bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Morphology of the Male Genitalia of Lepidoptera II. Monotrysia, Zeugloptera, and Discussion
Authors: Birket-Smith S.J.R.
Published: July 2010

The male genitalia of species of Monotrysia (Hepialidae) and of Zeugloptera have been examined, and a number of primitive traits demonstrated. The anatomical structures of these suborders have been compared to those of Ditrysia and of Dachnonypha, and an attempt of reconstructing the ancestral male terminalia of Lepidoptera has been made.
Habitat Utilization of Gerris argentatus (Het. Gerridae)1
Authors: Järvinen Olli , Vepsäläinen Kari
Published: July 2010

Different instars of Gerris argentatus Schumm. were most abundant each in a different habitat in a pond. The older stages were found on more open water surface than the younger ones. Totally open water was avoided. Hind femurs of G. argentatus and sympatric G. lacustris (L.) were measured. The ratio of the measurements of two subsequent developmental stages is about 1.3—1.6. The measurements of G. lacustris instars lie between those of different G. argentatus size classes. The observations are interpreted to indicate different habitat preferences. The length of the leg reflects ease of movement in dense vegetation, correlating with efficiency of foraging. Changes in abundance of the two species in the study pond are discussed.
Coniopterygidae from Western North America (Neuroptera)
Authors: Meinander Martin
Published: July 2010

New records are listed. The following new species are described: Aleuropteryx cupressi (U.S.A.), A. longipennis (U.S.A. & Mexico), A. punctata (U.S.A. & Mexico), Neoconis bifurcata (U.S.A.), Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) californica (U.S.A.), C. (C.) mexicana (Mexico), C. (C.) simplex (U.S.A.), Semidalis deserta (U.S.A.) and S. frommeri (U.S.A.). Several species are recorded for the first time from a country: Aleuropteryx unicolor Meinander, Coniopteryx minuta Meinander and Semidalis flinti Meinander from Mexico, Helicoconis similis Meinander and Coniopteryx palpalis Meinander from the U.S.A. and Helicoconis lutea Wallengren from Canada. The female of the Canadian H. lutea is brachypterous ; the specimens were collected from high altitude tundra. The genitalia of the following females are figured for the first time: Aleuropteryx cupressi sp. n., A. punctata sp. n. A. simillima Meinander, A. unicolor Meinander and Neoconis marginata Meinander.
A New Species of Baeoura from the Island of Crete (Diptera, Tipulidae)
Authors: Tjeder BO , Mendl Hans
Published: July 2010

The genus Baeoura is discussed and a new species from the island of Crete in the Mediterranean is described.
Differentiation and Distribution of the Flea Amalaraeus penicilliger (Grube, 1851) in Western and Central Europe
Authors: Brinck-Lindroth Gunvor
Published: July 2010

The Microtinae flea Amalaraeus penicilliger is represented by four subspecies in Europe. The differentiating characters of the males are described and their relationships studied. The origin and supposed dispersal in relation to Pleistocene Glaciation and the mammalian host species are discussed. A. p. pyrenaicus ssp.n., the fourth European subspecies, is described.
Revision of the European Species of the Genus Anopedias Förster (Hym. Proctotrupoidea, Platygastrinae)
Authors: Huggert Lars
Published: July 2010

Redescriptions are given and lectotypes have been designated for Anopedias obscurus Th., A. tritomus Th. and A lacustris Kieff. The new species A. sundholmi is described and a key to the four species is presented.
Massive Species Diversity in a Sample of Ichneumonidae (Hym.) from Southern Sweden
Authors: Owen D.F. , Svensson Bo W.
Published: July 2010

A sample of 10,994 Ichneumonidae caught in Malaise traps sited over a small stream in southern Sweden contained 758 species. This diversity of species is comparable to what can be expected in tropical areas for this family of insects and represents about a fifth of the number of Ichneumonid species known from the western Palaearctic.
Nemopteridae from the Island of Socotra (Neuroptera) with Descriptions of Two Genera
Authors: Tjeder BO
Published: July 2010

A collection of Nemopterids from the island of Socotra, belonging to the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, has been examined. The species Nematoptera pusilla Taschenberg, 1883 (subfam. Crocinae) is redescribed and a new genus is established for this species. A new genus and a new species of the subfamily Nemopterinae are also described.
Description of Protanypus saetheri n.sp. from Alaska (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: Wiederholm Torgny
Published: July 2010

Male and female imagines of Protanypus saetheri n.sp. are described. The male can be distinguished from other species of Protanypus by its low antennal ratio, by reduced flagellar setae and its hypopygium.
Notes on the European Species of Procloeon Bengtsson with Particular Reference to Procloeon bifidum (Bengtsson) and Procloeon ornatum Tshernova (Ephemerida: Baetidae)
Authors: Sowa Ryszard
Published: July 2010

A comparative description of imagines, subimagines, eggs, and nymphs of Procloeon bifidum (Bengtsson) and P. ornatum Tshernova is given on the basis of material from Poland. Some remarks about the type specimens of both species are presented with the designation of their lectotypes. From the other European species of Procloeon Bngtss. the P. pseudorufulum Kimmins and P. lychnidense lkonornov are regarded as the junior synonyms of P. bifidum (Bengtsson).
Genetics of Some Polymorphic Forms of the African Butterfly Danaus chrysippus L. (Lepidoptera: Danaidae)
Authors: Smith D.A.S.
Published: July 2010

