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Caecoparvus gardinii n. sp. is described from the Haçi Akif Isle, in Beysehir Lake, SW Anatolia. This new species is closely related to C. lydiae Giachino & Vailati, 2019 from Nif Dagi Mt. (Izmir).
The tribe Leptodirini of the beetle family Leiodidae is one of the most diverse radiations of subterranean animals, with a distribution centered north of the Mediterranean basin from the Iberian Peninsula to Iran. It currently comprises some 1340 species and subspecies in around 250 genera and subgenera. We present a molecular phylogeny of the trib...
After almost 30 years of entomological research on the hypogean fauna of Greece, the authors condense
part of the results obtained in this first monograph, addressing the taxonomy and systematics of the Speluncarius+Tapinopterus complex, one of the most intricate and in need of revision groups of Carabidae Pterostichini. Started as a revision of Ta...
A new species of Paradromius from La Réunion Island (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Dromiusini). Paradromius (Manodromius) mascarenicus n. sp. is described from La Réunion Island. It is the first Paradromius species recorded from this island as well as from the whole austral hemisphere. It belongs to the phyletic lineage of Manodromius, with the closest re...
Beetles of the genus Duvalius are widely distributed in subterranean habitats across the Palearctic, from SW Europe in the West to central Asia and China in the East. The genus is also recorded from Sicily, where nine species are currently known. Duvalius hartigi was described in 2006 on material collected in lava caves of Mount Etna and since then...
Three new species of Aphaobius from the Upper Carniola (Slovenia) are described: Aphaobius mateji n. sp. from Jama na Pri hlodih cave in Zabrekve; Aphaobius ninae n. sp. from Zaklonišče Tekstilindusa mine in Stražišče (Kranj) and Aphaobius ajdae n. sp. from Kurnik cave in Mrtancova planina (Škofja Loka). A discussion on the distribution of the new...
In the W Italian Alps, an area characterized by considerable environmental complexity, the widespread Platynus were studied by focusing on their species composition. The ecological niche realized by the genus in this area encompasses a preference for humid and cold environments, sometimes associated with altitude. Several specimens from private and...
Iason assingi n. sp. from the island of Crete (Greece) is described. A synopsis of the Anillini fauna of the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia is provided. Faunistic, phylogenetic, and zoogeographic implications are discussed. Prioniomus (21 species), Winklerites (21 species), Dicropterus (1), Parvocaecus (5), Caecoparvus (23) and Iason (10 species) ma...
Three new ultraspecialized Leptodirini (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) are described from the Shpella Shtares cave in Albania. Riberius (n. gen.) stillicidii n. sp. is an enigmatic taxon of Leptodirini, markedly distinct for several morphological features in antennae, mouth parts, and male and female genitalia. However, for some characters, it...
Epaphius bartolozzii n. sp. is described from Southern Vietnam. Some morphological characters of the genera Epaphius Leach, 1819, Epaphiopsis Uéno, 1953, Iga Uéno, 1953 and Tienmutrechus Suenson, 1957 are discussed.
Two new species of Macrocheilus hope, 1838 from Cambodia (M. cambodianus sp. nov. and M. walterrossii sp. nov.), similar in external morphology to Macrocheilus chaudoiri Andrewes, 1919, are described. Moreover, the holotype of M. ruficollis heller, 1923 (= M.
chaudoiri) is illustrated. A key to the species of Macrocheilus from the Oriental region w...
Two new ultraspecialized troglomorphic Leptodirini (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from two Croatian caves are described. Hygrodromus (new genus) nikolinae, a new species from Mladenova cave near Orebić, is a very enigmatic taxon of “tetramerous”Leptodirini, markedly distinct for several morphological features in antennae, mouthparts, male geni...
The Diplocheila species recorded from Cambodia are discussed and two new species, Diplocheila walterrossii sp. nov. and D. erwini sp. nov. are described. Moreover, the holotypes of D. laevigata (Bates, 1892) and D. laevigotoides Jedlička, 1936, two often misinterpreted species from the Oriental Region, are illustrated and some aspects of their morp...
Globally, the great majority of Anillini species are endogean, adapted to live in the interstices of soil and leaf litter, while the extremely low vagility of these minute ground beetles gives rise to numerous shortrange endemic species. Until recently the Australian Anillini fauna was known only from leaf litter in rain forests and eucalypt forest...
