Irina Lazarkevich, S. Engibarov, Simona Mitova, Emiliya Vacheva, Steliyana Popova, Nikola Stanchev, Rumyana Eneva, Y. Gocheva, Y. Ilieva, H. Najdenski
Compared to other reptile groups in Europe, lizards have generally been neglected and understudied in terms of microbiota research. In this study, we aimed to isolate, identify and characterize the aerobic cloacal microflora of wild-dwelling lizard hosts. We examined a total of 86 individuals from five species belonging to three families: the European green lizard (Lacerta viridis), the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), the meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola) (Lacertidae), the European snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) (Scincidae) and the European slow worm (Anguis fragilis) (Anguidae) which co-occur in a low-mountain region in Western Bulgaria. In general, a similar composition of the resident microbial communities in the cloaca was found, accompanied by variation in the relative abundance of some bacterial taxa between the lizard species. A variety of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria was isolated from the cloacal samples. Some of these bacteria are also known as opportunistic pathogens, both for hosts and humans. The bacterial species Hafnia alvei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella oxytoca and representatives of Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp. and Enterococcus spp. were among the most prevalent.
{"title":"Diversity of the aerobic cloacal microbiota of syntopic lizard species (Reptilia: Sauria) from a low-mountain area in Western Bulgaria","authors":"Irina Lazarkevich, S. Engibarov, Simona Mitova, Emiliya Vacheva, Steliyana Popova, Nikola Stanchev, Rumyana Eneva, Y. Gocheva, Y. Ilieva, H. Najdenski","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.11","url":null,"abstract":"Compared to other reptile groups in Europe, lizards have generally been neglected and understudied in terms of microbiota research. In this study, we aimed to isolate, identify and characterize the aerobic cloacal microflora of wild-dwelling lizard hosts. We examined a total of 86 individuals from five species belonging to three families: the European green lizard (Lacerta viridis), the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), the meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola) (Lacertidae), the European snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) (Scincidae) and the European slow worm (Anguis fragilis) (Anguidae) which co-occur in a low-mountain region in Western Bulgaria. In general, a similar composition of the resident microbial communities in the cloaca was found, accompanied by variation in the relative abundance of some bacterial taxa between the lizard species. A variety of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria was isolated from the cloacal samples. Some of these bacteria are also known as opportunistic pathogens, both for hosts and humans. The bacterial species Hafnia alvei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella oxytoca and representatives of Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp. and Enterococcus spp. were among the most prevalent.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141671145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phansamai Phommexay, Aingorn Chaiyes, Prateep Duengkae, C. Chuaynkern, Y. Chuaynkern
The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is native species of Southeast Asia, found in Laos, Vietnam, and China. N. leucogenys is critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. This study aimed to evaluate and predict its potential distribution within Laos under current climate conditions (2022) and future scenarios for 2050 and 2070 using a species distribution modeling software. The study confirmed the presence of N. leucogenys by analyzing color patterns and call structures. Males have less reddish cheeks, a brownish chest patch, and mostly black fur with silver strands, except for pale cheek tufts. Females have a buff face-ring, creamy fur without dark underparts, and a dark brown crown patch with white facial hair. In terms of their calls, the duration of the great call is 14.10 ms, the maximum frequency is 2.260 kHz, and there are 13.00 pulses per great call. Solos last 6.80 ms with a maximum frequency of 1.420 kHz. Duet calls last 21.80 ms. The climate change significantly influences the potential distribution of N. leucogenys. The species distribution models (SDMs) suggest that the highest suited habitat for the 2070 scenario is 734.2 km², which is 0.3% of Laos PDR. This is followed by 2050 with 638.8 km² (0.2%), and 2022 with 236.93 km² (0.1%). These suitability assessments are affected by BIO 18 (23.5%, 29.4%, 38.8%), BIO 2 (15.5%, 12.9%, 12.6%), and river (15.2%, 11.9%, 9.7%). The results identified key considerations for conservation and future monitoring research, including three classes of habitat suitability: highly suitable, moderately suitable, and marginally suitable. These areas encompass approximately 1,397.3 km2 in 2022 (0.6% of Lao PDR), 2,752.8 km² in 2050 (1.2% of Lao PDR) and 3,026 km² in 2070 (1.3% of Lao PDR). These findings provide crucial baseline information for Laotian authorities to develop and implement an effective conservation action plan for N. leucogenys.
