Volume 109. Part 5 2004

CONTENTS

Mirzojan E.N. The beguin of the biocenology ... 3

Korbut V.V. Urban population of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos L.) in Moscow ... 12

Egorov L.V., Nikitsky N.B. The beetles Eucnemidae (Coleoptera, Elateroidea) of Chuvashia ... 22

Bolshakov L.V., Polumordvinov O.A., Shibaev S.V. On the fauna of small moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Penza province ... 26

Yurtseva O.V., Kramina T.E. Variability of the species of subsection Patula Tzvel. section Polygonum (Polygonum, Polygonaceae) ... 34

Seregin A.P. New and rare species of the genus Allium L. (Alliaceae) for the Crimean flora and some notes on taxonomy of the genus Allium ... 43

Elenevsky A.G., Kuranova N.G. Notes on carnations (Dianthus L., Caryophyllaceae) of the section Carthusiani ... 48

Belyakova G.A., Gololobova M.A., Romanova O.L., Tumbinskaya L.V. On diraphid Diatoms (Diatomeae), excluding genus Navicula S.L., in watsr bodies of Moscow ... 55

Scientific communications

Veinberg PJ. Analysis of factors influencing the size and composition of groups in Daghestan tur (Capra cylindricornis Blyth) in North Ossetian nature reserve ... 60

Veinberg PJ. Dependence of juvenile index upon size and composition of female groups in Daghestan tur (Capra cylindricornis Blyth) ... 63

Krivosheev V.A. Death of Brown Frogs (Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758) from Hooded Crow during spring sprawning in Vinnovskaya Forest of Ulyanovsk town ... 65

Keller N.B. The new discovery of azooxathellata Scleractinia corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) in Peru-Chilean trench ... ¦ ... 67

Scvortsov V.E. Neottia ussuriensis (Kom. et Nevski) Soo (Orchidaceae) in its Locus classicus — the second record ... 70

Critique and bibliography

Mirkin B.M., Yamalov S.M. The interesting book about rehabilitation of steppe vegetation. Review on the book: D.S. Dzybov, T.J. Densczikova «Foundation of biological recul-tivation of disturbed lands» ... 74

Mirkin B.M., Yamalov S.M. The useful book about antropogenous dynamic of the Altai Region vegetation. Review on the book: G.G. Sokolova «The antropogenous transformation of steppe and forest-steppe zonal vegetation of Altai Region» ... 75

Sokolov D.D. Review on the book: Willie Wei-Hock Soon, Steven H. Yaskell «The Maunder minimum and the variable Sun-Earth connection» ... 76

ON THE FAUNA OF SMALL MOTHS (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) OF PENZA PROVINCE

L. V. Bolshakov, O.A. Polumordvinov, S. V. Shibaev

The preliminary list of small moths of Penza province collected up to 2003 inclusive is cited. It includes 176 species (23 families), 163 of which are cited for the first time for the province and 3 of them first for the Middle Volga region.

VARIABILITY OF THE SPECIES OF SUBSECTION PATULA TZVEL. SECTION POLYGONUM (POLYGONUM, POLYGONACEAE)

O.V. Yurtseva, T.E. Kramina

The results of one-character and multivariate analysis of 14 characters in 147 specimens of P. bellardii All., P. patulum Bieb. and P. novoascanicum Klok. do not permit to separate the taxa in subsection Patula. Diploids (P. patulum and P. bellardii), tetraploids and hexaploids (P. novoascanicum) of unite complex can be distinguished neither by morphological characters, nor disri-bution and ecological preferences. In conventional series the plant height, the leaf width, peri-gonium length and fruit size gradually decrease their values according to habitat conditions. Diploids prefer rather fresh and rich soils and shady places while polyploids are more common in dry sandy, chalky or limestone substrates in open steppe. Polyploids could be the result of hybridization of diploids with P. avicutare L. s.l., but this assumption demands more confirmations.

