The genus Phytocoris Fallén (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) in Serbia

Heteropterus Revista de Entomología 2011 Heteropterus Rev. Entomol. 11(2): 329-337 ISSN: 1579-0681 The genus Phytocoris Fallén (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) in Serbia LJ. PROTIC Natural History Museum; Njegoševa 51; P.O. Box 401; 11000 Belgrade; Serbia; E-mail: ljilja.protic@gmail.com Abstract Presently there are records of 17 species from the genus Phytocoris Fallén in Serbia. This paper includes data on new species for the fauna of Heteroptera in Serbia: Ph. (Exophytocoris) parvulus Reuter, 1880, Ph. (Ktenocoris) exoletus Costa, 1852, Ph. (K.) insignis Reuter, 1876, Ph. (Ph.) confusus Reuter, 1896, Ph. (Ph.) obscuratus Carvalho, 1959 and Ph. (Ph.) pini Kirschbaum, 1856. The chapter on discussion includes comments on distribution of the species of this genus in Serbia and comparison with the distribution of certain species in the Balkan Peninsula. Key words: Phytocoris, Miridae, Heteroptera, Serbia. Resumen El género Phytocoris Fallén (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) en Serbia Actualmente existen citas de 17 especies del género Phytocoris Fallén en Serbia. El presente artículo incluye datos de nuevas especies para la fauna de heterópteros de Serbia: Ph. (Exophytocoris) parvulus Reuter, 1880, Ph. (Ktenocoris) exoletus Costa, 1852, Ph. (K.) insignis Reuter, 1876, Ph. (Ph.) confusus Reuter, 1896, Ph. (Ph.) obscuratus Carvalho, 1959 y Ph. (Ph.) pini Kirschbaum, 1856. El capítulo de discusión incluye comentarios sobre la distribución de las especies del género Phytocoris en Serbia y una comparación con la distribución de algunas de las especies en la Península Balcánica. Palabras clave: Phytocoris, Miridae, Heteroptera, Serbia. Laburpena Phytocoris Fallén generoa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) Serbian Gaur egun Phytocoris Fallén generoko 17 espezieren aipuak daude Serbiarako. Artikulu honek Serbiako heteropteroen faunarako berriak diren zenbait espezieren datuak jasotzen ditu: Ph. (Exophytocoris) parvulus Reuter, 1880, Ph. (Ktenocoris) exoletus Costa, 1852, Ph. (K.) insignis Reuter, 1876, Ph. (Ph.) confusus Reuter, 1896, Ph. (Ph.) obscuratus Carvalho, 1959 eta Ph. (Ph.) pini Kirschbaum, 1856. Eztabaidaren atalean Phytocoris generoko espezieen banaketari buruz iruzkinak ematen dira eta espezie batzuen Balkandar Penintsulako banaketarekiko konparazioa egiten da. Gako-hitzak: Phytocoris, Miridae, Heteroptera, Serbia. Introduction There are several reasons why I chose to write a paper on species of genus Phytocoris in Serbia. First, there are no systematized data on distribution of these species in Serbia in a single paper. Second, the collections of Heteroptera stored at the Natural History Museum in Belgrade include some specimens collected more than 50 years ago, which are new records for the fauna of Serbia but were previously unpublished. Third, for the occasion of anniversary of my respected colleague Dr. Jordi Ribes I wanted to write about the same subject that he has studied in his fruitful career of entomologist (for example: J. Ribes, 1965, 1978, 1982;

330 PROTIC: The genus Phytocoris in Serbia (Miridae) J. Ribes and Goula, 1997; J. Ribes and E. Ribes, 1994, 2000, 2002; J. Ribes and Heiss, 2001; J. Ribes and Pagola-Carte, 2009). Species of genus Phytocoris in Serbia were previously presented only in individual faunistic papers (Kormilev, 1928-1929, 1936, 1939; Protic, 1986) and two catalogues (Protic, 1998; Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999). Genus Phytocoris is represented in Serbia with 17 species. The data range from the Oshanin s catalogue (1912) to the last collected specimens in 2011. The list of species of genus Phytocoris in Serbia was composed by combining the literature data and data collected by identification of specimens from the collections of Natural History Museum. 6. Beograd: Veliko Selo (DQ56) 7. Boljevci: Crni Lug (DQ35) 8. Grocka: Begaljica (DQ74) 9. Grocka: Drazanj (DQ74) 10. Grocka: Vrcin (DQ64) 11. Kosmaj, mt (DQ62) 12. Lazarevac (DQ41) 13. Lazarevac: Stubica (DQ41) 14. Lipovacka šuma (DQ53) 15. Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo (DQ44) 16. Radmilovac (DQ65) 17. Rakovica (DQ55) 18. Ralja: Grkovo (DQ63) 19. Resnik (DQ55) 20. Šiljakovac (DQ43) 21. Vinca (DQ65) CENTRAL SERBIA (CS) Material and methods Specimens included in the collections were collected by using standard methods: catcher nets, in trees and herbaceous plants, as well as in orchards in the vicinity of Belgrade (on pear and sour cherry trees). The collections include 178 specimens of genus Phytocoris. All specimens were preserved, inventoried and stored in the collection by Nikola Kormilev and the Study Collection of Heteroptera. This paper includes data from 65 localities (Fig. 1). The list of localities in Serbia (below) includes the UTM codes. Species were numerated according to taxonomic principles outlined in the catalogue of Palaearctic Heteroptera (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999). Some changes and additions are now proposed to that catalogue concerning the distribution of certain species in the territory of ex-yugoslavia. Identification was aided by using standard identification keys by Stichel (1957) and Wagner (1974), as well as the special papers by Linnavuori (1999), Rieger (1989) and Wagner (1954, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1968a, 1968b, 1969). List of localities: BELGRADE AREA (BG) 1. Avala (DQ64) 2. Beograd (DQ55) 3. Beograd: Košutnjak (DQ55) 4. Beograd: Stepin Gaj (DQ65) 5. Beograd: Topcider (DQ55) 22. Aleksandrovac (EQ12) 23. Cuprija: Dobricevo (EP26) 24. Kopaonik (DN89) 25. Kopaonik: Rudnica (DN89) 26. Ljig: Kadina Luka (DP39) 27. Rudnik, mt (DP68) 28. Topola: Stragari (DP78) 29. Topola-Bozurnja (DP79) 30. Topola: Banja (DQ70) NORTHERN SERBIA (NS) 31. Banatski Karlovac (EQ19) 32. Cerevic (CR90) 33. Deliblato (EQ06) 34. Devojacki Bunar (DQ97) 35. Deliblatski Pesak: Tilva (DQ98) 36. Dupljaja (EQ27) 37. Novi Sad (DR01) 38. Sakule (DQ69) 39. Surduk (DQ48) 40. Vrdnik (CQ99) SOUTHERN SERBIA (SS) 41. Bela Palanka (FN08) 42. Leskovac (EN75) 43. Niš (EN79) 44. Orahovac (DM79) 45. Pcinja, r., Civcije (EM68) 46. Pcinja, r., Kozjak (EM78) 47. Pec (DN42) 48. Predejane (EN94) 49. Suva Planina (EN98) 50. Sveta Petka (EN89) 51. Šajince: Pcinja (FM08) 52. Vranje (EN71) WESTERN SERBIA (WS) 53. Mokra Gora: Bele Vode (CP74) 54. Nova Varoš (DP00)

Heteropterus Rev. Entomol. (2011) 11(2): 329-337 FIGURE 1. Map of Serbia, including the localities where specimens of genus Phytocoris Fallén were recorded. 55. Tara mt.: Jelisavcici (CP75) 56. Tara, mt. Racanska Šljivovica (CP75) 57. Valjevo: Klanica (DP19) EASTERN SERBIA (ES) 58. Miroc: Stenišce (EQ93) 59. Deli Jovan, mt (EP99) 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. Negotin: Bukovo (FP29) Negotin: Kusjak (FP29) Ozren, mt.: Ripaljka (EP62) Pozarevac (EQ14) Usje (EQ44) Zatonje (EQ32) 331

332 PROTIC: The genus Phytocoris in Serbia (Miridae) Results List of Phytocoris species recorded in Serbia: (abbreviations: A. S. = A. Stojanovic; Lj. P = Lj. Protic) Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) nowickyi Fieber, 1870 NS: Surduk 02.06.2007. 1 & leg. A. Sigunov. BG: Begaljica 09.09.1997. 3 && leg. A. S. «Serbia» [Oshanin, 1912] (Kormilev, 1936). Subgenus Eckerleinius Wagner, 1968 Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) incanus Fieber, 1864 NS: Deliblatski Pesak: Tilva 16.06.1988. 1 % leg. Lj. P. Horváth, 1897: Deliblato, Dupljaja. Subgenus Exophytocoris Wagner, 1961 Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) parvulus Reuter, 1880 CS: Kosmaj 10.07.2004. 1 % on Abies sp. leg. A. S. Protic and Roganovic, 2002. Subgenus Ktenocoris Wagner, 1954 Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) exoletus Costa, 1852 NS: Devojacki Bunar 09.08.2003. 2 && pseudobrach. leg. A. S. NS: Devojacki Bunar 03.09.2005. 2 %%, 3 && leg. A. S. Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) insignis Reuter, 1876 [Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) furcifer Wagner, 1954] BG: Beograd: Stepin Gaj 23.07.2011. 2 %% leg. A. S. CS: Kopaonik: Rudnica 27.06.1964. 1 & leg. Lj. Jankovic. CS: Rudnik, mt. 09.07.2011. 2 %%, 2 && leg. A. S. CS: Rudnik, mt. 20.08.2011. 4 %%, 3 && leg. A. S. ES: Miroc mt.: Stenišce 14.09.1984. 1 & leg. Lj. P. WS: Tara mt.: Jelisavcici 25.07.2003. 1 & leg. Lj. P. WS: Mokra Gora: Bele vode 01.08.2001. 1 % leg. Lj. P. WS: Valjevo: Klanica 13.08.2011. 1 % leg. A. S. Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758) BG: Beograd: Topcider 05.07.1942. 1 & leg. A. Sigunov. BG: Resnik 31.05.2003. 1 & leg. A. S. CS: Kosmaj 27.05.2000. 1 & leg. A. S. CS: Topola: Stragari 13.06.2002. 1 % leg. Lj. P. NS: Sakule 03.06.2000. 2 %%, 1 & leg. A. S. WS: Tara, mt. Racanska Šljivovica 29.07.1988. 1 & leg. Lj. P. Divac, 1907: Cuprija: Dobricevo, Negotin: Bukovo. Horváth, 1903: Beograd, Beograd: Topcider, Bela Palanka. Kormilev, 1936: Beograd: Topcider, Beograd: Košutnjak, Nova Varoš. Csiki, 1940: Pec. Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Boheman, 1852 [Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes f. leptocerus Reuter, 1896] BG: Avala 02.07.1941. 1 & leg. N. Kormilev. BG: Vinca on Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) 28.09.1989. 1 % leg. Lj. P. BG: Radmilovac 10.10.1991. 1 % leg. Lj. P. BG: Šiljakovac on Pirus communis (pear) 21.06.1992. 1 % leg. Lj. P. BG: Resnik 25.08.1996. 2 %% leg. A. S. BG: Grocka: Begaljica 09.08.1997. 5 %% leg. A. S. BG: Vinca 29.07.1997. 2 %%, 2 && leg. A. S. BG: Vinca 03.09.1997. 2 %%, 2 && leg. A. S. BG: Grocka: Begaljica 09.08.1997. 3 && leg. A. S. BG: Beograd: Resnik 13.08.1997. 1 % leg. A. S. BG: Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo 25.07.1998. 1 %, 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo 10.06.2000. 2 %%, 2 && leg. A. S. BG: Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo 22.06.2000. 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Grocka: Drazanj 15.06.2002. 1 % leg. A. S. BG: Beograd: Resnik 24.07.2004. 2 %%, 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo 27.08.2005. 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Beograd: Veliko Selo 08.07.2006. 1 % leg. A. S. BG: Lazarevac 12.06.2010. 3 && leg. A. S. CS: Kosmaj 26.08.1997. 2 && leg. A. S. CS: Kosmaj 18.07.1998. 1 & leg. A. S. CS: Topola-Bozurnja 13.06.2002. 1 & leg. Lj. P. CS: Topola: Banja 14.08.2010. 1 & leg. Lj. P. ES: Negotin: Kusjak 12.09.1984. leg. 1 & leg. Lj. P.

