bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Two new species of the genus Allochthonius Chamberlin from China (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae)
Authors: Hu Junfang , Zhang Feng
Published: August 2019

Two new pseudoscorpion species of Allochthonius are described: Allochthonius (Allochthonius) liaoningensis sp. n. and A. (Urochthonius) brevitus sp. n. The latter represents species of the subgenus Allochthonius (Urochthonius) found in China for the first time.
Can brief marking campaigns provide reliable dispersal estimates? A Nickerl’s Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia, Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) case study
Authors: Novotný David , Konvička Martin , Fric Zdeněk
Published: August 2019

Functions expressing dispersal probability decays with increasing distance are widely used in studies of animal movements. The inverse power function (IPF) exhibits the property of self-similarity, and hence should perform robustly against variation in marking efforts, allowing comparisons across studies. We investigated this function property using dispersal data of Nickerl’s fritillary (Melitaea aurelia), a little studied checkerspot butterfly which is currently expanding in Central Europe. During mark-recapture in South Moravia, Czech Republic, a single researcher worked for the entire flight period in 2005, while in 2006 five researchers worked for just 5 days. Slopes of the fitted functions did not differ between the two seasons, illustrating the robustness of the function and suggesting the possibility to obtain reliable dispersal estimates even from brief marking campaigns. For both years, it was predicted that approximately one individual per one thousand would cross 10 km distance, the maximum distance separating the most isolated colonies in the region.
Tachinid (Diptera) parasitoids of Hyphantria cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in its native North America and in Europe and Asia – a literature review
Authors: Sullivan Gregory , Ozman-Sullivan Sebahat
Published: August 2019

The polyphagous pest fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), from North America has invaded at least 20 European, 2 Eurasian (Russia and Turkey) and 10 Asian countries since 1940. At least 54 species of tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) from 3 subfamilies, 10 tribes and 30 genera parasitise it. Forty six (85%) of the species are from the subfamily Exoristinae, and 17, 12 and 10 species are from 3 of its tribes, Goniini, Eryciini and Exoristini, respectively. Twenty eight of the 54 species are from 7 of the 30 genera: Exorista Meigen (7), Panzeria Robineau-Desvoidy (4), Blondelia Robineau-Desvoidy (4), Carcelia Robineau-Desvoidy (4), Hyphantrophaga Townsend (3), Lespesia Robineau-Desvoidy (3) and Zenillia Robineau-Desvoidy (3). The majority of the 30 genera either deposit microtype eggs that are consumed by the host or oviposit on the host.
Amblyseius fennicus sp. n. (Acarina, Gamasina: Phytoseiidae) from Finland, with a key to the A. americanus group
Authors: Karg Wolfgang , Huhta Veikko
Published: August 2019

A new species is described belonging to the Amblyseius (s. str.) americanus group (Denmark & Muma, 1989). It was collected regularly from trunks of old trees in Finland. A key is given including the known species of the A. americanus group.
Five new species and a new record of genus Oncopsis from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Macropsinae)
Authors: Dai Ren-Huai , Li Hu
Published: August 2019

Five new species of the genus Oncopsis from China are described and illustrated: O. cuneiforma sp. n., O. kangdingensis sp. n., O. odontoidea sp. n., O. serrulota sp. n. and O. spinosa sp. n. Oncopsis kuluensis Viraktamath, 1996 is reported for the first time in China. Distributions and an identification key of all Chinese Oncopsis species are given.
Life history of Capnia bifrons (Newman, 1838) (Plecoptera: Capniidae) in a small Apennine creek, NW Italy
Authors: Tiziano Bo , López-Rodríguez Manuel Jesús , Mogni Alessandro , Tierno de Figueroa Josè Manuel , Fenoglio Stefano
Published: August 2019

The biology of stoneflies from Apennine mountain system is little known. In the present study, we provide information on the life cycle, secondary production, nymphal feeding and flight period of Capnia bifrons (Newman, 1838) in the Albedosa creek (NW Italy). At this study site, the species has a univoltine life cy- cle, with a relatively short and fast nymphal development period and high annual secondary production. Nymphs feed mainly on detritus but incorporate also other food items in their diet, such as coarse particulate organic matter and fungi. Ontogenetic shift from collector-gatherer to shredder habits is detected. Emer- gence is in February–April, slightly late compared to northern populations.
The Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) is probably fairly common in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland
Authors: Hæggström Carl-Adam
Published: August 2019

In Finland, the Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella (Linnæus, 1767) was previously known in very few localities in the Åland Islands and one in Ab: Turku. It is strictly protected according to the nature conservancy law of the Åland Islands and regarded as endangered in Finland. In this study, Scythropia crataegella was observed in ten localities in the town of Mariehamn in the Åland Islands in 2010– 2012. The larvae fed on three Cotoneaster species and in one place on hawthorn (Crataegus spp.). The species is bivoltine in Mariehamn as larvae were observed in May–June and August and adults in June–July and August–September. The infestations were weak inmany localities, probably due to shearing of the hedges. As only some of all hedges in Mariehamn were searched for S. crataegella in 2011 and 2012, and it was found in several of them, the species is probably fairly common there.
Index to genera and species, Volume 9 (1998)
Authors: Viramo Juha
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 10 December 1998
Short reports
Authors: Itämies Juhani
Published: August 2019

