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Zoology in the Middle East Volume 62, Issue 4, 2016 0939-7140 (Print), 2326-2680 (Online) © Taylor & Francis Covered in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). Admitted to ISI Master Journal list and covered by the BioSciences Information Service (Biosis Previews) and Biological Preview (abstract/cover page), the Zoological Record and many other review organs. ZME is published by Taylor & Francis Group. Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig |
Distribution of Asellia tridens (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) lineages including representatives from Saudi Arabia
Timothy C. Bray and Petr Benda
The genus Asellia was recently revised, giving an insight into the genetic and mor-phological characteristics of a group whose distribution spans from North Africa into Asia. We studied the genus further by considering additional mitochondrial markers and sampling localities. The deepest previously identified split in A. tridens is sup-ported (Middle East/North Africa), along with the association of North and West Af-rican lineages. Central Saudi Arabia is found to represent the easternmost extent of a North African haplogroup when considering concatenated fragments of Cytochrome-b, NADH Dehydrogenase 2, and Cytochrome Oxidase 1 genes. New distribution data further emphasises the diversity found in the Middle East and suggests some mixing of haplotypes over long distances.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 280-287. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
Attributes of trees used by nesting and foraging woodpeckers (Aves: Picidae) in an area with old pollarded Oaks (Quercus spp.) in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey
Adam Bergner, Anton Sunnergren, Burcu Yeşilbudak, Cahit Erdem and Nicklas Jansson
We used three woodpecker species as umbrella species for old deciduous forests, and analysed their preferences in an area with old pollarded oaks in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey. Using plot inventories, we physically characterised trees utilised for nesting and foraging amongst woodpeckers in general and the Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Leiopicus medius) in particular. Trees more frequently visited by foraging woodpeckers differed from randomly chosen trees by being taller, having a larger circumference, greater bark furrow depth and shorter distance to neighbouring trees. Nesting trees were taller, had a higher proportion of dead wood but a lower surface area of natural cavities. Our results suggest that the woodpeckers in the study area rely upon woodlands containing mature trees, thus have the potential to function as suitable umbrella species’ to highlight the conservation value of oak forest habitats in southern Turkey.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 288-298. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
Phylogenetic affinities of the Iraqi populations of Saw-scaled vipers of the genus Echis (Serpentes: Viperidae), revealed by sequences of mtDNA genes
Fadhil Abbas Rhadi, Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Rihab Ghaleb Mohammed and Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani
The Saw-scaled vipers of the species Echis carinatus range from Sri Lanka and India westwards to Iraq, including the eastern Arabian Peninsula. We collected the species in southern Iraq and compared two mtDNA genes (16S and Cyt b) with other populations of this species and with other species of the genus. Analyses of both Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference confirmed E. carinatus as a monophyletic species. The samples from Iraq cluster with populations of the species from Pakistan and UAE. Populations from India, however, are situated in a separate phylogenetic lineage. This can be explained by the geographic barriers between western (Iraq, Pakistan and UAE) and eastern (India) populations of the species. Soleyman Mountain in southern Pakistan is the main barrier between them and its role is reflected in the genetic distance between populations.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 299-305. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
Home ranges of parthenogenetic and bisexual species in a community of Darevskia lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
Neftalí Sillero, Claudia Corti and Miguel A. Carretero
We analysed the home ranges of a community of Darevskia rock lizards composed of a bisexual species (D. valentini), two parthenogens (D. armeniaca and D. unisexualis), and two backcross forms between bisexual and unisexual forms. We estimated home range areas of ink-marked, GPS-located lizards using Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP) and 95% of the locations for those individuals with five or more sightings. The bisexual D. valentini was the species with the largest home ranges, distances travelled, and the most intersections. No differences between unisexual species and backcrosses were recorded for any comparison. In males, home range size and perimeter were related to morphological characteristics. Contrary to what has been described in allopatry, unisexual species showed smaller home ranges and fewer overlaps than sympatric bisexual species. We tentatively suggest that the presence of potential bisexual partners might increase sexual competition among parthenogenetic females while differences in habitat use should also be considered.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 306-318. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
First record of the Brassy Chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in the Eastern Mediterranean (Osteichthyes: Perciformes: Kyphosidae)
Menachem Goren, Bella S. Galil, Roy Gevili and Nir Stern
