@conference {16460, title = {ΑΝΑΣΚΟΠΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΓΕΝΟΥΣ Dendarus latreille 1829 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΗ ΚΥΠΡΟ}, booktitle = { 4ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο - Σύγχρονες Τάσεις της Έρευνας στην Οικολογία}, year = {2008}, month = {9-12 Οκτωβρίου}, publisher = {Ελληνικής Οικολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Ζωολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Βοτανικής Εταιρείας \& Ελληνικής Φυκολογικής Εταιρείας.}, organization = {Ελληνικής Οικολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Ζωολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Βοτανικής Εταιρείας \& Ελληνικής Φυκολογικής Εταιρείας.}, address = {Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, Βόλος}, keywords = {Coleoptera, Cyprus, Greece, morphology, Ελλάδα, κολεόπτερα, Κύπρος, μορφολογικούς}, author = {Τριχάς, Α and Καλτσάς, Δ and ΧΑΤΖΗΜΑΝΟΛΗΣ, Σ.} } @article {11885, title = {Distribution patterns and calling song variation in species of the genus Cicada Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) in the Aegean Sea area}, journal = {Italian Journal of ZoologyItalian Journal of ZoologyItalian Journal of Zoology}, volume = {75}, number = {2}, year = {2008}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 292NETimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 36}, pages = {135-146}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The present paper gives a comparative analysis of the calling songs of selected populations within species of the genus Cicada Linnaeus from the Greek and Turkish mainlands as well as from a number of representative Aegean islands, with a view to compare present cicada biogeography patterns with the palaeogeography of the area. Recordings of the male calling songs and analyses of selected acoustic variables have been carried out. The general trend in the species distribution and variation in the calling songs produced appeared to be consistent with most of the paleogeographical events in the eastern Mediterranean basin. Cicada species from this area appear to have derived from some stock present in the Miocene in the then united landmass of Aegaeis. Present distribution might have originated mostly by vicariance rather than by dispersal. Therefore, the palaeogeography of the Eastern Mediterranean basin area with emphasis on the Miocenic island groups offers a good explanation for the present distribution patterns and level of endemism in species of the genus Cicada.}, keywords = {biogeography, Calling song, cicada, Coleoptera, colonization, distribution, Greece, Hemiptera, islands, Orni, Paleogeography, phylogeography, TAXA, tenebrionidae, Turkey}, isbn = {1125-0003}, author = {Simoes, P. C. and Quartau, J. A.} } @article {9996, title = {Functional responses of immature stages of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)}, journal = {European Journal of EntomologyEuropean Journal of EntomologyEuropean Journal of Entomology}, volume = {108}, number = {3}, year = {2011}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 781SRTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 37}, month = {Jul}, pages = {391-395}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Functional responses of immature stages of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.) to varying densities of Aphis fabae Scopoli reared on Vicia faba L. were evaluated under laboratory conditions. All larval stages of the predator were starved for 12 h prior to being placed individually for 24 h in plastic containers with different densities of its prey, A. fabae, on potted V. faba plants. Logistic regression analysis of the proportion of aphids consumed as a function of initial density indicated that all larval instars of P. quatuordecimpunctata exhibited a type II functional response when searching for A. fabae on V. faba plants. Attack rates (0.059, 0.057, 0.065 and 0.064) and handling times (6.18, 2.37, 1.06 and 0.44) for first to fourth instar larvae, respectively, were estimated using Holling{\textquoteright}s disc equation.}, keywords = {aphid, Aphidiinae, Aphis, braconidae, Coccinellidae, density, fabae, functional response in larvae, Greece, HOMOPTERA-APHIDIDAE, models, PARASITOIDS HYMENOPTERA, PREDATOR, predator-prey interaction, PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEMS, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, Seasonal abundance, SEPTEMPUNCTATA}, isbn = {1210-5759}, author = {Papanikolaou, N. E. and Martinou, A. F. and Kontodimas, D. C. and Matsinos, Y. G. and Milonas, P. G.} } @article {7541, title = {Parasitoids (Hymenoptera : Braconidae : Aphidiinae) attacking aphids feeding on Prunoideae and Maloideae crops in Southeast Europe: aphidiine-aphid-plant associations and key}, journal = {ZootaxaZootaxaZootaxa}, number = {1793}, year = {2008}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 318DETimes Cited: 4Cited Reference Count: 46}, month = {Jun}, pages = {47-64}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Original information on aphidiine braconids attacking aphids feeding on Prunoideae ( i. e., Prunus spp.) and Maloideae ( i. e., Malus domestica, Cydonia oblonga, Pyrus communis) plants in Southeast Europe is presented. A total of 15 species are keyed and illustrated with scanning electron micrographs and line drawings. The aphidiines presented in this work have been identified from 21 aphid taxa. Ninety-three aphidiine-aphid-plant associations are presented, 21 of which are new.