bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Designation of lectotypes in Allygus Fieber (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha)
Authors: Ossiannilsson Frej
Published: July 2010

It is stated that two Allygus species have been mixed up under the name of Allygus mixtus (F.), one of them being A. mixtus in the sense of Ribaut (1952). Ferrari (1882) described 4 "varieties" of mixtus. By examination of the syntypes of Ferrari and designation of Iectotypes the I established that the "nameless" species should be known under the name of Allygus communis (Ferrari).
Redescriptions of Vertagopus brevicaudus (Carpenter, 1900) and V. reuteri (Schott, 1893), two arctic species of Collembola (Isotomidae)
Authors: Fjellberg Arne
Published: July 2010

The two species are redescribed on the basis of new naterial from arctic Canada and NE Siberia. V. brevicaudus is distinguished by its blue black body, head and first antennal segment, contrasting with the white or yellow 2-3 apical antennal segments. Details on the morphology are given. V. reuteri resembles the Scandinavian V. sarekensis (Wahlgren), but differs by colour pattern, the strongly enlarged antennae in reproductive males (epitoky) and other details. V. reuteri appears to be univoltine. Both species are so far only known from arctic tundra.
Revision of European species of Siphona Meigen (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Authors: Andersen Stig
Published: July 2010

A revision of the European species of Siphona Meigen (1803) is presented. New diagnostic characters, especially based on structural differences in the male and female genitalia, are introduced. Also the traditionally used characters are revised. Four species are described as new: ingerae, mesnili and variutu from Denmark, and martini from Sweden. Thirteen other species are diagnosed. All seventeen species are keyed, and details of the genitalia are illustrated. Two lectotypes are designated. Notes on the affinities and distribution of the species are given. The biology is reviewed and possible host-parasite relationships are presented in an annotated list. True aerial swarming (synorchesia) of male Tachinidae is reported for the first time.
Derovatellus onorei n.sp. from Congo (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Biström Olof
Published: July 2010

Derovatellus (Varodetellus) onorei n.sp. is described from one male and one female specimen, collected in Congo Brazzaville. Male genitalia and spermatheca are illustrated.
European species of Arthrolytus Thomson (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared from cynipid oak galls, with descriptions of two new species
Authors: Askew R.R. , Nieves Aldrey J.L.
Published: July 2010

Arthrolytus nanus n.sp. and A. incisus n.sp. are described from material reared from cynipid galls on oak, and their systematic positions are discussed. They and A. ocellus (Walker) are the first European species of Arthrolytus to be associated with Cynipidae.
Hovahydrus n.gen. from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Biström Olof
Published: July 2010

Hovahydrus n.gen., with four recognized species-H. minutissimus (Régimbart), H. praetextus (Guignot), H. perrieri (Fairmaire) and H. sinapi (Guignot)-is described. The genus occurs in Madagascar. The four species assigned to Hovahydrus n.gen. have all been previously described and until now included in the genus Hyphydrus. Redescriptions together with illustrations of the male genitalia and a key to the species are given. Lectotypes for H. minutissimus and H. perrieri are designated.
Post-embryonic development of Lithobius calcaratus C. L. Koch (Chilopoda: Lithobiidae)
Authors: Andersson Göran
Published: July 2010

The variation during development in the following characters of Lithobius calcaratus is described: body-length, head-length, ratio head-length/body-length and head-length/ head-width, 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, accessory apical claws on the 15th pair of legs, genitalia, male secondary sex character 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.
On a collection of oribatid mites from Bali, Indonesia (Acari: Cryptostigmata)
Authors: Hammer Marie
Published: July 2010

84 species of oribatids from Bali, Indonesia are recorded here, of which 78 for the first time. 18 new species are described: Trhypochthoniellus ramosus, Micretegaeus rimosus, Gihhicepheus latohumeralis, Eremulus baliensis, E. bella, Discosuctobelba reticulata, Flagrosuctobelba sinuaia, Suctobelbella magnodentata, S. baliensis, S. armata, S. semidentata, Machadobelba foliata. Striatoppia quadrilineata, Oppia minutisetosa, O. baliensis, Scapheremaeus semiconvexus, Micreremaeus subnitidus, Hypozetes aviger. 59 of the species already known are recorded from Java, the remaining seven speciea are widely distributed. The Bali specimens of four already known species differ from the original description; the differences are given here.
Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from SE U.S.A., with descriptions of Plhudsonia, Unniella and Platysmittia n. genera and Atelopodella n.subgen
Authors: Sæther Ole A.
Published: July 2010

3 new genera and 1 new subgenus are described: Plhudsonia n.gen. apparently related to Austrobrillia Freeman; Georthocladius Strenzke subgen. Atelopodella n.subgen.; Unniella n.gen. near Mesosmittia Brundin, but with genitalia resembling the Parakiefferiella group; and Platysmittia n.gen. related to Mesosmittia Brundin and Unniella n.gen. The genera Antillocladius Sasther, Lipurometriocnemus Sæther, Stilocladius Rossaro and Bryophaenocladius Thienemann are emended. A key to male imagines of Antillocladius is given. 10 new species are described: Plhudsonia partita, Antillocladius arcuatus, Antillocladius pluspilalus, Lipurometriocnemus vixlobatus, Psilometriocnemus cristatus, Atelopodella curticornus, Compterosmittia clavigera, Stilocladius clinopecten, Bryophaenocladius psilacrus, Unniella multivirga, and Platysmittia fimbriata. The description of Georthocladius (Atelopodella) curticornus is based on female, pupa and larva, while that of Psilometriocnemus cristatus and Stilocladius clinopecten includes male, female, pupa and larva; of Plhudsonia partita male and pupa, and the remaining ones are based on male imagines only. The South Carolina population of Diplocladius cultriger is compared with other Nearctic material and a male from Finse, Norway, and the possibility of non-conspecificity pointed out. Two unassociated pupae are described, one belonging to a genus near Brillia Kieffer, and one to a genus near Psilometriocnemus Sæther. One peculiar, unassociated larva is described apparently related to Acamptocladius Brundin. The orthoclad fauna treated show strong evidence of an ancestral generalized track between the southeastern states and the Antilles as well as evidence of common Gondwanean origin with some related genera from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand.
Description of the egg and larva of Euphranta connexa (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and of the egg of its parasitoid Scambus brevicornis (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea)
Authors: Janzon Lars-Åke
Published: July 2010

