Alexander Petrov

Alexander Petrov
Russian Academy of Sciences | RAS · Institute of forest Science RAS

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July 2012 - March 2021
Russian Academy of Sciences
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A new species, Tricosa sokanovskii sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is described from the south of the Russian Far East based on the material from the neighbourhood of Vladivostok.
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A new species, Tricosa sokanovskii sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is described from the south of the Russian Far East based on the material from the neighbourhood of Vladivostok.
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The energy shifts of hyperfine structure levels of the ground rotational level of the metastable 3Δ1 electronic state of 180HfF+ ions are calculated in the presence of variable external electric and magnetic fields. The calculations are required for the analysis of systematic effects in the experiment for the search of the electron electric dipole...
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The four-eyed fir bark beetle, Polygraphus proximus Blandford, 1894 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Sco-lytinae), is an aggressive invasive species originating from Far East. Over the past two decades, it distributed across Siberia, traversed the Urals and invaded some regions of the European part of Russia. In the secondary range, the pest kills heath...
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A new species, Pityophthorus kataevi sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is described from Peru based on the material from Junin Region.
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A new species Tricosa sokanovskii sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is described from the south of the Russian Far East based on the material from the neighbourhood of Vladivostok.
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A new species Pityophthorus kataevi sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is described from Peru based on the material from Junin Region.
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Scolytus unicornis, a new species of Scolytus Geoffroy from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. Three DNA barcoding sequences (COI, 28S, CAD) of this species are provided. The new species is distinguished from other Asian Scolytus species by the longitudinal wrinkles on the frons only in the area below the eyes, a large median spine situat...
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As part of the study of xylophages of potential phytosanitary importance, observations were made of the biological characteristics of bark beetles of the genera Tomicus and Scolytus in forest ecosystems and park plantations of southern Primorye. We studied the biological characteristics of bark beetles, including trophic specialization, phenolog...
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Cases of colonization of the narrow-leaved oleaster Elaeagnus angustifolia L., lacking external signs of being weakened, by bark beetles of the genus Scolytus and development of the beetles’ off spring are described. The biological specifi cities of an aggressive xylophage, Scolytus jaroschewskii, and its association with the microorganisms in t...
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One new species of Neotropical Premnobius Eichhoff is described: P. brownei Atkinson & Flechtmann from Brazil. The presence of the related genus Premnophilus Browne is confirmed from South America and six new species are described: P. bertii Atkinson & Flechtmann from Brazil, P. jordali Petrov from Peru, P. maiai Atkinson & Flechtmann from Brazil,...
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The article is devoted to the struggle for colonies in the North Pacific in the context of the interaction between Russia, Great Britain and Spain in the second half of the 18th century, with an emphasis on the voyage of J. Cook to the coast of Alaska. The activity of Russia and the Western European powers related to the intensification of efforts...
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Hypothenemus crudiae (Panzer, 1791) is for the first time recorded in Abkhazia, and H. atomus Hopkins, 1915, in the southern Primorskii Territory in the Russian Far East. A key to Hypothenemus species of the fauna of Russia and adjacent countries is given.
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A key to and an annotated list of species of the genus Scolytus Geoff roy, 1762 from European Russia are given
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A brief analysis of the latest data on distribution and harmfulness of bark beetles Ips acuminatus, I. amitinus, I. cembrae, I. duplicatus, I. sexdentatus, I. subelongatus, I. typographus in the Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus is performed. Particular attention is paid to the bark beetle Ips amitinus, which has expanded its range in West...
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The pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (PWN) is a dangerous pest; it causes pine wilt disease. Survey (2000-2021) did not detect the PWN in the Russian Federation. The Pest Risk Analysis showed that a part of Russian territory is favorable for the PWN adaptation (Kulinich et al., 1995). The PWN is widespread in Japan, Taiwan, China, and t...
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A new species Chaetophloeus beaveri sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is described from Peru based on the material reared from a branch of Punica sp.
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A new genus of xyleborine ambrosia beetle, Melanesicus Beaver Petrov gen. n., with type species Xyleborus partitus Browne (1974) is described from the Melanesian region. The following new combinations are proposed: M. caledoniae (Beaver Liu, 2016) comb. n., M. deformatus (Browne, 1974) comb. n., M. granulosus (Schedl, 1975) comb. n., all from Xyleb...
