Latest Articles from ZooKeys Latest 6 Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:38:19 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zookeys.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ A review of Eupholidoptera (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) from Crete, Gavdos, Gavdopoula, and Andikithira https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/97514/ ZooKeys 1151: 67-158

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1151.97514

Authors: Luc Willemse, Jos Tilmans, Nefeli Kotitsa, Apostolos Trichas, Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Dragan Chobanov, Baudewijn Odé

Abstract: Being nocturnal, hiding in prickly bushes and shrubs during the day, Eupholidoptera species in Crete and its neighbouring islands are easily overlooked, and until now our knowledge about their distribution was based on some thirty sightings across 11 species. In this paper results are presented of a study of Eupholidoptera specimens collected between 1987 and 2020 by hand-catches and pitfall and fermenting traps on the Greek islands of Crete, Gavdos, Gavdopoula, and Andikithira. Diagnostic features of all known species are presented and illustrated with stacked images. An updated key to all species is provided. Eupholidoptera francisae Tilmans & Odé, sp. nov. from Andikithira and southwestern Crete and Eupholidoptera marietheresae Willemse & Kotitsa, sp. nov. from Mt. Dikti are described. Female E. cretica, E. gemellata, and E. mariannae are described, and the female of E. astyla is redescribed. Bioacoustics for E. francisae Tilmans & Odé, sp. nov., E. giuliae, and E. jacquelinae are presented for the first time. Eupholidoptera smyrnensis is reported for the first time from Crete. A substantial amount of new distribution data for Eupholidoptera species on Crete is presented. The current distribution pattern and first analyses of phylogeny based on molecular data of Eupholidoptera species on Crete are discussed in relation to paleogeographical events.

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Research Article Wed, 1 Mar 2023 14:25:43 +0200
A new species of the ant genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 from Crete (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27022/ ZooKeys 789: 139-159

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.789.27022

Authors: Sebastian Salata, Lech Borowiec

Abstract: Lasius tapinomoides sp. n. from Crete, Greece, is described and illustrated. It belongs to L. turcicus complex and is well characterized by very small body, extremely shallow metanotal groove and presence of suberect to erect setae on the apical part of scape. New records of Cretan members of the genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 are provided, their checklist is updated, and the key to their determination is presented.

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Research Article Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:05:27 +0300
Parasitic wasps related to Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788) (Lepidoptera, Praydidae) in olive orchards in Greece https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/25402/ ZooKeys 773: 143-154

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.773.25402

Authors: Eleftherios Alissandrakis, Panagiota Psirofonia, Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Saša S. Stanković, Vladimir Žikić

Abstract: The olive moth, Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae) is categorised among the most devastating insect pests of olives, whose anthophagous and carpophagous generations can cause yield loss up to 581 and 846 kg of fruit per ha, respectively. In this study, results of the captured parasitoids in olive tree (Olea europaea Linnaeus, 1753) orchards, or infested olive plant material in Crete, Greece, is presented. Five of the six identified species captured in trap devices are related to P. oleae, i.e., Chelonus elaeaphilus Silvestri, 1908, Chelonus pellucens (Nees, 1816), Apanteles xanthostigma (Haliday, 1834), Diadegma armillatum (Gravenhorst, 1829), and Exochus lentipes Gravenhorst, 1829. The species Eupelmus urozonus Dalman, 1820 and Pnigalio mediterraneus Ferrière & Delucchi, 1957 were reared from infested P. oleae leaves. Chelonus pellucens is reported for the first time from Greece. According to the international literature, 59 hymenopterous and dipterous parasitoid species are associated with P. oleae in Europe.

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Research Article Mon, 9 Jul 2018 16:41:22 +0300
Descriptions of two new species of Aelurillus Simon, 1884 (Araneae, Salticidae) from the Mediterranean, with the synonymization of A. steliosi Dobroruka, 2002 https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/5888/ ZooKeys 516: 109-122

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.516.9439

Authors: Galina N. Azarkina, Marjan Komnenov

Abstract: Two Aelurillus species are described as new, A. alboclypeus sp. n. (♂♀, from Turkey) and A. deltshevi sp. n. (♂, from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan). Aelurillus steliosi Dobroruka, 2002 is synonymized with A. leipoldae (Metzner, 1999). Additional distributions of the closely related species A. v-insignitus are provided for the region of study. Distributional maps are provided for the five species reported in this paper.

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Research Article Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0300
An account of the taxonomy and distribution of Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaetes) in the eastern Mediterranean, with notes on the genus Prosphaerosyllis San Martín, 1984 in the Mediterranean https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3029/ ZooKeys 150: 281-326

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.150.2146

Authors: Sarah Faulwetter, Georgios Chatzigeorgiou, Bella S. Galil, Christos Arvanitidis

Abstract: The syllid fauna of three locations in Crete and Israel (eastern Mediterranean Sea) was studied, yielding 82 syllid species, many of which were found for the first time in the respective areas: Seventeen species were recorded for the first time on the Israeli coasts and 20 in Greek waters. Perkinsyllis augeneri (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) and Prosphaerosyllis chauseyensis Olivier et al., 2011 are new records for the Mediterranean Sea. Detailed information is given on the morphology, ecology and distribution of the species recorded for the first time in the studied areas. In addition, an update on the distribution of the genus Prosphaerosyllis San Martín, 1984 in the Mediterranean is given and an identification key to the Mediterranean species is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200
Engaging the broader community in biodiversity research: the concept of the COMBER pilot project for divers in ViBRANT https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3031/ ZooKeys 150: 211-229

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.150.2149

Authors: Christos Arvanitidis, Sarah Faulwetter, Georgios Chatzigeorgiou, Lyubomir Penev, Olaf Bánki, Thanos Dailianis, Evangelos Pafilis, Michail Kouratoras, Eva Chatzinikolaou, Lucia Fanini, Aikaterini Vasileiadou, Christina Pavloudi, Panagiotis Vavilis, Panagiota Koulouri, Costas Dounas

Abstract: This paper discusses the design and implementation of a citizen science pilot project, COMBER (Citizens’ Network for the Observation of Marine BiodivERsity, http://www.comber.hcmr.gr), which has been initiated under the ViBRANT EU e-infrastructure. It is designed and implemented for divers and snorkelers who are interested in participating in marine biodiversity citizen science projects. It shows the necessity of engaging the broader community in the marine biodiversity monitoring and research projects, networks and initiatives. It analyses the stakeholders, the industry and the relevant markets involved in diving activities and their potential to sustain these activities. The principles, including data policy and rewards for the participating divers through their own data, upon which this project is based are thoroughly discussed. The results of the users analysis and lessons learned so far are presented. Future plans include promotion, links with citizen science web developments, data publishing tools, and development of new scientific hypotheses to be tested by the data collected so far.

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Research Article Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200