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... Falsocis Pic is a distinct genus, which seems to be restricted to the Neotropical Region. Falsocis opacus Pic and the subspecies Falsocis opacus flavus Pic were originally described from French Guiana (Pic 1916(Pic , 1922, but the species also occurs in northern Brazil. Blackwelder (1945) and Abdullah (1973) referred to this genus as "Falcocis" and "Falcosis", respectively, and derived the specific and subspecific epithets as the genus name were feminine. ...
... 30.1.2). Since the works of Pic (1916Pic ( , 1922, and the citations of Blackwelder (1945) and Abdullah (1973), few references to the genus are found in the literature. Lawrence (2001) informally cited the genus to Costa Rica. ...
... Unfortunately, most of the primary types of Brazilian ciids are deposited in institutions outside of Brazil (mainly in European museums), and some are even lost (e.g. the types of Trichapus Friedenreich; see Lawrence 1987). The primary types of Brazilian species described by Lawrence (1987), and the ones described by my colleagues and I Lopes-Andrade & Zacaro 2003a, b;Lopes-Andrade et al. 2003;Almeida & Lopes-Andrade 2004;Lopes-Andrade & Lawrence 2005) Pic, 1916 Falsocis opacus flavus Pic, 1922 Falsocis brasiliensis sp. nov. ...
The genus Falsocis Pic is redescribed based on F. opacus Pic and F. brasiliensis sp. nov. an endangered Brazilian species. A key to males of the species of Falsocis is provided, together with a description of the external morphology of adults and of the morphology of male genitalia of both species. In addition, the female genitalia of F. brasiliensis sp. nov. are described. Falsocis is included in the tribe Ciini, and its relationship with Acanthocis Miyatake and other Ciidae genera is discussed. Falsocis brasiliensis sp. nov. is known from only three Atlantic Forest remnants, all surrounded by urban areas, pastures or agriculture, and is probably one of the most endangered Brazilian ciids.
... This placement to be considered tentative. (Pic, 1911) (Fig. 34) = Anthicus pietschmi Pic, 1938Anthicus luristanicus Pic, 1911b. Anthicus Pietschmi Pic, 1938: 11 (description . ...
Description of 3 new species in collaboration with Telnov D., within the work: Telnov 2022. Revisional notes on the genus Microhoria Chevrolat, 1877 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Anthicidae) from the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey, with new descriptions, an annotated catalogue, and a key. Baltic J. Coleopterol., 22(2): 195–312
... This placement to be considered tentative. (Pic, 1911) (Fig. 34) = Anthicus pietschmi Pic, 1938Anthicus luristanicus Pic, 1911b. Anthicus Pietschmi Pic, 1938: 11 (description (Fig. 35, 55B-C) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:82BF1EFA-DDFB-442D-B93B-EC44CB15998B ...
The species of Microhoria Chevrolat, 1877 from the Eastern Mediterranean including Turkey and Sinai Peninsula, are reviewed, keyed, and catalogued for the first time. Status change is proposed for Microhoria rubronotata (Pic, 1896) stat. nov. New synonyms are proposed for Microhoria emaciata (Pic, 1896) (= Anthicus leuthneri var. creticus Pic, 1903 syn. nov.), M. latipennis (Pic, 1892) (= A. leuthneri var. dissimilis Pic, 1897 syn. nov.), M. ottomana (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) (= A. tenebricosus Pic, 1897 syn. nov.), and M. rubronotata (Pic, 1896) stat. nov. (= A. humerifer Pic, 1902 syn. nov.). Lectotypes are designated for the following 11 taxa: Microhoria akbesiana (Pic, 1896), M. angulapex
(C. Koch, 1935), M. boyadjeani (Pic, 1904), M. corallicollis (Reitter, 1889), M. delagrangei (Pic, 1892), M. emaciata (Pic, 1896), M. inobscura (Pic, 1908), M. ionica (Pic, 1901), M. kaifensis (Pic, 1896), M. rubriceps (Pic, 1896), and M. schmiedeknechti (Pic, 1899). The following ten species new to science are described: Microhoria bremeri sp. nov., M. capreolus Telnov & Degiovanni sp. nov., M. janssoni sp. nov., M. machairodus Telnov & Degiovanni sp. nov., M. punctatissima sp. nov., M. quercus sp. nov., M. walkeri sp. nov. (all from Turkey), M. muehlei Telnov & Degiovanni sp. nov., M. orbitalis sp. nov. (both from Iran), and M. paxvobiscum sp. nov. (Iraq). Taxonomic status of Anthicus terminatus var. latebrunneus Pic, 1901 is discussed. Illustrations of numerous taxa are provided for the first time. In total, 41 species confirmed from the Eastern Mediterranean and records of another six species require further confirmation. In addition, several new faunistic records are provided.
... South India; Thailand; West Malaysia, East Malaysia; Indonesia: Sumatra, Mentawei; Brunei. (Pic, 1922) Heteroscapha tonkineum Pic, 1922: 1. Bironium tonkineum;Löbl, 1990: 616 (differential characters). ...
The Asian species of Bironium are reviewed and three new species are described: B. lobatumsp. nov. and B. yunnanumsp. nov. from South China and B. sulcatumsp. nov. from Thailand. Bironium atripenne (Pic) and B. amicale Löbl are placed in synonymy with B. grouvellei (Achard) and B. elegans Löbl, respectively. Lectotypes are designated for B. atripenne (Pic), B. distinctum (Achard), B. grouvellei (Achard) and B. sumatranum (Achard). Redescriptions are provided for B. biplagatum (Achard), B. feai (Achard), B. grouvellei (Achard), B. minutum (Achard), B. nigrolineatum (Pic), B. rufonotatum (Pic), B. sumatranum (Achard), and B. tonkineum (Pic); otherwise, original descriptions are appended with new characters. New collecting records significantly expand the known distribution ranges of many species. A key to the Asian species is given. A cladistic analysis based 27 characters that included all but four species of Bironium (29 species) rooted with Baeocera and Birocera was poorly resolved but indicated that there were at least three dispersal events from mainland Asia east through Wallacea towards Papua New Guinea (PNG). One potential dispersal event is represented by a clade that includes an undescribed species from Sulawesi, and others that may have undergone subsequent vicariance. The PNG fauna is represented by two lineages, one dispersal that involves B. flavapex Löbl, the only known species from the Moluccas that is the sister taxon of B. maculatum Löbl from PNG and B. nepalense Löbl from Nepal; the other is a monophyletic lineage of PNG species placed within a paraphyletic group of mainly mainland Asian taxa.
... Diboma Thomson, 1864 Remarks: Thomson (1864) proposed the genus Diboma with the type species Diboma tranquilla Thomson, 1864 in the beetles family Cerambycidae. Unfortunately, the generic name was already preoccupied by Walker (1863) Pic, 1925;Donysia Gressitt, 1940 andSybrocentrura Breuning, 1947 are the junior synonyms of Diboma Thomson, 1864(Kusama & Takakuwa, 1984Heffern, 2005). So I propose to substitute name Zotalemimon Pic, 1925 that is available and the senior synonym of the generic name Diboma Thomson, 1864 for Diboma Thomson, 1864. ...
