Based on new material from Kamchatka and Northern Kurile Islands, Neohalcampa sheikoi gen. et sp. n. and Eltaninactis psammophorum sp. n. are described and the poorly known Charisea saxicola Torrey, 1902 is redescribed.

Prionchulus major sp. n. found in like on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago (Russia) and Leptolaimus primitivus sp. n. from Biwa Lake (Japan) are described and illustrated. A redesription of Monhystera amabilis Gagarin, 1997 (including a description of the hitherto unknown male) based on specimens from Biwa Lake (Japan) and Kuril’skoe Lake (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia) is given.

Faeces from five fish caught in the delta of the Neman River (Courish Lagoon) in July through August 2000 were examined. A new species of the genus Goussia found in one of these fish is described in the paper. Oocysts irregular in shape, 30-35 x 27.5-30 μm with a membrane-like wall without oocyst residuum, sporocysts 15-20 x 10-12.5 μm are densely covered with oocyst’s wall or they lie freely in the oocyst, without Stieda body, sporocyst residuum formed by four or six granules. Sporogony: endogenous.

Seinura informis sp. n. from goat manure in Borok settement (Yaroslavl’ Province, Russia) is described and illustrated. It differs from S. variobulbosa Haque, 1966 in the shorter tail, longer spicules and absence of stylet knobs. Brief morphological characteristic of 29 valid species of the genus Seinura and a key to these species are given.

Tylenchodoroides nom. n. is proposed to replace Tylenchodorus Gagarin, 2000 preoccupied by Tylenchodorus Siddiqi, 1983.

Prosomoeus brunneus Scott and Pkeanos quelpartensis Dist. are recorded from Primorsk Terr. of Russia.

B. consimiloides (Altherr, 1965), B. confusus (Khera, 1975) and B. sexsetiferous (Khera, 1975) are considered species inquirendae. The following new synonymies are established: B. findeneggi (Schiemer, 1971) = B. sardus (Vinciguerra & Zullini, 1991), B. stefanskii (Micoletzky, 1925) = B. malayanus (Schneider, 1937) = B. vibratus (Sukul, 1967) = B. montanus Ocaña et al., 1996. The genus is divided into two groups based on the distance from the cloaca to the first supplement. A key to species of Brevitobrilus is given. Specimebs of B. stefanskii from Japan are described.

Itara ampla sp. n. from Sumatra is described. The subgeneric position of I. chopardi is confirmed; the data on the location of its type are corrected.

The aberrant abyssal genus Dimeatus Monniot & Monniot has gonads with gonoducts penetrating the tunic and opening directly to the exterior. Dimeatidae fam. n. is characterized by the position of the gut loop under the branchial sac and the unique structure of the gonads.

Euanisous notabilis sp. n. from Sumatra is described. It is similar to E. teuthroides Bol. in the shape of the male genital plate, but differs in the coloration of antennae and other characters.

Metridia ferrarii sp. n. and M. pseudoasymmetrica sp. n. are described from females and males, both species collected in the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific (Southern Ocean). Redescriptions are given for M. asymmetrica Brodsky, 1950, M. ornata Brodsky, 1950, M. princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 and M. macrura Sars, 1905. Females of M. ferrarii are clearly distinguished from the related metridinids in the presence of collar on both sides of cephalosome; males differ from those of M. princeps in the strongly asymmetrical P5 left coxopod, absence of pointed attenuations on left and rigth second segments of antennule and some other characters. M. ferrarii differs from M. ornata mostly in the longer caudal rami, longer hook-like spines at P2 Enp and the shape of the genital somite. Females of M. pseudoasymmetrica differ from those of the related species M. asymmetrica mainly in the shape and location of spermathecea (oval and overlapping in lateral view in M. psedoasymmetrica vs. round and not overlapping in M. asymmetrica) and in presence of distinct indentation of the genital somite (in lateral view); males of M. pseudoasymmetrica are very similar to those of M. asymmetrica, but differ in setation of left P5 and absence of short spinules at the second urosomal somite on the rigth and presence of short hairs at the fourth urosomal somite on the left.

Pseudomogoplistes madeirae sp. n. from Madeira I. is described. The distribution of P. vicentae Gor. in United Kingdom is confirmed.

