©Slovenian Entomological Society, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at LJUBLJANA, JUNIJ 2005 Vol. 13, št. 1: 9-20 NEW RECORDS OF TRUE BUGS (HETEROPTERA) OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA Petr KMENT12), Josef BRYJA3 4) & Zdenek JINDRA5) 1} Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ-148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic, e-mail: sigara@post.cz 2) Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicna 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic 3) Department of Population Biology, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-675 02 Studenec 122, Czech Republic, e-mail: bryja@brno.cas.cz 4) Biodiversity Research Group, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic 5) Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agronomy, Czech Agricultural University, CZ-165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic Abstract - New records of the following species are provided: for Albania -Opisthotaenia fulvipes Reuter, 1901 and Ulmicola spinipes (Fallen, 1807), Croatia-Phytocoris scitulus scitulus Reuter, 1908, Emblethis angustus Montandon, 1890, and Proderus bellevoyei Puton, 1874, Greece - Psallus milenae Josifov, 1974, Montenegro - Arctocorisa carinata carinata (C. R. Sahlberg, 1819), Sigara limitata limitata (Fieber, 1848), Pachyxyphus lineellus (Mulsant et Rey, 1852), Berytinus striola (Ferrari, 1874), Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787), Scolopostethus cognatus Fieber, 1861, and lschnocoris bureschi Josifov, 1976, Romania - lschnocoris bureschi, Slovenia - Scolopostethus cognatus, and European part of Turkey - Sigara limitata limitata. The occurrence of Sigara clorsalis (Leach, 1817) in Montenegro is confirmed. Additional records of rare species Brachynotocoris cyprius cyprius Wagner, 1961, Heterocapillus cavinotum Wagner, 1973, and Homoscelis ruficollis Horvath, 1884 in Greece are given. Key words: faunistics, Heteroptera, Albania, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey. 9 ©Slovenian Entomological Society, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at LJUBLJANA, JUNIJ 2005 Vol. 13, št. 1: 9-20 NEW RECORDS OF TRUE BUGS (HETEROPTERA) OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA Petr KMENT12), Josef BRYJA3 4) & Zdenek JINDRA5) 1} Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ-148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic, e-mail: sigara@post.cz 2) Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicna 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic 3) Department of Population Biology, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-675 02 Studenec 122, Czech Republic, e-mail: bryja@brno.cas.cz 4) Biodiversity Research Group, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic 5) Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agronomy, Czech Agricultural University, CZ-165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic Abstract - New records of the following species are provided: for Albania -Opisthotaenia fulvipes Reuter, 1901 and Ulmicola spinipes (Fallen, 1807), Croatia-Phytocoris scitulus scitulus Reuter, 1908, Emblethis angustus Montandon, 1890, and Proderus bellevoyei Puton, 1874, Greece - Psallus milenae Josifov, 1974, Montenegro - Arctocorisa carinata carinata (C. R. Sahlberg, 1819), Sigara limitata limitata (Fieber, 1848), Pachyxyphus lineellus (Mulsant et Rey, 1852), Berytinus striola (Ferrari, 1874), Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787), Scolopostethus cognatus Fieber, 1861, and lschnocoris bureschi Josifov, 1976, Romania - lschnocoris bureschi, Slovenia - Scolopostethus cognatus, and European part of Turkey - Sigara limitata limitata. The occurrence of Sigara clorsalis (Leach, 1817) in Montenegro is confirmed. Additional records of rare species Brachynotocoris cyprius cyprius Wagner, 1961, Heterocapillus cavinotum Wagner, 1973, and Homoscelis ruficollis Horvath, 1884 in Greece are given. Key words: faunistics, Heteroptera, Albania, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey. 9 ogiez&Gta entomologica slovenica, 13 (1), 2005 Izvleček - NOVI PODATKI O STENICAH (HETEROPTERA) BALKANSKEGA POLOTOKA Sledeče vrste so bile prvič najdene: v Albaniji - Opisthotaenia fulvipes Reuter, 1901, in Ulmicola spinipes (Fallen, 1807), Hrvaški - Phytocoris scitulus scitulus Reuter, 1908, Emblethis angustus Montandon, 1890, in