Michal Rindos

• PhD
• Research Assistant at Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre

Rindos and Leibhold introduce the invasive pest, the spongy moth.

Global change influences species’ seasonal occurrence, or phenology. In cold‐adapted insects, the activity is expected to start earlier with a warming climate, but contradictory evidence exists, and the reactions may be linked to species‐specific traits. Using data from the GBIF database, we selected 105 single‐brooded Holarctic butterflies inhabit...

Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany, one of the African biodiversity hotspots, is defined by a high diversity of its fauna and flora. Despite numerous studies published about the Lepidoptera of this region, our knowledge of diversity and distributional patterns of moths still remains inadequate. Our study evaluates the tussock moth richness and endemism of...

Obtaining high-quality reference genome assemblies remains surprisingly challenging for many species. Drawing on experience from the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) community, we provide a synthesis of practical guidance for all steps from permits to DNA extraction.

Species richness is one of the fundamental metrics of biodiversity. Estimating species richness helps spotlight taxonomic groups that are particularly under-studied, such as the highly diverse Darwin wasps. The only available estimate of the number of Darwin wasps in the Afrotropics proposed almost 11,000 species, compared to the 2,322 recorded spe...

The phylogeography of economically important forest pests is important for understanding their demographic and evolutionary history. Linking the genetic data obtained with the bioclimatic models helps reveal future demographic trends of the pest species studied. Lymantria monacha is a polyphagous species that feeds on numerous coniferous and decidu...

We apply a molecular approach to quantify the level of hymenopteran parasitoids infestation in the larvae of the marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), a declining butterfly species, in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, in two subsequent years. We used the novel primer HymR157 in combination with known universal 28SD1F to establish a PCR detection s...

Abstract Eurema brigitta (Stoll, 1780) is one of the few butterfly species distributed in most of the Old World tropics. In 2017, we documented its record in Socotra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now, we clarify the origin of this specimen and further describe a phylogeographic pattern of this species by comparing Afrotropical, Malagasy and Orient...

Metodika spojuje aktuální poznatky o rozšíření, ekologii, stanovištních nárocích a ochraně pěti českých motýlů, kteří jsou vázáni na mezofilní a vlhké louky a chráněni evropskou legislativou s klimatickými modely jejich rozšíření a projekcemi těchto modelů pro budoucí scénáře klimatické změny. Ze syntézy těchto informací pak navrhujeme další postup...

Schintlmeister A. 2022: Notodontidae of the Indonesian Archipelago (Lepidoptera). Vol. 1. Brill NV, Leiden, xii+441 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-35424-1. Price EUR 153.70.

Metodika spojuje aktuální poznatky o rozšíření, ekologii, stanovištních nárocích a ochraně tří druhů fauny ČR vázaných na suché trávníky chráněných evropskou legislativou s klimatickými modely jejich rozšíření a projekcemi těchto modelů pro budoucí scénáře klimatické změny. Ze syntézy těchto informací pak navrhujeme další postup při jejich ochraně....

Zerynthia polyxena is a western Palaearctic species listed in the EU Habitats Directive (Natura 2000). This study describes its oviposition and larval preferences at two ruderal habitats in southern Slovakia, near its northern distribution margin. The females preferred oviposition at tall and richly-leafed shoots of the regionally used single host...

Various biotic and abiotic factors are the cause of the decline of coniferous forests throughout Europe. Trees weakened by unfavorable weather conditions create an ideal environment for a possible outbreak of bark beetles. The damage caused by bark beetles costs billions of dollars worldwide every year. Extreme climate events are responsible for th...

Similar to Lepidoptera, the larvae of Trichoptera are also capable of producing silk. Plectrocnemia conspersa, a predatory species belonging to the suborder Annulipalpia, builds massive silken retreats with preycapturing nets. In this study, we describe the silk glands of P. conspersa and use the multi-omics methods to obtain a complete picture of...

Jesters, butterflies of the genus Symbrenthia Hübner, 1819, comprise 14 species mainly distributed in the Oriental region. Although this genus has attracted the attention of many researchers in the past, its taxonomy and biogeographic history remain unclear. In this study, we investigate phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships based on one mit...

