Coleoptera: Carabidae) Fauna of Roma- Tabanidae) in Western Anatolia

North-Western Journal of Zoology 2020, vol.16 (2) - Correspondence: Notes 231 due to differences in sampling design and collection meth- Máté Zsolt OTÁRTICS, Vilmos ALTBÄCKER ods used. Further, state-of-the-art tools and deliberately and Sándor FARKAS planned international cooperation projects could be used to achieve more accurate results in the future. Institute of Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agri- cultural and Environmental Sciences, Kaposvár University, H-7400 Guba Sándor út. 40. Kaposvár, Hungary Acknowledgements. We acknowledge the financial support of * Corresponding author, M. Zs. Otártics, E-mail: [email protected] Széchenyi 2020 under the EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00008, EFOP- 3.6.2-16-2017-00014, EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00007, ÚNKP 19-3-1 and No. 785427112578 project of Doctoral School in Animal Science, Kaposvár

University. We want to express our gratitude to Stjepan Krčmar, Sára Sik, Vivien Szőllőskei, Emánuel Sárközi, Tímea Farkasné Gyergyák, New records for the ground beetle (Coleoptera: and Tamás Farkas. Carabidae) fauna of Romania

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Mainly in dry, sedulous habi- Key words: Tabanus, Haematopota, H-trap, canopy-trap, equestrian tats; typical and indicative for the species complex that lives farm, weather conditions. in lichens and heather (Barševskis 2001); dwarf shrub heaths and rough grassland up to the summits of mountains; more Article No.: e207102 Received: 11. December 2019 / Accepted: 20. June 2020 rarely in coniferous forests. Available online: 30. June 2020 / Printed: December 2020 Notes: Notiophilus germinyi has not been listed for Roma- nia in the last edition of the Catalogue of the Palaearctic Car-

abidae. However, it is reported from several points in Ro-

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Brachinus (Brachynidius) bodemeyeri Apfelbeck, 1904 Microlestes apterus Holdhaus, 1904 Material examined: 1♀, NW Viișoara, N 46°36'08'', E Material examined: 1♂, N Călărași, N 46°29'43'', E 23°51'14'', 23°53'15'', 429 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, 13.VI–05.VII.2017. 390 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, 04–24.V.2017; 1♀, N Călărași, World distribution: Southern and South-Eastern Europe, N 46°29'33'', E 23°51'18'', 383 m a.s.l., pasture, 14.VI– Asia Minor to Central Asia, the Mediterranean countries, 06.VII.2017. spread from Spain to the Caucasus (Löbl & Löbl 2017). World distribution: Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of North Ecology: Salty lake banks and coasts; forest edges and Macedonia and Lebanon (Löbl & Löbl 2017). regions with steppe vegetation; dry slopes with dense grass Ecology: Mesoxerophilous, found in open habitats – dry vegetation, at the foot of the mountains; abandoned fields, and mesic meadows, pastures (Teofilova et al. 2012). under stones (Teofilova et al. 2012, Forcke 2017). Notes: This is the first country record of Microlestes apter- Notes: This is the first country record of Brachinus us in Romania. bodemeyeri in Romania. This study contributes to the knowledge of the Romanian Ophonus (Metophonus) brevicollis (Audinet-Serville, 1821) ground beetle fauna by adding new species, which are not Material examined: 1♀, W Borșa, N 46°55'58'', E 23°38'39'', included for Romania either in the last edition of the Cata- 400 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, 15.VI–07.VII.2017. logue of the Palaearctic Coleoptera or in the Internet data- World distribution: Western, Southern and Eastern Eu- bases. rope and in Asian Turkey, and for the Balkans it is recorded from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Republic of North Acknowledgement. The present study was carried out thanks to the Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia (Ćurčić et al. 2007, Chehla- financial aid and in parallel with the implementation of the Project BiodivERsA-FACCE2014-47 “SusTaining AgriCultural ChAnge rov et al. 2016, Löbl & Löbl 2017). Through ecological engineering and Optimal use of natural Ecology: Open habitat species occurring in different resources (STACCATO)”, supported by a grant of the Romanian types of grasslands (Taboada et al. 2006). National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CCCDI– Notes: Ophonus brevicollis has not been listed for Roma- UEFISCDI, project code ERA-FACCE-STACCATO-3. The material nia in the last edition of the Catalogue of the Palaearctic Car- was collected by Dr Tibor Hartel. Special thanks to Dr Borislav abidae. However, it is often reported from Romania (I. Mát- Guéorguiev (National Museum of Natural History – BAS, Sofia, hé Jr., Cluj-Napoca, pers. comm. 2019). Bulgaria) for the confirmation of Microlestes apterus. The author expresses gratitude to Dr István Máthé (Sapientia Hungarian