Proderus bellevoyei Puton, 1874, Grčiji -Psallus milenae Josifov, 1974, Črni gori - Arctocorisa carinata carinata (C. R. Sahlberg, 1819), Sigara limitata limitata (Fieber, 1848), Pachyxyphus lineellus (Mulsant et Rey, 1852), Beiytinus striola (Ferrari, 1874), Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787), Scolopostethus cognatus Fieber, 1861, in Ischnocoris bureschi Josifov, 1976, Romuniji - Ischnocoris bureschi, Sloveniji - Scolopostethus cognatus, in v evropskem delu Turčije - Sigara limitata limitata. Pojavljanje vrste Sigara dorsalis (Leach, 1817) v Črni gori je potrjeno. Navedeni so novi podatki o redkih vrstah Brachynotocoris cyprius cyprius Wagner, 1961, Heterocapillus cavinotum Wagner, 1973, in Homoscelis ruficollis Horvath, 1884, v Grčiji. Ključne besede: favnistika, Heteroptera, Albanija, Hrvaška, Grčija, Makedonija, Črna Gora, Romunija, Slovenija, Sirija, Turčija. Introduction True bugs of the Balkan peninsula were comprehensively treated by Josifov (1986) for the first time. Additional information on Balkan fauna was included in the monographs from the series 'Faune de France' (e.g., Moulet 1996, Pericart 1999a, 1999b, 1999c), 'Catalogue of the Heteroptera fauna of Yugoslav countries' (Protič 1998, 2001), and 'Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region' (Aukema & Rieger 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001). In spite of these valuable works, the true bug fauna of some Balkan countries still remains poorly known because of lack of local specialists and the fact that material collected by foreign collectors often remains unpublished. When determining Heteroptera from several collections deposited in the Czech Republic, we found specimens of 17 species being of particular interest. Some of them are reported here as new for the true bug faunae of Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Albania, Greece, and European part of Turkey. Notes on biology are added wherever possible. Abbreviations of collections BMFC - coll. Beskydy Museum (Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic); JBSC - coll. Josef Bryja (Studenec, Czech Republic); MMBC - coll. Moravian Museum (Brno, Czech Republic); PKPC - coll. Petr Kment (deposited in National Museum, Praha, Czech Republic); PMSL - coll. Slovene Museum of Natural History (Ljubljana, Slovenia); ZJPC - coll. Zdenek Jindra (Praha, Czech Republic). List of records Corixidae Arctocorisa carinata carinata (C. R. Sahlberg, 1819) 10 ogiez&Gta entomologica slovenica, 13 (1), 2005 Izvleček - NOVI PODATKI O STENICAH (HETEROPTERA) BALKANSKEGA POLOTOKA Sledeče vrste so bile prvič najdene: v Albaniji - Opisthotaenia fulvipes Reuter, 1901, in Ulmicola spinipes (Fallen, 1807), Hrvaški - Phytocoris scitulus scitulus Reuter, 1908, Emblethis angustus Montandon, 1890, in Proderus bellevoyei Puton, 1874, Grčiji -Psallus milenae Josifov, 1974, Črni gori - Arctocorisa carinata carinata (C. R. Sahlberg, 1819), Sigara limitata limitata (Fieber, 1848), Pachyxyphus lineellus (Mulsant et Rey, 1852), Beiytinus striola (Ferrari, 1874), Graptostethus servus servus (Fabricius, 1787), Scolopostethus cognatus Fieber, 1861, in Ischnocoris bureschi Josifov, 1976, Romuniji - Ischnocoris bureschi, Sloveniji - Scolopostethus cognatus, in v evropskem delu Turčije - Sigara limitata limitata. Pojavljanje vrste Sigara dorsalis (Leach, 1817) v Črni gori je potrjeno. Navedeni so novi podatki o redkih vrstah Brachynotocoris cyprius cyprius Wagner, 1961, Heterocapillus cavinotum Wagner, 1973, in Homoscelis ruficollis Horvath, 1884, v Grčiji. Ključne besede: favnistika, Heteroptera, Albanija, Hrvaška, Grčija, Makedonija, Črna Gora, Romunija, Slovenija, Sirija, Turčija. Introduction True bugs of the Balkan peninsula were comprehensively treated by Josifov (1986) for the first time. Additional information on Balkan fauna was included in the monographs from the series 'Faune de France' (e.g., Moulet 1996, Pericart 1999a, 1999b, 1999c), 'Catalogue of the Heteroptera fauna of Yugoslav countries' (Protič 1998, 2001), and 'Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region' (Aukema & Rieger 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001). In spite of these valuable works, the true bug fauna of some Balkan countries still remains poorly known because of lack of local specialists and the fact that material collected by foreign collectors often remains unpublished. When determining