Updated Chorotypes of Terrestrial Vertebrates Shed New Light on Zoogeographical Regions in China
Chorotype represents a fundamental concept for identifying groups of species that share similar distribution patterns. However, the last comprehensive revision of animal chorotypes in China was performed more than a decade ago. Here, we update the chorotype classifications for 1040 species and propose an updated zoogeographical regionalization scheme ...
Baoming Zhang +6 more
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A first faunistic study on the tribe Oniticellini Kolbe, 1905 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Baikunthapur Tropical Forest of the Himalayan foothills, West Bengal, India [PDF]
Oniticellini Kolbe, 1905 is a paucispecific tribe of the scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae. The tribe is composed of 256 described species worldwide, while from India 26 species were recorded up to date.
Subhankar Sarkar, Bhim Kharel
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Contribution to the Odonata of the Kingdom of Tonga [PDF]
New data on the Odonata fauna of the Kingdom of Tonga is provided following re-search carried out on Tongatapu and 'Eua islands in July 2012. New localities for Tongatapu Island are put on record and previous studies are compared with new pheno-logical ...
Marinov, Milen
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First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta [PDF]
A total of 48 species of braconid wasps (excluding 16 Aphidiidae) are here reported as occurring in the Maltese Islands, of which 38 species are reported for the first time from this territory.
Papp, Jeno
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Natural parasitism of the invasive southern green stinkbug was recorded in an organic strawberry cropping system in southwestern Germany. The tachinid fly Trichopoda pictipennis shows successful establishment and field activity, indicating ongoing range expansion.
Sophie Wenz +2 more
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Stenochrus portoricensis new to the Czech Republic (Schizomida, Hubbardiidae) [PDF]
A schizomid, Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 (family Hubbardiidae), was collected in a greenhouse in Brno.
Harvey, Mark +2 more
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Four Afrotropical Culicoides species are recorded in Mauritius with suspected or historically involvement in BTV and EHDV transmission. All species were distributed all over the island. While intra‐specific morphological variations were detected, genetic analyses did not reveal any cryptic diversity. Abstract Viruses transmitted by biting midge species
Diana P. Iyaloo +15 more
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Nomina dubia and faunistic issues with New Zealand spiders(Araneae) [PDF]
Attempts to clarify the identity of obscure New Zealand spider taxa have lead to the conclusion that six species are best treated as nomina dubia [Philodromus rubrofrontus Urquhart 1891 (Philodromidae); Dictyna urquhartii Roewer 1951, (Dictynidae ...
Court, David J. +4 more
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The first report of Bicyrthermannia duodentata (Acari: Oribatida: Nanhermanniidae) from Palaearctic region [PDF]
In the course of a faunistic survey on the Iranian oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, the species Bicyrthermannia duodentata Hammer, 1979 of the family Nanhermanniidae was identified.
Gh. Teimoori, M. A. Akrami
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Previously unpublished Odonata records from Sarawak, Borneo : part 2, Kubah National Park [PDF]
Records of Odonata from Kubah National Park, near Kuching in west Sarawak, are presented. Eighty-five species are known from the national park. Notable records include Drepanosticta drusilla, Rhinocypha species cf spinifer, Bornagriolestes species ...
Butler, Stephen G. +2 more
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