Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 85–93, 2019
Title: Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Côte d’Ivoire with description of three new species
Authors: 1Wojciech Niedbała and 2Sergey G. Ermilov
Authors' addresses: 1Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; E-mail: wojciech.niedbala@amu.edu.pl
2Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
Abstract: The present study is based on ptyctimous oribatid mite material collected in Côte d’Ivoire in 2007. A list of identified taxa, including 9 species from 7 genera and 4 families, is provided; of these, three species are new for science, and other species are recorded in this country for the first time. Plonaphacarus longisetosus Niedbała sp. n. differs from congeners by the presence of long, similar in shape interlamellar and lamellar setae. Hoplophthiracarus brevispinus Niedbała sp. n. differs from Hoplophthiracarus spinus Niedbała et Starý, 2014 by longer and narrower sigillar fields equal in length, the absence of posterior furrows of prodorsum, the similar length and shape of interlamellar and lamellar setae, and by spiniform, rough and shorter notogastral setae. Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) paratuberculosissimus Niedbała sp. n. differs from congeners by the presence of tubercles on notogaster and very long sensilli and interlamellar setae.
Key words: oribatid mites, fauna, systematics, morphology, Afrotropical region.
DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.85.2019
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 95–105, 2019 Title: Two new Stenohya species (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Southwestern China
Authors: Xiangbo Guo1,2, Xiao Zang, 1,3 and Feng Zhang1,4 Authors' addresses: 1The Key Laboratory of Invertebrate Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China Abstract: Two new Stenohya species (Neobisiidae) are described from southwestern China: Stenohya arcuata sp. n. and Stenohya bicornuta sp. n., both from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province. Detailed diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations of the two new species are presented.
Key words: Arachnida, taxonomy, pseudoscorpion. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.95.2019
2E-mail: xiangboguo@163.com
3E-mail: 18832287323@163.com
4The Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China, E-mail: dudu06042001@163.com
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 107–122, 2019 Title: Taxonomic survey of the Polia (Polia) nebulosa species complex (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Hadenini), with the description of two new subspecies
Authors: Zoltán Varga1, Gábor Ronkay2 and László Ronkay3 Authors' addresses: 1Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary; E-mail: varga.zoltan@science.unideb.hu Abstract: The morphologically most distinct Holarctic species-group of Polia is reviewed. It consists of three Palearctic and four Nearctic species. Biogeographical and phylogenetic connections of the species-group are discussed. Lectotype of P. nebulosa askolda is designated. Taxonomic subdivision of P. lama is presented, with the description of two new subspecies: P. lama leucobliterata (Uzbekistan: W Hissar Mts) and P. lama anthracosparsa (Pakistan: Karakoram Mts). Genital characters of Eurasiatic taxa are described and illustrated.
Key words: Palearctic, Holarctic, sister species, species-groups, genitalia, phyletic lineages. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.107.2019
2Heterocera Press Ltd., H-1137 Budapest, Szent István krt. 4, Hungary, E-mail: gaborronkay@gmail.com
3Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary, E-mail: ronkay.laszlo@nhmus.hu
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 123–142, 2019 Title: New earthworm species and records from the Southern Carpathians (Megadrili: Lumbricidae)
Authors: Tímea Szederjesi1
Victor V. Pop2
Orsolya Márton3 and Csaba Csuzdi4 Authors' addresses: 1Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary, E-mail: t.szederjesi@gmail.com Abstract: Recent collecting trips to different parts of the Southern Carpathians resulted in reporting 26 earthworm species, among them two species new to science: Dendrobaena cinerea sp. n. and Octodrilus banaticus sp. n. Moreover, Allolobophora pannonica (Cognetti, 1906) has been resurrected from synonymy of A. mehadiensis mehadiensis Rosa, 1895 and reinstated as a separate species. With all these, the number of earthworm species and subspecies present in Romania is now 80. Key words: earthworms, Lumbricidae, new species, Carpathians, Romania. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.123.2019
2Institute of Biological Research, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, E-mail: vvpop2001@yahoo.com
3Institute for Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: marton.orsolya@agrar.mta.hu
4Department of Zoology, Eszterházy Károly University, Eger, Hungary, E-mail: csuzdi.csaba@ektf.hu
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 143–166, 2019 Title: Amphibians and reptiles from Zoltan Kaszab’s expeditions to Mongolia held at the Hungarian Natural History Museum
Authors: Alberto Sánchez-Vialas1,
Marta Calvo1,
Mario García-París1 and Judit Vörös2 Authors' addresses: 1Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), c/ José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006, Madrid, Spain, E-mails: albertosv90@mncn.csic.es, mcalvo@mncn.csic.es, mparis@mncn.csic.es Abstract: The amphibians and reptiles collected by Zoltán Kaszab in Mongolia between 1963–1968, deposited in the Collection of Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, are reviewed. The 786 studied specimens belong to 15 species (Bufotes pewzowi, Strauchbufo raddei, Rana amurensis, Alsophylax pipiens, Paralaudakia stoliczkana, Phrynocephalus versicolor, P. kulagini, P. hispidus, Eremias argus, E. arguta, E. multiocellata, E. dzungarica, E. przewalskii, Elaphe dione, Gloydius halys) representing 57% of amphibian and reptile species of Mongolia. Our identification and map representation provide new distribution data for the fitteen species and represent a source of information for the status of the Mongolian herpetofauna in the mid-20th century.
