Showing papers in "Oriental Insects in 2009"
TL;DR: Three new species of pteromalid genus Pachyneuron with three new species from China studied and several new host records and first record of P. emersoni from Nearctic region reported are reported.
Abstract: The pteromalid genus Pachyneuron with three new species, P. kuerlense Xiao & Huang, P. maoi Xiao & Huang and P. merum Xiao & Huang, and four new records from China studied. Several new host records and first record of P. emersoni from Nearctic region reported. A key to the Chinese species provided. Voucher specimens deposited with Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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TL;DR: A new species, Lonchodryinus infuscatus (Dryinidae: Anteoninae) is described from China, Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region and a key to the two species of the Palaearctic region is provided.
Abstract: A new species, Lonchodryinus infuscatus (Dryinidae: Anteoninae) is described from China, Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region. A key to the two species of the Palaearctic region provided. Types of the new species deposited in the College of Nature Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.
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TL;DR: Observations indicate that F. riccobonii is less common in natural habitats than previously presumed, and the specific morphology of its secondary galls, which consist of relatively closed chambers, seems to provide suitable protection from large enemies.
Abstract: This paper discusses research on the population ecology and biology of the galling aphid Forda riccobonii [Stefani] on Pistacia atlantica Desf. trees in natural habitats in the northern region of Israel. 427 trees were searched for the presence of secondary galls produced by the second (F2) generation. This species occurred on only 29 trees in 7 of the 12 research sites. In the galled trees, a mean of only 22. 7 galls ± 6. 30 (SE) was located in 20 randomly selected branches. Of the 658 galls found, 65% populated the periphery of the crown, while the remaining ones were within. None were found higher than 4 meters above ground level, and they were dispersed evenly in each of the four cardinal directions. The distribution of the galls among the leaves on the galled shoots was not random: the aphids attacked the leaves that developed in the midseason (July) more than the others. Gall size varied greatly, depending on the number of chambers they comprised, from one to ten. Ahigh correlation was foun...
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TL;DR: One subgenus of Oligosita, Orioligosita subgen.
Abstract: One subgenus of Oligosita, Orioligosita subgen. nov., and ten new species of Indian Trichogrammatidae are described. These are: Chaetostrichella indica, sp. nov.; Haeckeliania orissaina, sp. nov.; Hayatia uttara, sp. nov.; Lathromeris yousufi, sp. nov.; Megaphragma shimalianum, sp. nov.; Oligosita (Orioligosita) similiana, sp. nov.; Prestwichia nympha, sp. nov.; Prosoligosita longicauda, sp. nov.; P. aseta, sp. nov.; and P. proxima, sp. nov. The subgenus Lathromeromina Livingstone & Yaqoob (of the genus Lathromeromyia Girault) is elevated to generic rank (stat. Nov.). Comments on the types of some species, synonymy and new combinations are included: Lathromeromina tingiphaga (Livingstone & Yaqoob), comb. nov. from Lathromeromyia; Lathromeromina transiseptata (Lin), comb. nov. from Lathromeromyia (a new record from India); Megaphragma aligarhensis Yousuf & Shafee (a new synonym of M. magniclava Yousuf & Shafee); Uscana corythaumaii (Livingstone & Yaqoob), comb. nov. from Lathromeromyia, and Uscana...
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TL;DR: An uptodate checklist of species of Ephemeroptera of Indian subregion of Oriental region (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka) with synonyms and distribution with a total of 60 genera and 204 species is provided.
Abstract: The paper provides an uptodate checklist of species of Ephemeroptera of Indian subregion of Oriental region (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka) with synonyms and distribution. A total of 60 genera and 204 species have been listed.
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TL;DR: Five new species of the subgenus Stegana (Steganina) are described from eastern Malaysia and northern Australia; these are S. angulata sp.
Abstract: Five new species of the subgenus Stegana (Steganina) are described from eastern Malaysia and northern Australia; these are S. (S.) angulata sp. nov., S. (S.) calyptraea sp. nov., S. (S.) dirhopalota sp. nov., S. (S.) platyphylla sp. nov. and S. (S.) obscura sp. nov. A key to all species unassigned to any species group from the region is also provided.
