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Corynotopsisomanicussp. nov. of the myrmecophilous supertribe Clavigeritae is described from Oman. The type series was collected at night and the ant host species remains unknown. Corynotopsisscotti Jeannel, 1951 is newly recorded for Yemen, and Commatocerusconcinnus Besuchet & Cuccodoro, 2011 for Oman. Lasius Fabricius, 1804 and Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 are, for the first time, determined as hosts of the latter species. The problematic taxonomic status of Corynotopsisscotti is discussed. A distribution map of all Clavigeritae known from the Arabian Peninsula is provided.
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A new genus of Pselaphinae, Reichentomica gen. nov., and three new species, Reichentomica tasani sp. nov., Afroplectus turneri sp. nov., and Parasimus saotomicus sp. nov., are described for the first time from the island São Tomé. All three species were collected at the same locality close to Jardim Botânico do Bom Successo (00°16'31''N, 06°36'14''E) using flight intercept trap in the tropical forest at the elevation of 1324 m.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Cameroon , Animal Distribution , ForestsABSTRACT
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) rejzeki sp. nov. belonging to the Anthaxia (Anthaxia) glabrifrons species-group from Morocco is described, illustrated and compared to other species of the group.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Morocco , Animal DistributionABSTRACT
We describe and illustrate a new species of pselaphine beetles, Paramaurops zagoricus sp. n., from the Zagori region of Epirus, Greece. A list summarising the distribution of Amauropini known from Greece is also provided.
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Coleoptera/classification , Animal Distribution , Animals , Balkan Peninsula , GreeceABSTRACT
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) tankenethi sp. nov. from East Africa is described. New synonymy of A. (C.) gebhardti Obenberger, 1924 (= A. (C.) cytharaea Obenberger, 1931 syn. nov.) is proposed. Redescription of A. (C.) gebhardti is provided. Lectotypes for A. (C.) gebhardti Obenberger, 1924 and A. (C.) cytharaea Obenberger, 1931 are designated.
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Coleoptera/classification , Africa, Eastern , AnimalsABSTRACT
Two new species of the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833, A. ambohitantelyensis Janák Banar, sp. nov. and A. grebennikovi Janák Banar, sp. nov. from Madagascar are described and illustrated. New records of eleven additional species are presented.
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Coleoptera/classification , Animals , MadagascarABSTRACT
Three new species of Clavigeritae from subsaharan Africa, Zuluclavodes mulanjensis sp. nov., Zuluclavodes minor sp. nov. from southern Malawi and Articerodes jaloszynskii sp. nov. from South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal are described. Diagnosis is provided for both genera, and a key to species is given for the genus Zuluclavodes Hlavác, 2007. Ischyroceros mirus Reichensperger, 1915 is firstly recorded from Malawi, the illustration of its aedeagus is given. All described species are illustrated and their photos are presented.
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Coleoptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , Malawi , South AfricaABSTRACT
The genus Systelloderes Blanchard, 1852 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Enicocephalomorpha: Enicocephalidae), has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution, with the greatest species richness being found in humid tropical and subtropical forests, but species are also present in humid microhabitats of temperate and arid zones (Wygodzinsky Schmidt 1991). In the Eastern Hemisphere species of Systelloderes occur in continental Africa (22 species, see Villiers 1969; 1976; Maldonado 1988; Banar 2008); Madagascar (Systelloders milloti Villiers, 1952); New Zealand (see Stys 1970, 2002) and New Caledonia (Systelloders loebli Stys Banar, 2007). Two species (S. capillicornis Bergroth, 1918 from Luzon and S. aetherius Bergroth, 1916 from Queensland) originally described as Systelloderes belong to the genus Henschiella Horváth, 1888 (P. Stys, unpublished data). As is frequently the case with Enicocephalomorpha, many species of Systelloderes remain to be described, especially from the Afrotropical, Neotropical and Oriental Regions. There are 13 described Systelloderes species from North and Central America (Wygodzinsky Schmidt 1991). To date, there are only six described species of Systelloderes from South America: two from Venezuela, and by a single species from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Peru each. There are very few additional records of Systelloderes in the New World tropics, including the works of Wolda (1975) and Ospina-Bautista (2018) on Colombia, Parker et al. (2012) on Peru, and Maestre et al. (2001) from Brazil.
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Heteroptera , Animals , Ecuador , PhilippinesABSTRACT
A new species, Holophloeus loebli Trýzna Banar sp. nov. (Anthribidae: Anthribinae: Discotenini), from east Madagascar is described. Male genitalia are studied and illustrated, and color photographs are provided. A comparison is provided with the other known Madagascan species of the genus, H. tuberosus (Fairmaire, 1897). Ecological notes, including color photographs of habitats, on H. loebli and H. tuberosus are provided.
