Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 187–195, 2013
Title: Description of a new Anotylus species from Madagascar and the female of Anotylus flavipennis from Laos (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)
Author: Makranczy, Gy.
Author's address: Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross utca 13, Hungary; E-mail: makranczy@zoo.nhmus.hu
Abstract: A remarkable new species of Anotylus Thomson, 1859 is described from Madagascar (Fianarantsoa and Toamasina), not only the so far largest from there but with an interesting ventral colouration. A. steineri sp. n. is also notable for possessing in the male aedeagus an apicomedial hook, feature of the genus Oxytelus, till now undocumented in Anotylus. The new taxon is illustrated by colour dorsal and ventral habitus photographs and line drawings of genitalia of both sexes. The species A. flavipennis (Kraatz, 1859) is among the earliest named exotic staphylinids, yet not found since its description. It is now reported from Laos (Khammouan prov.) based on a female, habitus illustrated for the first time; this being its first exact locality and country record.
Key words: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae, Anotylus flavipennis, A. steineri, new species, Laos, Madagascar.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 197–211, 2013
Title: Taxonomy of the genus Blindus Mulsant et Rey
from China, with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini)
Authors: Liu, S.-S. and Ren, G.-D.
Authors' address: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China;
E-mails: shanllshan@126.com, gdren@hbu.edu.cn
Abstract: The Chinese species of the genus Blindus Mulsant et Rey are reviewed in this paper. Two new species, Blindus contractus sp. n. and B. discolor sp. n. are described from Sichuan Province, China. Additional material on other species of Chinese Blindus is given. A key to Chinese species of Blindus is provided.
Key words: Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae, Pedinini, Blindus, new species, China.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 213–227, 2013
Title: New species and records of Meoneura Rondani, 1856 from the Old World tropics (Diptera, Carnidae)
Author: Papp, L.
Author's address: H-1182 Budapest, Beremend u. 43, Hungary; E-mail: flyer.papp@gmail.com
Abstract: Meoneura indica sp. n. (India), M. nepalensis sp. n. (Nepal), M. orientalis sp. n. (Laos, Vietnam), M. simplex sp. n. (India), M. subinversa sp. n. (Vietnam) and M. nigrohalterata sp. n. (Namibia) are described, M. biseta Deeming is re-described from the Afrotropical region. With 33 figures.
Key words: Diptera, Carnidae, Meoneura, new species, Afrotropical, Oriental.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 229–265, 2013
Title: Dacnusines from Korea: new and known species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae: Dacnusini)
Author: Papp, J.
Author's address: Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1431 Budapest, pf. 137; E-mail: j.papp1933@gmail.com
Abstract: A total of 60 dacnusine species are reported from Korea: eight species are new to science and 52 are known species, out of them 32 (61%) species proved to be new to the fauna of Korea. The following new species are described: Chorebus deminens, Ch. gavirus, Ch. lobulus, Ch. longulus, Ch. minuitus, Ch. panilus, Ch. ranfus and Ch. zeris. Besides the detailed descriptions the nearest allies of the new species are presented. Faunistic contributions and taxonomic remarks are added to the known species. The descriptions are completed with 140 original line-drawn figures.
Key words: new and known species, faunistics, material examined, types condition, descriptions, nearest allies.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 267–277, 2013
Title: Three new species of genus Chimarra Stephens (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Indian Himalaya
Authors: Pandher, M. S. and Saini, M. S.
Authors' address: Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India; E-mail: mpandher.iari@gmail.com
Abstract: This paper is a contribution to the knowledge of the Indian fauna of the genus Chimarra Stephens. Here we describe and illustrate three new species from the Indian Himalaya: Chimarra dentata sp. n., C. recurvata sp. n. (both from Sikkim) and C. dibangensis sp. n. from Arunachal Pradesh. The males of these species are distinguishable from each other and from the previously described species by consistent variation in the structure of the inferior appendages, tergite X and the phallic apparatus. With these new additions, the genus is now represented by 40 species in India.
Key words: Chimarrinae, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himalaya, India.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 279–295, 2013
Title: High turnover rate revealed
by non-invasive genetic analyses in an expanding Eastern Imperial Eagle population
Authors: Vili, N.1*, Szabó, K.1, Kovács, Sz.1, Kabai, P.1
Kalmár, L.2 and Horváth, M.3
Authors' addresses: 1Szent István University, Institute for Biology, Department of Ecology, H-1077 Budapest, Rottenbiller u. 50, Hungary. *E-mail: vilinora@gmail.com Abstract: In this study we estimated the annual turnover rates, and so indirectly the possible maximum mortality rates of female Eastern Imperial Eagles (Aquila heliaca) in an expanding population. DNA was extracted from shed feathers collected in territories where at least three consecutive years of breeding occurred. As DNA samples could not be obtained at every studied nest in each year, minimum and maximum turnover rates were estimated. The calculated rates, 27.7% (minimum) and 35.5% (maximum), are much higher than what could be expected based on studies of other raptor species. According to previous studies territory switching can occur frequently in an expanding population. However, we found evidence of it in only two of the 46 studied territories, thus we assume that despite the ongoing saturation some level of site fidelity is present in the population. Our findings suggest the high prevalence of mortality, most likely from poisoning and electrocution, but also predict a large number of floater individuals that fill up the vacant territories.
Key words: Aquila heliaca, non-invasive sampling, genetic tagging, turnover rate, bird crime.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3), pp. 297–304, 2013
Title: Effect of different soil horizons on distribution of Sorex species in Hokkaido, Japan
Authors: Nojima, Y.1, Tsutsuki, K.2 and Oshida, T.1, 3
Authors' addresses: 1Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan Abstract: To resolve effects of different soil horizons on distribution of two sympatric shrew species (Sorex unguiculatus and S. gracillimus) in Hokkaido, Japan, we compared their abundances between two different habitats: forest with litter rich soil (O layer-rich soil) and forest with humus layer rich soil (A layer-rich soil). Additionally, we compared arthropods species biomass between these habitats. Sorex unguiculatus feeds on insects and earthworms above and below ground, but S. gracillimus mainly feeds on insects above ground. Therefore, we expected that S. unguiculatus is commonly found in both forests, and S. gracillimus mainly habits the forest with O layer-rich soil. Our results supported the expectation. In the forest with O layer-rich soil, numbers of S. unguiculatus were significantly different from that of S. gracillimus in 2008, but were not in 2009. In the forest with A layer-rich soil, numbers of S. unguiculatus were significantly greater than that of S. gracillimus. To understand distribution patterns of Sorex species, evaluating soil conditions related to their niche should be more important than evaluating prey abundances.
Key words: Sorex gracillimus, Sorex unguiculatus, semi-fossorial, terrestrial, soil horizon.
2Institute of Enzymology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Center, H-1113 Budapest, Karolina út 29, Hungary
3MME BirdLife Hungary, Species Conservation Group, H-1121 Budapest, Költõ u. 21, Hungary
2Laboratory of Environmental Soil Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan
3Laboratory of Wildlife Biology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan; E-mail: oshidata@obihiro.ac.jp