The genetics of eight sympatric colour forms of the polymorphic butterfly Danaus chrysippus are investigated. Colour is controlled at three loci. The B locus controls the ground colour of both wings, which may be either orange or brown, the latter being dominant. The C locus controls the forewing pattern characterized by either a black apical patch with a row of white spots (form chrysippus) or orange or brown colouring throughout (form dorippus). The latter is dominant. At the A locus, the presence of a large white patch on the hindwing (giving form alcippus when combined with a chrysippus-type forewing or form albinus with a dorippus-type forewing) is recessive to its absence. Dominance is often incomplete at both the A and C loci so that many heterozygotes are phenotypically distinct. The B and C loci are closely linked and probably segregate independently from the A locus. There is evidence suggesting that form chrysippus has superior viability to form dorippus in reared broods. At the A locus, heterosis may be involved. The mode of origin and maintenance of the polymorphism is discussed.
Revision der europäischen Arten der Pilzmückengattung Bolitophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Authors: Plassmann Eberhard
Published: July 2010

Since 1927, when Landrock published his great work about the Fungivoridae in "Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region", many new species of fungus-gnats have been described. The European members of genus Bolitophila Meigen are revised and a key for their separation is given. Altogether 20 species are now known of which figures and remarks on their genitalia are given; to permit a correct determination, an examination of genitalia is found to be necessary. The known distribution of the species is given.
On the Identity of Phytomyza hedingi Rydén (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Authors: Griffiths Graham C.D.
Published: July 2010

Phytomyza hedingi Rydén has been rediscovered in central Iceland, in association with Gnaphalium norvegicum Gunn. The structure of the male aedeagus shows that it is a valid species. A full redescription is given. The species is also reported from the mountains of Southern Norway.
Hybomitra auripila (Meig.) in Scandinavia with Lectotype Designations and New Synonyms (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Authors: Andersson Hugo
Published: July 2010

Hybomitra auripila (Meig.) and H. aterrima (Meig.) have been recorded from Scandinavia, and Tabanus aethiops Ljungh, T. lugubris Zett. and T. nigerrimus Zett. have been treated as synonyms of H. aterrima (Meig.). The present study shows that only H. auripila (Meig.) has been found in Scandinavia and that T. aethiops Ljung, T. lugubris Zett. and T. nigerrimus Zett. are synonyms of H. auripila (Meig.). Lectotypes have been designated for these three names.
A New Subspecies of the Nearctic Species Lamproscatella brunneipennis (Mall.) from Northern Norway (Diptera: Ephydridae)
Authors: Andersson Hugo
Published: July 2010

A new subspecies, Lamproscatella brunneipennis (Malloch) ssp. norvegica n. ssp., is described and figured on material from the area of supposed glacial refugia in northern Norway. The male genitalia of L. sibilans (Hal.) and L. brunneipennis brunneipennis (Malloch) are figured.
Notes on Chalcidoidea VII A Key to Swedish Species of the Genus Halticoptera Spin. and Three Related Genera (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
Authors: Hedqvist Karl-Johan
Published: July 2010

A key to the Swedish species of Halticoptera Spin., Halticopterina Erd., Schimitschekia BouČ., and Thinodytes Grah. is presented. Together with a brief description of Halticoptera Spin., a description of H. longitpetiolus sp.n. is given. The following species are recorded from Sweden for the first time: Halticoptera elongatula Grah., H. poreia (Walk.), H. violacea Askew, H. crius (Walk.), H. letitiae Askew, Halticopterina triannulata Erd., and Schimitschekia populi BouČ.
An Analysis of Numerical Phenetics
Authors: Schlee Dieter
Published: July 2010

The methodical variants of numerical phenetics, as recently summarized by Sneath and Sokal (1973) are analysed concerning their theoretical bases and practical procedures with special reference to their claims of "objectivity", "repeatability" and production of "stable groups". Inconsistencies and deficiencies are proven to be incorporated in numerical phenetics' methodology to a decisive extent that prevents numerical taxonomy to reach its aims in theory and praxis. Moreover, a large number of truly intuitive decisions are enclosed which effect the results in an undefined and uncontrollable way.
Haemogamasus pontiger Berl. (=H. richteri Selln.) in Iceland and Sweden (Acari/Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)
Authors: Lundqvist Lars , Johnston Donald E.
Published: July 2010

Max Sellnick (1974) described a new species of the genus Haemogamasus from Iceland viz. H. richteri Sellnick, 1974. This name is synonymized with H. pontiger Berlese, 1904. The species is also recorded from Scandinavia for the first time.
A Revision of the Brine Flies of the Genus Ephydra of the Old World (Diptera: Ephydridae)
Authors: Wirth Willis W.
Published: July 2010

"Brine flies" of the genus Ephydra are often very abundant in coastal salt marshes, lagoons and rock pools; salt and alkaline lakes, ponds, and salinas; salterns where salt is evaporated for human use; and around thermal and mineral springs. The 13 recognized Old World species are redescribed and figured, and a key is presented for identification based mainly on characters of the male genitalia. The Old World species all belong in the subgenus Ephydra, s. str., and are classified in three groups, the bivittata, glauca, and riparia groups. Three new species are described in the riparia group: stuckenbergi from South Africa and Madagascar, magadiensis from Kenya, and murina from Iraq and the area westward to Bulgaria. From a study of types an attempt is made for the correct application of names from the earlier literature, and corrected synonymies include strenzkei Soika new syn. of riparia Fallén. Ephydra alandica Frey is considered to be a Baltic subspecies of macellaria Egger (new status).
Notes on Lamyctes coeculus (Brölemann), a Cosmopolitic, Parthenogenetic Centipede (Chilopoda: Henicopidae)
Authors: Enghoff Henrik
Published: July 2010

Old and new records of Lamyctes coeculus (Brölemann) show that the species is distributed cosmopolitically. Anthropochorous dispersal in connection with parthenogenesis (thelytoky) is regarded as the major responsible factor for the wide distribution.
The Life Cycle of Baëtis macani Kimmins (Ephemerida) in a Norwegian Mountain Biotope
Authors: Brittain John E.
Published: July 2010

