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A Survey of Scale Insects in Soil Samples from Europe (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha)
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 565: 1–28A survey (2016) of scale insects in soil samples from Europe (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) 1 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.565.6877 RESEARCH ARTICLE http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research A survey of scale insects in soil samples from Europe (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) Mehmet Bora Kaydan1,2, Zsuzsanna Konczné Benedicty1, Balázs Kiss1, Éva Szita1 1 Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman Ottó u. 15 H-1022 Budapest, Hungary 2 Çukurova Üniversity, Imamoglu Vocational School, Adana, Turkey Corresponding author: Éva Szita ([email protected]) Academic editor: R. Blackman | Received 17 October 2015 | Accepted 31 December 2015 | Published 17 February 2016 http://zoobank.org/50B411DB-C63F-4FA4-8D1F-C756B304FBD7 Citation: Kaydan MB, Konczné Benedicty Z, Kiss B, Szita É (2016) A survey of scale insects in soil samples from Europe (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha). ZooKeys 565: 1–28. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.565.6877 Abstract In the last decades, several expeditions were organized in Europe by the researchers of the Hungarian Natural History Museum to collect snails, aquatic insects and soil animals (mites, springtails, nematodes, and earthworms). In this study, scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) specimens extracted from Hun- garian Natural History Museum soil samples (2970 samples in total), all of which were collected using soil and litter sampling devices, and extracted by Berlese funnel, were examined. From these samples, 43 scale insect species (Acanthococcidae 4, Coccidae 2, Micrococcidae 1, Ortheziidae 7, Pseudococcidae 21, Putoidae 1 and Rhizoecidae 7) were found in 16 European countries. In addition, a new species belong- ing to the family Pseudococcidae, Brevennia larvalis Kaydan, sp. -
The Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Eight New Species
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 219: The11–61 freshwater (2012) snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera... 11 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.219.3406 RESEARCH articLE www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species Peter Glöer1,†, Vladimir Pešić2,‡ 1 Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Schulstraße 3, D-25491 Hetlingen, Germany 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro † urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:8CB6BA7C-D04E-4586-BA1D-72FAFF54C4C9 ‡ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:719843C2-B25C-4F8B-A063-946F53CB6327 Corresponding author: Vladimir Pešić ([email protected]) Academic editor: Eike Neubert | Received 18 May 2012 | Accepted 24 August 2012 | Published 4 September 2012 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:35A0EBEF-8157-40B5-BE49-9DBD7B273918 Citation: Glöer P, Pešić V (2012) The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. ZooKeys 219: 11–61. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.219.3406 Abstract Using published records and original data from recent field work and revision of Iranian material of cer- tain species deposited in the collections of the Natural History Museum Basel, the Zoological Museum Berlin, and Natural History Museum Vienna, a checklist of the freshwater gastropod fauna of Iran was compiled. This checklist contains 73 species from 34 genera and 14 families of freshwater snails; 27 of these species (37%) are endemic to Iran. Two new genera, Kaskakia and Sarkhia, and eight species, i.e., Bithynia forcarti, B. starmuehlneri, B. -
Magyarországi Nevek Magyar-Angol Névmutatója Névmutató Névváltozatok
