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An annotated list of 44 species in 12 genera of the drosophilid flies of the Republic of Mordovia is given. Among them Drosophila picta Ztt. is recorded in Russia for the first time, D. bondarenkoi Sidorenko is found in European Russia for the first time and 8 species are new to the fauna of the Republic of Mordovia. The drosophilid fauna of Mordovia is compared with Voronezhskaya oblast.

Abstract Bryological research in Jizerskohorské bučiny National Nature Reserve was carried out in 2013. A total of 119 bryophytes were recorded on the studied area. A list of all recorded taxa, their threat status and short comments are given.