Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2020
Volume 60 - Number 2
published on: 17th June 2020
Abstract: //Binhon atrum// Pic, 1922, an enigmatic genus and species described in the family Dascillidae based on a single female from Vietnam, is illustrated, diagnosed and formally synonymised with //Plastocerus thoracicus// Fleutiaux, 1918 (Elateridae: Plastocerinae). The species is recorded from China (Guangxi, Yunnan) for the first time. The taxonomic history of the genus //Plastocerus// Schaum, 1852 (not //Plastocerus// LeConte, 1853) with emphasis on its synonyms, is briefly summarised.Published online: 17th June 2020
Lackner TomášA review of Gnathoncus of Southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Saprininae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 397-409Abstract: Six species of the genus //Gnathoncus// Jacquelin du Val, 1857 occur in the region of Southeast Asia: //G. brevisternus// Lewis, 1907, //G. semimarginatus// Bickhardt, 1920, //G. vietnamicus// Kryzhanovskij, 1972, //G. rotundatus// (Kugelann, 1792), //G. nannetensis// (Marseul, 1862), and the newly described //G. sechuanus// sp. nov. (China: Sichuan). Two rare species, //G. brevisternus// and //G. semimarginatus//, are redescribed; all species are figured and keyed. The lectotype of //Gnathoncus brevisternus// is designated and the species is newly reported from Vietnam and Nepal.Published online: 19th June 2020
Nabozhenko Maxim, Keskin Bekir, Papadopoulou AnnaTwo new species and new records of darkling beetles of the tribe Helopini from Turkey and Cyprus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 411-417Abstract: 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.Published online: 25th June 2020
Zettel Herbert, Laciny AliceRhagovelia species from Nosy Boraha east of Madagascar (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 419-425Abstract: In the years 1992 and 1993, the Austrian entomologist Michael Madl collected semiaquatic Hemiptera on Nosy Boraha (Île Sainte Marie), a small island near the north-eastern coast of Madagascar. The collected material contains five species of //Rhagovelia// Mayr, 1865, two of which are new to science. Both //Rhagovelia madli// sp. nov. and //Rhagovelia kalalaoensis// sp. nov. belong to the //R. tesari// species group. The other three species reported from the island are //R. madari// Hoberlandt, 1941, //R. reuteri// Hoberlandt, 1951, and //R. tesari// Hoberlandt, 1941.Published online: 6th July 2020
Kakizoe Showtaro, Liang Wei-Ren, Myint Khin Mar, Maruyama MunetoshiTermitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termitesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 427-436Abstract: A new species of scarab beetle, //Termitotrox icarus// sp. nov., is described from central Myanmar, being the third representative of the genus //Termitotrox// Reichensperger, 1915 from the Indo-Chinese Subregion of the Oriental Region. The majority of the type series was collected from the walls of fungus garden chambers built in the nests of the termite //Odontotermes proformosanus// Ahmad, 1965. //Termitotrox icarus// sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from the known //Termitotrox// as it possesses wing-shaped trichomes on the elytra, the more elongate habitus shape in dorsal view, the basomedian section of pronotum not protruding backwards, a pair of distinct costae on the pronotal basomedian section strongly developed, a median costa on anterior pronotal margin strongly developed, the elytral striae narrower than interstriae, the lack of trichomes at the base of elytral sutural stria, and a mid-range body length of 1.5–1.9 mm. The ‘carrying behavior’ by the host termites is reported for the first time for //Termitotrox// and a strategy for the dispersal of flightless termitophilous scarabs is hypothesized. Published online: 28th July 2020