The eggs of Euphranta connexa (Fabricius) and Scambus brevicornis (Gravenhorst) are described for the first time. Although the 3rd instar larva of E. connexa has briefly been described from Czechoslovakia, Swedish specimens are shorter, have fewer tubules in the anterior respiratory organ and the interspiracular bristles of the posterior respiratory organ look different. SEM studies of the 3rd instar larva also revealed ultrastructural characters of taxonomic significance. This is clearly shown in comparisons made with other tephritid species.
Description of Nidnurbia n. gen. with notes on the distribution of Micropsectra Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: Säwedal Lars
Published: July 2010

The monotypic genus Nidnurbia n. gen. is described. The genus belongs to the tribe Tanytarsini of the subfamily Chironominae. A redescription of N. capicola (Freeman, 1955) n. comb. from the Cape Province, South Africa, is presented. The species was described as a member of the genus Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909 by Freeman. A study of the type material revealed that it is not closely related to Micropsectra. This fact is of zoogeographical interest because it drastically alters the concept of Micropsectra distribution. It is found, when N. capicola is excluded, that Micropsectra displays a Holarctic distributional pattern. The great majority of species occur in this region. Only a small number transgress into the Oriental region. No species has been reported from the Neotropical and Australian regions.
Fannia stigi n.sp. from Scandinavia (Diptera: Fanniidae)
Authors: Rognes Knut
Published: July 2010

Fannia stigi n.sp is described from the subalpine region of SW Norway and northern Sweden. It belongs to the spathiophora subgroup of the postica species-group. It is compared with western Palaearctic members of this subgroup. A lectotype is designated for F. bisetosa Ringdahl, 1926, whose synonymy withF. aethiops Malloch, 1913 is confirmed.
A key to the identification of the known third-stage larvae of the Fennoscandian species of the genus Agabus Leach (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Nilsson Anders N.
Published: July 2010

The Fennoscandian species of Agabus Leach with described larvae are listed together with a bibliography of descriptions of the different larval instars. A key is provided for the identification of the third-stage larvae of 24 of the 36 Fennoscandian species in the genus. Some taxonomical remarks are added.
Das Genus Acanthodoryctes Turner (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae)
Authors: Fischer Maximilian
Published: July 2010

The two know species of Acanthodoryctes Turner, A. gilberti Turner and A. morleyi (Froggatt), are redescribed. Important morphological details are figured. A key for the identification of the genera of the subtribe Doryctina is proposed.
A redefinition of Acamptocladius Brundin, 1956 (syn. Phycoidella Saether, 1971, n. syn.) (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of A. reissi n.sp
Authors: Sæther Ole A. , Cranston Peter S.
Published: July 2010

Acamptocladius Brundin, 1956 is shown to be a senior synonym of Phycoidella Saether, 1971, and the generic diagnosis emended. A new combination, Acamptocladius dentolatens (Saether, 1971), is established. The male and female imagines of A. submontanus are redescribed and the possible larva described. A new species, A. reissi, is described in all stages and both sexes. A key to the three species is given for all stages and both sexes. All larvae have been found in acid and humic pools and lakes. Some presumed first instar larvae found in unionid mussels may belong to Acamptocladius.
Atheta (Badura) ehnstroemi n.sp. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with short review of other known species of Badura
Authors: Baranowski Rickard
Published: July 2010

Atheta (Badura) ehnstroemi n.sp. is described from material collected in central and northern Sweden. The lectotype of A. macrocera (Thomson) is designated. A key to the known species of Badura is given. Their diagnostic characters and taxonomic relationship to each other is discussed. Species of Badura can easily be distinguished by the shape of median lobe and copulatory piece of aedeagus but a number of other important characters are also mentioned. Ecological and distributional information is given for each species.
Canacidae of Israel, with a review of the paiaearctic species of the genus Canace Haliday (Diptera)
Authors: Mathis Wayne N.
Published: July 2010

Israel occupies a pivotal position in the Palaearctic Region from the standpoint of zoogeography, being strongly influenced by faunal elements from Asia and Africa. The Canacidae of Israel also reflect this phenomenon, although only two species are known to occur there: one species, C. salonitana Strobl, is typically Mediterranean, the other, Nocticanaci sinaiensis n.sp., represents the Indo-Pacific region. The genus Canace, s.str., is reviewed, with one new species, C. actites, from the Canary and Madeira Islands. All species considered are keyed and figured.
Tingidae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from Gambia and Senegal
Authors: Rodrigues P. Duarte
Published: July 2010

The Tingidae collected by the two expeditions of Zool. Mus., Lund Univ. to Gambia and Senegal are studied; one new species, Agramma reticulatum found in Gambia and Senegal is described; 11 species are newly recorded from Gambia and 3 species from Senegal. Key words: Tingidae, taxonomy, distribution.
Post-embryonic development of Lithobius microps Meinert (Chilopoda: Lithobiidae)
Authors: Andersson Göran
Published: July 2010

