Review of the oriental leafhopper genus Lampridius (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a related new genus

The leafhopper genus Lampridius Distant, 1918 (type species: L. spectabilis Distant, 1918 ) is redescribed, and a second species, L. cuspidatus sp. nov. (Thailand: Loei), is described. A related new genus Paralampridius gen. nov. and four new species are described: P. mimicus sp. nov. (China: Guangdong, Hainan), P. rotundatus sp. nov. (Thailand: Loei), P. sinuatus sp. nov. (Thailand: Loei, Suphanburi, Petchaburi), and P. truncatus sp. nov. (Thailand: Chaiyaphum, Ubon Ratchathani). Both genera are tentatively included in the tribe Opsiini, although only Lampridius has paired aedeagal shafts with separate gonopores. All six species are illustrated, and a key is provided for their identification. Problems with the current tribal classification are discussed in light of the present discovery of closely related species that show variation in characters previously assumed to be stable at the tribal level in the subfamily Deltocephalinae.     

中国直腹长蝽族三种若虫记述(半翅目:长蝽科:地长蝽亚科)

本文对直腹长蝽族(半翅目：长蝽科：地长蝽亚科)的3个种的若虫进行了首次描述,即东方完缝长蝽Bryanellocoris orientalis Hidaka,长刺棘胸长蝽Primierus longispinus Zheng和短头细颈长蝽Vertomannus brevicollum Zheng,其中前二者为该属若虫的首次记述;本文还通过扫描电镜观察对东方完缝长蝽Bryanellocoris orientalis Hidaka身体背面分布的浅色圆点的细微结构进行了揭示。     

New Records of Rhyparochromidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) from Colombia

Five species in the tribes Lethaeini, Cistalia neotropicalis Slater & Baranowski and Paragonatas divergens Distant, and Ozophorini, Balboa variabilis Distant, Lygofuscanellus ozophoroides Slater, and Pamozophora englemani Ashlock & Slater, are recorded for the first time from Colombia. They are also the first generic record for this country. Photographs of all five species are included.     

A revision of the neotropical genus Vilga Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Abstract. Thirteen species of the genus Vilga Stål are recognized and described or redescribed and a key for their identification is given. Lectotypes are designated for Centrocoris westwoodi Kolenati, Vilga dissimilis Distant, Vilga spinosula Montandon, Vilga mexicana Distant, Vilga penningtoni Bergroth and Vilga dallasi Distant. The new combination Vilga chilensis (Stein) is established for Arenocoris chilensis Stein. The new synonymy Vilga dissimilis Distant (= Vilga spinosula Montandon) is established. The new species Vilga brasiliensis (from Brazil), V.grisea (Brazil), V.grisescens (Brazil), V.obliqua (Brazil), V.peruviana (Peru) and V.sanctipauli (Brazil) are described. The genus Vilga is divided into six subgenera, the five new subgeneric names being Vilgula (type-species: Vilga dissimilis Distant), Trichovilga (type-species: Vilga mexicana Distant), Platyvilga (type-species: Arenocoris chilensis Stein), Laevivilga (type-species: Vilga divaricata Distant) and Echinovilga (type-species: Vilga dallasi Distant).     

The planthopper family Achilixiidae (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea): a synopsis with a revision of the genus Achilixius

Abstract The planthopper family Achilixiidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea) is reviewed and the Oriental genus Achilixius Muir revised. As here defined, the family consists of two genera: Bobaiotes Muir ( Muirilixius Metcalf is here made a junior synonym, syn.n.) from the Neotropical region and Achilixius from the Oriental region. Sixteen Achilixius species are described or redescribed from Philippines, Sabah and Sulawesi. Females of undescribed species are also reported from the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. The following new species of Achilixius are described: Bakeri, irigae and mayoyae from the Philippines: fennahi and muiri from Sabah; minahassae, danaumoati, torautensis, fasciata, kolintangi, muajati and morowali from Sulawesi. A key to males is given. The following new combinations are established: Bebaiotes banksi (Metcalf), B.guianesus (Fennah) and B.nigrigaster Muir restored to its original combination, comb.rev. The relationship of Achilixiidae to other fulgoroid families is discussed.     

Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Panay,Philippines, with a new species and a new genus

This paper provides the first faunal checklist for Cicadidae (Hemiptera) from Panay, Philippines, comprising five species belonging to five genera. A new species, Platypleura lourensi sp. nov., and a new genus, Ggomapsalta gen. nov., are described. Dundubia vaginata (Fabricius, 1787) and Ggomapsalta vernalis (Distant, 1916) are newly recorded from Panay. Information on geographic distributions is provided.     

中国缘脊叶蝉亚科二新记录属二新种记述(半翅目:叶蝉科)

本文记述了中国缘脊叶蝉亚科2新记录属2新种,绘制了特征图,研究标本分别保存在南开大学、中国科学院动物研究所、中山大学、中国农业大学和西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。1.NakulamulticolorDistant,中国新记录(图1~7)体连翅长:♂8.6~9.0mm。观察标本:1♂(NKU),云南勐腊,1979-Ⅸ-21,郑乐怡采;1♂(CAU),广西龙州弄岗,240m,1982-Ⅴ-21,杨集昆采;1♂,1982-Ⅴ-20,余同正模。2.Favintigagracilipenis,新种(图8~15)体连翅长:♂5.8~6.5mm,♀6.5~7.5mm。正模:♂(CAU),浙江杭州灵隐寺,1974-Ⅹ-13,李法圣采;副模:1♂1♀(CAU),杨集昆采,余同正模;2♀♀(CAU),六和塔,1974-Ⅹ-15,余同正模;1♀(CAU),杨集昆采,余同前。新种相似于F.camphorae,和后者主要区别如下:1)连索干短,和臂近等长,干端部向后伸长,具单个分叉粗壮端突;2)阳茎干侧面观细且基部窄。3.Paraboloponaquadrispinosa,新种(图16~21)体连翅长:♂7.5~8.0mm,♀8.0~8.5mm。正模:♂(IZCAS),广西那坡德孚,1350m,2000-Ⅵ-19,李文珠采;副模:1♂(NWAFU),云南大理巍宝山,2250m,2001-Ⅶ-20,灯诱,孙强采;1♀(IZCAS),同正模。新种相似于P.luzonensis,和后者主要区别如下:1)连索端部向后延长部分长度不超过阳茎;2)阳茎具2对突起。     

The shieldbug genus Parastrachia and its position within the Pentatomoidea (Insecta: Hemiptera)

A new hemipteran subfamily, Parastrachiinae , is proposed in the Cydnidae for the single genus Parastrachia Distant 1883. There are two included species, P. japonensis (Scott 1880) and P. nagaensis Distant 1908. The morphology, relationships, and taxonomic history of Parastrachia are discussed     

Three new species of Hiptage (Malpighiaceae) from Thailand

Three new species, Hiptage calcicola, H. gracilis , and H. monopteryx are described. A key to the species of Hiptage found in Thailand is provided.     

New species of the fleas Farhangia and Nestivalius,from endemic rodents in Sulawesi,Indonesia

The fleas (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) Farhangia quattuordecimdentata sp. n. and Farhangia sedecimdentata sp. n. are described from pygmy squirrels (Prosciurillus spp.), and Nestivalius sulawesiensis sp. n. from murine rodents, all from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Both new species of Farhangia were collected in Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah); F. quattuordecimdentata sp. n. was recovered mainly from P. murinus, whereas F. sedecimdentata sp. n. was recovered mainly from P. leucomus. These new species are compared with the two previously described species of Farhangia: F. celebensis (Ewing) from P. murinus in North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) and F. sciuri (Ewing) from the tree squirrel Callosciurus prevosti in Sabah (Borneo). Nestivalius sulawesiensis sp. n. was collected from six species of endemic murine rodents in both North and Central Sulawesi. It is compared to the morphologically similar N. pomerantzi (Traub) from Mindanao, which parasitizes murine hosts that are endemic to the Philippines.     

