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The following fifteen new species: Trichodesma assamensis sp. nov. (India); T. bendai sp. nov. (India); T. chumphonica sp. nov. (Thailand); T. horaki sp. nov. (Thailand); T. klarae sp. nov. (India); T. lueeri (Thailand); T. meghalayaensis sp. nov. (India); T. oborili sp. nov. (Thailand); T. petrae sp. nov. (Malaysia); T. pici sp. nov. (Thailand); T. prudeki sp. nov. (Thailand); T. sonae sp. nov. (Laos); T. thailandica sp. nov. (Thailand); T. trimaculata sp. nov. (Thailand); T. tryznai sp. nov. (India) are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gastrallus jelineki sp. nov. (species-group G. laevigatus) from Slovakia and Hungary (Central Europe) is described and compared with other species from this genus from Central Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new following species Trichodesma muehlei sp. nov. (Rwanda); T. kantneri sp. nov. (Zimbabwe); T. bilyi sp. nov. (RSA); T. snizeki sp. nov. (Kenya); T. vinolasi sp. nov. (RSA); T. haladai sp. nov. (RSA); T. murzini sp. nov. (Namibia); T. lackneri sp. nov. (Angola); T. tanzaniana sp. nov. (Tanzania); T. paralisae sp. nov. (Zambia); T. smrzi sp. nov. (Zambia); T. somalica sp. nov. (Somalia) are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The species T. lateritia Pic, 1903 is newly recorded from Mozambique and T. soleri Viñolas, 2018 is newly recorded from Malawi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background In the last decades, climate change and globalisation have been exacerbating the introduction of non-native beetles worldwide. Due toits peculiar territory, climate and geographical position in the middle of the Mediterranean Basin, Italy is one of the European countries with the highest number of intercepted, adventive and established nonnative beetles, some of which are invasive. In this perspective, producing new faunistic records and continuously updating reliable and easily accessible distributional data is a fundamental step in investigating and potentially preventing further species introduction. New information The aim of this contribution is to report and discuss new faunistic records of non-native Coleoptera in Italy. For some species, new records enlarge the previously-known distribution (e.g. the ambrosia beetles Anisandrus maiche (Kurentzov, 1941) and Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford, 1894) or the click beetle Monocrepidius posticus (Eschscholtz, 1829)), while for others (e.g. the scarab beetle Archophileurus spinosus Dechambre, 2006), data confirm their establishment and highlight a possible expansion phase. The false powderpost beetles Ptilineurus marmoratus (Reitter, 1877) and the longhorn beetle Xylotrechus chinensis (Chevrolat, 1852) are two new additions to the Italian fauna, while the establishment of the monotomid beetle Monotoma americana Aubé 1837 is confirmed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first biological inclusion in Cretaceous (Cenomanian) amber from Texas (USA) is here documented. Most of the Cretaceous ambers with biological inclusions are from Europe (Spain, France) and Myanmar (Asia). Although the coleopteran here reported is microscopic and incomplete, it preserves enough morphological details to be identified as a member of the Family Ptinidae Latreille, 1802. This antecedent is significative and reveals the potential of this Cretaceous amber to contain more diverse bioinclusions, since the paleoenvironment suggested by the sediments that contain the amber and the ecological affinity of recent representatives of the Ptinidae suggest a humid forest near an estuary, associated to deltaic plain deposits. Este hallazgo representa la inclusión biológica en ámbar más antigua en las Americas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The species Nicobium cretaceum sp. nov. from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber is described, illustrated and compared with similar species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A new species Cavoptinus philippinensis sp. nov. belonging to the genus Cavoptinus Pic, 1931, stillincluding three species - Cavoptinus albonotatus Pic, 1931, Cavoptinus luzonicus Zahradník & Háva, 2017 and Cavoptinus palawanicus Háva & Zahradník, 2020, all from the Philippines, is described, illustrated and compared with other species of the genus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new extinct species of the genus Xyletinus Latreille, 1809, namely X. (s. str.) lobanovi sp. n., is described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber. This new extinct species resembles X. carsteni Háva et Zahradník, 2020 but differs from it in the dull, not shiny pronotum and elytra, uniformly rufous body and appendages and the lesser body size. A new species is close to X. arturi Háva et Zahradník, 2019, but can be distinguished in the lesser body size, flat elytral intervals and the widest in anterior one-third pronotum. A key to fossil species of Xyletinus is provided. Additionally, new fossil records for Ernobius nadravicus Alekseev, 2014 and Xyletinus arturi Háva et Zahradník, 2019 are presented.

