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Rabitsch, W. Et Joannea Zoologie 13: 129–145 (2014) Wanzenfunde anlässlich des 39. Treffens der „Arbeitsgruppe Mitteleuropäischer Heteropterologen“ in Admont, Nationalpark Gesäuse (15.-18.8.2013) Wolfgang RABITSCH , Johann BR ANDNE R , Claas DAMKEN , Wolfgang DO R OW , Franco FA R ACI , Peter GÖ R ICKE , Martin GOßNE R , Viktor HA R TUN G , Ernst HEISS , Hans-Jürgen HO ff MANN , Bernhard KLAUSNITZE R , Wolfgang KLEINSTEUBE R, Rachel KO R N , Tanja KOTHE , Klaus LIEBE - NOW , Carsten MO R KEL , Michael MÜNCH , Doris MÜNCH , Christian RIE G E R, Ute RIE G E R, Sieg- fried RIETSCHEL , Steffen ROTH , Helga SIMON , Gerhard ST R AUSS , Klaus VOI G T und Thomas FR IE ß Zusammenfassung. Die Wanzenfunde (Insecta: Heteroptera) des im August 2013 ab- gehaltenen 39. Treffens der „Arbeitsgruppe Mitteleuropäischer Heteropterologen“ in Admont und dem Nationalpark Gesäuse werden gelistet. Von 26 BearbeiterInnen wur- den 202 Arten dokumentiert. Biogeographisch bemerkenswerte Nachweise sind die bei- den österreichischen Subendemiten Camptozygum pumilio und Dimorphocoris schmidti. Selten gefundene Arten sind Phytocoris intricatus und Carpocoris melanocerus, sowie im Pürgschachenmoos Limnoporus rufoscutellatus und Orthotylus flavinervis. Insgesamt wurden die zuvor aus den Gebieten vorliegenden Artenlisten um 169 neue Fundort- nachweise erweitert, das Wanzenarteninventar im Nationalpark Gesäuse beträgt nun 267 Arten und im Pürgschachenmoos 154 Arten. Abstract. True bug records (Insecta: Heteroptera), collected during the 39th meeting of the “Working Group of Central European Heteropterists” in August 2013 in Admont and the National park Gesäuse, are listed. 26 colleagues documented 202 species. Biogeo- graphically interesting are the records of two Austrian subendemic species, Camptozy- gum pumilio and Dimorphocoris schmidti. Rare species are Phytocoris intricatus and Car- pocoris melanocerus, and in the Pürgschachenmoos Limnoporus rufoscutellatus and Orthotylus flavinervis. Altogether, species lists of the investigated localities were extend- ed by 169 new records, the species inventory of the National park Gesäuse increased to 267 species, and of the Pürgschachenmoos to 154 species. Key words. Heteroptera, Styria, National park Gesäuse, Pürgschachenmoos. 129 1. Einleitung Vom 15.-18. August 2013 fand das 39. Treffen der „Arbeitsgruppe Mitteleuropäischer Heteropterologen“ in Admont und im Nationalpark Gesäuse statt. Über den Ablauf des wissenschaftlichen und sozialen Programmes berichten FR IE ß & RABITSCH (2014) in vor- liegendem Band. Der hier vorgelegte Bericht enthält die wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse der wanzenkundlichen Erhebungen an den Untersuchungsstandorten in der Umgebung von Admont, im Nationalpark Gesäuse und im Pürgschachenmoos. 