Entomologist's Monthly Magazine - Vol. 153, No. 3, 2017

Published: 7/28/2017

Article Details for this issue

Sawflies and horntails of Madeira Archipelago (Hymenoptera: Symphyta), with the first records of two wasp species (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae & Ichneumonidae) parasitizing Sirex noctilio (Fabricius, 1793)

By: ANTÓNIO FRANQUINHO AGUIAR, DÉLIA CRAVO & YSABEL GONÇALVES

Page: 157–170

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
The Symphyta group of phytophagous Hymenoptera, poorly studied in Madeira archipelago, is reviewed by the authors: tripling the number of known species to 12. The following are cited as new for the Island of Madeira: Aneugmenus coronatus, Cladius brullei, C. pectinicornis, Pristiphora abbreviata, Strongylogaster multifasciata and Urocerus gigas s. str. The following species are also cited as possible new records but need further confirmation: Endelomyia aethiops and a species of Euura Newman, 1837, which is a probable native of central Macaronesia. Also added as new records are the parasitoids of siricid wasps: Ibalia leucospoides and Rhyssa persuasoria, both previously unknown in Macaronesia.

Two new flower fly groups from the Orient (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new species

By: F. CHRISTIAN THOMPSON

Page: 171–178

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Two new groups of flower flies are described: Philippinophilus gen. n. (type-species, Helophilus celeber Osten Sacken) and Allobaccha (Petioleomyia subgen. n., type-species, Baccha triangulifera Austen) from the Oriental Region. One new species is also described (Allobaccha (Petioleomyia) semperi sp. n.) from the Philippines.

Studies of Peruvian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 6: new species and records of Acrotrichini

By: MICHAEL DARBY

Page: 179–203

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
This is the sixth report on a collection of Ptiliidae made by Dr Caroline Chaboo and her students at the University of Kansas as part of a programme to compile an inventory of leaf beetles in Peru; it includes the first specific species records of Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 1848, from the country. A key is provided to the genera. The new species described are: Acrotrichis chabooae sp. n., A. extraordinairia sp. n., A. fastigata sp. n., A. franae sp. n., A. fumosa sp. n., A. obesa sp. n., A. pseudoarmillata sp. n., A. sumptuosa sp. n.; Phytotelmatrichis rava sp. n.; Storicricha copiosa sp. n., S. furcilla sp. n., S. magnifica sp. n., S. nigrita sp. n. and S. tumida sp. n. Acrotrichis armillata Darby, 2015, and Petrotrichis rotundata Darby, 2015, are recorded from the country for the first time.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Ponds and Small Lakes: Microorganisms and Freshwater Ecology’ by Brian Moss

By: PETER BARNARD

Page: 204

Type: Book Review

Revision of Indian species of Leptacis Förster (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae) – I

By: K. VEENAKUMARI, PETER N. BUHL, PRASHANTH MOHANRAJ & F.R. KHAN

Page: 205–231

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Fifty eight species of Leptacis are described; forty-two are new to science: L. belli, L. boseii, L. brevicorniculata, L. corbetti, L. deerghakanta, L. densipilis, L. dhura, L. farmanii, L. ferrarii, L. flavicorniculata, L. gargiae, L. gaurasaktha, L. grossiclava, L. hayatii, L. insolita, L. kolhapurensis, L. laevifrons, L. lakshmiae, L. longicantha, L. mandakuta, L. maulikii, L. mechaka, L. naiduii, L. neelakesha, L. oculopilis, L. pithambara, L. ramanujanii, L. rayii, L. rekilii, L. rossii, L. salimalii, L. sarabhaii, L. shenbagam, L. spumida, L. stebbingii, L. tanvi, L. viralaroma, L. vittata, L. wallaceii, L. wheelerii, L. zenoi and L. zorbasii. Five species: L. ocellaris Buhl, L. pederseni Buhl, L. philippinensis Buhl, L. pteridis Buhl and L. semifusca Buhl are reported for the first time from the Indian subcontinent and are redescribed. L. bengalensis Mukerjee, L. brachycerus Mukerjee, L. coorgensis Mukerjee, L. indica Mukerjee, L. keralensis Ushakumari & Narendran, L. malabarensis Ushakumari & Narendran, L. maldarensis Mukerjee, L. propodealis (Mukerjee) Buhl, L. thanensis Mukerjee, L. thrissurensis Ushakumari & Narendran and L. yercaudensis Mukerjee, previously reported from India are re-described. The name L. coorgensis (Mukerjee), which is pre-occupied, is replaced by the junior synonym L. propodealis. All the 58 species are illustrated and a key is provided.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Diving Beetles of the World. Systematics and Biology of the Dytiscidae’ by Kelly B. Miller and Johannes Bergsten

By: GARTH FOSTER

Page: 232-233

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Ague: A History of Indigenous Malaria in Cumbria and the North’ by Ian D. Hodkinson

By: ANDREW WAKEHAM-DAWSON

Page: 234

Type: Book Review