Latest Articles from Check List Latest 5 Articles from Check List https://checklist.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:52:18 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://checklist.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Check List https://checklist.pensoft.net/ Out of East Asia: Epermenia sinjovi Gaedike, 1993 (Lepidoptera, Epermeniidae) newly recorded from the European Alps https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/100808/ Check List 19(2): 155-161

DOI: 10.15560/19.2.155

Authors: Peter Huemer, Alfred Haslberger, Andreas H. Segerer

Abstract: Epermenia sinjovi Gaedike, 1993, a species with a hitherto westernmost known occurrence in Central Siberia, is recorded from the European Alps (Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany). Its identification is based on DNA barcodes and morphological characteristics. The probability of a recent introduction is considered as very low due to the remoteness and wild nature of the habitat, and it seems likely that the species was previously over-looked due to its similarity to Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783).

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Thu, 9 Mar 2023 09:02:00 +0200
Discovery of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919 (Diptera, Culicidae) in Germany https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/86558/ Check List 18(4): 897-906

DOI: 10.15560/18.4.897

Authors: Cornelius Kuhlisch

Abstract: A group of black-legged mosquito species within the subgenus Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribalzaga, 1891 of the genus Aedes Meigen, 1818 is difficult to identify based on their morphology. This group includes Aedes pionips Dyar, 1919, whose first record in the Erzgebirge (Germany) is reported in this study. The objective was to compile and add species specific characters for the morphological discrimination of Ae. pionips from similar mosquitoes in order to facilitate species identification. Generated cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene DNA sequences of Ae. pionips from Germany were compared to sequences from related species, using a phylogenetic tree.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:55:00 +0300
Annotated checklist and biodiversity analysis of benthic fauna at Sylt Outer Reef and Borkum Reef Ground (North Sea) https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/84238/ Check List 18(3): 593-628

DOI: 10.15560/18.3.593

Authors: Sarah Joy Hahn, Angelika Brandt, Moritz Sonnewald

Abstract: Benthic fauna caught by ring dredge and 2 m beam trawl at the NATURA 2000 Sylt Outer Reef (SAR) and Borkum Reef Ground (BRG) sites in the North Sea are examined in relation to the intensity of mobile bottom-trawling fisheries. Samples were taken from 33 stations in the two areas, and the collected benthic fauna, consisting of infauna, epifauna, and demersal fish was determined. A total of 123 species were found, consisting of the phyla Chordata, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Annelida, Cnidaria, and Bryozoa, with Chordata and Mollusca being the most species-rich phyla. The species compositions of BRG and SAR are relatively clearly separated. There was greater species diversity at BRG, likely due to lower fishing pressure from mobile bottom trawling than at SAR. Long-term data acquisition and analysis will be needed to visualize past and future changes in biodiversity

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Annotated List of Species Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:02:00 +0300
Rediscovery of the extremely rare running crab spider Philodromus (Artanes) poecilus (Thorell, 1872) in Bavaria, Germany, after 141 years (Araneae, Philodromidae) https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/79228/ Check List 18(3): 583-591

DOI: 10.15560/18.3.583

Authors: Tobias Bauer, Hans-Jürgen Thorns, Jürgen Guttenberger

Abstract: Philodromus poecilus (Thorell, 1872) is a Transeurasian species reported from most parts of Europe except the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula. Although widely distributed, this species is extremely rarely recorded in Germany and neighbouring countries. In Bavaria, it has not been found since the time of Ludwig Koch (1825–1908). Recently, sev-eral specimens were collected from urban plane trees in Deggendorf (Lower Bavaria), proving that the species is still present in Bavaria. Additionally, images of the copulatory organs and of living and preserved specimens are presented, as is a compilation of records in Germany and neighbouring countries.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Tue, 7 Jun 2022 11:05:00 +0300
Discovery of the diving beetle Laccornis oblongus (Stephens, 1835) in Bavaria, southern Germany (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Laccornini) https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/76065/ Check List 18(1): 79-84

DOI: 10.15560/18.1.79

Authors: Lars Hendrich, Michael Manuel, Michael Balke

Abstract: The diving beetle Laccornis oblongus (Stephens, 1835) is recorded for the first time from Bavaria, southern Germany, which marks the most south-westerly record of the species known to date. Three specimens were collected in the Murnauer Moos nature reserve in Upper Bavaria. We summarize what is known about the species habitat in Germany and provide photographs of the sampling site and habitus, median lobe of aedeagus, and paramere of the species. We provide a checklist of the 20 other diving beetle species we found syntopic with L. oblongus.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:14:00 +0200