Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-10-12DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2265383
Lu Qiu, Tian-Long He
{"title":"Descriptions of two new species of <i>Selatosomus</i> Stephens (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) from Sichuan Province, China","authors":"Lu Qiu, Tian-Long He","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2265383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2265383","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTTwo new species of the click-beetle genus Selatosomus Stephens, S. helii sp. nov. and S. zenghuae sp. nov., are described from Sichuan Province, China. Habitus and diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated. A key to the Selatosomus species from Sichuan Province is provided.KEYWORDS: ElateroideaSelatosomininew speciesSichuanclick beetles AcknowledgmentsWe thank Li He (Sichuan, China) and Hao-Yi Liu (Henan, China) for kindly providing the specimens for study, and to the late Dariusz Tarnawski (University of Wrocław, Poland) and the late Rainer Schimmel (Vinningen, Germany) for help with literature.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis research was supported by the grant from Mianyang Normal University [No. QD2021A29].","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136014279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-10-04DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2262462
Madjed Aggouni, Abdelhamid Moussi, Aicha Medjadba
{"title":"New records and a checklist of the Acridomorpha of the Aures, East Algeria (Orthoptera: Caelifera)","authors":"Madjed Aggouni, Abdelhamid Moussi, Aicha Medjadba","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2262462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2262462","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTA checklist of the Acridomorpha fauna of the Aures region in Algeria has been established using a combination of the available literature and new collections carried out from 2018 to 2021. This list is the first for the region and includes 61 species belonging to 35 genera and four families: Acrididae (25 genera, 44 species), Dericorythidae (1 genus, 1 species), Pamphagidae (8 genera, 14 species) and Pyrgomorphidae (1 genus, 2 species). The new data indicate that the subfamily Oedipodinae of the family Acrididae is dominant (34.43%), while the genus Sphingonotus comprises the largest number of species (6 species). Twenty eight species have been recorded for the first time in this region, including Stenobothrus palpalis and a species closely resembling Gomphocerippus atlasi, which are new records for the Algerian fauna. The presence of three species was confirmed in the region. The work provides a list of species, information on their geographical distribution and insight into various synusial assemblages. Nevertheless, despite four years of survey efforts during several trips around the region, the list of species provided here is not exhaustive, rather only preliminary.KEYWORDS: GrasshopperStenobothrus palpalisfaunisticssurveymountainshabitat AcknowledgmentsWe are grateful to the anonymous reviewers and editors for critical reviews and valuable comments on previous versions of the manuscript. We thank Dr. Rachida Hafayed for his help in making the sampling localities maps.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative biology, host preference behaviour and biological control of <i>Melolontha cuprescens</i> , <i>Melolontha furcicauda</i> and <i>Melolontha indica</i> (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)","authors":"Abhishek Rana, Ravinder Singh Chandel, Kuldeep Singh Verma, Anudeep Malannavar","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2256725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2256725","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTMelolontha is a polyphagous pest in north-western Himalayan regions. Present study was conducted to understand the biology, host preferences, oviposition potential on different hosts and biocontrol of Melolontha sp. In the biennial life cycle of these Melolontha species, M. cuprescens had the longest larval stage (614 days), followed by M. furcicauda (581 days) and M. indica (602 days). Respective body length of fully fed first, second and third instar grubs ranged between 10.01–16.87 mm, 21.87–24.18 mm and 40.13–58.20 mm. A significantly positive relationship was observed between feeding and the number of eggs laid per female beetle. Rose was most preferred by M. furcicauda and M. indica while M. cuprescens beetles preferred apple. The LC50 values of dip treatment and oral feeding of CH I isolate of Beauveria brongniartii for first, second and third instar of M. cuprescens grubs were 5.45 × 105 and 5.47 × 105; 5.98 × 105 and 5.52 × 105; and 6.27 × 105 and 5.56 × 105 conidia/ml, respectively. Therefore, highly effective and economic biological control of Melolontha grubs is possible through Beauveria brongniartii.KEYWORDS: Melolonthabiologyoviposition potentialhost preferenceBeauveria brongniartii AcknowledgementsThe authors are thankful to the Head, Department of Entomology, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, for providing laboratory and other facilities. We are also thankful to the Network Coordinator, All India Network Project on Soil Arthropod Pests, Jaipur, India and Director of Research, CSK HPKV Palampur, for supporting this research work. We are grateful to the National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, India, for assisting this research work.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135015427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-09-19DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2245824
Gouri Sankar Pal, Lipika Ghosh, Niladri Hazra
{"title":"One new and first record of four species of genus <i>Forcipomyia</i> Meigen, 1818 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from India","authors":"Gouri Sankar Pal, Lipika Ghosh, Niladri Hazra","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2245824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2245824","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTOne new species of the subgenus Lepidohelea Kieffer, 1917 of the biting midge genus Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818 collected from Darjeeling Himalaya at an elevation of 2080 metres is described and illustrated. In addition, four species are recorded for the first time from India. These are Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) ripa Yu & Liu, 2000 and F. (Thyridomyia) frutetorum collected from the Gangetic plains of West Bengal, F. (Lasiohelea) sibirica from Kalimpong at an elevation of 1200 metres at the Shiwalik range of Himalayan foothills and F. (Forcipomyia) distapalpis Liu & Yu, in Liu et al. 2001 from Darjeeling Himalaya. DNA barcoding of the new species and supplementary descriptions of newly recorded species were also done. A key to the subgenera of this genus from India is also provided here.