Types of Insects Excluded from the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan

Insect species excluded from the Red Data Book of Kyrgyzstan

Insect species excluded from the Red Data Book of Kyrgyzstan / Кыргызстандын Кызыл кптебпнен чыгарылган курт-кумурскалардын турлёру

1. Beautiful ground beetle, fragrant beetle - Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Fragrant beauty beetle - Green Caterpillar Hunter (Coleoptera order, Carabidae family)
Included in 1981 with the status of "Rare species with a reducing number" [20]. It is a widespread species in all regions of Kyrgyzstan [12, 11 (status verified), 41, 44, 45, 70].

Was included in 1981 [61] with a status of "Rare species with reducing number" [20]. It is also included in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This species is widespread and not rare in Kyrgyzstan [12, 11 (the status revised), 41, 44, 45, 70].

2. Regel's shining leaf chafer - Amphicoma (Eulasia) regeli Ballion, 1878 - Regel’s Shining Leaf Chafer (Coleoptera order, Scarabaeidae family)
Included in 1981 with the status of "Rare species with a tendency of abundance reduction" [20]. It is an abundant spring species [11 (status verified), 42], not threatened in Kyrgyzstan [41, 45, 70].

Was included in 1981 [61] with a status of "Rare species with a tendency of abundance reduction" [20]. It is an abundant spring species [11 (the status revised), 42], not threatened in Kyrgyzstan [41, 45, 70].

3. Common hairy beetle - Trichius fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common wax beetle - Striped Cutlassfish (Coleoptera order, Scarabaeidae family)
Included in 1981 with the status of "Rare species with reducing abundance" [20]. It is widespread [12, 11, 42], but its number is lower in Kyrgyzstan due to natural causes [44], and the species is currently not threatened [41, 45, 70].

Was included in 1981 [61] with a status of "Rare species with reducing abundance" [20]. It is widespread [12, 11, 42], and has a relatively low abundance in Kyrgyzstan due to natural causes [44], but the species is currently not threatened [41, 45, 70].

4. Protaetia (=Netocia) prototricha (Fischer von Waldheim, 1842) - Troja Emerald Chafer (Coleoptera order, Scarabaeidae family)
Included in 1981 with the status of "Rare species with a tendency of abundance reduction" [20]. It is a common species with a wide Central Asian range [41, 44]. In Kyrgyzstan, at the edge of the species range, it is currently abundant and local [11, 70].

Was included in 1981 [61] with a status of "Rare species with a tendency of abundance reduction" [20]. It is a common species with a wide Central Asian range [41, 44], while in Kyrgyzstan it is marginal, and currently has a high local abundance [11, 70].

5. Parnassius (Koramius) delphius (Eversmann, 1843) - Banded Apollo Butterfly (Lepidoptera order, Papilionidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. The species is widespread in all high mountains of Kyrgyzstan and several subspecies are known [12, 42, 44]. The species status in Kyrgyzstan does not meet the threat criteria and does not need protection [11 (status verified), 41, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. The species is widespread in Kyrgyzstan's highlands and represented by several subspecies [12, 42, 44]. The revised status of the species in Kyrgyzstan does not meet the criteria for being threatened and needing protection [11 (the status revised), 41, 70].

6. Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) - Clouded Apollo Butterfly (Lepidoptera order, Papilionidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. The species is widespread in Kyrgyzstan and is one of the two common species of the family, with no observed threat factors [12, 11 (status verified), 41, 42, 45, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This widespread species is one of the two most common species in Kyrgyzstan, represented by several subspecies; there are no threat factors [12, 11 (the status revised), 41, 42, 45, 70].

7. Parnassius (s.str.) actius Eversmann, 1843 - Actius Apollo Butterfly (Lepidoptera order, Papilionidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is a common species in the highlands of Kyrgyzstan, known by several subspecies [12, 41, 45]. The species status in Kyrgyzstan does not meet the threat criteria and does not need protection [11, 41, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is a common species in Kyrgyzstan's highlands, represented by several subspecies [12, 42, 45]. The revised status of this species in Kyrgyzstan [11] does not meet the criteria for being threatened and needing protection [11, 41, 70].

8. Parnassius (s.str.) tianschanicus Oberthür, 1879 - Celestial Apollo Butterfly (Lepidoptera order, Papilionidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. The species is relatively abundant in the mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan, known by several subspecies, and is not at risk of extinction [12, 11 (status verified), 41, 42, 45, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is a relatively abundant species in the mountainous areas of Kyrgyzstan, represented by several subspecies, and is not threatened [12, 11 (the status revised), 41, 42, 45, 70].

