Article
Zoology
Slobodan Ivkovic, Dragan Chobanov, Laslo Horvat, Ionut Stefan Iorgu, Axel Hochkirch
Summary: Our study on Isophya modestior reveals significant differentiation in the male calling song between two distinct groups distributed in the Balkan Peninsula and the Pannonian Basin. Further analyses also suggest differences within the second group, specifically between specimens from the Pannonian Basin and the Dinaric area.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Bruno Massa, Camillo Antonio Cusimano, Paolo Fontana, Cesare Brizio
Summary: In late April 2022, an unknown species of cricket was discovered during a bioacoustic assessment on the coast of Pantelleria island in Italy. Further analysis confirmed that it belonged to a new species in the Acheta genus and was restricted to the coastal cliffs of Pantelleria island. The discovery highlights the need for environmental protection of this vulnerable habitat.
Article
Zoology
Chandranshu Tiwari, Swati Diwakar
Summary: In this paper, the genus Ducetia in India is reviewed, with the description of two new species, D. assamica and D. rohinii, and information on their distribution and ecology. A key for the studied species of Ducetia is provided. Despite morphological similarities, D. assamica and D. rohinii exhibit distinct differences in their call structures. This work highlights the importance of acoustic signals in taxonomic studies.
Article
Zoology
Bruno Massa, Marcello Tagliavia, Filippo Maria Buzzetti, Paolo Fontana, Giovanni Carotti, Marco Bardiani, Fausto Leandri, Roberto Scherini, Gabriella Lo Verde
Summary: The genus Roeseliana includes 10 specific or subspecific taxa, but there is disagreement among authors regarding their synonyms. The authors of this study examined numerous specimens and compared various characteristics to identify different taxa. As a result, they were able to distinguish several species located in different regions such as Palaearctic, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, the Caucasus, Turkey, Mediterranean France and the Italian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Epirus (Greece and Albania), north-east Italy, and Spain.
Review
Zoology
Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Dragan Chobanov, Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa, Claudia Hemp
Summary: Acoustic signals play a central role in the mate finding system of bush-crickets. Hetrodini is a morphologically uniform group of Tettigonioidea found primarily in Africa. The male calling songs are produced through tegmino-tegminal stridulation. These songs have relatively simple structures with one type of syllables each and primarily fall in the high audio or low ultrasonic range in terms of spectral composition.
Article
Zoology
Michelle Delaloye, Holger Braun
Summary: Anisophya arreguii sp. nov. is a newly discovered species in the genus, found in Buenos Aires Province. It is different from A. punctinervis and is observed in humid meadows near La Plata, exhibiting two distinct annual generations. The males produce continuous ultrasound calling songs, to which the females respond with short signals after specific syllables.
Review
Zoology
Louis F. Cassar, Bruno Massa
Summary: This study focuses on the genus Odontura, examining a large number of specimens from different regions and describing a new species. The research also addresses the patterns of geographical distribution and their relationship with biogeographical processes and associated dynamics.
Article
Ecology
Suzana M. Thomas, Geofrey E. Soka, Loth S. Mulungu
Summary: Rodent diversity and community assemblages are influenced by factors such as vegetation structure and seasonality. Different habitat types, seasonality, soil type, and ground cover affect species richness and abundance. Rodents are associated with habitat types and vegetation structure, forming distinct community assemblages.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Claudia Hemp, Bruno Massa
Summary: This study revised the genus Poreuomena and described six new species, while transferring three species originally under Cestromoecha to Poreuomena. The genus Cestromoecha now contains only two species, while Poreuomena has expanded to include 16 species. Morphological studies suggest rapid speciation in the Congo Basin and indicate at least two distinct lineages within Poreuomena.
DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Suzana M. Thomas, Geofrey E. Soka, Loth S. Mulungu, Fortunatus B. S. Makonda
Summary: Understanding resource partitioning and diet of sympatric species is crucial for conservation. A study conducted on Mount Kilimanjaro found that Rhabdomys dilectus and Lophuromys acquilus primarily consumed different food sources across habitats and seasons. Despite some dietary overlap, spatial-temporal variations allowed for their coexistence.
Article
Zoology
Jeffrey A. Cole, David B. Weissman, David C. Lightfoot, Norihiro Ueshima, Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa, Anna Maryanska-Nadachowska, Will Chatfield-Taylor
Summary: The Nearctic shield-back katydid genus Neduba was revised, with species boundaries delineated using molecular phylogenetic analysis, morphology, calling songs analysis, and karyotypes. Nine previously described species were redescribed, and twelve new species were described. The study lays groundwork for future research on speciation, biogeography, hybrid zones, and behavioral evolution.
Article
Zoology
Ho Yuen Yeung, Xiangyuan Huang, Shenpin Yang, Jianhuan Yang
Summary: This study provides the first description of the acoustic characters of the endangered Tengchong leaf litter toad, including the composition of advertisement calls and frequency range. The advertisement call of male L. tengchongensis consists of two primary notes, while the secondary call consists of 3-10 notes, with an average inter-call interval of around 212 milliseconds.