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TL;DR: A new species of Symbiocloeon, residing in the gill lamella of an ancient gondwanian species of freshwater mussel, Pseudomulleria dalyi (Unionoida: Etheriidae) is described from nymphs collected from the Tunga river of Western Ghats, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India.
Abstract: A new species of Symbiocloeon, residing in the gill lamella of an ancient gondwanian species of freshwater mussel, Pseudomulleria dalyi (Unionoida: Etheriidae) is described from nymphs collected from the Tunga river of Western Ghats, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India. The diagnostic nymphal characters of Symbiocloeon madhyasthai, sp. nov., are given and differentiated from Symbiocloeon heardi Muller-Liebenau.
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TL;DR: A new carabid species belonging to the termitophilous genus Orthogonius with catalogue of the species in peninsular India (south of Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka), check list and key to thespecies in the moist south Western Ghats in south India, is provided.
Abstract: Description of a new carabid species belonging to the termitophilous genus Orthogonius with catalogue of the species in peninsular India (south of Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka), check list and key to the species in the moist south Western Ghats in south India, is provided. In addition, notes on the regional distribution pattern of the genus in the Indian subcontinent, association with termitoriums, rarity and seasonality in collections and periodicity in arrival are added.
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TL;DR: The genus Spulerina Vari is studied based on the specimens collected from China and three species are described as new, namely S. bifaria, sp.
Abstract: The genus Spulerina Vari is studied based on the specimens collected from China. Of the eight species treated three species are described as new, namely S. bifaria, sp. nov., S. elegans, sp. nov. and S. quadrata, sp. nov.; and three species namely, S. virgulata Kumata & Kuroko, S. Castaneae Kumata & Kuroko and S. corticicola Kumat are new records from China. Photographs of adults and illustrations of genitalia are provided. A key to the Chinese species also included.
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TL;DR: Twenty species of the genus Episomus Schoenherr of the family Curculionidae, Coleoptera from India and nearby countries are included in the study and female and male genitalic structures of nine and ten species respectively are described.
Abstract: Twenty species of the genus Episomus Schoenherr of the family Curculionidae, Coleoptera from India and nearby countries are included in the study. Two varieties are raised to subspecific status. An annotated checklist of the 106 species known from the world is given. The descriptions of the twenty already known species are supplemented with the characters of elytral vestiture. Female and male genitalic structures of nine and ten species respectively, are described. A key to the 20 species known from the region is provided.
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TL;DR: A new species of aphelinid Coccophagus euxanthodes (Chalcidoidea) from the specimens collected on the lac insects, Paratachardine sp.
Abstract: A new species of aphelinid Coccophagus euxanthodes (Chalcidoidea) from the specimens collected on the lac insects, Paratachardina sp. and Tachardina sp. from Indonesia and Malaysia is described.
TL;DR: Nineteen new Indian species of the genus Opius are described and a key to the Indian subgenera and species of Opius is provided.
Abstract: This paper deals with the Indian species of the genus Opius Wesmael. Nineteen new Indian species of the genus Opius are described. These are: Opius (Allophlebus) tobiasi sp. nov., O. (Apodesmia) crenulatus sp. nov., O. (Apodesmia) poonchensis sp. nov., O. (Gastrosema) aligarhensis sp. nov., O. (Gastrosema) biharensi sp. nov., O. (Gastrosema) indicus sp. nov., O. (Hypocynodus) sternaulatus sp. nov., O. (Merotrachys) declivous sp. nov., O. (Merotrachys) shafeei sp. nov., O. (Merotrachys) whartoni sp. nov., O. (Nosopaeopius) longiterebrata sp. Nov., O. (Opiothorax) bareilliensis sp. nov., O. (Opiothorax) gahani sp. nov., O. (Opius) mashhoodi sp. nov., O. (Pendopius) achterbergi sp. nov., O. (Phaedrotoma) pappi sp. nov., O. (Phaedrotoma) patnaensis sp. nov., O. (Phaedrotoma) seticlypeus sp. nov., and O. (Tolbia) granulatus sp. nov. Material pertaining to four species namely O. raoi, O. volaticus, O. diacriticus and O. travancorensis has been recorded. A key to the Indian subgenera and species of Opiu...