The following reports have been presented at the meetings of the Entomological Society of Finland (ESF), the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis (SEH), the Lepidopterological Society of Finland (LSF) and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku (ECT). For biogeographical provinces, Finnish grid coordinates, and UTM squares see inside back cover of annual issues 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
Revision of the genus Psoricoptera Stainton, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), with the description of two new Asian species
Authors: Park Kyu-Tek , Karsholt Ole
Published: August 2019

The Palaearctic gelechiid genus Psoricoptera Stain ton, 1854 is revised. Two previously described species, gibbosella (Zeller) and speciosella Teich are recognized based on differences in genitalia; both have a trans-Palaearctic distribution. Their distinction is supported by differences in the morphology and biology of the early stages. Chelaria triorthias (Meyrick) and Lita lepigreella Lucas are placed in synonymy with gibbosella (syn. n.). Two new species P. latignathosa sp. n. P. kawabei sp. n. are described from E. Asia. Infraspecific variation in the genitalia of Psoricoptera is discussed.
Taxonomy of the Empria hungarica species-group (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) in Northern Europe
Authors: Heidemaa Mikk , Viitasaari Matti
Published: August 2019

In the tenthredinid hymenopteran genus Empria, the European species with a paired whitish patch on tergum 1 are considered tentatively as a species-group termed the E. hungarica group. The type materials of Empria pumila (Konow), E. pumiloides Lindqvist and E. tricornis Lindqvist were examined. The lectotype and paralectotypes of E. pumila are designated, and new diagnostic characters for E. pumila and E. pumiloides are given. A key for the Northern European species of the E. hungarica group is compiled. The results of a comparison of the phenology and some metrical characters of the adults of E. pumila and E. pumiloides are presented in the form of diagrams. E. pumiloides is recorded for the first time from Russia and Germany. The records of E. hungarica from Estonia (Saaremaa) are reported as the northernmost for that species. All available distributional records of Empria hungarica in the Palaearctic are given in the text, and those localized reliably are also mapped.
Description of the larva of Cucullia mixta (Freyer) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
Authors: Ahola Matti , Ronkay László
Published: August 2019

The larval foodplant (=Aster linosyris) and certain features of the biology of Cucullia mixta (Freyer, 1842), are examined on the basis of ex ovo rearing. Details of hypopharyngeal complex, labrum and mandible of last instar larvae are given and ornaments are described. Larval characters are compared with those of C. dracunculi (Hübner,[1809-1813]) and C. xeranthemi Boisduval, 1840, species that also feed on Aster.
Potamanthus luteus L. (Ephemeroptera, Ephemeridae) found for the first time in Finland: notes on the morphology and habitats of the nymphs
Authors: Vuori Kari-Matti
Published: August 2019

Five nymphs of Potamanthus luteus L. were found in kicknet samples collected at two riffle sites of the Kymijoki river, Southern Finland. This is the first record of the species in Finland. The Kymijoki river is currently recovering from gross pollution by industrial and municipal effluents. The sediments of the river at some localities are heavily polluted by dioxins and furans originating from the past manufacture of Ky-5 wood preservative in Kuusankoski, located in the upper reach of the river. The nymphs collected from the badly contaminated site had generally darkened gills, possibly indicating impacts of pollution. The habitats were characterized by abundant vegetation, relatively slow current speed and gravel and sand bottoms.
A new sawfly species Caliroa crypta sp. nov. from Northern Europe (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae)
Authors: Heidemaa Mikk
Published: August 2019

A new tenthredinid species Caliroa crypta sp. nov. is described on the basis of one female from Estonia and one male from Finland. The new species slightly resembles C. tremulae Chevin but the sculpture of its abdominal terga is alutaceous-coriaceous like that in Endelomyia aethiops (Fabricius). The host plant and larva of the species are unknow.
Crossocerus assimilis and Bethylus boops, two aculeate wasps new to the fauna of Finland (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae and Bethylidae)
Authors: Vikberg Veli
Published: August 2019

Crossocerus assimilis (F. Smith, 1856) (Crabronidae) and Bethylus boops (Thomson, 1862) (Bethylidae) are recorded from southern Finland, Ta: Janakkala for the first time in Finland. Stigmus pendulus (Panzer) (Pemphredonidae) is reported from the provinces Ab and Ta in Finland.
Dyspetes praerogator (Thomson, 1883), a new species and genus to Finland and Denmark (Hym., lchneumonidae, Tryphoninae)
Authors: Jussila Reijo
Published: August 2019

The Tryphoninae (Hym., Ichneumonidae) species Dyspetes praerogator (Thomson) (Hym., Ichneumonidae) is reported from Finland and Denmark.
Bracon polaris Hellén, redescription of a little known species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
Authors: Papp Jeno
Published: August 2019

Redescription of Bracon polaris Hellén, 1959 assigned in the subgenus Lucobracon (Fahringer) Tobias. Its taxonomic position and related two species (Bracon erraticus Wesmael and B. flagellaris Thomson) are presented. With 15 original figures.
Notes on the biology of Pterophorus volgensis (Möschler, 1862) with description of the larval stage (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)
Authors: Nupponen Kari , Ahola Matti
Published: August 2019

A population of Pterophorus volgensis (Möschler, 1862) was found at the end of May 1998 at Mount Verbljushka in the Orenburg oblast in the southern Ural Mountains. In the next spring, 22 larvae of this rare taxon were found on Rindera tetraspis (Pallas) in the same locality, and 11 moths were bred. The biology and the distribution of the species are discussed. The larva of P. volgensis is described on the basis of material preserved in ethanol. Some drawings of mouthparts and chaetotaxy are given.
Pterophorus poculidactyla sp. n. from the Altai Mountains (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
Authors: Nupponen Kari , Nupponen Timo
Published: August 2019