The variation during development in the following characters of Lithobius microps is described: body-length, head-length, ratio head-length/body-length and head-length/ head-width, 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, 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, the number of post-larval stadia and the geographical variation in the number of antennal articles and coxal pores are discussed.
Descriptions and redescriptions of Trichopria species from Africa and the Oriental & Australian regions (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea: Diapriidae)
Authors: Huggert Lars
Published: July 2010

Lectotypes and paralectotypes were designated for the following species, which are redescribed: Trichopria stratiomyiae Kieffer (Algeria, ex. Stratiomyia anubis Wiedemann), T. kenyae Kieffer (Kenya) and T. alticola Kieffer (Kenya). Described as new is T. fumipennis n.sp. (Gabon) reared from puparia of Drosophila libellulosa Tsacas & Legrand which is an egg-parasite of Malgassophlebia aequatoris Legrand (Odonata). T. longula Sundholm (S. Africa, Natal) is found in numbers in The Gambia, W. Africa. T. tachinidarllm Ferrière (Java, ex. tachinid puparia) is redescribed and compared to T. billaevora n.sp. (New Caledonia) reared from the tachinid Billaea agrianomei Musil.
Karyosystematics and morphology of Northern Chironomus (Diptera: Chironomidae): Freshwater species with larvae of the salinarius-type
Authors: Wülker Wolfgang F. , Butler Malcolm G.
Published: July 2010

C. hyperboreus Staeg., C. islandicus K., C. tardus Butler, C. cucini Webb, C. major n.sp. and C. neocorax n.sp. were found to belong to the thummi-complex (chromosome arm combination AB, CD, EF, G). They can be characterized by primitive banding patterns, heterochromatinized centromeres, scarcity of inversion polymorphism, poor chromosome structures and frequently incomplete pairing of the homologous chromosomes. The six species have identical or very similar chromosome arms A, E and F, whereas the banding patterns of arms B, C, D and G as well as the position of nucleolar organizers and Balbiani rings allow clear distinction of the species. Few morphological differences could be detected between larvae and between adults. Freshwater species with salinarius-type larvae are found predominantly in northern areas. Their position in the phylogenetic system of the genus is discussed as well as the possible adaptive significance of the presence or absence of tubuli on the larval abdomen.
Seven new species of Tenebrionidae from the Old World (Coleoptera)
Authors: Ferrer Julio
Published: July 2010

Descriptions and figures are given for Alphasida (Glabrasida) lassallei n.sp. (Spain), Pseudopedinus palmi n.sp. (Thailand), Ancophthalmus backlundi n.sp. (Zimbabwe), Crypsis migliaccioi n.sp. (Nepal). Alphitobius niger n.sp. (Tanzania), Eupezus (E.) danielssoni n.sp. (Kenya) and E.(E.) dauni n.sp. (Zimbabwe).
On Telenomus, mainly European; redescriptions, new taxa, synonymies and combinations (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea: Scelionidae)
Authors: Huggert Lars
Published: July 2010

The genus Nanopria Kieffer is synonymized with Telenomlls Haliday. Lectotypes were designated for Telenomus othus Haliday, T. heteropterus Haliday and T. laricis Walker. New names proposed are: T. abbreviatus and T. nysivorus, T. coccivorus Mayr is retained as a valid species and three new combinations are proposed. New described species are: T. eumicrosomoides and T. incisus. Synonymized species are: T. praetabani Szabó, T. oophagus Nikolskaya, T. stratiomyidarum (Szabó), T. nonnitens Szabó, T. pappi Szabó, T. longiclavatus and T. depressus (Szabó). Szabó's erroneously designated neotypes for T. othus and T. coccivonis are rejected.
Revision of European Synomelix Förster (Hymenoptera: Icheumonidae) with description of S. faciator n.sp
Authors: Idar Mattias
Published: July 2010

The genus Synomelix Förster (Zemiophora Förster excluded) is revised for Europe. Three species, albipes (Gravenhorst), perfidus (Woldstedt), and faciator n.sp. are recognized.
Two new genera of African scelionid wasps (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea: Scelionidae)
Authors: Huggert Lars , Masner Lubomir
Published: July 2010

Two new genera and five new species of Scelionidae are described from the African continent: Stenotelea palustris n. gen., n.sp. (The Gambia, Ivory Coast), and Anthonyon n. gen. with mandibulatum n.sp. (type species; Zimbabwe), altifrons n.sp. (Somalia), spinipes n.sp. (Somalia) and cephalotes n.sp. (Sierra Leone). The higher classification of the new genera is discussed.
Post-embryonic development of Lithobius curtipes C. L. Koch (Chilopoda: Lithobiidae)
Authors: Andersson Göran
Published: July 2010

The variation during development in the following characters of Lithobills curtipes 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 of the last pair of legs (DampP on all legs), accessory apical claws on the 15th pair of legs, genitalia and male secondary sex character. 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, the number of post-larval stadia and some geographical variation concerning Swedish and German material are dicussed. Useful characters for identifying L. curtipes and L. crassipes are also discussed.
Two new species of Afrotropical Microselia (Diptera: Phoridae)
Authors: Disney R.H.L.
Published: July 2010

Microselia beaveri n.sp. is described from a single female from Zambia. It is recognised by its long, narrow ovipositor. M. deemingi n.sp. is described from a single female from Nigeria, where it was captured while it was trying to oviposit in the ant Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr. It has a short ovipositor with a broadly expanded base.
Four new species of Dohrniphora (Diptera: Phoridae) from Panama
Authors: Disney R.H.L.
Published: July 2010