Short Andrew E. Z., Benetti Cesar J., Gustafson Grey T.New records of Platynectes (s. str.) diving beetles from South America with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Agabinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 437-447Abstract: Diving beetles in the genus //Platynectes// (s. str.) in South America are relatively large and charismatically colored, yet relatively rare in museum collections. Recent fieldwork in northern and central South America has resulted in the collection of hundreds of new specimens that substantially expand our distributional knowledge of the genus. Here, we provide new distributional records for //Platynectes decemnotatus// (Aubé, 1838), //P. garciai// Gustafson, Short & Miller, 2016, //P. submaculatus// (Laporte, 1835), and //P. tafelbergensis// Gustafson, Short & Miller, 2016. In addition, two new species were identified and described herein: //Platynectes bicolor// sp. nov. of the //P. ornatifrons// species group from Brazil (Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul), and //P. colombicus// sp. nov. of the //P. submaculatus// species group from the Guiana Shield region of eastern Colombia. These new records suggest that Platynectes (s. str.) is likely widespread across the Brazilian and Guiana Shield regions of the continent, and that some individual species have substantial range sizes of nearly 2000 km. An updated key to the species groups of Neotropical //Platynectes// (s. str.) and to the species of //P. submaculatus// species group are provided.Published online: 28th July 2020
Kato Daichi, Nakamura Takeyuki, Tachi TakujiTaxonomic study of the genus Epiphragma of Japan (Diptera: Limoniidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 449-461Abstract: Japanese species of the genus //Epiphragma// Osten Sacken, 1860 are revised. //Epiphragma amamiense// sp. nov. is described, and //E. gracilistylus// Alexander, 1933 and //E. kempi// Brunetti, 1913 are recorded from Japan for the first time. It is revealed that records of //E. evanescens// Alexander, 1940 from Japan were based on misidentifications of //E. gracilistylus// and //E. trichomerum// Alexander, 1955. Therefore, a total of six species are recognized from Japan, and the previous records which based on misidentifications are corrected. Male and female terminalia of these six species are illustrated and a key to these species is provided.Published online: 1st August 2020
Kaplin Vladimir, Martynov VladimirThree new species of bristletails of the families Meinertellidae and Machilidae (Archaeognatha) from Ukraine and Southern RussiaActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 463-474Abstract: Two new species of Machilinus Silvestri, 1905 (M. petrophilus Kaplin, sp. nov., M. obscurus Kaplin, sp. nov.) from Ukraine and one new species of Charimachilis Wygodzinsky, 1939 (C. rostoviensis Kaplin sp. nov.) from Southern Russia are described. The new species of Machilinus belong to the subgenus Machilinus s. str. with 1 + 1 eversible vesicles on urocoxites II–VII, and urostyli with apical spines; to the group “rupestris” with 2nd and 3rd articles of male maxillary palpus without ventral spines (M. obscurus sp. nov.), and with spines on these articles (M. petrophilus sp. nov.). Machilinus petrophilus sp. nov. differs from M. rocai Bach, 1975 in the color and ratio of length to width of compound eyes, the presence of numerous short chaetae on the clypeus, the structure of the lateral apophysis on the 2nd article of the male maxillary palpus, and the number of ventral spines on the legs. Machilinus obscurus sp. nov. differs from the other species of the group “rupestris” in the color of compound eyes, the presence of numerous short chaetae on the male frons and clypeus, and in other features. Charimachilis rostoviensis sp. nov. (Machilidae) most closely resembles C. ukrainensis Stach, 1958. Charimachilis rostoviensis sp. nov. differs from C. ukrainensis in the shape of posterior angle of urosternites, and ratios of lengths of urostyli and urocoxites.Published online: 5th August 2020