Contributo alla conoscenza della carabidofauna del Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo (Appennino Ligure, Piemonte) (Coleoptera Carabidae) RIASSUNTO-Dopo una breve illustrazione delle principali caratteristiche storiche, geologiche, climatiche e vegetazionali del Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo, viene fornita una sintesi delle ricer...
Graphipterus vignai n. sp. from Kafue River, Lusaka, Zambia, is described. This new species belongs to the “Graphipteri diversitarsi” section (sensu Basilewsky, 1977) and seems closely related to G. lineolatus (Boheman, 1848), sharing part of its distribution area. It can be distinguished by the dorsal side of pygidium completely pubescent and the...
Gli Autori descrivono Duvalius (Duvalius) augusti nuova specie, con località tipica e unica nota finora: la grotta Spilia Kronio (=Trapeza Cave), sita a 940 m s.l.m. (Lassithi, Tzermiado), nel massiccio orientale del Dikti nell’isola di Creta (Grecia). Il nuovo taxon è attribuibile al gruppo di Duvalius sbordonii Vigna Taglianti, Genest & Sciaky, 1...
Seven new species of Oxytrechus Jeannel, 1927 are described: five from Ecuador (O. andersoni Giachino & Allegro n. sp., O. atahualpai Giachino & Allegro n. sp., O. bavierai Giachino & Allegro n. sp., O. fikaceki Giachino & Moret n. sp., and O. sciakyi Giachino & Allegro n. sp.) and two from Colombia (O. floresanus Giachino & Allegro n. sp. and O. r...
Trechodes laophilus Deuve, 2002 is firstly recorded from Thailand (Chiang Mai province, Mae Lai River). This species is probably closely related to T. leclerci Deuve, 1987 and T. satoi Uéno, 1991, both from Thailand too. An identification key, also based on the morphology of the aedeagus, to all Trechodes species recorded from the Oriental Region,...
1. Although caves are generally perceived as isolated habitats, at the local scale, they are often interconnected via a network of fissures in the bedrock. Accordingly, caves in close proximity are expected to host the same, or very similar, animal communities.
2. We explored the extent to which subterranean arthropod communities are homogenous at...
Harpalomimus, a new genus of the subtribe harpalina Bonelli, 1810, is described for Harpalus bitinctus Jeannel, 1948 (type species) from Madagascar and for H. europae n. sp. from Europa Island. The habitus and male genitalia of the treated taxa are illustrated.
Abacaecus n. gen. walterrossii n. sp., a notable blind species from Sierra Leone, is described. A. walterrossii n. sp. probably belongs to a separated phyletic lineage inside Abacetini sensu lato and is the first recorded blind African species of this tribe. It is also compared to Pterostillichus caecus Straneo, another African blind species of unc...
Diplura is a group of entognathous hexapods, often considered a sister group to insects. They play an important role in recycling organic matter in soil and subterranean terrestrial ecosystems. The Campodeidae is the most diverse family, divided into four subfamilies. The subfamily Plusiocampinae has a subterranean life-style with many species dist...
Nel presente contributo gli autori affrontano l’assetto tassonomico di 7 specie di Leptodirini finora considerate pertinenti al genere Bathysciola Jeannel, 1910. Sono descritti i seguenti nuovi generi: Canapiciella n. gen. specie tipo Bathysciola angeli Jeannel, 1924, Doderiola n. gen. specie tipo Bathysciola agostini Jeannel, 1924, Rondolinia n. g...
Gli autori descrivono le seguenti specie nuove: Prioniomus brachati n. sp., dell’isola di Sámos (Grecia), P. aegeicus n. sp. di Dilek Dagi, Aydin (Turchia), P. assingi n. sp. dell’isola di Kárpathos (Grecia), P. meybohmi n. sp. dell’isola di Sámos (Grecia), P. lompei n. sp. di Doluca, Karahmanmaras (Turchia), Caecoparvus vavrai n. sp. dei dintorni...
Anemadus petruzzielloi n. sp. (Figg. 1-6) LOCALITÀ TIPICA. Italia, Campania, Acerno (Sa), Grotta Strazzatrippa, n 598 Cp/SA, 1125 m. DESCRIZIONE. Lunghezza totale mm 2.91-3.30 ♂♂; 3.04-3.20 ♀♀. Corpo bruno con sfumature rossicce; zampe, antenne e palpi di colore rossiccio scuro; antennomeri 3-11 bruniti. Tegumenti coperti uniformemente di pubescenz...
