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Immature stages of two European species of the subgenus Meloehelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), with keys to the European subgenera of Atrichopogon
Authors: Gilka Wojciech , Anthon Henning , Szadziewski Ryszard 
Published: July 2010

AbstractLarvae and pupae of Atrichopogon winnertzi Goetgebuer and A. oedemerarum StorÅ are described and illustrated. Larvae of both species are terrestrial and associated with rotting pine wood. Diagnoses are given for all stages. Immature stages of A. oedemerarum are described for the first time. A. meloesugans Kieffer, 1922 is recognized as a junior synonym of A. winnertzi Goetghebuer, 1922. Keys are provided to European subgenera of Atrichopogon based on all stages.
Ophiolechia, a new genus of Neotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera)
Authors: Sattler Klaus 
Published: July 2010

AbstractOphiolechia gen. n., a Neotropical genus occurring in Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Argentina, is described and its systematic position is discussed together with some general aspects of gelechiid morphology. Two new generic combinations are introduced, twelve species are newly described and four further species are discussed but not named. Keys to the species are provided, based on the male and female genitalia, and the adults and their genitalia are described and illustrated.
Revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista I. The tetragonella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)
Authors: Kaila Lauri 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe Elachista tetragonella group is redefined, its limits extended to include the genus Biselachista Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977. The North American species of the tetragonella group are described and illustrated, and a key is given to the males. 19 species are recognized in the Nearctic region, including 12 new species: Elachista pyrrha (Alberta), E. absaroka (Wyoming), E. calusella (Florida), E. beothucella (Newfoundland), E. glenni (Illinois), E. cerasella (Nebraska), E. serra (Labrador), E. huron (Quebec), E. vinlandica (Newfoundland), E. ciliiyera (Mississippi), E. lenape (New Jersey) and E. pelaena (California). The male of E. inaudita Braun and the female of E. leucosticta Braun are described for the first time. Elachista eleochariella Stainton and E. albidella Nylander (= E. tanyopis Meyrick, syn. n.) are recognized as Holarctic species.
Taxonomy and distribution of Lasiopogon montanus Schiner and L. bellardii Jaennicke (Diptera: Asilidae), two common robber flies from the mountains of Western and Central Europe
Authors: Cannings Robert A. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe taxonomic status of Lasiopogon montanus Schiner and L. bellardii Jaennicke is clarified. New diagnostic characters from the internal male genitalia conclusively separate the two species. In particular, the gonostylus apex is long and sickle-shaped in L. bellardii and shorter and toothed in L. montanus. Thus, L. bellardii is not a synonym of L. montanus as has usually been supposed, but is a distinct species found predominantly in the Alps, with only two specimens known from the Balkans. L. montanus is more widespread, ranging from the Alps east to Romania and south to Albania and Greece. Lectotypes of both species are designated.
A review of the Thaumaleidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) of eastern North America, including a redefinition of the genus Androprosopa Mik
Authors: Sinclair Bradley J. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe genus Androprosopa Mik (Diptera: Thaumaleidae) is redefined and expanded to include 51 species. Adult, pupa, and final-instar larva of the eastern North American species of Androprosopa americana (Bezzi) comb. n., A. thornburghae (Vaillant) comb. n., A. vaillantiana sp. n., and Thaumalea verralli Edwards (new Nearctic record) are described and illustrated. New records of Trichothaumalea elakalensis Sinclair also are provided. Keys to adult males, pupae, and larvae for all five eastern Nearctic species are included.
Taxonomic revision of Paramyiolia Shiraki (Diptera: Tephritidae) with analyses of their phylogenetic relationships
Authors: Han Ho-Yeon 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe previously monotypic genus, Paramyiolia Shiraki, is redefined based on the type species, P. takeuchii Shiraki, plus three species formerly known as Anomoia cornuta Ito, Myoleja rhino Steyskal, and Myoleja nigricornis (Doane). A key to the species, descriptions and illustrations are presented, and their phylogenetic relationships are analyzed. Paramyiolia is here placed in the Chetostoma group (Trypetinae, Trypetini), which includes four additional genera: Anomoia Walker, Chetostoma Rondani, Myoleja Rondani (s. str.), and Montiludia Ito. Hypothesized synapomorphies for the Chetostoma group are also discussed. In addition, the taxonomic status of New World tephritids formerly placed in Myoleja is clarified, resulting in the following nomenclatural changes: transfer of Myoleja limata (Coquillett), Acidia fallax Johnson, and Hamouchaeta ogloblini Blanchard to Parastenopa Hendel and synonymization of Hamouchaeta Blanchard with Parastenopa.
A revision of the southern African family Prototheoridae (Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea)
Authors: Ray Davis Donald 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe systematics and external morphology of the southern African family Prototheoridae are reviewed. A single genus, Prototheora, is recognized, with the former genus Metatheora synonymized. Eleven species are recognized, including five new species: angolae, biserrata, drackensbergae, geniculata, and merga. In addition, two possibly new species represented only by female specimens are described but not named. A key to the species of Prototheora is provided, as well as a preliminary analysis of their relationships. The family is considered to be one of the most basal lineages in the Hepialoidea and can be partially destinguished from related families by several plesiomorphic characters including the retention of three segmented maxillary palpi (plesiomorphic within Hepialoidea), simple antenna, generalized leg structure with a complete set of tibial spurs (0-2-4), and a single row of abdominal spines on A3-7 of the pupa. Possible synapomorphies involve the lateral sclerotization of the suspensorium and the extreme development of a conjugal process from sternum IX of the female which may lock into a conjugal pouch usually formed by the male trulleum and juxta. The family occurs predominantly within two highly divergent, South African floristic zones, the Capensis, or Fynbos dominated Cape Flora, and the southern Afromontane zone, characterized by mostly temperate, evergreen forests. Most species occur within the Capensis, and all but three (P. angolae from central Angola and P. drackensbergae and parachlora from Natal) are restricted to Cape Province, mostly in or south of the Cape Folded Belt mountain ranges. Their life history remains unknown.
Asianellus, a new genus of the subfamily Aelurillinae (Araneae: Salticidae)
Authors: Logunov Dmitri V. , Hęciak Stefania 
Published: July 2010