Many lepidopteran larvae produce silk feeding shelters and cocoons to protect themselves and the developing pupa. As caterpillars evolved, the quality of the silk, shape of the cocoon, and techniques in forming and leaving the cocoon underwent a number of changes. The silk of Pseudoips prasinana has previously been studied using X-ray analysis and...

The entomopathogenic fungi are currently used as one of the most effective biocontrol agents to suppress outbreaks of economically important forest pests, such as Ips typographus. Beauveria bassiana is actively used in biocontrol worldwide and it was recognised in more than 700 insect host species so far. However, its occurrence in nature remains u...

Amending Figure 2 from Larsen & Shirey (2020), refuting the claim that pruning of the data used by Fric et al. (2020) results in different proportions of butterfly phenological patterns (Onset – top, Termination – bottom) responses (Advanced – violet, Stable – grey, Postponed – green) to latitude. “Reanalysis” are new results by us, obtained by fol...

Materiál spojuje aktuální poznatky o pěti druzích lesních denních motýlů patřících do fauny ČR a chráněných evropskou legislativou s klimatickými modely jejich rozšíření a projekcemi těchto modelů pro očekávané scénáře budoucí klimatické změny. Ze syntézy aktuálních poznatků a projekcí pak navrhuje další postup při jejich ochraně. Všechny diskutova...

Summary. A new species of the Lymantriinae genus Otroeda Walker, 1854, Otroeda smithi n. sp. is described from West Africa based on specimens from Wologizi Mts in Liberia, Ankasa in Ghana and Diécké forest in Guinea. The new species is closely related to Otroeda cafra (Drury, 1782) based on their genitalia configuration, but externally similar to O...

Participants of the thirteenth Czech-Slovak Meeting on Hymenoptera carried out faunistic research in the Malé Karpaty Mountains (SW Slovakia). Occurrence of Symphyta, Aculeata and the selected Parasitica were examined in five localities during the vegetation season in 2017. On occasion they visited twelve additional localities in the Malé Karpaty M...

Cotesia gades (Nixon, 1974). Bohemia mer., Stará Hlína, Výtopa Rožmberka Nature Reserve (6954b), 49°3′5.894″ N 14°47′39.197″ E, 425 m a.s.l., 27.vii.2018, 9 ♂♂ 86 ♀♀, body length 3.2 mm, reared from caterpillar of Stauropus fagi (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) collected from a grass stem on a mesophilic fishpond bank covered with semi-...

The tussock moth genus Daplasa Moore, 1879 is reviewed from China. Hitherto four species are recognized, where one new species, D. nivisala sp. n., is described and one new combination D. melanoma (Collenette, 1938) comb. n. is proposed. Adults and their genital structures are provided, together with a key to the species of Daplasa with the occurre...

Bibliographies provide basic scientific information, illustrate quality and intensity of research in a particular topic, area, or time, and thus help build a cultural-historical perspective of society’s appreciation of knowledge and education. Here we provide a bibliography of herpetological research in the region of Slovakia between the years 1791...

The Amphibians represent a group of animals possessing a wide spectrum of mating behaviour. They generally communicate and recognize each other through visual, chemical, or acoustic signals during mating. However, sexual signals are not always completely efficient in the identification of a potential sexual partner and may lead to an abnormal ample...

Collection of Jaroslav Holman, a well-known specialist on the taxonomy of aphids, is deposited in IECA – the collection of the Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. It contains about 120 000 slides and numerous type material. Here we present a catalogue of primary types including: (1) types of aphid species...

A new and remarkable record of a 5th instar larva of the extremely rare stink bug Dybowskyia reticulata (Dallas, 1851) is presented from Europe. A chronological overview of all European records of the species is provided and discussed in the context of its Palaearctic distribution, together with an evaluation of the species’ phenology, notes on its...

The genus Eugoa Walker, 1858 belongs to the tribe Lithosiini and occurs across the Old World, excluding the Western Palearctic Region. Currently, it contains around 120 species, most of them distributed across Asia. Ten additional species have been described from Australasia. Since the 19th century, several authors have addressed the taxonomy of th...