2. Untersuchungsstandorte Die Kurzbeschreibungen der Untersuchungsstandorte wurden für die Sulzkaralm und die Kölblalm von REMSCHAK (2005) entnommen. Oberst-Klinke-Hütte Die Vegetation um die Oberst-Klinke-Hütte (1.436 m Seehöhe) wird durch unterschied- liche subalpine Weiderasengesellschaften geprägt, die von Latschengebüschen und Fichtenwald umgeben sind. Die Struktur und Charakteristik des Hangs nördlich der Hütte wird durch Lawinenrinnen, Quellgerinne, kleine Tümpel und Ampferfluren auf- gelockert. Eine Liste der bisher bekannten Wanzenarten umfasst 72 Arten (Frieß, unver- öff.). Sulzkaralm Die Sulzkaralm liegt zwischen rund 1.300 und 1.700 m Seehöhe und wurde zwischen der Almhütte (1.453 m) und dem Fuß des Rotofens besammelt. Einige Daten stammen von einem kurzen Zwischenstopp bei der Auffahrt zwischen Nogerwald und Waaggra- ben auf 860 m Seehöhe. Der geologische Untergrund besteht aus Kalkgestein. Durch Lawineneinwirkung und Beweidung mit Rindern und Pferden ist ein abwechslungsrei- ches Mosaik von sekundären Weiderasen, Weidewald, Latschengebüschen, Hochstau- denfluren, (sub)alpinen Rasen und Felsfluren entstanden. Im Bereich der Unterhänge treten Niedermoore auf. Etwas abseits des Hauptweges befindet sich der Sulzkarsee, der einzige See im Nationalpark Gesäuse. Eine Liste der bisher bekannten Wanzenarten um- fasst 60 Arten (FR IE ß 2006, Frieß, unveröff.). Kölblalm Die Kölblalm liegt auf der Nordseite des oberen Johnsbachtales zwischen 1.020 und 1.269 m Seehöhe im Nationalpark Gesäuse. Nach der Verhüttung der erzführenden Kalkschichten seit der Bronzezeit, wird die Alm seit dem 18. Jahrhundert als Viehwirt- schaft betrieben. Oberhalb der Kölblhütte befindet sich eine Magerweide, die von Misch- wald umgeben ist und im Norden von Fichtenwald begrenzt wird; unterhalb der Kölbl- 130 hütte befinden sich Mähwiesen. Eine Liste der bisher bekannten Wanzenarten umfasst 54 Arten (FR IE ß 2007, Frieß, unveröff.). Pürgschachenmoos Das Pürgschachenmoos ist ein sauer-oligotrophes Regenmoor und eines der letzten, größeren Talbodenhochmoore Österreichs. Es wird in Abhängigkeit von den hydrologi- schen Bedingungen von Latschenhochmoor-, Bunten Torfmoos- und Schlammseggen- gesellschaften geprägt und ist von Pfeifengraswiesen, Feuchtwiesen, Feuchtwiesenbra- chen, Hochstaudenfluren, Feuchtgebüschen und Wirtschaftswiesen umgeben. Das Pürgschachenmoos ist Landschaftsschutzgebiet, Natura-2000-Gebiet, Ramsar- und LIFE-Natur-Projekt-Gebiet. Es liegen entomologische Beabeitungen für einige Gruppen vor (z. B. Heuschrecken, Libellen, Zikaden, Schmetterlinge; vgl. KR EINE R & MA R IN G E R 2013); eine Wanzenliste wurde von FR IE ß & KO R N (2013) vorgelegt. Darin sind inklusive historischer Angaben, vor allem von Herbert FR ANZ (1908-2002) (FR ANZ & WA G NE R 1961), 114 Wanzenarten genannt. Abkürzungen, Funddatum und Koordinaten der Standorte (alphabetisch) JB: Johnsbach Mündungsufer (18.08.2013, 47°34‘55“ N, 14°35‘36“ E, 588 m) KÖ: Kölblalm (17.08.2013, 47°31‘56“ N, 14°38‘28“ E, 1.120 m) OK: Oberst-Klinke-Hütte (15.08.2013, 47°32‘26-41“ N, 14°30‘50-54“ E, 1.500-1.600 m) PÜ: Pürgschachenmoos (18.08.2013, 47°34‘52“ N, 14°20‘46“ E, 633 m) SA: Sulzkaralm (16.08.2013, 47°33‘18-45“ N, 14°39‘56“-14°40‘47“ E, 1.450-1.640 m) SR: Schloss Röthelstein Umg. (15.-18.08.2013, 47°34‘00“ N, 14°27‘10“ E, 828 m) Abkürzungen der Sammler (alphabetisch) Johann Brandner (JB), Claas Damken (CD), Wolfgang Dorow (WD), Franco Faraci (FF), Thomas Frieß (TF), Peter Göricke (PG), Martin Goßner (MG), Viktor Hartung (VH), Ernst Heiss (EH), Hans-Jürgen Hoffmann (HJH), Bernhard Klausnitzer (BK), Wolfgang Kleinsteuber (WK), Rachel Korn (RK), Tanja Kothe (TK), Klaus Liebenow (KL), Carsten Morkel (CM), Michael und Doris Münch (MDM), Wolfgang Rabitsch (WR), Christian und Ute Rieger (CUR), Siegfried Rietschel (SR), Steffen Roth (StR), Helga Simon (HS), Gerhard Strauß (GS), Klaus Voigt (KV). 