Volume 5 – 2000
Der Apollofalter (Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, 1758) in Siebenbürgen Viktor Weindel1 (bearbeitet von László Rákosy2) 1Dr. Viktor Weindel (3 Nov. 1887 – 27 May 1966), Arzt und Schmetterlingssammler in Hermannstadl (Sibiu) 2Forschungsinstitut für Biologie, Republicii 48, Cluj-Napoca, Romania article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 5-10, 2000 Summary: This paper was written and presented in 1957 by W. Weindel, MD at the centennial anniversary of the birth of Daniel Czekelius, MD, a prominent transylvanian entomologist. The manuscript contains 12 typed pages and one map. For the present rendering I selected only the notes on Parnassius apollo and omitted the eulogy for Dr. Czekelius. In spite the fact that it was written 44 years ago, the work presents new information regarding the occurrence and abundance of P. apollo in the fauna of Romania. The author discusses two interesting hypotheses about the penetration and the spread of P. apollo in Romania. From his data it follows that P. apollo was a common species up to 1930. The subsequent decline in its frequency is attributed to global climatic changes. Keywords: W. Wiendel, Parnassius apollo, Fauna of Romania. e-mail: icb@mail.dntcj.ro	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
Lepidoptera species (Macrolepidoptera) recorded and reported from the Western Stara Planina Mountain, NW Bulgaria Stoyan Beshkov1 1National Museum of Natural History, 1 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 11-43, 2000 Summary: This paper records the distribution data of 727 Macrolepidoptera species from tha Bulgarian part of the Western Stara Planina Mountain. Until now, this area was one of the least explored on of Bulgaria. The present study covers the region situated between the Iskasrki Prolom Gorge in the east, the Proboynitza River in the north and the Bulgaria-Yugoslavia borderline in the west. Ponor, Mala Planina and some other parts of the Western Stara Planina Mountains are included in the study area, even though they do not belong to the main crest of the mountain. Vratchanska Planina is excluded from this study. Each species recorded from this area is listed with original capture data and literature capture data when available. Most of the recorded species are new for this area. Many others are reported from new localities and different dates than previously known from within this region. Several species are confirmatory records for the country. Some others are known from only very few places inside Bulgaria. Material sampling was done in almost all parts of the region by different methods. Keywords: Lepidoptera, Macrolepidoptera, faunistics, Bulgaria, Western Stara Planina mountain.	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913 und Melitaea (punica) telona Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Nymphalidae) in der Fauna Rumäniens László Rákosy1 & Zóltan Varga2 1Forschungsinstitut für Biologie, Republicii 48, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2Kossuth Lajos Universität, Egyetem tér 1, H-4010 Debrecen, Ungarn article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 45-49, 2000 Summary: Carcharodus orientalis and Melitaea (punica) telona are here recorded for the first time in Romanian fauna. C. orientalis was found in the South-East of Romania (Dobrogea). M. punica telona is recorded from Dobrogea, two localities from Transylvania and from Hungary. For both taxa, distribution and biology data, as well as the main diagnostic characters (including genitalia) are given. For „punica telona” complex, a comprehensive table with all described taxa is presented. Keywords: Carcharodus orientalis (Hesperiidae), Melitaea (punica) telona (Nymphalidae), taxonomy, distribution, nomenclature, faunistics. e-mail: icb@mail.dntcj.ro, zvarga@tigris.klte.hu	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
Data concerning the butterflies (Subord. Rhopalocera, Ord. Lepidoptera) from the eastern and north-eastern part of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains (Western Carpathians, Romania) Silvia Burnaz1 1Muzeul Civilizatiei Dacice si Romane, str. Cetatii, nr. 1, RO-2700, Deva, Romania article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 51-67, 2000 Summary: This work presents the checklist of butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) identified untill now from Eastern and Nort-Eastern part of Poiana Rusca Mountains (Western Romania). The list compounds 104 species. Some Species: Pararge achine, Lycaena helle, Satyrium acaciae nostras and Colias myrmidone are rare in the investigated area. Keywords: Butterfly, Romania, faunistics.	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
