Brukenthal. Acta Musei, VII. 3, 2012 Armoured crickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Bradyporinae) in the Natural History Museum collections of Sibiu (Romania) ARMOURED CRICKETS (ORTHOPTERA: TETTIGONIIDAE, BRADYPORINAE) IN THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM COLLECTIONS OF SIBIU (ROMANIA) Alexandru Ioan TATU* Ioan TĂUŞAN** Abstract. The present paper contains data regarding the armored crickets (Bradyporinae) from the collections of the Natural History Museum of Sibiu preceded by brief details about the subfamily and the collections. The distribution maps of the collecting sites for the identified species are also provided. The preserved material is part of the following collections: “Dr. Arnold Müller”, “Rolf Weyrauch”, “Dr. Eugen Worell” and “Dr. Eckbert Schneider”. Keywords : Bradyporinae, museum collections, systematical inventory, natural heritage. Rezumat. În studiul de fa ţă , sunt oferite date asupra speciilor de Bradyporinae din colec ţiile entomologice ale Muzeului de Istorie Natural ă din Sibiu, împreun ă cu o serie de scurte informa ţii legate de subfamilie respectiv de colec ţii. Hărţile de distribu ţie ale punctelor de colectare a speciilor identificate sunt de asemenea cuprinse în acest studiu. Materialul studiat face parte din urm ătoarele colec ţii: “Dr. Arnold Müller”, “Rolf Weyrauch”, “Dr. Eugen Worell” şi “Dr. Eckbert Schneider”. Cuvinte cheie : Bradyporinae, colec ţii muzeale, inventar sistematic, patrimoniu natural. Introduction The entomological collections hosted at the Natural History Museum of Sibiu are some of the The subfamily Bradyporinae comprises about 155 oldest and most valuable collections in Romania, species (Eades et al. 2012). Its members are bulky, dating back to 1827 (Pascu & Schneider, 1998). rather lazy bushcrickets with their forewings almost entirely covered by the pronotum, while the This study aims to give an account of the armoured hindwings are absent. The antennae articulate crickets present in the collections of the Sibiu below the eye level, closer to the clypeus rather museum. than to the vertex (Harz 1969; Iorgu, Iorgu 2008). Material Their body colour varies from dark, metallic shining to light ochre or green with dark markings, The preserved material is part of the four “often with hieroglyph-like streaks or spots” (Harz collections described below. 1969). For a more detailed description of their The “Arnold Müller“ collection of Transylvanian morphology see the aforementioned study. and Palearctic Orthoptera is part of the wider Concerning their distribution in Europe, they do Transylvanian Society for Nature Science of Sibiu not occur in the North, being limited to its central, collection and comprises 5.133 specimens. There southern and eastern parts (Fig. 1). Worldwide, are 12 species of armoured crickets in this according to Heller (2012), they can be found in collection. The “Rolf Weyrauch” entomological the Near East and in the northern areas of Africa. collection contains 16.436 specimens, of which In Romania, several other papers exclusively 155 belong to the order Orthoptera and two species concerning this subfamily have been undertaken by to the subfamily Bradyporinae. The specimens Vasiliu (1961), Kis (1962) and Iorgu (2009). Apart were collected mainly from 1950 to 1965 from from these, the Orthoptera in the “Arnold Müller” Transylvania, especially from the surroundings of collection have been researched by Vasiliu and Sibiu. The “Eugen Worell” entomological Agapi who in 1958 published a catalogue of the collection contains 93.897 specimens (1041 collection. Orthoptera). Its great value is given not only by * Babe ş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, this numbers but also by the fact that many of the [email protected], [email protected] species are rare, little known and some even new **Brukenthal National Museum, Natural History Museum, (Pascu & Schneider, 1998). There are two species [email protected] of Bradyporinae in this collection. The “Eckbert Schneider” collection comprises 20.000 insect 487 Brukenthal. Acta Musei, VII. 3, 2012 Alexandru Ioan Tatu, Ioan T ăuşan specimens collected from all over the country, but Bradyporus (Callimenus) oniscus (Burmeister, mainly from the southern area of Transylvania. As 1838) in the previous collections, two species of 4 specs., Kaliakra, Bolatasteppe, Eichenm. armoured crickets have been found. The collection (Bolata, Kaliakra, BG), leg. Müller, is still in state of processing (Pascu & Schneider, 22.VII.1926; 1 spec., Balcic (Balcic, BG), 1998). All four collections contribute to the VII.1927; 1 spec., Serbia, Nisch (Niš, RS) , leg. knowledge of the species’ distribution. Örtzen; 1 spec., Graecia, Atika (Attica, GR), leg. For the nomenclature and systematical order, we Örtzen. followed