PROSHCHALYKIN M.YU., STOROZHENKO S.YU., LELEJ A.S.
Biota and environment of natural areas 2026; 14(1): 75-84
V. N. Makarkin is one of the world’s leading experts on fossil insects of the orders Neuroptera (lacewings) and Raphidioptera (snakeflies). Since 1984, he has published more than 250 scientific papers in leading international and Russian journals. He celebrated his 70th birthday on December 18, 2025. During his research career, he has studied collections from many Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic sites and described numerous new taxa (4 families, 5 subfamilies, 113 genera, 230 species) of fossil lacewings and snakeflies from various regions worldwide.
