Gellért Puskás

• Volunteer at Hungarian Natural History Museum

Expertise in biodiversity research (taxonomy, faunistics, conservation with taxonomic background) appears to decline worldwide. While the “taxonomic impediment” is discussed extensively in the literature, much fewer papers focus on the identification crisis, i.e., the decreasing number of experts who can identify species, and the decline of species...

Isophya modestior (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) is a species distributed in central and south-eastern Europe, where its distribution is largely separated by two large rivers (Sava and Danube). Since previous studies on the song and morphology of the stridulatory file across its complete geographic range showed that the species is separated into two m...

Previously considered as a thelytokous parthenogenetic species, the widespread ant cricket Myrmecophilus acervorum actually turns out to have a mixed reproductive system: our recent surveys in the central part of its distribution area has revealed the presence of both sexes. Detailed morphological and morphometric descriptions of the previously unk...

The recent knowledge on the Ortoptera fauna of the Mátra Mountains is summarised. The formerly published 197 data of 51 species from the Mátra are overviewed and complemented with results of our faunistic research carried out between 1948 and 2020. Altogether 3638 data of 85 species from 357 localities in the Mátra are published here. Nine species...

With nearly 60 described forms Uromenus is the most species-rich genus of the tribe Ephippigerini, a west Palearctic group of flightless bush-crickets (katydids). As it is typical for bush-crickets, Uromenus males produce species-specific calling songs to attract females prepared to mate. These insects are relatively large and their songs have alwa...

Dr. Barnabás Nagy (1921–2020), a naturalist, orthopterologist, agrozoologist and forward-looking ecologist covered a rich scientific career. In commemoration of his significant contribution to entomology, we attempt to shed some light on a selection of his achievements. While devoted to his chosen insect order, Orthoptera, he was sensitive also to...

Grasshoppers and crickets of Montenegro have never been systematically studied. In this paper we present new distribution records of 119 Orthoptera species from Montenegro, sampled at 116 localities in different parts of the country in the period between 2010 and 2017. We also present records of older material deposited in the collection of the Hun...

During his long active life Barnabás Nagy (1921–2020) worked on two main fields of science: agricultural entomology and orthopterology. Here we present a full list of his publications, arranged into the following topics (with the actual numbers of the publications): scientific papers including books, book chapters and journal articles (241), scient...

High‐quality information on predator–prey relationships is fundamental in understanding food webs, community assembly and ecosystem functioning. Recent analytical advances have made it possible to develop new trait‐based approaches to study trophic relationships and evaluate trait matching between predators and prey. Here, we develop a novel analyt...

A new species for the Hungarian cockroach fauna, Ectobius vittiventris appeared in the parkland of Budapest, the first specimens were found in 2005. Based on its yearly regular data, this originally Mediterranean species seems to have an established population in the city and in its vicinity. Although E. vittiventris is not a synanthropic species,...

A small introduced population of Eupholidoptera garganica La Greca, 1959 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Pholidopterini) was found in a garden suburb of Albertfalva, part of Budapest. Altogether 8 singing males were detected in July 2018, on a less than 2 hectare area. The origin of the population is unknown, the species arrived most pro...

Phyllodromica transylvanica is reported first time from Hungary (Bátorliget, Fényi forest), near the state border with Romania. This species earlier was known to be endemic in the latter country. We give detailed descriptions about the collecting sites and about the morphology of the collected specimens. With the newly found species altogether seve...

The first annotated checklist of crickets and grasshoppers (Orthoptera) of Croatia is presented. With 184 orthopteran species, 103 Ensifera and 81 Caelifera, known to inhabit the country, Croatia is among the richest European countries in terms of Orthoptera diversity. Altogether 25 species erroneously reported from the country are omitted from the...

We present 914 records of Croatian Orthoptera, representing 124 taxa from 178 localities. The list is compiled based on the Hungarian Natural History Museum collections, private collections, and authors’ observations. The first faunistical records for Croatia are given for a bush-cricket (Leptophyes intermedia), two crickets (Modicogryllus truncatu...

The insect fauna of the Dinarides is not widely studied. In 2013 and 2014, an orthopterological survey wasconducted on the Poštak Mountain and its surroundings in the Lika region (Croatia), in order to sample the orthopterancommunities of the prominent habitat types of the area. From 24 sampling sites, 80 Orthoptera species (44 Ensifera and 36Caeli...

Bosnia and Herzegovina is among the orthopterologically well studied countries in the Balkans. Research on the grasshopper fauna started in the 19th century and became the most intensive during the work of Sonja Mikšić (1926–1987). It is therefore surprising that our collecting activity between 2013 and 2017 and a visit in the National Museum of Bo...

The Orthoptera fauna of the Börzsöny Mountains is relatively unknown. After a comprehensive field investigation, carried out in the last years, and an inspection of the available old data, altogether 2800 records of 60 species from this region are published here. Nearly twenty new localities of Paracaloptenus caloptenoides (strictly protected speci...

The present paper provides distributional data for 68 Orthopteran species occurring in the West-Hungarian Borderland. 11 of them (Aiolopus thalassinus, Conocephalus dorsalis, Dociostaurus bre- vicollis, Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis, Meconema meridionale, Modicogryllus frontalis, Omocestus petraeus, Pezotettix giornae, Phaneroptera nana, Pteronemob...

Described from the steppe zones north of the Black Sea, Caucasus, and central Asia, Gryllotalpa stepposa Zhantiev was recently recorded from a few localities in Greece, R. Macedonia, and Bulgaria. In May 2015, several specimens were collected from Ivrinezu Mare in Romania, which suggested a continuous distribution area of the species, stretching fr...

Described from the steppe zones north of the Black Sea, Caucasus, and central Asia, Gryllotalpa stepposa Zhantiev was recently recorded from a few localities in Greece, R. Macedonia, and Bulgaria. In May 2015, several specimens were collected from Ivrinezu Mare in Romania, which suggested a continuous distribution area of the species, stretching fr...

Occurence records of the studied Gryllotalpa species

The exploration of the Orthoptera fauna of Albania started relatively late as compared to the neighbouring countries. The first study was published in 1910. The pioneering steps were made by Richard Ebner and Heinrich Karny and more recent publications were often based on the examination of their collections, too. The 1916–18 expeditions of Ernő Cs...

We provide 17 data of Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) originating from the Sălaj-region of western Transylvania, Romania between 11. August, 2014 and 9. September, 2015. Geographical, spatial and temporal records are documented for the better knowledge of the species.

The Orthoptera fauna in southern Albania is still largely unexplored. In the summer and autumn of 2014, several entomological field trips were conducted in various habitats from the coast to the mountains. A total of 87 species were noted. Among them were some first records for the region.

Orthoptera fauna of Sălaj County, NW Romania is reviewed based on new and literature data. 63 species were collected during field investigations in 2014-2015, thus the known Orthoptera species in the region are 74 (30 Acridoidea, 3 Tetrigoidea, 1 Tridactyloidea, 7 Grylloidea, 33 Tettigonioidea). 9 species are recorded in the county for the first ti...

In the present study, recent knowledge coupled with new data on the distribution and taxonomy of two closely related cricket species, Ovaliptila newmanae Harz, 1969 and O. willemsei Karaman, 1975 is presented and discussed.

Listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/42/EEC 1992), the Transylvanian bush-cricket, Pholidoptera transsylvanica (Fischer, 1853) is endemic to the Carpathian Mountains and occurs mainly in xero-mesophytic mountain meadows, up to 2.300 m altitude. Occurrence data was gathered from museum (Grigore Antipa National Museum of...

Tettigonia balcanica, sp. n., discovered in the mountainous regions of the Central, Western and North Balkan Peninsula, is described in this paper. This species has many similarities with T. silana and T. cantans. However, it differs by the song and some morphological characters. Its range differs from that of T. cantans, with which it has been con...

In the present study, recent knowledge coupled with new data on the distribution and taxonomy of two closely related cricket species, Ovaliptila newmanae Harz, 1969 and O. willemsei Karaman, 1975 is presented and discussed.

In the years 2007 and 2008 an orthopterological investigation was carried out in the Papuk Mountain, northeastern Croatia. We found altogether 64 species in the 81 sampling sites investigated. Five species, Isophya modestior, Poecilimon affinis, Poecilimon fussii, Pseudopodisma fieberi and Xya pfaendleri are new to the Croatian Orthoptera fauna.

This study describes Isophya nagyi sp. n. from the Caliman Mountains (Eastern Carpathians, Romania). This species was discovered on the basis of the special rhythmic pattern of its male calling song. Regarding morphology Isophya nagyi is similar to the species of the Isophya camptoxypha species-group (I. ciucasi, I. sicula, I. posthumoidalis, I. ca...

Beginning with Hungarian expeditions to Korean peninsula in 1970, many Korean biological specimens have accumulated in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. The collections have informative value to understand East Asian biota. Here, North Korean Orthopterans are examined and checked; 73 species are listed and collecting data for...

A total of 45 orthopteroid insect species (23 Ensifera, 22 Caelifera) is reported from Mt Naszály and its surroundings based on several-year-long samplings in two research periods. Concerning the natural and zoogeographical values, this number is remarkably low comparing to the Orthoptera fauna of some neighbouring areas (Börzsöny, Dunazug-hegység,...

According to published and unpublished data seven grasshopper species belonging to Catantopinae subfamily (Orthoptera: Acrididae) occur in Hungary. Six of them are rare in the Hungarian fauna and two are protected on national and/or international level. Here we present and revise distribution data in a 10 x 10 km UTM data base containing data of 17...

Abstract. A summary complemented with new data is given about the phenology, etology, and the life cycle of Saga pedo, based on a 27 year keeping in glasshouse of the Plant Protection Institute (Budapest). Length of tibia and ovipositor were measured in order to differentiate larval stadia, furthermore characteristics of moulting, oviposition, hatc...

The Orthoptera fauna and assemblages of the main habitat types of the Mecsek Mts (SW Hungary) have been studied intensively for several years. Thirty-seven Ensifera and thirty-two Caelifera species – among them eleven protected – have been recorded, with significant presence of Mediterranean/Balcanian elements. Species of high natural value are end...