimabachidae, Cryptolechiidae, Batrachedridae, Blastobasidae, Autostichidae, Galacticidae (1 species in each family). 10 species are new to the Omsk Region. Agonopterix purpurea (Haworth, 1811) and Aethes flagellana (Duponchel, 1836) are reported from the territory of Omsk Region as new to the Asian Part of Russia; Fomoria weaveri (Stainton, 1855) reported from the territory of West Siberia for the first time.

В 2021 г. на юге острова впервые отмечена пальцекрылка Nippoptilia regula (Meryick, 1906). Это самая северная точка регистрации вида в мире. В России N. regula был известен только из Приморского края. Даты дальневосточных находок приходятся на осенний период. В статье представлена фотография новой для Сахалина пальцекрылки, дана информация по распространению вида за пределами Российской Федерации. Кормовое растение N. regula относится к семейству виноградовые (Vitaceae), для Сахалина приведены две лианы из данного семейства.

The gall wasp Aulacidea hieracii L., 1758 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) forms a stem gall on the hawkweed Hieracium × robustum Fries, 1848 (Asteraceae), a weedy herb that grows in the steppe biotopes of Eurasia. In its turn, gall former serves as food for a large number of parasitoids and predators, which also live and develop inside and outside the gall. Moreover, the inhabitants of the galls are consumed by birds. In addition, a specific microbiota develops inside the gall, which includes representatives of Gram-negative bacteria Pseudomonas rhizosphaerae, Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, Pantoea agglomerans and fungi Alternaria alternata. The authors found out the composition of parasitoids, predators, inquilines and microorganisms for a gall on the hawkweed. For the first time, studies were carried out on the development of the moth caterpillars Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) on the hawkweed H. robustum. We found that the caterpillars of the moths cohabit on their fodder plant on the surface of the gall together with the larvae of gall wasps. Notably, the gall wasp larvae are the first to inhabit the plant. Thus, gall on the plant is a complex ecosystem, which balances and increases diversity of living organisms.

По результатам исследований 2014-2016 годов приводится 11 видов чешуекрылых-пальцекрылок семейства Pterophoridae и один вид веерокрылок Alucitidae, собранных на территории Ботчинского заповедника в верхнем течении реки Мульпа, из них пальцекрылка Gillmeria vesta Ustjuzhanin впервые собрана на территории Хабаровского края.

Expeditions of Ron Brechlin, Viktor Synjaev, Mildred Márquez, Juan Machado, Oleg Romanov and other colleagues over the last five years in Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia have resulted in significant collections of Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841. The article describes five new species: Singularia brechlini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Singularia sinjaevi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Singularia guajiro Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov. and Singularia lesya Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov.

This paper describes two new species of plume moths from the group of the so-called “giant” Platyptilia Hubner, 1825: Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and P. stanleyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. Both species were collected in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda and Rwanda, respectively. Platyptilia stanleyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. exceeds all the known African species of Pterophoridae in its wingspan of 49 mm.

The list of Zimbabwean Pterophoridae includes 56 species, with 48 species first recorded from Zimbabwe. The descriptions of 2 new species are given: Walsinghamiella selinda Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and Platyptilia swynnertoni Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. New synonyms are established for 4 species: Platyptilia periacta Meyrick, 1910, syn. nov., junior synonym to Platyptila farfarella Zeller, 1867; Platyptilia claripicta Fletcher, 1910, syn. nov., junior synonym to Platyptila farfarella Zeller, 1867; Marasmarcha pavidus (Meyrick, 1908), syn. nov., junior synonym to Marasmarcha bonaespei (Walsingham, 1881); Hellinsia purus (Meyrick, 1913), syn. nov., junior synonym to Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911). New combinations are given for 3 species: Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) comb. nov.; Marasmarcha locharcha (Meyrick, 1924) comb. nov.; Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911) comb. nov.

Дан обзор видов семейства Pterophoridae Новосибирской области. В результате многолетних исследований известная фауна пальцекрылок составила 45 видов. Восемь видов указаны как новые для области: Gillmeria macrornis, Platyptilia nemoralis, Paraplatyptilia metzneri, Amblyptilia acanthodactyla, Stenoptilia graphodactyla, Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla, Hellinsia chrysocomae, Merrifieldia tridactyla. Для каждого вида приведены сведения о распространении и биологии.

The data on the fauna of Pterophoridae of Swaziland is presented for the first time. 32 Pterophoridae species (26 from which are unknown in the country) are reported. The species status of Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909) is restored, a new combination for Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916) comb.n. is determined.

The genus Prichotilus Rose et Pooni, 2005 is first recorded from Africa. Two new species are described: Prichotilus yakovlevi sp.n. and Prichotilus tara sp.n. Both species are found in Malawi.

The list of species of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia is presented. Seven more species are added to the known fauna. Two new species: Hellinsia ambo Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. and Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. are described and illustrated.

The article contains a review of the family Pterophoridae of Kyrgyzstan. Four species, new to the science, are described: Agdistis manas sp.n., Agdistis rutjani sp.n., Capperia pluschi sp.n., Calyciphora ludmilae sp.n. One species, Stenoptilia inexpectata Gibeaux, 1995, syn.n. is reduced to a synonym for Stenoptilia veronicae Karvonen. The total is 64 species of 22 genera.

Three new species of plume moths are described from South Africa: Agdistis springbok Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. n., Agdistis insolitus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. n., Agdistis capensis Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. n.

Six new species of plume moths are described from South Africa: Agdistis yakovi sp. n., Agdistis nikolaii sp. n., Agdistis namaqua sp. n., Agdistis augrabiesi sp.n., Agdistis prisoner sp.n. and Agdistis streltzovi sp.n.

Two new species of Pterophoridae are described from Vietnam: Ochyrotica zolotuhini sp. n. and Heptaloba tanglong sp. n. Three synonyms have been established: Pterophorus chionadelpha (Meyrick, 1929) syn. n., Pterphorus attenuatus Hao, Kendrick, Li, 2008 syn. n., Pterophorus maolanensis Li, 2002 syn. n. To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Vietnam, another two (2) species, previously unknown, have been added: Platyptilia chosokeiella Strand and Pterophorus elaeopus (Meyrick).

Three new species of plume moths are described from South Africa: Agdistis mostovskii sp.n., A. violaceus sp. n. and A. gornostaevi sp.n.