Robber flies of the genus Trichardis (Diptera: Asilidae) of the Palaearctic

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-332
Author(s):  
D.M. Astakhov

The Palaearctic species of the genus Trichardis Hermann, 1906 are reviewed. A new species, T. lehri sp. nov., is described. A new synonymy is established: T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) = T. afanasievae Lehr, 1964, syn. nov. The male of T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 is described for the first time. External features and the male genitalia of T. lehri sp. nov., T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) and T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 are illustrated with photographs.

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4418 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
SERGEY YU. STOROZHENKO

The new species Mesambria intermedia Storozhenko, sp. nov. is described from Indonesia. Male genitalia of the type species of the genera Mesambria Stål, 1878 and Traulia Stål, 1873 are described and illustrated for the first time. The diagnosis of the tribe Mesambriini is given and the position of this tribe in the modern classification of grasshoppers is discussed. New synonymy is proposed: Mesambriini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 = Trauliini Bolivar, 1917, syn. nov., = Ranacridinae Xia, 2006, syn. nov.


Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4861 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-600
Author(s):  
SERGEY YU. STOROZHENKO

The genus Celebesia Bolívar, 1917 consists of four species endemic to Sulawesi Island, namely C. acuticerca C. Bolívar, 1917, C. ferruginata (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898), C. heinrichi Ramme, 1941, and C. linduensis Storozhenko, sp. nov. Distribution of species is clarified and an updated key to the species of Celebesia is given. Male genitalia of this genus is described and illustrated for the first time. The genus Pyrgophistes Key, 1992 is transferred from the tribe Catantopini to Mesambriini and a new synonymy is proposed: Mesambriini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 = Pyrgophistina Key, 1993, syn. nov. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-600
Author(s):  
PETER GYULAI ◽  
AIDAS SALDAITIS

Dichagyris is a diverse genus with a Holarctic distribution. Only a few taxa of the subgenus Albocosta Fibiger & Lafontaine, 1997 occur in the northwesternmost part of the Oriental region. The genus is most diverse in Turkey, Iran and the Central Asiatic high mountains. However, there is a distinct Sino-Tibetan group of species, possibly representing an undescribed subgenus. However, this idea is provisional and awaits revision of the genus. For present purposes, we assign these species to the subgenus Dichagyris. They share the following putative synapomorphies: black, dark brown or dark greyish forewing ground colour (with one exception), with obscure, reduced wing pattern and a broad-based, short, conical harpe in the male genitalia. Species of this group can be subdivided to two species-groups. In the astigmata-group which was mentioned for the first time by Hreblay et al. (1998) but without description or diagnosis from the minuta-group, the vesica is elongate and tubular (males), the appendix bursae and corpus bursae are long, sack–like, almost equal in size (females). In the minuta-group, the vesica is more ample than in the astigmata-group, and coiled, and the appendix bursae is globular and much shorter than the corpus bursae. The astigmata-group includes Dichagyris astigmata (Hampson, 1906), D. gansuensis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998, D. geochroides (Boursin, 1948) and D. vargazoli (Gyulai & Ronkay, 2001). The minuta-group comprises D. minuta Hreblay & Plante, 1998 and D. kormos Gyulai & Ronkay, 2001. During a research expedition in Sichuan in 2019, the existence of a third species in the minuta-group was recognized, which is described here. In addition, the female and its genitalia of D. gansuensis, which was described by Hreblay & Ronkay (1998) based on a single male, are illustrated here for the first time. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4609 (3) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN CORLEY ◽  
SÓNIA FERREIRA ◽  
VANESSA A. MATA

A new species Ypsolopha rhinolophi Corley is described from northern Portugal and south-east France. It resembles Y. alpella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Y. lucella (Fabricius, 1775) but shows clear differences from both species in DNA barcode and in male and female genitalia. Male genitalia of Y. lucella are illustrated for the first time. The new species has been collected at light, reared from larvae on Quercus pyrenaica Willd. and recognised from DNA barcode fragments obtained from droppings of horseshoe bats. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3413 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOMOHIDE YASUNAGA ◽  
RAM KESHARI DUWAL ◽  
MICHAEL D. SCHWARTZ

The mirine plant bug genus Neolygus Knight is reported from Nepal and North India for the first time, thus representing the first confident distributional record of this genus from the Himalayas. A new species, Neolygus machanensis, is described from Nepal. Two known members, N. bui Lu & Zheng and N. keltoni (Lu & Zheng), newly recognized as occurring in Nepal and/or North India, are diagnosed. Habitus images of live individuals and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for all treated species. A checklist of the Old World species, and discussion of the systematic position and zoogeography of Neolygus are included. Neolygus partitus (Walker, 1873) [Capsus], N. mjohjangsanicus (Josifov, 1992) [Lygocoris], and Neolygus zebei (Günther, 1997) [Lygocoris] are proposed as new combinations.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4565 (4) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
CHUAN-BU GAO ◽  
CHUN-LIN LI ◽  
HONG FANG

A new species of the genus Megistophylla Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Yunnan Province, China is described and illustrated: Megistophylla octobracchia Gao & Li, new species. Megistophylla grandicornis (Fairmaire, 1891) is redescribed and illustrated with mouthparts and male genitalia for the first time. Megistophylla grandicornis is newly recorded for Fujian Province, China. [Megistophylla octobracchia Gao & Li, new species, LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C6D8B7D8-F81B-4E26-AEDA-90576F08B303] 


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4671 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-282
Author(s):  
JIHOON KIM ◽  
SUNGHOON JUNG

Genus, Mawenzhena Alexis & Delpont (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini), is reported from Korean Peninsula for the first time with the description of a new species, Mawenzhena Koreana J.H. Kim & Jung, sp. nov. Description of the new species, diagnosis for the members of the genus and a key to the Korean genera of the subtribe Coryphocerina are provided together with photographs of adult specimens and male genitalia. 


Zoosymposia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIKOLAY M. PARAMONOV

A new species, Pedicia (Pedicia) savtshenkoi, is described from Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. This species of nominative subgenus Pedicia is discovered for the first time in the Caucasus. A key to males of West Palaearctic species of Pedicia (Pedicia) is presented.


Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1608 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHU-PING WU ◽  
YAO-SUNG LIN ◽  
CHUNG-CHI HWANG

A new species of camaenid land snail, Satsuma longkiauwensis sp. nov. from southern Taiwan is established. This large terrestrial and herbivorous snail inhabits the lowland forests with a narrow geographical distribution. The species is characterized by having a large shell, roundly angulated peripheries adjacent to the peristome, an open umbilicus, a robust flagellum, a weak expansion on male genitalia instead of a penial caecum externally and a hemispherical verge instead of an elongated pilaster internally. A key is provided for the first time to identify camaenids from Taiwan.


2008 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Boucher

AbstractCerodontha (Icteromyza) pilosan. sp. is described from the Yukon Territory. The Palaearctic species C. (I.) lineella (Zetterstedt) is recorded for the first time in North America, based on specimens from northern Canada and Alaska, and C. (I.) pollinosa (Melander) is synonymized with C. lineella. Cerodontha pilosa is most similar to C. (I.) longipennis (Loew) and C. (I.) lineella. Distinguishing characters and a modification of Spencer’s key to Canadian species of Cerodontha are given to separate these species.


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