BAISSA

Buryatiya (Buryat Republic), Bauntovo District (in papers, appears as Eravnoe District or Sosnovoozersk District),
left bank of the Vitim River downstream of the Baissa River
Lower Cretaceous, Zaza Formation

Collection # 1668
2567 specimens

Ephemeroptera 835
Ephemeropsis trisetalis Eichwald
Ephemeropsis martynovae O.Tshernova

Odonata 770
Hemeroscopus baissicus Pritykina

Coleoptera 260
Geotrupoides sulcatus Nikritin
Geotrupoides vitimensis Nikritin
Holcorobeus vittatus Nikritin
Proteroscarabeus baissicus Nikritin
Proteroscarabeus yeni Grabau
Conjunctia prodroma Ponomarenko
Baissogyrus savilovi Ponomarenko
Cretotaenia pallida Ponomarenko
Cretonanophyes longirostris Zherikhin
Coptoclava longipoda Ping

Diptera 379
Eremomukha (Eremocreta) sorosi Mostovski
Hermaeomyia bisaetigera Mostovski

Homoptera 32
Ellinaphis incognita Shaposhnikov
Ellinaphis sensoriata Shaposhnikov
Annulaphis rasnitsyni Shaposhnikov

Heteroptera 57
Baissocorixa jaczewskii Yu.Popov
Clypostemma xyphiale Yu.Popov
Angaronecta longirostris Yu.Popov

Trichoptera 91

Mecoptera 3

Hymenoptera 10
Chaetoxyela hirsuta A.Rasnitsyn
Baissoxyela vitimica A.Rasnitsyn
Ceroxyela longicornis A.Rasnitsyn

Blattodea 64
Mesoblattina vitimica Vishniakova

Psocoptera 3
Archipsyllopsis baissica Vishniakova

Dermaptera 1

Neuroptera 6
Mesonymphes apicalis Ponomarenko

Raphidioptera 4
Proraphidia vitimica O.Martynova
Baissoptera martynovi O.Martynova
Baissoptera kolosnitsynae O.Martynova

Grylloblattida 1

Orthoptera 22
Archaetetris locustopseiformis Sharov
Prototetrix reductus Sharov
Vitimia evoluta Sharov
Baisselcana sibirica Sharov
Phasmomimella antiqua Kuzmina

Mantodea 1
Baissomantis picta Gratshev et Zherikhin

Paratrichoptera 1

Megaloptera 2

Paraplecoptera 3

Isoptera 1

Arachnida 1

Acarinae 1

Ins. inc. sed. 15

Flora 4

Collection # 1989
3632 specimens

Raphidioptera 21
Baissoptera minima Ponomarenko
Alloraphidia vitimica O.Martynova
Alloraphidia asiatica Ponomarenko
Cretinocella cellulosa Ponomarenko
Cretoraphidia magna Ponomarenko

Blattodea 177
Mesoblattina vitimica Vishniakova

Odonata 1457
Leptaeschnidium latum Pritykina
Hemeroscopus baissicus Pritykina
Turanophlebia sibirica Pritykina
Baissaeschna prisca Pritykina
Gomphaescha inferna Pritykina

Trichoptera 111
Baissophryganoides monstuosus Sukatsheva
Vitimotaulius legibilis Sukatsheva
Multimodus insperatus Sukatsheva
Multimodus martynovae Sukatsheva
Multimodus picturatus Sukatsheva
Multimodus obscurus Sukatsheva
Multimodus longirameus Sukatsheva
Multimodus pedunculatus Sukatsheva
Multimodus incompletus Sukatsheva
Multimodus maculatus Sukatsheva
Baissoferus latus Sukatsheva
Baissoferus nigrapex Sukatsheva

Neuroptera 32
Baisopardus banksianus Ponomarenko
Mesonymphes sibiricus Ponomarenko

Plecoptera 3
Baissoleuctra irinae Sinitshenkova
Baissoleuctra soarsa Sinitshenkova
Accretonemoura grata Sinitshenkova

