New data on the stylopid fauna (Strepsiptera: Stylopidae) of the European part of Russia
Ostrovsky A.M. 1 , Ivlev K.S. 2
2 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg,, Russia
Year: 2026, Number: 549, Pages: 13-24
New faunistic data on 11 species of the strepsipterans family Stylopidae collected from bees in the Tambov, Voronezh, Kursk, Belgorod, Lipetsk oblasts, and the Mari El Republic of Russia is given. Seven species, Crawfordia labiata, Eurystylops ogloblini, Halictoxenos arnoldi, Stylops ater, S. sp. aff. maxillaris, S. melittae and S. praecocis, are new for the fauna of the Russia. First instars, dissected adult females and their cephalothoraxes are illustrated. Brief information on distribution and biology of these species is given.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.549.3
Keywords: stylopids, Stylopidae, bees, fauna, new records, Europe,
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