The life cycle and aspects of the biology of Baëtis macani, a species restricted to Fennoscandia, are described from a small lake and its outflow at 1330 m a.s.l. near Finse, Norway (60°36' N, 7°30' E). Additional data are presented from Øvre Heimdalsvatn, a subalpine lake in the Jotunheim mountains (61°26' N, 8°52' E). At Finse the ice free period lasts only 3 1/2 months during which time nymphal development and emergence occur. It is probable that after winter diapause egg hatching occurs at the end of June in connection with the rise in temperature at ice break. Nymphal growth is rapid. Emergence begins in mid-August, reaches a peak during early September and continues until the beginning of October, shortly before ice forms again.
Descriptions of Platygastrinae from Sweden (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)
Authors: Huggert Lars
Published: July 2010

The new species Platygaster gracilipes and P. masneri are described. P. crassa Szelényi was given the new name P. szelenyii, because the name was preoccupied by Polygnotus crassus Kryg. & Schmiedek., which was transferred to Platygaster.
Genetic polymorphism and evolution in parthenogenetic animals. IV. Triploid Otiorrhynchus salicis Ström (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Lokki Juhani , Lankinen Pekka , Saura Anssi , Suomalainen Esko
Published: July 2010

The genetic variability at 20 enzyme loci in natural populations of Otiorrhynchus salicis Ström was studied by starch gel electrophoresis. Altogether 135 weevils were analyzed. The samples originated from a diploid bisexual population in Austria, from four triploid parthenogenetic populations in the Carpathian mountains, and from three triploid parthenogenetic populations in central Sweden. Altogether 16 different genotypes were found in triploid parthenogenetic populations. Two major types, comprising 39 out of the 76 parthenogenetic individuals, occur both in Scandinavia and in central Europe. The less frequent types can be derived from these through mutations. O. salicis is a flightless insect, which has been assumed to have overwintered the Würm glaciation in icefree refugia in Scandinavia. The overall genetic similarity found in the material suggests that the parthenogenetic race spread to its isolated Scandinavian area in postglacial times.
New and little-known Indian Asilidae (Diptera) I
Authors: Parui P. , Joseph A.N.T.
Published: July 2010

Five new species of genus Stenopogon Loew, from India are described and figured. A key of all Indian species is given viz. S.damias Walker, S.nigrofasciatus Brunetti, S.ambryon (Walker), S.subtus Bromley, S.nathani n.sp., S.pulverifer (Walker), S.oldroydi n.sp., S.pradhani n.sp., S.kherai n.sp., S.raven Bromley, and S.manipurensis n.sp.
Lectotypes, néotypes, et identification de Glypta nigriventris Ths. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)1
Authors: Aubert Jacques-F.
Published: July 2010

In 1968, I fixed a false neotype for Glypta nigriventris Ths., 1889, because four different species were under the same name in Thomson's collection. This erroneous neotype, even with the specific name written by Thomson, did not agree with the original description. It was also unknown at this time, that Thomson's small green labels represented the same locality as the white labels, inscribed "Rsiö". Only one female with this green label can be the true lectotype for Gl. nigriventris Ths. The numerous contradictory identifications have also been pointed out. My new lectotype from Ringsjön, confirms the taxonomy of Schmiedeknecht 1907, first revisor: Clypta extincta Ratz., 1852 (=nigriventris Ths, 1889).
Six new species of Microlepidoptera from northern Europe
Authors: Svensson Ingvar
Published: July 2010

Six new species of Microlepidoptera are described: Parornix traugotti n.sp., (Lithocolletiidae) from Denmark and southern Sweden, Coleophora peri n.sp. (Coleophoridae) from the island of Öland in Sweden, Elachista krogeri n.sp. (Elachistidae) from the extreme north of Sweden, E. vonschantzi n.sp. from the coast of northern Sweden, E. nielszuolffi n.sp. from the southern mountains of northern Sweden, and Nepticula lappovimella n.sp. (Nepticulidae) from northern Sweden and Finland.
Sisyrirna marlieri n.sp. from Zaire and Nigeria, the first representative of the genus in Africa (Neuroptera:Sisyridae)
Authors: Tjeder BO
Published: July 2010

Sisyrina marlieri n.sp. from Zaïre and Nigeria is described and notes on the characteristics and distribution of the genus are given.
Four new species of Conchapelopia Fittkau from Nepal
Authors: Murray Declan A.
Published: July 2010

Four new species of Tanypodinae are described from material collected by the 1967 Canadian Expedition to Nepal. These new species are now placed in the new nepalicola-group provisionally assigned to the genus Conchapelopia Fittkau. Definitive placing is not yet possible due to the lack of any juvenile material. A key to the males of the nepalicola-group is presented. A brief discussion of the phylogeny of the new species, C. buidonnai n.sp., C. dartofi n.sp., C. nepalicola n.sp. and C. setipalpis n.sp., and of the relationship of the nepalicola-group to other members of the Thienemannimyia Series is given. The group may be regarded as apomorphic but it stands in isolation from the main Palearctic Thienemannimyia Series. The unique form of the gonocoxite lobe is a diagnostic feature of the group.
Zur Kenntnis der Käferfauna der Kanarischen Inseln 20 Die Gattung Brachyderes Schönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Palm Thure
Published: July 2010

The genus Brachyderes Schönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). - B. lusitanicus (F.) was collected in 1953 and 1957 on Fuerteventura and reported here as new for the islands (f. typica). From Gomera and Lanzarote so far no species belonging to this genus is known. According to Harald and HÅkan Lindberg (1958:40-41) each of the islands of Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria has its own, specific species of Brachyderes. Viedma (1966:595), however, considers these four species to be geografically separated subspecies only, an opinion strongly supported by the results of this investigation: B. rugatus rugatus Woll. (La Palma), B.r.calvus Uytt. (Gran Canaria), B.r.sculpturatus Woll. (Tenerife) and B.r.hierroënsis Har. Lindb. (Hierro).
On the identity of Isotoma ekmani nom.nov. pro I. pallida Agrell, 1939 (nec Nicolet, 1842, Moniez, 1894) (Collembola: Isotomidae)
Authors: Fjellberg Arne
Published: July 2010

