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Seventy years of Dr. Jan Ježek

Michal Tkoč

RNDr. Jan Ježek, CSc., celebrates seventy years of age in 2015. His whole professional career was tied to the Department of Entomology at the National Museum in Prague, where he worked as a researcher and curator of the Diptera collection during 1967–2011. He is known specialist on the Diptera…

Four new species of Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Brazilian semiarid region, with contributions to supraspecifi c classifi cation of Trichopsychodina and a redefi nition of Feuerborniella

Danilo Cordeiro, Freddy Bravo, Cínthia Chagas

The collection of psychodids of the Brazilian semiarid region, deposited at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (MZFS), was revisited, and four new species of Psychodinae are herein described: Feuerborniella jezeki Cordeiro & Bravo sp. nov., Feuerborniella concava…

Descriptions of Psychodidae (Diptera) from the Western Ghats of India

Gregory R. Curler, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan

Three new species of Psychodidae from the Western Ghats of India are described and illustrated. Specimens are from a single Malaise trap sample taken in 2007. Horaiella pectinata sp. nov. represents the fi rst record of Horaiellinae from southern India; Gondwanoscurus jezeki sp. nov. and Saximormia…

Balbagathis janjezeki sp. nov., a new species of moth fl y from Mexico (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae)

Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal, Teresa Suárez-Landa

A new species of the Neotropical genus Balbagathis Quate, 1996 is described and illustrated. Balbagathis janjezeki Ibáñez-Bernal sp. nov. is the 12th species described in this genus, and the second recorded in Mexico. Some new faunistic records of Balbagathis sylvatica Quate, 1996 in the state of…

Review of the genus Psychomasina (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae), with descriptions of two new species

Gunnar M. Kvifte

The genus Psychomasina Ježek, 2004 is redefi ned and two new species are described: Psychomasina paedagogica sp. nov. based on a male from Kenya and Psychomasina violina sp. nov. based on a male from Madagascar. The chief character uniting the three included species is the basiphallus narrow, the…

Description of Jezekiella patera gen. et sp. nov. from Europe (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Rüdiger Wagner, Gunnar M. Kvifte

Jezekiella patera, gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on a single male from Italy. Based on some character states found in this new genus (e.g. spiniform sensilla on basal fl agellomeres) it is most similar morphologically to Paramormiini, a tribe that is likely paraphyletic. Other…

Descriptions of two new Pseudophacopteron species (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Phacopteronidae) inducing galls on Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae) in Brazil

Igor Malenovský, Daniel Burckhardt, Dalva L. Queiroz, Rosy M. S. Isaias, Denis C. Oliveira

Two new species of the large pantropical jumping plant-louse genus Pseudophacopteron Enderlein, 1921 (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Phacopteronidae) are described from dry woodland habitats in the Midwest, Southeast and South of Brazil. Pseudophacopteron aspidospermi sp. nov. is associated with…

Revision of the endemic genus Perinetella (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae) from Madagascar

Dariusz Świerczewski, Adam Stroiński

Here we review the endemic flatid genus Perinetella Synave, 1956 from central Madagascar, comprising three species, two of which are described as new: Perinetella nigrofl ava Synave, 1956 (type species), P. fiedleri sp. nov., and P. fl avomarginata sp. nov. We provide an identifi cation key and…

A new species of the genus Tshurtshurnella (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) from Bulgaria

Vladimir M. Gnezdilov, Ilia V. Gjonov

A new species of the genus Tshurtshurnella Kusnezov, 1927, T. decempunctata sp. nov., is described from Bulgaria. This is the fi rst record of the genus from this country. According to the coloration of the head and the structure of the male genitalia the new species is closely related to T. lodosi…

A new species and new data on distribution of the shore bugs of China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Saldidae)

Nikolay N. Vinokurov

Rupisalda austrosinica sp. nov. is described from Guangdong and Yunnan provinces of China. The new species is closely related to Rupisalda thailandana (Cobben, 1985). The remaining Oriental species previously included in the ‘Saldula fl etcheri’ group sensu COBBEN (1986) are transferred here to…

Vietnamaptera schaeferi sp. nov., a new apterous Carventinae from South China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae)

Ernst Heiss, Petr Baňař

A new apterous species of Carventinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae), Vietnamaptera schaeferi sp. nov. from Guangdong province in China, is described and fi gured. A key to all fi ve species of the genus is presented.

