A review of the tribe Auletini (Coleoptera,Rhynchitidae) from the Russian fauna: 1. Subtribe Auletobiina

The genus Auletobius in the Russian fauna is revised. Five species (A. egorovi, A. irkutensis, A. puberulus, A. sanguisorbae, and A. submaculatus) belonging to two subgenera are revealed. The distribution of these species in Russia is given. The data on the trophic associations of the species are summarized. Keys to the subtribes of the tribe Auletini, subgenera of the genus Auletobius, and species of the subgenus Auletobius s. str. are given. All the taxa are redescribed.     

A review of the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Teretriorhynchites</Emphasis> (Coleoptera,Rhynchitidae) from the Russian fauna

The genus Teretriorhynchites, subgenera Aphlorhynchites and Teretriorhynchites s. str., and four species (T. pubescens, T. amabilis, T. hirticollis, and T. caeruleus) from the Russian fauna are redescribed. Keys to the subgenera, species, and subspecies are given. The data on trophic associations of species of this genus are summarized.     

A review of the scarab beetle tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera,Scarabaeidae) of the fauna of Russia

An annotated list of 183 species of the dung-beetle tribe Aphodiini of the Russian fauna is given. The highest species diversity is characteristic of the southern mountainous regions of the country, the richest local faunas being known from the Lower Volga area. The greatest numbers of species are known from the steppe and broadleaved forest zones and from the nemoral types of altitudinal zonation of vegetation. The bulk of the fauna is formed by the species with wide ranges; 111 species occur in two or more landscape zones or altitudinal zonation types. Six groups of faunistically similar zoogeographic provinces are distinguished within the territory of Russia.     

A New Species of the Rhynchitid Genus Thompsonirhinus Leg. (Coleoptera,Rhynchitidae) from Vietnam

Entomological Review - Thompsonirhinus (Thompsonirhinus) weigelisp. n. from Vietnam is described and illustrated. It differs from other species of the genus Thompsonirhinus in the reddish brown...     

Isolation,characterization and pathogenicity of bacteria from Rhynchites bacchus (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae)

The leafroller weevil beetle (Rhynchites bacchus L., Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) is one of the most serious pests of apple, plum, apricot, cherry and peach (nectarine) fruit worldwide. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize pathogenic bacteria from this pest for possible use in biocontrol, and to determine their pathogenicity. R. bacchus were collected from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey in 2007. Based on their morphological, physiological and biochemical features, five different bacterial isolates were obtained from adults and larvae. In addition, 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced to confirm isolate identification. According to the numerical and molecular data, the culturable bacterial flora of R. bacchus was determined as Bacillus licheniformis (Rb1), Serratia marcescens (Rb2), Enterobacter hormaechei (Rb3), Paenibacillus sp. (Rb4), and Enterobacter sp. (Rb5). Isolate Rb2 produced the highest mortality (73%) against larvae within 10 days after inoculation (P<0.05). The others, Rb1, Rb3, Rb4 and Rb5, caused 20, 13, 26 and 13% mortality in the larvae within the same period. These results indicate that S. marcescens Rb2 seems to be the most promising biocontrol agent againts this pest.     

New species of the genus Attagenus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from the Palaearctic fauna

Attagenus arboreus sp. n. differs from A. silvaticus Zhant. in the structure of the antennae and aedeagus. A. cuneatus sp. n. may be distinguished from A. turcomanus Zhant. by the enlarged eyes and by the structure of the male antennae and aedeagus; A. gilanicus sp. n. differs from the two preceding species in the dark elytra and in the structure of the aedeagus, and from A. turcomanus, in addition, in the structure of the antennae of the male. A. fortis sp. n. differs from A. steinbergi Zhant. in the shape of the body and structure of the male antennae and aedeagus. A. doricus sp. n. differs from A. posticalis Fairm. and A. lynx Muls. et Rey in the fine pubescence, absence of distinct pale elytral bands, and the structure of the aedeagus. A. omanicus may be distinguished from the species mentioned above mainly by the structure of the aedeagus.     