Murakami HiroyukiReview of the genus Cladiscus (Coleoptera: Cleridae) from Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of two new speciesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 475-492Abstract: The Japanese and Taiwanese species of the genus *Cladiscus* Chevrolat, 1843 are reviewed. Two new species are described: *C. hachijoensis* sp. nov. from Japan (Hachijôjima Is.) and *C. liaoi* sp. nov. from Taiwan. *Cladiscus pallidicornis* Corporaal & van der Wiel, 1949 is recorded for the first time from Japan and *C. weyersi* Kraatz, 1899 from Taiwan. *Cladiscus sanguinicollis* (Spinola, 1844) is removed from the Taiwanese fauna, as its records are based on misidentification. The Japanese and Taiwanese members, plus *C. thalassinus* Murakami, 2017 from Borneo, Malaysia, are divided into two species groups based on the features of male and female genitalia.Published online: 31st August 2020
Arriaga-Jiménez Alfonsina, Kohlmann Bert, Cruz-García Brenda J.A predicted new Geotrupes from the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, and a description of the male of Geotrupes lobatus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 493-508Abstract: *Geotrupes nuntiatus* Kohlmann & Arriaga-Jiménez, sp. nov., is described from the Mixteca shield, in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Its habitat, distribution, and ecology are discussed. The male of *Geotrupes lobatus* Howden, 1974 is described for the first time. An updated key of the genus for the state of Oaxaca is presented to facilitate identification. Photographs of the specimens, diagnostic features, and their aedeagi, as well as distribution maps, are also included.Published online: 18th September 2020
Tihelka Erik, Huang Diying, Cai ChenyangTrihelota, a new and unusual helotid beetle genus from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Helotidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 509-516Abstract: A new genus belonging to the cucujoid family Helotidae, Trihelota gen. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous (ca.99 million years old) amber from Kachin State, northern Myanmar, containing a single species T. fulvata sp. nov. The minute fossil was documented using fluorescence microscopy and X-ray microtomography to reveal fine morphological details. Trihelota is characterised by its transverse head, antennal club about 1.5 times longer than wide, pronotum almost parallel-sided, and elytra not costate. Notably, each elytron possesses three coloured spots, a character unique within Helotidae. The new genus considerably expands the known morphological disparity of Cretaceous helotids. A keyto extinct and extant genera of the family Helotidae is provided along with a checklist of fossil species.Published online: 23rd September 2020
Ježek Jan, Oboňa Jozef, Grootaert Patrick, Lock Koen, Manko Peter, Dekoninck WouterReview of two Tonnoir moth fly species, overlooked for a century (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 517-526Abstract: A lectotype (male) and paralectotypes (male, female) of *Pneumia vittata* (Tonnoir, 1919) comb. nov. (= *Pericoma crispi* Freeman, 1953 syn. nov.) from Belgium are designated. The species is redescribed and illustrated, and a differential diagnosis is given. The former designation of a holotype, paratypes and paratypoids by Jung is invalid because it was not published. In addition, a problem with *Tonnoiriella obtusa* (Tonnoir, 1919) comb. nov. (= *Tonnoiriella anchoriformis* Salamanna, 1975 syn. nov.) from Belgium is resolved. A female specimen is designated as a lectotype, but only the dissected wings from this specimen are in condition suitable for redescription. There is additional non-type material collected later by Tonnoir; this material, including 3 females and 1 male, was the basis for redescription, illustrations and differential diagnosis. The unpublished male lectotype designated by Jung is invalid. Two species are added to the last checklist of Psychodidae from Belgium, raising the total number to 94.Published online: 2nd October 2020