The composotion of the family is discussed and a key to the genera is given. A new genus, Falsilandrumius, is described for Scaphocalanus bogorovi Brodsky; S. angulifrons Sars and Scolecithricella lobata Sars possibly belong to this new genus. Scolecithrichopsis tenuipes (T. Scott) and Parascaphocalanus zenkevitchi Brodsky are redescribed.

Latilica emeljanovi Logvinenko, 1975 (= tendinosus sensu Emeljanov, 1971, non Spinola, 1839) is designated as type species of Latilica Emeljanov, 1971 under provisions of the Art. 70.3 of the Code. Dalmatrium Dlabola, 1980 is placed in sinonymy with Latilica (new synonymy). Zopherisca gen. n. (type species Issus teninosus Spinola, 1839) is described. Kovacsiana Synave, 1956 is a separate genus, not a senior synonym of Latilica (= Dalmatrium).

Special larval characters and characters undergoing age-dependent development are considered: sensory pits, placs, spinulation on tibiae and tarsi, and wax-pore plates. For sensory pits, the pattern of arrangement and orientation in relation to the body axis, order of multiplication from instar to instar, and evolutionary trends are considered in various taxonomic groups, which were already investigated (Dictyopharidae, Delphacidae). A hypothetical groundplan of sensory pits arrangement is proposed and its deviation in various tagma and segments is presented. Hypotheses of the arrangement of placs and the sequence of their age tu age multiplication are discussed. Characteristics of the arrangement and development of spines on tibiae and tarsi are given. A hypothesis of reversible fusion of thick seta with its high socle is proposed. Macroevolutionary system of transformations of spine groups on tibiae and tarsi, which is open to diverse reorganization, including reversions (morpholocycle), is reviewed and demonstrated. Some characteristics of the arrangement of abdominal wax-pore plates and trends in their evolution are discovered. The importance of investigation of larval development in Fulgoroidea for taxonomic and phylogenetic purposes is stated.

New combinations for some Nearctic Pentastirini are proposed: Reptalus exoptatus V. D., comb. n. (Oliarus exoptatus V. D.); R. fidus V. D., comb. n. (Oliarus fidus V. D.); R. beirnei Em., 1978 (= Oliarus artemisidae Beirne, non Mats., = Oliarus beirnei Mead & Kramer, 1982, syn. n.); Pentastiridius cinnamomeus Provancher, comb. n. (Oliarus cinnamomeus Prov.); P. habeckorum Mead & Kramer, comb. n. (Oliarus habeckorum M. & K.).

The taxonomy of the genera Peliococcus Borchs. and Peliococcopsis Borchs is described. Keys to species and descriptions and illustrations of most species are given. Three species are described as new: Peliococcus rosae sp. n. (Crimea and Hungary), P. loculatus sp. n. (W Caucasus) and P. latitubulatus sp. n. (Armebia, Uzbekistan). Lectotypes are designated for 13 nominal species. The following new synonymies are established: Peliococcus balteatus (Green) = venustus (Green) = saratogensis (Rau); P. kimmericus (Kir.) = mesasiaticus Borchs. & Kozarzh. = pseudozillae Borchs. = bitubulatus Borchs. = xerophilus Baz.; P. tritubulatus (Kir.) = darvasicus Nurm. & Baz.; P. turanicus (Kir.) = perfidiosus Borchs. = terrestris Borchs. = unispinus Borchs. & Ter-Gr.; P. daganae (Bod.) = armeniacus Borchs.; Peliococcopsis priesneri (Laing) = caucasicus (Borchs.); Phenacoccus hordei (LIndeman) = Ph. slavonicus Laing = Peliococcus unitubulatus Borchs. & Ter-Gr.

Cyderius mexicanus sp. n. is described from Mexico, State of Tamaulipas. The male of Cyderius is described for the first time.

New records of four species from Russia, two from Primorsk Terr., one from Sakhalin, and one from Korea are given.

A method of inflation of heteropteran aedeagi using injection of water through a microcapillary tube and subsequent drying is described.

