True bugs and beetles new to Montenegro and Bulgaria (Insecta: Heteroptera, Coleoptera)

From Montenegro, one species of Heteroptera, Lethocerus patruelis, and eight species of Coleoptera, Ampedus cardinalis, Cardiophorus anticus (Elateridae), Diaperis boleti, Iphthiminus italicus croaticus, Opatrum verrucosum, Pedinus helopioides (Tenebrionidae), Prostomis mandibularis (Prostomidae), Camptorhinus simplex (Curculionidae) are recorded for the first time. Pytho depressus (Pythidae) is recorded for the first time from Bulgaria

FIGURES 11 – 16 in New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran, with the description of a new species

FIGURES 11 – 16. Axonopsis gereckei sp. nov. (11, 12, 15 = male; 13, 14, 16 = female): 11 = idiosoma, ventral view; 12 = I­Leg; 13 = dorsal shield; 14 = postocularia; 15 = palp; 16 = genital field. Scale Bars = 0.1 mm

Trichothyas K. Viets

Genus Trichothyas K. Viets Trichothyas petrophila (Michael) Iranian records: Mazandaran, Tehran Province (Aderan) – “ Trichotyas alborzensis Bader & Sepasgozarian” Bader & Sepasgozarian (1979 b); Tehran (Aderan), Mazandaran Province – “ Trichotyas alborzensis Bader & Sepasgozarian” Sepasgosarian (1999); Mazandaran Province – Pesic et al. (2005 a). Distributio n: S and W Europe, Turkey, Iran.Published as part of Pesic, Vladimir & Saboori, Alireza, 2007, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Iran, pp. 45-68 in Zootaxa 1473 on page 48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17671

Frontipodopsis Walter

Genus Frontipodopsis Walter Frontipodopsis reticulatifrons persicus Schwoerbel & Sepasgosarian Iranian records: Fars Province – Schwoerbel & Sepasgosarian (1980). Distribution: Iran.Published as part of Pesic, Vladimir & Saboori, Alireza, 2007, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Iran, pp. 45-68 in Zootaxa 1473 on page 59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17671

Forelia Haller

Genus Forelia Haller Forelia sp. Iranian records: Kermanshah, Lorestan, Khorasan, Kordestan, East & West Azarbayjan Province – Sepasgosarian (1999). Forelia variegator (Koch) Iranian records: Kerman, Hamedan Province – Pesic et al. (2004 a). Distribution: Palaearctic.Published as part of Pesic, Vladimir & Saboori, Alireza, 2007, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Iran, pp. 45-68 in Zootaxa 1473 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17671

Lethaxona K.Viets

Genus Lethaxona K.Viets Lethaxona pygmaea K.Viets Iranian records: Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province – Pesic et al. (2005 b). Distribution: Europe, Iran.Published as part of Pesic, Vladimir & Saboori, Alireza, 2007, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Iran, pp. 45-68 in Zootaxa 1473 on page 59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17671

Arrenurus (Micruracarus) cyprioticus Smit & Pesic, 2006, spec. nov.

<i>Arrenurus (Micruracarus) cyprioticus</i> spec. nov. <p>(Figs. 8 – 12)</p> <p> <i>Material examined</i></p> <p>Holotype: male, pool south of Asprokremnos Dam, Cyprus, 25 April 2002, leg. H. Smit (ZMAN). Paratypes: 1 male, 18 females, same data as holotype (ZMAN); male, IR16, stream in village Sirch, 50 km E from Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran, 30°12’ N 57°34’ E, 1834 m asl, 24 July 2003 (MNHP).</p> <p> <i>Description</i></p> <p> <i>Male</i>: Body 725 (753) long and 591 (591) wide, paratype from Iran 846 long and 672 wide. Dorsal shield complete with two pairs of glandularia, 348 long and 393 wide. Cauda indistinctly set off from anterior body part, but more distinct in the two paratypes. Petiole consisting of a hyaline tube, with a ventral part with two knobs which are upturned and are visible in lateral view. Dorsal part of petiole medially without a knob. Cauda with a closed median cleft. Genital field narrow and extending onto dorsum. Lengths of PI­PV: 32, 63, 36, 72, 44; PII medially with six setae. Lengths of I­leg­4­6: 106, 116, 118. Lengths of IVleg­4­6: 128, 134, 116; IV­leg­4 without spur. Sixth segment of each leg setose. Third and fourth legs with numerous swimming setae.</p> <p> <i>Female</i>: Idiosoma 737 (713–956) long and 630 (595–786) wide. Idiosoma eggshaped, posteriorly somewhat truncated. Dorsal shield 551 long and 421 wide. First coxal plates extending beyond anterior idiosoma margin. Medial margin of fourth coxal plates longer than medial margin of third coxal plates. Medial distance of fourth coxal plates as long as width of one genital valve. Genital plates somewhat less than twice as long as broad, directed perpendicularly to lateral idiosoma margin or slightly oblique. Each genital valve with two rounded sclerotized patches. Lengths of PI­PV: 30, 62, 40, 82, 43; palp as in male. Lengths of I­leg­4­6: 113, 116, 98. Lengths of IV­leg­4­6: 142, 140, 122. Third and fourth legs with numerous swimming setae.</p> <p> <i>Etymology</i>: Named for its occurrence on <i>Cyprus</i>.</p> <p> <i>Remarks</i>: The new species belongs to a group with a hyaline petiole, which can be tube­shaped or directly inserted on the cauda. The new species belongs to the first group, its closest relatives are <i>A. terebrator</i> K.O.Viets, <i>A.</i> novus George and <i>A. walkanoffi</i> K. Viets. <i>Arrenurus cyprioticus</i> has a laterally widened petiole, while the petiole of <i>A. walkanoffi</i> is slender without lateral extensions. The petiole of <i>Arrenurus terebratus</i> is a simple tube without lateral extensions or knobs. <i>Arrenurus novus</i> has a small knob in the central part of the petiole, which is absent in the new species. The male from Iran is larger than the males from Cyprus but is otherwise similar. The female of the new species shows much variation in size and shape of genital and coxal plates. The genital plates are broader in some specimens than illustrated, although the length/width ratio is the same. Specimens can also be found with a shorter medial margin of the fourth coxal plates, equalling or shorter than the medial margin of the third coxal plates. Variation in the shape of the genital and coxal plates is not an uncommon phenomenon within the genus (Smit 1995).</p>Published as part of <i>Smit, Harry & Pesic, Vladimir, 2006, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus from Iran, with the description of two new species from Iran and Cyprus (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Arrenuridae), pp. 59-68 in Zootaxa 1152</i> on page 65, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/172191">10.5281/zenodo.172191</a&gt