Mikhail Omelko

Laboratory of Entomology
Senior Researcher
Candidate of biological sciences(Ph.D.)

Selected publications


2025 - New species and new records of Phrynarachne crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Southeast Asia Omelko M.M. ZooKeys Year: 2025 Issue: 1257 Pages: 55–70 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1257.165973
2025 - Redescription of a monotypic genus Arctobius belonging to a monotypic subfamily from the northern Holarctic (Aranei: Amaurobiidae: Arctobiinae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2025 Number: 34 Issue: 3 Pages: 387–395 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.34.3.10
2025 - New data on Asianopis (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Southeast Asia Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Zootaxa Year: 2025 Volume: 5637 Number: 2 Pages: 311–325 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.5
2025 - Three new species of Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Kyrgyzstan, extending the known range of Artoriinae in Central Asia. Zootaxa Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2025 Volume: 5618 Number: 2 Pages: 249-266 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.4
2025 - A new six-eyed species of Dolichognatha O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Southeast Asia Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2025 Number: 517 Pages: 1-8 DOI: 10.25221/fee.517.1
2024 - New and poorly known species of Bowie Jäger, 2022 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from Southeast Asia Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Zootaxa Year: 2024 Volume: 5543 Number: 3 Pages: 383–403 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5543.3.5
2024 - A survey of the Sumatran Sparassidae (Araneae). 1. Two new Thelcticopis species Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2024 Volume: 5537 Number: 3 Pages: 348–356 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5537.3.3
2024 - A survey of the Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 4. A new species of Acantheis Thorell, 1891 with unique copulatory organs morphology Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Yu.M. Zootaxa Year: 2024 Volume: 5536 Number: 3 Pages: 492–500 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.9
2024 - New data on wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Laos Omelko M.M. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Year: 2024 Volume: 72 Pages: 235–251 DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2024-0020
2024 - Pamirosa gen. nov., unexpected record of Artoriinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the rooftop of Pamir, Central Asi Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Zoosystematics and Evolution Year: 2024 Volume: 100 Number: 3 Pages: 1005-1015 DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.123331
2024 - New for the Asian part of Russia taxa of spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2024 Number: 502 Pages: 12-20 DOI: 10.25221/fee.502.3
2024 - A survey of the Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 3. Amauropelma mariae sp. n., one of the tiniest species of the genus Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Zootaxa Year: 2024 Volume: 5474 Number: 2 Pages: 173-180 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5474.2.5
2023 - New data on the spitting spiders (Araneae: Scytodidae) of Southeast Asia Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Acta Biologica Sibirica Year: 2023 Volume: 9 Pages: 975-986 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10156248
2023 - A survey of the Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 1. Two new Acantheis species Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Zootaxa Year: 2023 Volume: 5353 Number: 2 Pages: 117-130 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.2.2
2023 - A survey of Sumatran Ctenidae (Araneae). 2. Three new species of Bowie Jäger, 2022 Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Zootaxa Year: 2023 Volume: 5353 Number: 2 Pages: 101-116 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.2.1
2023 - Two species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from North Sumatra, Indonesia Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2023 Number: 482 Pages: 1-9 DOI: 10.25221/fee.482.1
2023 - Redescription of a poorly known troglophile spider, Meta manchurica Marusik & Koponen 1992 (Aranei: Tetragnathidae) Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Acta Arachnologica Year: 2023 Volume: 72 Issue: 1 Pages: 49-53 DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.72.49
2023 - Discovery of the ogre-faced spiders (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Sumatra (Indonesia), with description of a new species. Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Acta Biologica Sibirica Year: 2023 Volume: 9 Pages: 361-368 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7895543
2023 - Two new species of Kiekie Polotow & Brescovit, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from the highlands of Panama Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2023 Volume: 5323 Number: 2 Pages: 275-284 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.2.7
