New Information on the Psocoptera Fauna of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
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Bulletin of the Natural History Museum - Plovdiv Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Plovdiv, 2018, vol. 3: 27-31 New Information on the Psocoptera fauna of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Dilian G. Georgiev*1,2, Ognyan B. Todorov2 1 - University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, 24 Tzar Assen Str., BG-4000 Plovdiv, BULGARIA 2 - Regional Natural History Museum – Plovdiv, Hristo G. Danov Str., 34, BG-4000 Plovdiv, BULGARIA *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract. New distributional data are reported for 18 Psocoptera species. Four of them are new records for Bulgaria, and one (Aaroniella badonneli (Danks, 1950)) is a new record for the Balkan Peninsula. Key words: insecta, barkfly, species, Black Sea Coast, distribution. Introduction issue) reported Psyllipsocus ramburii Selys- The very first barkfly record from the Longchamps, 1872 from a cave near Bolata Bulgarian Black Sea coastal area was given by Beach, N Black Sea Coast. MEINANDER (1978), describing the species In this paper we give additional information Trimerocaecilius popovi Meinander, 1978. about the Psocoptera species of the Bulgarian Thirty nine years later GEORGIEV (2017) Black Sea Coast, with some of them as new reported some information on the species records for the country and one for the Balkan diversity of the Psocoptera fauna of the same Peninsula. region. The following species were reported: - North Black Sea Coast: Cerobasis guestfalica Material and Methods (Kolbe, 1880), Liposcelis bostrychophila The barkflies were collected during 2017 and Badonnel, 1931, Ectopsocus briggsi McLachlan, 2018, by following methods: 1. Actively searched 1899, Ectopsocus meridionalis Ribaga, 1904, in proper habitats or around light during night, Trichopsocus dalii (McLachlan, 1867), and collected by a wet brush or grass straw; 2. Metylophorus nebulosus (Stephens, 1836); Sieving with 1 mm mesh width sieve of detritus or crushed tree bark particles above white plastic - South Black Sea Coast: Stenopsocus container; 3. Beating the vegetation above white immaculatus (Stephens, 1836), Ectopsocus briggsi plastic container; 4. Checking for dead individuals McLachlan, 1899, Ectopsocus meridionalis below windows, in lamps, in spider webs or pools, Ribaga, 1904, Peripsocus didymus Roesler, 1939, and various tanks full with water; 5. Sweep netting Trimerocaecilius popovi Meinander, 1978 of vegetation; 6. Trapping by white plastic (resampled from the type locality), Trichopsocus containers placed below lamps. Specimens were dalii (McLachlan, 1867), Trichadenotecnum then stored in ethanol and after processing, majus (Kolbe, 1880), T. innuptum Betz, 1983. deposited in the collection of the first author. GEORGIEV & TODOROV (2017) added a new After identification they were preserved in locality of Ectopsocus briggsi, near Tsarevo, and ethanol, acetic acid and/or glycerin. Species recently GEORGIEV & IVANOVA (2018, see this identifications, taxonomical order and © Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Plovdiv Regional Natural History Museum – Plovdiv http://rnhm.org/en/ University of Plovdiv Publishing House New Information on the Psocoptera fauna of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast nomenclature follow LIENHARD (1998) and Family Caeciliusidae LIENHARD & SMITHERS (2002). As supporting sources, MEINANDER (1978) and SAVILLE (2008) Valenzuela flavidus (Stephens, 1836) were also used. Material examined: 25.6.2017, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Coast, near Tsarevo town, mixed Results forest plantation dominated by Quercus rubra and Pinus spp., N42 10 21.8 E27 50 27.4, 52 m Family Trogiidae a.s.l., collected by beating the vegetation, D. Georgiev leg.; 25.8.2017, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Cerobasis guestfalica (Kolbe, 1880) Coast, at the estuary of Veleka River, grass and Material examined: 24.06.2018, 2 ♀, South shrubs, from brunches of Ulmus minor, N42 Black Sea Coast, Tsarevo town, near Popski 03 53.5 E27 58 18.0, 4 m a.s.l., collected by Beach, ruderal vegetation, from brunches of beating the vegetation, and 26.8.2017, 2 ♀, Cupressus sp., N42 10 28.0 E27 50 38.4, 23 m same area, Fraxinus sp. forest, found dead in a a.s.l., collected by beating the vegetation, D. paddle, D. Georgiev leg. Georgiev leg. Valenzuela burmeisteri (Brauer, 1876) Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1905 Material examined: 26.6.2017, 2 ♀, South Material examined: 18.6.2017, 2 ♀nymphs, Black Sea Coast, Tsarevo town, yard of the South Black Sea Coast, near Sozopol town, base of Plovdiv University, park vegetation – Pinus silvestris plantation, in detritus of P. various grass, shrubs and trees, from brunches silvestris, N42 24 31.3 E27 41 47.9, 35 m a.s.l., of Cupressus sp., N42 10 11.0 E27 50 21.6, 51 collected by sieving, D. Georgiev leg.; m a.s.l., collected by sweep netting, D. 25.6.2017, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Coast, near