What question did this study set out to answer?

To review Asian Aphelocheirus species within the Russian fauna and summarize their ranges.

March 29, 2026

On the Asian Species of the Family Aphelocheiridae (Heteroptera, Nepomorpha) in the Russian Fauna

EKE. V. KanyukovaFar Eastern Federal University KOK. A. OstapenkoFar Eastern Federal University

Key Points

To review Asian Aphelocheirus species within the Russian fauna and summarize their ranges.
Reviewed published data on Aphelocheirus species in Siberia and Russian Far East.
Collected new specimens in Khabarovsk and Primorskii territories.
Compiled a comprehensive list of all Asian species finds.
Identified four Asian species of Aphelocheirus in Russia: A. amurensis, A. improcerus, A. nawae, and A. ussuriensis.
Summarized their known ranges in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Presented new collection data that adds to the existing knowledge of these species.

Abstract

The article provides a review of the four Asian species of the genus Aphelocheirus in the Russian fauna: A. amurensis Kiritshenko, 1925, A. improcerus Kiritshenko, 1929, A. nawae Matsumura, 1905, and A. ussuriensis Kiritshenko, 1929. The work summarizes published data on the ranges of Aphelocheirus species in Siberia and the south of the Russian Far East, and presents the material recently collected in Khabarovsk and Primorskii territories. All the finds of Asian species are listed.

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