New species and first record of Coeliaria Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from French Guiana

The genus Coeliaria Mulsant, 1850 of the tribe Chnoodini Mulsant, 1850 is recorded for French Guiana for the first time. One new species, Coeliaria monnei Churata & Almeida sp. nov. (holotype male deposited in MNHN: Montagne des Chevaux 04°44’56”N, 52°26’28”W, 75 m, 26.IX.2015, SEAG col.) is described and illustrated. The key published anteriorly is modified to include this new species. Currently, the genus is recorded for Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and French Guiana

Development of three species of Epilachna (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in three temperature and photoperiod combinations

Foram criadas três espécies de Epilachna - E. paenulata (Germar, 1824); E. cacica (Guérin, 1844) e E. spreza (Mulsant, 1850) - em três combinações de temperatura e fotoperíodo: quente = 25°C ± 2°C, fotoperíodo de 12/12 h; frio = 20°C ± 2°C, fotoperíodo de 12/12 h; normal – temperatura ambiente, variou de 16,67°C a 27,02°C com fotoperíodo natural. Como alimento foram utilizadas folhas de aboboreira (Cucurbita pepo L.). O tempo de desenvolvimento das fases ontogenéticas e a taxa de crescimento das três espécies foram avaliados estatisticamente pelo Teste “U” de Mann-Whitney e estudadas através da Análise dos Componentes Principais. Epilachna cacica apresentou os maiores valores de tamanho e os mais longo períodos de desenvolvimento nas três diferentes condições de ambiente, enquanto a E. paenulata apresentou os menores tamanhos e os períodos mais curtos de desenvolvimento. Os maiores tamanhos e os mais longos períodos de desenvolvimento foram observados, em geral, em baixa temperatura. Ao contrário, os menores tamanhos e os períodos mais curtos de desenvolvimento, nas três espécies, foram observados nas mais altas temperaturas. Os valores e crescimento são comparados aos postulados das regras de Bergmann e de Dyar.Three species of Epilachna - E. paenulata (Germar, 1824); E. cacica (Guérin, 1844) and E. spreta (Mulsant, 1850) - were reared on pumpkin leaves (Cucurbita pepo L.) in three different conditions of temperature and photoperiod: (warm – 25°C ± 2°C, photoperiod 12/12 hrs: cold – 20°C ± 2°C, photoperiod 12/12 hrs; normal = ambient temperature, ranging from 16.67°C to 27,02°C, natural photoperiod). Development time and growth rates were statistically compared by Mann-Whitney "U" Test and analysed by the Principal Components Analysis. E. cacica showed the highest size and longest developmental period for all the three environmental conditions, while E. paenulata showed the smallest sire and the shortest developmental period. As a rule, greater size and longer developmental time were obtained at the 1ow temperature, whereas smaller size and shorter period of development were observed at the higher temperature, for the three species. The growth values were compared to Bergmann's and Dyar's rules

A look beyond the colour: taxonomic revision of Coilodes Westwood, 1846 (Coleoptera, Hybosoridae), with the description of six new species

Coilodes Westwood, 1846 is a Neotropical genus of Hybosorinae. Despite being a morphologically homogeneous genus, it presents a great deal of intraspecific variation, especially with reference to the colour of integuments. This makes identification of species even more difficult, since the majority of original descriptions present the colour as the main diagnostic character. To solve this problem, the first taxonomic revision of Coilodes is presented. The genus now comprises 13 species. Redescriptions of C. castaneus Westwood, 1846, C. fumipennis Arrow, 1909, C. humeralis (Mannerheim, 1829), C. niger (Mannerheim, 1829), C. ovalis Robinson, 1948, C. parvulus Westwood, 1846, and C. punctipennis Arrow, 1909 are presented. Coilodes niger (Mannerheim, 1829) has its status revalidated and three new synonyms are proposed: C. gibbus (Perty, 1830) and C. chilensis Westwood, 1846 with C. humeralis, and C. nigripennis Arrow, 1903 with C. castaneus. Biological and geographical distribution data are expanded. Lectotypes are designated for C. humeralis and C. niger. Six new species are described: C. bezerrai Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov., C. edeiltae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov., C. lunae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov., C. mayae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov., C. ravii Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov., and C. skelleyi Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov. An identification key for the males of the species is presented

Taxonomia numérica de 17 espécies do gênero Psyllobora Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera-Coccinellidae)

Taxonomia numérica de 17 espécies do gênero Psyllobora Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera-Coccinellidae

Estudo de 17 espécies do gênero Psyllobora Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera- Coccinellidae)

Estudo de 17 espécies do gênero Psyllobora Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera- Coccinellidae

Figs. 1–8. Tiphysa plumbea Mulsant, 1850. 1 in Revision of the Genus Tiphysa Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Hyperaspidinae)

Figs. 1–8. Tiphysa plumbea Mulsant, 1850. 1) Dorsal view; 2) lateral view; 3) head, frontal view; 4) antenna; 5) labrum; 6) mandibles; 7) maxilla; 8) labium.Published as part of <i>Milléo, Julianne & de Almeida, Lúcia Massutti, 2003, Revision of the Genus Tiphysa Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Hyperaspidinae), pp. 274-280 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (3)</i> on page 275, DOI: 10.1649/556, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10103651">http://zenodo.org/record/10103651</a&gt

Figs. 21–22. Dorsal habitus. 21 in Revision of the Genus Tiphysa Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Hyperaspidinae)

Figs. 21–22. Dorsal habitus. 21) Tiphysa plumbea Mulsant, 1850; 22) Tiphysa egae Crotch,Published as part of <i>Milléo, Julianne & de Almeida, Lúcia Massutti, 2003, Revision of the Genus Tiphysa Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Hyperaspidinae), pp. 274-280 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (3)</i> on page 279, DOI: 10.1649/556, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10103651">http://zenodo.org/record/10103651</a&gt

Figs. 9–16. Tiphysa plumbea Mulsant, 1850. 9 in Revision of the Genus Tiphysa Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Hyperaspidinae)

Figs. 9–16. Tiphysa plumbea Mulsant, 1850. 9) Prosternal process; 10) metendosternite;Published as part of <i>Milléo, Julianne & de Almeida, Lúcia Massutti, 2003, Revision of the Genus Tiphysa Mulsant (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Hyperaspidinae), pp. 274-280 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (3)</i> on page 276, DOI: 10.1649/556, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10103651">http://zenodo.org/record/10103651</a&gt