查看更多>>摘要：The New World species of Hendelia Czerny, 1903 (Clusiidae, Clusiodinae) are recognized as a single lineage (the "H. mirabilis clade") and revised with the description of seven new neotropical species: H. boliviensis spec, nov., H. campa spec, nov., H.heliconiae spec, nov., H masneri spec, nov., H. nigripalpus spec, nov., H. putealis spec. nov. and H. sale-brosa spec. nov. The fourteen neotropical species are discussed, an identification key is provided, and new morphological and distributional dataare given for previously described taxa. The unusual, and sometimes very large genal processes characteristic of several species are figured and discussed. This clade can be separated from other species of neotropical Clusiidae by the presence of one pair of well-developed interfrontal bristles, entirely reclinate fronto-orbital bristles, and derived male and female genitalia.
查看更多>>摘要：First molecular studies on museum specimens of five families of pentatomoid bugs, namely Cydnidae, Dinidoridae, Par-astrachiidae, Tessaratomidae, and Thyreocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea), are presented, as a preliminary approach to molecular phylogenetic analyses of these families. Forty-eight pin-mounted museum specimens representing 46 pentatomoid species collected in the late 19lh and the 20th century (more than 15 years old, the oldest specimen collected in 1894) were analyzed; and the acquisition of PCR amplifiable mitochondrial DNA (16S and/or 12S rDNA fragments) was successful from 10 specimens, i.e., 2 specimens (2 species) of Cydnidae, 4 specimens (4 species) of Dinidoridae, 1 specimen (1 species) of Parastrachiidae, 1 specimen (1 species) of Tessaratomidae, and 2 specimens (2 species) of Thyreocoridae. The oldest PCR amplifiable mtDNA sample was extracted from Strombosoma impictum (Stal) (Thyreocoridae) collected in 1932 in Zaire.
查看更多>>摘要：A new genus, Krameragallia, type-species Agalliopsis rex gen. nov. Kramer, is described and illustrated. Krameragallia gen. nov. can be distinguished from all other known genera of Neotropical Agalliini by morphological features such as the following:largest size (7.4-9mm) among known species in the New World representatives of the subfamily; strong contrasting scarlet and black color pattern; aedeagus shaft very long, almost ribbon-like with ventral process; aedeagal apex bearing one pair of lateral slender processes on each side and first valvifer of female genitalia very well developed and hook-shaped. Female genitalia are described for the first time, including a highly unusual, well developed first valvifer. Notes on the genus as well as on the distinction between Krameragallia gen. nov., Agalliopsis Kirkaldy, Brasa Oman, and Chromagallia Linnavuori are given.
FABIO B. QUINTEIROADOLFO R. CALORCLAUDIO G. FROEHLICH
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查看更多>>摘要：The cosmopolitan family Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1906, has 8 living genera, among them Phylloicus Miiller, 1880, with species distributed from South to Central America. This genus is characterized by its dark-colored adults (brown to black) with diurnalto crepuscular habits. In this paper, the adults, pupae, and larvae of Phylloicus camargoi n. sp. are described and illustrated. The new species is easily diagnosed by male tergum X bearing a short, digitate, setose, basodorsal process; 2 short, digitate, hairless, lateral processes; and 2 pairs of very short processes on the posterior margin: a pair of digitate, hairless, posterolateral processes, and a pair of posteromesal processes. Additional diagnostic characters are the presence of 3 color bandson the forewings, 2 golden longitudinal bands and a white transversal one.
查看更多>>摘要：The genus Villalobosothignus Brailovsky, 1984 is diagnosed, and Ashlockobius Slater & Slater, 1999 is synonymized with it. A new arboreal species of Villalobosothignus from Ecuador is described, and photographs of the adult and male genitalia are provided together with illustrations of certain diagnostic characters to facilitate identification. Brailovsky (1984) described the new genus and species Villalobosothignus figueroai (Myodochini), based on two males from Venezuela. Some years later, Slater and Slater (1999) described, on the basis of one male, also from Venezuela, the genus and species Ashlockobius cursorius. When describing Ashlockobius, Slater and Slater (1999) overlooked Brailovsky's paper (J. A. Slater, personal communication). In 2003,the first author (Dellape 2003) described the second species of Ashlockobius, A. bipuntatus, mentioning that: "The species of Ashlockobius closely resemble Villalobosothignus figueroai ... It is very possible that these two genera will prove to be congeneric, in which case Villalobosothignus will have priority." Recently, we have been able to study photographs of the para-type of V. figueroai and specimens of Ashlockobius which has led to the conclusion that these species are, in fact, congeneric.
查看更多>>摘要：Schedolimulus komatsui Kanao & Maruyama, n. sp. (Aleocharinae, Trichopseniini) is described from Khao Yai National Park, East Thailand. This is a new record of Trichopseniini from Thailand. Phorilimulus Pasteels & Kistner, 1971 is syn-onymized with Schedolimulus Pasteels & Kistner, 1971, and Schedolimulus is redescribed. Phorilimulus minutus Pasteels & Kistner, 1971 is transferred to Schedolimulus. A key to the species of Schedolimulus is given.
查看更多>>摘要：The genus Coecobrya is divided here into tenebricosa- and boneti-groups, blind and with a large outer tooth on the un-guiculus in the former, and eyed and with the outer edge of unguiculus smooth or serrate in the latter. All five species of boneti-group are reviewed here and their diagnostic characters compared in a table. Coecobrya. boneti (Denis) and C. tet-rophthalma (Denis) from Vietnam, are redescribed based on examination of their types and of newly collected topotypes. A key to the species ofboneti-gxoxxp is provided.
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