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The genus Eodendrus Belokobylskij (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from China, with description of a new species
The genus Eodendrus Belokobylskij (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) from China is revised. Three species are recognized, of which a new species, E. reticulatus Wang & Chen, sp…
The genus Atanycolus Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) in China, with description of one new species
The species of the genus Atanycolus Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) from China are revised and six species are recognized, including one new species (A. grandis Wan…
Systematics, host plants, and life histories of three new Phyllocnistis species from the central highlands of Costa Ric…
Three new species of Phyllocnistis Zeller are described from the central highlands of Costa Rica: Phyllocnistis drimiphaga sp. n., P. maxberryi sp. n., and P. tropaeolicola sp. n.…
First record of adventive species Micromus variegatus (Fabricius) from eastern Canada (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae)
An adventive Palaearctic species, Micromus variegatus (Fabricius) (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae), is reported as new to Québec, eastern Canada. It was recorded for the first time from…
New microhylid Frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea
We describe from the Muller Range of New Guinea three new species of microhylid frogs, one each in the genera Albericus, Cophixalus, and Oreophryne. The new Albericus is unique in…
An illustrated key to powder post beetles (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae) associated with rubberwood in Thailand, with new r…
An illustrated key to seventeen species of Bostrichidae recorded in association with rubberwood in Thailand is provided. A checklist is given of nine species infesting rubberwood …
Annotated catalogue of Iranian burrower bugs (Heteroptera, Pentatomoidea, Cydnidae)
A catalogue of burrower bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Cydnidae) of Iran is provided. A total of 58 species from 5 subfamilies, 6 tribes and 22 genera is listed in this paper. …
First report of the old world genus Pelecystola in North America, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Tinei…
The tineid genus Pelecystola, which was previously represented by six widely scattered species known only from the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Ethiopian regions, is reported for …
A new termite bug in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Hemiptera, Termitaphididae)
A new species of the termite bug genus Termitaradus Myers (Aradoidea: Termitaphididae) is described and figured based on a single female preserved in Early Miocene (Burdigalian) a…
A new genus and species of Oxycarenidae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Lygaeoidea) from Argentina
The new genus Notocoderus and the new species N. argentinus are described from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, based on two specimens taken in pitfall traps. Dorsal and lateral …
Rediscovery of Clivina morio Dejean with the description of Leucocara, a new subgenus of Clivina Latreille (Coleoptera…
Leucocara, a new subgenus of Clivina Latreille, is established for C. americana Dejean and its relatives, whose collective geographical range includes the Western Hemisphere Nearc…
The identity of Parandra laevis Latreille, 1804 and nomenclatural changes in the Parandrinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
Attelabus glaber (DeGeer, 1774) currently the type species of Hesperandra (Zikandra) Santos-Silva, 2003 is considered the type species of Parandra Latreille, 1802 (here validated)…
First record of the genus Alisalia Casey from Canada, description of two new species, and a key to all Nearctic species…
The genus Alisalia Casey is reported from Canada for the first time. Three species were discovered in New Brunswick, one previously described from North Carolina, Alisalia testace…
A new species and genus of oonopid spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Ukraine
The new genus and species Spinestis nikita, gen. n., sp. n. from the Crimea, Ukraine is described from both sexes. The new genus resembles Tapinesthis and Megaoonops. The type spe…
A new species of Plectromerus Haldeman from Central America and description of the female of Plectromerus dezayasi Near…
A new species, Plectromerus roncavei (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Plectromerini), from Honduras and Nicaragua is described and illustrated. Features distinguishing the…
Seven new species of Cephennium Müller & Kunze (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae, Cephenniini) from California w…
Seven new species of Cephennium from California are described and illustrated - C. celsifrons, n. sp., C. mariposae, n. sp., C. grandarboreum, n. sp., C. canestroi, n. sp., C. gil…
Sixteen new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 from East Africa (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
Sixteen new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 from East Africa (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): Agrilus (Agrilus) cteniasformis, sp. n., Agrilus (Agrilus) gueorguievi, sp. n., Agrilus (Ag…
Revision of the bee genus Chlerogella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), Part I: Central American species
The Central American species of the rare bee genus Chlerogella Michener (Halictinae: Augochlorini) are revised. Aside from the previously described Chlerogella elongaticeps Michen…
A new genus and species of Grapholitini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from Florida, U.S.A.
