Jindřich Roháček

The fauna of Opetiidae and Platypezidae (Diptera) in the Gemer region (Central Slovakia)

The fauna of Opetiidae and Platypezidae (Diptera) in the Gemer region (Central Slovakia) A review of the fauna of flat-footed flies (Diptera: Opetiidae and Platypezidae) in the Gemer region (Slovakia) is presented. Based on previously published records and material examined 1 species of Opetiidae and 17 species of Platypezidae are treated, each with comments on its general distribution, biology and faunistics, and/or nature conservation importance. Nine species of Platypezidae are considered particularly significant for the area because of comprising taxa that are endangered, stenotopic or generally rare. Of the five species newly recorded from the Gemer area, one, viz. Agathomyia collini Verrall, 1901, is a new addition to the Slovak fauna and three, viz. Agathomyia falleni (Zetterstedt, 1819), Protoclythia rufa (Meigen, 1830) and Polyporivora picta (Meigen, 1830) represent second records from Slovakia, the last species being re-discovered in Slovakia after more than 140 years. Fauna čeledí Opetiidae a Platypezidae (Diptera) v Gemerské oblasti (střední Slovensko) Je podán přehled druhů čeledí Opetiidae a Platypezidae zjištěných v Gemerské oblasti (Slovensko), která zahrnuje Národní parky Muránska planina, Slovenský raj a Slovenský kras. Na základě již dříve publikovaných údajů a nově studovaného materiálu byl v této oblasti zaznamenán 1 druh čeledi Opetiidae a 17 druhů čeledi Platypezidae, které jsou pojednány s informacemi o jejich celkovém rozšíření, faunistice na Slovensku, bionomii a případném významu pro ochranu přírody. Devět druhů čeledi Platypezidae je považováno za zvláště významné pro studované území, protože jde o taxony ohrožené, stenotopní nebo vzácné. Z pěti druhů nově uváděných z Gemerské oblasti je jeden, Agathomyia collini Verrall, 1901, novým druhem pro faunu Slovenska a tři další, Agathomyia falleni (Zetterstedt, 1819), Protoclythia rufa (Meigen, 1830) a Polyporivora picta (Meigen, 1830) představují druhé nálezy na Slovensku, pričemž posledně jmenovaný byl znovuobjeven na Slovensku po více než 140 letech.

New faunistic records of Heleomyzidae (Diptera) from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and notes on the distribution of three rare Suillia species

Abstract New data about the distribution of selected species of family Heleomyzidae (Diptera) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are given. Scoliocentra (Leriola) nigrinervis (Wahlgren, 1918) and Suillia cepelaki Martinek, 1985 are recorded for the first time from the Czech Republic and Orbellia cuniculorum Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 is a new addition to the fauna of Slovakia. New records of three rare species of the genus Suillia, viz. S. variegata (Loew, 1862), S. gigantea (Meigen, 1830) and S. oxyphora (Mik, 1900) from the Czech Republic are presented. The habitat association and the attraction of adults of some species to bait used in traps are discussed.

Diptera associated with sporocarps of Meripilus giganteus in an urban habitat

The Diptera community associated with fruit bodies of the wood-decaying fungus Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst., 1882 was investigated in two city parks in Opava (Czech Republic, Central Europe) during the years 2009 and 2010. A total of 10,451 adult specimens of Diptera belonging to 66 species and 17 families emerged from this fungus during our rearing experiments. The six most dominant species, Coboldia fuscipes (Meigen, 1830) (D=50.70%), Drosophila funebris (Fabricius, 1787) (D=21.40%), Logima satchelli (Quate, 1955) (D =14.16%), Forcipomyia squamigera Kieffer, 1916 (D=5.48%), Lycoriella ingenua (Dufour, 1839) (D=2.96%) and Apteromyia claviventris (Strobl, 1909) (D=0.95%) represented 95.65% of all reared specimens. Altogether 59 species were reared from M. giganteus for the first time. Comments on host specialization, degree of synynthropy and other aspects of biology of particular species are provided. The qualitative composition of the fly community associated with M. giganteus in an urban habitat, causes of high species richness, and the predominance of polysaprophagous species in the reared material are discussed. The accidentally reared {itOrnitholeria nidicola} Frey, 1930 (Chiropteromyzidae) represents the first family record from the Czech Republic and the first record of the species from Central Europe.

