Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 1–2, 2015
Title: In memoriam Michael R. Warburg
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 1–2, 2015 Title: Revision of the Palaearctic and Oriental species
of the genus Naarda (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Hypeninae). Part 2.
Description of ten new species from Asia
Authors: Tóth, B. and Ronkay, L. Authors' address: Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary; E-mail: balazs0toth@gmail.com, ronkay@nhmus.hu Abstract: Descriptions of ten new Naarda species, N. octogesima sp. n. (Thailand), N. laoana sp. n. (Laos), N. mirabilis sp. n. (Vietnam), N. vicina sp. n. (Philippines), N. atrata sp. n. (Thailand), N. plumbea sp. n. (Nepal), N. furcatella sp. n. (Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia), N. secreta sp. n. (Taiwan), N. huettleri sp. n. (Sri Lanka), N. palawana (Philippines, Indonesia) sp. n. are given. With 39 figures. Key words: Naarda, Asia, new species, revision, Oriental Region Download in Portable Document Format (pdf)
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 25–32, 2015 Title: Two heterostigmatic
mite species (Acari: Dolichocybidae, Podapolipidae) associated with Scarabaeus pius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Iran
Authors: Bahramian, M., Hajiqanbar, H.* and Talebi, A. A.
Authors' address: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. E-mails: morteza.bahramian20@gmail.com, hajiqanbar@modares.ac.ir and talebia@modares.ac.ir; *Corresponding author Abstract: During a study on insect-associated heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata) in southern Isfahan Province, Central Iran, two colonies of mites were found on Scarabaeus pius (Illiger, 1803) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Pavania lanceolata sp. n. Bahramian et Hajiqanbar (Dolichocybidae) that is easily discernible by some modified foliate setae on tarsi I–III; and Tarsopolipus massai Husband, 1989 (Podapolipidae) for which Scarabaeus pius is a new host record. Key words: Heterostigmatina, Pavania, Tarsopolipus, new species, host record Download in Portable Document Format (pdf)
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 33–45, 2015 Title: Two new Uropodina species (Acari: Uropodidae) from
a Pinus radiata plantation in Kenya
Authors Kontschán, J. Author's address: Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 102, Hungary; E-mail: kontschan.jeno@agrar.mta.hu Abstract: Two new Uropodina mite species are described and illustrated on the basis of specimens collected in a Pinus radiata D. Don plantation in Kenya. The first species, Trichouropoda mahnerti sp. n. differs from the other species in this genus on the basis of the setae association with oval pits on dorsal and ventral surface, the surface of genital shield and the setae length on the marginal shield. The second species Rotundabaloghia (Circobaloghia) perreti sp. n. differs from the other East African members of the subgenus Circobaloghia in the shape and sculptural pattern of genital shield and the positions of the ventral setae. New keys to the Eastern Afrotropical species of the subgenus Circobaloghia and genus Trichouropoda are given. Key words: Acari, Uropodina, new species, Pinus radiata plantation, Kenya Download in Portable Document Format (pdf)
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 47–56, 2015 Title: A new genus and species of
eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae) on Phyllostachys iridescens (Poaceae) from Hungary
Authors: Ripka, G.1, Kontschán, J.2 and Neményi, A.3 Authors' addresses: 1National Food Chain Safety Office, Directorate of Plant Protection Soil Conservation and Agri-environment, Department of Pest Management Development and Coordination, H-1118 Budapest, Budaörsi út 141-145, Hungary. E-mail: RipkaG@nebih.gov.hu Abstract: A new diptilomiopid genus and species, Mucotergum nigrum Ripka gen. et sp. n., associated with Phyllostachys iridescens (Poaceae), are described from Hungary. The prodorsal shield and dorsal semiannuli covered by mucus-like substance. Taxonomically relevant morphological details are illustrated. Key words: Prostigmata, Diptilomiopidae, new taxa, Mucotergum, cock bamboo, Poaceae, Hungary Download in Portable Document Format (pdf)
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 57–72, 2015 Title: Seasonal
dynamics, age structure and reproduction of four Carabus species
(Coleoptera: Carabidae) living in forested landscapes in Hungary
Authors: Kádár, F.1,2, Fazekas, P. J.1, Sárospataki, M.4 and Lővei, G. L.5 Authors' addresses: 1Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15, Hungary Abstract: Seasonal dynamics and reproductive phenological parameters of four Carabus species (C. convexus, C. coriaceus, C. germarii and C. hortensis) common in Hungary were studied by pitfall trapping and dissection. Beetles were collected in an abandoned apple orchard and in the bordering oak forest near Budapest (Central Hungary), in 1988–1991.