Six new records from superfamily Bostrichoidea are presented from the Palaearctic Region. Three species are mentioned from the Czech Republic - two from the family Bostrichidae - Heterobostrychus brunneus (Murray, 1867), a record new to Czech Republic, and Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897, a record new to Moravia (Czech Republic). The last of them is from the family Ptinidae - Tricorynus tabaci (Guérin-Méneville, 1850), confirmed data from Czech Republic, Bohemia and a species new to Slovakia. Other two new records are from the family Ptinidae - Homophthalmus rugicollis (Mulsant et Rey, 1853) and Ernobius abietis (Fabricius, 1792), both are new to Albania. The last record is also from the family Ptinidae, and is new to Morocco - Stagetus pilula (Aubé, 1861). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the rapid development of NGS technologies, a huge amount of NGS raw reads have been accumulated in public repositories, such as the Short Read Archive of NCBI. We successfully rescued the complete mitochondrial genome of Stegobium paniceum, a drug store beetle, from public NGS raw reads of truffle generated from the whole genome project. The circular mitogenome of S. paniceum is 15,474 bp long including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNAs, and a single large non-coding region of 803 bp. Intraspecific transfer RNAs structure and sequence variations were investigated and simple sequence repeats identified from three S. paniceum mitochondrial genomes were compared showing their diversities as fundamental data to utilize them in various aspects including developing efficient molecular markers in the family, Ptinidae. Phylogenetic analysis of 23 Bostrichoidea mitochondrial genomes presented better species identification based on phylogenetic analyses and the optimal options for constructing phylogenetic trees based on Bostrichoidea mitochondrial genomes. Our results present not only utilization of public NGS raw read sequences but also intraspecific features of S. paniceum mitochondrial genomes and comparative analysis of Bostrichoidea mitochondrial genomes in various aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Larvae and adults of Korynetes caeruleus (de Geer 1775) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) were collected from old churches and reared in the laboratory on Anobium punctatum (de Geer 1774) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). Breeding success of K. caeruleus was low, but basic parameters of this species' developmental cycle were identified. At 21°C and 75% relative humidity and a four-month cold period at 4°C, the development of K. caeruleus from egg to adult appearance lasted 2 years. The pupal stage may be reached and completed after one and a half years. Feeding on larvae of A. punctatum by larvae of K. caeruleus was observed and consisted of a combination of sucking haemolymph and consuming body parts. The sickle-like mandibles of larvae of K. caeruleus penetrate the cuticle of prey larvae; this is followed by pumping and sucking body movements. Adult beetles of A. punctatum were not attacked by K. caeruleus larvae. Feeding behaviour of adult K. caeruleus was not investigated.