Based on extensive and representative material, Ophonus hystrix Reitt. is treated as a polytypic species with four subspecies: O. h. hystrix (Mongolia and S Siberia), O. h. dissors Tschitsch., stat. n, (Tien Shan), O. h. kamenskii Kataev & Kabak, ssp. n. (plains of Kazakhstan) and O. h. altaiensis ssp. n. (SE Altai). A key to the subspecies of O. hystrix is provided and wing dimorphism in this species is discussed. New taxa, O. austrocaspicus Kataev & Belousov, sp. n. (SE Daghestan, E Azerbaijan, N Iran) and O. melletii hyrcanus ssp. n. (SE Azerbaijan, N Iran, SW Turkmenistan), are described and the poorly-known O. transversus Motsch. from Eurasian steppe zone is redescibed. The following new synonymies are proposed: O. puncticollis (Paykull, 1798) = O. ovipennis Motschulsky, 1844, syn. n.; O. cribricollis (Dejean, 1829) = O. obscuripes Motschulsky, 1850, syn. n.; O. rufibarbis (Fabricius, 1792) = Harpalus (Ophonus) brevicollis var. orienticola Tschitschérine, 1902, syn. n.; O. puncticeps Stephens, 1828 = Harpalus (Ophonus) brevicollis var. crebrior Tschitschérine, 1902, syn. n.; O. stricticollis Tschitschérine, 1893 = O. chinensis Tschitschérine, 1895, syn. n.; O. chlorizans Solsky, 1874 = O. pangoides Reitter, 1913, syn. n.; O. quadricollis (Dejean, 1831) = Harpalus aesculoides Jedlička, 1959, syn. n. New distributional and systemstic data about O. sciakyi Wrase, O. rebellus Schaub., O. minimus Motsch. and O. chlorizans Sols. are also presented. Lectotypes are designated for O. transversus Motsch., O. ovipennis Motsch., O. obscuripes Motsch., O. stricticollis Tschitsch., O. chinensis Tschitsch., O. pangoides Reitt., Harpalus (Ophonus) brevicollis var. orienticola Tschitsch. and H. (O.) b. var. crebrior Tschitsch.

The following new synonymies are established: Anisodactylus poeciloides pseudoaeneus Dejean, 1829 = Harpalus afghanus Jedlička, 1967, syn. n.; Paraphonus maculicornis (Duftschmid, 1812) = Ophonus picicornis Faldermann, 1835, syn. n.; Harpalus kabakovi Kataev, 1987 = H. antonrichteri Kirschenhofer, 1992, syn. n.

Lesteva czerskyi sp. n. from the Khamar-Daban Mts and Coryphium natalidae sp. n. from the Khamar-Daban and Eastern Sayan (Tunkun Mts) are described and Pycnoglypta baicalica Motschulsky, 1860 and Lesteva cordicollis Motschulsky, 1860 redescribed. Data on distribution and habitats are given for all treated species.

The third Asian species of Kuwayamaea Mats. & Shir. from China is described. It differs from all known congeners in the size, structure of wings, length of legs, and of the male genital plate.

Sphenoptera (Chrysoblemma) kerzhner sp. n. from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and S. (C.) eddin pakistana ssp. n. from Pakistan are described and compared with closely related species. S. (C.) scovitzi Faldermann, 1835 is regarded to comprise four subspecies: S. s. scovitzi Fald. (= angelica Obenberger, 1915, combinatrix Obenberger, 1920, vachshenica Stepanov, 1959, synn. n., scowitzi var. coelestis Obenberger, 1927, scowitzi var. tedshenigena Obenberger, 1937), S. s. alfierii Obenberger, 1923, S.s. noeli Obenberger, 1924, stat. n., and S. s. splendens Gory & Laporte, 1839, stat. n. S. (C.) tamarisci Gory & Laporte, 1839 is comprised of two subspecies: S. t. tamarisci Gory & Lap. (= smaragdina Jakovlev, 1901, sterbai Obenberger, 1927, synn. n., sterbai var. lura Obenberger, 1937) and S. t. beckeri Dohrn, 1866, stat. n. (= tamaricis ssp. scutellata, var. bifossa, abb. cyanipennis, viridirubra Obenberger, 1920, synn. n., beckeri var. chrysorrhoea Obenberger, 1927, and ab. elisabethae Obenberger, 1937). Lectotypes are designated for S. eddin Jakovlev, 1903, S. scovitzi Fald., S. latescutata Fairmaire, 1892, S. angelica Obenb., S. combinatrix Obenb., S. noeli Obenb., S. tamarisci Gory & Lap., S. sterbai Obenb., S. tekkensis Obenb., 1948, and S. potopolskii Stepanov, 1959. The following synonymy is established: S. (s. str.) glabrata Ménétriés, 1832 (= maura Jakovlev, 1901, syn. n.), S. (Deudora) rauca (Fabricius, 1787) (= rauca var. africana Jakovlev, 1900); both Jakovlev’s names were based on mislabelled specimens.

