bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Habitual differences of Phyllonorycter salictella (Zeller, 1846 ) and P. heringiella ( Grönlien, 1932) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in two Finnish materials; a problem pair
Authors: Laasonen Erkki , Laasonen Leena
Published: August 2019

From Phyllonorycter salictella (Zeller,1846) a sister species P. heringiella (Grönlien, 1932) is here extracted on the basis of the number and colour of costal strigulae at the tip of the wing and the brightness of the golden coloration of the forewing. P. salictella is reported from the Finnish biogeographical provinces AI, Ab, N, Ka, Ta, Kl, Oa, Tb, Om, Oba, and Obb and P. heringiella from Al, Ab, N, Ka, Ta, Sa, and Oba. It is assumed that the golden hue, which sometimes covers the normally white strigulae of the forewing, occurs in freshly emerged moths and disappears after first flying efforts.
On the taxonomy of Seleucus Holmgren and the European species of Phrudinae (Hymenoptera: lchneumonidae)
Authors: Vikberg Veli , Koponen Martti
Published: August 2019

A diagnosis of European Phrudinae is given and a key is presented for Seleucus cuneiformis Holmgren and eleven European species of Phrudinae. Seleucini Vikberg trib. nov. in Ctenopelmatinae is proposed for Seleucus Holmgren. Astrenis nigrifacies Vikberg sp. nov. (Finland, Sweden, England, Scotland, France), A. brunneofacies Vikberg sp. nov. (Finland, Sweden, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy), Phrudus compressus Vikberg sp. nov. (Finland, Sweden) and the males of A. paradoxus (Schmiedeknecht) and P. badensis Hilpert are described for the first time. All other species are redescribed, and new distributional data are reported. The dentation of the claws and the form and location of modified sensory structures on the subbasal flagellomeres are used as taxonomic characters. Pygmaeolus nitidus (Bridgman), Astrenis nigrifacies, A. brunneofacies, Phrudus defectus Stelfox, P. compressus and P. badensis were found to be associated with ageing logs of Pinus sylvestris L. and Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.
Ceutorhynchus larvatus Schultze and Ceutorhynchus pallidicornis Gougelet & Brisout de Barneville: oPulmonaria obscura living weevils in Finland (Coleoptera: Gurculionidae)
Authors: Mannerkoski Ilpo
Published: August 2019

In Finland two weevil species, Ceutorhynchus pallidicornis and C. larvatus, have Pulmonaria obscura as their host plant. Data on the occurrence of both species are presented and their extremely poorly-known biology is commented upon. Both species are rare but seem to be overlooked in Finland because of their secretive habits.
Hoplothrips polysticti (Thysanoptera) on the wood-rotting polypore Trichaptum abietinum infesting dead Picea abies in Norway
Authors: Kobro Sverre
Published: August 2019

The fungivorous thrips Hoplothrips polysticti has previously been reported only from Scotland and Sweden. During a survey in forests of different ages in southeastern Norway, the thrips species was found to be common in dead Picea abies infested by Trichaptum abietinum, especially in a semi-old forest. Hoplothrips unicolor was also recorded for the first time in Norway. The occurrence of H. polysticti is discussed in relation to the age of the forests, and to the biochemical interference between fungi impacting the nutrient quality for the thrips. H. polysticti is proposed as a vector for T. abietinum.
Convergence in wing coloration between orange underwing moths (Archiearis spp.) and tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais spp.)
Authors: Rydell Jens , Fagerström Joakim , Andersson Staffan , Stille Gabriela , Gelang Magnus , Lancaster Winston , Svensson Mats , Tullberg Brigitta
Published: August 2019

We analysed the wing coloration of the orange underwing moth Archiearis parthenias (Geometridae, Archiearinae) in comparison with the small tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae (Nymphalidae). Both species fly in early spring and occur sympatrically in the northern Palaearctic. Aglais, the more common species, has a longer flight period and uses a broader range of habitats. Both species show a camouflaged colour pattern on surfaces exposed at rest but a bright orange signal in flight. Although the evolution of its coloration is constrained by its geometrid morphology, Archiearis is functionally similar to Aglais both while resting and in flight. Archiearis has presumably evolved from nocturnal geometrid ancestors. Its shift to diurnality has included a change in the predator defence system from one based on ultrasonic hearing, functional against bats, to one presumably functional against birds. Preliminary palatability tests showed that Aglais is distasteful to birds (chicken), while Archiearis seems to be palatable. The function of the convergent coloration is unknown, but several possibilities are discussed.
Natural history of some Siberian melitaeine butterfly species (Nymphalidae: Melitaeini) and their parasitoids
Authors: Wahlberg, Niklas , Kullberg Jaakko , Hanski Ilkka
Published: August 2019

We report observations on the larval gregarious behaviour, host plant use and parasitoids of six species of melitaeine butterfly in the Russian Republic of Buryatia. We observed post-diapause larvae in two habitats, steppe and taiga forest region. Five species were found in the steppe region: Euphydryas aurinia davidi, Melitaea cinxia, M. latonigena, M. didymoides and M. phoebe. Three species (M. cinxia, M. latonigena and M. didymoides) fed on the same host plant, Veronica incana (Plantaginaceae). Euphydryas aurinia larvae were found on Scabiosa comosa (Dipsacaceae) and M. phoebe larvae on Stemmacantha uniflora (Asteraceae). Three species were found in the taiga region (M. cinxia, M. latonigena and M. centralasiae), of which the first two fed on Veronica incana. Five species of hymenopteran parasitoids and three species of dipteran parasitoids were reared from the butterfly larvae of five species.
A new species of the genus Cryptoxilos Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) from China
Authors: Chen Xuexin , He Junhua , Van Achterberg Kees , Ma Yun
Published: August 2019

A new species of the genus Cryptoxilos Viereck, 1911 is described from China. This is the first record of the genus from the East Palaearctic region. The new species is included in a key to the described species of the genus. The subgeneric name Cryptoxiloides Capek & Capecki, 1979 is used to accommodate the Palaearctic species in the genus Cryptoxilos Viereck.
Pionini species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae) new to Finland
Authors: Jussila Reijo
Published: August 2019

The Pionini species (Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae) Lethades cingulator Hinz, L. curvispina (Thomson), Trematopygus helleni Hinz, T. rufator Hinz, Rhorus chrysopygus (Roman) and Rh. lapponicus (Roman) have been reported from Finland.
Salix aurita — the correct food plant for Euura cinereae Kopelke, 1996 (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
Authors: Roininen Heikki , Tahvanainen Jorma , Vikberg Veli , Zinovjev Alexey
Published: August 2019

There is new evidence that the food plant for the Finnish population of Euura cinereae Kopelke, 1996 was misidentified. The correct food plant is Salix aurita L. Spindle-shaped stem galls on S. aurita caused by a species of the Euura atra-group are not infrequent in Northern and Central Europe. Their presence on Salix cinerea L. needs further confirmation.
Meteorus corax Marshall, 1898 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a new species to Finland and Russian Karelia, with an overview of northern species of Meteorus parasitizing beetles
Authors: Martikainen Petri , Koponen Martti
Published: August 2019

Meteorus corax (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) is reported for the first time from Finland and Russian Karelia. The Finnish specimens were reared from standing dead pine where Monochamus galloprovincialis (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) was presumably the host, and in addition, from firewood presumably from Callidium violaceum (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). The specimens from Russian Karelia were reared from pupae, which almost certainly originated from the larvae of Pytho depressus (Coleoptera, Pythidae). No parasitic hymenopterans have previously been recorded from the family Pythidae. The genus Meteorus includes several species yet to be found from Finland.
Changes 1996–2000 in the list of Finnish insects
Authors: Silfverberg Hans
Published: August 2019

During the period 127 species have been deleted from the list of Finnish insects, and 555 species have been added to it. At the end of the year 2000, a total of 19 977 insect species were recorded from Finland.
Erratum
Authors: Meyer-Rochow V. Benno
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 28 December 2001
Taxonomical characters of Selidosema plumarium and S. brunnearium (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) and the function of the internal genitalia during copulation
Authors: Sihvonen Pasi , Mikkola Kauri
Published: August 2019

The genitalia of the Palaearctic species pair, Selidosema plumarium (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and S. brunnearium (Villers, 1789), are described and illustrated. Keys to the species, based on male and female genitalia, particularly on the internal parts, are presented. Based on indirect evidence, an hypothesis of the functional anatomy of the internal genitalia, i.e. the disappearance of a distinctive ventral angle at the anterior end of the female ductus bursae during copulation, is presented and discussed. The hypothesized functions are compared to the geometrid genus Eupithecia Curtis. Contrary to the earlier held view, it is confirmed that only Selidosema brunnearium is recorded from Finland, from the years 1969 (one specimen) and 1999 (two specimens).
Redescription of Psocus flavonimbatus Rostock (Psocoptera: Psocidae) from Finland
Authors: Lienhard Charles , Kanervo Jussi
Published: August 2019

About 120 years since its original description from Estonia (region of lake Peipus) the enigmatic species Psocus flavonimbatus Rostock, 1879 has been rediscovered in semi-natural spruce-dominated forests in Kuhmo, Central Finland. The species, which had tentatively been synonymized with Loensia variegata (Latreille, 1799), is here reinstated. Coloration and general morphology of both sexes and terminalia of females are described and illustrated. Unfortunately the few males available are all damaged, lacking abdomen. Without information on male terminalia it is impossible to assign the species to one of the modern genera of Psocidae. Therefore, it is here retained in the genus Psocus, pending further studies.
The Hilara species described by L. Oldenberg, with description of a new species from Lapland (Diptera: Empididae)
Authors: Chvála Milan
Published: August 2019

Three species of Hilara Meigen, described by L.Oldenberg in 1916 (H. caerulescens, H. coracina, H. perversa), are redescribed and the lectotypes are designated. Hilara borealis Oldenberg (new name proposed by Oldenberg for the alpine Hilara czernyi Strobl, 1910, not Strobl, 1909) is shown to be a taxon comprising two geographically different populations, that from northern Fennoscandia is described as new to science, Hilara lapponica sp.n. The main differential features of all species are illustrated. Epigamic behaviour and swarming activity is described for H. borealis.
Larval morphology of the genus Cerocoma (Coleoptera: Meloidae) and phylogenetic implications
Authors: Di Giulio Andrea , Turco Federica , Bologna Marco
Published: August 2019

