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Hoplitis (Stenosmia) muelleri sp. nov., a new species of Hoplitis Klug, 1807 of the subgenus Stenosmia Michener, 1941 is described from La Mancha region, central Spain. It is illustrated with high resolution pictures and detailed drawings, and a key for all known species of Stenosmia present in the Iberian Peninsula is provided. Additionally we pre...
Obra de divulgación científica sobre la entomofauna de la comarca de la Mancha.
Information is provided on 40 species of wild bees collected in surveys carried out in northwestern and central Spain and from material found in the Entomology Collection at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Madrid). These records are notable, either due to the scarcity of the taxa, or because they are faunal novelties at the provincial or regi...
Two species of Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 new to the Iberian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Colletidae)
A new species of Conosiphon Becker, 1923, Conosiphon ianus Álvarez Fidalgo & van den Broek, sp. nov., is described from Spain, representing the first record of this genus for Europe. It is illustrated in high-resolution photographs and the first ecological information is provided, as well as a key to all species tentatively placed in this genus.
A new species of Nomada Scopoli, 1770 very close to Nomada barcelonensis Cockerell, 1917 is described. The specimens are those formerly labelled as Nomada excellens var. montarcoi by Dusmet, a taxon that was never described even as a variety. // Se describe una especie nueva de Nomada Scopoli, 1770 muy próxima a Nomada barcelonensis Cockerell, 1917...
A new species of Nomada Scopoli, 1770 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) found in the Entomological Collection at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (Spain) // Una especie nueva de Nomada Scopoli, 1770 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) encontrada en la colección entomológica del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (España)
New data of Anthophila are provided, obtained mainly from non-systematic samplings carried out in the Spanish administrative region of Castilla-La Mancha between 2018 and 2022. The paper includes the first records of 2 species from Albacete, 2 from Ciudad Real, 2 from Cuenca, 38 from Guadalajara and 12 from Toledo, with 27 new to the whole territor...
Seven species in the genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) are described here: Medetera aglaops sp. nov., Medetera corsicana sp. nov., Medetera gibbosipyga sp. nov., Medetera hispanica sp. nov., Medetera lusitana sp. nov., Medetera parva sp. nov., and Medetera rectipyga sp. nov. They all originate from the wider Mediterranean region in southwest...
Bees are a diverse group with more than 1000 species known from the Iberian Peninsula. They have increasingly received special attention
due to their important role as pollinators and providers of ecosystem services. In addition, various rapid human-induced environmental changes are
leading to the decline of some of its populations. However, we kno...
The first records of Biastes emarginatus (Schenck, 1853) and Andrena (Andrena) clarkella (Kirby, 1802) for the Ibe-rian fauna are presented. Primeras citas de dos especies de abejas silvestres en la península ibérica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Andrenidae)
Resumen: Se presentan las primeras citas de Biastes emarginatus (Schenck, 1853) y Andrena (Andrena...
New material of the family Asilidae (Diptera) collected or photographed in Portugal is reported in this paper. The genera Laphria Meigen, 1803 and Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827, as well as the species Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1767), Choerades fuliginosa (Panzer, 1798), Dysmachus femoratellus Loew, 1871 and Neomochtherus schineri (Egger, 1855) and t...
Se presenta y se ilustra la primera cita confirmada de Andrena (Ulandrena) polita Smith, 1857 en la Península Ibérica, especie cuya presencia se sospechaba pero aún no se había encontrado en este territorio. Se incluyen y se comentan además otras veintiseis especies de abejas silvestres nunca antes registradas en Asturias, de las cuales dieciséis s...
The previously unknown male of Andrena (Leucandrena) dinizi Warncke, 1975 is described. New data from Spain, the first ecological information, and the first photographs of the species in its natural habitat are also provided, as well as the first complete identification key to the West European species of the subgenus Leucandrena. Additionally, Nom...
New data about 34 species of clearwing moths collected or photographed all over mainland Spain, are reported. These records come from field photographs and non-systematic sampling carried out by the authors and their collaborators, and photographic data from citizen science web sites. With this set of data, numerous first provincial records are con...
Data of Anthophila species that have not been previously recorded in the Cantabrian area of Spain are presented. Also, some first records for some provinces, confirmation of some taxa whose presence was previously seen as doubtful for various reasons, and some new records of species that are rare or had only rarely been detected in the study area a...