Key words: Central Asia, herpetofauna, Mongolia, Zoltán Kaszab. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.143.2019
2Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary; E-mail: voros.judit@nhmus.hu
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 167–180, 2019 Title: Are there differences in the morphology of communal mounds of overwintering mound-building mice (Mus spicilegus Petényi, 1882) in Slovakia?
Authors: Alexander Csanády1, Michal Stanko2,3 and Ladislav Mošanský3 Authors' addresses: 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia; E-mail: alexander.canady@gmail.com Abstract: To describe variations in overwintering mounds and nest sizes of the mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus), mounds were measured and excavated in 16 locations in south-eastern and south-western Slovakia in autumn and/or winter between 2002 and 2011. The study was carried out in fields where crops had been harvested before the investigations. All evaluated mounds were located in agroecosystems with sunflower, maize and wheat crops as well as on field margins. Comparisons were made by basis of their dimensions (length, width, height, volume, nest depth) and the plant material collected. Data between the sampling groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test. Spearman’s correlation (rs) was used to examine the relation between mound and nest size (dependent variables) and four independent variables (season, geomorphological, soil and field types). We found habitat and soil-related variation in mound size which also diminished by season. Mounds vary in size among geographical populations, i.e. mounds from south-eastern Slovakia (basin and lowland) had larger dimensions than those from south-western Slovakia (upland). In contrast, we didn’t confirm a correlation between the sizes of the mounds and the nests. Key words: mound-building mouse, variation, morphometry, mounds, nests, Slovakia. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.167.2019
2Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Science, SK-040 01 Košice, Slovakia
E-mail: stankom@saske.sk;
3Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Science, SK-040 01 Košice, Slovakia, E-mail: mosansky@saske.sk
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 181–194, 2019 Title: Investigating the origin of the American Mink (Neovison vison) in Poland, including a study on mink mitochondrial DNA from farm, feral and wild North American populations
Author: Beata Horecka Author's address: Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production; Sub-Department of General and Molecular Genetics; Faculty of Biology, Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy; University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13 Street, 20-950 Lublin, Poland; E-mail: beata.horecka@up.lublin.pl Abstract: The American mink (Neovison vison), native to North America, is a controversial invasive species in many European countries, including Poland. Mitochondrial DNA data (concatenated MT-CYTB and MT-COI sequences) were used to investigate the genetic diversity of native, introduced, and farm populations of this species. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two major clades including individuals from the farm, feral, and wild populations. This supports the origin of Polish minks from the two native lineages existing in North America. The genetic structure in the invasive range may result from the diverse origins of the released founder individuals and the rapid expansion and contact zones of the introduced populations. Spatial mixing of both North American lineages in Polish feral populations may lead to higher levels of genetic diversity in introduced populations, despite some evidence of a founder effect as one of the main factors influencing their diversity. Key words: American mink, Neovison vison, phylogenetics, invasive species, mink farming. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.181.2019
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 195–214, 2019 Title: The wolves are back! Local attitudes towards the recently re-populated grey wolf and wolf management in Bükk National Park, Hungary
Authors: Brandon P. Anthony and Katalin Tarr Authors' address: Department of Environmental Sciences & Policy, Central European University, H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 9, Hungary; E-mails: anthonyb@ceu.edu, katalintarr@yahoo.co.nz Abstract: Parallel to trends in North America and elsewhere in Europe, the number of large carnivores is slowly increasing in Hungary, including within the Bükk National Park (BNP). After almost a century of absence, the wolf (Canis lupus) re-entered the BNP in 2010, and human-wolf conflicts of livestock depredation and competition for wild game immediately followed. Local acceptance is a key factor in successful large carnivore conservation and coexistence. Utilizing a household questionnaire administered in 3 local villages and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, in this exploratory study we assessed local attitudes and the suite of demographic, socio-economic, and cultural variables which shape them, and their implications towards wolf management in BNP. Our results are similar to global trends, namely attitudes are varied towards institutions responsible for wolf management, and towards wolves themselves with Wolf Attitude Index values ranging from –20 to 22 (M = 0.59, SD = 10.874, n = 51) reflecting positive, neutral and negative sentiments. We demonstrate that attitudes towards wolves are largely determined by communication channels concerning wolf knowledge and hunting orientation. These factors are discussed, along with recommendations towards expanded research and enhanced coexistence.
Key words: Bükk National Park, Canis lupus, human-wildlife conflict, Hungary, wolf conservation. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.2.195.2019