2023 - Ride on female for “prima nocta” or close attachment in the araneid spider Caerostris sumatrana Strand, 1915 (Araneae: Araneidae) Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Zootaxa Year: 2023 Volume: 5311 Number: 2 Pages: 281-288 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5311.2.7
2022 - First data on Arctosa wolf spiders (Aranea: Lycosidae) from Laos with description of a new species Omelko M.M., Marusik Yu.M. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Year: 2022 Volume: 70 Pages: 397-406 DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2022-0021
2022 - A new species of Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 (Aranei: Lycosidae) from the highlands of Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Maritime Territory of Russia 8. Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Acta Biologica Sibirica Year: 2022 Volume: 8 Pages: 409-417 DOI: 10.14258/abs.v8.e23
2022 - A new species of the genus Borboropactus Simon,1884 (Aranei: Thomisidae) from Borneo island, Malaysia Omelko M.M., Marusik Yu.M. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2022 Number: 459 Pages: 27-32 DOI: 10.25221/fee.459.2
2022 - Three new species of Cybaeus L. Koch, 1868 (Aranei: Cybaeidae) from the Maritime Province of Russia Marusik Yu.M., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2022 Volume: 31 Number: 3 Pages: 335-341 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.31.3.10
2021 - A new genus record of an enigmatic linyphiid spider (Aranei: Linyphiidae) from the Russian Far East Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2021 Volume: 30 Number: 4 Pages: 565–571 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.4.13
2021 - A new species of the genus Bifurcia (Aranei: Lyhyphiidae from Primorsky Krai, Russia Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2021 Number: 435 Pages: 20-24 DOI: 10.25221/fee.435.3
2021 - On two closely related species of Synagelides Strand, 1906 (Aranei: Salticidae) from the eastern Palaearctic Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2021 Volume: 30 Number: 1 Pages: 95-104 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.1.08
2021 - New data on Linyphiidae spiders (Aranei) in the Maritime Province Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2021 Volume: 30 Number: 2 Pages: 245-256 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.2.12
2021 - A new species and new records of Cybaeus L. Koch, 1868 (Aranei: Cybaeidae) in the Maritime Province of Russia Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2021 Volume: 30 Number: 2 Pages: 216-220 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.30.2.08
2020 - Redescription of a poorly known species Nesticella kerzhneri (Marusik, 1987) (Aranei: Nesticidae) Omelko M.M., Fomichev A.A. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2020 Number: 410 Pages: 11-16 DOI: 10.25221/fee.410.2
2020 - A survey of Diphya Nicolet, 1849 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from South Africa. Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M., Lyle R. Zootaxa Year: 2020 Volume: 4899 Number: 1 Pages: 259-279 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.14
2020 - On two enigmatic spiders (Araneae: Cybaeidae & Phrurolithidae) from the Russian Far East. Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S. Zootaxa Year: 2020 Volume: 4899 Number: 1 Pages: 247-258 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.13
2020 - A survey of Alenatea Song et Zhu, 1999 (Aranei: Araneidae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simonov P.S., Mi X. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2020 Volume: 24 Number: 4 Pages: 487-494 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.4.12
2020 - Redescription of two West Himalayan Cheiracanthium(Aranei: Cheiracanthiidae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simmons Z.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2020 Volume: 29 Number: 3 Pages: 339-347 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.3.07
2020 - A new species and new recoerds of wolf spiders (Aranea: Lycosidae) from Laos Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Year: 2020 Issue: 68 Pages: 479-487 DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0066
2020 - Three new species of the Acantholycosa-complex (Aranei: Lycosidae) from the south of the Russian Far East Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2020 Volume: 29 Number: 2 Pages: 262-272 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.2.13
2020 - A redescription of Aculepeira matsudae (Aranei: Araneidae), a species recently found in Far East Russia Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simonov P.S. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2020 Volume: 29 Number: 1 Pages: 121-126 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.1.10
2019 - New data on Parasyrisca (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Mongolia Marusik Y.M., Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2019 Volume: 4688 Number: 2 Pages: 199-212 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4688.2.2