Georgiev leg.; 26.6.2017, 2 ♂, South Black Sea Tsarevo town, mixed forest plantation Coast, Tsarevo town, near Popski Beach, dominated by Quercus rubra and Pinus spp., ruderal vegetation, from brunches of Cupressus under bark of live Pinus pinaster, collected by sp., N42 10 28.0 E27 50 38.4, 23 m a.s.l., sieving, D. Georgiev leg.; 15.8.2017, 1 ♀, North collected by sweep netting, D. Georgiev leg.; Black Sea Coast, near Kavarna town, Pinus 24.06.2018, 1 ♀, same locality and habitat, D. nigra plantation, in detritus of P. nigra, N43 24 Georgiev leg.; 16.8.2017, 1 ♀, North Black Sea 54.8 E28 21 27.8, 87 m a.s.l., collected by Coast, Kavarna town, city park, from brunches sieving, D. Georgiev leg. of Taxus sp., N43 26 9.36 E28 20 26.9, 125 m a.s.l., collected by beating the vegetation, D. Family Liposcelididae Georgiev leg.; 19.8.2017, 1 ♀, North Black Sea Coast, Kavarna town, Sveti Georgi hotel, N43 Liposcelis decolor (Pearman, 1925) 24 57.6 E28 21 19.2, 35 m a.s.l., found dead Material examined: 27.8.2017, 1 ♀, South below window of a door, D. Georgiev leg. Black Sea Coast, near Sinemorets town, Quercus sp. forest, in dead trunk of Quercus Valenzuela piceus (Kolbe, 1882) sp., N42 03 30.1 E27 58 49.7, 27 m a.s.l., Material examined: 26.6.2017, 1 ♂, South collected by sieving, D. Georgiev leg.; Black Sea Coast, yard of the base of Plovdiv 23.6.2018, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Coast, Tsarevo University, park vegetation – various grass, town, found living among dead insects in a shrubs and trees, from brunches of Cupressus lamp (Fig. 1a), N42 10 11.0 E27 50 21.6, 51 m sp., N42 10 11.0 E27 50 21.6, 51 m a.s.l., a.s.l., collected by brush, D. Georgiev leg. collected by sweep netting, D. Georgiev leg. Liposcelis pearmani Lienhard, 1990 Family Stenopsocidae Material examined: 18.6.2017, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Coast, near Sozopol town, Pinus Graphopsocus cruciatus (Linnaeus, 1768) silvestris plantation, in detritus of P. silvestris, Material examined: 27.6.2017, 1 ♀, South N42 24 31.3 E27 41 47.9, 35 m a.s.l., collected Black Sea Coast, near Lisovo Dere River, by sieving, D. Georgiev leg. Fraxinus sp. forest, from brunches of Fraxinus 28 Dilian G. Georgiev, Ognyan B. Todorov sp., N42 09 16.0 E27 50 56.1, 13 m a.s.l., vicinities of Tsarevo town, Quercus rubra collected by sweep netting, D. Georgiev leg.; plantation, on a bark of live Q. rubra, N42 10 24.8.2017, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Coast, near 13.2 E27 50 23.6, 47 m a.s.l., collected during Sinemorets town, broad leaf forest, from night by head torch, and using a dry grass straw brunches of Quercus sp., N42 03 11.1 E27 59 and saliva, O. Todorov leg. 04.1, at the sea level, collected by beating the Note: Both females were macropterous, vegetation, D. Georgiev leg. having intense brown pigmentation on the forewings, darker vertex around the compound Family Lachesillidae eyes forming medial triangle with its tip at the ocelli and a subgenital plate with V – shaped Lachesilla pedicularia (Linnaeus, 1758) dark sclerification. The abdomen was yellowish Material examined: 18 and 19.8.2017, 5 ♀, with brown apex. 1♂, North Black Sea Coast, Kavarna town, Some of the specimens reported by Sveti Georgi hotel, N43 24 57.6 E28 21 19.2, GEORGIEV (2017) as T. popovi Meinander, 35 m a.s.l., found dead below windows and in 1978 from the area of Sinemorets (type locality) spider webs, D. Georgiev leg. belong to T. becheti, after secondary examination, considering the original Family Peripsocidae descriptions by MEINANDER (1978). Some of those specimens have an intermediate Peripsocus didymus Roesler, 1939 morphology between both species – Material examined: 23 and 26.6.2018, 1 ♀, 8 presence/absence of brown patches on the ♂, South Black Sea Coast, Tsarevo town, yard forewing, pale abdomen, subgenital plate with of the base of Plovdiv University, park V – shaped dark sclerification, and darker vegetation – various grass, shrubs and trees, vertex around the compund eyes forming found dead inside lamps in the park, and from medial triangle with its tip at the ocelli. white plastic collector situated below lamp (Fig. However all female specimens were 1b), N42 10 11.0 E27 50 21.6, 51 m a.s.l., D. macropterous which is typical for T. popovi. Georgiev leg.; 26.6.2018, 1 ♂, South Black Sea Further research is needed to clear their status Coast, near Tsarevo town, foothills of as separate species. If T. becheti is a separate Strandzha Mts., shrub and grass vegetation, species, our find is a new record to Bulgaria. from brunches of Crataegus sp., N42 10 07.4 E27 50 13.4, 41 m a.s.l., collected by beating Trimerocaecilius popovi Meinander, 1978 the vegetation, D. Georgiev leg. Material examined: 26.6.2018, 1 ♀, South Black Sea Coast, Tsarevo town, yard of the Peripsocus phaeopterus (Stephens, 1836) base of Plovdiv University, park vegetation – Material examined: 26.6.2017, 1 ♀, South various grass, shrubs and trees, under stones, Black Sea Coast, Tsarevo town, near Popski N42 10 11.0 E27 50 21.6, 51 m a.s.l., collected Beach, ruderal vegetation, from brunches of by brush, D.