Florin Prunar

University of Life Sciences "King Michael I" from Timisoara

Boxwood ( Buxus sempervirens ) is a host for several mite and insect pests, but the species of plant-parasitic psyllid Spanioneura fonscolombii has been observed in Romania for the first time in 2017. Subsequent research has shown that the species is much more spread, our data confirming its presence in western, eastern, and southern Romania. This...

The protection of the Natura 2000 species Cucujus cinnaberinus (Scopoli, 1774), protected by Romanian and European legislation, requires knowledge of distribution, threats and conservation status. In Romania the species is protected in only 9 Natura 2000 areas of the 442 SCI declared until 2021. All the protected areas in which the species is menti...

Observations carried out in May-September 2022 in Coridorul Jiului, a Natura 2000 area located in the southwestern part of Romania, highlighted 16 species of Cerambycidae beetles. The landscape, local climate and forest management impact the diversity and distribution of these species in the site. All species have been listed on The IUCN Red List o...

The protection of the Natura 2000 species Cucujus cinnaberinus (Scopoli, 1774), protected by Romanian and European legislation, requires knowledge of distribution, threats and conservation status. In Romania the species is protected in only 9 Natura 2000 areas of the 442 SCI declared until 2021. All the protected areas in which the species is menti...

Observations carried out in May-September 2022 in CoridorulJiului, a Natura 2000 area located in the south-western part of Romania, highlighted 16 species of Cerambycidae beetles. The landscape, local climate and forest management impact the diversity and distribution of these species in the site. All species have been listed on The IUCN Red List o...

Euphydryas aurinia, a highly endangered species listed on the Annex II of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention, has a wide distribution in the Palearctic realm. Although it is an intensively studied species, its distribution is still not enough known. In Romania, in the last century it has been reported almost ex...

Carabus hungaricus, a species protected by Council Directive 92/43 / EEC and the Berne Convention, is very localized in Romania and has a distribution that seems to have changed compared to the last century and for which recent discoveries show that there are still gaps in knowledge. Over time, there have been reports of the presence of the species...

Carabus hungaricus, a species protected by Council Directive 92/43 / EEC and the Berne Convention, is very localized in Romania and has a distribution that seems to have changed compared to the last century and for which recent discoveries show that there are still gaps in knowledge. Over time, there have been reports of the presence of the species...

Abstract. The familiy Carabidae Latreille, 1802 includes more than 40.000 species in the world and 2.700 species in Europe. The genus Carabus Linnaeus, 1758 (Carabidae: Carabinae) is represented in the Holarctic by about 800 species, in Europe by about 132 species, in Romania by about 32 species. Only four species benefit from the protection status...

The Carabus subgenus Hygrocarabus contains two taxa: C. variolosus and C. nodulosus, the species or subspecies status of which is handled far from uniform in the literature. Both taxa show a similar morphology, the shape of the tip of the aedeagus provides a reliable morphological marker for identification. We analysed two mitochondrial gene parts...

Starting point of this study was the problem considering the status of Carabus variolous and C. nodulosus : French and some German authors classified them as species, most German authors as subspecies and Casale as semispecies. We performed analyses of mitochondrial genes (COI-5', COI-3', ND5) as well as nuclear ones (ITS2, wingless) and analysed t...

C. (Morphocarabus) rothi comptus Dejean 1831, is a endemic species of the Romania, appearing localized to some mountainous massifs of Romanian Banat and their piedmont areas (Poiana Rusca Mountains, Țarcu Mountains). Its presence in the Apuseni Mountains is doubtful, due to the lack of recent captures and to the confusion with C. (Morphocarabus) ha...

C. (Eucarabus) obsoletus Sturm is a widespread species in Romania with a broad infra-specific diversification (8 subspecies mentioned). The morphological identification is difficult, constraining, requiring to observe a large number of insects with a result often random due to the insufficiency of criteria. The use of molecular biology with mitocho...

We present considerations about zoning protected areas and the zonation algorithm of the Nera Gorges-Beușnița, a remarkable national park in S-W Romania. Functional zones of national parks in Romania are established by the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 57/2007 adopted by the Law no. 49/2011. Incidentally, no juridical text gives indications ab...

Among the ten species of the Nebria genus, present in the Romanian Carpathians, seven are the object of morphological, geographical distribution and molecular biological studies: Nebria (Eunebria) jockischi hoepfneri Dejean, 1826, Nebria (Boreonebria) heegeri Dejean, 1826, Nebria (Boreonebria) gyllenhali Schönherr, 1806, Nebria (Alpaeonebria) reich...

C. (Morphocarabus) rothi rothi Dejean is a Romanian endemic species spread in two areas at a distance of 250 km apart. In North of Banat, one of these areas, rothi is mixed with hampei, teleki form. The framing made by Csiki for telekii form, at Carabus (Morphocarabus) hampei Kuster, 1846, encountered in the hills of Fragulea (North of Banat) is qu...

Kinship between Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi Dejean, 1829 and Carabus (Morphocarabus) alutensis Savulescu, 1972 Florin

Certain criteria such as geographical proximity and a nearby elytra sculpture has suggested a phylogenetic relationship between Carabus rothi Dejean and Carabus alutensis Săvulescu. The use of mitochondrial markers (COI, cyt b) shows: the presence of 3 haplotypes, geographically presents in two regions: southern Transylvania (distributed in North,...

