Georgy Sergeevich Zolotarenko
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Georgy Sergeevich Zolotarenko (August 8, 1922 Kirovograd, Ukraine
- April 6, 2002), ScDr., Professor, was a Russia
n entomologist specialized in Lepidoptera
, mainly Noctuidae
: Noctuinae
.
Zolotarenko graduated from the Department of Biology and Pedology, Tomsk State University
in 1951. From 1951, he worked in the Biological Institute of West Siberian Branch of the Academy of Science of the U.S.S.R.
(now the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) where he was the Chief of the Zoological Museum (1983-1987), then the Chief Scientific worker in the same museum (1987-2002). His main scientific interests were fauna
l distribution, biology
and systematics
of Macroheterocera, mainly Noctuidae
: Noctuinae
. Zolotarenko had many pupils (T.V. Bubnova, N.V. Mastshenko, N.A. Utkin, S.V. Vasilenko, V.V. Dubatolov, V.Yu. Kryukov, etc.).
which gives further details and two portrait photographs.
New taxa of Noctuidae
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
- April 6, 2002), ScDr., Professor, was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n entomologist specialized in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, mainly Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
: Noctuinae
Noctuinae
Noctuinae is a subfamily of the family Noctuidae. The larvae of many species feed on roots or stems of various grasses. Some are generalist feeders which makes them potential pests....
.
Zolotarenko graduated from the Department of Biology and Pedology, Tomsk State University
Tomsk State University
Tomsk State University , formerly Imperial Tomsk University, is the first university in Siberia—it was founded in 1878 in Tomsk, Russia. TSU opened in 1888 with only one department, the medical school...
in 1951. From 1951, he worked in the Biological Institute of West Siberian Branch of the Academy of Science of the U.S.S.R.
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
(now the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) where he was the Chief of the Zoological Museum (1983-1987), then the Chief Scientific worker in the same museum (1987-2002). His main scientific interests were fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
l distribution, biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and systematics
Systematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of terrestrial life, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees...
of Macroheterocera, mainly Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
: Noctuinae
Noctuinae
Noctuinae is a subfamily of the family Noctuidae. The larvae of many species feed on roots or stems of various grasses. Some are generalist feeders which makes them potential pests....
. Zolotarenko had many pupils (T.V. Bubnova, N.V. Mastshenko, N.A. Utkin, S.V. Vasilenko, V.V. Dubatolov, V.Yu. Kryukov, etc.).
Publications
which gives further details and two portrait photographs.
Most important publications
, 1970: Type collections in Zoological Museum of the Biological Institute, Siberian Branch, AS USSR. In: Fauna Sibiri: 10-17, Novosibirsk (in Russian)., 1970: Agrotinae (Noctuidae) of West Siberia: 1-436, Novosibirsk (in Russian)., 1975: Species of the genus Actias Leach (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) from the USSR fauna. In: Taksonomiya i ekologiya zhivotnykh Sibiri: 53-61, Novosibirsk (in Russian). (Series: New and little known species of Siberian fauna, No 9)., 1976: For a knowledge of the Noctuidae fauna (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) of Kamchatka and Sakhalin. In: Fauna gelmintov i chlenistonogikh Sibiri: 366-381, Novosibirsk (in Russian). (Proceedings of Biological Institute, SB AS USSR, No 18)., 1976: Hawk-moths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) of West Siberia. In: Chlenistonogie Sibiri: 192-224, Novosibirsk (in Russian). (Proceedings of Biological Institute, SB AS USSR, No 34)., 1987: On the biology and developmental stages of the Palaearctic species of the genus Stamnodes Guenee (Lepidoptera Geometridae). Annales Entomologici Fennici 53: 23-29., 1993: A new noctuid species of the genus Dasypolia Gn. (Lepidoptera, Cuculliinae) from Altai. Siberian biological journal 1993 (3): 42-43 (in Russian)., 1995: Moths from Southern Sakhalin and Kunashir, collected in 1989. Part 6. Noctuidae. Japan Heterocerists' J. 184: 140-150., 1995: A new species of the genus Maliattha Walker, 1863 from South Primorye (Russian Far East) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Atalanta 26 (1/2): 299-301., 2000: A check-list of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) of the Russian part of the West Siberian plain. Far Eastern Entomologist 94: 1-23. New taxa of NoctuidaeNoctuidaeThe Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
described by G.S.Zolotarenko
- Graphiphora obscura Zolotarenko, 1970; New and little known species of the fauna of Siberia 3: 33 (=Xestia vidua (Staudinger, 1892))
- Dasypolia tuektiensis Zolotarenko, 1993; Siberian Biological Journal 1993 (3): 42
- Maliattha khasanica Zolotarenko et Dubatolov, 1995; Atalanta 26 (1/2): 299
- Cryphia reservata Zolotarenko et Dubatolov, 1995 [1996]; Actias 2 (1/2): 33 (=Victrix fabiani Varga & L.Ronkay, 1989)
- Acronicta major atritaigensa Dubatolov et Zolotarenko, 1995 [1996]; Actias 2 (1/2): 34