Disney, R. H. L. Four new species of Dohrniphora (Diptera: Phoridae) from Panama. Ent. scand. 14: 452-456. Lund, Sweden 23 December 1983. ISSN 0013-8711. Dohrniphora adriani n.sp., D. broadheadi n.sp., D. rachelae n.sp. and D. trudiae n.sp. are described from males collected in Panama.
Identification of Norwegian genera of limnephilid larvae with single-filament gills (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)
Authors: Solem John O.
Published: July 2010

A key to Norwegian genera of limnephilid larvae with single-filament gills is provided.
Life-history and systematic position of the European Alomya species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Authors: Hinz Rolf , Short John
Published: July 2010

Alomya is a genus of uncertain systematic position. Rearing out of Alomya semiflava Stephens from caterpillars of Hepiallls lupulinus L. is described, and the host-parasite associations of all European species of Alomya are discussed. The final larval instar of A. semiflava is described and on the basis of this the systematic position of Alomya is discussed.
The genus Chorisia Princis (Dictyoptera, Blattaria: Blattellinae)
Authors: Roth Louis M.
Published: July 2010

The African genus Chorisia Princis contains a single species which was originally described as Blatta reducta Walker, and was later placed in Symploce by Princis . The following 4 species are synonyms of reducta; Phyllodromia trivirgata Werner, Ph. arundicola Werner, Ph. concolor Werner, and Chorisia fulvotestacea Princis. Chorisia is probably the closest genus to Blattella.
The identity of Betulaphis brevipilosa Börner (Homoptera: Aphidoidea)
Authors: Heie Ole E.
Published: July 2010

Studies of material of Betlllaphis brevipilosa Börner, 1940, collected by Börner in 1939 and believed to be syntypes, have shown that the species called brevipilosa by Börner is the same taxon as B. quadrituberculata subsp. helvetica Hille Ris Lambers, 1947, later given species rank as B. helvetica. The latter name is a junior synonym of brevipilosa. A lectotype has been selected. The other specimens have been labelled paralectotypes.
The larva of the predaceous water beetle Agabus striolatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Nilsson Anders N. , Cuppen Jan G.M.
Published: July 2010

The larval morphology of Agabus striolatus (Gyllenhal, 1808) is described from specimens from the Netherlands and Sweden. Descriptions are given of all three larval instars based on specimens taken together with adults. Information is given on the natural history of the species and characters are presented for the separation of this larva from other described larvae of European Agabus.
A revision of the genus Xestia subg. Schoyenia Auriv. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with descriptions of four new species and a new subspecies
Authors: Kononenko V.S. , Lafontaine J.D. , Mikkola K.
Published: July 2010

The taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of the thirteen species of the subgenus Schoyenia known from the Holarctic region are reviewed. Four species are described as new: X. thula from northern U.S.S.R. and northern Canada; X. woodi from Yukon Territory, Canada; X. magadanensis from Chukotka, U.S.S.R., and X. fergusoni from Alaska. A new subspecies of X. lyngei. Xestia lyngeí aborigenea from Magadanskaya Oblast', is described. Three species and five generic names are placed in synonymy for the first time and seven new combinations are proposed. Two lectotypes are designated. Illustrations of adults and male genitalia, and range maps, are given for each species. Female genitalia of nine species are illustrated. The larvae of four species, X. intermedia (Konon.), X. aequaeva (Benj.), X. bryanti (Benj.) and X. lyngei (Reb.) are described and illustrated; the cremasters of the pupae are also described and illustrated.
A revision of the genus Paramesodes Ishihara (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) with descriptions of eight new species
Authors: Wilson M.R.
Published: July 2010

The genus Paramesodes Ishihara (= Coexitianus Dlabola) (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae) is redescribed and revised. It comprises 11 species, of which 8 are described as new, distributed in the Old World tropics and sub-tropics; P. albinervosus (Mats.) (type species) from Japan, Taiwan, S. China; P. lineaticollis (Distant) (= ishurdii Mahmood & Meher, new synonymy), from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan; P. lucaniae (Dlabola) stat. rev., from India, E. Mediterranean, Middle East, USSR; P. pusae n. sp. from India; P. matalae n. sp. from Sri Lanka; P. mokanshanae n. sp. from S. China; P. njalae n. sp. from Sierra Leone; P. morowalae n. sp. from Sulawesi; P. annamae n. sp. from Vietnam; P. lagunae n. sp. from Philippine Islands; P. tawae n. sp. from Philippine Islands. A key to males is provided. The lectotype of P. lineaticollis (Distant) is designated.
Identity and nomenclature of Tanytarsus longitarsis (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: Lindeberg Bernhard
Published: July 2010

Säwedal (1982) proposed Tanytarsus bernhardi as a new name for T. longitarsis sensu Lindeberg, not Kieffer, 1911. I still think my identification is correct, although the types seen by Säwedal were Micropsectra junci. The original description clearly refers to a Tanytarsus, not a Micropsectra. No homonymy has been created by Lindeberg (1967) and therefore T. bernhardi is a nomen nudum. A brief comparison with some other species is given.
Ilybius vittiger (Gyllenhal) n. comb. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), with description of its larval instars
Authors: Nilsson Anders N.
Published: July 2010

