Twenty-one species of the genus Istrianis are recognized as valid in the world fauna, 11 of which are described as new: I. pseudomyricariella sp. nov. (Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan), I. nilssoni sp. nov. (Greece), I. kravchenkoi sp. nov. (Palestine), I. sattleri sp. nov. (Pakistan), I. armatus sp. nov. (Yemen), I. lvovskyi sp. nov. (Mongolia), I. sruogai sp. nov. (Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan...

This year, Professor Dr. habil. Igor Buchwalow — known to his peers for his charisma, creativity, holistic interests and his special attitude to people and scientific problems — celebrates his 70th birthday. He was born on June 26, 1938 in Moscow, Russia. In 1965, he graduated from the Biological Faculty of the Lomonosov State University of Moscow. Since completing his Ph. D. studies in cytolog...