Iridothrips is actually a valid genus (ord. Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu1 1Institute of Biology Bucharest, Spl. Independenţei 296, RO-79651, Bucharest, Romania article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 69-71, 2000 Summary: The work presents various arguments, some of them new, as the perception of genus Iridothrips as valid and not as a junior synonym of Frankliniella syn. n. (Mound). Keywords: Iridothrips, valid genus, Frankliniella syn. n., Iris thrips.	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
The biological cycle of Thrips physapus Linnaeus, 1761 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu1 1Institute of Biology Bucharest, Spl. Independenţei 296, RO-79651, Bucharest, Romania article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 72-74, 2000 Summary: Thrips physapus is a dominant species in the thrips association from secondary meadows from the Gârbova Massive. The work presents their biological cycle in function of the abiotic factors during two years, in the nature, that representing a world priority. Keywords: Thysanoptera, Thrips physapus, biological cycle.	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
Ecological indices of thrips populations from the Gârbova Massive (Insecta: Thysanoptera) Liliana Vasiliu-Oromulu1 1Institute of Biology Bucharest, Spl. Independenţei 296, RO-79651, Bucharest, Romania article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 75-88, 2000 Summary: The work presents the place and the role of the thrips associations in the praticolous biocenosis from the Gârbova Massive, in a systematic landing of the researches. The values of some structural indices of thrips populations (the specific presence, numerical and relative abundance, dominance, constance, index of ecological significance) were studied in relation with the abiotical factors. Keywords: Thysanoptera, structural indices.	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
New Ichneumonid Species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) for the Romanian Fauna Irinel Constantineanu1, Raoul Constantineanu2 & Camil Ştefan Lungu-Constantineanu1 1Universitatea “Al. I. Cuza”, Fac. de Biologie, Bd. Carol I, Nr. 20 A, RO-6600 Iaşi, România 2Institutul de Cercetări Biologice, Bd. Carol I, Nr. 20 A, RO-6600 Iaşi, România article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 89-90, 2000 Summary: The autors present 4 new ichneumonid species for the Romanian fauna, belonging to 4 genera of the subfamilies Diplazontinae and Scolobatinae, collected by the authors in the northern Moldavia province. These 4 icneumonid species are: Promethes bridgmani Fitton, Trematopygus vellicatus Grav., Mesoleptidea gracilis Holmgr. and Gunomeria macrodactyla Holmgr. Keywords: Ichneumonidae, Diplazontinae, Scolobatinae, new species, Romanian fauna.	[details, abstract]	[pdf]
Ecological studies on the cicada populations (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha) in the „Cheile Turzii” Nature Reserve, Romania Valentin Popa1 1„Babeş-Bolyai" University, Department of Zoology, Clinicilor 5-7 Street, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. article no.: Entomologica romanica 5: 91-97, 2000 Summary: This work represents a faunistic and ecological study on the cicada populations from the "Cheile Turzii" Nature Reserve, Romania. 94 cicada species were identified, which means a very reach fauna reported at such small area In the studied area the cicada populations are represented mainly by species with narrow ecological valence. The species that dominate the "Cheile Turzii" area are Turrutus socialis (Fl.). The sylvan ecosystems are predominantly represented by shruberry, arboricolous and also by the higrophilous species. In the meadows the xerotermophilous species are predominant. The great majority of the cicada species that live in the "Cheile Turzii" area are polyphagous. This fact is in contradiction with their narrow ecological valence and which demonstrate that the limitating factors are the abiotic ones. The most ressembling ecosytems are the coppice located on the Hăşdate riverbanks and the mixed forest located on the way out from the gorges. Keywords: ecological studies, abundance, dominance, ecological valence, ecological similarity. e-mail: valentin@hasdeu.ubbcluj.ro	[details, abstract]	[pdf]