Siberian ascalaph (Libelloides sibiricus) – a new species of lacewings (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae) for the fauna of Yakutia (Eastern Siberia)

Vinokurov N.N. 1 , Kuznetsova L.V. 1
1 Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Yakutsk, 677980, Russia

Year: 2026, Number: 540, Pages: 24-28

Libelloides sibiricus (Eversmann, 1850) (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae) recorded for the first time in the southern part of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. The only specimen was collected at the foot of the petrophyte slope of the eastern exposure in the valley of the Aldan River at 59° N. The discovery in the Aldan Highlands, significantly removed to the north from the main area, indicates the relict nature of the habitat of this southern species in the permafrost zone.

DOI: 10.25221/fee.540.3

Full text

Keywords: Laceflies, fauna, new record, Russia,

References
  1. Vinokurov N.N., Yasunaga T. & Toda M. 2003. Heteropterans of plain and mountain landscapes of southern Yakutia. Nauka, Novosibirsk. 102 pp. [In Russian, with English summary]
  2. Stange, L. 2008. Lacewing, Antlions and Mantispids (Neuroptera). P. 2012–2110. In: Ca-pinera, J.L. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Vol. 3. Springer Science & Business Media.
  3. Shilenkov, V.G. 2020. Siberian ascalafus. P. 357. In: Trofimova, S.M. (Ed.). Red Data Book of the Irkutsk Region. [2nd ed.]. Republican Printing House, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude. [In Russian]
  4. Smirnova, N.S..(Ed.). 1989. Scientific and Applied Handbook on the Climate of the USSR. Ser. 3. Long-term data. Pt 1–6. Iss. 24. Yakut ASSR. Book 1. Gidrometeozidat, Lenin¬grad. 386 pp. [In Russian]
  5. Mozolevskaya, A.K. (Ed.) 1973. Agroclimatic resources of the Yakut ASSR. Gidrometeozidat, Leningrad. 112 pp. [In Russian]
  6. Makarkin, V.N., Krivokhatsky, V.A. & Averensky, A.I. 2016. Lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) of Yakutia and Magadan Oblast (Russia) and the northern boundary of the family distribution. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin, 12(2): 279–284. [In Russian] DOI: 10.23885/1814-3326-2016-12-2-279-284
  7. Makarkin, V. N. 1995. Order Neuroptera – Lacewings. P. 37–68. In: Ler, P.A. (Ed.) Key to insects of the Russian Far East. Vol. IV. Lacewings, scorpionflies, hymenoptera. Pt 1. Nauka, St-Petersburg. [In Russian]
  8. Makarkin, V. N. 1990. A check-list of the Neuroptera-Planippenia of the USSR Far East, with some taxonomical remarks. Acta Entomologica Hungarica, 36(1–2): 37–45.
  9. Makarkin, V.N. 1996. Notes on Palearctic Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera). I. Introduction and genus Wesmaelus Kruger, 1922. Part 2(2). Subgenus Kimminsia Killington 1937. Far East Entomologist, 31: 17–34.
  10. Makarkin, V.N. 1995. Notes on Palearctic Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera). I. Introduction and genus Wesmaelus Kruger, 1922. Part 1. Subgenus Wesmaelus. Far East Entomologist, 24: 1–13.
  11. Luppova, E. P. 1987. Family Ascalaphidae. P. 89–91. In: Medvedev, G.S. (Ed.). Key to insects of the European part of the USSR.Vol. IV. Macroptera, camels, lacewings, scorpionflies and caddisflies. Pt 6. Nauka, Leningrad. [In Russian]
  12. Krivokhatsky, V.A. 2007. Golden-haired butterfly fly (Ascalaph variegated). P. 112–113. In: Red Data Book of Krasnodar Krai (animals). 2nd ed. Center for Development of PTR of Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar. [In Russian]
  13. Dmitrienko, V.K. & Borisova E.V. 2022. Siberian ascalafus. P. 28. In: Savchenko, A.P. (Ed.). Red Book of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Vol. 1. Rare and endangered animal species. SFU, Krasnoyarsk. [In Russian]
  14. Danilov, Yu.N. 2014. Siberian ascalafus. In: A.P. Savchenko. (Ed.). The Red Book of the Republic of Khakassia: Rare and endangered animal species. 2nd ed., revised and enlarged. SFU. Krasnoyarsk–Abakan, pp. 24–25. [In Russian]
  15. Berlov, E.O., Berlov, O.E. & Stepantzova, N.V. 2021. Finds of Siberian Ascalaph (Neuro-ptera, Ascalaphidae) in the "Zapovednoye Pribaikalye" (Protected Baikal Region). P. 11–12. In: Social and Ecological Problems of the Baikal Region and Adjacent Territo¬ries. Abstracts of the IV All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, Post-graduates, and Young Scientists with International Participation, Dedicated to the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Professor M.M. Kozhov and the 90th Anniversary of Professor M.M. Kozhova. Irkutsk, April 23, 2021. Irkutsk State University Publishing House, Irkutsk. [In Russian]