Parental care in Cryptops hortensis (Donovan) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) from Serbia, the Balkan peninsula

Parental care in the geographically widespread cryptopid scolopendromorph Cryptops hortensis (Donovan) is described for the first time. It was observed that the adult female rolls her body around the mass of hatchlings with the ventral side against the brood. This finding supports the hypothesis that within the brooding centipedes, the female position with the terga outwards is a plesiomorphic state and probably a general feature of all Scolopendromorpha. In addition, the major external morphological characters of the fetus instar and adolescens I are described.

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Some soil-inhabiting mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Kazakhstan, with description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4819.3.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4819 (3) ◽

pp. 473-498

Author(s):

OMID JOHARCHI ◽

AIGERIM K. ISSAKOVA ◽

OLGA S. ASYAMOVA ◽

MOHAMMADHASSAN ABBASI SARCHESHMEH ◽

ANDREI V. TOLSTIKOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Adult Female ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

This paper presents ten species of eight genera and four families (Ameroseiidae, Ascidae, Blattisociidae, Laelapidae) of soil-inhabiting mesostigmatic mites in Kazakhstan. Eight of them are species that are recorded for the first time in Kazakhstan: Ameroseius corbiculus (Sowerby, 1806), Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) oudemansi (Thor, 1930), Cosmolaelaps lutegiensis (Shcherbak, 1971), C. markewitschi (Pirianyk, 1959), Gaeolaelaps nolli (Karg, 1962), Laelaspis astronomicus (Koch, 1839), Lasioseius ometes (Oudemans, 1903), and Pseudoparasitus missouriensis (Ewing, 1909). In addition, Gaeolaelaps kanati Joharchi & Issakova sp. nov. is described from Kazakhstan, based on morphological characters of the adult female.

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FIRST RECORDS OF FOUR APHIDS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDOIDEA) FROM MACEDONIA

Ecologica Montenegrina ◽

10.37828/em.2018.17.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 20-25

Author(s):

Dávid Murányi

Keyword(s):

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Aphid Species ◽

Republic Of Macedonia ◽

First Time

Four aphid species Anoecia (Anoecia) corni (Fabricius, 1775), Amphorophora (Amphorophora) ampullata Buckton, 1876, Pterocomma italica Barbagallo & Stroyan, 1978 and Lachnus pallipes (Hartig, 1841) are reported for the first time from the (FY) Republic of Macedonia. All represents the first species of their genus from the country, as well as the first species of the tribe Lachnini and the subfamily Anoeciinae. Pterocomma italica is new for the Balkan Peninsula. Distinctive morphological characters of the Macedonian specimens of the four species are illustrated.

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Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) in the Balkan Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4220.1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4220 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

JOSEF MERTLIK ◽

TAMÁS NÉMETH ◽

ROBIN KUNDRATA

Keyword(s):

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Intraspecific Variability ◽

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Reliable Identification ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Click Beetle ◽

Surrounding Areas ◽

Near Future ◽

First Time

The genus Dima Charpentier, 1825 in the Balkan Peninsula and surrounding areas was revised based on the adult semaphoronts. Altogether 33 species are known from the investigated area, of which nine are new for science: D. bruhai sp. nov. (Greece), D. dusaneki sp. nov. (Macedonia), D. fialai sp. nov. (Macedonia), D. kozufensis sp. nov. (Greece, Macedonia), D. orientalis sp. nov. (Bulgaria), D. pelikani sp. nov. (Albania, Montenegro), D. pelionensis sp. nov. (Greece), D. vonickai sp. nov. (Albania), and D. zbuzeki sp. nov. (Greece). Dima peloponnensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008 was synonymized under D. assingi Schimmel & Platia, 2008, D. scutellaris Platia, 2010 and D. fokidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008 were synonymized under D. fthiotidensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008, D. pindosensis Schimmel & Platia, 2008 was synonymized under D. raineri Wurst, 1997, and D. riesei Platia, 2010 was synonymized under D. vailatii Schimmel & Platia, 2008. For the first time, a male was described for D. florinensis Platia, 2012, and females for D. neumanni Platia, 2013, D. olympica Meschnigg, 1934, and D. schimmeli Platia & Gudenzi, 2009. Dima dalmatina Küster, 1844 was recorded for the first time from Bosnia and Herzegovina, D. elateroides Charpentier, 1825 from Bulgaria and Macedonia, D. florinensis from Macedonia, and D. raineri Wurst, 1997 from Albania. For each species we provided bibliography and information on the type depositories, diagnosis, intraspecific variability and distribution, and figured the main diagnostic morphological characters. Due to the generally uniform morphology within the genus and great intraspecific variability in most diagnostic characters we were unable to construct a reliable identification key for the Dima species in the Balkan Peninsula. Our study revealed that Dima is a more speciose genus than expected and that more species may be discovered in the near future, even in Europe.

