Makarkin V.N.1, Ruchin A.B.2 2024. A new occurrence of Wesmaelius vaillanti (Navas, 1927) (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) in Russia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.23. No.4: 235–238 [in English].
1 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. 100-letiya Vladivostoka 159/1, Vladivostok 690022 Russia. E-mail: vnmakarkin@mail.ru
2 Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny”, Krasnaya Str. 30, Saransk 430005 Russia. E-mail: ruchin.alexander@gmail.com
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.23.04.11
ABSTRACT. Wesmaelius vaillanti (Navas, 1927) is recorded from the Voronezhskaya Oblast of Russia for the first time. This species is typical for dry steppes and semi-deserts of Eurasia. However, the northern-most occurrences of the species in Eastern Europe including Voronezhskaya Oblast were made in forest-steppe regions.
KEY WORDS. Hemerobiidae, Wesmaelius vaillanti, Voronezhskaya Oblast, new record.