Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 313–321, 2023
Title: Revision of the oribatid mite genus Amboroppia (Acari, Oribatida, Oppiidae), with description of a new subgenus and species from Mexico
Authors: Sergey G. Ermilov1 and Jenő Kontschán2,3
Authors' addresses:
1Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
2Plant Protection Institute, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, H-1025 Budapest, PO Box 102, Hungary; E-mail: kontschan.jeno@atk.hu
3Department of Plant Sciences, Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár, Széchenyi István University, H-9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Vár tér 2, Hungary
Abstract: A new oribatid mite subgenus of the genus Amboroppia (Oribatida, Oppiidae) – A. (Quintanoppia) subgen. n., with A. (Quintanoppia) defectofossulata sp. n. as type species – is described, based on material collected from Mexico. It can be distinguished from the nominate subgenus by the absence concavities between rostrum and transcostula and behind transcostula, and the presence of strong teeth on lateral sides of prodorsum. A revised generic diagnosis, identification key and data on distribution and habitats of representatives of Amboroppia are presented.
Key words: oppiid mites, taxonomy, generic diagnosis, morphology, identification key, distribution, habitat, Neotropical region.
DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.313.2023
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 323–336, 2023 Title: Two new flightless species of Lacon Laporte, 1838 from Yunnan, China, with discovery of the female of L. habashanensis Platia et al., 2023 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae)
Authors: Lu Qiu1 and Alexander S. Prosvirov2 Authors' addresses:
1Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Mianyang Normal University, Mianxing West Road, 621000, Mianyang, PR China; Corresponding author. E-mail: 123church@163.com Abstract: Two new flightless species of Lacon Laporte, 1838 are described from Yunnan, China: L. taotie sp. n. and L. yejiei sp. n. Key to the known species of flightless Lacon from China is also provided. Additional notes on the bionomics and morphology of recently described L. habashanensis Platia, Mertlik et Dušánek, 2023, including characters of previously unknown female, are given. Key words: Hengduan Mountains, click beetle, Elateroidea, taxonomy, diversity. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.323.2023
2Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119234, Russia; E-mail: carrabus69@mail.ru
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 337–352, 2023 Title: Ferussina petofiana sp. n. (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoridae), the oldest representative of its subfamily from the Late Cretaceous of Romania
Authors: Barna Páll-Gergely1, János Magyar2, Zoltán Csiki-Sava3 and Gábor Botfalvai2, 4, 5 Authors' addresses:
1Plant Protection Institute, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15, Hungary;
E-mail: pallgergely2@gmail.com Abstract: The terrestrial gastropod Ferussina petofiana Páll-Gergely sp. n. is described from uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) deposits from the Haţeg Basin, Romania. It represents the first properly diagnosed and described snail taxon from these deposits, despite numerous earlier reports of gastropod occurrences. This new species is characterized by a depressed, mostly smooth shell, three spiral carinae on the ventral side (inside the umbilicus), and an upward-turning aperture. The last feature characterizes two European fossil snail genera, the cyclophoroidean Ferussina, and the stylommatophoran Strophostomella. The new species is classified in the former group due to its nearly circular aperture, and the presence of conspicuous spiral carinae. In contrast, the aperture of most stylommatophoran genera (including Strophostomella) is semilunar, and if raised sculptural elements are present, they are mostly radially oriented. The identification of this new taxon in the uppermost Cretaceous of Romania represents an important range extension for the genus Ferussina, and adds it to the brief list of European clades that appear to have survived the mass extinction event at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Key words: Maastrichtian, Strophostomella, Anostomopsidae, Paleogene, K-Pg boundary. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.337.2023
2Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Paleontology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary;
E-mail: magyarjani90@gmail.com
3Department of Geology, Mineralogy and Palaeontology, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest, 1 N. Bălcescu Blvd, 010041 Bucharest, Romania; E-mail: zoltan.csiki@g.unibuc.ro
4Department of Palaeontology and Geology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross utca 13, Hungary
5HUN-REN–MTM–ELTE Research Group for Paleontology,
H-1431 Budapest, P.O. Box 137, Hungary; E-mail: botfalvai.gabor@gmail.com
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 353–363, 2023 Title: Two extraordinary alycaeid species from northeastern India (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoroidea)
Authors: Neelavar Ananthram Aravind1,2 and Barna Páll-Gergely3 Authors' addresses: 1SM Sehgal Foundation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore 560064, India, E-mail: amadhyastha@gmail.com
Abstract: Cycloryx pemaledai Gittenberger et Sherub, 2022, which was described from northwestern Bhutan, is reported for the first time in Sikkim, India. That species differs from all its congeners by the short R3 (the region between the constriction and the peristome). The differences between the Bhutanese and Indian shells are minimal, therefore the Indian shells are identified as Cycloryx cf. pemaledai. Furthermore, Alycaeus himalayae sp. n. is described from Arunachal Pradesh. This is so far the only Alycaeus species inhabiting the Himalayas, and thus, its discovery is a surprise. Key words: new species, biogeography, taxonomy, shell, Himalaya. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.353.2023
2Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), University Road, Derlakatte, Mangalore 575018, India