Souma JunThe monocotyledon-feeding lace bugs of the genus Agramma from Japan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 527-536Abstract: In this paper, I revise the taxonomy of the lace bug genus *Agramma* Stephens, 1829 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae: Tinginae) from Japan. Two species are recognized and re-described: *A. japonicum* (Drake, 1948) described previously from Japan, and *A. abruptifrons* Golub, 1990, newly recorded from Japan. The previous records of *A. nexile* (Drake, 1948) from Japan are confirmed as misidentifications of *A. japonicum*. The host plant relationship is discussed for *A. abruptifrons* and *A. japonicum*. Photographs of living individuals for *A. abruptifrons* and *A. japonicum* are presented. A key is provided to facilitate the identification of the two species of *Agramma* distributed in Japan.Published online: 7th October 2020
Yin Zi-Wei, Hlaváč Peter, Cuccodoro GiulioThe first record of Archiclaviger in continental Asia, with description of a new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 537-544Abstract: The monospecific clavigerite genus *Archiclaviger* Heller, 1936 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), previously only known from Java, is reported to occur in China. A new species, *A. gaofani* sp. nov., was collected in nests of *Nylanderia* Emery, 1906 ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Jiangsu Province, and is described here. The new species can be separated from *A. overbecki* Heller, 1936 by different proportions of the antennomeres, and much sparser setae at the apex of the elytra and base of the abdomen. A revised diagnosis of *Archiclaviger* is provided, and a lectotype is designated for *A. overbecki*.Published online: 7th October 2020
Song Zhi-Shun, Jiang Gong-Cheng, Liang Ai-PingDictyopharidae of Nepal (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), with description of a new genusActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 545-552Abstract: Four species in four genera of Dictyopharidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) are recorded from Nepal, including *Dictyohimalaya nepalensis* Song & Liang, gen. & sp. nov. which is described and illustrated herein, *Orthopagus lunulifer* Uhler, 1897, *Raivuna* sp., and *Tenguna medogensis* Song & Liang, 2007. An identification key to the species of Dictyopharidae currently known from Nepal is provided. The dictyopharid fauna of the country remains poorly studied and further efforts are required to discover its real diversity.Published online: 12th October 2020
Shen Jia-Wei, Choi Su-Ho, Leschen Richard A. B.Revision of the New Zealand endemic genus Phormiobius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 553-564Abstract: To date monotypic, endemic New Zealand tyrine genus *Phormiobius* Broun, 1917 (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Pselaphitae) (type species: *P. halli* Broun, 1917) is revised to include six species, five of which are new: *P. brouni* sp. nov., *P. graceae* sp. nov., *P. matau* sp. nov., *P. pseudhalli* sp. nov., and *P. ramsayi* sp. nov. A lectotype is designated for *Phormiobius halli*. A species-level identification key is provided, and comparative notes on the morphology of New Zealand tyrine genera is included.Published online: 15th October 2020
Triapitsyn Serguei V., Koponen Martti, Vikberg Veli, Várkonyi GergelyTaxonomy, annotated new records and a checklist of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) of Finland, with description of a new species of EustochusActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 565-589Abstract: A taxonomic account and an annotated checklist of the Finnish Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are given, comprising 85 named species in 19 genera. Among them 2 genera, *Dicopus* Enock, 1909 and *Stethynium* Enock, 1909, 1 subgenus, *Anagrus* (*Paranagrus* Perkins, 1905), and the following 25 species represent new records for Finland: *Anagrus* (*Anagrus*) *avalae* Soyka, 1956, *A.* (*Anagrus*) *bakkendorfi* Soyka, 1946, *A.* (*Anagrus*) *ensifer* Debauche, 1948, *A.* (*Anagrus*) *nigriceps* (Smits van Burgst, 1914), *A.* (*Anagrus*) *obscurus* Förster, 1861, *A.* (*Anagrus*) *parvus* Soyka, 1956, *A.