Riculorampha ancyloides Rota & Brown, gen. n., sp. n. from Florida, is described and illustrated. The type series was reared from the fruit of redbay, Persea borbonia (Lauraceae).…
Proposal of Marbefia, gen. n. and Inermiphonte, gen. n., including updated keys to the species of Pseudonychocamptus La…
Both sexes of the enigmatic laophontid species Pseudonychocamptus carthyi Hamond, 1968 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) are redescribed in detail based on type and other material from No…
The Gyrinidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: new records, distribution, and faunal composition
The Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada are surveyed. Twenty-two species are now known to occur in the region, 19 of which have been recorded from No…
Philonthus hepaticus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in eastern Canada: are distribution gaps distinctive features or colle…
Philonthus hepaticus Erichson is reported for the first time in eastern Canada, and for only the second time in Canada, from a specimen collected in New Brunswick. This discovery …
Adventive species of Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in North America: a survey and new Canadian record
The adventive rove beetle, Quedius cinctus (Paykull) is recorded for the first time in Canada. This discovery provides an opportunity to briefly survey the distribution and early …
Deadwood and saproxylic beetle diversity in naturally disturbed and managed spruce forests in Nova Scotia
Even-age industrial forestry practices may alter communities of native species. Thus, identifying coarse patterns of species diversity in industrial forests and understanding how …
New records of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Canada
Forty-eight species of Cerambycidae are newly recorded for New Brunswick, six species are newly recorded for Nova Scotia, and five species are newly recorded for Prince Edward Isl…
Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island
The sixty-two species of precinctive (reported from the state and from nowhere else) beetles known from Rhode Island, and originally described by Thomas L. Casey, are reviewed. Th…
The Haliplidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, distribution, and faunal composition
The Haliplidae (crawling water beetles) of Atlantic Canada are surveyed. Sixteen species are now known in the region. Four, including Haliplus fasciatus Aubé, Peltodytes duodecimp…
New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada. I. Aleocharinae
Forty-eight species of Aleocharinae are newly reported from New Brunswick, bringing the total number of species known from the province to 149. Two of these species, Ocyusa asperu…
Review of the rove beetle species of the subtribe Gyrophaenina Kraatz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from New Brunswick, C…
A comprehensive species review of the genera Gyrophaena Mannerheim and Eumicrota Casey is presented for New Brunswick, Canada. Twenty-four species of Gyrophaena are reported from …
First record of the genus Schistoglossa Kraatz from Canada with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera, Staphyli…
The following seven new aleocharine species of the genus Schistoglossa Kraatz are described from Canada and the United States (New Hampshire): S. brunswickensis Klimaszewski & Web…
Pella glooscapi, a new rove beetle, and new records of aleocharines from Nova Scotia, Canada (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
A new aleocharine rove beetle, Pella glooscapi Klimaszewski & Majka, sp. n., from Nova Scotia, Canada, is described and illustrated. Data on bionomics and distribution are provide…
Survey of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with new rec…
The second survey in 2008 of rove beetle species from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is presented. Fifty-one species were found from the following subfamilies: …
Survey of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with new rec…
The first survey of rove beetle species from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is presented. Thirty-five species are reported from the following subfamilies: Aleoc…
Biodiversity and biosystematic research in a brave new 21st century information-technology world
A variety of challenges to biodiversity and biosystematics research are discussed. Despite escalating estimates of the biodiversity of the planet, resources being devoted to advan…
A taxonomic study on the genus Tectodamaeus Aoki (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae), with description of two new species fro…
Two new species of the genus Tectodamaeus from Yunnan and Anhui Province respectively, China are described, Tectodamaeus daliensis sp. n., Tectodamaeus longus sp. n. Nine new comb…
