Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal Latest 100 Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:41:52 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://bdj.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ New faunistic data on Diptera (Hexapoda, Insecta) from the Ziarat Juniperus forest ecosystem (Pakistan) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114414/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e114414

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e114414

Authors: Qaiser Khan, Asmathullah Kakar, Kashif Kamran

Abstract: This study presents the first faunistic record and DNA barcoding for some Diptera species recorded from the Juniperus forest ecosystem of Balochistan, Pakistan. DNA barcoding was used to explore species diversity of Dipterans and collections carried out using a Malaise trap between December 2018 to December 2019. This process involved sequencing the 658 bp Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) gene.Amongst the collected Diptera specimens, nine families were identified, representing 13 genera. These species include Atherigona soccata (Rondani, 1871), Atherigona varia (Schiner, 1868), Chironomus dorsalis (Meigen, 1818), Eupeodes corollae (Linnaeus, 1758), Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus,1758), Gonia ornata (Meigen, 1826), Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826), Paragus quadrifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Pollenia rudis (Fabricius, 1794), Ravinia pernix (Thompson, 1869), Sarcophaga dux (Thompson, 1869), Trupanea amoena (Schiner, 1868) and Wohlfahrtia bella (Linnaeus, 1758). The families Syrphidae and Sarcophagidae exhibited the highest representation, each comprising three genera and three species. They were followed by the family Muscidae, which had a single genus and two species. Anthomyiidae, Chironomidae, Calliphoridae, Polleniidae, Tachinidae and Tephritidae were represented by only one genus and one species. A nique Barcode Index Number (BIN) was allotted to Tachinidae (specie i.e Gonia ornata). The results indicated that barcoding through cytochrome oxidase I is an effective approach for the accurate identification and genetic studies of Diptera species. This discovery highlights the significant diversity of this insect order in study region. Furthermore, a comprehensive list of other Diptera species remains elusive because of difficulties in distinguishing them, based on morphology and a lack of professional entomological knowledge.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:36:35 +0200
A new species of Cuspidevia Jäch & Boukal, 1995 (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from south China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117248/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117248

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117248

Authors: Dongju Bian, Yuqi Hu, Yanfeng Tong

Abstract: Cuspidevia Jäch & Boukal, 1995 is a member of the tribe Macronychini which has the following features: antennae short, 6-10 segmented, aedeagus long and cylindrical, paramere very small, slender or lacking. This genus currently comprises only three species. All species are distributed in China.Cuspidevia pilosus sp. nov. is reported from Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi Provinces in China. Habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are illustrated.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:21:56 +0200
First description of the females of Qinorapala qinlingana Chou & Wang, 1995 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces, western China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117061/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117061

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117061

Authors: Sixun Ge, Wen-Hao Sun, Yang Yang, Li-Li Ren, Shao-Ji Hu

Abstract: The family Lycaenidae is a widely distributed and species-rich group with approximately 5300 described species. The rare genus Qinorapala Chou & Wang, with Q. qinlingana Chou & Wang as its type species was established as monotypic. In the original description, Q. qinlingana was described from a male holotype; the female remained unknown. To date, the genus is only recorded from the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces). In this study, two female specimens, from Shaanxi Province and western Sichuan Province (bordering Yunnan Province) are described and illustrated for the first time.Female specimens of Q. qinlingana from Shaanxi and Sichuan are described for the first time. The species' distribution is updated and a distribution map is provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:12:33 +0200
A new, unusually large, Clavicornaltica Scherer, 1974 flea beetle from Borneo, described and sequenced in the field by citizen scientists (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/119481/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e119481

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e119481

Authors: Sean Otani, Luca Bertoli, Filippo Lucchini, Tom van den Beuken, Desanne Boin, Lehman Ellis, Holm Friedrich, Brittany Jacquot, Sotiris Kountouras, Sarah Lim, Eleonora Nigro, Syafi’ie Su’eif, Wei Harn Tan, Ulmar Grafe, Daniele Cicuzza, Massimo Delledonne, Iva Njunjić, Menno Schilthuizen

Abstract: The genus Clavicornaltica Scherer 1974 consists of very small, soil-dwelling flea beetles in South, Southeast and East Asia. Due to their diminutive size and morphological similarities, very little is known about their ecology and taxonomical diversity. It is likely that further studies will reveal this genus to be much more speciose than the 30 species currently recognised.A new species of Clavicornaltica from Brunei Darussalam is described, C. mataikanensis Otani et al., sp. nov. This is the second species of this genus recorded from Ulu Temburong National Park.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:47:25 +0200
Two new records of the genus Trioxys (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) parasitic on bamboo aphids from South Korea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/118599/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e118599

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e118599

Authors: Sangjin Kim, Juhyeong Sohn, Hyojoong Kim

Abstract: The genus Trioxys Haliday, 1833 consists of more than 80 species worldwide with three species being recorded in South Korea. In this study, we report the first observation of the two additional species, T. liui Chou & Chou, 1993 from Takecallis arundinariae (Essig, 1917) on Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc., 1843 and T. remaudierei Starý & Rakhshani, 2017 from T. taiwana (Takahashi, 1926) on Sasa borealis (Hack.) Makino & Shibata, 1901.Trioxys liui and T. remaudierei are described and reported with phototographs of the diagnostic morphological characters and the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) data (barcode region) and Bayesian tree of the phylogenetic analysis amongst the closely-related taxa are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:18:02 +0200
New records of Chrysochroinae Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115599/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115599

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115599

Authors: Hong-Mu Ai, Zhi-Hao Qi, Rong-Xiang Su, Zhi-Yu Liao, Hai-Tian Song

Abstract: Chrysochroinae Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 is the very colourful subfamily of Buprestidae. There are 127 species and subspecies of the subfamily which have been recorded in China.In this paper, we reported three genera, two subgenera and five species of the subfamily Chrysochroinae Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) which are all newly recorded from China. These reported taxa belong to two tribes and four genera: Chrysochroa (Chroodema) corbetti (Kerremans, 1893), Chrysochroa (Pyranthe) fulgens ephippigera White, 1843, Demochroa (Demoxantha) gratiosa indica Csiki, 1900, Xanthocata bonvouloirii (Deyrolle, 1861) (all the above four being Chrysochroini) and Cardiaspis mouhotii E. Saunders, 1866 (Dicercini). The five newly-recorded species are briefly described, illustrated and supplemented with relevant biological information.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:08:57 +0200
The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA barcodes of Iberian Bees https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117172/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117172

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117172

Authors: Thomas Wood, Hugo Gaspar, Romain Le Divelec, Andreia Penado, Teresa Luísa Silva, Vanessa Mata, Joana Veríssimo, Denis Michez, Sílvia Castro, João Loureiro, Pedro Beja, Sónia Ferreira

Abstract: Bees are important actors in terrestrial ecosystems and are recognised for their prominent role as pollinators. In the Iberian Peninsula, approximately 1,100 bee species are known, with nearly 100 of these species being endemic to the Peninsula. A reference collection of DNA barcodes, based on morphologically identified bee specimens, representing 514 Iberian species, was constructed. The "InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA Barcodes of Iberian bees" dataset contains records of 1,059 sequenced specimens. The species of this dataset correspond to about 47% of Iberian bee species diversity and 21% of endemic species diversity. For peninsular Portugal only, the corresponding coverage is 71% and 50%. Specimens were collected between 2014 and 2022 and are deposited in the research collection of Thomas Wood (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands), in the FLOWer Lab collection at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), in the Andreia Penado collection at the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) (Portugal) and in the InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) reference collection (Vairão, Portugal).Of the 514 species sequenced, 75 species from five different families are new additions to the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) and 112 new BINs were added. Whilst the majority of species were assigned to a single BIN (94.9%), 27 nominal species were assigned to multiple BINs. Although the placement into multiple BINs may simply reflect genetic diversity and variation, it likely also represents currently unrecognised species-level diversity across diverse taxa, such as Amegilla albigena Lepeletier, 1841, Andrena russula Lepeletier, 1841, Lasioglossum leucozonium (Schrank, 1781), Nomada femoralis Morawitz, 1869 and Sphecodes alternatus Smith, 1853. Further species pairs of Colletes, Hylaeus and Nomada were placed into the same BINs, emphasising the need for integrative taxonomy within Iberia and across the Mediterranean Basin more broadly. These data substantially contribute to our understanding of bee genetic diversity and DNA barcodes in Iberia and provide an important baseline for ongoing taxonomic revisions in the West Palaearctic biogeographical region.

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Data Paper Tue, 5 Mar 2024 18:45:23 +0200
Diversity of an Odonata assemblage from a tropical dry forest in San Buenaventura, Jalisco, Mexico (Insecta, Odonata) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/116135/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e116135

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e116135

Authors: Enrique González Soriano, Felipe Noguera, Cisteil Pérez-Hernández

Abstract: The patterns of richness, diversity, and abundance of an odonate assemblage from San Buenaventura, Jalisco are presented here. A total of 1087 specimens from seven families, 35 genera and 66 species were obtained through monthly samplings of five days each during a period of one year. Libellulidae was the most diverse family (28 species), followed by Coenagrionidae (21), Gomphidae (7), Aeshnidae (6), Calopterygidae (2), Lestidae (1) and Platystictidae (1). Argia was the most speciose genus. The highest species richness and Shannon diversity were found during August and September, whereas the highest abundance was observed in June and the highest Simpson diversity was recorded in September — all of which were associated with the rainy season. The highest values of phylogenetic diversity were found from June to October. The different diversity facets of this assemblage were positively correlated with precipitation and minimum temperature, whereas maximum temperature showed no influence. In addition, we found that this odonate diversity was higher than most Mexican localities with tropical dry forest (TDF) studied.We continue our efforts to describe the patterns of richness, diversity and abundance of some insect groups associated with the tropical dry forest ecosystem in Mexico, following a latitudinal gradient of the distribution of this ecosystem in the country. Our emphasis here was to evaluate the spatial and temporal patterns of richness and diversity of an Odonata assemblage from Jalisco, Mexico.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:22:39 +0200
The Buprestidae (Coleoptera, Buprestoidea) of the Tuscan Archipelago (Italy) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117362/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117362

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117362

Authors: Leonardo Forbicioni, Nicola Tormen, Gianfranco Curletti, Luciano Bani, Andrea Di Giulio, Enrico Ruzzier

Abstract: Buprestidae is a group of beetles of important conservation and phytosanitary value that is poorly studied in the Tuscan Archipelago and the limited faunistic knowledge available refers to a few scant historical records.The present contribution increments the species documented in the Archipelago from 27 to 51, providing more than 300 georeferenced occurrence records, derived from both direct field research and citizen science via iNaturalist. Of particular importance is the discovery of Eurythyrea quercus on Isola d'Elba, an uncommon and localised species currently critically endangered.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:09:04 +0200
Hoverflies of the Timon-David collection (Diptera, Syrphidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117265/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117265

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117265

Authors: Gabriel Nève, Xavier Lair, Thomas Lebard, Jean-Yves Meunier, Louis-Jean Teste, Louise Séguinel

Abstract: Hoverflies are among the most important insect pollinators and there is documented evidence of a recent decline in their populations. To trace the past distributions of hoverfly species, verified records of historical collections are essential.Here, we provide data on 1071 specimens of hoverflies collected or received by Jean Timon-David and hosted at the Marseille Natural History Museum, France. Most of the specimens were collected by Timon-David himself and come from south-eastern France, mainly from the Departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Hautes-Alpes. Most of these specimens were checked for the accuracy of their identification according to the latest identification keys. This resulted in 85 additions to the known fauna of the French Departments, mostly for Var and Bouches-du-Rhône. The taxonomy of all specimens was checked against the latest available checklists and updated names added whenever necessary. Specimens received from entomologists working in other continents may also be valuable, as these are historic testimonies of the fauna of their own respective regions of origin and may, therefore, also be used as reference material. One paratype specimen from Australia is present in the collection. The holotype of Cheilosia vangaveri Timon-David, 1937 is absent from the collection and should be considered as lost. All but two of the specimens with locality labels had their geographical coordinates of origin added in the dataset.

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Data Paper Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:21 +0200
Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/116014/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e116014

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e116014

Authors: Maurizio Cornalba, Marino Quaranta, Marco Selis, Simone Flaminio, Sirio Gamba, Maurizio Mei, Marco Bonifacino, Andree Cappellari, Roberto Catania, Pietro Niolu, Stefano Tempesti, Paolo Biella

Abstract: The area sourrounding the Mediterranean basin is recognised as a major biodiversity hotspot for bees, and Italy is amongst the European countries with the highest bee species richness. Detailed knowledge of bee distribution is crucial for understanding bee biology and designing tailored conservation strategies, but is still insufficient in southern European countries, especially in Italy.We report recent finds of 48 bee species that yield significant novelties for the Italian bee fauna. Eight species, namely Andrena confinis Stöckhert, Anthidiellum breviusculum Pérez, Coelioxys alatus Foerster, Lasioglossum algericolellum Strand, Megachile lapponica Thomson, Megachile opacifrons Pérez, Megachile semicircularis auct. nec Zanden and Trachusa integra Eversmann are reported as new for Italy. In addition, Andrena binominata Smith, Andrena compta Lepeletier, Colletes acutus Pérez, Lasioglossum strictifrons Vachal, Rhodanthidium siculum Spinola and Rhodanthidium sticticum Fabricius are newly recorded from mainland Italy, Osmia heteracantha Pérez from Sardegna and Nomada flavopicta Kirby from Sicilia. We also report significant range extensions for other bee species and recent records of species that had long gone unrecorded in Italy. The combination of morphology and DNA barcoding provided reliable identifications even for the most challenging specimens. As several of our records come from areas neglected by bee experts in the past, this study stands out as a key indicator of a bee faunistic richness still awaiting discovery and hopefully it will stimulate the interest of taxonomists and stakeholders in pursuing bee research in Italy in the near future.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:38:37 +0200
Fauna of some families of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the Republic of Mordovia (Russia) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117041/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117041

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117041

Authors: L.V. Egorov, Alexander Ruchin, Sergei Alekseev, Oleg Artaev, Evgeniy Lobachev, Sergei Lukiyanov, Gennadiy Semishin

Abstract: Biodiversity conservation is an important goal of most ecosystem management efforts. Therefore, proper monitoring of biodiversity requires constant attention. Coleoptera should be monitored as an essential part of the overall biodiversity. Special monitoring is needed for families that are active as predators (e.g. Coccinellidae) or are saproxylic species (e.g. Elateridae and Cerambycidae). The aim of the research is to describe the fauna of seven families of Coleoptera (Elateridae, Drilidae, Lycidae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae, Coccinellidae and Cerambycidae) of the Republic of Mordovia (the centre of the European part of Russia). The results are based on faunistic research, the main part of which was carried out in April-October 2007-2023 and on material from museum collections. The collecting was made using several different methods (by hand, light trapping, on different lures, into pitfall traps etc.). GPS coordinates are given for each faunistic record.The dataset contains information on seven species new to the region: Malthodes flavoguttatus Kiesenwetter, 1852, Malthodes minimus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cantharidae); Scymnus rubromaculatus (Goeze, 1777) (Coccinellidae); Anoplodera rufipes ventralis Heyden, 1886, Tragosoma depsarium (Linnaeus, 1767), Xylotrechus arvicola (Olivier, 1795) and Xylotrechus ibex (Gebler, 1825) (Cerambycidae).

