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Aidas Saldaitis

Aidas Saldaitis

Overview

Aidas Saldaitis is a researcher affiliated with Vilnius University in Lithuania. Their scientific work primarily focuses on the study of Lepidoptera, encompassing biology, taxonomy, and systematics. Their research spans several subfields within biological sciences, notably ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, genetics, insect science, and molecular biology.

Their research contributions cover a wide range of topics including:

  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Biological control of invasive species
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Plant and fungal species descriptions
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Entomological studies and ecology

The research output by Aidas Saldaitis includes publications in several frequent venues, evidencing a strong presence in specialized journals dedicated to biodiversity and taxonomy. Key publication venues include:

  • Ecologica Montenegrina
  • Zootaxa
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • ZooKeys
  • Zoology in the Middle East

Among recent papers associated with or relevant to their research group are the following, which represent current taxonomic and biological studies in Lepidoptera:

  • Notes on Streblote (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae) from the Malay Archipelago with two new species description, 2022, Ecologica Montenegrina
  • Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), 2021, Ecologica Montenegrina
  • Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Iran: a review with description of two new species, 2021, Zootaxa
  • Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini), 2023, Ecologica Montenegrina
  • Two new species close to Pachyna satanas from the Congolian forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae), 2023, Ecologica Montenegrina

Aidas Saldaitis collaborates frequently with a network of researchers contributing to the same and allied fields. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Anton V. Volynkin
  • Günter C. Müller
  • Roman V. Yakovlev
  • Alexey M. Prozorov
  • Tatiana A. Prozorova

Their work is situated mainly within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach combining molecular techniques with ecological and taxonomic investigations.

Best Publications

  • Two new species of Manulea Wallengren, 1863 from southwestern China and northern Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

    Anton V. Volynkin;Aidas Saldaitis

  • Four new crane fly species of subgenus Tipula (Vestiplex) (Diptera, Tipulidae) from China.

    Pavel Starkevich;Qiu-Lei Men;Aidas Saldaitis

  • Lasianobia nainysi , a new species from Sichuan, China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae)

    Aidas Saldaitis;Anton V. Volynkin;Reza Zahiri

  • A new species of Dichagyris Lederer, 1857 from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae).

    Peter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis

  • Lemyra kaikarisi, a new species from China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

    Aidas Saldaitis;Anton V. Volynkin;Juozas Duda

  • Three new taxa of Noctuidae from China (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Péter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis

  • A new species of Antocha Osten Sacken, 1860 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Sichuan, China.

    Radvilė Markevičiūtė;Sigitas Podenas;Aidas Saldaitis;Rasa Bernotienė

  • On the synonymy of some taxa of the genus Xylena Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

    Aidas Saldaitis;Anton V. Volynkin;Balázs Benedek

  • Alphaea alfreda, a new species from China and Myanmar (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae.

    Anton V. Volynkin;Aidas Saldaitis

  • A new genus and species of Apameini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Sichuan (China).

    Peter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis;Alberto Zilli

  • A new species of Phlogophora Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from China.

    Peter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis

  • Three new species of the genus Lasianobia Hampson, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from China, with a revised checklist for the genus.

    Aidas Saldaitis;Anton V. Volynkin;Andro Truuverk

  • A new species of Cardepia Hampson, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from China.

    Peter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis

  • A new Paramathes Boursin, 1954 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) species from China.

    Aidas Saldaitis;Peter Gyulai

  • A new genus of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) from China with the description of two new species.

    Péter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis;Gintas Vaitonis

  • Description of the female of Smerkata zolotuhini (Lepidoptera: Endromidae).

    Aidas Saldaitis;Anton V. Volynkin

  • Irene litanga , a new genus and new species in the Polia generic-complex from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Hadeninae, Hadenini)

    Aidas Saldaitis;Balázs Benedek

  • Notes on the Agrotis colossa Boursin problem, with the description of new Agrotis species from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

    Peter Gyulai;Aidas Saldaitis;Andro Truuverk

  • A brief review of the genus Lithosarctia, with the description of a new species from China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

    Anton V Volynkin;Aidas Saldaitis;Vytautas ViŠinskas

  • Lemyra persephone, a new autumnal species from Yunnan, southwestern China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae).

    Aidas Saldaitis;Anton V. Volynkin;Vladimir V. Dubatolov

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton V. Volynkin
Anton V. Volynkin Altai State University

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