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Ramalina sekika (Ramalinaceae), a new species for the lichen flora of Russia from the Far East

Novosti sistematiki nizshikh rastenii ◽

10.31111/nsnr/2014.48.256 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 256-263 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

O. A. Kataeva

Keyword(s):

Far East ◽

Original Description ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Northeastern China ◽

Anatomical Structure ◽

The Far East ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

Independent Species ◽

Lichen Flora

Ramalina sekika Asahina is reported for the first time from Russia from Sakhalin. It refers to the number of rare and poorly investigated species of the genus. Until now it was considered to be endemic to northeastern China. The original description and the location in the Far East are given, as well as the data on anatomical and morphological study of the Russian specimen. The differences in the anatomical structure of its thallus are discussed. A comparison of anatomical and morphological characters of R. sekika, R. pollinaria (Westr.) Ach. (European material), R. yasudae Räsänen has been made; the author considers them as independent species.

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Two late-spring braconid genera of the subfamily Alysiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) new for the fauna of Russia

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2011.20.1.85 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 85-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S.A. Belokobylskij ◽

T.S. Kostromina

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Late Spring ◽

Key To Species ◽

The Urals ◽

Asian Continent ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Two braconid genera from the subfamily Alysiinae, Lodbrokia Hedqvist, 1962 and Asyntactus Marshall, 1898, are recorded in the fauna of Russia and in the Asian continent for the first time. A new species Lodbrokia uralica sp. nov. is described from the Urals, and a key to species of this genus is provided. Redescriptions of the female and male of Asyntactus rhogaleus Marshall, 1898 with information about the level of variability of its morphological characters are given. Asyntactus sigalphoides Marshall, 1898 is synonymised with A. rhogaleus Marshall, 1898 (syn. nov.).

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Antimicrobial and Immunomodulating Activities of Two Endemic Nepeta Species and Their Major Iridoids Isolated from Natural Sources

Pharmaceuticals ◽

10.3390/ph14050414 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 414

Author(s):

Neda Aničić ◽

Uroš Gašić ◽

Feng Lu ◽

Ana Ćirić ◽

Marija Ivanov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Biofilm Formation ◽

Food Industry ◽

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Antimicrobial Activities ◽

Natural Sources ◽

E Coli ◽

Food Borne ◽

Metabolite Profiles ◽

Aspergillus Sp ◽

First Time

Two Balkan Peninsula endemics, Nepeta rtanjensis and N. argolica subsp. argolica, both characterized by specialized metabolite profiles predominated by iridoids and phenolics, are differentiated according to the stereochemistry of major iridoid aglycone nepetalactone (NL). For the first time, the present study provides a comparative analysis of antimicrobial and immunomodulating activities of the two Nepeta species and their major iridoids isolated from natural sources—cis,trans-NL, trans,cis-NL, and 1,5,9-epideoxyloganic acid (1,5,9-eDLA), as well as of phenolic acid rosmarinic acid (RA). Methanol extracts and pure iridoids displayed excellent antimicrobial activity against eight strains of bacteria and seven strains of fungi. They were especially potent against food-borne pathogens such as L. monocytogenes, E. coli, S. aureus, Penicillium sp., and Aspergillus sp. Targeted iridoids were efficient agents in preventing biofilm formation of resistant P. aeruginosa strain, and they displayed additive antimicrobial interaction. Iridoids are, to a great extent, responsible for the prominent antimicrobial activities of the two Nepeta species, although are probably minor contributors to the moderate immunomodulatory effects. The analyzed iridoids and RA, individually or in mixtures, have the potential to be used in the pharmaceutical industry as potent antimicrobials, and in the food industry to increase the shelf life and safety of food products.

