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First record of the Asian seed beetle Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Bulgaria
No full textGradinarov, Denis (2022): First record of the Asian seed beetle Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Bulgaria. ZooNotes 198: 1-4, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.830169
Fig. 1 in First record of the Asian seed beetle Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Bulgaria
No full textFig. 1. Seed pods of Gleditsia triacanthos on the ground in Borisova Gradina Park, Sofia (A) and larvae of Bruchinae from dissected pod (B). Scale bar (B): 1 mm.Published as part of Gradinarov, Denis, 2022, First record of the Asian seed beetle Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Bulgaria, pp. 1-4 in ZooNotes 198 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.830169
New record of the steppe longhorn beetle species Phytoecia (Musaria) argus (G. F. Frölich, 1793) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Bulgaria
No full textGradinarov, Denis, Gjonov, Ilia (2020): New record of the steppe longhorn beetle species Phytoecia (Musaria) argus (G. F. Frölich, 1793) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Bulgaria. ZooNotes 155: 1-4, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.375305
First records of Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) and X. stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Bulgaria
No full textGradinarov, Denis, Sivilov, Ognyan (2020): First records of Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) and X. stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Bulgaria. ZooNotes 161: 1-4, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.830144
Fig. 1 in First records of Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) and X. stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Bulgaria
No full textFig. 1. Locality of X. stebbingi in Bulgaria (picture taken on 12.09.2019).Published as part of Gradinarov, Denis & Sivilov, Ognyan, 2020, First records of Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) and X. stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Bulgaria, pp. 1-4 in ZooNotes 161 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.830144
Fig. 1 in New record of the steppe longhorn beetle species Phytoecia (Musaria) argus (G. F. Frölich, 1793) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Bulgaria
No full textFig. 1. Habitat of Phytoecia argus in Chepan Mts. A: General view of the habitat; B: Trinia glauca; C: Female among grasses on the ground.Published as part of Gradinarov, Denis & Gjonov, Ilia, 2020, New record of the steppe longhorn beetle species Phytoecia (Musaria) argus (G. F. Frölich, 1793) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Bulgaria, pp. 1-4 in ZooNotes 155 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.375305
Xylotrechus (Rusticoclytus) pantherinus
No full textXylotrechus (Rusticoclytus) pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) (Fig. 2: A) Material examined: Bulgaria: Sofia, June 2015, 1 ♂ (unknown collector). X. pantherinus is a Eurosiberian species with boreomontane distribution in Europe (Hellrigl 2012). The species is monophagous on Salix spp. (Salicaceae) (in the European part of its range - on S. caprea L.) (Sama 2002). Almost throughout all its European range, the species is considered to be rare (Laugsand et al. 2008, Kierdorf-Traut 2009, Serafim 2009, Ilić & Ćurčić 2015). Only in this century the species was reported in France (Brustel et al. 2002) and in Lithuania (Tamutis et al. 2011). Тhe apparent rarity of X. pantherinus may be due to its fragmented distribution and peculiarities in its biology (e.g. Laugsand et al. 2008, Hellrigl 2012). Considering that the species is known from Romania (Serafim 2009) and Serbia (Ilić & Ćurčić 2015), its presence in Bulgaria is not surprising. The species has probably been overlooked in previous studies. New findings of this species from the country are desirable.Published as part of Gradinarov, Denis & Sivilov, Ognyan, 2020, First records of Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) and X. stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Bulgaria, pp. 1-4 in ZooNotes 161 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.830144
Xylotrechus (Xylotrechus) stebbingi Gahan 1906
