Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino
The Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino is a scientific journal dedicated to advancing research across all disciplines of the natural sciences. It publishes original articles, including new observations, systematic reviews, methodological developments, taxonomic revisions, historical analyses, and museological studies related to natural history collections - whether scientific or educational, public or private. Particular attention is given to research that utilizes, documents, or contextualizes voucher specimens, thereby contributing to their preservation, scientific study, and public understanding. The journal aims to foster dialogue among researchers, curators, educators, and historians, promoting an integrated approach to the study and appreciation of natural heritage. The journal places particular emphasis on: (1) taxonomic research, with a dedicated focus on systematic studies, descriptions of new taxa, and revisions of species groups across all biological kingdoms; (2) research from emerging countries, supporting and prioritizing work conducted in the biodiversity-rich regions; (3) regional-scale studies, which connect global perspectives with local contexts, especially those focused on the Alpine region, the Mediterranean basin, and other biogeographically significant areas; (4) conservation in its dual meaning, covering both curatorial conservation - the care, management, and study of natural history collections – and biodiversity and ecological conservation - the protection of species, natural landscapes, ecosystems, and natural heritage. Il Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino è una rivista scientifica dedicata al progresso della ricerca in tutte le discipline delle scienze naturali. Pubblica articoli originali, tra cui nuove osservazioni, revisioni sistematiche, sviluppi metodologici, revisioni tassonomiche, analisi storiche e studi museologici relativi alle collezioni di storia naturale, siano esse scientifiche o didattiche, pubbliche o private. Particolare attenzione è rivolta alla ricerca che utilizza, documenta o contestualizza esemplari di prova, contribuendo così alla loro conservazione, allo studio scientifico e alla comprensione da parte del pubblico. La rivista si propone di promuovere il dialogo tra ricercatori, curatori, educatori e storici, promuovendo un approccio integrato allo studio e alla valorizzazione del patrimonio naturale. La rivista pone particolare enfasi su: (1) la ricerca tassonomica, con particolare attenzione agli studi sistematici, alle descrizioni di nuovi taxa e alle revisioni di gruppi di specie in tutti i regni biologici; (2) la ricerca nei paesi emergenti, sostenendo e dando priorità al lavoro condotto nelle regioni ricche di biodiversità; (3) studi su scala regionale, che collegano prospettive globali con contesti locali, in particolare quelli focalizzati sulla regione alpina, sul bacino del Mediterraneo e su altre aree biogeograficamente significative; (4) conservazione nel suo duplice significato, che comprende sia la conservazione curatoriale - la cura, la gestione e lo studio delle collezioni di storia naturale - sia la biodiversità e la conservazione ecologica - la protezione delle specie, dei paesaggi naturali, degli ecosistemi e del patrimonio naturale.
The Civic Museum of Zoology in Rome: from its foundation to the end of Bronzini's directorship (1932-1978)
This article presents a summary of the history of the Civic Museum of Zoology from its foundation in 1932 until the retirement of Ermanno Bronzini (1978), its director since 1956. Pending more detailed historical and archival research, which would certainly be desirable, we focus mainly on outlining the cultural policy pursued by the Zoological Garden and the Civic Museum of Zoology during Bronzini's directorship. The Museum then became independent in 1998. The result, although to be considered preliminary, outlines the Museum's central role as a driving force and hub for naturalistic research in Rome. This aspect has been ignored until now and is of particular interest in light of the planned “science museum” in the capital and the renewed national interest in biodiversity research. __________________ Nel presente contributo è presentata una sintesi relativa alla storia del Museo civico di Zoologia dalla fondazione nel 1932 sino al pensionamento di Ermanno Bronzini (1978), suo direttore dal 1956. In attesa di una più attenta ricerca storica e archivistica, che sarebbe senz’altro auspicabile, ci si sofferma principalmente nel delineare quella che è stata la politica culturale perseguita dal Giardino Zoologico e dal Museo civico di Zoologia nel periodo della direzione Bronzini. Il Museo diverrà poi autonomo nel 1998. Il risultato, sebbene da considerarsi preliminare, delinea una centralità del Museo quale centro propulsivo e di coagulo per le ricerche naturalistiche romane. Questo aspetto è stato sinora ignorato e riveste un certo interesse anche alla luce del progettato “museo della scienza” della capitale ed al rinnovato interesse nazionale per le ricerche sulla biodiversità.
