New records of Iranian bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and their host plants

Bark and ambrosia beetles from the subfamily Scolytinae are among the most important pests in forests of Northern Iran. During investigations conducted in 2013–2016 in different parts of northern forests, the species Crypturgus cribrellus Reitter, Liparthrum bartschti Mühl, Scolytus varshalovitchi Michalski, Scolytus sulcifrons Rey, Scolytus triarmatus (Eggers) and Trypophloeus granulatus (Ratzeburg) were recorded for the first time in Iran; Trypophloeus and Liparthrum were new genera for Iran. As new host plants we found Zelkova sp. for Scolytus varshalovitchi, Michalski, Populus sp. for Liparthrum bartschti, Mühl, Alnus sp. and Pterocarya fraxinifolia for Taphrorychus lenkoranus Reitter, Pterocarya fraxinifolia for Ernoporicus caucasicus (Lindemann), Carpinus sp. for Pteleobius vittatus (Fabricius), Parrotia persica for Scolytus intricatus (Ratzeburg), Alnus sp. and Pterocarya fraxinifolia for Hypothenemus eruditus (Westwood).

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New records of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from Portugal, with an updated checklist

Acta Musei Silesiae Scientiae Naturales ◽

10.2478/cszma-2018-0002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 7-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Miloš Černý ◽

Rui Andrade ◽

Ana Rita Gonçalves ◽

Michael von Tschirnhaus

Keyword(s):

Host Plants ◽

New Records ◽

Distribution Data ◽

New Host ◽

Old World ◽

Plant Pest ◽

First Time ◽

New Distribution

Abstract New records of 110 species of the acalyptrate Diptera family Agromyzidae are given from Portugal, including Madeira, Porto Santo and the Azores. A quarantine plant pest, Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch, 1913), was detected in the Old World for the first time. Details on Phytobia xylem- miners and a parthenogenetic Phytomyza species are recorded together with new distribution data. For certain species morphological and taxonomic notes and discussions on known or new host plants are added. A complete checklist of Agromyzidae of Portugal is presented.

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Geographic distributions, host plants and biology of species in the genus Huequenia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), with new records from Southwestern Argentina

Biologia ◽

10.2478/s11756-014-0423-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 69 (9) ◽

Author(s):

Paola Turienzo ◽

Osvaldo Di Iorio

Keyword(s):

Host Plant ◽

Pinus Contorta ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Records ◽

Natural Host ◽

Natural Distribution ◽

New Host ◽

Summer Generation ◽

Araucaria Araucana ◽

First Time

AbstractAraucaria trees as host plants of the longhorned beetle Huequenia livida (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Argentina are reviewed. Araucaria araucana is its natural host plant in SW Argentina, but the larvae also developed in dead branches of A. angustifolia and A. bidwillii (new host plant records), when both plants were kept in the same rearing cage with the natural host plant. Pinus contorta var. murrayana, also mentioned from Argentina, may be a recently adopted secondary host. A winter and a summer generation of H. livida was documented for the first time. Huequenia livida exceeds the actual natural distribution of A. araucana following the distribution of cultivated A. araucana and Pinus trees.

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New species of leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the Neotropical and Ando-Patagonian regions, with new data on host plants

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4272.1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4272 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