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Data Paper Tue, 6 Feb 2024 10:47:50 +0200
Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov. from Yunnan and Guizhou, China (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115974/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115974

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115974

Authors: Cheng-Bin Wang

Abstract: The genus Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae, Dundubiini, Dundubiina) currently includes 16 species (excluding subspecies and varieties), mainly occurring in the Oriental Region. More than half of them, 10 species, are known from China, including one new species, described in the present study.A new species of cicada, Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov., is described from Yunnan and Guizhou, southwest China. Colour plates are presented to illustrate its diagnostic characters. The distribution map of the new species is also given.

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Single Taxon Treatment Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:39:46 +0200
A new species of Tanna Distant, 1905 from Yunnan, China (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115715/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115715

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115715

Authors: Cheng-Bin Wang

Abstract: The genus Tanna Distant, 1905 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae, Leptopsaltriini, Leptopsaltriina) currently includes 23 species (three tentatively placed), with its actual geographical distribution in China, Japan, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Most of them, 16 species, are known from China, including one new species here described.A new species of cicada, Tanna fengi Wang sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, southwest China. Colour plates are presented to illustrate all diagnostic characters. An updated list of Tanna species occurring in China is provided.

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:07:41 +0200
Updated distributional checklist of the genus Pytho Latreille, 1796 of the Palearctic realm with the first records of P. abieticola J. R. Sahlberg, 1875 from Lithuania and the family Pythidae (Coleoptera) from Moldova and Serbia https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115422/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115422

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115422

Authors: Radomir Jaskuła, Denis Ćoso, Vytautas Tamutis, Romas Ferenca

Abstract: Pytho Latreille, 1796 is a small genus of the dead log bark beetles (Coleoptera, Pythidae). All species are distributed in the Holarctic, being recognised as typically boreal taxa, but knowledge about the geographical ranges of particular taxa is far from complete.The updated distributional checklist of the genus Pytho of the Palearctic is given, based on literature and new records, including citizen-scientific data. Pytho depressus and the family Pythidae are recorded for the first time from the Republic of Moldova (Municipality of Chișinău) and the Republic of Serbia (Municipality of Voždovac) and P. abieticola is recorded for the first time from Lithuania (Alytus District Municipality, Ignalina District Municipality and Kaišiadorys District Municipality).

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:31:08 +0200
Inocellia (Amurinocellia) calida (Raphidioptera, Inocelliidae) was first observed as a predator of Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in China, the vector of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Aphelenchida, Aphelenchoididae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114294/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e114294

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e114294

Authors: Miao Yu, Jue Wang, Wenfeng Yan, Shiyu Kuang, Yanan Zheng

Abstract: Monochamus saltuarius Gebler (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) serves as the primary carrier of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Buhrer) (Aphelenchida, Aphelenchoididae) in the middle-temperate zone of China. Pine wilt disease caused by B. xylophilus leads to serious losses to pine forestry around the world. It is necessary to study the biological control of M. saltuarius to effectively prevent the further spread of B. xylophilus. To explore the insect resources that act as natural enemies of M. saltuarius, investigations were conducted on natural enemy insects by splitting Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc (Pinales, Pinaceae) damaged by M. saltuarius and dissecting their trunks in Yingpan Village, Fushun County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China, in 2023. A larva of Inocellia (Amurinocellia) calida (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck) (Raphidioptera, Inocelliidae) was discovered in the trunk of an infested P. koraiensis. Additionally, the feeding habits of I. calida were preliminarily examined under indoor conditions and a description of its morphological characteristics was provided. When placed in an indoor environment, the I. calida larva began pupating after a period of 21 days, during which time it consumed and attacked a total of 23 M. saltuarius larvae. Ultimately, after a pupal period of ten days, the I. calida larva emerged successfully as an adult. This discovery marks the first recorded presence of I. calida in Liaoning Province and the first documentation of I. calida in China, serving as a natural predatory enemy of M. saltuarius.

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Research Article Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:40:37 +0200
Soil macrofauna communities in Brazilian land-use systems https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115000/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115000

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115000

Authors: George Brown, Wilian Demetrio, Quentin Gabriac, Amarildo Pasini, Vanesca Korasaki, Lenita Oliveira, Julio dos Santos, Eleno Torres, Paulo Galerani, Dionisio Gazziero, Norton Benito, Daiane Nunes, Alessandra Santos, Talita Ferreira, Herlon Nadolny, Marie Bartz, Wagner Maschio, Rafaela Dudas, Mauricio Zagatto, Cintia Niva, Lina Clasen, Klaus Sautter, Luis Froufe, Carlos Eduardo Seoane, Aníbal de Moraes, Samuel James, Odair Alberton, Osvaldino Brandão Júnior, Odilon Saraiva, Antonio Garcia, Elma Oliveira, Raul César, Beatriz Corrêa-Ferreira, Lilianne Bruz, Elodie Silva, Gilherme Cardoso, Patrick Lavelle, Elena Velásquez, Marcus Cremonesi, Lucília Parron, Amilton Baggio, Edinelson Neves, Mariangela Hungria, Thiago Campos, Vagner da Silva, Carlos Reissmann, Ana Conrado, Jean-Pierre Bouillet, José Gonçalves, Carolina Brandani, Ricardo Viani, Ranieri Paula, Jean-Paul Laclau, Clara Peña-Venegas, Carlos Peres, Thibaud Decaëns, Benjamin Pey, Nico Eisenhauer, Miguel Cooper, Jérôme Mathieu

Abstract: Soil animal communities include more than 40 higher-order taxa, representing over 23% of all described species. These animals have a wide range of feeding sources and contribute to several important soil functions and ecosystem services. Although many studies have assessed macroinvertebrate communities in Brazil, few of them have been published in journals and even fewer have made the data openly available for consultation and further use. As part of ongoing efforts to synthesise the global soil macrofauna communities and to increase the amount of openly-accessible data in GBIF and other repositories related to soil biodiversity, the present paper provides links to 29 soil macroinvertebrate datasets covering 42 soil fauna taxa, collected in various land-use systems in Brazil. A total of 83,085 georeferenced occurrences of these taxa are presented, based on quantitative estimates performed using a standardised sampling method commonly adopted worldwide to collect soil macrofauna populations, i.e. the TSBF (Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme) protocol. This consists of digging soil monoliths of 25 x 25 cm area, with handsorting of the macroinvertebrates visible to the naked eye from the surface litter and from within the soil, typically in the upper 0-20 cm layer (but sometimes shallower, i.e. top 0-10 cm or deeper to 0-40 cm, depending on the site). The land-use systems included anthropogenic sites managed with agricultural systems (e.g. pastures, annual and perennial crops, agroforestry), as well as planted forests and native vegetation located mostly in the southern Brazilian State of Paraná (96 sites), with a few additional sites in the neighbouring states of São Paulo (21 sites) and Santa Catarina (five sites). Important metadata on soil properties, particularly soil chemical parameters (mainly pH, C, P, Ca, K, Mg, Al contents, exchangeable acidity, Cation Exchange Capacity, Base Saturation and, infrequently, total N), particle size distribution (mainly % sand, silt and clay) and, infrequently, soil moisture and bulk density, as well as on human management practices (land use and vegetation cover) are provided. These data will be particularly useful for those interested in estimating land-use change impacts on soil biodiversity and its implications for below-ground foodwebs, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem service delivery.Quantitative estimates are provided for 42 soil animal taxa, for two biodiversity hotspots: the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes. Data are provided at the individual monolith level, representing sampling events ranging from February 2001 up to September 2016 in 122 sampling sites and over 1800 samples, for a total of 83,085 ocurrences.

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Data Paper Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:53:31 +0200
Review of German Spilomicrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae, Spilomicrini) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114515/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e114515

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e114515

Authors: Jeremy Hübner, Vasilisa Chemyreva

Abstract: This study provides an integrative taxonomy-based review for the genus Spilomicrus Westwood in Germany using DNA barcoding and classic morphology.Spilomicrus simplex Tomsik, 1947 is placed in synonymy with S. antennatus Jurine, 1807; Spilomicrus thomsoni Kieffer, 1911 is removed from synonymy with S. hemipterus Marshall, 1868. A lectotype is designated for Spilomicrus nigripes Thomson, 1858. Newly recorded for Germany are the following species: S. thomsoni Kieffer, 1911, S. crassiclavis Marshall, 1868, S. lusitanicus Kieffer, 1910 and S. diversus Chemyreva, 2021. Three species, Spilomicrus brevimalaris sp. nov., S. flavecorpus sp. nov. and S. politus sp. nov. are described as new to science. The 23 DNA-barcodes with species identification present a substantial addition over the previous German checklist. This study aims to update the number of nationwide known Spilomicrus species from fifteen to twenty. Furthermore, a new key to identify all European Spilomicrus species is provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 8 Jan 2024 13:21:40 +0200
Taxonomic review of the genus Nycteola Hübner (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from Korea including potential invasive pests https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114878/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e114878

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114878

Authors: Yeong-Bin Cha, Un-Hong Heo, Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan, Sora Kim, Yang-Seop Bae

Abstract: The genus Nycteola Hübner has been mainly distributed in the Old World and usually feeds on Fagaceae and Salicaceae, but Myrtaceae and Juglandaceae have also been reported. In Korea, the number of this genus has been changed from four to three after 2007, but three or four species are listed confusingly up to now.The Japanese endemic species Nycteola dufayi Sugi, 1982 are firstly reported for the Continents with its brief biology. Additionally, Korean fauna of nycteolid species are reviewed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:18:43 +0200
A new distribution record, first host plant record and DNA barcoding of the Neotropical micromoth Astrotischeria karsholti Puplesis & Diškus (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115397/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e115397

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e115397

Authors: Héctor Vargas

Abstract: Astrotischeria Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae) is a New World genus of micromoths whose larvae are leaf miners associated mainly with plants of the family Asteraceae. The original description of the type species Astrotischeria karsholti Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 was based on adults from central Peru. No additional distribution records, host plants or DNA barcodes have been documented for this species.Astrotischeria karsholti is reported for the first time from Chile, based on adults obtained from leaf mines of Ambrosia cumanensis Kunth (Asteraceae) collected in the transverse valleys of the Atacama Desert. This discovery expands the distribution range of this micromoth nearly 900 km to the southeast and represents its first host plant record. Divergence between DNA barcodes of A. karsholti and the nearest congeneric was 6% (K2P). A Maximum Likelihood analysis, based on DNA barcodes, raises questions about the monophyly of Astrotischeria.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:36:04 +0200
Documenting Mantodea species in South African museum collections and an updated species list https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/102637/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e102637

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e102637

Authors: Bianca Greyvenstein, Johnnie van den Berg, Hannalene du Plessis

Abstract: The previous species list of South African Mantodea, published in 1998, was largely compiled from the literature and did not incorporate data from the many insect museum collections available in the country. It is estimated that approximately 120 species of Mantodea occur in South Africa; however, since no historical museum records were previously incorporated, the current information is considered to be outdated and not a true reflection of the Mantodea fauna within this region. A checklist of species is an important benchmark for any insect group, especially in light of the worldwide declines of insect diversity reported over the last decade. Checklists that provide accurate information on insect diversity, especially for groups, such as the Mantodea which could be under threat and thus could provide important information that can be used in determining the threat status of species, as well as to aid in their conservation in general.This paper provides an updated checklist of the praying mantids (Insecta, Mantodea) species of South Africa. While 120 species were previously reported to occur in South Africa, this paper reports 157 species in 64 genera that represent eight different superfamilies, 14 families and 22 subfamilies. Additionally, five species are reported for the first time to occur in South Africa. This species list was generated from the approximately 4000 specimen records of which 3558 records reside within South Africa. The remaining 732 records represent 14 other African countries. Occurrence records from two citizen-science platforms (iNaturalist and Gbif.org), were also incorporated in this study, adding 1880 species records in South Africa. The low number of specimens in the national collections indicate that this group of insects is poorly collected and highlights the lack of knowledge about South Africa’s mantid fauna, as well as a lack of taxonomic expertise as 1532 museum specimens remain unidentified to species level.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:50:19 +0200
Diversity of parasitoid wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera) in oilseed rape fields in Serbia https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110118/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110118

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110118

Authors: Milan Plećaš, Vladimir Žikić, Korana Kocić, Jelisaveta Čkrkić, Anđeljko Petrović, Željko Tomanović

Abstract: Oilseed rape is an important crop grown worldwide and used for various purposes, including oil extraction and animal feed. In Europe, there are six major pest species and several other minor pests that can significantly affect oilseed rape production, requiring growers to effectively control them in order to ensure crop yield. The host-parasitoid complexes of these pests have been studied in detail and recorded mainly in western, central and northern Europe. As an abundant source of pollen and nectar, oilseed rape may also be attractive to other parasitoids that do not have direct trophic interactions with oilseed rape pest species. The aim of this study is to fill the knowledge gap regarding the wider parasitoid community in oilseed rape fields, particularly in southern Europe.During the two-year study, a total of 3135 specimens of primary and secondary parasitoids were sampled, of which 2855 were found in oilseed rape fields and 280 in semi-natural habitats. We found 153 taxa, of which 119 were found in oilseed rape fields and 87 in semi-natural habitats. We identified 31 genera (33 species) as parasitoids of oilseed rape pests, 54 genera (97 species) parasitising non-pest species and 10 genera (23 species) as possible parasitoids of oilseed rape pests. This study shows that the parasitoid community in oilseed rape fields is very diverse and that includes parasitoids of both oilseed rape pest and non-pest species.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 5 Dec 2023 09:02:28 +0200
Simultaneous detections of Olenecamptus bilobus (Fabricius, 1801) (Cerambycidae, Dorcaschematini) in Europe https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114432/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e114432

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114432

Authors: Enrico Ruzzier, Carlos R. de Queros, Hugo Mas, Andrea Di Giulio

Abstract: Europe has a long history of non-native species introductions given its central role in global trade in recent centuries. Currently, approximately two hundred cerambycid species have been found in Europe, as the result of introductions between and within biogeographical regions; still, despite better monitoring and stronger restrictions, the arrivals and spread of non-native Cerambycidae continue.The aim of this contribution is to report and discuss the first European records of the non-native longhorn beetle Olenecamptus bilobus (Fabricius, 1801) on the basis of three specimens recorded almost simultaneously in Spain and Greece, respectively.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 1 Dec 2023 18:46:16 +0200
First report of Diomus guilavoguii Duverger, 1994 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Diomini) predating on papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/113291/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e113291

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e113291

Authors: Jiamin Zhuang, Lizhi Huo, Mingjie Tang, Xiufeng Xie, Xiaosheng Chen

Abstract: Diomus guilavoguii Duverger, 1994, an adventive species, is recorded from Guangzhou (Guangdong Province), China for the first time. Larvae of D. guilavoguii were collected in association with an invasive mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink, 1992, infesting papayas, cassava and several ornamental plants. However, little has been known about the biology of D. guilavoguii, especially the morphology of their larvae since their original descriptions.Diomus guilavoguii Duverger, 1994, native to Conakry, Guinea (Africa), is recorded as established in Guangdong Province for the first time. However, it is unclear when and how D. guilavoguii spread from Africa to Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Both the adult and larva feed on the invasive mealybug Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) that infests papaya and ornamental plants. In this paper, the external morphology and male genitalia of adults are re-described. The detailed descriptions of larva and pupa are also provided for the first time. The status of D. guilavoguii and D. hennessyi Fürsch, 1987 are discussed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:02:31 +0200
Three new species of Illiesonemoura Baumann, 1975 (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/112020/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e112020