A replacement name, Fehmii nom. nov. is proposed for the preoccupied genus name Damiria Fairmaire, 1900 (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Cleomenini). Also, a clarification on the validity of the generic name Zotalemimon Pic, 1925 is presented. Remarks: The name Damiria was initially introduced by Keller (1891) for a genus of the sponges family Acarnidae (with the type species Damiria simplex Keller, 1891). For the present, Anisotylacanthaea Vacelet, 1969; [Damira] de Laubenfels (lapsus) and Xytopsene de Laubenfels, 1936 are the junior names of Damiria Keller, 1891 (Hooper, 2000). Subsequently, Fairmaire (1900) described a beetle genus of the family Cerambycidae (with the type species Damiria perrieri Fairmaire, 1900 by monotypy) under the same generic name. Thus, the genus Damiria Fairmaire, 1900 is a junior homonym of the genus Damiria Keller, 1891. According to Article 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, I propose for the genus Damiria Fairmaire, 1900 the new replacement name Fehmii nom. nov. The name dedicated to Fehmi Özdikmen. The name is masculine in gender.
... Remarks. The new species is similar to Homoeogenus obscurum (Pic, 1923), Homoeogenus chinense Lee and Yang, 1993, and Homoeogenus maai Lee and Yang, 1997 from China, but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: body light brown and smaller; antennomeres 3 and 4 serrate, antennomeres 5e10 pectinate; apical maxillary palpomere elongate and slightly produced apically; apical labial palpomere stout, rounded anterior margin in lateral view produced apically; prosternal process slender, narrowing at apex; mesoventral process obtuse, blunt at apex. Penis more or less subparallel-sided, almost gradually tapering toward pointed apex. ...
The water penny beetles (Coleoptera: Psephenidae) of the Korean Peninsula are reviewed based on their external morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequences. Four subfamilies, four genera, and four species, including a new species described herein, are recognized: Eubrianax ramicornis Kiesenwetter, 1874 (Eubrianacinae), Homoeogenus coreanicum sp. nov. (Eubriinae), Malacopsephenoides japonicus (Masuda, 1935) (Psephenoidinae), and Mataeopsephus japonicus (Matsumura, 1916) (Psepheninae). The psephenid subfamily Eubriinae and the genus Homoeogenus Waterhouse, 1880 are here recorded from the Korean Peninsula for the first time. Analyses of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequences of larvae and adults of the four Korean species produced a bootstrap support of 100% for each species. Descriptions, habitat data, habitus photographs, line-drawings of male genitalia, and keys to the adults and larvae of the Korean species of Psephenidae are provided.
... Hope, 1831: 28 -Nepaul;Gahan, 1906: 171 -Nepal;Heller, 1924a: 33 -Nepal;Weigel, 2006: 499 -Nepal;Weigel, 2010: 204 -Nepal;Niisato & Lin, 2013: 74, 81 -Nepal;Kariyanna et al., 2017: 74 -Nepal. nigriceps A. White, 1855: 181 (Heliomanes) inapicalis Pic, 1922a: 23 Weigel, 2006Weigel, 2010: 204 -Nepal;Niisato & Lin, 2013: 75, 81 -Nepal;Niisato & Yokoi, 2016: 41 -Nepal;Kariyanna et al., 2017: 74 -Nepal;"Dhankuta, east. Nepal -24.6.2013" ...
The Catalogue includes all 505 Cerambycidae species of Nepal fauna known up to 2019 with the references to the original descriptions and regional records; 52 species are newly recorded for Nepal fauna.
... Corticeus subalutaceus(Pic, 1924). A. Habitus. ...
A determination key of the 28 species of Corticeus of Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands and the Comores is outlined. Most of the species are illustrated and annotations on their distribution are provided.
Key words. Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Hypophlaeini, Corticeus, Afrotropical Region, Madagascar, Comore Islands, La Réunion, Mauritius, determination key, illustration.
Three species of the genus Plateros Bourgeois, 1879—P. manaliensis (Bocáková, 1997), P. atrosuturalis Kazantsev, 2011, and P. gavryushini Kazantsev, 2017—previously known only from northern India, northern Myanmar and Indochina, respectively, are reported from Nepal for the first time. Plateros anguliplanatus Kazantsev, 2021, syn. nov. is synonymised with P. gurkha Kazantsev, 2001. Fourteen species of Plateros from Nepal—P. atrosuturalis Kazantsev, 2011, P. brancuccii Kazantsev, 1991, P. cimicoides Kleine, 1928, P. cinereus Kazantsev, 1991, P. dentifer Kazantsev, 1991, P. harmandi Bourgeois, 1928, P. karnaliensis Kazantsev, 2011, P. kumatai Nakane, 1983, P. laterculus Kazantsev, 1991, P. macrosuturalis Kazantsev, 1991, P. manaliensis (Bocáková, 1997), P. nepalensis Kazantsev, 1991, P. suturalis Pic, 1928, and P. wittmerianus Kazantsev, 1991—are illustrated with colour photographs of their habitus and aedeagi for the first time. A comprehensive list of Plateros species in Nepal is presented, now encompassing a total of 36 species.
Bates established Graphidessa for Graphidessa venata Bates, 1884 [...]
Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863, one of the most species-rich genera of Clytini, comprises 36 subgenera and 302 species/subspecies, with some species being of significant economic importance. To assess the monophyly and subgeneric system of this genus, we newly obtained mitochondrial genomic data from 21 species of Chlorophorus via high-throughput sequencing and reconstructed the phylogeny of this genus using ML and BI methods. The mitochondrial genomes of all sequenced Chlorophorus species were found to comprise 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), and one non-coding region (control region, CR), reflecting a highly conserved gene arrangement. The mitochondrial genomes of the 21 Chlorophorus species range from 15,387 bp to 15,779 bp in length, and all exhibited AT bias. Analysis of the non-synonymous and synonymous substitution rates revealed that ATP8 has the highest evolution rate, whereas COI has the lowest. Further, phylogenetic analyses were performed based on different datasets (13 PCGs + 2 rRNAs, 13 PCGs + 2 rRNAs + 22 tRNAs, PCG123, PCG12) using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. The results indicate that Chlorophorus is monophyletic, but the subgenera Humeromaculatus Özdikmen, 2011; Immaculatoides Özdikmen, 2022; Brevenotatus Özdikmen, 2022; and Chlorophorus (s. str.) Chevrolat, 1863, are not monophyletic. Based on the comparison of male genitalia, we found that the sclerites of the endophallus may exhibit phylogenetic signals for the genus.
Chlorophorus fainanensis Pic, 1918 is redescribed. Four species, C. coniperda Holzschuh, 1992, C. diversicolor Holzschuh, 2016, C. orbatus Holzschuh, 1991 and C. pinguis Holzschuh, 1992 are newly reported from China. A new synonymy, Chlorophorus arciferus (Chevrolat, 1863) = Chlorophorus semisinuatus Pic, 1949, syn. nov. is proposed.
A contribution to the knowledge of the malachiine genus Intybia Pascoe, 1866 from China is given. Two new species groups: Intybia klapperichi group and Intybia eversi group are defined and described. A new species, Intybia hainanensis Wang & Liu, sp. nov., of the Intybia klapperichi group is described from Hainan Province. Intybia erectodentatus (Wittmer, 1982) and Intybia concha Asano, 2015 are redescribed based on new materials collected in mainland China. A key to species groups of the genus Intybia Pascoe, 1866 in China is provided.
A new species group of Lilioceris Reitter, 1913 is proposed and reviewed, the semipunctata group. It includes eleven species: L. atrilateralis Kimoto & Takizawa, 1973, L. consentanea (Lacordaire, 1845), L. dentifemoralis Long, 1988, L. discrepens (Baly, 1879), L. jianfenglingensis Long, 1988, L. latissima (Pic, 1932), L. lianzhouensis Long, 2000a, L. rondoni Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979, L. rufometallica (Pic, 1923), L. semipunctata (Fabricius, 1801), and L. yuae Long, 2000b. Lilioceris discrepens and L. rondoni were new records from China. Two synonyms are proposed: Lilioceris xinglongensis Long, 1988, syn. nov. of L. consentanea (Lacordaire, 1845), and Crioceris rufimembris Pic, 1921, syn. nov. of L. semipunctata . An identification key, descriptions, habitus photographs, geographic distributions, host plants and habitats (if available), are provided for these species.