Additions to the Diptera Acalyptrata fauna (Anthomyzidae, Stenomicridae, Carnidae, Milichiidae, Heleomyzidae) of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Abstract Records of five species of Diptera Acalyptrata representing novelties for the faunas of Bohemia or Moravia (Czech Republic) and Slovakia are given with discussion on their significance to the biodiversity knowledge of local faunas and a summary of their biology, distribution and identification with new information obtained from the material examined. Stiphrosoma humerale Roháček & Barber, 2005 (Anthomyzidae) and Stenomicra cogani Irwin, 1982 (Stenomicridae) are new additions to the dipterous fauna of Slovakia. Records of Meoneura alpina Hennig, 1948 (Carnidae) and Milichia speciosa Meigen, 1830 (Milichiidae) are the first from Bohemia and represent new northernmost distribution limits of these species; those of Heleomyza (Anypotacta) setulosa (Czerny, 1924) are the first from Moravia. Macrophotographs of all these species are presented to document the specimens recorded and/or to facilitate identification of these uncommon species. In addition, new records of S. humerale from Russia: E Siberia and of M. speciosa from Greece: Peloponnesse are given.

Acalyptrate flies (Diptera) on glacial sand deposits in the Hlučínsko region (NE Czech Republic): most interesting records

Abstract Records of six species of the families Ulidiidae, Anthomyzidae, Asteiidae, Milichiidae, Chloropidae and Curtonotidae from glacial sand deposits in the Hlučínsko region (NW Czech Republic) are presented and their association with sandy habitats are discussed. Two thermophilous and/or xerophilous species, Anthomyza elbergi Andersson, 1976 (Anthomyzidae) and Desmometopa discipalpis Papp, 1993 (Milichiidae) represent new additions to the fauna of the Czech Republic. Two psammophilous or psammobiont species, Eutropha variegata Loew, 1866 (Chloropidae) and Curtonotum anus (Meigen, 1830) (Curtonotidae) are recorded for the first time from Moravia and the Czech Silesia respectively, the latter from a locality lying on northern border of its distributional range. Also Asteia elegantula Zetterstedt, 1847 (Asteiidae) is first recorded from the Czech Silesia and Desmometopa discipalpis is recorded from its northernmost known locality. Information on microhabitats of these species and also the psammobiont Tetanops myopina Fallén, 1820 (Ulidiidae) in sandpits are provided and most of them were photographed alive. The origins of populations of these species on glacial sands in the Hlučínsko region are discussed and it is concluded that while Asteia elegantula and Eutropha variegata are widespread in the W Palaearctic, Curtonotum anus and Desmometopa discipalpis are distinctly of southern origin and, most interestingly, Tetanops myopina and Anthomyza elbergi seem to originate from northern Europe and may have reached this area already during the Saalian glaciation (cca 160 000 ya).

New records of Micropezidae, Clusiidae and Periscelididae (Diptera: Acalyptrata) from Portugal

Abstract Records of 11 species of three families of acalyptrate Diptera, Micropezidae (4 species), Clusiidae (4) and Periscelididae (3) are given from Portugal. Seven species are new faunal additions to this country, viz. Neria cibaria (Linnaeus, 1761), Neria octoannulata (Strobl, 1899) (both Micropezidae), Clusiodes albimanus (Meigen, 1830), C. caledonicus (Collin, 1912), C. gentilis (Collin, 1912) (all Clusiidae), Periscelis (Myodris) piricercus Carles-Tolrá & Verdugo Páez, 2009 and P. (Periscelis) sp. n. near P. winnertzii Egger, 1862 (Periscelididae). Distribution and biology of all recorded species are reviewed and supplemented with new information based on Portuguese material and notes on the taxonomy and variability of some species are appended.

Anthomyzidae (Diptera) of Iturup Island (Russia: Kuril Islands)

Abstract New records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the Iturup Island (Kuril archipelago, Far Eastern Russia) are presented based on the material collected by the expedition to this island in 2011. Five species of Anthomyza are recorded, including three species new to the local dipterous fauna, viz. A. collini Andersson, 1976, A. elbergi Andersson, 1976 and A. flavosterna Sueyoshi & Roháček, 2003; moreover, A. collini is recorded from the E. Palaearctic region for the first time. Distribution and biology are reviewed for each of the seven species of Anthomyzidae known from the Iturup I. with the new information obtained. Biodiversity of Anthomyzidae in the Iturup I. is discussed with respect to the faunas known from adjacent areas.