Ilybius vittiger (Gyllenhal) is given as a new combination from Agabus. The larva of this species is described from north Swedish material. Descriptions are given of all 3 larval instars based on reared specimens and characters are given for the separation from other Ilybius larvae. Information is given on the natural history and distribution of I. vittiger. Larval characters within the genera Agabus and Ilybius are discussed and a new character for the separation of the 3rd instar is proposed. Some adult characters of generic value are discussed.
Geography of leg-colour dimorphism in the carabid beetle Nebria gyllenhali in Iceland and on the Faroe islands
Authors: Solhöy T. , Bengtson S.-A. , Enckell P.H. , Erikstad K.E.
Published: July 2010

In Iceland and on the Faroes the carabid Nebria gyllenhali Schn. is dimorphic for legcolour; effectively all samples contained both red- and black-legged individuals. In Iceland (18 sites: 1-100 % red) the frequency of red-legged was lowest in the southern and highest in the northern and western parts. The frequencies at adjoining sites were positively autocorrelated (p ≅ 0.01) and a stepwise multiple regression analysis yielded a strong, negative correlation between the frequency of red-legged and temperature/precipitation variables (R2 = 0.994). On the Faroes (50 sites: 20-100 % red) the highest frequencies of red-legged occurred in the south but the geographic pattern was less distinct than in Iceland and the positive autocorrelation was weaker (p 0.05). Due to lack of detailed meteorological records the negative correlation between the frequency of red-legged and temperature/precipitation could only be inferred from general information and topography. The correlations between frequency of leg-colour form and climatic variables may be casual but different other possible reasons for the observed geographic distribution patterns are discussed. Naturally no definite answer can be given on the basis of the entirely observational data. A genetic basis for the leg-colour dimorphism is assumed, but cross-breeding experiments are required.
Hyphydrus aequatorialis n.sp. described from Cameroon (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Biström Olof
Published: July 2010

Hyphydrus aequatorialis n.sp., belonging to the species group H. conradsi, is described on the basis of two male specimens from Cameroon. Characters for separating the new species from closely related species are given. Male genitalia are illustrated.
Three new Palaearctic genera of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Authors: Van Achterberg C.
Published: July 2010

Three new genera of Braconinae are described and illustrated: Chartobracon n.gen. (type-species: C. huggerti n.sp., from Sweden); Fuscala n.gen. (type-species: F. compressiventris n.sp., from France); and Pseudoshirakia n.gen. (type-species: Bracon yokohamensis Cameron, 1910, from Japan).
Hyphydrus holmeni n.sp. from Nepal (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Biström Olof
Published: July 2010

Hyphydrus holmeni n.sp., belonging to the species group H. signatus, is described from Nepal. Information for separation of the new species from closely related species is given.
The Anthomyiidae (Diptera) described by Fallén, with a review of European Emmesomyia Malloch
Authors: Michelsen Verner
Published: July 2010

Fallén's nominal species of Anthomyiidae are revised. Primary types for all 27 species have been examined; these are deposited in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum, Stockholm (21), and in the Museum of Zoology, Lund (6). The nominal species of European Emmesomyia Malloch are revised and diagnostic features of the females are described and figured. — Emmesomyia socia (Fallén) is a valid, senior synonym of E. villica (Meígen); the name E. grisea (Robineau-Desvoidy) is proposed for E. socia auctt. (partim), nec Fallén. Pegomya laticornis (Fallén) is a valid, senior synonym of P. genupuncta Stein.
The cururui-group of the genus Stempellina Thienemann & Bause. Amazonian Tanytarsini II. (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: Säwedal Lars
Published: July 2010

Two new chironomid species from the Amazon area, Stempellina cururui sp.n. and S. tarumai sp.n., are described. The species form a well defined species-group within the genus. S. tarumai is described in the larval, pupal and imaginal stage. S. cururui is only known in the imaginal stage. This paper presents the tirst record of the genus Stempellina Thienemann & Bause from the Neotropical region. The reason for the change of authorship for the genus is mentioned. The ecology of the species is poorly known since most of the available material has been collected at light or as surface drift on rivers.
Stilocladius Rossaro, 1979 reconsidered, with descriptions of the female and larva of S. montanus Rossaro (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)
Authors: Rossaro Bruno
Published: July 2010

The larva and female are described and the male and pupa redescribed of Stilocladius montanus Rossaro, 1979. The species is compared with Stilocladius clinopecten Sæther, 1982. S. montanus is considered relatively plesiomorphic in the genus because of the presence of setae on wing squama, moderately curved Cu1 and normal hind tibial comb. The generic description is emended; some characters, such as the absence of setae on wing squama, strongly curved Cu1 and very oblique hind tibial comb, have only specific value. The genus is well defined by one autapomorphy, viz. the narrowed anal point. Stilocladius is included in the Parakiefferiella group of Sæther (1983) because of the shape of the gonostylus, pupal anal lobes, bulb on spermathecal ducts and thread-like terminal antennal segment. Notes on the ecology and distribution of S. montanus are given.
A new Siberian Agabus Leach, with notes on the other species with clubbed male antennae (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Angus Robert B.
Published: July 2010

Agabus vereschaginae sp. n. is described and its systematic position discussed in the light of revisional notes on A. serricornis (Paykull), A. clavicornis Sharp and A. antennatus Leech. The synonymy of A. clavicornis and A. verus Brown is confirmed. A British Pleistocene fossil, formerly identified as A. clavicornis, is shown to belong to A. serricornis, but its pronotal sculpture resembles that found in Siberian rather than Scandinavian specimens.
Psocoptera from Venezuela. A collection ofpsocids from the food boluses of swifts
Authors: Turner B.D.
Published: July 2010

