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Identification key to the Symphyla of Romania

IONEL TABACARU, ANDREI GIURGINCA, ŞTEFAN BABA

Article keywords: Symphyla, identification key, Romania

Article: In the following paper, we present the checklist of Symphyla species found in Romania: 11 species belonging to 8 genera. We provide an identification key for these species and their distribution. Considering the species S. microcolpa (Muhr, 1881) as the type species for the genus Scolopendrellopsis Bagnal, 1913 and the presence of pubescent setae on the antennae as the main character of this species, we regard Scolopendrellopsis and Symphylellopsis Ribaut 1931 as distinct genera

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An update of the Romanian fauna of Coleoptera: new records and notes on rare and little known species

EUGEN NITZU

Article keywords: Coleoptera, Carabidae, Leiodidae, Scarabaeidae, Zopheridae, Tenebrionidae, Omalisidae, Romania, new records, distribution

Article: First records of four species of Coleoptera (Fam. Leiodidae: Hydnobius latifrons (Curtis, 1840); Scarabaeidae: Limarus zenkeri (Germar, 1813); Zopheridae: Pycnomerus sulcicollis (Germar, 1824); Tenebrionidae: Helops caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) for the Romanian fauna are presented. The data on faunal distribution of the new recorded species and other rare and interesting species is provided

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Oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) species inventory on an altitudinal gradient in the Piatra Craiului Mountains (Southern Carpathians, Romania)

IOANA NAE, AUGUSTIN NAE

Article keywords: Altitudinal gradient, Carpathians, mites, Oribatida, species list

Article: Oribatid mite species from Piatra Craiului Mountains (Southern Carpathians, Romania) were studied according to their altitudinal distribution. The mites were sampled from four sites (beech forest, fir and beech forest, nude scree and subalpine grassland) along an altitudinal gradient, from 1085 m to 1643 m

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First record of Lipothrix italica (Cassagnau, 1968) (Hexapoda: Collembola) in Romania

IONUŢ POPA, VLADIMIR ŠUSTR

Article keywords: Collembola, Lipothrix italica, first record, Romania

Article: The authors present the first record of the springtail Lipothrix italica (Hexapoda: Collembola) in the Romanian fauna. Notes on the taxonomic status, morphology, distribution and ecology of the species are given

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IN MEMORIAM - TRAIAN ORGHIDAN (1917–1958)

MAGDALENA GRUIA, VICTORIA ILIE

Article keywords: In memoriam, Traian Orghidan

Article: Ce naturaliste d’une exceptionnelle valeur laisse des souvenirs particulièrement marquants pour ses amis et collaborateurs. Voici quelques réflexions, sur la personnalité de ce naturaliste et sur sa contribution scientifique, qui nous reviennent en mémoire après avoir eu le privilège de le connaître directement et de travailler dans les laboratoires qu’il a dirigés avec enthousiasme et beaucoup de tact

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IN MEMORIAM - DR. VASILE GH. DECU (01.01.1931 – 08.17.2017)

DUMITRU MURARIU, IOAN POVARĂ

Article keywords: In memoriam, Vasile Decu

Article: He contributed to the description of 74 caves in Cuba, Venezuela and Israel, giving information about their subterranean biology based on data obtained during expeditions in these countries in 1969, 1973, 1982, 1991, 1995, about which he published another six volumes.

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