A new species of Platyauchenia Stürm, 1843 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Brazil

The genus Platyauchenia Stürm, 1843 is reviewed. Platyauchenia quinquemaculata Pic, 1921 is a synonym of P. latreillei (Castelnau 1840), new synonymy. Platyauchenia ruficollis new species is described from Brazil. Each species is illustrated and a key to the species is provided

Nomenclatural notes on Chalepini and Sceloenopliini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

The authorship and type species of the genera Acentroptera and Metazycera are reviewed. The correct author of Acentroptera is Guérin-Méneville, 1844; Acentroptera dejeani Guérin-Méneville, 1844, is here designated as the type species. Metazycera is the correct spelling of the genus described by Chevrolat, 1837; the type species is Hispa trimaculata Olivier, 1808, by monotypy; Metaxycera Baly, 1864 is an unjustified emendation

Range Extensions in North American Hispinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Thirty-nine new state or provincial records are presented for 22 species of North American Hispinae

Lesageana Medvedev, 2003 a new synonym of Trichispa Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Lesageana paucispina Medvedev, 2003 is placed into synonymy with Trichispa sericea (Guérin-Méneville, 1844), new synonymy. Resulting in the synonymy of the genera Trichispa Chapuis, 1875 and Lesageana Medvedev, 2003 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), new synonymy

A new species of Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Dominica

A new species of Cephaloleia, C. simplex from Dominica, is described and illustrated. The species of Cephaloleia known from the Caribbean are reviewed and a key to those species is presented

A review of the genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

The species of the genus Alurnus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) are reviewed. Twentythree species are recognized as valid. Alurnus bicolor from Colombia and A. crenatus from Bolivia are described as new species. Alurnus costalis dallieri Pic is elevated to full species status. Lectotypes are designated for A. humeralis Rosenberg, A. mutabilis Waterhouse, and A. salvini Baly. The species are redescribed and illustrated, and a key to the species is presented

A checklist of the Limnichidae and the Lutrochidae (Coleoptera) of the world

A checklist of the world species of Limnichidae (35 genera, 345 species) and Lutrochidae (1 genus, 11 species) is presented. The author, year of publication and page number, synonyms, distribution by country, and a terminal bibliography are given for each genus and species. Biological information is also reviewed

Two new genera of hispines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Ecuador

Bicristispa gracilis, new genus and new species, and Orbispa confluens, new genus and new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), both from canopy fogging material from Ecuador are described and illustrated. Comparative notes distinguishing them from similar genera are provided

Three new species of Hexanchorus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Elmidae: Larainae) from South America

Three new species of Hexanchorus Sharp, H. dimorphus and H. shannoni from Argentina, and H. mcdiarmidi from Venezuela, are described and illustrated

Joseph Sugar Baly: The man and his entomological works.

Der englische Mediziner Joseph Sugar Baly (1816-1890) erlangte für die Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) Weltgeltung. Von 1855 bis 1891 publizierte er 102 Arbeiten, in welchen er 217 Gattungen, 2 Untergattungen und 2.219 Arten beschrieb. Dieser Beitrag vermittelt eine kurze, biographische Übersicht, eine Bibliographie seiner entomologischen Veröffentlichungen und eine Liste der vorgeschlagenen Taxa.StichwörterBaly, biography, bibliography, proposed taxa.Joseph Sugar Baly (1816-1890) was an English medical doctor who became a world authority on the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera). From 1855 until 1891 he published 102 papers in which he described 217 genera, 2 subgenera, and 2.219 species. This article presents a brief biographical sketch, a bibliography of his entomological works, and a list of proposed taxa.KeywordsBaly, biography, bibliography, proposed taxa