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Matières à porcelaine in the collection of Mineralogical Museum of Turin University
In the first half of the nineteenth century the Mineralogical Museum of Turin University enriched its collections through exchanges of samples occurred between Alexandre Brongniart, director of the Manufacture of Sèvres and the directors of the Turin Museum; first Etienne Borson in 1811-12 and later Angelo Sismonda in 1833-34. In the early decades of the nineteenth century were sent to Sèvres raw and processing products of the factories of Turin and surroundings. Some samples that Borson brought from Paris have been identified in the set of samples already cataloged or being cataloged. As for the shipment of Sèvres of 1833, a set of samples from the time of arrival was kept as corpus and associated with its autograph document of Brongniart: thus a collection of 15 mineralogical samples and product processing of porcelain has been preserved until today.
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First data on the distribution of crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758) in Campania, southern Italy
In the last decades, in Italy, the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata showed a marked northward expansion of the historical range in particularly toward the Alps, and its occurrences are increasing in Central and Southern Italy. However, there is a lack of data about the species in Campania region, as shown by recently published distribution map. In order to fill this gap we collected occurrence data between 2015 and 2017 in the whole region. The crested porcupine was detected in many province of Campania showing an increasing extent of occurrence as well as a probable population increase.
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Contribution to the study of Hymenoptera Apoidea of Elba Island
Between 2008 and 2016 we captured and studied the Hymenoptera of superfamily Apoidea of Elba Island (Tuscany). 38 sites were investigated at different times. In a set of 576 individuals we found 141 species (about 15% of Italian Apoidea), belonging to six families: Colletidae (12 species), Andrenidae (21), Halictidae (41), Megachilidae (40), Anthophoridae (19), Apidae (8). The structure of this sample fits very well to the lognormal distribution and the statistical extrapolation suggests a community of 153 Apoidea species on Elba Island, while for the di Pisa e Livorno province we expect from Lognormal distribution about 423 Apoidea species.
New species of the genus Krombeinella from Turkey (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Myrmosinae).
A new species, Krombeinella hilvana sp.n. is described from Hilvan, Turkey. The genus Krombeinella is present in eastern central Europe with the most known species in Turkey. Of the 17 known species some are found in North Africa and Central Europe. Krombeinella longicollis is the widespread species and is known from Greece to Mongolia. The study of Italian species has been carried out previously by Pagliano & Strumia (2007). A male from the new species was captured in Turkey.
New species of Curvitropidia from Australia and Africa (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae)
Two new species of Curvitropidia from Australia and Africa are described. Curvitropidia pulawskii is the first species of this genus known from Australia; C. nonveilleri, from African Guinea, is inserted in an area where this genus is widespread.
New species of Bradynobaenidae from Arabian Peninsula and Africa (Hymenoptera)
New species of Bradynobaenidae from Arabian Peninsula and Africa. Among the recently harvested specimens in Arabia and Africa, there are some Bradynobaenidae that have been transmitted to me for study, among which there are still unknown species to science, now described. They belong to genera Macroocula and Gynecaptera, of which keys are reported for their determination. The new species are: Macroocula minuta, M. rosai, Gynecaptera brothersi and G. esterinae.
New tropical species of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
After the study of numerous specimens arrived for identification at the Natural History Museum of Carmagnola (Italy), 14 new species of Agrilus from Neotropic and Ethiopian fauna are described: A. (Robertius) manueli sp.n. from Camerun, A. (Nigritius) hauckinus sp.n. and A. (Nigritius) pwanii sp.n. both from Tanzania, A. (Nigritius) taii sp.n., A. (Agriphylus) frondeus sp.n. and A. (Agrilus) geiseri sp.n. from Ivory Coast, A. (Agrilus) prepsli sp.n. from South African Republic, A. (Agrilus) campesinus sp.n. from Brazil, A. (Agrilus) iquitosanus sp.n., A. (Agrilus) westerduijni sp.n. and A. (Agrilus) semirufus sp.n. from Peru, A. (Agrilus) zamoranus sp.n. and A. (Agrilus) tres sp.n. from Honduras, Agrilus hanoti sp.n. from Trinidad.
