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The collection of the Parasitology Laboratory was established by efforts of many specialists through the 20th century. The Parasitology Laboratory carried out field research in the North-West of the European part of the USSR, in the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Siberia and the Far East. Expeditions were conducted also in China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Vietnam. At present the collection comprises 240,000 items representing different taxonomic groups of parasitic arthropods from Europe, North America and the major part of Asia and other regions. |
Two families: Argasidae, and Ixodidae, 16 genera, more than 240 species, of which 94 represent the fauna of the former USSR, and about 150 represent the fauna of many regions of the world. Approximately 17,700 items: more than 11,650 slides and 6,050 alcohol containers. There are holotypes, neotypes, lectotypes of 67 species (see Filippova, Panova, Catalogue of type specimens, Argasidae, Ixodidae, RAS, SPb., 1996).
Unique feature of the collection is that it comprises all active phases of all species from the former USSR and adjacent territories, each species being adequately represented for its distribution range. This concerns primarily most common species with vast distribution ranges, being responsible for transmission of pathogens of particularly dangerous infections.
Approximately 90% of the collection have been identified. There are a systematic catalogue and an accession books for the entire identified material. New materials collected by the laboratory staff and obtained on exchange basis from foreign taxonomists are added to the collection annually.
The collection comprises material obtained by many expeditions of the second half of the 19th and early 20th century including materials collected by N.A. Severtsev (1858, Syr-Darya, Kazalinsk), I.P Voznesensky in the Aleutian Islands, Kaiserling in Iran, N.M. Przewalski in Mongolia, Tibet, Nan Shan, B.A. Grombchevsky in Xinxiang, G.N. Potanin in Mongolia, P.K. Kozlov in Mongolia and Eastern Tibet, material collected by the diplomat S.P Trubetskoi in India and Kashmir, and by many others. Collections of A.A. Birula and N.O. Olenev are represented. An important contribution (collecting, identification and examination) was made by B.I. Pomerantsev (1903-1939. See B.I. Pomerantsev. Ixodid ticks. The Fauna of the USSR, Arachnoidea, V. 4, 2. Leningrad 1950) who died of encephalitis during the first expedition for the study of vectors of pathogens of this disease in the Far East. For more than 4 decades N.A. Filippova and I.V. Panova continue adding new material to the collection.
The collection comprises representatives of 7 families of parasitic gamasins belonging to 145 species and 22 genera. Collection of parasitic gamasins comprises 6000 slides. There are holotypes of 15 species.
The collection comprises both free-living and parasitic gamasins of all developmental stages, from different areas of the former USSR and other countries.
Approximately 80% of the collection is identified. There are a systematic catalogue and accession books for species added to the collection. New materials collected by the staff of the laboratory and by specialists from other institutions are annually added to the collection.
Work on gamasin ticks in ZIN RAS was started and conducted during more than fifty years by Dr. N.G. Bregetova (1913-1996), and E.V. Koroleva (1922-2000). By their efforts the gamasid collection was established. The collection now comprises material from different regions: Kirghizia (S.N. Rybin), Siberia (A.A. Goncharova), Ukraine (G.I. Shcherbak), Ryazanskaya Oblast (O.M. Butenko) and others. Studies on systematics of gamasids are continued by the research worker M.K. Stanyukovich
33 genera and 146 species of the family Trombiculidae are represented in the collection, 108 species represent the fauna of the former Soviet Union, 38 represent the fauna of other regions. Approximately 8700 items: 7700 microslides, 1000 test tubes of material fixed in 70% alcohol. There are holotypes of 14 species.
Computer catalogue representing a complex of data bases in DBMS FoxPro 2.5 provided with an original interface for input and output the data. The catalogue is updated approximately 2 times a year.
Approximately 80% of specimens on microslides have been identified (50% to a species and 30% to a genus). There is a computer catalogue. New materials collected by the staff of the laboratory are added annually.
Reference specimens from Vietnam, China, Far East were deposited in 1960 by E.G. Shluger, the ancient expert of the USSR on the systematics of the chigger mites; reference specimens collected by N.I. Kudryashova (Iran, Central Asia, and others). From 1980 though 1990 the materials collected by A.B. Shatrov, A.A. Stekolnikov and other specialists (Pskovskaya Prov., Leningradskaya Prov., Moldavia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Tuva, Far East, etc.) were added to the collection. There is the material from Bulgaria and Turkey. The Western Hemisphere is represented by material from Cuba sent by M. Daniel (Czechoslovakian-Cuban collections of 1965).
