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Institute for Evolutionary Ecology of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine author Gaponova, Liudmyla https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6535-318X 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 7 26 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38597 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38597/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38597/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38597/download/xml/ AbstractThe catalogue of cyclopoid copepods collected by A. Damian-Georgescu in Romania and deposited in “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History is presented. It includes 39 species and subspecies belonging to family Cyclopidae (Crustacea: Copepoda). Type material of Eucyclops graeteri intermedius Damian, 1955 is designated. For each species the following information is presented: collecting sites, data on general distribution in Romania and worldwide, and types of inhabited biotopes. Species names are listed in systematical order with indication of current taxonomic status. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers species list freshwater cyclopoids slide collection Europe. The Catalogue of Cyclopoid copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopidae) from Andriana Damian-Georgescu Collection (“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania) Catalogue

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Ștefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania author Cazacu, Alexandru 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 27 30 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38596 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38596/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38596/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38596/download/xml/ Iris oratoria is recorded for the first time in Alba, Vrancea and Călărași counties, Romania. The presence of the species in Romania is not unexpected, as it is also present in the neighbouring countries and its tendency of migrating north is well known. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Iris oratoria Mantodea Romania. First record of Iris oratoria (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Tarachodidae) in Romania Faunistic Note

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“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Drăghici, Andreea-Cătălina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4663-6971 Institute of Biological Research, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Ruicanescu, Adrian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-998X Brukenthal National Museum in Romania, Sibiu, Romania author Cuzepan, Gabriela Oltenia Museum Craiova, Craiova, Romania author Chimisliu, Cornelia “Oceanic-Club” Oceanographic Research and Marine Environment Protection Society, Iasi, Romania author Manci, Cosmin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-2460 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 31 41 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e35197 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35197/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35197/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35197/download/xml/ Morphological and molecular data indicate that two valid species exist in Europe within the two species complex, Onthophagus vacca and O. medius. The aim of our study is to check specimens from major museum collections and some personal collections from the country and to assign them to O. medius or O. vacca. We have examined 417 specimens belonging to the following collections: “Grigore Antipa’’ National Museum of Natural History Bucharest, Brukenthal National Museum-Natural History Museum, Department from Sibiu and the authors’ personal collections. We extracted elevation data for each specimen and we created distribution maps. The biogeographic distribution for Romania shows the ranges of O. vacca and O. medius overlap and they are found in all the country’s bioregions. Our study shows a high ecological plasticity in both species. Our data apparently indicate a preference for altitudes below 500 meters, possibly influenced by non-random sampling. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Altitude preference distribution Onthophagus vacca O. medius Romania Distribution of Onthophagus vacca and O. medius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) in Romania Research Article

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The National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, branch of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Ruicănescu, Adrian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-998X The National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, branch of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Stoica, Adrian 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 43 56 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38488 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38488/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38488/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38488/download/xml/ The Cypress Jewel Beetle (Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva subsp. festiva (Linnaeus 1767)), is a formerly rare and protected species, present in the red lists of most Western European countries. In Romania, before 2015 it was present only in the South-Western region and less than 10 specimens were collected. The species recently changed its host plants from wild Cupressaceae (Juniperus sp., Cupressus sp.) to cultivated Cupressaceae, the most affected one being Thuja occidentalis. In 2013 the first big invasion was recorded in Budapest, Hungary. In 2015, the species was found in two horticultural seedling stations in Bucharest. More recently, in 2017, it was recorded in Cluj-Napoca, and in 2018, in Timișoara, Oradea, Suceava. The article provides a short description of the adults, larva and the signs of the at-tacks on the host plants. The potential distribution of the species is discussed based on climate niche modelling. The daily behaviour of the adults and their preferences, based on observations, is also discussed. Equally, the bioethics related to this attack is analysed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Cypress Jewel Beetle Cupressaceae invasive species Buprestidae distribution adult behaviour The distribution and behaviour studies on a new invasive Buprestid species, Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Romania Research Article

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Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stan, Melania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-0474 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 57 60 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e35470 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35470/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35470/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35470/download/xml/ The strawberry sap beetle, Stelidota geminata originates from the North American continent and was introduced in Europe, the Oriental Region and in the Near East. It is recorded in Romania for the first time. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers alien species Nitidulidae Stelidota Romania The first record of Stelidota geminata (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in Romania Faunistic Note

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Romanian Academy, Institute of Biology Bucharest, Department of Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Bucharest, Romania author Manu, Minodora https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-8208 Romanian Academy, “Emil Racoviţă” Institute of Speleology, Department of Biospeleology and Soil Edaphobiology, Bucharest, Romania author Băncilă, Raluca Ioana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7595-4621 Argeş County Museum, Pitesti, Romania author Lotrean, Nicolae University of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, Bucharest, Romania author Badiu, Denisa Romanian Academy, Institute of Biology Bucharest, Department of Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Bucharest, Romania author Nicoara, Roxana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-5522 Romanian Academy, Institute of Biology Bucharest, Department of Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Bucharest, Romania author Onete, Marilena Multidimension S.R.L., Bucharest, Romania author Bodescu, Florian 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 61 79 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38591 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38591/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38591/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38591/download/xml/ During 2014 and 2015, the species Morimus asper funereus Mulsant, 1862 was monitored in the Măcin Mountains National Park, Romania using the visual transect method. The studied was focused on two topics: to determine the numerical abundance of Morimus asper funereus populations and to identify the environmental variables which influenced them. Ten abiotic factors were analysed: altitude (A), exposition (Ex.), slope (S.a), forest coverage (F.c.), air temperature (A.t.), soil temperature (S.t.), air relative humidity (A.h.), cloud-cover (Nb.), wind speed (W.s.) and wind direction (W.d.). During the study period, 112 individuals were identified. The most favourable habitats for this species were Moesian silver lime woods (91Z0) and Pannonian-Balkanic Turkey oak – sessile oak forests (91M0). The main environmental variables that influenced the beetle population dynamics were the forest coverage and wind direction. Taking into account these two parameters, we concluded that Morimus asper funereus preferred semi-shaded and semi-open habitats, characteristic of mature, old, deciduous forests within the Măcin Mountains National Park. In order to protect this species, special attention must be given to the forest management measures, e.g. protection of fallen trees, abundant coarse woody debris and a dense canopy. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Morimus asper funereus environment habitat monitoring transect Monitoring of the saproxylic beetle Morimus asper funereus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Măcin Mountains National Park, Romania Research Article

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Unaffiliated, Măgurele, Romania author Teodorescu, Maximilian “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stănescu, Mihai 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 81 86 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38484 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38484/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38484/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38484/download/xml/ Eriogaster catax is a highly threatened species listed on the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive and on the Annex II of the Bern Convention. In Romania, up till now, it was reported only from Banat, Crișana, Satu Mare county, Transylvania and southern Dobruja. A male attracted by a light trap installed near Olteni, Dâmbovița county, in mid-October 2018, has scored the first record of this species in Muntenia. Afterwards, larvae have been found in the same place, confirming the first, adult-based finding. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers threatened species faunistic note first record distribution Eriogaster catax (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) – first record in Muntenia (southern Romania) Faunistic Note

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Unaffilated, Schwarzau am Steinfeld, Austria author Buchner, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8406-9800 “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stănescu, Mihai 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 87 98 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38485 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38485/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38485/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38485/download/xml/ Agonopterix lacteella (Caradja, 1920) was described on the basis of a single female specimen collected at Kasakewitsch, Russian Far East. Later on, A. pallidior (Stringer, 1930) was described, based on 6 specimens from Japan. Both descriptions where based only on the external appearance and published without illustrations, making subsequent accurate identification of both these species difficult. A subsequent comparison of A. lacteella holotype with the type series of A. pallidior revealed a perfect match. However, since the holotype of A. pallidior is a male whilst A. lacteella’s holotype is a female, a revision based on a direct comparison of the genitalia features of these two types is not possible. Hence, the female genitalia of A. lacteella holotype was compared with the genitalia of a female specimen identified as A. pallidior. A perfect match was found, which leaves no doubt that both taxa are conspecific. Details and consequences of this result for the systematic position of these two taxa, as well as for their relationship with other similar, cognate species are presented. In addition, new data regarding the distribution and biology of A. lacteella are presented. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Depressariidae established synonymy Far East fauna DNA barcodes A revision of Agonopterix lacteella (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) and establishing A. pallidior as a junior synonym Research Article

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Argeş County Museum, Pitesti, Romania author Mestecăneanu, Adrian 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 99 124 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38594 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38594/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38594/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38594/download/xml/ Some aspects regarding the breeding of the birds from Zigoneni Basin that belongs to the protected area ROSPA0062 the Dam Basins of the Argeş River are presented in this paper. 37 species were observed here, between May and July 2013, through the point counts method, within a radius of 100 m. On one side Acrocephalus palustris, A. scirpaceus, A. arundinaceus, Alcedo atthis, Fulica atra, Oriolus oriolus and Parus major were the most frequent species and on the other side A. palustris and Fulica atra were the most abundant. At the level of the habitat mosaic of the water shore, A. palustris (0.88 p./ha), A. scirpaceus and F. atra (each with 0.32 p./ha) and A. schoenobaenus, A. arundinaceus, Phylloscopus collybita and Pica pica (each with 0.24 p./ha) had the highest estimated densities. Additionally, 14 species dependent on wetlands were observed through the itinerary method. Other considerations about the ecological indices and the efficiency of the methods were also made. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers birds dam reservoir protected area density point counts itinerary method The avifauna of the Zigoneni dam basin (Argeş county, Romania), observed in 2013 Research Article

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“Transilvania” University of Braşov, Braşov, Romania author Lazar, Anamaria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7497-1980 “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania author Benedek, Ana Maria 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 125 135 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38592 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38592/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38592/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38592/download/xml/ The survey of small mammal communities in the Lower Black River Basin was carried out between November 2005 and July 2012 in three locations. Using live traps several habitats have been investigated. During the study, we captured 199 individuals belonging to 9 species – 2 shrews and 7 rodents. Four other species were identified based on direct or indirect observations. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers rodents shrews community structure live trapping Lower Black River Basin Small mammal (Mammalia, orders Soricomorpha and Rodentia) communities in the lower Black river basin, Romania Research Article

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“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Petrescu, Ana-Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-3587 “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stan, Melania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-0474 “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Petrescu, Iorgu 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 137 159 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38595 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38595/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38595/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38595/download/xml/ A comprehensive list of the taxons dedicated to Grigore Antipa by collaborators, science personalities who appreciated his work was constituted from surveying the natural history or science museums or university collections from several countries (Romania, Germany, Australia, Israel and United States). The list consists of 33 taxons, with current nomenclature and position in a collection. Historical aspects have been discussed, in order to provide a depth to the process of collection dissapearance during more than one century of Romanian zoological research. Natural calamities, wars and the evictions of the museum’s buildings that followed, and sometimes the neglection of the collections following the decease of their founder, are the major problems that contributed gradually to the transformation of the taxon/specimen into a historical landmark and not as an accessible object of further taxonomical inquiry. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Grigore Antipa museum type collection type specimens new taxa natural history zoological col-lections Taxons dedicated to Grigore Antipa Research Article

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Natural History Museum 'Grigore Antipa', Bucharest, Romania author Petrescu, Iorgu 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 1 161 166 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e38487 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38487/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38487/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38487/download/xml/ Former specialist in Crustacea from „Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Mihai Băcescu’s disciple, Zarui Muradian-Ciamician reached 80 years. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Zarui Muradian-Ciamician at 80 years! Anniversary

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Muzeul National de Istorie Naturala "Grigore Antipa", Bucuresti, Romania author Krapal, Ana-Maria https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0366-9550 “Natura‑Z” Research and Education Society for Biodiversity Conservation, Constanta, Romania author Ioniță, Marin “Natura‑Z” Research and Education Society for Biodiversity Conservation, Constanta, Romania author Caplan, Mihaela “Natura‑Z” Research and Education Society for Biodiversity Conservation, Constanta, Romania author Buhaciuc-Ionita, Elena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-0159 2019-12-31 2019-12-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 175 183 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e49074 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49074/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49074/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49074/download/xml/ A relatively small population of Magallana gigas was discovered near the Agigea harbor (Constanța, Romania) in 2017. The DNA barcoding method was used to confirm the morphological identification of the species. We consider this colony to be the first instance of a possibly stable Pacific oyster population in the Black Sea, outside of farming activities. The possible impact on native ecosystems is briefly discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers benthic ecosystems climate change Crassostrea gigas DNA barcoding ecological niche feral populations invasive species Wild Pacific oyster Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) populations in Romanian Black Sea waters – friend or foe? Faunistic Note