云南窗翅叶蝉属三新种(半翅目:叶蝉科:大叶蝉亚科)

记述采自中国云南的窗翅叶蝉属Mileewa Distant3新种:黑颜窗翅叶蝉Mileewa nigroscens Yang et Meng,sp.nov.、普洱窗翅叶蝉Mileewa puerana Yang et Meng,sp.nov.和三刺窗翅叶蝉Mileewa trispina Yang et Meng,sp.nov.。模式标本保存在贵州大学昆虫研究所(GUGC)。     

New species and new records of Menegazzia (Parmeliaceae, lichenized ascomycetes) from Malaysia and Indonesia

The genus Menegazzia (Parmeliaceae, lichenized ascomycetes) in Malaysia and Indonesia is studied. Some specimens from Papua New Guinea are also included. The great majority of available specimens are from Kinabalu Park, State of Sabah, Malaysia. Three species are described as new to science, namely the two sorediate species M. capitata (from Sabah and Pahang in Malaysia) and M. sabahensis (from Sabah), and the fertile, primary species M. monospora (from Sabah and Papua New Guinea). M. asahinae , M. dissoluta , and M. efflorescens are reported for the first time from Malaysia, and M. subsimilis is reported for the first time from Malaysia and Indonesia. The subgenus Megamenegazzia is newly described to accommodate the large, broad-lobed species with numerous perforations on the lower surface. M. efflorescens is selected as the type species for the new subgenus. Notes are also provided on the type specimens of Hypogymnia pectinatula , a species originally considered as belonging to Menegazzia .  © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2007, 153 , 489–499.     

Microfungi on the Pandanaceae: Linocarpon lammiae sp. nov., L. siamensis sp. nov. and L. suthepensis sp. nov. are described with a key to Linocarpon species from the Pandanaceae

Linocarpon species are reported from Pandanaceae in Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Seychelles, Thailand and Vanuatu. Linocarpon lammiae sp. nov. were collected on decaying leaves of Pandanus tectorius in Hong Kong. Linocarpon siamensis sp. nov. and L. suthepensis sp. nov. were collected from decaying leaves of P. penetrans in Thailand. These taxa are described, illustrated and compared with Linocarpon species with similar ascospore morphology and dimensions. Included are a synoptic table, which compares the new species to similar known species, and a dichotomous key to species of Linocarpon known from members of the Pandanaceae.     

A synopsis of the genus Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anthiini) known to occur in the Republic of South Africa

Nearly one third of the described species of Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are known to inhabit the Republic of South Africa. A key and diagnostic notes are provided for their identification, as well as notes about way of life for some of the species based on observations in the Kruger National Park. Fifteen species and subspecies of the genus are recorded from the Republic of South Africa; adult specimens of each species and subspecies are illustrated and information about the distribution of each species in the Republic of South Africa is summarized and mapped: Cypholoba alstoni (Péringuey), Cypholoba alveolata (Brême), Cypholoba amatonga Péringuey, Cypholoba fritschi (Chaudoir), Cypholoba gracilis gracilis (Dejean), Cypholoba gracilis scrobiculata (Bertoloni), Cypholoba gracilis zuluana Basilewsky, Cypholoba graphipteroides graphipteroides (Guérin-Méneville), Cypholoba leucospilota semilaevis (Chaudoir), Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier), Cypholoba notata (Perroud), Cypholoba oberthueri seruana Strohmeyer, Cypholoba opulenta (Boheman), Cypholoba rutata (Péringuey), and Cypholoba tenuicollis aenigma (Dohrn).     

Systematic relationships of the Antillocorini of the Western Hemisphere (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)

Abstract. The status of the tribe Antillocorini as it occurs in the Western Hemisphere is discussed. An evaluation of characters useful in systematic analysis is included together with an evaluation of the plesiomorphic and apomorphic character states. The phylogenetic relationships of the genera are discussed and a cladogram included. A key is given to all known genera found in the Western Hemisphere. The following new taxa are described: Paradema gen.n.; Paradema bathydemoides sp.n. (Venezuela), P.engiernani sp.n. (Panama), P.longisetosa sp.n. (Argentina), P.oculata sp.n. (Coiumbia, Guyane) (type-species), P.pameroides sp.n. (Brazil), Caeneusia obrienorum sp.n. (Peru), Antillodema gen.n. (to include Antillocoris obscurus Barber comb.n. (type-species) and Bathydema maculosa Slater and Baranowski comb.n.), Paurocoris gen.n., P.yvgodzinskyi sp.n. (type-species) (Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela), P.punctata (Distant) transferred to Paurocoris from Bathydema, Trachinocoris gen.n., T.crassus sp.n. (Brazil), Terenocoris gen.n., T.nitidus sp.n. (Peru).     