Acariform mites of the superfamilies Listrophoroidea, Psoroptoidea, Sarcoptoidea, Cheyletoidea, Pterygosomatoidea, 16 families, 157 genera, more than 500 species, approximately 230 species represent the fauna of the former Soviet Union. Approximately 18 000 items: more than 15000 slides and more than 3000 alcohol containers. There are holotypes and lectotypes of 112 species.
Approximately 70% of the collection has been identified. The major portion is included in the systematic catalogue and accession book of the identified material; the work on supplementing the systematic catalogue and accession book is in progress. Materials collected by the laboratory staff and obtained on an exchange basis from foreign taxonomists is added to the collection annually. Collecting of parasitic mites from host specimens found different regions of the World and deposited in the collections of ZIN RAS proved particularly efficient.
The basis of the collection was founded by V.B. Dubinin and V.I. Volgin in 1950-1970. New material was added to the collection by E.V. Dubinina from 1970 through 1988. This work is now continued by A.V. Bochkov.
Feather mites - Astigmata: Analgoidea, Freyanoidea, Pterolichoidea, 360 genera, 1200 species. Approximately 26000 items: more than 22000 slides and 4000 alcohol containers. There are holotypes of 150 species.
Unique feature of the collection is relatively complete representation of the world fauna of these mites and a large number of type specimens. Approximately 70% of the collection have been identified. A large part is included in the systematic catalogue and accession books for identified material. Material collected by the laboratory staff and obtained on an exchange basis from foreign taxonomists is added to the collection annually.
The collection was founded by V.B. Dubinin in 1950-1958. New material has been added to the collection again since the late 1970s. The most important contribution to the collection in terms of species and genera diversity was a part of the collection of J. Gaud (France) added in 1996. Moreover, all materials of R.P. Shumilo (Moldova) were added in 1982. New material mostly fixed in ethanol is obtained from acarologists, parasitologists and ornithologists for the examination and also from specialists on these taxa on an exchange basis or as a gift.
Nine families of lice, 98 species belonging to 17 genera are represented in the collection. The collection lists 7000 slides and 4000 test tubes with material fixed in ethanol. Material on the Russian fauna is the vastest. There are type specimens of 33 species.
The collection was established by D.I. Blagoveshchensky in the 1930s through the 1950s. Subsequently new material was added by E.F. Sosnina. Rare species of lice were kindly given by Dr. Kim from Pennsylvania. At present M.V. Paskhina is curator of the collection
75 genera comprising 230 species of Mallophaga are presented in the collection. The collection lists over 20,000 preparations and test tubes with material fixed in ethanol. Material on the Russian fauna is most abundant. There are type specimens of some species.
The collection was established by D.I. Blagoveshchensky in the 1930s through the 1970s. At present M.V. Paskhina is curator of the collection.
In the collection, there are represented 15 families of fleas, comprising 550 species belonging to 135 genera. The collection lists approximately 16,000 balsam whole mounts and 3700 test tubes with material fixed in ethanol. In total, the collection comprises approximately 51,000 specimens of adults and larvae of fleas from the former Soviet Union. There are collections from Mongolia, China, materials from other continents. Holotypes and lectotypes of 50 species
For generalization of a large number of primary material S.G. Medvedev developed a unique computer reference analytical system PARHOST1. The system comprises 76,000 records and its structure permits accumulating new data and performing analysis of geographic distribution patterns and parasite-host associations of fleas. The demonstration version of the system is included in the site of the Zoological Institute, RAS.
First preparations of the collection were made by Yu.N. Vagner. The flea collection in ZIN RAS was started in 1927. Before WWII the mammalogist A.I. Argiropulo participated in assembling the collection. Vast material on flea imago was given by the "Microbe" Institute (Saratov) to the Zoological Institute in 1958 and a collection of flea larvae in 1981.
The collection material of the families Ceratopogonidae and Leptoconopidae contains 24 genera and more than 330 species. 300 species represent the fauna of the former Soviet Union. Among them, 167 species are blood-suckers of the genera Culicoides, Forcipomyia and Leptoconops. The collection comprises approximately 30,000 balsam preparations, 4600 pinned adult insects and more than 1250 test tubes with material fixed in ethanol and dry material. Type collection comprises 104 taxa (See: Glukhova, Brodskaya. Catalogue of type specimens, fam. Ceratopogonidae. RAN SPb., 1995).