Heteroptera from several collections deposited in the Czech Republic, we found specimens of 17 species being of particular interest. Some of them are reported here as new for the true bug faunae of Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Albania, Greece, and European part of Turkey. Notes on biology are added wherever possible. Abbreviations of collections BMFC - coll. Beskydy Museum (Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic); JBSC - coll. Josef Bryja (Studenec, Czech Republic); MMBC - coll. Moravian Museum (Brno, Czech Republic); PKPC - coll. Petr Kment (deposited in National Museum, Praha, Czech Republic); PMSL - coll. Slovene Museum of Natural History (Ljubljana, Slovenia); ZJPC - coll. Zdenek Jindra (Praha, Czech Republic). List of records Corixidae Arctocorisa carinata carinata (C. R. Sahlberg, 1819) 10 P. Kment, J. Brya, Z. Jindra: New records of true bugs (Heteroptera) of the Balkan peninsula :entri Montenegro or., Ivangrad env., Bjelasica Mts., small mountain lake on the ridge, 1900-2000 m, 7.VIII.2004, 1 <$, V. Syrovatka lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). Durmitor National Park, Jablan lake, 20.VIII.2004, 1 3 larvae, P. Bogusch & K. Svehlova lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). Boreomontane species distributed in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Faeroe Isles, France, Great Britain (incl. Shetlands), Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Russia (Central and North European Territory, Western Siberia), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Morocco (Jansson 1995, Stys 1976, Gheit 1995, Protic 1998, Gogala 2003). According to Jansson (1979) it lives in a variety of habitats from small, more or less temporary rock pools on sea coast to permanent, relatively large and deep ponds and small lakes. In Norway it prefers large and deep lakes, but on the Atlantic coast it is also found in smaller water bodies under varying conditions, including brackish pools (Jastrey 1981). Results of experimental crosses of geographically isolated populations of A. carinata were published by Jansson (1978). New species for Montenegro. Sigara (.Retrocorixa) limitata limitata (Fieber, 1848) Montenegro or., Ivangrad env., Bjelasica Mts., small mountain lake on the ridge, 1900-2000 m, 7.VIII.2004, 1 1 V. Syrovatka lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). European Turkey, Edirne province, Edirne env. (N 41° 37' E 26° 370, flooded meadow, drain, 225 m, 16.VI.2001, 2 SS, M. Fikacek, J. Hajek & J. Straka lgt., P. Kment det (PKPC). Eurosiberian species known from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Kazakhstan (European part), Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (North, Central, and South European Territory, Western Siberia), Serbia, Slovakia, ?Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan (Asian part), Turkey (Asian part), and Georgia (Jansson 1995, Protic 1998, Gogala 2003). Generally rare species, preferring various types of small water habitats (e.g., Wroblewski 1980). New species for Montenegro and European part of Turkey. Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis (Leach, 1817) Montenegro, Vranjina env., Skadarsko jezero lake, 20.IX.2001, 1 $,3 J. Hajek lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). Sigara dorsalis can unequivocally be distinguished from related species of the subgenus Sigara s. str., namely S. striata (Linnaeus, 1758) and S. basalis (A. Costa, 1843), particularly on the basis of shape of the parameres. Sigara basalis had been considered a synonym of S. dorsalis untill Rizzotti Vlach et al. (1996) restored its status of a valid species. Correspondingly, the records published from Apennine peninsula and originally referred to S. dorsalis in fact belong to S. basalis. S. dorsalis s. str. has been reported from Belgium, France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy (northern part), Norway and Sweden (Jansson 1995, Rizzotti Vlach et al. 1996), 11 P. Kment, J. Brya, Z. Jindra: New records of true bugs (Heteroptera) of the Balkan peninsula :entri Montenegro or., Ivangrad env., Bjelasica Mts., small mountain lake on the ridge, 1900-2000 m, 7.VIII.2004, 1 <$, V. Syrovatka lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). Durmitor National Park, Jablan lake, 20.VIII.2004, 1 3 larvae, P. Bogusch & K. Svehlova lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). Boreomontane