Mikhail Omelko


Laboratory of Entomology
Senior Researcher
Candidate of biological sciences(Ph.D.)

Scopus Author ID: 24481898000
Elibrary Author ID: 90541

E-mail: omelkom@gmail.com

Selected publications

2026 - Six new species of Pandercetes L. Koch, 1875 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) from Southeast Asia

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Zootaxa     2026; 5787(2): 291-312

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5787.2.4

2026 - A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Dolomedidae) from the island of New Guinea

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Acta Biologica Sibirica     2026; (12): 355-365

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19563050

2025 - New species and new records of Phrynarachne crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Southeast Asia

Omelko M.M.

ZooKeys     2025; (1257): 55–70

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1257.165973

2025 - Redescription of a monotypic genus Arctobius belonging to a monotypic subfamily from the northern Holarctic (Aranei: Amaurobiidae: Arctobiinae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2025; (3): 387–395

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.34.3.10

2025 - New data on Asianopis (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Southeast Asia

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Zootaxa     2025; 5637(2): 311–325

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.5

2025 - Three new species of Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Kyrgyzstan, extending the known range of Artoriinae in Central Asia. Zootaxa

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2025; 5618(2): 249-266

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.4

2025 - A new six-eyed species of Dolichognatha O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Southeast Asia

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2025; (517): 1-8

DOI: 10.25221/fee.517.1

2024 - New and poorly known species of Bowie Jäger, 2022 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from Southeast Asia

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Zootaxa     2024; 5543(3): 383–403

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5543.3.5

2024 - A survey of the Sumatran Sparassidae (Araneae). 1. Two new Thelcticopis species

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2024; 5537(3): 348–356

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5537.3.3

2024 - A survey of the Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 4. A new species of Acantheis Thorell, 1891 with unique copulatory organs morphology

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Yu.M.

Zootaxa     2024; 5536(3): 492–500

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.9

2024 - New data on wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Laos

Omelko M.M.

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology     2024; 72: 235–251

DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2024-0020

2024 - Pamirosa gen. nov., unexpected record of Artoriinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the rooftop of Pamir, Central Asi

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Zoosystematics and Evolution     2024; 100(3): 1005-1015

DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.123331

2024 - New for the Asian part of Russia taxa of spiders (Arachnida: Aranei)

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2024; (502): 12-20

DOI: 10.25221/fee.502.3

2024 - A survey of the Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 3. Amauropelma mariae sp. n., one of the tiniest species of the genus

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Zootaxa     2024; 5474(2): 173-180

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5474.2.5

2023 - New data on the spitting spiders (Araneae: Scytodidae) of Southeast Asia

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Acta Biologica Sibirica     2023; 9: 975-986

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10156248

2023 - A survey of the Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 1. Two new Acantheis species

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Zootaxa     2023; 5353(2): 117-130

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.2.2

2023 - A survey of Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 2. Three new species of Bowie Jäger, 2022

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Zootaxa     2023; 5353(2): 101-116

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.2.1

2023 - Two species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from North Sumatra, Indonesia

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2023; (482): 1-9

DOI: 10.25221/fee.482.1

2023 - Redescription of a poorly known troglophile spider, Meta manchurica Marusik & Koponen 1992 (Aranei: Tetragnathidae)

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Acta Arachnologica     2023; 72(1): 49-53

DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.72.49

2023 - Discovery of the ogre-faced spiders (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Sumatra (Indonesia), with description of a new species.

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Acta Biologica Sibirica     2023; 9: 361-368

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7895543

2023 - Two new species of Kiekie Polotow & Brescovit, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from the highlands of Panama

Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2023; 5323(2): 275-284

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.2.7

2023 - Ride on female for “prima nocta” or close attachment in the araneid spider Caerostris sumatrana Strand, 1915 (Araneae: Araneidae)

Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Zootaxa     2023; 5311(2): 281-288

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5311.2.7

2022 - First data on Arctosa wolf spiders (Aranea: Lycosidae) from Laos with description of a new species

Omelko M.M., Marusik Yu.M.

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology     2022; 70: 397-406

DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2022-0021

2022 - A new species of Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 (Aranei: Lycosidae) from the highlands of Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Maritime Territory of Russia 8.

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Acta Biologica Sibirica     2022; 8: 409-417

DOI: 10.14258/abs.v8.e23

2022 - A new species of the genus Borboropactus Simon,1884 (Aranei: Thomisidae) from Borneo island, Malaysia

Omelko M.M., Marusik Yu.M.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2022; (459): 27-32

DOI: 10.25221/fee.459.2

2022 - Three new species of Cybaeus L. Koch, 1868 (Aranei: Cybaeidae) from the Maritime Province of Russia

Marusik Yu.M., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2022; 31(3): 335-341

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.31.3.10

2021 - A new genus record of an enigmatic linyphiid spider (Aranei: Linyphiidae) from the Russian Far East

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2021; 30(4): 565–571

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.4.13

2021 - A new species of the genus Bifurcia (Aranei: Lyhyphiidae from Primorsky Krai, Russia

