Latest Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” Latest 15 Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” https://travaux.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:32:08 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://travaux.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” https://travaux.pensoft.net/ The first record of Aplocnemus jejunus (Coleoptera, Rhadalidae) from Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/100056/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(1): 173-177

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.66.e100056

Authors: Isidor Sebastian Plonski, Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie

Abstract: Aplocnemus jejunus Kiesenwetter, 1863 is recorded in Romania for the first time. An up-to-date distribution map and a summary of its currently known biology is presented, together with pictures of a male specimen collected in the ‘Marine dunes from Agigea’.

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Faunistic Note Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:00:09 +0300
First record of Cybocephalus nipponicus (Coleoptera, Cybocephalidae) in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/103564/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(1): 107-111

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.66.e103564

Authors: Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie, Jason Mate

Abstract: 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.

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Faunistic Note Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:00:03 +0300
Procas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) – a new genus for the Romanian entomofauna https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/96720/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(2): 157-161

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.65.e96720

Authors: Tudor-Sebastian Olariu, Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie

Abstract: Procas picipes steveni Krynicki, 1832 is recorded for the first time in Romania. Data on ecology and its distribution in Europe are discussed.

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Faunistic Note Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0200
Contribution to the Salpingidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) of Greece including new faunistic records and ecological data on a poorly studied family https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/84293/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(2): 39-49

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.65.e84293

Authors: George Kakiopoulos, Jakovos Demetriou

Abstract: 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.

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Faunistic Note Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0200
Detection of Zabrotes subfasciatus and Bruchidius glycyrhizae (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/81595/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(1): 71-81

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.65.e81595

Authors: Ioan Alexandru Rădac, Ionela Rădac, Cecilia Șerban

Abstract: 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.

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Research Article Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:00:09 +0300
On Lampyroidea dispar in Bulgaria (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/79706/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(1): 45-54

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.65.e79706

Authors: Denis Gradinarov, Fabrizio Fanti

Abstract: 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).

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Research Article Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:00:05 +0300
Cynaeus angustus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), a new alien beetle in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/63552/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 64(1): 89-94

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.64.e63552

Authors: Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie, Maximilian Teodorescu

Abstract: 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.

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Faunistic Note Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:00:08 +0300
First finding of a fossilized Cantharidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Middle Miocene deposits in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/64706/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 64(1): 73-80

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.64.e64706

Authors: Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie, Fabrizio Fanti, Viorel Ionesi

Abstract: 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.

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Research Article Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:00:06 +0300
New faunistic record of two species of genus Calvia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) from India and Myanmar https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/57502/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(2): 195-201

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.63.e57502

Authors: Priyanka Das, Goutam Kumar Saha, Devanshu Gupta, Kailash Chandra

Abstract: 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.

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Research Article Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0200
Seasonal dynamics of dominant species of soil predators (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in agrolandscapes and their potential gluttony https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/54116/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(2): 175-187

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.63.e54116

Authors: Fazlitdin Halimov

Abstract: 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.

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Research Article Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0200
First record of Protaetia (Netocia) subpilosa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/51588/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(1): 79-82

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.63.e51588

Authors: Maximilian Teodorescu, Leonard Drapau

Abstract: 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. 

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Faunistic Note Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0300
Checklist of the clown beetles (Coleoptera, Histeridae) from the Republic of Moldova https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/48000/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(1): 69-78

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.63.e48000

Authors: Zaharia Neculiseanu

Abstract: 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.

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Checklist Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0300
Monitoring of the saproxylic beetle Morimus asper funereus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Măcin Mountains National Park, Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38591/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 62(1): 61-79

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.62.e38591

Authors: Minodora Manu, Raluca Ioana Băncilă, Nicolae Lotrean, Denisa Badiu, Roxana Nicoară, Marilena Onete, Florian Bodescu

Abstract: 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.

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Research Article Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0300
The first record of Stelidota geminata (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/35470/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 62(1): 57-60

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.62.e35470

Authors: Melania Stan

Abstract: 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.

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Faunistic Note Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0300
The distribution and behaviour studies on a new invasive Buprestid species, Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Romania https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38488/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 62(1): 43-56

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.62.e38488

Authors: Adrian Ruicănescu, Adrian-Ilie Stoica

Abstract: 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.

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Research Article Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0300