The genus Pseudocerocoma Pic, 1919 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Ichthyurini) was previously recognized as a monotypic genus. Based on material from Antioquia, Colombia, we describe and illustrate Pseudocerocoma tulenapa sp. nov. It differs from the other known species of the genus in the shape of the antennae and the abdominal segment 8, as well as in some aspects of coloration. This new species provides additional evidence for the position of Pseudocerocoma Pic, 1919 as a separate genus from Malthoichthyurus Pic, 1919, also represents the first record of the tribe Ichthyurini in Colombia and shows the importance of the conservation actions carried out in the only known locality, the Tulenapa Biological Station of the Universidad de Antioquia.
A taxonomic revision and redescription of the genus Eurymesosa Breuning, 1938 are presented, including a key to species. Three of the five currently accepted species are considered valid: Eurymesosa ventralis (Pascoe, 1865), Eurymesosa allapsa (Pascoe, 1866) and Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016. Three junior synonyms are proposed for E. ventralis : Eurymesosa albostictica Breuning, 1962, syn. nov. , Eurymesosa affinis Breuning, 1970, syn. nov. , and Eurymesosa multinigromaculata Breuning, 1974, syn. nov. Additionally, E. allapsa (Pascoe, 1866) is resurrected from synonyms of E. ventralis . Females of E. allapsa and E. ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016 are described for the first time.
Alidus signatus Pic, 1926 is transferred from Mispila to Souvanna , and Souvanna signata (Pic, 1926), comb. nov. is proposed. The lectotype of Alidus signatus is designated. The following synonyms are proposed: Souvanna signata = Athylia ( s. str. ) quadristigma (Gressitt, 1940), syn. nov. = Souvanna phoumai Breuning, 1963, syn. nov. = Mispila (Dryusa) coomani Breuning, 1968, syn. nov. , Mispila ( s. str. ) tenuevittata (Pic, 1930) = Mispila ( s. str. ) assamensis Breuning, 1938, syn. nov. The gender of the holotype of Alidus multilineatus Pic, 1925 is determined. New distributional records for Souvanna signata , Mispila curvilinea Pascoe, 1869, M. subtonkinea Breuning, 1968 and M. tenuevittata are provided.
The Chinese species of Lilioceris are revised, and three new species are described from Tibet, China: Lilioceris zhentangensis Xu & Liang, sp. nov., Lilioceris medogensis Xu & Liang, sp. nov. and Lilioceris zayuensis Xu & Liang, sp. nov. Five species of Lilioceris are reported for China as new records: L. dromedarius (Baly, 1861), L. pulchella (Baly, 1859), L. semicostata (Jacoby, 1908), L. unicolor (Hope, 1831) and L. nepalensis Takizawa, 1989. Lilioceris seminigra (Jacoby, 1889) is proposed as a junior synonym of L. unicolor Hope, 1831. Redescriptions, habitus photographs, geographic distributions, host plants (if available) and habitats are provided for these species.
This paper reports for the first time on the genus Malayaplamius Masumoto, 1986 in the Philippines and provides the description of Malayaplamius bejsaki Ruzzier, sp. nov. (type locality: Mt. Kitanglad - Bukidnon). In addition, new faunistic data pertaining to the Philippine fauna are provided, in combination with photos of the species.
Data on the collection of the genus Epepeotes Pascoe, 1866 deposited in the Natural History Museum, London are presented. A total of 23 species/subspecies, including type specimens of 18 names, of them 13 valid, are recorded. Epepeotes uncinatus lineatopunctatus Breuning, 1960 is restored to subspecies-level status. Lectotypes are designated for Epepeotes uncinatus uncinatus Gahan, 1888 and Epepeotes andamanicus Gahan, 1893. Epepeotes luscus luscus (Fabricius, 1787) is newly recorded in Cambodia and Singapore, and Epepeotes uncinatus uncinatus Gahan, 1888 is newly recorded in Bangladesh. Images of the type and other significant specimens are provided for 23 taxa, mainly for the first time.
The tribes Goniaderini Lacordaire, 1859 and Lupropini Lesne, 1926 within the tenebrionid subfamily Lagriinae Latreille, 1825 have previously been shown to be non-monophyletic by molecular phylogenetic analyses. The tribes and constituent genera are here reviewed and redefined morphologically. As part of tribal redefinitions, we establish Prateini New Tribe with type genus Prateus LeConte, 1862. We reestablish the subtribe Phobeliina Ardoin, 1961 Revised Status , which is transferred from Goniaderini and placed as a subtribe of Lagriini Latreille, 1825 where it is comprised of Phobelius Blanchard, 1842, and Rhosaces Champion, 1889 (previously in Lagriini: Statirina Blanchard, 1845). The fossil tribe Archaeolupropini Nabozhenko, Perkovsky, & Nazarenko, 2023 is transferred from Lagriinae to Tetratomidae: Tetratominae Billberg, 1820. Keys to extant tribes and subtribes of Lagriinae and genera of Goniaderini, Lupropini, and Prateini are provided. Generic and species-level changes from this work are as follows:
Prateini is comprised of the following 15 genera: Antennoluprops Schawaller, 2007, Ardoiniellus Schawaller, 2013, Bolitrium Gebien, 1914, Enicmosoma Gebien, 1922, Indenicmosoma Ardoin, 1964, Iscanus Fauvel, 1904, Kuschelus Kaszab, 1982, Lorelopsis Champion, 1896, Mesotretis Bates, 1872, Microcalcar Pic, 1925, Micropedinus Lewis, 1894, Paratenetus Spinola, 1845, Prateus , Terametus Motschulsky, 1869, and Tithassa Pascoe, 1860. Lorelus Sharp, 1876 is Returned to Synonymy with Prateus , resulting in the following 49 New Combinations : Prateus angulatus (Doyen & Poinar, 1994), P. angustulus (Champion, 1913), P. armatus (Montrouzier, 1860), P. biroi (Kaszab, 1956), P. blairi (Kaszab, 1955), P. brevicornis (Champion, 1896), P. breviusculus (Champion, 1913), P. caledonicus (Kaszab, 1982), P. carolinensis (Blair, 1940), P. chinensis (Kaszab, 1940), P. clarkei (Kulzer, 1957), P. crassicornis (Broun, 1880), P. crassepunctatus (Kaszab, 1982), P. cribricollis (Kaszab, 1940), P. curvipes (Champion, 1913), P. dybasi (Kulzer, 1957), P. fijianus (Kaszab, 1982), P. fumatus (Lea, 1929), P. glabriventris (Kaszab, 1982), P. greensladei (Kaszab, 1982), P. guadeloupensis (Kaszab, 1940), P. hirtus (Kaszab, 1982), P. ivoirensis (Ardoin, 1969), P. kanak (Kaszab, 1986), P. kaszabi (Watt, 1992), P. laticornis (Watt, 1992), P. latulus (Broun, 1910), P. longicornis (Kaszab, 1982), P. mareensis (Kaszab, 1982), P. marginalis (Broun, 1910), P. niger (Kaszab, 1982), P. norfolkianus (Kaszab, 1982), P. obtusus (Watt, 1992), P. ocularis (Fauvel, 1904), P. opacus (Watt, 1992), P. palauensis (Kulzer, 1957), P. politus (Watt, 1992), P. priscus (Sharp, 1876), P. prosternalis (Kaszab, 1982), P. pubescens (Broun, 1880), P. pubipennis (Lea, 1929), P. punctatus (Watt, 1992), P. quadricollis (Broun, 1886), P. queenslandicus (Kaszab, 1986), P. rugifrons (Champion, 1913), P. solomonis (Kaszab, 1982), P. tarsalis (Broun, 1910), P. unicornis (Kaszab, 1982), and P. watti (Kaszab, 1982). Microlyprops Kaszab, 1939 is placed as a New Synonym of Micropedinus resulting in the following New Combinations : Micropedinus ceylonicus (Kaszab, 1939) and M. maderi (Kaszab, 1940). Lorelopsis Revised Status is revalidated as a genus and eight species formerly in Lorelus are transferred to it resulting in the following six New Combinations : Lorelopsis bicolor (Doyen, 1993), L. glabrata (Doyen, 1993), L. exilis (Champion, 1913), L. foraminosa (Doyen & Poinar, 1994), L. minutulis (Doyen & Poinar, 1994), L. trapezidera (Champion, 1913), and L. wolcotti (Doyen, 1993). Lorelopsis pilosa Champion, 1896 becomes a Restored Combination .