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2021; (435): 20-24

DOI: 10.25221/fee.435.3

2021 - On two closely related species of Synagelides Strand, 1906 (Aranei: Salticidae) from the eastern Palaearctic

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Arthropoda Selecta     2021; 30(1): 95-104

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.1.08

2021 - New data on Linyphiidae spiders (Aranei) in the Maritime Province

Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2021; 30(2): 245-256

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.2.12

2021 - A new species and new records of Cybaeus L. Koch, 1868 (Aranei: Cybaeidae) in the Maritime Province of Russia

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2021; 30(2): 216-220

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.2.08

2020 - Redescription of a poorly known species Nesticella kerzhneri (Marusik, 1987) (Aranei: Nesticidae)

Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2020; (410): 11-16

DOI: 10.25221/fee.410.2

2020 - A survey of Diphya Nicolet, 1849 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from South Africa.

Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M., Lyle R.

Zootaxa     2020; 4899(1): 259-279

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.14

2020 - On two enigmatic spiders (Araneae: Cybaeidae & Phrurolithidae) from the Russian Far East.

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S.

Zootaxa     2020; 4899(1): 247-258

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.13

2020 - A survey of Alenatea Song et Zhu, 1999 (Aranei: Araneidae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simonov P.S., Mi X.

Arthropoda Selecta     2020; 24(4): 487-494

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.4.12

2020 - Redescription of two West Himalayan Cheiracanthium(Aranei: Cheiracanthiidae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simmons Z.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2020; 29(3): 339-347

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.3.07

2020 - A new species and new recoerds of wolf spiders (Aranea: Lycosidae) from Laos

Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology     2020; (68): 479-487

DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0066

2020 - Three new species of the Acantholycosa-complex (Aranei: Lycosidae) from the south of the Russian Far East

Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2020; 29(2): 262-272

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.2.13

2020 - A redescription of Aculepeira matsudae (Aranei: Araneidae), a species recently found in Far East Russia

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simonov P.S.

Arthropoda Selecta     2020; 29(1): 121-126

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.1.10

2019 - New data on Parasyrisca (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Mongolia

Marusik Y.M., Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2019; 4688(2): 199-212

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4688.2.2

2019 - Redescription of gnaphosids (Aranei: Gnaphosidae) described by O. Pickard-Cambridge from the material of the Second Yarkand Mission

Marusik Y.M, Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2019; 28(2): 277-290

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.28.2.11

2019 - An annotated list of Liniphiid spiders(Aranei: Linyphiidae) of Laos

Komisarenko A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2019; (377): 26-32

DOI: 10.25221/fee.377.2

2018 - A survey of the Parrhoclubiona Lohmander, 1944 from Central Asia (Araneae, Clubiondae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

ZooKeys     2018; 802: 19-38

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.802.30236

2018 - Redescription of the monotypic genus Scelidomachus Pocock, 1899 (Aranei: Palpimanidae) and its type species

Zonstein S.L., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2018; 27(1): 53-56

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.27.1.07

2018 - First record Eupoa pulchella (Araneae: Salticidae) in laos with description of previously unknown

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2018; (354): 19-22

DOI: 10.25221/fee.354.3

2018 - Redescription of the Himalayan Trachelas costatus (Araneae: Trachelidae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S.

Zootaxa     2018; 4433(2)

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.11

2018 - New data on Synaphosus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Southeast Asia

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2018; 4374(2): 235-248

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.2.4

2017 - First illustrated description of the male of Diphya macrophthalma, the type species of the genus (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)

Marusik, Y.M., Omelko, M.M.

Iheringia. Serie Zoologia     2017; 107: e2017036

DOI: 10.1590/1678-4766e2017036

2017 - First record of Diphya wulingensis Yu, Zhang et Omelko, 2014 (Aranei: Tetragnathidae) in Russia

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen, S.

Arthropoda Selecta     2017; 26(2): 139-144

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.26.2.07

2017 - Redescription of Micaria beaufortia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), with notes on Afrotropical Micaria

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2017; 4294(4): 462-470

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.4.5

2017 - A new species of Tekellina (Araneae, Araneoidea) from the Russian Far East

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Entomologica Fennica     2017; 28(3): 164-168

DOI: 10.33338/ef.84684

2017 - A new species of Acantholycosa baltoroi-group (Araneae: Lycosidae, Pardosinae) from the Russian Far East

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2017; 4232(4): 597-600

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.4.12

2017 - A survey of the Holarctic genus Arctella Holm, 1945 (Araneae: Dictynidae, Tricholathysinae), with the description of Tricholathys ovtchinnikovi sp. n.

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Ponomarev A.V.

Oriental Insects     2017; 51(3): 246-261

DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2017.1279086

2016 - Redescription of two Ctenidae (Araneae) from Taiwan

Marusik Y.M., Omelko, M.M.

Zootaxa     2016; 4173(2): 155-162

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.2.6

2016 - Rare and new for the fauna of the Russian far East spiders (Aranei). Far Eastern Entomologist

Marusik, Y.M., Omelko, M.M., Koponen, S.