Revision of New Zealand Orthotylinae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae)

Abstract

Six genera and 11 species of Orthotylinae are now known from New Zealand. Zanchius Distant is newly recorded. One new genus, Tridiplous, and seven new species of endemic New Zealand Orthotylini are described and illustrated. Four new species are described in Tridiplous: T. burrus, T. parvapiatus, T. penmani, and T. virens, and three new species are described in Zanchius: Z. ater, Z. rubicrux, and Z. totus. Keys are provided to identify New Zealand taxa of the tribes of Orthotylinae, genera and species of Halticini, genera of Orthotylini, and species of Tridiplous and Zanchius. The bugs are illustrated with colour habitus photos, and drawings including male and female genitalia. Economic importance is discussed.     

红楔盲蝽属二新种及叶盲蝽族五新记录种记述（半翅目，盲蝽科，叶盲蝽亚科）

本文首次记述了红楔盲蝽属在中国的分布,并描述了该属2新种： 矛红楔盲蝽Rubrocuneocoris lanceus sp. nov.和武定红楔盲蝽Rubrocuneocoris wudingensis sp. nov.。 报道了叶盲蝽族中国5新纪录种： 小圆头盲蝽Decomia tytthos Schuh,1984,黄薄盲蝽Moissonia importunitas (Distant,1910),新几内亚薄盲蝽Moissonia novoguinensis (Schuh,1984),齿单突盲蝽Opuna ryandi Schuh,1984及北方囊鞘盲蝽Sacculifer rufinervis (Jakovlev,1880)。提供了成虫体背面观照片及雄外生殖器特征图。模式标本保存在南开大学昆虫学研究所。     

The British species of Schizoporella (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida)

Three new species are described in the cheilostomate bryozoan genus Schizoporella Hincks, 1877. British records of Scliizoporella dunkeri Reuss are shown to represent two previously unnamed species. Scliizoporella dunkeri is the senior synonym of the Adriatic species Schizoporella longirostris Hincks. Material of S. longirostris from British localities is referred in part to S. dunkeri and in part to a previously unnamed species.     

Revision of the Neotropical genus Nyttum (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Abstract The Neotropical genus Nyttum, belonging to the wholly New World tribe Acanthocephalini of the plant-feeding heteropterous family Coreidae, is redescribed. Its distribution is shown to extend from Mexico to Uruguay. Nyttum limbatum Spinola, from Brazil, and N.punctatum (Dallas), widespread in South and Central America, are redescribed; Anasa perfusa Distant is synonymized with N.punctatum. Seven new species are described: Nyttum amaralae, from Uruguay; N.beckeri, from Brazil and 'West Indies' N.nigrum, from Venezuela; N.pallens, from Mexico; N.pulchrum, from Peru; N.rubrum, from Brazil; and N.spinolai from Brazil and Guyana. A key to the species is included. Placoscelis is regarded as the genus most closely related to Nyttum and it is shown that the same two types of paramere and the same two types of aedaegus occur in both genera.  

Resumen

. Se redescribe el género neotropical Nyttum, perteneciente a la tribu Acanthocephalini que se encuentra exclusivamente en el Nuevo Mundo, dentro de la familia Coreidae (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) que se alimenta exclusivamente de vegetales. Se indica que la distribución de este género se extiende desde Mexico al Uruguay. Se redescriben Nyttum limbatum Spinola del Brasil y N.punctatum (Dallas), de amplia distribución en América del Sur y Central. Anasa perfusa Distant es sinonimizada con N.punctatum. Se describen siete neuvas especies: Nyttum amaralae, del Uruguay; N.beckeri, del Brasil e 'Indias Occindentales' N.nigrum, de Venezuela; N.pallens, de Mexico; N.pulchrum, de Perú; N.rubrum, de Brasil; y N.spinolai, de Brasil y Guyana. Se incluye una clava para la separation de las especies. Se considera que Placoscelis es el género mas cercano a Nyttum, y se indica que los mismos dos tipos de parameros y los mismos dos tipos de aedeagus se encuentran en ambos.