species distributed in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Faeroe Isles, France, Great Britain (incl. Shetlands), Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Russia (Central and North European Territory, Western Siberia), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Morocco (Jansson 1995, Stys 1976, Gheit 1995, Protic 1998, Gogala 2003). According to Jansson (1979) it lives in a variety of habitats from small, more or less temporary rock pools on sea coast to permanent, relatively large and deep ponds and small lakes. In Norway it prefers large and deep lakes, but on the Atlantic coast it is also found in smaller water bodies under varying conditions, including brackish pools (Jastrey 1981). Results of experimental crosses of geographically isolated populations of A. carinata were published by Jansson (1978). New species for Montenegro. Sigara (.Retrocorixa) limitata limitata (Fieber, 1848) Montenegro or., Ivangrad env., Bjelasica Mts., small mountain lake on the ridge, 1900-2000 m, 7.VIII.2004, 1 1 V. Syrovatka lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). European Turkey, Edirne province, Edirne env. (N 41° 37' E 26° 370, flooded meadow, drain, 225 m, 16.VI.2001, 2 SS, M. Fikacek, J. Hajek & J. Straka lgt., P. Kment det (PKPC). Eurosiberian species known from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Kazakhstan (European part), Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (North, Central, and South European Territory, Western Siberia), Serbia, Slovakia, ?Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan (Asian part), Turkey (Asian part), and Georgia (Jansson 1995, Protic 1998, Gogala 2003). Generally rare species, preferring various types of small water habitats (e.g., Wroblewski 1980). New species for Montenegro and European part of Turkey. Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis (Leach, 1817) Montenegro, Vranjina env., Skadarsko jezero lake, 20.IX.2001, 1 $,3 J. Hajek lgt., P. Kment det. (PKPC). Sigara dorsalis can unequivocally be distinguished from related species of the subgenus Sigara s. str., namely S. striata (Linnaeus, 1758) and S. basalis (A. Costa, 1843), particularly on the basis of shape of the parameres. Sigara basalis had been considered a synonym of S. dorsalis untill Rizzotti Vlach et al. (1996) restored its status of a valid species. Correspondingly, the records published from Apennine peninsula and originally referred to S. dorsalis in fact belong to S. basalis. S. dorsalis s. str. has been reported from Belgium, France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy (northern part), Norway and Sweden (Jansson 1995, Rizzotti Vlach et al. 1996), 11 ©Slovenian Entomological Society, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Acta entomologica slovenica, 13 (1), 2005 Switzerland (Wiprachtiger 2000, Dethier 2001), and Montenegro (Grupce 1961). Josifov (1986) mentioned also Macedonia, but there is no published record from this country known to us (cf. Protic 1998). Grupce (1961) reported S. dorsalis in paper dealing with water bugs of Macedonia, he however cited only locality Skutari See (= Skadarsko jezero Lake) lying on the boundary between Montenegro and Albania. A confirmed occurrence in Montenegro. Miridae Brachynotocoris cyprius cyprius Wagner, 1961 Greece, W Crete, Lefka ori Mts., Floria (10 km N Kandanos), 700 m, polje, pasture and shrubs, 25.VI. 1995, 4 3 P. Lauterer lgt., J. Bryja det. (JBSC, PKPC). The nominotypical subspecies is known from Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan (Kerzhner & Josifov 1999), and Greece: Peloponnese (Linnavuori 1999a). It lives on Olea europaea (Linnavuori 1961, 1999a). First record from Crete. Heterocapillus cavinotum Wagner, 1973 Greece, Attiki, Poros Island, pasture, maquis, Pinus wood undergrowth, 2-50 m, 10.VI.1995, 1 S, 1 P. Lauterer lgt., J. Bryja det. (PKPC). W Crete, Lefka ori Mts., Floria (10 km N Kandanos), 700 m, polje, pasture and shrubs, 25.VI. 1995, 6 SS, 2 P. Lauterer lgt., J. Bryja det. (JBSC, PKPC). Endemic species of Greece. Originally described from Rhodes Island (Wagner 1973), and later recorded from additional localities of the Rhodes and Peloponnese peninsula (Linnavuori 1999a). The host plant is Genista acanthoclada (Linnavuori 1999a). First records from Attiki and Crete. Opisthotaenia fulvipes Reuter, 1901 Albania, Koric env., 13.VI.1994, 1