Articles in Volume 5, Issue 1, August 2024
Additions and taxonomic remarks on the Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands
Jesús GÓMEZ-ZURITA
In this work, several species of Eumolpinae from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands are revised, most belonging to the tribe Typophorini, and patterns of shared species between these archipelagos and Fiji are highlighted. The analysis of these species results in the proposition of several taxonomic acts, including the description of Eurydemus trispilus sp. nov., the synonymy of Dematochroma antipodumoides Jolivet, Verma and Mille, 2010 = D. soldatii Jolivet, Verma and Mille, 2010 syn. nov., the new combination Rhyparidella buxtoni (Bryant, 1936) comb. nov. from Rhyparida Baly, 1861, and the proposition of transferring Fijian and Vanuatuan Demotina Baly, 1863 to the genus Parademotina Gressitt, 1957 comb. nov., and this genus from Adoxini to Typophorini. The male genitalia and the spermatheca of eleven species are described, in most cases, for the first time, and a provisional generic key of the Eumolpinae from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu is presented.
Biodiversity, islands, Western Pacific, zoogeography
Study of the genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858. Part 7 - descriptions of three new species with new faunistic records (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)
Jiri HÁVA
Three new species from the Philippines and Thailand: Orphinus (Orphinus) sanluis sp. nov. from Mindanao Island, Philippines, Orphinus (O.) pasil sp. nov. from Luzon Island, Philippines, and Orphinus (O.) kokut sp. nov. from Thailand are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The female of Orphinus (O.) limaensis Háva, 2022 is described. New locality data are provided for Orphinus (O.) opulentus Háva, 2022, Orphinus (O.) reverentinus Háva, 2022; and Orphinus (O.) rihai Háva, 2015.
Taxonomy, new species, new records, Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae, Orphinus, Oriental Region
Third contribution to the Litargus jakli species group (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from the Oriental Region
Jiri HÁVA
A new species, Litargus (Litargosomus) majeri sp. nov., belonging to the Litargus jakli species group from the Oriental Region (India: Andaman Isl.), is described, illustrated, and compared with similar species.
Taxonomy, new species, Coleoptera, Mycetophagidae, Litargus, India, Andaman Islands, Oriental Region
Erratum on the recently published information about the ecology of Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi Barvsevskis, 2014
Milton Norman D. Medina, Jhonnel P. Villegas
Recently, we received feedback from coleopterist colleagues about a recently published paper titled "Spatial distribution of Philippine long-horned beetle (Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi sp. nov, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) pest of breadfruit trees (Artocarpus altilis, Parkinson Fosberg) in Ayoke Island, Northeastern Mindanao, Philippines.” This paper has been published in a free-access journal, Advanced Studies in Biology, which can be read here: https://www.m-hikari.com/asb/asb2023/asb1-2023/91781.html. The journal is operating under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution License. This means that all parts of the paper can be shared as long proper credit is given to the owner, non-commercial use of the work is permitted, and no derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. Upon reading the paper, we found the following important points that should be addressed through an erratum paper. Otherwise, the paper will mislead the readers, especially students and beginning researchers who wish to study coleopterology in the Philippines. First, the species in the paper is NOT Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi Barševskis, 2014 (Fig. 1 B), but is a common Batocera magica Thomson, 1859 (Fig. 1 A). Second, the genus Lagriadoliops is monotypic and represented only by Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi and is considered a rare species of Cerambycidae. Due to its rarity, it is most likely NOT a pest to Breadfruit Trees as claimed in the paper. Both species are from separate tribes. Batocera magica is from the tribe Batocerini, while L. anichtchenkoi is from Apomecynini. The tribe Batocerini is characterized by having a scape with cicatrix, claws opposite, procoxal cavities posteriorly open, and size large or very large. Apomecynini, on the other hand, is characterized by having mesotibiae with a furrow, more or less evidenced by a tooth; clypeus normal, mesocoxal cavities closed (separated from epimera); body small or very small. Furthermore, it is incorrect to use ‘sp. nov.’ in already described species. It is an abbreviation of species nova, a Latin phrase used after a binomial name that is being published for the first time. The authors used ‘sp. nov.’ in the paper, signifying an attempt to describe a species new to science.