Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 83–92, 2023
Title: Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Gymnobodes (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae), with description of a new species from Mexico
Authors: Sergey G. Ermilov1 and Andrey A. Yurtaev2
Authors' addresses: 1Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, Tyumen 625000, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
2Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia; E-mail: yurtaevgeo@yandex.ru
Abstract: A new species of Gymnobodes (Oribatida, Carabodidae) – G. paraminimus sp. n. – is described from leaf litter of secondary semi-evergreen tropical forest in Mexico. A revised generic diagnosis, identification key and data on distribution and habitats of representatives of the genus are presented.
Key words: carabodid mites, taxonomy, generic diagnosis, morphology, identification key, distribution, habitat, Neotropical region.
DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.83.2023
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 93–116, 2023 Title: New faunistic and taxonomic data on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Thailand
Authors: Sergey G. Ermilov1, Alexander A. Khaustov1 and Jenő Kontschán2,3 Authors' addresses: 1Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, Tyumen 625000, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru Abstract: This study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from the vicinities of Phatthaya city and the Samet Island in Thailand; 18 species from 14 genera and 11 families are registered, of these, nine species are recorded from the Thai fauna for the first time. A new species of the genus Dolicheremaeus (Otocepheidae) – D. phatthayaensis sp. n. – is described. The supplementary description of Galumna paracalcicola Ermilov et Anichkin, 2014 is presented based on specimens from Thailand. Identification keys to the known representatives of the genera Dolicheremaeus from Thailand and Galumna from the Oriental region are presented. Galumna indica Hafeez Kardar, 1989 and G. striata Hafeez Kardar, 1989 are combined in the genus Setogalumna. Key words: mite fauna, new species, record; taxonomy, morphology, Dolicheremaeus, Galumna, identification key, Oriental region. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.93.2023
2Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 102, Hungary
E-mail: kontschan.jeno@atk.hu
3Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár, Széchenyi István University, H-9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Vár tér 2, Hungary
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 117–126, 2023 Title: A new species of Trigonuropoda (Mesostigmata: Uropodina) from Vietnam
Authors: Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz1*, Esmaeil Babaeian2 and Sergey G. Ermilov3 Authors' addresses: 1Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60–625 Poznań, Poland, e-mail: dariusz.gwiazdowicz@up.poznan.pl Abstract: A new species Trigonuropoda (Latipilitrigon) foliata sp. n. was recorded in material collected from soil and leaf-litter in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Vietnam. This paper presents an illustrated description of the female and male of this species along with comparisons with closely related species. Key words: Acari, mites, new species, taxonomy, rain forest, biodiversity. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.117.2023
2Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, E-mail: esmaeilbabaeian@yahoo.com
3Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, Tyumen 625000, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
3Laboratory of Soil Zoology and General Entomology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia; E-mail: lrybalov52@mail.ru
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 127–138, 2023 Title: Resurrection of the genus Micherdzinskiiobovella Hirschmann, 1989, with the description of M. petofii sp. n. from Singapore (Acari: Mesostigmata: Urodinychidae)
Authors: Jenő Kontschán1,2 and Sergey G. Ermilov3 Authors' addresses: 1Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Researches, H-1025, Budapest, PO Box. 102, Hungary; E-mail: kontschan.jeno@atk.hu Abstract: The genus Micherdzinskiiobovella Hirschmann, 1989 (Mesostigmata: Uropodina: Uropodinychidae) is resurrected for species of the Uroobovella micherdzinskii-group. This genus differs from the other taxa of the Uroobovella sensu lato based on the shape of body, the first gnathosomal setae, the peritreme and the number of the ventral setae. All species from the Uroobovella micherdzinskii-group are moved to the genus Micherdzinskiiobovella, as M. japonica (Hiramatsu et Hirschmann, 1977) comb. n., M. levigata (Hirschmann et Hiramatsu, 1990) comb. n., M. makilingensis (Hirschmann et Hiramatsu, 1990) comb. n., M. mitakensis (Hiramatsu et Hirschmann, 1977) comb. n., M. pauxilla (Hiramatsu, 1981) comb. n., M. pauxillaoides (Hirschmann, 1981) comb. n., M. similimitakensis (Hirschmann, 1981) comb. n., M. topali (Hirschmann, 1981) comb. n., and M. multisetosa (Kontschán et Starý, 2011) comb. n. A new species (M. petofii sp. n.) is described, based on one female and four males collected from Singapore. The new species differs from the congeners in the length and shape of the ventral setae. Key words: Uropodina, new species, taxonomy, identification key, Oriental region. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.127.2023
2Department of Plant Sciences, Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár, Széchenyi István University, H-9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Vár tér 2, Hungary
2Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, Tyumen 625000, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 139–150, 2023 Title: Review of the genus Perissana Metcalf, 1952 (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Caliscelidae), with the description of a new species from southern Iran
Authors: Vladimir M. Gnezdilov1 and Fariba Mozaffarian2 Authors' addresses: 1Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia; E-mails: vmgnezdilov@mail.ru
Abstract: The caliscelid genus Perissana Metcalf, 1952 is reviewed, with a key to species provided. A new species of the genus, P. ardua sp. n., is described from Fars Province in southern Iran. Habitual photos as well as distribution maps are provided for all species. Ephedra sp. is recorded as host plant for the species of the genus Perissana. Key words: Adenissini, Adenissina, Middle East, new species, Ommatidiotinae, taxonomy. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.139.2023
2Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran; E-mail: mozaffarian@iripp.ir, faribamozaffarian@gmail.com (corresponding author)
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 151–164, 2023 Title: New Acantharadus and Kema species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae) from Halmahera Island, Indonesia
Authors: Tamás Vásárhelyi1 and Ernst Heiss2 Authors' addresses: 1Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary; E-mail: tvasarhelyi@gmail.com
Abstract: Acantharadus flora sp. n. and Kema pamae sp. n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae: Mezirinae) from Halmahera Island, Indonesia are described and figured. Photos of the male holotypes of K. bloetei Usinger et Matsuda, 1959 and K. papuasica Kormilev, 1971 and non-type females of A. quaternarius (Bergroth, 1886), male and female of K. acutissima Kormilev, 1971 as well as a female of K. lobulata (Kormilev, 1953) are presented, with comments and a key to Kema species. A. quaternarius is reported from Sumatra for the first time. Key words: Acantharadus, Kema, flat bugs, taxonomy, L5 larva, habitus photo, identification key. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.151.2023
2Tiroler Landesmuseum, Josef Schraffl Strasse 2a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, E-mail: aradus@aon.at
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 165–182, 2023 Title: Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I variation in Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus): Determination of the different and multiple introduction situations in Türkiye
Authors: Murat Öztürk1 and Muhammet Mustafa Akiner2 Authors' addresses: 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize 53100, Türkiye; E-mail: muratoztrk29@gmail.com
Abstract: Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) is an invasive mosquito species that can transmit many arboviral diseases. In Türkiye, this species was found first in Thrace in 2011, then in the Eastern Black Sea in 2014, and in the Aegean regions in 2018. We analyzed the COI gene region of 554 samples from 13 different locations in the Black Sea, Aegean, and Marmara regions to determine the COI diversity and possible introduction origin of A. albopictus in Türkiye. Three haplotypes derived from two segregation sites were detected, and the Hd and π values were 0.175 and 0.00029, respectively. Hap_1 was a common haplotype and was detected in all regions. Hap_2 was detected in the Black Sea and Marmara regions, while Hap_3 was rare, and recorded only in Aegean lineages. In pairwise FSTs of 13 geographical populations, the Marmara lineages were statistically different from the Black Sea and Aegean lineages (except the Mugla samples). AMOVA test results indicated significant differences between the three studied regions (df = 2, f = 0.01784). Although Turkish Aedes albopictus lineages appear to have originated from temperate Northern Italy lineages and Aegean lineages may have originated from a mix of Italy and Albania lineages, the results revealed multiple introduction events via various routes. Key words: Black Sea region, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI). DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.165.2023
2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize 53100, Türkiye; E-mail: akiner.m@gmail.com (corresponding author)
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (2), pp. 183–196, 2023 Title: Sexual shape dimorphism in Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) from Lake Borçka Karagöl, Türkiye
Authors: Cantekin Dursun*, Nurhayat Özdemir and Serkan Gül Authors' addresses: Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, 53100, Türkiye; E-mails: cantekin.dursun@erdogan.edu.tr
(corresponding author), nurhayat.ozdemir@erdogan.edu.tr; serkan.gul@erdogan.edu.tr Abstract: Sexual dimorphism, i.e., differences in morphology between sexes of a species caused by intersexual differences in the strength or direction of sexual or natural selection, is prevalent throughout the animal kingdom. Contrary to differences in body size, little is known about sexual shape dimorphism in anurans. Here we investigated intersexual shape differences in Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) by taking 27 linear measurements to characterize body morphology of 23 males and 23 females. Relative to their overall body size, males had longer limbs and larger eyes, while females displayed larger parotoid glands and had wider heads. We speculate that these intersexual differences may have arisen due to differences in natural and sexual selection regimes acting on males and females, especially during foraging, mate searching, or intrasexual competition. Key words: Anura, Bufonidae, PCA, morphometry. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.2.183.2023