With this editorial, we introduce the Special Collection “Classification of grasslands and other open vegetation types in Palaearctic”. In searching Web Science for classification papers on Palaearctic grasslands, found 207 studies from 1972–2021, including 106 typical works. These originated mainly Europe, with only few Asia one Northern Africa. While Europe 20 th century already had a strong ...

We examined the genera Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 2009 (four Oriental and one Palaearctic species) and Sulcodrepanus Krikken, 2009 (one Afrotropical species), using type specimens and non-type specimens, in order to assess the systematic consistency of the two taxa. Within this framework, we also considered the genera Afrodrepanus Krikken, 2009 (two species) and Drepanocerus Kirby, 1828 (two specie...

The phylogenetic placement of Jekelius brullei (Jekel, 1866) and J. punctulatus (Jekel, 1866) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) was assessed using mitochondrial and nuclear molecular data to discern contrasting nomenclatural views provided by López-Colón (1996) and the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera (Löbl et al. 2006). Our results support both the monophyletic and classification status of the genu...

Schuelkelia unicornis gen. & sp. n. is described from Yunnan, China. The new taxon belongs to a group of genera characterized by the submentum lacking lateral sutures, and is most similar to Euconnus. Among the Eurasian genera Schuelkelia can be easily identified on the basis of the broad occipital constriction, pronotum lacking antebasal pits or grooves, elytra lacking externally visible basal...

An updated revision of Eastern Palaearctic Dryinidae is presented. Six subfamilies, 17 genera and 160 species are treated. Descriptions, geographic distribution, known hosts, natural enemies and type material of each species are presented, together with illustrations of the main morphological characters and keys to the subfamilies, genera and species. Complete lists of references concerning the...

The six species of the soft-bodied elaterid genus Selasia Laporte (Agrypninae: Drilini) from the Palaearctic Region are reviewed: S. arabica Geisthardt, 2003 (Yemen, Oman, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), S. atriventris Pic, 1914 (India, Nepal), S. boruckae Kundrata, 2012 (Nepal), S. homhilia Geisthardt, 2003 (Yemen: Socotra), S. merkli Kundrata, 2012 (Pakistan), and S. socotrana Kundrata, 2012 (Y...

The tribe Phyllomorphini Mulsant & Rey, 1870 of the family Coreidae, subfamily Coreinae, is represented in the Palaearctic Region by three genera (Pephricus Amyot & Serville, 1843, Phyllomorpha Laporte, 1833, and Tongorma Kirkaldy, 1900) and four species. Two of them, Pephricus subtilis Montandon, 1913 and Tongorma latreillii (Guérin-Méneville, 1839) are known only from Yemen and represent Afro...