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Administration of CHKO Latorica SNC, J. Záborského 1, Trebišov, Slovakia author Balla, Miloš Institute of Forest Ecology SAS, Zvolen, Slovakia author Kristin, Anton https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-6393 2019-12-31 2019-12-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 185 189 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e48697 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48697/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48697/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48697/download/xml/ The xerothermophilous grasshopper Acrotylus insubricus was found at a new, isolated site in Eastern Slovakia, at the northern boundary of its range. This is the first record in Slovakia after 60 years. In this paper this record is presented, with information on the habitat and accompanying species. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Zoogeography Orthoptera sandy habitats Slovakia Acrotylus insubricus (Orthoptera, Acrididae) rediscovered at the northern edge of its range after 60 years Faunistic Note

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Institute of Forest Ecology SAS, Zvolen, Slovakia author Kristin, Anton https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-6393 Institute of Forest Ecology SAS, Zvolen, Slovakia author Jarcuska, Benjamin Institute of Forest Ecology SAS, Zvolen, Slovakia author Kanuch, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-4541 2019-12-31 2019-12-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 191 211 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e48604 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48604/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48604/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48604/download/xml/ During 2013–2017, assemblages of bush-crickets and grasshoppers were surveyed in two neighbouring flysch mountains – Čergov Mts (48 sites) and Levočské vrchy Mts (62 sites) – in northern part of Western Carpathians. Species were sampled mostly at grasslands and forest edges along elevational gradient between 370 and 1220 m a.s.l. Within the entire area (ca 930 km2) we documented 54 species, representing 38% of Carpathian Orthoptera species richness. We found the same species number (45) in both mountain ranges with nine unique species in each of them. No difference in mean species richness per site was found between the mountain ranges (mean ± SD = 12.5 ± 3.9). Elevation explained 2.9% of variation in site species richness. Elevation and mountain range identity explained 7.3% of assemblages composition. We found new latitudinal as well as longitudinal limits in the distribution for several species. Occurrence and distributional patterns of some noteworthy species (Isophya stysi, Pholidoptera transsylvanica, Poecilimon schmidtii, Polysarcus denticauda, Pseudopodisma nagyi, Chorthippus tatrae), as well as habitat specialists (Chorthippus pullus, Tetrix tuerki) are discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers grasshoppers bush-crickets zoogeography ecology Central Europe Diversity and distribution of Orthoptera communities of two adjacent mountains in northern part of the Carpathians Research Article

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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania author Spiridon, Andreea Georgiana Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania author Viciriuc, Madalina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-000X Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania author Vasilita, Cristina Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania author Popovici, Ovidiu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-2177 2019-12-31 2019-12-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 213 220 2019 funder Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii 10.13039/501100006595 10.3897/travaux.62.e38298 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38298/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38298/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38298/download/xml/ This study presents the genera Iphitrachelus Haliday, 1836 and Baryconus Förster, 1856 with the species B. graeffei (Kieffer, 1908), I. lar Haliday, 1836 and I. gracilis Masner, 1957 as new records for the Romanian fauna. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers B. graeffei geographical distribution I. gracilis I. lar new record. Two genera of platygastroids (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) new to the Romanian fauna Research Article

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"Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Alexandru University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Aleea Portocalelor 1-3, 060101 Bucharest, Romania, București, Romania author Iftime, Oana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-2070 2019-12-31 2019-12-31 2019 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 62 221 233 2019 10.3897/travaux.62.e47321 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/47321/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/47321/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/47321/download/xml/ The results of faunistic surveys upon the amphibian and reptile populations in the Cozia National Park are presented. We recorded (found) 11 amphibian species (including the hybridogenetic Pelophylax kl. esculentus) and 12 reptile species; some species (Bufotes viridis and Emys orbicularis) were found after a long lapse in scientific recording. We observe that the Cozia Massif appears to have a richer herpetofauna than that of the adjoining Narâțu and Căpățânii massifs. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Cozia National Park amphibians reptiles populations records distribution. New herpetological records from Cozia National Park and its surrounding areas (Vâlcea County, Romania) Research Article

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Research Group in Invertebrate Diversity and Phylogenetics, Faculty of Biology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 S.E.O.P.M.M. Oceanic-Club, Constanţa, Romania, Iasi, Romania author Manci, Cosmin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-2460 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 87 91 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e50920 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/50920/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/50920/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/50920/download/xml/ The peacock fly Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855) is recorded for the first time in Romania, from several locations. Its current distribution in Europe and some data regarding the ecology of the species are presented. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Allochthonous species Brachycera distribution Europe picture-winged flies First record of the peacock fly Callopistromyia annulipes (Diptera: Ulidiidae) in Romania Faunistic Note

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Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine author Vlasenko, Ruslana Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine author Khomiak, Ivan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-0019 Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine author Harbar, Oleksandr Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine author Demchuk, Nataliia 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 7 18 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e51640 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51640/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51640/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51640/download/xml/ The complex interaction of a man and the environment requires the creation of algorithms for predict- ing the effects of anthropogenic impact. This requires the creation of the ecosystem models where all their basic elements and relationships are taken into account. One of the most effective methods for choosing the most informative differential elements of a system is the development and the implemen- tation of bio-indication models. Nowadays the important task is the development of the bio-indication methods for various anthropogenic complex effects.The electrical transmission lines carry out a specific integrated environmental impact. It is created on the changes in the environment under the influence of magnetic and electric fields and the long-term consequences of their interaction with ecosystem components. This effect is negative for the most representatives of biota and for earthworms in particular. We observe how the number of species de- creases, the species diversity reduces and the morphological parameters change towards species with a shorter body length under reaching the electrical transmission lines.Some genera of the earthworms are able to survive under the effects of the modern electrical transmis- sion lines, although this reflects their abundance and morphological parameters. These species include Aporrectodea caliginosa and Aporrectodea trapezoides. They can be used as diagnostic genera of impact of the electrical transmission lines on biota. They can be genera indicators for the determination of the effect of the electrical transmission lines. The presence of Lumbricus terrestris shows the low electrical transmission line effects, and the presence of Aporrectodea roseа or Aporrectodea longа shows low or moderate effects.We can create bioindication models according to the relations between groups of species of dominant and subdominant specimens formed by the body size. Under the condition of creating a wide data-base and establishing the vitality parameters, it is possible to develop more advanced and efficient algorithms for the synbioindicator analysis of the impact of the electrical transmission lines on the environment. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers biodiversity environmental modeling human impact electrical fields Lumbricides as a bio-indicators of the influence of electrical transmission line in the conditions of Ukrainian Polissia Research Article

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Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India, Kolkata, India author Ahmed, Shakoor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6276-2073 School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173 212, India, Solan, India author Julka, JM Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India, Kolkata, India author Kumar, Hirdesh 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 19 50 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e49099 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49099/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49099/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49099/download/xml/ The present work is an update on the earthworm fauna of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh State, a constituent of Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. It is based on the field collection and published litera- ture data. Hereby, it is provided an updated list of 32 species belonging to 18 genera and seven families, namely Moniligastridae, Lumbricidae, Ocnerodrilidae, Acanthodrilidae, Benhamiidae, Octochaetidae and Megascolecidae. These mainly include exotic and native peregrine species, including exotic per- egrine Amynthas hupeiensis (Michaelsen, 1895), which was recently recorded for the first time from India. A systematic account of earthworm species with their distribution and a dichotomous key is provided for their identification. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers dichotomous key distribution endemic exotic native taxonomy Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India Checklist

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Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Sajan, Sheikh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-6824 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Kumari, Deepti Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Jahan, Sonam Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Chakrabarty, Arghya Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Kushwaha, Sandeep Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Sharma, Lalit https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1214-7416 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Tripathy, Basudev Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, India author Chandra, Kailash 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 51 61 2020 funder Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 10.13039/501100007907 10.3897/travaux.63.e48523 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48523/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48523/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48523/download/xml/ Through the present manuscript, we are reporting for the first time the presence of Cyclophorus pfeifferi Reeve, 1861 in India. Previously, this species of land snail was reported only from South-East Asian countries Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. The specimens were collected during field sur- veys in Dampa Tiger Reserve in Mizoram state, India. The presence of C. pfeifferi in India reveals the range expansion and long-distance dispersal abilities of the species. Here we discuss the taxonomy, ecology and possible routes of dispersal of the species in India. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Caenogastropoda dispersal distribution north-east range expansion South Asia First record of the land operculate snail Cyclophorus pfeifferi Reeve, 1861 (Mollusca, Cyclophoroidea, Cyclophoridae) from India Faunistic Note

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private, Inzlingen, Germany author Stalling, Thomas "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iorgu, Ionut Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-0051 Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria author Chobanov, Dragan https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1642-0363 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 63 67 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e49546 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49546/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49546/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49546/download/xml/ This study reports the occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis Stalling, 2010 on the Dodecanese Islands Kos and Tilos, Greece. This is the first evidence of M. orientalis from Greece and Europe. The species lives in ant nests under stones and in dead wood in open scrubland and pine forests. The adults were found in the nests of large Camponotus species, while the juveniles were found in the nests of small ant species of the genera Crematogaster and Lepisiota. We assumed that the species changes the host ant species during its life cycle. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Myrmecophilus distribution Europe Greece The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) Faunistic Note

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The Institute of Zoology of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of author Neculiseanu, Zaharia 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 69 78 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e48000 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48000/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48000/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48000/download/xml/ The fauna of Histeridae (Coleoptera) from the Republic of Moldova is summarized. During the study period, more than 600 individuals were identified, totaling in 68 species belonging to 23 genera, 8 tribes and 6 subfamilies. The Histeridae from the Republic of Moldova currently contain the follow- ing subfamilies, with genera and species count: Abraeinae W. S. Macleay, 1819 (3 species, 3 genera), Dendrophilinae Reitter, 1909 (5 species, 4 genera), Haeteriinae Marseul, 1857 (1 species, 1 genus), Histerinae Gyllenhal, 1808 (30 species, 8 genera), Onthophilinae W. S. Macleay, 1819 (1 species, 1 genus), Saprininae C. É. Blanchard, 1845 (28 species, 6 genera). Pachylister inaequalis (Olivier, 1789), Saprinus maculatus (P. Rossi, 1792) and Margarinotus marginatus (Erichson, 1834) are reported as new taxa to the fauna of the Republic of Moldova. The checklist of the Histeridae of Republic of Moldova is given. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Coleoptera Histeridae Moldova faunal survey species list Checklist of the clown beetles (Coleoptera, Histeridae) from the Republic of Moldova Checklist

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Institute of Space Science, Magurele, Romania author Teodorescu, Maximilian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-4346 200 Calea Grivitei, A Block, Apartment 78, 010755 Bucharest, Romania, Bucharest, Romania author Drapau, Leonard https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2767-055X 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 79 82 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e51588 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51588/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51588/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51588/download/xml/ A new species for the Romanian entomofauna is mentioned: Protaetia (Netocia) subpilosa (Desbrochers des Loges, 1869). The only found individual is illustrated, and its habitat is discussed.  text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers First record Protaetia subpilosa Romania First record of Protaetia (Netocia) subpilosa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in Romania Faunistic Note

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Research Group in Invertebrate Diversity and Phylogenetics, Faculty of Biology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iasi, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho3, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan author Kolcsár, Levente-Péter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-2386 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 83 86 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e49965 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49965/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49965/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49965/download/xml/ The Romanian Trichoceridae fauna is poorly known. Trichocera (Saltrichocera) annulata Meigen, 1818 and Trichocera (Saltrichocera) maculipennis Meigen, 1818 are amongst the most widespread species in Europe, but the former species was not recorded from Romania so far and the later has only 120 years old records. Herein we report T. (S.) annulata from Romania for the first time and bring new records for T. (S.) maculipennis. A total of 18 Trichocera species are known from Romania at the moment. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Distribution faunistic note Tipulomorpha winter gnats The first record of Trichocera (Saltrichocera) annulata (Diptera: Trichoceridae) in Romania, with additional data on Trichocera (Saltrichocera) maculipennis Faunistic Note