The Palaearctic blister beetle genus Cerocoma Geoffroy, 1762 includes species with great morphological differences in the adults, emphasised in the four subgenera. First instar larvae of three species, belonging to two different subgenera — C. (Cerocoma) schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758), C. (Metacerocoma) prevezaensis Dvorak, 1993, C. (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781 — are described and compared to that of the single other species previously known in literature, C. (Cerocomina) vahli Fabricius, 1787. First instar larvae of Cerocoma have typical features of the subfamily Meloinae, without derived characters. No relevant differences were found by a SEM morphological study, and the species can be distinguished only by morphometric characters. Consequently, subgeneric divisions, based on the adult morphology, are not supported by larval characters.
Kikimora palustris Eskov, 1988 (Araneae: Linyphiidae) found in Europe
Authors: Koponen Seppo , Hoffman Julia , Marusik Yuri
Published: August 2019

Kikimora palustris Eskov, an erigonine spider known hitherto from Siberia only, was found in northernmost Finland. Males and females were trapped in a palsa mire in Enontekiö, 1999. Redescription with diagnostic figures is given, and taxonomy, distribution and ecology briefly discussed. Slit sense organs were found on basal part of male cymbium
Morphometric study of the species Hypocoprus latridioides Motschulsky, 1839 and H. quadricollis Reitter, 1877 (Coleoptera: Atomariinae)
Authors: Otero José
Published: August 2019

Most of the characters used in the literature to distinguish H. latridioides Motschulsky, 1839 from the closely related taxon H. quadricollis Reitter, 1877 are not diagnostic. The present morphometric study indicates that there is no evidence to support the status of the latter as a separate species. A new description of H. latridioides is presented.
Three new species of Scythrididae from central Turkey (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
Authors: Junnilainen Jari
Published: August 2019

Three new species of Scythrididae are described, viz. Scythris alceella sp. n., S. lagomorphella sp. n. and S. tabelli sp. n., on the basis of material collected from the central Turkey, where they occur in open highland habitats. Another unknown species is described but left unnamed due to the paucity of material.
Description of the female of Elachista leifi (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)
Authors: Itämies Juhani , Mutanen Marko , Laasonen Erkki
Published: August 2019

The female of Elachista leifi Kaila & Kerppola is described based on two females collected in northern Finland. In addition to the larger size; the almost black ground colour, the small light area at fringe at the tip of the forewing and the bluish lustre on the underside of the thorax are the best diagnostic characters. The female genitalia of the species can be separated from those of other closely related species, except E. kilmunella, by the shape of antrum, the teeth of ductus bursae and the size and shape of signum. We did not find any reliable differences in female genitalia between E. kilmunella and E. leifi, due to variation in the characteristics of E. kilmunella.
Nanorchestes Topsent and Trouessart, 1890 and Eupodes Koch, 1836 (Acari: Prostigmata) from Vestfjella mountain range, Antarctica
Authors: Niemi Rtiva , Uusitalo Matti , Lintinen Petri
Published: August 2019

Two terrestrial prostigmatid mites were found from the Audunfjellet nunatak, Vestfjella mountain range, in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica during the FINNARP expedition in Austral summer 1997/1998. The mites are close to, if not identical to, Nanorchestes bifurcatus Strandtmann, 1967 and Eupodes tottanfjella Strandtmann, 1967, also earlier reported from the area, but identification cannot be verified by using the published descriptions. Samples were also collected from an unnamed nunatak and the Basen nunatak, but these were miteless by chance.
Contents, Volume 13 (2002)
Authors: Wahlberg Niklas
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 9 December 2002
Contribution to the scythridid fauna of southern Buryatia, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
Authors: Nupponen Kari
Published: August 2019

A list of 26 species embracing 673 specimens of the family Scythrididae collected during 13.–29.VI.2002 from southern Buryatia is presented. Seven new species are described: Scythris erinacella sp. n., S. gorbunovi sp. n., S. hamardabanica sp. n., S. malozemovi sp. n., S. ninae sp. n., S. potatorella sp. n. and S. sinevi sp. n. Two unknown species are mentioned but not described because only females are available. In addition, S. penicillata Chrétien, 1900 is reported as new for Russia, S. emichi (Anker, 1870) as new for the Asiatic part of Russia and seven further species as new for the Baikal region. The known distribution range of each species is given as well as further notes on some poorly known taxa.
Notes on the Palaearctic species of the genus Polylepta Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) with a new synonymization
Authors: Kurina Olavi
Published: August 2019

Morphological differences between three Palaearctic species of Polylepta Winnertz — P. borealis Lundström, P. guttiventris (Zetterstedt) and P. zonata (Zetterstedt) — are discussed and detailed genital figures for males and females are given. Polylepta meridionalis Bechev, 1990 is shown to be a junior synonym of Polylepta zonata (Zetterstedt, 1852).
Life history and description of the preimaginal stages of Scythris siccella (Zeller, 1839) (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
Authors: Baran Tomasz
Published: August 2019

Egg, second, and last instar larvae, as well as pupa of Scythris siccella (Zeller, 1839) are described and illustrated in detail. Life history of this scythridid species is also presented. The eggs are laid singly or in small groups. The larva mines leaves of Hieracium pilosella and Rumex acetosella; it lives in sandcovered silken tubes attached to food plant. The full-grown larva is 8–10 mm long, and pupation takes place in a dense cocoon encrusted with grains of sand. The adults fly in one generation, from the end of May to the end of July. In Poland, Scythris siccella (Zeller) inhabits open, lowland dunes with xerothermic vegetation.
Review of the genus Baeosciara Tuomikoski (Diptera: Sciaridae)
Authors: Vilkamaa Pekka
Published: August 2019