A Spanish specimen of Camptopoeum (Camptopoeum) baldocki Wood & Cross, 2017 is discussed. It was found among unidentified material in a collection of bees donated to Madrid's National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN).//Se comenta un ejemplar español de Camptopoeum (Camptopoeum) baldocki Wood & Cross, 2017. Se encontró entre el material sin identif...
New records and locations of the robber flies Machimus blascoi Weinberg & Bächli, 2001 and Psilocurus blascoi Weinberg & Bächli, 2001, from Los Monegros region (Spain) are presented in this paper, as well as the first information available about their ecology. Besides, M. blascoi is shown in photographs taken in the wild and in its natural habitat...
While identifying the specimens of a set of Spanish Sciomyzidae, a series of Psacadina Enderlein, 1939 revealed the existence of an undescribed species. Additional material from three entomological collections provided more specimens of this species. Psacadina sienae sp. nov. is described based on 19 males and 2 females from seven locations of Port...
Se aportan datos nuevos de 189 especies de abejas, obtenidos fundamentalmente a partir de muestreos no sistemáticos realizados en las comunidades autónomas españolas de Asturias y Cantabria entre los años 2018 y 2020, y de ejemplares previamente sin identificar del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Madrid). Entre este último material se encontr...
Se aporta información que revela la potencial relación cleptoparásito/hospedador entre las especies de Anthophila Nomada coronata Pérez, 1895 y Andrena (Graecandrena) verticalis Pérez, 1895 respectivamente.
Information is provided that reveals the potential cleptoparasite/host relationship between the species of Anthophila Nomada coronata Pérez, 18...
El taquínido norteamericano Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius, 1781) es una especie parasitoide introducida en Europa, a consecuencia de su uso en el control de hemípteros plaga como Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758). La captura de dos ejemplares en el municipio de Alicante (España) condujo a una revisión exhaustiva de la bibliografía e información dis...
Se presentan numerosos datos interesantes sobre un total de 165 especies de abejas
de las provincias españolas de Asturias y León, con una primera cita para la península
ibérica (Nomada obtusifrons Nylander, 1848) y varias primeras citas provinciales, así
como información sobre las plantas que visitan. También se incluyen comentarios sobre
la distr...
The provinces of Asturias and León (northern Spain) were surveyed for Asilidae during 2011-2019, both using photographic techniques and capturing specimens. During the study, 34 species belonging to 8 subfamilies and 20 genera were recorded: Asilinae (16 species), Brachyrhopalinae (6 species), Dasypogoninae (3 species), Dioctriinae (2 species), Lap...
New material of the family Asilidae collected in Spain and Portugal is reported in this paper. Additionally, records of
specimens identified from the Colección de Artrópodos del Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Oviedo University,
Spain, are published for the first time. All this provides interesting and updated information about t...
New material of the family Asilidae collected in Spain and Portugal is reported. Additionally, records of identified specimens from the arthropod collection of the Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Oviedo University, Spain, are published for the first time. All this provides interesting and updated information about the distributio...
In this note, Nomada flava Panzer, 1798 is presented as a new bee species to the fauna of the Iberian Peninsula. The species is illustrated with photographs, both in the wild and captured specimens. Nomada flava Panzer, 1798: una nueva especie de abeja-cuco para España y la Península Ibérica (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae) Resumen: En esta nota se p...
The first record of Chrysanthemyia rhagioniformis (Dufour, 1833) from Cuenca province (central Spain) is presented, a species that has not been collected for nearly 200 years. Photographs of living specimens in their natural habitat are shown for the first time. Additionally, a synthesis to help with the recognition of Chrysanthemyia species is pro...
RESUMEN: Se registra la presencia de Nomada argentata Herrich-Schäffer, 1839, por primera vez en España y la Península Ibérica. La identificación se justifica con imágenes en alta resolución, que complementan las fotografías de campo. Además se incluye un mapa con las localidades donde se encontró la especie.
ABSTRACT: Nomada argentata Herrich-Sch...
