Ectobius balcani Ramme, 1923

Hristov, Georgi H. & Chobanov, Dragan P., 2016, An annotated checklist and key to the Bulgarian cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattodea), Zootaxa 4154 (4), pp. 351-388 : 353-354

Ectobius balcani Ramme, 1923

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Ectobia albicincta Brun. v. Watt.: 1. Frey-Gessner 1893: 398 • 2. Nedelkov 1908: 414.

Ectobia lapponica subsp. nigra Karny : 3. Ramme 1921: 129.

Ectobia lapponica (Linn.) : 4. Drenowski 1936: 251

Ectobia laponica (Linn.) [sic]: 5. Drenski 1939: 7 (partim).

Ectobius lapponicus balcani Ramme: 6. Ramme 1923 : 117 • 7. Bey-Bienko 1950: 199.

Ectobius balcani Ramme: 8. Ramme 1951 : 36 • 9 Buresch & Peschev 1957: 317 • 10. Peshev 1962: 61 • 11. Peshev & Mařan 1963: 29 • 12. Peshev 1964: 109 • 13. Peshev 1974: 107, 123 • 14. Peshev 1975: 93.

Ectobius balcani Ramme : 15. Princis 1971: 1071 • 16. Harz & Kaltenbach 1976: 245 • 17. Popov et al. 2001: 116 • 18. Popov & Chobanov 2004: 252 • 19. Chobanov 2011: 166.

Notes to the literature data. The record of Ectobia albicincta from Eleni peak, Rila Mts., 2000 m ( Frey-Gessner 1893), also mentioned in the publication of Nedelkov (1908), later determined as Ectobius lapponicus morpha erythronota by Buresch & Peschev (1957), probably refers to Ectobius balcani considering the distribution and biology of these species.

Ramme (1923) synonymised Ectobia lapponica subsp. nigra (Vitosha Mt.) , with Ectobius lapponicus balcani , which was later considered a valid species by Ramme (1951).

The material from Aliboutoush Mt. reported by Drenowski (1936) as E. lapponica and part of the material from Kresna gorge reported by Drenski (1939) as E. laponica refers to Ectobius balcani considering the distribution and biology of these species.

Distribution in Bulgaria ( Fig. 72 ). The species inhabits varied semi-dry to humid habitats from the lowlands to 2300 m alt. but is mainly found in the subalpine and alpine belts. It does not seem to occur to the north of the Stara Planina Mountains. Around the lower limit of distribution it keeps on diverse vegetation (grass-shrub, low vegetation and leaf litter).

Studied material. 1215 specimens (909 adults, 306 nymphs) and 10 oothecae.

General distribution. The distribution range of E. balcani covers the Balkan Peninsula ( Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, R Macedonia, Greece), northwards reaching Austria and Hungary, and in the east extending up to the Fore-Caucasus.

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FIGURE 72. Distribution of Ectobius balcani in Bulgaria.

FIGURES 1 – 16. Dorsal habitus of adult males. 1 — Ectobius balcani (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 2 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 3 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 4 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 5 — E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Tabachka village); 6 — E. lapponicus (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Varbitsa pass); 7 — E. sylvestris (BG, Lozen Mt., Pancharevo lake); 8 — E. vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Byala voda village); 9 — Capraiellus tamaninii (Croatia, Senj; labeled: Sign, Kroatien, Coll. Br. v. W., det: C. Brunner von Wattenwyl as Ectobia ericetorum; NHM); 10 — Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 11 — Ph. carniolica (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Medven village); 12 — Ph. pallida (R Macedonia, Plačkovica Mt., Kozbunar village); 13 — Ph. marginata (BG, Southern Black Sea Coast, Sinemorets village); 14 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Plevun village); 15 — Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 16 — Loboptera decipiens decipiens (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village). Scale = 5 mm.

FIGURES 17 – 30. Dorsal habitus of adult females. 17 — Ectobius balcani (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 18 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 19 — E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Osenets village); 20 — E. lapponicus (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Senovo village); 21 — E. sylvestris (BG, Lozen Mt., Pancharevo lake); 22 — E. vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Brodilovo village); 23 — Capraiellus tamaninii (Alibotoush Mt., Nova Lovcha village); 24 — Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Ograzhden Mt., Markovi Kladentsi peak); 25 — Ph. carniolica (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Sadovo village); 26 — Ph. pallida (Greece, Vermio Mt., Koustochori village); 27 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village); 28 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village); 29 — Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Tabachka village); 30 — Loboptera decipiens decipiens (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village). Scale = 5 mm.

FIGURES 41 – 53. Oothecae of some species of cockroaches in Bulgaria. 41 — Ectobius balcani (BG, Belasitsa Mt., Kongur Nature Reserve); 42 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 43 — E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 44 — E. lapponicus (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Varbitsa pass); 45 — E. sylvestris (BG, Middle Stara Planina Mts., Rozino village); 46 — E. vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Slivarovo village); 47 — Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 48 — Ph. carniolica (BG, Middle Stara Planina Mts, Yasenovo village); 49 — Ph. pallida (Albania, Çika Mt., Llogora National Park, Llogara pass); 50 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., near Pokrovan village); 51 — Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Northern Black Sea Coast, Devnya town); 52 — Loboptera decipiens decipiens (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mt., Malki Voden village); 53 — Polyphaga aegyptiaca (BG, Sandanski – Petrich kettle, Rupite place). Scale = 1 mm (figures 41 – 52); Scale = 5 mm (figure 53).

FIGURES 54 – 71. Morphological structures. 54 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ectobius balcani (BG, Alibotoush Mt., Livade place); 55 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 56 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 57 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. lapponicus (BG, Western Predbalkan range, Montana town); 58 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. sylvestris (BG, Pirin Mts., Bansko town); 59 — tergite 7 with glandular pit Ectobius vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Byala voda village); 60 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. punctatissimus (Montenegro, Durmitor Mt., Tara gorge); 61 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Vitosha Mt., Yarlovo village); 62 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. carniolica (BG, Vitosha Mt., Bosnek village); 63 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. pallida (R Macedonia, Plačkovica Mt., Kozbunar village); 64 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Madzharovo town); 65 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 66 — helmet sclerite of E. sylvestris (BG, Pirin Mts., Bansko town); 67 — helmet sclerite of Ph. brevipennis (BG, Vitosha Mt., Yarlovo village); 68 — helmet sclerite of Ph. carniolica (BG, Vitosha Mt., Bosnek village); 69 — helmet sclerite of Ph. pallida (R Macedonia, Plačkovica Mt., Kozbunar village); 70 — tegmina of male Ph. carniolica (BG, Western Rhodope Mts., Ribnovo village); 71 — tegmina of male Ph. pallida (Albania, Galičica Mt., Dolna Gorica village). Scale (figures 54 – 65) = 500 µm; Scale (figures 66 – 69) = 200 µm; Scale (figures 70, 71) = 2 mm.