Strongylophthalmyiidae, Tanypezidae and Megamerinidae (Diptera) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: current state of knowledge

Abstract A review of the occurrence of representatives of the families Strongylophthalmyiidae, Tanypezidae and Megamerinidae (Diptera) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is presented based on literary data and recently obtained records. Strongylophthalmyia pictipes Frey, 1935 (Strongylophthalmyiidae) is a new addition to the fauna of the Czech Republic. Its record from the Jizerské hory Mts is the second from Central Europe and represents a new southwestern most distribution limit of the species. Biology, distribution, faunistics in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and importance for nature conservation (with evaluation of degree of jeopardy) are discussed for all species, including also Strongylophthalmyia ustulata (Zetterstedt, 1847), Tanypeza longimana Fallén, 1820 (Tanypezidae) and Megamerina dolium (Fabricius, 1805 (Megamerinidae).

New and interesting records of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from the Czech Republic and Slovakia / Nové a zajímavé nálezy octomilkovitých (Diptera: Drosophilidae) z České republiky a Slovenska

Abstract Records of six species of the family Drosophilidae from the Czech Republic are presented. Drosophila tripunctata Loew, 1862, reported from the Old World long ago on the basis of a wrong determination, is newly confirmed from the region (Czech Republic: Bohemia); although this finding originates from a greenhouse, the record is important because this thermotolerant species has a potential to spread outdoors in Central Europe. Cacoxenus indagator Loew, 1858 is for the first time recorded from North Moravia (Czech Silesia) in the Czech Republic and Cacoxenus argyreator Frey, 1932 from Slovakia. Mycodrosophila poecilogastra (Loew, 1874) is new addition to the fauna of Bohemia, Drosophila (Sophophora) helvetica Burla, 1948 and Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) are new for Moravia. Jsou diskutovány nálezy šesti druhů čeledi Drosophilidae. Výskyt druhu Drosophila tripunctata Loew, 1862, uvedeného dříve ze Starého světa (Kanárské ostrovy, Sicílie) na základě chybné determinace, je nyní v Evropě (Čechy, Česká republika) potvrzen; přestože jde o sběr ze skleníku, lze důvodně očekávat, že tento termotolerantní druh se zde potenciálně může rozšířit i do volné přírody. Cacoxenus indagator Loew, 1858 je poprvé zaznamenán ze severní Moravy (české Slezsko) a Cacoxenus argyreator Frey, 1932 je poprvé uveden ze Slovenska. Druh Mycodrosophila poecilogastra (Loew, 1874) je nově zaznamenán z Čech, Drosophila helvetica Burla, 1948 a Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) z Moravy.

New and interesting records of Bibionomorpha (Diptera) from the Czech and Slovak Republics / Nové a zajímavé nálezy druhů z infrařádu Bibionomorpha (Diptera) pro území České a Slovenské republiky.

Abstract New records of Anisopodidae, Bibionidae, Cecidomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera) are presented from Muránska planina National Park (Slovakia) and the Czech Republic. The material was obtained mainly in the years 2009-2015 by means of Malaise traps and individual collecting. Three species are new to the Czech Republic, 1 to Bohemia, 3 to Moravia & Silesia and 10 to Slovakia. Several additional rare species are also recorded although they do not represent additions to the local faunas. Výsledkem recentního intenzívního výzkumu dipterofauny v národním parku Muránska planina jsou nálezy deseti druhů z čeledí Bibionidae, Cecidomyiidae, Keroplatidae a Mycetophilidae, které jsou nové pro faunu dvoukřídlých Slovenska. Kromě nich jsou prezentovány také záznamy tří druhů poprvé zjištěných v České republice. Do přehledu zajímavých nálezů jsou zařazeny rovněž druhy vzácné, jejichž výskyt je na sledovaných územích významný z faunistického nebo bionomického hlediska. Materiál byl získán především pomocí Malaiseho pastí, případně individuálním sběrem v terénu a smýkáním. Nálezy druhů Pseudepidosis acuta Jaschhof & Jaschhof 2013, Dicerura dentata Spuņģis, 1979 (oba Cecidomyiidae) a Urytalpa macrocera (Edwards, 1913), z čeledi Keroplatidae, jsou z biogeografického hlediska zvláště důležité, protože jde o taxony poprvé objevené na území střední Evropy