Entomological Review
Entomological Review is a peer-reviewed journal that serves as a platform for publishing papers encompassing various aspects of theoretical and applied entomology. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including systematics, faunistics, zoogeography, evolution, ecology, morphology, and physiology of insects, spiders, and mites. It includes research on the biological and chemical control of pests. It stands out among entomological journals due to its broad coverage, encompassing diverse subdisciplines within the field. The journal publishes original manuscripts submitted in English, as well as works translated from several other journals. The sources of content are indicated at the article level. The peer review policy of the journal is independent of the manuscript source, ensuring a fair and unbiased evaluation process for all submissions. As part of its aim to become an international publication, the journal welcomes submissions in English from all countries.
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Approximately 5% of the manuscripts are rejected without review based on formal criteria as they do not comply with the submission guidelines. Each manuscript is assigned to at least one peer reviewer. The journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. The period from submission to the first decision is up to three weeks. The approximate rejection rate is 10%. The final decision on the acceptance of a manuscript for publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
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Current Issue
Vol 99, No 9 (2019)
- Year: 2019
- Articles: 15
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0013-8738/issue/view/9491
Article
Interactions of Acariphagous Arthropods in the System “Host Plant—Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina, Tetranychidae)—Predatory Mite Phytoseiulus persimilis Ath.-H. (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) and Predatory Midge Feltiella luboviae Fedotova et Kozlova (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae)” on Cucumber Cultivars
Abstract
Relations between the predatory species were studied in the tritrophic system “plant—spider mite Tetranychus urticae—predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis + predatory gall midge Feltiella luboviae” on Ginga F1 and Muromsky 36 cucumber cultivars, differing in their resistance to the phytophage. It was shown that the formation and functioning of the consortium were largely influenced by the resistance properties of the cucumber cultivars and the bioecological features of the consorts. The acariphages most effectively suppressed the pest at the initial stage of consortium formation, when their first generation was active. The efficiency of the predatory midge F. luboviae on the susceptible cucumber cultivar was lower in the presence of the predatory mite Ph. persimilis. The resistant cultivar not only compensated for the negative effect of one predator (Ph. persimilis) on the oviposition behavior of the other predator (F. luboviae), but also increased the efficiency of combined use of the acariphages as compared to their separate application.
Male Genitalia Muscles in the Afrotropical Subfamily Lipteninae (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Abstract
The muscles of the male genitalia were studied for the first time in representatives of 3 tribes of the Afrotropical endemic subfamily Lipteninae (Lycaenidae): Larinopoda tera (Hewitson, 1873) (Liptenini), Cephetola viridana (Joicey and Talbot, 1921) (Epitolini), Pentila tachyroides (Dewitz, 1879), P. tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847), P. umangiana Aurivillus, 1898, and Ornipholidotos amieti angulata Libert, 2005 (Pentilini). The essential differences in the genital muscles between the tribe Pentilini on the one hand and the tribes Lipteninini and Epitolini on the other are found. The tribes Liptenini and Epitolini are characterized by preservation of the characters initial for the large taxa of Papilionomorpha; the only apomorphic similarity between them, which arisen independently, is established. This apomorphy is the attachment of the only pair of aedeagus retractors m7(6) not to the zonal area of the aedeagus, as at the initial state for lepidopterans, but to its coecum penis. In the tribe Pentilini, along with the known modifications in the structure of the genital skeleton, the following apomorphic changes in muscles are established: reduction of 2 pairs of valvar muscles m5(7) and m8(3), a shift of the attachment of hypertrophied valvar adductors m4 onto a considerable part of the surface of the tegumen, and the splitting of aedeagus protractors m6(5) into 2 independent muscles. Autapomorphies of the musculoskeletal structures of Pentila Westwood, [1851] and Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1914 (Pentilini) are described. Synapomorphies in the structure of the genital muscles in the Lipteninae examined have not been found.