The genus Baeosciara Tuomikoski, 1960, Holarctic in distribution, includes the following species: B. discolor (Lengersdorf) (Europe), B. scotica (Edwards) (Europe, northern North America), B. sinuata (Menzel & Mohrig) (Europe) and B. pectinata sp. n. (western Canada). The new species is described, the other species are redescribed or diagnosed. Based on my earlier cladistic analysis of the Trichosia group of genera, the original generic rank of Baeosciara is restored.
UV-reflectivity of parafocal eyespot elements on butterfly wings in normal and abnormal specimens
Authors: Yang Mouyu , Pyörnilä Ahti , Meyer-Rochow V. Benno
Published: August 2019

An unusual specimen of Aglais urticae, lacking characteristic UV-reflecting parafocal eyespot elements along the margins of both fore and hind wings, is compared with normal, wild-type specimens. Wing scales, responsible for generating structural coloration, aremissing in the abnormal individual and have been replaced with a type that is typical of pigment-based colours. Other modifications seen in the abnormal specimen include firstly, a distal expansion of a uniformly brown region, that otherwise occupies a proximal position on the hind wings of the wild type, and secondly, the lack of a characteristic orange cross-vein band that runs proximal to the parafocal eyespot elements on the hindwing. The differences in coloration between abnormal and wild type are seen as evidence of a proximal-distal developmental axis (originally proposed by Nijhout 1991) and support a view recently aired by Beldade and Brakefield (2003). It is now clear that studies on butterfly eyespot development must consider not only pigmentcontaining scales, but also the structurallymodified scales responsible for physical colours, i.e. UV reflectivity.
Redescription and biology of Limonia badia (Walker) (Diptera: Limoniidae)
Authors: Starý Jaroslav , Salmela Jukka
Published: August 2019

Limonia badia (Walker, 1848), previously known from the Nearctic Region only, is redescribed from Finland. Its systematic position and biology are currently debated. Limonia indigenoides (Alexander, 1920), another Nearctic species, is synonymized with L. badia. The species is distinguished by several distinctive characters, such as the wing pattern and the structure of the male terminalia. These characters are illustrated for the first time. Immature stages are probably associated with decayingwood of aspen (Populus tremula L.). A list of species of the Tipuloidea associated with L. badia in Finland – including Gnophomyia acheron Alexander, 1950, a species new to Europe – is presented.
Spiders (Araneae) from the Lena and Yana Rivers, Yakutia (Sakha Republic)
Authors: Koponen Seppo , Marusik Yuri , Potapova Nadezhda
Published: August 2019

Seventy-seven species of spiders are reported from the Lena andYanaRiver basins, and zoogeographical notes are given for 23 of these. Four species, Clubiona stagnatilis Kulczynski, 1897, Zelotes fratris Chamberlin, 1920, Pardosa jeniseica Eskov & Marusik, 1995 and Wiehlenarius boreus Eskov, 1990, are reported for the first time from Yakutia. The northernmost known localitieswere found for Zelotes fratris, Pardosa lyrata (Odenwall, 1901), Evarcha proszynskii Marusik &Logunov, 1998 and Pellenes limbatus Kulczynski, 1895, and the northernmost records in Asia for Clubiona stagnatilis and Theridion impressum L. Koch, 1881.
Habitat affinities of 228 boreal Finnish spiders: a literature review
Authors: Matveinen-Huju Katja
Published: August 2019

Information about the habitat affinities of spiders is necessary in ecological studies. I focused on two factors in habitats of spiders: light intensity and moisture. First, the habitats were classified according to these factors. Canopy cover and tree species composition were used to indicate the amount of sunlight reaching the ground. Habitat moisture was determined indirectly from the vegetation. Second, the spider species were classified according to what kind of a habitat they were found in the literature. This paper updates and continues Huhta’s (1971) classification, including 228 boreal spider species, based on Finnish literature from boreal region.
Redescription of Sciophila nitens Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) with a new synonymization
Authors: Kurina Olavi
Published: August 2019

Amycetophilid species Sciophila nitens (Winnertz) is redescribed and removed from synonymy with S. geniculata (Zetterstedt). Diagnostic characters and genital figures are given for both species. Sciophila longua Garrett is found to be a junior synonym of Sciophila nitens (Winnertz).
Scarcity of sites suitable for nesting promotes plesiobiosis in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Authors: Czechowski Wojciech
Published: August 2019

Plesiobiosis is a rudimentary form of social symbiosis. It consists of the close proximity of nests of different social insect species. Numerous cases of plesiobiosis between ant species observed in a successional series of rocky habitats in S Finland are listed and themost interesting of them are described in detail. Among all Lasius colonies found within the whole successional series studied, as many as 8.4% were plesiobiotically associated with other ants. In the two earliest successional stages: the shoremeadow and the open rocky outcrop, the proportion was nearly 12% and 10% respectively. The finding of numerous plesiobiotically related nests there is discussed in the context of the unique local habitat conditions.
Contents, Volume 15 (2004)
Authors: Wahlberg Niklas
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 22 December 2004
Structure and succession of Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages in a Finnish sand dune area – reassessment after taxonomic revisions of the subgenus
Authors: Czechowski Wojciech , Czechowska Wieslawa , Vepsäiläinen Kari
Published: August 2019

