Belonochilus numenius (Say, 1832) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), nova invazivna vrsta u Hrvatskoj

In the present paper we report first observations of the invasive sycamore seed bug, Belonochilus numenius (Say, 1832) in Croatia. So far, we recorded the species in five localities in Croatia, one in Zagreb, two in Split and two in and around Dubrovnik. All the records originate from the urban areas with Plane trees on which the species feeds.U ovom radu iznosimo prva opažanja invazivne dugonose platanine stjenice, Belonochilus numenius (Say, 1832) u Hrvatskoj. Do sada je vrsta zabilježena na pet lokaliteta, jednom u Zagrebu, dva u Splitu te dva u i oko Dubrovnika. Svi nalazi potječu iz urbanih područja na kojima rastu platane kojima se vrsta hrani

Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013: new for the fauna of Croatia (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)

The occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013 in Croatia is reported in this study. The first evidence of M. fuscus from Croatia comes from Solin, Split-Dalmatia region. Both adults and nymphs of this species were found in ant nests of Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1791) in dead wood of pine forests. The identification of M. fuscus is discussed and photographs of this species are presented

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