Pterophorus poculidactyla sp. n. is described from the Altai Mountains. Two male specimens were collected by net in late June 2000 on an alpine meadow at an elevation of 2500 m. The new taxon is a close relative to P. volgensis (Möschler, 1862) and P. taklamakanus (Arenberger, 1995) but differs from both these species externally and by details in the male genitalia.
Notes on the scythridid fauna of the Altai Mountains, with description of four new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
Authors: Nupponen Kari , Nupponen Timo
Published: August 2019

A list of 16 species embracing 393 specimens of the family Scythrididae collected during 23.VI.–11.VII.2000 from the Altai Mountains is presented. Four new species are described: Scythris cervella sp. n., S. hamatella sp. n., S. spinella sp. n. and S. tumidella sp. n. In addition, S. felixi Bengtsson & Sutter, 1996 is reported as new for Russia and seven more species as new for the Altai region. The known distribution range of each species is given as well as further notes on some poorly known taxa.
On the status of the scarce fritillary Euphydryas maturna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Finland
Authors: Wahlberg Niklas
Published: August 2019

The scarce fritillary Euphydryas maturna (L.) is a highly endangered species of butterfly in several European countries. However, in Finland it occurs commonly in the southeastern part of the country and its distribution has remained stable over the past 40 years. The ecology of E. maturna has recently been studied in Finland. In this paper, I review these studies and show that the distribution of the species is tightly linked to its ecology, which differs substantially from the ecology of the same species in central Europe. In Finland, the main larval host plant is Melampyrum pratense (Orobanchaceae), which is common throughout Finland. Euphydryas maturna is restricted to south facing forest edges where the sharp ecotone provides a warm habitat. Larvae need warm microhabitats to be able to grow fast in the spring. Natural forest edges are formed by rocky outcrops, which are common in SE Finland. The distribution of E. maturna coincides with the area where rocky outcrops are common. I suggest that the presence of the granite bedrock close to the surface of the ground largely explains the present distribution of E. maturna in Finland. I also note that the species benefits from clearcuts made in the forests and conclude that E. maturna is not threatened in Finland at the moment.
Ecology and conservation status of Acanthocinus griseus (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Finland
Authors: Martikainen Petri
Published: August 2019

The ecology and occurrence of Acanthocinus griseus in Finland is described to explain why this rarity was excluded from the latest national Red List. Careful examination of several trees inhabited by the species showed that the habitat requirements of A. griseus are in fact rather broad, contrary to previous assumptions. Acanthocinus griseus can breed in almost any part of the trunk of freshly dead, standing spruce and pine trees. All finds were made in normal managed forests or in burned areas. High mortality was observed during the larval stage due to parasitoids and predators. Adults of A. griseus live a cryptic life and larvae are difficult to find without experience, which may explain the low number of observations in Finland. Acanthocinus griseus is clearly an overlooked species and detailed examination of suitable trees would without doubt reveal many new occurrences in this country.
Review: A Dictionary of Entomology
Authors: Meyer-Rochow V. Benno
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 19 April 2002
New records of Corixidae (Heteroptera) from northeastern USA and eastern Canada, with one new synonymy
Authors: Jansson Antti
Published: August 2019

The following numbers of new state and province records of Corixidae are reported: Maine 18, New Hampshire 27, Vermont 32, Massachusetts 11, Connecticut 23, Rhode Island 22, New York 12, Ontario 9, Quebec 4, New Brunswick 3, Nova Scotia 22, Prince Edward Island 6, Newfoundland 2, and Labrador 7. Trichocorixa verticalis fenestrata Walley is synonymised with the nominate subspecies.
Population densities and diversity of Calliphoridae (Diptera) around a nickel-copper smelter at Monchegorsk, Northwestern Russia
Authors: Kozlov Mikhail , Whitworth Terry
Published: August 2019

In the summer of 2000, we collected blowflies (Calliphoridae) in ten sites around the Severonikel smelter on the Kola Peninsula. Meat-baited funnel traps (three per site), operated from June 10 to August 30, yielding 973 specimens of ten blowfly species; eight species are reported from the Kola Peninsula for the first time. The maximum catch (495 individuals), obtained at the site located 1 km from the smelter, was due to the synanthropic preferences of the two most common species, Protophormia terraenovae and Cynomya mortuorum. Neither total abundance nor diversity of blowflies attracted by meat baits changed along the pollution gradient.
The Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) species of Estonia
Authors: Süda Ilmar , Nagirnyi Vitali
Published: August 2019

The collection specimens of the genus Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 were revised for Estonia. A substantial part of the material was reared from fruiting bodies of bracket fungi. Seven species of the genus are found in the country. Five of them, D. flavicornis F., D. substriata Hummel, D. punctulata Mulsnat & Rey, D. robusta Strand and D. lomnickii Rtt. are new for Estonia, the last also being new for the Northern Europe and Eastern Baltic regions. Data on the ecology and distribution of the species in Estonia are presented. Comments are given on the systematics and geographical distribution of D. lomnickii and D. obtrita Logv.
The phenology of dominant scuttle-fly (Diptera: Phoridae) species in the Białowieża Forest
Authors: Durska Ewa
Published: August 2019