Isotoma notabilis Schäffer, I. agrelli Delamare and I. ekmani nom. nov. are easily separable by differences in the maxillary lamellae. I. ekmani is reported from Arctic Canada, Greenland and alpine habitats in Sweden and Norway. I. agrelli has been found in France and Norway. The distribution of I. notabilis is cosmopolitan.
Xenochlorodes magna n.sp. from Madeira (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Authors: Wolff Niels L.
Published: July 2010

Hemithea nubigena Wollaston, 1858 was described from Madeira where it occurred in abundance in the Erica-woods at the highest altitudes of the island, even on the extreme summit of the Pico Ruivo (1830 m a.s.l.). The species is still common in these localities, but has never been found outside Madeira. It is now transferred to the genus Xenochlorodes Warren, 1897. No other pure green-coloured species of Geometridae are known from Madeira. Pinker (1971) depicts a large green ♀ specimen of Geometridae from Madeira (Serra d'Agua) measuring 28 mm in wing expanse, compared with 15-20 mm in normal X. nubigena. Even so, Pinker regards this specimen as an abnormally developed giant of nubigena. Examination of new material (22 specimens), shows the large specimens to belong to a distinct species, described here as Xenochlorodes magna n.sp.
Habrocytus canariensis n.sp. from Tenerife (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)
Authors: Janzon Lars-Åke
Published: July 2010

Habrocytus canariensis n.sp. from Tenerife, Canary Islands is described.
Larval characters of Scandinavian Hylobius species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Lekander Bertil
Published: July 2010

The genus Hylobius Schönh. is represented by four species in Scandinavia: abietis L., piceus De G., pinastri Gyll. and transversovittatus Goeze. Larvae of the three first-mentioned species have been known earlier, but in connection with the description of the larva of transversovittatus, a revision of the larvae of all species was performed, resulting in a key. The different shape of the maxillae of the larvae of Pissodes and Hylobius is described for the first time.
Parasitoid spectrum of Acyrthosiphon-aphids in Central Asia (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae)
Authors: González Dan , Stary Petr
Published: July 2010

The spectrum of parasitoids (namely of Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris and A. gossypii Mordw.) is reviewed with respect to the host range of the particular species. Distribution of parasitoids is analysed with respect to the vertical zonation and corresponding changes in host range and relative abundance of the species. Monoctonus tianshanensis n.sp. (from Amphorophora rubi Kalt. and Impatientinum asiaticum Nevs.) and Aphidius popovi n.sp. (from Amphorophora catharinae Nevs.) are described.
Entomological collections in the contemporary world
Authors:   Ke Chung Kim
Published: July 2010

Entomological collections developed by taxonomists and taxonomically - inclined entomologists are unique resources for research, teaching and service activities in entomology. An entomological collection is a permanent information storage and retrieval system for insects and other arthropods. We must expand systematic research associated with entomological collections while meeting the escalating demand for taxonomic services from the user community. To achieve these objectives we should adopt more efficient storage and retrieval systems for entomological collections wherever possible. As we move to conserve the world's fauna and flora, all of us in the entomological community must be committed to the preservation of the principle that affirms free exchange of scientific specimens of insects and other arthropods among scientists of all nations for free scientific inquiry, and to the protection of science from unduly political legislation.
Functions of entomological collections
Authors: Kim K.C. , Lindroth Carl H.
Published: July 2010

It is emphasized that, though the primary goal of an entomological museum is to serve as fundament for taxonomic research, new and important branches of entomology have added other duties. Studies in biogeography and in analyses of infraspecific variation require storing of virtually unlimited samples of the natural populations. And all information on the ecology of species, in form of journals, diaries, correspondence etc. of the collectors, should be carefully preserved and arranged so as to permit exact reference from the insect specimen. It is also a duty of the museum to initiate the preservation of base material used in, for instance, physiological and genetic research.
Two new species of Pseudocaeciliidae (Psocoptera) from SE Europe
Authors: Meinander Martin
Published: July 2010

Description of Trimerocaecilius gen. n. popovi sp.n. and T. becheti sp.n. These are the first species of Pseudocaeciliidae recorded from the Western Palaearctic Region and they are in many respects more primitive than species of other genera of the family.
The genus Cricothrips Try bom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Authors: Bhatti J.S.
Published: July 2010

Cricothrips Trybom, hitherto placed under Taeniothrips, is restored to generic rank. It is redefined and its relations with Taeniothrips and other genera are discussed. The type species C. karnyi Trybom is redescribed and illustrated from the unique holotype.
Spiders of the genus Micaria Westr. from the Torneträsk area in Northern Swedish Lapland
Authors: Holm Åke
Published: July 2010

Micaria tripunctata n. sp. from the Abisko National Park in the Torneträsk area is described and M. pulicaria (Sund.) and M. aenea Thor. are reported from this area for the first time. Diagnoses and descriptions of their copulatory organs are given as also of M. alpina L. Koch, the only species of the genus previously known from the same area. A functional relationship between the retinaculum of the bulb of the male palp and a pair of small grooves, here designated as the retinacular pockets, is suggested.
Neotherevella, a new genus of Therevidae (Diptera) from the Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions
Authors: Lyneborg Leif
Published: July 2010

Neotherevella n.gen. is proposed as a replacement for Neothereva Kröber sensu Lyneborg (1976). Neothereva Kröber, 1912, is placed in new synonymy with Thereva Latreille, 1796, as the consequence of an overlooked designation of a type-species for Neothereva Kröber, 1912, by Kröber (1935). Neotherevella is fully described. Five specific names are placed in new combination with Neotherevella, which is known from Namibia, Mauritania, Algeria, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Uzbechistan and Mongolia. It is demonstrated that two species described in combination with Neothereva by Zaitzev (1970) do not belong to Neotherevella.
Nephopterix lucipetella n.sp. from southern Finland (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Authors: Jalava Jukka
Published: July 2010

