scholarly journals New bioethological observations on Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea and its host plants in Special Area of Conservation “Grotticelle di Monticchio” (Basilicata, Southern Italy) (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)

2018 ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Renato Spicciarelli
Keyword(s):  
Host Plants ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Basilicata Region ◽  
Special Area ◽  
Fraxinus Angustifolia ◽  
First Time ◽  
Local Habitat

Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig, 1963, is an Italian endemic exhibiting an exceedingly restricted geographic distribution. In 1971, a protected site was established for the species: the Nature Reserve of “Grotticelle” (Basilicata Region). Then, the Reserve area was incorporated into the perimeter of the Special Area of Conservation “Grotticelle di Monticchio”. In 1997, for the first time, a group of B. (A.) europaea caterpillars was found in nature. During research conducted in 2013-2014, an egg cluster of B. europaea was observed for the first time, and other groups of larvae were found inside the Reserve. Additional information was acquired about mobility of the caterpillars during their development. Palatability tests allowed to attest Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa, Ligustrum vulgare and Phyllirea latifolia as food plants of the moth among those present in the Reserve. From spring 2015 to spring 2017 other bioethological observations on B. europaea were conducted, as well as surveys aimed to study the distribution of its host plants in the habitats of SAC “Grotticelle di Monticchio”. During 2016, ten egg clusters and numerous groups of caterpillars have been identified on 12 different trees. In 2017, an egg cluster was observed, and other groups of larvae were found. These finding allowed to observe other details on spawning and behaviour of the caterpillars, until to pupate. In addition, a map of local habitat 91B0 “Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods” is also presented.

scholarly journals Lab observations on prolonged chrysalis diapause of Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Renato Spicciarelli
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Ligustrum Vulgare ◽  
Fraxinus Angustifolia ◽  
Prolonged Diapause

Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig, 1963, is an Italian endemic species exhibiting a very restricted geographic distribution (Basilicata and Campania regions, Grotticelle di Monticchio Nature Reserve and neighbouring areas), and developing as larvae on a few Oleaceae (Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa, Ligustrum vulgare and Phyllirea latifolia). From spring 2015 to spring 2017 a series of bioethological observations on the moth were conducted, as well as surveys aimed to study the distribution of its host plants in the habitats of SAC “Grotticelle di Monticchio”. In this short communication a prolonged diapause of B. europaea chrysalis kept in the laboratory is documented. In spring 2018, four successfully adult eclosions occurred from two years old pupae, a case never previously reported in literature records for this rare and threatened taxon.

scholarly journals Phytoseiid mites from Basilicata region (Southern Italy): species diversity, redescription of Typhloseiulus arzakanicus Arutunjan and a dichotomic key of the genus Typhloseiulus Chant and McMurtry 1994 (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae)

Acarologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-821
Author(s):  
Haralabos Tsolakis ◽  
Ernesto Ragusa
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
Kampimodromus Aberrans ◽  
Euseius Finlandicus ◽  
Basilicata Region ◽  
First Time

A survey of phytoseiid mites was carried out in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy) between 1976 and 2014 on wild and cultivated plants. A total of 38 species belonging to eleven genera and two subgenera were found on 59 plant species. The most common species was Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) (39%) followed by Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) exhilaratus Ragusa (32.2%), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans) (27.1%), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) cryptus (Athias-Henriot) (23.7%). Typhloseiulus arzakanicus (Arutunjan), found for first time in Italy, is redescribed here, while the male of this species is described for the first time. A dichotomic key of the species belonging to the genus Typhloseiulus is also given.