ASIAN HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xavier Arnan, Elena Angulo, Raphael Boulay, Roberto Molowny-Horas, Xim Cerda, Javier Retana
Summary: This study aimed to examine the climatic niche similarity in native and introduced ant species in Europe, and found a strong phylogenetic signal in the optimal climatic niches of the most common ant species in Europe. Introduced species occupied different climatic niches in Europe compared to their native ranges, and their European climatic niches did not resemble those of their closest relative species in Europe.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Julien Barataud
Summary: The acoustic characteristics of different species of the genus Phaneroptera in Western Europe were described based on recordings in France and Spain, leading to the discovery of a new cryptic species identified on acoustic criteria. Morphological and acoustic keys were proposed for the Western European species, along with discussions on taxonomic implications and perspectives on understanding the behavior, distribution, and ecology of these species.
Review
Entomology
Claudia Hemp, Fernando Montealegre-Z, Charlie Woodrow, Klaus-Gerhard Heller
Summary: This study focuses on the genus Dioncomena and its acoustics, particularly the unique songs produced by male Dioncomena and the role of inflated pronotal lobes, termed prebullae, in acoustic communication. The study found a correlation between prebullae size and habitat distribution, as well as sexual dimorphism in the acoustic tracheae. It also identified three groups of Dioncomena based on altitude preferences, ecology, color patterns, and songs and described the songs of several newly identified species.
DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Claudia Hemp, Bruno Massa
Summary: This study revised the genus Poreuomena and described six new species, while transferring three species originally under Cestromoecha to Poreuomena. The genus Cestromoecha now contains only two species, while Poreuomena has expanded to include 16 species. Morphological studies suggest rapid speciation in the Congo Basin and indicate at least two distinct lineages within Poreuomena.
DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Jeffrey A. Cole, David B. Weissman, David C. Lightfoot, Norihiro Ueshima, Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa, Anna Maryanska-Nadachowska, Will Chatfield-Taylor
Summary: The Nearctic shield-back katydid genus Neduba was revised, with species boundaries delineated using molecular phylogenetic analysis, morphology, calling songs analysis, and karyotypes. Nine previously described species were redescribed, and twelve new species were described. The study lays groundwork for future research on speciation, biogeography, hybrid zones, and behavioral evolution.
Article
Entomology
Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Martina Heller, Marianne Volleth, Joerg Samietz, Claudia Hemp
Summary: In bush-crickets, males produce calling songs to attract females, who respond by either engaging in a duet or approaching the male. Different species exhibit distinct behaviors after acoustical contact, with some engaging in duets while others responding selectively to certain elements of the male song. The adaptive nature of these different strategies in mate localization remains a subject of speculation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Beata Grzywacz, Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa, Maciej Kocinski, Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Claudia Hemp
Summary: The East African mountains provide isolated habitat islands for studying species diversification processes. This study on the bushcricket genus Aerotegmina elucidates phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships, indicating that large-scale climatic and topographic processes likely drove speciation and revealed cytogenetic traits. Molecular phylogeny supports the monophyly of Aerotegmina, showing it probably originated in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya, with two distinct lineages based on size and geography. The karyotype analysis suggests Aerotegmina is currently undergoing speciation processes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastian Seibold, Werner Rammer, Torsten Hothorn, Rupert Seidl, Michael D. Ulyshen, Janina Lorz, Marc W. Cadotte, David B. Lindenmayer, Yagya P. Adhikari, Roxana Aragon, Soyeon Bae, Petr Baldrian, Hassan Barimani Varandi, Jos Barlow, Claus Bassler, Jacques Beauchene, Erika Berenguer, Rodrigo S. Bergamin, Tone Birkemoe, Gergely Boros, Roland Brandl, Herve Brustel, Philip J. Burton, Yvonne T. Cakpo-Tossou, Jorge Castro, Eugenie Cateau, Tyler P. Cobb, Nina Farwig, Romina D. Fernandez, Jennifer Firn, Kee Seng Gan, Grizelle Gonzalez, Martin M. Gossner, Jan C. Habel, Christian Hebert, Christoph Heibl, Osmo Heikkala, Andreas Hemp, Claudia Hemp, Joakim Hjalten, Stefan Hotes, Jari Kouki, Thibault Lachat, Jie Liu, Yu Liu, Ya-Huang Luo, Damasa M. Macandog, Pablo E. Martina, Sharif A. Mukul, Baatarbileg Nachin, Kurtis Nisbet, John O'Halloran, Anne Oxbrough, Jeev Nath Pandey, Tomas Pavlicek, Stephen M. Pawson, Jacques S. Rakotondranary, Jean-Baptiste Ramanamanjato, Liana Rossi, Jurgen Schmidl, Mark Schulze, Stephen Seaton, Marisa J. Stone, Nigel E. Stork, Byambagerel Suran, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Simon Thorn, Ganesh Thyagarajan, Timothy J. Wardlaw, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Sungsoo Yoon, Naili Zhang, Jorg Mueller
Summary: The amount of carbon stored in deadwood is equivalent to about 8% of global forest carbon stocks, with insects playing an important role in accelerating decomposition and carbon release, particularly in tropical forests.
