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Inventory of Culicidae in and around the Grande Cariçaie Nature Reserves at Lake Neuchâtel, Western Switzerland
For the first time an extensive study on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) was carried out in and around the Grande Cariçaie nature reserves, a wetland area along Lake Neuchâtel in …
Reclaiming the Unwanted: Mining Scientific Gold from multi-trap bycatch
Entomology-based research projects often involve setting up mass-collecting traps to obtain large-scale data on species or communities. Many of these projects gather not only the …
A hoverfly survey in the inner alpine municipality of Bergün-Filisur (Switzerland) by means of variable route sampling …
A field survey of hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) was conducted in the municipality of Bergün-Filisur, Canton of Graubünden, in the inner Swiss Alps during 2023 and 2024. This stu…
The Alpine-Apenninic species of Velia Latreille, 1804: V. currens (Fabricius, 1794) and V. gridellii Tamanini, 1947 (Ge…
Based on the revision of collection material and recent field collecting, the status of the two Alpine-Apenninic species of Velia Latreille, 1804: V. gridellii Tamanini, 1947 and …
A threefold plant specialist – distribution, habitat requirements and nesting biology of the rare leafcutter bee Megach…
The leafcutter bee Megachile genalis Morawitz, which nests in thick, erect and usually hollow plant stems, is rare and endangered throughout Europe. In Switzerland, it was recorde…
An updated checklist of the Hydradephaga of Switzerland (Coleoptera)
An updated checklist of the Swiss species of Hydradephaga (Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Noteridae) is presented and briefly discussed. A total of 139 species is…
Liste commentée des Cerophytidae, Elateridae, Eucnemidae et Throscidae du bassin genevois (Coleoptera)
Une liste des Cerophytidae, Elateridae, Eucnemidae et Throscidae du bassin genevois est présentée avec quelques commentaires et annotations. Le présent travail est basé sur des pr…
First detection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi’ in Switzerland and in Orientus ishidae Matsumura, 1902
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi’ (Ca. P. ulmi) belongs to the ribosomal subgroup 16SrV-A and is associated with dieback, shoot proliferation and yellows disease on various Ulmus spp.…
Ants of Kamchatka: checklist, DNA-barcoding and key (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Kamchatka is a remote volcanic peninsula in the sub-arctic Far East of Russia. Its myrmecofauna has been scientifically addressed several times. However, previous species lists ar…
Annotated checklist of the Swiss bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila): hotspots of diversity in the xeric inner Alpi…
We present a checklist of the Swiss bees and provide information on the distribution of every bee species in all 26 Swiss cantons. 632 species are reported, including the European…
Planning insect surveys in alpine ecosystems
Most biological survey programs rely on multi-species inventories (e.g. birds, amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies). These programs usually rely on multiple visits during pre-def…
Annotated checklist of the Hydrophiloidea of Switzerland (Coleoptera)
Access to large, high-quality databases is one of the major needs in biodiversity studies. Faunistical data are essential but are often scarce and have to be compiled from various…
Micro-endemism pattern and Wolbachia infection of Quedius obliqueseriatus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), a montane rove b…
We conducted an integrative taxonomic study of a forest floor dwelling montane rove beetle Quedius obliqueseriatus Eppelsheim, 1889. It is one of many endemic species of the North…
Laufkäfer und ihre Habitatpräferenzen entlang eines Höhentransekts von 2100 bis 2500 m ü. M. oberhalb der Alp Flix in d…
Während einer Saison im Jahr 2020 wurden in den östlichen Zentralalpen der Schweiz im Gebiet Sur, Alp Flix, bodenlebende Makroarthropoden mittels Barberfallen erfasst. Hauptziel w…
The hidden diet – examination of crop content reveals distinct patterns of pollen host use by Central European bees of …
Masked or yellow-faced bees of the genus Hylaeus (Colletidae) differ in their mode of pollen transportation from most other bees in that they ingest the pollen directly on the flo…
On the occurrence of relict populations of Pytho abieticola J. R. Sahlberg, 1875 in Switzerland (Coleoptera, Pythidae)
Several adults and larvae of Pytho abieticola were discovered in 2021 and 2022 at three different localities in two regions of Switzerland, the Jura mountains and the Swiss Nation…
In Memoriam: Dr. Jacques Derron – agronome et entomologiste (1945–2022)
C’est un vendredi, le 29 juillet 2022, que Jacques nous a quitté subitement dans sa 77ème année.Jacques Derron, né le 16 septembre 1945 au Vully, a effectué la majorité de sa carr…
Annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) of Switzerland
An updated checklist of the Swiss species belonging to the family Coccinellidae is presented and briefly discussed. This checklist includes 81 species (82 taxa including the subsp…
