Two new species of Austrelatus diving beetles from continental Southeast Asia, linking the distribution area of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae) Jiří Hájek, Helena Shaverdo Two new species of predominantly Australasian genus Austrelatus Shaverdo et al., 2023 are described and illustrated: Austrelatus mirai sp. nov. from Selangor State in Peninsular Malaysia is similar in habitus to the South Indian species A. boukali (Hendrich & Balke, 1998) and A. davidi…
Taxonomic study on the queens of the Japanese ponerine genera, with a redescription of Ectomomyrmex horni restituted as a valid species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Seiki Yamane, Shingo Hosoishi, Fuminori Ito Queen ants of the Japanese ponerine genera are described, with the first key to the Japanese genera based on the queen caste. Important queen characters are enumerated and caste differences are discussed for each genus. Physical and behavioral aspects of functional queens (alate/dealate queen,…
A new species of Autocrates (Coleoptera: Trictenotomidae) revealed by DNA barcoding and morphological evidence Hee-Wook Cho, Kang-Rae Kim Autocrates soni sp. nov. is described from Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. This beetle is characterised by reddish-brown pubescence on its ventral side and much shorter setae on its femora compared to the closely related species Autocrates vitalisi Vuillet, 1912. The…
Anthomyza gilviventris in Palaearctic Region: integrative taxonomy, variability and habitat associations of North European population (Diptera: Anthomyzidae) Jindřich Roháček, Sven Hellqvist, Andrea Špalek Tóthová Anthomyza gilviventris Roháček & Barber, 2016, hitherto known only from the Nearctic Region, is recorded from the Palaearctic Region (NE Sweden) for the first time. Specimens from the Swedish population have been compared with those of A. gilviventris from Canada and the USA and those of A.…
First record of the genus Falsorsidis from China, with description of one new species and transfer of the genus to the tribe Lamiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Wen-Xuan Bi, Chang-Chin Chen A little-known genus Falsorsidis Breuning, 1959 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), so far known only from Vietnam, is newly recorded from China upon the discoveries of its type and until now the only known species, F. griseofasciatus (Pic, 1926), from Guangxi, and F. lichaoi sp. nov. from…
Two new species of the beaded lacewing genus Asadeteva (Neuroptera: Berothidae) from Thailand Di Li, Ulrike Aspöck, Horst Aspöck, Xingyue Liu Asadeteva U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1981 (Neuroptera, Berothidae), has been traditionally considered a Palearctic faunal element. Asadeteva was originally described from Afghanistan and Pakistan, while recent report has extended its known range into the Oriental Region. Herein, we report two new…
Description of two new species of Lycopale (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the northwestern Tropical Andes hotspot, with the redescription of Lycopale magnifica Augusto León Montoya Lycopale Hull, 1944 is a small Neotropical flower fly genus (Syrphidae: Eristalinae: Eristalini: Helophilina) with six described species. Recent surveys in the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andean Forest and Paramo ecosystems revealed the discovery of two species new to science: Lycopale mendozai…
Kojderus maximus, a new genus and species of Tessaratomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), the first Natalicolinae from Madagascar Grzegorz Gierlasiński, Philippe Magnien, Andrzej Kepel, Konrad Wiśniewski, Aleksandra Lange Kojderus Magnien & Gierlasiński gen. nov., with a single species, Kojderus maximus Gierlasiński & Magnien sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tessaratomidae), is described, being the first representative of the subfamily Natalicolinae in Madagascar. The new taxon is diagnosed and described and…
A new Aristogethes pollen beetle from Oman, with a commented and updated checklist of the species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Paolo Audisio, Josef Jelínek, Simone Sabatelli, Jiří Hájek, Meike Liu An unexpected new species of the genus Aristogethes Audisio & Cline, 2009, A. pelikani sp. nov., is described from southern Oman (Arabian Peninsula). This new species appears to be morphologically rather closely related to a couple of species known from southern Africa (northern South Africa,…
Two new species of Hydrellia (Diptera: Ephydridae) from Central Europe, with redescriptions of H. aurifer and H. frontalis Tadeusz Zatwarnicki, Zbyněk Kejval Two species of Hydrellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Ephydridae) are newly described: Hydrellia dolezali sp. nov. and H. pilsna sp. nov., both from the Czech Republic. Redescriptions and new records of H. aurifer Cresson, 1932 and H. frontalis Loew, 1860 from the Czech Republic and…
Shibhonia buxanthi, a new genus and species of dorsally punctate Mirini from the island of Socotra (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) Attilio Carapezza, Petr Kment Shibhonia buxanthi gen. & sp. nov., living on Buxus hildebrandtii (senior synonym of Buxanthus pedicellatus) (Buxales: Buxaceae) on Socotra Island (Yemen) is described and illustrated. The new taxon is the sixth species of Miridae recorded from the island and the first endemic genus of this…
Contribution to the study of the genus Dicyphus: the case of D. bolivari and D. tamaninii (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) Armand Matocq, Berend Aukema, Guénaëlle Genson, Peter de Knijff, Éric Pierre, Jean-Claude Streito The genus Dicyphus Fieber, 1858 (Miridae: Bryocorinae: Dicyphini) comprises small plant bugs well known for their zoophytophagous diet and predatory activity, making them useful in biological control. Despite their importance in plant protection, many species remain difficult or impossible to…
A new species of Pelidnocoris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Guilherme E. L. López, Cristiano F. Schwertner In this work a new species, Pelidnocoris paradisicola sp. nov., of the genus Pelidnocoris Stål, 1868 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Pentatomidae: Discocephalinae) is described from the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. An up-to-date diagnosis of the genus and its species is…
Reassessment of characters of the ‘Orientomiris-group’, with descriptions of three new genera and eight new species of the tribe Mirini from the Oriental Region (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) Tomohide Yasunaga Possession of stridulatory devices (serrated forewing edge and metafemoral plectra) is suggested as a useful taxonomic character for classification of the complex group comprising Creontiades Distant, 1883, Megacoelum Fieber, 1858, Orientomiris Yasunaga, 1997 and an additional superficially…
Description of five new species of the rare genus Buluka (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) with an updated key to the world species Tomáš Hovorka, Caroline Boudreault, Kees van Achterberg, Jose L. Fernandez-Triana Five new species of the rare genus Buluka de Saeger, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), B. buntikae Hovorka & Fernández-Triana sp. nov. (from Thailand), B. frederiquebakkerae Hovorka & Fernández-Triana sp. nov. (from Indonesia), B. janaorlikovae Hovorka & Fernández-Triana…
Revision of flightless New Zealand Picrotini (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae): phylogeny of Thortus, eye reduction, and rarity Richard A. B. Leschen, Yandong Chen, Aaron M. T. Harmer The apterous New Zealand genera Picrotus Sharp, 1886 and Thortus Broun, 1893 are revised to include two species and 13 species, respectively, with 12 new species: Picrotus wairarapa sp. nov., Thortus bullerensis sp. nov., T. crowsoni sp. nov., T. helmorei sp. nov., T. latus sp.…
Catalogue of type specimens of the superfamily Diaprioidea (Hymenoptera) deposited in the National Museum of the Czech Republic Tomáš Hovorka, Jan Macek Type specimens from the collection of Hymenoptera deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum of the Czech Republic, are currently being catalogued. In this part of the catalogue we deal with the superfamily Diaprioidea Haliday, 1833. We present precise information about the…