Scuttle flies were collected in different-aged pine stands in 1986 and 1987, using yellow plastic bowls attached to crowns of trees or placed on the ground. The phenology of Megaselia brevicostalis, M. giraudii and M. verralli, the dominant species of moist pine forest in the Białowieża Forest, was characterized by two or more abundance peaks, which indicate a multivoltine life cycle. Megaselia diversa, the autumn eudominant of young-growth phase stands, and Megaselia woodi, the autumn dominant and eudominant of the stands of older age classes, are both univoltine species. Their abundances peaked in September. Along the increasing age of the stands, distinct successional phases of phorid communities were recorded: photophilous species of open sites (M. brevicostalis and M. verralli) were replaced by forest species (M. diversa, M. giraudii and M. woodi).
Monoctonus leclanti sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) from high-montane areas of southeastern Europe, and key to related species
Authors: Tomanović Željko , Starý Petr , Petrović Olivera
Published: August 2019

Monoctonus leclanti sp. n., a parasitoid of Delphiniobium junackianum Karsch. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Aconitum toxicum bosniacum and Aconitum pentheri in the high mountains of the Balkans is described. The species is an additional member of the high-montane aphid parasitoid guild determined in the area. A key to related species is included.
Taxonomic and faunistic notes on East Palaearctic Colymbetes species, with the description of a new species from the Far East (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: Nilsson Anders
Published: August 2019

Colymbetes pseudostriatus n. sp. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) is described from Sakhalin in the Russian Far East. The new species that is recorded also from E Siberia, NE China and Japan was earlier confused with C. dolabratus (Paykull) and C. striatus (Linnaeus). A lectotype is designated for C. tolli Zaitzev, 1907, and this name is synonymized with Dytiscus dolabratus Paykull, 1798, n. syn. A record of C. fuscus (Linnaeus) from Thibet is confirmed.
An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands
Authors: Beljaev Evgeny , Vasilenko Sergei
Published: August 2019

A checklist of the Geometridae of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the adjacent islands is presented. A total of 80 species are recorded, and 20 species are omitted as doubtful for the fauna of the territory. One new species and five new subspecies are described (Xanthorhoe okhotinaria Beljaev & Vasilenko sp. n., Xanthorhoe okhotinaria sikhotenaria Beljaev & Vasilenko ssp. n., Dysstroma citratum kamtshadalarium Beljaev & Vasilenko ssp. n., Hydriomena impluviata djakonovi Beljaev ssp. n., Epirrita autumnata smetanini Beljaev ssp. n., Eupithecia kurilensis mironovi Beljaev ssp. n.). One species is recorded as new for the Russian Far East (Kamchatka Peninsula included) (Macaria halituaria [Guenée, 1858]). Two species are recorded as new for the Kamchatka Peninsula: Eupithecia antaggregata Inoue, 1977 and Eupithecia gelidata Möschler, 1860, and three species are recorded as new for the North Kuril Islands (Xanthorhoe derzhavini [Djakonov, 1931], Entephria caesiata [Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775] and Psychophora sabini [Kirby, 1824]). In addition, several species are reported for the first time in neighbouring territories: two species for Magadan Province (Xanthorhoe ferrugata [Clerck, 1759] and Xanthorhoe kamtshatica [Djakonov, 1929]); four species for North Koryakiya (Entephria caesiata [Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775], Eulithis populata [Linnaeus, 1758], Eupithecia gelidata Möschler, 1860, Carsia sororiata [Hübner, 1813]) and three species for Chukotka (Xanthorhoe kamtshatica [Djakonov, 1929], Xanthorhoe derzhavini [Djakonov, 1931] and Rheumaptera hastata [Linnaeus, 1758]).
New records of Platygastridae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) from Finland
Authors: Buhl Peter , Koponen Martti
Published: August 2019

New distributional records for 60 Finnish species of Platygastridae are given and commented upon. A total of 52 of the species are new to Finland.
Platygastridae from the Canary Islands and Madeira (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea)
Authors: Buhl Peter , Koponen Martti
Published: August 2019

Distributional and phenological records are given for 22 platygastrid species from the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Taxonomic status of Sterictiphora sorbi Kontuniemi (Hymenoptera: Argidae)
Authors: Nuorteva Matti , Nuorteva Jouko
Published: August 2019

This article describes several diagnostic characters to positively distinguish Sterictiphora sorbi Kontuniemi, 1966 from S. geminata (Gmelin, 1790) and from S. longicornis Chevin, 1982. S. sorbi is removed from synonymy with S. geminata.
The phenology of Triphleba Rondani species (Diptera: Phoridae) in moist pine forests in the Białowieża Forest
Authors: Durska Ewa
Published: August 2019

The phorid material was collected in 1986 and 1987, using yellow plastic bowls attached to crowns of pines (Pinus silvestris) or placed on the ground in pine plantations, from April to October. Triphleba trinervis occurred only in autumn, while T. opaca, T. nudipalpis and T. minuta occurred both in spring and autumn. Among the latter group of species, T. opaca had its abundance peak in spring, but T. minuta peaked in autumn. T. luteifemorata and T. lugubris were caught from the late summer to the end of October. Only a few specimens of T. crassinervis were observed from May to June. The phenology of eudominant species Triphleba opaca and T. trinervis was characterized by one abundance peak. The majority of the Triphleba species in this study are known to occur during the low-temperature period (November–March). T. trinervis, a late-autumn dominant, clearly preferred temperatures lower than those preferred by T. opaca, a spring dominant.
Immature stages of Polymixis aphrodite Fibiger, 1997 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Authors: Ahola Matti
Published: August 2019

The egg, larva and pupa of Polymixis aphrodite Fibiger, 1997 are described and illustrated based on material collected in Cyprus in December 1999. Immature stages of this species are close to those of Polymixis trisignata (Ménétriés, 1847), which also occurs on the island. Comparative notes and differences between both species are given.
Patterns of terricolous and field layer invertebrates along a boreal mire-forest gradient
Authors: Atlegrim Ola , Sjöberg Kjell
Published: August 2019

In a study area ca. 5 km N of Umeå, Sweden, we tested the relationship between abundance and biomass of terricolous and field layer invertebrate taxa along a light gradient (consisting of four different forest habitats of boreal coniferous forests, each represented by one stand). In 1984, five sampling locations, each having 6 pitfall traps and 3 sweep-net samples, were randomly allocated in each stand. In total, 4879 terricolous invertebrates with a biomass of 63 490 mg and 1894 field-layer invertebrates with a biomass of 17 143 mg were caught. Mean values for each sampling location were used to analyse the pattern of invertebrate groups along the gradient using Spearman rank correlation (n = 20). There was a decrease in both abundance and biomass from shaded to sunny forests of Diptera (both terricolous and field layer), Hymenoptera (terricolous), Collembola (field layer) and Lepidoptera larvae (field layer), and for the abundance of terricolous Coleoptera and field layer Hymenoptera. An increase in both abundance and biomass from shaded to sunny forests was found for terricolous Collembola, Homoptera and Acari, and the abundance of terricolous Formicidae and Coleoptera larvae, and the biomass of field layer Hymenoptera larvae and total invertebrates. Diptera, Coleoptera and, especially, Lepidoptera larvae have earlier been shown to be important prey for several bird species breeding in the boreal forest and the high number and biomass of these taxa in the shaded forest habitats may indicate that preserving buffer zones and fragments of wet, shaded forest, currently done in forest management at final felling, is a good strategy.
Reviews: Revisión del género Phylan Stephens, European Fauna of Oedemeridae
Authors: Silfverberg Hans
Published: August 2019

Viñolas, A. & Cartagena, M. C. 2003: Revisión del género Phylan Stephens, 1857 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Dendarini). — Entomological Monographs of Argania editio 1: 1–93.

Vázquez, X. A. 2002: European Fauna of Oedemeridae. Argana editio, Barcelona, 179 pp.
Predation on black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) by the carnivorous plant Pinguicula vulgaris (Lentibulariaceae) in northern Sweden
Authors: Adler Peter , Malmqvist Björn
Published: August 2019

Adult back flies represented nearly 85% of 915 arthropods captured by the carnivorous plant Pinguicula vulgaris L. along a stream in northern Sweden. Two species, Cnephia eremites Shewell and Cnephia pallipes (Fries), accounted for more than 97% of the total number of captured black flies. By virtue of their large populations, site fidelity at lake outfalls, and concentrated activity near the ground, these flies provide a predictable supply of prey that could affect the fitness of streamside carnivorous plants.
Carabus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages of native forests and non-native plantations in Northern China
Authors: Yu Xiao-Dong , Luo Tian-Hong , Zhou Hong-Zhang
Published: August 2019

The effects of non-native plantation established after clear-cutting were studied in Dongling Mountain region, Northern China. Pitfall catches of Carabus beetles from a non-native larch plantation were compared with those from two native forests, an oak forest and a mixed broad-leaved forest. More individuals were captured from the mixed broad-leaved forest and the larch plantation than from the oak forest. For the threemost abundant species in this area, C. crassesculptus peaked in abundance in the mixed broad-leaved forest; C. manifestus peaked in the larch plantation, and C. sculptipennis in the oak forest. Measured by PcoAusing Bray-Curtis index of dissimilarity, species composition of the larch plantation was different from the two native forests, but overlapped remarkably with them. All the three abundant species showed a similar positive relationship between local distribution and abundance. Captures of abundant species were clumped within the forest, but the extent of aggregation among forests was different. Monthly catches of total Carabus, and C. crassesculptus alone, peaked in June–August in all the three forests, but C. manifestus peaked in June and again in August. Our results suggest that the planting of non-native larch does not have a detrimental effect on Carabus assemblages in general, but it changes the spatial distribution and abundance compared to the native forests.
Distribution and spread of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) around the Gulf of Finland: a comparative study with notes on rare species of Estonia, Finland and North-Western Russia
Authors: Voolma Kaljo , Mandelshtam Mikhail , Shcherbakov Alexander , Yakovlev Eugene , Õunap Heino , Süda Ilmar , Popovichev Boris , Sharapa Tatiana , Galasjeva Tamara , Khairetdinov Roman , Lipatkin Vladimir , Mozolevskaya Ekaterina
Published: August 2019

Along-term faunistic study of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), conducted in Estonia, as well as in Karelia, Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and Murmansk provinces of Russia, enables a comparison of the species composition of bark beetles in the regions bordering Finland. Altogether the distribution patterns of 83 species of scolytids are examined. The northern borders of the distribution range for Scolytus scolytus, S. multistriatus, S. laevis, Hylastes ater, H. opacus, Orthotomicus longicollis, Pityogenes trepanatus, Ips amitinus and Cryphalus abietis in Northern Europe are redefined. The list of bark beetles for Estonia and North- Western Russia (Karelia, Leningrad and Murmansk provinces) with their occurrence in some biogeographical provinces of Fennoscandia (Ik, Kl, Kon, Ks, Kk, Lim) is given. Recent records of bark beetles, endangered or rare in Finland, and their current distribution in the neighbouring regions are discussed.
Martin Meinander 1940–2004
Authors: Silfverberg Hans
Published: August 2019

