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Description of a new genus of North and Central American planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) with fourteen new species

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

The fulgorid name Alphina glauca (Metcalf) has been used erroneously since its inception to refer to a primarily southeastern U.S. species described originally as Calyptoproctus marmoratus Spinola. Additionally, at least three undescribed species from the Southwest have been incorrectly identified as A. glauca. The holotype of A. glauca has not been located. Since A. glauca is presently used to refer to multiple species, a neotype is designated which places A. glauca into synonymy with Calyptoproctus marmoratus. We establish a new genus, Scaralina, into which it is placed, giving the new combination Scaralina marmorata (Spinola), along with three southwestern, one Texan, and ten Mesoamerican taxa, named here as new species: S. aethrinsula, S. chapina, S. cristata, S. durango, S. gigantea, S. hawksi, S. metcalfi, S. monzoni, S. obfusca, S. obrienae, S. orientalis, S. rileyi, S. sullivani, and S. veracruzensis. Additionally, one new species of Scaralis in a new subgenus, Scaralis (Alphinoides) inbio, is described from Costa Rica and Guatemala. The limited information available suggests these insects feed on oaks (Quercus). The single defining putative synapomorphy for the subtribe Calyptoproctina is the enlarged apical plate on the female abdomen, which is absent in at least two members of Scaralina, and is also present in some genera that belong outside of Poiocerinae, so we reject the recognition of this subtribe. We consider that Scaralina is probably more closely related to the genus Scaralis Stål than to Alphina Stål. Based on morphology, some species originally described in Scaralis appear to be more closely related to one another than to the type species of the genus, and are here placed in a new subgenus, Alphinoides; Scaralis fluvialis Lallemand and Scaralis nigronotata Stål, plus three species originally described in Poiocera; Scaralis quadricolor (Walker) (the type species of Alphinoides), Scaralis semilimpida (Walker), and Scaralis spectabilis (Walker). Diagnoses are given for separation of the genera Scaralis and Scaralina, as well as the subgenus Alphinoides, plus descriptions of and keys to all species of Scaralina north of Panama, as well as keys to the genera corresponding to the former subtribe “Calyptoproctina” occurring north of Panama.

Ephydrolithus Girón & Short, 2019 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): new species and updated distribution records from Northeast region of Brazil

GILSON P. AMORIM-JUNIOR, JEANE M. C. NASCIMENTO, NEUSA HAMADA — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

The Neotropical genus Ephydrolithus Girón & Short, 2019 was recently established based on five species. In 2022 five additional species were described, all of them from the Espinhaço Mountain Range, in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil. During an aquatic insect survey in three states in the Northeast region of Brazil, we collected two new species of Ephydrolithus in the states of Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco, one of the new species collected in the two latter states, represent the first record of this genus outside the Espinhaço Mountain Range, expanding its distribution to other Brazilian states. The objective of this study is to describe two new species of Ephydrolithus based on both male and female specimens. We also provide an updated identification key and distributional maps for the genus.

Description of a new species of an apseudomorph tanaidacean (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea: Kalliapseudidae) from India

KANSUNNISA V.K., VINAY P. PADATE, SHERINE SONIA CUBELIO — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

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**RARE AND ENDANGERED ROVE BEETLES OF UKRAINE: EMUS HIRTUS LINNAEUS, 1758 (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE)**

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

In Ukraine, Emus hirtus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) is protected by the national Red Book. The species is widely distributed in all natural zones of the country but occurs sporadically. Almost everywhere in Ukraine E. hirtus tends to decrease in abundance due to the reduction of pastures, a habitat to which this species is strictly specialized. Here we review all known records of E. hirtus in Ukraine summing up its distribution and bionomics in the country. We reflect on the possible causes of the population decline of this species and provide recommendations for its conservation in Ukraine and throughout its entire distribution range.

**Description of a new species of Bibrax Fletcher from Colombia with an updated diagnosis and key to species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)**

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

Bibrax popeye Asenjo, Concha-Lozada, Gallego-Ropero & Gouvea, sp. nov., of the Neotropical Pselaphinae of the tribe Metopiasini, is described from the department of Cauca in southeastern Colombia. Diagnosis is provided for the genus and new species; with illustrations of the major diagnosis features, a key to the known species, and a distribution map.

**The “Mr. and Mrs. Ghat crab”, Ghatiana dvirupa sp. nov. (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from the Central Western Ghats of India**

SAMEER KUMAR PATI, PARASHURAM PRABHU BAJANTRI, GOPALKRISHNA DATTATRAYA HEGDE — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

A new species of gecarcinucid freshwater crab, Ghatiana dvirupa sp. nov., is described herein from the Kali Tiger Reserve of the Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka state, India. The Kali Tiger Reserve is a protected area, which is situated in the Central Western Ghats. The new species superficially most resembles Ghatiana sanguinolenta Pati, Thackeray & Pawar, 2023, from Karnataka but can easily be distinguished mainly by its ultimate article of the male first gonopod, which is distally gently curved inwards against the gently outwardly curved distal portion of the ultimate article in the latter species. Ghatiana dvirupa sp. nov. is also compared with the remaining species of the genus from Karnataka and some morphologically related species from Maharashtra. The difference in colour in life has been noticed between males and females of G. dvirupa sp. nov.; as such the common name of the new species is proposed as “Mr. and Mrs. Ghat Crab”. Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 2014, is now known for 13 species, all from the Western Ghats of India. Karnataka currently possesses six species of Ghatiana, and many new species are yet to be described.

**Review of the genus Rhagoba Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from Laos, with a description of new species**

JAE–HO KO, ULZIIJARGAL BAYARSAIKHAN, TAK−GI LEE, YANG–SEOP BAE — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

The genus Rhagoba from Laos is revised, with three species, R. octomaculalis (Moore, 1867), R. obvellata Du & Li, 2012, and R. flavolineata sp. nov. is reported from Laos for the first time. A key to the Laotian species of Rhagoba is provided, with illustrations of adults and genitalia of examined species.

**Two new species of the genus Taikona Arita & Gorbunov, 2001 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) from Yunnan, China**

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

Two new species, Taikona gaoligongshana Yu, Arita & Kallies, sp. nov. and Taikona extraordinaria Yu, Kallies & Arita sp. nov. are described from Yunnan Province, China. Illustrations of the holotypes and the male genitalia are provided, along with a key to all currently known species of the genus. DNA barcoding sequences are also provided.

**A new species of the genus Xya Latreille, 1809 from Jilin, China (Orthoptera, Tridctyloidea, Tridactylidae)**

CHENG-QUAN CAO, HAI-XIANG YIN, ZHAN YIN — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

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**Notes on “Apollo” as generic name in Zoology (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae and Mollusca: Littorinimorpha: Cymatiidae)**

WERNER E. HOLZINGER, BIRGIT LÖCKER — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +1200

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