S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 32/1. (Budapest, 1979)
XXXII. 1. 1979 P- 181 " 184 Notes on Hungarian species of Coniopterygidae from different orchards By GY. SZIRÁKI (Received October 28, 1978) Abstract: In orchards, protected regularly with insecticides, we have found and identified six species of Coniopterygidae: Coniopteryx tineiformis Curt., C. borealis Tjeder, C. haematica McLachlan, C. esbenpeterseni Tjeder, C. tjederi Kimmins and Conwentzia psociformis Curt. Conioptery borealis, C. haematica and C. tjederi was not reported before in Hungary. On the sticky surface of the traps for examining pests on peache-; and pears we have found regularly a number of insects, belonging to the family Coniopterygidae. Adults of these insects occurred in huge numbers in large-scale orchards, protected regularly with insecticides, while in the surrounding forests and shrubs, where their occurrence would be most probable (KILLINGTON 1937, KIS et al. 1970, MEINANDER 1972, STEINMANN 1967, ZELENY 1961), they were found very rarely. In 1978, we identified a part of the exemplars, which were found at Törökbálint, at Érd-Elvira, at Dunaharaszti (county Pest), at Izsák (county Bács-Kiskun), at Kilimán (county Zala) and at Dolina-puszta (Pilis Mts.), mostly in peach, pear, and apricot orchards. Among the 121 specimens we have found 17 males of Conipteryx tineiformis Curt., 28 males of C. borealis Tjeder, 9 males of C. haematica McLachlan, 30 males of C. esben peterseni Tjeder, 3 males of C. tjederi Kimmins, 2 males of Conwentzia psociformis Curt. , and 32 exemplars were females of Coniopteryx spp. From the above-mentioned Coniopterygidae, the species of C oniopteryx borealis (Figs. 5-8), C. haematica, and C. tjederi hitherto were not known from Hungary. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT Coniopteryx tineiformis Curt. : This species (Figs. 1-4) is wide-spread in Europe from England to Spain and from Scandinavia to Roumania, on different decduous (e.g. Quercus robur, Carpinus betulus, Fagus silvatica, Betula pendula, Populus nigra), and coniferous trees. It is known also from Hungary (Steinmann 1967).- In our examination it was found at Törökbálint on peaches, at Érd-Elvira, and at Izsák on pears.