Heteropterus Rev. Entomol. (2011) 11(2): 329-337 333 ES: Deli Jovan on Fagus sp. 12.09.1984. 1 & leg. Lj. P. ES: Zatonje 29.06.1985. 1 % leg. M. Zivkovic. ES: Usje 29.06.1985. 1 & leg. Lj. P. ES: Ozren mt.: Ripaljka 17.08.1994. 1 & leg. Lj. P. NS: Banatski Karlovac 30.06.1987. 1 & leg. Lj. P. NS: Surduk 27.05.1998. 1 %, 1 & A. S. NS: Surduk 27.06.1998. 2 && leg. A. S. NS: Surduk 01.08.1998. 2 %% leg. A. S. NS: Devojacki Bunar 09.08.2003. 3 %% leg. A. S NS: Surduk 20.09.2003. 1 & leg. A. S. NS: Devojacki Bunar 07.06.2003. 2 %%, 2 && leg. A. S. NS: Devojacki Bunar 19.06.2004. 1 %, 1 & leg. A. S. NS: Devojacki Bunar 25.06.2005. 2 %% leg. A. S. NS: Surduk 14.07.2007. 1 & leg. A. S. NS: Devojacki Bunar 12.07.2008. 1 % leg. A. S. Divac, 1907: Negotin: Bukovo. Horváth, 1903; Kormilev, 1936: Rakovica, Niš, Sveta Petka, Pela Palanka, Suva Planina, Vranje. Kormilev, 1928-1929: Pozarevac. Kormilev, 1936: Orahovac. Csiki, 1940: Pec. Subgenus Leptophytocoris Wagner, 1961 Phytocoris (Leptophytocoris) ustulatus Herrich- Schaeffer, 1835 CS: Rudnik, mt. 20.08.2011. 2 && leg. A. S. SS: Šajince: Pcinja. r. 14.07.1985. 7 %%, 4 && leg. Lj. P. SS: Pcinja, r., Kozjak 28.07.2006. 1 % leg. J. Šeat. SS: Pcinja, r., Kozjak 20.07.2008. 1 & leg. J. Šeat. SS: Pcinja, r., Civcije 28.07.2008. 1 %, 1 f leg. J. Šeat. WS: Mokra Gora: Bele Vode 01.08.2001. 1 & leg. Lj. P. WS: Tara: Jelisavcici 25.07.2003. 1 % leg. Lj. P. Divac, 1907: Aleksandrovac. Horváth, 1897: Novi Sad, Cerevic, Vrdnik. SS: Predejane 1 % leg. N. Kormilev. CS: Rudnik, mt. 20.08.2011. 1 %, 3 && on Pinus nigra leg. A. S. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) obscuratus Carvalho, 1959 SS: Leskovac 1 & leg. N. Kormilev. Kormilev, 1936 (as Phytocoris confusus Reuter, 1896). Phytocoris (Phytocoris) pini Kirschbaum, 1856 CS: Kopaonik 19.07.1954. 1 & on Piceetum excelsae oxalidetosum leg. Lj. Jankovic. WS: Tara mt.: Jelisavcici 25.07.2003. 1 & leg. Lj. P. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) populi (Linnaeus, 1758) BG: Boljevci: Crni Lug 07.07.1998. 1 % on Fraxinus angustifolia leg. A. S. BG: Vinca 17.07.1999. 1 % on Acer campestris leg. A. S. CS: Kosmaj 27.05.2000. 2 %%, 1 & leg. A. S. Protic, 1999: Boljevci. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri Saunders, 1876 BG: Mala Moštanica 13.09.1997. 1 % leg. A. S. Protic, 1998. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) setiger Reuter, 1896 BG: Vinca 29.07.1997. 1 & leg. A. S. Protic, 1986: Usje, Zatonje. Subgenus Phytocoris Fallén, 1814 Phytocoris (Phytocoris) confusus Reuter, 1896 CS: Ralja: Grkovo 11.10.1978. 1 % leg. D. Pavicevic. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) longipennis Flor, 1861 BG: Beograd: Košutnjak 1943.07.04. 1 & leg. V. Lindtner. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae tiliae (Fabricius, 1777) BG: Mala Moštanica 13.09.1997. 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Vinca 17.07.1999. on Acer campestre 3 && leg. A. S. BG: Avala 19.08.2000. 1 % leg. A. S. BG: Avala 14.06.2003. 3 %%, 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Vinca 24.06.2000. 3 && leg. A. S. BG: Grocka: Vrcin 29.07.2006. 2 && leg. A. S. CS: Kosmaj 18.07.1998. 1 % leg. A. S. CS: Ljig: Kadina Luka 04.09.2010. 1 %, 1 & leg. A. S. Kormilev, 1928-1929: Leskovac.

