{"title":"Water mites collected from oxbow lakes in the Prater area (Vienna) in 1932/1933, with the redescription of Hydryphantes dispar (v. Schaub, 1988)","authors":"Reinhard Gerecke","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.74.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.74.4","url":null,"abstract":"A survey is given on the taxonomic composition of a previously unstudied water mite collection from oxbow waters in the Prater area (Vienna). Among the 25 species recorded, two are first records for the Fauna Austriaca, and a further 10 for the Federal State Niederösterreich. A redescription and neotype designation is given for Hydryphantes dispar v. Schaub, 1888. The curious observation of a water mite larva parasitizing the deutonymph of another water mites species is reported.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141802313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reclassification of the tribe Ellescini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)","authors":"A. Legalov","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.19","url":null,"abstract":"System of the tribe Ellescini revised. New subgenera, Pseudorytomus Legalov, subgen. nov. (type species: Curculio dorsalis Linnaeus, 1758) and Orolamus Legalov, subgen. nov. (type species: Dorytomus inexpectatus Korotyaev, 1976) of the genus Olamus Reitter, 1916, Arctolamus Legalov, subgen. nov. (type species: Dorytomus imbecillus Faust, 1883), Eudorytomus Legalov, subgen. nov. (type species: Erirhinus suratus Gyllenhal, 1835), Populolamus Legalov, subgen. nov. (type species: Curculio ictor Herbst, 1795), Mesodorytomus Legalov, subgen. nov. (type species: Erirhinus occallescens Gyllenhal, 1835) of the genus: Dorytomus Germar, 1817 are described. The subgenus Olamus Reitter, 1916, stat. nov. is elevated to genus status. New synonyms, Chaetodorytomus Iablokov-Khnzorian, 1970, syn. nov. to Dorytomus s. str. and Dorytomus ciliatus Iablokov-Khnzorian, 1970, syn. nov. to Dorytomus (Dorytomus) dentimanus Reitter, 1884, are established. A systematic list, distribution and trophic relationships are given. Keys for supraspecific taxa are compiled.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peculiarities of seasonal dynamics of net primary production and its microzooplankton grazing in the coastal waters of the Black Sea (Sevastopol region)","authors":"L. Stelmakh, Anastasia A. Farber","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.20","url":null,"abstract":"The studies of net primary production (NPP) seasonal dynamics, its microzooplankton grazing were conducted at two stations in the western Black Sea coastal waters near Sevastopol during a period from January 2020 to December 2022. Each year, one maximum of the phytoplankton NPP (280–820 mg C·m-3·day-1) was observed in July, when the water temperature ranged from 22 to 25 °C, and solar radiation intensity was 48–50 E·m-2·day-1. Large diatoms and dinoflagellates played a key role in its formation. At this time, the values of the net phytoplankton growth rate were 0.3–1.0 day-1, and the relative share of primary production consumed by microzooplankton (g/m) did not exceed 26%. In December – February, when the water temperature was 8.0–13.5 °C and the intensity of solar radiation was 10–15 E·m-2·day-1, the NPP decreased to a minimum (4–38 mg C·m-3·day-1). Under these conditions, the net phytoplankton growth rate decreased to 0–0.40 day-1, and g/m was 15–100%. For three years at station 2, the contribution of large algae with cell volumes from 4000 to 18000 µm3 in the NPP was significantly higher than at station 1. It was 61.1 % in 2020, 69.7 % in 2021 and 23% in 2022. The consumed NPP for this size group of algae was 54 % in 2020, 68.4 % in 2021 and 47.8 % in 2022.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141811129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. A. Spitsyna, A. Kondakov, G. Bovykina, G. S. Potapov, Alisa A. Zheludkova, V. Spitsyn
{"title":"The taxonomic status of Argynnis pallescens Butler, 1873 stat. rev. from Japan and the Kuril Islands (Russia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)","authors":"E. A. Spitsyna, A. Kondakov, G. Bovykina, G. S. Potapov, Alisa A. Zheludkova, V. Spitsyn","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.17","url":null,"abstract":"Based on molecular and morphological data, the taxonomic status of Argynnis pallescens Butler, 1873 stat. rev. distributed in Japan and the Kuril Islands is determined. DNA sequence data indicate that this taxon represents highly divergent lineage. The uncorrected COI p-distances between A. pallescens stat. rev. and A. adippe are 2.0-2.58%, between A. pallescens stat. rev. and A. vorax it is 2.1%. Therefore, Argynnis pallescens Butler, 1873 stat. rev. should be treated as a separate species endemic to Japan and the Kuril Islands.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141821391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pseudoinouela meyi Efetov & Tarmann, a new genus and species (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) from the Philippines","authors":"K. Efetov, G. Tarmann","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.16","url":null,"abstract":"A new genus, Pseudoinouela Efetov & Tarmann, gen. nov. and a new species, Pseudoinouela meyi Efetov & Tarmann, sp. nov., are described from the Philippines. The new species is named in honour of the German lepidopterist Dr W. Mey, who collected the type series.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141822678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ajten Rušiti-Dauti, Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković, I. Sivec, H. Ibrahimi, Gazmend Iseni, Astrit Bilalli, A. Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska, Jelena Hinić-Jordanovska