Reproductive strategies in the bryozoa: morpho-anatomical diversity and systematics, and evolutionary significance
The various patterns of embryogenetical, larval and morphological strategies of development known among the Bryozoa, ontogenetically pre-programated phenomena, peculiarly characterized by the distinct destinies of the endodermic primordium according to the evolutive ligneages, correspond to so much reproductive models for ameliorate the survival, the capacities of dispersion and the prosperity of these given species. It is matter, according the structures of the larvae, the phylogenetic lineages and consequently the taxa, of plantotrophy, transformation of an abortive alimentary canal to an energetic reserve or to an amorphic mineral concretions, or to a most ordinary lecitotrophy without a particular regression. Beyond the direct budding on new zoecia, are known in some of these evolutive series another whole of strategies of reproduction: the capacity of an asexual reproduction. The latter corresponds to some different modalities: nautozoids, sessoblasts, flottoblasts, succuli, hibernacles; in other groups, the authors pointed out phenomena of polyembryony (cyclostomes) or of viviparity (phylactolaemates ). The various aspects are analyzed and interpretated according the phylogenetic lineages, the delimitation and the definition of the taxa, and also the advantages drowed by the organisms.
Checklist of names in Mutillidae (Hymenoptera), with illustrations of selected species
A global synoptic list of the genera and species of the Mutillidae is provided. Three hundred and fourteen genus-group names and 6612 species-group nominal names are listed with respective synonymies. Known distribution areas of the valid species and subspecies are given in alphabetical order. The type species is reported for each genus and subgenus. The family is subdivided into 8 subfamilies: Myrmosinae, Pseudophotopsidinae, Ticoplinae, Rhopalomutillinae, Sphaeropthalminae, Dasylabrinae, Myrmillinae and Mutillinae. A list of 197 species (and subspecies) provisionally assigned to the Mutillidae (incertae sedis) but not to any modern genus is provided. For some species habitus and/or some characteristic photographs or drawings for the species or genus are provided. The current families of 25 species names originally placed in Mutilla but no longer in Mutillidae are also given.
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The mineralogical collection of Eugenio Falco at Regional Museum of Natural Science, Turin
The Milanese engineer Eugenio Falco (1919-2012), after an experience of studying and working in the United States, has lived in Paris for over 60 years. He donated in 2011 to the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences of Turin (MRSN) his collection of mineralogical samples purchased on the international mineralogical shows in the last two decades of the twentieth century. The 146 samples have been cataloged and sorted into general systematic collection of the MRSN in Turin and the list is presented in the context of the contribution.
Guglielmo Mangili: herpetologist, anthropologist, artist
Guglielmo Mangili was an eclectic Roman physician and naturalist. Its main interest was herpetology, particularly captive husbandry and the study of venomous snakes. He was one of the young naturalist leading to the creation, just after the liberation of Rome in 1944, of the Unione Italiana Naturalisti around the Zoological Museum in Rome. He was also an anthropologist and primatologist and later served as biologist for the Giardino Zoologico in Rome, participating in 1962-63 to the CNR Expedition to Amazonia led by parasytologist Ettore Biocca.
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Records concerning Michele Lessona in University of Turin Historical Archives
The University of Turin Archives hold many official records concerning Michele Lessona, because he obtained his Medicine degree from University of Turin (1840-1846) and later became professor of Zoology at the same University, holding the greatest offices. This paper emphasizes some important documents that give information about the teacher’s role and his relation to the students and about Lessona’s efforts to improve material conditions and performances of the newly established scientific laboratories. The paper also discusses his opinion about women’s access to university education and highlight some unpublished documents about the collections’ development at the University Museum of Zoology (from 1867 to 1893). Thanks to these documents it is possible to say the name of many donors and, above all, to date the collections themselves.
A new area of occurrence of an endemic Italian hare inferred by camera trapping
The Italian Hare Lepus corsicanus, endemic of Central and Southern Italy, was recorded for the first time in the Northern part of the province of Grosseto (Southern Tuscany), through camera trapping. This observation was localized at the edge of a mixed oakwood (Quercus cerris and Q. pubescens), in the surroundings of the village of Prata (Loc. Vado a Rimolli, 512 m a.s.l.). The record here reported expands the Tuscan extent of occurrence of this species by over 60 km to the north. Restocking of the European Brown Hare Lepus europaeus occurs in this area, and hunting pressure may threaten the endemic taxon. Further researches and genetic surveys are recommended to address conservation plans.
Spheciformes (Hymenoptera) of Spinola collection. Part III.
All the Spheciformes specimens of Spinola collection were examined, and some unidentified specimens were newly identified. The type specimens designated by previous authors have been listed. Finally the distribution of the species previously mentioned is provided. The locality of origin of the newly determined specimens is reported.
New data about some rare or not very well-known butterflies (Papilionoidea) in some areas of Teramo Province in the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park
During June 2010 in some areas of Teramo (“Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga” National Park) new data on the distribution of some rare or little known butterflies have benn taken (i.e. Anthocharis euphenoides, Hamearis lucina, Cupido osiris, Iolana iolas and Lasiommata petropolitana). These data are the first report, or complete the very scarce data in the district of Teramo.
A contribution to the floristic knowledge of a less known Langhe area: the regional Park of Bric Tana
In this paper updated data about vascular flora of Bric Tana Regional Park, the smallest park in Liguria, are reported. Bibliographic analysis and field researches were carried out between 2009 and 2012. The Park is located at the extreme southern part of Langhe, within Liguria boundaries. It is a Site of Community Interest too, but from a botanical point of view, it appears to be a less known area: even the floristic researches made by Giacinto Abbà, the main botanist who studied the flora of Langhe, concern only partially the area of Bric Tana Regional Park. The floristic inventory reports 479 taxa, many of which of conservation interest, and many Orchids never observed before in the area (Cephalanthera damasonium, C. rubra, Epipactis atrorubens, E. helleborine, Listera ovata, Ophrys fuciflora, O. apifera, Orchis anthropophora, O. tridentata, O. ustulata). Some other rare species, already observed by Abbà, have been confirmed (Matteuccia struthiopteris, Aquilegia atrata, Adoxa moschatellina, Erythronium dens-canis...). A comparison with some other protected areas in Liguria and Piedmont show the remarkable floristic richness of the park, which should be better protected by environmental decay and simplification.
Campanulaceae: distribution data for north-western Italy
This work provides data concerning 61 entities, belonging to 8 genera (Adenophora, Campanula, Jasione, Legousia, Physoplexis, Phyteuma, Platycodon, Trachelium) referred to Campanulaceae, whose presence has been reported in Piedmont, in Aosta Valley and in some neighboring territories that are administratively belonging to Liguria, France and Switzerland. The survey carried out in some herbaria and the selection within the floristic bibliography regarding the territory under examination allowed us to gather a total of 16,220 data, both from exsiccata (7,320) collected between 1786 and 2014 and from literature citations (8,900) dated between 1755 and 2014. Such information has outlined the distribution of the entities in the above mentioned area, based on up-to-date data aligned with the mapping system European Datum 1950. The geographical areas mostly documented are the Aosta Valley and the Susa Valley. The revisions of exsiccata and the comparison with their related bibliographic references have allowed us to make several corrections to the previously published data. In the survey 8 entities (Campanula carnica, C. pyramidalis, C. ramosissima, Legousia falcata, L. hybrida, Physoplexis comosa, Phyteuma hedraianthifolium, P. villarsii) were found not belonging to the territory in question although historically documented for various reasons. For each species, including some endemites, was highlighted distribution according to the most recent data. It was confirmed that some species (Adenophora liliifolia, Campanula cervicaria, C. thyrsoides subsp. thyrsoides, Phyteuma cordatum, Trachelium coeruleum subsp. coeruleum) are characterized by a small number of sites and/or scarce populations. Then it was emphasized the need to provide or to strengthen appropriate forms of protection of the species or the territory in which they grow.
