Novi nalazi stjenica (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) za faunu Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine

The data on two new species for the Croatian fauna and one new species for the fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina are given. Caenocoris nerii (Germar, 1847) represents a new genus and species for both countries, while Tropidothorax sternalis (Dallas, 1852) is recorded for the first time in Croatia. In addition, two new host plant species of C. nerii are reported, namely Cynanchum acutum L. and Periploca graeca L. (Apocynaceae), not previously mentioned as its hosts in the scientific literature.Dvije nove vrste stjenica zabilježene su za faunu Hrvatske i jedna nova vrsta za faunu Bosne i Hercegovine. Caenocoris nerii (Germar, 1847) predstavlja novi rod i vrstu za obje države, dok je vrsta Tropidothorax sternalis (Dallas, 1852) po prvi put pronađena u Hrvatskoj. Osim toga, Cynanchum acutum L. i Periploca graeca L. (Apocynaceae) zabilježene su kao nove biljke hraniteljice za stjenicu C. nerii, što do sada nije objavljeno u znanstvenoj literaturi

The distribution and status of Sage Skipper Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808) (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) at the limit of its range in the north-western Balkans

We analysed the status and distribution of the Sage Skipper Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808), a rather rare and local Hesperiidae species at the edge of its range in the north-western part of the Balkan peninsula, mainly Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. In order to determine the species’ presence in the region, we mapped the occurrence of its hostplant, Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa Linnaeus (Lamiaceae). We also summarized all the available knowledge on M. proto in the Balkan Peninsula and provided a literature overview for each country this species has been recorded in so far. In Croatia, the distribution of M. proto is very limited and is located only in the wider surroundings of Dubrovnik city. In the present paper, we also provide the first and only record of M. proto in Bosnia & Herzegovina, from a single locality close to the Croatian border in the Dubrovnik area. Due to its limited distribution in both countries, we propose that the conservation status of the species should be changed from none to vulnerable

FIRST RECORDS OF PLINACHTUS IMITATOR (REUTER, 1891) (HETEROPTERA: COREIDAE: COREINAE) IN CROATIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA AND MONTENEGRO, WITH NOTES ON NEW HOST-PLANT RECORDS

The paper mentions the first findings of the bug Plinachtus imitator (Reuter, 1891) in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. All the findings were recorded in localities along the Adriatic coast, most often on Pistacia lentiscus, a plant that was already known as a host. Plinachtus imitator was recorded for the first time on a new host plant - Pistacia terebinthus in Trsteno, Croatia

ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LATTICE BROWN, KIRINIA ROXELANA (CRAMER, 1777) IN SOUTHERN CROATIA (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE)

New observations of lattice brown, Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777) in southern Croatia are presented. The species has been recorded at 11 new localities across the mainland part of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. As the species inhabits mostly rural areas, more targeted surveys in such habitats are needed to provide additional records. The specificity of this habitat is also the main reason why the species has so rarely been observed in Croatia. New records represent an important addition to the knowledge of the distribution of this species and illustrate the lack of faunistic research in the region