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Coleoptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , Color , Ecology , Jordan , Madagascar , MaleABSTRACT
A new species Anthaxia (Anthaxia) tichyi sp. nov. from Yunnan, Southern China, is described, illustrated, including male genitalia and compared with the most similar species Anthaxia (A.) cupressi Bílý, 2005. The new species belongs to newly defined Anthaxia (Anthaxia) hackeri J. Frivaldszky, 1884 species-group.
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Coleoptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , China , MaleABSTRACT
Xenicocephalustomhenryi sp. n. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Enicocephalomorpha: Enicocephalidae) is established for a single macropterous female from Ecuador. The enigmatic genus now includes three species known from only two Neotropical adults and an incomplete female specimen. The new species is described and illustrated, extensive comparative diagnoses for Xenicocephalus species are provided, and nomenclature, distribution, and biology of the genus are reviewed. The architecture of the raptorial forelegs of Xenicocephalus is unique among Enicocephalomorpha, and the genus is classified as subfamily incertae sedis.
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A new species, Cervinotapteratomhenryi, sp. n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae: Mezirinae), from Montagne d'Ambre National Park in northern Madagascar is described and illustrated. The newly described species is compared with the only other known species, Cervinotapteraguilberti Heiss & Marchal, 2012.
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Mangabea troglodytes sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) is described based on four specimens collected in a cave of the Namoroka Karstic System, Madagascar, and deposited in the Collection of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. The dorsal habitus as well as diagnostic characters of male and female genitalia are extensively illustrated and imaged. A key to species of the genus Mangabea Villiers, 1970 is provided and the degree of cave specialization of the new species is discussed.
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Reduviidae , Animal Distribution , Animals , Caves , Female , Madagascar , MaleABSTRACT
A new species Comorocoris estherineae sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae: Carventinae) from Montagne d'Ambre National Park in Northern Madagascar is described and illustrated. The newly described species is compared and keyed with all three species of Comorocoris Heiss, 1985 known so far.
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Heteroptera , Animals , MadagascarABSTRACT
The internal and external anatomy of the posterior metathoracic region, pregenital abdomen, and associated nervous system of the heteropteran infraorder Enicocephalomorpha are thoroughly described, using an array of state-of-the art techniques. Based on morphology, it is hypothesised which modes of communication these insects use. This study is based primarily on an undescribed species of Cocles Bergroth, 1905 (Enicocephalidae) and another undescribed species of Lomagostus Villiers, 1958 (Aenictopecheidae), but additional representatives of the infraorder are also examined. Our results are compared with the literature on other Heteroptera. The metathoracic scent gland system of Enicocephalomorpha uses the same muscles as that of more derived Heteroptera, although the efferent system is different. The presence of a tergal plate and well-developed longitudinal musculature in the families Enicocephalidae and Aenictopecheidae, as well as a sexually dimorphic set of sclerites and membranes that allow an as yet undetermined type of motion, may indicate the presence of vibrational signaling in the infraorder, although experimental confirmation is required. Our findings raise new research questions regarding heteropteran functional morphology and communication.
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Animal Communication , Heteroptera/anatomy & histology , Heteroptera/physiology , Scent Glands/anatomy & histology , Scent Glands/physiology , Abdomen , Animals , Exocrine Glands/anatomy & histology , Exocrine Glands/physiology , Exocrine Glands/ultrastructure , Female , Heteroptera/ultrastructure , Male , Microscopy, Confocal , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Nervous System/anatomy & histology , Scent Glands/ultrastructureABSTRACT
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) skorpiki sp. nov., a new species from The Islamic Republic Iran is described and illustrated. The newly described species is compared to the three most similar West Palaearctic members of Anthaxia nitidula species-group, including male genitalia.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Iran , MaleABSTRACT
Two new species, Adapterops mamyi Trýzna & Banar sp. nov. and A. dimbyi Trýzna & Banar sp. nov. (Anthribidae: Choraginae: Araecerini), from northern Madagascar are described and illustrated. A key to the species of the genus Adapterops Frieser, 2010 is given. New and interesting faunistic records of the genus are provided. Male terminalia are described for the first time, tegminal process is reported as a unique feature within the family.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Madagascar , MaleABSTRACT
A new species, Diastatotropis perrinae Trýzna & Banar sp. nov. (Anthribidae: Anthribinae: Cappadocini), from north Madagascar is described. Male genitalia are studied and illustrated and colour photographs are added. A comparison with the most similar known species, D. tigrinus Lacordaire, 1866, is provided.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Madagascar , MaleABSTRACT
Two new species, Diastatotropis lepidus Trýzna & Banar sp. nov. and Diastatotropis humeralis Trýzna & Banar sp. nov. (Anthribidae: Anthribinae: Cappadocini), from Madagascar are described. Colour habitus photographs are provided. A key to the known species of the genus Diastatotropis is provided.