University of Transylvania, Romania) for his help with the collecting Agonum (Agonum) viridicupreum (J.A.E. Goeze, 1777) of the literary sources and the confirming of the novelty of the Material examined: 3♀, NE Crairât, N 46°40'35'', E 23°49'42'', obtained data. 455 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, 13.VI–05.VII.2017. World distribution: Western Palaearctic (Löbl & Löbl References 2017). Barševskis, A. (2001): Distribution, phenology and habitat characteristics of Notiophilus germinyi Fauvel in Grenier, 1863 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Ecology: Hygrophilous and thermophilous – open, wet Baltic countries. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 48: 71•76. habitats such as marshes, swamps, humid meadows, fens Barševskis, A. (2007): Biogeography of the genus Notiophilus Dumeril, 1806 and rain ponds, occasionally in swamped forests or near (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 7(1): 121-135. Chehlarov, E., Guéorguiev, B., Hristovski, S., Fancello, L., Cvetkovska- banks, including halophilic (Drees et al. 2011, Teofilova et al. Gorgievska, A., Preliќ, D. (2016): New country records and rare and 2012). Found in agroecosystems (Gotlin Čuljak et al. 2016). interesting species of Coleoptera from the Balkan Peninsula. Acta Zoologica Notes: Agonum viridicupreum has not been listed for Ro- Bulgarica 68(3): 331-338. mania in the last edition of the Catalogue of the Palaearctic de Jong, Y., et al. (2014): Fauna Europaea – all European animal species on the web. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4034. Carabidae. However, it is reported from several points in Drees, C., Brandmayr, P., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Gürlich, S., Habel, J., Harry, I., Romania (Drees et al. 2011, Kutasi & Szél 2016). Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Pizzolotto, R., Quante, M., Schäfer, K., Schuldt, A., Taboada, A., Assmann, T. (2011): Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum Pterostichus (Feronidius) melas (Creutzer, 1799) (Coleoptera, Carabidae). In: Kotze, D.J., Assmann, T., Noordijk, J., Turin, H., Material examined: 1♀, NE Crairât, N 46°40'35'', E 23°49'42'', Vermeulen, R. (Eds.), Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators: Biogeographical, 455 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, 03–23.V.2017; 2♀, NE Crairât, Ecological and Environmental Studies. ZooKeys 100: 333-352. Forcke, T. (2017): Carabidae collected in Kos. In: Assing, V. On the N 46°39'29'', E 23°49'14'', 412 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, Staphylinidae of the Greek island Kos, with an appendix on Carabidae and 20.VIII–09.IX.2017; 1♀5♂, N Călărași, N 46°29'43'', E additional records from other islands (Insecta: Coleoptera). Linzer 23°51'14'', 390 m a.s.l., oilseed rape field, 14.VI–10.IX.2017. Biologische Beiträge 49(1): 191-205. Gotlin Čuljak, T., Büchs, W., Prescher, S., Schmidt, L., Sivčev, I., Juran, I. (2016): World distribution: Europe, including the European part Ground beetle diversity (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in winter oilseed rape and of Turkey, without the Northern parts and the Iberian Pen- winter wheat fields in North-Western Croatia. Agriculturae Conspectus insula (Löbl & Löbl 2017). Scientificus 81(1): 21-26. Ecology: Eurytopic species, mostly preferring open habi- Kutasi, C., Szél, G. (2016): Ground beetles from Sălaj County (Romania) (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Studia Universitatis “Vasile Goldiş”, Seria Ştiinţele tats (Teofilova et al. 2012). Often in agroecosystems (Gotlin Vieţii 26(suppl. 1): 81-107. Čuljak et al. 2016, Pajač Živković et al. 2018). Löbl, I., Löbl, D. (Eds.) (2017): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Notes: Pterostichus melas has not been listed for Romania Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Vol. 1. Revised and Updated Edition. Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden. in the last edition of the Catalogue of the Palaearctic Cara- Máthé, I. Jr. (2003–2004): List of the literature published on the Romanian bidae. However, it is reported from several points in Roma- Carabidae (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Entomologica Romanica 8-9: 61-74. nia (Máthé & Rudner 2002, Varvara 2004, Merkl 2008, Kutasi Máthé, I. Jr., Rudner, J. (2002): Ground Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Vlăhiţa and its Surroundings (Harghita: Romania). Entomologica Romanica & Szél 2016). 7: 37-44.

