Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2021
Volume 61 - Number 1
published on: 3rd February 2021
Abstract: Epimetopidae are a small beetle family of the superfamily Hydrophiloidea, comprising 72 described species in three genera: the American Epimetopus Lacordaire, 1854 (56 species), Asian Eumetopus Balfour-Browne, 1949 (eight species) and African Eupotemus Ji & Jäch, 1998 (eight species, of which six are described as new here). In this study we illustrate and compare the adult morphology of all three genera and generate the first DNA sequences for Eumetopus and Eupotemus. The morphological data and sequences of four genes (cox1, 16S, 18S and 28S) are used to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships among genera. Both strongly support the monophyly of Epimetopidae, reveal Eumetopus as the earliest diverging taxon and Epimetopus + Eupotemus as a strongly supported clade with numerous synapomorphies. The reciprocal monophyly of Epimetopus and Eupotemus is strongly supported by DNA data but not in the morphological analysis which reveals Epimetopus paraphyletic. Eumetopus, despite being the earliest branching clade, is characterized by many unique derived structures, e.g. by the presence of the sperm pump in males (unique in Hydrophiloidea). The available data on the biology of Epimetopidae indicate that most species inhabit sandy to muddy margins of streams or rivers. Females of all three genera carry egg cases; Epimetopidae hence are one of three independent lineages of Hydrophiloidea in which this behavior evolved. Larvae are only known for Epimetopus and are characterized by morphological adaptations for feeding by piercing and sucking, a closed tracheal system and abdominal gills; larvae of Eumetopus and Eupotemus remain unknown and further research is needed to confirm whether they show the same adaptations as Epimetopus. The taxonomy of the African genus Eupotemus is revised, with six species described as new: E. bilobatus sp. nov. (Nigeria), E. cameroonensis sp. nov. (Cameroon), E. ophioglossus sp. nov. (Gabon, Togo), E. smithi sp. nov. (Côte d’Ivoire), E. taianus sp. nov. (Côte d’Ivoire) and E. uluguru sp. nov. (Tanzania). Eupotemus limicola Delève, 1967 is fixed as the type species of the genus according to ICZN (1999: Art. 70.3). New records of Eumetopus species are provided (E. acutimontis Ji & Jäch, 1998 from Vietnam, E. bullatus (Sharp, 1875) from India: Maharashtra, E. flavidulus (Sharp, 1890) from India: Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, E. maindroni (Régimbart, 1903) from India: Maharashtra and Gujarat, and E. weigeli Skale & Jäch, 2003 from India: Uttarakhand). The habitus of all species is illustrated. An updated checklist of the Epimetopus species is provided, and records of two specimens of the E. costatus group from Zambia and Saudi Arabia are considered to result from either accidental introductions or mislabelling.Published online: 3rd February 2021
Yin Zi-Wei, Li NingEight new species and additional records of the Pselaphodes complex from Laos and Vietnam, with a key to known species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 35-53Abstract: The diversity of the Pselaphodes complex of genera (Pselaphinae: Tyrini) is insufficiently documented in Southeast Asia. In this paper eight new species are described and illustrated from Laos and Vietnam: Labomimus cavicornis sp. nov., Labomimus cucphuong sp. nov., Pselaphodes banphabat sp. nov., Pselaphodes dalatensis sp. nov., Pselaphodes jendeki sp. nov., Pselaphodes nongfa sp. nov., Pselaphodes olexai sp. nov., and Pselaphodes parapectinatus sp. nov. New country or provincial records are provided for ten known species: Labomimus bannaus Yin & Li, 2013, Labomimus maolan Zhang, Li & Yin, 2019, Labomimus shii (Yin & Li, 2012), comb. nov. (transferred from Pselaphodes Westwood, 1870), Linan fortunatus Yin & Li, 2013, Paralasinus gigas Hlaváč & Nomura, 2001, Pselaphodes hainanensis Yin & Li, 2013, Pselaphodes incisus Huang, Li & Yin, 2018, Pselaphodes linae Yin & Li, 2012, Pselaphodes paraculeus Huang, Li & Yin, 2018, and Taiwanophodes magnus Bekchiev, 2010. An identification key to the 26 species of the complex that occur in Laos and Vietnam is provided.Published online: 18th February 2021