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P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovsky prospect 36, Moscow, Russia A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii prospect 33, Moscow, Russia author Prokofiev, Artem M. "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Alexandru 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 93 115 2020 funder Russian Science Foundation 10.13039/501100006769 10.3897/travaux.63.e48237 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48237/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48237/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48237/download/xml/ The genus Menziesichthys is revised and re-diagnosed, its type-species, M. bacescui, is redescribed and a new species is described. Menziesichthys shares intermediate morphological characters between the genera Psednos and Rhodichthys. It is unique within all liparid genera in the combination of strongly humpbacked body, uninterrupted infraorbital canal with huge pore openings, relative position of sec- ond nasal pore and nostril, very large gill slits, and diminutive size of adult specimens. A new species, M. alaid, is described from the Sea of Okhotsk off the northern Kuriles. It differs from the type-species (distributed in the southeastern Pacific) in having a lower pectoral-fin ray count, more anteriorly situ- ated anus, minute (vs. well-developed) protrusion at the posterior end of the maxilla and in other minor characters. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Snailfishes Menziesichthys Psednos Rhodichthys new species taxonomy Pacific Ocean A revision of the abandoned snailfish genus Menziesichthys with description of a new species (Teleostei, Scorpaeniformes, Liparidae) Research Article

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Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania author Tăușan, Ioan 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 1 117 119 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e49981 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49981/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49981/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49981/download/xml/ Review of "The ants of Central and North Europ" by Bernhard Seifert text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers ants keys Europe taxonomy Bernhard Seifert, The Ants of Central and North Europe Book review Book Review

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Department of Zoology, Vidyabharti College, Seloo, Wardha, Maharashtra 442104, India, Seloo, Wardha, India author Tiple, Ashish https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-7376 Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur, India author Payra, Arajush 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 127 130 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e52897 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52897/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52897/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52897/download/xml/ Epophthalmia frontalis, a new Macromiidae dragonfly for Central India, is recorded from Seoni of Madhya Pradesh based on a collection of a single male. In India, earlier, this species was only known from a few places of Western Ghats and Eastern India. Diagnostic characters with closely resemble species and field photographs are given. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers New Record Epophthalmia Madhya Pradesh First Record of Epophthalmia frontalis from Central India (Insecta: Odonata: Macromiidae) Short Communication

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Department of Zoology, Vidyabharti College, Seloo, Wardha, India author Tiple, Ashish https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-7376 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 131 140 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e52922 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52922/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52922/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52922/download/xml/ Dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) species diversity was studied in the Bor wildlife sanctuary from 2011 to 2018. A total of 72 species of odonates belonging to 8 families were recorded. The study adds three new species for the Vidarbha region. The highest number of odonates belonged to the family Libellulidae (31 species) followed by Coenagrionidae (15 species), and Aeshnidae (six species). Of the total, 30 species were very common, 18 were common, seven were frequent common, 11 rare and six very rare. Among all, six species were Data Deficient, Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius, 1798) is listed as Near Threatened and 64 were Least Concern, in IUCN red-list of threatened species. The observations support the value of the wildlife sanctuary area in providing valuable resources for Odonata. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Odonata diversity Bor Wildlife Sanctuary Wardha Mahrashtra India Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata: Insecta) of the Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, Wardha, Maharashtra, Central India Research Article

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Trier University, Department of Biogeography, Trier, Germany author Ivković, Slobodan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5571-8245 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia author Skejo, Josip https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-4499 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 141 160 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e55052 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55052/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55052/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55052/download/xml/ Vlasina Plateau is a highland bog situated in the mountains of southeastern Serbia, close to the border with Bulgaria. From a conservation point of view, bogs are one of the most important habitats and they are considered as threatened all across Europe. As the Orthopteran fauna of southern European bogs has not been studied in detail, we decided to make an inventory of grasshoppers and bush-crickets of Vlasina region. During eight years (2012 to 2019) of orthopterological study, 63 species were recorded at Vlasina Plateau. Interesting findings are those of Balkan Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus bornhalmi) and Bures’ Bush-cricket (Isophya bureschi) recently reported as first for Serbia, as well as regionally rare Serbian Pygmy Bush-cricket (Anterastes serbicus), Domogled Meadow Bush-cricket (Broughtonia domogledi), Short-winged Cone-head (Conocephalus dorsalis), Club-legged Grasshopper (Gomphocerus sibiricus), Fieber’s Walking Bush-cricket (Psorodonotus fieberi) and Pygmy Toothed Grasshopper (Stenobothrus crassipes). In addition, we provided new distributional and bioacoustic data for Poecilimon pseudornatus and I. bureschi. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Balkans bogland boreal Broughtonia domogledi bush-crickets grasshoppers IUCN peatland species-richness Who is jumping in a Serbian bog? – Orthopteran fauna of the Vlasina region Research Article

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Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria author Chobanov, Dragan https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1642-0363 University of Forestry, Wildlife Management Department, Sofia, Bulgaria author Milchev, Boyan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-9083 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 161 167 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e53867 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/53867/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/53867/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/53867/download/xml/ Three species of Bush-crickets (Orthoptera) of conservation value or poorly known were found in the Eurasian Eagle Owl food in southeastern Bulgaria. Their localities are new country records and two of them cover Natura 2000 SCI zones. The repeated predation on Bradyporus macrogaster in UTM square MG99 confirms the potential of this area for a new Natura 2000 site. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Bush-cricket Tettigoniidae pellet analysis Natura 2000 Orthopterans (Insecta: Orthoptera) of conservation value in the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo food in Bulgaria Short Communication

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Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Sciences, Applied Ecology Research Center, Sibiu, Romania author Tăușan, Ioan Research Group in Invertebrate Diversity and Phylogenetics, Faculty of Biology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania, Iasi, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru ‘Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest, School of Urban Planning, Bucharest, Romania author Milea, Dana ‘Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest, School of Urban Planning, Bucharest, Romania author Zachi, Mihai Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Sciences, Sibiu, Romania author Țicu, Silviu 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 169 173 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e60375 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/60375/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/60375/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/60375/download/xml/ Colobopsis truncata is a common Mediterranean species distributed mostly in southern and central Europe. In Romania, the species is expected to be widely distributed, but data are scarce. Both minor workers and soldiers of the species were collected in different sites during field observations in the spring of 2020. Herein we report the first record of Colobopsis truncata from Moldova and new records for southern Romania. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers citizen science public parks faunistics new records First record of Colobopsis truncata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Moldova region of Romania Faunistic Note

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Samarkand State University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan author Halimov, Fazlitdin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0624-4586 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 175 187 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e54116 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/54116/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/54116/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/54116/download/xml/ We studied the seasonal change in the number of dominant species of predatory beetles on vegetable crops and determined their potential gluttony. A total of 1,472 beetles were collected, belonging to 22 species of ground beetles (Carabidae) and 27 species of rove beetles (Staphylinidae). The dominant species are: Harpalus rufipes (De Geer, 1774) (17.6% dominance), Amara fulva (De Geer) (13.28%), Bembidion properans (Stephens, 1828) (10.39%), Trechus quadristriatus (Schrank, 1781) (6.20%), Calathus melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (5.39%), Poecilus cupreus Linnaeus, 1758 (5.3%), Bembidion femoratum Sturm, 1825 (5.10%), Aleochara bilineata, (Gyllenhaal, 1810) (17.6%), Aloconota gregagia (Erichson, 1839) (10.21%), Amischa analis (Gravenhorst, 1802) (6.01%), Amischa bifoveotata (Mannerheim, 1830) (5.41%). During the season, there is a change in dominant species. At the beginning of the season, smaller species dominate, while larger species dominate in the second half of the plant vegetation. The maximum number of predators are observed in June and August. The periods of the maximum abundance of ground beetles and rove beetles do not coincide in time, which is the evolutionary adaptation of two groups of predators that coexist. In laboratory experiments, when pest eggs were offered as food, Aleochara bilineata and Bembidion femoratum were the most voracious. Larger predator species showed high voracity when larvae of flies were offered as food. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Agrolandscape gluttony ground beetles predator rove beetles seasonal dynamics Seasonal dynamics of dominant species of soil predators (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in agrolandscapes and their potential gluttony Research Article

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Institute of Biological Research - Branch of INCDSB, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Ruicanescu, Adrian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-998X N.F.A. Romsilva Iron Gates Natural Park Administration R.A., Orșova, Romania author Dumbravă, Amalia-Raluca 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 189 194 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e56704 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/56704/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/56704/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/56704/download/xml/ Kisanthobia ariasi is recorded in Romania for the first time. The species is illustrated, redescribed and short considerations about its biology, ecology and distribution are discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Kisanthobia ariasi Buprestidae new genus new species Romania First record of Kisanthobia ariasi (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Romania Faunistic Note

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Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Das, Priyanka https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0129-6838 University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India author Saha, Goutam Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Gupta, Devanshu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9188-4689 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, India author Chandra, Kailash 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 195 201 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e57502 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/57502/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/57502/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/57502/download/xml/ Calvia sichuanica Kovář (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) is reported for the first time from India and Myanmar, previously known only from China. Also, Calvia explanata Poorani, from Sikkim and Darjeeling, is newly reported from Manipur, state of India. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Northeastern hill province ladybird beetles distributional range expansion New faunistic record of two species of genus Calvia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) from India and Myanmar Research Article

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str. Câmpul Mare nr. 133, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania author Kovács, Zoltán str. Oltului nr. 57 bloc 6 sc. A ap. 6, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania author Kovács, Sándor 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 203 254 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e55319 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55319/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55319/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55319/download/xml/ In Romania 102 species of Depressariidae, Peleopodidae, Ethmiidae and Fuchsiini were recorded in the last checklist and its supplement (Rákosy et al. 2003; Rákosy and Goia 2007). The present study deals with a total of 117 species ever recorded from Romania including voucher material studied in this overview: 101 Depressariidae, 2 Peleopodidae, 13 Ethmiidae and 1 Fuchsiini. As a result of the analysis of the studied material the Romanian fauna is currently considered to consist of 114 species, 90 of them are confirmed and 24 requiring confirmation. 13 species are recorded for the first time from Romania: Agonopterix bipunctosa (Curtis, 1850), A. coenosella (Zerny, 1940), A. ferocella (Chrétien, 1910), A. irrorata (Staudinger, 1870), A. lessini Buchner, 2017, A. ligusticella (Chrétien, 1908), A. multiplicella (Erschoff, 1877), A. quadripunctata (Wocke, 1857), Depressaria badiella (Hübner, 1796), D. daucella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), D. sordidatella Tengström, 1848, Exaeretia ledereri (Zeller, 1854) and Anchinia laureolella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854. 2 species are found with unclear taxonomic status: Agonopterix banatica Georgesco, 1965 and Agonopterix dumitrescui Georgesco, 1965. 3 species are formally excluded from the Romanian fauna: Agonopterix agyrella (Rebel, 1917), A. comitella (Lederer, 1855) and Depressaria halophilella (Chrétien, 1908). Additionally, 28 species are first records for different regions of the country and further 15 corrections are made to their distribution within Romania. The examined voucher material is concisely presented by each species, collecting data are presented in detail only in the case of the first records, and a few rarely recorded species, by which the adults, male and occasionally female genitalia are figured. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers confirmed species excluded species first records Romanian fauna unclear taxonomic status unconfirmed species Contributions to the knowledge of the Depressariidae, Peleopodidae, Ethmiidae and Fuchsiini (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) of Romania, with an annotated checklist Research Article

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Sustainable Development Association OPTIM, Botoşani, Romania author Corduneanu, Constantin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-4175 „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Iaşi, Romania author Balan, Cătălin-Dumitrel Research Group in Invertebrate Diversity and Phylogenetics, Faculty of Biology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iaşi, Romania author Vasiliţa, Cristina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0140-3859 University ‘Al. I. Cuza’ Iasi, Iasi, Romania author Popovici, Ovidiu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-2177 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 255 260 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e59536 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/59536/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/59536/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/59536/download/xml/ In this paper, new data concerning the occurrence and distribution of Xylomoia graminea (Graeser, 1889) in Romania are given. Pictures of specimen and male genitalia are provided. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Distribution first record Lepidoptera Noctuidae Romania Xylomoia graminea The noctuid moth Xylomoia graminea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) new to the Romanian fauna Faunistic Note