The following new synonymies are established: Monarthum Kirsch, 1866 = Xyleborips Reitter, 1913, Xyleborus bodoanus Reitter, 1913 = X. punctulatus Kurenzov, 1948, X. dispar (Fabricius, 1792) = X. aequalus (Reitter, 1913). New records of Xyleborus species from the Russian Far and Japan and of Xylosandrus germanus from Caucasus are given.

123 species are recorded from the area under examination; 2 genera and 5 species, all from Vietnam, are described as new: Vietobrentus napolovi gen. et sp. n., Ipsopisthius hirtus gen. et sp. n., Paraclidorrhinus vietnamicus sp. n., Ecnomobrentus bidens sp. n., Calabresia sapaensis sp. n. A redescription is given for Pophthalmus brevis Power. Observations on habitats, host plants and period of activity are included for many species.

The valid names of the three species discussed in the paper are Orthunga seyrigi (Villiers, 1949), Nesita seyrigi (Villiers, 1953) and Paranesita villiersi (Wygodzinsky, 1966).

The ichneumonid subtribe Ateleutina is recorded from the Neotropical Region for the first time. A second genus of the subtribe, Tamaulipeca gen. n., is described with two new species: T. clypeator sp. n. (Mexico) and T. dorsator sp. n. (Costa Rica). In the genus Ateleute, new species A. grossa sp. n., A. tinctoria sp. n. (Mexico) and a new subspecies. A. carolina maculator subsp. n. (Mexico, Costa Rico) are described.

Aiphonsinus gen. n. is erected for Coeliodes boviei Hustache, 1923 (type species) and 2 undescribed species from West Africa.

Coniophora semimarina sp. n. is described from semiaquatic habitat in Pskov Province.

Remains of dipodine jerboas, Plioscirtopoda, are described from the late Pliocene deposits of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov region. Dental morphology of the type species, P. stepanovi, is refined. A more primitive species, P. novorossica sp. n., is described from the Late Kujalnik deposits of Kryzhanovka 3. The new species differs from P. stepanovi in the simpler shape of anterior part of m1, larger dimensions and higher numbers of molar roots.

The collection of living cultures of homoxenous trypanosomatids described includes 34 isolates belonging to 5 genera of the family Trypanosomatidae. The collection is one of the largest in the world.

The genus Gymnogonos Bonnevie, 1898 and the Antarctic species G. ameriensis (Stepanjants, 1979) are redescribed. Comments on other species of the genus and a key to Gymnogonos species are given.

Sacrimarinema gen. n. and three new species from Lake Baikal are described. The new genus is close to Penzancia de Man, 1889, from which it differs in the presence of 14 cephalic setae, complicated supplements, and very long spicules and vagina. Its type species, S. tatushae sp. n., is characterized by the presence of 6-7 supplements and length of spicules equal to 2.3-3.0 anal diameters. S. ljajiae sp. n. differs from S. tatushae sp. n. in the longer body, longer spicules (3.3-3.5 anal diametrs) and vagina, higher number of supplements. S. allae sp. n. differs from S. tatushae sp. n. in the extremely long spicules (6.9-9.2 anal diametrs) and vagina (2.2-2.5 body diametrs), lower number of supplements.

Panophthalmus rileyi sp. n., very similar to P. mexicanus Colonnelli, is described from Mexico.

Epitobrilus parvipapillatus is recorded for the second time, about 70 years after the original description. Seven females were found in Biwa Lake, Japan. Description of the species and a key to species of Epitobrilus Tsalolikhin, 1981 are given.