Fery Hans, Hájek JiříNomenclatural and taxonomic notes on some species of Gyrinidae (Coleoptera)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 55-71Abstract: Nomenclatural notes on the names of several species in the family Gyrinidae are provided. Six specific names are found to be junior homonyms. Three of them are replaced by nomina nova: Aulonogyrus marginatus (Aubé, 1838) by Aulonogyrus charlesaubei nom. nov., Gyrinus dubius Wallis, 1926 by Gyrinus suspectus nom. nov., and Macrogyrus (Andogyrus) colombicus australis (Brinck, 1977) by Macrogyrus (Andogyrus) colombicus brincki nom. nov. The other three junior homonyms were never considered congeneric with senior homonyms after the year 1899, and thus cannot not be replaced by new names: Gyretes dorsalis (Brullé, 1837), Macrogyrus australis (Brullé, 1835), and Andogyrus glaucus (Aubé, 1838); it is proposed that these names will be conserved by a ruling of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. It is found that Enhydrus sulcatus (Forsberg, 1821) is a primary homonym and a junior subjective synonym of Enhydrus sulcatus (Wiedemann, 1821) in Wiedemann & Germar (1821). The neotype is designated for Gyrinus striatus Fabricius, 1792, which is a senior primary homonym and a senior subjective synonym of G. striatus Olivier, 1792 (both currently in Aulonogyrus Motschulsky, 1853). Gyrinus striatus was published by Olivier not only in 1792, but again in the year 1795 (so far treated as the correct publishing year). To stabilise the nomenclature, one and the same specimen is designated simultaneously as the neotype for Gyrinus striatus Olivier, 1792, and G. striatus Olivier, 1795, and thus both names become objective synonyms. Gyrinus ovatus Klug, 1829 is a senior subjective synonym of Gyrinus gibbus Aubé, 1838 syn. nov. and of Gyrinus apicalis Sharp, 1878 syn. nov. Gyrinus racenisi Ochs, 1953 must be used as the valid name for Gyrinus ovatus sensu Aubé (1838b) (nec Klug 1829). Lectotypes are designated for Gyrinus apicalis Sharp, 1878, Gyrinus gibbus Aubé, 1838, Gyrinus ovatus Klug, 1829, and Gyrinus paykulli Ochs, 1927b. Type specimens and diagnostic characters are illustrated for G. striatus Fabricius, G. striatus Olivier, G. ovatus Klug, G. racenisi and G. paykulli.Published online: 24th February 2021
Liston Andrew, Prous MarkoStenocephus janseni sp. nov., a new species of stem-sawfly from Germany (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 73-81Abstract: Stenocephus janseni sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) is described from Brandenburg, eastern Germany, known only from the female holotype. It possesses an unusual combination of “generic” morphological characters, which makes its placement in Stenocephus Shinohara, 1999 provisional. Compared to other Stenocephus species, differences in the morphology of the lancet are particularly striking. Genetic data for S. janseni sp. nov. place it unequivocally in the Hartigiini, but rather distantly from other genera of this tribe which have so far been sequenced. The three previously described Stenocephus species are recorded from the East Palaearctic. No genetic data are currently available for these. Pachycephus nigratus Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1931, comb. restit., is no longer treated as belonging to Phylloecus Newman, 1838, but as a member of the genus in which it was originally described.Published online: 1st March 2021
González-Obando Ranulfo, Carrejo-Gironza Nancy, Mendivil-Nieto Julián, García Aldrete Alfonso NeriNeurostigma (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Epipsocidae) from Colombia: new species and an identification keyActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 83-98Abstract: Upon examination of recently collected epipsocid barklice from natural areas of Colombia, five new species of Neurostigma Enderlein, 1900 were found: N. lienhardi sp. nov., N. mockfordi sp. nov., N. newi sp. nov., N. thorntoni sp. nov., and N. valderramae sp. nov. They are here described and illustrated. A cladistic analysis of 32 morphological characters indicates that Neurostigma is monophyletic. An updated key for the identification of males of the described species of the genus is presented.Published online: 10th March 2021
Anichtchenko Alexander, Minkina Lukasz, Vasiljeva Anastasija, Medina Milton N. D. A review of the genus Rhyparus in the Philippines, with descriptions of two new species from Mindanao (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 99-111Abstract: Species of the genus Rhyparus Agassiz, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from the Philippines are reviewed. Altogether six species are recorded, including description of two species new to science from Mindanao Island: R. flavohirtus sp. nov. and R. mindanaoensis sp. nov. Rhyparus gracilis Arrow, 1905 and R. barclayi Masumoto, Ochi & Ho, 2019 are recorded from the Philippines for the first time. All species are diagnosed and illustrated, including photos of epipharyngi and male genitalia. A key to Philippine Rhyparus species is provided.Published online: 16th March 2021