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e112020

Authors: Zhi-Jie Wang, Yu-Zhou Du, Xiao-Yu Ji

Abstract: The genus Illiesonemoura Baumann, 1975 (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) is a small-sized stonefly with slender and curved embranous cerci. Currently, 18 species of the genus are known worldwide, mainly distributed in the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions, with a total of two species known to China.Three new species of Illiesonemoura Baumann, 1975, I. bituberculata Wang & Du, sp. nov., I. motuoensis Du & Ji, sp. nov. and I. weii Du & Ji, sp. nov. are described and illustrated, based on male adults from China. Illiesonemoura bituberculata is characterised by two pairs of tubercles arising posteromedially from tergum 10 and by two rows of spinules outlining the lateral edge of the ventral sclerite of the epiproct. Illiesonemoura motuoensis is characterised by the heart-shaped epiproct with a thin and slightly sclerotised protrusion between the sclerotised bands. Illiesonemoura weii is characterised by a pair of small knobs on tergum 10, outer lobes of paraprocts basally broad, then slender towards apices with a pointed tip and the epiproct with lateral spinules.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:16:46 +0200
Odonate diversity of a highly urbanised region: An annotated checklist of the damselflies and dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) of Lario and Brianza (Lombardy, N Italy) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/111358/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e111358

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e111358

Authors: Gaia Bazzi, Andrea Galimberti, Claudio Foglini, Luciano Bani, Lionello Bazzi, Piero Bonvicini, Roberto Brembilla, Massimo Brigo, Alberto Cavenaghi, Giuseppe Colombo, Cesare Della Pietà, Carlo Galliani, Ettore Guarnaroli, Nicola Larroux, Alessandro Monti, Valerio Orioli, Francesco Ornaghi, Nicola Pilon, Giuliana Pirotta, Giovanni Radaelli, Giulia Tessa, Giacomo Assandri

Abstract: Given their sensitivity to environmental alterations, odonates act as reliable bioindicators to assess the effects of changes in freshwater ecosystems and associated terrestrial habitats. The region comprised between Lario and Brianza (Provinces of Como, Lecco and Monza and Brianza - Lombardy, N Italy) is one of the most urbanised of the Italian peninsula and large parts of its territory have been heavily altered, especially at low elevation. Despite this pervasive anthropogenisation, the area is still characterised by a considerable variety of freshwater habitats, possibly harbouring rich odonate communities, which, however, have been never thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to produce the first commented checklist of the Odonata of this region, accompanied by distribution maps.The work is based on 12,093 records spanning from 1981 and 2022, derived from literature (289), revision of collections (42), citizen-science projects (1249) and unpublished data from the authors and their collaborators (10,513). Overall, fifty-five species occur - or occurred in the past - in the study area (20 Zygoptera and 35 Anisoptera). One species, Erythromma najas, was confirmed exclusively before 1978, while seven species (Lestes barbarus, Coenagrion scitulum, Aeshna affinis, Anax ephippiger, Somatochlora arctica, Sympetrum meridionale and Trithemis annulata) have been recorded only after 2000. Records referring to Chalcolestes parvidens and Sympetrum flaveolum were considered questionable and excluded from the checklist. A list of species for each protected site is additionally provided. This work highlighted the importance for odonates of Lario and Brianza Regions from a national perspective, in particular for species of conservation priority/interest, such as Sympecma paedisca, Oxygastra curtisii and Sympetrum depressiusculum.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 7 Nov 2023 10:32:02 +0200
New species and records of Pseudochironomini Sæther, 1977 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Dominican Republic https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/111925/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e111925

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e111925

Authors: Trond Andersen, Amelie Höcherl, Jeremy Hübner, Caroline Chimeno, Xiaolong Lin, Viktor Baranov

Abstract: Pseudochironomini is a relatively small and poorly-studied tribe of subfamily Chironominae (Diptera, Chironomidae).Pseudochironomus ruthae Andersen & Baranov sp. nov. is described and figured, based on a single male collected in a light trap at Matadero, Dominican Republic. The species can be separated from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: wing without dark bands, dorsocentrals in partly double row and apex of superior volsella rounded. The species is the first Pseudochironomus species to be formally recorded and described from the Caribbean. In addition, a new record of Manoa pahayokeensis Jacobsen & Perry, 2002 from the Dominican Republic is given. One specimen was DNA-barcoded and the barcode is given.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:05:56 +0300
New records of non-native Coleoptera in Italy https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/111487/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e111487

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e111487

Authors: Enrico Ruzzier, Lucio Morin, Matteo Zugno, Andrea Tapparo, Luciano Bani, Andrea Di Giulio

Abstract: In the last decades, climate change and globalisation have been exacerbating the introduction of non-native beetles worldwide. Due toits peculiar territory, climate and geographical position in the middle of the Mediterranean Basin, Italy is one of the European countries with the highest number of intercepted, adventive and established non-native beetles, some of which are invasive. In this perspective, producing new faunistic records and continuously updating reliable and easily accessible distributional data is a fundamental step in investigating and potentially preventing further species introduction.The aim of this contribution is to report and discuss new faunistic records of non-native Coleoptera in Italy. For some species, new records enlarge the previously-known distribution (e.g. the ambrosia beetles Anisandrus maiche (Kurentzov, 1941) and Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford, 1894) or the click beetle Monocrepidius posticus (Eschscholtz, 1829)), while for others (e.g. the scarab beetle Archophileurus spinosus Dechambre, 2006), data confirm their establishment and highlight a possible expansion phase. The false powderpost beetles Ptilineurus marmoratus (Reitter, 1877) and the longhorn beetle Xylotrechus chinensis (Chevrolat, 1852) are two new additions to the Italian fauna, while the establishment of the monotomid beetle Monotoma americana Aubé 1837 is confirmed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:44:26 +0300
A new record of the genus Froggattiella Leonardi (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae) in South Korea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110948/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110948

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110948

Authors: Hyeong Su Kim, Jaeyun Kim, Wonhoon Lee

Abstract: The genus Froggattiella Leonardi, 1900 belongs to the family Diaspididae, and five species of Froggattiella have been recorded worldwide. In this study, Froggattiella penicillata (Green, 1905), which attacks bamboos, is newly recorded in South Korea. The colonies of F. penicillata were collected on a bamboo forest located in Gajwa-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea (35.1599, 128.1029). Description of the adult female, host plant, adult female illustrations, and global distribution of this species are provided.Froggattiella penicillata (Green, 1905) is reported for the first time in South Korea. This species occurrs under sheathing bases of the leaves and is observed attached on the stem and not on the leaf.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:00:02 +0300
Dendrocerus lui (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Megaspilidae): a new species of Dendrocerus carpenteri species-group from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/108742/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e108742

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e108742

Authors: Fang Li, Shanshan Cui, Yixin Huang, Xuan Wang, Huayan Chen, Xu Wang

Abstract: One new species of the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg, 1852, D. lui Li and Wang sp. nov. is described. A key to Chinese species of males is provided. The 28S sequence was generated to supplement the association of both sexes of the new species.One new species of the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg, 1852, D. lui Li and Wang sp. nov. is described.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 9 Oct 2023 16:42:55 +0300
The MOBIOS+: A FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) database for Mindanao's terrestrial biodiversity https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110016/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110016

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110016

Authors: Krizler Tanalgo, Kier Dela Cruz, Angelo Agduma, Jeaneth Magelen Respicio, Sumaira Abdullah, Renee Jane Alvaro-Ele, Bona Abigail Hilario-Husain, Meriam Manampan-Rubio, Sedra Murray, Lothy Casim, Athea Mohidda Pantog, Shiela Mae Balase, Rallyessa Mohann Abdulkasan, Chasty Andrea Aguirre, Nadjmussahar Banto, Sheila Mae Broncate, Ace Dimacaling, Gerald Vince Fabrero, Asraf Lidasan, Analiza Lingcob, Ariane Millondaga, Kathlene Faye Panilla, Crystal Queen Sinadjan, Norlaine Unte

Abstract: Due to its complex geological history and the emergence of various biogeographic regions, the Philippines boasts an extraordinary array of flora and fauna. This unique combination has contributed to the country’s exceptional density of terrestrial species, making it amongst the highest in the world. Mindanao, in the southern part of the Philippines, is the second largest group of islands and supports high levels of endemism and proportion of threatened species. However, consolidated biodiversity records and information remain unavailable for the region. The primary goal of the Mindanao Open Biodiversity Information (MOBIOS+) database is to address these substantial data deficiencies by compiling contemporary biodiversity information from the 21st century. This initiative seeks to enhance our comprehension of biodiversity trends in Mindanao over temporal and spatial dimensions, while also creating an openly-accessible database. The database we present here is the first of its kind and currently the most comprehensive attempt to establish the largest consolidated database for Mindanao biodiversity, based on publicly available literature. With its vast collection of biodiversity data, this database will prove to be a valuable resource for advancing biodiversity research and analysis. It will further facilitate the identification of species and areas that require immediate conservation prioritisation and action, addressing the urgent challenges posed by our rapidly changing planet.The MOBIOS+ database is the first attempt to create a massive FAIR database aiming to collate biodiversity records from published literature in the Mindanao faunal region, south of the Philippines. The database currently includes 12,813 georeferenced specimen occurrences representing 1,907 unique taxa across 10 animal classes inhabiting the terrestrial and freshwater environments of Mindanao faunal region. We made all georeferenced specimen occurrences available in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) platform.

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Data Paper Mon, 9 Oct 2023 14:04:05 +0300
A new species of the genus Proutia Tutt (Lepidoptera, Psychidae) from Korea, based on morphology and DNA barcodes https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110313/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110313

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110313

Authors: Dong-June Lee, Jae-Seok Lee, Jongwon Kim, Hyeon Lee, Bong-Kyu Byun, Seung Jin Roh

Abstract: The genus Proutia Tutt, 1899 (Lepidoptera, Psychidae) comprises 14 species found throughout the world. In East Asia, three species, Proutia chinensis Hättenschwiler & Chao, 1990, P. maculatella Saigusa & Sugimoto, 2014 and P. nigra Saigusa & Sugimoto, 2014, are known from Korea, Japan and China.Proutia cornucervae Roh & Lee, sp. nov. is newly recognised from Korea. In addition, Bruandella niphonica (Hori) is transferred to genus Proutia. Male and genitalia of the species are described and DNA barcodes are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 5 Oct 2023 13:37:31 +0300
DNA barcoding of Japanese earwig species (Insecta, Dermaptera), with sequence diversity analyses of three species of Anisolabididae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/107001/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e107001

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e107001

Authors: Yoshitaka Kamimura, Masaru Nishikawa, Junsuke Yamasako

Abstract: Dermaptera is a polyneopteran insect order that includes more than 2,000 described species, commonly known as earwigs, that mainly inhabit tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions. Although 40 species have been found in Japan, their distribution and habitat preferences have remained ambiguous due to sample misidentification, particularly amongst immature specimens. To overcome this problem, we sequenced and analysed the DNA barcoding region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene (cox1) of dermapteran species recorded from Japan. Including publicly available data, 72.5% of known Japanese dermapteran species were subjected to molecular identification. We extensively sampled three wingless species of subfamily Anisolabidinae (Anisolabididae): Anisolabis maritima, Anisolabella marginalis and Euborellia pallipes. Although these species exhibit similar habitat preferences as semi-synanthropes, A. maritima, a cosmopolitan species with the highest affinity to seashore, had significantly higher sequence diversity than the latter two species, which are considered endemic to East Asia. A similar trend was observed for (at least partly) winged cosmopolitan species of other families. Introgression with the congener Anisolabis seirokui is also suggested for A. maritima. Possible causes of the varying levels of sequence diversity are discussed.

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Research Article Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:09:01 +0300
First report of Aphria latifrons (Diptera, Tachinidae, Leskiini) in the Canary Islands https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109690/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109690

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109690

Authors: Daniel Suárez, David Lugo, Mónica Pérez-Gil, Gustavo Peña, Carlos Ruiz

Abstract: The Canary Islands are an archipelago of volcanic origin, located off north-west Africa comprising eight islands. Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are the oldest (20 and 15 millon years old, respectively) and the easternmost islands. The order Diptera is one of the most relevant taxa in the Canary Islands as they constitute the second highest species richness. Within this order, the family Tachinidae is especially interesting as all species are endoparasitoids of arthropods and most species play a key role as pollinators. In the Canary Islands, the family comprises 52 species, with Fuerteventura and Lanzarote harbouring up to 20 species each.Aphria latifrons, a Palaearctic tachinid fly, is reported for the first time from the Canary Islands, where it was found on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. Morphological examination was carried out and the first known barcode of the species is presented. Its potential distribution and source of origin are discussed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:39:21 +0300
New records of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) for the Dutch Fauna https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/108636/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e108636

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e108636

Authors: Santiago Jaume-Schinkel, Gunnar Kvifte, Iva Njunjić, Menno Schilthuizen

Abstract: Prior to this study, the moth flies in The Netherlands were represented by 61 species. Our findings derive from a citizen-science expedition in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, one of the oldest public parks and best known parks in The Netherlands. The combination of citizen science and the exploration of a well-known urban park has allowed us to contribute to the knowledge of moth fly species present in The Netherlands. The findings from this study provide valuable insights into the distribution, taxonomy and genetic resources of Psychoda and Panimerus species, enhancing our understanding of insect biodiversity and promoting future research in this field.Our study provides two new geographical records of the moth flies in The Netherlands, namely, Psychoda uniformata Haseman, 1907 and Panimerus maynei (Tonnoir, 1920) elevating the total number of species to 63. Furthermore, we provide re-descriptions of the females of Panimerus notabilis (Eaton, 1893) and P. goetghebueri (Tonnoir, 1919). Additionally, we make available for the first time, the sequence of the 5’-end of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene or COI Barcodes for Panimerus notabilis, P. goetghebueri and P. maynei. These COI Barcodes serve as valuable tools for future species identification within the genus.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:46:08 +0300
First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae) in the Canary Islands, a novel pine pest detected through citizen science in an oceanic archipelago https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109851/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109851

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109851

Authors: David Lugo, Daniel Suárez, Sonia Martín, Óscar Afonso, Alicia Martín, Carlos Ruiz

Abstract: The 'western seed bug', known as Leptoglossus occidentalis, is considered a global invasive species that has experienced a recent rapid expansion worldwide, becoming an important pest species for coniferous forests.With the 'Canary Islands early-warning network for the detection and intervention of invasive exotic species' (RedEXOS), this species was detected for the first time in the Canarian archipelago in an urban area in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria. This early detection is crucial for understanding the potential damage in one of the islands with the highest surface area of natural endemic pine forest.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:35:59 +0300
Inventory of tiger- and ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Cicindelidae and Carabidae) in two sampling seasons of the Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101280/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101280

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e101280

Authors: Artur Serrano, Martim Baptista, Rui Carvalho, Mário Boieiro, Sara Mendes, Marie Bartz, Sérgio Timóteo, Henrique Azevedo-Pereira, Carlos Aguiar, António Alves da Silva, Joana Alves, Maria Briones, Paulo Borges, José Sousa, Pedro Martins da Silva

Abstract: The Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique) is one of the most emblematic protected areas in Africa, well known for its vertebrate biodiversity and restoration ecology efforts following the Mozambican civil war in 1992. The invertebrate biodiversity of Gorongosa National Park is still poorly studied, although the scarce information available indicates the existence of a rich number of species, namely in the case of tiger- and ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Caraboidea). Moreover, the study of arthropod assemblages is key for designing conservation practices since they are potentially accurate biodiversity and ecological indicators. Hence, the diversity assessment of Caraboidea beetles using standardised methodologies is likely to provide a new insight for future conservation planning and help to quantify the effects of climate change in areas identified as vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures, such as the Gorongosa National Park.We report the occurrence of five tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) and 93 ground-beetles (Carabidae) species/morphospecies in Gorongosa National Park from a field survey funded by the ECOASSESS project. Sampling was performed in the four main habitat types present in the Park (miombo tropical forest, mixed dry forest, transitional forest and grasslands) between 25 October and 25 November 2019. In this sampling window, the turnover of Caraboidea species from the dry season to the wet season was recorded for the first time. Twenty-eight species of ground-beetles are new records to Mozambique, including three new subgenera and three new genera. Additional information on species phenology and habitat preferences is also provided.

