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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
The reference serial publication project covers particular parts of Palaearctic Asia with purpose to provide a substantial body of faunistic and taxonomic information on the butterflies and skippers. It is designed as a tool for identification of all species-group taxa accompanied with full-colour illustrations, data on ecology, taxonomy and distribution and comprehensive review of the literature. The publication is addressed to both professional and amateur lepidopterists who are interested in the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea not only of Asia but of entire Holarctics.
This serial publication is based upon faunistic surveys of the butterflies pursued three major aspects:
A study of literary sources, inclusive all original descriptions, allowed to verify names, check their spelling, exact dates of the taxa establishment, synonymies, to inspect different taxonomic treatments by different authors at different time, to monitor species range expansion or reduction, to trace out the history of butterfly studies in a particular area, to reveal the mistakes and errors and to trace them out in subsequent publications in order to prevent them in future;
Field studies. Only under field observations it is possible to cast a glance over the entire environmental situation, specificity of the life conditions, life cycle, behaviour, population size and to collect material for further laboratory examination.
A study of major collections holding material from particular areas allowed to replenish the distribution, variation and phenology data. An examination of the type material deposited in these collections was the most important prerequisite for reliable identification of the species-group taxa.
The publication of The Butterflies of Palaearctic Asia series is a result of long-standing intense field studies, bibliographic and museum search by the authors and colleagues, professional and amateur lepidopterists.
VOLUME 6. The Butterflies of Kyrgyzstan
V. Tshikolovets (2005), 512 pp., 112 colour plates (more than 5400 photographs!).
The abundance of the Kyrgyzstan butterfly fauna is conditioned by the natural landscape diversity, it here the fauna of Central Asia desert is linked with foothill and montane fauna of the largest mountain systems of the western Central Asia, Tien-Shan, Pamir and Alai. Taking into account the relatively small area of Kyrgyzstan and large number of occurring species, it is possible to note that Kyrgyzstan is the place of a highest butterfly species concentration, including numerous local and endemic species and subspecies. The book contains figures of numerous type specimens, including many Parnassius and Colias species group taxa (apollonius, delphius, styx, illustris, luedwigi, boedromius, hohlbecki, grayi, simulator, tashkorensis, elissa, maja, alta, aeolides, staudingeri, regia, christophi, erschoffii, alpherakii, etc., etc.). In total the book contains information on 281 species (over 1000 species and genus group taxa) occurring in Kyrgyzstan. The bibliography section consists of 693 entries.
ISBN 966-02-3640-9
Lycaena solskyi distribution
Zaalai Mts., upwards of Aram-Kungey valley. © photograph V. Rayevsky
Alai Mts., Yordan vicinity. © photograph V. Rayevsky
Coenonympha nolsceni
VOLUME 5. The Butterflies of Ladakh (N.-W. India)
V. Tshikolovets (2004), approx. 240 pp., 48 colour plates.
60 species and more than 150 species group taxa; about 1500 images on colour plates. The bibliography section consists of 115 entries.
7 km S.-W. Taglang La pass, 5500 m, 21. VII. 1998
Lake near Baralacha La pass, 4000 m, 14. VII. 1998
5 km E. Kharbu, 3200 m, 4. VI. 2004
Geographical situation of Ladakh
Habitat of Colias ladakensis, Ladakh, western slopes of Taglang-la pass
Sunset on the"Great Indian plains", Rupshu
Colias stoliczkanus, Ladakh, Taglang-la pass
Soroseris sp., Ladakh, Taglang-la pass
Rhodiola sp. , the food plant of Parnassius epaphus, Ladakh, Taglang-la pass
Polyommatus ariana, Ladakh, Fotu-la pass
Acantholimon lycopodioides, Ladakh, Fotu-la pass
Ladakh, Lamayuru monastery
Parnassius charltonius taking nectar fromCorydalis flabellata, Ladakh, Fotu-la pass
VOLUME 4. The Butterflies of Tajikistan
V. Tshikolovets (2004), 500 pp., 80 colour plates. Encompasses more than 1000 species and genus group taxa (280 species); colour plates represent more than 3850 images including 32 landscapes and butterflies in wild. The bibliography section consists of 644 entries.
ISBN 966-02-1251-8
Hyrcanana sartha, Hissar Mts., Kondara
Geographical situation of Tajikistan
Polyommatus (Eumedonia) kogistanus distribution
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenides, Tajikistan, Iskanderkul
Badakhshan, Bodom-dara river, view on Engels peak
Habitat of Parnassius honrathi, P. tianshanicus, Colias eogene, C. alpherakii, C. wiskotti, Lycaena alpherakii, Hyrcanana pamira, Plebeius eversmanni, Polyommatus sarta, P. devanica, Hyponephele hilaris, Melitaea elisabethae. Rushan Mts, Red
VOLUME 3. The Butterflies of Transbaikal Siberia
V. Tshikolovets, A. Bidzilya, M. Golovushkin (2002), 320 pp., 48 colour plates.
The book contains information and illustrations of 220 butterfly species (more than 650 species group taxa) presently known from Siberia east of Baikal. The bibliography section consists of 440 entries.
ISBN 966-02-1520-7.
Geographical situation of Transbaikal Siberia
Parnassius nomion distribution
Kodar Mts., near Bolshoe Leprindo lake
Kodar Mts
Parnassius bremeri, Transbaikal Siberia, Burgen'
VOLUME 2. The Butterflies of Uzbekistan
V. Tshikolovets (2000), 400 pp., 43 colour plates, 6 black and white plates.
Encompasses more than 450 species-group taxa (256 species); colour plates represent more than 1650 specimens (partly upper and under sides; 32 landscapes and butterflies in wild). The bibliography section consists of 444 entries.
ISBN 966-02-1251-8.
Geographical situation of Uzbekista
Parnassius apollonius distribution
Turkestan Mts., upwards of Zhum-Zhum river
Habitat of Parnassius apollonius, Papilio machaon, P. alexanor, Pieris krueperi, Euchloe ausonia, Turanana panaegides, Plebeius ferganus, Polyommatus miris, Chazara staudingeri, Hipparchia stulta, Melitaea sultanensis, etc. Zeravshan Mts., Takhta-Karatsha pass
Limenitis lepechini, Turkestan Mts., Zhum-Zhum
Satyrium sassanides, Hissar Mts., Kondara
VOLUME 1. The Butterflies of Turkmenistan
V. Tshikolovets (1998), 237 pp., 24 colour plates, 10 black and white plates.
173 species and more than 250 species group taxa; more than 1050 specimens are figured on colour plates. The bibliography section consists of 294 entries.
ISBN 966-02-0511-2.
Geographical situation of Turkmenistan
Habitat of Euchloe ausonia, Zegris fausti, Neolycaena tengstroemi, Praephilotes anthracias. Eastern part of Kara Kum desert
Habitat of Hypermnestra helios, Euchloe transcaspica, Cigaritis epargyros, Plebeius christophi, Pseudochazara thelephassa, Chazara enervata. W. Kopet Dagh Mts., mountains near Khodzha-Kala
Habitat of Metaporia leucodice, Lycaena phoenicurus, Turanana endymion, Plebeius zephyrinus, Polyommatus glaucias, Hyponephele latistigma, Pseudochazara pelopea. C. Kopet Dagh Mts., near Gaudan pass
For more information, please contact:
Vadim TSHIKOLOVETS, Zoological Museum, B. Khmelnitsky str. 15, Kiev-MSP, Ukraine, UA-01601
E-mail: vadimtsh@i.com.ua
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