Although the fauna of Dobrogea (south-eastern Romania and north-eastern Bulgaria) is relatively well studied, discovery a crevice cricket was quite unexpected. Described from Ukraine known to occur in Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Kazakhstan possibly Uzbekistan, Gryllomorpha miramae now recorded for first time Romania.

Abstract The use of DNA barcoding in alien invasions has recently proved to be a powerful tool delineating dispersal pathways and clarifying doubtful identifications. Morphological similarities between Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) inaequivalvis (Bruguière, 1789) require the genetic markers identifying ark shell species that invaded Black Sea. high similarity (99.8-100%) hereby found COI sequences obtained from Sea samples Japanese A. confirms at molecular level clam invading...

Abstract The long-term survival of a species requires, among other things, gene flow between populations. Approaches for the evaluation fragmentation in frame freshwater habitats consider only small amount information that combined demography and geography are currently able to provide. This study addresses two Austropotamobius crayfish light population genetics, spatial ecology protected areas Carpathians. Advancing classical approaches, we defined ecological distances upon rasterised river...

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) is a large Unionid species with real invasion success. It colonized Europe, Central America, the Indonesian Islands and recently North America. The life cycle involves larval parasitic stage on freshwater fish which contributes to spread of mussel. In this paper we describe, for first time, eight polymorphic microsatellite loci woodiana. genetic screening individuals confirmed that all were highly polymorphic. number alleles per locus ranged from 7 14...

The major aim of this study is to describe the first microsatellite loci for stone-crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium), by cross-species amplification. Austropotamobius torrentium a priority species in EU Habitats Directive and it needs effective conservation management efforts throughout Europe. We tested amplification 55 decapod primer pairs A. only ten these loci, from relatively close related species, yielded PCR products expected sizes. Five microsatellites proved be polymorphic...

A new, morphologically cryptic species of phaneropterine bush-crickets is described from the grasslands Romanian Eastern Carpathians. Despite morphological and acoustic similarities with recently Isophya nagyi Szövényi, Puskás & Orci, I. bucovinensis sp. n. characterized by a peculiar male calling song, faster syllable repetition rate (160–220 syllables per minute, at 22–27°C) less complex structure (composed only two elements instead three observable in nagyi). The description new...

Described from the steppe zones north of Black Sea, Caucasus, and central Asia, Gryllotalpa stepposa Zhantiev was recently recorded a few localities in Greece, R. Macedonia, Bulgaria. In May 2015, several specimens were collected Ivrinezu Mare Romania, which suggested continuous distribution area species, stretching Balkans to Asia. Thus, reveal its actual range occurrence, survey Orthoptera collections became mandatory and, as expected, large number misidentified discovered, providing new...

Morphometric analysis of some populations lymnocardiid species (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Razelm Lake Complex (Romania) In this paper we report the morphometric Lymnocardiid lakes and Goloviţa. We used three measurements ratios to perform a discriminant multivariate variance (MANOVA), in order compare Hypanis colorata vs. angusticostata two lakes, H. Goloviţa, From concluded that means morphological variables study were highly significantly different (p=3.2e-05) between species. Concerning...

Xenodiversity of decapod species (Crustaceea: Decapoda: Reptantia) from the Romanian waters This paper is a synthesis faunistic data present in specialized literature on alien identified fauna between 1951 and 2010: Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817), Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841), Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (de Haan, 1835), Palaemon macrodactylus 1902, Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869).

Abstract Previously considered as a thelytokous parthenogenetic species, the widespread ant cricket Myrmecophilus acervorum actually turns out to have mixed reproductive system: our recent surveys in central part of its distribution area has revealed presence both sexes. Detailed morphological and morphometric descriptions previously unknown males are here provided. New data on species south-eastern Europe presented, including first records M. balcanicus Bulgaria nonveilleri Hungary....

Hypanis colorata (Eichwald, 1829) (Cardiidae: Lymnocardiinae) is a bivalve relict species with Ponto-Caspian distribution and under strict protection in Romania, according to national regulations. While the depressed western Black Sea lagoons from Romania Ukraine, it also successful invader middle Dniepr Volga regions. Establishing conservation strategy for this or studying its invasion process requires knowledge about genetic structure of populations. We have isolated characterized nine...

