Georissus persicus sp. nov. from Iran, with notes on the West-Palaearctic species of the G. laesicollis group (Coleoptera: Georissidae)

Fikáček, Martin, Falamarzi, Shahram (2010): Georissus persicus sp. nov. from Iran, with notes on the West-Palaearctic species of the G. laesicollis group (Coleoptera: Georissidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1): 107-116, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.532504

Anthocoris Fallen 1814

Key to species of Anthocoris Fallén, 1814 1 Body and entire antennae dark. Apical part of corium and cuneus blackish. Dorsal surface covered with long erect hairs (Fig. 6).................................. A. pilosus (Jakovlev, 1877) – Body including antennomere 1 reddish. Corium and cuneus shiny. Dorsal surface without long erect hairs (Fig. 7). Paramere as in Fig. 12......... A. minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957Published as part of Falamarzi, Shahram, Asadi, Gholamhossein & Hosseini, Reza, 2009, Species inventory, preys and host plants of Anthocoridae sensu lato (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Shiraz and its environs (Iran, Fars province), pp. 33-42 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.531917

Species inventory, preys and host plants of Anthocoridae sensu lato (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Shiraz and its environs (Iran, Fars province)

Falamarzi, Shahram, Asadi, Gholamhossein, Hosseini, Reza (2009): Species inventory, preys and host plants of Anthocoridae sensu lato (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Shiraz and its environs (Iran, Fars province). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1): 33-42, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.531917

Confirmed occurrence of Hydroscapha granulum in Iran, with notes on its biology (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae)

Falamarzi, Shahram, Pütz, Andreas, Heidari, Mohammad, Nasserzadeh, Hiva (2010): Confirmed occurrence of Hydroscapha granulum in Iran, with notes on its biology (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1): 97-10

Differentiation of Five Species of Megachile (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), based on Wing Shape

In the present work we used landmark-based geometric morphometrics to compare the wing shapes of five species of Megachile (belonging to three subgenera) to confirm whether this technique may be used reliably for differentiation of this group. Analyses of wing shape by the use of principal component analysis (PCA), and canonical variate analysis (CVA) led to a clear differentiation among species. We found a close phenotypic similarity in wing shape between M. albisecta (belonging to the subgenus Creightonella) and M. picicornis (belonging to the subgenus Eutricharaea). According to the results of UPGMA, a higher degree of divergence between M. farinosa (belonging to the subgenus Pseudomegachile) and species belonging to other subgenera, was detected. The results of a cross-validation test indicated that geometric morphometrics is an effective technique to use for distinguishing between Megachile species. The reliability rate of this technique was between 85.71-100%. Using only two submarginal cell landmarks for generating shape variables, the cross-validation test correctly assigned individuals to their respective species, with a 92.85-100% reliability rate. Significant differences in wing size were obtained among the analysed species