334 PROTIC: The genus Phytocoris in Serbia (Miridae) Subgenus Stictophytocoris Stichel, 1957 Phytocoris (Stictophytocoris) meridionalis Herrich- Schaeffer, 1835 (Fig. 2) BG: Beograd: Vinca 29.07.1997. 1 & on Acer campestre leg. A. S. BG: Grocka: Begaljica 09.08.1997. 1 % leg. A. S. BG: Lipovacka šuma 26.10.1997. 3 && leg. A. S. BG: Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo 10.06.2000. 5 %%, 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Mala Moštanica: Zuto Brdo 10.07.2010. 1 & leg. A. S. BG: Lazarevac: Stubica 12.06.2010. 1 %, 1 &; 03.09.2011. 3 %%, 3 && on Quercus cerris leg. A. S. WS: Valjevo: Klanica 13.08.2011. 1 % leg. A. S. Protic, 1998: Vinca, Grocka. Discussion and conclusions The analysis of distribution of species in genus Phytocoris, according to studies on collected specimens stored in the collections at Natural History Museum and the published papers, has shown that data include specimens from very diverse areas and habitats in Serbia (Fig. 1). Most data pertain to the broader region of Belgrade, while the least amount of data exist for Western Serbia. The other parts of Serbia have been generally uniformly studied, at least according to the number of studied localities. The Study Collection includes 16 species out of 17 included in this paper. The remaining one species, Phytocoris obscuratus, is represented by specimens in the collection by Nikola Kormilev, which also contains specimens of Ph. ulmi, Ph. varipes and Ph. tiliae tiliae, collected at certain localities in Serbia. Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) incanus Fieber, 1864 was collected in Serbia only at Deliblato Sands. This is obviously a rare species, as the period of time between these two records was 100 years. Its range in the Balkan Peninsula includes Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999), it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) parvulus Reuter, 1880 is distributed throughout the Balkan Peninsula. It has yet to be recorded in Macedonia. The record from Montenegro (Protic and Roganovic, 2002) was published at the time when Serbia and Montenegro were one state (state association). For Serbia it is presently known from a single locality at Mt. Kosmaj (620 m). Montenegro (ME) and Serbia (RS) should be added to the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999). Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) exoletus Costa, 1853 was collected at the locality of Deliblato sand in Banat. This Mediterranean species is currently known from the Balkan countries: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Croatia (Dalmatia) and Serbia. Serbia is a new record for the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999). Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) insignis Reuter, 1876 has been collected in mountain and hill areas in Serbia. This is a new species for the fauna of Serbia. Data on this species are published here for the first time, although the specimens have been stored in our collection since 1964. Serbia is a new record for the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999). Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) nowickyi Fieber, 1870 was cited for Serbia in the Oshanin s catalogue (1912) and after that there were no known records for Serbia until 1997. The entomologist Aleksandar Stojanovic had collected several specimens at two localities: in the vicinity of Belgrade (Begaljica) and in Srem (Surduk). In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758) is distributed at many localities in Serbia. The collection includes specimens from 1942 onward, while the earliest literature data are from 1903. Its range includes all countries of the Balkan Peninsula except Greece. In the Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Montenegro (ME) and Serbia (RS) instead of YU. Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Boheman, 1852 has the widest distribution in Serbia of all species of this genus. 65 specimens were collected at 20 localities, mostly at meadows and weed patches. It is present in all countries of the Balkan Peninsula. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Montenegro (ME) and Serbia (RS) instead of YU. Phytocoris (Leptophytocoris) ustulatus Herrich- Schaeffer, 1835 is present in Serbia at several localities, from lowlands to 1000 m above sea level. It is represented in all countries of the Balkan Peninsula except Montenegro, where it was probably not re-