Sudden collapse of xylophilous bee populations in the mountains of northern Utah (USA): An historical illustration
A scarcity of studies of the dynamics of wild bee populations hampers conservation efforts by bee ecologists and conservationists. Present limited information suggests that bee po…
Zoophthora giardii Bałazy and Conidiobolus gustafssonii Bałazy (Fungi, Entomophthorales), two entomopathogens new for…
Meconema meridionale Costa (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) infected with Zoophthora giardii Bałazy (Entomophthorales, Entomophthoraceae) were collected at five localities in the north…
Modeling the distribution of coprophagous beetle species in the Western Swiss Alps
Coprophagous beetles are essential for fecal matter removal and are thus considered key ecosystem services providers. Yet, our knowledge of these beetles’ distribution and ecology…
Lack of genetic structure suggests high connectivity of Parnassius phoebus between nearby valleys in the Alps
The spatial scale of intraspecific genetic connectivity and population structure are important aspects of conservation genetics. However, for many species these properties are unk…
Five years of Alpine Entomology, the international journal on mountain insects
Similar to many other species groups, insects are affected by the biodiversity crisis caused by land use and climate changes, over or under use of resources, pollution, and invasi…
Protokoll der Jahresversammlung der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft vom 5. März und 21. Juni 2021 via Vide…
Aufgrund der anhaltenden Corona-Pandemie musste die Jahresversammlung leider auf einen Tag reduziert werden und ohne physische Präsenz stattfinden. Sie wurde daher per Videokonfer…
An updated checklist of the Cantharidae and Lycidae of Switzerland (Coleoptera, Elateroidea)
An updated checklist of the Swiss species belonging to the families Cantharidae and Lycidae, is presented and briefly discussed. This checklist includes 106 species and is based o…
First observation of an ant colony of Formica fuscocinerea Forel, 1874 invaded by the social parasite F. truncorum Fabr…
In the northern Alps of Switzerland we observed a mixed ant colony of Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804 and F. fuscocinerea Forel, 1874 at the foot of a schoolhouse wall in the bu…
Rétablissement des communautés de libellules (Odonata) dans les tourbières du Jura neuchâtelois (Suisse)
Les tourbières des Vallées de la Brévine et des Ponts-de-Martel ont perdu plus de 90% de leur surface au 20e siècle suite à l'exploitation industrielle de la tourbe. Les travaux d…
Création de nouvelles prairies dans le réseau écologique « La Frontière » VD et effets sur les orthoptères (Insecta: Or…
Le réseau écologique Paysage « La Frontière » situé à l’ouest du canton de Vaud est composé de près de 700 surfaces de promotion de la biodiversité (SPB) totalisant plus de 500 ha…
Annotated checklist of Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) of Switzerland
An updated checklist of the species belonging to the subfamilies Scolytinae and Platypodinae in Switzerland is presented and briefly discussed. A total of 113 species is confirmed…
Wildermuth H, Martens A (2018) Die Libellen Europas. Alle Arten von den Azoren bis zum Ural im Porträt
In order to clarify the identity of Paracacoxenus kaszabi Okada, 1973, a species described from Mongolia, the morphological structures of one male paratype, collected at 1,750 m a…
Thomas Walter – entomologiste et naturaliste (1957–2019)
In Memoriam Thomas Walter
Liste commentée des Bostrichoidea et Derodontoidea de Suisse (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia, Derodontiformia)
Une liste actualisée des espèces suisses appartenant aux superfamilles des Bostrichoidea et des Derodontoidea est présentée et brièvement commentée. Au total, 151 espèces apparten…
Liste commentée des Cleroidea (Coleoptera) de Suisse
Une liste actualisée des espèces suisses appartenant à la superfamille des Cleroidea est présentée et brièvement commentée. La présence de 106 espèces de Biphyllidae (2 espèces), …
The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark: replacing three misprinted plates
Three out of the 80 plates of fine line drawings of male terminalia in the book entitled The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, published by Brill Leiden were mi…
Distribution of a residual population of the Dytiscid Graphoderus bilineatus (de Geer, 1774) in the Grande Cariçaie nat…
Currently, the distribution of diving beetles in Switzerland is poorly known making it difficult to determine conservation priorities for species with small and/or declining popul…
Checklist of ichneumonid parasitoid wasps in Switzerland (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae): 470 species new for the country …
We here present the first comprehensive and validated species list of the parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae in Switzerland. The list includes 1,878 species and is based on both…
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