First record of a Dung Midge within the South Atlantic island group of Tristan da Cunha (Diptera: Scatopsidae).

Das Vorkommen von Dungmücken (Scatopsidae) auf Inseln der Gruppe Tristan da Cunha im Südatlantik war bisher unbekannt. 2005 wurde Scatopse notata (Linnaeus, 1758) auf der Insel Nightingale gefunden. Das ist der erste Nachweis der Familie auf dem Archipel. Weiterhin ist das auch die erste Meldung dieser Art aus der Afrotropischen Region. In dieser Arbeit informieren wir über das Auffinden von S. notata auf der Insel Nightingale und diskutieren, wie diese Mücke auf die Insel gekommen sein mag.StichwörterDiptera, Scatopsidae, Scatopse, Dung Midge, fly, Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale Island, South Atlantic, introduction.Scatopsidae Dung Midges have not been known to occur within the south Atlantic island group of Tristan da Cunha. The finding in 2005 of Scatopse notata (Linnaeus, 1758) at Nightingale Island marks the occurrence of a member from that family at the archipelago for the first time. As such, it also documents the species presence in the Afrotropical region for which no previous records are known. Here we report on the finding of S. notata at Nightingale Island, and put forward the scenarios under which its arrival may have occurred.KeywordsDiptera, Scatopsidae, Scatopse, Dung Midge, fly, Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale Island, South Atlantic, introduction

Two new Afrotropical genera of Scatopsidae (Diptera)

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The Arthropod Fauna of Oak (Quercus spp., Fagaceae) Canopies in Norway

(1) We document the invertebrate fauna collected from 24 oak canopies in east and west Norway as a contribution to the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre’s ‘The Norwegian Taxonomy Initiative’. (2) A snap-shot inventory of the canopies was recorded by means of emitting a mist of natural pyrethrum into the canopies at night using a petrol-driven fogger and collecting the specimens in butterfly nets spread on the ground under the canopy. (3) Almost the entire catch of more than 6800 specimens was identified to 722 species. Out of 92 species new to the Norwegian fauna, 21 were new to science and, additionally, 15 were new to the Nordic fauna. Diptera alone constituted nearly half of the species represented, with 61 new records (18 new species). Additionally, 24 Hymenoptera (one new species), six oribatid mites (two new species) and one Thysanoptera were new to the Norwegian fauna. (4) Our study emphasizes the importance of the oak tree as a habitat both for a specific fauna and occasional visitors, and it demonstrates that the canopy fogging technique is an efficient way to find the ‘hidden fauna’ of Norwegian forests. The low number of red listed species found reflects how poor the Norwegian insect fauna is still studied. Moreover, the implication of the IUCN red list criteria for newly described or newly observed species is discussed.</jats:p

Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : second update 2018

In October 2018, the order Bunyavirales was amended by inclusion of the family Arenaviridae, abolishment of three families, creation of three new families, 19 new genera, and 14 new species, and renaming of three genera and 22 species. This article presents the updated taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).Non peer reviewe

Taxonomy of the family Arenaviridae and the order Bunyavirales : update 2018

In 2018, the family Arenaviridae was expanded by inclusion of 1 new genus and 5 novel species. At the same time, the recently established order Bunyavirales was expanded by 3 species. This article presents the updated taxonomy of the family Arenaviridae and the order Bunyavirales as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) and summarizes additional taxonomic proposals that may affect the order in the near future.Peer reviewe

Scatopsidae nouveaux de Madagascar et des Comores (Diptera)

New Scatopsidae from Madagascar and the Comoros Islands (Diptera). Three species of Scatopsidae are recorded for the first time from the Madagascan region : Parascatopse flavitarsis n. sp. (Madagascar), Thripomorpha matilei n. sp. (Grande Comore), which are described and figured, and Holoplagia guamensis (Johannsen) (Madagascar).Trois espèces de Scatopsidae sont signalées pour la première fois de la région malgache, Parascatopse flavitarsis n. sp. (Madagascar), Thripomorpha matilei n. sp. (Grande Comore), espèces nouvelles pour la science qui sont décrites et figurées, et Holoplagia guamensis (Johannsen) (Madagascar).Haenni Jean-Paul. Scatopsidae nouveaux de Madagascar et des Comores (Diptera). In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 111 (2), juin 2006. pp. 199-202

Note faunistique préliminaire sur les Bibionidae des Pyrénées (Diptera)

Summary. — Thirteen species of Bibionidae are reported from different regions of the Pyrenees, especially eastern parts of the range in France, Spain and Andorra, resulting from recent collecting by the author and other dipterists and survey of the few published data. Two records of species new to the Pyrenees are of special interest : the boreo-alpine Bibio lautaretensis Villeneuve and the central European mountainous Dilophus neglectus Haenni which are briefly discussed from a zoogeographical point of view.Résumé. — Sur la base des récoltes récentes de l'auteur et d'autres diptéristes, 13 espèces de Bibionidae sont signalées des Pyrénées, en particulier de la partie orientale de la chaîne en France, Espagne et Andorre, et les rares données de la littérature sont revues. La présence de deux espèces nouvelles pour les Pyrénées, Bibio lautaretensis Villeneuve (boréo-alpine) et Dilophus neglectus Haenni (montagnarde européenne) est brièvement discutée.Haenni Jean-Paul. Note faunistique préliminaire sur les Bibionidae des Pyrénées (Diptera). In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 99 (3), août 1994. pp. 281-286

Bernhard Merz, éd. - Phytogeny, taxonomy, and biology of Tephritoid flies (Diptera, Tephritoidea). "Proceedings of the 3rd Tephritoid Taxonomist's Meeting", Geneva, 19-24. July 2004. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis 7. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève, 2006

Haenni Jean-Paul. Bernhard Merz, éd. - Phytogeny, taxonomy, and biology of Tephritoid flies (Diptera, Tephritoidea). "Proceedings of the 3rd Tephritoid Taxonomist's Meeting", Geneva, 19-24. July 2004. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis 7. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève, 2006. In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 112 (3), septembre 2007. p. 284