Sergei Vyacheslavovich Churkin

Sergei Vyacheslavovich Churkin (26 May 1964–), Russian (Soviet) entomologist.

• The Museum of Natural History St. Alexis Hermitage, Novoalekseevka, Yaroslavl region, 152049, Russia.
• E-mail: serghelios2007@yahoo.com

русский: Сергей Вячеславович Чуркин

Taxon names authored

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• 51 taxon names authored by Sergei Vyacheslavovich Churkin

Eponyms

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• 4 eponyms of Sergei Vyacheslavovich Churkin

Publications

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1999

• Churkin, S.V. 1999. A new species of Thersamonolycaena from Tadjikistan (Rhopalocera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 29: 125-129, Pl.4b. PDF. Reference page. 

2000

• Churkin, S.V., Kolesnichenko, K.A. & Tuzov, V.K. 2000. Revision of the Melitaea asteroida species-group (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) with new taxa descriptions. Helios 1: 61–87. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Tuzov, V.K. 2000. Revision of the Erebia radians species-group from Tian-Shan and Pamiro-Alai regions (Lepidoptera, Satyridae). Atalanta 31(1/2): 87–112. PDF Reference page. 
• Kolesnichenko, K.A. & Churkin, S.V. 2000. Description of new taxa of Melitaea minerva Staudinger, 1881- Melitaea pallas Staudinger, 1886 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from the Central Asia. Helios 1: 113-135. Reference page. 

2001

• Churkin 2001. New taxa of Clossiana Reuss, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from the North Russian Far East. Helios. Abhandlungen und monatliche Mittheilungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der Naturwissenschaften 2: 97–102. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Kolesnichenko, K.A. & Churkin, S.V. 2001. Description of a new species, Melitaea cassandra sp. n., with taxonomic notes on Melitaea lunulata Staudinger, 1901 and Melitaea fergana Staudinger, 1882 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Helios 2: 142-164. Reference page. 
• 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

• Churkin, S.V., 2002: A new species of blues, Plebejus zhdankoi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from West Tian-Shan. Helios 3: 121–127. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2002. A study on Melitaea infernalis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891. Helios 3: 143-157. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2002a. Melitaea cinxia aversa ssp. n., a new subspecies of Nymphalidae from Tian-Shan (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Helios 3: 136-142. Reference page. 
• Eitschberger, U. & Churkin, S.V. 2002. Zur Verbreitung von Hemaris (Mandarina) alaiana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) stat. rev. 4. Ergänzung zu "Die Schwärmer der westlichen Palaearktis" (Danner, Eitschberger & Surholt, 1998) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Neue entomologische nachrichten 53: 65–67. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2003

• Churkin, S.V., 2003: Taxonomic notes on Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) with the description of a new subspecies from South-West Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Atalanta 34(1-2): 47–53. full article (pdf). Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2003: A new species of Oeneis Hubner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Satyridae) from South-West Mongolia. Helios 4: 120–131. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2003b. New taxa of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) from Mongolia. Helios 4: 160–178. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2003. Taxonomic notes on Polygonia Hubner, [1818] (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) with the description of a new subspecies. Helios 4: 132–147. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Bogdanov, P.V. 2003. Two new subspecies of the genus Boloria Moore (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from Siberia and Mongolia Helios 4: 217–223. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2003. A review of Euphydryas iduna (Dalman, 1816) with description of new taxa (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Helios 4: 92 – 119. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2003a. Taxonomic notes on Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1864 with the description of a new subspecies from South Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Helios 4: 272 – 290. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Dantchenko, A.V. & Churkin, S.V. 2003. A new species of the genus Polyommatus Latreille, 1804 from Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Neue entomologische nachrichten 54: 5–13. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2004