C. (Mesocarabus) problematicus Herbst 1786 is a fairly widespread European endemic species, especially on the Atlantic coast from the northern of Spain until Scandinavia. A recent map, based on the most recent data establishes the geographical distribution. From the eight European subspecies, the most isolated are the island subspecies, those from...

The more or less easily identification of the 46 (or 47) species of genus Carabus present in Romania is based on the conventional use of external and internal morphological characteristics (shape of the aedeagus and endophallus) and on the recourse to a photographic iconography. For the most part of Carabus species, these criteria are sufficient to...

The study of literature and the review of the national collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum Budapest, the collection of K. Petri from Brukenthal National Museum Sibiu, the collections of the National Museum of Natural History “Grigore Antipa” from Bucharest show that C. (Morphocarabus) incompsus Kr. 1880, is mainly endemic in Romania...

The subgenus Morphocarabus presents the greatest diversity for the Carabus species from the West Palearctic region. In Romania is also well represented by eight species. Two of them, Carabus hampei and Carabus zawadzkii, are the species of Natura 2000 interest, the others are endemic species or they have a very restricted area of distribution. The...

The study carried on C. (Morphocarabus) zawadzkii Reitter 1896, taxon belonging to the controversial supraspecific level: subsp. of C. (Morphocarabus) scheidleri Panz.; subsp. of C. (Morphocarabus) zawadzkii Kr. In a forthcoming paper carrying on 8 species from Romania and 1 from France, the marker 28Sr ensures the next regrouping: I. the super-gro...

In the North Banat coexist in the same stations and biotopes two species of the genus Morphocarabus attributed to C. (Morphocarabus) hampei telekii Csikii 1937 and C. (Morphocarabus) rothi rothi Dejean 1829. On the left bank of the Mureș River, the restricted area of tthese species distribution is situated from Groși – Căpâlnaș in the East until Po...

In Romania several species of the genre Carabus are considered rare or localized. Using old references which are confronted with recent observations this paper work sets the researches history for the rare or geographically localised species inciting to the new checks in the field to achieve the targeted species management programs. Their distribut...

Romania, the Natura 2000 network is highly developed, with 273 SIC covering 17% of the country and also has three biosphere reserves (Danube Delta, Retezat Mountains and Rodna Mountains). The study is interested in heritage species of Genus Carabus named in the Annexe II and IV (modified version 2007) of the “Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1...

The Romanian Carpathians, with an altitude of over 1000 m., harbour 10 species of the Nebria Genre, of which 3 are undoubtedly endemic: N. (Nebria) femoralis Chaudoir 1843; N. (Alpaeonebria) bissenica Bielz 1887; N. (Alpaeonebria) carpatica Bielz 1850. Some other species: N. (Alpaeonebria) reitteri Rybnisk 1902; N. (Nebria) transylvanica Germar 182...

Studies on the populations of Carabus ( Morphocarabus ) scheidleri seriatissimus Reitter, 1896 (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Maramureş (North Romania) Carabus ( Morphocarabus ) scheidleri seriatissimus Reitter, 1896 is a subspecies whose distribution is poorly known in Romania, only mentioned in two locations in the Maramureş county at Vişeul de Sus and...

New records of Carabus ( Morphocarabus) rothi alutensis Săvulescu, 1972 (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Olt River Basin (Romania) Carabus ( Morphocarabus ) rothi alutensis Săvulescu, 1972 was recorded only from the right bank of the Olt River (Călimăneşti, Râmnicu Vâlcea). The authors' recent studies (2008-2009) allowed the record of new sample points (fo...

The study focuses on the carabidae fauna present in the superior valley Bâlea (Făgăraş Mountains) between altitudes of 1200 and 2040 m; the collections were carried out along both sides of the Transfăgărăşan road. We observed an altitudinal staging of the carabofauna apparition determined by the gradually melting snow and an activity corresponding...

Le Banat roumain a depuis le début de l`entomologie scientifique intéressé de nombreux et réputés entomologistes. Les espèces ou morphas suivantes y ont été décrites: C. (Morphocarabus) kollari par A. Palliardi 1825, de Mehadia, ainsi que les morphas magnificus Kraatz 1878 de Baziaş ; paroecus Csiki 1906 de Santa Elena et de Sasca Montana; sejunctu...

The maize is one of the most important plants in western part ofcountry. In 2002-2005 period researches carried out in untreated culture, inExperimental Field from Jimbolia (Timis County) showed the presence ofmany dangerous species.The most important species of these concerning the attackedpercent were: Tanymechus dillaticolis (47-69.5%), Diabroti...

Le Banat roumain a depuis le début de l`entomologie scientifique intéressé de nombreux et réputés entomologistes. Les espèces ou morphas suivantes y ont été décrites: C. (Morphocarabus) kollari par A. Palliardi 1825, de Mehadia, ainsi que les morphas magnificus Kraatz 1878 de Baziaş ; paroecus Csiki 1906 de Santa Elena et de Sasca Montana; sejunctu...

Les auteurs actualisent et complètent l'inventaire des espèces et taxons du genre C01·abus présents au Banat roumain en s'appuyant sur un grand nombre de prospections réalisées depuis 1972. Cette région détient 21 espèces sur 31 à 32 présentes en Roumanie, dont 8 assez rares ou endémiques. L'effectif de formes identifiées ou nouvellement décrites,...