}, keywords = {Aphidiinae, aphids, Citrus, Coccinellidae, Greece, HOST-RANGE, key, Maloideae, NEES, PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS, PRAON HALIDAY HYMENOPTERA, PREDATORS COLEOPTERA, Prunoideae, review, Seasonal abundance, Southeast Europe, Tobacco}, isbn = {1175-5326}, author = {Nikolaos G. Kavallieratos and Tomanovic, Z. and Star{\'y}, P. and Bogdanovic, M.} } @article {7543, title = {Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) attacking aphids feeding on Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae crops in Southeastern Europe: Aphidiine-aphid-plant associations and key}, journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of AmericaAnnals of the Entomological Society of AmericaAnnals of the Entomological Society of America}, volume = {103}, number = {2}, year = {2010}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 566QCTimes Cited: 1Cited Reference Count: 44}, month = {Mar}, pages = {153-164}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Original information oil aphidiine braconids attacking aphids feeding on Solanaceae (i.e., Capsicum annuum L., Lycium europaeum, L., Lycopersicon esculentum Miller, Solanum spp.) and Cucurbitaceae (i.e., Citrullus vulgaris Schrad., Cucumis spp., Cucurbita pepo L.) plants in southeastern Europe is presented. A total of 13 species are keyed and illustrated with scanning electron micrographs, microscope micrographs and line drawings. The aphidiines presented in this work have been identified from nine aphid taxa. Two hundred four aphidiine-aphid-plant associations are presented, 176 of which are new. The results are discussed in relation to over-all parasitoid-aphid-plant associations in the area.}, keywords = {Aphidiinae, aphids, Citrus, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera, Cucurbitaceae, Greece, HOST-RANGE, MYZUS-PERSICAE HEMIPTERA, natural enemies, Predators, SAMPLING INDEXES, Seasonal abundance, Solanaceae, SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE, Tobacco}, isbn = {0013-8746}, author = {Nikolaos G. 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Area was identified as an important predictor, while neither distance to the mainland nor distance to the nearest island was identified as of any statistical importance in affecting tenebrionid richness. Thus, as proposed for other very sedentary animals inhabiting this archipelago such as land snails, a relict model is postulated. As most tenebrionids have extremely limited ability to actively disperse over the sea, ancestral species have probably colonised the Aegean Islands by means of land-bridges during Pleistocene falls in the sea level.}, keywords = {Coleoptera, Greece, Island Biogeography, Relict models, tenebrionidae}, author = {Fattorini, S.} } @article {5883, title = {Detecting biodiversity hotspots by species-area relationships: a case study of Mediterranean beetles}, journal = {Conservation BiologyConservation Biology}, volume = {20}, number = {4}, year = {2006}, note = {Times Cited: 0ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 43070sx}, month = {AUG}, pages = {1169-1180}, abstract = {Any method of identifying hotspots should take into account the effect of area on species richness. I examined the importance of the species-area relationship in determining tenebrionid (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) hotspots on the Aegean Islands (Greece). Thirty-two islands and 170 taxa (species and subspecies) were included in this study. I tested several species-area relationship models with linear and nonlinear regressions, including power exponential, negative exponential, logistic, Gompertz, Weibull, Lomolino, and He-Legendre functions. Islands with positive residuals were identified as hotspots. I also analyzed the values of the C parameter of the power function and the simple species-area ratios. Species richness was significantly correlated with island area for all models. The power function model was the most convenient one, Most functions, however, identified certain islands as hotspots. The importance of endemics in insular biotas should be evaluated carefully because they are of high conservation concern. The simple use of the species-area relationship can be problematic when areas with no endemics are included. 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(Eds.): Goecke \& Evers, Krefeld, 398 pp; Strid, A., (1986) Mountain Flora of Greece, 1, p. 822. , University Press, Cambridge.}, month = {2006///}, pages = {43-60}, abstract = {A morphological analysis was performed, combined with field data on insect/host-plant associations to clarify the taxonomic scenario of the Palaearctic Meligethes subaeneus complex (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae, Meligethinae), including three European and Caucasian species (M. subaeneus, M. matronalis, M. epeirosi n.sp.) that are associated with flowers of Brassicaceae for larval development. The analysis was focused on the diagnosis and formal description of a new species, M. epeirosi n.sp. from NW Greece (Pindo Chain), which develops on Cardamine (s.str.) glauca Sprengel. The morphological variation of the true M. subaeneus in Europe was also analysed; the combined morphological and ecological evidence suggests that this species is structured in three main groups of European populations, which are probably the result of Pleistocene differentiation, suggesting an ongoing process of incipient speciation within this taxon. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2006 Magnolia Press.}, keywords = {Brassicaceae, Coleoptera, Greece, Meligethes, new species, Nitidulidae}, author = {Audisio, P. and Mancini, E. and de Biase, A.} }