scholarly journals Rocky Shore Biotic Assemblages of the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean): A Conservation Perspective

2005 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Schembri ◽  
Alan Deidun ◽  
Adrian Mallia ◽  
Lucienne Mercieca
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Shore ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands

scholarly journals New records of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from the Maltese Islands

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario V Balzan ◽  
David Genoud ◽  
Pierre Rasmont ◽  
Maximilian Schwarz ◽  
Denis Michez
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Present Note ◽  
New Records ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea

A total of 95 bee species have been recorded from the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean Sea).  The aim of the present note is to report newly recorded species within the study area.  A total of nine new species belonging to four families are recorded here: Andrenidae (1 species), Apidae (1 species), Halictidae (5 species), and Megachilidae (2 species).

scholarly journals Habitat structure and biological characteristics of a maerl bed off the northeastern coast of the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean)

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Sciberras ◽  
Miraine Rizzo ◽  
Jael R. Mifsud ◽  
Katielena Camilleri ◽  
Joseph A. Borg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Structure ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Northeastern Coast

Shallow-water benthic hydroids from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 177-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan J. Soto Àngel ◽  
Álvaro L. Peña Cantero
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands

scholarly journals Contribution to the knowledge of the beetle fauna (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Malta: new records of seven species with supporting DNA barcodes

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1443-1449
Author(s):  
Clare Marie Mifsud ◽  
Noel Vella ◽  
Adriana Vella
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands

We report the presence of seven species of Coleoptera newly found on the Maltese Islands in the central Mediterranean. The first species records from the Maltese Islands include: Ancylopus melanocephalus (Olivier, 1808) (Endomychidae), Aplidia transversa (Fabricius, 1801) (Scarabaeidae), Cercyon quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1761) (Hydrophilidae), Hyperaspis duvergeri Fürsch, 1985 (Coccinellidae), Lebia cruxminor (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carabidae), Smicronyx pauperculus Wollaston, 1864 (Curculionidae), and Oxytelus sculptus Gravenhorst, 1806 (Staphylinidae). The morphological identification of each newly reported species was also confirmed through DNA barcoding.

scholarly journals First record and DNA barcode of the clearwing moth Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789) from Malta, central Mediterranean

Check List ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-599
Author(s):  
Clare Marie Mifsud ◽  
Denis Magro ◽  
Adriana Vella
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Genetic Analyses ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Live Specimen ◽  
Clearwing Moth ◽  
First Time

A sesiid species, Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789), is reported for the first time from the Maltese Islands, central Mediterranean. This new record represents the first species belonging to the subfamily Tinthiinae in Malta. The specimen was identified through morphological and genetic analyses. Observations of the live specimen revealed the use of jumping strategies by this species.

scholarly journals Remarks on Echinodermata from the South Central Mediterranean Sea based upon collections made during the MARCOS cruise (10 to 20th April, 2007)

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. MIFSUD ◽  
M. TAVIANI ◽  
S. STOHR
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Management Zone ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
South Central ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The MARCOS cruise, which took place in the South Central Mediterranean Sea on board the RV ‘Urania’, resulted in the collection of 27 species of Echinodermata from shallow to bathyal depths, many from around Malta (the Fisheries Management Zone). The fauna is represented by common to rare taxa already reported from the Mediterranean with the exception of the amphi-Atlantic ophiuroid Ophiotreta valenciennesi rufescens (Koehler, 1896), recorded from the Mediterranean Basin for the first time. Odontaster mediterraneus (von Marenzeller, 1893) and Luidia sarsi Lutken, 1858 are also first records for the Maltese Islands.

scholarly journals Marine litter from circalittoral and deeper bottoms off the Maltese islands (Central Mediterranean)

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 298 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. MIFSUD ◽  
M. DIMECH ◽  
P.J. SCHEMBRI
Keyword(s):  
Trawl Survey ◽  
Benthic Organisms ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Marine Litter ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Numerical Abundance ◽  
Abundance And Distribution ◽  
First Time ◽  
Swept Area

During the 2005 leg of the MEDITS trawl survey, benthic anthropogenic debris around the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean) was quantified for the first time, with the aim of studying its abundance and distribution in the area. 357 items were sampled from 3.5 km2 of swept area. Each item was recorded, measured and its planar and surface areas were estimated. Plastic (47%), metal and glass (13% respectively) were the most prevalent types of litter in terms of number. Limestone slabs, sacks and fabric were the items with the highest planar and surface area per item. This suggests that it is also important to consider the size of debris items as well as numerical abundance in assessing impact of litter on benthic organisms. An attempt was made to correlate anthropogenic and environmental variables, including fishing activities and wave parameters, to litter abundance and distribution but no interpretable correlations were found, implying that litter abundance and distribution depends on factors other than those considered.

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