{"title":"Current and suitable habitat of the Critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) in Lao PDR","authors":"Phansamai Phommexay, Aingorn Chaiyes, Prateep Duengkae, C. Chuaynkern, Y. Chuaynkern","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.10","url":null,"abstract":"The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is native species of Southeast Asia, found in Laos, Vietnam, and China. N. leucogenys is critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. This study aimed to evaluate and predict its potential distribution within Laos under current climate conditions (2022) and future scenarios for 2050 and 2070 using a species distribution modeling software. The study confirmed the presence of N. leucogenys by analyzing color patterns and call structures. Males have less reddish cheeks, a brownish chest patch, and mostly black fur with silver strands, except for pale cheek tufts. Females have a buff face-ring, creamy fur without dark underparts, and a dark brown crown patch with white facial hair. In terms of their calls, the duration of the great call is 14.10 ms, the maximum frequency is 2.260 kHz, and there are 13.00 pulses per great call. Solos last 6.80 ms with a maximum frequency of 1.420 kHz. Duet calls last 21.80 ms. The climate change significantly influences the potential distribution of N. leucogenys. The species distribution models (SDMs) suggest that the highest suited habitat for the 2070 scenario is 734.2 km², which is 0.3% of Laos PDR. This is followed by 2050 with 638.8 km² (0.2%), and 2022 with 236.93 km² (0.1%). These suitability assessments are affected by BIO 18 (23.5%, 29.4%, 38.8%), BIO 2 (15.5%, 12.9%, 12.6%), and river (15.2%, 11.9%, 9.7%). The results identified key considerations for conservation and future monitoring research, including three classes of habitat suitability: highly suitable, moderately suitable, and marginally suitable. These areas encompass approximately 1,397.3 km2 in 2022 (0.6% of Lao PDR), 2,752.8 km² in 2050 (1.2% of Lao PDR) and 3,026 km² in 2070 (1.3% of Lao PDR). These findings provide crucial baseline information for Laotian authorities to develop and implement an effective conservation action plan for N. leucogenys.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141675509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The present paper reports the water mite identified as Litarachna duboscqi collected in March 2024 from nautical ropes in the harbour of Trapani (Sicily). It is the first record for southern Italy and the central Mediterranean Sea.
{"title":"First occurrence of the mite Litarachna duboscqi Walter, 1925 (Acariformes: Pontarachnidae) in the central Mediterranean Sea","authors":"S. Lo Brutto, A. Badalucco, H. Smit","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.74.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.74.3","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper reports the water mite identified as Litarachna duboscqi collected in March 2024 from nautical ropes in the harbour of Trapani (Sicily). It is the first record for southern Italy and the central Mediterranean Sea.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141680739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A new subgenus Insulorchestes subgen. n. (type species: Megorchestes luzonensis sp. n.) of the genus Megorchestes Kojima, 2011 is described from Luzon Island, the Philippines. The new subgenus differs from Megorchestes s. str. in tarsal claws with a broad flat inner tooth, armed femora, narrowly separated procoxal cavities and weakly convex elytra. This is the first record of the genus Megorchestes for the Philippines.