Eades et al . (2012) and Heller (2012). Ephippiger Berthold, 1827 The following abbreviations will be used in this Ephippiger ephippiger (Fiebig, 1784) paper: BG - Bulgaria; DZ - Algeria; ES - Spain; 2 specs., Caracal, Rümänien (Caracal, Olt County, FR - France, GR - Greece; HR - Croatia; RO - RO), leg. Despaletz, 21.IX.1923; 1 spec., Romania; RS - Serbia; Mts. - Mountains; Herculesbad (Băile Herculane, Cara ş-Severin spec./specs - specimen/specimens. County, RO), leg. Müller, 26.VIII.1925; 1 spec., Listing of the species leg. Müller, 26.VIII.1925. Order Orthoptera Comments : The material is labeled as E. vitium in Family Tettigoniidae the collection, but this species is also not found in Subfamily Bradyporinae Romania (Iorgu et al. 2008). “Arnold Müller” Collection Ephippiger diurnus cunii Bolívar, 1877 Bradyporus Charpentier, 1825 1 spec., Bulgarien, Pirin, Elteppe (Pirin Mts., BG), Bradyporus (Bradyporus) dasypus (Illiger, 1800) leg. Müller, 2.VIII.1931; 1 spec., Bulgarien, Pirin, Elteppe (Pirin Mts., BG), leg. Müller, 7.VIII.1931; 1 spec., Bălcic (Balcic, BG), VII. 1926, leg. Lep şi; 2 specs., Bulgarien, Pirin, Elteppe (Pirin Mts., BG), 1 spec., Balcic (BG), VIII.1927; 1 spec., Babadag, leg. Müller, 7.VIII.1931; 1 spec., Rivesaltes (FR), Tulcea (Tulcea County, RO), 25.VII.1928; 1 spec., VI.1891. Caliacra, Bolatasteppe, Eichenm. (Bolata, Kaliakra, BG), leg. Müller, 22.VII.1926; 2 specs., Comments : The first four specimens, collected Kaliakra, Bolatastepe, Eichenm. (Bolata, Kaliakra, from Bulgaria cannot be Ephippiger diurnus cunii , BG), leg. Müller, 22.VII.1926; 1 spec., Kaliakra, as this species’ distribution is limited to Spain and Bolatasteppe, Eichensteppe (Bolata, Kaliakra, BG), France (Eades et al. 2012 ). leg. Müller, 22.VII.1926; 1 spec., Kaliakra, Ephippiger provincialis Yersin, 1854 Bolatasteppe (Bolata, Kaliakra, BG), leg. Müller, syn. Ephippigera provincialis (Yersin 1854) 22.VII.1926; 1 spec., Dobrudscha, Maciner Berge (M ăcin Mts., Dobrogea, RO), leg. Müller, 1 spec., Collection Lucien Chopard 1919, Museum 12.VII.1927; 1 spec., Slava-Rus ă, Tulcea (Slava Paris, Banyuls (FR), det. Bolívar, 9.IX.1909; 1 Rus ă, Tulcea County, RO), 5.VII.1928; 1 spec., spec., Museum Paris, St. Tropez (FR), leg. Slava-Rus ă (Slava Rus ă, Tulcea County, RO), Bossavy, 1891. VII.1928. Ephippiger discoidalis Fieber, 1853 Bradyporus (Callimenus) macrogaster longicollis syn. Ephippigera sphacophila Krauss, 1879 (Fieber, 1853) 1 spec., Dalma ţia (HR), leg. Örtzen. 1 spec., Serbia, Nisch (Niš, RS), leg. V. Örtzen; 1 Uromenus Bolívar, 1878 spec., Caliacra, Bolatasteppe, Eichenm. (Bolata, Uromenus laticollis (Lucas, 1846-1849) Kaliakra, BG), leg. Müller, 22.VII.1926. 1 spec., ♀, Chabet el Ameur (DZ), 23.VI.1884. Bradyporus (Callimenus) montandoni (Burr, 1898) Uromenus rugosicollis (Serville, 1838) 1 spec., Greci-Olt (Greci, Olt County, RO), 1 spec., Museum Paris, leg. Haury, 1907. 17.VI.1927; 2 specs., Plop şor, Dolju (Plop şor, Dolj Steropleurus Bolívar, 1878 County, RO), VII.1925; Steropleurus brunnerii (Bolívar, 1876-1878) Comments : The material is labelled as Callimenus 1 spec., Montarco Bei Madrid (Madrid, ES), leg. oniscus in the collections, however the species is Ebner, 16.VII.1924; det. Ebner, 1925; 1 spec., not found in Romania (Iorgu et al. 2008). 488 Brukenthal. Acta Musei, VII. 3, 2012 Armoured crickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Bradyporinae) in the Natural History Museum collections of Sibiu (Romania) Montarco Bei Madrid (Madrid, ES), leg. Ebner, Comments : The last specimen is in fact a 16.VII.1924; det. Ebner, 1925. specimen of Callimenus montandoni , as the species is limited to Dobrogea (Iorgu 2009). Lluciapomaresius Barat, 2012 Lluciapomaresius stalii (Bolívar, 1878) 1 spec., Sierra de Guadarrama, Cercedilla, Ephippiger ephippiger (Fiebig, 1784) Kastilien (Madrid, ES), leg. Ebner, 18-24.VII. 2 specs., Michelsberg, Bei Hermannstadt 1924. (Cisn ădioara, Sibiu County, RO), leg. Worell, “Rolf Weyrauch” Collection 6.X.1941; 1 spec., Zakelsberg, Stolzburg (Dealul Zakel, Slimnic, Sibiu County, RO), leg. Worell, Bradyporus (Bradyporus) dasypus (Illiger, 1800) 26.VII.1947; 1 spec., Zakelsberg, Stolzenburg 2 specs., S.W. Dobr., V. Iortmac (Iortmac Lake, (Dealul Zakel, Slimnic, Sibiu County, RO), leg. Lipni ţa, Constan ţa County, RO), leg. Weyrauch, Worell, 8.IX.1947; 1 spec., Götzenberg, 22/23.VI.1965; 1 spec., S.W. Dobr., V. Iortmac Hermannstadt (M ăgura Cisn ădiei, Sibiu County, (Iortmac Lake, Lipni ţa, Constan ţa County, RO), RO), leg. Worell, 18.VIII.1946; 1 spec., leg. Weyrauch, 25.VI.1966; 1 spec., S.W. Dobr., V. Hermannstadt, Hammersd., BG (Gu şteri ţa, Sibiu Iortmac (Iortmac Lake, Lipni ţa, Constan ţa County, County, RO), leg. Worell, 16.VIII.1943; 1 spec., RO), leg. Weyrauch, 25.VI.1966. Hermannstadt, Hammersd., BG (Gu şteri