Kinga Fetykó

An annotated update of the scale insect checklist of Hungary (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

Abstract The number of scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) known from Hungary has increased in the last 10 years by 39 (16.6 %), to a total of 274 species belonging to 112 genera in10 families. The family Pseudococcidae is the most species rich, with 101 species in 34 genera; Diaspididae contains 59 species in 27 genera; Coccidae contains 54 species in 27 genera; and the Eriococcidae contains 33 species in 8 genera. The other 6 coccoid families each contain only a few species: Asterolecaniidae (7 species in 3 genera); Ortheziidae (7 species in 4 genera); Margarodidae sensu lato (5 species in 5 genera); Cryptococcidae (3 species in 2 genera); Kermesidae (4 species in 1genus); and Cerococcidae (1 species). Of the species in the check list, 224 were found in outdoor conditions, while 50 species occurred only in indoor conditions. This paper contains 22 species recorded for the first time in the Hungarian fauna.

Data on the scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) fauna of Greece, with description of two new species

Surveys of the scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) fauna of Greece were carried out in 2013 and 2014. Altogether 93 scale insect species were collected, belonging to 11 families. Thirty-eight species (41%) proved to be new to the Greek fauna, including two species new to science (Anophococcus hellenicus Kaydan & Szita sp. n. (Acanthococcidae) and Iberococcus attikus Szita & Fetykó sp. n. (Pseudococcidae)), and two introduced invasive species (Phenacoccus graminicola Leonardi and Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana), both Pseudococcidae). The rest of the species seem to be native to the Greek fauna. The total number of scale insect species recorded from Greece is increased to 253.

The genus Arctorthezia Cockerell (Hemiptera, Ortheziidae) with the description of a new species

Abstract This paper describes a new species of Arctorthezia Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Ortheziidae) from the Palaearctic region. The specimens were extracted from forest litter in the collections of Muséum d’histoire Naturelle de Genève, Switzerland, using Berlese funnels. Three further species, Arctorthezia cataphracta (Olafsen), Arctorthezia occidentalis (Douglas) and Arctorthezia pseudoccidentalis Morrison, are redescribed and re-illustrated. The genus Arctorthezia now contains five species. An identification key, diagnostic illustrations, photographs of unmounted females and new locality records of the Arctorthezia species currently known are provided.

Phenacoccus Longoi Russo (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) Newly Recorded from Fir Forests in Greece

As part of a continuing study of the scale insects of Greece, several species new to the fauna have been recorded in recent years (Milonas et al., 2008; Pelliz zari et al., 2011; Ben-Dov et al., 2013). The most recent scale insect checklist for Greece was prepared by Milonas and Kozár (2008) and Milonas et al. (2008) and includes 171 scale species. However, the richness of the Coccoidea fauna in neighboring countries, e.g., Italy, is much higher (Pellizzari and Russo, 2005; Pellizzari, 2010) than in Greece, and we conclude that our present knowledge is incomplete and that more intensive study is needed. A survey of honeydew-producing scale insects since 2002 has yielded a substantial number of new records and also species new to science (Hodgson and Gounari, 2006; Stathas 2007-2008; Kozár et al., 2012). Since 70% of the annual honey production in Greece is derived from honeydew (excreted by many scale insects), it is of great interest to gather further information on the distribution and phenology of scale insects, especially those parasitizing Pinus spp. and Abies spp. Scale insects were collected between 2006 and 2011 on Abies cephalonica in two locations: Kefallonia Island and Mainalo Mountain in the Central Pelo pon nesus. Approximately 10 wood cuttings, each 30-40cm long, of five trees of similar age and growth, were collected once a month from each of the investigation areas and were then studied under an Olympus dissecting microscope with an Olympus digital camera in the laboratory of the Institute of Veterinary Research of Athens, Greece. Specimens were preserved in ethanol, then mounted on glass slides according to the methods of Kosztarab and Kozár (1988). These slides were deposited in either the Laboratory of Apiculture, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Eco sys 354 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS