Calicotis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Stathmopodidae) new to China, with descriptions of three new species
Journal Title: Journal of Insect Biodiversity - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 13
Abstract
The genus Calicotis Meyrick, 1889 is recorded from China for the first time. Calicotis cuspidata sp. nov., C. dilatata sp. nov. and C. uncinata sp. nov. are described as new, and C. crucifera Meyrick, 1889 is newly recorded for China. Photographs of adults and illustrations of the genitalia are provided, along with a key to the identification of the described Chinese species and a map to show their distribution.
Authors and Affiliations
Wei Guan, Houhun Li
A review of the subfamily Poemeniinae Narayanan & Lal, 1953 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Carpathians
The species of the subfamily Poemeniinae Narayanan & Lal, 1953 of the Carpathians are reviewed. Neoxorides varipes (Holmgren, 1860), Poemenia collaris (Haupt, 1917), P. notata Holmgren, 1859, and the genus Pseudorhyssa...
Notes on the genus Lissodynerus Giordani Soika, 1993 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) with description of a new species
A new species of the genus Lissodynerus Giordani Soika, 1993, namely L. celebensis sp. nov., is described. This is the first record of Lissodynerus from Sulawesi. Giordani Soika’s key is modified to include the new spe...
Kunzeana Oman: first record in South America, with description of a new species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)
A new species of Kunzeana Oman, 1949 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), Kunzeana zantedeschia sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens from Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The new species diff...
A new species of the genus Mahanarva Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Cercopidae), with a key to the species from Central America and Mexico
The genus Mahanarva Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Cercopidae) currently includes two subgenera: Mahanarva Distant, 1909 with 38 species and six subspecies, and Ipiranga Fennah, 1968 with nine species. The Mana...
Descriptions of a new species and subspecies of Halysidota Hübner, [1819] from Mexico (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
A new species and subspecies of the genus Halysidota are described from Mexico and Guadeloupe respectively: Halysidota witti sp. nov. and Halysidota leda guadulpensis ssp. nov. Details of the new species and subspecies...