Molecular phylogenetic and traditional morphometric methods were applied to examine six Palaearctic taxa of the taxonomically difficult tachinid fly genus Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), with particular reference to D. carinifrons (Fallén) and D. fuscata Zhang and Shima. Results of a phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial markers 12S and 16S rDNA and multivariate stati...

Sierolomorpha sogdiana Lelej & Mokrousov, spec. nov. is described and illustrated from Central Asia (Uzbekistan). A key to the Palaearctic species of Sierolomorpha and a World catalogue of the family Sierolomorphidae (13 species in three genera) are given.

Three Palaearctic species of the Heliocheilus translucens species-group are reviewed. One new species, H. tengri Volynkin & Matov, sp. n. is described from West Mongolia, southwestern part of Mongolian Altai Mts. The adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated.

Abstract We tested whether microhabitat use affects dispersal and population differentiation in forest birds of the southwestern Palaearctic, a link previously suggested Neotropical birds. To approach this, number subspecies within 32 species was used as metric related to their feeding substrata seasonal changes abundance (a surrogate dispersal) mountain range (Guadarrama Mountains, Central Spa...

We revise the Holarctic genus Rhynchotalona Norman, 1903 (Anomopoda: Chydoridae). Palaearctic R. falcata (Sars, 1862) is redescribed, including morphology of thoracic limbs and gamogenetic stages. North American populations previously identified as R. falcata, revealed two new species of the genus. R. weiri sp. nov. differs from R. falcata in smaller size, much shorter rostrum, different shape ...

The Palaearctic species of Reikosiella Yoshimoto, subgenus R. (Hirticauda Bouček), are revised. Illustrated keys are given to identify females of the ten recognized species and all known males. In addition to R. (Hirticauda) hungarica (Erd6s), previously the only formally recognized Palaearctic species, two species are newly transferred to the genus and subgenus, R. (Hirticauda) bolivari (Kalin...

Fifteen new species of cynipid inquilines, Saphonecrus chinensis Tang & Schwéger, S. gilvus Melika & Schwéger, S. globosus Schwéger & Tang, S. leleyi Melika & Schwéger, S. lithocarpii Schwéger & Melika, S. longinuxi Schwéger & Melika, S. morii Schwéger & Tang, S. nantoui Tang, Schwéger & Melika, S. nichollsi Schwéger & Melika, S. pachylomai Schwéger, Tang & Melika, S. robustus Schwéger & Melika...

THIS IS AMEMBER of the Culex pipiensseries of Edwards (1932:208) and of a rather welldefined subgroup of that series which may be termed the Culex trifilatlts subgroup. The species included in this subgro up share with Culex pipiens the strongly bent ventral arm of the male phallosome (Fig . 1v.a.) but differ from it in the more stron gly developed outer division of the dorsal arm, which is her...