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Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Chatterjee, Paromit https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2535-6719 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Dam, Debashree Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Tripathy, Basudev Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India author Chandra, Kailash 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 261 277 2020 funder Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 10.13039/501100007907 10.3897/travaux.63.e48607 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48607/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48607/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48607/download/xml/ In North Eastern states of India (NE India) there are almost 65% of mammal species of the country but baseline information on small mammals, particularly rodents, for the region is scanty. Present study recorded a total of 59 species of rodents from the NE India out of 100 species reported from Indian Subcontinent. The list contains all the valid taxonomic names and their distribution in the states of NE India. Additionally, five species has been added to the checklist of rodents in India. The list provided 59 species belonging to 30 genera under 5 families of 7 subfamilies. Among them Muridae was recorded to be with highest number of species (31 species), followed by Sciuridae with 22 species, Cricetidae with three species, while Spalacidae and Hystricidae have recorded only two species in each group. Among the eight states of NE India the highest number of species was recorded from Arunachal Pradesh (76 %) and the lowest, from Tripura (22%). Two Threatened, three Near Threatened, two Not Listed and six Data Deficient species have been listed from the present work with four endemic species from this region. The findings of this study indicated the requirements for intensive and extensive surveys in the north-eastern States of India and taxonomic revisions of many species. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Checklist Flying Squirrel North-Eastern States of India Porcupine Rat Rodentia Mammalia Status, distribution and research gaps of rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) in North-Eastern States of India Checklist

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"Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Popa, Luis Ovidiu Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Popa, Oana Paula https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-8193 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 2020 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 63 279 311 2020 10.3897/travaux.63.e62573 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/62573/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/62573/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/62573/download/xml/ Dr. Dumitru Murariu was born on September 21, 1940 in Ungureni, Botoşani County, as the first child in a peasant family. He attended primary and secondary school in his home village. Since the beginning he proved himself to be one of the brightest students in the class and, as a consequence, the school teachers advised his parents to have him continue his education. At the end of secondary school, the young Dumitru Murariu enrolled at the “August Treboniu Laurian” theoretical 280 Popa & Popa high school in the city of Botoşani. During these years (1955–1957), the teacher of “the Fundamentals of Darwinism” made a strong impression on the future scientist, with practical lessons, in a small garden, on the correlation between the natural selection and the variability of organisms. On the way from the main building to the above‑mentioned garden, the professor taught his pupils how to identify the trees on the sidewalks and from the “Public Garden”. This teacher’s name was Remus Cehovschi - former Assistant Professor at the University of Chernivtsi (Cernăuți – North Bukovina), from where he took refuge to Botoșani in 1944.After graduating high school, Dumitru Murariu returned to his home village, where he occupied a position of unqualified teacher in the village school. In the fall of 1958, he was drafted for the mandatory military service until mid-January 1961. Returning home, he resumed his school position but in the autumn of the same year, he successfully passed the admission exams at the Faculty of Biology-Geography, the Department of Biology-Zoology at the “Al. I. Cuza” University of Iași. Based on his academic excellence he received a scholarship until graduating in 1966. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers A Life in The Museum: An Homage to Dr. Dumitru Murariu at 80 Years Anniversary

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Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India author Narayanan, S. Prasanth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7765-9570 Shoolini University, Solan, India author Kumari, Shailja CMS College, Kottayam, India author Kurien, Vijo Thomas Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India author Thomas, AP Unaffiliated, Jaipur, India author Paliwal, Rahul Shoolini University, Solan, India author Julka, JM 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 7 36 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e56877 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/56877/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/56877/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/56877/download/xml/ A comprehensive checklist of the earthworm species known from Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian subcontinent, is presented. In total, 81 species and subspecies belonging to 20 genera and 8 families are recorded. Of these, 58 are Sri Lanka endemics, 2 near endemics and 21 exotics. The checklist includes the type locality, any significant subsequent generic placements, and the distributional pattern with province and districts for each species/subspecies within Sri Lanka. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers endemic Horton plains Indian subcontinent Megascolex Notoscolex taxonomy A comprehensive checklist of the earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Sri Lanka, a component of the Western Ghats – Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot Checklist

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C Biodiversity Research and Consulting SRL, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 Moldavica Herpetological Group, Iași, Romania author Spaseni, Petronel Moldavica Herpetological Group, Iași, Romania author Jurjescu, Ana West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author RĂDAC, Ioan Alexandru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-5051 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 37 49 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e65489 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65489/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65489/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65489/download/xml/ Hierodula tenuidentata is reported for the first time in Romania, from several places, with strong evidence on the existence of stable populations in this country. Preliminary data regarding the ecology of the species and its relations with indigenous fauna are presented, as well as differences between this species and its closest congeners from Romania and Europe. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Allochthonous citizen science Europe invasive praying mantis ootheca range expansion First record of the alien mantid Hierodula tenuidentata (Insecta: Mantodea) in Romania Research Article

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West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author RĂDAC, Ioan Alexandru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-5051 Unaffiliated, Magurele, Romania author Teodorescu, Maximilian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-4346 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 51 59 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e64664 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64664/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64664/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64664/download/xml/ This study provides data on the first known established populations of two allochthonous species in Romania, Mustha spinosula and Perillus bioculatus. Overwintering, host plants and distribution of these two pentatomids (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) are briefly discussed. We also provide information on color variation in nymphs of Mustha spinosula and report a new host plant for this species. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Alien species distribution Southern Europe true bugs two-spotted stink bug First records of Mustha spinosula and Perillus bioculatus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Romania Research Article

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece author Koutsoukos, Evangelos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6412-2715 INRA, Montpellier, France author Delvare, Gérard 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 61 65 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e66165 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/66165/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/66165/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/66165/download/xml/ Epitraninae Burks (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) is a subfamily with a single recognised genus, Epitranus Walker, known to be distributed throughout the tropical areas of the Old World. Whilst recent studies have reported the presence of Epitraninae in countries of the Middle East, there are no published records from the European continent. A female specimen belonging to the Epitranus hamoni species complex was collected in Salamis island, Attica, Greece, and deposited at the Museum of Zoology (Athens). This record constitutes an important addition to the Greek and European Chalcidoidea fauna. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Chalcidoidea Chalcididae new record Epitranus Greece First record of the subfamily Epitraninae (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in the European Continent Faunistic Note

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Unaffiliated, Bucharest, Romania author Zachi, Mihai National Institute for Biological Sciences, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Ruicanescu, Adrian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-998X 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 67 72 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e61954 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/61954/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/61954/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/61954/download/xml/ A new alien hornet species (Vespa orientalis) has been observed in the Northern part of Bucharest, Romania, and reported through to the social networking platform for naturalists and citizen scientists, iNaturalist. All records were taken in Bucharest during 2019 and 2020. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Oriental hornet alien species Romania Vespa orientalis, a new alien species in Romania Faunistic Note

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SC Biodiversity Research and Consulting SRL, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 Unaffiliated, Piazze, Italy author Fanti, Fabrizio Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Iași, Romania author Ionesi, Viorel 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 73 80 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e64706 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64706/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64706/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64706/download/xml/ The extraordinary fossil sites of Vlădiceni (Iaşi, Romania) recently discovered, with lithostratigraphy of Middle Miocene age, have uncovered a rich fauna especially of fishes, molluscs, amphipods and insects. This includes also the first fossil specimen of family Cantharidae from both this geological formation and from Romania: Malthodes (Malthodes) vladiceniensis sp. nov., which is illustrated and described and compared with living and fossil species of the genus. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Compression fossil Malthodes palaeoentomology soldier beetle First finding of a fossilized Cantharidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Middle Miocene deposits in Romania Research Article

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“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iași, Romania author Lucian, Hănceanu “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iași, Romania author Dascalu, Maria-Magdalena SC Biodiversity Research and Consulting SRL, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 81 88 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e63053 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63053/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63053/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63053/download/xml/ Neoclytus acuminatus is an alien longhorn beetle native to North America and currently established in Europe where it has a relatively wide distribution. Herein, its distribution in Romania is summarized based on new data accumulated since its first record fifteen years ago. Some aspects on its biology and morphology are discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Allochthonous species citizen science distribution xylophagous New records of the alien longhorn beetle Neoclytus acuminatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Romania Short Communication

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SC Biodiversity Research and Consulting SRL, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 Unaffiliated, Magurele, Romania author Teodorescu, Maximilian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-4346 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 89 94 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e63552 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63552/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63552/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63552/download/xml/ Cynaeus angustus, a North American tenebrionid, is recorded for the first time in Romania. Its distribution in Europe and some data regarding its ecology are presented and discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Allochthonous darkling beetles Diaperinae distribution pest Cynaeus angustus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), a new alien beetle in Romania Faunistic Note

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“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stănescu, Mihai Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Vizauer, Tibor-Csaba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6416-2581 “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iorgu, Elena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4438-140X “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iorgu, Ionut Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-0051 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 95 100 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e70022 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70022/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70022/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70022/download/xml/ Euphydryas maturna is a highly endangered species listed on the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention. Despite being reported from almost all the historical regions of Romania, there are only two published records from Oltenia so far. Several specimens spotted in the Bungețu forest (near Bălcești, Vâlcea county) in late May 2021, are filling this gap in the known distribution of the Scarce fritillary in Romania. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Protected species faunistic note new record distribution New data on the distribution of the threatened Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in southern Romania Faunistic Note

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Institute of Zoology, Academiei, Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of author Țugulea, Cristina Institute of Zoology, Academiei, Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of State Agrarian University of Moldova, , Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of author Mocreac, Nadejda https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-3042 Institute of Zoology, Academiei, Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of author Țugulea, Adrian 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 101 114 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e60023 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/60023/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/60023/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/60023/download/xml/ Cobîleni Natural Forest Reserve with a surface of 33.5 ha is situated near Lopatna village, Orhei district, on the right bank of the Dniester River. The aim of the study was to assess the geometrid moths (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) fauna from this reserve. The most part of entomological materials from Cobîleni Natural Forest Reserve discussed in this paper were collected at the light trap during vegetation period of 2018. In the paper the list of fifty-five geometrids species is given, also their geographical distribution, ecological and trophic structure. The geometridae species collected from this reserve belong to five subfamilies. Most of the captured specimens belong to the Ennominae subfamily with 36 species, as it is typical for mesophilous meadows, followed by Sterrhinae with nine species, then Larentiinae with eight, and finally Orthostixinae and Geometrinae with only one species each. In the result of establishing of taxonomic affiliation of the entomological material collected during 2018, a new geometrid species for the fauna of the Republic of Moldova was identified: Cyclophora linearia. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Geometridae new records rare species Natural Forest Reserve Republic of Moldova The fauna of Geometrid moths of the Natural Forest Reserve “Cobîleni” Republic of Moldova – Preliminary data Faunistic Note

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Université Mohammed Premier, Nador, Morocco author Taybi, Abdelkhaleq Fouzi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9652-5407 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco author Mabrouki, Youness https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7336-8717 Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Keresztes, Lujza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-6496 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 115 118 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e63917 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63917/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63917/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63917/download/xml/ In this paper, we provide the first record of Phyllolabis savtshenkoi in Morocco previously known only from Spain and the Canary Islands. In addition, Dicranomyia goritiensis and Geranomyia caloptera are recorded for the first time in the oriental region of Morocco. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Short-palped crane flies new records contribution West Mediterranean First record of Phyllolabis savtshenkoi (Diptera, Limoniidae) in Morocco Faunistic Note