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Data Paper Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:48:33 +0300
The genus Eurymeros Bhat (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) newly recorded from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/100784/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e100784

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e100784

Authors: Jia-Chen Zhu, Shu-Qian Fang, Qing-Yan Zhao, Jun-Li Yao, Yan-Qiong Peng, Van Achterberg Cees, Xue-Xin Chen

Abstract: Alysiinae Leach is a species-rich subfamily in Braconidae, of which several species play an important role in biological control. The monotypic genus Eurymeros tumespiraculum Bhat, 1980 was discovered in Tibet and Yunnan provinces for the first time, representing the first record of the genus Eurymeros Bhat, 1980 (Braconidae, Alysiinae) in China.The rare genus Eurymeros Bhat, 1980 (Braconidae, Alysiinae) and its only known species, E. tumespiraculum Bhat, 1980, are newly recorded from China. The morphological variation of the Chinese specimens is described and illustrated.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 8 Aug 2023 08:34:57 +0300
Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105291/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105291

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291

Authors: Marie Zakardjian, Hervé Jourdan, Thomas Cochenille, Prisca Mahé, Benoît Geslin

Abstract: In a world where insects and notably bees are declining, assessing their distribution over time and space is crucial to evaluate species status and highlight conservation priorities. However, this can be a daunting task, especially in areas such as tropical oceanic islands where exhaustive samplings over time have been lacking. This is the case in New Caledonia, an archipelago located in the southwest Pacific. Historical records of bee species are piecemeal and, although contemporary samplings have significantly advanced our knowledge of the bee fauna of New Caledonia, the status of several species remains to be elucidated.Here, we provide an updated checklist of the 51 bee species recorded for New Caledonia using previous publications and personal samplings. We documented their distribution, origin (i.e. endemic, native or alien) and the year and location of their occurrences. Based on the year of their first capture and the year of their last capture, we determined an occurrence status for each species. Thus, 10 years after the last checklist of the New Caledonian bee fauna, the literature review and recent samplings allowed us to add six new species to the list. Half of them are recently introduced species including one firstly mentioned in this paper (i.e. Hylaeus albonitens). We consider here that 30 species are effectively present on the territory and the presence of 21 species could not be determined due to a lack of data, which highlights the need to increase sampling efforts across New Caledonia. Given the difficulty of exhaustively sampling the entire archipelago, we would recommend taking, as a starting point, altitude environments and areas where data-deficient species were captured. In a broader perspective, biomolecular analyses are crucial to confirm species identifications. This is also needed to make comparisons between archipelagoes and thus clarify the distribution and status of species at the scale of the southwest Pacific.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:16:03 +0300
Palaearctic leaf beetle Chrysolina fastuosa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) new to North America https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/103261/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e103261

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103261

Authors: Hume Douglas, Tyler Smith, Patrice Bouchard

Abstract: The univoltine leaf beetle Chrysolina fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763) is native to in the Palearctic Region from eastern Siberia to western Europe.First North American records are presented for C. fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae), as confirmed by vouchered specimens from Canada: Nova Scotia. Additional citizen science records from USA: Vermont are also discussed. Diagnostic information is presented to distinguish C. fastuosa from other North American Chrysomelidae and a species distribution model to assess its potential spread in North America is presented. This insect is expected to cause some feeding damage to above-ground parts of ornamental and invasive Lamiaceae, especially species of Galeopsis L. The species distribution model and the range of its host plant Galeopsis tetrahit, suggest the north-eastern US and south-eastern Canada, from the Atlantic coast to the west end of Lake Superior provide the most suitable conditions for this species. The United States of America and Canada are now known to be home to 70 or more species of adventive Chrysomelidae.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:16:35 +0300
First record of the non-native Osbornellus auronitens (Provancher, 1889) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) in Italy https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/106166/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e106166

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e106166

Authors: Enrico Ruzzier, Federico Lessio, Francesca Cinquatti, Francesco Poggi, Alberto Alma, Andrea Galli, Luciano Bani, Francesco Sanna

Abstract: Globalisation and international trade, in particular, are the major drivers of introduction and the spread of non-native species. To date, more than 30 species of non-native Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha have been accidentally introduced into Europe. Some species are invasive with important repercussions primarily for agricultural activities, while almost no information exists on their impacts within natural ecosystems. Therefore, early detection of non-native species and their subsequent monitoring are extremely important actions to undertake.The North American Osbornellus auronitens (Provancher, 1889), firstly recorded for the Palearctic and Europe in Switzerland in 2016, is recorded in Italy for the first time on the basis of 77 specimens collected between August 2015 and October 2022.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 4 Jul 2023 10:31:47 +0300
Revision of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) and 33 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to known North and Mesoamerican species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/103667/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e103667

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103667

Authors: AJ Fleming, Norman Woodley, M. Alex Smith, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel Janzen

Abstract: This revision is part of a continuing series of taxonomic work aimed at the description of new taxa and the redescription of known taxa of the Tachinidae of Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica. Here we describe 33 new species in the genus Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Tachinidae). All species described here were reared from this ongoing inventory of wild-caught caterpillars spanning a variety of families (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Eupterotidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, and Sphingidae). We provide a morphological description of each species with limited information on life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation. In addition to the new species, the authors provide a redescription of the genus Belvosia, as well as provide a key to the identification of the species present in the Meso- and North-American fauna.The following 33 new species of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, all authored by Fleming & Woodley, are described: Belvosia adrianguadamuzi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia anacarballoae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia angelhernandezi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia brigittevilchezae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia alixtomoragai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia carolinacanoae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia ciriloumanai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia diniamartinezae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia duniagarciae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia duvalierbricenoi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia eldaarayae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia eliethcantillanoae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia freddyquesadai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia gloriasihezarae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia guillermopereirai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia harryramirezi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia hazelcambroneroae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia jorgehernandezi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia josecortezi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia joseperezi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia keinoraragoni Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia luciariosae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia manuelpereirai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia manuelriosi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia minorcarmonai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia osvaldoespinozai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia pabloumanai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia petronariosae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia ricardocaleroi Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia robertoespinozai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia rostermoragai Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia ruthfrancoae Fleming & Woodley sp. n., Belvosia sergioriosi Fleming & Woodley sp. n.Belvosia canalis Aldrich, 1928 is reared and recorded from the inventory; new information relative to host is provided and the species is rediscribed.The following are proposed by Fleming & Woodley as new synonyms of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: Brachybelvosia Townsend, 1927 syn. n., Belvosiomimops Townsend, 1935 syn. n.The following three new combinations are proposed as a result of the new synonymies: Belvosia brasilensis (Townsend, 1927), comb. n.; and Belvosia barbiellinii (Townsend, 1935), comb. n.The authors also propose the following new synonymies: Belvosia brasilensis (Townsend, 1927) = Belvosia aurulenta (Bigot, 1888), syn. n.; Belvosia pollinosa Rowe, 1933 = Belvosia borealis Aldrich, 1928 syn. n.; Belvosia weyenberghiana (Wulp, 1883) = Belvosia fuliginosa (Walker, 1853) syn. n.; Belvosia brasiliensis Townsend, 1927 = Belvosia fuliginosa (Walker, 1853) syn. n.; Belvosia luteola Coquillett, 1900 = Belvosia ochriventris (Wulp, 1890) syn. n.; Belvosia socia (Walker, 1853) = Belvosia proxima (Walker, 1853) syn. n.; Belvosia chrysopyga (Bigot, 1887) = Belvosia unifasciata (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) syn. n.; Belvosia chrysopygata (Bigot, 1888) = Belvosia unifasciata (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) syn. n.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:06:49 +0300
Insect collecting bias in Arizona with a preliminary checklist of the beetles from the Sand Tank Mountains https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101960/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101960

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e101960

Authors: M. Andrew Johnston, Evan Waite, Ethan Wright, Brian Reily, Gilma De Leon, Angela Esquivel, Jacob Kerwin, Maria Salazar, Emiliano Sarmiento, Tommy Thiatmaja, Sangmi Lee, Kelsey Yule, Nico Franz

Abstract: The State of Arizona in the south-western United States supports a high diversity of insects. Digitised occurrence records, especially from preserved specimens in natural history collections, are an important and growing resource to understand biodiversity and biogeography. Underlying bias in how insects are collected and what that means for interpreting patterns of insect diversity is largely untested. To explore the effects of insect collecting bias in Arizona, the State was regionalised into specific areas. First, the entire State was divided into broad biogeographic areas by ecoregion. Second, the 81 tallest mountain ranges were mapped on to the State. The distribution of digitised records across these areas were then examined.A case study of surveying the beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the Sand Tank Mountains is presented. The Sand Tanks are a low-elevation range in the Lower Colorado River Basin subregion of the Sonoran Desert from which a single beetle record was published before this study.The number of occurrence records and collecting events are very unevenly distributed throughout Arizona and do not strongly correlate with the geographic size of areas. Species richness is estimated for regions in Arizona using rarefaction and extrapolation. Digitised records from the disproportionately highly collected areas in Arizona represent at best 70% the total insect diversity within them. We report a total of 141 species of Coleoptera from the Sand Tank Mountains, based on 914 digitised voucher specimens. These specimens add important new records for taxa that were previously unavailable in digitised data and highlight important biogeographic ranges.Possible underlying mechanisms causing bias are discussed and recommendations are made for future targeted collecting of under-sampled regions. Insect species diversity is apparently at best 70% documented for the State of Arizona with many thousands of species not yet recorded. The Chiricahua Mountains are the most densely sampled region of Arizona and likely contain at least 2,000 species not yet vouchered in online data. Preliminary estimates for species richness of Arizona are at least 21,000 and likely much higher. Limitations to analyses are discussed which highlight the strong need for more insect occurrence data.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:16:51 +0300
New species, new records and key to the species of the Rhagovelia itatiaiana group (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) from Brazil https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105614/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105614

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105614

Authors: Oséias Magalhães, Carla Floriano, Felipe Moreira

Abstract: Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae), known as riffle bugs, includes more than 400 species and is commonly found in tropical lotic environments, including coastal marine habitats, such as mangroves and estuaries. Due to the elevated number of species, the fauna from the Americas has been divided into several groups, which facilitates taxonomic studies. Amongst them, the itatiana group currently includes two species from the Greater Antilles and five from south-eastern and southern Brazil. Despite the many taxonomic studies developed during the past few decades, new species of Rhagovelia are still being discovered in several areas of the continent, including the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.Rhagovelia bispoi sp. n. is described, illustrated and compared with similar congeners. The new species belongs to the itatiaiana group and can be diagnosed by the uniformly black mesonotum, the presence of a tuft of setae medially on male abdominal sternum VII, the armature of the male hind femur and the distinctive shape of the paramere. In addition, we present new records of R. trepida Bacon, 1948 from the States of Paraná and Santa Catarina and a key to the species of the itatiaiana group recorded from Brazil.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:16:34 +0300
Taenionema sinensis sp. n., the first endemic species of Taenionema Banks, 1905 (Plecoptera, Taeniopterygidae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/104618/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e104618

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e104618

Authors: Zhi-Teng Chen, Xiao-Han Ye

Abstract: The taeniopterygid genus Taenionema Banks, 1905 currently contains 14 species distributed in the Nearctic and the eastern Palearctic Regions. Taenionema japonicum (Okamoto, 1922) is the only species known from the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically in Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia and north-eastern China. The authors recently described the larvae of an undetermined Taenionema species, which was supposed to represent a second Palaearctic species.This paper reports the first endemic species of Taenionema Banks, 1905, Taenionema sinensis sp. n. from China, which also represents the second species of Taenionema from the Eastern Hemisphere. Description and illustrations based on male and female adults are provided. The new species is easily distinguished from all congeners by the bilobed abdominal sternum 9 of the male adult. The female adult is characterised by the posteriorly truncate postgenital plate. The male larva is distinguished by the emarginate subgenital plate and hook-shaped paraprocts.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 8 Jun 2023 11:49:45 +0300
Description of Uraecha nigromaculata sp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Guizhou, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/104253/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e104253

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e104253

Authors: Sheng Liang, Liang Guo, Weicheng Yang, Shulin Yang

Abstract: The genus Uraecha Thomson, 1864 is an Asiatic genus. In China, Uraecha angusta (Pascoe, 1856) is the most common species and it is widely distributed in the southern part of the country. Two species, U. angusta and Uraecha obliquefasciata Chiang, 1951, are distributed in Guizhou Province of China. The type locality of the latter is Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province.Uraecha nigromaculata sp. n. is described and illustrated. A diagnosis is presented to distinguish this species from its close relatives. It is the third species of the genus Uraecha reported from Guizhou Province.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 18 May 2023 14:08:12 +0300
Additional record of Tuponia Reuter (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae) from Korea, with a new synonym and discussion on distribution https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/104644/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e104644

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e104644

Authors: Oh Min Suk, WonGun Kim, Jihwan Park, Seunghwan Lee

Abstract: The genus Tuponia Reuter, 1875 belongs to the subfamily Phylinae and comprises 91 species worldwide. Before this study, only T. koreana Kim & Jung had been recorded from the Korean Peninsula.Two species of Tuponia Reuter, 1910 are recognised from the Korean Peninsula including the first record of T. mongolica Drapolyuk, 1980. T. koreana Kim & Jung, 2021 is proposed as a junior synonym of T. chinensis Zheng & Li, 1992. The species is identified, based on the dorsal habitus and male and female genitalic structures. A brief discussion of the distribution of Korean Tuponia species also is presented.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 18 May 2023 11:02:25 +0300
First record of the predatory stink bug species Picromerus griseus (Dallas) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Asopinae) in Japan, with an illustrated key to the Japanese species of the genus Picromerus Amyot & Serville https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105293/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105293

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105293

Authors: Jun Souma, Akihiro Utagawa, Tadashi Ishikawa

Abstract: The predatory stink bug genus Picromerus Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Asopinae) comprises 11 species found in the Northern Hemisphere. In Japan, two species have been recorded to date. However, an easy-to-understand identification method, such as an illustrated key, is lacking. Currently, Picromerus griseus (Dallas, 1851) has been recorded in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan and Taiwan, but not in Japan.Picromerus griseus was recorded in Japan for the first time, based on a single individual collected from grasslands around the fields of Ishigaki Island of the Ryukyu Islands, which belong to the Oriental Region. This discovery represents the easternmost record of the species. An illustrated key to the species of Picromerus occurring in Japan is also provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 17 May 2023 10:36:04 +0300
Insect fauna including unrecorded species in Ulleungdo, South Korea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/100783/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e100783

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e100783

Authors: Min Hyeok Won, Jae Won Choi, WooJun Bang, DongYeol Lee, Min Ki Moon, Young-Kun Kim, Donguk Kim, Dooyoung Kim, Sang Jae Suh, Kwang Shik Choi

Abstract: Ulleungdo harbours a unique ecosystem owing to its isolation from the mainland alongside its maritime climate. The island, formed via volcanic activity, is the largest island in the East Sea of Korea and retains a primeval forest. The ecosystems are being destroyed owing to increasing human activity on the island. Therefore, through the investigation of the insect fauna of Ulleungdo, we tried to provide information that can be the basis for understanding the island ecology of Ulleungdo. This survey was conducted four times between April and October in 2020 at Seonginbong.The findings of the survey regarding insect fauna at Seonginbong, Ulleungdo included 10 orders, 105 families, 216 genera and 212 species, of which 12 families, two subfamilies, 13 genera and 74 species were previously unrecorded. The data have been registered in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; www.GBIF.org).