Gallé (1991) described the structure of ant assemblages along a successional gradient of sand dune habitats in southern Finland. The work was immediately succeeded by two revisions where two of the most abundant species on the sand dunes were split into two and three species respectively (Seifert 1991, 1992). On the basis of the revised taxonomy and our present work, Gallé’s Lasius (s. str.) alienus (Först.) on the dunes is L. psammophilus Seifert, and his L. (s. str.) niger (L.) includes two sibling species, L. niger and L. platythorax Seifert. We reassess the relative abundances of the Lasius s. str. species and their nest sites in the successional habitats of the dunes in the light of the present taxonomic knowledge.
Japanese Elachista mining on the leaf of woody Poaceae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae s. str.)
Authors: Sugisima Kazuhiro , Kaila Lauri
Published: August 2019

Elachista canis Parenti, E. sasae Sinev & Sruoga, and E. planicara Kaila are redescribed on the basis of Japanese specimens including many bred ones. Larvae of these species are leaf-miners on woody Poaceae. The female of E. canis and the male of E. planicara are described for the first time. In the original description of E. sasae, the characterisation of the female has proved to be based on specimens of E. planicara, and thus the female of E. sasae is described for the first time. Based onmorphological features, E. canis and E. sasae are considered to be very close to each other and are likely to represent one of the basal lineages of the sister-clade of the E. bifasciella-group, and E. planicara is likely to be an Oriental representative of the E. saccharella-group.
An annotated list of the Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini and Pterophorini) of Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
Authors: Alipanah Helen , Ustjuzhanin Peter
Published: August 2019

A checklist of the 29 species of Pterophorinae (tribus Oidaematophorini and Pterophorini) of Iran is presented. Calyciphora golestanica sp. n., and the hitherto unknown male of Merrifieldia farsi (Arenberger 1981) and the female of Tabulaephorus djebeli (Arenberger 1981) are described. Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick 1922) and Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger 1859), are reported as new for Iran. The known distribution of each species is given.
The description of Scythris arenicola sp. n. from the Southern Ural Mountains (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
Authors: Nupponen Kari
Published: August 2019

Scythris arenicola sp. n. from the Southern Ural Mountains is described. Altogether 64 specimens were collected during 29.–30.V.2004 in a sandy steppe near Burannoe village in the valley of the River Ilek. The flora was investigeted in the locality as well, and the recorded plants are listed.
Seasonal biology of Melanagromyza albocilia (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and seasonal patterns of field bindweed infestation, under field conditions in Slovakia
Authors: Tóth Peter , Cristofaro Massimo , Cagán Ludovít
Published: August 2019

Melanagromyza albocilia Hendel, a stem borer of field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) was observed at three sites in Slovakia during 1999 and 2000. The insect overwintered as pupa. The first generation adults emerged in May and those of second during June—August. Percentage of infested field bindweed plants varied from 46.7% to 99.2% and number of infested stems from 4.1% to 37.2%. Infested stems contained an average of 0.84 ± 0.40 to 1.34 ± 0.50 specimens (larvae, parasitized larvae, pupae). The population of M. albocilia was the highest in 1999, with mean densities of 1.57 ± 1.01 to 3.21 ± 2.13 specimens/plant. All parasitoids emerged from larvae were identified as Bracon picticornis Wesmael.
Contents, Volume 16 (2005)
Authors: Ruohomäki Kai
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 16 December 2005
Tachydromia calcarata (Strobl) (Diptera: Hybotidae) new to Britain, with redescription of both sexes, and its correct classification within the T. interrupta group of species
Authors: Chvála Milan , Hewitt Stephen
Published: August 2019

First record of Tachydromia calcarata (Strobl) (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the British Isles, and outside the Continental Alpine region, is reported here. Both sexes are redescribed, female for the first time, and the species re-classified within the predominantly mountain T. interrupta group (formerly assigned as a member of the T. connexa group).
A review of the Collyriinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Authors: Gürbüz Mehmet , Kolarov Janko
Published: August 2019

The species of the subfamily Collyriinae are reviewed. A new species from Turkey is described. A key for identification of the species is proposed.
Occurrence of flat bugs (Heteroptera: Aradidae) in burned and unburned forests
Authors: Hjältén Joakim , Atlegrim Ola , Sandström Frida , Pettersson Roger , Rexstad Eric
Published: August 2019

The goal of this study was to determine the effect of fire on flat bug diversity and abundance in coniferous and mixed forests in interior Alaska. Eighty individuals, of which 78 in the burned areas and two in the control areas, of six aradid species were collected: Aradus abbas (Bergroth), A. funestus (Bergroth), A. lugubris (Fallén), A. signaticornis (Sahlberg), A. tuberculifer (Kirby) and Aneurus simplex (Uhler). Generally, all flat bug species were more abundant in the burned areas than in control areas with statistically significant differences for four of the six species and for pooled nymphs. Habitat preferences and potential mechanisms connecting mycophagy and pyrophagy are discussed.
Fungus gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) new to Finland
Authors: Polevoi Alexei , Jakovlev Jevgeni , Zaitzev Alexander
Published: August 2019

Thirty-seven species of fungus gnats new to Finland are reported. Eleven of these are reported in Fennoscandia for the first time: Diadocidia fissa Zaitzev, Macrocera estonica Landrock, M. nigricoxa Winnertz, M. pusilla Meigen, Boletina pallidula Edwards, Mycetophila morata Zaitzev, M. ostentanea Zaitzev, Trichonta nigritula Edwards, T. subterminalis Zaitzev & Menzel, Neoempheria winnertzi Edwards and Neuratelia sintenisi Lackschewitz. The records are based on original material collected in large-scale trapping projects in Southern and Eastern Finland mainly in old-growth forests during 1997–1998. Detailed information on Finnish findings, and data on the general distribution of the species are given. Several species are known with only one (typematerial) or a few previous records ranging from Norway to Sakhalin. For two poorly-known species, Neuratelia sintenisi Lackschewitz and Rymosia pinnata Ostroverkhova, new figures of male genitalia are presented.
Phylogeny of the genus Percus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) – nuclear genes and the basal splits
Authors: Brückner Martina , Mossakowski Dietrich
Published: August 2019

