Hoplothrips carpathicus PELIKÁN, 1961 (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) – a new thrips species in the Polish fauna

Abstract

Hoplothrips carpathicus PELIKÁN, 1961 was recorded for the first time in Poland in two localities: in the Białowieża National Park and in the Bieszczady National Park. It was captured using IBL2 screen traps at both sites. The diagnostic characteristics of the macropterous females found in Poland were compared with the micropterous holotype described in Slovakia. Key features are illustrated and data on the distribution of this species in Europe is appended

First insight into microbiome profile of fungivorous thrips Hoplothrips carpathicus (Insecta: Thysanoptera) at different developmental stages: molecular evidence of Wolbachia endosymbiosis

“…Hoplothrips carpathicus occurs in central and northern Europe 38 – 41 . It belongs to the Phlaeothripidae family and the Phlaeothripinae subfamily of the insects order Thysanoptera.…”

Screen traps as an efficient method in faunal research on fungus-feeding thrips (Tubulifera: Phlaeothripidae)

“…MOUND (1976) considers that the presence of apterous or macropterous forms in fungusfeeding thrips is related to the availability of food during larval development. Most of the thrips specimens collected using IBL-2 screen traps in our investigations were macropterous adults, which may suggest that they were caught during their migration to wintering areas or a new food source (KUCHARCZYK & WYROZUMSKI 2015).…”

“…Because of the concealed lifestyle and wide dispersal of their populations, fungus-feeding thrips are difficult to study. In Poland they were collected singly, mainly in forest habitats (KUCHARCZYK 1994, 1999, 2004, KUCHARCZYK & KUCHARCZYK 2011, KUCHARCZYK & WYROZUMSKI 2015). An entomological sweep net was the usual method in faunal research, but while this method allows one to collect large numbers of both specimens and species inhabiting the forest undergrowth, it is insufficient for collecting species that live on dead wood (LEWIS 1973).…”

“…In the Białowieża NP the insects were taken from the Forestry Research Institute's collection -they had been collected between 1999 and 2001. In the Bieszczady NP materials were collected in the second half of 2012 and in 2013 by the present authors (KUCHARCZYK & WYROZUMSKI 2015). After selection from the catch, all specimens were preserved in 70% ethyl alcohol and then mounted in Berlese fluid or Canada balsam (MOUND & KIBBY 1998); they were identified according to the key by SCHLIEPHAKE & KLIMT (1979).…”

Identification key to and checklist of the Swedish Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera)

“…Only a few regional checklists have been published in recent years, and the most relevant identification keys focus on the species in Great Britain (Mound et al 1976(Mound et al , 2018Kirk 1996). In recent years the fauna of Poland, a region with a previously similarly understudied thrips fauna, has been studied more extensively, which has led to a large gain in both taxonomic and ecological knowledge (Kucharczyk and Zawirska 1994;Kąkol and Kucharczyk 2004;Kucharczyk 2004;Kucharczyk and Kucharczyk 2008;Dubovský et al 2010;Kucharczyk and Wyrozumski 2015). Most of the knowledge of Swedish taxa is based on older identification literature, e.g., Ahlberg (1926), Mound et al (1976), and Kirk (1996), often not specific for Scandinavian conditions.…”