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University of Babeș‑Bolyai, Cluj‑Napoca, Romania author Keresztes, Lujza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-6496 University of Babeș‑Bolyai, Cluj‑Napoca, Romania author Dénes, Avar-Lehel 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 119 129 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e64110 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64110/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64110/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64110/download/xml/ Thaumalea rumanica is a member of the family Thaumaleidae and it has been described from a few localities surrounding Băile Herculane, south-west Romania. Since its discovery, no further data were published on this endemic species of restricted range from the Carpathian region. On August 18, 2020 a single male specimen was collected at Poiana Mărului, in Olteana valley, south-west Romania, at 720 m altitude by the present authors, which is farther north from its typical location. This new finding suggests a larger distribution of the species in the Southern Carpathians. Based on our recent faunistic survey, a new species, Thaumalea remota was added to the Thaumaleidae fauna of Romania, with a revised checklist of the family, based on both personal and recent literature data. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers New records distribution checklist Thaumaleidae Romania Rediscovered after almost 100 years: new faunistic data of Thaumalea rumanica with additional records of Thaumaleidae from Romania Faunistic Note

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“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Alexandru Unaffiliated, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Oana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-2070 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 131 186 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e67558 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/67558/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/67558/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/67558/download/xml/ The paper presents a review of literature data, supplemented with original observations, on the presence, establishment, distribution and invasive status of alien fish, amphibian and reptile species in Romania. Consistent criteria were followed in defining alien species records, establishment and invasive status. From the 48 alien fish species, 1 fish hybrid, 1 amphibian and 18 reptile species recorded, only 16 fishes and 3 reptiles can be regarded as established. Of these we consider the criteria for invasive status as being probably fulfilled by one fish species (Perccottus glenii), and less likely by six more fish species. The presence and the alien status of the one amphibian are debatable. No reptile species can be considered invasive at present. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Alien species fishes amphibians reptiles presence establishment invasive status Alien fish, amphibian and reptile species in Romania and their invasive status: a review with new data Review Article

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University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain author Pares-Casanova, Pere M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1440-6418 University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain author Torrent, Mireia INIAV, Santarem, Portugal author Carolino, Nuno https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9079-7380 The Science Museum of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal author Cabral-Oliveira, Joana 2021-06-30 2021-06-30 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 1 187 195 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e55215 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55215/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55215/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/55215/download/xml/ The study aimed at classifying an equine skull stored in Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal) on the basis of its morphology using multivariate analyses. A visual appraisal had revealed that it was not from a horse. Nineteen cephalic measurements were obtained and compared with available data of horses of different groups (poneys, trait and saddle), equine hybrids, Przewalski’s horse (Equus przewalskii), wild and domestic asses, and quaggas (Equus quagga). Multivariate analysis plus head profile allowed us to assign the skull to a mare hinny -the hybrid between a jenny (female donkey) and a stallion (male horse). The research highlights the possibilities of categorization of equid skulls according to morphometry but with a need to consider qualitative traits, as head profiles. But more such studies are needed to be conducted to establish clearly differences between mules and hinnies, especially among sympatric populations. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Equids hinny mule quagga Classification of an equine skull in the Science Museum of Coimbra, Portugal, by means of multivariate and qualitative analysis Catalogue

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Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia author BAKHTADZE, NANA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-9803 Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia author Gabroshvili, Nino Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia author Mumladze, Levan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-6973 Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia author Gabroshvili, Nino https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1031-3014 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 7 20 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e69707 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/69707/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/69707/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/69707/download/xml/ Chromosome number data on the Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) are summarized and reviewed briefly in the context of the phylogeny of the family. In hygromiids, the haploid chromosome numbers range from 21 to 26. It is supposed that n = 21 is the ancestral chromosome number in the family. The modal haploid number for Hygromiidae is 23. Description of karyotype in terms of chromosome number and morphology of hygromiid land snail Circassina frutis is provided for the first time. The diploid chromosome number of this species is 2n = 46. The karyotype is symmetric and consists of 21 pairs of metacentric and 2 pairs of submetacentric chromosomes. The karyotype formula is as follows: 2n = 42m + 4sm (n = 21m + 2sm). The fundamental number (FN) is 92. Chromosomes range in length from 2.53 μm for the smallest pair to 6.00 μm for the largest pair. The total length of chromosomes in diploid complement (TCL) is 170.40 ± 3.22 μm. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Karyotype phylogeny Hygromiinae Leptaxinae Trochulininae land snails Check-list of chromosome numbers of the family Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) with new data on Circassina frutis Research Article

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"Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Bâlcu, Maxim-Jean https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7043-2457 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 21 33 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e75611 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/75611/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/75611/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/75611/download/xml/ In addition to those described by Guţu (2002), the female with eggs of the species Apseudopsis arguinensis is redescribed in detail. Also, some remarks on male morphology are presented.  text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Tanaidacea Apseudomorpha Apseudidae Apseudopsis arguinensis Coast of Mauritania Redescription of Apseudopsis arguinensis (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from the Coast of Mauritania Research Article

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nstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,, Sofia, Bulgaria author Sakalian, Vladimir Science Naturali ed Ambientali, Rome, Italy author Migliaccio, Enrico Centro Parchi Internazionale, Rome, Italy author Tassi, Franco Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria author Georgiev, Georgi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-2597 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 35 60 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e72145 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/72145/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/72145/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/72145/download/xml/ The species of Buprestidae, Vesperidae and Cerambycidae in Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in Italy were studied based on literature data and original material. As a result, a list of 128 taxa was assembled: 49 buprestids, one vesperid and 78 cerambycids. These taxa belong to 21 areographical categories combined in seven complexes. The European complex occupies a dominant position (39.1%), followed by the Palaearctic (24.2%), Mediterranean (14.1%), Eurosiberian (10.2%), European- Iranoturanian (6.3%), Endemic (3.9%), and Cosmopolitan and Holarctic (2.3%) complexes. The Park has four endemic and one subendemic taxa. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Abruzzo Lazio and Molise National Park endemics jewel beetles longhorn beetles A checklist and areography of Buprestidae, Vesperidae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) in Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy Research Article

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Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Dénes, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-6016 Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u. 13, H-1088 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary author Murányi, Dávid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3907-5590 Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary author Soós, Ádám Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Stem cell and Experimental Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary author Szőcs, Emőke Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Keresztes, Lujza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-6496 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 61 68 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e66918 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/66918/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/66918/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/66918/download/xml/ Zwicknia acuta is reported for the first time from the South-Eastern Carpathians (Romania and Ukraine). Additionally, another stonefly species, Zwicknia kovacsi, previously described from Romania, is added to the Plecoptera fauna of Ukraine. New faunistic data are presented for two other winter-active species, Capnia vidua rilensis and Zwicknia bifrons. Based on a combination of personal and literature data we present a checklist of Capniidae from Romania and provide a key for them. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Check-list Zwicknia acuta Zwicknia kovacsi new faunistic data the Carpathians Romania Ukraine adult key New faunistic data on the family Capniidae (Plecoptera) from the Carpathians (Romania and Ukraine) Research Article

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Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stan, Melania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-0474 Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Serafim, Rodica 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 69 91 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e77772 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/77772/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/77772/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/77772/download/xml/ The paper deals with eleven species and subspecies of tiger beetles of Romania. The specimens preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History were revised. Distribution maps based on the examined material are presented for each species. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Cicindelinae collection Calomera Cicindela Cephalota Cylindera Romania Tiger beetles of Romania (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) in the Collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest Catalogue

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Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL, United States of America Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States of America author Talamas, Elijah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-6345 University ‘Al. I. Cuza’ Iasi, Iasi, Romania author Popovici, Ovidiu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-2177 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 93 96 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e76076 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/76076/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/76076/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/76076/download/xml/ The presence of Platyscelio (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) in the Neotropical region is confirmed. After a recent record from French Guiana, a second specimen of Platyscelio was found in samples from the Republic of Suriname, being a new record for the fauna of this country.  text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Suriname wasps Platygastroidea new record The  second record of Platyscelio (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in South America Short Communication

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HabiProt, Novi Sad, Serbia author Vujić, Mihailo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-7831 HabiProt, Novi Sad, Serbia author Zlatić, Luka 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 97 101 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e76249 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/76249/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/76249/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/76249/download/xml/ The Mediterranean mantis, Iris oratoria is recorded for the first time for the fauna of Montenegro. Two female specimens were collected in Donji Štoj (Ulcinj Municipality) in dry, grassy meadow. The presence of this species is not unexpected in Montenegro, given that it is widespread in Mediterranean region and neighbouring countries (Albania and Croatia).  text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Balkan diversity fauna mantids The first confirmed record of Mediterranean mantis, Iris oratoria (Mantodea: Eremiaphilidae) in Montenegro Faunistic Note

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N.Laverov Federal Centre for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia author Potapov, Grigory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9831-079X N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia author Spitsyn, Vitaly N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia author Spitsyn, Vitaliy 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 103 108 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e65131 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65131/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65131/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65131/download/xml/ A new record of Boloria frigga from the Arctic islands of European Russia is given. Image of a captured specimen, as well as brief considerations on the species habitat, are provided.  text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Biogeography Arctic islands Barents Sea region butterflies fauna The first record of Boloria frigga (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Kolguev Island, Arctic Russia Faunistic Note

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Comana Natural Park Administration, Giurgiu, Romania Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest , Bucharest, Romania author Alistar, Cristina Florentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4209-6130 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest , Bucharest, Romania author Alistar, Alexandru 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 109 113 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e65524 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65524/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65524/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65524/download/xml/ This paper confirms the presence of steppe polecat Mustela eversmanii in Giurgiu County after more than 50 years. Mustela eversmanii is considered a vulnerable species, being listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive. The specimen was found within the Site of Community Importance - ROSCI0043 Comana, included in the Natura 2000 network, which significantly overlaps with the protected natural area (Comana Natural Park). Currently, the steppe polecat is not added to the list of the Standard Form, because its presence was uncertain. We consider that this discovery is valuable and has important implications for the conservation of the species. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Geographical distribution mammals new record Romania Confirmation of the presence of steppe polecat Mustela eversmanii (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in Giurgiu County (Romania) after more than 5 decades Faunistic Note

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National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria author Popov, Alexi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9448-0735 2021-12-31 2021-12-31 2021 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 64 115 119 2021 10.3897/travaux.64.e70928 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70928/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70928/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70928/download/xml/ text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Bulgaria conservation significance important plant areas insects mollusks Romania species diversity vertebrates Peter Shurulinkov, Zdravko Hubenov, Stoyan Beshkov, Georgi Popgeorgiev (Eds). Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. Book review Book Review

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Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata, India author Sen, Souvik https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7149-5376 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode, India author Sureshan, P. M 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 7 13 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e63398 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63398/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63398/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63398/download/xml/ A new species of lynx spider genus Hamataliwa Keyserling is described from the Western Ghats, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Female of the new species is illustrated, and distribution has been mapped. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Hamataliwa lynx spider new species taxonomy Western Ghats A new species of Hamataliwa (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from Western Ghats, India Research Article

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Technical Univerzity, Zvolen, Slovakia author Danilák, Martin PedaVita OZ, Leopoldov, Slovakia author Lukáň, Martin Institute of Forest Ecology SAS, Zvolen, Slovakia author Kristin, Anton https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-6393 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 15 23 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e79915 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79915/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79915/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79915/download/xml/ Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa is widely distributed in the lowlands and hilly regions of southern, western, eastern Slovakia, outside the mountains as the High and Low Tatras. It was found at 516 sites, including 136 sites (5.3% of 2,561 studied sites) which were recorded using regular Orthoptera mapping of primary habitats in 1994–2021 and 380 other sites acquired from a questionnaire survey in 2020 and 2021. Altogether 72 % of the records were collected below 350 m a.s.l., and 98% below 700 m a.s.l. The habitat structure was biased by the result of questionnaire survey (recording mainly secondary habitats), with gardens (> 70%, n = 516) being the most frequent habitat. During regular Orthoptera mapping of primary habitats the most frequently inhabited environments were wet grasslands, marshes (42 %) and meadows (30%, n = 136). Suspected occurrence of the closely related species G. stepposa was investigated at nine lowland sites in southern Slovakia (6 in the Danube River area and 3 in the Ipeľ River area) in 2020 and 2021, but all the determined males (11) belonged to the species G. gryllotalpa. Distributional patterns of the species in Slovakia have been compared with neighboring countries of Europe. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers biogeography Orthoptera altitudes primary and secondary habitats Slovakia. Distribution of the European mole cricket Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Orthoptera) in Slovakia Research Article