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Data Paper Thu, 11 May 2023 10:03:34 +0300
First record of the genus Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/104877/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e104877

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e104877

Authors: Junbo Tong, Sergei Tshernyshev, Haoyu Liu, Yuxia Yang

Abstract: Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 is a small genus belonging to the tribe Apalochrini in the family Malachiidae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea), with four currently known species: P. omega (Evers, 1965) from Mongolia, P. armenus (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1978) from Armenia, P. pictus (Motschulsky, 1860) from Russia and P. pectinicornis (Erichson, 1840) from Russia and Mongolia.Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 is newly recorded from China upon the discovery of P. omega (Evers, 1965) from Ningxia Autonomous Region. The morphological characters of the adult are re-described in detail with illustrations of external appearance and relevant characters.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 10 May 2023 12:02:56 +0300
Online citizen sciences reveal natural enemies and new occurrence data of Meteorus stellatus Fujie, Shimizu & Maeto, 2021 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/103436/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e103436

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103436

Authors: So Shimizu, Hsuan-Pu Chen, Kai-Ti Lin, Ren-Jye Chen, Shunpei Fujie, Su-Chuan Hung, Mei-Ling Lo, Ke-Hsiung Tsai, Kaoru Maeto

Abstract: Citizen science is a research approach that involves collaboration between professional scientists and non-professional volunteers. The utilisation of recent online citizen-science platforms (e.g. social networking services) has greatly revolutionised the accessibility of biodiversity data by providing opportunities for connecting professional and citizen scientists worldwide. Meteorus stellatus Fujie, Shimizu & Maeto, 2021 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) has been recorded from the Oriental Islands of Japan and known to be a gregarious endoparasitoid of two macro-sized sphingid moths of Macroglossum, Ma. passalus (Drury) and Ma. pyrrhosticta Butler. It constructs characteristic star-shaped communal cocoons, suspended by a long cable. Although M. stellatus has been reported only from the Oriental Islands of Japan, the authors recognise its occurrence and ecological data from Taiwan and the Palaearctic Island of Japan through posts on online citizen-science groups about Taiwanese Insects on Facebook and an article on a Japanese citizen-scientist's website.Through collaboration between professional and citizen scientists via social media (Facebook groups) and websites, the following new biodiversity and ecological data associated with M. stellatus are provided:Meteorus stellatus is recorded for the first time from Taiwan and the Palaearctic Region (Yakushima Is., Japan).Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875), Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) and Macroglossum sitiene (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) are recorded for the first time as hosts of M. stellatus and two of which (C. minor and H. celerio) represent the first genus-level host records for M. stellatus.Mesochorus sp. (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), indeterminate species of Pteromalidae and Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera), are recognised as hyperparasitoid wasps of M. stellatus.Parapolybia varia (Fabricius, 1787) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) is reported as a predator of pendulous communal cocoons of M. stellatus.The nature of suspended large-sized communal cocoons of M. stellatus and the importance and limitations of digital occurrence data and online citizen science are briefly discussed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:03:19 +0300
New distributional records of fireflies (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Luciolinae) from two Eastern States of India with notes on their biology and an updated Indian checklist https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98948/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98948

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98948

Authors: Srinjana Ghosh, Subhankar Sarkar, Susanta Chakraborty

Abstract: The subfamily Luciolinae Lacordaire, 1857, a group of flashing fireflies, is composed of approximately 400 described species in the world. Though the taxonomy of this group has been fairly well established in Southeast (SE) Asia and the Australopacific Region, there is scope of gathering further information regarding taxonomic knowledge on this group from India. Until now, 32 Luciolinae species from nine genera have been reported from India, which is only about 8% (32 out of 400) of the world Luciolinae fauna. With this in mind, several faunistic surveys were conducted in Odisha and West Bengal States of India to explore the firefly fauna of the two States.The faunistic surveys conducted in the Odisha and West Bengal States of India have revealed six new distributional records of Luciolinae firefly species belonging to the genera Abscondita Ballantyne, Lambkin & Fu 2013, Asymmetricata Ballantyne 2009, Pteroptyx Olivier 1902 and Sclerotia Ballantyne 2016 in the two States, earlier which were recorded from other States of India. Of the already recorded species, Abs. perplexa is recorded for the first time from both the States, whereas Abs. chinensis, Asy. ovalis and Scl. aquatilis present new records for Odisha State and Pt. malaccae and Scl. substriata for West Bengal State. The newly-recorded taxa are presented with their examined materials, diagnoses and brief biological notes. Some more distinguishing characters were added for the male genitalia of Abs. perplexa and Asy. ovalis. Further, a checklist of Luciolinae firefly species already recorded from India is also presented.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:16:55 +0200
Firefly (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) species from the Atlantic Forest hotspot, Brazil https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101000/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101000

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e101000

Authors: Stephanie Vaz, Mariana Mendes, Gabriel Khattar, Margarete Macedo, Cristina Ronquillo, Alejandra Zarzo-Arias, Joaquín Hortal, Luiz Silveira

Abstract: We compiled a database of firefly species records from the Atlantic Forest hotspot in Brazil and made it available at GBIF. Data were gathered from literature and from several key entomological collections, including: Coleção entomológica Prof. José Alfredo Pinheiro Dutra (DZRJ/UFRJ) and Coleção do Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (CLEI/UFRJ); Coleção Entomológica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (CEIOC); Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP); Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure from Universidade Federal do Paraná (DZUP/UFPR); and Coleção Entomológica from Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE). This database represents the largest contribution to a public repository of recorded occurrences from Neotropical fireflies.This dataset shows the occurrence and abundance of firefly species in the Atlantic Forest hotspot. Firefly species endemic to this biome are also present and considered in the study. These data can assist scientific and societal needs, by supporting future research projects and conservation decision-making.

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Data Paper Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:46:09 +0200
Dung beetles from two sustainable-use protected forests in the Brazilian Amazon https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96101/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e96101

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e96101

Authors: Edrielly C. Carvalho, Maria Maldaner, Vinicius Costa-Silva, Heivanice Sehn, Carol Franquini, Vinicius Campos, Vinicius Seba, Laís Maia, Fernando Vaz-de-Mello, Filipe França

Abstract: The Amazon Forest is one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems and yet its protected areas are understudied concerning insects and other invertebrates. These organisms are essential for tropical forests due to their ecological processes, with some species being very sensitive to habitat disturbances. Dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) have been used as bioindicators for more than 30 years and were surveyed to assess the insect biodiversity of two sustainable-use forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon.We report inventories of dung beetles from two Amazonian forest reserves in Pará State, Brazil: the Tapajós National Forest and the Carajás National Forest. Surveys were carried out with baited-pitfall traps installed in 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2019. We collected a total of 3,772 individuals from 19 genera and 96 species. We highlight the importance of Amazonian protected areas as refugia for insect biodiversity, particularly dung beetles, which contribute to many key ecosystem processes.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:17:07 +0200
Standardised inventories of lepidopterans and odonates from Serra da Estrela Natural Park (Portugal) - setting the scene for mountain biodiversity monitoring https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/99558/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e99558

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e99558

Authors: Mário Boieiro, Sandra Antunes, Hugo Figueiredo, Albano Soares, Ana Lopes, Eva Monteiro, Patrícia Garcia-Pereira, Carla Rego, José Conde, Paulo Borges, Artur Serrano

Abstract: Mountain insect biodiversity is unique, but is menaced by different drivers, particularly climate and land-use changes. In mainland Portugal, the highest mountain - Serra da Estrela - is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots, being classified as Natural Park since 1976. Many lepidopteran and odonate species, including rare and protected species, are known to occur in Serra da Estrela, but basic knowledge on their abundance, distribution and ecology is still lacking. Standardised sampling of these communities is crucial to provide valuable biological information to support short-term decision-making for conservation management, setting simultaneously the standards for mountain biodiversity monitoring aiming to tackle the effects of environmental change in the long-term.This study reports novel information on lepidopteran and odonate species diversity, distribution and abundance from Serra da Estrela Natural Park (Portugal). Seventy-two lepidopteran and 26 odonate species were sampled in this protected area, including the first findings of Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Macromia splendens (Pictet, 1843) and Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773). New populations of Euphydrias aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) and Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834), protected species under the Habitats Directive, were found in this Natural Park and novel distribution and ecological data were collected for most species, including several rare species and subspecies [e.g. Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758), Coenonympha glycerion iphioides Staudinger, 1870, Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) and Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)]. All data were collected using standardised sampling allowing its use as a baseline for biodiversity monitoring in Serra da Estrela.

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Data Paper Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:31:15 +0200
Apoidea of the collections of Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Toulon Museums of Natural History (France) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/99650/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e99650

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e99650

Authors: Jean-Yves Meunier, Benoît Geslin, Mehdi Issertes, Gilles Mahé, Frédéric Vyghen, Harold Labrique, Yves Dutour, Vincent Poncet, Jérémy Migliore, Gabriel Nève

Abstract: Many insect species have shown dramatic declines over the last decades, as a result of man-related environmental changes. Many species which were formerly widespread are now rare. To document this trend with evidence, old records of collected specimens are vital.We provide here the data on 9752 bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) specimens hosted in several museums of south-east France: Musée des Confluences in Lyon, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille, Muséum d’Aix-en-Provence and the Muséum Départemental du Var in Toulon. Most of the specimens (9256) come from France and include data on 552 named species. For most of these specimens, the geographical location, including geographical coordinates, is based on the locality (town or village) where they were collected. The specimens were captured from the beginning of the nineteenth century to 2018. The identifications of 1377 specimens, mainly belonging to the genus Bombus, are considered reliable, as these were performed or been checked since 2009. All the other reported identifications are the original ones given by the original collectors.

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Data Paper Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:03:30 +0200
An annotated checklist of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acridoidea) from Mongolia https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96705/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e96705

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e96705

Authors: Enkhtsetseg Gankhuyag, Altanchimeg Dorjsuren, Eun Hwa Choi, Ui Wook Hwang

Abstract: Grasshoppers (Acridoidea, Orthoptera) are the dominant herbivores in grassland ecosystems worldwide. They can increase rangeland productivity by stimulating plant growth and accelerating nutrient cycling. This article presents a comprehensive checklist of grasshoppers in Mongolia. Until then, the available information was very scattered, based on old studies of Mongolian grasshoppers, recorded in a few international catalogues and databases, individual records and research work on agroecosystem communities. However, the available information on the composition of the Orthopteran fauna in Mongolia was sometimes unclear or non-existent and these dubious data were excluded from the present study. In addition, the grasshopper distribution analysis used the standardised personal collection of D. Altanchimeg. We also present a list of grasshoppers, as well as their distribution and abundance, in countries adjacent to Mongolia, such as Russia, China and South Korea. The surveys covered six types of natural zones: high mountain, taiga, forest-steppe, steppe, desert steppe and desert; desert steppe and steppe zones are the most widely distributed. We hope to have contributed significantly to the study of the distribution of grasshopper species in all these natural zones.In this study, a total of three families of Acridoidea belonging to eight subfamilies, 17 tribes, 52 genera and 128 species are reported for the various natural zones. The recorded species belong to eight subfamilies: Gomphocerinae are the most numerous with 56 species recorded, followed by Oedipodinae (51 species), Thrinchinae (nine species), Melanoplinae (six species), Calliptaminae (three species), Dericorythinae, Acridinae, Egnatiinae (one species each).

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:46:26 +0200
First biological report on the genus Cantonius (Buprestidae, Agrilinae, Aphanisticini), with descriptions of two new species from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98405/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98405

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98405

Authors: Xiao-Di Shi, Zhi-Ming Wu, Xiao-Hua Dai, Jia-Sheng Xu, Hai-Tian Song

Abstract: The genus Cantonius Théry, 1929 is a small group with two subgenera and 12 species. However, the biology of this genus is still unknown.In this paper, three species of the genus Cantonius Théry, 1929 were found on bamboo leaves, revealing for the first time that Cantonius species are also leaf-miners. Two new species were recorded from Jiangxi Province and are described here: Cantonius (Cantonius) anjiensis sp. n. (host plant: Pleioblastus amarus) and Cantonius (Procantonius) qiyunensis sp. n. (host plant: Bambusa blumeana) followed by C. (P.) austrisinicus Kalashian, 2021 (host plant: Oligostachyum paniculatum) recorded from Guangxi Province. Including habitats, photos of three species together with C. (P.) qiyunensis sp. n. pupa, host plants, and leaf mines of the three species are presented. Moreover, the bionomics and habits of the genus are discussed for the first time, and a hypothesis for the distribution of Cantonius is provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 2 Mar 2023 14:16:04 +0200
Monitoring ten insect pests in selected orchards in three Azorean Islands: The project CUARENTAGRI https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/100942/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e100942

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e100942

Authors: Lucas Lamelas-López, Paulo Borges, Elisa Tarantino, Maria Juliano, Jose Fontes, Cristina Moules, Ricardo Rodrigues, Jessica Machado, José Mota, Beatriz Sousa, Helder Amaral, Maria da Conceição Filipe, David Lopes

Abstract: The data we present are part of the CUARENTAGRI project, which involves all archipelagos of the Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde). The project aims to: i) identify and evaluate the risks associated with the introduction of new arthropod pests; ii) study the population dynamics of selected arthropod pest species currently responsible for the damage of key target crops and iii) develop monitoring systems, based on prediction and/or population dynamics of the crop pests, creating warnings and a phytosanitary prevention system. In this contribution, we compile data for three Azorean Islands (Terceira, São Jorge and São Miguel Islands), where pheromone-baited traps were placed in pastures, potato fields and several orchards’ types (apples, banana, chestnuts, olives, orange and strawberry), during three consecutive years (2020, 2021 and 2022).A total of 114,827 specimens of insects (Arthropoda, Insecta) were collected, belonging to four orders, six families and ten recorded pest species. A total of eight species are considered introduced (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931), Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873), Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758), Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799) and Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916); n = 84,986 specimens) and two native non-endemic (Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833); n = 17,465 specimens). This study intended to contribute to a better knowledge of the arthropods pests that can affect the Azorean crops and will serve as a baseline for future monitoring actions, pest risk assessments and prevention systems.

