Hemerobiiden aus Bulgarien (Neuroptera)

The brown lacewings (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) of northwestern Turkey with new records, their spatio-temporal distribution and harbouring plants

“…Our findings confirm the presence of S. pygmaeus on deciduous and coniferous trees as previously reported by several authors (Sengonca 1979;Popov 1977bPopov , 1986Popov , 1991Monserrat 1986;Díaz-Aranda et al 1986). Díaz-Aranda & Monserrat (1988) also found S. pygmaeus on Olea europaea.…”

“…This finding is in agreement with Popov (1986) who reported that the upper limits of habitats for M. variegatus in Bulgaria may reach to an altitude of 900 m. Similarly, Aspöck et al (1980) found M. angulatus adults up to an altitude of 1000 m in central Europe.…”

“…Based on the zoogeographical analysis, the species of southern origin characterized by the Mediterranean elements constituted 55% of the Hemerobiidae fauna of northwestern Turkey and prevailed over the species of northern origin that belong to the Siberian centres (Table IV). This finding is in contrast with the zoogeographical categorization of the Bulgarian Hemerobiidae fauna, where the species of northern origin prevail, with percent dominance values of 71% (Popov 1986).…”

“…However, Díaz-Aranda et al (1986) noted Q. pyrenaica as a host plant for S. klapaleki. In addition, Popov (1986) captured adults of this species at an altitude of 700 m. Sympherobius elegans and S. pellucidus were collected on P. nigra, but they were absent on deciduous trees despite the findings by previous studies (Killington 1936;Séméria & Berland 1988;Popov 1991). Pinus nigra, P. sylvestris and P. pinaster were recorded as potential hosts for S. elegans in Norway, Bulgaria, and Spain, respectively (Greve 1968;Popov 1977b;Monserrat 1978;Monserrrat & Díaz-Aranda 1987).…”

“…As compared with the Hemerobiidae fauna of Bulgaria (Popov 1986), 10 out of 12 species existing both in northwestern Turkey and Bulgaria share the same altitudinal range between 1000-1500 m.…”