A small collection of Psocoptera from the food boluses of four species of Venezuelan swifts is described. Four genera are represented by the 10 specimens. Two new species, Polypsocus collinsi sp.n. and Pseudoseopsis venezuelensis sp.n. are described.
A taxonomic review of the stem moths, Ochsenheimeria Hübner, of northern Europe (Lepidoptera: Ochsenheimeriidae)
Authors: Schmidt Nielsen Ebbe , Karsholt Ole
Published: July 2010

The taxonomy and nomenclature of the north European species of Ochsenheimeria Hübner, 1825, is reviewed and four species are recognized: vacculella Fischer von Röslerstamm, urella Fischer von Röslerstamm, mediopectinellus (Haworth) and taurella ([Denis & Schiffermüller]). A total of 12 species-group names are available for these four species. The genus Ochsenheimeria is characterized and its systematic position briefly discussed. Three keys to species based on external characters, male genitalia and female genitalia are provided. Adults and male and female genitalia are briefly described and illustrated. Five lectotypes are designated and two new synonyms are established.
A revision of the Fanniidae and Muscidae (Diptera) described by Fallén
Authors: Pont Adrian C.
Published: July 2010

Brief notes are given on the life and Diptera collection of Carl Fredrik Fallén (1764-1830). The 62 species-group names that he proposed in the present families Fanniidae and Muscidae are listed, their type-material and identities discussed, and lectotypes designated where appropriate. Primary types of 51 species are in Stockholm (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum), 10 are in Lund (Museum of Zoology), and 1 is considered lost. 55 lectotypes are designated. Spilogona falleni sp. n. is described. The following 6 new synonyms are established: Hydrotaea armipes (Fallén, 1825) (syn. n.: occulta (Meigen, 1826)); Helina confinis (Fallén 1825) (syn. n.: anceps (Zetterstedt, 1838)); Phaonia errans (Meigen, 1826) (syn. n.: erratica (Fallén, 1825), preocc.); Phaonia laeta (Fallén, 1823) (syn. n.: trigonalis (Meigen, 1826)); Spilogona litorea (Fallén, 1823) (syn. n.: longipes (Ringdahl, 1918)); Mydaea urbana (Meigen, 1826) (syn. n.: rustica (Fallén, 1825), preocc.).
The millipede family Nemasomatidae. With the description of a new genus, and a revision of Orinisobates (Diplopoda: Julida)
Authors: Enghoff Henrik
Published: July 2010

The family Nemasomatidae is redefined to include onty genera with all sterna secondarily free from pleurotergites. Comments are given on the included genera, viz., Antrokoreana, Basoncopus gen. n. (type-species B. filiformis sp. n.) (Kazakhstan), Dasynemasoma, Thalassisobates, Sinostemmiulus, Nemasoma, and Orinisobates. Isobates coiffaiti Demange, 1961 is synonymized with Thalassisobates littoralis (Silvestri, 1903). Orinisobates is revised and shown to include O. soror sp. n. (Kuril Islands), O. microthylax sp. n. (Kamchatka and Siberia), O. gracilis (Verhoeff, 1933) (NW China), O. sibiricus (Gulicka, 1963) (Altai region, Kazakhstan), O. kasakstanus (Lohmander, 1933) (Kazahkstan), O. nigrior (Chamberlin, 1943) (eastern United States), O. utus (Chamberlin, 1912) (northwestern United States), and O. expressus (Chamberlin, 1941) (northwestern United States and adjacent Canada). Mimolene oregona Chambertin, 1941 and M. sectile Loomis & Schmitt, 1971 are synonymized with O. expressus. A possible case of parthenogenesis in O. microthylax is recorded. Evidence is presented for the following sister-group relationships: Antrokoreana + (Basoncopus + (Dasynemasoma + (Thalassisobates + (Sinostemmiulus + (Orinisobates + Nemasoma))))). The position of Basoncopus is uncertain, and O. soror may belong in a separate genus and constitute the sister-group of Orinisohates + Nemasoma. If soror does belong in Orinisobates, it is the sister-group of all its congeners. The American species of Orinisobates are shown probably to constitute a monophyietic group. The family is suggested to have originated in the eastern Palearctic region, Orinisobates having invaded North America via the Bering Bridge. Doubtful species and species erroneously assoiciated with the Nemasomatidae are listed. The genera Okeanobates and Yosidaiulus are excluded from the family and referred to Okeanobatidae stat. n. in superfamily Blaniuloidea. The genera Trichonemasoma, Telsonemasoma, and Chelojulus are also excluded from the Nemasomatidae and relegated to Julida incertae sedis.
The shield-backed katydids of South America (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae) and a new tribe of Conocephalinae with genera in Chile and Australia
Authors: Rentz David C.F. , Gurney Ashley B.
Published: July 2010

The tcttigoniine katydids of South America are reviewed. All species occur in Chile and adjacent Argentina. Four tettigoniine genera are recognized from South America. Calodectes gen.n. with 1 species from Chile, crybeloplatus sp. n., is unrelated to any other. Xyrdectes gen. n. contains 2 species from Chile, type-species chileno sp. n. and fuscescens (Blanchard), comb. n. Falcidectes gen. n. is from Chile with 2 species, type-species divisus sp. n. and xyelus sp. n.; however, nymphs indicate more may exist. Platydecticus Chopard with 15 species, type-species angustifrons Chopard from Argentina and Chile, gubernaculus sp. n., hubbelli sp. n., mammantus sp. n., manacus sp. n., onax sp.n., philopenus sp. n., primnocaudus sp.n., sagariferus sp.n., pheroxiphus sp. n., robertsi sp. n., rupicolus sp. n., simplex sp. n., tumidiplatus sp. n., and darwini sp. n. all from Chile. The relationships of the genera are found to be with Australia and western North America (genus Neduba Walker). None of the genera shows links with Africa. A similar-looking genus and species from Chile, Coniungoptera gen. n. (type-species nothofagi sp.n.) associated with Nothofagus, is nearest related to Metholce Walker and Veria Walker of Australia, and a new tribe, Coniungopterini is proposed for these three genera of Conocephalinae.
Central and Northern European Dorcatoma (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), with a key and description of a new species
Authors: Baranowski Rickard
Published: July 2010