A new genus and species of darkling beetles of the tribe Helopini (Coleoptera,Tenebrionidae) from Turkey

A new genus and species Microdocnemis xerophilicus gen. et sp. n. of the tenebrionid-beetle tribe Helopini is described from southwestern Turkey. The new genus belongs to the cylindrinotoid group of genera and is closely related to the genus Odocnemis Allard, 1876 in the structure of the male genitalia and female genital tubes and in the denticulation of the inner margin of the fore tibia. Microdocnemis differs from Odocnemis in the following characters: body very weakly flattened dorsally and ventrally; apical part of elytra, body ventrally, and epipleura with hairs; anal sternite with double bordering; apical margins of tibiae with short thick spines. The only species of the new genus inhabits xerophytic stony biotopes and has been found under stones; the species of the genus Odocnemis live on tree trunks covered with lichens.     

Survey of carabid beetles of the tribe Nebriini (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the fauna of Ukraine

Data on the geographic distribution of 18 species of the tribe Nebriini (8 species of Leistus and 10 species of Nebria) in Ukraine are presented. The species composition in 13 geographic regions of Ukraine is discussed. Short bionomical and ecological data of and a key to Nebriini species of Ukraine are given.     

A review of the capsid-bug tribe Stenodemini China, 1943 (Heteroptera, Miridae) of the fauna of Yakutia

An annotated list of 21 species of the tribe Stenodemini from Yakutia is presented, including brief characteristics of the bionomics and economic importance, and distribution maps for each species.     

A review of the weevil genus Ptochus Schoenh. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) of the fauna of Daghestan

A review of, and a key to seven species of the genus Ptochus Schoenherr from Daghestan are given. Five new species from inner Daghestan are described: P. gulnarae sp. n., P. obrieni sp. n., P. korotyaevi sp. n., P. davidiani sp. n., and P. avaricus sp. n. Ectmetaspidus daghestanicus Formánek, 1908 is transferred to Ptochus.     

A new tribe, Epistomentini, of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) with a redefinition of the tribe Chrysochroini

A new tribe Epistomentini is designated to include Epistomentis Solier, Cyria Solier (with which Cyrioides Carter and Xenocyria Obenberger are synonymized), Diadoxus Thomson, Cyrioxus Hoschek, and a new genus and species Araucariana queenslandica, which is described. The tribe Chrysochroini is redefined, and Epidelus Deyrolle, Cyalithus Thomson, Cyalithoides Fisher and Chrysopistus Thery are transferred to it from the Chalcophorini. Chalcophoropsis Thomson is transferred from the Chrysochroini to the Chalcophorini. A reassessment of the value of some characters used in the higher classification of the Buprestidae is given.     

A New Genus of Tooth-Nosed Snout Weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) in Baltic Amber

Paleontological Journal - The Eoropseudauletes plucinskii gen. et. sp. nov. from Baltic amber are described and illustrated. The new genus differs from the genus Pseudauletes Voss, 1922 in the...     

A remarkably modified species of the tribe Platynini (Coleoptera,Carabidae) from a limestone cave in Jiangxi Province,eastern China

Morimotoidius zhushandong sp. n. is described and illustrated from a limestone cave called Zhushan Dong II in Wanzhai Xian (=County) of western Jiangxi Province, eastern China. This species is the most modified species within the tribe Platynini in China by having very slender body and appendages, extremely elongated head, and especially, narrowed and barrel-liked pronotum which is as wide as head. However, the above derived characters are autapomorphies to adapt the subterranean environment. M. zhushandong sp. n. must be a troglobite though it has well pigmented body and flat eyes.     

A genus and a species of hover-flies,new for the Russian fauna (Diptera,Syrphidae)

A new species Pseudoplatychirus glupovi is described from the highlands of the Altai Mts. (the Ukok Plateau). This is also the first record of the genus Pseudoplatychirus from Russia. The new species differs from P. peteri Doesburg, 1955 in the wing membrane more strongly pubescent with microtrichia, in the brown halteres with black capitulum, and in the structure of the male genitalia. The holotype and paratypes are deposited in the Siberian Zoological Museum, Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Novosibirsk, Russia.     