* (*Anagrus*) *subfuscus* Foerster, 1847, *A.* (*Paranagrus*) *optabilis* (Perkins, 1905), *Anaphes* (*Anaphes*) *stygius* Debauche, 1948, *Camptoptera magna* Soyka, 1946, *Cleruchus megatrichus* Novicky, 1965, *C. taktochno* Triapitsyn, 2014, *Cosmocomoidea oxypygus* (Foerster, 1856), *C. tremulae* (Bakkendorf, 1934), *Dicopus minutissimus* Enock, 1909, *D. moscovit* Triapitsyn, 2015, *Gonatocerus aegyptiacus* Soyka, 1950, *Lymaenon aureus* (Girault, 1911), *L. longior* (Soyka, 1946), *Polynema flavipes* Walker, 1846, *P. fuscipes* Haliday, 1833, *P. pusilloides* Debauche, 1948, *P. valkenburgense* Soyka, 1931, *P. vitripenne* (Foerster, 1847), and *Stethynium triclavatum* Enock, 1909. New distributional records and taxonomic notes on some genera and species are also provided. *Caraphractus* Walker, 1846, syn. nov. is synonymized with *Eustochus* Haliday, 1833 and treated as its subgenus, *E.* (*Caraphractus*), stat. revid., and its type species *Caraphractus cinctus* Walker, 1846 is transferred to *Eustochus* as *Eustochus* (*Caraphractus*) *cinctus* (Walker, 1846), comb. nov. *Eustochus* (*Eustochus*) *koponeni* Triapitsyn, sp. nov. is described from Finland and Germany. *Lymaenon gracilentus* (Hellén, 1974), stat. restit. is resurrected as a valid species from the previous synonymy with *Lymaenon aureus* and redescribed. The previously unknown male of *Alaptus schmitzi* Soyka, 1939 is described. *Polynema depressicollis* Hellén, 1974, syn. nov., is synonymized with *Polynema* (*Doriclytus*) *vitripenne*. *Anagrus* (*Paranagrus*) *optabilis* is newly recorded from the Canary Islands and Madeira, and *Cleruchus megatrichus* is for the first time reported from France.Published online: 6th November 2020
Shavrin Alexey V., Smetana AlešNew species and records of Coryphiini from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 591-598Abstract: Two new species of the tribe Coryphiini Jakobson, 1908 (Omaliinae) from Sichuan are described and illustrated: *Archaeoboreaphilus paradoxus* sp. nov. and *Caloboreaphilus concisus* sp. nov. New records of *Boreaphilus japonicus* Sharp, 1874 and *Coryphium taibaiense* Li, Li & Zhao, 2007 are given, and some morphological details of these species are illustrated. *Boreaphilus japonicus* is recorded from Shaanxi for the first time. A distributional map and key to species of Coryphiini of China are provided.Published online: 9th November 2020
Chen Guan-Yu, Ke Yun-Ling, Liang Wei-Ren, Li Hou-FengRedescription of Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae), with three new synonyms from ChinaActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 599-608Abstract: The Formosan subterranean termite, *Coptotermes formosanus* Shiraki, 1909, is an important structural pest in Mainland China, Japan, Taiwan, Bahamas, and the United States. *Coptotermes formosanus* was first described in Japanese, and the morphological description was too simple for congeneric species differentiation, resulting in confusion in species identification. To date, ten junior synonyms of *C. formosanus* have been reported. To avoid further confusion, we redescribed *C. formosanus* based on the type specimen and the specimens from the type locality, Taiwan. Most of the *Coptotermes* Wasmann, 1896 taxonomy has been clarified worldwide and the Chinese case remains an outlier, with many species that need to be revised. We further examined the taxonomic statuses of four Chinese species, *C. changtaiensis* Xia & He, 1986, *C. hekouensis* Xia & He, 1986, *C. shanghaiensis* Xia & He, 1986, and *C. suzhouensis* Xia & He, 1986. We proposed that *C. changtaiensis*, *C. hekouensis*, and *C. suzhouensis* are the junior synonyms of *C. formosanus*. Even though the morphological characters of *C. shanghaiensis* are similar to *C. formosanus*, the body size of the former is significantly smaller. Additional *Coptotermes* samples collected from the Shanghai area would be required for the taxonomic status of *C. shanghaiensis* to be confirmed.Published online: 10th November 2020