Gao Cuiqing, Zhou YuReview of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast AsiaActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 113-132Abstract: The species of the genus Cavelerius Distant, 1903 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae) are reviewed based on re-examination of the type images. A total of thirteen species are recognized in this genus, including three new species: Cavelerius nigrivena sp. nov. from Thailand and Laos; Cavelerius parvimaculatus sp. nov. from Thailand, and Cavelerius yunnanensis sp. nov. from China: Yunnan. Cavelerius tinctus (Distant, 1903) is newly recorded from China, and Cavelerius antennatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 is newly recorded from India: Meghalaya. A key to all known species of Cavelerius is provided.Published online: 16th April 2021
Gapon Dmitry A.Revision of the genus Exosehirus (Heteroptera: Cydnidae), with the description of two new speciesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 133-161Abstract: The present work is a revision of the Palaearctic burrower bug genus Exosehirus Wagner, 1963 (Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Sehirinae). New data on the morphology and distribution are given. Structures of the female internal ectodermal genitalia and the completely inflated aedeagi are described and illustrated for the first time. An extended differential diagnosis as a comparison of the genus with representatives of all Palaearctic genera of the tribe Sehirini is provided. Based on characters of the terminalia of both sexes, two new species are described: E. elamensis sp. nov. from Southwest Iran, and E. essedonius sp. nov. from Kazakhstan. ‘Exosehirus’ steini (Signoret, 1884) nom. dub. is excluded from the genus Exosehirus and treated as a species incertae sedis. Exosehirus marginatus (Signoret, 1881) is recorded for Azerbaijan for the first time.Published online: 21st April 2021
Liu Tian-tian, Ono Hiroki, Maruyama MunetoshiRevision of the intertidal rove beetle genus Bryothinusa from Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 163-201Abstract: The Japanese species of the intertidal rove beetle genus Bryothinusa Casey, 1904
are revised. Of 17 recognized species in total, six known species (B. algarum Sawada, 1971, B. gangjinensis Ahn & Jeon, 2004, B. minuta (Sawada, 1955), B. nakanei (Sawada, 1955), B. sakishimana Sawada, 1991, B. tsutsuii (Sawada, 1955)) are redescribed and nine new species (B. aikoae sp. nov. from Honshû, B. constricta sp. nov. from Honshû, B. fulvipennis sp. nov. from Honshû and Shikoku, B. hokkaidensis sp. nov. from Hokkaidô and Kyûshû, B. itsuroi sp. nov. from Honshû, Kyûshû and Nansei-shotô, B. moriguchii sp. nov. from Nansei-shotô, B. nigra sp. nov. from Honshû, Shikoku, Kyûshû and Nansei-shotô, B. okinawana sp. nov. from Nansei-shotô, B. yoshigoui sp. nov. from Honshû) are described. Additional descriptions and records for the two species (B. koreana Ahn & Jeon, 2004 and B. japonica Liu, Ono & Maruyama, 2020) which are currently described/redescribed are given. Mouthparts and sexual organs of both sexes of all species are illustrated. A key to the Japanese species and distribution map of these species are provided. The habitats and behaviour of some representatives are reported, and the distributional range related to flight ability is discussed.Published online: 7th May 2021
Wang Ji-ShenNeopanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) from the Himalayas and adjacent regions, with descriptions of three new speciesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 203-212Abstract: A total of 21 species of the genus Neopanorpa van der Weele, 1909 are currently recorded from the Himalayas and adjacent regions to which three are added herein. I provide a checklist, distributional map and key to these species, with descriptions of the three new species: Neopanorpa liuxingyuei sp. nov., Neopanorpa wuchaoi sp. nov., and Neopanorpa zhengyucheni sp. nov. from Tibet, China. The biology and biogeography for the 21 species of
Neopanorpa from this region are briefly discussed.Published online: 13th May 2021
Trivellone Valeria, Forte Vally, Filippin Luisa, Dietrich Christopher H.First records of the North American leafhopper Gyponana mali (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) invading urban gardens and agroecosystems in EuropeActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 213-219Abstract: The Nearctic leafhopper species Gyponana (Gyponana) mali DeLong, 1942 is reported from Europe for the fi rst time and represents the fi rst record of the tribe Gyponini Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae: Gyponini) for the Palearctic Region. Specimens were collected in southern Switzerland (Ticino) and two regions of northern Italy (Lombardy and Veneto) in 2015–2019. The preferred host plant in these areas appears to be Cornus sanguine L. Phylogenetic analysis of the COI barcode sequences grouped one of the European specimens with three individuals of G. (G.) mali from Ontario, Canada. Morphological study indicated that the male genitalia of the European population are intermediate between G. (G.) mali and G. (G.) extenda DeLong, 1942.Published online: 17th May 2021