Kojima, 2011）的一个新亚属 Insulorchestes subgen.新的亚属与 Megorchestes s. str.的不同之处在于跗爪有一个宽平的内齿、股骨有武装、前胸穴狭长分开以及后背微凸。这是菲律宾首次记录到 Megorchestes 属。
{"title":"First record of the genus Megorchestes Kojima, 2011 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Philippines","authors":"A. Legalov","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.9","url":null,"abstract":"A new subgenus Insulorchestes subgen. n. (type species: Megorchestes luzonensis sp. n.) of the genus Megorchestes Kojima, 2011 is described from Luzon Island, the Philippines. The new subgenus differs from Megorchestes s. str. in tarsal claws with a broad flat inner tooth, armed femora, narrowly separated procoxal cavities and weakly convex elytra. This is the first record of the genus Megorchestes for the Philippines.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141679237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The data on the casebearer moth family Coleophoridae from Omsk Region was summarized based on materials collected by the second author in 2021-2023. A list of 53 species is given. 25 species are new to the territory of Omsk Region. Six species are new to Asian part of Russia, among them Orthographis impalella (Toll, 1961), Orthographis uralensis (Toll, 1961), Multicoloria spumosella (Staudinger, 1859), Casignetella helgada (Anikin, 2005), Casignetella riffelensis (Rebel, 1913) and Goniodoma auroguttella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841). Multicoloria perissa (Reznik, 1975) is reported for the fauna of Russia for the first time. The total number of Coleophoridae from Omsk Region is increased to 80 species.
{"title":"Additions to the fauna of casebearer moths (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) of Omsk Region, Russia. Results of expeditions in 2021-2023","authors":"V. V. Anikin, S. Knyazev","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.8","url":null,"abstract":"The data on the casebearer moth family Coleophoridae from Omsk Region was summarized based on materials collected by the second author in 2021-2023. A list of 53 species is given. 25 species are new to the territory of Omsk Region. Six species are new to Asian part of Russia, among them Orthographis impalella (Toll, 1961), Orthographis uralensis (Toll, 1961), Multicoloria spumosella (Staudinger, 1859), Casignetella helgada (Anikin, 2005), Casignetella riffelensis (Rebel, 1913) and Goniodoma auroguttella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841). Multicoloria perissa (Reznik, 1975) is reported for the fauna of Russia for the first time. The total number of Coleophoridae from Omsk Region is increased to 80 species.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141683126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Melnitsky, Vladimir D. Ivanov, E. Perkovsky, A. Legalov
A new caddisflies species Holocentropus totuttotam sp. nov. and Nyctiophylax totaktoetak sp. nov. (Polycentropodidae) are described and illustrated from Rovno amber (Priabonian). Holocentropus atratus (Pictet, 1856) and Holocentropus vetustus (Germar, 1813) are recorded for Rovno amber for the first time. Now the family Polycentropodidae is represented by 23 named species among 42 named species of caddisflies known from Rovno amber. A list of fossil Trichoptera known from the Rovno amber is given.
{"title":"The new species and two new records of Polycentropodidae (Insecta: Trichoptera) from Eocene Rovno amber","authors":"S. Melnitsky, Vladimir D. Ivanov, E. Perkovsky, A. Legalov","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.75.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.1","url":null,"abstract":"A new caddisflies species Holocentropus totuttotam sp. nov. and Nyctiophylax totaktoetak sp. nov. (Polycentropodidae) are described and illustrated from Rovno amber (Priabonian). Holocentropus atratus (Pictet, 1856) and Holocentropus vetustus (Germar, 1813) are recorded for Rovno amber for the first time. Now the family Polycentropodidae is represented by 23 named species among 42 named species of caddisflies known from Rovno amber. A list of fossil Trichoptera known from the Rovno amber is given.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141334823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Pešić, H. Smit, Neha Sharma, Kumbhlesh Kamal Rana, Pankaj Bahuguna, Rajesh Rayal
In this paper, two species of the water mite genus Kongsbergia Thor, 1899 (Aturidae), i.e., K. uttarakhandensis Pešić & Smit n. sp. and K. tuzovskiji Pešić & Smit n. sp. are described from streams in Uttarakhand State of India. The latter species was named after late Dr Petr Tuzovskij for his outstanding contribution to the research of water mites.
