New records of Metopoplax ditomoides (A. Costa, 1847) and Metopoplax origani (Kolenati, 1845) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Oxycarenidae) in Poland
Krótkie doniesienie – Short communication
Bartłomiej Pacuk¹, Grzegorz Gierlasiński²* 
¹ ul. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 21/4, 85-090 Bygdoszcz
² Zbiory Przyrodnicze, Wydział Biologii, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań
✉ ggierlas@gmail.com
*Autor do korespondencji (corresponding author)
Otrzymano (received): 14.10.2020 / Zaakceptowano (accepted): 21.12.2020 / Opublikowano (published): 15.01.2021
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Abstract
The paper presents new records of Metopoplax ditomoides (second and third record in the coun-try) and Metopoplax origani (known from Poland since the second half of the 19th century). In Strzelewo (Wielkopolsko-Kujawska Lowland), both species occurred simultaneously. Bearing in mind the hybridization of M. ditomoides and M. fuscinervis, the paper also discusses the possibility of hybridization of species presented in this work. Additional information about biology and distribution in Europe of Metopoplax ditomoides are also provided.
Keywords
true bugs, Lygaeoidea, faunistics, distribution, new record, expansive species, biodiversity, Poland