3Plant Protection Institute, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, H-1022 Budapest, Herman Ottó út 15, Hungary;
E-mail: pallgergely2@gmail.com
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 365–373, 2023 Title: A new species of the planthopper genus Polychornum Gnezdilov, 2021 (Hemiptera: Caliscelidae: Ommatidiotinae) extends the distribution of the genus and tribe Augilini Baker to Africa
Author: Vladimir M. Gnezdilov Author's address: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia; E-mails: vmgnezdilov@mail.ru, Vladimir.Gnezdilov@zin.ru Abstract: The caliscelid tribe Augilini Baker is recorded for the first time from African continent after Polychornum centroafricanum sp. n. described and illustrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, collected in 1948. This is first representative of the genus Polychornum Gnezdilov, 2021 from the Afrotropical Region. Global distribution and host plants of the species of the tribe Augilini are discussed. Key words: Afrotropical Region, bamboo, key, morphology, new record, new species, Ommatidiotinae, taxonomy. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.365.2023
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 375–383, 2023 Title: New genus and new species of the subfamily Colpopterinae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Nogodinidae) from Colombia
Author: Vladimir M. Gnezdilov Author's address: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia; E-mails: vmgnezdilov@mail.ru, Vladimir.Gnezdilov@zin.ru Abstract: A new genus and a new species, Colomboga brachyptera gen. et sp. n., of the subfamily Colpopterinae (Nogodinidae) is described from Central Colombia. This is the first published record of Colpopterinae from the country and the first representative of this subfamily with rather short forewings. Generic placement and possible phylogenetic affinities of Colomboga gen. n. to other genera within the tribe Colpopterini are discussed. Key words: Colpopterini, morphology, new genus, new species, South America DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.375.2023
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 385–397, 2023 Title: New faunistic and taxonomic data on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of 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, 625000 Tyumen, Russia; E-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru Abstract: This study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from leaf litter in secondary semi-evergreen tropical forests in Mexico; 85 species from 64 genera and 37 families are found; of these, 15 species are recorded for the first time in Mexico, and three species are recorded for the first time in the Neotropical region. A new species of the genus Mucrobates (Scheloribatidae) – Mucrobates solidarensis sp. n. – is described. An identification key to the known representatives of Mucrobates is presented. Key words: mite fauna, new species, record; taxonomy, morphology, Mucrobates, identification key, Neotropical region. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.385.2023
2Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia; E-mail: yurtaevgeo@yandex.ru
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 399–412, 2023 Title: Improving the method of lens mass preparation for age assessment in the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus)
Authors: Nikola Mihajlović1, Stefan Stepić1, Vukan Lavadinović2, Dejan Beuković3, Aleksandar Ignjatović1 and Zoran Popović1 Authors' addresses: 1Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia; E-mails: nikola.mihajlovic@agrif.bg.ac.rs (corresponding author), stefan.stepic@agrif.bg.ac.rs, aleksandar.ignjatovic@agrif.bg.ac.rs, zpopovic@agrif.bg.ac.rs Abstract: Research was conducted on the European hare (Lepus europaeus Pall.), one of the most numerous and important small game species both in Europe and in the Republic of Serbia. The aim of the research was to examine the possibility of modifying the standard method, which is a standard in the Republic of Serbia, for determining the age of hares based on the mass of their lenses in order to shorten its duration. Additionally, the goal was to investigate whether there was a difference in the age structure determined by the standard and modified methods. For the purpose of processing and analyzing samples, a total of 410 hare heads were collected from hunting grounds in Central Serbia and Vojvodina, and only heads with intact lenses of both eyes (399) were included in the analysis, resulting in the examination of 798 lenses. It was determined that there was no statistically significant difference in the lens mass between the standard and modified methods, both for age categories of hares up to one year and over one year. High correlation coefficients were found, indicating a strong relationship between the lens mass obtained by the standard and modified methods within both age categories. Furthermore, the real growth rates of hares determined by the standard and modified methods were equal. Key words: Brown hare, age determination, eye lens, age structure, real growth rate. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.399.2023
2Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 16, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia; E-mail: vukan.lavadinovic@sfb.bg.ac.rs
3Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; E-mail: dejan.beukovic@stocarstvo.edu.rs
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 69 (4), pp. 413–421, 2023 Title: Two new Chelonocoris species from Borneo and Sumatra (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae)
Author: Tamás Vásárhelyi Author's address: Hungarian Natural History Museum, 1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13., Hungary,
E-mail: tvasarhelyi@gmail.com Abstract: Chelonocoris bakonyii sp. n. from Borneo (East Malaya) and Ch. heissi sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae, Mezirinae) are described on the basis of male specimens. The female holotype of C. usingeri Kormilev, 1956 from Borneo is illustrated for the first time. Key words: flat bugs, Indomalaya, taxonomy, habitus photo, new species, sexual dimorphism. DOI: 10.17109/AZH.69.4.413.2023