Nephopterix lucipeiellu, a new species of the subfamily Phycitinae is described from the south coast of Finland.
The availability of insect collections for taxonomic research
Authors: Mound L.A.
Published: July 2010

Taxonomic collections must be available for study to present day scientists as well as to their successors in future generations. This conflict between present day availability and preservation for posterity is discussed with reference to general collections as well as primary types. Collections of biological specimens for reference purpose and taxonomic research are essentially archival material needing to be segregated from collections used for teaching or exhibitions purposes. As with all archival material reference specimens and primary types should be deposited where their long term preservation can be safely assured.
The Afrotropical species of Phycus Walker (Diptera: Therevidae)
Authors: Lyneborg Leif
Published: July 2010

Thirteen species of Phycus Walker are recorded from the Afrotropical region. All the species are keyed and described. Antennae and male terminalia are illustrated. Caenophanomyia Bezzi, 1902, Paraphycus Becker, 1923, and Caenophaniella Séguy, 1941, are synonymized with Phycus for the first time. The following seven species are described as new: gracilis (Gambia), annulipes (Kenya), robustus (Nigeria), stylatus (Kenya), mirabilis (Rhodesia), flavus (Transvaal) and fulvus (Namibia). New combinations are Phycus rufofemoralis (Kröber, 1933), and P. kroeberi (Brauns, 1924); both were originally described in Caenophanomyia. New specific synonyms are: Caenophaniella nigra Séguy, 1941 = Phycus rufofemoralis (Kröber, 1933); Phycus maculipennis Kröber, 1939 = Phycus breviscapus Brunetti, 1929; Paraphycus piceus Becker, 1923 = Phycus rufofemoratus Kröber, 1913; Phycus bicinctus Kröber, 1924 = Phycus marginatus Kröber, 1912; Phycus sobrinus Brunetti, 1929 = Phycus marginatus Kröber, 1912.
Revision of the Scatopsidae (Diptera) in Zetterstedt's collection, with lectotype designations
Authors: Andersson Hugo
Published: July 2010

The Scatopsidae in Zetterstedt's collections have been revised. Lectotypes for the following taxa are designated: Scatopse geniculata Zett., 1850=Reichertella geniculata (Zett.); S. flavitarsis Zett., 1850=Coboldia fuscipes (Meig.); S. albitarsis Zett., 1850=Holoplagia albitarsis (Zett.) and Aspistes nigripes Zett., 1860=Anapausis nigripes (Zett.), syn: A. palustris Edwards, 1925, n.syn.
Heterothops stiglundbergi n.sp. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Authors: Israelson Gunnar
Published: July 2010

Heterothops stiglundbergi n.sp. is described and figured from a single male specimen collected in Scania, southern Sweden.
Pyrobombus lapponicus auct., in Europe recognized as two species: P. lapponicus (Fabricius, 1793) and P. monticola (Smith, 1849) (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Bombinae)
Authors: Svensson Bo G.
Published: July 2010

Pyrobombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Fabricius, 1793) and P. (P.) monticola (Smith, 1849) are described from type material. The male and worker are described of the former; the lectotype and a paralectotype (worker) are designated and in addition the male of P. monticola is described. Type studies of rondoui Vogt, 1909 and scandinavicus Friese, 1911, previously regarded as subspecies of P. lapponicus, revealed conspecificity with P. monticola. Furthermore, the subspecies hypsophilus Skorikov, 1912 and konradini Reinig, 1965 are also regarded as forms of P. monticola. The status of glacialis Schneider, 1902 is uncertain. P. lapponicus is distributed in northern Europe: Fennoscandia - eastwards in the northern parts of the USSR, while P. monticola exhibits a boreo-alpine distribution: Fennoscandia, eastwards on the Kola peninsula, the British Isles, Italy, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Balkan mountains. In Fennoscandia P. lapponicus is found both in alpine/subalpine habitats and in adjacent coniferous forests, whereas P. monticola is restricted to alpine/subalpine areas. A comparative diagnosis of the two species, reinforced by drawings, is given. Metric studies of male abdominal sternite 7, hind basitarsus and position of ocelli on the vertex of queens were made to establish their diagnostic value. Some remarks on the biology of both species are also provided. The status of the Nearctic forms allied to P. lapponicus are discussed.
A revision of the types of the Hemiteles spp. described by Thomson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Authors: Horstmann Klaus
Published: July 2010

C. G. Thomson (1884-1888) described 74 species of Hemiteles Gravenhorst (s.l.) for which 22 lectotypes are here designated. 8 new synonyms are indicated and H. fasciatus Thomson, 1884 (preocc. by Heer 1850) is named Theroscopus fasciatulus nom. nov.
Revision of the European species of the genus Hadrodactylus Förster (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Part 1
Authors: Idar Mattias
Published: July 2010

My revision of European Hadrndactylus Förster is continued by a key to the 21 species known to me. Descriptions of H. spiraculator n.sp. and H. graminicola n.sp. are given. Nine species are illustrated: H. tiphae (Geoffr.), H. flavifrontator (Thunb.), H. spiraculator n.sp. H. graminicola n.sp., H. faciator (Thunb.), H. vulneratus (Zett.), H. gracilis (Steph.), H. semirufus (Hlgr.) and H. rectinervis Rn.
Revision of the European species in the Isotoma olivacea-group (Collembola: Isotomidae)
Authors: Fjellberg Arne
Published: July 2010

