The first record of the genus Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Mongolia

The genus Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and the species A. murinus (Linnaeus, 1758) are recorded for Mongolia for the first time. This species is widely distributed in the Palaearctic, mainly in Euro-Siberian region. Two specimens of A. murinus were collected in northeastern Mongolia (Töv Province), which is probably the southeasternmost border of the species range

Conocephalus (Amurocephalus) chinensis

<i>Conocephalus</i> (<i>Amurocephalus</i>) <i>chinensis</i> (Redtenbacher, 1891) <p> Figs 1, 2 <i>Conocephalus chinensis</i>: Benediktov, 1997: 118; Benediktov, 2006: 28.</p> <p> <i>Conocephalus (Amurocephalus) chinensis</i>: Zhou <i>et al</i>., 2010: 58; Storozhenko, 2004: 73; Storozhenko <i>et al</i>., 2015: 45; Sergeev <i>et al</i>., 2018: 15; Gantigmaa & Myagmar, 2022: 324.</p> <p>MATERIAL. Mongolia: Dornod Province, western shore of Buir Lake, 47°38' N, 117°34' E, 583 m, 31.VII 2015, 4 ♂, 4 ♀, 2 nymphs (Myagmar); Khar ymaat Nature Reserve, near the Ymaat spring, 47°38′N, 112°05′E, 1136 m, 27.VII 2017, 5 nymphs (Myagmar).</p> <p>REMARKS. Data about distribution of this species in Mongolia were recorded for the first time by Benediktov (1997) in southern coast of Uvs Lake based on oscillograms of acoustic signals produced by male. The southern coast of Uvs Lake is western limit of the current distribution for this species. The species typically found in wet meadows with dense vegetation.</p> <p>DISTRIBUTION. Mongolia (Fig. 9), Russia (the southern parts of Transbaikalia and the Far East, including Sakhalin and S Kurile Islands), China (Hunan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Jiangxi), Korea, Japan.</p>Published as part of <i>Myagmar, G. & Gantigmaa, Ch., 2023, Review of the genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Mongolia, pp. 7-12 in Far Eastern Entomologist 479</i> on page 8, DOI: 10.25221/fee.479.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10945246">http://zenodo.org/record/10945246</a&gt

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus

<i>Conocephalus</i> (<i>Anisoptera</i>) <i>fuscus</i> (Fabricius, 1793) <p>Fig. 3</p> <p> <i>Conocephalus fuscus</i>: Günther, 1970: 317; Chogsomzhav, 1989: 86.</p> <p> <i>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) discolor</i>: Storozhenko, 2004: 75; Zhou <i>et al</i>., 2010: 58. <i>Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus</i>: Storozhenko <i>et al</i>., 2015: 47; Gantigmaa & Myagmar, 2022: 326.</p> <p>MATERIAL. Mongolia: Mongolian Altai Mts., Uench River, 46°06ʹN, 92°02ʹE, 1452 m, wet meadow, 31.VII 2019, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, 3 nymphs (Myagmar); the same locality, 02.VII 2017, 4 nymphs (Myagmar).</p> <p>REMARKS. This species was firstly recorded from Bodonch and Bulgan rivers in Mongolian Altai (Günther, 1970). The species typically found in wet meadows with dense vegetation. Adults occur in Mongolia at the end of July.</p> <p>DISTRIBUTION. Temperate zone of Europe and Asia from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean (Storozhenko, 2004). In Mongolia, this species is recorded only in the river basins of the Dzungaria Gobi (Fig. 9).</p>Published as part of <i>Myagmar, G. & Gantigmaa, Ch., 2023, Review of the genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Mongolia, pp. 7-12 in Far Eastern Entomologist 479</i> on page 8, DOI: 10.25221/fee.479.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10945246">http://zenodo.org/record/10945246</a&gt

Life cycle of ground beetle Chlaenius tristis reticulatus Motschulsky, 1844 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the condition of Western Transbaikalia

In the conditions of Western Transbaikalia, Chlaenius tristis reticulatus Motschulsky, 1844 has a one-year late spring – early summer life cycle with the hibernation of a young generation of beetles. The interpretation of their life cycle is based on the study of sex and age-related structure of imago, the seasonal activity of generative females, the above-ground activity of larvae, and stages of the development of beetles in the laboratory conditions. The changes in the seasonal activity of beetles on meadows with different soil moisture (steppificated, moistened, and marshy meadows) were identified.</jats:p