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Prosoponoides shaanxisp. n. is described, based on a single male from high altitude in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China. The species is similar to both Oriental Prosoponoides hamatumMillidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 and P. sinense (Chen, 1991), but it can easily be distinguished by structural details of the palp. Prosoponoides shaanxisp. n. is the first species of the genus reported from the Palaearctic Region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anthomyza gilviventris Roháček & Barber, 2016, hitherto known only from the Nearctic Region, is recorded from the Palaearctic Region (NE Sweden) for the first time. Specimens from the Swedish population have been compared with those of A. gilviventris from Canada and the USA and those of A. tschirnhausi Roháček, 2009 from the Kamchatka Peninsula (Far East of Russia). Both morphological and molecular analyses (BI and RAxML, based on seven DNA markers: 12S, 16S, 28S, COI, COII, CytB, ITS2) confirmed that the Swedish specimens belong to A. gilviventris. Because no specimen of A. tschirnhausi has been available for molecular study, the most diagnostic morphological characters used for separation of this species from A. gilviventris have been re-evaluated with respect to Swedish specimens, and their variability discussed. However, these differences, although stable, are relatively small and, consequently, the possibility that they fall within the limits of a single variable species has not been entirely eliminated. New biological information (habitat and host-plant associations) on the Swedish population of A. gilviventris is presented. [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]

A new subgenus of Borbonalia Novák, 2014 - Chinalia subgen. nov. with type species Borbonalia (Chinalia) xiaoica sp. nov. from China (Sichuan Province) is described as well as the following new species Borbonalia (Chinalia) mulinziica sp. nov. from China (Hubei Province) and Borbonalia (Chinalia) yaoguica sp. nov. from China (Guizhou Province). The new species are illustrated (including male genitalia) and compared with one another. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A list of 148 species of megachilid bees from 16 genera and five tribes is reported for the Republic of Dagestan. The list is based on more than 2,500 examined specimens and one reliable literature record. Twelve species are new to Russia: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) emarginatum (Nylander, 1856), C. (Foveosmia) maidli (Benoist, 1935), Hoplitis (Alcidamea) campanularis (Morawitz, 1877), H. (A.) caucasica (Friese, 1920), H. (Anthocopa) perezi (Ferton, 1894), H. (Pentadentosmia) tringa (Warncke, 1991), Osmia (Allosmia) melanura Morawitz, 1871, O. (Helicosmia) breviata Warncke, 1988, O. (Osmia) scheherazade Peters, 1978, O. (Pyrosmia) saxicola Ducke, 1899, Anthidium (Anthidium) taeniatum Latreille, 1809, and Megachile (Chalicodoma) montenegrensis Dours, 1873. Nine other species are new to the North Caucasus, and 46 other species are new to Dagestan. Compared to the first list of the bees of Dagestan published by F. Morawitz 150 years ago, the number of species of Megachilidae known from the republic was increased by five times. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The click-beetle genus Elathous Reitter, 1890 (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) contains almost 50 species distributed in the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. Specimens of this genus are rare in collections, partly due to their largely unknown biology and ecology. Until now, larvae were known only for three species, all of them described decades ago. Due to the intensive fieldwork research by the first author, who found larvae of Elathous agilis Németh, 2019 in Lebanon and Elathous brucki (Candèze, 1878) in Greece, we have an opportunity to describe their morphology for the first time. We compare them with each other and the remaining known larvae of Elathous and related genera. Although we are able to differentiate larvae of all known Elathous species, our limited knowledge on dendrometrine immature stages as well as the genus-level systematics is insufficient to propose a reliable generic diagnosis for Elathous based on the larval morphology. Additionally, we provide updated information on biology and ecology of Elathous species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two new species of the genus Houaphanica Novák, 2020 from China (Fujian Province) are described as follows: Houaphanica wuyishanica sp. nov. and Houaphanica ziyungdongica sp. nov. These are the first records of Houaphanica species from the Palaearctic Region. The new species are described, illustrated (including male genitalia) and compared with one another. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Available information about bees of the genus Epeolus in Central Asia is summarized. Twenty species are currently known from this area. Two new species are described: E. albus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. and E. pesenkoi Astafurova, sp. nov. Two species are newly recorded from Central Asia: E. asiaticus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2022 and E. nudiventris Bischoff, 1930. The hitherto unknown male of E. mikhailovi Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021 is described, and lectotypes are designated for E. ruficornis Morawitz, 1875 and E. vinogradovi Popov, 1952. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many original descriptions of beetles were published in Latin with specific idioms and technical terms, which are sometimes difficult to understand. The exact meaning of these descriptions is necessary for taxonomic and systematic research. Of the ten Palaearctic Plateumaris species regarded as valid three were described in English, the remaining seven in Latin, French, or German: P. amurensis Weise, 1898, P. bracata (Scopoli, 1772), P. consimilis (Schrank, 1781), P. roscida Weise, 1912, P. rustica (Kunze, 1818), P. sericea (Linnaeus, 1758), and P. weisei (Duvivier, 1885). These seven non-English original descriptions and their translations into English are presented here. Additionally, the translations of the first descriptions of the genus Plateumaris and of its 19 synonyms (some were described in Russian, also) are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new seed bug species, Stigmatonotum macronotum sp. nov., collected from southern Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan is described. It is the seventh species in the genus Stigmatonotum Lindberg, 1927. Stigmatonotum geniculatum (Motschulsky, 1863) is recorded from South Korea for the first time. Illustrations of genital structures of the new species and a key to the species of Humilocoris Harrington, 1980 and Stigmatonotum from the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New species of the genus Anthracula Fairmaire, 1897 from China are described as follows: Anthracula adolfi sp. nov. and Anthracula becvari sp. nov., both from Yunnan Province, Anthracula emeiica sp. nov. from Sichuan Province and Anthracula yanziica sp. nov. from Hubei Province. All new species are described, illustrated (including male genitalia) and compared together. A list of so far known species of the genus Anthracula Fairmaire, 1897 is added. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new distributional data on the twenty-two palaearctic species of comb clawed beetles (Alleculinae) are presented as follows: Allecula (A.) rhenana Bach, 1856 (Iran - the first record from Asia), Allecula (A.) vietnamica Novák, 2017 (China: Yunnan Province - the first record from the Palaeartcic Region), Bobina jendeki Novák, 2015 (China: Yunnan Province), Mycetocharina (M.) braaschi Muche, 1982 (Oman), Mycetocharina (M.) vanharteni Novák, 2008 (Oman), Mycetocharina (M.) wittmeri Muche, 1982 (Oman), Prionychus ater (Fabricius, 1775) (Montenegro), Prionychus cisteloides Seidlitz, 1896 (Jordan), Isomira (I.) umbellatarum (Kiesenwetter, 1863) (Albania), Gonodera corynthia Fairmaire, 1884 (Lebanon), Gonodera macrophthalma Reitter, 1884 (Georgia), Microcistela rosinae Pic, 1904 (South Korea), Cteniopinus (C.) hypocrita (Marseul, 1876) (China: Quinghai Province), Cteniopus (Ctenioposomus) preisneri preisneri Wittmer, 1936 (Israel), Cteniopus (Rhinobarus) sveci Novák, 2017 (Greece, Macedonia), Gastrhaema gharbensis Théry, 1932 (Spain), Heliotaurus (H.) coralinus Reitter, 1890 (Morroco), Heliotaurus (H.) sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Reitter, 1906 (Morroco, Portugal), Omophlus (Od.) atticus Reitter, 1906 (Albania), Omophlus (Od.) flavipennis Küster, 1849 (Albania), Omophlus (Od.) syriacus Mulsant, 1856 (Iran) and Podonta ambiqua Kiesenwetter, 1873 (Bulgaria). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The subgenera Arnoldiellus Nikitsky, 1989 and Paramycetophagus Nikitsky, 2007 are elevated to genus resulting in the following new combinations: Arnoldiellus tschitscherini (Reitter, 1897), Paramycetophagus nepalensis (Háva, 2019) and Paramycetophagus sulcicollis (Champion, 1917). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Meloe (Meloe) wrzecionkoi sp. nov. is described as new to science from the area of south-eastern Hungary, in the county of Békés, Gyula. The new species is compared to relevant species of the subgenus Meloe Linnaeus, 1758, especially with probably the most morphologically similar species M. (M.) bodemeyeri Ganglbauer, 1900. Illustrations of the habitus and diagnostic characters of M. (M.) wrzecionkoi sp. nov. and similar species. Habitat of the new species is discussed and presented in colour photographs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Japanese members of Haliplidae were reviewed and 13 species in two genera are recognized. A new species, Haliplus morii sp. nov. is described from Honshu; it is similar to Haliplus japonicus Sharp, 1873, but belongs to a different subgenus. Haliplus diruptus J. Balfour-Browne, 1946, syn. nov. is treated as a junior synonym of Haliplus kotoshonis Kano & Kamiya, 1931. The records of Haliplus davidi Vondel, 1991 from Japan are regarded as misidentifications of H. kotoshonis. Haliplus basinotatus latiusculus Nakane, 1985, syn. nov. is treated as a junior synonym of H. basinotatus. Haliplus angustifrons Re'gimbart, 1892 known from south and southeast Asia, is newly recorded from Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Five species of the Lathrobium nomurai group are (re)described: Lathrobium nomurai Nakane, 1955, L. fujimotoi Y. Watanabe, 2001, L. hikosanense Y. Watanabe, 1998, L. yufuense sp. nov., and L. denchu sp. nov. All species inhabit the upper hypogean zone or are found under stones in the northern Kyushu, Japan. Their distribution patterns are discussed and compared to other members of this species group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species of the genus Borbonalia Novák, 2014 are described as follows: Borbonalia mazhanica sp. nov., and Borbonalia yulongshanica sp. nov. from China (Yunnan Province) and Borbonalia moraveci sp. nov. from Taiwan. All new species are described, illustrated (including male genitalia) and compared with the most morphologically similar species. A list of so far known species of the genus Borbonalia Novák, 2014 is added. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The nine species of the Epeolus julliani species group from the Palaearctic region are reviewed. Two new species are described and illustrated: Epeolus rasmonti Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. (Russia, Mongolia, China) and E. kyzylkumicus Astafurova, sp. nov. (Central Asia). Epeolus julliani Pérez, 1884 and E. laticauda Bischoff, 1930 are newly recorded from Kazakhstan and E. seraxensis Radoszkowski, 1893 is newly recorded from Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. An identification key for both sexes of all members of this species group is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four new species are described: Pseudepipona (Deuterepipona) kostylevi Fateryga, sp. nov. (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan), P. (D.) nikolayi Fateryga, sp. nov. (Kazakhstan), P. (D.) popovi Fateryga, sp. nov. (Turkmenistan), and P. (D.) vladimiri Fateryga, sp. nov. (Kazakhstan). A new synonymy is proposed: Pseudepipona (Deuterepipona) superba (Morawitz, 1867) = P. (D.) tricolor Gusenleitner, 1976, syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for two species: Pseudepipona (Deuterepipona) herzi (Morawitz, 1895) and P. (D.) superba. Two species, both not occurring in the region under study, are transferred to the subgenus Deuterepipona from the nominotypical one: Pseudepipona (Deuterepipona) priesneri Gusenleitner, 1970 and P. (D.) pseudominuta Gusenleitner, 1971. An identification key to all six species of the subgenus Deuterepipona from Central Asia is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The six species of the Epeolus cruciger species group from Asia are reviewed. Two new species, Epeolus asiaticus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. (Mongolia, Russia) and E. gorodkovi Astafurova, sp. nov. (Tajikistan, Afghanistan) are described and illustrated. Epeolus alpinus