No full textXylotrechus (Xylotrechus) stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Fig. 2: B) Material examined: Bulgaria: Pirin Mts. above the town of Sandanski, SW Lilyanovo Vill., 41°36’44.85’’N 23°18’42.90’’E, 470 m, 27 June 2019, 1 ♀, at light, O. Sivilov & B. Zlatkov leg. X. stebbingi originated from Central and South Asia and has recently been introduced in the Mediterranean region (Gahan 1906, Sama 2002). In Europe, by the end of the 20th century the species was found in Italy, Switzerland, France and Greece (Sama 2002). In the present century X. stebbingi was reported in Slovenia, Croatia (Brelih et al. 2006), Spain (Recalde & San Martín 2015) and Albania (Kovács 2015). The known localities of the species in Northern Greece (Sidirokastro and Himmaros) are only 15-20 km from the Bulgarian border (Dascălu et al. 2012), with the closer Sidirokastro being about 40 km from the species locality in Bulgaria. So, the species most probably has come to Bulgaria as a result of natural dispersal from Greece without assistance of human activity. Usually after its establishment in a new territory this species continues to expand its range (e.g. Cocquempot et al. 2012, del Peral et al. 2017). Therefore, new records in Bulgaria are quite possible. In Europe, X. stebbingi is polyphagous on deciduous trees (Sama 2002). Negative effect of X. stebbingi on the trees has been reported by Braud et al. (2002). Assessment of the impact of the species on forest habitats in Bulgaria is desirable.Published as part of Gradinarov, Denis & Sivilov, Ognyan, 2020, First records of Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius, 1825) and X. stebbingi Gahan, 1906 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Bulgaria, pp. 1-4 in ZooNotes 161 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.830144
Phytoecia argus
No full textPhytoecia argus (G. F. Frölich, 1793) (Fig. 1C, Fig. 2A, B) Material examined: Bulgaria: W Stara Planina range, Chepun Mts., 2,5 km NW Golemo Malovo Vill., 42°57’17.9’’N 22°59’06.6’’E, 1065 m., dry calcareous grassland, 11.05.2019, 1 ♂, net sweeping, I. Gjonov leg. (BFUS); the same data, but 42°57’17.5’’N 22°59’12.6’’E, 1078 m., 17.05.2019, 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, hand collection, D. Gradinarov & I. Gjonov leg. (BFUS). All specimens collected by hand collection were found individually around the stems of Trinia glauca (L.) Dumort. (Apiaceae), on the ground (Fig. 1B, C). Species of the genus Seseli L. (Apiaceae) are most commonly cited as host plants of Ph. argus (Bense 1995, Rejzek et al. 2001, Sama 2002, Migliaccio et al. 2007, Hoskovec et al. 2019). Known host plants of Seseli genus are summarized by Rejzek et al. (2001), including the following species – S. pallasii Besser (syn. S. varium Trev.), S. annuum L., S. montanum subsp. tommasinii (Rchb. f.) (syn. S. tommasinii Rchb. f.) and S. devenyense Simonk. Along with this more accepted view, Zettel (2006) and Merkl & Szél (2012) reported a relationship of Ph. argus also with T. glauca from the same plant family for Austria and Hungary, respectively. According to Merkl & Szél (2012), beetles can be found as early as April at the base of both Trinia Hoffm. and Seseli host plants. Adult beetles are active from April to June and the larval development is at the roots of both T. glauca and Seseli spp. (Merkl & Szél 2012). Our record seems to confirm the ability of Ph. argus to use T. glauca as a host plant as well. The distribution of Ph. argus seems to be restricted to the remnants of natural steppe habitats in the Western Palaearctic (Schoppmann 1990, Pokorný 2005, Zettel 2006, Merkl 2008, Shapovalov 2012, Dedyukhin 2016). We conclude that the species may be useful as an indicator species for the assessment of the conservation status of natural steppe habitats in Europe. The mountain petrophytic steppes are widespread in the low mountain regions of Western Bulgaria at an altitude of 500 to 1500 m (Tzonev et al. 2011). The first report of Ph. argus from Bulgaria (Ganev 1984) lacks information on the habitat type and host plant, but petrophytic steppes are also present in the area of the Zemen Gorge. The species is likely to be more widespread in suitable habitats in Western Bulgaria. In faunistic studies, host plants of both Seseli and Trinia genera must be checked for the presence of beetles.Published as part of Gradinarov, Denis & Gjonov, Ilia, 2020, New record of the steppe longhorn beetle species Phytoecia (Musaria) argus (G. F. Frölich, 1793) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Bulgaria, pp. 1-4 in ZooNotes 155 on pages 1-3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.375305
Contrasting activity profile of two distributed cortical networks as a function of attentional demands
No full textThe original publication is available at http://www.jneurosci.orgThis work was supported by R01 grant MH-073610 from the National Institutes of Health to Denis Paré
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