This issue of a local periodical "Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia" ("Nature of Pskov Lands")  (1999, issue 9) is devoted entirely to the insects of the "Sebezhskii" National Park which is situated in the South West of the Pskov region near the borders of Latvia and Buelorussia. The papers written by the members of our circle are based on the results of the field trip of 1999. You can find the paper abstracts here. The publication of the journal "Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia" (Nature of the Pskov Lands) is supported by Baltic Fund for Nature of the St. Petersburg Naturalists' Society. A psocid depicted on the front cover is Psococerastis gibbosa Sulz.(Psocoptera: Psocidae) (after an ink-drawing by Peter Saveliev and Alexei Kouprianov).

Abstracts

Fedorov, G.K. To the knowledge of some families of Hymenoptera-Aculeata (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae, Mutillidae, Pompilidae, Vespidae, Eumenidae, Sphecidae) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 9-11. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 16 species representing 14 genera of 7 families of Hymenoptera-Aculeata. Literature cited: 9 titles.

Kostiukhina, E.E. Some data on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 11-12. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 15 species representing 5 genera of ants. Literature cited: 3 titles.

Kostiukhina, E.E. Some data on bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus et Psithyrus) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 12-14. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 13 species of Bombus and 3 species of Psithyrus. Abundance estimations as well as some comparative remarks on the adjacent regions are provided. Literature cited: 7 titles.

Novikova, A.V. To the knowledge of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 25-28. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 14 species representing 13 genera and 5 subfamilies of Pyralidae s.l. (Pyralinae, Crambinae, Phycitinae, Nymphulinae, Pyraustinae). Literature cited: 5 titles.

Oudalov, I.A.To the knowledge of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 14-24. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 33 species representing 21 genus of 9 subfamilies. Each species entry is provided with an extensive annotation including synonyms, foodplants, and distribution data. Literature cited: 16 titles.

Reschikov, A.V. Some data on ichneumonids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 6-8. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 80 species representing 12 subfamilies of Ichneumonidae. Literature cited: 4 titles.

Saveliev, P.V. Some data on psocids (Insecta: Psocoptera) of the "Sebezhskii" National Park. // Priroda Pskovskogo Kraia [Nature of the Pskov Lands], 1999 (9), p. 4-6. (in Russian)

A list of species based on the results of the 1999 research trip includes 21 species representing 13 genera and 6 families of Psocoptera. Literature cited: 12 titles. Abundance estimations and distribution by different types of habitats are given for each species.