A new species of predaceous nematode, Comiconchus zduni sp. n., from West Ukraine is described. The male and all juvenile stages of C. trionchus (Thorne, 1924) are described for the first time.

Paramunna shornikovi sp. n. and P. koreana sp. n. are described from the Korean coast of the Sea of Japan. These meiobenthic isopods were collected in fine sands from a depth of 1-25.5 m. This is the first record of this genus from the Northwestern Pacific.

Paranicephora sola gen. et sp. n. from equatorial Sumatra is described. It differs from all other genera of Meconematini in the unique combination of characters.

Nannocalanus elegans sp. n. from the Southeastern Pacific is described and illustrated. Females of this species differ from those of N. minor (Claus) in the shape of the body, outline of the general segment (in lateral view), and relative size of valve flap. The inner edge of B1 P5 of males and females is with 9-17 denticles (average 12-13), while with 13-26 denticles (averlage 18-20) in N. minor from the same locality. The inner edge of left B1 P5 is entirely serrated in males of N. elegans, but without denticles in the distal 15-20% of its length in N. minor. Sewell’s (1929) N. minor f. major and N. minor f. minor from the Indian Ocean are probably distinct species.

The second species of Ducetia Stål from Yunnan (and the fifth from China) is described.

According to P.P. Ivanov, body somites are formed in two ways, by segmentation of the germinal bands and by the activity of the growth zone. The growth zone appears posterior to the 4th postantennualar somite and divides the body into 2 parts, the group of anterior protosomites (anterior to the growth zone) and the group of posterior protosomites (posterior to the growth zone). The somites formed by the growth zone (eusomites) are disposed between the anterior and posterior groups of protosomites. The precise position of the growth zone may be confirmed by the study of concentrations of mitoses. Sometimes one may determine the position of the growth zone by the loss of at least one eusomite and its limbs behind the anterior protosomite and its limbs, or by a variability in the number of thoracic somites (as in Branchiopoda). The number of trunk somites may be reduced by halting early the segmentation of the hind part of the germinal bands and/or the activity of the growth zone. On the basis of the number of trunk somites, Maxillopoda are usually subdivided into 2 groups. The first group have 22 trunk somites including the telson: Copepoda, Ascothoracida, Mystacocarida, Skaracarida (Skara as an exception with 12 trunk somites), Facetotecta with no more than 10 trunk somites including the telson, and certain ostracodan groups (Myodocopida, Cylindroleberididae, Platycopida, Cytherellidae). The second group have only 4-7 trunk somites (including the telson): Branchiura, Cirripedia, and Podocopida among Ostracoda. Tantulocarida are very similar to Copepoda in the structure of adult males and tantulus larvae, differing only in secondary characters: fusion of 2 (not 1) somites with the cephalosome and fusion of urosomal somites posterior to genital one. The development of Mystacocarida (a representative of the first group) demonstrates that the 1th-3rd trunk somites are formed by the growth zone. The coincidence in the number of trunk somites among most members of the first group leads me to conclude that 3 eusomites are present in all taxa of that group. Development in Cirripedia and Branchiura demonstrates the absence of eusomites inasmuch as all the definitive somites appear simultaneously during the molt to the cypris larva. The incomplete homology of trunk somites together with other characters leads me to regard these 2 groups as the classes Ascothoraciodes and Halicyniodes in the recently proposed classification of the Crustacea (Starobogatov, 1988); these names have priority over other ones. This does not exclude the hypothesis of a common ancestor for both of the above-mentioned classes, nor for the Crustacea as a whole.

Charadriphilus lyudmilae gen. et sp. n. is described from quills of the woodcock Scolopax rustica (Aves: Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae) captured in NW Russia. The new genus is distinguished from the genus Budophilus Kethley, 1970 by the presence of medial protuberances on the hypostomal apex, the epimeres I not fused with the epimeres II, segmented lateral branches of peritremes, and the setae h situated closer to setae sci than to setae sce.

A new subgenus of the genus Itara with a new species from Kalimantan are described.

13 new species, 3 new genera, and 1 new tribe of the subfamilies Lutosinae, Anabropsinae, Anostostomatinae, and Prophalangopsinae from South and Central America, Vietnam, China, Madagascar, and Australia are described. Additional remarks to some taxa of these families are given.