The sex ratio was male-dominated, but this was significant only for C. coriaceus.
The catch of C. germarii adults showed relatively short activity period with unimodal curve, but activity was longer and bimodal for the other three species. Adults of C. germarii and C. hortensis reached sexual maturity in July, and C. coriaceus adults were matured by early August. We did not find newly hatched individuals of C. coriaceus or C. germarii.
The reproductive period was approximately four weeks in C. hortensis, five weeks for C. coriaceus and six weeks for C. germarii. Reproduction lasted much longer, for about four months, in C. convexus. The mean number of ripe eggs per female were 4.2 in C. convexus, 5.4 in C. coriaceus, 6.6 in C. germarii, and 7.4 in C. hortensis. The maximum number found was about three times the average in all studied species. The reproductive allocation (ratio of egg complement mass/body mass) was lowest in C. germarii (0.133) and highest in C. hortensis (0.196), and did not depend on body size.
There was minimal overlap of the activity and reproductive periods of the four species. Key words: activity period, egg production, dissecting, reproductive allocation Download in Portable Document Format (pdf)
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 73–80, 2015 Title: New records and present status of the invasive Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) (Diptera)
in Hungary
Authors: Lengyel, G. D.1, Orosz, Sz.2, Kiss, B.1, Lupták, R.1 and Kárpáti, Zs.1 Authors' addresses: 1Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 102, Hungary; E-mails: lengyel.gabor@agrar.mta.hu, kiss.balazs@agrar.mta.hu, luptak.reka@agrar.mta.hu, karpati.zsolt@agrar.mta.hu Abstract: The spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) – SWD) is one of the most recently introduced invasive pests of economical importance in Europe. It has invaded many countries in Europe and North America causing significant losses in fruit production. In 2012, the species has been detected for the first time in Hungary at a highway rest area. The following year a countrywide trapping program was conducted to monitor the spreading of the species. In 2013, thirty-three highway rest areas and furthermore cherry, strawberries, raspberries, peach, grape orchards were monitored using apple vinegar bait traps. Altogether 33 individuals of SWD have been captured in 5 localities along highways in western Hungary, including the collecting site of the first detection. On the other hand the species was not found in countryside orchards.
The location of the collecting sites indicates that international transport along highways plays an important role in spreading of SWD. Highway infrastructures, like selective trash bins, or buildings may serve as refugee spots for SWD. The role of vehicle transport in the spreading of SWD is also supported by the relatively high spreading rate of SWD, which was estimated around 320–390 km year-1. Key words: invasive species, Diptera, Drosophila suzukii, Hungary, road ecology, spreading
2Plant Protection Institute, Agricultural Research Centre of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15, Hungary
3Institute of Horticulture, Szent István University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly str. 1, Hungary
1,3Present address: H-2241 Sülysáp, Széchenyi u. 1., Hungary; E-mail: ferenc.kadar47@freemail.hu
3Present address: Oak Association for Nature Protection
H-2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1, Hungary; E-mail: fjpicur@gmail.com
4Department of Zoology and Ecology, Szent István University
H-2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1, Hungary; E-mail: Sarospataki.Miklos@mkk.szie.hu
5Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Flakkebjerg Research Centre
DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark; E-mail: gabor.lovei@agro.au.dk
2Plant Health and Molecular Biology National Reference Laboratory, National Food Chain Safety Office, Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agri-environment, H-1118 Budapest, Budaörsi út 141-145, Hungary; E-mail: oroszsz@nebih.gov.hu