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Data Paper Wed, 1 Mar 2023 16:08:11 +0200
The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: contribution to the knowledge on DNA barcodes of cuckoo wasps, with the description of new species from the Iberian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98743/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98743

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98743

Authors: Paolo Rosa, Thomas Wood, Teresa Luísa Silva, Joana Veríssimo, Vanessa Mata, Denis Michez, Pedro Beja, Sónia Ferreira

Abstract: DNA barcoding technologies have provided a powerful tool for the fields of ecology and systematics. Here, we present a part of the InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: contribution to the knowledge on DNA barcodes of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) dataset representing 144 specimens and 103 species, covering approximately 44% of the Iberian and 21% of the European fauna. The InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI – DNA Barcoding Portuguese terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity) aims to fill the barcoding gap for the terrestrial invertebrate taxa. All DNA extractions are deposited in the IBI collection at CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources and specimens are deposited in the University of Mons collection (Belgium) and in the Natur-Museum in Lucerne (Switzerland).This dataset increases the knowledge on the DNA barcodes and distribution of 102 species of cuckoo wasps. A total of 52 species, from 11 different genera, were new additions to the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD), with DNA barcodes for another 44 species added from under-represented taxa in BOLD. All specimens have their DNA barcodes publicly accessible through the BOLD online database. Nine cuckoo wasp species are newly recorded for Portugal. Additionally, two new species for science are described: Chrysis crossi Rosa, sp. nov. from southern Portugal and Hedychridium calcarium Rosa, sp. nov. from eastern Spain. Several taxonomic changes are proposed and Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1845 is found to consist of two different taxa that can be found in sympatry, Hedychrum rutilans s. str. and Hedychrum viridaureum Tournier, 1877 stat. nov. Stilbum westermanni Dahlbom, 1845 stat. nov. is confirmed as distinct from Stilbum calens (Fabricius, 1781), with the latter species not confirmed as present in Iberia; barcoded Stilbum material from Australia is distinct and represents Stilbum amethystium (Fabricius, 1775) sp. resurr.; Portuguese material identified as Hedychridium chloropygum Buysson, 1888 actually belongs to Hedychridium caputaureum Trautmann & Trautmann, 1919, the first confirmed record of this species from Iberia. Philoctetes parvulus (Dahlbom, 1845) is confirmed to be a synonym of Philoctetes punctulatus (Dahlbom, 1845). Chrysis lusitanica Bischoff, 1910 is confirmed as a valid species. Chrysis hebraeica Linsenmaier, 1959 stat. nov. is raised to species status.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 1 Mar 2023 15:46:22 +0200
When details matter: Integrative revision of Holarctic Coelophthinia Edwards (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), including mapping of its mitogenome, leads to the description of four new pseudocryptic species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98741/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98741

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98741

Authors: Jostein Kjærandsen, Peter Kerr, Jon Peder Lindemann, Olavi Kurina

Abstract: The small genus Coelophthinia Edwards, 1941 of the subfamily Gnoristinae (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) is so far known to harbour four species from the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. Extensive DNA barcoding of fungus gnats of the family Mycetophilidae through the International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) have initiated integrative studies resulting in taxonomic upgrades and a better understanding of many species and their delimitation. The opportunity was also taken to describe the mitogenome of a member of Coelophthinia for the first time.The integrative studies give evidence for splitting the European species C. thoracica Edwards, 1941 into three different species. Four new species are described from the USA, Japan and the Nordic Region in Europe, Coelophthinia cirra Kerr sp. n., Coelophthinia itoae Kurina sp. n., Coelophthinia lata Kjaerandsen sp. n. and Coelophthinia loraasi Kjaerandsen sp. n., raising the number of Holarctic species from two to six. The mitogenome of Coelophthinia loraasi sp. n. is described and analysed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:04:41 +0200
The InBIO barcoding initiative database: DNA barcodes of Iberian Trichoptera, documenting biodiversity for freshwater biomonitoring in a Mediterranean hotspot https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/97484/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e97484

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e97484

Authors: Joana Pauperio, Luis Martin Gonzalez, Jesus Martinez, Marcos González, Filipa MS Martins, Joana Veríssimo, Pamela Puppo, Joana Pinto, Cátia Chaves, Catarina J. Pinho, José Manuel Grosso-Silva, Lorenzo Quaglietta, Teresa Luísa Silva, Pedro Sousa, Paulo Alves, Nuno Fonseca, Pedro Beja, Sónia Ferreira

Abstract: The Trichoptera are an important component of freshwater ecosystems. In the Iberian Peninsula, 380 taxa of caddisflies are known, with nearly 1/3 of the total species being endemic in the region. A reference collection of morphologically identified Trichoptera specimens, representing 142 Iberian taxa, was constructed. The InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) Trichoptera 01 dataset contains records of 438 sequenced specimens. The species of this dataset correspond to about 37% of Iberian Trichoptera species diversity. Specimens were collected between 1975 and 2018 and are deposited in the IBI collection at the CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Portugal) or in the collection Marcos A. González at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).Twenty-nine species, from nine different families, were new additions to the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). A success identification rate of over 80% was achieved when comparing morphological identifications and DNA barcodes for the species analysed. This encouraging step advances incorporation of informed Environmental DNA tools in biomonitoring schemes, given the shortcomings of morphological identifications of larvae and adult Caddisflies in such studies. DNA barcoding was not successful in identifying species in six Trichoptera genera: Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae), Athripsodes (Leptoceridae), Wormaldia (Philopotamidae), Polycentropus (Polycentropodidae) Rhyacophila (Rhyacophilidae) and Sericostoma (Sericostomatidae). The high levels of intraspecific genetic variability found, combined with a lack of a barcode gap and a challenging morphological identification, rendered these species as needing additional studies to resolve their taxonomy.

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Data Paper Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:16:45 +0200
South African nose flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Rhiniinae): taxonomy, diversity, distribution and biology https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/72764/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e72764

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e72764

Authors: Arianna Thomas-Cabianca, Martin Villet, Anabel Martínez-Sánchez, Santos Rojo

Abstract: Rhiniinae (Diptera, Calliphoridae) is a taxon of nearly 400 known species, many of them termitophilous. Approximatelly 160 valid species in 16 genera are Afrotropical, with over 60 of them occurring in South Africa. The taxonomy of this group is outdated, as most studies of the South African taxa were conducted 40 to 70 years ago (mostly by Salvador Peris and Fritz Zumpt). Published information on their biology and ecology is also scarce.An annotated checklist of 73 species of Rhiniinae for South Africa was developed, based on the holdings of sixteen entomological collections in Africa, Europe and North America. Over 3,700 specimens were examined, revealing nine new species records for South Africa (Cosmina undulata Malloch, 1926, Isomyia cuthbertsoni (Curran, 1938), Rhyncomya botswana Zumpt, 1974, R. tristis Séguy, 1933, Stomorhina apta Curran, 1931, S. malobana (Lehrer, 2007), Thoracites kirkspriggsi Kurahashi, 2001, Th. sarcophagoides Kurahashi, 2001 and Trichoberia lanata (Villeneuve, 1920)). We propose one new combination Eurhyncomyia metzi (Zumpt, 1981) comb. nov. (= Rhyncomya metzi Zumpt, 1981)). Additionally, evidence is presented to remove Rhyncomya viduella Villeneuve, 1927 stat. rev. from synonymy with Rhyncomya cassotis (Walker, 1849). Relevant novel biological and seasonality information, historical occurrence maps and high-definition photographs for each species are compiled.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:04:14 +0200
Potamophylax humoinsapiens sp. n. (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae), a new species from the Sharr Mountains, Republic of Kosovo https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/97969/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e97969

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e97969

Authors: Halil Ibrahimi, Astrit Bilalli, Agim Gashi, Linda Grapci Kotori, Valentina Slavevska Stamenkovič, Donard Geci

Abstract: The Sharr Mountains are one of the most important hotspots of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity in the Balkan Peninsula, with many endemic and rare species. The caddisfly studies in this area increased during the past years, although insufficiently investigated areas still remain.In this paper, we describe a new species, Potamophylax humoinsapiens sp. n. from the Sharr Mountains in the Republic of Kosovo, which is morphologically closest to Potamophylax idliri Ibrahimi, Bilalli & Kučinić, 2022 and Potamophylax juliani Kumanski, 1999. The males of the new species differ from all known species of the Potamophylax winneguthi Species Group by their uniquely-shaped parameres, which are long, bulbous in their basal half and thin in the remaining length, with a bunch of very thin and long, hair-like spines, grouped uniformly at the apex. The new species further differs from its most similar congeners by its very wide distance between the dorsal and ventral edges of the apical part of inferior appendages in lateral view. The new species was found at three localities from 1416 to 1505 m a.s.l.Similar to the other species of the Potamophylax winneguthi Species Group, which have very narrow distribution areas, we posit that Potamophylax humoinsapiens sp. n. is a microendemic of the Sharr Mountains. The new species is the second known caddisfly species occurring only in the Kosovan part of the Sharr Mountains.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:06:01 +0200
Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98935/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98935

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98935

Authors: Héctor Vargas

Abstract: The generic assignment of the geometrid moth Xanthorhoe edmondsii (Butler, 1882) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), originally described under Hypochroma Guenée, [1858], a junior homonym of Hypochroma Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] (Geometridae, Ennominae), is assessed using genitalia morphology and analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences.Morphological characters revealed closeness to the type species of Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1861 (Larentiinae). In agreement with morphology, the molecular analysis clustered X. edmondsii with species of Disclisioprocta in a well-supported monophyletic group distantly related to members of Xanthorhoe Hübner, [1825]. Accordingly, Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. is proposed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:17:40 +0200
The beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the southwest of Primorsky Krai, Russian Far East https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/97992/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e97992

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e97992

Authors: Kirill Makarov, Yuri Sundukov

Abstract: The article is based on the results of the authors' field studies on the fauna of Coleoptera in the southwest of Primorsky Krai, conducted in 1990, 1999, 2015 and 2017–2022. The collection of material was carried out in more than 150 geographical points in the territories of the Khasansky, Nadezhdensky and Ussuriysky raion of the Primorsky Krai of Russia. In addition, small collections materials stored at the Federal Scientific Center of East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS (Vladivostok, Russia) and Moscow Pedagogical State University (Moscow, Russia) were studied. This is the first generalised list of beetles for south-western Primorye and protected natural areas. A total of 13274 beetles belonging to 629 species from 311 genera and 44 families were studied. In addition to our own collections, the sample includes literature data on 10008 specimens belonging to 355 species from 142 genera and 16 families.This is the first dataset that provides data on the taxonomic composition and geographic distribution with precise coordinates for 47 families of Coleoptera in the southwest of Primorsky Krai, Russia.

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Data Paper Fri, 30 Dec 2022 09:16:01 +0200
Biodiversity of Coleoptera (Insecta) in Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Russia) using fermental traps https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96989/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e96989

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96989

Authors: Leonid Egorov, Alexander Ruchin, Mikhail Esin, Oleg Artaev

Abstract: Protected areas are unique ecosystems that are minimally affected by anthropogenic activities. Therefore, in many cases, they are refugia and relevance of faunistic research is undeniable here. A simple method of catching insects, such as trapping with the help of fermental traps, was used in this area for the first time. The authors of the dataset used this method from 2018 to 2021. One thousand and fifty-one traps of our own design were installed. The dataset includes data on 367 species from 52 families (6,497 records of 44,600 specimens). Ten species were dominant in the traps (Cryptarcha strigata, Protaetia marmorata, Glischrochilus grandis, Glischrochilus hortensis, Soronia grisea, Rhagium mordax, Leptura thoracica, Leptura quadrifasciata, Quedius dilatatus and Protaetia fieberi). These species accounted for 76.9% of all individuals in the total amount of captured specimens. Cryptarcha strigata was the most numerous species (28.8% of the total) and the most frequently encountered species (64.9%). The greatest species diversity was recorded in the families Cerambycidae (53 species), Elateridae and Curculionidae (39 species each), Nitidulidae and Coccinellidae (22 species each). The dataset contains information on the occurrence of 15 rare species.We have recently published a checklist of the Coleoptera of Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Egorov et al. 2020). It included 2,145 species from 88 families. However, the published list did not contain information about the occurrence of various species of beetles, especially caught in recent years. Part of this list contained information about species collected using fermental traps. However, the list of species did not provide information about specific locations.

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Data Paper Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:04:36 +0200
Additions to the fauna and biology of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Taizi River Basin, Liaoning, with seven new species records to China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/95120/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e95120

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e95120

Authors: Qing-Bo Huo, Abdur Rehman, Meng-Yuan Zhao, Yu-Ben Yang, Ya-Nan Xiang, Yu-Zhou Du, Jian-Feng Wang, Dávid Murányi, Valentina A. Teslenko

Abstract: An investigation report of stonefly fauna in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province, northeast China (used to be called Manchuria, now includes Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang Provinces and parts of Inner Mongolia, which are adjacent to the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula). Materials were studied with field observation in 2018 and 2019.This paper records five families, nine genera and 14 species of stoneflies from Taizi River, Liaoning Province. Nine species have been recorded for the first time in China and the biology of several common species is also reported for the first time.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:46:16 +0200
An updated checklist of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria, after 130 years of research https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/95599/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e95599

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e95599

Authors: Albena Lapeva-Gjonova, Vera Antonova

Abstract: The Bulgarian myrmecofauna is one of the richest in the Balkans. This is a result of both the physicogeographical and paleoecological features of the area, as well as relatively well-studied fauna. The earliest myrmecological paper on Bulgarian fauna, listing 54 species, was published 130 years ago. The publication was later followed by numerous new faunistic records and three comprehensive reviews that significantly widened knowledge on the ant diversity from this country. The most recent checklist was released 12 years ago and considered 163 ant species from 40 genera.This work provides an updated checklist of 195 ant species from 43 genera occurring in Bulgaria. Since the last Bulgarian catalogue of ants, 44 species have been added, while 24 species have been synonymised or excluded after critical analysis of the last taxonomic revisions. Additionally, we discuss the status and distribution of 12 species described from Bulgaria, 23 species considered endemic and subendemic for this country, 19 species with conservation status and four non-native species.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 9 Nov 2022 11:16:13 +0200
New records of Ctenolepisma calvum (Ritter,1910) (Zygentoma, Lepismatidae) from Japan https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/90799/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e90799

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e90799

Authors: Megumi Shimada, Hiroki Watanabe, Yukio Komine, Rika Kigawa, Yoshinori Sato

Abstract: Silverfish are known as one of the major pests which feed on paper and starch-based materials and can cause serious problems in museums, libraries and archives.Ctenolepisma calvum (Ritter, 1910) was first recorded from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and has also been known from Central American countries including Guyana and Cuba. Recently, its rapid spread to European countries, including Austria, Czech, Germany and Norway, has been reported. In addition, there are unverified records of C. calvum from 17 more countries in the on-line citizen-science platforms iNaturalist.We report C. calvum in Japan for the first time, from Hokkaido, Miyagi, Tokyo, Fukuoka and Nagasaki Prefectures. The specimens in Japan were observed in detail by stereomicroscope, optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. The occurrence of this species is a serious problem from the viewpoint of protection of cultural properties. We also registered their mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene in EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 3 Nov 2022 12:49:42 +0200
Critical checklist of the Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) of Germany https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85582/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85582

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85582

Authors: Stefan Vidal, Jochen Müller, Stefan Schmidt

Abstract: Since the first checklist of German Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea was published over two decades ago, a revision of the status of these superfamilies in Germany is overdue. The previous list contained chalcidoid species mentioned in published papers up to 2000 and was cross-checked with the data compiled by Noyes in the Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Additional species, determined by the first author, were also included. Since then, revisions of several chalcidoid genera have been published synonymising species or describing new species. The previous checklist also contained several erroneous names and doubtful records that turned out to be incorrect placements or questionable citations and are corrected in the present version.The updated critical checklist of German Chalcidoidea includes 1,610 species from 19 families.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:04:49 +0300
Diversity of Lepidoptera (Insecta) recorded in a forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/89971/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e89971

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e89971

Authors: Virgílio Vieira, Luísa Oliveira, António Soares, Paulo Borges, Isabel Borges, João Tavares

Abstract: The diversity of moth species (Insecta, Lepidoptera) recorded in the forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores) is given. Adults were sampled between March and December 2019 using three methods: (i) light trap to catch Noctuidae species, (ii) open-sided delta trap baited with a synthetic female sex pheromone lure to attract Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) males and (iii) entomological net to collect microlepidopteran moths. This contribution focuses mainly on the diversity of moths present in one forest nursery of Nordeste County of São Miguel Island (Azores), especially on the species associated with endemic and native plant species. It also contributes to better plan strategies for integrated protection and conservation measures, since nurseries host a great diversity of plants from the Laurel Forest, which may attract many lepidopteran species.A total of 10160 adults belonging to 33 lepidopteran species were recorded and listed by families, including: Argyresthiidae, one species (3%), Crambidae, four species (12%), Erebidae, one species (3%), Geometridae, five species (15%), Noctuidae, 18 species (55%), Sphingidae, one species (3%), Tineidae, one species (3%) and Tortricidae, two species (6%). The families Noctuidae, Geometridae and Crambidae were the most diverse. Those with the highest abundance of adults were the Noctuidae family, followed by the Geometridae, Crambidae, Tortricidae and Tineidae. The number of caught adults was consistently higher during spring and summer, decreasing sharply in late autumn. For 13 species caught in the light trap, the adult sex ratio was favourable to females. An analysis of the colonisation status, feeding and primary hosts of these endemic, native or exotic moth species contributes to our understanding of the factors that may lead to their establishment in Laurel Forest environments and to what extent there is a need to monitor and control them mainly with biological control agents.