Mecoptera 3
Baissopsyche pura Novokshonov et Sukatsheva

Ephemeroptera 683

Diptera 307
Ptychoptera mesozoica Kalugina
Baisomyia incognita Kalugina
Eoptychopterina baisica Kalugina
Mesosciophilopsis minor Blagoderov
Zazica innuba Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia plana Blagoderov

Coleoptera 419
Coptoclava longipoda Ping
Proteroscarabeus yeni Grabau
Proteroscarabeus baissensis Nikritin
Holcorobeus picturatus Nikritin
Holcorobeus vittatus Nikritin
Geotrupoides sulcatus Nikritin
Cretotaenia pallida Ponomarenko
Sphaerosyne globosa Ponomarenko
Eodromeus dissectus Ponomarenko
Mesydra elongata Ponomarenko
Mesohelophorus sibiricus Ponomarenko
Metabuprestium latipenna Alexeev
Metabuprestium bayssense Alexeev
Slonik sibiricus Zherikhin
Baissorhynchus tarsalis Zherikhin

Megaloptera 8
Cretohaulus lacustris Ponomarenko

Mantodea 5
Baissomantis maculata Gratshev et Zherikhin
Baissomantis picta Gratshev et Zherikhin
Cretophotina tristriada Gratshev et Zherikhin

Dermaptera 3

Grylloblattida 2

Orthoptera 65
Parahagla sibirica Sharov
Archaeotetrix locustopseiformis Sharov
Prophalangopseides vitimicus Sharov
Baisselcana sibirica Sharov
Monodactyloides curtipennis Sharov
Monodactylus dolichopterum Sharov
Baissogryllus sibiricus Sharov
Utanaboilus (?) bellus Gorochov

Phasmatodea 25
Phasmomimoides baissiense Sharov
Phasmomimoides latus Kuzmina
Phasmomimoides maculatus Kuzmina
Phasmomimoides reticulatus Kuzmina
Phasmomimella longa Kuzmina

Homoptera 82
Ellinaphis sensoriata Shaposhnikov
Annulaphis rasnitsyni Shaposhnikov

Heteroptera 183
Baissocoroxa jaczewskii Yu.Popov
Diapherinus ornatipennis Yu.Popov

Psocoptera 2
Archipsyllodes speciosus Vishniakova

Hymenoptera 38
Gigantixyela quadrifurcata A.Rasnitsyn
Angaridyela minor A.Rasnitsyn
Angaridyela pallipes A.Rasnitsyn
Angaridyela vitimica A.Rasnitsyn
Xyelites trigemipus A.Rasnitsyn
Ceroxyela dolichocera A.Rasnitsyn
Eoxyela sibirica A.Rasnitsyn
Eoxyela fossilis A.Rasnitsyn
Baissoxyela vitimica A.Rasnitsyn
Xyela mesozoica A.Rasnitsyn
Uroxyela siricauda A.Rasnitsyn
Tanychora sessilis Townes
Iscopinus baissicus Kozlov

Arachnida 1

Ins. inc. sed. 4

Flora 1

Pisces 2

Collection # 3064
10 621 specimens

Odonata 910
Nacholonda crassicosta Pritykina
Hemeroscopus baissicus Pritykina

Ephemeroptera 325

Neuroptera 94
Baisonelia vitimica Ponomarenko
Baisopardus banksianus Ponomarenko
Cretonymphus baisensis Ponomarenko
Tachinymphes ascalaphoides Ponomarenko

Blattodea 682

Dermaptera 17

Megaloptera 80
Cretochaulus lacustris Ponomarenko

Orthoptera 248
Tettohagla problematica Gorochov
Baissaboilus paradoxus Gorochov
Tettaboilus distinctus Gorochov
Vitimoilus captiosus Gorochov
Baissogrylus sharovi Gorochov
Eobaissogryllus vitimicus Gorochov

Mantodea 10
Vitimophotina corrugata Gratshev et Zherikhin
Baissomantis maculata Gratshev et Zherikhin
Baissomantis picta Gratshev et Zherikhin
Cretomantis larvalis Gratshev et Zherikhin
Cretophotina tristiata Gratshev et Zherikhin
Amorphoscelites sharovi Gratshev et Zherikhin

