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1. Review of the genus Stenodera with a description of the first instar larva of S. puncticollis (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Creator:
Bologna, Marco A., Di Giulio, Andrea, and Pinto, John D.
Type:
article, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Taxonomy, Coleoptera, Meloidae, Stenodera, larvae, key, and bionomics
Language:
English
Description:
The first instar larva, or triungulin, of Stenodera puncticollis (Chevrolat, 1829) is described. Its characters indicate that Stenodera is the most primitive member of the subfamily Nemognathinae and support the recognition of the monotypic tribe Stenoderini, as previously proposed on the basis of adult morphology. The bionomic information on this genus is summarized, and an annotated catalogue and key to the species based on adults are presented
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2. Revision of the genus Mimesthes (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Mylabrini)

Creator:
Bologna, Marco A.
Type:
article, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
taxonomy, Coleoptera, Meloidae, Mimesthes, new species, key, bionomics, and southern Africa
Language:
English
Description:
The species of the mylabrine genus Mimesthes are revised and a new species (M. karooensis) is described from the South African Karoo. The systematic position of the genus is also discussed and an identification key to the species is proposed. Geographical distribution and habitat preferences, as well as other bionomic features, are summarised.
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3. Revision of the genus Teratolytta (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Creator:
Bologna, Marco A. and Di Giulio, Andrea
Type:
article, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Coleoptera, Meloidae, Teratolytta, key, catalogue, synonymy, new species, distribution, larval morphology, and courtship
Language:
English
Description:
The blister beetle genus Teratolytta, belonging to the tribe Lyttini, is revised and a classification is proposed. Two main sections of the genus - one including five groups of species and the other three groups - are tentatively defined. Four new species from Eastern and Southern Anatolia are described (T. carlae sp. n., T. dvoraki sp. n., T. monticola sp. n., T. taurica sp. n.), and a key to the 17 recognized species is proposed. A diagnosis of the species as well as taxonomic remarks are proposed, and a catalogue of localities is presented. In particular, Teratolytta tricolor (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) comb. n. is re-established as a distinct species, T. cooensis G. Müller, 1936 is confirmed as a synonym of T. gentilis (Frivaldszky, 1877), T. bytinskii Kaszab, 1957 as a synonym of T. senilis (Abeille de Perrin, 1895), and T. holzschuhi Dvořák, 1983 is proposed as a synonym of T. eylandti Semenow, 1894; some infraspecific forms are referred to the variability of T. gentilis and T. flavipes (Mulsant & Rey, 1858). The first instar larva of T. gentilis is described and figured, and the sexual behaviour of this species is also briefly studied.
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