New dermestid beetles of the tribe Thorictini (Coleoptera,Dermestidae) from Middle Asia

Thorictus gibbosus sp. n. can be distinguished from T. foveicollis Rtt. by a very strongly convex basal part of the pronotum, the presence of two deep depressions near its basal margin, and in the shape of the humeral prominences and thoracic trichomes. T. medvedevi sp. n. differs from the two above species in the shape of the body, the presence of fine carinae near the pronotal depressions, the shape of the thoracic trichomes. T. medvedevi additionally differs from T. gibbosus in the shape of the humeral prominences and the less strongly convex basal part of the pronotum.     

Taxonomic review of the Pterostichini and Loxandrini fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

The generic-level taxa included in Pterostichini and Loxandrini from New Caledonia are reviewed and a key to genera and species provided. Two new genera are described, Paniestichus and Abacophrastus, with the following new species: Paniestichus subsolianus, Abacophrastus millei, Abacophrastus chapes, Abacophrastus carnifex, Abacophrastus hobbit, Abacophrastus megalops, Abacophrastus reflexus and Abacophrastus bellorum. Abacoleptus curtus new species, is described. Notonomus irideus and Notonomus savesi are moved to Prosopogmus. Four new species of Prosopogmus are described: Prosopogmus koghisensis, Prosopogmus lescheni, Prosopogmus fortis and Prosopogmus aoupiniensis. Homalosoma griseolum is moved to Sphodrosomus. Cerabilia is newly recorded from New Caledonia and the genus is moved from Platynini to Loxandrini and therefore is the first report of Loxandrini from New Caledonia. An apparent adventive from Australia, Darodilia, is newly reported from New Caledonia.     

Mesozoic leaf beetles of the tribe Mesolpinini trib. nov. (Coleoptera,Chrysomelidae) from the Lower Cretaceous

This publication is based on recent studies of Lower Cretaceous leaf beetles from the Yixian Formation (Liaoning, China), which are represented by five new species of one new genus Mesolpinus gen. nov. (M. antenattus sp. nov. [type species], M. adapertilis sp. nov., M. angusticollis sp. nov., M. basicollis sp. nov., and M. trapezicollis sp. nov.) assigned to a new tribe, Mesolpinini trib. nov. of the subfamily Chrysomelinae. This tribe, which includes only species from the Jehol biota, is the oldest known group of the family in the fossil record. A key to species of the genus Mesolpinus gen. nov. is provided and the position of the new tribe is discussed. A brief overview of the Mesozoic data on the subfamily Chrysomeloidea is given.     

Phylogeny of the intertidal aleocharine tribe Liparocephalini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

The tribe Liparocephalini (genera Liparocephalus Mäklin, 1853;Diaulota Casey, 1893 [ = Genoplectes Sawada, 1955];Paramblopusa Ahn & Ashe, Amblopusa Casey, 1893;Salinamexus Moore & Legner, 1977 [ = Biophytosus Moore & Legner, 1977]), all of which are exclusively restricted to the Pacific coasts of the Holarctic Region, is hypothesized to be a monophyletic group based on the following synapomorphies: seta v absent (inferred to be lost) from mentum (reversed one time in the Liparocephalus lineage), setae distributed only on mesal surface of galea and apex with setae, one medial seta present on prementum, and contiguous mesocoxal cavities. Natural history and history of the classification of the Liparocephalini are discussed. Phylogenetic analyses of the species of the Liparocephalini are presented based on larval (21 characters, 57 states), adult (49 characters, 115 states), and a combination of larval and adult characters (70 characters, 172 states). Analysis of the combined larval and adult data sets with successive approximation resulted in a single most parsimonious tree (length = 937, CI = 0.885, RI = 0.930) with the following patterns of generic relationships (outgroup (Salinamexus + Biophytosus (Amblopusa (Paramblopusa (Diaulota + Genoplectes, Liparocephalus))))).