G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 179-182
March 2025
Additions to the knowledge of the
Vietnamese tiger beetles
(Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). II
by
JÜRGEN WIESNER * & HIROFUMI SAWADA **
* Am Zellberg 6, D-38527 Meine, GERMANY. jurgen.wiesner@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7824-166X
** Harabetsu 8-9-18, Aomori 030-0921, JAPAN. cicindelahiro@outlook.jp
Abstract - The first-time record for six tiger beetle species is reported for four Vietnamese provinces.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 183-184
March 2025
Come varia la comunicazione negli insetti:
il caso di Hilara sartor Becker (Diptera Empididae).
Le strategie riproduttive peculiari dei ditteri empididi
e le loro implicazioni evolutive
di
ANITA BERGAMO *
* Montebelluna TV, ITALY. E-mail: bergamo.anita91@gmail.com
Riassunto - Il presente articolo descrive una particolare strategia comunicativa evolutasi in una specie di ditteri della famiglia Empididae - Hilara sartor Becker, 1888 - nota anche come “mosca palloncino”. Questo nome fa riferimento alla peculiarità del corteggiamento e del dono nuziale maschile, che può essere compreso solamente ripercorrendo la storia evolutiva di tale specie, in comparazione con quella di altri ditteri empididi (KESSEL, 1955). Infatti, nelle specie più ancestrali, come quelle del genere Rhamphomyia, i maschi, per potersi assicurare l’accoppiamento, sono soliti donare alle femmine una preda avvolta in sottili fili di seta. In alcune specie del genere Hilara, invece, i maschi donano alle femmine una preda completamente avvolta nella seta. Infine, il maschio di H. sartor costruisce il solo involucro di seta vuoto. Tale comportamento non garantisce alcun vantaggio alimentare alla femmina e può essere compreso, quindi, solo in ottica evolutiva, come tratto vestigiale di un rituale di corteggiamento atavico; lo scopo del maschio è comunque sempre quello di assicurarsi il successo riproduttivo (CUMMING, 1994).
Abstract - How insect communication changes: the case of Hilara sartor Becker (Diptera Empididae). The peculiar reproductive strategies of empidid flies and their evolutive implications - This article describes a particular communication strategy evolved in a species of diptera of the family Empididae - Hilara sartor Becker, 1888 - commonly known as “balloon fly”. This name refers to the peculiarity of male courtship and nuptial gift, which can only be understood by retracing the evolutionary history of this species, in comparison with other dipterans of the family Empididae (KESSEL, 1955). In fact, in the most ancestral species of the genus Rhamphomyia, the males use to give females a prey wrapped in some thin silk threads, to ensure mating. However, in some species of the genus Hilara, males give females a prey completely wrapped in silk. Finally, the male of H. sartor builds only an empty silk wrap. This behavior does not guarantee any nutritional advantage to the female, therefore it can only be understood from an evolutionary perspective, as a vestigial trait of an atavic courtship ritual. However, the male's aim is always the same: ensuring its reproductive success (CUMMING, 1994).
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 185-214
March 2025
A preliminary survey of the ground beetles of
Quirimbas National Park, Cabo Delgado Province,
Mozambique,
with descriptions of three new species
(Coleoptera, Carabidae)
by
SERGIO FACCHINI (1), FRANÇOIS GÉNIER (2), PETER SCHÜLE (3) &
PETR BULIRSCH (4)
(1) Via Prati 12, I-29121 Piacenza PC, ITALY. E-mail: sfacchini@virgilio.it;
sergiofacchini43@gmail.com
(2) Beaty Center for Species Discovery, Canadian Museum of Nature, 1740 Pink, Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA. E-mail: fgenier@nature.ca. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5399-8412
(3) Rosenstraße 9, D-71083 Herrenberg, GERMANY. E-mail: sei.schuele@gmx.de
(4) Milanska 461, CZ-109 00 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC. E-mail: p.bulirsch@seznam.cz
Abstract - We present the results of a preliminary study on the ground beetle fauna of Quirimbas National Park, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, with descriptions of three new species. The list is composed of species of Coleoptera Carabidae collected by François & Simon Génier, with the help of Marcelino Denja, in the Province of Cabo Delgado (Mozambique). The specimens were determined by Sergio Facchini, except the Scaritinae, which were determined by Petr Bulirsch, and the Cicindelini, Chlaeniini, Cyclosomini and Panagaeini by Peter Schüle. The following new species, currently known only from Cabo Delgado, are also described: Siopelus (Aulacoryssus) mossambicensis n. sp., Loxoncus bilobus n. sp, Lachnothorax immaculipennis n. sp. Photos of the habitus of the new species and drawings of the respective genitalia complete the article.