The paper includes the following species: Isotoma antennalis (Bagnall, 1940), I. blufusata Fjellberg, 1978, I. divergens Axelson, 1900, I. fennica Reuter, 1895, I. germanica Hüther & Winter, 1961, I. hiemalis Schött, 1893, I. infuscata (Murphy, 1959), I. nanseni Fjellberg, 1978, I. neglecta Schäffer, 1900, I. nivea Schäffer, 1896, I. olivacea Tullberg, 1871, I. propinqua Axelson, 1902, I. ruseki n.sp., I. tigrina (Nicolet, 1842), I. tshernovi Martynova, 1974 and I. violacea Tullberg, 1876. A key for separation of the species is given.
Revised key to larvae of Beraeidae in NW Europe (Trichoptera)
Authors: Wiberg-Larsen Peter
Published: July 2010

Collected larvae and larvae reared out to adults were used to construct a revised key to the larvae of Beraeidae in NW Europe. Additional taxonomic notes for the safe separation of the larvae are also provided and habitats and geographical distribution are outlined.
Parornix atripalpella n.sp. from SE Sweden (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
Authors: Wahlström Sten
Published: July 2010

Parornix atripalpella n.sp. (Gracillariidae) from the island of Öland, Sweden, in the Baltic is described and figured.
The Trechus species of the Canary Islands (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Authors: Israelson Gunnar , Palm Thure
Published: July 2010

Trechus tenoensis n.sp. is described from Tenerife; T. felix antonii Jeannel is regarded as a proper species and T. atlanticus Pawlowski as a synonym of T. flavocircumdatus Jeannel. Elytral chaetotaxy in the flavolimbatus-group and affinities of T. laureticola Jeannel are discussed. A key is given for the Tenerife species.
Nigerian Heteroceridae (Coleoptera) with description of Heterocerus planoincertus n.sp
Authors: Charpentier Reinhold
Published: July 2010

The Heterocerus fauna of Nigeria is collated. H. medius Charpentier and H. nodieri Grouv. are recorded as new to the country and H. planoincertus n.sp. is described.
Two new species of the genus Pteromalus Swed. from Sweden (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae)
Authors: Hedqvist Karl-Johan
Published: July 2010

Pteromalus sylveni n.sp. from the Province of Öland, S Sweden and P. osmiae n.sp. from Lapland, N Sweden are described and figured.
On the identity of Tinea tunbergella Fabricius, 1787 and Tinea thunbergella Fabricius, 1794 (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae, Gracillariidae)
Authors: Schmidt Nielsen Ebbe , Kristensen Niels P. , Heath John
Published: July 2010

The moths described by Fabricius in 1787 and 1794 as Tinea tunbergella and T. thunbergella respectively are not conspecific. The former name is valid for a micropterigid whereas the latter is a junior subjective synonym of the gracillarid Caloptilia alchimiella (Scopoli). A neotype of the former and a lectotype of the latter are designated.
New and little-known Indian Asilidae (Diptera) III
Authors: Parui P. , Joseph A.N.T.
Published: July 2010

Clephydroneura indiana n.sp., C. wilcoxi n.sp., C. lali n.sp., C. nelsoni n.sp., C. martini n.sp., C. gravelyi n.sp., C. nilaparvata n.sp., C. anamalaiensis n.sp., C. apicalis Oldroyd, C. duvaucelli (Macquart), C. pulla Oldroyd, C. sundaica (Jaennicke) and C. brevipennis Oldroyd are dealt with in this paper. A key to the Indian species of Clephydroneura Becker is also given.
New genera and species of the tribe Deltocephalini from South America (Homoptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae)
Authors: Linnavuori Rauno E. , Delong Dwight M.
Published: July 2010

The following new taxa of the tribe Deltocephalini are described and illustrated: Amplicephalus (Nanctasus) aurantiacus n.sp. (Peru), A. (s.str.) campanus n.sp. (Argentina), A. (s.str.) luridus n.sp. (Brazil), Amblycellus laticeps n.sp. (Argentina), Bolivaia lobata n.gen., n.sp. (Bolivia), Granimella longifurcata n.sp. (Brazil), Loreta bifasciata n.sp. (Brazil), L. sexmaculata n.sp. (Paraguay), Reventazonia pallida n.sp. (Brazil), Cruziella trispinosa n.gen., n. sp. (Bolivia), Picchuia pungens n.gen., n.sp. (Peru), Haldorus parallelocornis inaequalis n.ssp. (Brazil), H. nigrifrons n.sp. (Bolivia), H. clypeatus n.sp. (Brazil), and H. longistylus n.sp. (Brazil). The male genitalia of Haldorus furcatus Cld. (Puerto Rico, Brazil) are illustated.
Differential taxonomy of Haemogamasus nidi Michael, 1892 and H. nidiformis Bregetova, 1955 (Acari, Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)
Authors: Lundqvist Lars , Edler Anders
Published: July 2010

A collection of Haemogamasus nidi Michael, 1892 and H. nidiformis Bregetova, 1955 from Scandinavia and NE USSR was compared with type material. Differences in the number of setae and the relative length and area of the genito-ventral shield can be used to seperate females of the two species.
Origin and genetics of industrial melanism of Oligia strigilis (L.) in Finland (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Authors: Mikkola Kauri
Published: July 2010

The melanism of Oligia strigilis (L.) occurs in Finland as geugraphical isolates, whereas that of O. latruncula (D. & Sch.) has a continuous distribution. The local populations of O. strigilis differ from each other in the colouration of the melanic moths and in the relationship between the numerical ratio of the colour forms and stage of air pollution. It appears that melanism has arisen independently in several localities, since diffuse gene flow between localities or from outside Finland seems improbable. According to this mosaic distribution and since the oldest melanic moths known from Finland date from 1961, an early stage of industrial melanism might be in evidence. - Two pairings showed that melanic colouration is a dominant character which seems to be controlled by a single gene pair. The role played by multiple allelism and/or incompleteness of the dominance in the variation of the external appearance of the melanics needs further investigation.
Eilema torstenii n.sp. and E. iberica n.sp. from Spain, with notes on E. pseudocomplana (Daniel) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
Authors: von MENTZER Erik
Published: July 2010

