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Villu Soon

Natural History Museum and Botanical garden, University of Tartu, Estonia
Verified email at ut.ee
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[HTML][HTML] An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species

J Paukkunen, A Berg, V Soon, F Ødegaard, P Rosa - ZooKeys, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Chrysididae are a group of cleptoparasitic and parasitoid aculeate wasps with a large
number of rare and endangered species. The taxonomy of this group has long been …

On the vertical distribution of bees in a temperate deciduous forest

MD Ulyshen, V Soon, JL Hanula - Insect Conservation and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
1. Despite a growing interest in forest canopy biology, very few studies have examined the
vertical distribution of forest bees. In this study, bees were sampled using 12 pairs of flight‐…

National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation

…, J Smit, D Sommaggio, V Soon… - Insect conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinators play a crucial role in ecosystems globally, ensuring the seed production of most
flowering plants. They are threatened by global changes and knowledge of their distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Faunistic review of the cuckoo wasps of Fennoscandia, Denmark and the Baltic countries (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)

J Paukkunen, P Rosa, V Soon, N Johansson… - Zootaxa, 2014 - biotaxa.org
A critical and annotated review of published records of the Chrysididae of the Nordic and
Baltic countries and the Russian part of Fennoscandia is presented with some taxonomic and …

[PDF][PDF] Host specificity of the tribe Chrysidini (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) in Estonia ascertained with trap-nesting

M Paern, V Soon, T Vallisoo, K Hovi… - European Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae) are a medium-sized and widespread family of Hymenoptera
whose species are generally parasitoids or cleptoparasites of solitary wasps and bees. The …

[HTML][HTML] Fauna Europaea: Hymenoptera–Apocrita (excl. Ichneumonoidea)

…, NF Johnson, P Jansta, R Wahis, V Soon… - Biodiversity Data …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including
important synonyms) of all living European land and freshwater animals, their geographical …

Sibling species in the Chrysis ignita complex: molecular, morphological and trophic differentiation of Baltic species, with a description of two new cryptic species …

…, A Budrienė, R Radzevičiūtė, V Soon - Systematic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptic species complexes cause major challenges for taxonomists and alter understanding
of species diversity. In N orthern E urope, the C hrysis ignita species group is one such …

Testing the validity of Northern European species in the Chrysis ignita species group (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with DNA Barcoding

V Soon, E Budrys, S Orlovskytė, J Paukkunen… - Zootaxa, 2014 - biotaxa.org
Containing more than a hundred species, the Chrysis ignita species group is the largest and
one of the most taxonomically challenging groups in its genus. It has not been possible to …

Cuticular hydrocarbon profile analyses help clarify the species identity of dry-mounted cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), including type material, and reveal …

V Soon, RF Castillo-Cajas, N Johansson… - Insect systematics …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cuckoo wasps of the Chrysis ignita species group are difficult to identify at the species level,
and the taxonomic status of various taxa has consequently been controversial. COI …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical distribution and seasonality of predatory wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a temperate deciduous forest

MD Ulyshen, V Soon, JL Hanula - Florida Entomologist, 2011 - BioOne
Efforts to investigate the vertical dimension of forests continue to refine our thinking on
issues of biodiversity and ecology. Arthropod communities exhibit a high degree of vertical …