Lis Jerzy A., Zielińska AnnaReview of the genus Prolactistes (Heteroptera: Cydnidae), with two new combinations, first Indonesian records and a key to species of the genusActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 609-614Abstract: Two species of the genus Paraethus J. A. Lis, 1994 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Cydninae: Geotomini) are transferred to Prolactistes J. A. Lis, 2001, resulting in the following new combinations: Prolactistes jani (J. A. Lis, 1995), comb. nov., and Prolactistes lisi (Magnien, 2014), comb. nov. Diagnostic characters for Prolactistes, and a key for its three species are provided. The present note also reports the first Indonesian record for Prolactistes australis J. A. Lis, 2001 (Ambon Island, Timor) and P. lisi (Ambon Island), both known previously only from Australia.Published online: 18th November 2020
Shuai Qi, Tang Liang, Luo Yong-TingA review of the Stenus aureolus group of China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 615-627Abstract: The species of the Stenus aureolus group occurring in China are revised. Ten species are recognized, of which six are described as new: S. mendaensis sp. nov. from Qinghai, S. aduncus sp. nov. from Sichuan, S. platydentatus sp. nov., S. tenuidentatus sp. nov., S. paratrigonuroides sp. nov., and S. alpigenus sp. nov. from Yunnan. Stenus ambiseminiger Zhao & Zhou, 2006 is transferred from the synonymy with S. trigonuroides Zheng, 1993 to the synonymy with S. aureolus Fauvel, 1875. Stenus aureolus is newly recorded from China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Neimenggu). New province records are reported for S. trigonuroides (Sichuan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu). Habitus and diagnostic characters of all species are photographed. A key to Chinese species of the group is provided.Published online: 3rd December 2020
Hlaváč PeterReview of the tribe Typoderini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Caucasus with the description of a new species of Caulomorphus from ArmeniaActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 629-638Abstract: All genera of the tribe Typoderini presented in the Caucasus Region, i.e. Adexius Schönherr, 1834 (which is here transferred to Typoderini from Molytini based on morphological characters), Anchonidium Bedel, 1884, Aparopion Hampe, 1861, Caulomorphus Faust, 1886, and Pseudaparopion Borovec, Osella & Zuppa, 2002, are diagnosed and partly illustrated. One new species, Caulomorphus kociani sp. nov., is described; Caulomorphus besucheti Osella, 1970, Caulomorphus talyschensis Reitter, 1897, and Anchonidium perpensum Faust, 1886 are redescribed. Lectotype is designated for Anchonidium perpensum. Keys to Caucasian genera of Typoderini and to all species of Caucasian Anchonidium and Caulomorphus are provided. A complete list of species with their distribution is given.Published online: 3rd December 2020
Botero Juan Pablo, Santos-Silva AntonioReview of the genus Cupecuara (Coleoptera: Disteniidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 639-650Abstract: The genus Cupecuara Santos-Silva & Tavakilian, 2009 is reviewed and redescribed, and C. erwini sp. nov. from Ecuador is described. The genus is now composed of six species distributed in Central and South America. Photographs of Cupecuara species are included and a key is provided to differentiate them. Furthermore, the male terminalia are illustrated and described for the first time in the genus.Published online: 4th December 2020
Cid-Arcos Mauricio, Campodonico Juan F.Two new species of the subgenus Arqueozodes of Lasionota from Aysén Patagonian steppe Region in Chile (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 651-657Abstract: Two new species of *Lasionota* Mannerheim, 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) are described from the Patagonian steppes in the Aysén Region, Chile: *L.* (*Arqueozodes*) *cidburmeisteri* sp. nov. and *L.* (*A.*) *aonikenk* sp. nov. The subgenus *Arqueozodes* Moore, 1997 therefore contains tree species and a key to them is proposed.