The phylogeny of the western Mediterranean genus Percus s.l. (Coleoptera, Carabidae) was analysed using partial DNA sequences of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene (865 bp). All 18 species of Percus s.l. with exception of P. espagnoli from the Balearic Islands were included. Phylogenetic analysis using the Maximum likelihood method reveals that the genus splits into three groups. The French Percus villai stands on its own. The Tyrrhenian species of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and the Italian mainland form the second group. Within this group, the phylogenetic relationships are not resolved. The third group includes Percus plicatus from Mallorca and the species of the subgenus Pseudopercus from the Iberian Peninsula. These results indicate that the subgenus Percus s.str. is paraphyletic. The split of Pseudopercus and P. plicatus probably occurred with the separation of the Balearic islands from the Iberian peninsula (20million years ago) or by the flooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian salinity crisis (5.3 million years ago). Based on these assumptions, the divergence rate of the 28S gene can be estimated as being at 0.22–0.27% or at 0.99–1.01% per million years.
Molecular data supports the inclusion of Ildobates neboti Español in Zuphiini (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae)
Authors: Ribera Ignacio , Montagud Sergio , Teruel Santiago , Bellés Xavier
Published: August 2019

The phylogenetic relationships of Ildobates neboti Español (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae) were investigated based on three nuclear genes (full 18S rRNA, and a fragment of each 28S rRNAand wingless).We compiled a data set using published sequences of 32 members of Harpalinae including one example each of Dryptini (genus Desera), Galeritini (Galerita) and Zuphiini (Thalpius), plus three Brachininae as outgroups. These three tribes form the “Dryptitae”, within which various relationships of Ildobates had been proposed. The analyses of the datamatrix using parsimony (with equally weighted and reweighted characters) and Bayesian posterior probabilities all support the monophyly of the three tribes in “Dryptitae”, as well as a closest relationship of Ildobates with Thalpius to the exclusion of Desera plus Galerita. This confirms the previous inclusion of Ildobates among the Zuphiini, and corroborates current taxonomic classifications based on morphological criteria.
A preliminary investigation of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages and vegetation community structure in Calluna vulgaris heathlands in NW Spain
Authors: Cuesta David , Taboada Angela , Calvo Leonor , Salgado José
Published: August 2019

We present results of a primary survey of carabid beetles in Calluna vulgaris heathlands in the Cantabrian mountain range, NW Spain. We selected four heathland sites and captured carabids during July–August 2004 by randomly placing 48 pitfall traps per site (192 traps in total). The mature heathland carabid assemblage was mostly characterised by generalist, open habitat species, brachypterous andmedium-sized species. Several endemic species were also found. Dominant species were the same in the four heathland sites, but differences in the total number of species were due to rarely collected ones. Differences in carabid assemblage composition between heathland sites indicate that care should be taken when selecting a priori heathland replicates for future research. Results from this study are mainly exploratory, showing that there is a characteristic carabid assemblage for these mature heathlands, different from other shrub communities of the same area. Preservation of heathlands in amature stage would require management practices to avoid its natural evolution to a degenerative phase and the possible disappearance of the adapted carabid species.
Anthropogenic transformation of ground beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Bialowieza Forest, Poland: from primeval forests to managed woodlands of various ages
Authors: Skłodowski Jarosław
Published: August 2019

The interference of man in the primeval forest of Bialowieza (e. g. clear-cutting and reforesting fertile habitats with pine or spruce) brings about changes in carabid assemblages, including a reduction in the proportion of individuals of relict species, reduction in the mean individual biomass (MIB) and in the sum of positive characteristics (SPC; a summary indicator). Human impact in forest ecosystems causes losses of some relict species and a gain of ubiquitous species. I com— pared the carabid faunas of pristine forests to those of various stages of clear-cut originated succession. Clear-cutting caused a drastic decrease in MIB, a reduction in the proportion of brachypterous species, and an increase in both the number of hygrophilous species and their proportion in the assemblage.
Morphology of preimaginal stages of Lipara pullitarsis Doskočil & Chvála, 1971 (Diptera: Chloropidae) — a gall-forming fly in the common reed (Phragmites australis)
Authors: Grochowska Maria
Published: August 2019

All preimaginal stages of Lipara pullitarsis are described and illustrated. The facial mask, cephaloskeleton, spiracles and locomotory structures are considered. This is the first description ofthe first- and second-instar larva. The descriptions of the third-instar larva, egg and puparium are expanded. This paper forms a basis for a complete description of the life history of this fly.
Key pests and their parasitoids on spring and winter oilseed rape in Estonia
Authors: Veromann Eve , Luik Anne , Metspalu Luule , Williams Ingrid
Published: August 2019