Stichopogon ariasi sp. nov. is a new species of the genus Stichopogon Loew, 1847 discovered in Spain. The differences between it and other related species are discussed. An identification key for the species of the genus Stichopogon found on the Iberian Peninsula is also provided for the first time.
Stichopogon ariasi sp. nov. is a new species of the genus Stichopogon Loew, 1847 discovered in Spain. The differences between it and other related species are discussed. An identification key for the species of the genus Stichopogon found on the Iberian Peninsula is also provided for the first time.
KEY WORDS: Stichopogon, Asilidae, Diptera, new sp...
La presente lista recopila las 248 especies de la familia Asilidae citadas en la bibliografía
hasta la fecha como presentes en la península ibérica e islas Baleares. Se incluye la distribución conocida de cada una de las especies dentro del territorio.
This checklist shows the 248 species of the family Asilidae recorded in the literature up to
dat...
The taxonomic status of Stenopogon denudatus Loew in Rosenhauer, 1856 is discussed and a new species of Stenopo-gon Loew, 1847 from Spain is presented. Based on a comparative study of the (syn)type material, as well as recently collected material , it is concluded that Stenopogon denudatus stat. rev. should be treated as a valid species different f...
Several records of Asilidae collected in Spain and Portugal are reported in this paper, in order to provide new and updated information about the distribution of 101 species. One species is recorded for the first time from the Iberian Peninsula (in Spain) and 15 from Portugal.
The occurrence of Leucozona laternaria (Müller, 1776) is reported on the Iberian Peninsula for the first time. New records of the other species of Leucozona Schiner, 1860 present in the area under study are also reported. A key to the three Iberian species of this genus follows.
ABSTRACT: Continuing with the revision of the Iberian species of the genus Rhagio Fabricius, 1775, Rhagio atlanticus sp. nov. is described as another new species from the Iberian Peninsula. The species has been found in northwestern Spain and the northern half of Portugal. It is closely related to Rhagio scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) and it is compa...
ABSTRACT: The first records of Stenopogon heteroneurus (Macquart, 1838) for the province of Granada and for all Andalusia are presented in this paper. Pictures of a copula of this species are also shown for the first time.
KEY WORDS: Stenopogon heteroneurus (Macquart, 1838), Asilidae, Diptera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberian Peninsula.
RESUMEN:...
Resumen: Se dan a conocer los primeros registros de Paraphamartania marvaoensis Mortelmans et al., 2014 de España. Los ejemplares se encontraron entre material aún sin identificar perteneciente a dos importantes colecciones entomológicas. Abstract: The first records of Paraphamartania marvaoensis Mortelmans et al., 2014 from Spain are presented. Th...
This paper presents a new species of the genus Stenopogon Loew, 1847 for Spain, the Iberian Peninsula and Europe: Stenopogon heteroneurus (Macquart, 1838). The paper also includes a key for the identification of the large and greyish Iberian species of the genus Stenopogon.
In this paper the robber fly Choerades rufipes (Fallén, 1814) is presented as a new species for the fauna of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition, a key for the identification of the Iberian species of the genus Choerades Walker, 1851 is provided.
In this paper, the bee fly Exhyalanthrax collarti (François, 1962) is presented as a new species to the fauna of Portugal, along with new records of the species in Spain. A dichotomic key for the Iberian species of the genus Exhyalanthrax Becker, 1916 is also published.
A remarkable new species of Rhagio from the Iberian Peninsula
In this paper the robberfly Laphria ephippium (Fabricius, 1781) is presented as a new species
to the fauna of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition, new records for Laphria bomboides bomboides Macquart,
1849 and a key for the identification of the Iberian species of the genus are provided.
Specimens of two undescribed species of Paraphamartania Engel, 1930, were collected in Spain and Portugal in 2014 and 2015. Both new species are closely related but can easily be differentiated by characters of the wings, sternites, genitalia and genetics. It became clear that some important generic characters of Paraphamartania such as the spines...
RESUMEN: Heterotropus nigrithorax François, 1969 (Diptera: Brachycera: Bombyliidae) es un endemismo español, del cual no existen citas conocidas desde su descripción en 1969. En esta nota damos a conocer los datos del redescubrimiento y las primeras fotografías publicadas de esta especie.
ABSTRACT: Heterotropus nigrithorax François, 1969 (Diptera:...