本文从印度北阿坎德邦的溪流中描述了水螨属Kongsbergia Thor, 1899（Aturidae）的两个物种，即K. uttarakhandensis Pešić & Smit n. sp.和K. tuzovskiji Pešić & Smit n. sp.。后一物种以已故 Petr Tuzovskij 博士的名字命名，以表彰他对水螨研究的杰出贡献。
{"title":"Two new Kongsbergia species from the Western Himalaya with a key to the species of the genus from India (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Aturidae)","authors":"V. Pešić, H. Smit, Neha Sharma, Kumbhlesh Kamal Rana, Pankaj Bahuguna, Rajesh Rayal","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.74.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.74.1","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, two species of the water mite genus Kongsbergia Thor, 1899 (Aturidae), i.e., K. uttarakhandensis Pešić & Smit n. sp. and K. tuzovskiji Pešić & Smit n. sp. are described from streams in Uttarakhand State of India. The latter species was named after late Dr Petr Tuzovskij for his outstanding contribution to the research of water mites.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study reports Malta's first record of the planthopper Duilius bipunctatus (Fieber, 1866), which also represents the first occurrence of the genus in the country.
{"title":"First record of Duilius bipunctatus (Fieber, 1866) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae), a Tamarix-feeding planthopper, from Malta","authors":"I. Gjonov, D. Mifsud","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.73.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.73.31","url":null,"abstract":"This study reports Malta's first record of the planthopper Duilius bipunctatus (Fieber, 1866), which also represents the first occurrence of the genus in the country.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141366765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Two new Euxoa Hübner, [1821] species, E. scotopamira sp. n. and E. porphyrofusca sp. n. are described. The main external and genitalia features of the new species and of their closest relatives are characterised and discussed. The imagoes are illustrated on three tables with 18 figures, the genitalia are presented on three monochromatic plates with figures of 9 males and 5 females.
{"title":"Two new species of Euxoa Hübner, [1821] from Central Asia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Noctuinae)","authors":"P. Gyulai, Zoltán Varga","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.73.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.73.30","url":null,"abstract":"Two new Euxoa Hübner, [1821] species, E. scotopamira sp. n. and E. porphyrofusca sp. n. are described. The main external and genitalia features of the new species and of their closest relatives are characterised and discussed. The imagoes are illustrated on three tables with 18 figures, the genitalia are presented on three monochromatic plates with figures of 9 males and 5 females.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141377174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Lyubarsky, A. Legalov, D. Vasilenko, E. Perkovsky
Thallisellites augustinusii Lyubarsky et Perkovsky sp. nov. (Erotylidae: Languriinae, Thallisellini) is described from the late Eocene Baltic amber. Extant species of the tribe Thallisellini are Neotropical. New species differs from Thallisellites olgae in the slightly developed anterolateral angles of the pronotum; pronotal maximum width in anterior angles; short antennae, and the absence of the pronotal basal short longitudinal keel.
Thallisellites augustinusii Lyubarsky et Perkovsky sp.Thallisellini 科的现存物种属于新热带物种。新种与Thallisellites olgae的不同之处在于：前胸的前外侧角略微发达；前胸前角的最大宽度；触角短；没有前胸基部的短纵龙骨。
{"title":"Thallisellites augustinusii sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languriinae) from Priabonian Baltic amber","authors":"G. Lyubarsky, A. Legalov, D. Vasilenko, E. Perkovsky","doi":"10.37828/em.2024.73.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.73.27","url":null,"abstract":"Thallisellites augustinusii Lyubarsky et Perkovsky sp. nov. (Erotylidae: Languriinae, Thallisellini) is described from the late Eocene Baltic amber. Extant species of the tribe Thallisellini are Neotropical. New species differs from Thallisellites olgae in the slightly developed anterolateral angles of the pronotum; pronotal maximum width in anterior angles; short antennae, and the absence of the pronotal basal short longitudinal keel.","PeriodicalId":504865,"journal":{"name":"Ecologica Montenegrina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141265674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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