Enhypnon Carter: a taxonomic revision of an endemic Australian genus of ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera: Zopheridae).

New cylindrical bark and ironclad beetles (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) from Baltic amber

The family Zopheridae Solier, 1834 has a worldwide distribution and includes 1700 species and 190 genera (Ślipiński et al. 2011) in two subfamilies (Bouchard et al. 2011): Colydiinae Billberg, 1820 (cylindrical bark beetles, 9 tribes) and Zopherinae Solier, 1834 (ironclad beetles, 6 tribes). Zopheridae occur throughout forested areas of the world. Although many species inhabit the tropics, the ...

Taxonomic revision of Apteropilo Lea, 1908 (Coleoptera: Cleridae)

The endemic Australian genus Apteropilo Lea is revised and Pylusopsis Elston syn. n. found to be synonymous with the former. Apteropilo is redefined herein to include two previously described species (A. pictipes Lea (= Pylusopsis peckorum Kolibáč syn. n.) and A. chrysocome (Elston) comb. n.), and four new species (A. raldae sp. n., A. humerofuscus sp. n., A. clarinotus sp. n. and A. volans sp....

Taxonomic use of endophallus in weevils of the genus sitona (coleoptera : curculionidae)

Revision of the Malagasy genus Lechius Iwan, 1995 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini)

The taxonomic concept of the genus Lechius Iwan, 1995 and the hypotheses of all its species, are tested basing on newly available material from Madagascar. Comparative analysis showed that the male and female genitalia most apparently reflect the evolutionary trends within this genus. Two new Lechius species are described: L. aalbui sp. nov. and Lechius longiclavis sp. nov. A distributional map...

A revision of the genus Notodascillus Carter (Coleoptera: Dascillidae).

The Australian species of Notodascillus Carter are revised based on examination of available type material and extensive collections. Three very closely related species have been recognised: N. brevicornis (Macleay), N. sublineatus Carter and N. iviei sp. n. Detailed generic and species descriptions, key to the species and distribution data are provided.