Preliminary data on the fauna of plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) of the Nature Reserve "Voroninsky" in Tambovskaya Oblast, Russia
Results of a study of the species composition and distribution of plant bugs (Miridae) from the Reserve «Voroninsky» in Tambovskaya Oblast of Russia are presented. 47 mirid species are known from the Reserve, 19 species of which are recorded for the first time. Data on the studied material and distribution for each species are given; 40.4 % of the species are characterized by wide latitudinal and longitudinal ranges (boreal-subtropical holarctic and transpalearctic). The longitudinal ranges of some of the polyzonal species extend to Eastern or Western Siberia, only two species are restricted in distribution by the Urals. All species characterized by boreal-subtopic areas prefer open and ecotone biotopes and are associated in trophic relations with mesophytic herbaceous vegetation.