Four new species of Agraphydrus Régimbart, 1903 with additional faunistic record from China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
Four new species of Agraphydrus Régimbart are described from China: A. pseudoniger sp. nov. from Shangyou County, Jiangxi Province, A. komareki sp. nov. from Shangchuan island, Taishan County, Guangdong Province, A. sabulosus sp. nov.
Zhen-ming Yang +3 more
exaly +4 more sources
Historical collections continue to support faunistic research: the first record of Saptha divitiosa (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) from the Nicobar Islands, India [PDF]
Based on a specimen collected in the mid-19th century, the first documented record of Saptha divitiosa from the Nicobar Islands is given. This record extends and reshapes the known western limit of this species’ distribution range. Image of the
Mihai Stănescu
exaly +4 more sources
New faunistic record of two species of genus Calvia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) from India and Myanmar [PDF]
Calvia sichuanica Kovář (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) is reported for the first time from India and Myanmar, previously known only from China.
Kailash Chandra +2 more
exaly +4 more sources
First Taxonomically Curated DNA Barcode Reference Library for Polish Myriapods Fills an Important Knowledge Gap for Soil Invertebrates in Central Europe, Part I: Millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). [PDF]
DNA barcoding enabled the creation of the first large, taxonomically verified barcode library for Polish millipedes, covering 981 individuals and 58 species (62% of the national fauna), with 468 COI sequences. The study reveals potential cryptic diversity, shifts in the Polish diplopod fauna and documents Melogona broelemanni as a species newly ...
Bienias J +3 more
europepmc +2 more sources
New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records [PDF]
Based on several small collections, new taxonomic and faunistic data on spiders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon are presented. Six species are described as new to science: Dorceus saif Szűts & Zamani, sp. nov.
Alireza Zamani +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
Faunistic study of the fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in the United Arab Emirates, with a new record and an updated checklist [PDF]
Collecting of terphritid fruit flies at four sites in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), resulted in the presence of eleven species. Capparimyia savastani is reported for the first time from UAE fauna. The number of UAE Tephritidae fauna is increased to 34.
Saeed Mohamadzade Namin
exaly +1 more source
New data on the distribution of the threatened Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in southern Romania [PDF]
Euphydryas maturna is a highly endangered species listed on the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention.
Mihai Stănescu +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
New data on the distribution of the threatened Marsh Fritillary – Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) – in Romania [PDF]
Euphydryas aurinia, a highly endangered species listed on the Annex II of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention, has a wide distribution in the Palearctic realm.
Mihai Stănescu +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
The publication deals with the description of Coleophora cantabrica Baldizzone, sp. nov., species of the Cantabrian Mountains and Sierra de Gredos belonging to the group of C. genistae Stainton, 1857, close to C. oreiosella Baldizzone, 2019. C. repentis
Giorgio Baldizzone
doaj +1 more source
The Lycocerus varipubens species-group is defined to accommodate three previously described species and a new species from the Himalayan area, including L. varipubens, L. semiextensus, L. purpurascens comb. nov. & stat. reinst. and L. zayuensis sp.
H. C. Xi +4 more
doaj +1 more source