Bradlo, Szl., 543, C2 Déda, Rom., J4 Feketebalog, Szl., E2 Gutin-hágó, Rom., I3 Istállós-kő, Ma., 959, F2 Szerb., E5 Kurjantó-tó, Ma., E4 Máriafalva, Rom., L4 Nagy (Ferenc)-csatorna, Oláhlápos, Rom., I3 Podgorac, Horv., D5 Ruszkova, Rom., J3 Szászorbó, Rom., I5 Taktaköz, Ma., G2 Újbázos, Rom., G5 Vulkán-hg., Rom., H5-I5 Branyiszkó-hágó, Szl., F1 Dél-bácskai-teraszvidék, Fekete-Cseremos, Ukr., J2 Gutin Tomnatek, Ukr., 2016, Isten dombja, Ma., 338, B4 Kishartyán, Ma., E2 Kurói (Tilicsi)-hágó, Len./Szl., Máriafölde, Rom., F5 Szerb., E5 Oláhszentgyörgy, Rom., J3 Podolin, Szl., F1 Ruszt, Au., B3 Szászrégen, Rom., J4 Talabor, Ukr., I2 Újbezdán, Horv., D5 Vurpód, Rom., J5 Ez a névmutató csak azon Kőlyuk-galya = Kőlyuk-galya forest . 8. A személyneveket nem fordítjuk. geographical names in English- complete them by a generic term Névmutató Brassó, Rom., K5 Szerb., E5 Fekete-Dunajec, Len., E1 J2 Isten széke, Rom., 1380, J3 Kis-havas, Rom., H5 G1 Márianosztra, Ma., D3 Nagyfödémes, Szl., C2 Ólom-hegy, Ma., 174, E4 Podságai-szoros, Rom., I4 Rybotycze, Len., H1 Szászsebes, Rom., I5 Taliándörögd, Ma., C4 Újegyház, Rom., J5 Vysoká, Cs., 1024, D1 Magyarországi nevek magyar-angol névmutatója természetföldrajzi nevek angol Pl.: János-hegy = János Hill . language publications. The main written in lower case: Bükkalja = Oszágnév rövidítések: Len. Lengyelország Brassói-havasok, Rom., K5 Delelő-hegy, 1549, E1 Fekete-h., Ukr., 565, I2 Guvno, BH., 363, B5 Istenmezeje, Ma., F2 Kis-havas, Rom., 1802, H5 Kutina, Horv., B5 Máriapócs, Ma., G3-H3 Nagy-Galla, Ma., 479, D3 Olt, Rom., K4-J5 Podu Calului, Rom., 1439, L5 Rymanów-Zdrój, Len., G1 Szásztyukos, Rom., K5 Tállya, Ma., G2 Újfehértó, Ma., G3 Watkowa, Len., 846, G1 4. -
Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in the Entomological Collection of the Zoology Research Group, University of Silesia in Katowice (DZUS), Poland
Bonn zoological Bulletin 70 (2): 281–315 ISSN 2190–7307 2021 · Bugaj-Nawrocka A. et al. http://www.zoologicalbulletin.de https://doi.org/10.20363/BZB-2021.70.2.281 Research article urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DAB40723-C66E-4826-A8F7-A678AFABA1BC Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in the entomological collection of the Zoology Research Group, University of Silesia in Katowice (DZUS), Poland Agnieszka Bugaj-Nawrocka1, *, Łukasz Junkiert2, Małgorzata Kalandyk-Kołodziejczyk3 & Karina Wieczorek4 1, 2, 3, 4 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, PL-40-007 Katowice, Poland * Corresponding author: Email: [email protected] 1 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:B5A9DF15-3677-4F5C-AD0A-46B25CA350F6 2 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:AF78807C-2115-4A33-AD65-9190DA612FB9 3 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:600C5C5B-38C0-4F26-99C4-40A4DC8BB016 4 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:95A5CB92-EB7B-4132-A04E-6163503ED8C2 Abstract. Information about the scientific collections is made available more and more often. The digitisation of such resources allows us to verify their value and share these records with other scientists – and they are usually rich in taxa and unique in the world. Moreover, such information significantly enriches local and global knowledge about biodiversi- ty. The digitisation of the resources of the Zoology Research Group, University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) allowed presenting a substantial collection of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha). The collection counts 9369 slide-mounted specimens, about 200 alcohol-preserved samples, close to 2500 dry specimens stored in glass vials and 1319 amber inclu- sions representing 343 taxa (289 identified to species level), 158 genera and 36 families (29 extant and seven extinct). -
Monastic Landscapes of Medieval Transylvania (Between the Eleventh and Sixteenth Centuries)