Heteropterus Rev. Entomol. (2011) 11(2): 329-337 335 corded due to lack of research in the area. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) confusus Reuter, 1896 is a new species for the fauna of Serbia. So far a single male was recorded at a single locality in the broader vicinity of Belgrade (Grkovo). In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) longipennis Flor, 1861 was recorded in Serbia at three localities: Predejane (south Serbia), one park in Belgrade, and the mountain Rudnik in central Serbia (Šumadija). The specimen collected in vicinity of Belgrade (at locality Košutnjak) was stored in the collection by Nikola Kormilev under the incorrect identification of Ph. (Ribautomiris) buxi Ribaut, 1928. The specimen from Rudnik, mt is new for Study Collection. So far in the Balkan Peninsula it was also recorded only from Macedonia and Bulgaria. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) obscuratus Carvalho, 1959 (= obscurus Reuter, 1875) is known from Serbia only due to one specimen from Leskovac. It was collected by Nikola Kormilev, but there are no data on date of collecting. This specimen was incorrectly identified as Phytocoris confusus Reuter, 1896 but after the check it was determined that it belongs to Ph. obscuratus. In the Balkan Peninsula this species was also recorded from Croatia, Greece and Macedonia. Serbia is a new record for the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999). Phytocoris (Phytocoris) pini Kirschbaum, 1856 is a new species for the fauna of Serbia. Our late colleague Ljubodrag Jankovic had collected this specimen in 1954 at mountain Kopaonik, but it was identified only now. After almost 50 years I collected one further specimen at mountain Tara. A few specimens from the mountain Durmitor (Montenegro) are stored in the Study Collection (Protic et al., 1990). This species is distributed in all countries of the Balkan Peninsula. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Montenegro (ME) and Serbia (RS) instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) populi (Linnaeus, 1758) was first recorded for Serbia in 1998, in localities in the vicinity of Belgrade on Acer campestre. Records for this species in Serbia are now published for the first time. FIGURE 2. Phytocoris meridionalis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835 was collected in the vicinity of Belgrade on Acer campestre. The specimens from the Study Collection were drawn by colleague entomologist Aleksandar Stojanovic. In the Balkan Peninsula it is also distributed in Bulgaria, Croatia and Greece. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri Saunders, 1876 has so far been recorded only at a single locality in Serbia: Mala Moštanica (Protic, 1998). For Croatia there are only some very old records (Horváth, 1897). In the Balkan Peninsula it was also recorded in Bulgaria. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) setiger Reuter, 1896 was recorded at three localities in Serbia, along the river Danube: Usje, Zatonje (within the sand dunes of Ram and Golubac) and Vinca. According to the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it is distributed in the Medite-