The pests and their hymenopterous parasitoids present in a spring and a winter oilseed rape crop in Estoniawere studied. Meligethes aeneus was themost abundant pest in both crops. Other crucifer-specialist pests included: Ceutorhynchus assimilis, C. pallidactylus, C. rapae, C. floralis, C. pleurostigma and Phyllotreta spp., but their abundance was low. Four species of parasitoids of M. aeneus larvae (Diospilus capito, Phradis morionellus, P. interstitialis and Tersilochus heterocerus) and threeof C. assimilis larvae (Mesopolobus morys, Stenomalina gracilis and Trichomalus perfectus) were also found.
Records of scythridids (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae) from the southeastern Balkan
Authors: Nupponen Kari , Junnilainen Jari , Kaitila Jari-Pekka , Nupponen Timo
Published: August 2019

A list of 28 species embracing about 720 specimens of the family Scythrididae from the southeastern Balkan is presented. The material was collected from Bulgaria and northern Greece during 2000–2005. Scythris balcanica Jäckh, 1978 is synonimized with S. moldavicella Caradja, 1905, syn. n. The previously unknown females of Scythris ambustella Bengtsson, 1997, S. subaerariella (Stainton, 1867) and S. platypyga (Staudinger, 1880) are described. Seven species are reported as new for Bulgaria and four for Greece. Scythris lafauryi Passerin d’Entrèves, 1986 is reported for the first time from the Balkans. The known distribution range of each species is given.
New host and country records for European Tachinidae (Diptera)
Authors: Mückstein Petr , Tschorsnig Hans-Peter , Vaňhara Jaromír , Michalková Veronika
Published: August 2019

The paper presents host records for 17 species of Tachinidae (of subfamilies Exoristinae and Tachininae) from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, Macedonia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Bulgaria. New parasitoid-host couples are Exorista larvarum — Melanchra pisi; Exorista segregata — Catocala nymphaea; Sturmia bella — Hadena compta; Spallanzania multisetosa — Cycnia sordida (first host record); Tachina praeceps — Cucullia bubaceki; and Bithia modesta — Bembecia megillaeformis. New country records of tachinid species Rhacodinella apicata from the Czech Republic, Masicera pavoniae from Macedonia and Bithia demotica from Portugal are presented.
New species of Orthocentrinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Finland
Authors: Humala Andrei
Published: August 2019

Five new species of ichneumonids of the subfamily Orthocentrinae s. l. were discovered in Finnish collections. A new genus is proposed for one new species from Southern Finland, Fennomacrus koponeni gen. et sp. n. Its relationships and systematic position are briefly discussed. Four other new species, Plectiscidea aquilonia sp. n., P. fuscifemur sp. n., P. helleni sp. n. and Eusterinx (Holomeristus) fennoscandica sp. n., from Fennoscandia are also described. The hitherto unknown female of Helictes fabularis Rossem is described as well.
Descriptions of five new species of Helina Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae) from China
Authors: Xue Wan-qi , Du Jing , Zhang Lu
Published: August 2019

In this paper, five new species belonging to the genus Helina Robineau-Desvoidy are described and illustrated, viz H. combinisetata sp. n., H. discombinisetata sp. n., H. flavipulchella sp. n., H. subsetiventris sp. n., H. xingkaiensis sp. n. Revised couplets for the key to known Chinese species are given.
Manipulated structural variability affects the habitat choice of two ground-living beetle species in a laboratory experiment
Authors: Nittérus Karolina , Gunnarsson Åsa , Gunnarsson Bengt
Published: August 2019

The habitat choice of two ground-living carabid beetle species (Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius) and Carabus hortensis Linneaus) was investigated in a laboratory experiment. Beetles were released in test arenas with two options of manipulated structural variability on the ground, i.e.; bare ground spots versus spots with logging residue (slash). Beetles were studied for 600 seconds and the total time spent on bare ground versus in slash was measured. The results revealed a preference for slash covered ground amongst the investigated beetles. Regardless of species or type of release spot (in the middle of the bare ground or in slash), the carabids resided significantly longer in slash compared with the bare ground. The results support recent studies emphasizing the importance of microhabitat variability for the abundance distribution of arthropods inmanaged systems.
The early stages and life histories of three Eumerus and two Merodon species (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Mediterranean region
Authors: Ricarte Antonio , Marcos-García M. Ángeles , Rotheray Graham
Published: August 2019

This paper describes the early stages and life histories of the syrphids Eumerus obliquus (Fabricius, 1805), E. pulchellus Loew, 1848, E. pusillus Loew, 1848, Merodon constans (Rossi, 1794) and M. luteihumerus Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual, 2007 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from Spain and Morocco. E. pulchellus, E. pusillus and M. luteihumerus were found inside bulbs of Urginea maritima (L.) Baker and E. pulchellus additionally in tubers of Asphodelus aestivus Brot. These data are some ofthe few obtained of natural plant relationships in these speciesrich genera. E. obliquus was found in fruits and platyclades of Opuntia maxima Mill., both insect and host plant are introductions. M. constans was found in commercially grown bulbs of Muscari comosum (L.) Mill. The Eumerus larvae studied here appear to more saprophagous than phytophagous but M. luteihumerus at least, seems to be a strict phytophage.
Optimal clutch size of the gall wasp Diplolepis rosae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
Authors: László Zoltán , Tóthmérész Béla
Published: August 2019