In Goniaderini, Aemymone Bates, 1868 Revised Status and Opatresthes Gebien, 1928 Revised Status , which were recently considered as subgenera of Goniadera Perty, 1832, are restored as valid genera based on new character analysis resulting in the following New Combinations : Aemymone hansfranzi (Ferrer & Delatour, 2007), A. simplex (Fairmaire, 1889), A. striatipennis (Pic, 1934) and Restored Combinations : Aemymone cariosa (Bates, 1868), A. crenata Champion, 1893, and A. semirufa Pic, 1917. Gamaxus Bates, 1868 is Returned to Synonymy with Phymatestes Pascoe, 1866, and the type species Gamaxus hauxwelli Bates, 1868 is placed as a New Synonym of Phymatestes brevicornis (Lacordaire, 1859). The following seven genera are placed as New Synonyms of Anaedus Blanchard, 1842: Microanaedus Pic, 1923, Pengaleganus Pic, 1917, Pseudanaedus Gebien, 1921, Pseudolyprops Fairmaire, 1882, Spinolyprops Pic, 1917, Spinadaenus Pic, 1921, and Sphingocorse Gebien, 1921. Fourteen species described by Pic in Aspisoma Duponchel & Chevrolat, 1841 (not Aspisoma Laporte, 1833) are returned to Tenebrionidae as valid species of Anaedus . These synonymies necessitate the following 51 New Combinations : Anaedus albipes (Gebien, 1921), A. amboinensis (Kaszab, 1964), A. amplicollis (Fairmaire, 1896), A. anaedoides (Gebien, 1921), A. angulicollis (Gebien, 1921), A. angustatus (Pic, 1921), A. australiae (Carter, 1930), A. bartolozzii (Ferrer, 2002), A. beloni Fairmaire, 1888), A. biangulatus (Gebien, 1921), A. borneensis (Pic, 1917), A. carinicollis (Gebien, 1921), A. conradti (Gebien, 1921), A. cribricollis (Schawaller, 2012), A. gabonicus (Pic, 1917), A. himalayicus (Kaszab, 1965), A. inaequalis (Pic, 1917), A. jacobsoni (Gebien, 1927), A. lateralis (Pic, 1917), A. latus (Pic, 1917), A. longeplicatus (Gebien, 1921) , A. maculipennis (Schawaller, 2011), A. major (Pic, 1917), A. nepalicus (Kaszab, 1975), A. nigrita (Gebien, 1927), A. notatus (Pic, 1923), A. pakistanicus (Schawaller, 1996), A. pinguis (Gebien, 1927), A. punctatus (Carter, 1914), A. raffrayi (Pic, 1917), A. rufithorax (Pic, 1917), A. rufus (Pic, 1917), A. serrimargo (Gebien, 1914), A. sumatrensis (Pic, 1917), A. terminatus (Gebien, 1921), A. testaceicornis (Pic, 1921), A. testaceipes (Pic, 1917), A. thailandicus (Schawaller, 2012), A. trautneri (Schawaller, 1994); and 13 restored combinations: Anaedus boliviensis (Pic, 1934), A. claveri (Pic, 1917), A. diversicollis (Pic, 1917), A. elongatus (Pic, 1934), A. guyanensis (Pic, 1917), A. holtzi (Pic, 1934), A. inangulatus (Pic, 1934), A. inhumeralis (Pic, 1917), A. mendesensis (Pic, 1917), A. minutus (Pic, 1917), A. rufimembris (Pic, 1932), A. rufipennis (Pic, 1917), A. subelongatus (Pic, 1932). The new synonymies with Anaedus necessitate the following six New Replacement Names Anaedus maculipennis (for Spinolyprops maculatus Kulzer, 1954), A. grimmi (for Aspisoma forticornis Pic, 1917), A. minimus (for Anaedus minutus Pic, 1938), A. merkli (for Anaedus diversicollis Pic, 1938), A. ottomerkli (for Anaedus lateralis Pic, 1923), A. schawalleri (for Anaedus nepalicus Schawaller, 1994).
Capeluprops Schawaller, 2011 is removed from Lupropini and provisionally placed in Laenini Seidlitz, 1895. Plastica Waterhouse, 1903 is transferred from Apocryphini Lacordaire, 1859 to Laenini. Paralorelopsis Marcuzzi, 1994 is removed from Lupropini and provisionally placed in Lagriinae incertae sedis. Pseudesarcus Champion, 1913 is transferred from Lagriinae incertae sedis to Diaperinae incertae sedis. Falsotithassa Pic, 1934 is transferred from Lupropini to Leiochrinini Lewis, 1894 (Diaperinae). Mimocellus Wasmann, 1904 is transferred from Lupropini to Tenebrionidae incertae sedis, and likely belongs in either Diaperinae or Stenochiinae.
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The spatial patterns of species are highly relevant to the contemporary environment and its topographical factors. It has been predicted that climate warming has the greatest impact on habitat selection and the expansion and contraction of geographic ranges for insects, as their physiological functions are strongly influenced by external environmental conditions. However, few studies focus on how the distribution pattern and range of the insects has or will change in response to long-term climate change. Under the background of climate warming, it is urgent for us to understand how the species distribution pattern is expected to change, in order to take some protection actions at the moment, particularly for those rare insect taxa. An old and Northern-Hemisphere-distributed beetle group Osphya is considered as an ideal candidate to conduct this aspect. In this study, we analyzed the distribution pattern and predicted the suitable habitats of Osphya under different climate scenarios (LGM, MID, Current, 2050s and 2070s) using ArcGIS techniques and MaxEnt modelling. The obtained results made us better understand how climate change affects the distribution pattern of the long-lived insects distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and provide guidance of the exploration and protection of the relict insects there such as Osphya.
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Exploring the development of species distribution patterns under climate change is the basis of biogeography and macroecology. However, under the background of global climate change, few studies focus on how the distribution pattern and the range of insects have or will change in response to long-term climate change. An old but small, Northern-Hemisphere-distributed beetle group Osphya is an ideal subject to conduct the study in this aspect. Here, based on a comprehensive geographic dataset, we analyzed the global distribution pattern of Osphya using ArcGIS techniques, which declared a discontinuous and uneven distribution pattern across the USA, Europe, and Asia. Furthermore, we predicted the suitable habitats of Osphya under different climate scenarios via the MaxEnt model. The results showed that the high suitability areas were always concentrated in the European Mediterranean and the western coast of USA, while a low suitability exhibited in Asia. Moreover, by integrating the analyses of biogeography and habitat suitability, we inferred that the Osphya species conservatively prefer a warm, stable, and rainy climate, and they tend to expand towards higher latitude in response to the climate warming from the past to future. These results are helpful in exploring the species diversity and protection of Osphya.