{"title":"New Records of Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) in National Park Shar Mountain (R. North Macedonia)","authors":"Ajten Rušiti-Dauti, Valentina Slavevska-Stamenković, I. Sivec, H. Ibrahimi, Gazmend Iseni, Astrit Bilalli, A. Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska, Jelena Hinić-Jordanovska","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.18","url":null,"abstract":"The collection of stoneflies in Shar Mountain resulted with records of four species (Isoperla bosnica Aubert, 1964, Isoperla albanica Aubert, 1964, Nemoura uncinata Despax, 1934, Nemoura asceta Murányi, 2007) for this mountain massif. From the mentioned species Nemoura asceta Murányi, 2007 and Isoperla bosnica Aubert, 1964 are endemic species to the Balkan Peninsula, while Nemoura asceta Murányi, 2007 is recorded for the first time in the country. These results highlight the importance of Shar Mountain as a stoneflies biodiversity hotspot, increasing the focus on the conservation status of these rare species.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141821655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Chalkia, Alexandros Dritsoulas, Ioannis Giannakou, G. Boros, A. Solomou
{"title":"A reliable method for quick comparisons of enchytraeid (Oligochaeta) densities in soil and their seasonal changes under cultivated and natural fields in central Greece","authors":"C. Chalkia, Alexandros Dritsoulas, Ioannis Giannakou, G. Boros, A. Solomou","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.15","url":null,"abstract":"Although Enchytraeidae constitute an important component of soil fauna, their communities have not been adequately studied in cultivated soils. We studied the species composition and the seasonal fluctuations of the enchytraeid communities in a four-year alfalfa plantation and its boundary zone in the valley of Kopaida, Central Greece for a period of one year. The population densities were recovered at 15 cm depth. There were remarkable seasonal changes in the population densities that took their highest value in autumn and their lowest in summer in both soils. The composition of the plantation community consisted of two distinct species with opportunistic life strategy and developed higher density compared to the boundary zone. The boundary zone harbored four species which mainly had robust, long living developmental pattern. We concluded that the specific characteristics of the dominant plant species were the most decisive differentiating factor determining the enchytraeid communities, followed by the cultural practices.\u0000The results from the sucrose centrifugation method of extraction exhibited strong correlation with those of the cold wet extraction method without filtering. This indicates that sucrose centrifugation method can be safely used in quickly processing high number of samples and for the enchytraeid estimation in multidisciplinary research works.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141639913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Bolotov, Tatyana A. Eliseeva, Andrey V. Bespyatykh, Elsa Y. Kuznetsova, A. Kondakov
{"title":"Nikolaj Livanow’s historical collection sheds new light on potential local extinctions and host association in Hirudinea","authors":"I. Bolotov, Tatyana A. Eliseeva, Andrey V. Bespyatykh, Elsa Y. Kuznetsova, A. Kondakov","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.14","url":null,"abstract":"In this correspondence, we re-examine and illustrate a few interesting specimens from the historical Hirudinea collection in the EEZM – Edward Eversman Zoology Museum and Herbarium, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University (formerly Zootomy Cabinet Museum of the Imperial Kazan University), prepared by Nikolaj A. Livanow and Eduard A. Meyer. First, four specimens of Acanthobdella peledina Grube, 1851 (Acanthobdellidae) from Lake Onega (Vologda Region, Russia) represent the remaining part of a sample collected by N. A. Livanow in 1902 and used for preparation of his classical monograph on the morphology and anatomy of this species (Livanow 1906). A. peledina was once common in the lake but it was not recorded there since the 1930s that may indicate a local extinction event. Second, two specimens of Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hirudinidae) from Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia) were collected by E. A. Meyer in 1891, whereas this species was not rediscovered in the city and its environs, probably due to habitat loss. Third, a specimen of Glossiphonia grubei (Lukin & Epshtein, 1959) (Glossiphoniidae) was collected from the Maloe More Strait of Lake Baikal by V. P. Garjaew in 1899 and was misidentified as G. echinulata (Grube, 1871). To the best of our knowledge, it is the largest specimen of G. grubei ever discovered (body length = 52.0 mm and maximum body width = 15.8 mm). Field notes of the collector indicate that this species was sampled feeding on unspecified molluscs. This data suggest that Glossiphonia species endemic to Lake Baikal are associated with Mollusca, as do other species in this genus. Finally, our findings highlight that natural history museums house unique historical specimens, re-examination of which may provide new insights into local extinctions and ecological traits of individual species.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141651059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micraloa tristis sp. nov. from Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)","authors":"V. Spitsyn, E. A. Spitsyna","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.13","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we describe Micraloa tristis sp. nov., a new species from Pakistan. The valva of the new species is similar to that of M. emittens and M. punctistriga, but differs in lack of the apical process. Additionally, we illustrate the preimaginal stages of Micraloa tristis sp. nov.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141653550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kamyristi and Yakutia: Siberian amber studies in 2020-2024","authors":"E. Perkovsky, A. Legalov, D. Vasilenko","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.12","url":null,"abstract":"One family, one tribe, 11 genera, and 18 species were described, and 8 species redescribed from Siberian amber in 2020–2023 and the first quarter of 2024. 80% of known Cretaceous Aphididae and Drepanosiphidae are documented from Taimyr amber. Liberiblattinidae constitute a huge 83% of Baikura cockroaches. Geographical distribution of Cretaceous and Eocene Megalyridae is discussed in details.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141657966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}