{"title":"Further records of Pediciidae and Limoniidae (Diptera) from Azerbaijan and Georgia","authors":"J. Starý, J. Oboňa","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.3432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.3432","url":null,"abstract":"Records of nine Pediciidae and 80 Limoniidae species (10 Limnophilinae, 38 Chioneinae, and 32 Limoniinae) are presented. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time from Azerbaijan and 14 from Georgia, of which 12 species are new to the whole of Transcaucasia. Three species are recorded for the first time since their original descriptions. Four subspecies of the genus Molophilus Curtis, 1833 are elevated to species rank, namely M. (M.) hebetatus Savchenko, 1976, n. stat., M. (M.) decoloratus Savchenko, 1978, n. stat., M. (M.) brachyurus Savchenko, 1978, n. stat., and M. (M.) cephaliger Savchenko, 1978, n. stat. Two synonymies are proposed, Gonomyia (Gonomyia) conoviensis Barnes, 1924 = G. (G.) oxybeles Alexander, 1975, n. syn. and Lipsothrix nobilis Loew, 1873 = L. iranica Alexander, 1975, n. syn.","PeriodicalId":53438,"journal":{"name":"Polish Journal of Entomology","volume":"89 1","pages":"124-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49379927","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}
P. Buczyński, E. Buczyńska, M. Baranowska, Łukasz Lewniewski, Nikola Góral, J. Kozak, A. Tarkowski, Karolina Anna Szykut
{"title":"Dragonflies (Odonata) of the city of Lublin (Eastern Poland)","authors":"P. Buczyński, E. Buczyńska, M. Baranowska, Łukasz Lewniewski, Nikola Góral, J. Kozak, A. Tarkowski, Karolina Anna Szykut","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.4239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.4239","url":null,"abstract":": The authors discuss the dragonfly fauna of Lublin based on fragmentary historical data and the results of their own research from the period 1992-2019. A total of 54 dragonfly species were recorded: 17 in the historical period and 53 contemporarily. Although the Lublin area is a hot spot of odonate species richness in both the Lublin Upland and central and eastern Poland, it is of little importance for habitat specialists and also endangered and protected species. The species composition of the fauna was analysed in three zones of the city: the outskirts, the urbanized area and the City Centre. The diversity and numbers of dragonflies decreased significantly along this urbanization gradient and some groups of stenotopic species disappeared. The importance of anthropogenic water bodies in maintaining the diversity of dragonflies in urban areas, in particular stormwater ponds and garden ponds, is emphasized.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":53438,"journal":{"name":"Polish Journal of Entomology","volume":"89 1","pages":"153-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43433250","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":"Identification of an aphelinid parasitoid on hemispherical scale insect,\u0000Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on olive and fig\u0000trees, quantification of parasitism rate and potential\u0000as biocontrol agent of the insect","authors":"Y. Batta","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.3162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.3162","url":null,"abstract":"Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852) is a serious insect pest on olive and fig trees in the Palestinian\u0000Territories, it sucks the sap of infested trees and secretes honey dew which interferes with photosynthesis\u0000by attracting the sooty mold fungus. The objectives of present research were: firstly, to identify and describe\u0000of an indigenous parasitoid on S. coffeae infesting olive and fig trees in the Palestinian Territories; and\u0000secondly, to assess the parasitoid’s efficacy against S. coffeae on olive and fig trees. Results indicated that\u0000the parasitoid was identified as Coccophagus rusti Compere, 1928 (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and\u0000a detailed description of the parasitoid was provided in this respect. The parasitism rate of the parasitoid on\u0000S. coffeae varied significantly with the altitude of sampled localities, it ranged from 14.84 – 64.92% at 635\u0000and 82 m above sea level, respectively, on fig trees, and from 12.68 – 47.25% at 635 and 82 m above sea\u0000level, respectively, on olive trees. The overall average rate of parasitism was 42.10% and 29.75% on fig and\u0000olive trees, respectively. In conclusion, the high rate of parasitism on S. coffeae makes the parasitoid as\u0000potential biocontrol agent of the insect on olive and fig trees.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":53438,"journal":{"name":"Polish Journal of Entomology","volume":"89 1","pages":"113-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45548759","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}