Ptilineurus horaki sp. nov. (Maluku Is.), P. indicus sp. nov. (India), P. laosensis sp. nov. (Laos), P. malayanus sp. nov. (Malaysia) and P. martini sp. nov. (Thailand) - all from the Oriental Region are described, illustrated and compared with other species. The key of species belong to genus Ptilineurus is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four new species from genus Nanodesma Zahradník, 2019 from Oriental Region are described, illustrated and compared with other species from this genus. There are N. cechovskyi sp. nov. (Malaysia), N. dubia sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sumatra), N. pseudofasciata sp. nov. (Malaysia) and N. splendida sp. nov. (Malaysia). The key of all species of the genus Nanodesma Zahradník, 2019 is revised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species from Timor Island Trichodesma timorensis sp. nov. is described, illustrated and compared with related species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gastrallus vavrai Zahradník, 2007 is newly recorded from the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following three new species from Eocene Baltic amber are described and illustrated: Ptinus (Gynopterus) electron sp. nov., Ptinus (Gynopterus) fantii sp. nov. and Ptinus (Gynopterus) groehni sp. nov. Three other species are recorded: Ptinus (Gynopterus) balticus Bellés & Vitali, 2007 (Poland), Ptinus (Gynopterus) burukovskyi Alekseev, 2014 (Russia), Ptinus (Gynopterus) scalovicus Alekseev, 2014 (Russia) and Sucinoptinus sucini Bellés & Vitali, 2007 (Russia). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Larvae and adults of Korynetes caeruleus (de Geer 1775) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) were collected from old churches and reared in the laboratory on Anobium punctatum (de Geer 1774) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). Breeding success of K. caeruleus was low, but basic parameters of this species' developmental cycle were identified. At 21°C and 75% relative humidity and a four- month cold period at 4°C, the development of K. caeruleus from egg to adult appearance lasted 2 years. The pupal stage may be reached and completed after one and a half years. Feeding on larvae of A. punctatum by larvae of K. caeruleus was observed and consisted of a combination of sucking haemolymph and consuming body parts. The sickle-like mandibles of larvae of K. caeruleus penetrate the cuticle of prey larvae; this is followed by pumping and sucking body movements. Adult beetles of A. punctatum were not attacked by K. caeruleus larvae. Feeding behaviour of adult K. caeruleus was not investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nanodesma gen. nov. from Oriental Region is described, illustrated and compared with other genera from tribe Nicobiini. The key of genera tribe Nicobiini is presented. Six new species are described: N. knizeki sp. nov. (Thailand); N. laosensis sp. nov. (Laos); N. fasciata sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sumatra I.), Malaysia and Thailand; N. haucki sp. nov. (Thailand); N. luteopubens sp. nov. (Malaysia) and N. nigromaculata sp. nov. (Malaysia). The key of species belong to genus Nanodesma is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Stagetus elongatus Mulsant et Rey, 1861 is newly recorded from Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species Falsogastrallus groehni sp. nov. from Baltic amber is described and compared with known amber species Gatrallus zjantaru Zahradník & Háva, 2014. The described species represents first amber species belonging to the genus. A Check-list of Falsogastrallus species is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nine new species of the genus Clada (s. str.) Pascoe, 1887 (Bostrichoidea: Ptinidae: Eucradinae) are described from Madagascar: Clada (Clada) barclayi sp. n., C. (C.) dimbyi sp. n., C. (C.) fasciata sp. n., C. (C.) lalae sp. n., C. (C.) madagascarensis sp. n., C. (C.) mamyi sp. n., C. (C.) njakai sp. n., C. (C.) obesa sp. n., and C. (C.) rindrai sp. n. No species of this genus were previously known from Madagascar. Photographs of the dorsal habiti and drawings the male and female antennae and aedeagi of most of these species are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species Xyletinus (Xeronthobius) aralensis sp. n. from South Kazakhstan (Kyzylorda Region) is described. A new synonymy is established: X. (Xeronthobius) desertus (Barovskij, 1929) = X. (X.) kozlovi Emetz in Emetz et Logvinovskij, 1977, syn. n.