Some remarkable examples of convergence in different taxa of Gryllini are considered. 5 new genera, 4 new subgenera, 29 new species, 3 new subspecies, and previously unknown males of Gymnogryllus kuznetzovi Gor. and Hemigryllus ?perspicillaris (Ingr.) are described. The following changes of status and new synonimies are established: Gryllus subg. Homaloblemmus Sauss., stat. n.; Velarifictorus subg. Buangina Otte & Alex., stat. n. = Birubia Otte & Alex., syn. n. = Jarrita Otte & Alex., syn. n.; Loxoblemmus Sauss. = Pezoloxoblemmus Karny, syn. n. = Comidogryllus Otte & Alex., syn. n.; Velarifictorus flavifrons (Chop.) = Scapsipedus sikkimensis Bhowmik, syn. n. = V. yunnanensis Liu & Yin, syn. n. The neotype of Tarbinskiellus portentosus (Licht.) and the lectotype of T. terrificus (Walk.) are designated. The systematic position of some other taxa of Gryllini is discussed.

Adarrus daedaleus Logvinenko, 1966 is placed in a new subgenus Anadarrus subgen. n. of the genus Errastunnus Ribaut, 1974 and recorded from Bashkiria.

Five instar larvae of 6 species from the genera Eupelix Germ., Dorycephalus Kouch., Paradorydium Kirk. are described. Keys to genera and to species are given. Basing on larval characters, Eupelicinae are considered a separate subfamily including three tribes (Eupelicini, Dorycephalini, and Paradorydiini).

Myiomma ussuriensis sp. n. is described.

Mycterodus aspernatus sp. n. closely related to M. sarmaticus Logv. is described. Redescriptions of Allygidius (Dicrallygus) caucasicus Mel. and Laburrus (Laburrus) kuznetsovi Etn. and new data on distribution of other 14 species of Cicadina in Caucasus are given.

A male of Scorlupella montana (Becker) from the Northwestern Caucasus is described.

A synopsis of the genera of Palaearctic impunctate Mirini is given. Complexes of genera are separated, their structure is analysed. A key to the genera is provided.

Eremocoris pellitus Seidenstüker, 1965 is recorded from environs of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Territory. This is the northernmost record of this species and the first record from Russia.

9 species of bugs are recorded from Yakutia for the first time, and new data on distribution of 16 rare species in southern part of Yakutia are given.

Annotated list of species of the genus Therates kept in the collected of Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg is presented. Th. pseudorugifer pentalabiodentatus subsp. n. is described from Yunnan, China. Th. pseudoconfluens Sawada & Wiesner is recorded from S China for the first time.

Eight new synonymies in the genus Aphodius are proposed.

Two new species of the genus Harpalus are described: H. pseudohauserianus sp. n. from Yunnan (China), separated originally by Schauberger in 1930 as an aberration of H. sinicus yunnanus Schauberger, 1930, and H. meghalayensis sp. n. from Meghalaya (NE India). H. hauserianus Schauberger, 1929, stat. rest., from China and H. meridianus Andrewes, 1923 from S India are redescribed. The geographical variation of H. indicus is discussed and the following new synonymy is proposed: H. indicus Bates, 1891 = H. eberti Jedlička, 1966, syn. n. = H. janetscheki Jedlička, 1970, syn. n. It is suggested that H. disaogashimensis Huang, 1995 may be a synonym of H. hauserianus.

Tripolium vulgare Nees, a halophilous Asteraceae, was found to be host plant of Baris spitzyi Hochh. in the middle Volga area and in the Transurals. For the closely related Baris nesapia Fst., Artemisia marschalliana Spreng. is added as host plant to the previously known A. absinthium L. and A. campestris L.