• Churkin, S.V., 2004: A review of Neolycaena de Niceville, 1890 from South Siberia, Mongolia and North China with the descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 5: 153–218. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2004. New taxa of blues (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Mongolia. Helios 5: 45–59. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2004. Rhymnaria from Siberia, Mongolia and China. – In: Z. Weidenhoffer, G. C. Bozano & S. Churkin, Lycaenidae. Part 2. Subfamily Theclinae, Tribe Eumaeini (partim): Satyrium, Superflua, Armenia, Neolycaena, Rhymnaria. Milano, Omnes Artes 7: 68–87. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2004. Taxonomic notes on Athamanthia athamantis (Eversmann, 1854), with the description of a new subspecies from Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 5: 142–148. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2004. Taxonomic notes on Thersamolycaena Verity, 1957 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), with the description of a new species. Helios 5: 75–90. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2004. A new species of Thersamonolycaena from Tadjikistan (Rhopalocera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 29(1-4): 125-129 (pdf). Reference page. 
• 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 & Churkin 2004. A new species of blues, Plebejus kapanovi sp. n. frorm East Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Helios 5 : 64-67. Reference page. 

2005

• Churkin, S.V., 2005: A new subspecies of Glaucopsyche argali Elwes, 1899 from South-West Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 6: 89–92. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., 2005a. A new subspecies of Parnassius nomion Fischer de Waldheim, 1923 from South-West Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Helios 6: 39–46. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2005. A review of Agriades glandon (de Pruner, 1798) from the Asian part of Russia and Mongolia with notes on the zoogeography of the complex (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 6: 3–38. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2005. Notes on the Erebia maurisius complex with the descriptions of two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Satyridae). Helios 6: 146–168. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2005d. A review of Agriades glandon (de Prunner, 1798) from the Asian part of Russia and Mongolia with notes on the zoogeography of the complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Helios 5: 3-38. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Devyatkin, A.L. 2005. A new species of Mellicta Billberg, 1820 from the Mongolian Altai (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Helios 6: 181–188. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2005. Melitaea athene danae ssp. n., a new subspecies of Nymphalidae from South-West Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Helios 6: 116 – 124. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2005a. A new subspecies of Melitaea cinxia L. from South Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Helios 6: 125 –132. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Tuzov, V.K. 2005. Taxonomic notes on some Boloria Moore and Clossiana Reuss with the descriptions of new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Helios 6: 93–104. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2005. A new subspecies of Plebejus (idas) munkhabayar Churkin & Zhdanko, 2003 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Mongolian Altai. Helios 6: 169–174. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2005a. A new subspecies of Oeneis elwesi Staudinger, 1901 (Lepidoptera, Satyridae) from South Mongolia. Helios 6: 175–180. Reference page. 

2006

• Churkin, S.V., 2006: A review of the Athamanthia dimorpha (Staudinger, 1881) species group with the description of two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 7: 43–76. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2006. A new subspecies of Athamanthia athamantis (Eversmann, 1854) from Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Helios 7: 37–42. 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. 

2009

• Churkin, S.V. 2009. Notes on Parnassius Latreille, 1804 from Tian-Shan and Alai. Part 1: Parnassius simonius Staudinger, 1889 - P. boedromius Puengeler, 1901 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Atalanta 40(3-4): 461–478. full article (pdf). Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2009a: Notes on Parnassius Latreille, 1804 from Tian-Shan and Alai Part 2: Parnassius staudingeri A. Bang-Haas, 1882 - Parnassius delphius Eversmann, 1843. Atalanta 40(3-4): 436–460. full article (pdf). Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2009b. Notes on Parnassius Latreille, 1804 from Tian-Shan and Alai Part 3: Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1852. Atalanta 40(3-4): 411–434. full article (pdf). Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. 2009c. Addenda to "New taxa of blues from Tian-Shan". Atalanta 40(3-4): 435. full article (pdf). Reference page. 

2010

• Churkin, S.V. & Pletnev, V.A. 2010. A review of the Satyrium (Super ua) sassanides (Kollar, 1849) species group from “Russian” Central Asia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 41(1-2): 207–219. Full article (zobodat). Reference page. 

