scholarly journals Discovery of the genus Platycotylus Olliff, 1883 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Japan: Description of a new and remarkable species

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1076 ◽  
pp. 125-133
Author(s):  
Takahiro Yoshida ◽  
Kiyoshi Ando

The genus Platycotylus Olliff, 1883 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is recorded from Japan (Nakanoshima Island, Tokara Islands) for the first time, through the discovery of a new and remarkable species, Platycotylus merklisp. nov., which is described herein. The male of this new species can be distinguished from all known males of other congeneric species by its long and asymmetrical epistomal horn. Although this new species is most similar to Platycotylus parvicollis (Pic, 1923), for which a male has not been examined, it can be distinguished from this species by its simple sparse pronotal punctation, smaller eyes, and acutely produced temples.

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4769 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-81
Author(s):  
DE-YAO ZHOU

The genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 is redefined and revised. Seventeen new species and three new subspecies are described, including M. aenescens yelang Zhou, new subspecies, M. bannaensis Zhou, new species, M. brevigaster Zhou, new species, M. chongli Zhou, new species, M. crassus Zhou, new species, M. furvus Zhou, new species, M. furvus weishanus Zhou, new subspecies, M. gaoligongensis Zhou, new species, M. iridescens Zhou, new species, M. lincangensis Zhou, new species, M. linglong Zhou, new species, M. metallicus Zhou, new species, M. minor, Zhou, new species, M. planus Zhou, new species, M. purpurascens Zhou, new species, M. sinicus Zhou, new species, and M. yunnanus Zhou, new species from Yunnan, China; M. chongli glaber Zhou, new subspecies from Yunnan, China and North Vietnam; M. curvitibialis Zhou, new species from Guangxi, China, and M. luoxiaoshanus Zhou, new species from Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi, China. M. birmanicus (Kaszab, 1980) is recorded from China (Yunnan) for the first time. M. papillatus Kaszab, 1941 is firstly recorded from Yunnan and Sichuan, China. Two poorly known species, M. aenescens Pic, 1925 and M. vietnamicus Kaszab, 1980 are redescribed. Male of M. atavus (Kaszab, 1960) is described in detail. Misidentifications of M. aenescens Pic. 1925 and M. atavus (Kaszab, 1960) in previous works are corrected. Six species groups are proposed. A species catalog, identification key and distributional maps for the genus are given. 


1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 791-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Weir ◽  
Walter Rossi

Four new species of Laboulbeniales collected on insects in New Zealand are described and illustrated: Cucujomyces phycophilus sp.nov. parasitic on Macralymma brevipenne Cameron and Omaliomimus conicus (Fauvel) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae), Diaphoromyces kuschelii sp.nov. parasitic on Menimus spp. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Diphymyces penicillifer sp.nov. parasitic on Stenomalium helmsii (Cameron) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae), and Stigmatomyces novozelandicus sp.nov. parasitic on Sapromyza neozealandica Tonnoir & Malloch (Diptera: Lauxanidae). All of the new species are compared with exiting taxa. In addition, Smeringomyces trinitatis Thaxt., Stigmatomyces purpureas Thaxt., and S. spiralis Thaxt. are recorded from New Zealand for the first time, and a review of the known species of Laboulbeniales from New Zealand is presented. Key words: Laboulbeniales, taxonomy, New Zealand.


Author(s):  
Maxim Nabozhenko ◽  
Bekir Keskin ◽  
Anna Papadopoulou

Two new species of the tribe Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are described from Turkey: Nalassus (Nalassus) becvari sp. nov. (Elazığ Province) and Hedyphanes (Hedyphanes) kmenti sp. nov. (Artvin Province). The first species is characterized by strongly thickened antennomeres 2–8 and differs from all Turkish Nalassus s. str. Mulsant, 1854 in the ventral aspect of eye, which bears a weak posterior ventral impression (rather than a distinct groove of other species). The second species belongs to the species group with asperate punctation of the prothoracic hypomera and differs from all Hedyphanes Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 in the presence of suberect pubescence on both sides of elytral base. Distribution of some Helopini (the Helops genus-group, subtribe Helopina) from Anatolia and Cyprus is updated with new data. Hedyphanes mannerheimi Faldermann, 1837 is recorded for Turkey (Iğdır Province) for the first time. Helops caeruleus caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758 from Pervolia is a new record for Cyprus and the occurrence is probably a result of anthropogenic introduction.


