Savaria - A Vas Megyei Múzeumok értesítője 24/2. (1997) (Szombathely, 1997)

Nagy, Barnabás–Szövényi, Gergely: Orthopteroid insects of Őrség Landscape Conservation Area (Western Hungary)

NAGY, В.— SzóvÉNYl, G.: Orfhopteroid insects of Őrség tions would be necessary to decide the alpina/irena/carinthiaca problem. The Miramella a. alpina is also known from the Kőszeg Mts. (PONGRÁCZ 1940, SZÖVÉNYI 1994), however, according to NADIG (1989) the specimens originated from the "Günser Gebirge" (=Kőszegi Mts.), show mixed morphological characters between M. a. alpina and M. (Kisella) irena (Fruhstorfer, 1921). The newly detected occurrence of Miramella in Őrség lies - according to NADIG'S distributions map - nearer to the eastern part of the area of M. irena, and even of M. carinthiaca than to that of the M. a. alpina (Fig. 1.). MANTODEA NB 1982 NB 1993 TCs-VK 1993 SzD 1993 TCs-VK 1994 NB 1995 SzG 1997 Mantis religiosa 1 1 2 BLATTODEA Ectobius sylvestris 1 1 Phyllodromica megerlei 1 DERMAPTERA Apterygida media 1 Forficula auricula 1 1 Table 3. Mantodea, Blattodea and Dermaptera species collected in different years and by different collectors in Őrség. (For abbreviations see Table 1.) Isophya brevipennis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 — It is an endemic species of the Carpathian Basin. Its main dispersion area covers the Carpathian mountain range and Transylvania. The occurrences in the western region of the Carpathian Basin seem to be very sporadic. Earlier it was also detected from the Kőszegi Mts. (PONGRÁCZ 1940), Soproni Mts. (NAGY, unpublished result) and now it was found for the first time in Őrség, as well. Indeed, it is above all a mountain species, which occurred here at very low altitude (about 300 m above sea level). In addition these above mentioned three characteristic species for őrség, there are zoogeographically noticeable occurrences of two species: namely Leptophyes bosci Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 and Pholidoptera aptera (De Geer, 1773). The first one is present here at its northern zone of the distribution. The Ph. aptera at Felsoszölnök represents an occurrence at a very low altitude (about 280 m above sea level). The Ph. aptera should be considered to be a mountain species in Hungary; it is usually absent below 400 m above sea level. This fact may be the consequence of the generally more humid and cooler habitats of Őrség in comparison with those at similar altitudes in other regions of Hungary. This situation seems to be valid here also for Tettigonia cantans (Fuessly, 1755), a species that usually does not occur below 4-500 m in Hungary. 20