Friese, 1893 is newly recorded from Kazakhstan; E. cruciger (Panzer, 1799) is newly recorded from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan; and E. mongolicus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021 is newly recorded from Kyrgyzstan and Russia. An identification key for both sexes of all Asian members of this species group is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simple Summary: Erythraeid mite members are large, larvae usually parasitize other arthropods, whereas the nymphs and adults are free-living predators of a small insect. Free-living adults/nymphs and parasitic larvae vary greatly in morphology, and classification is usually treated independently. To date, more than 850 species of erythraeid mites have been recorded. Among them, more than 580 species were described only as larvae. Eatoniana Cambridge, 1898 is a small genus within Erythraeidae comprising, 10 valid species worldwide, three species of which were only reported based on larvae. Erythraeus Latreille, 1806 includes 123 species distributed worldwide, with 69 species reported based on larvae alone. Here, two new species, Eatoniana nanlingensis Xu and Jin sp. nov. from Guangdong Province and Erythraeus (Erythraeus) kunyuensis Xu and Jin sp. nov. from Shandong Province, are described based on larval stage. We believe that the study will contribute to further studies on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Erythraeidae. The species Eatoniana yangshuonicus (Haitlinger) comb. nov. is transferred from the genus Erythraeus to Eatoniana based on the basifemoral setal formula 2-2-1. Two new species, Eatoniana nanlingensis Xu and Jin sp. nov. and Erythraeus (Erythraeus) kunyuensis Xu and Jin sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on larvae. Eatoniana nanlingensis sp. nov. from the Oriental region (Guangdong Province), Er. (Er.) kunyuensis sp. nov. from the Palaearctic region (Shandong Province). An updated key to larval species of the genus Eatoniana of the world is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study revises the taxonomy of the lace bug genus Perissonemia Drake & Poor, 1937 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae: Tinginae) from Japan. Three species are recognized and (re)described: P. occasa Drake, 1942 from Honshu, P. okinawensis sp. nov. from the central part of the Ryukyu Islands, and P. yaeyamensis sp. nov. from the southern part of the Ryukyu Islands. Previous records of P. occasa from the central and southern parts of the Ryukyu Islands are confirmed as misidentifications of P. okinawensis sp. nov. and P. yaeyamensis sp. nov., respectively. The host plant relationships are discussed for P. occasa and P. yaeyamensis sp. nov. Photographs of living individuals of P. occasa and P. yaeyamensis sp. nov. are presented. A key is provided to facilitate the identification of the three species of Perissonemia distributed in Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four new species of Filatima Busck, 1939 are described from Central Asia: Filatima armata sp. nov. (Iran), F. subarmata sp. nov. (Pakistan, Iran), F. afghana sp. nov. (Afghanistan), and F. karii sp. nov. (Tajikistan). The hitherto unknown female of Filatima multicornuta Bidzilya & Nupponen, 2018 is described. Recorded to occur for the first time are Filatima textorella (Chrétien, 1908) from North Macedonia and Turkey, F. pallipalpella (Snellen, 1884) from Kyrgyzstan, and Filatima zagulajevi Anikin & Piskunov, 1996 from Kazakhstan. Filatima fontisella Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989 is removed from the list of Russian Gelechiidae due to re-identification of the only record as F. multicornuta. An annotated checklist of Palaearctic Filatima species is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dactylosternum abdominale (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) is recorded for the first time from Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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]

Celonites ivanovi sp. nov. is described as a new species from Dagestan where it has been recorded from dry habitats in a small area on the northern side of the Greater Caucasus. Celonites cagrii sp. nov. is described from Erzurum Province in east Turkey. As in other members of the C. cyprius-group, the females of both species were observed to visit flowers of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae). A morphological examination including the male genitalia of all species of the C. cyprius-group revealed that C. ivanovi sp. nov. and C. cagrii sp. nov. share the apomorphic characters of this group and are closely related to Celonites osseus Morawitz, 1888. Mean genetic distance between C. ivanovi sp. nov. and C. cagrii sp. nov. based on COI-5 sequences is 7.40%. The geographical distribution of all members of the C. cyprius-group is summarized and an illustrated key is provided for the identification of males and females of the species. A lectotype is designated for C. osseus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eight new synonymies of taxa of different rank and six new combinations are proposed in members of the family Issidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) occurring in China based on their original descriptions. New synonymies (senior first): Hemisphaeriini Melichar, 1906 = Superciliarinae Meng, Qin et Wang, 2020, syn. n.; Pusulissus Bourgoin et Wang, 2020 = Flatiforma Meng, Qin et Wang, 2020, syn. n.; Tetrichina Chang et Chen, 2020 = Lunatissus Meng, Qin et Wang, 2020, syn. n.; Microsarimodes Chang et Chen, 2019 = Eusarimodes Meng, Qin et Wang, 2020, syn. n.; Rhombissus harimensis (Matsumura, 1913) = Rh. brevispinus Che, Zhang et Wang, 2020, syn. n.; Celyphoma bifurca Meng et Wang, 2012 = C. gansua Chan, Zhang et Chang, 2014, syn. n.; Tetrichina fuscovinclum Wang et Bourgoin, 2020 = Lunatissus brevis Che, Zhang et Wang, 2020, syn. n.; T. trihamulata Chang et Chen, 2020 = L. longus Che, Zhang et Wang, 2020, syn. n. New combinations: Pusulissus guizhouensis (Meng, Qin et Wang, 2020), comb. n.; P. menglaensis (Meng, Qin et Wang, 2020), comb. n.; P. ruiliensis (Che, Zhang et Wang, 2020), comb. n.; Microsarimodes maculosus (Che, Zhang et Wang, 2020), comb. n.; Kodaianella arcuata (Chang et Chen, 2020), comb. n.; K. trigona (Chang et Chen, 2020), comb. n. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Myotis nattereri represents a species complex that recently underwent taxonomic changes. Based on morphological evidence, two species were regarded to occur in the western Palaearctic; M. nattereri in Europe, Maghreb, Middle East, and Turkmenistan, and M. schaubi limited to Armenia and north-western Iran. Within M. nattereri sensu lato, several cryptic species were recently revealed using the morphological and molecular genetic approaches (M. escalerai, M. zenatius, M. crypticus, M. tschuliensis, M. hoveli), restricting M. nattereri s.str. to the temperate zone of Europe and the Balkans. Our aim was to complement the knowledge of diversity and distribution of the M. nattereri complex in the Middle East with help of molecular genetic (mitochondrial ND1 gene) and morphometric analyses. In this region, four genetic lineages of the complex belonging to two clades and three primarily size-defined morphotypes were confirmed in accordance with the previous studies. This mosaic represents four species, M. nattereri s.str., M. hoveli, M. tschuliensis, and M. schaubi, and all these species were demostrated to occur in allo- or parapatry to each other. Myotis nattereri s.str. was found only in western Anatolia and in the Aegean island of Samos. The occurrence Myotis hoveli was shown in the Levantine range of this species complex (Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, southern Anatolia) and also in the mountainous areas of eastern Turkey and northern Iraq. The range of Myotis tschuliensis represents a belt stretching from Crimea, via the Caucasus, Transcaucasia and northern Iran, to Turkmenistan. Myotis schaubi was confirmed only in its very restricted range in Iran and Armenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present study, two new species of oribatid mites, Oribotritia paragigassp. nov. from Liaoning Province and Oribotritia mordagaensissp. nov. from Great Khingan, are described. An identification key to all known Chinese species of the genus Oribotritia is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is understanding faunistic and zoogeographical composition of the Turkish Buprestidae fauna and determining similarities between Turkey and its adjacent countries. Palaearctic region is handled in nine subregions (Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Siberia, Middle East, Middle Asia, Far Eastern Asian and North Africa). Buprestidae fauna of Turkey has 421 species belonging 37 genera and 6 subfamilies according to present literature. Chrysochroinae (130 species) and Buprestinae (132 species) are the most specios subfamilies in Turkey. The genera Anthaxia (103 species) and Sphenoptera (82 species) were the most species-rich genera. The fauna of Greece have highest of similarity with Buprestidae fauna of Turkey. Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783), Capnodis cariosa (Pallas, 1776), Capnodis porosa (Klug, 1829), Capnodis tenebricosa (Olivier, 1790), Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1761), Anthaxia anatolica Chevrolat, 1838, Chrysobothris affinis (Fabricius, 1794), Melanophila cuspidata (Klug, 1829), Trachypteris picta (Pallas, 1773), Coraebus rubi (Linnaeus, 1767) and Meliboeus parvulus Küster, 1852 are existing in Turkey and all adjacent countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A checklist of water scavenger beetles from Morocco and their distribution in the country and North Africa is presented. It is based on (1) an exhaustive review of the literature (time span: 1914–2018); (2) more than 3150 individuals collected during extensive campaigns (2003–2018); and (3) an intensive revision of private collections. We found 52 species belonging to 14 genera and five subfamilies. Paracymus relaxus Rey, 1884 is reported for the first time from Morocco. Four species were excluded from the country's fauna. A chorological analysis showed that most species found are essentially Mediterranean (48%) and Palaearctic (31%) elements. The subcosmopolitan elements and those whose distribution extends beyond the Palaearctic Region, in the Nearctic or Afrotropical Region, are less represented (21%). Most endemics are halophiles, pointing to the importance of the conservation of saline ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Procleomenes medinai sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Guangxi (China) is described and illustrated. The genus Procleomenes Gressit & Rondon, 1970 in the world fauna is presented by twenty five species distributed in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A comparative morphology-based study of types and additional material of species previously assigned to Tetralaucopora Bernhauer, 1928, Tectusa Bernhauer, 1899, and various other genera of Oxypodina results in numerous taxonomic changes. Parocyusa Bernhauer, 1902, previously a synonym of Tectusa, is revalidated. The genus has a Holarctic distribution and currently includes 33 described species, 20 species in the West Palaearctic (including Middle Asia), twelve in the East Palaearctic, and two species (one of them probably native in the West Palaearctic) in the Nearctic region. The validity of two species, one from North Europe and one from Japan, requires confirmation and one name is treated as a tentative synonym. Ten of the West Palaearctic species are micropterous or submacropterous and have restricted distributions, whereas the remainder is macropterous and more or less widespread. Tectusa presently includes 41 described species, all of them micropterous and with restricted distributions, with the vast majority confined to mountain ranges in the Balkans. The genus is most likely polyphyletic. However, with the type material of several species (including the type species of available genus-group names) currently inaccessible, this issue will have to be addressed in a future revision. New combinations are proposed for all the species previously in Tetralaucopora and some previously in Tectusa or other genera, nine names are synonymized, and one name is preserved according to Article 23.9 of the Code (ICZN 1999): Parocyusa Bernhauer, 1902 = Tetralaucopora Bernhauer, 1928, resyn.; Parocyusa antennata (Eppelsheim, 1878), comb.n.; P. baicalensis (Eppelsheim, 1893), comb.n. = beijingensis (Pace, 1999), syn.n., = hebeiensis (Pace, 1999), syn.n.; P. bicolorata (Assing, 2007), comb.n.; P. caligula (Assing, 1996), comb.n.; P. carnica Lohse, 1988; P. championi (Cameron, 1939), comb.n.; P. crebrepunctata (Strand, 1962), comb.n.; P. fuliginosa (Casey, 1906), comb.n.; P. germana (Cameron, 1939), comb.n. = rougemonti (Pace, 1986), syn.n.; P. hartmanni (Pace, 2013), comb.n. (ex Ocalea); P. holdhausi (Bernhauer, 1902); P. japonica (Cameron, 1933), comb.n.; P. knabli (Bernhauer, 1914) = tirolensis Scheerpeltz, 1958, syn.n.; P. lebedevi (Bernhauer, 1928), comb.n. = bucharica (Bernhauer, 1928), syn.n.; P. longicollis (Eppelsheim, 1889), comb.n.; P. longitarsis (Erichson, 1839), comb.n., nomen protectum = attenuata (Stephens, 1832), nomen oblitum, = syriaca (Saulcy, 1865), syn.n.; P. montana (Kraatz, 1856), comb.n.; P. ripicola (Cameron, 1939), comb.n.; P. rubicunda (Erichson, 1837), comb.n. = cingulata (Kraatz, 1856), syn.n.; P. schuelkei (Assing, 1996), comb.n.; P. strupiiana Scheerpeltz, 1958; P. subcyanea (Cameron, 1939), comb.n.; P. yakouensis (Pace, 2010), comb.n. (ex Ocyusa); P. yunnanensis (Pace, 1993), comb.n.; "Ocyusa" fuscobrunnea (Cameron, 1939), comb.n.; "Cousya" quadrisulcata (Bernhauer, 1935) = nepalensis Pace, 2006, syn.n.; Oxypoda sinonigra (Pace, 2017), comb.n.; Oxypoda besucheti Focarile, 1982. Numerous species of Parocyusa and Tectusa are (re-) described and illustrated, among them 19 new taxa (nine of Parocyusa and ten of Tectusa): Parocyusa dilatata sp.n. (China: Yunnan); P. gilvipennis sp.n. (Kazakhstan); P. gonggaica sp.n. (China: Sichuan); P. gracillima sp.n. (South Turkey); P. kahleni sp.n. (South Slovenia); P. maculipennis sp.n. (Northwest Iran); P. matarata sp.n. (South Iran); P. spinosa sp.n. (China: Gansu); P. virilis sp.n. (Caucasus region: Russia, Armenia); Tectusa acrilobata sp.n (Erimanthos); T. apanoica sp.n. (Menalo); T. chelmosica sp.n. (Aroania); T. fimbriata sp.n. (Panahaiko); T. latilobata sp.n. (Giona, Iti, Parnassos); T. menaloica sp.n. (Menalo); T. parnonica sp.n. (Parnon); T. pauli sp.n. (Aroania); T. taygetana sp.n. (Taygetos); T. vodiasa sp.n. (Panahaiko). All the newly described Tectusa species are distributed in Greece and, except for T. to Tectusa are moved to the genus Duplocyusa gen.n. (type species Oxypoda uludaghensis Fagel, 1971), with the Carpathian species in the subgenus Carpocyusa subgen.n. (type species Tectusa nigromontis Zerche, 2007): Duplocyusa (Duplocyusa) uludaghensis Fagel, 1971, comb.n.; Duplocyusa (Carpocyusa) nigromontis (Zerche, 2007), comb.n.; D. (C.) bucegiensis (Zerche, 2007), comb.n.; D. (C.) transsylvanica (Zerche, 2007), comb.n.; D. (C.) rosenauensis (Zerche, 2007), comb.n.; D. (C.) ceahlauensis (Zerche, 2007), comb.n.; D. (C.) rodnaensis (Zerche, 2007), comb.n.; D. (C.) calimaniensis (Zerche, 2008), comb.n.; D. (C.) iucasensis (Zerche, 2008), comb.n. In an appendix on miscellaneous genera of Oxypodina, the following revalidation, synonymies, and new combinations are proposed, and five species are described: Eurylophus J. Sahlberg, 1876, revalidated = Drepasiagonusa Pace, 2012, syn.n.; Eurylophus grandiceps J. Sahlberg, 1876, comb.n. = feldmanni (Assing, 2018), syn.n.; Eurylophus smetanai (Pace, 2012), comb.n.; E. procerus (Assing, 2018), comb.n.; E. tibeticus (Assing, 2018), comb.n.; E. angulatus (Assing, 2018), comb.n. (all Eurylophus species except E. grandiceps ex Drepasiagonusa); "Cousya" lobifera Pace, 2015 (probably belonging to an undescribed genus); Cousya luteipennis sp.n. (Uzbekistan); Parocalea tenebricosa sp.n. (Russian Far East); Trichoglossina taiwafimbriata (Pace, 2010), comb.n. (ex Oxypoda); Trichoglossina retunsa sp.n. (China: Yunnan); T. tricuspidata sp.n. (China: Yunnan); Chinecousya globosa sp.n. (China: Yunnan). Lectotypes are designated for Chilopora antennata Eppelsheim, 1878, C. baicalensis Eppelsheim, 1893, C. ripicola Cameron, 1939, and C. championi Cameron, 1939. The distributions of Parocyusa rubicunda, a species with evidently parthenogenetic populations in large parts of its range, and of 17 species of Tectusa are mapped. Numerous new records are reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work is a revision of the Palaearctic burrower bug genus Exosehirus Wagner, 1963 (Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Sehirinae). New data on the morphology and distribution are given. Structures of the female internal ectodermal genitalia and the completely inflated aedeagi are described and illustrated for the first time. An extended diff erential diagnosis as a comparison of the genus with representatives of all Palaearctic genera of the tribe Sehirini is provided. Based on characters of the terminalia of both sexes, two new species are described: E. elamensis sp. nov. from Southwest Iran, and E. essedonius sp. nov. from Kazakhstan. 'Exosehirus' steini (Signoret, 1884) nom. dub. is excluded from the genus Exosehirus and treated as a species incertae sedis. Exosehirus marginatus (Signoret, 1881) is recorded for Azerbaijan for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stenocephus janseni sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) is described from Brandenburg, eastern Germany, known only from the female holotype. It possesses an unusual combination of "generic" morphological characters, which makes its placement in Stenocephus Shinohara, 1999 provisional. Compared to other Stenocephus species, diff erences in the morphology of the lancet are particularly striking. Genetic data for S. janseni sp. nov. place it unequivocally in the Hartigiini, but rather distantly from other genera of this tribe which have so far been sequenced. The three previously described Stenocephus species are recorded from the East Palaearctic. No genetic data are currently available for these. Pachycephus nigratus Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1931, comb. restit., is no longer treated as belonging to Phylloecus Newman, 1838, but as a member of the genus in which it was originally described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Japanese species of the genus Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 1860 are revised. Epiphragma amamiense sp. nov. is described, and E. gracilistylus Alexander, 1933 and E. kempi Brunetti, 1913 are recorded from Japan for the first time. It is revealed that records of E. evanescens Alexander, 1940 from Japan were based on misidentifications of E. gracilistylus and E. trichomerum Alexander, 1955. Therefore, a total of six species are recognized from Japan, and the previous records which based on misidentifications are corrected. Male and female terminalia of these six species are illustrated and a key to these species is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, Palaearctic material of the genus Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey from many museums was studied. Lobrathium azizsancari sp. nov. from Turkey was described, illustrated, and distinguished from related congeners. Additional records of 14 Lobrathium species, among them four new country records, were reported. These were L. anale (Lucas) from Libya, L. multipunctum (Fauvel) from Montenegro, L. lederi (Eppelsheim) from Armenia, and L. rugipenne (Hochhuth) from Azerbaijan. Distributional map and a checklist of the Lobrathium species of Turkey were presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three new species of the genus Dinothenarus Thomson, 1858, subgenus Parabemus Reitter, 1909 from China are described as new: Dinothenarus (Parabemus) lepidus sp. nov. (Yunnan), Dinothenarus (Parabemus) ornaticauda sp. nov. (Sichuan) and Dinothenarus (Parabemus) tenebrosus sp. nov. (Yunnan). The sichuanensisspecies group is newly established, containing Dinothenarus (Parabemus) lama Smetana, 2002, Dinothenarus (Parabemus) ornaticauda sp. nov., Dinothenarus (Parabemus) ornatus Smetana, 2002, Dinothenarus (Parabemus) szechuanensis Bernhauer, 1935 and Dinothenarus (Parabemus) tenebrosus sp. nov. A key to distinguish these species is presented. A new record for Dinothenarus (Parabemus) smetanai Hayashi, 2012 (from Sichuan) is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Culicoides obsoletus is an abundant and widely distributed Holarctic biting midge species, involved in the transmission of bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV) to wild and domestic ruminants. Females of this vector species are often reported jointly with two morphologically very close species, C. scoticus and C. montanus, forming the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex. Recently, cryptic diversity within C. obsoletus was reported in geographically distant sites. Clear delineation of species and characterization of genetic variability is mandatory to revise their taxonomic status and assess the vector role of each taxonomic entity. Our objectives were to characterize and map the cryptic diversity within the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex. Methods: Portion of the cox1 mitochondrial gene of 3763 individuals belonging to the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex was sequenced. Populations from 20 countries along a Palaearctic Mediterranean transect covering Scandinavia to Canary islands (North to South) and Canary islands to Turkey (West to East) were included. Genetic diversity based on cox1 barcoding was supported by 16S rDNA mitochondrial gene sequences and a gene coding for ribosomal 28S rDNA. Species delimitation using a multi-marker methodology was used to revise the current taxonomic scheme of the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex. Results: Our analysis showed the existence of three phylogenetic clades (C. obsoletus clade O2, C. obsoletus clade dark and one not yet named and identified) within C. obsoletus. These analyses also revealed two intra-specific clades within C. scoticus and raised questions about the taxonomic status of C. montanus. Conclusions: To our knowledge, our study provides the first genetic characterization of the Obsoletus/Scoticus Complex on a large geographical scale and allows a revision of the current taxonomic classification for an important group of vector species of livestock viruses in the Palaearctic region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To better understand the evolutionary history of oriental wildlife newcomers in Europe, we studied the phylogeography and demographic history of the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius, throughout its Palaearctic distribution area. Genetic datasets including cytochrome b gene sequences and microsatellite markers were analysed using a large range of population genetics methodologies, including coalescent models and approximate Bayesian computations. Our results showed high mitochondrial genetic homogeneity among A. agrarius populations throughout the Palaearctic region, but microsatellite markers detected a finer population structure with the genetic differentiation of populations from the Eastern and Western distribution ranges. The Western colonisation likely originated from Far East Russian populations during one of the last interglacials. After their colonisation of the Central Asia and Western regions, the Central Palaearctic populations became isolated from their Eastern relatives. Our coalescent-based approaches suggested a separation between these two distribution ranges around 38 kya or more recently (around 11 kya). Limited gene flow still happened between populations in the two main distribution ranges, mainly from the Eastern to Western populations. Our study, for the first time, provides an overview of the evolutionary and demographic history of the striped field mouse throughout the Palaearctic region. A. agrarius appears to be an Asiatic immigrant and a relatively new member of the European fauna community. This study further confirms the important role of Far East Asian regions as a source of European biodiversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pyroderces klimeschi Rebel, 1938) is used as a synonym for Pyroderces sarcogypsa (Meyrick, 1932). The author examined the habitus, genitalia, and geographical distribution of the two taxa. The wing pattern of adults and the differential characters of the genitalia are illustrated. The geographical distribution of the species is mapped. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hyadina borkumensis sp. n. is described from the East Frisian Island of Borkum (Germany, Lower Saxony, Wadden Sea) based on a single female specimen. The new species is characterized by the basally bent, brown wings with large white spots in radial cells r2+3, r4+5 and apical of crossvein dm-cu and its short radial vein R2+3. The new species shares the lateroclinate fronto-orbital seta with representatives of the Australasian–Oceanian genus Parahyadina Tonnoir & Malloch, 1926. The implication of this shared character for the use of relevant Ephydridae keys is briefly discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The classifi cation of Microhoriini Bonadona, 1974 is revised. Five genera are recognized: Aulacoderus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849, Falsophilus Kejval, 2015, Liparoderus LaFerté- Sénectère, 1849, Microhoria Chevrolat, 1877, and Neocrohoria Telnov, 2019. (i) New species: Microhoria almukalla Kejval, sp. nov. (Yemen), M. anahita Kejval, sp. nov. (Iran), M. antalya Kejval, sp. nov. (Turkey), M. bacillisternum Kejval, sp. nov. (Iran), M. cervi Kejval, sp. nov. (Oman), M. fergana Kejval, sp. nov. (Kyrgyzstan), M. garavuti Kejval, sp. nov. (Tajikistan), M. gibbipennis Kejval, sp. nov. (Turkey), M. halophila Kejval, sp. nov. (Turkey), M. hazara Kejval, sp. nov. (Afghanistan), M. heracleana Kejval, sp. nov. (Greece), M. impavida Kejval, sp. nov. (Turkey), M. kabulensis Kejval, sp. nov. (Afghanistan), M. kermanica Kejval, sp. nov. (Iran), M. pahlavi Kejval, sp. nov. (Iran), M. persica Kejval, sp. nov. (Iran), M. strejceki Kejval, sp. nov. (Tajikistan), M. sawda