Osphya Illiger (Melandryidae: Osphyinae) as a species-poor insect group, exhibits a widespread distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, however, the research of the genus is poorly documented especially in East Asia. Herein, an interesting species is discovered in Shennongjia National Natural Reserve (Hubei, China). The examination of morphological characters and comparisons with others show it to be a new member of Osphya, which is described under the name of O. sinensis sp. n. The characteristic photos and a key to the species of Osphya from East Asia are provided. Meanwhile, the mitochondrial genome of O. sinensis sp. n. is sequenced and annotated. Based on this obtained mitogenome and the publicly available data, we reconstructed the phylogeny of Tenebrionoidea by different cladistics methods to investigate the relationships between the new species with others. The results consistently recover O. sinensis sp. n. sister to O. bipunctata (Fabricius) with high supporting values, which further confirm the placement of the new species in the genus Osphya. This is the first time reporting the genus Osphya, the only representative genus of melandryid Osphyinae from mainland China, which enriches the diversity of beetles from the Chinese fauna at both generic and subfamilial levels.
Sodus tenuevittatus is removed from synonymy with Mispila (s. str.) venosa and considered as bona species: Mispila (s. str.) tenuevittata comb. nov. The following synonymies are pro-
posed: Mispila tenuevittata = Mispila (Dryusa) sonthianae syn. nov. and Mispila (s. str.) tonkinea = Mispila (s. str.) punctifrons syn. nov. New distributional records for M. tenuevittata and M. tonkinea are provided. The lectotypes of M. venosa and M. tonkinea are designated.
Las semillas de Erythrina americana Mill., son consumidas por el brúquido Specularius impressithorax, por lo que para evaluar el efecto que pueden tener los escarabajos sobre las semillas se determinó el porcentaje de daño en semillas de E. americana en la etapa de pre-dispersión, así como el daño acumulado durante un año causado por S. impressithorax. Se evaluó el porcentaje de germinación de semillas sanas y dañadas. Las semillas se colectaron en el valle de Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México en diciembre de 2017. Se colectaron 1,272 semillas provenientes de nueve árboles diferentes, los cuales se encontraban como mínimo a 500 m de distancia uno de otro. A las semillas se les conto el número de orificios, es decir el número de brúquidos que emergieron de cada semilla (n = 269). El porcentaje de daño promedio durante la pre-dispersión de las semillas fue de 17.4 % y para la etapa post-dispersión fue de 83.1 %. Las semillas con un orificio de salida de un brúquido germinaron en un 66.6 %. Las semillas sin daño presentaron un porcentaje de germinación de 2.2 %, debido a que las semillas de E. americana presentan dormancia. El porcentaje de germinación de las semillas con un orificio de emergencia causado por S. impressithorax (66.6 %), indica que cuando una semilla de E. americana es consumida por un brúquido, éste no daña el embrión, y emula un proceso de escarificación natural.
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The East Palaearctic fauna of net-winged beetles is very rich, but poorly studied in China. As an important faunistic component of the East Palaearctic fauna, the detailed taxonomic studies of Lycidae from China are necessary for understanding the evolution of this important biodiversity hotspot. More importantly, it is a region where some lycid lineages occur only there and in an adjacent part of the Oriental Region, such as Mesolycus Gorham, 1883. The genus remains controversial in its systematic placements but has never been rigorously tested due to unavailability of sampling material. In the present study, the genus Mesolycus was reviewed, with an emphasis on the species diversity from the Chinese fauna. Meanwhile, multiple genetic data of this genus were obtained and included in the phylogeny of lycid beetles for the first time. As a result, it is quite surprising that the number of the Chinese Mesolycus species is increased from 6 to 13, which makes China stand out in the species diversity on a world scale. Meanwhile, the statuses of some previously known species were clarified, and the systematic placement of Mesolycus was verified. This study makes us better understand the species diversity and phylogenetic position of Mesolycus.
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The lycid genus Mesolycus Gorham, 1883 is mainly distributed in East Palaearctic and Indochinese regions, but poorly studied in China; moreover, its phylogenetic placement remains controversial but has never been rigorously tested. In this study, Mesolycus was reviewed and its placement within Lycidae was tested based on a multilocus phylogeny (cox1, nad5, cox2 and Lrna) by both ML and BI analyses. The reconstructed phylogenies show that Mesolycus is a consistently recovered sister to Dilophotes Waterhouse, 1879, and they form a monophyletic clade which is well supported. This suggests that Mesolycus definitely belongs to Dilophotini rather than to Macrolycini of Lycinae. Besides, three species originally described or placed in Dilophotes are transferred to Mesolycus, including M. atricollis (Pic, 1926) comb. n., M. particularis (Pic, 1928) comb. n. and M. pacholatkoi (Bic, 2002) comb. n. Four new species are discovered in China, including M. shaanxiensis sp. n., M. dentatus sp. n., M. breviplatus sp. n. and M. varus sp. n. Two species, M. murzini Kazantsev, 2004 and M. rubromarginatus Kazantsev, 2013, are recorded from China for the first time. A key for the identification of all Mesolycus species is provided. China was revealed as the region with the highest species diversity of this genus.
Rhagophthalmidae are a small beetle family known from the eastern Palaearctic and Oriental realms. Rhagophthalmidae are closely related to railroad worms (Phengodidae) and fireflies (Lampyridae) with which they share highly modified paedomorphic females and the ability to emit light. Currently, Rhagophthalmidae include 66 species classified in the following 12 genera: Bicladodrilus Pic, 1921 (two spp.), Bicladum Pic, 1921 (two spp.), Dioptoma Pascoe, 1860 (two spp.), Diplocladon Gorham, 1883 (two spp.), Dodecatoma Westwood, 1849 (eight spp.), Falsophrixothrix Pic, 1937 (six spp.), Haplocladon Gorham, 1883 (two spp.), Menghuoius Kawashima, 2000 (three spp.), Mimoochotyra Pic, 1937 (one sp.), Monodrilus Pic, 1921 (two spp. in two subgenera), Pseudothilmanus Pic, 1918 (two spp.), and Rhagophthalmus Motschulsky, 1854 (34 spp.). The replacement name Haplocladon gorhami Kundrata, nom. nov. is proposed for Diplocladon hasseltii Gorham, 1883b (described in subgenus Haplocladon) which is preoccupied by Diplocladon hasseltii Gorham, 1883a. The genus Reductodrilus Pic, 1943 is tentatively placed in Lampyridae: Ototretinae. Lectotypes are designated for Pseudothilmanus alatus Pic, 1918 and P. marginalis Pic, 1918. Interestingly, in the eastern part of their distribution, Rhagophthalmidae have remained within the boundaries of the Sunda Shelf and the Philippines demarcated by the Wallace Line, which separates the Oriental and Australasian realms. This study is intended to be a first step towards a comprehensive revision of the group on both genus and species levels. Additionally, critical problems and prospects for rhagophthalmid research are briefly discussed.
A taxonomic study of the Scaphisoma Leach in Korea is presented. Scaphisoma unicolor Achard and S. subalpinum ussuricum Löbl are reported for the first time in the Korean Peninsula. We provide a key and diagnoses with illustrations of habitus and diagnostic characters of six Korean Scaphisoma species.
The genus Platycotylus Olliff, 1883 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is recorded from Japan (Nakanoshima Island, Tokara Islands) for the first time, through the discovery of a new and remarkable species, Platycotylus merkli sp. nov. , which is described herein. The male of this new species can be distinguished from all known males of other congeneric species by its long and asymmetrical epistomal horn. Although this new species is most similar to Platycotylus parvicollis (Pic, 1923), for which a male has not been examined, it can be distinguished from this species by its simple sparse pronotal punctation, smaller eyes, and acutely produced temples.