9. Papilio (s.str.) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Swallowtail (Lepidoptera order, Papilionidae family)
Included in 1981 with the status of "Rare species with reducing abundance" [20], as well as category II [26]. It is a widespread species in Kyrgyzstan, one of the two common species of the family, occurring in all high altitudes, with no observed threat factors [11 (status verified), 41, 42, 44, 45, 70].

Was included in 1981 [61] with a status of "Rare species with reducing abundance" [20]. It is also included in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This widespread species is one of the most common in Kyrgyzstan, occurring in all vertical belts, represented by several subspecies, with no threat factors present [11 (the status revised), 41, 42, 44, 45, 70].

10. Scolia maculata (Drury, 1773) - Mammoth Wasp (Hymenoptera order, Scoliidae family)
Included in 1981 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26]. It is absent in Kyrgyzstan [12, 11, 44, 70]. Its substitute, the externally similar Megascolia (Regiscolia) rubida (Gribodo, 1893), does not meet the threat criteria and does not need protection [41, 44, 45, 50].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26] by mistake, as it is absent in Kyrgyzstan [12, 11, 44, 70]. The status of the similar species Megascolia (Regiscolia) rubida (Gribodo, 1893) does not meet the criteria for being threatened and needing protection [41, 44, 45, 50].

11. Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata (Fabricius, 1784) - Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Hymenoptera order, Megachilidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is a widespread species, and its status in Kyrgyzstan has been verified, not meeting the threat criteria and does not need protection [11, 41, 44, 45, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This widespread species has a revised status in Kyrgyzstan that does not meet the criteria for being threatened and needing protection [11, 41, 44, 45, 70].

12. Xylocopa (s.str.) violaceae (Linnaeus, 1758) - Violet Large Carpenter Bee (Hymenoptera order, Anthophoridae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II] by mistake, as the species is absent in Kyrgyzstan [12, 11, 50, 41, etc.]. The externally similar species, the carpenter bee (X. (s.str.) valga Gerstaecker, 1872), is also included in [26] with category II. It is a common species found throughout Kyrgyzstan [12, 11, 42, 45], and no decline in its numbers has been observed [11, 41, 44, 70].

This species was included in 1984 [60] as listed in the USSR Red Data Book [26] by a blunder, because it is absent in Kyrgyzstan [12, 11, 50, 41, etc.]. The most similar species is X. (s.str.) valga Gerstaecker, 1872, which is also included in the USSR Red Data Book [26] with a category II. X. valga is a common species found everywhere in Kyrgyzstan [12, 11, 42, 45], and has no tendency to reduce in numbers [11, 41, 44, 70].

13. Bombus (s.str.) armeniacus Radoszkowski, 1877 - Armenian Bumblebee (Hymenoptera order, Apidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is a widespread species, not rare in Kyrgyzstan [45], with no observed threat factors [11 (status verified)], and overall, due to the absence of decline in its numbers, does not need protection [41, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This widespread species [12, 11, 42] is not rare in Kyrgyzstan; any threat factors are absent [11 (the status revised)]. Generally, there is no need to protect this species, given the absence of data on abundance reduction [41, 70].

14. Bombus (Thoracobombus) muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758) - Moss Carder Bee (Hymenoptera order, Apidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is the most widespread species [12, 11, 42], with no threat factors in Kyrgyzstan [11 (status verified)], and the decline in its numbers is unlikely, thus no need for protection [41, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This species is very widespread [12, 11, 42], relatively common in Kyrgyzstan [45], with no risk factors [11 (the status revised)], and the likelihood of decline in its numbers is low, so there is no need for protection [41, 70].

15. Bombus (Cullumanobombus) serrisquama F. Morawitz, 1888 - Lamellident Bumblebee (Hymenoptera order, Apidae family)
Included in 1984 based on its acceptance into the Red Data Book [26: category II]. It is a widespread species [12, 11, 42], not rare in Kyrgyzstan [45], with negligible threat factors [11 (status verified)], and overall, due to the absence of data on abundance reduction, does not need protection [41, 70].

Was included in 1984 [60] based on its listing in the USSR Red Data Book [26: category II]. This widespread species [12, 11, 42] is not rare in Kyrgyzstan; any threat factors are absent [11 (the status revised)]. Generally, there is no need to protect this species, given the absence of data on abundance reduction [41, 70].