NEUROPTERA AND RAPHIDIOPTERA FROM THE VICINITY OF LAKE MEDVEZHIE, KURGAN OBLAST, RUSSIA

Kostin I.N., Makarkin V.N.

Amurian zoological journal 2024; 16(4): 996-1007

This study presents new records of 17 species of Neuroptera and one species of Raphidioptera collected by Ivan Kostin near Lake Medvezhie in the Petukhov District of Kurgan Oblast, Russia. Of these, nine species are reported for the first time in the region ( Semidalis aleyrodiformis , Hemerobius stigma , Apertochrysa prasina , Chrysopa walkeri , Chrysopa pallens , Chrysopa gibeauxi , Chrysopa dasyptera , Chrysopa nigricostata , Xanthostigma xanthostigma ), including the first records of a species from the family Coniopterygidae. The fauna checklist of Neuroptera and Raphidioptera in Kurgan Oblast now includes 28 species. The article briefly discusses the distribution of Ch. pallens , Ch. gibeauxi , and Ch . nigricostata in Russia. The new record of Chrysopa nigricostata represents the first confirmed occurrence of this species in the Asian part of Russia, while Ch. pallens and Ch. gibeauxi are reported for the first time from Western Siberia.

DOI 10.33910/2686-9519-2024-16-4-996-1007

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