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Ionel Grigorie Tabacaru in his 90’s

Ionel Grigorie Gr. Tabacaru was born on 12 September 1932 in Cernăuţi (present day Chernivtsi, Ukraine). His father, Grigorie A. Tabacaru was an ophthalmologist and the chief medic of Cernăuţi while his mother, Eliza Manug Tabacaru had musical studies and was active in the Ciprian Porumbescu (Suceava) and Armonia (Cernăuţi) societies. Ionel Tabacaru had a sole brother, Dimitrie Tabacaru, professor at the George Enescu Conservatoire and director of the Jassy Opera.

Contribution to the study of the tribe Typhlotricholigioidini Roja, 1953 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae)

Following a historical review of the tribe Typhlotricholigioidini, we define the tribe and the genera which, according to our view, are included in it. The genus Brackenphiloscia Ortiz, Garcia Debraz and Lalana, 1999 we interpret as part of this tribe. The examination of the holotype of the species Caucasonethes borutzkyi Verhoeff, 1932, the type species of the genus Caucasonethes, as well as individuals from the type series of several species attributed to the genus Amerigoniscus Vandel, 1950, allowed us to endorse the viability of the synonymy established by Vandel (1953a): Caucasonethes Verhoeff, 1932 syn. Amerigoniscus Vandel, 1950.

Caucasonethes borutzkyi Verhoeff, 1932: New characters to the original description

This paper provides larger and more detailed drawings and an extended re-description of the species C. borutzkyi.

The occurence of non-obligate cave dwelling beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in the biospeleological provinces of Romania: A faunal and zoogeographic analysis

Beside 143 specialized (obligate) and other 85 non-obligate cave dwelling species of Coleoptera (also named troglobitic species), previously inventoried by us in the Romanian fauna, in this article we present a list of 156 of non-obligate cave dwelling species which occur in different associations in the Romanian caves, for the first time grouped on biospeleological provinces and zones. In the context of the new studies which showed that the “non-obligate” cave dwelling species do not occur randomly in the caves, but having a proved selectivity for caves, this study is focused on biogeographical aspects of non-specialized cave dwelling species.

Julus scanicus Lohmander, 1925 – a new species for the Romanian fauna

First record of Julus scanicus in the Romanian fauna

DR. IOAN POVARĂ (September 8, 1943 – June 14, 2022)

When invested with responsibility by their peers, there are people who understands to strive at the cost of forfeiting their personal comfort, not to disappoint the trust of their colleagues and higher authority peers in different domains of activity