Zettel Herbert, Laciny Alice, Bongo Juvy P.The genus Xenobates (Hemiptera: Veliidae) in the Philippines: overview and description of two new speciesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 221-230Abstract: The Philippine species of Xenobates Esaki, 1927 are reviewed, with the exception of the Xenobates argentatus complex. Two species are described as new: Xenobates nypicola sp. nov. and X. riedli sp. nov. The presence of Xenobates murphyi Andersen, 2000 in the Philippines is confirmed. The taxonomically unresolved Xenobates argentatus complex is represented in the Philippines by at least six morphologically very similar species, but the typical X. argentatus Andersen, 2000, a species described from Thailand, must be excluded from the Philippine fauna. An identification key to the hitherto described species of the Philippines is provided. All species are illustrated. Xenobates species inhabit a wide variety of mangrove habitats along the Philippine coasts; Xenobates nypicola sp. nov. typically inhabits coastal
swamps with Nypa fruticans.Published online: 8th June 2021
Jamali Mohd Majid, Zeya Shahid BinReview of Indian Closterocerus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae), with description of two new speciesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 231-241Abstract: The Indian species of Closterocerus Westwood, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea:
Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are reviewed; eight species are included of which two are described as new: C. pakyongensis sp. nov. and C. junubi sp. nov. One species: C. longiscapus (Bouček, 1986), is recorded from Uttar Pradesh for the first time. An identification key to species occurring in India is also given.Published online: 27th June 2021
Seidel Matthias, Sýkora Vít, Leschen Richard A. B., Fikáček MartinA review of the New Zealand Berosus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) with descriptions of three new speciesActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 243-252Abstract: The New Zealand species of the water scavenger beetle genus Berosus Leach, 1817 are reviewed based on freshly collected material and museum specimens. Four species are recognized: Berosus pallidipennis (Sharp, 1884) widespread in the North and South Islands, B. muellerorum sp. nov. from the eastern part of the North Island, and B. halasi sp. nov. and B. maru sp. nov., both endemic to central part of South Island. The synonymy of B. mergus Broun, 1886 with B. pallidipennis is confirmed and lectotypes for both taxa are designated. The larval morphology of B. pallidipennis and B. muellerorum is briefly discussed. Distributional data of all species are reported and illustrated, indicating a noticeable lack of Berosus species in the northern part of North Island and in Stewart Island and the presence of two rare species in the South Island, east of Southern Alps. An identification key to New Zealand species of the genus is provided.Published online: 3rd July 2021
Bilton David T.Differentiation of South African coastal rock pool Ochthebius is associated with major ocean currents (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 253-260Abstract: A number of non-marine coastal invertebrate species have been found to constitute (semi-) cryptic species complexes in recent years. Here it is revealed that rather than a single widespread species, distributed from the Namibian border to the Cape south coast, South African coastal rock pool Ochthebius Leach, 1815 previously referred to Ochthebius capicola (Péringuey, 1892) comprise two distinct taxa. Ochthebius capicola (s. str.) is apparently restricted to the Benguela Ecoregion on the west coast, being replaced by Ochthebius mlamboi sp. nov., in south and east coast localities influenced by the Agulhas Current, including areas of the Eastern Cape province well outside the previous known range of these beetles. The distribution and ecology of the two species is discussed, with reference to biogeographic breaks in southern African coastal taxa, and the emerging view that many ‘widespread’ coastal rock pool Ochthebius may actually be (semi-) cryptic species complexes.Published online: 5th July 2021