The collection comprises both adults and preimaginal phases: eggs, larvae, pupae. The majority of common blood-sucking species are represented from their entire geographical range.
The entire collection is identified to genus and approximately 75% of the collection - to a species. There are a systematic catalogue and accession books for material identified to a species. New material collected by the laboratory staff and foreign colleagues is added to the collection annually.
The collection comprises the material collected during expeditions beginning from the late 19th century by: V.I. Roborovsky and P.K. Kozlov in Mongolia, A.I. Ivanov and V.L. Bianki in Yakutia, A.N. Kirichenko in Persia, A. Derzhavin in the Far East. V.V. Popov in Central Asia and also by Yu. N. Vagner, S.D. Pleske, G.G. Jacobson, A.L. Bening, E.P Luppova, S.G. Lepneva, V.V. Gussakovsky, A.A. Stakelberg, B.B. and many other entomologists, and hydrobiologists. There are 140 preparations of from the collection B.I. Pomerantsev. Since 1953 the material collected by A.V. Gutsevich and V.M. Glukhova has been included in the collection. Curator of the collection is N.K. Brodskaya.
The collection of blackflies comprises approximately 50 genera and subgenera, approximately 600 species, more than 450 of them represent the fauna of the former Soviet Union, the rest represent fauna of many regions of the World (mostly the Palaearctic). The collection comprises approximately 55,000 items: 25,000 preparations, 30,000 pinned specimens, more than 200 containers with ethanol. There are holotypes, neotypes, lectotypes of 394 species (see Yankovsky, Ulyanov. Catalogue of type specimens of Simuliidae, Culicidae, RAS, SPb., 1995). The collection is deposited in the Dipterology Department of the Laboratory of Insect Taxonomy.
A unique feature of this collection is that it includes specimens on all developmental phases, i.e. larvae, pupae and imago (males and females) known for species of the former Soviet Union and neighbouring countries. Approximately 85 to 90% of the collection have been identified, there are accession books for the entire identified material. New material collected by the institute staff, specialists from other institutions and material obtained from foreign colleagues on exchange basis is permanently added to the collection.
The first collections of blackflies are dated to the late 19th and early 20th century including materials collected by Chekanovsky in 1873-1875 in Eastern Siberia, Kozlov in 1875 in Mongolia and Tibet, Rimsky-Korsakov in 1895 in tundra of the European part of Russia, Gondatti in 1896 in Chukotsky Peninsula, Filipchenko in 1903 in the Caucasus, by Buturlin in 1905 in the Far East, Derzhavin and Vereshchagin in 1908-1909 in Altai, by Andriyevsky in 1915 in Persia, and others. In the 1920s through the 1930s an important contribution to the collection was made by material obtained by Bianki, Blagoveshchensky, Brodsky, Veltishchev, Gusakovsky, Gusev, Gutsevich, Dobrzhansky, Znoiko, Monchadsky, Olsufyev, Skalon, Fridolin mostly from Siberia, Far East, Transcaucasia, and Middle Asia. The major portion of the collection was obtained and systematized by Prof. I.A. Rubzov who conducted the study of this taxonomic group from 1933 through 1990. Since the 1940s more than 30 research workers of ZIN RAN and other institutions provided new material to the collection. Since 1976 a new material has been added to the collection of blackflies by A.V. Yankovsky, a researcher on the staff of ZIN. Material from a number of European countries and also from countries of the American continent was obtained on an exchange basis.
The collection comprises 260 species and 8 genera of the fam. Culicidae. The collection comprises 12 000 balsam preparations of larvae, 5000 preparations of mosquito genitals, 40 boxes with pinned adults and 260 tubes with larval material fixed in ethanol. There are type specimens of 8 species (see Yankovsky, Ulyanov Catalogue of type specimens. Simuliidae, Culicidae, RAN, SPb, 1994).
The collection was initiated before WWII by A.A. Stakelberg (adults) and A.S. Monchadsky (adults and preimaginal phases). Since 1960 the material found by A.V. Gutsevich was added to the collection, from 1975 through 1992 the material obtained by V.V. Filippova and K.N. Ulyanov was added.