Alexander Borisovich Zhdanko

Alexander Borisovich Zhdanko (born 23.XII.1953)

Entomologist, Russia

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 75 taxon names authored by Alexander Borisovich Zhdanko

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1983

• Zhdanko, A. B., 1983. Key to the lycaenid genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Soviet Union, Based on the male genitalia. Entomological Review 62(1):120-140. [English translation of Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 62(1): 131-153.] Reference page. 

1984

• Zhdanko, 1984. Review of the genus Turanana Bethune-Baker, with descriptions of Turanana tatjana sp. n. and Otaria subgen. n. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Kazakhstan. Systematics of the Lepidopterous Insects of the U.S.S.R. Fauna. [In Russian]. Trudy zool. Inst., Leningrad 122: 98-105, ill. Reference page. 

1990

• Zhdanko, A.B., 1990. New species and subspecies of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Asiatic part of the USSR and north Iran. [In Russian]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 69(1): 134-143, ill. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. 1990. New species and subspecies of the Lycaenidae Lepidoptera) from Asiatic pan of the USSR and north Iran. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 69(1):134-143. Reference page. 

1992

• Zhdanko, A.B., 1992. Farsia subgen. n. - a new subgenus of the genus Vacciniina (Lycaenidae, Lepidoptera) from the Middle Asia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 71 (8): 151-154, ill. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B., 1992. A new skipper species of the genus Spialia Swinhoe. (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) from Kazakhstan]. Trudy Zoologičeskogo instituta 248: 184-186. Reference page. 

1993

• Zhdanko, A.B. 1993. Systematics and distribution of lycaenids of the genus Thersamonolycaena. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Entomological Review 72(1): 134–142. Reference page. 

1994

• Dubatolov, V.V., Sergeev, M.G. & Zhdanko, A.B. 1994. New and little known species of the butterfly genus Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915. Atalanta 25(1/2): 171–177. PDF. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, 1994. New genera and species of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) Selevinia 2 (2) : 94-95. Reference page. 

1995

• Zhdanko, A.B. 1995. A new genus and species of blue butterfly (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Central Asia. Zoologicheskii zhurnal 74(10): 120-124 (in Russian). Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. 1995. On the systematics of the genera Lycaena Fabricius and Heliophorus Geyer (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Obozrenie 74(3): 652–661. [in Russian, English translation in Entomological review, 75(9): 1–11]. Reference page. 

1996

• Zhdanko, A.B. 1996. New blue butterfly species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Asia. Selevinia 1994(1): 73–74. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. 1996. New genera and species of blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Asia. Selevinia 1994(2): 94–95. Reference page. 

1997

• Zhdanko, A.B. 1997. Lycaenid foodplants in Kazakhstan and Middle Asia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 28(1/2): 97-110. PDF

1998

• Zhdanko, A.B. 1998. Review of the nominotypical subgenus Neolycaena (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with a description of two new species from Tajikistan. Zoologicheskii zhurnal 77(2): 196-201 (in Russian). Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B., 1998a. A review of lycaenid genus Neolycaena de Nicéville, 1890 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) with descriptions of new subspecies. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 77(3): 639-662. (in Russian, English translation in Entomological Review, 75(9): 1-11). Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B., 1998. New blue butterfly species from the genera Callophrys Billberg and Polyommatus Latreille, (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), from Asia and the Caucasus. Vestnik Kazakh. State Univ. 5: 46-52 [in Russian] Reference page. 

1999

• Zhdanko, A.B., [1999]. Vestn. KazGU, ser. Biol. 1998(5): 48-49. Reference page. 

2000

• Zhdanko, A.B. in Tuzov, V.K. (ed.), 2000. Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Volume 2; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae. Pensoft, Sofia. Reference page. 

2001

• Churkin, S.V. & Zhdanko, A.B. 2001. New taxa of Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) from Middle Asia. Tethys Entomological Research 3: 149-154. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. & Churkin, S.V., 2001. Taxonomic notes on Rhymnaria tengstroemi Erschov and Rhymnaria kazakhstana Lukhtanov, stat.n. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) with the descriptions of new subspecies. Helios 1: 90–96.
• Zhdanko, A.B., 2001. A new species of blues, Plebejus churkini sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Inner Tian-Shan. Helios 2: 74-78. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko A. 2001. New species of Neolycaena de Niceville and Rhymnaria Zhdanko, stat. nova (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Central Asia. Helios 2: 79–89.
• Zhdanko, A.B. & Churkin, S.V. 2001. New subspecies of Centralisian Blue (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 2: 46-49. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. & Churkin, S.V., 2001. A review of the Plebejus christophi complex (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the central asia with the descriptions of new taxa. Helios 2: 50-102. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. & Churkin, S.V., 2001. Notes on Paralasa kusnezovi Avinov (1910) with the description of a new subspecies, P. kusnezovi kolesnichenkoi ssp. n. (Lepidoptera, Satyridae). Helios 2: 190-198. Reference page. 

2002

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2002. Review of the species of the subgenus Themisia Zhdanko, subgen. n. of the genus Patricius Balint, 1991 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) with description of a new species from Eastern Tibet [In Russian]. Tethys Entomological Research VI: 117–124. Archive PDF Reference page. 

2003

• Churkin, S.V. & Zhdanko, A.B. 2003. A review of the Plebejus idas – subsolanus complex of the Asian part of Russia and Mongolia with the description of new taxa (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 4: 3–74. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B., 2003: A new species of the Lycaenid genus Plebejus Kluk (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)from Uzbekistan. Entomological Review, 83 (8): 959–960.

2004

• Churkin, S.V. & Zhdanko, A.B. 2004. A new species of blues, Plebejus murza sp. n. from East Tian-Shan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 5: 60–63. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., Zhdanko, A.B. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2004. Notes on Neolycaena musa Zhdanko & Yakovlev, 2001 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 5: 149–152. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B., 2004: A revision of the supraspecific taxa of the lycaenid tribe Polyommatini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 83, 645–663. Reference page. 
• Zhdanko & Churkin 2004. A new species of blues, Plebejus kapanovi sp. n. frorm East Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Helios 5 : 64-67. Reference page. 

2008

• Churkin, S.V. & Zhdanko, A.B. 2008. New taxa of blues from Tian-Shan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 39(1-4): 297–309. PDF. Reference page. 

2011

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2011. New taxa of Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan. Selevinia 2011(1): 33-38. Reference page. 

2012

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2012. To the systematics of Rhymnaria Zhdanko, 1983 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) with descriptions of new species from Kazakhstan. Selevinia 2012(1): 25-31. Reference page. 

2013

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2013. New and little-known taxa of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Selevinia 21: 13–20. (in Russian). Reference page. 
• Zhdanko, A.B. 2013a. New species and subspecies of the genus Rhymnaria Zhdanko, 1983 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Kazakhstan. Selevinia 20(1): 25–31. (in Russian). Reference page. 

2014

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2014. New and poorly studied blue butterflies (Lycaenidae, Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Selevinia 22: 25–30. (in Russian). Reference page. 

2015

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2015. News species of blue butterflies of genus Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1916, (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. Selevinia 23: 25–38. (in Russian). Reference page. 

2016

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2016. New species of blue butterfly Plebejus sarydzhazi sp.n. (Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Eastern Kyrgyzstan. Selevinia 24: 24–25. (in Russian). Reference page. 

2017

• Zhdanko, A.B. 2017. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera of the Sarkand river canyon (Dzhungar Alatau). Selevinia 25: 78–81. (in Russian). Reference page.