Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (3), pp. 271–286, 2006
Title: Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Venezuela, II. New or rare species from montane forests
Author: S. Mahunka
Author's addresses:
Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum
and Systematic Zoology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences and of the Eötvös Loránd University. H-1088 Budapest,
Baross u. 13, Hungary. E-mail: mahunka@zoo.zoo.nhmus.hu
Abstract: A study on newly collected oribatids from Venezuela. Seven species are discussed, six are new to science. One new subgenus [Rostrozetes (Rostrozetella)] is established, belonging to the family Haplozetidae Grandjean, 1936. Redescription of Arcozetes bicuspidatus Hammer, 1958 is given. With 32 figures.
Key words: Acari: Oribatida, new taxa, redescription, Venezuela.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (3), pp. 287–311,
2006 Title: Taxonomical and distributional notes on new and known Palaearctic platygastrid species (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)
Author: Buhl, P. N.
Authors' addresses:Troldhøjvej 3 DK-3310 Ølsted, Denmark, E-mail: pnbuhl@snm.ku.dk Abstract: The following 12 species are described as new to science: Amblyaspis
subcarinata sp. n. (North Korea), Inostemma bonessi sp.
n. (Germany), I. popovicii sp. n. (Denmark), P. delyi
sp. n. (North Korea), P. draskovitsi sp. n. (North Korea),
P. koreana sp. n. (North Korea), P. phragmitiphila sp.
n. (Turkey), P. semiflava sp. n. (Germany), Synopeas epigeios
sp.n. (Denmark), S. kanwonensis sp. n. (North Korea), S.
koreana sp. n. (North Korea), and S. mahunkai sp. n. (North
Korea). Platygaster laticeps Thomson, 1859 is redescribed.
About 35 further species are recorded from North Korea, many of them
already known from Western Europe. Key words: Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Amblyaspis, Inostemma, Platygaster, Synopeas, new<%0> species, Palaearctic
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (3), pp. 313–317,
2006 Title: One new species of Episcapha (subgenus Ephicaspa ChûJô) (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Megalodacnini) from China
Authors: Li, J. and Ren, G. D. Authors' address: College of Plant Protection, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China, E-mail: lijing1976416514@yahoo.com.cn and dren@mail.hbu.edu.cn Abstract: The subgenus Ephicaspa Chûjô
is recorded from the mainland of China for the first time, one new
species, Episcapha (Ephicaspa) yunnanensis sp. nov., is described in this paper. Key words: Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Episcapha, Ephicaspa, new species, China Download in
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (3), pp. 319–329,
2006 Title: Altitudinal variation of skull size in Daurian pika (Ochotona daurica Pallas, 1868) Authors: Liao, J.1, Zhang, Z.2 and Liu, N.1 Authors' addresses:1School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China Abstract: Body size and skull size of animals were usually considered positively correlated with a decrease in temperature. This is known as Bergmann"s
rule. However, with the increase of altitude other factors besides
temperature, such as low oxygen concentration, may affect animals"
growth and development. We tested the skull size of Daurian pika (Ochotona
daurica) that were collected from different altitudinal localities
to determine the trend in skull size with altitude. Our study showed
that skull size is negatively correlated with altitude. The temperature
decreased with altitude, as a result of converse to Bergmann"s
rule. This confirmed that Bergmann"s rule is not universally
valid on interpreting for animal body size cline. We contribute this
to hypoxia, food shortage caused by short frost-free period and energy
distribution. Our study suggests that low oxygen concentration and
frost-free period should be considered when animal body size cline is discussed. Key words: altitudinal variation, Bergmann"s rule, Daurian pika, Ochotona daurica, frost-free period, oxygen concentration, skull size Download in
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (3), pp. 331–352,
2006 Title: Comments on the systematics and natural history of Aveexcrenota, a genus of rare Andean eumaeine Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera)
Authors: Bálint, Zs.1, Boyer, P.2, Dahners, H. W.3,
Salazar-Escobar, J. A.4 & Kertész, K.5 Authors' addresses: 1Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross utca 13, Hungary, E-mail: balint@nhmus.hu Abstract: The original description and type material of the nominal taxon Thecla anna Druce, 1907 has been investigated. The specimen
which served as the basis for the original description is holotype
by monotypy. The figure accompanying the original description is partly
hypothetical, and actually resembles the female phenotype, which has
been discovered almost one century later. The nominal taxon Aveexcrenota
mimianna Salazar et Johnson, 1997 proved to
be a junior synonym of A. anna, which has been hitherto reported
only from the Colombian Andes. Recently Aveexrenota has been
found also in Ecuador and Peru. The only known Peruvian specimen (from
departament Amazonas, Pomachocha) is diagnosed on the basis on qualitative
and quantitative wing characters. The genus Aveexcrenota Salazar
et Johnson, 1997 (type species: Thecla anna Druce,
1907, by original designation) seems to be most closely related to
the monotypic Pan-American Evenus Hübner, 1818
based on wing spectral and internal structural characters. Previous
placements in "Thecla" or "Theritas" are considered
unsupported by current evidence. The hypothetical cladogram for the
Evenus genus group is given on the basis of wing androconia,
color, pattern and shape characters considered apomorphies or synapomorphies.
The clade of Thecla coronata Hewitson, 1865 is diagnosed
as Suneve Bálint, gen. n. The males of
A. anna are hilltoppers, where females may be also found. They
are reported from virgin cloud forests between 1800–2300 m in
the Cordillera Occidental (Cali) and the Cordillera Central (Manizales)
of Colombia throughout the year having one flight peak in temporal
distribution. Key words: Evenus genus group, genera, spectral reflectance, Eumaeini, Andes
2The Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China, E-mail: naifaliu@sohu.com
2Lotissement l"Horizon, Le Puy Sainte Réparade,
F-13610, France
3Universidad del Valle, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, A. A. 25.360, Cali, Colombia
4Colección de Historia Natural, Universidad de Caldas, Sede Central, Calle 65, No. 26–10, Manizales, Colombia
5Research Institute for Technical and Materials Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege út 29–33, Hungary