Clitobius grimmi sp. n. from Egypt with notes on C. oblongiusculus (Fairmaire, 1875) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae)

Ten valid species of the genus Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 1859 have been published so far from the Palaearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. With C. grimmi sp. n. from Egypt an eleventh species is here described and illustrated. Specimens representing the newly proposed species were identified as C. oblongiusculus (Fairmaire, 1875) in many of the surveyed entomological collections. This could potentially be explained by the superficial convergence of C. grimmi sp. n. with the description of Halomenus lineicollis Fairmaire, 1879, which is now considered a junior synonym of C. oblongiusculus. Morphological distinctiveness of all of the above mentioned taxa is hereby discussed. The lectotype for Halonomus lineicollis Fairmaire, 1879 is designated in order to fix the nomenclatural status of that taxon. The determination key of Purchart & Kamiński (2017) to the Clitobius species is updated with the following taxa: Clitobius subplumbeus (Fairmaire, 1892) and C. grimmi sp. n.

Note on Dolichosoma (Dolichomorphus) femorale Morawitz, 1861 (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Dasytinae): taxonomy, anatomy, distribution and presence in Italy

Subgenus Dolichomorphus is transferred from Psilothrix to Dolichosoma. these two genera have been defined based on aedeagical characters rather than on external ones. Dolichosoma (Dolichomorphus) femorale, the only one species belonging to Dolichomorphus (previously a Psilothrix), is now included in genus Dolichosoma. D. (D.) femorale has been re-described, its Euro-Asiatic distribution has been detailed with several new localities reported, emphasis being given to its presence in Italy. A determination key is proposed for the three Dolichosoma species present in Mediterranean Europe.

Taxonomy of European Damaeidae IX. Contribution to the revision of the genus Belba von Heyden, 1826 (Acari, Oribatida)

Genus Belba von Heyden, 1826 sensu lato is revisited on the basis of its suspected polyphyly. New, narrowed and monophyletic definition of Belba is given and Piribelba gen. nov., Eubelba gen. nov. and Arboribelba gen. nov. are proposed as new genera within this group, for well defined groupings of species with shared apomorphies. Additional information on recently defined genus Tokukobelba Lamos, 2016 is provided. Most of known species of Belba sensu lato are attributed to the new genera, few remaining species are not sufficiently known to be undoubtely combined with proposed genera. Differential characters of all genera within the group including the newly proposed genera is given in the form of detailed determination key. Species Belba patelloides (Michael, 1890) is redecribed on the basis of topotypical material. On the basis of types and additional topotypical material, Belba bartosi Winkler, 1955 is redescribed and confirmed as separate taxon; previous synonymy of bartosi and patelloides is rejected. Additional information on B. corynopus (Hermann, 1804), type species of the genus, is given and other species belonging to newly defined genus Belba are discussed. Determination key for all species of Belba is provided. Individuals of Tokukobelba compta (Kulczynski, 1902) from different parts of Europe were compared with topotypical specimens from Tatra Mountains, and additional information about species morphology and its variability is provided. Proposed synonymy of T. compta and Tokukobelba verrucosa (Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1962) is analysed and discussed.

A contribution to the knowledge of Melyridae Dasytinae and Rhadalidae of Cyprus (Coleoptera, Cleroidea)

Melyridae Dasytinae and rhadalidae of Cyprus have been studied, based on rather abundant materials from several collections and on the scarce (often obsolete) literature existing. A total of 9 genera and 18 species have been found to live on the Island: photographs or drawings of nearly all of them are provided and a determination key is proposed. Three new species are described: Dasytidius valdelatus n. sp., Dasytiscus anatolicus n. sp. and Aplocnemus (Diplambe) constantini n. sp. Three status changes are proposed, as a necessary anticipation (to be fully justified in a next paper): Dasytidius virescens (baudi di Selve, 1873) and Dasytidius funebris Majer, 1989, previously good species, are considered subspecies of Dasytidius indutus (Kiesenwetter, 1859); Dasytidius similis (Schilsky, 1896), formerly subspecies of D. indutus, is elevated to good species. One new synonymy is proposed: Danacea brevipennis Pic 1932 = Danacea cypria Schilsky, 1897. Dasytes xanthocnemus var. cyprius baudi di Selve, 1873 is not a synonym of Dasytes xanthocnemus Kolenati, 1846 but of Dasytes moniliatus Kiesenwetter, 1863. the variability of 3 species: Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeneiventris Küster, 1850, Dasytidius inchoatus Majer, 1991 and Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) syriacus Schilsky, 1894 is discussed as relevant to their definition. the ♂ of Trichoceble testaceipes Pic, 1921 until now only known through ♀♀, is described. A short distributional analysis, including a rough comparison with the other large Mediterranean island has been attempted.

