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The family Epimetopidae (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea): review of current knowledge, genus-level phylogeny, and taxonomic revision of Eupotemus

Martin Fikáček, Keita Matsumoto, Philip Perkins, Alexander Prokin, Alexey Sazhnev, Stanislav Litovkin, Manfred A. Jäch

Epimetopidae are a small beetle family of the superfamily Hydrophiloidea, comprising 72 described species in three genera: the American Epimetopus Lacordaire, 1854 (56 species), Asian Eumetopus Balfour-Browne, 1949 (eight species) and African Eupotemus Ji & Jäch, 1998 (eight species,…

Eight new species and additional records of the Pselaphodes complex from Laos and Vietnam, with a key to known species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

Zi-Wei Yin, Ning Li

The diversity of the Pselaphodes complex of genera (Pselaphinae: Tyrini) is insufficiently documented in Southeast Asia. In this paper eight new species are described and illustrated from Laos and Vietnam: Labomimus cavicornis sp. nov., Labomimus cucphuong sp. nov., Pselaphodes banphabat sp. nov.,…

Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on some species of Gyrinidae (Coleoptera)

Hans Fery, Jiří Hájek

Nomenclatural notes on the names of several species in the family Gyrinidae are provided. Six specific names are found to be junior homonyms. Three of them are replaced by nomina nova: Aulonogyrus marginatus (Aubé, 1838) by Aulonogyrus charlesaubei nom. nov., Gyrinus dubius Wallis, 1926 by…

Stenocephus janseni sp. nov., a new species of stem-sawfly from Germany (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)

Andrew Liston, Marko Prous

Stenocephus janseni sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) is described from Brandenburg, eastern Germany, known only from the female holotype. It possesses an unusual combination of “generic” morphological characters, which makes its placement in Stenocephus Shinohara, 1999 provisional. Compared to…

Neurostigma (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Epipsocidae) from Colombia: new species and an identification key

Ranulfo González-Obando, Nancy Carrejo-Gironza, Julián Mendivil-Nieto, Alfonso Neri García Aldrete

Upon examination of recently collected epipsocid barklice from natural areas of Colombia, five new species of Neurostigma Enderlein, 1900 were found: N. lienhardi sp. nov., N. mockfordi sp. nov., N. newi sp. nov., N. thorntoni sp. nov., and N. valderramae sp. nov. They are here described and…

A review of the genus Rhyparus in the Philippines, with descriptions of two new species from Mindanao (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

Alexander Anichtchenko, Lukasz Minkina, Anastasija Vasiljeva, Milton N. D. Medina

Species of the genus Rhyparus Agassiz, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from the Philippines are reviewed. Altogether six species are recorded, including description of two species new to science from Mindanao Island: R. flavohirtus sp. nov. and R. mindanaoensis sp. nov. Rhyparus gracilis…

Review of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast Asia

Cuiqing Gao, Yu Zhou

The species of the genus Cavelerius Distant, 1903 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae) are reviewed based on re-examination of the type images. A total of thirteen species are recognized in this genus, including three new species: Cavelerius nigrivena sp. nov. from Thailand and Laos;…

Revision of the genus Exosehirus (Heteroptera: Cydnidae), with the description of two new species

Dmitry A. Gapon

The present work is a revision of the Palaearctic burrower bug genus Exosehirus Wagner, 1963 (Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Sehirinae). New data on the morphology and distribution are given. Structures of the female internal ectodermal genitalia and the completely inflated aedeagi are described and…

Revision of the intertidal rove beetle genus Bryothinusa from Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)

Tian-tian Liu, Hiroki Ono, Munetoshi Maruyama

The Japanese species of the intertidal rove beetle genus Bryothinusa Casey, 1904 are revised. Of 17 recognized species in total, six known species (B. algarum Sawada, 1971, B. gangjinensis Ahn & Jeon, 2004, B. minuta (Sawada, 1955), B. nakanei (Sawada, 1955), B. sakishimana Sawada,…

Neopanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) from the Himalayas and adjacent regions, with descriptions of three new species

Ji-Shen Wang

A total of 21 species of the genus Neopanorpa van der Weele, 1909 are currently recorded from the Himalayas and adjacent regions to which three are added herein. I provide a checklist, distributional map and key to these species, with descriptions of the three new species:…

First records of the North American leafhopper Gyponana mali (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) invading urban gardens and agroecosystems in Europe

Valeria Trivellone, Vally Forte, Luisa Filippin, Christopher H. Dietrich

The Nearctic leafhopper species Gyponana (Gyponana) mali DeLong, 1942 is reported from Europe for the fi rst time and represents the fi rst record of the tribe Gyponini Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae: Gyponini) for the Palearctic Region. Specimens were collected in southern…

The genus Xenobates (Hemiptera: Veliidae) in the Philippines: overview and description of two new species

Herbert Zettel, Alice Laciny, Juvy P. Bongo

The Philippine species of Xenobates Esaki, 1927 are reviewed, with the exception of the Xenobates argentatus complex. Two species are described as new: Xenobates nypicola sp. nov. and X. riedli sp. nov. The presence of Xenobates murphyi Andersen, 2000 in the Philippines is confirmed. The…

Review of Indian Closterocerus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae), with description of two new species

Mohd Majid Jamali, Shahid Bin Zeya

The Indian species of Closterocerus Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are reviewed; eight species are included of which two are described as new: C. pakyongensis sp. nov. and C. junubi sp. nov. One species: C. longiscapus (Bouček, 1986), is recorded from Uttar…

A review of the New Zealand Berosus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) with descriptions of three new species

Matthias Seidel, Vít Sýkora, Richard A. B. Leschen, Martin Fikáček

The New Zealand species of the water scavenger beetle genus Berosus Leach, 1817 are reviewed based on freshly collected material and museum specimens. Four species are recognized: Berosus pallidipennis (Sharp, 1884) widespread in the North and South Islands, B. muellerorum sp. nov. from the…

Differentiation of South African coastal rock pool Ochthebius is associated with major ocean currents (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)

David T. Bilton

A number of non-marine coastal invertebrate species have been found to constitute (semi-) cryptic species complexes in recent years. Here it is revealed that rather than a single widespread species, distributed from the Namibian border to the Cape south coast, South African coastal rock pool…

New species and records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the East Palaearctic, with a checklist of taxa occurring in the area

Jindřich Roháček

The knowledge of Anthomyzidae (Diptera: Acalyptratae) in the East Palaearctic area is extended by new taxonomic, biological and distributional information. Two new species of the genus Anthomyza Fallén, 1810, viz. A. aspina sp. nov. (Russia: Far East) and A. breviclavus sp. nov. (North Korea), and a…

Description of fifteen new species of the Hypoxys balteatus species group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Maria Thayane S. Mendonca, Benedito M. Nunes, Jose Antonio M. Fernandes

Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae), for a long time considered a synonym or subgenus of Edessa Fabricius, 1803, was recently revised and reinstated to the generic rank. This genus comprises 17 described species divided in four species groups: H.…

Taxonomic notes on the genus Ischnobaena (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Zhuo Chen, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai

The previously known species of the thread-legged bug genus Ischnobaena Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini), namely I. dohrnii Stål, 1871, I. macerrima Stål, 1871 and I. staliana Wygodzinsky, 1966, are reviewed and diagnosed. Lectotypes are designated for I.…

Tarehylava, a new planthopper genus from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae)

Adam Stroiński

A new monotypic genus of ricaniid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae), Tarehylava gen. nov., is described for T. avymaina sp. nov. (type species), based on four females collected in the spiny forest ecoregion of south-western Madagascar. Habitus, as well as external and internal…

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