Eilema torstenii n.sp. from Mallorca and E. iberica from Aragón and Catalonia are described and figured. Morphologically, E. torstenii n.sp. is closest to E. caniola (Hübner) while E. iberica is closest to E. complana (Linné). The morphology of E. pseudocomplana (Daniel) is discussed. This species was previously found in Turkey and Iran only but is now also found in Yugoslavia and France.
Three species of the genus Leptacinus Er. described by Kraatz in 1859 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Authors: Smetana A.
Published: July 2010

The original material of Leptacinus trigonocephalus Kraatz, 1859, L. tricolor Kraatz, 1859, and L. flavipennís Kraatz, 1859, was studied. L. trigonocephalus is assigned to the genus Leptacinus Er., the remaining two are re-elevated to species rank and assigned to the genus Phacophallus Coiff. All three are redescribed and figured. Original material of Phacophallus rubricollis (Reitter, 1899) and Phacophallus rubricollis (Casey, 1906) was studied, and both names were found to be junior synonyms of Phacophallus tricolor (Kraatz, 1859).-Lectotypes are designated for Leptacinus trigonocephalus Kraatz, Phacophallus tricolor (Kraatz), P. rubricollis (Reitter), P. rubricollis (Casey), and P. flavipennis (Kraatz).
A remarkable scuttlefly, Megaselia senegalensis n.sp. (Diptera: Phoridae)
Authors: Disney R.H.L.
Published: July 2010

Megaselia senegalensis n.sp. is described from six females collected in Sénégal. It is immediately distinguished from all other species of Megaselia by the enormous enlargement of the costal cilia in the distal half of the dorsal row and by the presence of a short ridge of modified setae on the posterior face of the hind tibiae.
Alaptus globularis n.sp. from Central Norway (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Authors: Solem John O. , Sveum Per
Published: July 2010

Alaptus globularis n.sp., collected in the subalpin birch belt in Central Norway is described and figured. It seems to be closest related to A. antillanus Cheke & Turner and A. tritrichosus Malac.
Pseudrileya brasiliensis n.gen., n.sp. from Brazil (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Eurytomidae)
Authors: Hedqvist Karl-Johan
Published: July 2010

A new genus Pseudrileya with the type species P. brasiliensis n.sp. from Brazil, is figured and described. The new genus is somewhat intermediate between Rileya Ashmead and Calorileya Crawford.
Idaea ibizaria n. sp. from Spain (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Authors: von MENTZER Erik
Published: July 2010

Idaea ibizaria n. sp. from Ibiza (Spain, Balearic Isles) is decribed and figured and placed systematically nearest to Idaea albitorquata (Pglr.).
A new species of Nasonovia Mordvilko from North America (Homoptera: Aphididae)
Authors: Heie Ole E.
Published: July 2010

Nasonovia (Kakimia) stroyani n.sp. from the Pacific states of USA is described. The host plants are Tellima and Boykinia (Saxifragaceae). The species is closely related to N. (K.) cynosbati (Oestlund), but differs by having apterous males. Keys to apterous and alate viviparous females of the new species and various populations of N. (K.) cynosbati are given.
Some replacement names in the Dolichopodidae (Diptera)
Authors: Dyte C.E.
Published: July 2010

Replacement names are provided for the preoccupied names Cheirocerus Parent, Balfouria Parent, Microtes Becker, and Schizorhynchus Parent; and for Chrysotus setosus Van Duzee, not Giebel; Diaphorus praestans Parent, 1933, not Parent, 1931; Campsicnemus mirabilis Frey, not Grimshaw; and Dolichopus uliginosus Becker not Van Duzee.
Description of Micropsectra tori n.sp. from Greenland, with notes on the recurvata-group (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: Säwedal Lars
Published: July 2010

The imago ♂ of Micropseclra tori n.sp. from Greenland is described and its ecology is briefly discussed. Together with M. lacustris Säwedal and M. recurvala Goetghebuer it forms the recurvala-group of the genus Micropsectra Kieffer. It is most probable that the North American species M. xantha (Roback) also belongs to this species group. A key to the imagines (♂♂) of the first three mentioned species is presented. The species are illustrated.
Apocephalus laceyi n.sp. (Diptera: Phoridae) attacking Camponotus femoratum (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Brazil
Authors: Disney R.H.L.
Published: July 2010

Apocephalus laceyi n.sp. from Brazil is described from eight females and one male caught attacking the ant Camponollls femoratum (F.) in Brazil.
Limoniinae, tribe Toxorhinini (Diptera: Tipulidae) from Senegal and the Gambia
Authors: Tjeder BO
Published: July 2010

Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) alexanderi n.sp. (Diptera: Tipulidae) is described, and a redescription of the type specimen of the related T. (C.) cornigera (Speiser, 1907) is given. The characteristics of the subgenus Ceratocheilus are discussed and the peculiar structure corniculus is figured and compared with the corresponding organ in Trichoneura (Ceralolimnobia) munroi Alexander, 1920, of the tribe Lechriini. The abdominal terminalia of the female of T. (C.) munroi have also been studied and similarities with those of T. (C.) alexanderi n.sp. are pointed out.
Holocoeliella nom. nov. for Holocoelia Huggert, 1976 (preocc.) (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea)
Authors: Huggert Lars
Published: July 2010

Holocoelia Huggert, 1976 is found to be a synonym of Holocoelia Steinmann, 1913 and is hereby replaced by Holocoeliella nom.n.
The psyllids (Homoptera: Psylloidea) of Mallorca
Authors: Hollis D. , Hodkinson I.D.
Published: July 2010