Se describen dos nuevas especies de *Lasionota* Mannerheim, 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) de la estepa patagónica de la Región de Aysén, Chile: *L.* (*Arqueozodes*) *cidburmeisteri* sp. nov. y *L.* (*A.*) *aonikenk* sp. nov., quedando el subgénero *Arqueozodes* Moore, 1997 compuesto de tres especies. Se proporciona una clave para diferenciarlas de *L.* (*A.*) *sulcata* (Moore, 1997).Published online: 10th December 2020
Liu Yingqi, Chen Zhuo, Webb Michael D., Cai WanzhiOblongiala zimbabwensis, a new assassin bug genus and species from Zimbabwe, with a key to the Afrotropical genera of Peiratinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 659-665Abstract: *Oblongiala zimbabwensis* Liu & Cai gen. & sp. nov. is described from Zimbabwe and placed in the subfamily Peiratinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Habitus, male genitalia and some diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated. The affinities of the new genus are discussed with a key provided to help distinguish peiratine genera distributed in the Afrotropical Region.Published online: 12th December 2020
Sekerka LukášCommented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in PragueActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 667-707Abstract: Commented catalogue of Cassidinae species reported from the state of São Paulo, Brazil is given. Altogether, 343 species are presently registered from the state representing the following tribes: Alurnini (5 spp.), Cassidini (84 spp.), Chalepini (85 spp.), Dorynotini (9 spp.), Goniocheniini (8 spp.), Hemisphaerotini (2 spp.), Imatidiini (25 spp.), Ischyrosonychini (6 spp.), Mesomphaliini (83 spp.), Omocerini (14 spp.), Sceloenoplini (9 spp.), and Spilophorini (13 spp.). Fifty-two species are recorded for the first time and 19 are removed from the fauna of São Paulo. Each species is provided with a summary of published faunistic records for São Paulo and its general distribution. Dubious or insufficient records are critically commented. A list of Cassidinae species collected in São Paulo by Jaro Mráz (altogether 145 identified species) is included and supplemented with general information on this material. In addition, two new synonymies are established: Cephaloleia caeruleata Baly, 1875 = C. dilatata Uhmann, 1948, syn. nov.; Stolas lineaticollis (Boheman, 1850) = S. silaceipennis (Boheman, 1862), syn. nov.; and the publication year of the genus Heptatomispa Uhmann, 1940 is corrected to 1932. The following 54 species are recorded from São Paulo for the first time: Agroiconota tristriata (Fabricius, 1792), Charidotella (Philaspis) polita (Klug, 1829), Charidotis admirabilis Boheman, 1855, C. auroguttata Boheman, 1855, C. circumscripta Boheman, 1855, C. concentrica (Boheman, 1855), C. consentanea (Boheman, 1855), C. gemellata Boheman, 1855, Coptocycla (s. str.) stigma (Germar, 1823), Coptocycla (Coptocyclella) adamantina (Germar, 1823), Eremionycha bahiana (Boheman, 1855), Helocassis flavorugosa (Boheman, 1855), Helocassis flavorugosa (Boheman, 1855), Microctenochira patruelis (Boheman, 1855), Plagiometriona deyrollei (Boheman, 1855), P. punctatissima (Boheman, 1855), P. tenella (Klug, 1829), Baliosus conspersus Weise, 1911, Chalepus aenescens Weise, 1910, Decatelia pallipes (Weise, 1922), Octhispa gemmata (Germar, 1823), Octhispa robinsonii (Baly, 1864), Octotoma brasiliensis Weise, 1921, Octotoma crassicornis Weise, 1910, Oxychalepus centralis Uhmann, 1940, Temnochalepus imitans Uhmann, 1935, Uroplata coarctata Weise, 1921, Uroplata minuscula (Chapuis, 1877), Calliapis umbonata Hincks, 1956, Cephaloleia caeruleata Baly, 1875, C. flavovittata Baly, 1859, C. trilineata Uhmann, 1942, C. zikani Uhmann, 1935, Stenispa vespertina Baly, 1877, S. viridis (Pic, 1931), Xenispa bicolorata (Uhmann, 1948), Anacassis candida (Boheman, 1854), Chelymorpha commutabilis Boheman, 1854, C. constellata (Klug, 1829), Cyrtonota vulnerata (Boheman, 1850), Hilarocassis evanida (Boheman, 1850), Mesomphalia gibbosa (Fabricius, 1781), Nebraspis corticina (Boheman, 1850), Sceloenopla rectelineata (Pic, 1929), Stolas acuta (Boheman, 1850), S. aenea (Olivier, 1790), S. sexsignata (Boheman, 1850), S. sommeri (Boheman, 1850), S. subreticulata (Boheman, 1850), Omocerus (Platytauroma) cornutus (Boheman, 1850), Calyptocephala nigricornis (Germar, 1823), Oediopalpa brunnea (Uhmann, 1943), O. caerulescens (Baly, 1875), and O. fulvipes Baly, 1859.Published online: 26th December 2020