Roháček JindřichNew species and records of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from the East Palaearctic, with a checklist of taxa occurring in the areaActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 261-288Abstract: The knowledge of Anthomyzidae (Diptera: Acalyptratae) in the East Palaearctic area is extended by new taxonomic, biological and distributional information. Two new species of the genus Anthomyza Fallén, 1810, viz. A. aspina sp. nov. (Russia: Far East) and A. breviclavus sp. nov. (North Korea), and a species tentatively affi liated with the genus Zealantha Roháček, 2007, viz. Z. fasciolata sp. nov. (Japan) are described. Although all are based only on females, they are distinctive species unmistakably recognized by external characters and structures of the female postabdomen. Relationships of all new species are discussed. Records of 24 species are presented; 3 species are recorded from the E. Palaearctic, 1 species from continental Asia, 3 species from North Korea and a number of species from particular parts of E. Palaearctic Russia for the fi rst time. An updated checklist of East Palaearctic Anthomyzidae is presented, now comprising 13 genera and 44 species. Taxonomic notes for Anthomyza clara Roháček, 2006, Fungomyza cercata Roháček, 2009 and some other species, and new biological information for Anthomyza trifurca Sueyoshi & Roháček, 2003 are given. Longitudinal dark patterning of the wing found in A. breviclavus sp. nov., represents the fi fth lineage of Anthomyzidae in which this type of pattern has evolved independently. Species richness of Anthomyzidae in the E. Palaearctic is discussed with an estimate of about 60 species occurring in the area.Published online: 26th July 2021
Mendonca Maria Thayane S., Nunes Benedito M., Fernandes Jose Antonio M.Description of fifteen new species of the Hypoxys balteatus species group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 289-318Abstract: Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae), for a long time considered a synonym or subgenus of Edessa Fabricius, 1803, was recently revised and reinstated to the generic rank. This genus comprises 17 described species divided in four species groups: H. quadridens, H. oxyacanthus, H. triangularis, and H. balteatus species group. Also, there is a large number of new species yet to be described. The H. balteatus species group is diagnosed by: pronotum with posterior stripe smoky brown to black with black punctures within, sometimes these punctures are surrounded by small dark spots; punctures of the pronotal disc smaller and paler than those of the posterior stripe; anterolateral margin of pronotum yellow; anterior half of scutellum with punctures large, sparse, and also on dark spots; connexivum uniformly green, without dark spots; thorax ventrally with two pairs of brown to black rounded spots; apex of pseudosutures with black to brown round spots. This species group included so far only H. balteatus (Walker, 1868). Here we describe and assign 15 new species to this group: H. amyoti sp. nov. (Suriname: Powakka; French Guiana), H. aspilogaster sp. nov. (Brazil: Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro), H. belenensis sp. nov. (Brazil: Pará), H. bergrothi sp. nov. (Venezuela: Amazonas; French Guiana: Saint-Elie), H. breddini sp. nov. (Bolivia: Santa Cruz and San Carlos), H. caquetensis sp. nov. (Colombia: Caquetá), H. favachae sp. nov. (Suriname: Sipaliwini; Brazil: Amapá and Pará), H. gaucho sp. nov. (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul), H. hyalinofasciatus sp. nov. (Ecuador: Sucumbíos), H. immaculatus sp. nov. (Bolivia: Beni), H. nigroantennatus sp. nov. (French Guiana: Roura), H. santarensis sp. nov. (Brazil: Pará), H. servillei sp. nov. (Brazil: Mato Grosso and Goiás), H. stysi sp. nov. (Suriname: Coronie, Sipaliwini; French Guiana: Cayenne), and H. venustus sp. nov. (Bolivia: Cochabamba). Descriptions, measurements, photos of dorsal and ventral view of each species, and of external genitalia of both sexes, an identification key, and distributional maps are presented.Published online: 7th August 2021
Chen Zhuo, Li Hu, Cai WanzhiTaxonomic notes on the genus Ischnobaena (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 319-327Abstract: The previously known species of the thread-legged bug genus Ischnobaena Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini), namely I. dohrnii Stål, 1871, I. macerrima Stål, 1871 and I. staliana Wygodzinsky, 1966, are reviewed and diagnosed. Lectotypes are designated for I. dohrnii and I. macerrima. A new species, I. castroae sp. nov., from Mindanao Island in the Philippines is described and photographed. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners primarily by the unicolored fore tarsus and several male genital characters. A revised key to species of Ischnobaena is provided.Published online: 7th August 2021
Stroiński AdamTarehylava, a new planthopper genus from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae)Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 329-340Abstract: A new monotypic genus of ricaniid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae), Tarehylava gen. nov., is described for T. avymaina sp. nov. (type species), based on four females collected in the spiny forest ecoregion of south-western Madagascar. Habitus, as well as external and internal female genital structures of the new genus and species are described and illustrated.Published online: 26th August 2021