Planthopper and leafhopper communities (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha et Cicadomorpha) of selected plant associations of Garb Tarnogórski
Journal Title: Monographs of the Upper Silesian Museum - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue
Abstract
The material was collected in Garb Tarnogórski, the mesoregion of Silesian Upland. Quantitative research was conducted between 2011 and 2013 on 19 research plots belonging to the following phytosociological classes: Festuco-Brometea, Koelerio glaucae- Corynephoretea canescentis, Molinio-Arrhenatheretea, Quercetea robori-petraeae and Querco-Fagetea. Qualitative studies were conducted between 2010 and 2013 on the whole area of Garb Tarnogórski. We identified a total of 287 species representing 52.95% of all hopper species in Poland. During the research 2 species new to Poland were collected: Idiocerus vicinus Melichar, 1898 and Paralimnus rotundiceps (Lethierry, 1885). Additionally, 29 species were recorded in Upper Silesia for the first time: Cixius similis Kirschbaum, 1868 Chloriona glaucescens Fieber, 1966, Chloriona unicolor (Herrich-Schäff er, 1835), Ditropsis flavipes (Signoret, 1865), Calligypona reyi (Fieber, 1866), Dicranotropis divergens Kirschbaum, 1868, Criomorphus borealis (J. Sahlberg, 1871), Neophilaenus albipennis (Fabricius, 1798), Utecha lugens (Germar, 1821), Macropsis albae (Wagner, 1950), Macropsis haupti (Wagner, 1941), Macropsis najas (Nast, 1981), Agallia consobrina (Curtis, 1833), Acericerus heydenii (Kirschbaum, 1868), Alebra viridis Rey, 1894, Chlorita dumosa (Ribaut, 1933), Edwardsiana soror (Linnavuori, 1950), Eupteryx adspersa (Herrich-Schäff er, 1838), Eupteryx florida Ribaut, 1952, Eupteryx thoulessi Edwards, 1926, Zygina griseombra Remane, 1994, Zygina schneideri (Günthart, 1974), Arboridia parvula (Boheman, 1845), Macrosteles sardus Ribaut, 1948, Allygus communis (Ferrari, 1882), Allygus modestus Scott, 1876, Mocydia crocea (Herrich-Schäff er, 1837), Ophiola cornicula (Marshall, 1866) and Cosmotettix caudatus (Flor, 1861). We characterized planthopper communities related with the following 10 plant associations: Adonido-Brachypodietum pinnati, Corynephorion canescentis, Sileno otitis-Festucetum, Filipendulion ulmariae, Calthion palustris, Arrhenatheretum elatioris, Molinio caeruleae-Quercetum roboris, Fraxino-Alnetum, Tilio cordatae-Carpinetum betuli and Galio odorati-Fagetum. The results were evaluated with the usage of agglomeration analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). Based on dominance, constancy of occurrence and fidelity, three circles of communities were defined in various plant associations of Garb Tarnogórski (I – communities in Festuco-Brometa class, II in Molinio-Arrhenatherretea and III in Quercetea robori-petraeae and Querco-Fagetea). Seasonal dynamics of planthopper abundance in the analysed communities was described and chorological, ecological and zoocoenological analyses were conducted. The work presents the results of the zoocoenological analysis based on analytical and synthetic indices, such as dominance (D), constancy of occurrence (C), index Q and the coefficient of fidelity (W). Chorological analysis revealed the presence of 15 elements in the studied cicadofauna with European and Euro-Siberian elements most numerous. Ecological analysis was carried out on the basis of the following criteria: humidity, insolation, trophic relations, overwintering stage, the number of generations per year and the degree of association with the environment. It was determined that mesoheliophilous, mesohigrophilous and monophagous species have the greatest share, as well as overwintering in the form of egg, univoltine and oligotopic ones.
Authors and Affiliations
Krzysztof Musik, Marcin Walczak, Małgorzata Kalandyk-Kołodziejczyk, Wacław Wojciechowski
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