TL;DR: A new genus, Bispinicercia gen. nov, similar to Apteromyia in cercus with a robust spine and chaetotaxy of middle tibia and femur, but different in ventrolateral processes on epandrium, and formation, fused and separated parts of cerbus.
Abstract: A new genus, Bispinicercia gen. nov., with a new species B. liupanensis sp. nov., from China described and illustrated. Bispinicercia is similar to Apteromyia in cercus with a robust spine and chaetotaxy of middle tibia and femur, but different in ventrolateral processes on epandrium, and formation, fused and separated parts of cercus. Types are deposited with Shenyang University, Shenyang, P. R. China.
TL;DR: Ten new species of Elasmus (Eulophidae) are described from Vietnam, including the genus itself, which is a new record for Vietnam.
Abstract: Ten new species of Elasmus (Eulophidae) are described from Vietnam, viz., Elasmus belokobylskij, sp. nov., E. giraulti sp. nov., E. hanoicus sp. nov., E. longifustis sp. nov., E. singularis sp. nov., E. Spodopteri sp. nov., E. subobscurus sp. nov., E. sugonyaevi sp. nov., E. vietnami sp. nov., and E. viridifemoralis sp. nov. A key to the nineteen species known from Vietnam is also provided. The genus itself is a new record for Vietnam.
TL;DR: The valvae of the male genitalia indicate that specimens from Delhi are distinct from those of other localities and this new subspecies of Talicada nyseus (Guérin) is described from Delhi.
Abstract: A new subspecies of Talicada nyseus (Guerin), Talicada nyseus delhiensis subsp. nov., is described from Delhi, India. Data on the distribution and biology of the species collated from rearing records presented. Label data and the taxonomic history discussed in support of description of this new subspecies. Wing venation and characters of the male genitalia are considered in relation to the species' distribution. The valvae of the male genitalia indicate that specimens from Delhi are distinct from those of other localities.
TL;DR: A molecular phylogenetic study of Papilio bianor and P. polyctor concluded that they represented independent evolutionary lineages, as haplotypes failed to form monophyletic groups.
Abstract: Morphological differences between Papilio bianor and P. polyctor are regarded as sufficient to treat them as distinct but this is often disputed. Hence, a molecular phylogenetic study of these with twenty individuals of P. bianor from fourteen localities and eighteen individuals of P. polyctor from four localities was conducted. Sequences of the partial regions of COI (about 579bp), CO II (about 655bp) and EF1-α genes (about 692bp) of the 38 haplotypes were obtained. These results indicate that P. bianor and P. polyctor represented independent evolutionary lineages, as haplotypes failed to form monophyletic groups. Thus it was concluded that P. polyctor is a synonym of P. bianor.
TL;DR: The genus Eudarcia Clemens from China is reviewed and four new species and the new records are provided, along with a key to the Chinese species.
Abstract: The genus Eudarcia Clemens from China is reviewed. Eudarcia similidentata sp. nov. and E. prolongata sp. nov. are described as new; E. orbiculidomus Sakai & Saigusa and E. dentata Gaedike are newly recorded; and the female of E. dentata Gaedike is described for the first time. Photographs of the adults and the genital structures of the new species and the new records are provided, along with a key to the Chinese species.
TL;DR: Nine species of the genus Cania Walker are known from China, including the four new species described herein, namely C. pseudorobusta,C.
Abstract: Nine species of the genus Cania Walker are known from China, including the four new species described herein, namely C. pseudorobusta, C. pseudobilinea, C. xizangensis and C. polyhelixa. The three species, C. javana Holloway, C. bandura acutivalva Holloway and C. siamensis Tams, are new records from China. These are illustrated including the genitalia. A key to the Chinese species is also provided.
TL;DR: A new species, Sabahtritia striata, is described from Hainan, China, described from what is believed to be a new type of praying mantis previously unknown in China.
Abstract: The taxonomic history of genus Sabahtritia Mahunka, 1987 is reviewed. A new species, Sabahtritia striata described from Hainan, China. Akey to all known species is provided.