Entomologica Fennica. 15 March 2005
New or little known Palaearctic species of Platygastrinae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae). II.
Authors: Buhl Peter
Published: August 2019

Seven species new to science are described and their affinities discussed, viz. Anopedias notaulatus (Finland), Inostemma koponeni (Finland and Poland), Piestopleura canariensis (Canary Islands), Platygaster anopediana (Finland), P. oblonga (Finland), Synopeas bialowiezaensis (Poland), and S. discoideus (Finland). The males of Leptacis breisteini Buhl, 1997, L. coryphe Buhl, 1998, L. vlugi Buhl, 1997, Platygaster marttii Buhl, 2003, and Synopeas brevis Buhl, 1998, previously unknown to science, are described.
Notes on 5th instar nymphs of two species of Phaenacantha Horváth (Heteroptera: Colobathristidae)
Authors: Xue Huai-jun , Bu Wen-jun
Published: August 2019

Fifth-instar nymphs of two species of colobathristid genus Phaenacantha from China are described, and the diagnosis of nymphal Colobathristidae and its significance in phylogenetic study are discussed.
Association of the scuttle fly Megaselia leucozona Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) with sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), with a description of the male fly
Authors: Polidori Carlo , Disney R. Henry , Boesi Roberto , Andrietti Francesco
Published: August 2019

Megaselia leucozona Schmitz (Diptera, Phoridae) is reported from nests of Lasioglossum malachurum Kirby and Halictus scabiosae (Rossi) in Central Italy. The flies patrolled two nesting sites of the hosts and sometimes mated close to their nest entrances before entering. Observations agree with the general behaviour reported for other Megaselia species associated with fossorial bees and wasps. The hitherto unknownmale of M. leucozona is described, and the original description of a female is augmented and modified. This is the first report of a scuttle fly associated with nests of Halictidae in the Palaearctic Region.
Four new species of the genus Eurytenes Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae) from China
Authors: Wu Qiong , Chen Xue-xin
Published: August 2019

The species of Eurytenes Foerster in China are revised and four new species are described fromChina: E. basinervis sp. n., E. glabratus sp. n., E. setoputeus sp. n. and E. rugosulcus sp. n. This genus is recorded from China for the first time.
New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from Iceland, with a survey of all simultaneously collected Dipteran families
Authors: Prescher Sabine , Bonet James , Von Tschirnhaus Michael
Published: August 2019

During a visit to Iceland in 2001, 727 specimens of Phoridae were caught. Seven species of Phoridae were identified, five of which were recorded from Iceland for the first time: Megaselia coccyx Schmitz, 1965; M. humeralis (Zetterstedt, 1838); M. parnassia Disney, 1986; M. quadriseta (Schmitz, 1941) and M. tarsicia Schmitz, 1926. The most abundant and most widespread phorid fly of the study was Megaselia coccyx, of which 510 specimens (70% of the catch) on 18 of 29 sampling sites were caught. The female of Triphleba renidens Schmitz, 1927 is given an improved diagnosis, and the abdominal sternite 7 is illustrated for the first time. With the results of this study a total of 11 species of Phoridae have been identified from Iceland. Four of them were also recorded from Greenland and 3 from the Faroe Islands. An overview of all other 36 families of Diptera (more than 48,394 specimens) obtained during the same excursion to Iceland is also presented.
Two distinct morphs in the wood ant Formica polyctena in Finland: a result of hybridization?
Authors: Sorvari Jouni
Published: August 2019

Wide overlaps in morphological characters among species in mound building wood ants of the Formica rufa-group have been a long-standing problem. Previous studies suggest that Formica polyctena samples from Finland may represent two different types based on queen morphology. However, worker caste has not been studied completely. I found that hairiness of workers from different colonies was bimodally distributed. Morphs (based on bimodality) differed in the abundance of erect hairs on eight out of 11 studied body parts. The hairier morph may be result of incomplete reproductive isolation between closely related species.
A study on the genus Phaecasiophora Grote (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from the mainland of China, with descriptions of five new species
Authors: Yu Haili , Li Houhun
Published: August 2019

Fourteen species of Phaecasiophora Grote from the Chinese Mainland are treated, including five new species (P. supparallelica sp. n., P. levis sp. n., P. curvicosta sp. n., P. lushina sp. n., and P. similithaiensis sp. n.) and three new species records for China. Phaecasiophora leechi is transferred from subgenus Megasyca to subgenus Phaecasiophora, and a new synonym of it, viz. P. obligata Kawabe, is proposed. Photographs of the adults, genitalia of the new species, and the species with new synonyms are provided. A key to the species from the Chinese Mainland based on genitalia is given.
Identification of adult males and females of Hoplothrips species (Thysanoptera: Tubulifera) known from Norway, and some deductions on their life history
Authors: Kobro Sverre , Rafoss Trond
Published: August 2019

The presence of multiple phenological forms has previously made adults of Hoplothrips species difficult to identify. We present a set of diagnostic metric characters by which the 8 species recorded from Norway can be recognised. Some biological interpretations are also given.
Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Calathus Bonelli (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Sphodrini) based on mitochondrial cox1–cox2 sequences
Authors: Ruiz Carlos , Serrano José
Published: August 2019