Far Eastern Entomologist     2016; (317): 1-15

2016 - Redescription of Draposa subhadrae (Patel & Reddy, 1993) (Araneae: Lycosidae, Pardosinae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2016; 4107(1): 89-92

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4107.1.6

2016 - Two new Bifurcia species (Aranei: Linyphiidae: Micronetinae) from Far East Russia. Arthropoda Selecta

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S.

Arthropoda Selecta     2016; 25(1): 77-83

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.25.1.08

2016 - A new species of Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa

Omelko M.M., Komisarenko A.A., Marusik Y.M.

Zootaxa     2016; 4072(5): 596-600

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.5.9

2016 - A new species of spider belonging to the Pardosa lugubris-group (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Far East Asia. Zootaxa

Nadolny A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M., Blagoev G.

Zootaxa     2016; 4072(2): 263-281

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.8

2015 - A survey of spider taxa new to Israel (Arachnida: Araneae)

Zonstein S.L., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zoology in the Middle East     2015; 61(4): 372-385

DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2015.1095525

2015 - Redescription of “Nesticus” citrinus (Taczanowski, 1874)(Araneae, Araneoidea) from Franch Guyana

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S.

ZooKeys     2015; (537): 97-101

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.537.6818

2015 - Redescription of Phrurolithus flavipes (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) with the first description of the male

Zonstein S.L., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2015; 4020(1): 197-200

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.1.10

2015 - Redescription and a new synonym of the spider Pachygnatha amurensis Strand, 1907 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Tetragnathinae)

Marusik Y.M., Azarkina G.N., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2015; 4007(1): 126-130

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.1.10

2015 - New data about orb-weaving spiders (Aranei: Araneidae and tetragnathidae) from the Russian Far East

Marusik, Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simonov P.S., Koponen S.

Arthropoda Selecta     2015; 24(2): 207-214

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.24.2.07

2015 - Redescription of Oecobius tadzhikus Andreeva et Tyshchenko, 1969 (Aranei: Oecobiidae)

Marusik, Y.M., Omelko, M.M., Koponen S.

Arthropoda Selecta     2015; 24(2): 197-200

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.24.2.05

2015 - Taxonomic notes on spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of the Russian Far East

Marusik Y.M., Mihailov K.G., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2015; 24(1): 117-124

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.24.1.09

2015 - Redescription of :”Amaurobius” rufipes Taczanowski, 1874 (Aranea: Corinnidae) with notes species described from Franch Guyana

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2015; 3974(1): 148-150

2015 - A survey of East Palaearctic Lycosidae (Araneae). 11. Two new genera from the Acantholycosa complex

Marusik Y., Omelko M., Koponen S.

Zootaxa     2015; 3985(1): 252-264

2015 - A redescription of the ant mimicking Spider Myrmecium gounellei (Aranea: Corinnidae, Castianeirinae), with notes on genus

Marusik Y., Omelko M., Koponen S.

Zootaxa     2015; 3985(2): 296-300

2014 - A new species of Diphya Nicolet 1849 and the first description of the female of D. tanasevichi from northern China (Araneae: Tetragnathidae: Metinae)

Hongmei Yu, Feng Zhang, Omelko M.

Acta Arachnologica     2014; 63(1): 31-35

DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.63.31

2014 - First data about cave spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Iran

Marusik Y.M., Nadimi A., Omelko M.M., Koponen S.

Zoology in the Middle East     2014; 60(3): 255-266

2014 - Studies on species of Holarctic Pardosa group (Aranea, Lycosidae)

Kronestendt T., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2014; 3894(1): 033-060

2014 - A revision of the Holarctic genus Lariniodes caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Araneidae)

Sestacova A., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.

Zootaxa     2014; 3894(1): 061-082

2014 - A survey of East Polaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 3.On new and poorly known Gnaphosa Latrielle, 1804

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2014; 3894(1): 010-032

2014 - New data on spiders (Aranei) from southern part of the Khabarovsk Province

Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2014; 23(3): 311-318

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.23.3.10

2014 - New Lathys Simon, 1884 species from Crimea (Aranei: Dictynidae)

Kovblyuk M.M., Kastrygina Z.A., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta     2014; 23(2): 195-198

DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.23.2.08

2014 - A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 2. Two new Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804 species from Western Mongolia

Marusik Y.M., Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

ZooKeys     2014; (426): 1-9

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.426.7898

2014 - Reconsideration of xysticus species described by Ehrenfried Schenkel from Mongolia and China in 1963 (Araneae: Thomisidae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2014; 3861(3): 275-289

2014 - A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 1. On the Berlandina Dalmas, 1922 (Gnaphosinae) from Mongolia and adjacent regions

Marusik Y.M., Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2014; 3827(2): 187-213

2012 - Review of the genus Pseudoxistrella Liang, 1991 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae, Metrodorinae)

Storozhenko S.Yu., Omelko M.M.

Zootaxa     2012; 3573: 59-65