Gli autori descrivono Anemadus petruzzielloi n. sp. (Coleoptera Leiodidae Cholevinae) delle grotte Strazzatrippa e degli angeli, acerno, prov. Salerno (Italia). Vengono forniti i caratteri diagnostici della nuova specie, che appartiene ad un distinto gruppo di specie, e la distribuzione geografica in rapporto alle altre specie note di Anemadus pres...
The authors studied a few Moriosomus specimens recently collected by various colleagues in the Otonga forest, Ecuador. They examined, for this purpose, the type series of Moriosomus seticollis Straneo, 1985 deposited at the Straneo collection, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, and verified that it actually includes specimens belonging to two...
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) walterrossii n. sp. is described from the Amazonian part of Ecuador (Orellana, Parque National Yasuni, Estacion Cientifica Yasuni). This new species shows some morphological features which suggest it is a member of the Chlaenius virescens group (sensu Chaudoir 1876). A taxonomic update of all species belonging to this group, a...
Hiletus walterrossii new species is described from Sierra Leone, Africa. Only six Hiletus species were known so far, all confined to tropical Africa. The new species belongs to the alluaudi group sensu Erwin & Stork (1985). An identification key to this species group is provided and the features useful to distinguish species are discussed and illus...
The authors present a contribution to the knowledge of three Duvalius species known from forests and caves in Mount Pílio (Thessalia, Greece). Duvalius (Duvalius) moczarskii (G. Müller, 1917) is redescribed from the type material and further specimens sampled in recent years. Furthermore, the authors describe two sympatric species living in the sam...
We studied the ecological continuum between caves and the associated network of fissures-Milieu Sou-terrain Superficiel (MSS)-in an hypogean site in the Graian Alps, Italy. Over one year, we surveyed the faunal assemblages by means of pitfall traps placed in the caves and specific subterranean sampling devices (SSD) buried in the MSS. We used gener...
Blennidus magellanicus sp. n. is described from the Province of Magallanes, Chile. This new species is remarkable as it shares some morphological features with the species formerly included in the subgenus Blennidus sensu stricto and some other features with the species included in the subgenus Agraphoderus, thus supporting the opinion of Moret tha...
Nine new Trechisibus species are described, four from Central Peru (T. huascarani n. sp. and T. recuayi n. sp. from Dept. Ancash, T. curtii n. sp. and T. lemairei n. sp. from Dept. Huanuco) and five from Patagonian Argentina, Province of Rio Negro (T. brevis n. sp., T. longipenis n. sp., T. parvulus n. sp., T. sciakyi n. sp., T. striatus n. sp.).
The term Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS) has been used since the early 1980s in subterranean biology to categorize an array of different hypogean habitats. In general terms, a MSS habitat represents the underground network of empty air-filled voids and cracks developing within multiple layers of rock fragments. Its origins can be diverse and is...
Seven species belonging to the genus Incagonum are recorded to date from Peru. In addition to the three already known [I. aeneum (Reiche, 1843), I. inca (Moret, 1994) and I. mateui (Moret, 1994)], four new species are described: I. opacum n. sp., I. lucidum n. sp., I. hiekei n. sp. from Cordillera Blanca, Department Ancash, and I. peruvianum n. sp....
Aphaobiella kofleri sp. n. from Grintavec, Zgornje, Ravni (Slovenia) is described and illustrated. The description of this new species, closely related to A. budnarlipoglavseki budnarlipoglavseki Pretner, 1949, increases the zoogeographical knowledge of this genus endemic to Slovenia.
Nesaeoduvalius (new genus) vailatii Casale & Giachino, new species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini) is described and illustrated from the Euboia (Evvia) island (eastern Greece). The new taxon belongs to the Duvalius “isotopic” trechine lineage, but is markedly characterized by the peculiar combination of several morphological features in the gener...
Philorhizus occitanus sp. n. from the South-Western Alps (Ellero Valley and Maira Valley) is described. This new species is similar to P. crucifer and P. notatus as far as the external morphology is concerned, but it is distinguished by the color pattern and the shape of elytra, as well as by the features of the median lobe of aedeagus. P. liguricu...
Forty species belonging to the subgenus Agraphoderus of Blennidus to date have been recorded from Peru. An annotated checklist is provided with information about their type locality, distribution and habitat. The nomenclature of each species is also provided, together with some notes on their systematic status. Blennidus bombonensis n. sp. from Cer...
The Author describes two new genera of Bembidiini Anillina (Carabidae): Afranillus gen. n. of the Paranillus phyletic lineage and Afrodipnus gen. n. of the Microtyphlus phyletic lineage and the following new species: Paranillus madecassus sp. n. from Ankarafantsika N.P. (NW Madagascar); Paranillus banari sp. n. from Ranomafana N.P. (Madagascar); Af...