To the lichen flora of Far East Marine Biosphere State Nature Reserve

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 197-201
Author(s):  
I. M. Rodnikova
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Far East ◽  
Lichen Species ◽  
Substrate Preference ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
State Nature Reserve ◽  
First Time ◽  
Marine Biosphere ◽  
State Nature ◽  
Lichen Flora

Nine lichen species are reported for the first time for Far East Marine Biosphere State Nature Reserve. Additional information on distribution and substrate preference of 53 lichen species is presented.

scholarly journals Micromorphology of the springbok louse Damalinia (Tricholipeurus) antidorcus found at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve near Pretoria, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. Turner
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
First Time

This report provides additional information on the morphology of Damalinia (Tricholipeurus) antidorcus, previously described only by light microscopy. Live lice were collected and prepared for viewing by SEM. Micromorphological features investigated included aspects of the forehead, mandibles and spiracles. The average length of the males was 2.0 mm and females 2.04 mm. The anterior hyalin region of the head was notably emarginated. Awell-developed medial groove on the ventral surface of the head between the mandibles was noted. The surface of the epipharynx was smooth. The labrum with its typical scale-like appearance gradually changed into the pulvinal area of the clypeus. Both genders had notched left mandibles. The mandibles were highly serrated on the oral surfaces. Situated ventrally below and caudal to the mandibles were a pair of labial palpi. The immediate area between, and surrounding the labial palpi was littered with numerous spiked setae and two well developed larger setae raised at their bases. The tips of the palpi bore three larger and longer sensory setae. Palpi of this nature are described here for the first time in D. antidorcus.

scholarly journals The first record of the yew gall midge Taxomyia taxi (Inchbald, 1861) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in the Polish Carpathians, southern Poland

2016 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Jan Bodziarczyk ◽  
Marcin Widlak ◽  
Malwina Siwy
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Gall Midge ◽  
Photosynthetic Apparatus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Gall Midges ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Polish Carpathians ◽  
First Time

Abstract The yew gall midge Taxomyia taxi has been found for the first time in the Polish Carpathians. The site lies in the “Yews in Mogilno” (“Cisy w Mogilnie”) nature reserve in the western part of the Beskid Niski (Low Beskid) Mountains. The species occurs over an area of ca. 37 ha, mostly in the northern, lowest-lying parts of the reserve. 19.4% of the inspected specimens of the European yew were found to exhibit signs of feeding by gall midges. Most of the infested yews (86.7%) were barren, 8.2% were females and 5.1% males. The yew gall midges displayed no clear preferences in relation to the health status of the host plants, although yews with a healthier photosynthetic apparatus were selected more often.

Checklist of ascomycetous microfungi of the Nuratau Nature Reserve (Uzbekistan)

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-332
Author(s):  
I. M. Mustafaev ◽  
N. Yu. Beshko ◽  
M. M. Iminova
Keyword(s):  
Host Plants ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
New Host ◽  
Erysiphe Cichoracearum ◽  
Collection Number ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time ◽  
Host Plant Location

A checklist of ascomycetous microfungi of the Nuratau Nature Reserve (Nuratau Mountains, Uzbekistan) was compiled for the first time as a result of field research conducted in 2009–2017. In total, 197 species, 3 varieties and 51 forms of micromycetes belonging to 66 genera and 30 families have been identified. Among them 19 species (Asteromella tanaceti, Camarosporium achilleae, Diplocarpon alpestre, Diplodia celtidis, Hendersonia ephedrae, Mycosphaerella artemisiae, Neopseudocercosporella capsellae, Phoma hedysari, P. mororum, Phyllosticta prostrata, P. silenes, P. trifolii, Ramularia trifolii, Rhabdospora eremuri, Selenophoma nebulosa, Septoria cyperi, S. dauci, S. ranunculacearum, S. trifolii) and one form (Erysiphe cichoracearum f. tanaceti) were found for the first time for the mycobiota of Uzbekistan. 30 species of microfungi were recorded on 31 new host plants. The most abundant species are representatives of the cosmopolitan genera Ramularia, Septoria, Erysiphe, Leveillula, Mycosphaerella, Phoma, Cytospora, Sphaerotheca, Phyllosticta and Marssonina. The annotated checklist includes data on host plant, location, date and collection number of every species.

scholarly journals First records of acclimatized populations of Buprestis dalmatina in Italy (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

2018 ◽  
pp. 53-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donato Lorubio ◽  
Giuseppe Cancelliere ◽  
Francesco Izzillo
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Pinus Halepensis ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Ecological Relationships ◽  
Basilicata Region ◽  
First Time