Clutch size of the gall wasp Diplolepis rosae was studied in galls on Rosa spp. in Eastern Hungary and Romania, Transylvania on four dry pastures. We hypothesised that there was an optimal clutch size, and it was controlled by the emerging rate of the gall inducer and the escaping failure of hatched adults. The most frequent clutch size was 25–30 chambers, and there was a second peak around 60 chambers in each frequency distribution. The most common clutch size did not produce the highest proportion of larval emergence to adulthood. Parasitism rate decreased with increasing clutch size, while the proportion of emerged gall wasps increased and the proportion of dead individuals remained constant. The frequency distribution of clutch sizes was independent of parasitism, emerging failure or survival rate of the gall inducer. The escaping failure rate was also independent from the clutch size.
A small population of an endemic mite species of the Gondwanan genus Austrotritia in Finland (Acari, Oribatida: Oribotritiidae)
Authors: Penttinen Ritva , Hämäläinen Lotta
Published: August 2019

The ptyctimous oribatid species, Austrotritia finlandica Niedbala & Penttinen, 2006, was described in Finland as the single representative of the genus in Europe. The main area of distribution of the Gondwanan genus Austrotritia covers the Oriental, Australian and southeastern Palaearctic Regions. In order to describe the more exact distribution and habitat of A. finlandica, more localities were studied in 2008-2012. Four hundred soil samples were studied from the southwestern archipelago and the islets along the Finnish coast of the Baltic Sea, and sixty tree hollows on an island. The number of records of the species increased from four to thirteen. Most of the islets where it was found were characterized by their small size (less than 1 km2) and remote location. It is concluded that a small but permanent population of Austrotritia finlandica lives in a limited area in the SW archipelago of Finland.
Agonistik Demokrasinin Suriye için Olasılıkları
Authors: CANYURT Dilek , DALAR Mehmet
Published: August 2019

Bu çalışmada Suriye krizinin çözülmesi ve Suriye’nin geleceğiyle ilgili önerilen yönetim
modellerinden agonistik demokrasi anlayışı üzerinde durulmuştur. Suriye’nin toplumsal yapısını ve yönetim
durumu ele alan bu çalışma, özellikle farklı dinsel, mezhepsel ve etnik gruplardan oluşan ülkelerde ortak yaşam
biçimi olarak önerilen agonistik demokrasi modelinin Suriye bağlamında mümkün olup olmayacağını analiz
etmektedir. Dış güçler tarafından bir devlete müdahale aracı olarak kullanılan ve bilinen demokrasinin tanımı
dışında agonistik demokrasi ile hegemonya ilişkisine değinen bu çalışma, üniter Suriye bağlamında agonsitik
demokrasinin zayıf ve güçlü yönlerini incelemektedir.
EPIDIDYMOORCHITIS AS AN EXTRAINTESTINAL MANIFESTATION OF CROHN’S DISEASE (case report)
Authors: Khubezov D. A. , Trushin S. N. , Ogoreltsev A. Y. , Semionkin E. I.
Published: August 2019

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SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR ANTIBIOTICS IN COLORECTAL SURGERY IN GROWING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE BACKGROUND
Authors: Stojko Yu. M. , Gusarov V. G. , Kolozyan D. A. , Levchuk A. L. , Maksimenkov A. V.
Published: August 2019

AIM: to reduce antibiotic resistance of infectious agents in colorectal surgery using optimal antibiotic therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: single-center interventional study with retrospective control has been done. Start point of intervention was January 2017, when it was provided direct administrative control of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis protocols and empirical antibiotic therapy. The study included 200 patients after colorectal surgery in 2016-2017. Patients divided in two groups: in 2016 y – control (A), in 2017 – interventional one (B). RESULTS: significant decrease was detected in total antibiotic use from 16.1 to 12.2 defined daily dose (DDD) and in duration of antibiotic prophylaxis from 5.5 to 1.9 days (p<0.001). Incidence of infection caused by multi-resistant strains reduced from 84.3% to 50% (p<0.001). Analysis of etiology septic complications in colorectal patients showed a decrease in the number of Enterobacteriales, producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) from 33.3% to 11.8% (р<0.01). The incidence of carbapenem-resistant Klostridium pneumoniae reduced from 7.8% до 0%, р=0.031. ESKAPE group pathogens decreased from 24 (47.1%) to 12 (17.7%), р<0.001. No difference in postoperative infectious morbidity between groups was detected (32.9% vs 31.0%, р=0.88). Incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea decreased from 5% to 0% (р=0.03). CONCLUSION: direct control of antibiotic prophylaxis protocols and empirical antibiotic therapy allowed to decrease the rate of antibiotic use and to decrease rate of infection complications caused by antibiotic resistance strains.
STRICTUREPLASTY AS AN ORGAN-SAVING METHOD IN PATIENTS WITH SMALL BOWEL CROHN'S DISEASE (case report)
Authors: Vardanyan A. V. , Toboeva M. Kh. , Zarodnyuk I. V. , Orlova L. P.
Published: August 2019

Crohn's disease (CD) is a complex, chronic recurrent disease with transmural, segmental, granulomatous inflammation in all parts of the gastrointestinal tract with high risk of local and systemic complications. The disease is progressive, despite a wide range of modern conservative and surgical approaches. One of the most common causes of surgery for CD is strictures, which are result of prolonged, non-specific inflammation and later cicatricial changes in the intestinal wall. The occurrence of strictures is a serious clinical problem, due to the lack of effective methods of diagnosis and treatment. In fact, there are two type of surgery – resection of the affected area and organ-saving procedure. At the same time, when performing extensive resections of the small bowel, the patient loses a large area of absorption surface, which often leads to the short bowel syndrome. Recently, the majority of foreign experts prefer organ-saving procedure – strictureplasty. In this paper, we present a case of successful application of this procedure for complicated form of Crohn's disease.