The Brassy Chub, Kyphosus vaigiensis, first recorded in the Mediterranean in 1998, is reported herein from the coast of Israel. The identity of the specimen was confirmed by morphological and molecular analysis. This is the first record of K. vaigiensis from the Eastern Mediterranean. The possible origins of the Israeli record is discussed.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 319-322. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
New records of deep-sea decapod crustaceans in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea (North Levant Sea)
Mehmet Cengiz Deval and Carlo Froglia
A survey of the bathyal trawling grounds in the Gulf of Antalya (Turkish Mediterranean Sea) yielded 34 species of decapod crustaceans. Four species (Funchalia villosa, Plesionika acanthonotus, P. gigliolii, Monodaeus couchii) are recorded for the first time from the Levant Sea. The number of marine decapod species reported for Turkey rises to 265 and the number reported from the Turkish Mediterranean Sea to 211.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 323-330. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
Population genetics and reproductive strategies of two Notostraca (Crustacea) species from winter ponds in Israel
Michal Sorek, Jacob Douek, Tamar Guy-Haim, Noa Simon-Blecher, Baruch Rinkevich and Yair Achituv
Fluorescent-amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) fingerprinting assay was used to compare the genetic diversity within and between tadpole shrimps (Notostraca) populations of Lepidurus apus (n=7) and Triops cancriformis (n=2) from rain pools in Israel. Each ephemeral water body has revealed a unique fingerprint pattern with an entailed genetic drift between nearby ponds. High similarity of genotypic diversity within each geographic area led to three clusters of water bodies, north, south and center of Israel. FAFLP assays on several newly hatched individuals of T. cancriformis revealed high identity amongst kin, as compared to L. apus where newly hatched from the same maternal source showed high diversity. Results indicate that T. cancriformis populations from Israel are probably parthenogenetic as indicated by clonal structures. The higher genetic variability in the L. apus populations and in laboratory-hatched specimens indicates the existence of sexual reproduction.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 331-341. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
A new species of the genus Vulda Jacquelin du Val from Turkey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xantholinini)
Sinan Anlaş
Vulda assingi sp. n. from Bozdağlar, Manisa province, western Anatolia, is described, illustrated and distinguished from congeners recorded from Turkey. Additional records are reported for two species. A total of six species is now known from Turkey.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 342-346. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
A new species of Maladera from Jordan (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)
Dirk Ahrens, Silvia Fabrizi and Eckehard Rößner
A new Maladera species is described from Jordan: M. schnitteri sp. n. A key to the species of the subgenus Eusericula is given, and the habitus and genitalia are illustrated.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 347-351. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
First record of the bee genus Melitta from the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae)
Mohamed A. Shebl, Abdulaziz S. Alqarni and Michael S. Engel
The oligolectic bee genus Melitta Kirby, 1802 (Melittidae: Melittinae) is recorded from the Arabian Peninsula for the first time, and from Saudi Arabia in particular. A series of females of Melitta schmiedeknechti Friese, 1898 were captured near Jabal al Mashār, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia, representing the first occurrence of this species, previously known across northern Africa and the southern Levant. Brief remarks and a key are provided for the two subspecific forms of M. schmiedeknechti.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 352-357. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
A new species of the genus Haba Semenov, 1954 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from Iran, with a key to species
Franco Strumia and Majid Fallahzadeh
Haba persica Strumia & Fallahzadeh sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Elampini), from mountains in southwestern Iran, is described and illustrated.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 358-361. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
A new species of Hercostomus Loew, 1857 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Turkey
Alper Tonguç, Patrick Grootaert and Murat Barlas
A new species of Hercostomus is described from Turkey: Hercostomus anatoliensis sp. n. The new species is close to Hercostomus parvilamellatus (Macquart, 1827), but is distinguished by its genitalia.
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 362-366. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
Short Communications
First record of Black-throated Accentor, Prunella atrogularis (Brandt, 1884), in Turkey
Arzu Gürsoy Ergen and Y. Sancar Barış
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 367-369. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
First record of Androctonus robustus Kovařík & Ahmed, 2013 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) for Iran
Ersen Aydın Yağmur, Mohammad Moradi, Maryam Larti and Samira Lashkari
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 370-372. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
A new species and new distribution records of Zaitunia from Iran (Araneae: Filistatidae)
Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik
Zoology in the Middle East 62(4), 2016: 373-376. | Access Options: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tzme20/current#.UZ8U1Z3wCig
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