2019 - Redescription of gnaphosids (Aranei: Gnaphosidae) described by O. Pickard-Cambridge from the material of the Second Yarkand Mission Marusik Y.M, Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2019 Volume: 28 Number: 2 Pages: 277-290 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.28.2.11
2019 - An annotated list of Liniphiid spiders(Aranei: Linyphiidae) of Laos Komisarenko A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2019 Number: 377 Pages: 26-32 DOI: 10.25221/fee.377.2
2018 - A survey of the Parrhoclubiona Lohmander, 1944 from Central Asia (Araneae, Clubiondae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. ZooKeys Year: 2018 Volume: 802 Pages: 19-38 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.802.30236
2018 - Redescription of the monotypic genus Scelidomachus Pocock, 1899 (Aranei: Palpimanidae) and its type species Zonstein S.L., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2018 Volume: 27 Number: 1 Pages: 53-56 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.27.1.07
2018 - First record Eupoa pulchella (Araneae: Salticidae) in laos with description of previously unknown Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2018 Number: 354 Pages: 19-22 DOI: 10.25221/fee.354.3
2018 - Redescription of the Himalayan Trachelas costatus (Araneae: Trachelidae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S. Zootaxa Year: 2018 Volume: 4433 Number: 2 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.11
2018 - New data on Synaphosus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Southeast Asia Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2018 Volume: 4374 Number: 2 Pages: 235-248 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.2.4
2017 - First illustrated description of the male of Diphya macrophthalma, the type species of the genus (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) Marusik, Y.M., Omelko, M.M. Iheringia. Serie Zoologia Year: 2017 Volume: 107 Article ID: e2017036 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4766e2017036
2017 - First record of Diphya wulingensis Yu, Zhang et Omelko, 2014 (Aranei: Tetragnathidae) in Russia Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen, S. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2017 Volume: 26 Number: 2 Pages: 139-144 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.26.2.07
2017 - Redescription of Micaria beaufortia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), with notes on Afrotropical Micaria Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2017 Volume: 4294 Number: 4 Pages: 462-470 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.4.5
2017 - A new species of Tekellina (Araneae, Araneoidea) from the Russian Far East Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Entomologica Fennica Year: 2017 Volume: 28 Number: 3 Pages: 164-168 DOI: 10.33338/ef.84684
2017 - A new species of Acantholycosa baltoroi-group (Araneae: Lycosidae, Pardosinae) from the Russian Far East Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2017 Volume: 4232 Number: 4 Pages: 597-600 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.4.12
2017 - A survey of the Holarctic genus Arctella Holm, 1945 (Araneae: Dictynidae, Tricholathysinae), with the description of Tricholathys ovtchinnikovi sp. n. Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Ponomarev A.V. Oriental Insects Year: 2017 Volume: 51 Number: 3 Pages: 246-261 DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2017.1279086
2016 - Redescription of two Ctenidae (Araneae) from Taiwan Marusik Y.M., Omelko, M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2016 Volume: 4173 Number: 2 Pages: 155-162 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.2.6
2016 - Rare and new for the fauna of the Russian far East spiders (Aranei). Far Eastern Entomologist Marusik, Y.M., Omelko, M.M., Koponen, S. Far Eastern Entomologist Year: 2016 Number: 317 Pages: 1-15
2016 - Redescription of Draposa subhadrae (Patel & Reddy, 1993) (Araneae: Lycosidae, Pardosinae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2016 Volume: 4107 Number: 1 Pages: 89-92 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4107.1.6
2016 - Two new Bifurcia species (Aranei: Linyphiidae: Micronetinae) from Far East Russia. Arthropoda Selecta Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2016 Volume: 25 Number: 1 Pages: 77-83 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.25.1.08
2016 - A new species of Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa Omelko M.M., Komisarenko A.A., Marusik Y.M. Zootaxa Year: 2016 Volume: 4072 Number: 5 Pages: 596-600 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.5.9
2016 - A new species of spider belonging to the Pardosa lugubris-group (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Far East Asia. Zootaxa Nadolny A.A., Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M., Blagoev G. Zootaxa Year: 2016 Volume: 4072 Number: 2 Pages: 263-281 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.8
2015 - A survey of spider taxa new to Israel (Arachnida: Araneae) Zonstein S.L., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zoology in the Middle East Year: 2015 Volume: 61 Number: 4 Pages: 372-385 DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2015.1095525