The current subgeneric taxonomy of the genus Calathus is revised according to cox1–cox2 mitochondrial sequences of 44 species representing six subgenera. The subgenus Calathus s. str. was found to be monophyletic, but the subgenus Neocalathus is clearly polyphyletic and should be split into two or more subgenera. The monotypic subgenus Bedelinus appears in an isolated clade. The recent placement of C. rotundatus within the new subgenus Iberocalathus is supported by molecular data, what makes the subgenus Amphigynus to include only the type species C. rotundicollis. The species of the C. granatensis group are within the sister clade of the subgenus Calathus and should be included in a separate subgenus. Finally, the Canarian subgenera Lauricalathus and Trichocalathus are not well differentiated and do not seem to be monophyletic taxa, which suggests the need for a detailed revision.
Agonistic behaviour of Scarites buparius (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in relation to body size
Authors: Bonacci Teresa , Brandmayr Pietro , Giglio Anita , Massolo Alessandro , Mazzei Antonio , Odoguardi Rosalba , Romeo Mariastella , Talarico Federica , Brandmayr Tullia
Published: August 2019

Intra-male aggressive behaviour of Scarites buparius was analysed; agonistic interaction between males consisted of a repeated series of fighting events. We defined this behaviour as “agonistic” because a dominance/submission status was established. We measured the males and found that the attack behaviour persistence is correlated with the body length.
Colonization of fire-damaged trees by Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) as related to the percentage of burnt crown
Authors: Fernández Fernández M. Mercedes
Published: August 2019

The aim of this study is to determine how bark beetles colonise after a wild fire. Five categories of trees were established according to the percentage of burnt crown (0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%) in a Pinus pinaster forest in León province that had been burnt by awild fire in 1998. During 2000 and 2001 a study was carried out on the percentage of trees attacked in each category, the distribution of attacks on the tree trunk, crown decoloration, number of maternal galleries bored and the number of trees resisting attack. Only 20% of the trees (all of them with 0% unburnt crown) survived the attack. This study shows the capacity of Ips sexdentatus as a primary pest and recommends the removal of dead and dying trees after a wild fire before its population grows large enough to kill the remaining healthy ones.
A note on facultative kleptoparasitism in Prionyx kirbii (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) as a consequence of multi-specific shared nesting site, with description of its prepupa
Authors: Polidori Carlo , Tormos José , Asís Josep , Mendiola Pau , Andrietti Francesco
Published: August 2019

Observations of a female of Prionyx kirbii at an aggregation of Stizus continuus revealed an alternative nesting behaviour of the first wasp due to the presence of the second one. The overlap of some resources (prey, kind of soil) allowed P. kirbii to act as a kleptoparasite of S. continuus. The observed female often re-used as nests pre-existing S. continuus emergence holes, but no S. continuus nests. The prey were obtained sometimes by stealing the grasshoppers from S. continuus nests and/or by attacking the females while carrying the prey. From a review of interspecific kleptoparasitism among sphecoid wasps it appears that family Sphecidae includes the highest number of facultative parasitism cases and this finding is discussed. In addition, the description of the prepupa of P. kirbii is given and is shown to be in agreement with the description of the mature larvae of the other species of the genus.
Diversity of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) at a mountain range in the limit of the Eurosiberian region, northwest Spain: species richness and beta diversity
Authors: Baselga Andrés , Novoa Francisco
Published: August 2019

Chrysomelidae from the Sierra de Queixa mountains (Galicia, northwest Spain) were sampled, reporting 93 species. The estimated local species richness using several non-parametric estimators and accumulation models varies between 104 and 142 species. To compare the Chrysomelidae fauna from Sierra de Queixa with other Galician assemblages we have assessed beta diversity among inventories and we have tested the differences on the zoogeographic compositions among areas. Sierra de Queixa is grouped with other Galician mountain ranges located in the transition zone between Eurosiberian and Mediterranean regions, and it is characterised by a high proportion of Iberian endemic species, significantly higher than expected. Therefore, Chrysomelidae fauna from Sierra de Queixa represents a unique assemblage of Eurosiberian elements that reached the area due to the climatic conditions and Iberian endemic species that are present in the Iberian mountains due to its historic role as southern refugia during glaciations.
Changes in the list of Finnish insects during 2001–2005
Authors: Silfverberg Hans
Published: August 2019

During the period 2001–2005, 769 species have been added to the list of Finnish insects, and 213 species have been deleted from it. At the end of year 2005, a total of 20,533 insect species were known from Finland. The Finnish insect fauna is generally well known. Still, particularly for Diptera Nematocera and Hymenoptera Parasitica, and to some degree also in part of Hemiptera, there still remains much to be done.
The Baetis vernus group (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) of northernmost Europe: an evidently diverse but poorly understood group of mayflies
Authors: Savolainen Eino , Drotz Marcus , Hoffsten Per-Ola , Saura Anssi
Published: August 2019

