Cyrtodactylus is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos, and forest geckos. The genus has about 300 described species as of 2020, which makes it the largest of all gecko genera.
Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Russian for Civil Defense, or ГО, often referred to as ГрОб, Russian for coffin) were a Soviet-Russian rock band formed by Yegor Letov and Konstantin Ryabinov in Omsk, USSR, in 1984. They were one of the earliest Soviet and Russian psychedelic/punk rock bands. They influenced many Soviet and, subsequently, Russian bands. From the early 1990s, the band's music began to evolve in the direction of psychedelic rock and shoegaze, and band leader Yegor Letov's lyrics became more metaphysical than political.
Igor Fedorovich "Egor" Letov (Russian: И́горь Фёдорович "Его́р" Ле́тов, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕjɪˈɡorˈlʲetəf]; was a Russian poet, musician, singer-songwriter, audio engineer and conceptual artist, best known as the founder and leader of the post-punk/psychedelic rock band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. He was also the founder of the conceptual art avant-garde project Kommunizm and psychedelic rock outfit Egor i Opizdenevshie. Letov collaborated with singer-songwriter Yanka Dyagileva and other Siberian underground artists as a record engineer and producer.
Heteroceridae, the variegated mud-loving beetles, are a widespread and relatively common family of beetles found on every continent except for Antarctica.
Sergey Fyodorovich Letov, is a Russian musician and composer, known for his improvisational style. He is the founder of the recording label Pentagram. He has collaborated with numerous jazz, avant-garde, modern classical, rock and electronic music artists, including his younger brother Yegor Letov, composer Sergey Kuryokhin, and cult Soviet art punk band DK. Letov has written music for movies and plays, collaborating with Russian, Italian and Austrian theatres, the German non-profit cultural association Goethe-Institut, and the Moscow Institute of Journalism and Literature.
Kommunizm were a Soviet-Russian conceptual collective from Omsk. The band was formed in 1988 and broke up in 1990.
Heterocerus fenestratus is a species of variegated mud-loving beetle in the family Heteroceridae.
Eumolpini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is the largest tribe in the subfamily, with approximately 170 genera found worldwide. Members of the tribe almost always have a longitudinal median groove on the pygidium, which possibly helps to keep the elytra locked at rest. They also generally have a subglabrous body, as well as appendiculate pretarsal claws.
Myshelovka is the third studio album by Soviet/Russian punk band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. The album was released in 1987 and was recorded only by Yegor Letov in Omsk. It was the first album from the 1987 album series.
Vsyo idyot po planu is the eighth studio album by Soviet/Russian punk band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. The album was recorded and released in 1988 by Yegor Letov in Omsk. It was the first album from the 1988 album series. The title track of this album was one of the band's most popular songs.
Montrouzierella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was established based on general proportions and body size, and may be polyphyletic or paraphyletic.
Russkoe pole eksperimentov is the seventeenth studio album by Soviet/Russian punk band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. The songs reflect the influence of noise punk, hardcore and industrial music and contain dark lyrics inspired by existentialist philosophy and literature. The final title track's length is almost 15 minutes.
Kumatoeides is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. The genus was first erected in 2018 by Spanish entomologist Jesús Gómez-Zurita. The generic name is the Latin transliteration of the Greek adjective κυματοειδής, meaning "corrugated", referring to the regular striae on the elytra of the beetles.
Cyclaxyridae are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. The only living genus is Cyclaxyra, with two species endemic to New Zealand. Other species have been named from fossils. They are also known as sooty mould beetles due to the association of Cyclaxyra with sooty mould. The extant species are mycophagous, feeding on spores, conidia, and hyphae.
Augyles is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Heteroceridae. The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution
Sternolophus inconspicuus, is a species of water scavenger beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Hong Kong, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Augyles ivojenisi, is a species of variegated mud-loving beetle found in India, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
Heterocerus cinctus, is a species of variegated mud-loving beetle found in India, Andaman Islands, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Laccophilus ellipticus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle widespread in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