Hypogean beetles generally live in stable environments, characterized by constant temperature and high relative humidity. Changes in the underground microclimatic conditions generally induce local migrations of the beetles through the hypogean environment in search of suitable microhabitats. We studied the seasonal dynamics and the micro-climatic p...
A new species of Apristus from La Réunion Island (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
Apristus poussereaui n. sp. is described. This species is closely related to Apristus latipennis Chaudoir, 1878 and is the first record of the genus Apristus for La Réunion, but not the first one for the Mascarene Islands, as Apristus subtransparens Motschulsky, 1861 was alr...
Carabid beetles of the Orco Valley (Graian Alps, Piedmont, Turin, Italy) (Coleoptera Carabidae).
After a short illustration of the main geological as well as climatic and vegetational features of the Orco Valley (Soana Valley excluded), a synthesis of the carabidological researches carried out so far in this valley is reviewed. A topographic catalo...
Carabid beetles of the Ellero and Maudagna Valleys (Ligurian Alps, Piedmont, Cuneo, Italy) (Coleoptera Carabidae).
After a short illustration of the main geological as well as climatic and vegetational features of the Ellero and Maudagna Valleys, a synthesis of the carabidological researches carried out so far in this area is reviewed. A topographi...
Two new species of Oxytrechus Jeannel 1927 are described from the páramos of the Ecuadorian Andes in Pichincha province (Ecuador: Northern Sierra): O. osellai n. sp. from Cangahua at 3375 m a.s.l. and O. belloi n. sp. from Paso de la Virgen at 3515 m a.s.l.
In Western Alps the ground beetle genus Platynus Bonelli, 1810 is represented by four endemic species: Platynus complanatus Dejean, 1828 widespread in Cozie, Graie and Pennine Alps; P. depressus Dejean & Boisduval, 1830 distributed in Graie, Pennine and Lepontines Alps, and Lombard Prealps; P. peirolerii (Bassi, 1854) known from Maritime Alps; P. s...
“Biodiversity Friend” is a standard certification developed in 2010 by World Biodiversity Association to evaluate the biodiversity and promote its conservation in agriculture. The procedure to obtain the certification considers the environmental impacts of the agricultural activities on the agrosystem and the biodiversity and suggests operational s...
The European Alps support several ground beetle Nebria (Nebriola) species, which are morphologically similar. A study conducted on a Nebriola population located between the Eastern Pennine and Western Lepontine Italian Alps revealed the presence of two species, Nebria (Nebriola) cordicollis and N. (Nebriola) gosteliae, and some individuals that pos...
Two new species of Anemadus from the Near East are described and illustrated. Anemadus lucarellii sp. nov., from South-Western Anatolia, belongs to the Anemadus pellitus species-group (sensu Giachino & Vailati, 1993) and Anemadus kadleci
sp. nov., from North-Western Syria, belongs to the Anemadus strigosus species-group (sensu Giachino & Vailati, 1...
Nel presente contributo è presentata una sintesi delle attuali conoscenze sugli Artropodi fino ad oggi noti della grotta Megalo Spilio (= grande grotta), che si apre nell’oros Serekas (Grecia occidentale, etolia-Akarnania). Tre specie inedite di Coleotteri sotterranei sono descritte e illustrate della grotta suddetta. Duvalius (Duvalius) ionicus Ca...
Traditional community indices, i.e.Shannon diversity and Simpson’s dominance, are generally used to describe biological assemblages in order to infer ecological trends about the effects of disturbance. Such indices are correlated with species richness and
abundance and may be strongly influenced by the sampling effort. Conversely, taxonomic related...
p>(*) Results, in part, of the programme “Research Missions in the Mediterranean Basin” sponsored by the World Biodiversity Association onlus. XXXIIIth contribution.
A revision of the Anillina of Macedonia is given, with the description of the following new species of Winklerites Jeannel, 1937: W. vonickai n. sp. from Bistra planina, W. blazeji n....
p>(*) Results of the programme “Research Missions in the Mediterranean Basin” sponsored by the World Biodiversity Association onlus. XXVIIIth contribution.
A new species of Trechinae ground beetles (Coleotera, Carabidae), Ocys phoceus n. sp., is described from Kokkiniás Mt. in the Vardoússia Mts. (Prefecture of Fokída, Greece). Ocys phoceus n. sp....