Revision of the genus Dziriblatta Chopard, 1936 (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Ectobiinae). III. The species of the subgenus Dziriblatta

The present paper is the third part of a revision of the genus Dziriblatta and treats the nominal subgenus Dziriblatta and its species. The subgenus contains 10 species of which 8 are new to science. The species can be distributed to two species groups: the bolivari-species group with Dz. (Dz.) algerica, Dz. (Dz.) bolivari, Dz. (Dz.) brevisacculata, spec. nov., Dz. (Dz.) curvisetosa, spec. nov., and Dz. (Dz.) pilleata, spec. nov.—and the lobososacculata-species group with Dz. (Dz.) altotuberculata, spec. nov., Dz. (Dz.) lobososacculata, spec. nov., Dz. (Dz.) planotuberculata, spec. nov., Dz. (Dz.) ramososacculata, spec. nov., and Dz. (Dz.) undulata, spec. nov.. The descriptions of the species are complemented by numerous images showing their most important structures, their distribution in southern Spain and Morocco, and their supposed phylogenetic relationships. A determination key allows the discrimination of the males.

The genus Gasteruption Latreille, 1796 (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: distribution, checklist, ecology, and conservation status

The genus Gasteruption (Gasteruptiidae) is represented in Europe by more than 30 species. Of these, twenty-one are recorded from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with six being new records for the Czech Republic and eight for Slovakia. Three species are recorded as new for Bohemia (western part of the Czech Republic). Gasteruption goberti is excluded from the fauna of the Czech Republic because specimens previously identified as G. goberti belong to G. caucasicum. Four species (G. assectator, G. caucasicum, G. jaculator and G. nigritarse) are common and widespread in both countries, G. tournieri is very common but prefers warmer regions. Only G, subtile occurs predominantly in higher altitudes of mountain ranges, while the other species are usually restricted to or are more common in warmer regions. Gasteruption opacum and G. subtile are regionally extinct from the Czech Republic and G. paternum from Slovakia, with the the most recent records of these species are pre-1990. Gasteruption freyi, G. hastator and G. hungaricum are considered very endangered thermophilous species of loess walls and steppe habitats with a marked loss of occurrence records post-1990. Locally common but much rarer than in the past are G. erythrostomum and G. boreale. Due to the fact that recent determination keys are focused on other regions, a determination key for all species recorded in central Europe is presented.

Keberagaman jenis jamur makroskopis di kawasan wisata sumber ubalan kediri

The data collection of mushroom species found in Ubalan source tourism areas needs to be done as a source of data on the diversity of mushroom species as decomposers of organic material. This type of research is a descriptive exploratory study with methods. roaming modified with VES (Visual Encounter Survey). The research instrument used was a logbook, observation sheet, and the key book of determination. All mushrooms were collected in a collection bottle and identified by using a macro mushroom determination key in the Botany Laboratory of the Nusantara University PGRI Kediri. The data of this research are the types of macroscopic fungi found during observation. The data analysis technique used is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that there were twelve identified fungal families, namely Auriculariae, Tricholomataceae, Ganodermataceae, Amanitaceae, Hymenogastraceae, Marasmiaceae, Russulaceae, Agaricaceae, Amanithaceae, Mycenaceae, Polyporaceae and Parmeliaceae. The conclusions of this study indicate that the area of ​​the tourist area of ​​the Ubalan has a variety of macroscopic fungi.

New water mite species of the genus Rhyncholimnochares Lundblad (Acariformes, Limnocharidae) from Central and South America, with a key to all known species of the genus

In the genus Rhyncholimnochares, a total of 11 species new to science is described, 10 representatives of the subgenus Rhyncholimnochares s. str. − R. ursula sp. n., R. minuta sp. n., R. cooki sp. n., R. jicotea sp. n., R. lundbladi sp. n. and R. monikae sp. n. from Costa Rica; R. expansipalpis sp. n., R. petaliseta sp. n, R. tapiarum sp. n., R. glabra sp. n. from Ecuador (the latter recorded also from Brazil and Chile), and one representative of the subgenus Paralimnochares, R. chilensis sp. n. from Chile. New records are given for R. (s. str.) lamellipalpis (O. Lundblad 1936. Dritte Mitteilung über neue Wassermilben aus Santa Catharina in Südbrasilien. Zool Anz 116 (7-8): 200–211.) from Chile. A determination key is given for all known species at the adult/deutonymphal stage.

Development of Tree Determination Key for Android Smartphone

Indonesian forest consists of thousands of tree species. In the field, forest inventory officers need a tool, which can be carried easily, to identify tree species (tree determination key). Accordingly, a smartphone can be used as an alternative. The application selected for constructing the tree determination key was Carrymap Observer, a free and open source application based on Android. Development of database was carried out in a computer using ArcGIS’s plugin namely Carrymap by examining the appropriate text file format and image file size. The identification of tree species was mainly based on leaf characteristics. Those characteristics were used as attributes on point data vector. The utilization of tree determination key on smartphone can facilitate users to identify tree species in the field.