查看更多>>摘要：The genus Thaumastocoris is revised. Nine new species are described (T. busso, T. freomooreae, T. kalaako, T, majeri, T. nadeli, T. ohallorani, T. roy, T. safordi, and T. slateri) and the five previously described species are redescribed. A diagnostickey to species is provided, supported with illustrations of key character systems and maps depicting their distributional range. Host plants are tabulated, and biology and host plant associations are discussed.
查看更多>>摘要：I correct the publication dates for one genus and 14 species of Mecoptera (1 choristid, 4 bittacids, and 9 panorpids), and resurrect Panorpa confusa Westwood, 1841. Additionally, I provide a nomenclatural and taxonomic summary for these taxa, and a publication history for all of Westwood's related publications.
查看更多>>摘要：The monotypic genus Anchorosternum Jia, Wu, & Pu, 2001 (Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Megasterinini) was originally described to accomodate A. sinense Jia, Wu & Pu, 2001, then known from four specimens collected in dung in southern China. At the timeof its description, Jia. et al. (2001) were unable to compare it with type material of other megasternine taxa occurring in the Oriental region, and as such the genus was largely diagnosed using the key to megasternine genera published by Hansen (1991),which also can be difficult to use without compartive material at hand.
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