A new species of Nala (Dermaptera: Labiduridae) from Cambodia Petr Kočárek Nala alenae sp. nov. from Cambodia is described and the diagnostic morphological characters are illustrated. The species is characterized by very short tegmina, only as long as the pronotum, and by entirely absent hind wings. A determination key to males of Nala species occurring in South-East…
A new species of Pseudohenschiella (Heteroptera: Enicocephalidae) from Madagascar Pavel Štys, Petr Baňař pseudohenschiella hauseri sp. nov. from central madagascar is described, and the apicitibial and tarsal armature of the foreleg and its sensilla illustrated and described in detail. All known species of this endemic Madagascan genus are keyed.
A new species of the genus Phytocoris (Heteroptera: Miridae) from the United Arab Emirates Antonius van Harten, Rauno E. Linnavuori A new species of the family Miridae, Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) sweihanus sp. nov., is described from the United Arab Emirates.
Five new species of the genus Dindymus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) Jaroslav L. Stehlík, Zdeněk Jindra The following five new species of the genus Dindymus Stal, 1861 (Pyrrhocoridae) are described: D. bifurcatus sp. nov. from India,D. chinensis sp. nov. from China, D. constanti sp. nov. from Sabah (Malaysia), D. wynigerae sp. nov. from the Flores Island (Indonesia), and D. talaudensis sp. nov. from…
New species of Largidae and Pyrrhocoridae (Heteroptera) from the Oriental region Zdeněk Jindra, Jaroslav L. Stehlík The following new species are described: Largidae - Delacampius grossepunctatus sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sulawesi), D. subtilepunctatus sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sulawesi), Iphita rubricata sp. nov. (North-East India): Pyrrhocoridae - Ectatops notatus sp. nov. (Malaysia: Sarawak), E. sulawesiensis sp. nov.…
The westernmost record of Neptosternus circumductus, and a review of Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of Balauchistan (Iran, Pakistan) Hájek Jiří Neptostermus circumductus Régimbart, 1899 has benn found in southeastern iran, which represents the westernmost record of the Oriental members of the genus Neptostermus Sharp, 1882. the lectotype of N. circumductus is designated, and itsmale genitalia as well as the variability of the elytral…
Revisional notes on the genus Laccobius. I. Subgenus Glyptolacccobius (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) Elio Gentili Species of the subgenus Glyptolaccobius Gentili, 1989, of the genus Laccobius Erichson, 1837, are revised, keyed, and their male genitalia are figured. Twelve species are recognized within the subgenus, of which L. pluvialis sp. nov. (India: Meghalaya), L. shorti sp. nov. (India: Meghalaya) and L.…
Studies on the 'agriliform' Anthaxia from Africa, with the descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Martin Obořil Four new species of Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829, subgenus Haplanthaxia Reitter, 1911, are described and illustrated: A (H.) gongeti sp. nov. from Uganda, A. (H.) bezdeki sp. nov. from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone, A. (H.) libenae sp. nov. from Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo and…
Annotated review of the Cantharidae and Malachiidae (Coleoptera) of the Maltese Islands David Mifsud, Vladimír Švihla The Cantharidae and Malachiidae (Coleoptera) of the Maltese Islands are reviewed. Six species of the family Cantharidae are listed, two of which are new for the Maltese Islands: Cantharis praecox Gené, 1836, and Malthinus latirufus (Pic, 1901). Malthinus pseudoscriptus Wittmer, 1971, syn. nov. is…
Revision of Chitona species (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) from the eastern Mediterranean Vladimír Švihla Species of the genus Chitona W. Schmidt, 1844, occurring in the eastern part of the Mediterranean are revised, illustrated and keyed. Two species groups are proposed. Chitona macedonica sp. nov. is described from Macedonia, southern Bulgaria and northern Greece. C. cretica Fairmaire, 1863 is removed…
New species of the genus Sparedrus (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) from Bulgaria Vladimír Švihla A new species of the family Oedemeridae, Sparedrus bulgaricus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from northeastern Bulgaria.
Two new species of Stenidius (Coleptera: Anthicidae) from India and Laos Zbyněk Kejval Two new species, Stenidius bezdeki sp. nov. from India (Maharashtra) and S. elegans sp. nov. from Laos, are described and figured.
Two new species of Apophylia from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) Jan Bezděk, Lijie Zhang Apophylia yangi sp. nov. (from China: Xizang) and A. cheni sp. nov. (from China: Guangxi) are described and compared with related taxa. Male genitalia of both new species are illustrated.
Psychodidae (Diptera) of the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area and its environs with descriptions of two new Berdeniella species from Czech Republic Jan Ježek Two new species of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of the genus Berdeniella Vaillant, 1976, are described from the Czech Republic, and all important diagnostic characters are figured: B. desnensis sp. nov. and B. kocii sp. nov. Althogether 78 species and 31 genera of moth flies (mainly…
Norellisoma jelineki sp. nov. – a new species from the Czech Republic (Diptera: Scathophagidae). František Šifner A new species of Scathophagidae, Norellisoma jelineki sp. nov., is described from the Czech Republic and its important diagnostic characters are figured.
Revision of the European species of Scorpioteleia (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) Jan Macek The European species of Scorpioteleia Ashmead, 1897 are revised, diagnosed and keyed. Five European species of the genus are recognized, including one new species – Scorpioteleia nixoni sp. nov. – described from the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Russia and Sweden. Two new synonyms are proposed:…
A new species of Eridontomerus with taxonomic and faunistic notes on some other taxa (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) Petr Janšta, Zdeněk Bouček A new species, Eridontomerus cyaneus sp. nov., from Spain is described and illustrated. The male of Torymus nemorum Bouček, 1994, is described for the first time. New faunistic records of Ecdamua cadenati (Risbec, 1951) and E. macrotelus Walker, 1862, are given. Diomorus magnificus Risbec,…
First record of Dolichovespula adulterina from Romania Libor Dvořák First record of the social wasp Dolichovespula adulterina (Buysson, 1905) from Romania is given. The distribution of this species in southern Europe is discussed.
Key to the paper and social wasps of Central Europe (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Klíč k určování vosíků a vos střední Evropy (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Libor Dvořák, Stuart P.M. Roberts A determination key to the Central European paper wasps (Polistinae – Polistes Latreille, 1802 – eight species) and social wasps (Vespinae – 11 species: Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 – one species, Vespula Thomson, 1869 – four species, Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916 – six species) is given. Distribution and…
Contribution to the knowledge of the caddisfly fauna (Trichoptera) of Iran: description of new species and new distributional data Pavel Chvojka Hydroptila hodkovae sp. nov. (Hydroptilidae), Tinodes voriseki sp. nov., Tinodes hajeki sp. nov. (Psychomyiidae), and Hydropsyche lundaki sp. nov. (Hydropsychidae) from Iran are described and figured. A list of species collected by the Czech Biological Expeditions 1997-2000 in Iran is presented,…