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Four new species of tribe Xyleborini are described from Peru: Taurodemus peruanus, T. militaris, Theoborus amazonicus, and T. magnus spp.n. Additional records are given for Sampsonius sexdentatus Eggers, 1933 and Taurodemus salvinii (Blandford, 1898).
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Four new species of Chramesus LECONTE, 1868 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are described from South America: C. karavaevi, C. longus, C. nobilis and C. unespi.
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The population dynamics of the maple bark beetle Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 in oak groves of the forest-steppe zone of European Russia is described based on the data obtained in forest plots of the Tellerman forest field station, damaged by creeping fires and xylotrophic fungi.
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A new species of Scolytopsis Blandford 1896, S. sokolovi sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is described from Peru.
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A new species of Hypothenemus West- wood, 1834, H. margaritae sp.n. is described from south of Primorskiy kray of Russia and South Korea.
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The population dynamics of the maple bark beetle Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 in oak groves of the forest-steppe zone of European Russia is described based on the data obtained in forest plots of the Tellerman forest field station, damaged by creeping fires and xylotrophic fungi.
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The population dynamics of the maple bark beetle Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 in oak groves of the forest-steppe zone of European Russia is described based on the data obtained in forest plots of the Tellerman forest fi eld station, damaged by creeping fi res and xylotrophic fungi.
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Species of the tribe Hylastini Erichson, 1836 from Russia and adjacent countries are reviewed and keys to genera and species of the tribe are provided. Data on synonymy, geographic distribution and host�plants of all Hylastini species of Russia and neighboring states are given in an annotated list of species. Special attention is given to a poorly...
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A key to species of the tribe Scolytini Latreille, 1804 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Russia and adjacent countries Îïðåäåëèòåëüíûå òàáëèöû âèäîâ òðèáû Scolytini Latreille, 1804 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Ðîññèè è ñîïðåäåëüíûõ ñòðàí The characteristic features of the genus Scolytus include the following: 1) a deep impres...
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The endoparasitic nematode, Bursaphelenchus crenati, in beetle tunnels of Hylesinus crenatus from the ash Fraxinus excelsior L. with signs of ash dieback, is recorded for the first time in Central Russia and Belarus. Third‐stage dauer juveniles were extracted from the bark beetle, H. crenatus, and cultured on Botrytis cinerea. Morphological, morpho...
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A new species of Cnestus Sampson, 1911 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) is described from Ecuador: C. schoenmanni sp.n. The male of C. retifer (Wood, 2007) is described for the first time. Data on the distribution of C. laticeps (Wood, 1977) in Brazil and Peru, C. peruanus (Wood, 1977) in Ecuador, as well as C. retifer and C. ret...
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Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford, 1894) and Microperus quercicola (Eggers, 1926) are recorded in Russia for the first time. These beetles were collected near the city of Partizansk (Primorsky krai) on native tree species by E.A. Yakushkin in 2017. Along with these ambrosia beetles, we recorded Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford, 1894), which recently emer...
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A key to genera and species of the tribe Hylesinini Erichson, 1836 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Russia and adjacent countries
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New species of Acanthotomicus Blandford, 1894 and Premnobius Eichhoff, 1879 are described from Central and South America: Acanthoto- micus cognatoi and Premnobius perezdelacrucei spp.n.
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A new genus, Klesovia gen. nov., with the species K. pubescens sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are described from the Rovno amber. The new genus is closely related to Xylechinus (tribe Hylurgini) and distinguished by the wide flattened ovoid antennal club with rounded apex and the metepisternum covered with long thin sparse setae; it differs f...
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Three Neotropical species are transferred to the genus Premnobius Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Ipini): Premnobius assiduus (Schedl, 1961, from Xyleborus), P. flechtmanni (Wood, 2007, from Acanthotomicus) and P. neoajunctus (Schedl, 1967, from Xyleborus). An illustrated key is presented for the native and introduced species of th...
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Two new species of Cnemonyx EICHHOFF, 1868 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Scolytini) are described from Peru: C. cupreus and C. incanus. One new combination is proposed: Loganius acu-minatus (SCHEDL, 1976) (= Cnemonyx acuminatus SCHEDL, 1976). The males of Camptocerus major (EGGERS, 1929) and Loganius acuminatus SCHEDL, 1976 are described....