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:01DF267E-5BA4-4645-B6AD-EA6B366E734BKEYWORDS: LasioheleaLepidoheleaThyridomyiaGangetic plainsHimalaya AcknowledgmentsThe authors convey sincere thanks to Dr P.K. Chaudhuri, Former Professor, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, for thoroughly revising the manuscript. The authors are thankful to the Head, DST–FIST sponsored Department of Zoology, the University of Burdwan for the necessary laboratory facilities to carry out research work. The authors also thank Mr Basudev Das, Senior Technical Assistant, University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC), the University of Burdwan, for his fabrication of the Ultraviolet light traps and Mr Abhijit Roy, Technical Assistant of USIC for assisting to taking the photographs from DM Leica 1000 (Bright field). First author acknowledges financial assistance in the form of Research Fellowship (748/CSIRNETJUNE2019) from the University Grants Commission.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135061248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2258129
Manqing Ding, Changfa Zhou
{"title":"Detailed comparison of two close Chinese species, <i>Teloganopsis punctisetae</i> (Matsumura, 1931) and <i>T. jinghongensis</i> (Xu, You and Hsu, 1984) (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae)","authors":"Manqing Ding, Changfa Zhou","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2258129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2258129","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTHistorically and currently, there have been identification confusions between two closely related species, Teloganopsis punctisetae (= E. changbaishanensis Su and You, 1988, syn. nov.) and T. jinghongensis. This study provides clear digital photographs of numerous external structures of these two species and compares them in detail. Morphologically, the nymphs differ in their colour patterns and leg shapes, while the adults have different hindwings, femora, and penial projections. This comparison not only shows the differences in characteristics between these two similar species but also clarifies the identification of the genus Teloganopsis Ulmer, 1939.KEYWORDS: TaxonomynichemayflyChinamorphology AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank Dr. Luke M. Jacobus (Indiana University Purdue University Columbus) for his valuable suggestion and improving this manuscript.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant numbers [31750002 and 32070475], funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD); and key projects of science-technology basic condition platform from The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, under Grant number [2005DKA21402].","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135154256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2257186
Xiao-Dan Yin, Zheng-Hui Xu, Xin-Min Zhang, Ting Li, Xiu Han
{"title":"Ant diversity and distribution patterns along an elevational gradient in the northern part of western Sichuan Plateau, China","authors":"Xiao-Dan Yin, Zheng-Hui Xu, Xin-Min Zhang, Ting Li, Xiu Han","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2257186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2257186","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThe ant species diversity and patterns along elevation gradients attracts increasing attention from many investigators. However, elevational gradients in ant species diversity have been less studied in Southwestern China. Here, we investigated the elevational pattern of ant species richness in the northern part of the western Sichuan plateau. We tested the two hypotheses: (1) ant species richness decreases with increased elevation; (2) different elevations will have a distinct ant species assemblage. We used different sampling methods like soil cores, stick beating, and hand picking to sample ants. A total of 35 species from 4 subfamilies were collected. Ant species richness declined with increasing elevation, and formed three elevational assemblages (1500–2000, 2000–3000, and 3000–4000 above sea level). The peak diversity of ant species occurs at 1500 m above sea level. Our study revealed the ant diversity and distribution patterns along elevation gradients in the northern part of the western Sichuan plateau, and provides valuable information for development of biodiversity conservation planning in the Western Sichuan Plateau, China.KEYWORDS: Formicidaeelevational gradientsspecies richnessWestern Sichuan PlateauChina Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [32060122, 31760633, 31860615 and 31860166], Emergency Management Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China Subproject [31750002], and Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department-Joint Special Project of Agriculture [202101BD070001-057].","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2252806
Shu-Chen Chang, Hsuan Shentu, H. Shih, Sheng-Feng Lin
{"title":"First record of the pest Bradysia impatiens (Diptera: Sciaridae) and overview of Bradysia species in Taiwan","authors":"Shu-Chen Chang, Hsuan Shentu, H. Shih, Sheng-Feng Lin","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2252806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2252806","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87059152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-09-05DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237
K. Abbes, A. Harbi, Takwa Wanassi, M. Ricupero, G. Mazzeo, A. Russo, Antonio Biondi, Lucia Zappalà, B. Chermiti
{"title":"The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is spreading in North Africa: first report in Tunisia","authors":"K. Abbes, A. Harbi, Takwa Wanassi, M. Ricupero, G. Mazzeo, A. Russo, Antonio Biondi, Lucia Zappalà, B. Chermiti","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89220320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2245482
Łukasz Minkina
{"title":"Studies on tribe Psammodiini (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) with description of two new genera and one new species","authors":"Łukasz Minkina","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2245482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2245482","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78935480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2023-07-13DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2023.2229857
B. Brown, John M. Hash, M. C. Herbert
{"title":"A possible female of Postoptica Disney (Diptera: Phoridae) and a revised placement of the Termitoxeniinae","authors":"B. Brown, John M. Hash, M. C. Herbert","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2023.2229857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2229857","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78645825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}