SpringerLink
Log in

Distribution of Ecological Groups of Lepidoptera (Lepidoptera, Insecta) in Nests of the Sand Martin (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) in the Saratov Region

  • Published:
Biology Bulletin Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The data on ecological Lepidoptera groups in the nests of the sand martin (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) on the territory of Saratov region are presented. The material was collected in R. riparia colonies within five districts of the Saratov region in different seasons in 2019–2021. Three clusters were identified for 13 Lepidoptera species belonging to ten families during our statistical data analysis. One cluster covers typical inhabitants of burrows and is represented by a single species, Infurcitinea rumelicella (Rebel, 1903). Atypical species comprise the remaining two clusters. All the presented species, namely, Acompsia cinerella (Clerck, 1759), Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758), Brachmia dimidiella ([Denis and Schiffermuller], 1775), Epermenia ochreomaculella (Milliére, 1854), Caloptilia fidella (Reutti, 1853), Laodamia faecella (Zeller, 1839), Polypogon tentacularia (Linnaeus, 1758), Borkhausenia fuscescens (Haworth, 1828), Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758), Cochylidia implicitana (Wocke, 1856), and Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus, 1758), are not typical for nests of the sand martin. Our observations of the species composition showed that it is extremely poor in representatives of nest-dwelling fauna, which is associated with the inaccessibility of nests of burrowing birds, to which R. riparia belongs.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
EUR 32.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or Ebook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price includes VAT (United Kingdom)

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. Belousova, N.M., The nest-dwelling arthropod fauna from the nests of synanthropic birds in the south of Primorsky krai, Vestn. Dal’nevost. Otd. Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2011, vol. 158, no. 4, pp. 23–30.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Bibik, O.I., Nacheva, L.V., and Ponomareva, O.A., Quantitative ratio of ectoparasites of synanthropic birds’ nests on the territory of Kemerovo, Med. Kuzbasse, 2004, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 37–41.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Borisova, V.I., On ecology of burrow-nest parasites of birds from Tatar ASSR, Parazitologiya, 1972, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 454–464.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Borisova, V.I., On the structure of nest-burrow coenoses of martins, Parazitologiya, 1978, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 377–382.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Boyes, D.B. and Lewis, O.T., Ecology of Lepidoptera associated with bird nests in mid-Wales, UK, Ecol. Entomol., 2019, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12669

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Butenko, O.M., The mites (Acarina, Gamasina) of birds and small mammals in the Oka State Biosphere Nature Reserve, Tr. Oksk. Biosfern. Gos. Prir. Zapov., 2003, no. 22, pp. 486–503.

  7. Engelmann, H.D., Zur Dominanzklassifizierung von Bodenarthropoden, Pedobiologia, 1978, vol. 18, pp. 378–380.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Gaponov, S.P. and Tewelde, R.T., Louse-flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) in bird nests in the Voronezh region, Zool. Zh., 2020, vol. 99, no. 8, pp. 919–923. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0044513420050050

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Glashchinskaia-Babenko, L.V., Ixodes lividus Koch as a representative of burrow ixodid mites, Ektoparazity, 1956, no. 3, pp. 21–105.

  10. Golub, V.B., Tsurikov, M.N., and Prokin, A.A., Kollektsii nasekomykh: sbor, obrabotka i khranenie materiala (Collections of Insects: Collection, Processing, and Storage of Material), Moscow: KMK, 2021.

  11. Gwiazdowicz, D.J., Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) occurring in the nests of birds of prey (Falconiformes) and owls (Strigiformes), Acarina, 2003, vol. 11, pp. 235–239.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Hicks, E.A., Check-List and Bibliography on the Occurrence of Insects in Bird Nests, Ames, I.A., Ed., Iowa State College Press, 1959.

  13. Hicks, E.A., Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds’ nests: supplement 1, Iowa State J. Sci., 1962, vol. 36, pp. 233–348.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Hicks, E.A., Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds’ nest: supplement 2, Iowa State J. Sci., 1971, vol. 46, pp. 123–338.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Jakimenko, V.V., Bogdanov, I.I., and Tagiltsev, A.A., Arthropods of the nest complex in colonies of sand martin in West Siberia and South Kazakhstan, Parazitologiya, 1991, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 39–47.

    Google Scholar 

  16. Jalava, J., Tineidae (Lepidoptera) from nests of the Ural owl (Strix uralensis Pall.), Not. Entomol., 1980, vol. 60, pp. 96–100.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Jaworski, T., Gryz, J., and Krauze-Gryz, D., Tawny owl Strix aluco L. nest boxes as a habitat for some moths (Lepidoptera), Wiadom. Entomol., 2012, vol. 31, pp. 17–22.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Katalog cheshuekrylykh Rossii (Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia), Sinev, S.Yu., Ed., St. Petersburg: Zool. Inst. Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2019.

    Google Scholar 

  19. Kondrat’ev, E.N., To the mite fauna of sand martin (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) nests of Saratov region, in Entomologicheskie i parazitologicheskie issledovaniya v Povolzh’e (Entomological and Parasitological Investigations in the Volga Region), Saratov: Sarat. Univ., 2019, no. 16, pp. 90–92.

  20. Kondrat’ev, E.N., Korneev, M.G., Porshakov, A.M., and Matrosov, A.N., Gamasid mites in nests of the sand martin (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) of Saratov region, Parazitologiya, 2021, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 346–352. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0031184721040062

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Korneev, M.G., Porshakov, A.M., and Yakovlev, S.A., First finding of Ixodes lividus Koch, 1844 (Ixodidae) mite in the Saratov region, in Entomologicheskie i parazitologicheskie issledovaniya v Povolzh’e (Entomological and Parasitological Investigations in the Volga Region), Saratov: Sarat. Univ., 2018, no. 15, pp. 76–77.