It is shown that the type species of Epurea Erichson, 1843 is Nitidula silacea Herbst, 1794 (not N. decemguttata Fabricius, 1792 given by Parsons, 1843). New taxa EPURAEINI: E. (Epurea) vicaria sp. n. from Sakhalin, E. (E.) vultuosa sp. n. from Arisona, Epurea subgen. Blackburnaea subgen. n. (type species Haptoncura uniformis Blackburn, 1891) with several Australian, Polynesian and Novacaledonian species, including E. (B.) tenuiclava sp. n. from W Australia, Epureae subgen. Strophoraea subgen. n. with the single species E. (S.) notatipennis sp. n. from New Caledonia, Stauromenus nitidissimus gen. et sp. n. from Christmas Island, TAENIONCINI: Csiromenus gen. n. (type species C. calderi) with C. calderi sp. n. from Queensland and New South Wales, C. glaber sp. n. and C. histeroides sp. n. from Queensland and Eutaenioncus macroculatus gen. et sp. n. from Queensland. New names: Epuraea (Epuraeanella) nearctica nom. n. for E. castanea Melsheimer, 1846 (non E. castanea C.R. Sahlberg, 1820) (= E. helvola auctt., non Erichson) and E. (Blackburnaea) gilloglyi nom. n. for Haptoncus brunnes Gillogly, 1982 (non Epuraea brunnea Wiedemann, 1825). New synonymies: Epuraea helvola Erichson, 1843, sec. typ. = E. parsonsi Connell, 1981; E. lindensis (Blackburn, 1891) = E. nelsonensis (Blackburn, 1903); E. montrouzieri Grouvelle, 1903 = E. magnoculi (Gillogly, 1982). New records and notes on variability of some species are included.

Antipa (Tituboea) nevoi sp. n. and A. (T.) carmelica sp. n. from Israel are described.

The widely used specific name of the Palaearctic antion Lopezus fedtschenkoi (McLachlan, 1875) is given precedence over that of its unused senior synonym Myrmeleon conspurcatum Kolenati, 1857.

A specimen of Sinoprincipes xuthus (L.) is recorded South Yakutia (59°N).

Caloptilia rjabovi sp. n. from Azerbaijan and Phyllonorycter sibirica sp. n. from E Siberia are described.

Eupista samarensis sp. n. is described. The species is distributed from the Crimea to the Altai.

Fifteen species are added to the list of French fauna with data on their geographical distribution.

Anogmus bouceki sp. n., A noyesi sp. n. (both from Uzbekistan) and A. trjapitzini sp. n. (Kazakhstan) parasitizing buprestid beetles are described.

New species Acnemia kurilensis, Leia iturupensis from the Kuril Is., Acnemia spathulata, Neoempheria sakhalinensis, N. subproxima from Sakhalin I. and Phthinia dallaii from Italy are described.

Tinosaurus postremus sp. n. (Dzhylga 1, southern Kazakhstan, uppermost Paleocene) differs from other Tinosaurus species in the shallow dentary, homogenic, closely spaced lower crowned acrodont teeth (monocuspid anterior and threecuspid posterior).

Riparia diluta gavrilovi subsp. n. is described from the Altai and Middle Siberia.

Individual, sex, age, and seasonal variation of plumage colour was studied in four subspecies of the Himalayan Rubythroat, Luscinia pectoralis (Gould, 1837). The analysis was carried out on 253 bird skins. It is known that the postjuvenile moult in this species affects all or, less frequently, four or five lateral pairs of rectrices in most birds of both sexes. A trait combination that includes coloration of upperparts, upper wing coverts, throat spot, and rectrices was shown to be highly useful for diagnosing age, sex, and subspecies. In subspecies, five plumages are described in detail: juvenile, first winter, first summer, winter, and summer plumages of adults. Also, within-group and between-group variation of nine linear measurements in L. p. ballioni (n = 73) and L. p. tschebaiewi (n = 72) was studied. Canonical variate analysis suggests that these subspecies differ not just in generaln size (L. p. tschebaiewi is larger), but in wing shape as well: in L. p. ballioni the wing top is more pointed. Overall, the results of the multivariate analysis suggest that age-and-sex variation in these measurements within the two subspecies is 2.7 times lower than is the difference between them. Apparently three levels of within-species variation may be separated: (a) the closest subspecies are L. p. pectoralis and L. p. ballioni; (b) L. p. confusa is a well-differentiated subspecies; and (c) L. p. tschebaiewi is even more distinct and may be regarded as a megasubspecies sensu Amadon & Short (1976).