Rhachistoneura n. gen. (type species R. varicicosla n. sp.) Rhodochlanis suaedae n. sp. and Strophingia hispanica n. sp. are described and figured. Rhachisloneura (host plant probably Erica/Calluna) is close to Agonoscena End., Acaerus Log. and Lisronia Log. Rhodochlanis suaedae (host plant Suaeda vera) is close to R. parvipllnctatlls Log. while Strophingia hispanica (host plant Erica multiflora) is closest to S. arborea Log. The separation and synonymy of the mediterranean Agonoscefla is discussed and the species are figured. Agonoscena cisti (Put.), Euphyllura fasciata Horv., Arytainilla eytisi (Put.), Psylla alaterni Först, Trioza chenopodii Reut., Trioza galii Först and Trioza trisignata Löw are recorded from Mallorca for the first time. KEYWORDS: Psylloidea, Homoptera, Rhachistoneura, Rhodochlanis, Strophingia, Agonoscena, species descriptions, Spain, Mallorca.
A dry-season collection of Short-horned Grasshoppers from Gambia (Orthoptera: Acridomorphoidea)
Authors: Johnsen Palle
Published: July 2010

Material consisting of 58 species from Gambia is commented on. 46 of these species are first records for Gambia. Including published records a total of 65 species is now known from this country. Tylotropidius royi is considered synonymous with T. gracilipes. Statistics of distributional patterns within Africa of the Gambian fauna are attempted.
Studies on Platycheirus Lepeletier & Serville: P. complicatus Becker, P. latimanus (Wahlberg) and P. boreomontanus nom. nov. (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Authors: Nielsen Tore R.
Published: July 2010

Platycheirus complicatus Becker, 1889 and P. lalimanlls (Wahlberg, 1844) belong to a species group without dilated front tibiae and only slightly dilated front metatarsi in the males. The profile of the face is rather protruding and the abdominal spots yellowish brown. Just a few characters seem to separate the males of the two species. - P. monticolus Nielsen, 1972 is found to be a junior secondary homonym of Melanostoma monticola Jones, 1917, now transferred to Platycheirus. The replacement name P. boreomonlanus nom. novo is given. - A key is provided to males and females and figures of P. Iatimanus, P. complicatus and P. subordinatus are given.
North African Dilophus Meigen, with description of D. maghrebensis n.sp. (Diptera: Bibionidae)
Authors: Haenni Jean-Paul
Published: July 2010

Palaearctic North African Dilophus Meig. are listed and briefly discussed, and a key to the species of the febrilis (L.)-group is given. D. maghrebensis n.sp. from Tunisia is described and figured. D. beckeri Pecina is synonymized with beckeri (Hardy).
Notes on some species of Geometridae and Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) described by J. C. Fabricius
Authors: Mikkola Kauri
Published: July 2010

Notes on the nomenclature of four species of Geometridae and three species of Noctuidae described by J. C. Fabricius are presented. Five new synonyms are introduced, seven Iectotypes are designated and one new combination is established: Eublemma minutata (F.) (= Melipotis noctualis (Hb.)). Applications have been made to the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature to give two currently used names precedence over Fabrician senior synonyms: Ecliptopera capitata (H.-S.) overE. posticata (F.) and Psodos coracina (Esp.) over P. hirtata (F).
Post-embryonic development and geographical variation in Sweden of Lithobius crassipes L. Koch (Chilopoda: Lithobiidae)
Authors: Andersson Göran
Published: July 2010

The variation during development in the following characters of Lithobius crassipes is described: body-length, head-length, ratio head-length/body-length and head-length/headwidth, number of coxal pores, ocelli, antennal articles and teeth on forcipular coxosternite, projections on tergites 9, 11 and 13, spinulation on the last pair of legs (DampP on all legs), accessory apical claws on the 15th pair of legs, genitalia and the pattern on the cephalic shield. Also the difference between male and female and the correlation with size within each post-larval stadium are given. The boundary between juvenile and adult stadia and the number of post-larval stadia are discussed. L. crassipes shows a geographical variation in Sweden and can be divided into western and south-eastern groups (W and SE). There are differences between the two groups especially in spinulation and pattern on the cephalic shield. So far there is no decision of their taxonomical status.
Scandinavian entomologists 8 - Wolter Hellén
Authors: Silfverberg Hans
Published: July 2010

A short biography of Wolter Hellén (1890-1979) is given, together with a bibliography of his entomological papers and a list of the 22 generic and 260 specific names introduced by him. For those names which have been synonymized or transferred, the name in current use is also given.
A generic revision of the group Prosmidiites (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Authors: Silfverberg Hans
Published: July 2010

A phylogenetic analysis is presented of the African genus group Prosmidiites, with a discussion of its position within Luperini and a zoogeographic survey. Zinjotella Silfv. is reduced to a subgenus of Laetiacantha Lab., and Neolaetana Lab. to a subgenus of Prosmidia Wse. Trichacanthina Silfv. is described within Prosmidia for P. maculosa Wse. The female genitalia of Shungwayana trifasciata (All.) are described.
Contributions to the taxonomy of the European species of Chionea Dalman (Diptera: Limoniidae)
Authors: Krzeminski Wieslaw
Published: July 2010

The status of subg. Chionea and subg. Niphadobata is defined on the basis of the morpho-Iogy of the male genitalia and a key for the determination of European species of these two subgenera is given.
Re visional notes on some European Helochares Muls. (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Authors: Hansen Michael
Published: July 2010

The European species of the Helochares lividus-group are examined, and it is found to include three species, H. lividus Forst., H. punctatus Sharp, and H. obscurus Müll.; thus, punctatus is considered a distinct species, and not as previously, synonymous with obscurus. Differences in morphology, distribution and choice of habitat are discussed. The relevant type material is examined.