Sobarocephala Czerny is divided into nine newly erected species groups: the S. archisobarocephala (4 spp.), S. erwini (3 spp.), S. flava (8 New World spp.; 2 Old World spp.), S. flaviseta (86 New World spp.; 1 Old World sp.), S. interrupta (86 spp.), S. isla (25 spp.), S. latipennis (16 spp.), S. plumicornis (9 Old World spp.), and S. ruebsaameni (11 spp.) groups; 1 species (S. setulocetra spec...

The adjectives "generic", "subgeneric", "specific", and "individual" are proposed to be added to the term "quantity", depending on the case, in order to diminish the ambiguity of this term and to classify the different types of quantities.

Recent generic and subgeneric changes in family Culicidae are summarized and a revised and updated list of abbreviations for the currently recognized 39 genera and 135 subgenera of the family is provided.

A majority of the known Colias species (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Coliadinae) occur in the mountainous regions of Central-Asia, vast areas that are hard to access, rendering the knowledge of many species limited due to the lack of extensive sampling. Two gene regions, the mitochondrial COI 'barcode' region and the nuclear ribosomal protein RpS2 gene region were used for exploring the utility of th...

Abstract. With almost 900 described species, Hydraena Kugelann (Hydraenidae) is one of the largest genera among Coleoptera. The subgeneric classification of Hydraena has been controversial, with 11 subgeneric names having so far been attributed to it. Some of these, Haenydra Rey and Spanglerina Perkins, have been treated as valid genera, as subgenera or as species groups. The most recent comple...

DNA-DNA hybridizations were performed between Bradyrhizobium strains, isolated mainly from Faidherbia albida and Aeschynomene species, as well as Bradyrhizobium reference strains. Results indicated that the genus Bradyrhizobium consists of at least 11 genospecies, I to XI. The genospecies formed four subgeneric groups that were more closely related to each other (>40% DNA hybridization) than to...

The genus Amanita has been divided into two monophyletic taxa, Amanita, an ectomycorrhizal genus, and Aspidella, a saprotrophic genus. The controversies and histories about recognition of the two genera based on trophic status are discussed. The name Aspidella E.-J. Gilbert is shown to be illegitimate and a later homonym of Aspidella E. Billings, a well-known generic name for an enigmatic fossi...

A list of world species for subgenera of Philosepedon Eaton, including Philosepedon s. str., Trichosepedon Krek, and Philothreticus Krek is given, and the subgenus Bahisepedon subgen. nov. is proposed to include some western hemisphere species. Philosepedon wagneri nom. nov. is proposed to replace P. orientale Wagner, a homonym of P. orientale Krek. Two new species from Europe, Philosepedon dum...

Numerical analyses (correspondence analysis, ascending hierarchical classification, and cladistics) were done with morphological characters of adult phlebotomine sand flies. The resulting classification largely confirms that of classical taxonomy for supra-specific groups from the Old World, though the positions of some groups are adjusted. The taxa Spelaeophlebotomus Theodor 1948, Idiophleboto...