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Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, Akrotiri, Cyprus author Demetriou, Jakovos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece author Koutsoukos, Evangelos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6412-2715 University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom author Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3447-4242 UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom author Roy, Helen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-679X Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel author Spodek, Malkie Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, Akrotiri, Cyprus author Martinou, Angeliki (F) Kelly https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-8583 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 25 36 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e82873 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/82873/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/82873/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/82873/download/xml/ The psyllids Platyobria biemani Burckhardt, Queiroz & Malenovský, 2014 and Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor, 1985 (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Aphalaridae) originally native to Australia, have now spread to the Eastern Mediterranean as pests of Eucalyptus spp. In the present study, we provide the first records of these species from Cyprus and we expand the range of P. biemani within continental Greece. The specimens were collected from ornamental Eucalyptus trees in Paphos and Limassol districts. In addition, material surveys in Greece revealed the presence of P. biemani in Attica (Salamis Island and Nea Peramos). Given the number of sampled sites, both species should be classified as established pests responsible for small-scale, local infestations of Eucalyptus spp. The Australian Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964, already known from Cyprus, is widespread on the island and its effects undermine the aesthetics of natural and urban landscapes. The socioeconomic impacts of alien Eucalyptus psyllids in Cyprus are discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers alien insects biological invasions Eucalyptus Mediterranean non-native species Sternorrhyncha Psylloidea. First records of the alien Eucalyptus psyllids Blastopsylla occidentalis (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae) from Cyprus and Platyobria biemani (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae) from Cyprus and continental Greece Faunistic Note

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Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, Akrotiri, Cyprus Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus author Demetriou, Jakovos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109 Unaffiliated, Athens, Greece author Kakiopoulos, George Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Praha, Czech Republic author Háva, Jiří Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre/ Care–C, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, Akrotiri, Cyprus Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus author Martinou, Angeliki https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-8583 Unaffiliated, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France author Delobel, Alex 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 37 43 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e81350 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81350/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81350/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81350/download/xml/ The subfamily Bruchinae includes the majority of alien to Europe Chrysomelidae. Up-to-date, seven alien seed-beetle species have been collected from Cyprus affecting ornamental plants and stored products. During the last decade Stator limbatus (Horn, 1873), a New World species has been gradually reported invading Middle-Eastern countries and Mediterranean islands. In this publication, S. limbatus is recorded for the first time from the island of Cyprus. Specimens were collected from Ficus microcarpa, Eucalyptus sp. and Delonix regia, with the later species being confirmed as a suitable host for S. limbatus. The alarming presence of S. limbatus in both urban and protected areas raises some questions about any adverse effects on native biodiversity and socioeconomic parameters. The general lack of knowledge regarding the Bruchinae fauna of Cyprus hampers research endeavours for possible agonistic behaviour between native and alien species for resources and host-plants. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers alien species biological invasions Mediterranean seed-beetles First record of the alien seed beetle Stator limbatus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) from Cyprus Faunistic Note

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St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria author Gradinarov, Denis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-5009 Unaffiliated, Piazze, Italy author Fanti, Fabrizio 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 45 54 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e79706 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79706/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79706/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79706/download/xml/ In this paper we provide information on the distribution and biology of Lampyroidea dispar (Fairmaire, 1857), based on males collected in Bulgaria. After its description, little research was conducted on this species. Here, for the first time, we provide habitus and aedeagus photographs. For comparison we also provide a photo of the aedeagus of Luciola mingrelica (Ménétriés, 1832). text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers firefly Balkan Peninsula biology bioluminescence distribution On Lampyroidea dispar in Bulgaria (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) Research Article

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“Emile Racovitza” Institute of Speleology- Biology Section of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania author Nitzu [ Nițu ], Eugen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8361-8687 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 55 61 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e83600 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/83600/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/83600/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/83600/download/xml/ The presence of Eretes sticticus in the Romanian fauna, unconfirmed until now, is for the first time accurately recorded and documented with photographs in this article. The presence of other two very rare and little-known species: Acinopus (Osimus) ammophilus and Sphenoptera (Chilostetha) laportei are reconfirmed for the Romanian fauna, in a different geographical area (North Dobrogea), other than that they were previously recorded last century. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Eeretes sticticus Acinopus ammophilus Sphenoptera laportei new records Romania climate change. Eretes sticticus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) - A new record for the Romanian fauna, and new data regarding the distribution of two rare species - Acinopus ammophilus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and Sphenoptera (Chilostetha) laportei (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in Dobrogea (Romania) Research Article

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SC Biodiversity Research and Consulting SRL, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 Ehime University, Matsuyama, Matsuyama, Japan author Kolcsár, Levente-Péter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-2386 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 63 66 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e84019 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84019/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84019/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84019/download/xml/ We summarized the known data on the distribution of Penthetria funebris Meigen, 1804 in Romania, based on old and two new records. We illustrate the male habitus, brachypterous wing, head and terminalia. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Bibionoidea Bibionomorpha Europe Insecta March flies. An update on Penthetria funebris (Diptera: Bibionidae) in Romania Short Communication

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SC Biodiversity Research and Consulting SRL, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 67 70 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e83252 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/83252/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/83252/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/83252/download/xml/ The superfamily Trigonalyoidea, along with the species Pseudogonalos hahnii (Spinola, 1840), is recorded for the first time in Romania. An up-to-date distribution in Europe and a brief description of its biology is presented, together with a picture of the specimen collected in Romania. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers distribution Europe hyperparasitism Insecta trigonalyids. Trigonalyoidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) – a new superfamily of wasps recorded in Romania Faunistic Note

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Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania author RĂDAC, Ioan Alexandru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-5051 National Museum of Banat, Archeology Department, Timișoara, Romania author Rădac, Ionela https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9335-0154 “Răsvan Angheluță” Museum Complex of Natural Sciences, Galați, Romania “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galați, Romania author Șerban, Cecilia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-7954 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 71 81 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e81595 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81595/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81595/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81595/download/xml/ Although beans are an important part of the human diet, their long-term storage is still problematic due to pest damage by seed beetles. This study provides data on a documented detection of Mexican bean beetle Zabrotes subfasciatus in Romania. A great number of individuals were found inside packages of small white beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) imported from Syria and Ethiopia. Based on the investigation of the infested seeds, rearing and biology of the species, it is unlikely that this alien species is established in Romania. We also provide the first known record of Bruchidius glycyrhizae in Romania, based on its previously known distribution and the range of its host plants, it is more likely an overlooked native species. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Alien species beans Coleoptera distribution licorice native seed beetles storage pests Detection of Zabrotes subfasciatus and Bruchidius glycyrhizae (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Romania Research Article

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Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park «Smolny», Saransk, Russia author Ruchin, Alexander Unaffiliated, Turenki, Finland author Vikberg, Veli Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University, Ulyanovsk, Russia author Lengesova, Natalya A. Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University, Ulyanovsk, Russia author Mironova, Svetlana E. 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 83 120 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e64076 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64076/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64076/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64076/download/xml/ Protected areas are biodiversity hotspots of the world. Knowledge of their overall biodiversity is essential for nature conservation. Sawflies are an integral part of terrestrial ecosystems; being phytophages, they play a significant role in the processing of primary production. The aim of the research was to study the biodiversity of sawflies in the Mordovian Reserve. The research was carried out in 2008, 2009 and 2012-2019 on the territory of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Republic of Mordovia, Central part of European Russia). The article provides information on records of 169 species of sawflies of 9 families in the Mordovia State Nature Reserve. The annotated list includes 103 new species for the reserve, of which 1 species (Dineura parcivalvis) is listed for the European part of Russia for the first time, and 3 species are specified for the first time for the Central part of European Russia (Arge beckeri, Rhogogaster genistae, Tenthredo amurica). text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers new data biology Republic of Mordovia. Sawfly Fauna (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) in the Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Central Russia) Research Article

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Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria author Sakalian, Vladimir Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria author Ljubomirov, Toshko Science Naturali ed Ambientali, Rome, Italy author Migliaccio, Enrico Unaffiliated, Sofia, Bulgaria author Gastarov, Victor University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria author Doychev, Danail https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1109-6194 Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria author Georgiev, Georgi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-2597 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 121 128 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e77971 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/77971/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/77971/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/77971/download/xml/ Data about distribution and host plants of 19 species-group taxa from subfamily Chrysochroinae are presented. In this study, fourth known locality in Balkan Peninsula of Sphenoptera (Sphenoptera) cuprina cuprina (wery rare taxon in this region) was established. Distinguishing characters of S. (Chilostetha) laportei and S. (Ch.) substriata allowing their better identification are given as well. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Buprestidae Chrysochroinae taxonomy distribution host plants Bulgaria. New data on the taxonomy, distribution and host plants of subfamily Chrysochroinae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Bulgaria Faunistic Note

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Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka, Malwana, Sri Lanka University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka author Sumanapala, Amila Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka, Malwana, Sri Lanka author Ranasinghe, Tharindu 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 129 139 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e74234 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/74234/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/74234/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/74234/download/xml/ Lestes concinnus is a widespread species in tropical Asia and Oceania. It is a species known to have variable colour patterns ranging between pale and dark phenotypes which have earlier been recognized as distinct species. Lestes concinnus has never been known from Sri Lanka before. We report observations of both phenotypes of the species and intermediate morphs of Lestes concinnus from coastal habitats with dry reed patches in the northern part of the country, adding it to the Odonata fauna of Sri Lanka. With multiple field observations examined, we also provide comments on its identification and natural history in the country. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers New country record Range extension Dusky Spreadwing Odonata South Asia First record of Lestes concinnus (Zygoptera: Lestidae) from Sri Lanka with observations on its natural history Short Communication

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University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria author Milchev, Boyan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-9083 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 141 149 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e65230 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65230/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65230/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65230/download/xml/ The diet of the Common Barn-owl in a forest- and shrub-dominated hunting area in the Strandzha Mountains, southern Bulgaria, was identified from 516 prey specimens. Shrews (52.9% by number, 26.7% by biomass) and rodents (42.1% N, 71.5% B) were prevalent. Among them, White-toothed shrews, Criocidura sp., (45.3% N, 21.4% B) was the most numerous prey genus. Mice, Apodemus sp., (15.7% N, 29% B) contributed with the largest share to the food biomass due to high predation of Striped field mice, A. agrarius, (12.2% B). The proportions of forest species in diet (Apodemus sp, Sorex sp., and dormice liridae) increased with the higher proportion of forest habitats (forests and shrublands cover more than 25% of the area) in most Barn Owl hunting territories in southern Bulgaria. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers diet variations food spectrum opportunistic predator pellet analysis small mammals Strandzha Mountains. Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria Short Communication

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“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Alexandru Unaffiliated, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Oana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-2070 2022-06-30 2022-06-30 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 1 151 153 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e87547 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/87547/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/87547/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/87547/download/xml/ text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Addendum et corrigendum: Alien fish, amphibian and reptile species in Romania and their invasive status: a review with new data. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 64 (1): 131–186. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.64.e67558 Corrigenda

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Christ College, Irinjalakuda, India author Abhijith, Raveendran Sudha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-1814 Christ College, Irinjalakuda, India author Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 7 13 2022 funder Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 10.13039/501100001412 10.3897/travaux.65.e95756 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95756/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95756/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95756/download/xml/ Genus Pardosa incorporates species morphologically resembling each other. As a result, a lot of discrepancies can be observed in the group. This paper reports and redescribes Pardosa species Pardosa oriens (Chamberlin 1924) for the first time from India. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Kerala new reports taxonomy Western Ghats First record and redescription of wolf spider Pardosa oriens (Araneae, Lycosidae) from India Research Article

