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The genus Cephalodromia (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in China
No full textOne new species of Cephalodromia Becker from northeastern China, C. freidbergi n. sp., is described and illustrated. Cephalodromia gobica (Zaitzev) is newly recorded from China. The latter species and Cephalodromia seia (Séguy) are redescribed based on collections made by Amnon Freidberg and Fini Kaplan. A lectotype is designated for Cyrtosia seia Séguy (now Cephalodromia). With the new species described here, there are now three species of Cephalodromia known from China and 22 species of the genus known worldwide. A key to species occurring in China and Mongolia is given.
摘要
本文对采自中国东北的头麦蜂虻属1新种弗氏头麦蜂虻 (Cephalodromia freidbergi) 进行了描述和绘图，并记述了1中国新记录种戈壁头麦蜂虻 (Cephalodromia gobica)。基于Freidberg 和 Kaplan建立的标本收藏，对戈壁头麦蜂虻 (Cephalodromia gobica) 和广东头麦蜂虻 (Cephalodromia seia) 进行了重新描述，并指定了广东头麦蜂虻(Cyrtosia seia Séguy) (现为Cephalodromia 属）的选定模式标本。包括本文记述的新种在内，目前头麦蜂虻属已知种类中国有3种，全球共有22种。本文还提供了中国和蒙古的头麦蜂虻的分种检索表。
关键词：双翅目，麦蜂虻科，中国，古北区, 头麦蜂虻属，分类检索表，分类学.
To cite: Evenhuis, N.L. 2019. The genus Cephalodromia (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in China. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 1–9.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3237055urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A167ACE4-A757-41E5-B816-4BD12E0FB0D
Dr Amnon Freidberg – 75 years
Get PDFDr Amnon Freidberg was born in Haifa, Israel (then British Mandatory Palestine), on September 18, 1945, to Asher Oscar Freidberg (1916–1966) (repatriated from Latvia), a businessman and store owner, and Geula Freidberg (neé Katz) (1916–2016), a housewife (born in Israel to parents originating from the Austro-Hungarian Empire). Amnon studied at the Hebrew Reali High School, Haifa (1951–1963), and after graduation served in the Israeli Defence Forces (1963–1965). Amnon started his formal studies in biology in 1965 towards a BSc degree in Tel Aviv University, where he spent his entire career. During his BSc studies (1968) he was hired by the late Prof. Jehoshua Kugler (1916–2007), the founder and the first curator of the entomological collection (now part of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University), to collect tachinid flies (Tachinidae) for Kugler’s taxonomic and faunistic research. Within a short time Amnon proved himself to be an extraordinarily successful collector and supplied Kugler with many new and rare species. Amnon’s relationship with Kugler remained very close and warm through the years. During this period Amnon became the leader of a group of entomologists—Kugler’s students (e.g., Danny Simon, Menahem Kaplan, Fini Nachbar (later Kaplan), Avital Gasith)—who invigorated the taxonomic study of insects in Israel through their intensive collecting, observations, and publications. Amnon completed his MSc thesis on The fruit‑flies (Tephritidae) of Israel (1968–1971) and his PhD dissertation on the Reproductive behavior and reproductive isolation in fruit‑flies (Tephritidae) (1972–1978) under the supervision of Kugler. In 1979–1980 Amnon was accepted as a post-doctoral fellow to work on the insect collections of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA. In 1980, Amnon assumed the position of a researcher at Tel Aviv University and the curator of the insect collection, following Kugler’s retirement. For a short period (1987–1988) he was in charge of all the zoological collections, but for most of his life, until his retirement in 2013, he was the curator of the entomological collection. Under his leadership, the insect collection grew considerably thanks to intensive field collecting by Amnon himself, his students and technicians (20,000–50,000 specimens per year), the exchange of material with colleagues abroad, and the absorption of collections from other institutions.
To cite: Friedman, A.-L.-L. 2019. Dr Amnon Freidberg – 75 years. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): i–xl.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.389030
New discoveries in New World Atissini as revealed in revision of Pelignellus Sturtevant & Wheeler (Diptera: Ephydridae)
Get PDFPelignellus is resurrected from synonymy with Atissa and is revised. The genus and both included species—P. subnudus Sturtevant & Wheeler from the USA (California) and P. freidbergi n. sp. from Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama)—are described with an emphasis on structures of the male terminalia, which are fully illustrated. The species are keyed and their distribution data are provided. For perspective and to facilitate recognition of genera and species, the tribe Atissini is diagnosed and a key to genera is provided.