DOI: 10.14754/CEU.2020.02 Doctoral Dissertation ON THE BORDER: MONASTIC LANDSCAPES OF MEDIEVAL TRANSYLVANIA (BETWEEN THE ELEVENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES) By: Ünige Bencze Supervisor(s): József Laszlovszky Katalin Szende Submitted to the Medieval Studies Department, and the Doctoral School of History Central European University, Budapest of in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Medieval Studies, and CEU eTD Collection for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History Budapest, Hungary 2020 DOI: 10.14754/CEU.2020.02 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My interest for the subject of monastic landscapes arose when studying for my master’s degree at the department of Medieval Studies at CEU. Back then I was interested in material culture, focusing on late medieval tableware and import pottery in Transylvania. Arriving to CEU and having the opportunity to work with József Laszlovszky opened up new research possibilities and my interest in the field of landscape archaeology. First of all, I am thankful for the constant advice and support of my supervisors, Professors József Laszlovszky and Katalin Szende whose patience and constructive comments helped enormously in my research. I would like to acknowledge the support of my friends and colleagues at the CEU Medieval Studies Department with whom I could always discuss issues of monasticism or landscape archaeology László Ferenczi, Zsuzsa Pető, Kyra Lyublyanovics, and Karen Stark. I thank the director of the Mureş County Museum, Zoltán Soós for his understanding and support while writing the dissertation as well as my colleagues Zalán Györfi, Keve László, and Szilamér Pánczél for providing help when I needed it. -
Magyar Malakológiai Bibliográfia (1727–2004)
01_cikkek.qxd 2005.11.21. 10:00 Page 5 MALAKOLÓGIAI TÁJÉKOZTATÓ MALACOLOGICAL NEWSLETTER 2005 23: 5–129 Magyar Malakológiai Bibliográfia (1727–2004) Varga András, Fűköh Levente & Krolopp Endre Az első Magyar Malakológiai Bibliográfia 1983-ban a Budapesten megrendezett Unitas Malacologica Kongresszus alkalmával jelent meg, Merényi László szerkesztésében. A ki- advány – Magyarországi pleisztocén és recens malakológiai bibliográfia címen – igyekezett áttekintést adni mindazokról a munkákról, melyek Magyarország területén végzett kutatá- sok eredményeit tartalmazták. Az összeállítás Magyarország alatt az adott munka megjele- nési idejének megfelelő ország területét vette alapul. Jelen összeállítás is követi ezt az alap- elvet, de a fentieken túl tartalmaz minden olyan munkát is, mely magyar szerzők nevéhez fűződően hazánkon kívüli területek malakológiai anyagának feldolgozását tartalmazza, vagy valamilyen formában kapcsolatba került a magyarországi malakológiai kutatásokkal (pl. VERDCOURT 2004). Az 1983-ban megjelent kiadványt követően egyre gyakrabban jelentkezett az igény, hogy az időközben fellelt, s a kötetből kimaradt régebbi irodalmi adatok, illetve az eltelt időszak- ban elvégzett munkák összegzése is jelenjen meg. Ennek az igénynek igyekezett eleget tenni az 1991-ben PERJÉSI György és HORVÁTH Csaba által összeállított munka, „Magyarországi pleisztocén és recens malakológiai bibliográfia (Pótlás)” a Malakológiai Tájékoztató 10. (1991) kötetében, majd ugyancsak ez a szerzőpáros készítette el az időközben megjelent újabb dolgozatok bibliográfiáját: „Magyarországi pleisztocén, quarter és recens malakológiai bibliográfia 1980-1990.” (sic!) címmel a Malakológiai Tájékoztató 11. (1992) kötetében. A fentiekben megjelent munkák óta eltelt közel negyed század ismét felvetette az igényt, hogy készüljön egy új, részben eltérő szerkesztési elveket követő munka, melynek céljai közt szerepel, hogy egyrészt összevonja a MERÉNYI, PERJÉSI & HORVÁTH féle össze- állításokat, másrészt az anyagot 2004-ig bezáróan kiegészítse az időközben megjelent dol- gozatokkal. -
