Far Eastern Entomologist Number 365: 31-32 ISSN 1026-051X August 2018 https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.365.3 http/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8571C1AE-56F7-42F2-AE93-3E29F6459CA5 FIRST RECORD OF MONTANA TOMINI (PYLNOV, 1916) (ORTHOPTERA: TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM THE TYVA REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA M. G. Sergeev1, 2), S. Yu. Storozhenko3) 1) Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] 2) Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] 3) Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] Summary. Montana tomini (Pylnov, 1916) is recorded from the Tyva Republic (= Tuva) and the Republic of Buryatia for the first time. Key words: Tettigoniidae, fauna, new record, Siberia, Russia. М. Г. Сергеев, С. Ю. Стороженко. Первое указание Montana tomini (Pylnov, 1916) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) из Республики Тыва и Респуб- лики Бурятия // Дальневосточный энтомолог. 2018. N 365. С. 31-32. Резюме. Впервые для фауны Тувы и Бурятии указывается кузнечик Montana tomini (Pylnov, 1916). Platycleis tomini was described from North Mongolia by Pylnov (1916), later it was recorded from Zabaikalskii krai in Russia as Metrioptera tomini (Bey-Bienko, 1929), East Mongolia as Montana tomini (Chogsomzhav, 1972) and Inner Mongolia in China as Platycleis tomini (Kang et al., 1989). In present paper we clarify the north-western boundary of the distribution of this species. NEW RECORD Montana tomini (Pylnov, 1916) MATERIAL. Tyva Republic: Tes-Khem River, 25 km SW Erzin settlement, 50о05′N, 95о21′E, 14–15.VII 2014, 1 ♂ (Storozhenko); Tes-Khem River, 25 km NEE Erzin settle- ment, 50о21′N, 95о27′E, 1300 m, 16.VII 2014, 5 ♂, 2 ♀ (Storozhenko); Tes-Khem River, 31 km NEE Erzin settlement, 50о21′N, 95о34′E, 1000 m, bottomland meadow, 16.VII 2014, 3 ♀ (Storozhenko); the same locality, 1200 m, depression with Caragana bushes, 18.VII 2014, 2 ♂, 3 ♀ (Storozhenko); Dyttyg-Khem River, 12 km SW Samagaltai settlement, 50о38′N, 95о19′E, 17.VII 2014, 4 ♂, 2 ♀ (Storozhenko); NE Uvs-Nuur Internountain Basin, Shivelig River, 50о38′N, 94о28′E, 990–1000 m, dry steppes on piedmont plains and terraces, 28.VI– 18.VII 1978, 5 larvae (Sergeev); the same locality, dry steppe along runnel, 30.VIII 1962, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 larva (Stebaev); NE Uvs-Nuur Internountain Basin, Shivelig River, 50о38′N, 94о28′E, 990–1000 m, dry steppes on piedmont plains and terraces, 28.VI–18.VII 1978, 5 31 larvae (Sergeev); the same locality, dry steppe along runnel, 30.VIII 1962, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 larva (Stebaev); N Uvs-Nuur Internountain Basin, 5 km W Torgalyg settlement, 50о52′N, 92о36′E, 1600 m, dry steppe with Caragana, 16.VIII 1985, 9 larvae (Stebaev); 32 km SW Kyzyl City, Elegest River, 580 m, steppe, 22.VII 2014, 1 ♀ (Storozhenko); 25 km SW Kyzyl City, Ulug River, 51о35′N, 94о09′E, 630–650 m, dry steppe, 6.VIII.1978, 1 ♀, 1 larva (Sergeev); 14 km SW Shagonar City, Shagonar River, 51о28′N, 92о44′E, 585 m, dry steppe on piedmont plain, 23.VI 2017, 3 larvae (Sergeev); Chaa-Khol River, 51о34′N, 92о23′E, 570–600 m, dry steppe, 16–18.VII 1962, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (Stebaev) Republic of Buryatia: Selenga River, vicinity of Naushki, 50°23ʹN, 106°06ʹE, 650 m, steppe, 30.VII 2007, 1 ♂, 1♀ (Storozhenko). DISTRIBUTION. Russia (South Siberia), China (Inner Mongolia), Mongolia (Storo- zhenko, 2004). Here it is firstly recorded from Tuva and Buryatia. ECOLOGY. The species commonly prefers different variants of the dry steppes on the local piedmont plains and river terraces with dominance of grasses (Stipa L. and Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin), sagebrushes, some forbs (Potentilla acaulis L. etc), and often with presence of Caragana Lam. bushes and stones. Sometimes it may inhabit meadows and agricultural fields. The level of its abundance is relatively low (up to 12 per hour). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study was supported with the grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research No 16-04-00706. REFERENCES Bey-Bienko, G.Ja. 1929. Beitrage zur kenntnis der Varbreitung der Orthopteren im Asiatichen Russland. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 81(1/4): 65–72. Chogsomzhav, L. 1972. Grasshoppers (Acridoidea) and bush-crickets (Tettigonioidea) of Mongolian Peoples Republic. P. 151–198. 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