Kejval, sp. nov. (Saudi Arabia), and M. sulaimanica Kejval, sp. nov. (Pakistan, Uzbekistan). (ii) New synonymies: Microhoria Chevrolat, 1877 = Clavicomus Pic, 1894 syn. nov. = Tenuicomus Pic, 1894 syn. nov.; Microhoria depressa (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) = Anthicus mollis Desbrochers des Loges, 1875 syn. nov.; Microhoria edmondi (Pic, 1893) = Anthicus spinosus Pic, 1912 syn. nov.; Microhoria globipennis (Pic, 1897) = Anthicus globipennis quercicola Sahlberg, 1913 syn. nov.; Microhoria luristanica (Pic, 1911) = Anthicus pietschmi Pic, 1938 syn. nov.; Microhoria ottomana (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) = Anthicus merkli Pic, 1897 syn. nov.; Microhoria pinicola (Reitter, 1889) = Microhoria feroni Bonadona, 1960 syn. nov.; Microhoria posthuma (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) = Anthicus fumeoalatus Krekich- -Strassoldo, 1931 syn. nov.; Microhoria truncatipennis (Pic, 1897) = Anthicus mouzafferi Pic, 1910 syn. nov. (iii) Status changes. Anthicus tauricus var. inobscura Pic, 1908 is raised to species level as Microhoria inobscura (Pic, 1908) stat. nov.; Anthicus truncatus var. decoloratus Pic, 1897 is removed from synonymy with Anthicus truncatus Pic, 1895 and raised to species level as Microhoria decolorata (Pic, 1897) stat. restit. (iv) New combinations: Microhoria disconotata (Pic, 1907) comb. nov., M. fossicollis (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. gestroi (Pic, 1895) comb. nov., M. irregularis (Pic, 1932) comb. nov., M. lividipes (Desbrochers des Loges, 1875) comb. nov., M. marginicollis (Pic, 1951) comb. nov., M. nystii (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. schimperi (Pic, 1898) comb. nov., M. semiviridis (Pic, 1951) comb. nov., M. strandi (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., and M. yemenita (Nardi, 2004) comb. nov., all from Anthicus Paykull, 1798. Microhoria abscondita (Telnov, 2000) comb. nov., M. adusta (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. afghana (Telnov, 2010) comb. nov., M. almorae (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. ambusta (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. angulifer (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. anomala (Telnov, 1998) comb. nov., M. antinorii (Pic, 1894) comb. nov., M. apicordiger (Bonadona, 1954) comb. nov., M. aquatilis (Krekich- -Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. assamensis (Pic, 1907) comb. nov., M. assequens (Krekich- -Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. atrata (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. austriaca (Pic, 1901) comb. nov., M. bicarinifrons (Pic, 1892) comb. nov., M. biguttata (Bonadona, 1964) comb. nov., M. brevipilis (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. bruckii (Kiesenwetter, 1870) comb. nov., M. brunneipes (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. caeruleicolor (Pic, 1906) comb. nov., M. callima (Baudi di Selve, 1877) comb. nov., M. comes (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. cordata (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. curticeps (Pic, 1923) comb. nov., M. dichrous (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. doderoi (Pic, 1902) comb. nov., M. erythraea (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., M. erythrodera (Marseul, 1878) comb. nov., M. feai (Pic, 1907) comb. nov., M. fugax (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. fugiens (Marseul, 1876) comb. nov., M. garze (Telnov, 2018) comb. nov., M. gigas (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., M. gravida (Krekich- -Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. harmandi (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., M. hauseri (Pic, 1906) comb. nov., M. henoni (Pic, 1892) comb. nov., M. heydeni (Marseul, 1879) comb. nov., M. himalayana (Pic, 1909) comb. nov., M. hummeli (Pic, 1933) comb. nov., M. immaculipennis (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. inabsoluta (Telnov, 2003) comb. nov., M. indeprensa (Telnov, 2000) comb. nov., M. kabyliana (Pic, 1896) comb. nov., M. kejvali (Telnov, 1999) comb. nov., M. kham (Telnov, 2018) comb. nov., M. kocheri (Pic, 1951) comb. nov., M. kuluensis (Pic, 1914) comb. nov., M. lepidula (Marseul, 1876) comb. nov., M. longiceps (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. longicornis (Uhmann, 1983) comb. nov., M. manifesta (Pic, 1907) comb. nov., M. martinezi (Pic, 1932) comb. nov., M. muguensis (Telnov, 2000) comb. nov., M. nigrocyanella (Marseul, 1877) comb. nov., M. nigrofusca (Telnov, 2000) comb. nov., M. nigroterminata (Pic, 1909) comb. nov., M. notatipennis (Pic, 1909) comb. nov., M. olivierii (Desbrochers des Loges, 1868) comb. nov., M. optabilis LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. paganettii (Pic, 1909) comb. nov., M. phungi (Pic, 1926) comb. nov., M. picea (LaFerté-Sénec tère, 1849) comb. nov., M. plagiostola (Bonadona, 1958) comb. nov., M. plicatipennis (Pic, 1936) comb. nov., M. posthuma (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. postimpressa (Pic, 1938) comb. nov., M. postluteofasciata (Pic, 1938) comb. nov., M. prolatithorax (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., M. proterva (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. ragusae (Pic, 1898) comb. nov., M. semidepressa (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. separatithorax (Pic, 1914) comb. nov., M. shibatai (Nomura, 1962) comb. nov., M. schrammi Pic, 1913) comb. nov., M. sikkimensis (Pic, 1907) comb. nov., M. sinensis (Pic, 1907) comb. nov., M. spinipennis (Pic, 1898) comb. nov., M. sporadica (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. striaticollis (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. subpicea (Pic, 1914) comb. nov., M. tersa (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. tonkinensis (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1928) comb. nov., M. truncatella (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. turgida (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1928) comb. nov., M. uhagoni (Pic, 1904) comb. nov., M. uniformis (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931) comb. nov., M. variabilis (Telnov, 2003) comb. nov., M. weigeli (Telnov, 2000) comb. nov., M. versicolor (Kiesenwetter, 1866) comb. nov., M. wuyishanensis (Nardi, 2004) comb. nov., and Nitorus niger (Uhmann, 1996) comb. nov., all from Clavicomus Pic, 1894. Microhoria agriliformis (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. alfi erii (Pic, 1923) comb. nov., M. angelinii (Degiovanni, 2012) comb. nov., M. babaulti (Pic, 1921) comb. nov., M. barnevillei (Pic, 