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A survey on poorly known rainforest litter-dwelling spiders of Orchid Island (Lanyu, Taiwan) with the description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Tetrablemmidae, and Theridiosomatidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4927.2.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4927 (2) ◽

pp. 197-208

Author(s):

FRANCESCO BALLARIN ◽

TAKESHI YAMASAKI ◽

YONG-CHAO SU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Endemic Species ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Spider Species ◽

Orchid Island ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Representatives of some poorly known spider species collected in the rainforest litter of the Orchid Island (Taiwan) are illustrated and discussed here. A new species, Brignoliella tao sp. nov. (Fam. Tetrablemmidae), endemic to Orchid Island, is described based on both sexes. The previously unknown female of Theridiosoma triumphale Zhao & Li, 2012 (Fam. Theridiosomatidae), is described for the first time. Zoma taiwanica (Zhang, Zhu & Tso 2006) comb. nov., from the same family, is illustrated and its transfer from the genus Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 to Zoma Saaristo, 1996 is proposed on the basis of morphological characters. Habitus and genitalia of the endemic species Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006 (Fam. Linyphiidae) are also illustrated.

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The Hydraenidae of Cuba (Insecta: Coleoptera) II: Morphology of preimaginal stages of six species and notes on their biology

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4238.4.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4238 (4) ◽

pp. 451 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALBERT DELER-HERNÁNDEZ ◽

JUAN A. DELGADO

Keyword(s):

Instar Larva ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Larval Instars ◽

First Instar ◽

Preimaginal Stages ◽

First Time ◽

Third Instar Larvae

Preimaginal stages of the six species of Hydraenidae presently known from Cuba were obtained by rearing adults in the laboratory. Eggs of Hydraena perkinsi Spangler, 1980, H. decui Spangler, 1980 and H. franklyni Deler-Hernández & Delgado, 2012 are described and illustrated for the first time. The first instar larva of Gymnochthebius fossatus (LeConte, 1855) is redescribed, adding some new remarkable morphological characters including what could be the first abdominal egg-burster reported for this family. All larval instars of H. perkinsi, H. guadelupensis Orchymont, 1923 and Ochthebius attritus LeConte, 1878 are described and illustrated for the first time, with a special emphasis on their chaetotaxy. The second instar larva of G. fossatus along with first and third instar larvae of H. decui and H. franklyni are also studied for the first time. The pupal morphology and vestiture of a species belonging to the genus Hydraena are described for the first time, based on the pupa of H. perkinsi. Biological notes for several preimaginal stages of the studied species are also given.

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A revision of Rhaponticoides (Asteraceae, Cardueae–Centaureinae) from Iran

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.213.2.2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 213 (2) ◽

pp. 87 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kazem Negaresh ◽

SAYED MOHAMMAD REZA KHOSHROO ◽

ROYA KARAMIAN ◽

MOHAMMAD REZA JOHARCHI

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Identification Key ◽

Full Description ◽

New Combinations ◽

Taxonomic Review ◽

Herbarium Collections ◽

First Time

A taxonomic review of Rhaponticoides in Iran is based on morphological characters of the specimens from the authors’ expeditions and other herbarium collections. Rhaponticoides lachnopus, R. schmidii, R. sect. Iranicae and R. sect. Ruthenicae are proposed as new combinations. Full description for the genus Rhaponticoides and R. sect. Iranicae and R. sect. Ruthenicae are presented for the first time here. Three names, R. lachnopus, R. ruthenica and its synonym, are typified. A synopsis with recognized sections and species, relevant synonyms, type citations, lists of specimens examined and an identification key are provided for the genus Rhaponticoides in Iran. In addition, some notes about ecology and habitat of Rhaponticoides especially in Iran are given. Finally, the geographical distribution of all the 4 species recognized in Iran is presented and mapped.

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Phimodera flori Fieber, found in Greece on Mount Olympus, new to the Balkan Peninsula (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4958.1.39 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4958 (1) ◽

pp. 649-653

Author(s):

PARIDE DIOLI

Keyword(s):

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Southern Europe ◽

High Altitudes ◽

First Report ◽

Asian Species ◽

Central Asian ◽

The Alps ◽

First Time

The first report of Phimodera flori Fieber, 1863 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) in the Balkan Peninsula (Mt. Olympus, Greece) is presented. This continental European and Central Asian species is rare in southern Europe where it has been found only at high altitudes of the Alps and the Pyrenees so far. It has been regarded as extinct from the 1970’s in many countries. The species is recorded for the first time for Greece, being Mt. Olympus the southernmost known locality.

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