For the first time, two alien species of beetles, obligate synanthropes, namely, Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev, 1973 (Dermestidae) and Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius, 1792) (Ptinidae), were revealed in anthills (genus Formica). These records widen the spectrum of biotopes inhabited by these species outside their native ranges and specify their adaptive abilities under the movement of invaders to the north. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The fauna of Iranian Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) is summarized. In total 43 species belonging to 21 genera and 8 subfamilies are listed: Anobiinae (7 genera, 10 species), Dorcatominae (1 genus, 1 species), Ernobiinae (3 genera, 4 species), Eucradinae (2 genera, 2 species), Gibbiinae (1 genus, 3 species), Ptilininae (2 genera, 5 species), Ptininae (3 genera, 8 species) and Xyletininae (2 genera, 10 species). Four species, Gastrallus pubens Fairmaire, 1875, Priobium carpini Herbst, 1793 (Anobiinae), Hyperisus plumbeum (Illiger, 1801) (Ernobiinae), and Stagetus pilula (Aubé, 1861) (Dorcatominae) are newly recorded from Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nine species of Coleoptera belonging to five families (Ciidae, Melandryidae, Nitidulidae, Ptinidae, Staphylinidae) are recorded from Hungary for the first time. Occurrences of Dacne pontica (Bedel, 1868) (Erotylidae) and Mycterus curculioides (Fabricius, 1781) (Mycteridae) in Hungary are confirmed. With 16 figures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Six new species and one new subgenus from family Ptinidae are described from the Palaearctic Region (Hungary, Syria, Oman). There are Dorcatoma (Oculidorcatoma) hungarica subg. and sp. nov. (Hungary), D. (Pilosodorcatoma) syriaca sp. nov. (Syria), Stagetus nemethi sp. nov (Syria), Xyletinus (Xyletinus) rubroapex sp. nov. (Syria), X. (X.) splendidus sp. nov. (Syria) and Megorama ilniczkyi sp. nov. (Oman). Drawings of body details, especially aedeagus, are presented for all newly described species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Basidiomes of polypore fungi host many insects. Yet systematic information about insect assemblages from most fungal species is lacking. We studied the insect community associated with the wood-decaying fungusInonotus radiatus(Sowerby: Fr.) P. Karst. (Hymenochaetales). More specifically, we studied the effect of successional stage and weight of basidiomes, as well as shore exposition (north or south), on species richness and composition, as well as occurrence and abundance of the most abundant fungivores. Basidiomes were collected from riparian forests at five lakes in Sweden. Insects were reared out from the basidiomes in the laboratory. A total of 5645 adult insect individuals of 117 taxa were obtained. Among these, 2782 specimens of 36 taxa useInonotus radiatusbasidiomes as breeding habitat. Eight species of parasitic wasps were new to Sweden. The most abundant fungivore wasEnnearthron cornutum(Ciidae), which is a generalist breeding in many polypore species. Based on our material and literature, the melandryid beetlesAbdera affinisandA. flexuosaseem to be specialists on the order Hymenochaetales. Other frequent fungivores wereDorcatoma dresdensis(Ptinidae), and the lepidopteransArchinemapogon yildizae, Nemapogon cloacellusandN. picarellus(Tineidae). The parasitoid community associated with the tineid moths was similar to the community associated with the other polypore species in the order Polyporales. In contrast, the parasitoids associated withDorcatoma(and/orAbdera) were different from the other Polyporales species, suggesting that the fungal host species is more important for these parasitoid species than the beetle host species itself. The most abundant and frequent parasitoids were the braconidsDiospilus disparandColastes fritzeni, which both parasitiseDorcatoma. Species richness was significantly smaller in fresh than in more decayed basidiomes, but species composition did not differ. There was no difference in species composition or richness between north and south shorelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ernobius iranicus sp. nov. from Iran is described, illustrated and compared with similar species from the species-group E. mollis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Study of five examples of spider beetle inclusions from Rovno amber revealed that at least three of these spider beetles belong to the genus Sucinoptinus Bellés et Vitali, 2007, of them, S. rovnoensis sp. n. (most probably from Klesov) and S. brevipennis sp. n. from Dubrovitsa are described. S. rovnoensis is similar to the previously known S. bukejsi Alekseev in having the same general structure of pronotum and elytra, differing from it by the morphology of pronotal sides, which are only slightly rounded and practically not constricted near the base, whereas in S. bukejsi the sides are well rounded leaving a slight but clear constriction near the base. S. brevipennis is similar to S. bukejsi Alekseev and S. sucini Bellés et Vitali in having the same general structure of the prothorax, but differing from them in having much shorter elytra. Addition of these two new species to the two previously known, S. sucini, from the eastern Baltic Sea coast, and S. bukejsi, from Kaliningrad Region, indicates that the genus Sucinoptinus was much more diverse and widespread in Late Eocene forests than former reports suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gastrallus ornatulus Toskina, 2003 and Stagetus borealis Israelson, 1971 are newly recorded from Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sphaericus (Sphaericus) selvagensis n. sp. is described from the Salvage islands. With Sphaericus (Sphaericus) bicolor Bellés, this new species is only the second ptinid beetle reported from these islands. S. selvagensis belongs to the Sphaericus pilula group, which also includes S. bicolor. However, the transverse shape of the pronotum (with its maximal breadth near the base) and the peculiar morphology of the aedeagus, distinguish S. selvagensis from all other members of the S. pilula group. S. selvagensis lives in all the major islands of the Selvagens archipelago: Selvagem Grande, Selvagem Pequena and Ilhéu de Fora.