JONAS R. STONIS ◽

ANDRIUS REMEIKIS ◽

ARŪNAS DIŠKUS ◽

NICK MEGORAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Leaf Miners ◽

New Host ◽

British Virgin Islands ◽

Leaf Mining ◽

Plant Data ◽

First Time

The paper treats fifteen species of leaf-mining pygmy moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) discovered in the Neotropics (British Virgin Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Ecuador), and Ando-Patagonian region (Argentina and Chile). Except for two species, all belong to Stigmella Schrank. Twelve species are new, and are named and described in the current paper: Stigmella apicibrunella Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. decora Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. unicaudata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. sanmartini Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. patula Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. torosa Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. monstrata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. huahumi Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. venezuelica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. virginica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; Fomoria miranda Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; and Hesperolyra robinsoni Stonis, sp. n. Newly discovered variation of male genitalia of the Andean Stigmella rudis Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 is briefly discussed, and the formerly poorly understood Stigmella hylomaga (Meyrick, 1931) is redescribed and documented with photographs for the first time. We also present more photographs and add some addtional information on Stigmella gallicola van Nieukerken & Nishida, a recently described gall-maker from Costa Rica.The paper also provides new host-plant data: some of the described (or redescribed) species are reported for the first time as leaf-miners on plants belonging to Euphorbiaceae (Acalypha padifolia Kunth), Salicaceae (Azara microphylla Hook. f.), Fabaceae (Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd. or I. edulis Mart.), Rhamnaceae (Colletia spinosissima J. F. Gmel.), Geraniaceae or Vivianiaceae (Rhynchotheca spinosa Ruiz & Pav.), and Asteraceae (Mutisia decurrens Cav.). All species treated in the paper are illustrated with photographs of the adults and genitalia, a distribution map, and also photographs of the leaf-mines and host plants when available.

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Revision of the Australian Tephritini (Diptera : Tephritidae)

Invertebrate Systematics ◽

10.1071/it9960213 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 213 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

DE Hardy ◽

RA I Drew

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Genera ◽

Geographic Distributions ◽

First Time

The Australian fauna of Tephritini, a major tribe of the subfamily Tephritinae (Tephritidae), is revised for the first time; 23 genera and 77 species are treated. A further nine species are discussed but not named. Fourteen genera are revised and the following nine new genera described: Collessomyia, Cooronga, Hyalopeza, Liepana, Paraactinoptera, Parahyalopeza, Paraspathulina, Peneparoxyna and Quasicooronga. Twenty-four species are revised and the following 53 new species described: Campiglossa transversa, C. turneri, C. vaga, C. whitei, Collessomyia setiger, Cooronga mcalpinei, Dioxyna hyalina, Hyalopeza schneiderae, Liepana helichrysii, L. latifrons, Oedaspis apicalis, O. apiciclara, O. austrina, O . continua, O. gallicola, O. goodenia, O. mouldsi, O. olearia, O. perkinsi, O. semihyalina, O. serrata, O. trimaculata, O . whitei, Paraactinoptera collessi, Parahyalopeza bushi, Paraspathulina apicomacula, P. eremostigma, Paroxyna infrequens, Peneparoxyna minuta, Platensina trimaculata, Quasicooronga connecta, Q. disconnecta, Rhabdochaeta queenslandica, R. wedelia, Tephritis brunnea, T. bushi, T. distigmata, T. furcata, T. hesperia, T. pantosticta, T. phaeostigma, T. prolixa, T. protrusa, T. pumila, T. quasiprolixa, T. tasmaniae, T. trupanea, Trupanea bifida, T. heronensis, T. notata, T. prolata, T. pusilla and T. queenslandensis. Keys to genera and species are presented. Information is given on host plants and geographic distributions. The genera Chrysotrypanea Malloch and Oedaspoides Hendel are newly synonymised with Oedaspis Loew.

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Revision of the endemic Philippine Poeciloterpa Stål (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) with description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4608.2.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4608 (2) ◽

pp. 291

Author(s):

ELORDE JR. S. CRISPOLON ◽

SHERYL A. YAP ◽

ADELINE SOULIER-PERKINS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Host Plants ◽

The Philippines ◽

Key To Species ◽

New Host ◽

First Time

The genus Poeciloterpa Stål endemic to the Philippines with 9 known species is reviewed. Four new species are described and illustrated: P. altissima Crispolon et Soulier-Perkins sp. nov., P. conica Crispolon et Soulier-Perkins sp. nov., P. gapudi Crispolon et Yap sp. nov. and P. mangkas Crispolon et Yap sp. nov. Illustrations and descriptions for the male genitalia are given for the first time for all the species except for P. nigrolimbata Stål known only by two female specimens. A key to species is provided. The type of habitats where the species are found is discussed and new host-plants listed.