TL;DR: The genus Asterobemisia Trehan and Bemisiella Danzig are synonymised with Bemisia Quaintance & Baker and fifteen new combinations have been proposed in the genus BemisIA.
Abstract: The genus Asterobemisia Trehan (1940) and Bemisiella Danzig (1966) are synonymised with Bemisia Quaintance & Baker. Fifteen new combinations have been proposed in the genus Bemisia.
TL;DR: From the midges collected at the Wuyi Mountains and Longyan, Fujian Province, China, two new species of Ceratopogonidae are described namely, Atrichopog on hukengicus Yu, Huang and Yang, sp.
Abstract: From the midges collected at the Wuyi Mountains and Longyan, Fujian Province, China, two new species of Ceratopogonidae namely, Atrichopogon hukengicus Yu, Huang and Yang, sp. nov. and Atrichopogon wuyishanicus Yu and Huang, sp. nov. are described. Type material deposited at the Medical Entomology Collection Gallery, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
TL;DR: Five species of the genus Antiochtha Meyrick from southern China are reported with four species are described as new, namely, Antiochtha protrusa sp.
Abstract: Five species of the genus Antiochtha Meyrick from southern China are reported with four species are described as new, namely, Antiochtha protrusa sp. nov., A. jianfengensis sp. nov., A. purpurata sp. nov. and A. rotunda sp. nov. Images of the adults and genitalia of the new species are provided including the genitalia. A key for the identification of the Chinese species also included.
TL;DR: This is the first record of Ceratocanthidae from the mainland China, and a new species of Madrasostes deharvengi, sp.
Abstract: A new species of the Ceratocanthidae Madrasostes deharvengi, sp. nov. is described. This is the first record of Ceratocanthidae from the mainland China. The salient characters and the genitalia are illustrated.
TL;DR: Rostratusaphis gen. nov is described from southwest China on Rhododendron simsii and is closely related to Ericolophium Tao and Ericaphis Borner.
Abstract: Rostratusaphis gen. nov. with Rostratusaphis rhododendronitos sp. nov. is described from southwest China on Rhododendron simsii. Illustrations with the biometric data for apterous and viviparous females are provided. This genus is closely related to Ericolophium Tao and Ericaphis Borner. Type specimens are deposited at the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
TL;DR: Two species of Pseudococcobius (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are studied from China and Pseudocephalus noyesi is described as new.
Abstract: Two species of Pseudococcobius (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are studied from China and Pseudococcobius noyesi is described as new. The type specimens are deposited with Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
TL;DR: Specimens of Leptocoris rufomarginatus (Fabricius) (Serinethinae) were collected in Dong Nai Province, north-northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, some 700 km away from their nearest recorded locality (Sumatra).
Abstract: Specimens of Leptocoris rufomarginatus (Fabricius) (Serinethinae) were collected in Dong Nai Province, north-northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. This collection was some 700 km away from their nearest recorded locality (Sumatra). Some variation in color patterns is recorded. In addition, one specimen of L. rufomarginatus was also collected in Songkhla Province in Thailand. These two are both country records. In Guam, Leptocoris vicinus (Dallas) was collected, and some notes on feeding were recorded.
TL;DR: The genus Euhyponomeuta Toll is recorded for the first time from China, and E. rotunda sp.
Abstract: The genus Euhyponomeuta Toll is recorded for the first time from China, and Euhyponomeuta rotunda sp. nov. is described. Key to the known species also given. Photographs of adults, venation and genitalia are provided.
TL;DR: A new species Elachertus piperis Narendran sp.
Abstract: A new species Elachertus piperis Narendran sp. nov. obtained from the marginal leaf galls of Liothrips karnyi (Bagnall) is described and illustrated. Its differences from the most resembling species are provided.
TL;DR: The genus Allodiopsis Tuomikoski (Diptera: MyCetophilidae: MycetophILinae) from China is reviewed and a new species, Allodopsis hispida, sp.
Abstract: The genus Allodiopsis Tuomikoski (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Mycetophilinae) from China is reviewed. Allodiopsis hispida, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Allodiopsis sibirica Zaitzev & Maximova reported for the first time from China. Type specimens are with Zhejiang Forest University, Lin'an, P. R. China.