Riassunto - Viene presentato l’elenco delle specie di Coleoptera Carabidae raccolte da François e Simon Génier, con l'aiuto di Marcelino Denja, nella Provincia di Cabo Delgado (Mozambico) e determinate da Sergio Facchini, eccetto gli Scaritini, determinati da Petr Bulirsch e i Cicindelini, Chlaeniini, Cyclosomini e Panagaeini da Peter Schüle. Sono inoltre descritte le seguenti nuove specie, ad oggi note unicamente di Cabo Delgado: Siopelus (Aulacoryssus) mossambicensis n. sp., Loxoncus bilobus n. sp., Lachnothorax immaculipennis n. sp. Foto dell'habitus delle nuove specie e disegni dei rispettivi genitali completano l'articolo.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 215-222
March 2025
Further data on the Australian Agrilus Curtis, 1825
(Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
by
GIANFRANCO CURLETTI *
* c/o Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Parco Cascina Vigna, 10022 Carmagnola TO, ITALY. E-mail: giancurletti@gmail.com
Abstract - Two new Australian species are described: Agrilus saetosus n. sp. and Agrilus exornatulus n. sp. both found in Queensland. In addition, the male of Agrilus armstrongi Obenberger is illustrated and described for the first time. Finally, an updated checklist regarding the Australian Agrilofauna is provided.
Riassunto - Sono descritte due nuove specie australiane: Agrilus saetosus n. sp. e Agrilus exornatulus n. sp. trovate entrambe nel Queensland. Oltre a queste, è illustrato e descritto per la prima volta il maschio di Agrilus armstrongi Obenberger. Viene infine fornita una checklist aggiornata riguardante l’Agrilofauna australiana.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 223-226
March 2025
Myrmecophilus soesilae sp. nov.,
a new ant cricket species from Myanmar
(Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)
by
DEWANAND MAKHAN *
* Willem Bilderdijkhove 19, 3438 PM Nieuwegein, THE NETHERLANDS.
Abstract - Myrmecophilus soesilae sp. nov., a new ant cricket species (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae), allied to Myrmecophilus albicinctus Chopard, 1924 from India and Myrmecophilus americanus Saussure, 1877 from Thailand, is described from Myanmar.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 227-232
March 2025
Descrizione di Baldorhynchus trezzii n. sp.
delle Prealpi Lombarde
(Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)
di
RICCARDO MONGUZZI *
* Via M. Malpighi 8, I-20129 Milano MI, ITALY. E-mail: riccardo.monguzzi@gmail.com
Riassunto - Ricerche personali condotte in alcune grotte del Bresciano orientale, precisamente in Val Sabbia nei dintorni di Provaglio V. S. (Prealpi Gardesane), hanno portato tra l’altro al rinvenimento di un unico esemplare femmina del genere Baldorhynchus (Di Marco & Osella, 2002) che, allo studio successivo, si è rivelato appartenere ad una specie ancora inedita del “gruppo kahleni” sensu Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2016). La descrizione della nuova entità costituisce pertanto l’oggetto principale della presente nota.
Abstract - Description of Baldorhynchus trezzii n. sp. from the Lombard Prealps (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) - Personal researches conducted in some caves of the eastern Bresciano, specifically in the Sabbia Valley near Provaglio V. S. (Gardesan Prealps), led to the discovery of a single female specimen of the genus Baldorhynchus (Di Marco & Osella, 2002), which, in a subsequent study, turned out to belong to a still unpublished species of the "kahleni group" (sensu BELLÒ, OSELLA & BAVIERA, 2016). The description of the new entity therefore constitutes the main subject of this note.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 233-238
March 2025
Description of a new Protaetia (Acanthoprotaetia) Mikšić, 1987 from Vietnam
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)
by
MICHELE DE PALMA *
* School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, SWITZERLAND. Email: michele.depalma@epfl.ch
Abstract - A cryptic species in the subgenus Protaetia (Acanthoprotaetia) Mikšić is described from southern Vietnam. P. (A.) percryptica n. sp. can be distinguished from its congener, P. (A.) niveoguttata Janson, 1876 by the different structure of the aedeagal parameres and a number of minor morphological characters.
