NEW DATA ON THE FAUNA OF THE SUBFAMILY STERRHINAE (LEPIDOPTERA, GEOMETRIDAE, STERRHINAE) OF THE CHARYN STATE NATIONAL NATURE PARK

Abstract

The article presents the fauna of small-winged Geometridae moths from the collections of the RK Ministry of Science and Higher Education's “Ghylym Ordasy” The results of the study are presented for the collections housed in the RMC Nature Museum's collection and the materials collected during research conducted in the Sharyn National Nature Park. As a result of the authors' research, 39 species belonging to 13 genera of the subfamily Sterrhinae were recorded. Among them, in the fauna of the studied area, Sterrhinae subfamily, 39 species belonging to 13 genera were recorded. Among them, 12 species of small winged moths, previously unknown to the fauna of the studied area, were identified for the first time. The fauna of micro-winged scarabaeids is dominated by the Turanian and Turkestanian groups, which belong to arid regions (51.3%) make up the basis of the fauna. These studied areas belong to the arid Central Asian biogeographical province. The share of widespread Palearctic and Eurasian species (30.70%) indicates the region's connection to the Palearctic fauna. The share of North Tien Shan endemics (7.70%) highlights the role of the park's mountainous belts in the formation of its fauna and confirms that the studied area is a center of endemism. The main dominant groups in terms of ecological structure are xerophytic plant communities, xerophytes inhabiting rocky slopes, The majority of the identified species were determined to be xeromezeophites inhabiting shrubby, wooded, densely thicketed riverbanks, as well as meadows and flat steppe-like areas. The majority of the identified species are adapted to arid conditions, which reflects the landscape characteristics of Sharyn State National Natural Park.