Article
Zoology
Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Ed Baker, Sigfrid Ingrisch, Olga Korsunovskaya, Chun-Xiang Liu, Klaus Riede, Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa
Summary: Bush-crickets of the genus Mecopoda are known for their sounds. Our bioacoustic studies in South East Asia revealed a large number of undiscovered species that can be identified by their songs.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa, Beata Grzywacz, Maciej Kocinski, Anna Maryanska-Nadachowska, Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Claudia Hemp
Summary: East Africa is a hotspot of biodiversity for many orthopteran taxa, including bushcrickets. The genus Gonatoxia, with fully alate Phaneropterinae species, was studied using cytogenetic and molecular data to assess inter- and intraspecific genetic diversity. Differences in chromosome number, chromosomal polymorphism, and chromosomal heterozygosity were observed among the populations, supporting the monophyly of Gonatoxia and the uniqueness of the five examined species.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alice Ziegler, Hanna Meyer, Insa Otte, Marcell K. Peters, Tim Appelhans, Christina Behler, Katrin Boehning-Gaese, Alice Classen, Florian Detsch, Juergen Deckert, Connal D. Eardley, Stefan W. Ferger, Markus Fischer, Friederike Gebert, Michael Haas, Maria Helbig-Bonitz, Andreas Hemp, Claudia Hemp, Victor Kakengi, Antonia V. Mayr, Christine Ngereza, Christoph Reudenbach, Juliane Roeder, Gemma Rutten, David Schellenberger Costa, Matthias Schleuning, Axel Ssymank, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Joseph Tardanico, Marco Tschapka, Maximilian G. R. Vollstaedt, Stephan Woellauer, Jie Zhang, Roland Brandl, Thomas Nauss
Summary: The monitoring of species and functional diversity plays a crucial role in the development of biodiversity conservation and management strategies. This study explores the potential of using airborne LiDAR-derived variables and elevation models to predict animal species richness. The results demonstrate that elevation models are more effective in predicting species richness than LiDAR-based models, with little additional contribution from structural information.
Article
Entomology
Claudia Hemp, C. H. F. Rowell
Summary: A new species of Burttia Dirsh, named B. caerulea sp. nov., is described from the Nguru Mountains of Tanzania. This species is the second in the genus and is restricted to specific areas in Tanzania, similar to B. sylvatica. The close morphological resemblance suggests recent speciation.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPTERA RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Andreas Hemp, Christie Philipp, Claudia Hemp
Summary: Land use change and intensification are major drivers of global biodiversity decline. The European Union established the Natura 2000 network to protect endangered species and habitats. This study examines a Natura 2000 habitat, the Sarmatic steppe pine forests in Franconia, Germany, and finds that the area has significantly decreased over the past 30 years due to forest conversion and immigration of non-native tree species.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Review
Zoology
Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Dragan Chobanov, Elzbieta Warchalowska-Sliwa, Claudia Hemp
Summary: Acoustic signals play a central role in the mate finding system of bush-crickets. Hetrodini is a morphologically uniform group of Tettigonioidea found primarily in Africa. The male calling songs are produced through tegmino-tegminal stridulation. These songs have relatively simple structures with one type of syllables each and primarily fall in the high audio or low ultrasonic range in terms of spectral composition.
Article
Entomology
Maciej Kocinski, Dragan Chobanov, Beata Grzywacz
Summary: This study reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships among taxa of the Poecilimon ornatus group and determined the position of taxa related to the Poecilimon affinis complex. The results showed that the Poecilimon ornatus group probably originated in the southern Balkans and their evolution was influenced by geological events and climate changes.
ARTHROPOD SYSTEMATICS & PHYLOGENY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Piotr Skorka, Beata Grzywacz, Dawid Moron, Magdalena Lenda
Summary: COVID-19 has had a significant impact on health, society, and the economy worldwide. Mental health, often overlooked during the pandemic, bears the brunt of extreme negative emotions and stress. This study used Google and Google Trends to investigate the increased interest in and creation of funny internet memes related to COVID-19 during the spring 2020 lockdown. The findings revealed a positive correlation between interest in coronavirus memes and global interest in COVID-19 mortality rates, as well as the reported deaths and cases in different countries. In comparing the content of coronavirus memes with non-coronavirus memes, sentiment analysis showed a similar proportion of positive and negative words, while an internet questionnaire revealed that coronavirus memes were rated as funnier than non-coronavirus memes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