Scale Insects and Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Coccoidea and Aleyrodoidea) of Watsonian Kent; with a Discussion on the Impact of Naturalised Non-Native Species
BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 25: 2012 15 SCALE INSECTS AND WHITEFLIES (HEMIPTERA: COCCOIDEA AND ALEYRODOIDEA) OF WATSONIAN KENT; WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF NATURALISED NON-NATIVE SPECIES 1 2 C. MALUMPHY &J.S.BADMIN 1The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK Email: [email protected] 2Coppice Place, Perry Wood, Selling, nr Faversham, Kent ME13 9RP ABSTRACT An annotated list of 79 species of Coccoidea (37 native, 16 naturalised introductions, 17 introduced species established on indoor plantings and 9 non- established introductions on growing plants), and 17 species of Aleyrodoidea (five native, six naturalised introductions, two introduced species established on indoor plantings and four non-established introductions on growing plants), recorded from Watsonian Kent is presented. The mealybug Balanococcus kwoni Pellizzari & Danzig, an Asian pest of bamboo, is recorded from Britain for the first time. Eleven species of scale insect and seven species of whitefly are recorded outdoors from Watsonian Kent for the first time. A third of all scale insect species and half the whitefly species found outdoors in Watsonian Kent are non-native introductions. None of the introduced species, however, appear to have any serious negative impact on native biodiversity, ecosystems, forestry or crops, although they do have an economic and aesthetic impact on ornamental plants in urban areas. Diaspidiotus pyri (Lichtenstein) has been recorded as an occasional, minor pest of apple; and the presence of non-native scales on ornamental plants has prevented the issuing of plant-passports for export. Naturalised non-native scale insect species are more abundant and frequently more damaging to ornamental plants in urban areas than native scale species. -
Glöer, P., Zettler, M.L. 2005
Malak. Abh. 23: 3–26 3 Kommentierte Artenliste der Süßwassermollusken Deutschlands PETER GLÖER 1 & MICHAEL L. ZETTLER 2 1 Schulstrasse 3, D-25491 Hetlingen, Germany; [email protected] 2 Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Seestr. 15, D-18119 Rostock, Germany; [email protected] Abstract. An annotated check-list of the freshwater molluscs of Germany. – By considering the international code of zoological nomenclature, a critical annotated check-list for the freshwater molluscs of Germany is introduced, considering the currently used check-lists of GLÖER & MEIER- BROOK (1998), FALKNER et al. (2001), GLÖER (2002) und GLÖER & MEIER-BROOK (2003). As a basis of this list we used the CLECOM list (FALKNER & al. 2001), and the 1st update of the CLECOM list (BANK et al. 2001). In total 66 taxa are discussed or annotated. Meanwhile 15 taxa where deleted, because we do not think that these are distinct species or subspecies. This concerns particularly the subspecies of the Unionidae, which are not to be determinated seriously without the knowledge of the sampling site. In 5 taxa we changed the names given in the CLECOM list by established names, these are: Bithynia transsilvanica = B. troschelii, Anisus septemgyratus = A. leucostoma, A. calculiformis = A. septemgyratus, Ferrissia clessiniana = F. wautieri, Mytilopsis leucophaeata = Congeria leucophaeata. Finally we gave two subspecies the rank of species: Pisidum ponderosum and Pisidium crassum. Kurzfassung. Unter Beachtung der internationalen Regeln für die zoologische Nomenklatur, wird auf der Basis der derzeit verwendeten systematischen Listen von GLÖER & MEIER-BROOK (1998), FALKNER et al. (2001), GLÖER (2002) und GLÖER & MEIER-BROOK (2003) eine kritische, kommentierte Artenliste für die Süßwassermollusken in Deutschland vorgestellt. -
Lietuvos Moliuskų Sąrašas/Check List of Mollusca Living in Lithuania
