2017/57/2
ISSN : 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online)
Editor in Chief : Kment Petr
Editor in Chief : Kment Petr
Renefouqueosis peruviensis, a new genus and species of Stenosini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Peru with a key to the Stenosini of the World and notes on the genera Anchomma and Fitzsimonsium
Rolf L. Aalbu, Aaron D. Smith, Kojun Kanda, Patrice Bouchard
Renefouqueosis peruviensis gen. et sp. nov., a new tenebrionid genus and species of the tribe Stenosini (subtribe Stenosina) is described from the arid mountains of Northern Peru. Including the new genus Renefouqueosis gen. nov., the tribe Stenosini now includes 40 valid genera of which nine…
The species of Gonocnemis and Paragonocnemis from Borneo with notes on synonymy in the Oriental species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Hans J. Bremer, Roland Grimm
Specimens of the genera Gonocnemis J. Thomson, 1858 and Paragonocnemis Kraatz, 1899 collected on Borneo are evaluated. The following species have been found: Gonocnemis borneensis Ardoin, 1964, G. sericeus sericeus (Fabricius, 1801), G. sumatrensis Pic, 1915, Paragonocnemis…
Paulianesthes fouquei sp. nov., the second species of the endemic genus from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tentyriini)
Wolfgang Schawaller, Roman Fricke
The tenebrionid tribe Tentyriini (without Epitragini) was known from Madagascar only from three endemic and so far monotypic genera (Nothrocerus Fairmaire, 1891, Rhomaleus Chatanay, 1915, and Paulianesthes Koch, 1962). New collections prove the presence of a second species of Paulianesthes in…
Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Lukáš Sekerka
Type specimens of various taxa of Imatidiini and Hybosispini were examined to verify their identity. The following taxonomic changes are proposed based on these comparisons. New combinations: Cephaloleia apertura (Staines, 2013) comb. nov. (from Aslamidium Borowiec, 1984), Cephaloleia jataiensis…
A new genus and species of grass specialist short-winged leafhopper from Chile and Argentina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Faltalini)
Juan F. Campodonico, James N. Zahniser
Ackbaria vermiformis gen. & sp. nov. (Deltocephalinae: Faltalini) is described from Chile (Bío Bío and Araucanía Regions) and Argentina (La Pampa and Entre Ríos Provinces). It is differentiated from other Faltalini by the following combination of characters: narrow and dorsoventrally compressed…
Eotrechus fuscus sp. nov. from Northeastern India with a key to Indian species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae)
Srimoyee Basu, Kailash Chandra, Thiruvengadam Venkatesan
Eotrechus fuscus sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae: Eotrechinae) is described from Sikkim, Himalaya, India and compared with all known congeners. The male genitalia study was undertaken to confirm validity of this species. Eotrechus longipes Andersen, 1982 is recorded from Sikkim for…
Taxonomic review of the plant bug genera Amapacylapus and Cylapus with descriptions of two new species and a key to the genera of Cylapini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)
Andrzej Wolski
The plant bug tribe Cylapini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae) is diagnosed and a worldwide key to the genera of the tribe is provided. The taxonomic review of the New World Cylapini genera Amapacylapus Carvalho & Fontes,1968 and Cylapus Say, 1832 is provided, including a…
Two new species of the phyline plant bug genus Randallopsallus from Southeast Asia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)
Tomohide Yasunaga, Ram Keshari Duwal
The phyline plant bug genus Randallopsallus Yasunaga, 2013 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) is rediagnosed, with discussion on its tribal placement in the subfamily Phylinae. Current evidence suggests that this unique genus is best placed in Pilophorini and may be closely related to…
A new species of Anthocoris from Iran (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)
Pierre Moulet, Hassan Ghahari, Hadi Ostovan
Anthocoris kmenti sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is described from Mazandaran province (northern Iran). The species was collected on Rubus idaeus (Linnaeus) (Rosaceae), and confirmed as the predator of Pealius setosus Danzig, 1964 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).