Ground beetles include many species of rather recent evolutionary origin that are extremely similar in their external morphology.We used geometric morphometrics to quantify the relative degree of morphological divergence in three closely related polytypic alpine species of the genus Nebria, subgenus Nebriola (Nebria cordicollis, N. laticollis and N...
Five new species of genus Leptomeson Jeannel, 1924 are described here, four from Croatia and one from Bosnia and Herzegovina: L. radjai n. sp. of from the pit Zvekača, close to Šibenik, L. dalmatinus n. sp. from the pit Maravića jama, on the island of Čiovo, L. bujasi n. sp. from the pit Jama kod Matešića stana, on the island of Brač, L. biokovensi...
This paper provides taxonomic, distributional and ecological data for 59 species in 17 genera of Trechinae and Psydrinae from Tasmania, and describes 18 new species in six existing genera (Pterocyrtus, Tasmanorites, Sloanella, Trechistus, Goedetrechus, Tasmanotrechus) collected from caves, forest and montane habitats: Pterocyrtus grayi sp. nov., P....
Four new species of Blennidus subgenus Agraphoderus are described from the Andes of Southern Peru: B. (A.) procerus n. sp., B. (A.) abramalagae n. sp., B. (A.) etontii n. sp. and B. (A.) straneoi n. sp. Together with B. (A.) jelskii (Tschitschérine, 1897), they form a very homogeneous group of probably closely related species (the jelskii group), w...
Two new Blennidus (Agraphoderus) species are described from the Andes of Peru: B. (A.) fitzcarraldi n. sp., from San Luis, Huachucocha lagoon, and from Punta Olimpica pass (Dept. of Ancash), and B. (A.) abditus n. sp., from the route Pampas-Huancavelica (Dept. of Huancavelica). A Neotype is designated for Feronia meticulosa Dejean, 1831 on historic...
Paralovriciagen. n.beronisp. n., belonging to the new subtribe Lovriciina, is described from two caves in the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria): Kraypatnata peshtera, near Smilyan Village (Smolyan Municipality) and Snezhanka, near Peshtera Town (Peshtera Municipality). Three currently known genera, Lovricia Pretner, 1979, Neolovricia Lakota, Jalžić & Mor...
Subterranean ecosystems often harbour unique and specialised biocoenoses of considerable scientific interest and high potential conservation value. In view of the peculiar species assemblage in the abandoned tunnels of a talc mine complex in the north-western Italian Alps (Germanasca Valley, Province of Turin, NW Italy), the aims of the present wor...
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A new Blennidus subgen. Agraphoderus species is de-scribed from the Andes of Northern Peru (B. pinguis sp. n.). It belongs, together with Blennidus orbicollis Straneo, 1993 and Blennidus pseudolaevis nom. nov. pro B. laevis Straneo, 1993 nec Straneo, 1951, to a very homogeneous group of probably closely related species ('B. orbicollis species group...
Biogeographia vol. )OO( - 2011 (Pubblicato il 23 dicembre 2011) La Biogeografia della Sicilia I Coleotteri Colevidi della Sicilia: inventario, analisi faunistica e origine del popolamento (Coleoptera, Cholevidae) PIER MAURO GIACHINO*, DANTE VAILATI**, COSIMO BAVIERA*** * Settore Fitosanitario Regionale, Environment Par/e Palazzina A2, via Lizzorno 6...
Contrib. Nat. Hist. 15: 9–27. The endemic species Nebria (Nebriola) gosteliae Huber sp. nov. from the Penninian Alps near Biella, Piemonte, Italy, is described. Morphological, morphometrical and molecular methods were applied. A determination key is given.
Taxonomic and chorological data on Leptodirinae from Bulgaria are given, particularly on the genera: Bureschiana V. B. Guéorguiev, 1963, Rhodopiola V. B. Guéorguiev, 1960, Beskovia V. B. Guéorguiev, 1960, Beronia V. B. Guéorguiev, 1960, Bulgariella Karaman, 1958, Netolitzkya Müller, 1913 and Hexaurus Reitter, 1885. A “phyletic lineage of Bulgariell...
The type material of Feronia cognata Dejean, 1831, Steropus schmidtii Chaudoir, 1838 and Pterostichus placidus W. Rosenhauer, 1847 is examined. This action resulted into new combinations, new synonym, and restored status in terms of the genera Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 and Tapinopterus Schaum, 1858: Tapinopterus (Tapinopterus) cognatus (Dejean, 18...