Two new species of Utetheisa Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Two new species, Utetheisa connerorum and Utetheisa henrii (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae) are described from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The latter inhabits the highlands…
Revision of the Oriental genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with an emphasis on Thailand and interactive k…
The genera of Oriental Agathidinae are revised and a fully illustrated dichotomous key is presented. New generic concepts are proposed for Bassus Fabricius, 1804 and Hypsostypos B…
Data publication and dissemination of interactive keys under the open access model
The concepts of publication, citation and dissemination of interactive keys and other online keys are discussed and illustrated by a sample paper published in the present issue (d…
Phylogenetic analysis of species of the neotropical social wasp Epipona Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polisti…
The Neotropical social wasp genus Epipona is reviewed. Phylogenetic analysis of the species in the genus using morphological and nest characters resulted in a single cladogram, wi…
Rhysacephala masneri n. sp. (Xiphydriidae), the first symphytan wasp recorded from Lord Howe Island
Rhysacephala masneri sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Xiphydriidae), the first symphytan recorded from Lord Howe Island is described. Xiphydriid woodwasps are rarely collected in Australasia …
Two new species of Psyttalia Walker (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae) reared from fruit-infesting tephritid (Diptera) …
Two species of opiine Braconidae, reared from fruit-infesting Tephritidae in Kenya, are described. Psyttalia masneri sp. n. was reared from fruits of Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Ga…
Revision of Khoikhoiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
The species of the two genera of Khoikhoiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) are revised. Thirteen species are recognized, of which five are new and eight were previously described: Kh…
Revision of the genus Philoplitis Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)
The genus Philoplitis Nixon is revised. Three new species, P. masneri Fernández-Triana & Goulet, sp. n., P. punctatus Fernández-Triana & Goulet, sp. n., and P. striatus Fernández-…
A new highly aberrant doryctine wasp, Spathius lubomiri n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae), from Lord Howe Is…
Here we describe the doryctine wasp Spathius lubomiri sp. n., a highly aberrant member of the genus from Lord Howe Island, which is characterised, among other features, bythe wing…
A revision of Anacharoides Cameron, 1904 (Hymenoptera, Figitidae) with a description of a new species
Anacharoides Cameron is revised and six species are recognized: A. nicknacki Buffington & van Noort, sp. n., A. pallida Quinlan, A. paragi Benoit, A. quadrus Quinlan, A. striatice…
The genus Dicopomorpha (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) in Africa and a key to Alaptus-group genera
Dicopomorpha zebra Huber, sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) is described as the first species of Dicopomorpha (Ogloblin) from the Afrotropical region, and diversity in the genus is …
A new species of Pseudochalcura (Hymenoptera, Eucharitidae), with a review of antennal morphology from a phylogenetic p…
Pseudochalcura alba Heraty & Heraty, sp. n. is described from Santiago del Estero and Catamarca provinces in northwestern Argentina. The male and female have long dorsal rami on a…
Description of three new genera and four new species of Neanastatinae (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) from Baltic amber, with…
Aspidopleura baltica gen. n. and sp. n., Brevivulva electroma gen. n. and sp. n., Neanaperiallus masneri gen. n. and sp. n., and Metapelma archetypon sp. n. are described in Neana…
A new species of Aximopsis sensu lato Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) parasitic on Euglossa spp. (Hyme…
Aximopsis masneri Gates, sp. n., (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) is described and illustrated. This species was reared from field-collected nests of Euglossa sp. (Hymenop…
A new species of Smicromorpha (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) from Vietnam, with notes on the host association of the genus
Smicromorpha masneri Darling, sp. n. is described from Bach Ma National Park, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. This is the first confirmed record for the genus on mainland southe…
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