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Klapalekiana

2020

Ročník 56 - Číslo 3–4

AnonymousobálkaKlapalekiana 56(3–4): Martina Červená, Katarína Krajčovičová & Jana ChristophoryováPseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) in the nests of Formica ants in SlovakiaKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 205-212

Abstract: The study presents new data on the occurrence of pseudoscorpions in anthills of Formica gagates Latreille, 1798 and Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761 in Slovakia. Pseudoscorpions were collected from 10 sampling sites and 11 ant nests (two nests of F. gagates and nine nests of F. rufa). Altogether, 1041 pseudoscorpions belonging to six species and three families were collected. Five species were obtained from anthills of F. rufa, in contrary to the nest of F. gagates, where only one species, Allochernes solarii (Simon, 1898), was present. The family Chernetidae was ranked first with four species, followed by families Atemnidae and Chthoniidae, each with one species. The most abundant species from the examined material was Allochernes wideri (C. L. Koch, 1843). On the other hand, only a single specimen of Atemnus politus (Simon, 1878) was recorded. This species is recorded from ant nests for the first time worldwide. Chernes vicinus (Beier, 1932), from the nests of F. rufa, is recorded for the first time for Slovakia.

Jens EsserOn the identity of Cryptophagus vseteckai Reška, 1977 (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae)Klapalekiana 56(3–4): 213-216

Abstract: Examining the type material of Cryptophagus vseteckai Reška, 1977 indicates that it is conspecific with Cryptophagus croceus Zimmermann, 1869. The present paper deals with the new synonymy and the first record of C. croceus in Europe and the Palaearctic Region.

Zbyněk KejvalThe African species of Mecynotarsus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) and a World checklist of the genusKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 217-259

Abstract: The Afrotropical species of Mecynotarsus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849 are revised. Three species are newly described: Mecynotarsus antipoda sp. nov. (South Africa), M. coachei sp. nov. (Benin, Ivory Coast), and M. okavango sp. nov. (Namibia, South Africa, Zambia). Eleven new synonyms are proposed: Mecynotarsus bison (A. G. Olivier, 1811) (= Mecynotarsus semicinctus var. basalis Pic, 1950, syn. nov.), Mecynotarsus casperi Pic, 1913 (= Mecynotarsus jebali Kejval, 2017, syn. nov.), Mecynotarsus nigronotatus Pic, 1914 (= Mecynotarsus sellatus Brancsik, 1914, syn. nov.), Mecynotarsus subangulicollis Pic, 1914 (= Mecynotarsus simplicicornis Pic, 1914, M. adumbratus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1923, M. bredoi Pic, 1952, M. paulosignatus Pic, 1951, and M. paulosignatus var. innotatus Pic, 1951, syn. nov.), Mecynotarsus subparallelus Pic, 1895 (= Mecynotarsus franzi Bonadona, 1962, syn. nov.), Mecynotarsus truquii Marseul, 1879 (= Mecynotarsus longipennis Pic, 1949 and M. punctatus Pic, 1952, syn. nov.). Lectotypes are designated for the following taxa: Mecynotarsus apicalis Pic, 1939, M. casperi Pic, 1913, M. longipennis Pic, 1949, M. nigronotatus Pic, 1914, M. paulosignatus Pic, 1951, M. sellatus Brancsik, 1914, M. sellatus var. evanescens Brancsik, 1914, M. simplicicornis Pic, 1914, M. subangulicollis Pic, 1914, and M. subparallelus Pic, 1914. A key to species occurring in Africa and Madagascar and a world checklist of the species of the genus are provided.

Ludvík Bobot, Josef Jelínek & Oto NakládalFaunistic records from the Czech Republic – 490. Coleoptera: NitidulidaeKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 260-260Miroslav KrálPrvní záznam pestřenky Melangyna pavlovskyi (Diptera: Syrphidae) v České republiceKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 261-265

Abstract: Melangyna pavlovskyi (Violovitsh, 1956) (Diptera: Syrphidae) is recorded for the first time from the Czech Republic. In March 2020, 5 males and 3 females were found in three localities in the Sovinecko Nature Park in northern Moravia.

Tomáš Fiala & Miloš KnížekFaunistic records from the Czech Republic 491. Coleoptera: Curculionidae: ScolytinaeKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 266-266Vladimír Novák & Jan ŘíhaFirst record of Metaclisa azurea (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Metaclisini) from SlovakiaKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 267-269

Abstract: Metaclisa azurea (Waltl, 1838) is reported for the first time from Slovakia.

Jiří Januš & Karel RéblFaunistic records from the Czech Republic – 492. Coleoptera: PhalacridaeKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 270-270Vladimír Vohralík, Petr Werner & Pavel AmchaMravenci (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Dolního PojizeříKlapalekiana 56(3–4): 271-291

Abstract: The ant fauna of the Dolní Pojizeří region (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic) was studied intensively between May 2018 and February 2020. We also used our older data, gathered from 1988 onwards. Ants were collected from 74 localities spread throughout the region. In the studied region, 53 ant species are known, i.e. 58.9% of the 90 species known to occur in Bohemia. The most interesting localities were former military training areas covered by steppic vegetation. These are above all, rocky steppe in the Radouč National Natural Monument and the neighbouring sandy steppe at Radouč, where we found altogether 27 ant species, and clayey steppe near Milovice with 26 species. The rarest species recorded was Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1961 known in Czech Republic from only two workers found in 2009 in Milovice; in 2018 it was confirmed there by the finding of several nests containing queens and males. Two other interesting species were L. meridionalis (Bondroit, 1920) and L. myops Forel, 1894, so far known from only few Czech localities. Other species recorded that were only rarely found in Bohemia during the last ca. 70 years, are the social parasites Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) and Strongylognathus testaceus (Schenck, 1852) found in nests of Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758). Relatively rare species also include Myrmica curvithorax Bondroit, 1920, M. gallienii Bondroit, 1920 and Lasius jensi Seifert, 1982. We conclude that the ant fauna of the Dolní Pojizeří region is relatively rich, above all owing to presence of several unique steppic localities.