LIETUVOJE GYVENANČIŲ MOLIUSKŲ TAKSONOMINIS SĄRAŠAS Parengė Albertas Gurskas Duomenys atnaujinti 2019-09-05 Check list of mollusca in Lithuania Compiled by Albertas Gurskas Updated 2019-09-05 TIPAS. MOLIUSKAI – MOLLUSCA Cuvier, 1795 KLASĖ. SRAIGĖS (pilvakojai) – GASTROPODA Cuvier, 1795 Poklasis. Orthogastropoda Ponder & Lindberg, 1995 Antbūris. Neritaemorphi Koken, 1896 BŪRYS. NERITOPSINA Cox & Knight, 1960 Antšeimis. Neritoidea Lamarck, 1809 Šeima. Neritiniai – Neritidae Lamarck, 1809 Pošeimis. Neritinae Lamarck, 1809 Gentis. Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 Pogentė. Theodoxus Montfort, 1810 Upinė rainytė – Theodoxus (Theodoxus) fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Antbūris. Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960 BŪRYS. ARCHITAENIOGLOSSA Haller, 1890 Antšeimis. Cyclophoroidea Gray, 1847 Šeima. Aciculidae Gray, 1850 Gentis Platyla Moquin-Tandon, 1856 Lygioji spaiglytė – Platyla polita (Hartmann, 1840) Antšeimis. Ampullarioidea Gray, 1824 Šeima. Nendreniniai – Viviparidae Gray, 1847 Pošeimis. Viviparinae Gray, 1847 Gentis. Viviparus Montfort, 1810 Ežerinė nendrenė – Viviparus contectus (Millet, 1813) Upinė nendrenė – Viviparus viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758) BŪRYS. NEOTAENIOGLOSSA Haller, 1892 Antšeimis. Rissooidea Gray, 1847 Šeima. Bitinijiniai – Bithyniidae Troschel, 1857 Gentis. Bithynia Leach, 1818 Pogentis. Bithynia Leach, 1818 Paprastoji bitinija – Bithynia (Bithynia) tentaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Pogentis. Codiella Locard, 1894 Mažoji bitinija – Bithynia (Codiella) leachii (Sheppard, 1823) Balinė bitinija – Bithynia (Codiella) troschelii (Paasch, 1842) Šeima. Vandeniniai -
Ovaries of Puto Superbus and Ceroputo Pilosellae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea): Morphology, Ultrastructure, Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Implications
Title: Ovaries of Puto superbus and Ceroputo pilosellae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) : morphology, ultrastructure, phylogenetic and taxonomic implications Author: Anna Michalik, Małgorzata Kalandyk-Kołodziejczyk, Ewa Simon, Michał Kobiałka, Teresa Szklarzewicz Citation style: Michalik Anna, Kalandyk-Kołodziejczyk Małgorzata, Simon Ewa, Kobiałka Michał, Szklarzewicz Teresa. (2013). Ovaries of Puto superbus and Ceroputo pilosellae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) : morphology, ultrastructure, phylogenetic and taxonomic implications. "European Journal of Entomology" (2013, no. 3, s. 527-534), doi 10.14411/eje.2013.070 Eur. J. Entomol. 110(3): 527–534, 2013 http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/110/3/527 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Ovaries of Puto superbus and Ceroputo pilosellae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea): Morphology, ultrastructure, phylogenetic and taxonomic implications 1 2 2 1 ANNA MICHALIK , MAŁGORZATA KALANDYK-KOŁODZIEJCZYK , EWA SIMON , MICHAŁ KOBIAŁKA 1 and TERESA SZKLARZEWICZ 1 Department of Developmental Biology and Morphology of Invertebrates, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; e-mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland Key words. Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Puto superbus, Ceroputo pilosellae, ovariole, germ cells, trophocyte, oocyte, scale insects Abstract. Ovaries of Puto superbus and Ceroputo pilosellae are composed of numerous short telotrophic ovarioles that are arranged around the distal part of the lateral oviduct. An individual ovariole consists of a distal trophic chamber (= tropharium) and proximal vitellarium. The tropharia enclose individual trophocytes (= nurse cells) and early previtellogenic oocytes termed arrested oocytes. A single oocyte develops in each vitellarium. Analysis of serial sections has shown that ovarioles of P. superbus contain from 16 to 51 germ cells (13–43 trophocytes, 2–7 arrested oocytes, 1 developing oocyte) while those of C. -
