Numerous ladybirds, mostly Coccinella septempunctata L., Coccinella quinquepunctata L., and Hippodamia tredecimpunctata, some flee beetles (Halticinae gen. sp.) and bugs congregate on twigs on a bank of of the Novosibirsk Water Reservation on the Ob' River after they got into the water while flying in early spring.

Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 27th April 1997. O. Kosterin.

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