The present study provides the first detailed sound-analysis-based description of male calling song and male–female duet Isophya fatrensis Chládek, an endemic bush-cricket species known from Veľká Fatra, Kremnické vrchy, Nízke Tatry Poľana Mountains in Slovak Western Carpathians. consists a long sequence syllable groups, each composed 2–10 syllables. Intersyllable interval tends to decrease within group. In response song, females emit short acoustic replies during intervals between...

Abstract During the period 2008-2012, bush-cricket Isophya harzi Kis, 1960 has been subject of several collecting trips in Cozia Mountains, where it was believed to be endemic, order study its acoustic behaviour. However, on a recent trip Piatra Craiului Orthoptera fauna, I. surprisingly found clearings and mountain steppe slopes covered with tall subalpine vegetation from Northern Western areas. Bioacoustic analysis some ecological notes are presented paper.

Abstract The Carpathian Mountains, particularly the Eastern Carpathians, represent an area with a high diversity and endemism in grasshoppers bush-crickets. well-preserved mountain grassland habitats are populated by diverse orthopteran assemblages. During second half of July 2013, we visited 24 sites Romanian Carpathians within altitudes ranging from 237 to 1700 m a.s.l. found 71 Orthoptera species (36 Ensifera 35 Caelifera). These 37.3% 190 known occur Romania. Nine endemics (Isophya...

The invasive softshell clam (Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758) is native to the northwestern region of Atlantic Ocean. This species has been introduced in northeast Pacific and along European coasts, due intense naval transports aquaculture, it now present all seas. In this paper we describe seven new microsatellite loci for Mya arenaria. isolated are polymorphic with a number alleles per locus between 6 14. observed expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.417 0.951, 0.643 0.895, an average 0.716...

Abstract The ecological preferences and bioacoustics of bush-crickets, crickets grasshoppers species were studied in middle lower Prut River basin, a research conducted 55 localities from Romania 33 the Republic Moldova. A total number 91 Orthoptera collected study area: 85 encountered on western side basin (9 Phaneropteridae, 24 Tettigoniidae, 1 Bradyporidae, 5 Gryllidae, Gryllotalpidae, Tridactylidae, Tetrigidae, 39 Acrididae) 76 found eastern (7 19 3 Acrididae). Four are recorded for...

In this study we analyzed at a submeso-geographic scale (2 km) the genetic diversity of two sub-populations Platynereis dumerilii and correlated with physical characteristics marine currents along western Black Sea coast. For purpose, developed set 13 new polymorphic microsatellite markers used them to assess differentiation, as well bi-directional migration rates between studied sub-populations. We also computed Peclet number (Pe) an indicator relative effect advection eddy diffusion on...

A new species of Isophya (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae) from the Romanian Carpathian Mountains morphologically cryptic genus Brunner von Wattenwyl is described Ciucaş in Romania: ciucasi n. sp. Diagnosis, images and a bioacoustic analysis are presented for compared with camptoxypha (Fieber), very similar morphology.

Ten microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for Stys's bush-cricket,Isophya stysi Cejchan (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), an endemic Orthoptera species to the Carpathian Basin, us-ing enriched genomic library procedure. The polymorphism of these tested in two populations I. stysi, number alleles per locus varied from 4 16. expected observed heterozygosities ranged 0.612 0.925 0.625 1.000, respectively. interspecific applicability microsatellites was evaluated by amplification 20...

Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the largest Coleoptera species in Europe and most recognizable. It a saproxylic living woodlands wooded urban habitats spending its larval stages inside tree trunks below or near soil level, feeding on decaying wood. The stag beetle has wide distribution covering entire up to Ural Mountains. In this paper, we attempted describe diversity genetic structure L. populations Romania using NADH mitochondrial molecular marker. We identified 36 haplotypes...

Abstract The Wood-cricket Nemobius sylvestris was surprisingly found in a park the northern part of Bucharest, an area under exponential residential development. species also confirmed molecularly through DNA-barcoding and median joining network constructed using available COI sequences from public databases, showing moderate genetic variability within European samples. Our results stress again importance peri-urban areas conservation biodiversity, providing refuge for local fauna. urban...

Myrmecophilus acervorum, previously considered a parthenogenetic species widely-distributed in Europe, has been observed to have both sexes populations inhabiting the central part of distribution range. Specimens from those heterosexual found being infected with Wolbachia. New mitochondrial data (COI and 16S markers) revealed well-supported differentiation M. acervorum western Polesie (Poland) southern Europe. In turn, analyses EF1α marker support hypothesis on unfinished lineage sorting at...