Buprestis (Ancylocheira) dalmatina Mannerheim, 1837, an E-Mediterranean Buprestid species, is here recorded for the first time from southern Italy (forest areas of Matera province, Basilicata Region). The here reported records of B. dalmatina are based on material collected on Pinus halepensis Mill. in re-forested coastal areas; the species is therefore supposed to have been very likely introduced. Some aspects of the ecological relationships of Buprestis dalmatina with the closely related and syntopic Pinus borers B. humeralis, B. novemmaculata and B. haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis in Southern Italy are also briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Diversity Diversity of the genus Theloderma (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Son La Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Van Anh ◽  
Nguyen Quang Truong
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Frankfurt Am Main ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

We recorded five species of the genus Theloderma on the basis of new amphibian collection from Son La Province between 2012 and 2016. Four species, Theloderma asperum, T. bicolor, T. gordoni and T. lateriticum, are recorded for the first time from this province. Our findings brought the total number of amphibian species recorded from Son La province up to 45. We also provide additional information about morphology and natural history of the afore mentioned species. Keywords Copia, Muong Do, Muong La, New records, Sop Cop, Theloderma References [1] Cục Kiểm lâm, http://www.kiemlam.org.vn/, tham khảo số liệu diễn biến rừng tháng tính đến tháng 12 năm 2012. Tra cứu ngày 6/4/2014.[2] Lê Nguyên Ngật, Nguyễn Văn Sáng, Kết quả khảo sát lưỡng cư, bò sát ở Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên Copia, tỉnh Sơn La, Kỷ yếu Hội nghị khoa học toàn quốc về Sinh thái và Tài nguyên sinh vật lần thứ 3 (2009), tr:467-471.[3] Nguyen, S.V., Ho, C. T., Nguyen, T. Q., Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 2009.[4] Nguyễn Văn Sáng, Nguyễn Xuân Đặng và Nguyễn Quảng Trường, Đa dạng về thành phần loài Bò sát và Ếch nhái ở Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên Xuân Nha, tỉnh Sơn La, Tạp chí Sinh học, 32(4) (2010), tr:54-61.[5] Phạm Văn Anh, Từ Văn Hoàng, Khăm Đi Pheng Kia Chư, Nguyễn Quảng Trường, Nguyễn Lân Hùng Sơn, Nguyễn Kim Tiến, Thành phần loài Lưỡng cư (Amphibia) và Bò sát (Reptilia) ở Thành phố Sơn La, tỉnh Sơn La, Kỷ yếu Hội nghị khoa học toàn quốc về Sinh thái và Tài nguyên sinh vật lần thứ 6 (2015) tr: 461-467.[6] Bourret, R., Les Batraciens de l’Indochine [Hanoi], Institut Océanographique de l’Indochine, 1942.[7] Taylor, E. H., The Amphibian fauna of Thailand, The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, Vol. XLIII, No.8, 1962.[8] Bain, R. H., Nguyen, Q. T. and Doan, V. K., A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northwestern Vietnam, Zootaxa 2191 (2009) : 58–68.[9] Hecht, V. L., Pham, C. T., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. Q., Bonkowski, M. & Ziegler T., “First report on the herpetofauna of Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve, northeastern Vietnam”, Biodiversity Journal, 4(4) (2013): 507–552.[10] Luu, Q. V., Le, X. C., Do, Q. H., Hoang, T. T., Nguyen, Q. T., Bonkowski, M. & Ziegler, T., “New records of amphibians from Thuong Tien Nature Reserve, Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam”, Herpetology Notes, 7 (2014): 51–58.

To the species composition of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Rivnensky Nature Reserve

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
O.S. Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
First Time

New data was added to the oribatid species composition of the Rivnensky Nature Reserve. Overall, 62 mite species were recorded for the territory of research in this study. The species Acrogalumna longipluma, Micreremus brevipes, Licneremaeus licnophorus, Oribatella reticulata, and Porobelba spinosa were not previously listed for the Western Polissia. Of the 60 species of Lower Oribatida mites that have been recorded by other authors in that area, only 18 are found again in the Rivnensky Nature Reserve, indicating that our results are intermediate. A representative of the genus Mainothrus Choi, 1996 (Mainothrus badius (Berlese, 1905)) is found in Ukraine for the first time.

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