The Central and Northern European species of Dorcatoma Herbst, altogether 9 species, are keyed and the male genitalia illustrated. D. ambjoerni sp. n. is described from the SkÅne province in Southern Sweden. Lectotypes are designated for D. lomnickii Reitter and D. sinuata Thomson.
A new species of Baniassa Kugler from Iraq (Diptera: Rhinophoridae)
Authors: Pape Thomas
Published: July 2010

Baniassa paucipila sp.n. is described from southern Kurdistan, Iraq and compared with the only other known species of the genus.
Taxonomic and distributional notes on pauropods from the United States (Myriapoda, Pauropoda: Pauropodidae, Eurypauropodidae)
Authors: Scheller Ulf
Published: July 2010

21 species of Pauropoda are reported from the U.S.A. They belong to 4 genera in Pauropodidae and 1 genus in Eurypauropodidae. 6 species new to science are described and figured: Allopauropus quadrimaculatus, Stylopauropus corrugatus, S. crassimanus, S. pocahontas, S. fraternus and Eurypauropus washingtonensis. One of these species, Stylopauropus corrugatus, has some peculiar features not earlier observed in the genus and a new subgenus, Propepauropus, is proposed for it. Pauropods are reported for the first time from Georgia, Virginia and West Virginia. New species are reported from Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts and New York. The ranges of the species are incompletely known but almost half of the species occur also outside the Nearctic.
Suphrodytes Des Gozis a valid genus, not a subgenus of Hydroporus Clairville (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Angus Robert B.
Published: July 2010

Suphrodytes Des Gozis is shown, on the basis of the morphology of the prosternal process and the arrangement of the fertilisation tract of the female, to be a valid genus, with one species, Dytiscus dorsalis Fabricius, 1787. The northern Palaearctic species, Hydroporus arcticus Thomson, 1854, H. tomentosus Poppius, 1905, H. submuticus Thomson, 1875 and H. lapponurn Gyllenhal, 1808, formerly placcd together with S. dorsalis in Hydroporus (Suphrodytes) are shown to be good Hydroporus. Hydroporus arcticus and H. tomentosus are sunk as subspecies of the Nearctic H. notabilis LeConte, 1850.
The Anthomyiidae (Diptera) of the Canary Islands
Authors: Michelsen Verner , Baez Marcos
Published: July 2010

The Anthomyiidae (root-maggot flies) of the Canaries are revised. Altogether 24 species in 9 genera are recorded. Four species are described as new, viz. Pegomya canariensis, Anthomyia confusanea, Leucophora canariensis and L. subsponsa. In addition, Pegomya lateropunctata sp. n. is described from Madeira. Pegomya suaedivora Hering (type locality: France) is synonymized with P. suaedae Hering (syn. n.). Delia cilitarsis Hennig is regarded a distinct species, not a subspecies of D. platura (Meigen). A key to males and females is provided. Local distribution of the species, both ecological and geographical, is considered, and the anthomyiid fauna of the other Macaronesian archipelagos is reviewed. The origin of the Canarian anthomyiid fauna is discussed. The species all seem to be descended from the fauna of the Mediterranean subregion and can be regarded either as (1) introduced, (2) indigenous, or (3) endemic to the Canaries. Apparently endemic Canarian species are Pegomya canariensis sp. n., P. vittithorax (Stein), Hylemya latevittata Stein, Leucophora canariensis sp. n., Delia canariensis Hennig and D. cilitarsis Hennig.
A revision of the genus Paramyrmoecia with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Authors: Kistner David H. , Elliott Douglas E.
Published: July 2010

The genus Paramyrmoecia is described and illustrated. The previously recorded species, P. bipustulatus and P. sanguinicollis are redescribed and new geographic distribution data are recorded. P. danielssoni sp.n. is described from Sénégal and Gambia. A key to species is provided and the relationship of the genus to other genera and subgenera of the Zyrasini is discussed.
Xenyllodes wapiti sp.n., a new species of Collembola (Odontellidae) from western Canada
Authors: Fjellberg Arne
Published: July 2010

Xenyllodes wapiti sp.n., is the second known species of the genus, discovered in montane forests in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. It differs from the Holarctic X.armatus Axelson by 2+2 ocelli, shorter furca and more complete chaetotaxy.
A new species of Ptinella Motschulsky from Fennoscandia (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)
Authors: Rutanen Ilpo
Published: July 2010

Ptinella johnsoni sp.n.. collected with car net and window trap in S. Finland and C.Sweden, is described, with illustrations of foreparts and spermatheca. A conclusion regarding the biology of the new species is drawn.
The identity of Hydrophilus picipes Fabricius, 1787 (Coleoptera: Cholevidae & Hydrophilidae)
Authors: Huijbregts J. , Zwick P.
Published: July 2010

Hydrophilus picipes Fabricius, 1787 has been used both in the Hydrophilidae and Cholcvidae. A lectotype is designated by which the use is restricted to the Cholevidae.
A taxonomic revision of the Australian autumn gum moth genus Mnesampela Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae)
Authors: McQuillan Peter B.
Published: July 2010