Resumen
Pelignellus es recuperado de la sinonimia con Atissa y se revisa. El género y sus dos especies, P. subnudus Sturtevant & Wheeler de los Estados Unidos (California) y P. freidbergi n. sp. de América Central (Costa Rica, El Salvador y Panamá), se describen con un énfasis en las estructuras de los genitales masculinos, que están completamente ilustradas. Las especies se distinguen en la clave de identificación y se proporcionan sus datos de distribución. Para facilitar el reconocimiento de géneros y especies, se diagnostica la tribu Atissini y se proporciona una clave de identificación para los géneros.
PALABRAS CLAVE: Efídridas, Atissini, Pelignellus, moscas de los playones, Nuevo Mundo, América Central, clave de identificación, nuevas especies.
Cite as: Zatwarnicki, T. & Mathis, W.N. 2019. New discoveries in New World Atissini as revealed in revision of Pelignellus Sturtevant & Wheeler (Diptera: Ephydridae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 11–26.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3244845urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C65EE9E4-16AC-49A3-9E7A-2713A8A6CFD
Description of a new species of the genus Rhagoletis Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Nepal, with a key to species from Central and Southern Asia
Get PDFThe genus Rhagoletis is represented in the Oriental Region by four species known to occur in Nepal. A fifth species, Rhagoletis freidbergi n. sp., is described herein. It differs from all known congeners by the colour patterns on the abdominal tergites and wing. A key to known Central and southern Asian species of Rhagoletis (from the Caucasus to the Himalayas) is provided. The taxonomic position of “Rhagoletis bezziana” Hendel, 1931 is also discussed.
Cite as: Korneyev, S.V. & Korneyev, V.A. 2019. Description of a new species of the genus Rhagoletis Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Nepal, with a key to species from Central and Southern Asia. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 87–97.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3362252
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New species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Madagascar
Get PDFSix new species of Lonchaeidae in two genera are described from the island of Madagascar: Dasiops kaplani n. sp., Dasiops pencil n. sp., Silba andasibe n. sp., Silba longigonite n. sp., Silba macrogonite n. sp. and Silba setigonite n. sp. One species new to Madagascar—Silba virescens Macquart, 1851—is recorded, and previous records from the islands are re-evaluated. The known fauna now numbers 12 species in three genera. A key is provided to all the Lonchaeidae species presently known from the island. The presence of further undescribed species of Lonchaea Fallén, 1820 and Dasiops Rondani, 1856 is noted.
Cite as: MacGowan, I. 2019. New species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Madagascar. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 223–242.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3559548
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The first record of the genus Merus Gistel (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Mecysolobini) in the Western Palaearctic, with description of Merus freidbergi n. sp. from Israel
Get PDFMerus freidbergi, a new species of the Palaeotropical genus Merus, developing on Blepharis attenuata (Acanthaceae), is described from Israel, based on two specimens (male and female) collected in the Jordan Valley – the northern part of the Great Rift Valley. Description of the external morphology and genitalia of both sexes is given and illustrated with photographs and line drawings. The species has Afrotropical affinities and belongs to the Afrotropical denticulatus species group, being its northernmost representative. The new species is characterized by a narrow slender body about 4 mm long and elytral pattern composed of white longitudinal stripes covering incompletely interstriae 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9 with scaled parts of the 3rd interstria corresponding to bare parts of 4th interstria and vice versa; a thick, cylindrical, slightly bent rostrum that is as long as the pronotum; medially toothed femora, with the profemur having an additional denticle anterior to the tooth; and the tibia bearing a long acute mucro, a stout premucro and rounded ventral tooth. The specimens were reared in 1973, no additional specimens have been found since then; thus, the species can be endangered or extinct. This is the first record of the genus Merus from the Western Palaearctic and from the East Mediterranean, the fourth species of the predominantly tropical Mecysolobini in the Western Palaearctic fauna, the first host record and an additional evidence of the existence of Afrotropical elements in the Jordan Valley fauna.
