Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830) introduced into the Czech Republic: (Hemiptera, Flatidae)

A large population of the Nearctic planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830) (Hemiptera, Flatidae), introduced and acclimatized in South Europe in late 1970's, was found in 2001 in an outdoor ornamental gardening shop in the city of Brno in the Czech Republic, being the first record of the species and the family in the country and its northernmost record in Europe. M. pruinosa, probably introduced in the egg stage on ornamental shrubs from Italy, prefered young twigs of Thuja occidentalis, Juniperus communis and Sorbus aucuparia and was also found in numbers on Lilium spp. The damage on affected plants was rather of an aesthetic kind (spots of waxy filaments on shoots), even though a production of honeydew and a consequent development of sooty moulds was also observed. A brief review of published information on the distribution, biology and economic importance of M. pruinosa is given

Some new species of planthoppers and leafhoppers for the Czech Republic and Slovakia: (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha)

Some new species of planthoppers and leafhoppers for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. – Florodelphax paryphasma (Flor, 1861), new for the fauna of the Czech Republic (Bohemia); Macropsis najas Nast, 1981, new for the Czech Republic (Moravia) and Slovakia; Eurysella brunnea (Melichar, 1896), Metropis mayri Fieber, 1866, Mocuellus quadricornis Dlabola, 1949 and Diplocolenus frauenfeldi (Fieber, 1869), all new for Bohemia

Die Spornzikaden-Gattung Metropis Fieber, 1866 in Mitteleuropa: (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae)

The delphacid planthopper genus Metropis Fieber, 1866 in central Europe (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) – A short overview is given on the occurrence and life history of central European species of the delphacid planthopper genusMetropis Fieber. At present, Metropis latifrons (Kbm.), M. inermis W.Wg. and M. mayri Fieb. are known from this region. Habitat preferences, host plants, and phenology are very similar among the three species, but there are conspicuous differences in distribution

An annotated checklist of the jumping plant-lice (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from the Mercantour National Park, with seven new records for France and one new synonymy

A total of 68 psyllid species are listed from the Mercantour National Park in Southeast France, where a targeted collecting campaign was conducted between 2009 and 2012, as part of the project "ATBI+M" Mercantour. The insects were collected using Malaise traps, flight intercept traps and sweep nets to sample in the vegetation. Additional information on distribution, biology and host-plants is provided for each species. Seven species are recorded for the first time from France: Craspedolepta artemisiae (Foerster, 1848), Craspedolepta nebulosa (Zetterstedt, 1828), Cacopsylla propinqua (Schaefer, 1949), Cyamophila prohaskai (Priesner, 1927), Eryngiofaga cf. refuga (Loginova, 1966), Bactericera parastriola Conci, Ossiannilsson & Tamanini, 1988 and Trioza flixiana Burckhardt & Lauterer, 2002. Trioza (Trioza) rapisardai Conci & Tamanini, 1984 is a new subjective synonym of Trioza brachyceraea Hodkinson & White, 1979, which was previously known only from the male holotype. The abundance, distribution and introduction status of some species are discussed

Die Blattflöhe der Sammlung Struve von der Nordseeinsel Borkum: (Hemiptera, Psylloidea)

Among the extensive arthropod material collected from 1932–1946 by Fritz and Richard Struve on the North Sea island Borkum are also psyllids which were, at the time, identified by W. Wagner. This information was published by Struve (1939). A large part of the psyllid collection is still preserved today. We revised the available material and provide here a list with details on collecting date and site as well as plant. The spatial distribution of the psyllid species on Borkum is discussed

Zur Fauna der Zikaden, Wanzen und Augenfliegen des Kaiserstuhls: (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha et Heteroptera; Diptera: Pipunculidae)

On the fauna of hemipteran bugs (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha et Heteroptera) and big-headed flies (Diptera: Pipunculidae) of the Kaiserstuhl, southwestern Germany. – Field records of 157 Auchenorrhyncha species gathered on field excursionsto five sites in the Kaiserstuhl Hill during the 9th Auchenorrhyncha Meeting, June 14th - 15th 2002, are presented. Particularly noteworthy was the first German record of the leafhopper Arocephalus sagittarius Rib., which was so far only known from southwestern Europe, and the very rare Edwardsiana smreczynskii Dwor., which is known only from less than 10 localities in Poland, Slowakia, Germany, Switzerland and France. Two further species, which are known in Germany only from this locality, notably Cixidia pilatoi D'Urso & Gugl. and Phlepsius intricatus (H.-S.), were no more found

Auchenorrhyncha collected in the Canavese district (Northwest Italy): (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha)

Die Ergebnisse von Zikaden-Sammelexkursionen im Distrikt Canavese (Italien, Piemont) werden präsentiert, die im Rahmen des 14. Auchenorrhyncha-Tagung (07.-09. – 09.09.2007) und des 4. Europäischen Hemipteren-Kongresses (10.09. – 14.09.2007) in Ivrea durchgeführt wurden. Zwei neue Arten für Italien und zahlreiche neue Zikadenarten für Piemont wurden festgestellt.The results of Auchenorrhyncha collection excursions in the Canavese district (Italy, Piedmont) are presented, that were held during the 14th Central European Auchenorrhyncha Meeting (07.09. – 09.09.2007) and the 4th European Hemiptera Congress (10.09.–14.09.2007) in Ivrea are given. Two new species for Italy, and several new species for Piedmont were found