Kevin Gurcel

Kevin Gurcel
Independent Researcher

Entomologist

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Ce petit guide présente 69 taxons (genres et espèces) de punaises (hétéroptères) présents en Guadeloupe. Chaque espèce a été sélectionnée pour sa fréquence, son originalité biologique ou, dans quelques cas, ses caractéristiques morphologiques permettant de la reconnaître facilement lors de balades ou de prospections sur le terrain. Ce travail est p...
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A species endemic to the alpine arc and the mountainous regions of central Europe, the Black Beauty or Lycia isabellae (Harrison, 1914) was until recently thought to be local in France, where it was known only from the southern Alps. However, this article details a proposed update of the distribution in the northern part of the French Alps. This up...
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A new subspecies, Tibicina quadrisignata pilleti Puissant ssp. nov. is described from Morocco. This cicada is similar to Tibicina quadrisignata (Hagen, 1855) but differs mainly in the body color of the males and some acoustic parameters, notably in the courtship song. A complete pipeline is developed for detailed analysis of the morphology and acou...
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The range expansion of the assassin bug Nagusta goedelii (Kolenati, 1857) has brought this species to Switzerland. The first observations and first museum specimen from Switzerland are documented.
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Unlabelled: A problem to implement conservation strategies is that in many cases recognized taxa are in fact complexes of several cryptic species. Failure to properly delineate species may lead to misplaced priorities or to inadequate conservation measures. One such species complex is the yellow-spotted ringlet Erebia manto, which comprises severa...
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A cicada in the white of the eyes: synopsis of a very rare chromatic aberration in Cicadetta montana (Scopoli, 1772) (Hemiptera, Cicadidae). An unknown and very rare individual variation is presented for the first time in Cicadetta montana (Scopoli, 1772). The habitus differs from the typical form of the species by the white coloring of several ana...
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The study of the distribution of Cicadas in the Rhône-Alpes portion of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region continued in 2020 at the mouth of the vallée du Gier, in the Rhône department. Some targeted research led to the discovery of Tibicina steveni (Krynicki, 1837), strongly anticipated, but also that of Tettigettalna argentata (Olivier, 1790), totall...
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Improved understanding of lampyrid beetles in Switzerland and observation of Luciola lusitanica Charpentier, 1825 in Geneva (Coleoptera, Lampyridae). – Five species of Lampyridae are present in Switzerland. While Lampyris noctiluca, Lamprohiza splendidula, Phosphaenus hemipterus and Luciola italica have long been known, the presence of Luciola lusi...
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First observations of Rhacocleis annulata Fieber, 1853 in Switzerland and in the neighboring department of Haute-Savoie (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). – Rhacocleis annulata was discovered for the first time in Switzerland in the cantons of Geneva in 2018–2019 and Neuchâtel in 2019, as well as in the neighboring department of Haute-Savoie in France in...
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Following the discovery of the first Savoyard population of Tibicina quadrisignata (Hagen, 1855) on moyenne Maurienne, new prospecting were conducted further north of the department in 2019, in the area of the moyenne Tarentaise. Visual observations and analysis of the collected acoustic data revealed a population of Tibicina steveni (Krynicki, 183...
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In order to control the presence of the cicada Tibicina haematodes (Scopoli, 1763) cited by various observers, some prospection were conducted during the summer 2018 in two French localities in the Loire and Savoie departments,. The identification of the calling songs emitted by the males and the observation of some morphological features of severa...
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Cicadetta sibillae Hertach & Trilar, 2015, new cicada species for France (Hemiptera Cicadidae) and first analyses on the complex sounds emitted during the calling song. The Cicadetta montana (Scopoli, 1772) species complex contains six cicada species from France including Corsica. Some prospecting carried out at the end of June 2016 in the Tende ar...
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Cicada orni Linnaeus, 1758 has long been known in Switzerland. In the cantons of Valais and Ticino, the Mediterranean climate is particularly favorable to the development of the species and some populations reach large sizes. Although no historical records are known from the canton of Geneva, regular sightings have been reported there since 2003, e...
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Ten years of Cicada observations within the Haute-Savoie Department (France, 74) led to a synthesis of the data collected and a first distribution map for each species currently known in the Department. Six Cicada species are recorded, five of which are indigenous while one is found to be erratic. The observation of a seventh species, exogenous to...
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New encounter with Ephippiger diurnus diurnus Dufour, 1841 in the Haute-Savoie department (Orthoptera Tettigoiniidae Bradyporinae). The last entry certified about Ephippiger ephippiger diurnus in the Haute-Savoie department (France, 74) dating back to 1964, and the recent observation of a specimen in September 2011 here is an interesting rediscover...
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Découverte d'un individu d'une forme rare de l'OEdipode turquoise [Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens (L.)] aux ailes de couleur jaune pâle, en Haute-Savoie (France). Discovery of a rare form of Blue winged grasshopper [Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens (L.)] with pale yellow wings, in Haute-Savoie (France).
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Almost simultaneously with the discovery of Dimissalna dimissa in the Ardèche departement [PUISSANT & SUEUR, submitted], a population of that same species of cicada has been dicovered in the Var departement, town of Flassans-sur-Issole, on July 6, 2010. The very typical calling songs of this cicada has allowed its identification and some recordings...

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