Olavi Kurina

Estonian University of Life Sciences

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Heikki Hippa

University of Turku

Kadri Põldmaa

University of Tartu

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Jan Ševčı́k

University of Ostrava

Heli Kirik

Estonian University of Life Sciences

Leho Tedersoo

University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden

Kevin D. Hyde

Mae Fah Luang University

Kessy Abarenkov

University of Tartu

Urmas Kõljalg

University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden

R. Henrik Nilsson

University of Gothenburg

Vladimir E. Fedosov

Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Natural History Museum

University of Tartu

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

American Museum of Natural History

Estonian University of Life Sciences

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Real Jardín Botánico

Weatherford College

Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany

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On the identity and distribution of the rare Rymosia tolleti Burghele-Balacesco, 1965 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) encountered in European caves

Check List (2023)

Olavi Kurina Jostein Kjærandsen Heli Kirik Dominika Hadbavná Anna Dénes

The identity and distribution of a neglected fungus gnat species, Rymosia tolleti Burghele-Balacesco, 1965, in Europe is reviewed based on examination of newly collected specimens as well as available museum mate-rials. Rymosia tolleti is widespread but rather rare in Central Europe, with confirmed records from Romania, Slo-vakia, Germany, and France. All the specimens with known collection details originate from cave environments. Detailed photographs of the male terminalia are provided for the first time, along with two unique DNA barcodes for the species.

10.15560/19.3.381

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Regional diversity of mycetophilids (Diptera: Sciaroidea) in Scandinavian oak-dominated forests

Biological Conservation (2004)

Bjørn Økland Frank Götmark Björn Nordén Niklas Franc Olavi Kurina

Dominance (genetics)

Temperate rainforest

10.1016/j.biocon.2004.04.005

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Additions to the knowledge of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Neotropical region, with description of four new species

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2021)

Olavi Kurina Heikki Hippa

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Kurina, Olavi, Hippa, Heikki (2021): Additions to the knowledge of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Neotropical region, with description of four new species. Zootaxa 4938 (1): 85-100, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4938.1.4

10.15468/bc73gv

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A contribution towards checklist of fungus gnats (Diptera, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) in Georgia, Transcaucasia

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2021)

Olavi Kurina

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Kurina, Olavi (2021): A contribution towards checklist of fungus gnats (Diptera, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) in Georgia, Transcaucasia. ZooKeys 1026: 69-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1026.63749, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1026.63749

10.15468/8q6f6c

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A remarkable new genus of Keroplatidae (Insecta, Diptera) from the Afrotropical region, with DNA sequence data

African Invertebrates (2017)

Olavi Kurina Michal Mantič Jan Ševčı́k

A new genus and species of Keroplatidae—Kibaleana apicospinosa gen. & sp. n.—is described from Kibale National Park in Uganda. The new genus is preliminarily placed to the tribe Orfeliini and it is characterized by a unique combination of diagnostic characters: wing vein R4 missing, vein A1 shortened, palpi short but five-segmented, fore tibia with apical comb of setae, absence of apical comb of setae on mid and hind tibiae, and male terminalia with relatively long and narrow gonostyli, each bearing a subapical tooth. The sequences of four fragments of mitochondrial DNA (COI, CytB, 12S, 16S) are provided along with a brief discussion about taxonomic position of the new genus.

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Tuft

10.3897/afrinvertebr.58.12655

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Fungus gnat species new to Luxembourg (Diptera: Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae)

Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois (2024)

Olavi Kurina Alexander Weigand Dieter Weber

Four fungus gnat species – Macrocera crassicornis Winnertz, 1864, Macrorrhyncha flava Winnertz, 1846, Exechiopsis (E.) pseudindecisa Lastovka & Matile, 1974, and Mycetophila rudis Winnertz, 1864 – are recorded from Luxembourg for the first time. The number of fungus gnat species in Luxembourg has risen to 80. Mycetophila rudis is documented for the first time from a subterranean environment.