NEW AND RARE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ALLIUM L. (ALLIACEAE) FOR THE CRIMEAN FLORA AND SOME NOTES ON TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS

A.P. Seregin

Some modern data on distribution in Crimea (Ukraine, Europe) of new and rare Allium species are discussed in the paper. They are based on monographic revision of Alliaceae for new Guide for Crimean Vascular Plants to be published by Nikita Botanic Garden (Yalta). The following species are discussed: A. regelianum A. Becker ex Iljin (a novelty for Crimea), A~. scorodoprasum L. (a novelty for Crimea), A. pervestitum Klokov (a novelty for Crimea), A. pollens L. (a rare species in Crimea), A. angulosum L. (a novelty for Crimea), A. globosum M. Bieb. ex Redoute (a rare species in Crimea). Taxonomy of species closely related to A. pollens s.l. was studied on the material from K and BM. As a result author considers A. pollens (excl. A. tenuiflorum Ten. = A. pal-lens subsp. tenuiflorum (Ten.) Stearn & A. lehmanii Lojac. = A. pollens subsp. siciliense Steam) to consist of two subspecies: A. pollens subsp. pollens, a western one (Spain, Portugal, North Africa), with a remarkable pink or purple mid vein on perianth segments and A. pallens subsp. coppo-leri (Tineo) Seregin comb, et stat. nov., an eastern one (from Italy and Egypt to Turkmenistan) with uniformely pale perianth segments without coloured mid vein. A bulbilliferous variety A. pallens [subsp. coppoleri] var. pseudooleraceum Seregin var. nov. is described on the material from Daghestan, Abkhazia, and Crimea. Filament colour is proposed as a new diagnostic character for delimitation of widely distributed polymorphic species A. globosum and A. saxatile M. Bieb. s.l. (incl. A. marschallianum Vved.) in the section Oreiprason. A. globosum (S. Crimea, N. Caucasus, S. European Russia, Kazakhstan, S. Siberia) has purple filaments, while A. saxatile (Balkan Peninsula, Crimea, Caucasus, and Transcaucasus) has whitish filaments. A brief check-list of 24 species of Alliaceae indicated for the Crimean flora is given at the end of the paper.

NOTES ON CARNATIONS (DIANTHUS L., CARYOPHYLLACEAE) OF THE SECTION CARTHUSIANI

A.G. Elenevsky, N.G. Kuranova

The characters used in taxonomy and systematics of carnation (Dianthus) are estimated and the critical groups in the section Carthusiani in Eastern Europe and Caucasus are discussed in the article. D. carthusianorum is treated as an polymorphic species. D. tenuifolius, D. polonicus and other names are considered to be synonyms of D, carthusianorum. The eastern area border of D. carthusianorum is defined more precisely. The identity of D. polymorphus and D. platyodon is proved. The ecocline in D. ruprechtii is revealed.

ON DIRAPHID DIATOMS (DIATOMEAE), EXCLUDING GENUS NAVICULA S.L., IN WATER BODIES OF MOSCOW

G.A. Belyakova, M.A, Gololobova, O.L. Romanova, L.V. Tumbinskaya

The species composition of diraphid diatoms {Diatomeae), excluding genus Navicula s.l., in water bodies of Moscow city was studying during 1994—1999. A complete check-list was composed based on both our results and data of previous authors. This list contains 15 genus, 123 species (or 171 species, subspecies and forms); 113 taxa were recorded first time for water bodies of Moscow.

ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF GROUPS IN DAGHESTAN TUR (CAPRA CYLINDRICORNIS BLYTH) IN NORTH OSSETIAN NATURE RESERVE

P.J. Veinberg

Long-term data are presented, illustrating dependence of the size and composition of different types of Daghestan tur groups upon vegetation, topography and abundance of snow.

Contrary to expectations, average group size and composition are insignificantly affected by occurrence of forest vegetation and abundance of snow in broken, precipitous habitat. These data also allow to suggest that ruggedness and precipitousness of the terrain are probably among the most important factors determining the average size of tur groups.

DEPENDENCE OF JUVENILE INDEX UPON SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF FEMALE GROUPS IN DAGHESTAN TUR (CAPRA CYLINDRICORNIS BLYTH)

P.J. Veinberg

Obtained data indicate that: firstly, juvenile index (kid : female ratio) depends inversely upon number of females in the group; secondly, this index does not depend significantly upon presence of yearlings in the group; and, thirdly, it depends inversely upon presence of young males, though only in small groups containing 1—5 females.

THE NEW DISCOVERY OF AZOOXATHELLATA SCLERACTINIA CORALS (ANTHOZOA: SCLERACTINIA) IN PERU-CHILEAN TRENCH

N.B. Keller

The unknown fauna of the Scleractinia corals from the middle part of the Peru-Chilean trench and near their north part are reported. The 5 species from 3 station are identified. Almost all species are shown cosmopolitan or widely distributed. The low species diversity of the corals fauna in east parts of all oceans are explained by the hydro-physics factors.