Review of the whirligig beetle genus Gyrinus of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae)
Grey T. Gustafson, Andrew E. Z. Short
The Venezuelan species of the genus Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1762 are reviewed (Gyrinidae: Gyrininae: Gyrinini). The Venezuelan Gyrinus fauna is found to be comprised of nine species distributed among the subgenera Neogyrinus Hatch, 1926 and Oreogyrinus Ochs, 1935, although Gyrinus (Oreogyrinus)…
Four new species and new records of Canthysellus from Brazil (Coleoptera: Noteridae)
Bruno A. Guimaraes, Nelson Ferreira-Jr
Four new species of Canthysellus Baca & Toledo, 2015, C. kukrutkato sp. nov., C. putkarot sp. nov., C. omawe sp. nov. and C. yawari sp. nov., from the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará are described and illustrated. The new species can be recognized from all other members of the genus by…
A review of the Asian species of the Cercyon unipunctatus group (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)
Sergey K. Ryndevich, Fenglong Jia, Martin Fikáček
Asian species of the Cercyon unipunctatus species group are reviewed. Nine species are recognized in Asia, three of which are described as new: C. flavimarginatus sp. nov. and C. kubani sp. nov. from Yunnan province of China, and C. undulipennis sp. nov. from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China.…
A review of the genus Cryptopleurum from China (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Fenglong Jia, Ruijuan Zhang
Species of the genus Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Megasternini) occurring in China are revised. Five species are reported, three of which are reported from China for the first time: C. coomani d’Orchymont, 1926 from Guangdong, C. sulcatum Motschulsky,…
Lisubatrus dongzhiweii gen. et sp. nov. from the Gaoligong Mountains, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)
Zi-Wei Yin
A new genus and species of the subfamily Pselaphinae, Lisubatrus dongzhiweii gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Gaoligong Mountains, southwestern China. Lisubatrus is assigned to the tribe Batrisini, subtribe Batrisina, and placed in a group of genera related to Dendrolasiophilus Nomura,…
Morphology and biology of Malachius prolongatus (Coleoptera: Melyridae: Malachiinae)
Makoto Asano
Oviposition behaviour, early instars and adult sexual dimorphism of Malachius (Malachius) prolongatus Motschulsky, 1866 (Coleoptera: Melyridae: Malachiinae) are described. Larval morphogenesis and the timing of developmental events are compiled and compared with larval development of three…
Revision of Epuraea of New Zealand (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
Josef Jelínek, Richard A. B. Leschen, Jiří Hájek
Species of the genus Epuraea Erichson, 1845 from New Zealand are revised and redescribed. The New Zealand fauna comprises six species. One new species, Epuraea glabrata sp. nov. is described. Epuraea mayendorfi i (Reitter, 1873) is provided as a valid replacement name for Nitidula lateralis…
Epistomius, a new genus of African forest litter Trachyphloeini, with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Roman Borovec, Jiří Skuhrovec
A new genus of Trachyphloeini, Epistomius gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) living in forest litter in the eastern part of South Africa is described, illustrated and its position in the subfamily Entiminae is discussed. Seven new species are described: E. bulirschi sp. nov.…
Anaphes flavipes: redescription, neotype designation, and comparison with A. nipponicus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae)
Alena Samková, Petr Janšta, John T. Huber
A neotype for Anaphes flavipes (Foerster, 1841) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), a biological control agent of Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is designated. The extensive literature on A. fl avipes is compiled and the morphological variability of selected morphological…
Four new species of Limonia from the Mediterranean (Diptera: Limoniidae)
Jaroslav Starý
Four new species of Limonia Meigen, 1803 are described, viz. L. hartveldae sp. nov. (Portugal), L. opacipennis sp. nov. (Algeria, Tunisia), L. oosterbroeki sp. nov. (Turkey), and L. enormis sp. nov. (Greece: Crete), and their male terminalia are illustrated.
Revision of type and non-type material assigned to the genus Orthocladius by Goetghebuer (1940–1950), deposited in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Giulia Magoga, Matteo Montagna, Laura Marziali, Bruno Rossaro
Selected type and non-type material belonging to the genus Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera: Chironomidae) sensu GOETGHEBUER (1940–1950), deposited in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), originally comprising specimens dry pinned or stored in isinglass, were mounted on…
Macrocera rohaceki sp. nov. and other interesting records of Keroplatidae (Diptera) from southern and central Europe, with DNA sequence data
Michal Mantič, Jan Ševčík
A new species of Keroplatidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea), Macrocera rohaceki sp. nov., is described from the island of Mallorca (Spain). A further remarkable species, Paleoplatyura johnsoni Johannsen, 1910, hitherto only known from the Nearctic Region, is recorded from Sicily (Italy). New…
Alepia bifida, a new species of moth flies from Central America (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae)
Michal Tkoč, Jan Ježek, Francois Le Pont
A new species of moth flies, Alepia bifida sp. nov., is described and figured based on males, females and eggs. The type specimens were collected in central Nicaragua, Cerro Musún Mt. This new species is characterized by unique morphology of the wing, basiphallus, distiphallus and gonostyli.…
ROHÁČEK J. & BARBER K. N. 2016: Nearctic Anthomyzidae: a monograph of Anthomyza and allied genera (Diptera)
Jindřích Roháček, Kevin N. Barber
Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae and Steninae
Lenka Macháčková, Šárka Mikátová, Jiří Hájek
Type specimens from the collection of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, are currently being catalogued. In this part of catalogue dealing with staphylinine subfamilies Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, and Steninae we…
Abstracts of the Immature Beetles Meeting 2017 October 5−6, Prague, Czech Republic
Matthias Seidel, Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela, Dominik Vondráček