2011

• Kolesnichenko, K.A., Churkin, S.V. & Berdiev, R.K. 2011. A review of the East Palaearctic taxa of the Melitaea didyma (Esper, [1779])-group. Part II. Neue entomologische nachrichten 67: 257–278. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2012

• Churkin, S.V. & Pletnev, V.A. 2012.New data about Parnassius charltonius Gray, 1852 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Atalanta 43(1-2): 95–105. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., Pletnev, V.A. & Tremasov, V.N. 2012. A new subspecies of Parnassius staudingeri A. Bang-Haas, 1882 from Tian-Shan (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Atalanta 38(3-4): 351–359. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2014

• Churkin, S.V. & Michel, F., 2014: Analyses of morphology and mitochondrial DNA reveal a deep split within Parnassius charltonius Gray, [1853] (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Atalanta 45(1-4): 97–125. full article (pdf). Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Dovgailo, K.E., 2014. Two new butterfly subspecies from South Dzhungaria (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Atalanta 45(1-4): 127–132. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Pletnev, V.A. 2014. Notes on Parnassius charltonius vaporosus Avinov, 1913 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Atalanta 45(1-4): 87-96. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2017

• Churkin, S.V. & Pletnev, V.A. 2017. Four new taxa of Lycaenidae from Kyrgyzstan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 48(1-4): 174-187. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2019

• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2019. A new species of Lycaena Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Mongolia with a review of genitalia characters of the related taxa. Zootaxa 4555(4): 548–560. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.4.6. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2019a. A new subspecies of Glabroculus elvira (Eversmann, 1854) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Dzhungarian Gobi desert, Mongolia. Zootaxa 4555(4): 581–587. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.4.9. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2019b. A new species of Neolycaena de Nicville, 1890 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Dzhungarian Gobi desert, Mongolia. Zootaxa 4700(2): 279–288. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4700.2.7 . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., Kolesnichenko, K.A. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2019. Two new taxa of Plebejus Kluk, 1780 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Gobi desert, Mongolia. Zootaxa 4695(1): 045–058. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4695.1.3 . Reference page. 

2023

• Churkin, S.V. & Bogdanov, P.V. 2023a. Short review of Plebejus eversmanni (Lang, 1884) with the description of two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Proceedings of the State Darwin Museum XVI: 12–29. Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Bogdanov, P.V. 2023b. Two new subspecies of Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) from Mongolia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Proceedings of the State Darwin Museum XVI: 30–47. Reference page. 

2024

• Churkin, S.V. & Bogdanov, P.V. 2024. New taxa of Plebejus eversmanni (Lang, 1884) and Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Acta Biologica Sibirica 10: 55–68. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10862574. . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., Bogdanov, P.V. & Kolesnichenko, K.A. 2024. New subspecies of Melitaea sultanensis Staudinger, 1886, M. elisabethae Avinoff, 1910 and M. robertsi Butler, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Acta Biologica Sibirica 10: 215–225. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10937590. . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2024. Short review of Clossiana freija (Thunberg, 1791) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia with the description of two new subspecies. Ecologica Montenegrina 71: 101-111. DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.71.9. . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2024a. New subspecies of Oeneis urda Eversmann, 1847 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) from Irkutsk region, Russia. Ecologica Montenegrina 72: 64-70. DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.72.5. . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2024b. New data about Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Russia, with the description of the new subspecies. Ecologica Montenegrina 73: 106-115. DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.73.11. . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V., Yakovlev, R.V. & Odbayar, T. 2024. A new subspecies of Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Gobi desert, Mongolia. Acta Biologica Sibirica 10: 383–393. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11181305. . Reference page. 

2025

• Churkin, S.V. & Krupitsky, A.V. 2025. Taxonomic review of the Plebejus christophi (Staudinger, 1874) species group from Central Asia with the descriptions of new taxa.(Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Acta Biologica Sibirica 11: 633–662. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15332744. . Reference page. 
• Churkin, S.V. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025. Taxonomic notes on Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) with the descriptions of two new subspecies. Ecologica Montenegrina 83: 152-165. DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.83.16. . Reference page. .