Chorological Analysis of the Long-Legged Flies (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) of Yakutia
Abstract
Analysis of the latitudinal component of the Dolichopodidae distributions revealed the prevalence of the temperate group in the Yakutian fauna (74 species, or 51%). Analysis of their ranges classified according to the longitudinal extension showed the prevalence of widespread species (89, or 61.4%), in particular those with Holarctic ranges (28 species, or 19.3%). The Yakutian dolichopodid fauna is mainly derived from the Holarctic, Trans-Eurasian, Euro-Siberian, and Far Eastern faunas with inclusion of some Euro-Siberian-Central Palaearctic species. There is also a considerable fraction of East Siberian species.
Check-List of the Aphidiid-Wasp Subfamily Prainae (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) from Russia and Adjacent Countries
Abstract
A total of 31 species belonging to 4 genera of the subfamily Prainae (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) are recorded from Russia and adjacent countries: Praon Haliday, 1833 (23 species), Dyscritulus Hincks, 1943 (2), Areopraon Mackauer, 1959 (5), and Pseudopraon Starỳ, 1975 (1 species). The fauna of Russia includes 28 species, of which 13 species, Areopraon chaitophori Tomanović et Petrović, 2009, Praon athenaeum Kavallieratos et Lucouressis, 2000, P. barbatum Mackauer, 1967, P. cavariellae Starý, 1971, P. flavicorne Starý, 1971, P. gallicum Starý, 1971, P. longicorne Marshall, 1891, P. minor Starý, 1971, P. rosaecola Starý, 1961, P. spinosum Mackauer, 1959, P. taisetsuzanum Takada, 1968, P. uroleucon Tomanović et Kavallieratos, 2003, and P. yomenae Takada, 1968, are recorded for the first time.
A New Species of the Cockroach Genus Macrophyllodromia Saussure et Zehntner, 1893 (Dictyoptera, Ectobiidae), with Notes on the Taxonomic Position of the Genus
Abstract
A new species of the genus Macrophyllodromia, M. obscura sp. n., is described from Peru. An emended diagnosis of the genus Macrophyllodromia is given based on the characters of the hypandrium and male genitalia. The taxonomy of the family Ectobiidae and the place of Macrophyllodromia in it are briefly analyzed.
On the Synonymy and Distribution of the Planthopper Genera Euroxenus Gnezdilov, 2009 and Nikomiklukha Gnezdilov, 2010 (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea: Issidae)
Abstract
The following new synonymies are established: Euroxenus Gnezdilov, 2009 = Duplexissus Wang, Zhang et Bourgoin, 2019, syn. n.; Nikomiklukha Gnezdilov, 2010 = Sarimissus Wang, Zhang et Bourgoin, 2019, syn. n. Consequently, two new combinations are formed: Euroxenus punctatulus (Wang, Zhang et Bourgoin, 2019), comb. n., and Nikomiklukha maculifrons (Wang, Zhang et Bourgoin, 2019), comb. n. Thus the genus Euroxenus Gnezdilov is recorded for the first time from the Oriental Region, and the genus Nikomiklukha Gnezdilov, from Hainan Island.
A Description of the Larva of the Cypress Jewel Beetle, Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva (L.), with Notes on the Larval Characters of Poecilonotini and Dicercini (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
Abstract
A detailed description of the mature larva of the Cypress jewel beetle, Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva (L.), a dangerous pest of ornamental Cupressaceae in urban landscapes and nurseries in Europe, and its comparison with other known larvae of the subgenus Palmar, L. balcanica (Kirch.) and L. virgata (Motsch.) are presented. The larva is fully illustrated including details of the mouthparts, prothoracic plates, spiracles, and inner structures of the proventriculus. Larval characters of the genus Lamprodila and the tribe Poecilonotini as compared to the known larvae of Dicercini are discussed.
A New Species of the Rhynchitid Genus Deporaus Sam. (Coleoptera, Rhynchitidae) from China
Abstract
Deporaus (Roelofsideporaus) terminassianaesp. n. from Central China is described and illustrated. It is similar to Deporaus (Roelofsideporaus) affectatus Faust, 1887 but differs in a thickened fore femur, wider pronotum and elytra, a shorter rostrum, in the non-mucronate fore tibia, and in the shape of the sclerites of the endophallus.