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University of Catania, Catania, Italy author Lombardo, Andrea University of Catania, Catania, Italy author Marletta, Giuliana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-8036 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 15 25 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e91185 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/91185/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/91185/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/91185/download/xml/ The present note aims to provide detailed information on the biology and ecology of two marine heterobranch species belonging to the order Umbraculida: Umbraculum umbraculum and Tylodina perversa. The observations were carried out through scuba dives from 2017 to May 2022 in 5 sites located along the central-eastern coast of Sicily. For each species, information on the morphology, abundance, bathymetric range, substrates and habitats, seasonality, and further remarks were here provided. Through this research, it was noted that along the central-eastern coast of Sicily, T. perversa has never been found on sponges of the genus Aplysina, its prey so far documented, but always on algal substrates. Regarding U. umbraculum, it was observed that it counts among the sponges of its diet also the poriferan C. crambe. Moreover, through this study, it was documented for the first time the breeding activity of U. umbraculum, never reported in detail. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Gastropoda Marine heterobranchs Mollusca Opisthobranchia Sicily Umbraculida New observations on two umbraculid molluscs: Tylodina perversa (Umbraculida: Tylodinidae) and Umbraculum umbraculum (Umbraculida, Umbraculidae) along the central‑eastern coast of Sicily Faunistic Note

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HabiProt, Novi Sad, Serbia author Vujić, Mihailo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-7831 Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia author Vesović, Nikola https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6256-7975 Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia author Šević, Mirko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-9516 Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia author Maričić, Marko https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7965-571X HabiProt, Novi Sad, Serbia author Tot, Ivan 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 27 38 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e85829 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/85829/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/85829/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/85829/download/xml/ The ring-legged earwig Euborellia annulipes (Lucas, 1847) is recorded for the first time on the territory of Serbia. The species was found in the greenhouse of Jevremovac Botanical Garden in Belgrade and represents the second allochthonous invertebrate species registered in this greenhouse, after an exotic millipede. In total, 10 specimens of ring-legged earwig were found in the sections of the greenhouse where tropical and subtropical plants are cultivated. The first checklist of earwigs of Serbia was compiled and notes on autochthonous species are given. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Allochthonous botanical garden insect invasive species A new greenhouse invader: the first report of the alien ring-legged earwig, Euborellia annulipes (Dermaptera, Anisolabididae) in Serbia, with the first checklist of earwigs of the country Research Article

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Ilidos 60-62 street, 11527 Athens (Ampelokipi), Greece, Athens, Greece author Kakiopoulos, George Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, BFC RAF Akrotiri, Limassol, Cyprus Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Acropoleos 2, Aglantzia 2101, Nicosia, Cyprus author Demetriou, Jakovos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 39 49 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e84293 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84293/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84293/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84293/download/xml/ Salpingidae are a small family of beetles living mainly under the bark of deciduous forest trees and conifers, feeding on fungi, organic matter and other insects. A total of 23 species are known in the Western Palearctic out of which only six have been recorded in Greece. Material surveys of the first author during the last decades unveil ten species of Salpingidae for the country. Four species, Salpingus ruficollis (Linnaeus, 1760), Sphaeriestes castaneus (Panzer, 1796), Sphaeriestes exsanguis (Abeille de Perrin, 1870) and Vincenzellus ruficollis (Panzer, 1794) are reported from Greece for the first time. These records are presented alongside a literature survey regarding Greek Salpingidae, their overall distribution, ecology, host-plants and conservation status in the country. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers mycetophagous beetles narrow-waisted bark beetles Salpingidae saproxylic beetles Salpingus ruficollis Sphaeriestes castaneus Sphaeriestes exsanguis Vincenzellus ruficollis Contribution to the Salpingidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) of Greece including new faunistic records and ecological data on a poorly studied family Faunistic Note

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College of Forestry and Rangeland, University of East Kordofan, Rashad, Sudan College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China author Eisawi, Khalid Ahme https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-8363 College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China author Prasad Subedi, Indra College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China author Eisawi, Khalid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-8363 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 51 68 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e71644 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/71644/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/71644/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/71644/download/xml/ Ants play an important role in Sudanese biodiversity and environmental impact assessments, Although baiting is easy and cheap to implement, several considerations, such as the spacing among bait, can affect the estimation of the abundance and richness of ants species. In this study, we evaluated the effects of bait spacing on abundance and the number of ant species. We also demonstrate which distance between baits showed the best relationship between costs and the number of ant species sampled. We sampled 30 transects of 100 m with bait spacing ranging (2.5; 3.3; 5; 6.7; 10 and 20 m), spread over 1 km² into three different type of ecosystems (Wooded grass land, Riverine ecosystem and Maya ecosystem), at DNP located in Sudan. The bait spacing did not affect the ant diversity estimative. Regardless bait spacing, the number of species collected every five baits was around 8, and the average abundance was approximately 50 individuals. However, the number of species per bait was higher in transects with a larger gap between baits. Transects with bait spans of 20 and 10 m captured 50% more species per bait than transects with baits 2.5 and 3.4 m apart. Our study suggest that the most efficient sampling design using only baits in the park would be, to place 450 baits every 10 m and 20 m. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Abundance Baits Distance Estimation Dinder National Park Sudan The Effects of Pitfall Trap Spacing on Ant Richness (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Abundance, and Composition in Dinder National Park, Sudan Research Article

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Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine author Radchenko, Alexander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-0530 Unaffiliated, Voronky, Ukraine author Khomych, Mykola 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 69 80 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e85206 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/85206/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/85206/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/85206/download/xml/ Aneuretinae is an enigmatic ant subfamily with poorly defined morphological boundaries. Aneuretus simoni Emery, 1893, found only in Sri Lanka, is a “living fossil”, the only known extant species of Aneuretinae. In the distant past, however, Aneuretinae was more diverse and widespread, including eight extinct genera spread across North America, Europe, and the Russian Far East. Here, we report two fossil Aneuretinae species, Protaneuretus succineus Wheeler, 1915 and Paraneuretus tornquisti Wheeler, 1915, found in late Eocene (Priabonian, 37.8–33.9 Ma) Rovno amber (Ukraine), providing distinguishing morphological features and measurements. These species, the first recorded Aneuretinae in Rovno amber, were originally described from Baltic amber of similar Priabonian age. These new records raise the number of reported ants in Rovno amber to 77 species from 39 genera and 9 subfamilies, and indicate that in the late Eocene Aneuretinae were distributed both on the northern and southern coasts of the Paratethys. Fossil evidence suggests that Aneuretinae originated in the Northern Hemisphere and only entered India and Sri Lanka after the Indian subcontinent collided with Asia ~59 Ma. Why Aneuretinae survived to the present only in Sri Lanka remains a mystery. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Fossils morphology paleontology Paraneuretus tornquisti Protaneuretus succineus taxonomy First records of aneuretine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aneuretinae) in late Eocene Rovno amber (Ukraine) Research Article

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Kosovo Institute of Agriculture, Pejë, Kosovo author Gjinovci, Gazmend Kosovo Institute of Agriculture, Pejë, Kosovo author Xhemali, Bekri https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3700-2259 Kosovo Institute of Agriculture, Pejë, Kosovo author Bresilla, Betim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-1683 Agricultural University of Tirana, Tiranë, Albania author Shahini, Shpend Department of Vineyards and Wine, Rahovec, Kosovo author Morina, Nesim Department of Vineyards and Wine, Rahovec, Kosovo author Bajrami, Tasim 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 81 86 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e98562 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98562/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98562/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98562/download/xml/ Scaphoideus titanus Ball is a major pest of grapevine in Europe, being the main vector of Flavescence dorée phytoplasma (FDp). The North American grapevine leafhopper was identified in neighboring countries, however, the FDp vector was not recorded and there is no available data on its presence in Kosovo. In 2021, initial investigations were conducted and field surveys were carried out in the region of Rahovec in order to evaluate the presence of S. titanus in Kosovarian vineyards. The survey was established in seventeen vineyards in different locations and grapevine varieties. In the middle of June, in each vineyard chosen for investigation were settled yellow sticky traps for surveying and sampling of leafhoppers. All plantations were subjected to fungicide treatment and no insecticide treatment was applied for S. titanus. The captures on the yellow sticky traps indicated that the North American grapevine leafhopper was present in Kosovo. Its population was different in investigated vineyards. Of the seventeen vineyards monitored, in twelve of them was captured the FDp vector, two sticky traps were damaged, and in three vineyards was not captured any specimen of Scaphoideus titanus. An average, of two up to forty-nine specimens of S. titanus per trap were collected over the surveyed period from the beginning of June until the end of September 2021. These results show only the distribution of S. titanus in the surveyed area. Furthermore, the presence of the North American grapevine leafhopper in Kosovo is an alert for urgent phytosanitary control of the quarantine phytoplasma Flavescence dorée (FD). text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers FDp vector Scaphoideus titanus Ball vineyards Kosovo Preliminary investigations of the main Flavescence dorée vector Scaphoideus titanus and its first record in Kosovo Short Communication

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“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stănescu, Mihai University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timișoara, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biology and Plant Protection, Timisoara, Romania author Prunar, Florin myNature Association, Timișoara, Romania author Ardelean, Adorian Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Vizauer, Tibor-Csaba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6416-2581 "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Iftime, Alexandru 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 87 105 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e95146 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95146/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95146/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95146/download/xml/ Euphydryas aurinia, a highly endangered species listed on the Annex II of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention, has a wide distribution in the Palearctic realm. Although it is an intensively studied species, its distribution is still not enough known. In Romania, in the last century it has been reported almost exclusively from the regions inside and westwards to the Carpathian Mountains. Records from Oltenia and Wallachia are filling a gap in the known distribution of this butterfly in the southern part of Romania, while 13 new records consolidate the known range of this species in southern and eastern Transylvania. In order to assess the progress encountered, a critical reviewed checklist with the records of the Marsh Fritillary presented in a regional distribution map complete this paper. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers protected species faunistic note new record distribution New data on the distribution of the threatened Marsh Fritillary – Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) – in Romania Faunistic Note

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Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Serafim, Rodica Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Stan, Melania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-0474 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 107 126 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e94533 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/94533/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/94533/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/94533/download/xml/ The paper deals with twenty-two species and subspecies of tiger beetles of the Palaearctic Region, except the species of Romanian fauna. The specimens preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest has been reviewed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Cicindelidae collection Calomera Cassolaia Cephalota Cicindela Cylindera Homodela Lophyra Megacephala Myriochila Neolaphyra Palaearctic On the Palaearctic tiger beetle species (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest Catalogue

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University ‘Al. I. Cuza’ Iasi, Iasi, Romania author Popovici, Ovidiu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-2177 "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University from Iași, Iasi, Romania author Popescu, Irinel Eugen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4237-0494 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 127 134 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e98045 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98045/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98045/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98045/download/xml/ After the presence of the genus Platyscelio was noticed and confirmed in the Neotropical realm, in this paper the genus is recorded from the Panamanian realm, in Dominican Republic. In the Neotropical realm Platyscelio is represented through P. africanus Risbec, previously considered as being present only in the Afrotropical realm, but in the Panamanian realm we found a different species – P. pulchricornis Kieffer. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Scelionidae Panamanian wasp new record Platyscelio hits again: the first record of this genus in the Dominican Republic Short Communication

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Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Popa, Alexandra National Museum of Eastern Carpathians, Sf. Gheorghe, Romania author Kavruk, Valerii National Museum of Eastern Carpathians, Sf. Gheorghe, Romania author Blediman, Corneliu 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 135 156 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e98294 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98294/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98294/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/98294/download/xml/ Fragments of mud dauber wasp’s nests dating from the Bronze Age (Noua culture, about 1500–1200 BC) from a Romanian archaeological site are described. The present discovery represents, to our knowledge, the first reported fragments of mud dauber nests recuperated from an archaeological site in Romania and probably among the rare ones from Europe. The archaeological site called Zoltan-“Nisipărie” is placed in the Covasna County, south-eastern Transylvania. The five fragments belong to two nests made by Sceliphron sp. wasps genus and they were described in terms of general and detailed morphology and morphometry. Two nest fragments preserve in situ secondary cells, showing evidence of nest reoccupation by other insects. Another important aspect of this discovery is the opportunity to extract and analyse a whole secondary cell from the original nest fragment. Various impressions of vegetal material (grass, straws etc.) and a seed on the nest fragments’ surface were observed using microscopic techniques. The preserved pieces recovered from archaeological investigations provide important data regarding the local environmental conditions during the recent period of Bronze Age in an anthropized environment of the Noua culture. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers archaeology Bronze Age mud dauber wasp nest Noua culture prehistory Sceliphron Transylvania- Romania Zoltan Prehistoric nests of Mud Dauber Wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) discovered in Transylvania, Romania Short Communication

