Abstract The study is based on 175 slide-mounted specimens collected during several entomological surveys between 2009 and 2022 in hilly regions of western Slovakia (Považský Inovec Mts., Strážovské vrchy Mts., and Súľovské skaly rocks in Súľovské vrchy Mts.). Altogether, several thousand specimens of moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) were collected. Eight species are recorded from Slovakia for the first time: Mormia revisenda (Eaton, 1893), Psychomormia incerta (Eaton, 1893), Jungiella (Psychocha) hassiaca Wagner, 1993, Seoda vaillanti (Withers, 1989), Berdeniella zwicki Wagner, 1983, Pericoma (Pericoma) calcifera Vaillant & Withers, 1993, P. (P.) pannonica Szabó, 1960, and Pneumia vaillanti (Wagner, 1981). All newly recorded species are considered very rare and are classified as nationally scarce (NS). In addition, several other rare and conservation-relevant species were recorded, including Yomormia furva (Tonnoir, 1940), Jungiella (Psychocha) acuminata (Szabó, 1960), J. (P.) laminata (Szabó, 1960), Paramormia (Phyllotelmatoscopus) acuta (Krek, 1971), Philosepedon (Philothreticus) soljani Krek, 1971, Clytocerus (Boreoclytocerus) splendidus Ježek & Hájek, 2007, Pericoma (Pericoma) tonnoiri Vaillant, 1978, P. (P.) vestita Vaillant & Withers, 1993, and Pneumia rivularis (Berdén, 1954). The occurrence of these species highlights the importance of the studied region for the conservation of moth fly biodiversity and underlines the need for the protection of their habitats.
This study analyses the long-term transformation of the landscape in the Jeseník Region (Czech Republic) resulting from the extraction of mineral resources, particularly Silesian granite and Silesian marble. These raw materials, historically quarried within the Žulová Massif and adjacent areas, played a key role in the region’s economic and cultural development from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Using multitemporal aerial photographs from 1953, 1964, 1976 and 1995, combined with a 2022 orthophoto, the research reconstructs changes in quarry areas, land use and landscape structure. Historical aerial imagery was digitized, georeferenced and vectorized, enabling precise GIS-based analyses of spatial and temporal dynamics. Results show that while the total area occupied by quarries remained similar in 1953 and 1995 (approx. 31 ha), the internal structure of mining activities changed significantly: some quarries ceased operation, others expanded, and several new sites appeared. Long-abandoned quarries became predominantly reforested, with forests covering more than three quarters of former extraction areas by 2022. Only 1.39 ha of the original 1953 quarry surfaces remain active today. The study demonstrates that aerial photographs are a valuable tool for assessing landscape evolution in mining regions, enabling both qualitative interpretation and quantitative evaluation of land-cover change.
In this study, Diptera specimens photographed during nature observations in Bartın and Sakarya of Türkiye provinces were initially identified as Chrysopilus asiliformis (Preyssler, 1791) based on their photographs. Subsequently, to confirm the identification microscopically, representative female and male specimens were collected and examined under a stereomicroscope. This finding represents the first record of C. asiliformis in the Turkish fauna.
Abstract Based on published findings (Ratajová 2012, Hrozová 2024), unpublished data from museum specimens (2006–2018), and field surveys (2006–2024), a total of 13 bat species were recorded in the urban area of Opava in North Moravia. Common species included Nyctalus noctula , Eptesicus serotinus , and Vespertilio murinus. N. noctula was the eudominant species (D = 36.81), followed by E. serotinus (D = 16.48) and V. murinus (D = 10.99). Pipistrellus nathusii was dominant (D = 8.76), followed by P. pygmaeus (D = 7.14) and Myotis daubentonii (D = 6.04). Barbastella barbastellus was subdominant (D = 4.40), followed by P. pipistrellus (D = 2.75) and Plecotus auritus/austriacus (D = 2.75). The occurrence of M. myotis was recedent (D = 1.65), and the occurrences of M. mystacinus (D = 0.55), E. nilssonii (D = 0.55), N. leisleri (D = 0.55), and P. austriacus (D = 0.55) were subrecedent. In summer, eudominant species were N. noctula (D = 25.60), followed by E. serotinus (D = 23.20), P. nathusii (D = 12.00), and P. pygmaeus (D = 10.40). Dominant species included M. daubentonii (D = 8.80) and B. barbastellus (D = 5.60), while P. auritus/austriacus (D = 4.00), V. murinus (D = 3.20), P. pipistrellus (D = 3.20), and M. myotis (D = 2.40) were recedent. M. mystacinus (D = 0.80) and N. leisleri (D = 0.80) were subrecedent. In winter, N. noctula remained eudominant (D = 61.40), followed by V. murinus (D = 28.10). E. serotinus (D = 1.75), P. pipistrellus (D = 1.75), P. nathusii (D = 1.75), and B. barbastellus (D = 1.75) were recedent. Species composition inside and outside buildings differed significantly. In summer, eudominant species inside buildings were M. daubentonii , V. murinus , and P. pipistrellus (all D = 33.33). Outside buildings, N. noctula was eudominant (D = 34.48), followed by P. nathusii (D = 16.65), P. pygmaeus (D = 14.45), and M. daubentonii (D = 11.11). Dominant species were B. barbastellus (D = 6.67) and P. auritus/austriacus (D = 5.56); subdominant species included M. myotis (D = 3.33), P. pipistrellus (D = 3.33), and V. murinus (D = 2.22), while M. mystacinus (D = 1.11) and N. leisleri (D = 1.11) were recedent. In winter, eudominant species inside buildings were V. murinus (D = 70.59), followed by N. noctula (D = 17.65), with E. nilssonii (D = 5.88) and P. austriacus (D = 5.88) as dominant species. Outside, N. noctula was eudominant (D = 88.57), with V. murinus (D = 5.71) and P. nathusii (D = 2.86) as dominant species. Two winter roosts of N. noctula were recorded in the suburb of Opava, in the Municipal Gardens, both in cavities of alder trunks and found during felling. Over a 19-year period, 182 specimens were recorded in 105 occurrences within the urban area of Opava.
Abstract The nineteenth volume of the series Interesting botanical records from the region of northern Moravia and Silesia reports some interesting findings of bryophytes and vascular plants from the region, namely Buxbaumia aphylla, Carex bohemica, Carex hordeistichos, Carex strigosa, Cerinthe major subsp. purpurascens, Chenopodium murale, Epipactis albensis, Equisetum variegatum, Filago germanica, Gagea villosa, Lilium bulbiferum var. bulbiferum, Myosurus minimus, Satureja montana, Stellaria neglecta and Typha laxmannii .