Ultraviolet patterns in butterflies have been recognized and studied for many years. They are frequently involved in both intraspecific and interspecific interactions. Only a handful of studies, however, have investigated possible links between ultraviolet (UV) reflectance and ecological properties in some genera of the Lepidoptera as a whole. This...

We examined the global phylogeography of L. dispar using molecular data based on two mitochondrial genes and three nuclear genes. All known populations of L. dispar from every biogeographic region were sampled to fully document intraspecific variation and to identify potential cryptic species, as well as clarifying the relationships among major phy...

The Black Arches (or Nun Moth) is considered as a serious economic pest of different coniferous (e.g. Pinus, Picea, Abies, Pseudotsuga, etc.) and also of many deciduous (e.g. Acer, Fagus, Malus, Prunus, etc.) plants. The species forms a morphologically unit subgenus Lymantria sensu stricto and it is distributed throughout the Palearctic Region. Its...

In the fig (Moraceae) and fig‐wasp (Agaonidae) mutualism, scent is believed to be of primary importance in pollinator attraction and maintenance of species specificity. Scent divergence between closely related Ficus species seems sufficient in promoting reproductive isolation through pollinator behaviour, starting the process of speciation. We inve...

Eurema brigitta (Stoll, 1780) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is recorded for the first time from the Socotra Island (Yemen). The specimen represents either a wet season form of a subspecies originating from Africa or a form with its usual occurrence in Madagascar, Mascarenes, Aldabra and Comoros. The current number of butterfly species known for Socotra i...

Hybophorellus injucundus (Wesmael, 1854). Bohemia, Malá Úpa, Pomezní boudy (5260d), 50°44ʹ32.8ʺN 15°48ʹ41.4ʺE, 1000 m a.s.l., 23.iv.2015, 2 ♀♀, body length 9.6 mm, reared from caterpillar of Erebia medusa (Denis et Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) collected by sweeping from the vegetation on an open mesophilic slope, L. Zapletalová,...

The family Sphingidae includes more than 1600 species. With more than 70 already described species, Theretra Hübner, 1819 is among the three most diverse genera in the subfamily Macroglossinae. It occurs throughout the Old World, from Africa across Asia and Australia up to New Caledonia and Melanesia. The main aim of the study was to find the centr...

The butterfly genus Azanus Moore, (1881) is known from Old World tropics and subtropics. It consists of four species distributed in Asia, six species distributed in continental Africa (two species, A. jesous and A. ubaldus are shared between the continents and reach also the Mediterranean) and two species from Madagascar. Although the species are g...

The subfamily Cryptinae Kirby, 1837 is considered the largest group in the Ichneumonidae with more than 400 described genera including around 4500 species. The subfamily has a worldwide distribution and its members play a key role in the biological control as parasitoids of many important pests. The study provides a new and updated overview of the...

About 1383 species of ichneumon wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of 32 subfamilies have been recorded from Moravia to date. Ten additional species from four subfamilies (Acaenitinae, Banchinae, Campopleginae, Cryptinae) are presented herein. Their known distribution and hosts are also indicated.

The family Sphingidae currently comprises more than 1450 species placed in around 200 genera. Of these, Ambulyx (Westwood, 1847) is the largest genus of the tribe Ambulicini in the subfamily Smerinthinae. It contains around 60 species with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific Region, from North Pakistan and India (including Sri Lanka) to Jap...

The genus Ambulyx contains around 60 species with a wide distribution across Asia, Indonesia and North Australia. A new species of the genus, Ambulyx rawlinsi sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the island of Seram, Maluku, Indonesia. A comparison of the habitus and male genitalia, together with DNA barcode data, is made with its closest re...

Popradské rašelinisko is a part of the Poprad Basin, which is subdivision of the Sub-Tatra Basin. Occurrence of batracho- and herpetofauna there was carried in the interval of years 2002–2013. The research of this locality was based on irregular visits from June to September. During this research they were identified 5 species of amphibians and 5 s...