Two new species of Limnichidae beetles, Byrrhinus negrosensis sp. nov. and Byrrhinus villarini sp. nov., are described from the Island of Negros in the Philippines. The adult specimens of the new species can be differentiated by patterns of body punctation, colour and orientation of elytral pubescence, posterolateral angle of pronotum, tarsomere length ratio and aedeagal form. Two clades, representing the two new species , were retrieved in the Maximum Likelihood gene tree using the 3'-end of the COI gene. Maximum genetic divergence within B. negrosensis sp. nov. and B. villarini sp. nov. were recorded to be 2.3% and 1.3%, respectively, while the mean interspecific divergence between the two new species was 19.7%. Morphological descriptions, digital photographs and COI sequences were provided for the two species. The state of knowledge of Byrrhinus is reviewed and an updated Philippine checklist is provided. By coupling morphological and molecular data, this paper provides the first additional new species of Philippine Byrrhinus in the last 28 years.
This study revised the subgenus Burlinius Lopatin, 1965, of the genus Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1762 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae, Cryptocephalini), and describes four new species, namely, Cryptocephalus (Burlinius) longchiensis sp. nov., C. (Burlinius) baowenzhengi sp. nov., C. (Burlinius) tomurensis sp. nov., and C. (Burlinius) glabrelegantulus sp. nov. The species C. (Burlinius) turpis Chen, 1942, and C. (Burlinius) yangweii Chen, 1942, were revalidated and treated as distinct species. Another four species were transferred into this subgenus from the subgenus Cryptocephalus, namely, C. (Burlinius) flavolimbatus Pic, 1920 (stat. nov.), C. (Burlinius) pusus Schöller, 2009 (stat. nov.), C. (Burlinius) scutemaculatus Tan, 1992 (stat. nov.), and C. (Burlinius) shaowuanus Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961 (stat. nov.). Two species (including one more subspecies) were removed out of this subgenus, namely, C. (Burlinius) nigrolimbatus Jacoby, 1890, C. (Burlinius) pallidipes Pic, 1927, and C. (Burlinius) pallidipes nakatae Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961; they were transferred into the subgenus Cryptocephalus. Thus, the subgenus Burlinius Lopatin includes now a total of 26 species in China according to our revision. A key to all the Chinese species of this subgenus is provided as well as color illustrations and line drawings for the general habitus and genital structures.
This is a study on the leaf beetle subgenus Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1762 from China, with the particular emphasis upon the species-group classification of the subgenus and the taxonomy of the Cryptocephalus heraldicus species group. A new key is compiled to all the species groups found in China. Four new species are described from China: Cryptocephalus (Cryptocephalus) biordopunctatus sp. nov. from Yunnan, C. hani sp. nov. from Shanxi, Hubei, Shaanxi and Gansu, C. incisodentatus sp. nov. from Sichuan and Yunnan, and C. nigroflavusiventerus sp. nov. from Yunnan. Three species are found for the first time in China: C. lacosus Pic, 1922, C. nigriceps Allard, 1891 and C. rajah Jacoby, 1908. The species C. nigrolimbatus Jacoby, 1890 is transferred from the subgenus Burlinius Lopatin to this subgenus and assigned to the Cryptocephalus heraldicus group. The species number of this group is now 30 in total according to our result of taxonomic review. A key to all the mainland China species of this species group is provided as well as high quality color images and line drawings of adult habitus, aedeagus, and other important structures. All the types of the new species are deposited in the collection of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZ-CAS).
Two new species of the genus Melixanthus Suffrian, 1854 are described from China: M. menglaensis Duan, Wang & Zhou, sp. nov. from Yunnan (also in Vietnam, Tonkin) and M. similibimaculicollis Duan, Wang & Zhou, sp. nov. from Yunnan. Another species, M. rufiventris Pic, 1926, is reported for the first time in China. High-quality color images and line drawings of adult habitus, aedeagus, and other important structures are provided for all three species. The types of the new species are deposited in the collection of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZ-CAS).
An intensive census, extended over a period of approximately three and a half years, October 2017- May 2021, was conducted in the remaining green areas of the Macau SAR in order to provide an updated status of the biodiversity of longhorn beetles in this region. This insect group includes more than 36,000 species worldwide, subdivided into four families of mainly xylophagous or saproxylic insects, the Vesperidae, Oxypeltidae, Disteniidae, and Cerambycidae. They are of key importance in agricultural and forestry science, and are often used as an indicator of forest habitat health. A total of 52 species was recorded during this census, 2.6 times more than previously reported in the literature for this area. However, recorded abundances and frequency of occurrence for the various species were remarkably low, and of the 20 species previously reported for the region, some prominent ones remained unaccounted for. Among others, these include Batocera horsfieldii (Hope, 1839), Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, 1852 [previously incorrectly reported as Apriona germarii (Hope, 1831)], Aristobia reticulator (Fabricius, 1781) [previously reported as Aristobia testudo (Voet, 1778)] and Imantocera penicillata (Hope, 1831). It is hypothesised that this may be related to the ongoing manipulation of the natural vegetation of the Macau SAR, which is rapidly being converted to plantations, city parks, and gardens. In particular, dead or dying trees and lower tree branches are systematically removed in order to improve the aesthetic appearance of these green areas. However, this process is also depriving xylophagous and saproxylic species of their essential habitats.
A review of genus-group names for darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) is presented. A catalogue of 4122 nomenclaturally available genus-group names, representing 2307 valid genera (33 of which are extinct) and 761 valid subgenera, is given. For each name the author, date, page number, gender, type species, type fixation, current status, and first synonymy (when the name is a synonym) are provided. Genus-group names in this family are also recorded in a classification framework, along with data on the distribution of valid genera and subgenera within major biogeographical realms. A list of 535 unavailable genus-group names (e.g., incorrect subsequent spellings) is included. Notes on the date of publication of references cited herein are given, when known.
The following genera and subgenera are made available for the first time: Anemiadena Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Cheirodes Gené, 1839), Armigena Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Nesogena Mäklin, 1863), Debeauxiella Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Hyperops Eschscholtz, 1831), Hyperopsis Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Hyperops Eschscholtz, 1831), Linio Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Nilio Latreille, 1802), Matthewsotys Bouchard & Bousquet, gen. nov. , Neosolenopistoma Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Eurynotus W. Kirby, 1819), Paragena Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Nesogena Mäklin, 1863), Paulianaria Bouchard & Bousquet, gen. nov. , Phyllechus Bouchard & Bousquet, gen. nov. , Prorhytinota Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Rhytinota Eschscholtz, 1831), Pseudorozonia Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Rozonia Fairmaire, 1888), Pseudothinobatis Bouchard & Bousquet, gen. nov. , Rhytinopsis Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Thalpophilodes Strand, 1942), Rhytistena Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Rhytinota Eschscholtz, 1831), Spinosdara Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Osdara Walker, 1858), Spongesmia Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Adesmia Fischer, 1822), and Zambesmia Bouchard & Bousquet, subgen. nov. (in Adesmia Fischer, 1822).