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“Costache Negruzzi” National College, Iași, Romania author Olariu, Tudor Marine Biological Station “Prof. Dr. Ioan Borcea”, Agigea, Romania “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iași, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 157 161 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e96720 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96720/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96720/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96720/download/xml/ Procas picipes steveni Krynicki, 1832 is recorded for the first time in Romania. Data on ecology and its distribution in Europe are discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers biodiversity Curculionoidea Insecta species distribution weevil Procas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) – a new genus for the Romanian entomofauna Faunistic Note

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HabiProt, Novi Sad, Serbia author Vujić, Mihailo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-7831 Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia author Vesović, Nikola https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6256-7975 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 163 172 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e97208 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/97208/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/97208/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/97208/download/xml/ Polyphaga plancyi Bolívar, 1883, also known as Chinese sand roach, it is a large Corydiidae species with a native distribution that includes several Chinese provinces and southern part of the Russian Far East. It is a well-known insect in traditional Chinese medicine, and the biological activity of the compounds isolated from it are actively studied. So far, there are no records of this species outside its natural range, at least outside China. In this article, we present the first record of P. cf. plancyi specimen collected in Europe, probably imported from Shanghai. The specimen was recognized as a non-native cockroach species to Europe via photo posted on social media, and it was subsequently taxonomically identified. Details of its possible origin, its morphology, importance of citizen science, as well as annotations on the other synanthropic cockroaches in Serbia are provided. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers alien species allochthonous species China citizen science cockroach The first arrival of the Chinese sand roach Polyphaga cf. plancyi (Blattodea: Corydiidae) in Europe Research Article

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College of Forestry and Rangeland, University of East Kordofan, Rashad, Sudan College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China author Eisawi, Khalid Ahme https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-8363 Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal author Prasad Subedi, Indra Faculty of Forestry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary author Yasin, Emad Felix Houphouët Boigny University (UFR Biosciences), Natural Environment and Biodiversity Conservation Laboratory, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire author Yode, Christine College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China author Hong, He 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 173 197 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e95270 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95270/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95270/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/95270/download/xml/ One of the main implications of reducing biodiversity is the loss or decline of ecosystem function. We have previously seen in the Rashad location that agricultural practices have a lower effect on ant biodiversity. However, how they affect the environmental services, they provide is unclear. The main objective of this study was to evaluate whether the conversion of native areas into agricultural systems affects the removal of biomass carried out by ants, an important ecosystem function linked to decomposition and predation. We sampled three transects from (the Rashad district). Each sampling plot consisted of a grid of 12 pitfall traps filled with sardine baits (simulating animal organisms) and bananas (as attractive vegetable resources). In addition, grass seeds (Sorghum bicolor) were applied in both natural (Campo, Kubos, and forest) and agricultural settings (soy monoculture, pastures, and organic agriculture). The Results showed that ant’s removal was highest in sardine with an average of 87.3g (σ ± 23.8), followed by banana (average of 70.5g, σ ± 31.5) and lowest in the seed (mean of 7.8g, σ ± 7.3) (highest p = 0.017). Only the soy monoculture regions showed the lowest levels of sardine removed, indicating an effect associated with the kind of land use. Because little biomass is eliminated in both natural and agricultural settings, no effect of the seeds bait has been observed. As for the banana bait, the data suggested a redundancy effect with another group of macro-fauna). Our results suggest that there is a redundancy effect with another group of macrofauna. However, macrofauna biomass (excluding ants) does not explain this biomass removal. In addition, it detected no impact of ant species composition on removed biomass. The reduction of sardine and banana biomass was correlated with ant richness, indicating that the effects on ecosystem function depend on the particularities of each evaluated role (such as resource type), the type of land use, and the ant richness in the study area. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Biodiversity Biomass soil macro-fauna land uses types Rashad Sudan Variation in the rates of biomass removal by soil macro-fauna in different land uses at Rashad, South Kordofan, Sudan Research Article

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Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Guțu, Modest Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Petrescu, Iorgu 2022-12-31 2022-12-31 2022 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 65 199 204 2022 10.3897/travaux.65.e99011 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/99011/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/99011/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/99011/download/xml/ Professor Dr. Richard Willis Heard, a longtime and outstanding collaborator of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History of Bucharest, passed away on November 2, 2022.Richard was born on February 14, 1939 in Savannah, Georgia (USA). He was a graduate of Savannah Country Day School and attended the University of Georgia, receiving his BS and MS degree in Zoology. He received his PhD degree in Biology at the University of Southern Mississippi (1976). He worked for more than 35 years at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (The University of Southern Mississippi), passing through various hierarchical steps, up to that of Head of the Invertebrate Zoology Section. He was drawn to know the marine invertebrates of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic Ocean. His research focused primarily on the study of peracarid crustaceans. Also he mentored many students and young researchers specializing in marine biology. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Richard W. Heard (February 14, 1939 – November 2, 2022) In Memoriam

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Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria author Gjonov, Ilia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-9756 Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria author Pramatarova, Monika https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-6249 Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, author Hizal, Erdem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8347-6842 Duzce University, Duzce, author Öztemiz, Sevcan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-0694 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 7 15 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e101161 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/101161/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/101161/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/101161/download/xml/ The green cone-headed planthopper, Acanalonia conica (Say, 1830) (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Flatidae), is native to North America and is already found in several European countries. The species is found to occur in Bulgaria and Türkiye for the first time and is the first representative of the family Acanaloniidae in both countries. The localities in Bulgaria where the species has been recorded are in the town of Malko Tarnovo, near the Turkish border, while the locality in Türkiye is in the Asiatic part of Istanbul. Data on the current distribution range in Europe, a list of plants on which A. conica has been found, and photos of the species are provided. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers alien species allochthonous species biological invasion distribution green cone-headed planthopper new record Acanalonia conica (Hemiptera, Acanaloniidae) – a new exotic species in Bulgaria and Türkiye and its expansion in Europe Faunistic Note

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Unaffiliated, Bucharest, Romania author Tatole, Victoria 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 17 105 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e102065 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/102065/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/102065/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/102065/download/xml/ Present checklist of Romanian chironomid species comprises 722 taxa (6 subfamilies, 13 tribes, 2 subtribes, 142 genera, 42 subgenera and 517 species), listing 179 taxa more than the last published one (Tatole 2000). It also contains chorological data for 487 Romanian chironomid, over a period of almost 150 years. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Tanypodinae Telmatogetoninae Diamesinae Prodiamesinae Orthocladiinae Chironominae chorology An updated checklist of chironomid species (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Romania Research Article

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University of Iaşi, Iaşi, Romania author Pintilioaie, Alexandru-Mihai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-5803 Unaffiliated, Madrid, Spain author Mate, Jason 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 107 111 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e103564 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103564/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103564/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103564/download/xml/ Cybocephalus nipponicus Endrödy-Younga 1971 is recorded for the first time in Romania. An up-to-date map of its distribution in Europe is presented, together with pictures of the male collected at ‘Dunele Marine de la Agigea’ nature reserve. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Accidental introduction biocontrol agent Cucujoidea Insecta species distribution First record of Cybocephalus nipponicus (Coleoptera, Cybocephalidae) in Romania Faunistic Note

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University of Uzhhorod, Uzhhorod, Ukraine author Kovalchuk, Andrey 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 113 133 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e96322 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96322/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96322/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96322/download/xml/ Isophya posthumoidalis is a rare species native to Central Europe that is only found in a very small area of Poland, Slovakia, and Romania. Since Bazyluk’s description in 1971, it has been regarded as endemic to the Eastern Bieszczady mountains. In 1976, we discovered this species in Zakarpattia Province (Transcarpathia, Ukraine), but the records were not published, because there were no males available. Due to the analysis of a male’s acoustical signals in 2022, further confirmation was obtained. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Isophya first record rare species bioacoustics The first sighting of Isophya posthumoidalis (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in Ukraine and observations on its biology and acoustics Research Article

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Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, Akrotiri, Cyprus author Demetriou, Jakovos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109 Unaffiliated, Limassol, Cyprus author Makris, Christodoulos University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom author Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 135 141 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e90065 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/90065/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/90065/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/90065/download/xml/ Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, originally from Australia, has become a cosmopolitan alien species associated with Eucalyptus spp. (Myrtaceae). In this study, the species is recorded for the first time in Cyprus from the Limassol district and the Akrotiri UK Sovereign Base Area. The adverse socioeconomic impacts of the species on the island are briefly discussed. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers alien species biological invasions bronze bug Eucalyptus Mediterranean plantations First record of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera, Thaumastocoridae) in Cyprus Faunistic Note

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University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Popa, Alexandra “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Suceava, Romania author Iorgu, Elena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4438-140X “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Popa, Oana Paula https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-8193 “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Krapal, Ana-Maria https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0366-9550 “Emil Racoviță” Institute of Speleology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Ștefan, Andrei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2339-210X “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania author Brezeanu, Andreea Maria University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania author Costache, Marieta “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania author Popa, Luis Ovidiu 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 143 158 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e106451 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/106451/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/106451/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/106451/download/xml/ Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the largest Coleoptera species in Europe and one of the most recognizable. It is a saproxylic species living in woodlands and wooded urban habitats and spending its larval stages inside tree trunks below or near soil level, feeding on decaying wood. The stag beetle has a wide distribution covering the entire Europe up to the Ural Mountains. In this paper, we attempted to describe the diversity and genetic structure of L. cervus populations in Romania using the NADH mitochondrial molecular marker. We identified 36 haplotypes arranged in a star-shaped structure with a central haplotype shared by many samples and linked by one or two mutational steps with other 35, represented by 1–3 samples. This pattern is frequently attributed to populations that have undergone recent range expansion, a phenomenon which is also sustained by the mismatch analysis. The analyzed populations revealed various degrees of genetic diversity. Many populations with relatively high levels of genetic diversity were found outside the Natura 2000 Network Special Areas of Conservation, while some populations included in protected areas proved to have low values of genetic variability. This underlines the need to review the designated protection sites for this species in Romania. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers NADH mitochondrial marker Natura 2000 Network stag beetle phylogeography spatial analyses patterns of genetic diversity species conservation Genetic diversity of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Romania based on ND1 mitochondrial sequences Research Article

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Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan author Kolcsár, Levente-Péter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-2386 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 159 164 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e103945 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103945/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103945/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103945/download/xml/ Mycomya supernivea Nakamura and Saigusa, 2020 is a recently described large-sized cold-adapted fungus gnat species known from the island of Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu in Japan. This study reports the species for the first time from Shikoku Island and the central part of Honshu, indicating that the species is more widely distributed throughout the Japanese islands. Additionally, the systematic position of M. supernivae within the genus Mycomya is discussed, and it is placed under the subgenus Mycomya s. str. within the species group M. matrona. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers First records winter active cold-adapted Eastern Palearctic Notes on the systematic position and distribution of Mycomya supernivea (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) in Japan Faunistic Note

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Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Keresztes, Lujza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-6496 Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Terec, Andrei Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Jancsó, Boróka-Zsuzsánna Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Dénes, Avar Lehel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-7190 Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania author Dénes, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-6016 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2023 Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 2247-0735 1223-2254 66 1 165 171 2023 10.3897/travaux.66.e105107 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/105107/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/105107/download/pdf/ https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/105107/download/xml/ Here we present the first reliable record of the rare Hyperoscelis veternosa Mamaev and Krivosheina, 1969 from the headwaters area of the Someșul River, Apuseni Natural Park, Romania. Species level identification was made by detailed examination of the single female genitalia, supported by DNA barcode data. The new finding confirms the presence of the species in Romania, whereas a very old, single and doubtful record from the Bucharest area dates back to 1900 needs further confirmation. The presence of the second species of genus Hyperoscelis from Romania is of high conservation value, and confirm the persistence of a relict biodiversity of an old-growth forests-spot in the Carpathians. text/html en_US Pensoft Publishers Canthyloscelidae conservation DNA barcode data new record relict species the Carpathians virgin forests Small flies with high conservation value: first reliable record of Hyperoscelis veternosa (Diptera, Canthyloscelidae) from Romania supported by DNA barcode data Faunistic Note cGFnZT0xJnNldD10cmF2YXV4JmZyb209JnVudGlsPSZtZXRhZGF0YV9wcmVmaXg9bW9kcw==