AbstractA new genus, Asianellus gen. n., is proposed to accommodate the festivus species group of Aelurillus Simon (or Phlegra Simon). Four species are recognized: Asianellus festivus (C.L. Koch), comb. n. (= pichoni Schenkel, syn. rev.); A. potanini (Schenkel), comb. n.; A. ontchalaan sp. n.; and A. kazakhstanicus sp. n. Descriptions, illustrations and distribution maps are provided for all species.
Descriptions of new Amphiacustae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae). I. Genera Nemoricantor, Arachnopsita, Mayagryllus and Prolonguripes
Authors: Desutter-Grandcolas Laure 
Published: July 2010

AbstractNew species of Amphiacustae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae) are described in the genera Nemoricantor Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993 (N. dirussoi sp. n., N. lanquinensis sp. n. ), Arachnopsita Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993 (A. florensis sp. n., A. uncinata sp. n.), Prolonguripes Desutter-Grandcolas, 1993 (P. giganteus sp. n., P. izabalae sp. n., P. microxipha sp. n.) and Mayagryllus Desutter-Grandcolas & Hubbell, 1993 (M. petenensis sp. n.). The following species are redefined and illustrated: N. maya (Hubbell, 1938) (Amphiacusta), N. spectrum (Walker, 1869) (Phalangopsis) and P. phalangium (Saussure, 1874) (Amphiacusta). Additional information is thus provided on the taxa distributions: Nemoricantor is known from Southern Mexico to Costa Rica, Arachnopsita from Guatemala, Prolonguripes from Guatemala and Honduras, and Mayagryllus from Southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. For each genus a key is proposed for species identification.
The identity and systematic placement of Pechipogo plumigeralis Hübner, [1825], Herminia crinalis Treitschke, 1829 and H. simplicicornis Zerny, 1935 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Herminiinae)
Authors: Yela José L. , Honey Martin R. , Ronkay Laszló 
Published: July 2010