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Merkl, O. (2008): Data to the knowledge on the beetle fauna of Maramureş 15.V.2017 (35°22Ń, 46°11É. 1344 m). Romania Coleoptera. Studia Universitatis “Vasile Goldiş”, Seria Ştiinţele This species was collected by light trap and bush net on Vieţii 18: 243-311. Pajač Živković, I., Kos, T., Lemić, D., Ctitković, J., Jemrić, T., Fruk, M., Barić, B. Quercus sp. (Fagaceae) in a mountain forest. (2018): Exclusion nets influence on the abundance of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in apple orchards. Applied Ecology and Reuteria jordanica Carapezza, 2002 Environmental Research 16(3): 3517-3528. Taboada, A., Kotze, D.J., Salgado, J.M., Tárrega, R. (2006): The influence of Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Sarvabad, Daraki, habitat type on the distribution of carabid beetles in traditionally managed 26.VI.2017 (35°19Ń, 46°09É. 1834 m). “dehesa” ecosystems in NW Spain. Entomologica Fennica 17: 284-295. This species was collected by light trap on a hillside (Fig. Teofilova, T.M., Markova, E.P., Kodzhabashev, N.D. (2012): The ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Bulgarian Journal 4d). of Agricultural Science 18(3): 370-386. Varvara, M. (2004): Variation of the species diversity of Carabidae (Coleoptera, Tribe Halticini Carabidae) in two vegetal associations in the Bârnova forest, Iaşi (East of Piezocranum corvinum Puton, 1895 Romania). Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii „Al.I.Cuza” Iaşi, s. Biologie Animală 50: 117-139. Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Marivan, Chuin, 30.IV.2017 (35°24Ń, 46°30É. 1493 m); Marivan, Chuin, Key words: Carabidae, new data, Romanian ground beetles, distri- 1.V.2017 (35°25Ń, 46°32É. 1611 m). bution, Transylvania. This species was collected on Gundelia tournefortii (Aster- aceae) in steppes and meadows by aspirator (Fig. 1). Article No.: e197201 Received: 12. September 2019 / Accepted: 03. December 2019 Available online: 13. December 2019 / Printed: December 2020 Dimorphocoris seidenstueckeri Linnavuori, 1984 (Figs 5a, b) Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Marivan, Chuin, 30.IV.2017 (35°24Ń, 46°30É. 1493 m); Marivan, Baghan, Teodora TEOFILOVA 1.V.2017 (35°27Ń, 46°26É. 1857 m); Sarvabad, Daraki,

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER), Bulgarian Academy of 12.V.2017 (35°20Ń, 46°14É. 1419 m); Sarvabad, Dezli, Sciences (BAS), 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; 15.V.2017 (35°21Ń, 46°10É. 1806 m); Sarvabad, Daraki, E-mail: [email protected] 22.V.2017 (35°17Ń, 46°11É. 1876 m). New record for IRAN. This species was collected in meadows and hilly steppes with rich vegetation by sweeping.

A faunistic study on plant bugs (Hemiptera: Euryopicoris nitidus (Meyer-Dur, 1843) Heteroptera: Miridae) in western part of Kurdi- Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Sarvabad, Daraki, 12- stan Province, with two new records 13.VI.2017 (35°20´N, 46°14´E. 1419 m). This species was collected in mountain meadows among from Iran the forest by sweeping.

Plant bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) are one of the Subfamily Phylinae most species-rich families of insects and the largest family of Tribe Hallodapini Hemiptera, with nearly 11020 described species (Cassis & Acrorrhinium conspersus Noualhier, 1895 Schuh 2012). This family comprises eight subfamilies. Spe- Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Sarvabad, Daraki, 17- cies of Miridae family exhibit a wide range of food prefer- 22.VII.2016 (35°19Ń, 46°10É. 1662 m), 20.VIII.2016 (35°20Ń, ences and behaviors including phytophagy, predatory, and 46°14É. 1419 m), 26.VI.2017; 4.VII.2017 (35°19Ń, 46°09É. omnivory. The phytophagous species of this family are the 1834 m); Sarvabad, Bahram Abad, 17.IX.2016 (35°21Ń, most important pests of food and fiber crops (Cassis & 46°14É. 1153 m). Schuh 2012). This species was collected on Medicago sativa (Fabaceae) The fauna of Iranian Miridae was recently studied by by sweeping and light trap (Fig 3a). different researchers e.g. Linnavuori & Hosseini, 1998, 1999, 2000; Linnavuori & Modarres 1999; Hosseini & Linnavuori, Tribe Phylini 2000; Hosseini et al., 2000; Magnien & Matocq 2008; Linna- Macrotylus galatinus Seidenstucker, 1968 (Figs 5a, b) vuori, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010; Lashkari & Hosseini, 2012; Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Sarvabad, Daraki, 30. Hosseini, 2013a,b,c; 2014a,b; Hosseini & Shamsi 2014; Mal- V. 2017 (35°19Ń, 46°12É. 1699 m); 4.VI.2017 (35°17Ń, vandi et al., 2015; Hosseini, 2016,2017; Mohammadi et al., 46°11É. 1876m). New record for IRAN 2018 a,b; Zamani & Hosseini, 2018; Hosseini & Mohammadi This species was collected on Salvia bracteata (Lamiace- 2018, 2019 a,b; Zamani & Hosseini, 2019. ae) in hilly steppes and mountain meadows by aspirator. This study aims to conduct research on the fauna of mirid bugs of Kurdistan Province, with focus on Marivan Oncotylus setulosus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1837) and Sarvabad regions. Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Sarvabad, Daraki, 26.VI.2017; 4.VII.2017 (35°19Ń, 46°09É. 1834 m). Subfamily Orthotylinae This species was collected by light trap on a hillside (Fig. Tribe Orthotylini 4d). Dryophilocoris persimilis (Puton, 1895) Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Sarvabad: Daraki, Thermocoris rivalis rivalis (Horvath, 1894) 11.V.2017 (35°20Ń, 46°14É. 1419 m); Sarvabad: Dezli, Material examined: IRAN, Kurdistan: Marivan, Chuin,