Phasmatodea 10
Phasmomiella antiqua Kuzmina
Baissophasma simile Gorochov
Baissophasma pilosum Gorochov
Phasmomimoides ornatus Kuzmina
Phasmomimoides maculatus Kuzmina
Cretophasmomima vitimica Kuzmina

Homoptera 1535
Annulaphis zherichin Wegierek
Brimaphis certa Wegierek
Brimaphis similis Wegierek

Coleoptera 1582
Cretorabus capitatus Ponomarenko
Cretorabus latus Ponomarenko
Mesohelophorus sibiricus Ponomarenko
Avitortor primitivucus Ponomarenko
Eodromeus dissectus Ponomarenko
Eodromeus major Ponomarenko
'Carabites' vitimensis Ponomarenko
Paraspercheus vitimensis Ponomarenko
Holcorobeus picturatus Nikritin
Holcorobeus vittatus Nikritin
Geotrupoides sulcatus Nikritin
Geotrupoides leptoscelis Nikritin
Proteroscarabeus baissensis Nikritin
Metabuorestium vitimense Alexeev
Metabuprestium furcatorugosum Alexeev
Cretorabaeus elongatus Nikolajev
Holcorobeus (Holcorobeus) atrosulcatus Nikolajev
Holcorobeus (Holcorobeus) latitibialis Nikolajev
Cretoscarabeus gibbosus Nikolajev
Cretomelolontha transbaikalica Nikolajev
Crepuraea archaica Kirejtshuk
Crepuraea zherichini Kirejtshuk

Psocoptera 6

Heteroptera 1367

Lepidoptera 1

Hymenoptera 191
Anthoxyela anthophaga A.Rasnitsyn
Neoxyelula micron A.Rasnitsyn
Spathoxyela pinicola A.Rasnitsyn
Micramphi;ius secundus A.Rasnitsyn
Pamparaphilius vitimicus A.Rasnitsyn
Thoracotrema vitimicum A.Rasnitsyn
Aphrostigmon vitimense A.Rasnitsyn

Diptera 2677
Proptychoptera cretacea Kalugina
Palaecomoptera longimedia Blagoderov
Palaecomoptera shcherbakovi Blagoderov
Palaecomoptera lukashevichae Blagoderov
Paradzickia turin Blagoderov
Paradzickia huor Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia setifemoralis Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia plana Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia extrunculipennis Blagoderov
Zazicia innuba Blagoderov
Prospeolepta trapezia Blagoderov
Baisodicrana incompleta Blagoderov
Pollicitator baisae Blagoderov
Mesosciophilopsis expletus Blagoderov
Mesosciophilopsis curtus Blagoderov
Ekhiritus disannuus Blagoderov
Prospeolepta simplex Blagoderov
Syntemma mesozoica Blagoderov
Archizelmira kazachstanica Rohdendorf
Nemestrinus? incertus Mostovski et Martinez-Delclos [orig. descr.]
Hermaeomyia baisica Mostovski
Hermaeomyia bellula Mostovski
Hermaeomyia parva Mostovski
Hermaeomyia bisaetigera Mostovski
Hermaeomyia armata Mostovski
Parnasos dissimilis Mostovski
Parnasos pessimus Mostovski
Parnasos firmipes Mostovski
Proplatypeza caelebs Mostovski
Proplatypeza parva Mostovski
Proplatypeza amabilis Mostovski
Maritulus sospes Mostovski
Eremomukha (Eremocreta) posita Mostovski
Eremomukha (Eremocreta) sorosi Mostovski

Palaecomoptera indet.

Paradzickia indet.