Diplomová Práce
Univerzita Karlova v Praze Přírodovědecká fakulta DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE 2010 Tomáš Zavoral UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE Přírodovědecká fakulta Katedra zoologie Taxonomická revize rodu Anisus v České republice (Mollusca: Planorbidae) Taxonomic revision of the genera Anisus in the Czech Republic (Mollusca: Planorbidae) Diplomová práce Tomáš Zavoral Školitelka: RNDr. Lucie Juřičková, PhD. Školitel konzultant: Doc. RNDr. Adam Petrusek, PhD. Praha 2010 Prohlašuji, ţe jsem diplomovou práci vypracoval samostatně pod vedením školitelky RNDr. Lucie Juřičkové, PhD., a ţe veškerá pouţitá literatura a další zdroje byly řádně citovány. Svoluji k zapůjčení této práce s tím, ţe veškeré prameny budou řádně citovány. V Praze dne 1. září 2010 ......................... Tomáš Zavoral Věnování Tuto diplomovou práci bych rád věnoval památce všech těch desítek a stovek šneků, kteří ve jménu vědy hrdinně poloţili své ţivoty a bez jejichţ oběti by vypracování této diplomové práce nebylo moţné. Takţe, díky vám všem! Poděkování Rád bych poděkoval mojí školitelce, RNDr. Lucii Juřičkové, PhD., především za trpělivost, kterou projevila během doby, kdy tato diplomová práce vznikala, za rady, které mi poskytovala při jejím sepisování a za pomoc se sběrem materiálu. Velký dík patří také doc. RNDr. Adamu Petruskovi, PhD., který mi poskytl prostor a cenné rady pro práci v laboratoři a bez jehoţ pomoci by molekulární část diplomové práce vznikala jen těţko. Dalším, kdo se podílel na vzniku diplomové práce, je RNDr. Luboš Beran, PhD., který mi poskytl informace o lokalitách, ze kterých pochází materiál studovaný v této práci a který se sám významnou měrou podílel na jeho sběru. Bernešce Říhové děkuji za pečlivé pročtení a posouzení konečného textu. V neposlední řadě bych rád poděkoval také mým rodičům, kteří mě po celou dobu studia podporovali. -
Hemiptera: Coccoidea): Morphology, Ultrastructure, Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Implications
Eur. J. Entomol. 110(3): 527–534, 2013 http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/110/3/527 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Ovaries of Puto superbus and Ceroputo pilosellae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea): Morphology, ultrastructure, phylogenetic and taxonomic implications 1 2 2 1 ANNA MICHALIK , MAŁGORZATA KALANDYK-KOŁODZIEJCZYK , EWA SIMON , MICHAŁ KOBIAŁKA 1 and TERESA SZKLARZEWICZ 1 Department of Developmental Biology and Morphology of Invertebrates, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; e-mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland Key words. Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Puto superbus, Ceroputo pilosellae, ovariole, germ cells, trophocyte, oocyte, scale insects Abstract. Ovaries of Puto superbus and Ceroputo pilosellae are composed of numerous short telotrophic ovarioles that are arranged around the distal part of the lateral oviduct. An individual ovariole consists of a distal trophic chamber (= tropharium) and proximal vitellarium. The tropharia enclose individual trophocytes (= nurse cells) and early previtellogenic oocytes termed arrested oocytes. A single oocyte develops in each vitellarium. Analysis of serial sections has shown that ovarioles of P. superbus contain from 16 to 51 germ cells (13–43 trophocytes, 2–7 arrested oocytes, 1 developing oocyte) while those of C. pilosellae from only 8 to 10 germ cells (5–7 trophocytes, 0–2 arrested oocytes, 1 developing oocyte). The classification and phylogeny of scale insects are discussed taking into consideration the results of this study. INTRODUCTION rocerococcus Leonardi, 1907 (e.g. Borchsenius, 1949; Scale insects (coccoids) are classified as the super- Koteja, 1974) and more recently to Puto (e.g.