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Data Paper Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:16:27 +0300
New species and new records of exotic Scolytinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Europe https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/93995/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e93995

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e93995

Authors: Matteo Marchioro, Massimo Faccoli, Marialuisa Dal Cortivo, Manuela Branco, Alain Roques, André Garcia, Enrico Ruzzier

Abstract: Bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) are amongst the most important wood-boring insects introduced to Europe. During field investigations conducted between 2019 and 2021 in different countries and regions of Europe, many exotic species have been recorded providing new and relevant data.Dryoxylon onoharaense (Murayama, 1933) is recorded in Europe for the first time. Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) is a species new to Italy, while Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford, 1894), Hypothenemus eruditus (Westwood, 1836) and Amasa sp. near A. truncata are new country records for Portugal. Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford, 1894), Phloeotribus liminaris (Harris, 1852) were collected in Italy and Amasa sp. near A. truncata was collected in France after the first discovery, confirming their establishment and their dispersal into new areas.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:46:21 +0300
A new crane fly species of the genus Libnotes Westwood, 1876 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Jilin, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/87316/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e87316

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e87316

Authors: Yuanyuan Xu, Yilin Yao, Peifu Zhang, Runze Zheng, Xiao Zhang

Abstract: Twenty-eight Libnotes Westwood, 1876 species belonging to three subgenera have been known to occur in China, of which 13 belong to the nominotypical subgenus. Amongst the 13 Chinese Libnotes (s. str.) species, eight are from the Chinese mainland and five are from Taiwan.A Libnotes (s. str.) species from Jilin, China, L. (L.) changbaishana sp. nov. is described and illustrated as new to science. The genus Libnotes is recorded from Jilin Province for the first time. The new species can be distinguished from congeners mainly by its body colour, wing and male genitalia.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:16:26 +0300
Heilipus squamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85499/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85499

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85499

Authors: Salvatore Anzaldo, Valentina Díaz-Grisales

Abstract: A single species of the genus Heilipus Germar, 1824 is native to the south-eastern United States and was a pest of avocado in Florida in the mid-20th century. Two names—Heilipus apiatus (Olivier, 1807) and H. squamosus (LeConte, 1824)—have both recently been used as the valid name for this species, with H. apiatus also being recently used as the valid name for a species from French Guiana. Confusion surrounding the correct application of these names and the distribution of these species traces back to an erroneous distribution given in Olivier's 1807 description of H. apiatus and, although some authors clarified this previously, there continues to be confusion concerning the correct name. Outside of avocado-producing areas, this species was rarely collected and little was known about its biology. Recent observations on iNaturalist and BugGuide suggest the species is more widely distributed in the United States and less rare than it was previously thought to be.Heilipus squamosus (LeConte, 1824) is recognised as the valid name for the sole species of Heilipus occurring in the United States, while Heilipus apiatus (Olivier, 1807) is a very different species from French Guiana. Heilipus squamosus was previously recorded from eight States in the south-eastern United States and, after examining records from natural history collections, iNaturalist, BugGuide and literature sources, the species is newly recorded from an additional seven States: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Though native host plants have been unconfirmed by rearing records, the evidence indicating the possible host plants in the plant family Lauraceae is reviewed.

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Single Taxon Treatment Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:05:35 +0300
Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) reared from the Chilean endemic Stevia philippiana (Asteraceae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/94358/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e94358

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e94358

Authors: Héctor Vargas

Abstract: The micromoth fauna of the arid environments of the western slopes of central Andes remains poorly explored. Plants native to this area host overlooked species. A survey for micromoth larvae on the Chilean endemic Stevia philippiana Hieron. (Asteraceae) was performed.The first records of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) associated with S. philippiana are provided. Adults of Adaina jobimi Vargas, 2020 and a new species of Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1862 were reared from larvae collected on inflorescences and leaves, respectively. Oidaematophorus andresi sp. n. is described and illustrated. A phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences clustered each of the two plume moths with the type species of its respective genus. These records expand the host plant range of A. jobimi and add a second species of Oidaematophorus to the Chilean fauna of plume moths.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:16:58 +0300
The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/83523/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83523

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e83523

Authors: Franziska Baden-Böhm, Mario App, Jan Thiele

Abstract: The decline of pollinating insects in agricultural landscapes proceeds due to intensive land use and the associated loss of habitat and food sources. The feeding of those insects depends on the spatial and temporal distribution of nectar and pollen as food resource. Hence, to protect insect biodiversity, a spatio-temporal assessment of food quantity of their habitats is necessary. Therefore, sufficient data on traits of floral resources are required.As floral resources’ traits of plants are important to quantify food availability, we present two databases, the FloRes Database (Floral Resources Database) and the raw database, from where FloRes was derived. Both databases contain the plant traits: (1) flowering period, (2) floral-unit density per day, (3) nectar volume per floral unit per day, (4) sugar content per floral unit, (5) sugar concentration in nectar, (6) pollen mass or volume per floral unit and per day, (7) protein content of pollen and (8) corolla depth. All traits were sampled from literature and online databases. The raw database consists of 702 specified plant species, 138 unspecified species 37 species (spec., sp), 22 species pluralis (spp) and, for 79, only the genus was identified) and two species complexes (agg.). Those 842 taxa belong to 488 genera and 102 families. Finally, only 27 taxa have a complete set of traits, too few for a sufficient assessment of spatio-temporal availability of floral food-resources.As information on floral resources is scattered throughout many publications with different units, we also present our multistep workflow implemented in five consecutive R-scripts. The multistep workflow standardises the trait units of the raw database to comparable entities with identical units and aggregates them on a reasonable taxonomic level into the second application database, the FloRes Database. Finally, the FloRes Database contains aggregated information of traits for 42 taxa and, when corolla depth is excluded, for 72 taxa.This is the first attempt to gather these eight traits from different literature sources into one database with a multistep workflow. The publication of the multistep workflow enables the users to extend the FloRes Database on their own demands with other literature data or newly-gathered data to improve quantification of food resources. Especially, the combination of pollen, nectar and the open flowers per square metre is, as far as we know, a novelty.The FloRes Database can be used to evaluate the quantity of food-resource habitats available for pollinators, for example, to compare seed mixtures of agri-environmental measures, such as flower strips, considering flower phenology on a daily basis.

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Data Paper Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:31:36 +0300
Mayfly Ephemera glaucops (Ephemeroptera, Ephemeridae) recorded in the Czech Republic after almost a century https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/90950/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e90950

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e90950

Authors: Pavel Sroka, Jindřiška Bojková, Vojtech Kolar

Abstract: The mayfly Ephemera (Sinephemera) glaucops Pictet, 1843 has been considered regionally extinct in the Czech Republic, with the last occurrence dating from 1933. Its extinction was connected with the anthropogenic changes of lowland rivers, forming the original habitat of E. glaucops within the area of the Czech Republic. However, the species has been reported as spreading in man-made, often post-industrial waterbodies in Germany, The Netherlands and Austria since the 1970s.We report E. glaucops from the Czech Republic, based on 27 larvae collected in the North Bohemia lignite basin in 2018. All individuals were found at one locality – a small kaolin pit in the shallow part near the shore, mostly without macrophytes. We provide details about the locality and morphological diagnostic characters of E. glaucops. This study highlights the importance of post-industrial sites for aquatic biodiversity as surrogate biotopes for degraded original habitats.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 9 Sep 2022 10:42:46 +0300
Perlodinella shennongjia sp. nov., a new species of Perlodinella Klapálek (Plecoptera, Perlodidae) from the central area of China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/87247/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e87247

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e87247

Authors: Zhi-Teng Chen, Yi-Yang Xu, Zi-Hao Shen

Abstract: Perlodinella Klapálek, 1912 is a small stonefly genus in the Palearctic areas of China and its biodiversity is underestimated.This paper reports a new species of Perlodinella, Perlodinella shennongjia sp. nov. in the Dajiuhu National Wetland Park of Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province, central China. The description and illustrations of the new species are provided, based on male adults, female adults and eggs. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the characters of male and female genitalia and the egg structure.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:07:13 +0300
Thirteen moth species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Noctuidae) newly recorded in South Africa, with comments on their distribution https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/89729/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e89729

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e89729

Authors: Sylvain Delabye, Fernando Gaona, Pavel Potocký, Llewellyn Foxcroft, Pavla Halamová, Martin Hejda, Sandra MacFadyen, Klára Pyšková, Ondřej Sedláček, Markéta Staňková, David Storch, Petr Pyšek, Robert Tropek

Abstract: Thanks to the high diversity of ecosystems and habitats, South Africa harbours tremendous diversity of insects. The Kruger National Park, due to its position close to the border between two biogeographic regions and high heterogeneity of environmental conditions, represents an insufficiently studied hotspot of lepidopteran diversity. During our ecological research in the Kruger National Park, we collected abundant moth material, including several interesting faunistic records reported in this study.We reported 13 species of moths which had not yet been recorded in South Africa. In many cases, our records represented an important extension of the species’ known distribution, including two species (Ozarba gaedei and O. persinua) whose distribution ranges extended into the Zambezian biogeographic region. Such findings confirmed the poor regional knowledge of lepidopteran diversity.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:46:41 +0300
First record of the soldier fly genus Beris Latreille (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) from Korea, with designation of two new synonyms https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80487/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80487

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e80487

Authors: Junho Lee, Sang Jae Suh

Abstract: The soldier fly subfamily Beridinae in the family Stratiomyidae contains approximately 280 known species, these being distributed across nearly all biogeographical regions with the exception of the polar regions. On the Korean Peninsula, the species diversity of this subfamily has been poorly examined to date, as is reflected in the National species list of Korea by the National Institute of Biological Resources.In this paper, the soldier fly genus Beris Latreille is reported for the first time from Korea, based on observations of the following three species: B. fuscipes Meigen, 1820, B. hildebrandtae Pleske, 1930 and B. hirotui Ôuchi, 1943. Additionally, the authors propose two nomenclatural acts: 1) B. angustifacies Nagatomi and Tanaka, 1972 syn. nov. = B. hildebrandtae Pleske, 1930; 2) B. liaoningana Cui, Li and Yang, 2010 syn. nov. = B. hildebrandtae Pleske, 1930. The authors also provide an identification key, descriptions, photographs and distributional notes on these Korean species.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:16:19 +0300
Expanded range of eight orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) in Costa Rica https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/81220/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e81220

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e81220

Authors: Elise McDonald, Jacob Podesta, Christine Fortuin, Kamal Gandhi

Abstract: The Monteverde region of Costa Rica is a hotspot of endemism and biodiversity. The region is, however, disturbed by human activities such as agriculture and urbanisation. This study provides a list of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Euglossini) compiled from field surveys conducted during January-October 2019 in the premontane wet forest of San Luis, Monteverde, Costa Rica. We collected 36 species of Euglossine bees across four genera. We provide new geographic distribution and elevation data for eight species in two genera. Due to their critical role in the pollination of orchids and other plants, the distribution and abundance of Euglossine bees has relevance to plant biodiversity and conservation efforts. This is especially important in a region with a high diversity of difficult-to-study epiphytic orchids, such as in the Monteverde region.A total of 2,742 Euglossine male individuals across four genera (Eufriesea, Eulaema, Euglossa and Exaerete) were collected in this study. Updated geographic distributions and elevation ranges were established for eight species of Euglossini in two genera: Eufriesea mussitans (Fabricius, 1787), Eufriesea rufocauda (Kimsey, 1977), Euglossa dodsoni (Moure, 1965), Euglossa dressleri (Moure, 1968), Euglossa hansoni (Moure, 1965), Euglossa ignita (Smith, 1874), Euglossa tridentata (Moure, 1970) and Euglossa turbinifex (Dressler, 1978). These are the first recorded occurrences of these species in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica, according to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database (https://doi.org/10.15468/9f9kgp). This study also established expanded elevation ranges for Euglossa allosticta, Euglossa bursigera, Euglossa mixta, Euglossa heterosticta and Euglossa maculabris, though these five species have been previously recorded in the Monteverde region and, thus, are not described in detail here. Additionally, our capture of 123 Eufriesea concava individuals is significant, as it indicates its abundance in this region. Prior to this study, there was a single record of E. concava in the Monteverde region, documented in 1993.

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Data Paper Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:46:38 +0300
A review of Leuctridae (Insecta, Plecoptera) in Wuyi Mountains, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/86735/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e86735

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e86735

Authors: Yu-Ben Yang, Bin-Qing Zhu, Abdur Rehman, Yu-Zhou Du

Abstract: Wuyi Mountains are located in the northern Oriental Region and the edge of the southern Palaearctic Region. They have a unique geographical location, complex landform and superior climatic conditions, providing a good ecological environment for Leuctridae species. However, due to the damage of some holotypes in the 20th century, limited drawings and lack of colour figures, it is necessary to reorganise and supplement the preserved Leuctridae specimens from Wuyi Mountains.In this study, we found that there are twelve species of Leuctridae recorded in Wuyi Mountains, accounting for about 20% of the recorded species of Leuctridae in China. These records include two genera and five new distribution records species: one species of the genus Paraleuctra Hanson, 1941: Paraleuctra orientalis (Chu 1928) and eleven species of the genus Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912, including five new distribution records to Wuyi Mountains: Rhopalopsole fengyangshanensis Yang, Shi & Li, 2009; Rhopalopsole sinensis Yang & Yang, 1993; Rhopalopsole yangdingi Sivec & Harper, 2008; Rhopalopsole flata Yang & Yang, 1995; Rhopalopsole basinigra Yang & Yang, 1995. Now a total of twelve species of Leuctridae have been recorded from Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province of south-eastern China. In this paper, we also provide a key to the male, new images and some notes of these twelve species, except Rhopalopsole recurvispina (Wu, 1949) and Rhopalopsole spiniplatta (Wu, 1949). We failed to collect these two species and we regard R. recurvispina as a nomen dubium, because there are no distinctive features that can be used to distinguish this species.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0300
A new species of Sweltsa Ricker, 1943 (Plecoptera, Chloroperlidae) and a supplementary description of Sweltsa hamula Chen & Du, 2017 from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/86347/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e86347

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e86347

Authors: Abdur Rehman, Qing-Bo Huo, Yu-Zhou Du

Abstract: The genus Sweltsa is a small to medium-sized stonefly with distinct coloured wings, giving the species the common name of green stoneflies. It belongs to the family Chloroperlidae. This genus includes more than 55 species world wide, 14 of which have been reported from China.A new species of the genus Sweltsa Ricker, 1943, Sweltsa liupanshana Rehman, Du & Huo sp. nov. from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Liupan Mountain, China is described; this is the second record of Sweltsa from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In addition, the first female description and male supplementary description of Sweltsa hamula Chen & Du, 2017 from Sichuan Province are provided. Diagnosis, description and colour illustration of the new species and of Sweltsa hamula are provided and the morphological characteristics are compared with closely-related species.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 7 Jul 2022 15:31:51 +0300
A new species of the genus Hypocharassus Mik (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Korea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/82851/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e82851

