Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 201–210, 2010
Title: Two new species of Dorylaimida (Nematoda) from the Mediterranean Region
Author: Andrássy, I.
Author's address: Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology of the Eötvös Loránd University and Systematic Zoology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
Abstract: Two new nematode species of the order Dorylaimida are described from near the Mediterranean Sea. Laevides ingens sp. n. from Israel is characterized by the very large (5.4–6.4 mm) and slender body, continuous head, small and thin mural tooth, long prerectum, simple vagina, long eggs, slender spicula, separate ventromedial supplements and broadly rounded, slightly clavate tail. Metaxonchium nobile sp. n. from Serbia is characterized by the long body (3.0–3.6 mm), smooth cuticle, roomy lacuna at cervical region, very long cylindrus, strongly sclerotized vulval lips, relatively long prevulval genital branch, unusually long and proximally strongly tapered spicula, spaced supplements, and by the spheroid tail. As regards the shape of the spicula, this latter species differs from all other species of the genus.
Key words: Israel, Laevides, Metaxonchium, new nematode species, Serbia
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 211–234, 2010
Title: New and little known oribatid mites from the Carpathian Basin and the Balkan Peninsula (Acari: Oribatida)
Authors: Mahunka, S. and Mahunka-Papp, L.
Authors' address: Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum and Systematic Zoology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Eötvös Loránd University Abstract: Studies on oribatid mites collected on several sites in the Carpathian Basin and Balkan Peninsula, from Hungary, Romania and Greece are presented.
Altogether 30 species are listed, six of them (Phthiracarus duplex
sp. n., Lauroppia (Lauroppia) brevisimilis sp. n., Lauroppia
(Rhinoppia) undulata sp. n., Oribellopsis grecus sp. n.,
Oribatella valeriae sp. n. and Zygoribatula longa
sp. n.) are new to science. A total of 17 species are recorded from
Romania and Greece for the first time. Some taxonomical and zoogeographical
notes on rare or little known species are also given. With 39 figures.
Key words: taxonomical studies, new and little known species, new distributional data, Hungary, Romania and Greece
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 235–255, 2010
Title: New zerconid mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from Romania
Authors: Ujvári, Zs.1 and Calugar, A.2
Authors' addresses: 1Systematic Zoology Research Group of Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Natural History Museum at the Eötvös Loránd University, Baross str. 13, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary; E-mail: zs_ujvari@yahoo.com Abstract: Three zerconid mites Key words: Acari, Zerconidae, Prozercon, Zercon, new species, Romania
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 257–263, 2010
Title: Hypogastrura pomorskii sp. n. from Kyrgyzstan and notes on the related species H. tatrica (Stach, 1949) (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)
Author: Skarzynski, D.
Author's address: Zoological Institute, Wroclaw University Abstract: Hypogastrura pomorskii sp. n. is described from Kyrgyzstan. The new species belongs to the H. sahlbergi group and can be
easily distinguished from its relatives by the lobed apical vesicle
on antennal segment IV; the thin, usually pointed, sometimes indistinctly
truncate or clavate tibiotarsal apical seta A1, equal to or
shorter than the inner edge of the claws; and a ratio dens/mucro of
4–5.5. Additional morphological data on the related species Hypogastrura
tatrica Stach, 1949 are provided, based on inspection of numerous specimens from the type series.
Key words: taxonomy, springtails, Hypogastrura pomorskii sp. n., Hypogastrura tatrica
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 265–272, 2010
Title: Grassflies of the tribe Elachipterini (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Vietnam and Thailand, with description of a new species
Author: Nartshuk, E. P.
Author's address: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia. E-mail: chlorops@zin.ru
Abstract: The genera Anatrichus Loew, Myrmecosepsis Kertész, Sepsidoscinis Hendel and Disciphus Becker (tribe Elachipterini) from Vietnam and Thailand are reviewed. A new species Disciphus humeralis
sp. n. is described from Thailand. The puparium of Anatrichus pygmaeus Lamb is first described.
Key words: Diptera, Chloropidae, tribe Elachipterini, Oriental region, Vietnam, Thailand, new species, puparium
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 273–282, 2010
Title: Morphometric study on the genitalia of sibling species Melitaea phoebe and M. telona (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Authors: Tóth, J. P. and Varga, Z.
Authors' address: Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, H-4010, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary,
E-mails: acutiformis@yahoo.com, zvarga@tigris.klte.hu
Abstract: Taxonomy and phylogeny of the diverse nymphalid genus Melitaea was often considered during the last decade. Melitaea phoebe
(Knapweed Fritillary) and M. telona has been considered as
conspecific until the last few years. Morphometric characters of genital
structures were analysed by traditional morphometric method. Significant
but slightly overlapping differences were found in both sexes. In
male genitalia we observed that M. telona can be characterised
by a more notched saccus, and more symmetric processi posteriore than
M. phoebe. In females, Melitaea phoebe has more circle
shaped, while M. telona has more elliptic shaped posterior
lamella. The furca is usually smaller in M. phoebe. M. phoebe
ornata specimens from the South Ural, Russia, were clustered together
with M. telona in the analyses.
Key words: morphometrics, Melitaea phoebe, Melitaea telona, taxonomic separation, male and female genitalia
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 56 (3), pp. 283–293, 2010
Title: Glass buildings as bird feeders: urban birds exploit insects trapped by polarized light pollution
Authors: Robertson, B.1, Kriska, Gy.2, Horváth, V.3 and Horváth, G.3
Authors' addresses: 1W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, 3700 East Gull Lake Drive Hickory Corners, MI 49060, USA Abstract: Glass buildings can highly and horizontally polarize reflected sunlight and skylight, fooling polarotactic aquatic insects into thinking they
are exaggerated water surfaces and high quality breeding habitat.
We find that several urban generalist bird species are exploiting
a caddis fly population caught by reflected polarized light. Daily
patterns of European Magpie foraging behaviour indicate birds regularly
visit a highly polarizing glass building to feed on attracted polarotactic
caddis flies near sunrise and sunset. Foraging behaviours used by
terrestrial land birds to collect caddis flies were typical of those
used in more natural environments. This is the first example of exploitation
of a species that is victim of polarized light pollution. Results
demonstrate the ability of polarized light pollution to create novel
predator-prey interactions, a phenomenon that may be a common and
widespread occurrence where polarizing structures are built near freshwater.
Because birds are consuming prey that will eventually experience reproductive
and adult mortality associated with the polarized light trap, this
scenario appears to represent a clear case of compensatory mortality.
Key words: urban birds, visual deception, feeding, polarotaxis, polarized light pollution
H-1088 Budapest, Baross utca 13, Hungary, E-mail: mahunka@nhmus.hu
2Institute of Biological Researches, Lascar Catargi str. 47, Iasi, Romania, E-mail: cadina_2004@yahoo.com
Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51–148 Wroclaw, Poland e-mail: hypogast@biol.uni.wroc.pl
2Group for Methodology in Biology Teaching, Biological Institute,
Eötvös University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány sétány 1, Hungary, E-mail:
kriska@ludens.elte.hu
3Environmental Optics Laboratory, Department of Biological Physics, Physical Institute, Eötvös University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány sétány 1, Hungary, E-mail: gh@arago.elte.hu