The key to 37 Palaearctic species and 6 subspecies of the genus Stagetus Wollaston, 1861 is composed. New morphological characters for species differences were used [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The diversity of ptinid beetles (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) is described from Cretaceous amber that originated from the North Atlantic and Western Tethian resiniferous forests. All studied specimens belong to the subfamily Anobiinae. Stegobium raritanensis sp. nov. is described from Raritan amber (Turonian in age) of Sayreville (New Jersey, USA), whereas Actenobius magneoculus sp. nov. is described from San Just amber (early Albian in age) of Utrillas (Teruel Province, Spain). Both species have been examined using propagation phase-contrast X-ray synchrotron microtomography. An additional specimen from Peñacerrada I amber (Moraza, Burgos Province, Spain) is described without further taxonomic placement due to poor preservation. The Spanish specimens represent the most ancient adult record of the family Ptinidae to date. Mesernobius anawrahtai from Burmese amber (late Albian–early Cenomanian in age), the only previously described Cretaceous ptinid species, is transferred to Scirtidae based on a re-examination of the holotype. Hypotheses about ecological habits of fossil ptinids are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ptinus bertranpetiti sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) is described from Socotra Island. The practical absence of secondary sexual dimorphism and the structure of the aedeagus, slender and subsymmetrical, suggest that the new species must be placed in the subgenus Gynopterus Mulsant & Rey, 1868. The most peculiar characteristics of P. bertranpetiti sp. nov. refer to the aedeagus and the elytral pubescence, both with features that are unparalleled in other species of the subgenus Gynopterus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We report ten new species records for the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick, Canada from the families Dermestidae, Endecatomidae, Bostrichidae, and Ptinidae. Anthrenus fuscus Olivier and Anthrenus museorum (Linnaeus) of the family Dermestidae are newly recorded for New Brunswick. Endecatomus rugosus (Randall) and the family Endecatomidae are recorded for the first time for New Brunswick and the Maritime provinces. Two Bostrichidae, the adventive Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius) and the native Stephanopachys substriatus (Paykull), are newly recorded for the province. Five species of Ptinidae, the adventive Anobium punctatum (DeGeer) and Microbregma emarginatum emarginatum (Duftschmid), and the native Hadrobregmus notatus (Say), Ptilinus lobatus Casey, and Ptilinus ruficornis Say are added to the faunal list of New Brunswick. Collection data, habitat data, and distribution maps are presented for all these species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Six new species of the Australian myrmecophilous ptinid genus Polyplocotes are described from South Australia. Three are from the deserts of central Australia, one from the Franklin Islands in the Great Australian Bight, one from Eyre Peninsula and one from the Riverland region. Morphologically, the majority of these new species are conventional Polyplocotes, but two are less typical. The characters uniting the genus are explored in the discussion, and comparisons are made to related genera. Although the six new species described here have not been observed in the field, the species of this genus are known to be myrmecophilous, and ant – beetle interactions similar to those seen in other spider beetles might occur between these new species and their host ants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four new species of the Australian ptinid genus Diplocotes are described. Two of these species are from the dry tropical and subtropical areas of northern and central Queensland, while the other two are from the arid areas of South Australia. While the four new species described here have not been observed with ants in the field, the species of this genus are known to be myrmecophilous, and similar interactions may occur between the new species and their host ants. Additionally, many characters are shared with other unrelated myrmecophilous species, and may be convergent adaptations to the ant-associated lifestyle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following species are confirmed for the first time from Czech Republic - from the family Bostrichidae the species Heterobostrychus aequalis (C. O. Waterhouse, 1884), Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897, S. unidentatum (Fabricius, 1801) and Xylothrips flavipes (Illiger. 1801) - all non-established species, and from the family Ptinidae Gastrallus vavrai Zahradník, 2007, new to Croatia, Greece and Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The species Ptinus (Gynopterus) sexpunctatus Panzer, 1789 is newly recorded from Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]