Cite as: Friedman, A.-L.-L. 2019. The first record of the genus Merus Gistel (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Mecysolobini) in the Western Palaearctic, with description of Merus freidbergi n. sp. from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 351–364.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3593312
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Notes on the distribution and host plant of Ocladius paucisquamis Meregalli & Colonnelli, 2006 (Curculionidae: Brachycerinae: Erirhinini) in Israel
Get PDFOcladius paucisquamis Meregalli & Colonnelli, 2006 is an endemic of Israel and Jordan, and the only species of this genus known from Israel so far. The original description states that its distributional range includes the Negev Desert in Israel and southern Jordan. Since 2006, numerous specimens have been collected throughout Israel by us and our colleagues and friends (e.g. Oren Shelef, Elli Groner and Tal Mei-Dan), and now data about its distribution in Israel seem to be quite complete. Ocladius paucisqamis is widely distributed throughout the Negev Desert, from the Southern Coastal Plain to Elat, the Judean Desert, and along the Jordan Valley from the southern Arava Valley, along the coast of the Dead Sea, as far north as Mt. Sartava. It possibly occurs also in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt), or at least in its northern and eastern parts. This weevil occurs in different types of desert biotopes such as stony desert, sand and loess, dry riverbeds, but never in sandy dunes. During the daytime adults are frequently found under stones, laying on their side and feigning dead, with rostrum and tibia contracted and hidden in special channels of prosternum and femora. Usually two to five individuals occur in close proximity, but sometimes they are found in aggregations of tens of specimens. It is a very common species, albeit rarely observed due to the nocturnal activity of the adults. Specimens have often been found under various Chenopodiaceae (Salsola spp., Haloxylon spp.), as well as under Caryophyllaceae (Gymnocarpos) and Zygophyllaceae (Zygophyllum spp.).
Cite as: Friedman, A.-L.-L. & Wizen, G. 2019. Notes on the distribution and host plant of Ocladius paucisquamis Meregalli & Colonnelli, 2006 (Curculionidae: Brachycerinae: Erirhinini) in Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 131–135.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3594837http://zoobank.org/References/145813B1-678D-4275-A666-908074A258B
The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna in the Liberian Nimba Mountains, West Africa, at the end of the dry season
Get PDFDuring a moth diversity survey, 106 species of Pyraloidea were collected in March and April 2017 in the Nimba Mountains (East Nimba Nature Reserve and Mount Gangra) in Liberia. In total, 86 species were identified and for another ten species identification was provided to the genus level only. Seventy six of the 86 species are new records for Liberia. The majority of species (54) are purely Afrotropical, nine species are cosmopolitan, while the remaining species are Palaeotropic in their distribution pattern. It is estimated that the present research endeavour reflects no more than 30 % of pyraloid diversity in the region and future collecting efforts may increase the species list three-fold.
To cite: Poltavsky, A.N., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., Kravchenko, V.D. & Müller, G.C. 2019. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna in the Liberian Nimba Mountains, West Africa, at the end of the dry season. Israel Journal of Entomology 49(1): 11–40.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2654304http://zoobank.org/References/FC39D279-39FE-46A9-9D45-AC44C49174F
Key to species of the genus Nyctellisca nom. nov. with description of Nyctellisca chureisica n. sp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae)
Get PDFTwo replacement names are proposed in miltogrammine flesh flies: Nyctelliscina nomen novum for the subtribe Nyctellina Rohdendorf, 1967 and Nyctellisca nomen novum for the genus Nyctella Zimin, 1928 (nec Nyctella Reuter, 1905). Three new combinations for species names are proposed: Nyctellisca egregia (Zimin, 1928), n. comb.; Nyctellisca syczewskajae (Rohdendorf & Verves, 1980), n. comb.; and Nyctellisca zimini (Rohdendorf, 1961), n. comb. A new species, Nyctellisca chureisica n. sp. (♀), is described from Saudi Arabia. The new species is close to N. egregia (Zimin), but can be easily distinguished from the latter species by the presence of only 2 pairs of proclinate orb, almost straight dm–cu and an entirely yellow arista. A key to the four known species of the genus Nyctellisca is compiled.
To cite: Verves, Y.G. & Khrokalo, L.A. 2019. Key to species of the genus Nyctellisca nom. nov. with description of Nyctellisca chureisica n. sp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49(1): 137–142.
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Colaxes insularis (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) is a valid species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Ballinae)
Get PDFBoth sexes of Homalattus insularis Peckham & Peckham, 1885 are redescribed. The species is considered valid and it is transferred to the genus Colaxes: Colaxes insularis (Peckham & Peckham, 1885), n. comb.
RÉSUMÉLes deux sexes de Homalattus insularis Peckham & Peckham, 1885 sont redécrits. L’espèce est considérée comme valide et elle est transférée au genre Colaxes: Colaxes insularis (Peckham & Peckham, 1885), n. comb.
MOTS-CLÉS: Araneae, Salticidae, Madagascar, araignée sauteuse, région afrotropicale, nouvelle combinaison.To cite: Wesołowska, W. 2019. Colaxes insularis (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) is a valid species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Ballinae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49(1): 57–61.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3539465http://zoobank.org/References/0FBED5BA-4984-4AC4-9377-562A97AF523