336 PROTIC: The genus Phytocoris in Serbia (Miridae) rranean Region, and within the Balkan Peninsula it is present in Greece, Croatia and Serbia. In that catalogue it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae tiliae Fabricius, 1777 was recorded at several localities in Serbia during the last 12 years, while Kormilev had collected a specimen in Southern Serbia at Leskovac. This species has an extensive range which includes most countries in the Balkan region. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999) it should say Serbia instead of YU. Phytocoris (Stictophytocoris) meridionalis Herrich- Schaeffer, 1835 has been known in Serbia since 1997 (Protic, 1998). Since then it was collected at several localities in broader vicinity of Belgrade on deciduous trees. In the countries of the Balkan Peninsula it has still not been recorded in Montenegro and Macedonia. In the catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region (Kerzhner and Josifov 1999), it should say Serbia instead of YU. According to frequency of appearance at various localities in Serbia, certain species may be characterized as vulnerable as they were either recorded after long gaps of time or they are present in fragile habitats (Ph. incanus, Ph. nowickyi, Ph. confusus, Ph. longipennis, Ph. obscuratus, Ph. reuteri and Ph. setiger). Acknowledgements I want to express my gratitude to Dipl. Ing. Aleksandar Stojanovic, entomologist of the Natural History Museum, on generous help in collecting and processing the specimens and preparing the figures in this paper. References CSIKI E. 1940. Félszárnyúrovarok. Hemipteren. Csiki Ernöállatanikutatásai Albániabán. Explorationes zoologicaeab E. Csiki in Albaniaperactae 17. A Magyar Tudománios Akademia Balkán-kutatásainaktudománios Eredmenyei, Budapest 1: 289-315. DIVAC N. 1907. Contribution to knowledge on Serbian hemipteran fauna [Prilog poznavanju srpske hemipterske faune]. Papers of the Zoological Institute, University of Belgrade [Radovi iz Zošološkog Instituta u Univerzitetu, Beograd] 1(1): 4-14. [In Serbian] HORVÁTH G. 1897. Fauna regni Hungariae. Animalium Hungariaehucusque cogitorum enumeratio systematica 111. Arthropoda Ordo: Hemiptera. Budapest. HORVÁTH G. 1903. Szerbia Hemiptera-faunaja. Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 1: 3-28. KERZHNER IM, JOSIFOV M. 1999. Miridae. In: Aukema B, Rieger Ch (Eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 3. Cimicomorpha II. Netherlands Entomological Society. Amsterdam. KORMILEV N. 1928-1929. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hemiptera-Heteroptera Jugoslavien [Prilog proucavanju Hemiptera-Heteroptera Jugoslavije]. Glasnik Jugoslovenskog Entomološkog Društva 3-4(1-2): 79-91. [In Serbian; German summary] KORMILEV N. 1936. 1. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Verbreitung Jugoslavischer Hemiptera-Heteroptera (Süd Serbien und Serbien) [1. prilog poznavanju Hemiptera- Heteroptera Jugoslavije (Juzna Srbija i Srbija)]. Glasnik Skopskog Naucnog Društva 17(5): 29-54. [In Serbian; German summary] KORMILEV N. 1939. IV. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Verbreitung Jugoslavischer Hemiptera-Heteroptera (Serbien und Südserbien). Glasnik Skopskog Naucnog Društva 20(7): 193-199. LINNAVUORI RE. 1999. On the genus Phytocoris Fallen (Heteroptera: Miridae, Mirinae) in Iran with remarks on species of the adjacent countries. Part I. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Biologica 43: 163-193. OSHANIN V. 1912. Katalog der Paläarktischen Hemipteren (Heteroptera, Homoptera-Auchenorrhyncha und Psylloideae). Berlin. PROTIC LJ. 1986. Contribution to knowledge on Hemiptera-Heteroptera of sand dunes of Ram and Golubac (Ramsko-golubacka pešcara, NE Serbia) [Prilog poznavanju Hemiptera-Heteroptera Ramskogolubacke pešcare]. Glasnik Prirodnjackog Muzeja, Beograd B 41: 57-87. [In Serbian; German summary] PROTIC LJ. 1998. Catalogue of the Heteroptera fauna of Yugoslav countries. Part one. Natural History Museum, Belgrade. Special issue 38: 1-215. PROTIC LJ. 1999. Six species of Miridae new to the fauna of Yugoslavia. Acta Entomologica Slovenica 7(1): 53-57. PROTIC LJ, ROGANOVIC D. 2002. Heteroptera on Cupressus sempervirens (Linnaeus) in Montenegro (State community of Serbia and Montenegro). Acta Entomologica Serbica 7(1/2): 17-27. PROTIC LJ, GOGALA A, GOGALA M. 1990. Heteroptera (Insecta). In: Nonveiller G (Ed.). The Fauna of Durmitor. Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti,

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