Konstantin Vasilievich Skufin ( March 1 [14], 1908 , Yelets - June 12, 2000 , Voronezh ) - Soviet and Russian entomologist . Professor of Voronezh State University , Head of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology from 1962 to 1988. He studied horse flies, female flies (Chernozemye, Northern Caucasus, Murmansk Region , Transcarpathia, Siberia).
| Konstantin Vasilievich Skufin | |
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| Date of Birth | March 1, 1908 |
| Place of Birth | Dace |
| Date of death | June 12, 2000 ( 92) |
| A place of death | Voronezh |
| A country |  Russian Empire →  USSR → Russia |
| Scientific field | Dipterology |
| Place of work | Voronezh University |
| Alma mater | Voronezh University |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Biological Sciences (1952) |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| supervisor | C.K. St. Hilaire |
| Famous students | O. P. Negrobov S. P. Gaponov |
| Known as | specialist in biology and taxonomy of dipterans |
| Awards and prizes |    |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Skufjin " . |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Species described by Skufyin
- 3 Species described in honor of Skufyin
- 4 Publications
- 5 Awards
- 5.1 Front
- 5.2 For scientific activity
- 6 notes
Biography
Born in Yelets . In his youth he made a scientific trip to the White Sea, brief expeditions to the Don, where he was sent by Professor St. Hilaire . He participated in the Great Patriotic War . I went on a long trip to Romania. The scientist's life was connected with the University of Voronezh, but he worked in others, was engaged in social activities. He was the supervisor of the Galichya Gora Nature Reserve. He died in 2000 in Voronezh at the age of 92 years [1] .
Species described by Skufyin
- Cheilosia abagoensis Skufjin, 1979
- Cheilosia kuznetzovae Skufjin, 1977
- Sphegina negrobovi Skufjin, 1976
- Sphaerophoria ciceica Skufjin, 1980
- Platycheirus asioambiguus Skufjin, 1987
- Platycheirus katunicus Skufjin, 1987
- Platycheirus orientalis Skufjin, 1992
- Pipizella caucasica Skufjin, 1976
Species described in honor of Skufin
- Argyra skufjini Negrobov , 1965
- Chrysotoxum skufjini Violovitsh , 1973
- Condylostylus skufjini Grichanov , 1998
- Ethiosciapus skufjini Grichanov, 1996
Publications
- Skufin K.V. Methods of collecting and studying horseflies / Editor-in-chief A.S. Monchadsky . - L .: Nauka , 1973.- 104 p.
- Skufin K.V. Ecology of horsefly attack on prey // Transactions of Voronezh State University: journal. - 1958. - T. 45 , No. 1 . - S. 55-65 .
- Skufin K.V. New species of female flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the North Caucasus // Entomological Review: Journal. - 1976. - T. 55 , No. 4 . - S. 931-933 . - ISSN 0367-1445 .
- Skufin K.V. Review of the diptera of the genus Sphaerophoria Lepeletier et Serville (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the fauna of the USSR // Entomological review: journal. - 1980. - T. 59 , No. 4 . - S. 889-894 . - ISSN 0367-1445 .
- Skufin K.V. Ecology of the motley relic Chrysops relictus Mg. (Diptera, Tabanidae). Message 1. Ecology of the mature phase // Zoological Journal : Journal. - 1952. - T. 31 , No. 5 . - S. 664–668 . - ISSN 0044-5134 .
- Skufin K.V. Ecology of the motley relic Chrysops relictus Mg. (Diptera, Tabanidae). Message 2. Ecology of egg laying // Zoological Journal: Journal. - 1954. - T. 33 , No. 6 . - S. 1289-1292 . - ISSN 0044-5134 .
- Skufin K.V. Life forms and landscape-ecological types of horseflies (Tabanidae, Diptera) // Zoological Journal: Journal. - 1963. - T. 42 , No. 4 . - S. 574-584 . - ISSN 0044-5134 .
Rewards
Frontline
- medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- order of the second degree
- several anniversary medals
For scientific work
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- bronze medal of VDNH
- honorary signs
Notes
- ↑ Konstantin Vasilievich Skufin (1908 - 2000) . Department of Ecology and Systematics of Invertebrate Animals, Voronezh University . www.bio.vsu.ru. Date of treatment March 8, 2019.