The names Adeps Gistel, 1857 and Adepsion Strand, 1917 syn. nov. [= Tetraphyllus Laporte & Brullé, 1831], Asyrmatus Canzoneri, 1959 syn. nov. [= Pystelops Gozis, 1910], Euzadenos Koch, 1956 syn. nov. [= Selenepistoma Dejean, 1834], Gondwanodilamus Kaszab, 1969 syn. nov. [= Conibius J.L. LeConte, 1851], Gyrinodes Fauvel, 1897 syn. nov. [= Nesotes Allard, 1876], Helopondrus Reitter, 1922 syn. nov. [= Horistelops Gozis, 1910], Hybonotus Dejean, 1834 syn. nov. [= Damatris Laporte, 1840], Iphthimera Reitter, 1916 syn. nov. [= Metriopus Solier, 1835], Lagriomima Pic, 1950 syn. nov. [= Neogria Borchmann, 1911], Orphelops Gozis, 1910 syn. nov. [= Nalassus Mulsant, 1854], Phymatium Billberg, 1820 syn. nov. [= Cryptochile Latreille, 1828], Prosoblapsia Skopin & Kaszab, 1978 syn. nov. [= Genoblaps Bauer, 1921], and Pseudopimelia Gebler, 1859 syn. nov. [= Lasiostola Dejean, 1834] are established as new synonyms (valid names in square brackets). Anachayus Bouchard & Bousquet, nom. nov. is proposed as a replacement name for Chatanayus Ardoin, 1957, Genateropa Bouchard & Bousquet, nom. nov. as a replacement name for Apterogena Ardoin, 1962, Hemipristula Bouchard & Bousquet, nom. nov. as a replacement name for Hemipristis Kolbe, 1903, Kochotella Bouchard & Bousquet, nom. nov. as a replacement name for Millotella Koch, 1962, Medvedevoblaps Bouchard & Bousquet, nom. nov. as a replacement name for Protoblaps G.S. Medvedev, 1998, and Subpterocoma Bouchard & Bousquet, nom. nov. is proposed as a replacement name for Pseudopimelia Motschulsky, 1860. Neoeutrapela Bousquet & Bouchard, 2013 is downgraded to a subgenus ( stat. nov. ) of Impressosora Pic, 1952. Anchomma J.L. LeConte, 1858 is placed in Stenosini: Dichillina (previously in Pimeliinae: Anepsiini); Entypodera Gerstaecker, 1871, Impressosora Pic, 1952 and Xanthalia Fairmaire, 1894 are placed in Lagriinae: Lagriini: Statirina (previously in Lagriinae: Lagriini: Lagriina); Loxostethus Triplehorn, 1962 is placed in Diaperinae: Diaperini: Diaperina (previously in Diaperinae: Diaperini: Adelinina); Periphanodes Gebien, 1943 is placed in Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini (previously in Tenebrioninae: Helopini); Zadenos Laporte, 1840 is downgraded to a subgenus ( stat. nov. ) of the older name Selenepistoma Dejean, 1834.
The type species [placed in square brackets] of the following available genus-group names are designated for the first time: Allostrongylium Kolbe, 1896 [ Allostrongylium silvestre Kolbe, 1896], Auristira Borchmann, 1916 [ Auristira octocostata Borchmann, 1916], Blapidocampsia Pic, 1919 [ Campsia pallidipes Pic, 1918], Cerostena Solier, 1836 [ Cerostena deplanata Solier, 1836], Coracostira Fairmaire, 1899 [ Coracostira armipes Fairmaire, 1899], Dischidus Kolbe, 1886 [ Helops sinuatus Fabricius, 1801], Eccoptostoma Gebien, 1913 [ Taraxides ruficrus Fairmaire, 1894], Ellaemus Pascoe, 1866 [ Emcephalus submaculatus Brême, 1842], Epeurycaulus Kolbe, 1902 [ Epeurycaulus aldabricus Kolbe, 1902], Euschatia Solier, 1851 [ Euschatia proxima Solier, 1851], Heliocaes Bedel, 1906 [ Blaps emarginata Fabricius, 1792], Hemipristis Kolbe, 1903 [ Hemipristis ukamia Kolbe, 1903], Iphthimera Reitter, 1916 [ Stenocara ruficornis Solier, 1835], Isopedus Stein, 1877 [ Helops tenebrioides Germar, 1813], Malacova Fairmaire, 1898 [ Malacova bicolor Fairmaire, 1898], Modicodisema Pic, 1917 [ Disema subopaca Pic, 1912], Peltadesmia Kuntzen, 1916 [ Metriopus platynotus Gerstaecker, 1854], Phymatium Billberg, 1820 [ Pimelia maculata Fabricius, 1781], Podoces Péringuey, 1886 [ Podoces granosula Péringuey, 1886], Pseuduroplatopsis Pic, 1913 [ Borchmannia javana Pic, 1913], Pteraulus Solier, 1848 [ Pteraulus sulcatipennis Solier, 1848], Sciaca Solier, 1835 [ Hylithus disctinctus Solier, 1835], Sterces Champion, 1891 [ Sterces violaceipennis Champion, 1891] and Teremenes Carter, 1914 [ Tenebrio longipennis Hope, 1843].
Evidence suggests that some type species were misidentified. In these instances, information on the misidentification is provided and, in the following cases, the taxonomic species actually involved is fixed as the type species [placed in square brackets] following requirements in Article 70.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: Accanthopus Dejean, 1821 [ Tenebrio velikensis Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783], Becvaramarygmus Masumoto, 1999 [ Dietysus nodicornis Gravely, 1915], Heterophaga Dejean, 1834 [ Opatrum laevigatum Fabricius, 1781], Laena Dejean, 1821, [ Scaurus viennensis Sturm, 1807], Margus Dejean, 1834 [ Colydium castaneum Herbst, 1797], Pachycera Eschscholtz, 1831 [ Tenebrio buprestoides Fabricius, 1781], Saragus Erichson, 1842 [ Celibe costata Solier, 1848], Stene Stephens, 1829 [ Colydium castaneum Herbst, 1797], Stenosis Herbst, 1799 [ Tagenia intermedia Solier, 1838] and Tentyriopsis Gebien, 1928 [ Tentyriopsis pertyi Gebien, 1940].
The following First Reviser actions are proposed to fix the precedence of names or nomenclatural acts (rejected name or act in square brackets): Stenosis ciliaris Gebien, 1920 as the type species for Afronosis G.S. Medvedev, 1995 [ Stenosis leontjevi G.S. Medvedev, 1995], Alienoplonyx Bremer, 2019 [ Alienolonyx ], Amblypteraca Mas-Peinado, Buckley, Ruiz & García-París, 2018 [ Amplypteraca ], Caenocrypticoides Kaszab, 1969 [ Caenocripticoides ], Deriles Motschulsky, 1872 [ Derilis ], Eccoptostira Borchmann, 1936 [ Ecoptostira ], † Eodromus Haupt, 1950 [† Edromus ], Eutelus Solier, 1843 [ Lutelus ], Euthriptera Reitter, 1893 [ Enthriptera ], Meglyphus Motschulsky, 1872 [ Megliphus ], Microtelopsis Koch, 1940 [ Extetranosis Koch, 1940, Hypermicrotelopsis Koch, 1940], Neandrosus Pic, 1921 [ Neoandrosus ], Nodosogylium Pic, 1951 [ Nodosogilium ], Notiolesthus Motschulsky, 1872 [ Notiolosthus ], Pseudeucyrtus Pic, 1916 [ Pseudocyrtus ], Pseudotrichoplatyscelis Kaszab, 1960 [ Pseudotrichoplatynoscelis and Pseudotrichoplatycelis ], Rhydimorpha Koch, 1943 [ Rhytimorpha ], Rhophobas Motschulsky, 1872 [ Rophobas ], Rhyssochiton Gray, 1831 [ Ryssocheton and Ryssochiton ], Sphaerotidius Kaszab, 1941 [ Spaerotidius ], Stira Agassiz, 1846 (Mollusca) [ Stira Agassiz, 1846 (Coleoptera)], Sulpiusoma Ferrer, 2006 [ Sulpiosoma ] and Taenobates Motschulsky, 1872 [ Taeniobates ].