Raphidioptera 57
Siboptera eurydiction Ponomarenko
Cretoraphidia riticulata Ponomarenko
Baissoptera minima Ponomarenko
Baissoptera sibirica Ponomarenko
Baissoptera cellulosa Ponomarenko
Archeraphidia baisensis Ponomarenko
Cretinocellia cellulosa Ponomarenko
Alloraphidia asiatica Ponomarenko
Alloraphidia deserta Ponomarenko
Alloraphidia vitimica O.Martynova

Trichoptera 670

Mecoptera 39
Baissobittacus angustipennatus Novokshonov
Vitimopsyche torta Novokshonov et Sukatsheva

Chelicerata 1

Thysanoptera 36

Saurophthirus 8
Saurophthirus longipes Ponomarenko

Plecoptera 1

Isoptera 2
Baissatermes lapideus Engel, Grimaldi et Krishna [orig. descr.]

Protelytroptera 1

Grylloblattida 5

Araneae 8

Notostroca 1

Aves 28

Bryozoa 1

Traces 28

Collection # 4210
7647 specimens

Odonata 363

Ephemeroptera 138

Coleoptera 1030
Cretoscarabeus lentiginosus Nikolajev
Cretoscarabeus gibbosus Nikolajev
Cretoegialia aphodiiformis Nikolajev
Holcorobeus (Holcorobeus) maculatus Nikolajev
Holcorobeus (Holcorobeus) nigrovitatus Nikolajev
Cretomelolontha transbaikalica Nikolajev
Cretoserica latitibialis Nikolajev
Crupuraea explanta Kirejtshuk

Hymenoptera 223
Micramphilius miutus A.Rasnitsyn
?Shurabisca deteris A.Rasnitsyn

Homoptera 1461
Xenoaphis viticulata Wegierek
Brimaphis certa Wegierek
Tinaphis laticubitus Wegierek

Blattodea 565

Mecoptera 22
Palaeoboreus baissicus Sukatsheva et A. Rasnitsyn

Trichoptera 485

Orthoptera 212

Heteroptera 994

Neuroptera 69
Cretonymphes baisensis Ponomarenko

Raphidioptera 33
Baissoraphidia grossopteron Ponomarenko
Cretoraphidia macrocella Ponomarenko
Baissoptera elongata Ponomarenko
Baissoptera sibirica Ponomarenko
Alloraphidia asiatica Ponomarenko
Alloraphidia deserta Ponomarenko
Archeraphidia baisensis Ponomarenko

Megaloptera 29

Thysanoptera 105

Psocoptera 7

Diptera 1843
Palaecomoptera shcherbakovi Blagoderov
Palaecomoptera lukashevichae Blagoderov
Palaecomoptera longimedia Blagoderov
Palaecomoptera indet.
Ekhiritus disannuus Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia setifemoralis Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia extrunculipennia Blagoderov
Drepanorzeckia plana Blagoderov
Prospeolepta trapezia Blagoderov
Paradzickia hurin Blagoderov
Paradzickia huor Blagoderov
Paradzickia indet.
Pollicitator baisae Blagoderov
Baisodicrana secunda Blagoderov
Baisodicrana incompleta Blagoderov
Zazicia innuba Blagoderov
Hirmoneura (Hirmoneura?) elenae Mostovski et Martinez-Delclos [orig. descr.]
Baissomyia redita Mostovski, Jarzembowski et Coram [orig. descr.]
Athericites zazicola Mostovski, Jarzembowski et Coram [orig. descr.]
Hermaeomyia bisaetigera Mostovski
Hermaeomyia unisaetigera Mostovski
Hermaeomyia bellula Mostovski
Hermaeomyia saeticaudata Mostovski
Hermaeomyia armata Mostovski
Proplatypeza amabilis Mostovski
Maritulus sospes Mostovski
Parnasos pessimus Mostovski
Parnasos firmipes Mostovski
Proplatypeza parva Mostovski
Proptychoptera cretacea Kalugina

Plecoptera 1

Dermaptera 5

Isoptera 1

Lepidoptera 1

Saurophthirus 7

Chelicerata 2

Arachnida 3

Araneae 1

Opiliones 1

Mallophaga 1

Aves 6

Bryozoa 5

Coprolithes 4

Traces 21

Ins. inc. sed. 5

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