AbstractTwo distinct species of herminiine noctuids that occur sympatrically in parts of southern Europe and North Africa are currently known as Pechipogo plumigeralis Hübner, [ 1825] and Polypogon crinalis (Treitschke, 1829). However, these names are synonymous, being based upon the same Hübner figure (that of Pyralis barbalis Clerck sensu Hübner, 1796). The second species is here identified as Herminia simplicicornis Zerny, 1935, a species described from North Africa and not previously recognised as part of the European fauna. The identity and generic placing of the two species is discussed, based on characters of the genitalia, palpi and forelegs, many of which are described and figured for the first time. A full historic synonymy with diagnostic description is provided for both species. Lectotypes are designated for all three named taxa and the following nomenclatural changes are established: Polypogon plumigeralis (Hübner, [1825]) (comb. n.), = Polypogon crinalis (Treitschke, 1829) (syn. rev.); Pechipogo simplicicornis (Zemy, 1935) (comb. n.); Polypogon Schrank, 1802, = Microphta Berio, 1989 (syn. n.), = Gryphopogon Beck, 1996 (syn. n.); and Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857, = Treitschkendia Berio, 1989 (syn. n.), = Zellerminia Beck, 1996 (syn. n.).
Systematics and biology of the Aphalara exilis (Weber & Mohr) species assemblage (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
Authors: Burckhardt Daniel , Lauterer Pavel 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe species of an ill-defined assemblage centred around Aphalara exilis are revised. Two species, viz. A. siamensis and A. taiwanensis, are described as new and three species are synonymised (A. soosi with A. exilis, A. kunashirensis with A. itadori, and A. augusta with A. fasciata). A neotype is designated for Tettigonia exilis, a lectotype is designated for Aphalara rumicis Mally, and Aphalara ulicis is removed from synonymy with Aphalara calthae. The species are diagnosed, illustrated and keyed. The revision of types of A. polygoni, the type species of Aphalara, showed that it had been misinterpreted and that it corresponds to A. rumicicola Klimaszewski which is synonymised with it. A. polygoni auct. nec Foerster is described as A. freji sp. n. A list is given of the 37 currently recognised valid species of Aphalara with their distributions and host plants, and of 4 nomina dubia. A cladistic analysis using PAUP yielded 5 most parsimonious trees suggesting that Aphalara contains six monophyletic species groups (the itadori (2 spp.), siamensis (1 sp.), exilis (7 spp.), rumicis (2 spp.), maculipennis (4 spp.) and calthae (21 spp.) groups). Biogeographical aspects are analysed in terms of area relationships (BPA), ancestral areas (methods of Bremer and Ronquist) and dispersal (cladistic subordinateness). Four species groups are restricted to the palaearctic, one to the nearctic and only one occurs in both. It is concluded that vicariance events may have occurred in the palaearctic but that the presence in the nearctic is probably due to dispersal. The east palaearctic is likely to have been part of the ancestral area of Aphalara. Three of the species groups are monophagous on Polygonum, two on Rumex and one is polyphagous on Polygonaceae (Polygonum, Rumex), Brassicaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Primulaceae and Ranunculaceae. Polygonum is the likely ancestral host association of Aphalara; Rumex has been colonised independently at least three times.
Revision and systematic position of the intertidal genus Thinusa Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Authors: Ahn Kee-Jeong 
Published: July 2010

AbstractA systematic revision of the genus Thinusa is presented. Thinusa Casey is redescribed. Thinusa fletcheri Casey and T. maritima (Casey) are redescribed. Lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for T. divergens, T. nigra, T. robustula, T. fletcheri, T. obscura and T. maritima from Casey's syntype series deposited in the NMNH. A key is provided for separation of the known species of Thinusa and illustrations of diagnostic features are presented. Based on maxilla with membranous galea, labium with bifid ligula, distributional pattern of pores on mandibles and lacinia, and anterior margin of abdominal tergites III-VI deeply and broadly V-shaped, and athetine bridge, Thinusa is hypothesized to be related to the tribe Athetini rather than the tribe Phytosini. Phylogenetic relationships of the Thinusa are discussed.
A preliminary revision and cladistic analysis of the Ethiopian species of Ematheudes (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae: Peoriini)
Authors: Shaffer Jay C. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractCovered are 30 species of Ethiopian Ematheudes, including 23 new species: E. convexus, E. crenulatus, E. dewittei, E. elysium, E. erectus, E. forficatus, E. hamatus, E. hispidus, E. kenyaensis, E. lusingensis, E. maculescens, E. megacantha, E. michaelshafferi, E. natalensis, E. pollex, E. quintuplex, E. setigera, E. sinuosus, E. strictus, E. triangularus, E. trimaculosus, E. togoensis, E. toxalis. Brief treatment is also given to the type species, the Palearctic Chilo punctellus Treitschke. The Asian Prnavitheudes Amsel, 1961 (type species: P. persicella Amsel) is synonymized with Ematheudes and Patna rhizolineata Bradley, 1980 is transferred to Ematheudes. The latter species is the only Ematheudes for which a host plant is known, the larvae having been reared from rhizomes of Sorghum halepense in Pakistan. Commotria erythrograpta Hampson is synonymized with E. neurias (Hampson); Patna venatella Hampson is synonymized with E. rhodochroa (Hampson); E. lentistrigulis Hampson is synonymized with E. straminella Snellen. Photographs of wing patterns are provided for 28 species, of male genitalia for all 30 species, and of female genitalia for 5 species. All these structures are also illustrated for the type species, E. punctellus. A cladistic analysis using Hennig86 yielded one tree with a consistency index of 28. A key to the species is provided.
Checklist and key of New World species of Omiodes Guenée with descriptions of four new Costa Rican species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Authors: Gentili Patricia , Solis M. Alma 
Published: July 2010