Two new genera of Madagascan Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Petr Kment

Two new genera and species, Jitka elegans gen. & sp. nov. (Myrocheini) and Nene undulatum gen. & sp. nov. (Triplatygini) (both Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae), are described and illustrated, including structures of the male and female genitalia of both taxa and the 4th instar…

The genus Acanthosoma in Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae)

Jing-Fu Tsai, Dávid Rédei

Species of the genus Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae) occurring in Taiwan are reviewed. Twelve species are recognized, treated, and keyed. Four species (A. atayal sp. nov., A. axicia sp. nov., A. fallax sp. nov. and A. pugnax sp. nov.) and one subspecies (A.…

Hydrophilus harpe sp. nov., a remarkable new species of giant water scavenger beetle from Brazil (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

Andrew E. Z. Short, Charles E. McIntosh IV

A remarkable new species of giant water scavenger beetle, Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) harpe sp. nov., is described from Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil. Measuring nearly 5 cm in length, it is one of the largest species of Hydrophilidae in the world. It is superficially similar to Hydrophilus…

A new species of Sphaeridium from northeastern India and Myanmar (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)

Martin Fikáček, Daniel Kropáček

A new Oriental species of the genus Sphaeridium Fabricius, 1775, S. daemonicum sp. nov., is described based on specimens recently collected in the Brahmaputra valley (lowland part of Arunachal Pradesh, India) and historical specimens from southern Myanmar. The new species differs from all other…

Rediscovery of primary type specimens and lectotype designation for Bolboceras excavatum R. A. Philippi, 1859 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae)

Andrew B. T. Smith

A primary type of Bolboceras excavatum R. A. Philippi, 1859 in F. PHILIPPI (1859) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) was rediscovered and is designated as a lectotype. The previous neotype designation is set aside. Bolboceras excavatum is confi rmed as junior synonym of Bolborhinum laesicolle…

A new species of Schinostethus (Coleoptera: Psephenidae) from India, with new records of the genus from Southeast Asia

Jiří Hájek

Schinostethus (Sundodrupeus) sipekorum sp. nov. is described and illustrated from seepage habitat in Meghalaya, India. The new species can be recognised predominantly based on the characteristic shape of male aedeagus: narrowly lanceolate median lobe; broad, apically rounded latero-apical process of…

Ivierhipidius, an enigmatic new Neotropical genus of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with four new species

Maxwell V. L. Barclay

Ivierhipidius, gen. nov., with four new species, Ivierhipidius paradoxus sp. nov. (Belize, Honduras), Ivierhipidius monneorum sp. nov. (Brazil), Ivierhipidius youngi sp. nov. (Ecuador) and Ivierhipidius cechorum sp. nov. (Argentina), are described and figured. The new Neotropical genus shares strong…

Two new species of Metallactus from Bolivia and Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae)

Davide Sassi

Metallactus sekerkai sp. nov. and M. quadriophthalmus sp. nov. from Bolivia and Brazil, are described and fi gured. Both species belong to the fi rst group of SUFFRIANʼs (1866) classifi cation. The alleged systematic signifi cance of the prosternal process morphology is briefly discussed.

Wallacea, Pistosia and Neodownesia: three distinct genera and their tribal placement (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Lukáš Sekerka

Wallacea Baly, 1859, Pistosia Weise, 1905 and Neodownesia Gressitt, 1953 are transferred from Gonophorini to Bothryonopini based on absence of setigerous pores on the pronotum, mouthparts situated close to antennal insertions, scutellum on the same plane as the elytra, and morphology of the larva.…

A review of Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) and descriptions of new species of Sciaphobus s. str. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Roman Borovec, Jiří Skuhrovec

The subgenus Neosciaphobus Apfelbeck, 1922 of the genus Sciaphobus K. Daniel, 1904 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Sciaphilini) is discussed, revised, redefined, redescribed and keyed. All included species are redescribed and illustrated. A review of the species of the subgenus Sciaphobus s.…

Descriptions and key to larvae of Central European Dineura (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae)

Jan Macek

The larvae of three Central European species of Dineura Dahlbom, 1835 (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae: Nematinae) are described, figured and keyed: Dineura stilata (Klug, 1816), D. testaceipes (Klug, 1816) and D. virididorsata (Retzius, 1783). The larval biology and host plants of those…

Report on crane flies of the genus Tipula (Diptera: Tipulidae: Tipulinae) from Anhui Province, China

Qiu-Lei Men

One new species of the subgenus Tipula (Emodotipula Alexander, 1966), Tipula (Emodotipula) yaoluopingensis sp. nov. (Anhui, Southern China), is described and illustrated. A key for identification of known species in this genus is provided. This is the second species of the subgenus Emodotipula from…

Four new species of Mesoamerican biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Gustavo P. Spinelli, Herón Huerta

Four new species of biting midges, Culicoides (Culicoides) fortinensis sp. nov. from Mexico (Veracruz), Culicoides (Culicoides) rulfoi sp. nov. from Mexico (Michoacan), Costa Rica and Panama, Culicoides (Anilomyia) pseudodecor sp. nov. from Mexico (Morelos and Veracruz) and Culicoides woodruffi sp.…

Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Meloidae and Ripiphoridae

Jan Batelka, 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 Meloidae and Ripiphoridae, we present information about types of 57 taxa of Meloinae (type status of…

Abstracts of the Immature Beetles Meeting 2015, October 1−2, Prague, Czech Republic

Martin Fikáček, Jiří Skuhrovec, Petr Šípek

2015/55/2