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The bark and ambrosia beetle fauna (Scolytinae) of Peru is reviewed. Examination of ∼8,000 museum and recently collected specimens and a literature review yielded 106 new country records among 248 species distributed among 56 genera and 15 tribes. Our findings for Peru increase the reported species diversity by ∼75%. Despite this thorough review, a...
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New synonymies in the genus Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762 are established: S. koltzei Reitter, 1894 = S. yablonianus Murayama, 1943 = S. shanhaiensis Yin et Huang, 1980; S. ventrosus Schevyrew, 1890 = S. trispinosus Strohmeyer, 1908. Scolytus kononovi Kurentsov, 1941 is justified as a distinct species from S. semenovi (Spessivtsev, 1919). The synonymy of...
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Three new species of Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are described from the Cusco region of Peru: Micracis wataensis, Pseudothysanoes tecomi and Xylechinus smithae spp.n.. New records of bark beetles in the forest communities of the Cordillera Vilcabamba are given.
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Three new species of Scolytinae (Co- leoptera: Curculionidae) are described from the Cusco region of Peru: Micracis wataensis, Pseudothysanoes tecomi and Xylechinus smithae spp.n.. New records of bark beetles in the forest communities of the Cordillera Vilcabamba are given.
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Three new species of Dendrocranulus SCHEDL, 1937 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Dryocoetini) are described from Peru: D. dervish, D. knizeki, and D. satipensis. Three new species of Dendrocranulus SCHEDL, are described from Peru: D. dervish, D. knizeki, and D. satipensis.
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Our knowledge of Ukrainian bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) is summarized as a baseline for future studies of the fauna, with a checklist including information on distribution, host trees, biology and taxonomy. One hundred twenty-two species are recorded from Ukraine, of which seven are recorded for...
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Gallery systems of Scolytinae on a petrified Araucaria trunk fragment from the Late Cretaceous of Gobi, Mongolia, similar to those of extant members of the supertribe Hylesininae, but exceptionally large (estimated body length of the beetle about 20 mm), are described as a new ichnotaxon, Megascolytinus zheriknini.
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Based on the male genitalia structure, 3 subgenera are distinguished in the genus Thamnurgus: Thamnurgus s. str. (type species Thamnurgus euphorbiae Küster; the subgenus includes also Th. characiae and Th. varipes), Parathamnurgus subgen. n. (type species Thamnurgus caucasicus Reitter; includes also Th. armeniacus, Th. kaltenbachii, Th. brylinskyi,...
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Five new species of Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are described from Peru, namely Scolytus woodi, Scolytus carveli, Scolytus vagabundus, Scolytus lindemani, Scolytus mozolevskae .The following new synonym is established: Scolytus angustatus Browne, 1970 (= Scolytus facialis Schedl, 1973, syn. n.) New records of the...
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A new species of bark-beetle from Kashmir, Scolytus stephenisp. n., dedicated to the late Professor Emeritus Stephen Lane Wood, is described and figured. Key to Indian Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762 species is provided.
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A new bark beetle species, Dryocoetes brownei from Northern India and Afghanistan, is described as a new to science and redescription of Scolytoplatypus kunala Strohmeyer, 1908, previously known only from the female holotype, is provided.
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Two new species of bark beetles are described from the Late Eocene Rovno amber. Xylechinus mozolevskae sp. nov. (Hylesininae: Tomicini) is the first fossil representative of this genus, differing from recent species in having large triangular scales along the suture. Taphramites rovnoensis sp. nov. (Scolytinae: Dryocoetini) differs from the closest...
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ABSTRACT. The subgenus Longulus Krivolutskaya, 1968 with type species Hylesinus elatus Niisima, 1913 is resurrected and raised to generic level. The following new combinations and synonymies are proposed: Alniphagus costatus (Blandford, 1894) comb. n. from Hylesinus; Pseudothysanoes modestus (Murayama, 1940) comb.n. from Cryphalus (Stephanoderes);...
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Pityotrichus turkmenicus sp. n., the first Palaearctic representative of the genus, considered earlier to be exclusively American, is described from Kopet Dagh. Placement of Cynanchophagus cornu- tus Axentjev, a species of the monotypical genus with previously uncertain taxonomic position in the Scolytidae, in the tribe Dryocoetini is confirmed, wh...
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Urocorthylus, a new scolytine genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), including a single new species, U. hirtellus, from northern Vietnam, is described and figured. The new species is considered to be a strongly deviating representative of the subtribe Corthylina LECONTE, 1876, previously thought to be nearly exclusively American.

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