The Authors provide new data on the distribution and eco-logy of many Carabidae Trechinae species belonging to the genera: Omalodera Blanchard, Homaloderodes Jeannel, Trechisibus Motschulsky, Nothotrechisibus Uéno, Trechinotus Jeannel, Pseudocnides Jeannel and Oxytrechus Jeannel. Thirteen new species are described: Trechisibus dac-cordii n. sp., fr...
A new genus, Gueorguievella n. gen., and species, Gueorguievella petrovi n. sp. (type locality: Bulgaria, Western Rhodopes, District, “Kraypatnata Peshtera” Cave, 770 m, close to Smiljan Village), are described from the Bulgarian section of the Rhodopean Chain. Both male and female genitalia as well as other external and internal diagnostic feature...
Duvaliomimus orientalis n. sp. from localities near Rangitukia, East Cape of North Island, New Zealand is described. The species is closely related to D. styx Britton, 1959. A key to the genera of New Zealand Trechina is provided.
Carabidae and Cholevidae (Coleoptera) from Gerbasso re-naturalized area (Carmagnola, TO-Italy). A study of the insect fauna of Gerbasso re-naturalized area (Carmagnola, TO) showed the presence of 73 species of Carabidae (Cicindelinae excluded) and 6 of Cholevidae. First record of Fissocatops quadraticollis (Aubé) (Cholevidae) for Italy and some int...
Croatodirus casalei Giachino & Jalžić, new species from N Velebit, Lubenovac, Slovačka jama pothole, and C. ozimeci Casale, Giachino & Jalžić new species, from Lokve, Lokvarka špilja cave, are described. The morphological features of the new taxa are compared with those of the type species of the genus (C. bozicevici Casale, Giachino & Jalžić, 2000...
Croatodirus casalei Giachino & Jalžić, new species from N Velebit, Lubenovac, Slovačka jama pothole, and C. ozimeci Casale, Giachino & Jalžić new species, from Lokve, Lokvarka špilja cave, are described. The morphological features of the new taxa are compared with those of the type species of the genus (C. bozicevici Casale, Giachino & Jalžić, 2000...
The larva of Carabus (Procrustes) payafa White, 1845 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Southern Anatolia. Morphological features of a third instar larva of Carabus (Procrustes) payafa White, 1845, is described. Some distinctive features of the larval chaetotaxy of this species, compared with those of C. (Procrustes) coriaceus coriaceus Linnaeus, 1758 an...
The morphological features of the larva of Castrida granatense (GÉHIN, 1885) are described. Some distinctive characters of the larval chaetotaxy of this species are provided, according to the models proposed by Bousquet & Goulet (1984) and by Makanov (1993).
Three new species of Anillina are described from Kenya: Microdipnites mahnerti n, sp. from Kirimiri forest (Embu district), Microdipnites perreti n. sp. from Taita Hills (near Kwale) and Selenodipnus embuanus n. sp. from Irangi forest (Embu district). The zoogeographical interest of these new taxa is stressed.
Three new species of Anillina are described from Kenya: Microdipnites mahnerti n. sp. from Kirimiri forest (Embu district), Microdipnites perreti n. sp. from Taita Hills (near Kwale) and Selenodipnus embuanus n. sp. from Irangi forest (Embu district). The zoogeographical interest of these new taxa is stressed.
Biological and ethological observations on Acinopus ammophilus Dej., focusing in particular on feeding behaviour.
For the first time the feeding bebaviour concerning Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. and the architecture of adult feeding gallery of the spermophagous and xerophilous carabid-beetle Acinopus ammophilus (Dej.), a Spring-Summer, probably Aut...
- A contribution to the knowledge of the larval morphology of Genus Carabus. The larva of Carabus (Orinocarabus) latreilleanus Csiki, 1927 (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
The larval morphology of first and second larval instars of C. (Orinocarabas) latreilleanus Csiki is described. Some different peculiar characters of the larval chaetotaxy of this specie...
BIOGEOGRAPHIA — val. XVI — 1992 {Pubblicato il 31 dicembre 1992) ll popolamento delle Alpi Occidentali La distribuzione dei generi Bzmzgbzfes e Bczz‘by5cz'0Zoz nelle Alpi Occidentali (Coleoptera: Carabidae e Cholevidae) PIER MAURO GIACHINO M;/560 Regio/mle dz’ Scie/zze Nzztz/m[z', Tori/70 SUMMARY A revision is given of the genus Bi/zzzg/J1‘/es Jean...