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e82851

Authors: Young-Kun Kim, Sang Jae Suh

Abstract: The genus Hypocharassus Mik, 1879 has only been recorded in the Nearctic and Oriental regions and, to date, it contains four known species.Hypocharassus cavitarsus sp. n. is described from Korea. This is the first record of this genus in the Palearctic Region. A description of the new species and a key to the Hypocharassus species are presented herein.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 8 Jun 2022 09:06:46 +0300
Taxonomic and faunistic notes on the genus Trichotichnus from Korea (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae, Harpalini) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/83804/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83804

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e83804

Authors: Dooyoung Kim, Sang Jae Suh

Abstract: Trichotichnus Morawitz, 1863 is a genus of the subtribe Harpalina, comprising more than 260 species worldwide. In Korea, nine species of the nominotypical subgenus are listed in the Korean catalogue (National Institute of Biological Resources 2019), while seven species of the nominotypical subgenus are listed to occur in Korea according to the Palaearctic catalogue (Kataev and Wrase 2017). Therefore, the checklist of the Korean species of the genus Trichotichnus needs to be revised.In the course of taxonomic studies on Trichotichnus species from Korea, two unrecorded species are identified: Trichotichnus (Bottchrus) nanus and Trichotichnus (Trichotichnus) vespertinus. In addition, the distribution of a poorly known species, T. (T.) miser, is firstly recognized in the southern part of Korea. Along with the description of the newly-recorded species, a checklist of the Korean species of the genus Trichotichnus is revised. As for the checklist, the distribution of T. (Iridessus) lucidus and T. (T.) leptopus in Korea is re-discussed, and T. (T.) leptopus is excluded from the Korean fauna. Lastly, additional distribution records for the following species are provided: T. (I.) lucidus, T. (T.) longitarsis, T. (T.) nishioi, and T. (T.) noctuabundus.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 6 Jun 2022 16:36:01 +0300
A new species of Polyneura Westwood, 1842 from Yunnan, China (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/84554/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e84554

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e84554

Authors: Cheng-Bin Wang, Peng-Yu Liu

Abstract: The tribe Polyneurini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) is a small tribe which includes four genera and 18 species, distributing in eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Regions. Most of them, four genera and 16 species, are known from China.A remarkable new species of cicada, Polyneura guoliangi sp. n. (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae), is described and illustrated from Yunnan, southwest China. The diagnostic characters of the new species are compared with allied species or genera.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 2 Jun 2022 08:46:55 +0300
The genus Pareuryaptus (Carabidae, Pterostichini) in China, with three new country records https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/84104/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e84104

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e84104

Authors: Haoyuan Li, Yihang Li, Hongliang Shi, Hongbin Liang

Abstract: Pareuryaptus is a genus of Carabidae containing 18 species and one subspecies, distributed mainly in the Oriental Region. However, only one species and one subspecies were recorded from China before the present study.Four species and one subspecies of Pareuryaptus are reported from China with three of them newly recorded: Pareuryaptus adoxus (Tschitschérine) from Yunnan; Pareuryaptus exiguus Dubault, Lassalle & Roux from Guangxi; and Pareuryaptus luangphabangensis Kirschenhofer from Yunnan. Moreover, the male of Pareuryaptus exiguus Dubault, Lassalle & Roux is firstly described and a key to all known Chinese species is provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 30 May 2022 15:12:33 +0300
New records of fifteen species of Fulgoromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Bulgaria https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/83231/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83231

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e83231

Authors: Ilia Gjonov

Abstract: Bulgarian planthopper fauna (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) are relatively well studied, with 164 known species from 77 genera and 11 families. Data for some species from previous studies were reported without any localities or were incomplete and need to be updated.In the present study, 13 species of planthoppers are recorded for the first time in Bulgaria - Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi Signoret, 1879 (Cixiidae), Delphax armeniacus Anufriev, 1970, Euides speciosa (Boheman, 1845), Eurysula lurida (Fieber, 1866), Florodelphax paryphasma (Flor, 1861), Jassidaeus lugubris (Signoret, 1865), Metropis aris Asche, Drosopoulos & Hoch, 1983, Oncodelphax pullula (Boheman, 1852), Ribautodelphax imitans (Ribaut, 1953), R. pungens (Ribaut, 1953), Stenocranus major (Kirschbaum, 1868) (Delphacidae), Latilica maculipes (Melichar, 1906) and Tshurtshurnella extrema Dlabola, 1980 (Issidae). Species from the following five genera are recorded in Bulgaria for the first time: Euides Fieber, 1866, Eurysula Vilbaste, 1968, Jassidaeus Fieber, 1866, Oncodelphax Wagner, 1963 (Delphacidae) and Latilica Emeljanov, 1971 (Issidae). As a result, the total numbers of known planthopper species and genera in Bulgaria become 177 species and 82 genera. The dataset of all collected specimens presented in this work was provided separately through Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Detailed distribution of the species and comments on those from the European Red Lists are also provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 9 May 2022 13:04:07 +0300
New and little-known ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/83658/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83658

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e83658

Authors: Albena Lapeva-Gjonova, Lech Borowiec

Abstract: Many faunistic studies on the myrmecofauna of Bulgaria have been carried out and about 180 ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from 43 genera and six subfamilies have been discovered as a result. Although the Bulgarian ant fauna is considered to be relatively well studied, the finding of unrecorded species continues, especially amongst the rare social parasites and the species with a more southern distribution in the Balkans.The current study presents data on 11 ant species recorded for the first time in Bulgaria (Messor hellenius Agosti & Collingwood, 1987, M. mcarthuri Steiner et al., 2018, Crematogaster ionia Forel, 1911, Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987, Temnothorax aeolius (Forel, 1911), T. cf. exilis ( form darii Forel, 1911), T. finzii (Menozzi, 1925), T. rogeri Emery, 1869, Tetramorium cf. punicum, Plagiolepis xene Stärcke, 1936 and Lasius reginae Faber, 1967), as well as new locality data on 15 rarely found species. Some of the species, such as Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894), Strumigenys argiola (Emery, 1869), Temnothorax graecus (Forel, 1911), Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908, Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920 and C. tergestinus Müller, 1921, have been known so far only from a single locality in Bulgaria.The dataset of all records presented in this work was published separately through Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, https://doi.org/10.15468/mngbzp).

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 9 May 2022 12:36:35 +0300
Description of Perithreticus neglectus sp. n. from the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (Diptera, Psychodidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/81205/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e81205

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e81205

Authors: Gunnar Kvifte

Abstract: The Psychodinae of the Afrotropical Region remain poorly understood. Slightly under 200 species have been described, but many countries have received very little attention from collectors and even countries where significant collection efforts have taken place have rarely had their collections studied in detail by specialist taxonomists.Perithreticus neglectus sp. n. is described from the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, based on a male specimen collected in 1990. The new species is similar to Perithreticus anderseni Kvifte, 2015, which occurs in the same forest reserve, but can be separated by several genitalic characters, including the hypandrium well-developed with sclerotised anterior and posterior margins, gonocoxites narrower, the gonostyles with the slender apex shorter, the parameres shorter without pronounced basolateral projections and the surstylus with slightly fewer tenacula. The world fauna of Perithreticus now comprises five described species, of which two occur in the Afrotropical Region.

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 5 May 2022 10:20:52 +0300
Description of Tabanus rondoniensis (Diptera: Tabanidae), a new species of horsefly from the State of Rondônia, Brazil https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/76904/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e76904

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e76904

Authors: Augusto Henriques, Tiago Kütter Krolow, Tallita Zamarchi, Luís Camargo

Abstract: The genus Tabanus Linnaeus has a worldwide distribution and is the richest in species; however, it is probably not monophyletic. In the Neotropical Region, its richness is certainly underestimated, mainly due to the large number of species and the absence of recent taxonomic revisions.We describe Tabanus rondoniensis sp. n. from the State of Rondônia, Brazil, based on a conspicuous tabanid species possibly related to the T. nebulosus species group. Diagnosis, discussion and illustrations are also provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:35:51 +0300
First record of Urostylis hubeiensis Ren (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Urostylididae) from Japan, with an illustrated key to the Japanese urostylidid species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/83656/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e83656

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e83656

Authors: Jun Souma, Yoshiaki Sakai, Tadashi Ishikawa

Abstract: Although the Japanese species of Urostylididae are of interest to not only heteropteran taxonomists, but also to the public, an illustrated key for all species of the family from the country is lacking. To date, the urostylidid species Urostylis hubeiensis Ren, 1997, has been known to occur in China and Korea, but not in Japan.Urostylis hubeiensis is recorded from Japan for the first time and represents the easternmost occurrence of this species. In Japan, it inhabits the broad-leaved forest of Tsushima Island and was found on Quercus acutissima Carruth. (Fagaceae). An illustrated key to the species of Urostylididae occurring in Japan is provided.

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Single Taxon Treatment Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:16:48 +0300
A new species of the genus Sweltsa Ricker, 1943 (Plecoptera, Chloroperlidae) from Guizhou Province, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80433/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80433

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e80433

Authors: Abdur Rehman, Qing-Bo Huo, Yu-Zhou Du

Abstract: Sweltsa is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae and is distributed throughout the Nearctic and East Palaearctic Regions. As they are sensitive to pollutants, they are often used as an indicator species for determining the quality of water bodies. There are around 57 species of this genus worldwide and 11 of those have been identified from China.A new species of the Alloperlini genus Sweltsa Ricker, 1943, Sweltsa ligula Rehman, Huo & Du sp. n. is described from Kuankuoshui National Natural Reserve, Suiyang County, Guizhou Province, southwest China. This is the first report of the family Chloroperlidae from Guizhou Province. Diagnosis, description of male, female and nymph, illustration of terminalia and similarities with closely-related species are provided and discussed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:05:13 +0300
Database of butterfly and moth observations in the Netherlands: research from 1947-2020 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/78784/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e78784

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e78784

Authors: François Slieker, Niels Raes

Abstract: The Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NMR) is a regional natural history museum in The Netherlands that focuses on nature and biodiversity of the city of Rotterdam and its surroundings. Bureau Stadsnatuur Rotterdam (bSR) is part of the NMR and collects, mainly on behalf of third parties, data on the flora and fauna from primarily urban areas. The NMR has received a large amount of observation data (1,363 different species in 886,902 observations), in particular of moths and mainly from the Provinces of Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland and Noord-Brabant from the period 1947-2020. The observation dataset was compiled and standardised from 18 different datasets and stored in a database and published at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).For the first time, a large butterfly and moth observations dataset with historical distribution data for The Netherlands is mobilised and serves as a baseline lepidopteran biodiversity record.

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Data Paper Thu, 7 Apr 2022 09:18:04 +0300
A confirmed feeding attempt by the haematophagous horse fly Philoliche (Philoliche) rondani (Bertoloni, 1861) (Diptera: Tabanidae) on fresh carrion https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/77507/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e77507

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e77507

Authors: Benjamin Miller, Martin Villet, John Midgley

Abstract: Many flies have specially evolved feeding mechanisms to imbibe liquids of specific viscosities. Observations of feeding on atypical liquids are notable because of their rarity.We report the first record of intrusive fluid feeding on vertebrate carrion by Philoliche rondani.

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:38:02 +0300
Pljushtchia argoi sp. n., a new geometrid moth from the Western Tien Shan Mountains (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/82353/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e82353

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e82353

Authors: Jaan Viidalepp, Aare Lindt, Olavi Kurina

Abstract: This paper focuses on the morphological description and illustration of the wing pattern and genitalia structures of the known species of the genus Pljushtchia. The possibility of co-evolution of Pljushtchia moths and fruit tree forests of Tien Shan is discussed. The maple tree is supposed to have evolved in the Ili River valley in NW China and in Kazakhstan. Malus sieversii, the wild apple tree, is distributed in Miocene nemoral forest belt to Europe in the West an to western North America in the East. The last remnants of fruit tree forests are now localised in biodiversity hotspots in China and in Middle Asian mountains.This paper provides a description of a new species of geometrid moth, Pljushtchia argoi sp. n. As the ancestral Malus sieversii has diverged in Malus silvestris in Europe, Malus turkestanica in Kyrgyzstan and Malus hissarica in Tajikistan, a co-divergence of geometrid moths and their food plants is possible. We found Chlorissa arkitensis Viidalepp in the Chatkal area, Tien Shan, its sister species Chlorissa talvei Viidalepp in Hissar and Pamirs and Chlorissa pretiosaria Staudinger in Transcaucasus. Pljushtchia prima is associated with a biodiversity hotspot in Tajikistan and Pljushtchia argoi with another biodiversity hotspot in southern Tien Shan.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:12:49 +0300
Faunistic study of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) of Sulaymaniyah Province, Kurdistan-Iraq https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/82612/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e82612

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e82612

Authors: Farhad Khudhur

Abstract: This study investigates the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) of Sulaymaniyah Province, in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Investigations were carried out between April 2016 and April 2021, during which butterfly specimens were collected from 34 different localities throughout Sulaymaniyah Province. The collected butterflies belonged to 103 species within five families: five species of Papilionidae, 19 species of Hesperiidae, 18 species of Pieridae, 25 species of Lycaenidae and 36 species of Nymphalidae.Eight species, Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913, Thymelicus hyrax Lederer, 1861, Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860, Colias erate Esper, 1803, Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835), Brenthis mofidii Wyatt, 1968 and Pseudochazara mamurra Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 have been added as new records to the fauna of Iraqi butterflies.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:08:17 +0200
First record of the family Issidae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea) from the Hawaiian Islands https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80135/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80135

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e80135

Authors: Vladimir Gnezdilov, Charles Bartlett

Abstract: Euroxenus vayssieresi (Bonfils, Attie & Reynaud, 2001) (Issinae, Sarimini) was described (in the genus Borbonissus Bonfils, Attie & Reynaud, 2001) from Réunion Island, in the Indian Ocean and, previous to this report, has not been recorded elsewhere. Euroxenus vayssieresi is here illustrated and re-described to improved taxonomic diagnosis.Euroxenus vayssieresi is recorded for the first time from the Island of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Archipelago. This is first record of the family Issidae from the Hawaiian Archipelago.

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Single Taxon Treatment Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:20:32 +0200
A pictorial key for identification of the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Madeira Archipelago https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/78518/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e78518

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e78518

Authors: Carla Rego, John Smit, António Aguiar, Délia Cravo, Andreia Penado, Mário Boieiro

Abstract: Syrphid flies are important ecological indicators and provide crucial ecosystem services, being important pollinators and biological control agents of insect pests. These charismatic insects are conspicuous and, due to their size and colourful patterns, are relatively easy to identify. However, the lack of user-friendly literature (e.g. photographic guides) for most areas may hamper its wider selection as a study group in biodiversity and ecological studies. The syrphid fauna of Madeira Archipelago comprises 26 species, including four endemics (Eumerus hispidus Smit, Aguiar & Wakeham-Dawson, 2004; Melanostoma wollastoni Wakeham-Dawson, Aguiar, Smit, McCullough & Wyatt, 2004; Myathropa usta, Wollaston, 1858 and Xanthandrus babyssa, Walker, 1849), but, despite the current good taxonomic knowledge on this group, information on species distribution, ecology and conservation is still lacking. Here, we provide a pictorial key to the adult hoverflies of Madeira Archipelago highlighting diagnostic characteristics and present photographs of both males and females (in dorsal and lateral views) in colour plates. The key and plates will help researchers to differentiate these species, thus encouraging the use of this insect group in future bioindication studies. In addition, this study also aims to engage a broader audience of non-experts in improving the knowledge on the distribution and ecology of Madeira syrphids.We provide a checklist for the hoverflies of Madeira Archipelago and a pictorial key to help on species identification.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:17:38 +0200