AbstractOmiodes Guenée is redescribed based on all New World species, including the type species O. humeralis Guenée. Four new species from Costa Rica, O. janzeni sp. n., O. hallwachsae sp. n., O. sirena sp. n., O. ochracea sp. n., are described. Ten new synonymies are established : Phostria disciiridescens Hampson is =O. croeceiceps (Walker), Phostria cayennalis Schaus is =O. grandis (Druce), Omiodes ochrosoma Felder & Rogenhofer and Phryganodes gazalis Schaus are =O. pandaralis (Walker), Nacoleia lenticurvalis Hampson, Phryganodes anchoritalis Dyar, and Phostria duplicata Kaye are =O. confusalis (Dognin), O. cervinalis Amsel is =O. martvralis (Lederer), Nacoleia indicata ab. pigralis Dognin and Botis fortificalis Möschler are =O. metricalis (Möschler). One new combination is recognized: O. pandaralis (Walker) was transferred from Coelorhynchidia Hampson. A key and an updated checklist to the neotropical Omiodes species is provided, including O. indicata (Fabricius), a worldwide pest. Ten species that do not belong in Omiodes are retained until appropriate generic placements are identified.
A taxonomic revision of the Scopariinae from the Macaronesian Region (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)
Authors: Nuss Matthias , Karsholt Ole , Meyer Marc 
Published: July 2010

AbstractSixteen scopariine species and two subspecies, of which five are undescribed, occur on the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Is., and the Cape Verde Is. Four new species, Scoparia carvalhoi sp. n., Eudonia shafferi sp. n., E. parviangusta sp. n., E. geminoflexuosa sp. n., and one new subspecies Eudonia lineola dorada ssp. n., are described. Seven species are transferred to the genus Eudonia Billberg: E. interlinealis (Warren, 1905) comb. n., E. luteusalis (Hampson, 1907) comb. n., E. melanographa (Hampson, 1907) comb. n., E. stenota (Wollaston, 1858) comb. n., E. scoriella (Wollaston, 1858) comb. n., E. lindbergalis (Viette, 1958) comb. n., and E. decorella (Stainton, 1859) comb. n. The status of Eudonia lineola tufirella (Chrétien, 1908) stat. n. is changed from species to subspecies. Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859) comb. n., sp. rev., formerly regarded as synonym of E. stenota, is confirmed as a valid species. Five new junior synonyms of Eudonia species are given: Scoparia coeruleotincta Hampson, 1917 syn. n. of Eudonia lineola tafirella, Scoparia wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1894 syn. n. of Eudonia scoriella, Scoparia maderensis Rebel, 1939 syn. n. of Eudonia decorella, Scoparia imparilis Dyar, 1929 syn. n. of Eudonia angustea, and Scoparia virescens Rebel, 1896 syn. n. of Eudonia lineola. Eight lectotypes are designated. The taxonomic and chorological results indicate that the colonisation of the archipelagos took place by passive dispersal on the ocean surface currents and winds. Each archipelago has endemic scopariine species and the number of endemic species increases in proportion to growing distance from the continents. The ancestors of the Azorean Scoparia species were of nearctic origin, while the species of Madeira and the Canary Is. show affinities to Europe and northern Africa, except that E. scoriella from Madeira Is. seems to be of nearctic origin. E. lindbergalis from the Cape Verde Archipelago show similarities to E. lineola, E. parviangusta and E. geminoflexuosa from the Canary Is. The successful colonisation of oceanic islands by Scopariinae seems to be correlated with the prerequisites: dispersal ability, adaptation to a humid climate, and mosses and lichens as larval food.
Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of northern Sweden: taxonomy, chromosomes, and bionomics
Authors: Adler Peter H. , Malmqvist Björn , Yixin Zhang  
Published: July 2010

