The first record of Chlorophanus caudatus Fåhraeus, 1840 (Curculionidae: Entiminae, Tanymecini) from Western Siberia (Altaiskii Krai) is given. It the most north-eastern find this species. new synonym, var. simulans Faust 1897, syn. nov. to caudatus, established. distribution map, illustrations and redescription are presented.

Despite the fact that in modern world more than a thousand edible plants are used for food, only 3 staple cereal crops grown worldwide: wheat, rice, and maize. Growing limited number of often causes many problems: ranging from loss biodiversity, due to constant cultivation same monocultures areas, deterioration soil quality. A way out this situation is selection new untraditional neglected coul...

Grain amaranth has been suggested as an alternative to marine animals as a natural source of squalene. Oil contents, squalene contents, and fatty acid profiles were determined in 11 genotypes of four grain amaranth species. Although the oil contents of grain amaranth were low (from 5.1% in Amaranthus tricolor to 7.7% in Amaranthus cruentus) as compared to other oil-containing grains, high conce...