  22. Korneev, M.G., Porshakov, A.M., Yakovlev, S.A., Matrosov, A.N., and Sazhnev, A.S., Arthropods—inhabitants of burrows of the sand martin Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) in Saratov region, Izv. Sarat. Univ., Nov. Ser., Ser: Khim., Biol., Ekol., 2020, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 189–199. https://doi.org/10.18500/1816-9775-2020-20-2-189-199

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Krištofik, J., Šustek, Z., and Gajdoš P., Arthropods in nests of the Sand martin (Riparia riparia Linnaeus, 1758) in South Slovakia, Biologia (Bratislava), 1994, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 683–690.

    Google Scholar 

  24. Krištofik, J., Šustek, Z., and Gajdoš P., Arthropods in the penduline tit (Renniz pendulinus), Biologia (Bratislava), 1995, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 487–493.

    Google Scholar 

  25. Krištofik, J., Mašan, P., and Šustek, Z., Ectoparasites of bee-eater (Merops apiaster) and arthropods in its nests, Biologia (Bratislava), 1996, vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 557–570.

    Google Scholar 

  26. Krištofik, J., Mašan, P., and Šustek, Z., Arthropods (Pseudoscorpionidea, Acarina, Coleoptera, Siphonaptera) in nests of the bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), Biologia (Bratislava), 2007, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 749–755. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-007-0142-0

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Mašan, P. and Krištofik, J., Mites and ticks (Acarina: Mesostigmata et Ixodida) from the nests of Riparia riparia L. in South Slovakia, Biologia (Bratislava), 1993, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 155–162.

    Google Scholar 

  28. Metz, M.A., Davis, D.R., and Davis, M.M., A new species of Niditinea (Tineidae: Tineinae) with a preference for bird nests, and the known larval habitats of the species in the United States, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash., 2018, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 153–166. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.120.1.15

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Nasu, Y., Murahama, S., Matsumuro, H., Hashiguchi, D., and Murahama, C., First record of Lepidoptera from Ural owl nests in Japan, Appl. Entomol. Zool., 2007, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 607–612. https://doi.org/10.1303/aez.2007.607

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Nasu, Y., Murahama, S., and Matsumuro, H., Tineid moths from Parus major and P. varius nest boxes in Japan (Lepidoptera, Tineidae), Jpn. Heterocerists’ J., 2008, vol. 250, pp. 453–455.

  31. Nasu, Y., Murahama, S., Matsumuro, H., Ueda, K., and Hirowataris, T., Lepidoptera from nests of four insectivorous bird species. Lepid. Sci., 2012a, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 87–93.

    Google Scholar 

  32. Nasu, Y., Murahama, S., Matsumuro, H., Ueda, K., Hirowatari, T., and Yoshiyasu, Y., Relationships between nest-dwelling Lepidoptera and their owl hosts, Ornithol. Sci., 2012b, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 77–85. https://doi.org/10.2326/osj.11.77

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Nelzina, E.N., Main taxonomic grou**s of organisms participating in the formation of nest-burrow microbiocoenoses, Parazitologiya, 1977, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 326–331.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. Nordberg, S., Biologisch-ökologische Untersuchungen über die Vogel-nidieolen, Acta Zoologica Fennica, 1936, vol. 21, pp. 1–168.

    Google Scholar 

  35. Tomioka, Y. and Nakamura, S., Insects from bird’s nests in Japan (1), House Household Insect Pests, 2002, vol. 21, pp. 100–104.

    Google Scholar 

  36. Tryjanowski, P., Baraniak, E., Bajaczyk, R., Gwiazdowicz, D.J., Konwerski, S., Olszanowski, Z., and Szymkowiak, P., Arthropods in nests of the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) in Poland, Belg. J. Zool., 2001, vol. 131, no. 1, pp. 69–74.

    Google Scholar 

  37. Ulmanen, I., Saikku, P., Vikberg, P., and Sorjonen, J., Ixodes lividus (Acari) in sand martin colonies in Fennoscandia, Oikos, 1977, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 20–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/3543318

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. Woodroffe, G.E., An ecological study of the insects and mites in the nests of certain birds in Britain, Bull. Entomol. Res., 1953, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 739–772. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300024706

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. Woodroffe, G.E. and Southgate, B.J., Birds’ nests as a source of domestic pests, J. Zool., 1951, vol. 121, pp. 55–62.

    Google Scholar 

  40. Zemskaia, A.A. and Ilenko, A.I., Gamasid mites of house and Eurasian tree sparrows in Moscow and Moscow region. Message I, Med. Parazitol. Parazit. Bol., 1958, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 475–481.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Chernyshevskii Saratov National Research State University, 410012, Saratov, Russia

    V. V. Anikin & E. N. Kondratev

Authors
  1. V. V. Anikin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. E. N. Kondratev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to V. V. Anikin or E. N. Kondratev.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Statement on the welfare of animals. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.

Additional information

Translated by M. Batrukova

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Anikin, V.V., Kondratev, E.N. Distribution of Ecological Groups of Lepidoptera (Lepidoptera, Insecta) in Nests of the Sand Martin (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) in the Saratov Region. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 49, 1973–1976 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359022100338

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359022100338

Keywords:

Search

Navigation