2015 - Redescription of “Nesticus” citrinus (Taczanowski, 1874)(Araneae, Araneoidea) from Franch Guyana Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M., Koponen S. ZooKeys Year: 2015 Number: 537 Pages: 97-101 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.537.6818
2015 - Redescription of Phrurolithus flavipes (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) with the first description of the male Zonstein S.L., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2015 Volume: 4020 Number: 1 Pages: 197-200 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.1.10
2015 - Redescription and a new synonym of the spider Pachygnatha amurensis Strand, 1907 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Tetragnathinae) Marusik Y.M., Azarkina G.N., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2015 Volume: 4007 Number: 1 Pages: 126-130 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.1.10
2015 - New data about orb-weaving spiders (Aranei: Araneidae and tetragnathidae) from the Russian Far East Marusik, Y.M., Omelko M.M., Simonov P.S., Koponen S. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2015 Volume: 24 Number: 2 Pages: 207-214 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.24.2.07
2015 - Redescription of Oecobius tadzhikus Andreeva et Tyshchenko, 1969 (Aranei: Oecobiidae) Marusik, Y.M., Omelko, M.M., Koponen S. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2015 Volume: 24 Number: 2 Pages: 197-200 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.24.2.05
2015 - Taxonomic notes on spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of the Russian Far East Marusik Y.M., Mihailov K.G., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2015 Volume: 24 Number: 1 Pages: 117-124 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.24.1.09
2015 - Redescription of :”Amaurobius” rufipes Taczanowski, 1874 (Aranea: Corinnidae) with notes species described from Franch Guyana Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2015 Volume: 3974 Number: 1 Pages: 148-150
2015 - A survey of East Palaearctic Lycosidae (Araneae). 11. Two new genera from the Acantholycosa complex Marusik Y., Omelko M., Koponen S. Zootaxa Year: 2015 Volume: 3985 Number: 1 Pages: 252-264
2015 - A redescription of the ant mimicking Spider Myrmecium gounellei (Aranea: Corinnidae, Castianeirinae), with notes on genus Marusik Y., Omelko M., Koponen S. Zootaxa Year: 2015 Volume: 3985 Number: 2 Pages: 296-300
2014 - A new species of Diphya Nicolet 1849 and the first description of the female of D. tanasevichi from northern China (Araneae: Tetragnathidae: Metinae) Hongmei Yu, Feng Zhang, Omelko M. Acta Arachnologica Year: 2014 Volume: 63 Number: 1 Pages: 31-35 DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.63.31
2014 - First data about cave spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Iran Marusik Y.M., Nadimi A., Omelko M.M., Koponen S. Zoology in the Middle East Year: 2014 Volume: 60 Number: 3 Pages: 255-266
2014 - Studies on species of Holarctic Pardosa group (Aranea, Lycosidae) Kronestendt T., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2014 Volume: 3894 Number: 1 Pages: 033-060
2014 - A revision of the Holarctic genus Lariniodes caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Araneidae) Sestacova A., Marusik Y.M., Omelko M. Zootaxa Year: 2014 Volume: 3894 Number: 1 Pages: 061-082
2014 - A survey of East Polaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 3.On new and poorly known Gnaphosa Latrielle, 1804 Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2014 Volume: 3894 Number: 1 Pages: 010-032
2014 - New data on spiders (Aranei) from southern part of the Khabarovsk Province Omelko M.M., Marusik Y.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2014 Volume: 23 Number: 3 Pages: 311-318 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.23.3.10
2014 - New Lathys Simon, 1884 species from Crimea (Aranei: Dictynidae) Kovblyuk M.M., Kastrygina Z.A., Omelko M.M. Arthropoda Selecta Year: 2014 Volume: 23 Number: 2 Pages: 195-198 DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.23.2.08
2014 - A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 2. Two new Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804 species from Western Mongolia Marusik Y.M., Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. ZooKeys Year: 2014 Number: 426 Pages: 1-9 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.426.7898
2014 - Reconsideration of xysticus species described by Ehrenfried Schenkel from Mongolia and China in 1963 (Araneae: Thomisidae) Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2014 Volume: 3861 Number: 3 Pages: 275-289
2014 - A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 1. On the Berlandina Dalmas, 1922 (Gnaphosinae) from Mongolia and adjacent regions Marusik Y.M., Fomichev A.A., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2014 Volume: 3827 Number: 2 Pages: 187-213
2012 - Review of the genus Pseudoxistrella Liang, 1991 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae, Metrodorinae) Storozhenko S.Yu., Omelko M.M. Zootaxa Year: 2012 Volume: 3573 Pages: 59-65