Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (2), pp. 87–101, 2003
Title: Male and female morphology of some Central European Delia (Anthomyiidae)pests
Authors: Darvas, B. and A. Szappanos*
Authors' addresses: Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy
of Sciences
Budapest, PO Box 102, H-1525, Hungary, E-mail: bdarvas@interware.hu
*H-6000 Kecskemét, Pajzs u. 3, Hungary
Abstract: Based on male and female genitalia and chaetotaxy of legs, the authors give a key for the identification of some important Delia (Anthomyiidae) pests of vegetables. The article contains descriptions and drawings of male genitalia (D. antiqua, D. floralis, D. florilega, D. platura, D. radicum). The drawings and descriptions of female genitalia (D. antiqua, D. platura, D. radicum), are based on specimens from laboratory breeding.
Key words: Anthomyiidae, Delia, male, female, genitalia, pests, cabbage, onion
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (2), pp. 103–110, 2003 Title: Sexually dimorphic breast-feathers in the Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus Authors: Kis, J. and T. Székely Authors' addresses:Department of Ecology, Faculty of
Veterinary Science, Szent István University Abstract: Secondary sexual traits (such as badges and
other ornaments) may signal the attractivity of a male for females, or they may reflect its parental
quality. We studied the natural variation in breast-feathers in a small wader, the Kentish Plover. We hypothesised
that males may have longer breast-feathers than females, because males display these feathers during courtship and
male-male contests. Also, males may need longer breast-feathers to provide an efficient incubation. We
measured the length of breast-feathers in both sexes and found that lateral feathers were significantly longer than
the central ones in both males and females. We also found that breast-feathers tended to be longer in males,
especially the central ones, than in females. The mean length of breast-feathers decreased over the breeding season
in males, although this relationship was not significant in females. Taken together, our results suggest a moderate
difference in breast-feathers between the sexes. We suggest that this difference is due to sexual
selection and/or natural selection to achieve more efficient incubation of the eggs. Key words: sexual selection, mate choice, parental care, Kentish
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Portable Document Format (pdf) Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (2), pp. 111–114, 2003 Title: Great Reed Warblers bury artificial objects, not only
Cuckoo eggs Authors: Bártol, I., Moskát, C.*,
Karcza, Z.# and Kisbenedek, T.* Authors' addresses: Present address: Directorate of the
Kiskunság National Park, Kecskemét, Liszt F. u. 19, H-6000,
Hungary Abstract: The Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus
arundinaceus) is a frequently
used host of the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in Hungary, locally parasitism rate may exceed 50%. Earlier
studies revealed that Great Reed Warblers buried approx. 2–3% of the Cuckoo eggs, when clutches were parasitised
naturally. In the pre-incubation stage we placed non-egg shaped foreign objects, pieces of reed stems as light
elongated objects, and two types of small coins, like heavy rounded objects into Great Reed Warbler nests in central
Hungary. Birds easily ejected reed stems from nest (88%), but the coins were more frequently buried. Approx. 53% of
the small coins and 19% of the big coins were buried. Our results showed that Great Reed Warblers were able to bury
foreign objects, so burial might have a general cleaning role. Key words: Acrocephalus arundinaceus, nest cleaning, brood
parasitism, antiparasite defence, egg burial, Cuculus canorus Download in
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (2), pp. 115–152, 2003 Title: Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from Korea, XXI. Species of
fifteen subfamilies
Author: J. Papp
Author's address:Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History
Museum, Baross utca 13, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary Abstract: Hundred forty-five braconid species are reported from
Korea belonging to fifteen subfamilies. Ten species, one subspecies and one variety are new to science, they are as
follows: Aspilota one species, Dinotrema nine species, one subspecies and one variety; the new taxa are
related to their nearest allies. Seventy-five species proved to be new to the fauna of Korea. With 91 original figures.
Key words: Korea, Braconidae, new species, nearest allies,
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (2), pp. 153–158, 2003 Title: New species of the genus Erannis Hübner, [1825]
1816 from the North-West Himalaya and Iran (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) Author: H-8083 Csákvár, Gánti út 81,
Hungary, E-mail: laszlo.m.gyula@axelero.hu Author's address: Gy. M. László
Abstract: Descriptions of two new species of the genus
Erannis Hübner, [1825] 1816, E. kashmirensis sp. n. and E. caspica sp.
n. from the NW Himalaya and Iran are given. With 10 figures. Key words: Erannis, new species, NW Himalaya, Iran
Rottenbiller u. 50, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: jkis@mail.univet.hu
*Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
*Animal Ecology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
c/o Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Ludovika tér 2, H-1083, Hungary, e-mail:
moskat@ludovika.nhmus.hu
#BirdLife Hungary, Budapest, Költõ u. 21., H-1121, Hungary