Riassunto - Una specie criptica nel sottogenere Protaetia (Acanthoprotaetia) Mikšić è descritta del Sud del Vietnam. P. (A.) percryptica n. sp. si distingue da P. (A.) niveoguttata Janson principalmente per la struttura dei parameri dell’edeago e per altri caratteri morfologici di minore importanza.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 239-246
March 2025
Una nuova specie di Trechisibus Motschulsky, 1863
dalla Bolivia
(Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae)
di
GIULIANO TREZZI *
* Via Campestre 189, I-20099 Sesto San Giovanni MI, ITALY. E-mail: trekini@hotmail.com
Riassunto - Viene qui descritta una nuova specie raccolta ad alta quota sulle Ande boliviane - Trechisibus festai n. sp. - della Cordigliera Occidentale (Laguna Negra, 4000 m). Vengono descritti e illustrati morfologia esterna e genitali maschili e femminili della nuova specie. Considerazioni comparative sulle specie affini e note ecologiche completano l’articolo.
Abstract - A new specie of Trechisibus Motschulsky, 1863 from Bolivia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) - A new specie collected at high altitude on the Bolivian Andes - Trechisibus festai n. sp. - from the Cordillera Occidental (Laguna Negra, 4000 m asl), is described. Its outer morphology, and that of male and female genitalia are described. Considerations on the taxonomy of the subgenera attributed to the genus Trechisibus are also made. Ecological notes complete the article.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 247-278
March 2025
Revision of the longicorn genus Obages Pascoe, 1866
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
from the Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
by
KIYOSHI MATSUDA *, TAKEICHIRO HATAYAMA **
& NURUL ASHIKIN BINTI ABDULLAH ***
* Matsugaoka 15-27, Hanayashiki, Takarazuka, Hyogo, 665-0801, JAPAN.
E-mail: shu-z@jn2.so-net.ne.jp
** Yamanouchi-motomachi 1-12, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-0024, JAPAN.
E-mail: takenomia2593@yahoo.co.jp
*** Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA. E-mail: shikin84@um.edu.my
Abstract - The longicorn genus Obages Pascoe, 1866 belonging to the tribe Mormopsini of the subfamily Lamiinae is herein revised. Six new species, Obages (Obages) yokoyamai sp. nov., O. (O.) gentingensis sp. nov., O. (O.) pahangensis sp. nov., O. (O.) montanus sp. nov., O. (O.) miyakei sp. nov. and O. (O.) okudai sp. nov. are described from the Malay Peninsula, Malaysia. A new monotypic subgenus - Muscosusobages subgen. nov. - is established based on the type species, Obages cameroni Breuning, 1972. Three new species groups, the Obages (Obages) palparis species group, the O. (O.) tuberculipennis species group and the Obages (Muscosusobages) cameroni species group are proposed. Six congenerous already known species are redescribed based mostly on the holotypes. Habitus, maxillary palpi and aedeagi etc. are illustrated. A key to subgenera, species groups and species of the genus Obages are provided.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 279-284
March 2025
A new species of Copris from Vietnam
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae）
by
TERUO OCHI *, MASAHIRO KON ** & HONG THAI PHAM ***
* Kôhûdai 5-21-6, Toyono-cho, Toyono-gun, Osaka, 563-0104 JAPAN.
** Pressance Kyodai-Higashi 406, 116-3 Nishida-cho, Jodoji, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8417 JAPAN.
*** Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 321 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hue, VIETNAM // Vietnam National Museum of Nature & Graduate School of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, VIETNAM.
Abstract - A new species of Copris is described from Vietnam: Copris (Paracopris) falsisurdus sp. nov. The male genitalia of C. (P.) surdus Arrow are described for the first time. C. (P.) punctulatus septentrionalis Ochi, Kon & Pham, 2019 is upgraded to species rank.
G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 285-290
March 2025
Notes on the coprophagous scarab-beetles
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Southeast Asia. XXXVII
Descriptions of a new species of Panelus and
a new species of Cyobius from the Philippines
by
TERUO OCHI *, MASAHIRO KON ** &
ANALYN ANZANO CABRAS ***
* Kôhûdai 5-21-6, Toyono-cho, Toyono-gun, Osaka, 563-0104 JAPAN.
** Pressance Kyodai-Higashi 406, 116-3 Nishida-cho, Jodoji, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8417 JAPAN.
*** Coleoptera Research Center, University of Mindanao, Davao City 8000, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Abstract - Two new species, of Panelus and Cyobius, are described from Luzon, the Philippines: Panelus (incertae sedis) philippinensis sp. nov., Cyobius philippinensis sp. nov. The male genitalia of Cyobius wallacei Sharp are redescribed.