Author(s):  
Francesco Ballarin ◽  
Paolo Pantini

Three new species of the genus Centromerus from Italy, C. tongiorgii sp. nov., C. hanseni sp. nov., and C. gatoi sp. nov., are described for the first time on the basis of both male and female specimens. Their relationships with other congeneric species, as well as their diagnoses, are discussed using morphological characters. New records of poorly known species of Centromerus from Italy are furthermore reported. Among them, C. desmeti Bosmans, 1986 is reported for the first time for the Italian fauna and for continental Europe.


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4999 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
MAXIM V. NABOZHENKO ◽  
RYAN C. MCKELLAR ◽  
ANDRIS BUKEJS

The description of an extinct species of Metaclisa Jacquelin du Val, 1861 (Tenebrionidae) is presented. This genus and the tribe Metaclisini are recorded as fossils for the first time, from Eocene Baltic amber. The new species Metaclisa ottoi sp. nov. belongs to the subgenus Trichometaclisa subgen. nov. and differs from all other Metaclisini in possessing short, fine recumbent setation on the pronotum and elytra; in addition, the prosternal process in Metaclisa ottoi sp. nov. is roundly bent down and weakly projected behind the procoxae, which differs from extant species.


Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4758 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-190
Author(s):  
CARLOS G.C. MIELKE ◽  
JOHN R. GREHAN ◽  
MATTHEW J.W. COCK

The Hepialidae species of Trinidad and Tobago are documented and two species are recognized. The new and monotypic genus Wallacella, gen. n., (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) is erected to include Phassus guianensis Schaus of Guyana (Wallacella guianensis, comb. n.). The male holotype and genitalia are also illustrated for the first time. Potential generic affinities with Druceiella (Viette) and Pfitzneriana (Viette) are considered. Gymelloxes juliusboosi sp. n. is described from Trinidad and Tobago and compared to its congeneric species. The sternite VIII and male genitalia are diagnostic for this new species. The male holotype is deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London, UK. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4965 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-338
Author(s):  
KIYOSHI ANDO ◽  
CAI-XIA YUAN

Seven known species of Tenebrionidae are recorded from Hainan Island, of which six species are recorded from this island for the first time. Also nine new species of Cnodalonini are described from Hainan Is. under the names of Androsus pullus sp. n., Euhemicera hirtipes sp. n., Gnesis amabilis sp. n., Hemicera (Hemicera) viridula sp. n., Plamius laoshei sp. n., Pseudonautes fulgidicollis sp. n., Taichius caeruleopunctatus sp. n., Tetragonomenes sylvestris sp. n. and Tetraphyllus hlaicolus sp. n.  


Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1228 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
GUO-DONG REN ◽  
AI-MIN SHI

Three new species of Ascelosodis Redtenbacher, 1868, A. emarginata, sp. nov., A. punctulata, sp. nov. and A. rugulosa, sp. nov. are described from the Tibetan Plateau, China. A. emarginiventris Koch, 1948, A. everestina Blair, 1923, A. longstaffi Blair, 1923, A. nitida Blair, 1923 A. thibetana Blair, 1923, and A. waltoni Blair, 1923 are originally known in Tibet, and A. haagi Bates, 1879, A. reinigi Koch, 1948, A. schmidi Kaszab, 1965 and A. serripes Redtenbacher, 1868 are reported from China for the first time. A key to all 13 species of Chinese Ascelosodis is given. All Chinese species are distributed in Midwest Tibet (the eastern border is Nang County, 29°06’ N, 93°12’ E).


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4608 (1) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
BO-YAN LI ◽  
RI-XIN JIANG

The tenebrionid genus Micropeneta, Pic 1921 is recorded from China for the first time. A new species, Micropeneta qilin Li & Jiang sp. n., is described, figured and compared with its congeners. Habitat information and collection data of the new species are given. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2169 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUO-DONG REN ◽  
HAO-YU LIU

The genus Agnaptoria Reitter (1887) from China is studied and a new species is reported, A. nigripes sp. nov. (CHINA, Xizang). The formerly unknown male of A. amdoensis Medvedev (2006) is described for the first time; also, the poorly known male of A. markama Shi & Ren (2005) is redescribed.


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