1892) comb. nov., M. armeniaca (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., M. bonnairii (Fairmaire, 1883) comb. nov., M. cyanipennis (Grilat, 1886) comb. nov., M. depressa (LaFerté- Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. dolichocephala (Baudi di Selve, 1877) comb. nov., M. duplex (Nardi, 2004) comb. nov., M. edmondi (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. escalerai (Pic, 1904) comb. nov., M. fi nalis (Telnov, 2003) comb. nov., M. fuscomaculata (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., M. insignita (Pic, 1906) comb. nov., M. luristanica (Pic, 1911) comb. nov., M. meloiformis (Reitter, 1890) comb. nov., M. mesopotamica (Pic, 1912) comb. nov., M. ocreata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1847) comb. nov., M. olivacea (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. ottomana (LaFerté- Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. pallicra (Dufour, 1849) comb. nov., M. paralleliceps (Reitter, 1890) comb. nov., M. paupercula (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1847) comb. nov., M. platiai (Degiovanni, 2000) comb. nov., M. siccensis (Normand, 1950) comb. nov., M. subaerea (Reitter, 1890) comb. nov., M. subcaerulea (Pic, 1906) comb. nov., M. subsericea (Pic, 1898) comb. nov., M. tarifana (Pic, 1904) comb. nov., M. tibialis (Waltl, 1835) comb. nov., M. velox (LaFerté- Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., M. viridipennis (Pic, 1899) comb. nov., and M. viturati (Pic, 1893) comb. nov., all from Tenuicomus Pic, 1894. Microhoria decolorata (Pic, 1897) comb. nov. and M. truncata (Pic, 1895) comb. nov. from Stricticomus Pic, 1894. Microhoria truncatipennis (Pic, 1897) comb. nov. from Anthelephila Hope, 1833. (v) Lectotype designations. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: Anthicus depressus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849, A. edmondi Pic, 1893, A. luristanicus Pic, 1911, A. merkli Pic, 1897, A. mouzafferi Pic, 1910, A. pietschmi Pic, 1938, A. pinicola Reitter, 1889, A. posthumus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931, and A. spinosus Pic, 1912. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Twenty six species of the genus Orthocentrus Gravenhorst occurring in South Korea are reviewed. This is the first record of the genus from South Korea. Fifteen species, O. brachycerus sp. nov., O. caudalis sp. nov., O. consobrinus sp. nov., O. flavescens sp. nov., O. koreanus sp. nov., O. leei sp. nov., O. leucostomus sp. nov., O. orientalis sp. nov., O. pacificus sp. nov., O. parvus sp. nov., O. pulchellus sp. nov., O. setosus sp. nov., O. tenuiventris sp. nov., O. trichophthalmus sp. nov. and O. trichoptilus sp. nov., are described as new, and ten more species are recorded from South Korea for the first time. Orthocentrus consobrinus sp. nov. is also reported from Russia, O. caudalis sp. nov. from China, and O. winnertzii from Japan. A key to Orthocentrus species occurring in South Korea is provided. The status of O. stigmaticus Holmgren, 1858 as a valid species is resurrected (stat. rev.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cryptostemma miyamotoi sp. nov. and C. pavelstysi sp. nov. from Japan are described. Habitus images and illustrations of diagnostic features, including genitalic structures, are provided. A key to the Eastern Palaearctic species is offered to facilitate identification. Habitats and behavior of the two new species are discussed based on the fi eld and laboratory observations. The gender agreement of Pachycoleus japonicus (Miyamoto, 1964) is corrected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new genus of Alleculini Laporte, 1840 - Spinecula gen. nov. is described to include the following new species: Spinecula attapeuica sp. nov. and Spinecula houaphanica sp. nov. (as a type species) from Laos, Spinecula doisuthepica sp. nov. from Thailand, Spinecula cechovskyi sp. nov. from Malaysia and Spinecula weigeli sp. nov. from China (Yunnan). Species transferred from the genus Allecula Fabricius, 1801 are as follows: Spinecula aenea (Pic, 1914) comb. nov., Spinecula angustatissima (Pic, 1930) comb. nov., Spinecula elongatissima (Pic, 1926) comb. nov. and Spinecula jeanvoinei (Pic, 1927) comb. nov. A redescription of Spinecula angustatissima (Pic, 1930) comb. nov. is added. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Longitarsus Latreille (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) is a very large genus of phytophagous insects, with more than 700 species distributed in all zoogeographical regions. Patterns of host use have been a central topic in phytophagous insect research. In this study a first assessment is provided to test the hypothesis that host-plant association is phylogenetically conserved in Western Palaearctic Longitarsus species. Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference methods were used to infer a phylogeny based on DNA sequence data from two mitochondrial genes from 52 Longitarsus species from the Western Palaearctic. In agreement with the host phylogenetic conservatism hypothesis, a strict association between most of the recovered clades and specific plant families was found, except for species associated with Boraginaceae. Low phylogenetic resolution at deep nodes limited the evaluation of whether closely related Longitarsus clades are associated with the same plant family or to closely related plant families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An annotated list of 71 species of the genus Scrobipalpa in China is given. Nine species of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 are described as new: S. triangulella sp. n. (Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi), S. punctulata sp. n. (Henan, Shanxi), S. septentrionalis sp. n. (Heilongjiang, Ningxia), S. zhongweina sp. n. (Ningxia), S. tripunctella sp. n. (Hebei, Ningxia, Shanxi), S. ningxica sp. n. (Ningxia), S. psammophila sp. n. (Ningxia), S. zhengi sp. n. (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia), and S. liui sp. n. (Shanxi). Scrobipalpa gorodkovi Bidzilya, 2012 is synonymised with S. subnitens Povolný, 1967. The female of S. flavinerva Bidzilya & Li, 2010 is described for the first time. Two new combinations are proposed: Scrobipalpa perfecta (Povolný, 1996), comb. n., Scrobipalpa suaveolens (Povolný, 1996), comb. n. Twelve species of Scrobipalpa are recorded from China for the first time. Scrobipalpa cryptica Povolný, 1996, S. proclivella (Fuchs, 1886) and S. smithi Povolný & Bradley, 1964 are removed from the list of Scrobipalpa of China due to misidentification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]