Supporting evidence is provided for the conservation of usage of Cyphaleus Westwood, 1841 nomen protectum over Chrysobalus Boisduval, 1835 nomen oblitum.
The genus Cenophengus LeConte (1881) includes 27 species, distributed from southern United States to northern Costa Rica. In order to test the monophyly of Cenophengus, a cladistic analysis based on 81 morphological characters, 28 species of Cenophengus and 27 outgroup species was conducted. A clade supported by three synapomorphies corresponds to Cenophengus as a monophyletic group according to the relationships obtained under both equaland implied weights. The systematic relevance of the coding of the characters from the wing is discussed and the sequence of the character state transformations for the veins (radial twenty [r3], posterior radial twenty [RP] size, and anterior cubital veins [CuA]) is optimized in the cladogram obtained under implied weights. Cenophengus species are distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, and particularly in the Mexican Transition Zone, where their greatest diversity is found.
An updated list of the family Oedemeridae in Mexico is presented based on the review from the Colección Nacional de Insectos (CNIN) and the Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA). For each species, the valid name, synonymies and geographical distribution are provided. A total of 3 subfamilies, 3 tribes, 14 genera and 77 species are recognized, of which Oxacis albolineata, O. sericea, Oxycopis notoxoides, Paroxacis interrita and P. recendita are reported for the first time in the country. Additionally, 95 new records are incorporated at the state level. The states with the highest number of species recorded are: Veracruz (23 species, 9 genera), Baja California Sur (20, 4), Sonora (18, 3) and Oaxaca (17, 5). The provinces with the highest richness are: the Veracruzan (27 species, 8 genera), Pacific Lowlands (21, 7) and Baja California (20, 4). The genus with the highest number of species and the widest distribution is Oxacis (32 especies). The knowledge of Oedemeridae is limited, so that a significant increase in systematic, ecological and geographic information is necessary.
Es wird eine neue Art der Gattung Cyphon aus Laos beschrieben. Die Beschreibungen von Cyphon ferrugatulus, Indiocyphon rufopacus und Exochomoscirtes tetrastigma werden ergänzt. Das bisher unbekannte Weibchen von Cyphon ferrugatulus wird beschrieben. Cyphon ferrugatulus, Indiocyphon rufopacus, Scirtes japonicus und Exochomoscirtes tetrastigma werden neu für Laos gemeldet. Eine Bestimmungstabelle für die Arten der Cyphon ochraceus-Untergruppe wird vorgelegt. Weiterhin werden Neufunde von bereits aus Laos bekannten Arten aufgeführt und ein Katalog der aus Laos bisher bekannten Scirtidae gegeben.Nomenklatorische Handlungenlothari Klausnitzer, 2010 (Cyphon), spec. nov.
The genus Stenhelmoides comprises 15 species spread over all Central and South America and its greatest species richness is clearly associated with Amazonian regions. Based on examination of type specimens and additional material, we describe and illustrate the true male genitalia of Stenhelmoides strictifrons, which had until now been incorrectly illustrated in the literature. We also report new records of the genus Stenhelmoides from Brazil and Guyana. In addition to pictures of the species' habitus, we provide pictures of the type specimens of Stenhelmoides grandis, S. grouvellei, S. guyanensis; S. strictifrons and S. submaculus. Based on the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, we recognize additional paralectotypes for S. guyanensis and for S. grouvellei.
This work presents a review of species of the Asian genus Sinocymbachus Strohecker & Chûjô, 1970. Four new species are described from China: S. fanjingshanensis Chang & Bi, sp. nov., S. longipennis Chang & Bi, sp. nov., S. sinicus Chang & Bi, sp. nov., and S. wangyinjiei Chang & Bi, sp. nov.Cymbachus koreanus Chûjô & Lee, 1993 is transferred to Sinocymbachus as S. koreanus (Chûjô & Lee) comb. nov.Sinocymbachus bimaculatus (Pic, 1927) is reported for the first time from China. The male of S. parvimaculatus (Mader, 1938) is discovered and described for the first time. Illustration, diagnosis and distribution are provided for each species. Prior to the present study, Sinocymbachus included ten species. An updated key to the species of Sinocymbachus is given.
The genus Anaedus Blanchard, 1842 from China is revised. Anaedus serratus sp. nov. (Yunnan) and Anaedus nonedgus sp. nov. (Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang) are described and illustrated. In addition to, a key to Chinese Anaedus species is given, and their geographical locations have been mapped.
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Callidiopini species in the collection of Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) were examined. Three new species of the genus Ceresium Newman, 1842, are described, i.e. C. clytinioides sp. nov., C. sugiartoi sp. nov., both from Kalimantan, and C. emarginatum sp. nov. from Papua. One new species of the genus Examnes Pascoe, 1869, from Kalimantan, E. subvermiculatus sp. nov. is described.
Fireflies (Lampyridae Rafinesque) are a diverse family of beetles which exhibit an array of morphologies including varying antennal and photic organ features. Due in part to their morphological diversity, the classification within the Lampyridae has long been in flux. Here we use an anchored hybrid enrichment approach to reconstruct the most extensive molecular phylogeny of Lampyridae to date (436 loci and 98 taxa) and use this phylogeny to evaluate the higher-level classification of the group. None of the currently recognized subfamilies were recovered as monophyletic with high support. We propose several classification changes supported by both phylogenetic and morphological evidence: 1) Pollaclasis Newman, Vestini McDermott (incl. Vesta Laporte, Dodacles Olivier, Dryptelytra Laporte, and Ledocas Olivier), Photoctus McDermott, and Araucariocladus Silveira & Mermudes are transferred to Lampyridae incertae sedis, 2) Psilocladinae Mcdermott, 1964status novum is reestablished for the genus Psilocladus Blanchard, 3) Lamprohizini Kazantsev, 2010 is elevated to Lamprohizinae Kazantsev, 2010status novum and Phausis LeConte is transferred to Lamprohizinae, 4) Memoan Silveira and Mermudes is transferred to Amydetinae Olivier, and 5) Scissicauda McDermott is transferred to Lampyrinae Rafinesque.
A new net-winged beetle, Burmolycus compactus gen. et sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Elateroidea, Lycidae), is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber and the new tribe Burmolycini trib. nov. is erected for this species in Dexorinae Bocak et Bocakova, 1989. B. compactus is the oldest amber inclusion of a net-winged beetle. The discovery suggests the start of Lycidae diversification at least in the Mid-Cretaceous. The fossil was discovered in the area of the highest phylogenetic diversity of extant net-winged beetles, in deposits with a rich beetles fauna. The species is a member of the putative early radiation of this family and shows relationships with Afrotropical Dexorinae from which it differs in the dilated apical palpomeres, serrate antennae, and fully metamorphosed females. Burmolycus compactus shares 10-segmented antennae with several genera with proved or hypothesized neotenic females. The general appearance of Cretaceous B. compactus is surprisingly similar to extant net-winged beetles and may represent the example of their long-term morphological stasis.
The Catalogue includes all 78 Cerambycidae species of Afghanistan fauna known up to 2019 with the references to the original descriptions; 22 species were not mentioned for Afghanistan in Palaearctic Cerambycidae Catalogue by Löbl & Smetana (2010). Bibliography of each species usually includes the geographical information from corresponding publications. Many new taxonomy positions published after 2010 are used here without special remarks. Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli ustinovi Danilevsky, 2013 stat. nov. is downgraded from the species level. Two species are described as new Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica sp. n. from Afghanistan and Phytoecia (Parobereina) heinzi sp.n. from Pakistan.
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