New Data on Ichneumon Wasps of the Subfamily Pherhombinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) in Baltic Amber with Descriptions of Three New Species
Abstract
Three new fossil species of the subfamily Pherhombinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) are described from Primorskoe deposit of Eocene Baltic amber (Kaliningrad Province, Russian Federation): Pherhombus kasparyanisp. n., Ph. kraxtepellensissp. n., and Ph. sorgenauensissp. n. An annotated list and a key to the six known species of Pherhombinae are given. The color preservation of ichneumonid inclusions in Baltic amber is discussed, the presence of syninclusions is interpreted, and reconstruction of the species biology is attempted.
Review of the Genus Synacra Foerster (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae: Pantolytini) in the Palaearctic Region, with Description of New Species
Abstract
A review of eleven Palaearctic species of the genus Synacra Foerster is provided, four of which are described as new to science: S. azepylopriasp. n. (Russia: Kunashir Island; Japan: Honshu Island), S. compressigastrasp. n. (Russia: northern European part and East Siberia (Yakutia), southern Far East), S. giganteasp. n. (Russia: Primorskii Territory) and S. tobiasisp. n. (South Kazakhstan). The following new synonymy is established: Synacra Foerster, 1856 = Foeldia Szabó, 1974, syn. n.; Synacra sociabilis (Kieffer, 1904) = Foeldia triclavicanthiger Szabó, 1974, syn. n. All the Palaearctic species of Synacra are keyed and illustrated.
Gall Midges of the Genus Feltiella Rübsaamen (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in the Northwest of Russia, with Description of a New Species
Abstract
Two species of predatory gall midges of the genus Feltiella develop in the colonies of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina, Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) in the vicinity of St. Petersburg. A new species Feltiella luboviaesp. n. is described, and the diagnoses of the genus Feltiella and the widespread species F. acarisuga (Vallot), which was found in the northwest of Russia for the first time, are supplemented. Feltiella luboviae sp. n. differs from the closely related F. acarisuga and F. acarivora (Zehntner) in a number of morphological, morphometric, biological, and molecular genetic characteristics. The male genitalia of F. luboviae sp. n. have the following characters: basal protrusions angular, bare, aedeagus narrow, hypoproct swollen laterally, cerci cordiform, flagellomeres with pyriform distal node and whorls of long circumfilar sensorial loops, 2nd segment of hind tarsus 6.0–8.2 times as long as 1st and much longer than 3rd–5th tarsomeres combined. The embryonic development of F. luboviae sp. n. lasts 3.9 ± 0.12 days, the larval development lasts 9.3 ± 0.11 days, the pupal development lasts 5.9 ± 0.14 days, and the adult life span is 3.6 ± 0.13 days. The larvae and pupae of F. luboviae sp. n. develop faster than those of F. acarisuga. The COI nucleotide sequence of F. luboviae sp. n. had a 89% match with that of F. acarisuga and a 91% match with that of F. acarivora. The diagnosis of the genus Feltiella is supplemented by morphometric indices. Data on the rearing conditions for the laboratory population of F. luboviae sp. n. and evaluation of its effectiveness in protected ground as compared to F. acarisuga are given.
Contribution to the Knowledge of the Encyrtid-Wasp Genus Isodromus Howard, 1887 (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae: Homalotylini), Parasitoids of Lacewings (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) in the Palaearctic
Abstract
The article contains: (1) a key to the genera of the tribe Homalotylini Hoffer, 1954 of the world fauna; (2) a key to 16 species of the genus Isodromus Howard, 1887 found in the Palaearctic Region; (3) a synopsis of these 16 species with indication of their distribution, chrysopid hosts, prey of chrysopids, and plants inhabited by them, as well as some biological traits of Isodromus species.
Short Communcations
Finding of the Flea-Weevil Orchestes steppensis Korotyaev, 2016 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Rhamphini) in Yaroslavl Province
Abstract
The elm flea-weevil Orchestes steppensis Korotyaev, 2016 was found in the eastern part of Yaroslavl Province; previously the species was known within European Russia as far north as the southeastern boundary of Voronezh Province and the city of Ulyanovsk in the Volga River basin.