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An annotated checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Israel with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4677.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4677 (1) ◽

pp. 1-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

OLEKSIY BIDZILYA ◽

OLE KARSHOLT ◽

VASILIY KRAVCHENKO ◽

JAN ŠUMPICH

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Records ◽

New Combinations ◽

Altai Mountains ◽

Type Specimens ◽

New Synonyms ◽

Two New Species ◽

Annotated Checklist ◽

First Time

One hundred forty-six species of Gelechiidae including 36 new records are reported from Israel. Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921 and Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913 are recorded for the first time in the Palaearctic region. Two new species are described: Metzneria freidbergi sp. nov., and Scrobipalpa aravensis sp. nov. Six new synonyms are established: Stygmatoptera Hartig, 1936 syn. nov. of Polyhymno Chambers, 1874; Eulamprotes Bradley, 1971 syn. nov. of Oxypteryx Rebel, 1911; Polyhymno abaiella Amsel, 1974 syn. nov. of Polyhymno chionarcha, Meyrick, 1913; Gelechia haifella Amsel, 1935 syn. nov. of Athrips rancidella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854); Sophronia catharurga Meyrick, 1923 and Sophronia parahumerella Amsel, 1935 syn. nov. of Pseudosophronia exustellus (Zeller, 1847). The following new combinations are proposed: Anacampsis karmeliella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Stomopteryx tesserapunctella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Aproaerema languidella (Amsel, 1936) comb. nov., Aproaerema telaviviella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Acompsia (Telephila) ballotellus (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Polyhymno dumonti (Hartig, 1936) comb. nov., Oxypteryx atrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) comb. nov., Oxypteryx immaculatella (Douglas, 1850) comb. nov. and Chrysoesthia amseli (Bidzilya, 2008) comb. nov. A lectotype is designated for Lita rhamnifoliae Amsel & Hering, 1931.The genitalia of both sexes of Sophronia sagittans Meyrick, 1923, Anacampsis karmeliella (Amsel, 1935), Stomopteryx tesserapunctella Amsel, 1935 as well as male genitalia of Stomopteryx lacteolella Caradja, 1924, Aproaerema telaviviella (Amsel, 1935), Acompsia ballotellus (Amsel, 1935), Polyhymno dumonti (Hartig, 1936) and Chrysoesthia amseli (Bidzilya, 2008) are illustrated and described for the first time. New or additional host plants are recorded for Metzneria aspretella Lederer, 1869, M. agraphella (Ragonot, 1895), M. ehikeella Gozmány, 1954 and Scrobipalpa suaedivorella (Chrétien, 1915). Photographs of the type specimens of most taxa described from Israel and Palestine are presented. The following species are removed from the list of Gelechiidae of Israel: Nothris sulcella Staudinger, 1879, N. skyvai Karsholt & Šumpich, 2015, Anarsia spartiella Schrank, 1802, Megacraspedus cerussatellus Rebel, 1930, Oxypteryx atrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Isophrictis anthemidella (Wocke, 1871), Metzneria metzneriella (Stainton, 1851), Scrobipalpa otregata Povolný, 1972, Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs, 1902), Scrobipalpa remota Povolný, 1972, Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847) and Ephysteris diminutella (Zeller, 1847). Moreover, Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847) is recorded as new to the Altai Mountains of Russia, Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921 is new to Cyprus and Libya, Polyhymno dumonti (Hartig, 1936) is new to Libya and Sudan, Scrobipalpa superstes is new to Greece, Stenolechia gemmella (Linnaeus, 1758) is new to Jordan and Polyhymno chionarcha is new to Saudi Arabia.

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New records of feather mites (Acariformes: Astigmata) from non-passerine birds (Aves) in Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.6.2000 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 2000 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Pedroso ◽

Fabio Akashi Hernandes

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Mite Species ◽

Species Level ◽

Passerine Birds ◽

New Genera ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Feather Mites ◽

Feather Mite ◽

First Time

We present the results of our investigation of feather mites (Astigmata) associated with non-passerine birds in Brazil. The studied birds were obtained from roadkills, airport accidents, and from capitivity. Most ectoparasites were collected from bird specimens by washing. A total of 51 non-passerine species from 20 families and 15 orders were examined. Of them, 24 species were assessed for feather mites for the first time. In addition, 10 host associations are recorded for the first time in Brazil. A total of 101 feather mite species were recorded, with 26 of them identified to the species level and 75 likely representing undescribed species; among the latter samples, five probably represent new genera. These records allowed the first inference about the host and mite association of many species, as well as the first discussion about the geographical distribution of some feather mite taxa along the host distribution.