131 3. Artenliste Reihenfolge und Nomenklatur der Arten nach RABITSCH (2005). Ceratocombidae Ceratocombus coleoptratus (ZETTE R STEDT , 1819): SR (HS) Dipsocoridae Cryptostemma alienum HE rr ICH -SCHÄ ff E R, 1835: JB (RK) Pachycoleus waltli FIEBE R, 1860: SA (CD, WR) Naucoridae Ilyocoris cimicoides (LINNAEUS , 1758): PÜ (RK, CM, KV) Notonectidae Notonecta glauca LINNAEUS , 1758: PÜ (FF, WK) Notonecta lutea MÜLLE R, 1776: PÜ (FF, PG, WK, KV) Hebridae Hebrus ruficeps THOMSON , 1871: PÜ (CD, VH, RK, WR, CUR, SR, HS, KV); SA (VH) Veliidae Velia caprai TAMANINI , 1947: PÜ (FF) Gerridae Aquarius paludum (FABR ICIUS, 1794): PÜ (WK) Gerris costae (HE rr ICH -SCHÄ ff E R, 1850): OK (WK); PÜ (PG); SA (FF, BK, WR, HS) Gerris lacustris (LINNAEUS , 1758): PÜ (WD, RK, WR, CUR) Gerris odontogaster (ZETTE R STEDT , 1828): PÜ (FF, PG, WK, RK, KV) Limnoporus rufoscutellatus (LAT R EILLE , 1807): PÜ (WK) Saldidae Macrosaldula scotica (CU R TIS , 1835): JB (RK) Saldula c-album (FIEBE R, 1859):KÖ (HS); OK (TF, HS); SR (HS) Saldula pallipes (FABR ICIUS, 1794): PÜ (FF); SA (FF) Saldula saltatoria (LINNAEUS , 1758): JB (RK); OK (VH); PÜ (JB, WD, FF, PG, RK, TK, CM, StR); SA (FF, WK, WR); SR (HS) Salda littoralis (LINNAEUS , 1758): OK (HS); SA (HS) Tingidae Acalypta musci (SCH R ANK , 1781): KÖ (HS); OK (TF); SR (HS) Acalypta nigrina (FALLÉN , 1807): PÜ (RK, CM, StR, HS) 132 Dictyla lupuli (HE rr ICH -SCHÄ ff E R, 1837): KÖ (MDM, WR, HS) Kalama tricornis (SCH R ANK , 1801): KÖ (CM, PG, HS); OK (JB, CD, TF, PG, MG, TK, WR, HS); SA (CD, FF, PG, VH, GS) Physatocheila smreczynskii CHINA , 1952: PÜ (SR) Tingis pilosa HUMMEL , 1825: PÜ (VH, MDM, WR, CUR, HS) Tingis cardui (LINNAEUS , 1758): KÖ (EH, WD, MDM, CUR, KV); OK (TK) Microphysidae Loricula elegantula (BAE R ENSP R UN G , 1858): OK (MG) Miridae Bryocoris pteridis (FALLÉN , 1807): KÖ (JB, TF, EH, RK, TK, CUR, StR, GS, KV); OK (WR); SA (TF, WR) Monalocoris filicis (LINNAEUS , 1758): KÖ (WD, VH, HJH, RK, TK, MDM, CUR, SR, StR, HS, GS, KV); PÜ (JB); SA (JB, WR); SR (HS) Dicyphus globulifer (FALLÉN , 1829): KÖ (HJH, VH); PÜ (MDM) Dicyphus constrictus (BOHEMAN , 1852): KÖ (CD, RK, CM, HS) Dicyphus epilobii REUTE R, 1883: PÜ (StR, HS) Dicyphus errans (WOL ff , 1804): KÖ (HS) Dicyphus pallidus (HE rr ICH -SCHÄ ff E R, 1836): KÖ (JB, CD, WD, TF, PG, EH, HJH, RK, TK, KL, MDM, WR, CUR, SR, StR, HS, GS, KV); SR (HS) Macrolophus pygmaeus (RAMBU R , 1839): KÖ (TK); SR (HS) Deraeocoris annulipes (HE rr ICH -SCHÄ ff E R, 1842): SA (MG, HS) Deraeocoris lutescens (SCHILLIN G , 1837): KÖ (HS); OK (HS); SR (HS) Adelphocoris seticornis (FABR ICIUS, 1775): PÜ (JB, WD, FF, MG, PG, WR, CUR, HS) Apolygus lucorum (MEYE R -DÜ R , 1843): KÖ (WD, HJH, RK, GS) Apolygus spinolae (MEYE R -DÜ R , 1841): KÖ (WD) Calocoris affinis (HE rr ICH -SCHÄ ff E R, 1835): KÖ (JB, WD, PG, VH, EH, HJH, TK, KL, CM, MDM, WR, CUR, SR, StR, HS, GS, KV); OK (PG, StR, HS); PÜ (MG, PG, WR, SR); SA (JB, CM, VH, HJH,
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