Introduction

The State Nature Reserve “Tigireksky” is a specially protected natural territory, located in the south-western portion of the Altai region (Fig. 1), covering the low-mountain and mid-mountain peripheries of the western portion of Altai. Its aim is to preserve the biological and landscape diversity of this territory. The reserve “Tigireksky” was established on December 4, 1999. It is one of the youngest reserves of Russia.

The fauna of Lepidoptera of this territory has been studied since the formation of the scientific department in 2003, and consequently, a systematic research of all animals, plants and fungi started there. The result for several years of work was the book published in 2011 “Biota of the Tigirek Nature Reserve” (VOLYNKIN et al., 2011), which presented a wide list of taxonomic groups including Geometridae. The authors noted for the reserve territory 103 species of 71 genera. Annual discoveries of new species of insects for the reserve Tigireksky (GUSKOVA, 2013a, b; GUSKOVA, KUFTINA, 2016; SNIGIREVA, 2015; NEPAEVA, 2017) show that this catalog needs to be supplemented, and it also concerns the faunal list of Geometridae.

Material and methods

The article is based on the materials collected by the authors during the field study in the reserve Tigireksky in 2016. The Geometridae fauna was examined in three localities of the reserve (Fig. 2) in the period 02-10-VII-2017:

1. Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m., (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E)

2. Russia, Altai Krai, 4 km SSE Tigirek vill., 1000 m., (51º 06’ N 83º 02’E)

3. Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m., (51º 02’N 82º 58’E)

The Geometridae were collected by the following methods:

1. Mowing with a butterfly net;

2. Night catching on light.

Species list (* -representatives of genera new for the Tigireksky reserve fauna)

ENNOMINAE

Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 3)

Material: 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Deileptenia ribeata (Clerck, 1759) (Fig. 4)

Material: 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m. (51º 02’N 82º 58’E), 08-10-VII-2016 leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Megaspilates mundataria (Stoll, 1782) (Fig. 5)

Material. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05­VII-2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

GEOMETRINAE

* Thetidia smaragdaria (Fabricius, 1787) (Fig. 6)

Material: 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1795) (Fig. 7)

Material: 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

STERRHINAE

* Rhodostrophia vibicaria (Clerck, 1759) (Fig. 8)

Material: 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Krai, 4 km SSE Tigirek vill., 1000 m. (51º 06’N 83º 02’E), 05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

Scopula decorata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Fig. 9)

Material: 2 ♀♀, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

LARENTIINAE

Ecliptopera capitata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839) (Fig. 10)

Material: 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VIII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

Epirrhoe hastulata (Hübner, 1790) (Fig. 11)

Material: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m. (51º 02’ N 82º 58’E), 08-10-VII-2016 leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

Heterothera taigana (Djakonov, 1926) (Fig. 12)

Material: 2 ♂♂, Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m. (51º 02’N 82º 58’E), 08-10-VII-2016 leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Hydriomena furcata (Thünberg, 1784) (Fig. 13)

Material: 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Odezia atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 14)

Material: 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 83º 02’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Polythrena coloraria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Fig. 15)

Material: 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m. (51º 02’N 82º 58’E), 08-10-VII-2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 16)

Material: 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m. (51º 02’N 82º 58’E), 08-10-VII-2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Spargania luctuata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Fig. 17)

Material: 4 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Russia, Altai Krai, 12 km SSW Tigirek vill., Tigireksky ridge, 1470 m. (51º 02’N 82º 58’E), 08-10-VII-2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

* Thera variata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Fig. 18)

Material: 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Krai, 4 km SSE Tigirek vill., 1000 m. (51º 06’N 83º 02’E), 05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759)

Material: 2 ♂♂, Russia, Altai Krai, Tigirek vill., 484 m. (51º 08’ 45” N 8302’ 11” E), 02-05-VII­2016, leg. A. E. Naydenov (coll. A. E. Naydenov, Novoaltaysk).

Results

Thus, the fauna of Geometridae of the reserve Tigireksky is currently represented by 120 species of 81 genera. This list of Geometridae can’t be considered final, as this group of insects requires a long period of research on the territory of the reserve Tigireksky.

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to S. V. Vasilenko (Novosibirsk) for the assistance in identifying the material, and to Å. À. Davydov and Ò. M. Krugova (Barnaul) for organizing the field study on the territory of the Tigireksky Reserve.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Figures

Figures 1-2.
1. Location of Tigireksky Nature Reserve. 2. Map of Tigireksky Nature Reserve with collectinglocalities.

Figures 3-10
Geometridae, adult specimens from Tigirek Reserve: 3. Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus,1758); 4. Deileptenia ribeata (Clerck, 1759); 5. Megaspilates mundataria (Stoll, 1782); 6. Thetidiasmaragdaria (Fabricius, 1787); 7. Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1795); 8. Rhodostrophia vibicaria(Clerck, 1759); 9. Scopula decorata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775); 10. Ecliptopera capitata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839).

Figures 11-18
11. Epirrhoe hastulata (Hübner, 1790). 12. Heterothera taigana (Djakonov, 1926); 13.Hydriomena furcata (Thünberg, 1784); 14. Odezia atrata (Linnaeus, 1758); 15. Polythrena coloraria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855); 16. Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758); 17. Spargania luctuata (Denis & Schiffermüller,1775); 18. Thera variata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).

Notes

Author notes

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