The taxonomy and biology of the ennomine genus Mnesampela Guest is reviewed. Several species are well known in southern Australia as defoliators of gumtrees (Eucalyptus spp.) in cultivation. Seven species are recorded in the genus: privata (Guenée) (= inordinata Walker), comarcha Guest ( = comarcha Meyrick), lenaea Meyrick, heliochrysa (Lower), and three new species: athertonensis from the Atherton Tableland of north-eastern Quccnsland, kunama from high altitudes in south-eastern mainland Australia, and arida from the subinterior of southern Australia. A key to the species is provided and all species and their genitalia are descrihed and illustrated. Details of the immature stages, foodplants, flight periods, and distribution of the various species are also recorded. One new synonymy is established and two lectotypes are designated.
Phlegon degallieri sp.n. from South America with a key to the known species of the genus (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae)
Authors: Muona Jyrki
Published: July 2010

Phlegon degallieri sp.n. is described from French Guiana. A key to the species of the genus Phlegon is given as well as notes on their distribution.
New species of the genus Microporum C. Waterhouse (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Madagascar
Authors: Cooper Michael C.
Published: July 2010

Three new species of Microporum C. Waterhouse from Madagascar are described: Microporum fuscus sp.n., Microporum quadricollis sp.n. and Microporum similis sp.n. A key to the known species of Microporum from Madagascar is given.
Description of Zercon lindrothi sp.n. and a redescription of Z. colligans Berlese, 1920 (Acari, Mesostigmata: Zerconidae)
Authors: Lundqvist Lars , Johnston Donald E.
Published: July 2010

Zercon colligans Berlese sensu Scllnick, 1944 is described as a new species, Zercon lindrothi sp.n. A redescription of Zercon colligans Berlese, 1920, based on the holotype and material collected at the type locality in Firenze, Italy, is provided.
The identity of Sarcophaga alpina Zetterstedt, 1838 and the interpretation of Acrophaga Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891 (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Authors: Rognes Knut
Published: July 2010

Sarcophaga alpina Zetterstedt, 1838 is established as a new junior synonym of Musca genarum Zetterstedt, 1838; stelviana Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891, stat.rev., in the combination Calliphora stelviana (Brauer & Bergenstamm), replaces alpina: authors, not Zetterstedt, 1838. Lectotypes are designated for Musca genarum Zetterstedt, 1838, Musca laticornis Zetterstedt, 1838 and Acrophaga stelviana Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891. The type-species of Acrophaga Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891 has been misidentified and it is recommended that the nominal species Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 be designated as type-species.
The genus Episymploce Bey-Bienko. I. Species chiefly from Java, Sumatra and Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak). (Dictyoptera: Blattaria, Blattellidae)
Authors: Roth Louis M.
Published: July 2010

Generic characters for the genus Episymploce are presented. The following 5 known species are redescribed: javana (Hebard) (Java); mjoebergi (Hanitsch) (Sumatra); simplex (Hanitsch) (Sumatra); sundaica (Hebard) (Java, Kalimantan, Laos, North Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Okinawa, Philippines, Sabah, Sarwak, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand); ridleyi (Shelford) (Singapore, Sumatra). A key is given for the 5 taxa treated in this paper.
The Lepidoptera described by C.P. Thunberg
Authors: Schmidt Nielsen Ebbe , Karsholt Ole
Published: July 2010

The identities of all the Lepidoptera described by C.P. Thunberg have been reviewed critically. Most Lepidoptera described by Thunberg came from Europe, but he also named several species from Asia (probably all from Ceylon and Japan), South Africa and the New World. Almost all Thunberg's specimens are still extant and the identity of most of the species he named can therefore be based on examination of authentic material. The results are presented in the form of an alphabetical catalogue of the species names proposed by Thunberg, with cross-references to Thunberg's publications and a complete listing of all specimens of species named by Thunberg in the Thunberg collection. Thunberg's collection, the authorship of the species described in his dissertations and the dates of Fabricius' Entomologia Systematica 3(2) and Thunberg's Fauna Svecica 7, both published in 1794, are discussed. Lectotypes are designated for most species and several new synonymies and new combinations are proposed. The identity of the two species named marginella Fabricius, 1781 is established (under fimthriella Thunberg). Lectotypes of Tinea marginella Fabricius, 1781 and Tinea sexpunctella Fabricius, 1794 are designated.
A revision of the Diopsidae (Diptera) described by J.W. Dalman
Authors: Feijen Hans R.
Published: July 2010

Following examination of the type material, the three Diopsidae described by Dalman are redescribed. Diopsis apicalis belongs to a group of largely undescribed Diopsis with an apical wingspot. Its junior synonym is D. tenuipes Westwood. Diasemopsis (Diopsis) macrophthalma has never correctly been recorded again. It is neither conspecific, nor congeneric with the rice stem-borer Diopsis longicornis Macquart (= thoracica Westwood). The type series of Diasemopsis signata contained one macrophthalma. A lectotype is designated for signata, while four possible junior synonyms are indicated.
African species of Laccocoris Stal (Hemiptera: Naucoridae) and Lerida Karsch (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
Authors: Linnavuori Rauno E.
Published: July 2010

The African species of the genera Laccocoris StÅl (Naucoridae) and Lerida Karsch (Pentastomidae) are revised. Laccocoris angustus (East Africa) is described as new, L. aurivillii Montandon is synonymized with L. limigenus StÅl; and Lerida pallescens (Westwood), L. pugnax StÅl and L. sudana Distant are regarded as synonyms of L. punctata (Palisot de Beauvois).