10.59513/snl.2024.126.083

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Novel Mitochondrial DNA Lineage Found among Ochlerotatus communis (De Geer, 1776) of the Nordic-Baltic Region

Insects (2020)

Heli Kirik Lea Tummeleht Tobias Lilja Olavi Kurina

The Ochlerotatus (Oc.) communis complex consist of three Northern American species as well as a common Holarctic mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Oc. communis (De Geer, 1776). These sister species exhibit important ecological differences and are capable of transmitting various pathogens, but cannot always be differentiated by morphological traits. To investigate the Oc. communis complex in Europe, we compared three molecular markers (COI, ND5 and ITS2) from 54 Estonian mosquitoes as well as two COI marker sequences from Sweden. These sequences were subjected to phylogenetic analysis and screened for Wolbachia Hertig and Wolbach symbionts. Within and between groups, distances were calculated for each marker to better understand the relationships among individuals. Results demonstrate that a group of samples, extracted from adult female mosquitoes matching the morphology of Oc. communis, show a marked difference from the main species when comparing the mitochondrial markers COI and ND5. However, there is no variance between the same specimens when considering the nuclear ITS2. We conclude that Oc. communis encompasses two distinct mitochondrial DNA lineages in the Nordic-Baltic region. Further research is needed to investigate the origin and extent of these genetic differences.

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Nymphalidae

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10.3390/insects11060397

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Twenty years of Dipterology through the pages of Zootaxa

Zootaxa (2021)

Daniel Whitmore Stephen D. Gaimari Silvio Shigueo Nihei Neal L. Evenhuis Olavi Kurina

We present a summary and analysis of the Diptera-related information published in Zootaxa from 2001 to 2020, with a focus on taxonomic papers. Altogether, 2,527 papers on Diptera were published, including 2,032 taxonomic papers and 1,931 papers containing new nomenclatural acts, equivalent to 22% of all publications with new nomenclatural acts for Diptera. The new nomenclatural acts include 7,431 new species, 277 new genera, 2,003 new synonymies, and 1,617 new combinations. A breakdown by family of new taxa and new replacement names proposed in the journal during the last two decades is provided, together with a comparison of Zootaxa’s output to that of all other taxonomic publications on Diptera. Our results show that the journal has contributed to 20% of all biodiversity discovery in this megadiverse insect order over the last 20 years, and to about 31% in the last decade.

10.11646/zootaxa.4979.1.17

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First record of Pherbellia shatalkini Rozkošný (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Mongolia, with a redescription of the male genitalia

Zootaxa (2019)

Olavi Kurina Lloyd Knutson

Following examination of type material of Pherbellia shatalkini Rozkošný, two specimens of snail-killing flies (Sciomyzidae) from Mongolia that initially had been determined as an undescribed species were confirmed as P. shatalkini, the first documentation of this species from Mongolia. The male genitalia are illustrated and redescribed in great detail.

Inner mongolia

10.11646/zootaxa.4567.3.11

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Drivers of species richness and community integrity of small forest patches in an agricultural landscape

Journal of Vegetation Science (2018)

Krista Takkis Tiiu Kull Tiit Hallikma Piia Jaksi Karin Kaljund

Abstract Questions Long‐term fragmentation and land use in Europe have created a landscape pattern where small forest patches are embedded among agricultural landscapes. These small forest patches can be one of the few habitats left to maintain the species richness and ecosystem functions within intensively managed agroecosystems. We ask, which factors determine vascular plant species richness, community composition and forest community integrity in small forest patches in an agricultural landscape? Location NE Estonia. Methods We combine island biogeographic theory (patch area and isolation) with the properties of the surrounding landscape and local environmental conditions within a patch to study the drivers of species richness and community integrity. Results Patch area together with local environmental factors (understorey light conditions and soil reaction) determined both species richness and community integrity. Total species richness and forest generalists were related to patch area alone, whereas forest specialists were additionally dependent on patch light conditions. Species richness of grassland specialists in the forest patches increased with the amount of natural habitat in the surrounding landscape, while the presence of synanthropic species was positively related to soil reaction. Forest community integrity was higher in larger, more shaded patches with low soil reaction, which together defined suitable conditions for forest communities and hindered the intrusion of species from other habitats. Conclusions Under a suitable set of conditions, encompassing both favourable landscape and local environmental conditions, even small forest patches can provide habitat for both forest and grassland communities in agricultural landscapes. Comprehensive approaches, considering species composition, environment and landscape conditions simultaneously, are needed for making reliable predictions of biodiversity patterns.

Habitat Fragmentation

10.1111/jvs.12689

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