AbstractA chromosomal and morphological study of the black flies of northern Sweden revealed six genera and 47 species, of which 12 species represent new records for the country. The total number of species now recorded from Sweden is 61. Cnephia eremites is recorded from the Palearctic Region for the first time. New chromosomal information is provided for about 40% of the species in northern Sweden. A lectotype is designated for Simulium annulitarse which is shown to be a member of the S. tuberosum species group. The northern Swedish fauna is dominated by the genus Simulium (81 %) and by mammalophilic species (49%). Approximately 34% of the species in northern Sweden have a Holarctic distribution.
External morphology of the last instar larva of Phauda mimica Strand, 1915 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea)
Authors: Yen Shen-Horn , Naumann Clas M. , Fänger Harald 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe external morphology of last instar larvae of Phauda mimica Strand, 1915, from Taiwan is described. The slug-like larvae are glossy brownish white in coloration. Dorsally they are covered by a tergal cap consisting of a dense mesh of irregularly interwoven silk fibres with additional cellular elements and hardened incrustations. This peculiar structure is not known from other Lepidoptera. According to the present morphological findings, the genus (along with allied genera) does probably not belong to the Zygaenidae, as hitherto suggested, but rather represents the sister group of the limacodid-group families currently comprising the (Megalopygidae/Somabrachyidae + (Aididae + (Dalceridae + Limacodidae))).
A further new species of Phoridae (Diptera) whose larvae associate with large spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Authors: Disney R.H.L. , Weinmann D. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractA series of adult flies were reared from larvae living on the carapace of a spider, Pamphobeteus vespertinus (Simon), from Ecuador. These are described and named Megoselia tinteri Disney sp. n. This is a sibling species of M. dimorphica Disney and M. praedafura Disney, whose larvae also live on Theraphosidae in South America.
Revision of the mirine genus Castanopsides Yasunaga from the eastern Asia (Heteroptera: Miridae)
Authors: Yasunaga Tomohide 
Published: July 2010

AbstractNine species of the mirine plant bug genus Castanopsides Yasunaga from eastern Asia are revised. The majority of Castanopsides species appear to be oak-inhabitants. Four new species arc diagnosed and described: Castanopcides takaii sp. n. from Japan and Taiwan, and C. gotohi sp. n., C. montanus sp. n. and C. taiwanus sp. n. from Taiwan. New combinations of four species previously placed in Arbolygus Kerzhner are proposed: Castanopsides potanini (Reuter) comb. n., C. dasypterus (Reuter) comb. n., C. kerzhneri (Kerzhner) comb. n. and C. falkovitshi (Kerzhner) comb. n. All previously described taxa are diagnosed and redescribed, and a key is provided to distinguish the species. The zoogeography and phylogeny of the Castanopsides species are discussed.
A revision of Neurobezzia Wirth & Ratanaworabhan and Neurohelea Kieffer, with a description of a new genus and discussion of their phylogenetic relationships (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Authors: Borkent Art 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe genus Neurohelea Kieffer is restricted to its type species, N. luteitarsis (Waltl) and is returned to the Heteromyiini. The Nearctic species previously recognized as Neurohelea nigra Wirth and N. macroneura (Malloch) are members of the Ceratopogonini and are placed in the new genus Atyphohelea. Neurohelea nigra Wirth is a new synonym of the type species Atyphohelea macroneura (Malloch), new combination. The Baltic amber species Neurohelea cothurnata (Meunier) is also placed in Atyphohelea as a new combination. An unnamed species from Taiwan is described and the pupa of A. macroneura is newly described. The male of Neurobezzia granulosa (Wirth) is described for the first time. The male previously identified as N. granulosa by Grogan & Wirth (1978) is probably the male of Amerohelea frontispina (Dow & Turner) in the Palpomyiini. Medeobezzia Yu is regarded as a new synonym of Neurobezzia Wirth & Ratanaworabhan, which now includes three species. A new world key to the genera of male and female Heteromyiini is provided. The phylogenetic relationships of the described genera are discussed.
The Meligethes of the M. pubescens species-group from Southern Africa (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae)
Authors: Kirejtshuk A.G. , Kirk-Spriggs A.H. , Audisio P. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe known Southern African species of the pubescens species-group in the genus Meligethes Stephens, 1830, are revised. A diagnosis of the M. pubescens species-group is given and eight new species are described from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana: M. argentarius sp. n. (Eastern Cape Province, Kwa-Zulu Natal), M. aurivestis sp. n. (Western Cape Province), M. eremita sp. n. (Namibia, Northern Cape), M. hermanniae sp. n. (Western Cape Province), M. massivus sp. n. (Northern Transvaal), M. namakwaensis sp. n. (Namaqualand, Western Cape Province, and southern Namibia), M. pecten sp. n. (Western Cape Province, Free State), and M. rufofuscus sp. n. (Namibia, Botswana, and northern South Africa). Redescriptions and line drawings of male and female genitalia, legs and habitus of M. pubescens Reitter, 1872, M. translatus Grouvelle, 1913, M. confertus Reitter, 1872, M. plumbeus Reitter, 1872, M. fuerschi Spornraft & Audisio, 1995 (= M. antlia Kirejtshuk, 1996, syn. n.), M. marshalli Grouvelle, 1915, and ecological data on most of the species dealt with (all probably using Sterculiaceae of the genus Hermannia as larval host-plants) are also included.