The Baetis vernus group is known to be a taxonomically difficult group of mayflies. Morphological characters such as themandibles or gills of nymphs overlap widely. We report here that enzyme electromorph frequencies also fail to show reproductive isolation in many cases. Baetis macani has been divided in the literature into two forms, a lentic one with broader gills living in stagnant waters, while the lotic one with narrower gills lives in flowing water. We show that the two evidently represent reproductively isolated taxa, B. macani Kimmins = B. bundyae auct. nec, while the one with broader gills appears to be a new species. Baetis macani, B. subalpinus, B. liebenauae and B. vernus form a cluster that is genetically not divisible according to the recognized species boundaries.Nymph gill length differentiates, however, B. macani from B. subalpinus and B. vernus. We call for studies on population structuring andmolecular taxonomy to resolve the taxonomy and ecology of this important group of mayflies.
Black fungus-gnats in deciduous forest habitat in northern Europe, with the description of Bradysia arcula sp. n. (Diptera: Sciaridae)
Authors: Vilkamaa Pekka , Salmela Jukka , Hippa Heikki
Published: August 2019

The sciarid fauna of a deciduous forest in Kivijärvi Nature Reserve, southern Finland, was studied. In all, 58 species were found in a material of 247 specimens, collected with Malaise traps. The material included the following species new to the Finnish and North European fauna: Corynoptera postforcipata Rudzinski, Leptosciarella juniperi (Mohrig & Blasco-Zumeta), Leptosciarella subcoarctata Mohrig&Menzel, Leptosciarella yerburyi (Freeman), Phytosciara macrotricha (Lengersdorf) and Sciara nursei Freeman. Bradysia arcula sp. n., found also in two other localities in Finland, is described, and a key to the Finnish species of the Bradysia praecox group is provided
Description of immature stages of cleptoparasitic bees Epeoloides coecutiens and Leiopodus trochantericus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Osirini, Protepeolini) with remarks to their unusual biology
Authors: Straka Jakub , Bogusch Petr
Published: August 2019

This study presents descriptions of first instars and mature larvae of cleptoparasitic bees Epeoloides coecutiens (host Macropis fulvipes) and Leiopodus trochantericus (host Diadasina sp.). Larvae of the genus Epeoloides are described for the first time. The larva of Epeoloides is similar to other osirine species, but also possesses several characters previously known as autapomorphies of the genus Leiopodus. The unusually short stadium of the first instar and kiling behaviour of the second instar in E. coecutiens are recorded. The first instar of L. trochantericus is quiescent for a long time and kills the late second or third instar of the host.
Orius albidipennis (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae): Intraguild predation of and prey preference for Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on different host plants
Authors: Madadi Hossein , Enkegaard Annie , Brødsgaard Henrik , Kharrazi-Pakdel Aziz , Ashouri Ahmad , Mohaghegh-Neishabouri Jafar
Published: August 2019

A widespread interaction in natural enemy populations is intraguild predation (IGP), the intensity and outcome of which may be influenced by several factors. This study examined the influence of host plant characteristics on IGP between Orius albidipennis (Reuter) and Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) in laboratory experiments. The intraguild predation between the two predators was bi-directional, but predation by N. cucumeris on O. albidipennis is presumably of negligible importance. Orius albidipennis preyed uponmite eggs and adults in the absence of Thrips tabaci (Lindeman) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), but in its presence predation on mite eggs was abandoned and predation on adult mites unchanged (sweet pepper) or reduced (eggplant, cucumber). The IGP-level of O. albidipennis on N. cucumeris was highest on sweet pepper and lowest on cucumber. Inclusion of host plant aspects in evaluations of the IGPpotential between predators intended for simultaneous applications for biocontrol is thus of importance.
Myrmica xavieri sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Spain
Authors: Radchenko Alexander , Elmes Graham , Savolainen Riitta
Published: August 2019

Here we describe a new ant species from Spain, Myrmica xavieri. We place it in the Myrmica lobicornis species group of which three species are previously known in the Iberian Peninsula: M. lobicornis Nylander, M. wesmaeli Bondroit, and M. lobulicornis Nylander. Of these, M. xavieri most closely resembles M. wesmaeli. M. xavieri is likely an Iberian endemic, a relict of the fauna isolated in the Iberian Peninsula during the Pleistocene.
Elachista deriventa sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae: Elachistinae), a new species from southern Finland
Authors: Kaila Lauri , Mutanen Marko , Saarela Esko , Siloaho Reijo , Sippola Leo , Tabell Jukka
Published: August 2019

Elachista (Elachista) deriventa Kaila & Mutanen sp. n. is described on the basis of specimens collected in southern Finland. The new species inhabits shady forests and Calamagrostis arundinacea is recorded as its host plant. The species is closest to E. elegans Frey, but differs from that by details in morphology and life history. Diagnostic characters and illustrations are provided for close relatives.
Nymphal biology of Brachyptera risi (Morton, 1896) (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) in a North Apennine stream (Italy)
Authors: Fenoglio Stefano , Bo Tiziano , López-Rodríguez Jesus , Tierno de Figueroa José
Published: August 2019

Some aspects of the life history of a population of Brachyptera risi were investigated in a North Apennine stream and compared with previously studied European populations. In our study area, this species showed a univoltine fast seasonal life cycle. Nymphs were present from January to the beginning of May, probably spending the rest of the year mainly in egg diapause. Fine particulate organic matter was the principal component of the diet, while diatoms and other algae were also found in the guts. This finding suggests the existence of greater trophic plasticity of the species. Individuals of this population act as gatherer-collectors but not as scrapers as usually pointed out for other European populations. We also detected considerable amounts of animal matter in the gut contents. The density of B. risi nymphs in the study area was very variable during the study period, ranging from 0 to 2,348 ind/m2.