New and interesting records of plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) from the Czech and Slovak Republics

Abstrakt: New and interesting records of plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) in the Czech and Slovak Republics (central Europe) are reported. Psallus helenae Josifov, 1969 and Tuponia elegans (Jakovlev, 1867) are new for central Europe; Dichrooscytus gustavi Josifov, 1981, Amblytylus brevicollis Fieber, 1858, Megalocoleus confusus Wagner, 1958, Psallus lentigo Seidenstücker, 1972, Psallus lucanicus Wagner, 1968, Psallus pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966 and Tuponia hippophaes (Fieber, 1861) are new for the Czech Republic; Dicyphus epilobii Reuter, 1883, Psallus assimilis Stichel, 1956, Psallus cruentatus (Mulsant et Rey, 1852) and Psallus mollis (Mulsant et Rey, 1852) are new for Slovakia; Phytocoris austriacus Wagner, 1954, Polymerus microphthalmus Wagner, 1951, Anapus longicornis Jakovlev, 1882 and Psallus pseudoplatani Reichling, 1984 are new for Bohemia and Psallus salicis (Kirschbaum, 1856) is new for Moravia. Additional records of Acetropis longirostris Puton, 1875 from Moravia and Tuponia prasina (Fieber, 1864) from Slovakia are discussed. The diagnostic characters and status of Megalocoleus confusus are briefly discussed.

Klíčová slova: Faunistics, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Moravia, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Slovakia