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New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1390.1.7 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1390 (1) ◽

pp. 59-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

HÉLCIO R. GIL-SANTANA

Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

New Records ◽

New Genera ◽

First Time ◽

New Occurrences

New occurrences of Reduviidae from Brazil are recorded for the first time: Ectrichodiinae: Borgmeierina dentata Wygodzinsky, Parapothea jaguaris Carpintero (new genera records); Harpactorinae: Aristathlus imperatorius Bergroth, Aristathlus regalis Bergroth (new genus record), Notocyrtus foveatus Stål, Orbella tricolor Maldonado, Sosius foliaceus Champion; Reduviinae: Zelurus salyavatoides Lent & Wygodzinsky; Saicinae: Tagalis seminigra Champion; Stenopodainae: Achillas toulgoeti Bérenger (new genus record).

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Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Some European Countries: Diffusion, Hosts, Molecular Characterization, and Natural Enemies

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects11010042 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Francesco Nugnes ◽

Stefania Laudonia ◽

Giovanni Jesu ◽

Maurice Gerardus Maria Jansen ◽

Umberto Bernardo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Molecular Characterization ◽

Natural Enemies ◽

Host Plants ◽

Biocontrol Agent ◽

First Record ◽

New Host ◽

Ladybird Beetle ◽

Albanian Population ◽

First Time

After the first record in 2008 in Southeast Italy, the alien invasive and quarantine pest Aleurocanthus spiniferus (orange spiny whitefly—OSW) has gradually spread throughout Europe, infesting several new host plants in addition to the known hosts. Molecular characterization of some Italian populations and a newly found Albanian population highlighted two different haplotypes invading Europe, belonging to one of the haplogroups previously recorded in China. A predator was recorded for the first time in several fields in Italy in association with OSW and other whitefly species. It was successively identified through a morpho-molecular characterization as a Nearctic member of the tribe Serangiini, the ladybird beetle, Delphastus catalinae. This predator represents a promising biocontrol agent to manage A. spiniferus outbreaks in Italy and other invaded countries.

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New genera, new species and new records of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4877.2.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4877 (2) ◽

pp. 241-273

Author(s):

CHRISTOPHER H. DIETRICH ◽

HUONG T. T. NGUYEN ◽

HONG THAI PHAM

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Southern China ◽

New Genera ◽

Additional Species ◽

Northern Vietnam ◽

New Synonymy ◽

First Time

Recent collecting in northern Vietnam yielded specimens of several new leafhopper species, two of which represent new monotypic genera, and several additional species not previously recorded from Vietnam. The two new genera (Hochiminus n. gen. and Pseudocestius n. gen.) and 15 new species (Abrus digitatus n. sp., Aeternus ninhbinhensis n. sp., Drabescoides bispinosa n. sp., Tenompoella vietnamensis n. sp., Uzelina (Uzelina) vietnamensis sp. n., Hochiminhus tamdaoensis n. sp., Pseudocestius cucphuongensis n. sp., Phlogothamnus pseudorugosus n. sp., Scaphoidella albopunctata n. sp., Bundera onukiiformis n. sp., Carinata arcuata n. sp., Traiguma hamocauda n. sp., Signoretia tamdaoensis n. sp., Amrasca (Quartasca) curvata n. sp., Amrasca (Quartasca) excavata n. sp.) are described and illustrated and comparative notes are provided. An additional 28 species representing 20 genera are newly recorded from Vietnam. Most of the latter were previously recorded only from southern China. The enigmatic species, Tardrabassus pakneunensis Dai & Dietrich, previously known from two males collected in Laos in 1918, is newly recorded from Vietnam based on recently collected female specimens. The ovipositor structure of the female confirms placement of Tardrabassus in Iassinae. The female pregenital sternite and ovipositor of Hamulotettix ungulatus Dai & Zhang are also illustrated for the first time. A new synonymy is also proposed: Ujna consors Distant, 1908 equals Mileewa puerana Yang & Meng, 2010, n. syn.

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