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Prime segnalazioni di Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) in Liguria (Lepidoptera: Hesperidae)
As a result of focused research carried out in 2014 is reported Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) for the first time in Liguria.
A petrographic catalogue for the “Onyx Marbles and Alabasters Collection” of The Museum of Mineralogy and Petrography in Turin University
The paper reports information and results concerning 69 rock samples belonging to the “Onyx Marbles and Alabasters Collection”, recently acquired by the Museum of “Mineralogy and Petrography” of the University of Turin. The collection is in loan for use to the “Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali” in Turin. This set of specimens represents several onyx marble varieties currently available in the Italian ornamental stone market. Most of them are actually calcite-alabasters, sedimentary rocks formed in karst environments. Generally, they show a banded structure having nearly parallel layers that differ, from case to case, in colour, fabric and /or mineral composition. In order to examine the different features of this heterogeneous category, a multi-technique approach has been chosen. Detailed photographic documentation was acquired for each sample of the collection; moreover, a small amount of specimen was collected for chemical analysis and mineralogical investigations. Every sample has been scanned by electron microscopy and, for the most interesting varieties, a thin section was obtained and observed at the optical microscope. MicroRaman spectroscopy was used to determine the mineral phases present in each sample, as well as EDS analysis that added a chemical dataset to the characterization of the mineral species detected. ICP-OES spectroscopic analyses were done for the determination of trace elements of the carbonate fraction of each sample. All the information obtained were organized in a petrographic catalogue reported at the end of the paper.
A teaching thin sections collection of Giorgio Spezia: museological and petrographic characterization
The study of petrographic thin sections collection of Giorgio Vittorio Spezia (1842-1911), professor of mineralogy and petrography and Director of the Mineralogical Museum of the University of Turin, is reported. The collection consists of 60 samples of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks coming from different places, mostly in Germany and Italy. The collection is currently preserved at the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences of Turin. The observation in light microscopy has allowed to highlight the striking features of each section, justifying their inclusion in the teaching collection. It was set up a computerized catalog, developed with the application of Microsoft Office Access, in which are recorded the most significant museological data.
Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Australia collected by Dr. P.M. Giachino
A taxonomic study of the Staphylinid subfamily Aleocharinae of the Western Australia is presented. Two tribes (Athetini, Lomechusini), 5 genera (Leptostiba, Atheta, Pelioptera, Ischyrodyodoys, Australiacantha) and 7 species are recognized. The genus Australiacantha of the tribe Lomechusini and 5 species (Leptostiba bigladifera n. sp., Leptostiba karijiniensis n. sp., Atheta (Acrotona) stirlingensis n. sp., Pelioptera stirlingicola n. sp., Australiacantha stirlingensis n. sp.) are described as new to the science. The new genus and new species are described and illustrated.
Aleocharinae della Nuova Zelanda, raccolte dal Dr. P.M. Giachino e dal Dr. M. Daccordi (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
Aleocharinae from New Zealand collected by Dr. P.M. Giachino and Dr. M. Daccordi. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) - A taxonomic study of the Staphylinidae subfamily Aleocharinae of the north New Zealand is presented. Seven tribes (Pronomaeini, Gyrophaenini, Homalotini, Bolitocharini, Falagriini, Athetini, Oxypodini), nineteen genera (Myllaena, Notiomerinx, Coenonica, Makrosolenia, Falagria, Kompsatele, Dasytricheta, Ecomorypora, Amischa, Australoconota, Geostibasoma, Leptostiba, Neozealatheta, Pelioptera, Neozelandusa, Pronomaeida, Thrixenglyphe, Calodera, Neodoxa) and 27 species are recognized. Five genera (Makrosolenia of the Bolitocharini Kompsatele of the Falagriini, Neozealatheta of the Athetini, Pronomaeida and Thrixenglyphe of the Oxypodini) and 20 species (Myllaena tangarakauensis n. sp., Coenonica neozealandensis n. sp., Makrosolenia neozealandensis n. sp., Falagria neozealandicola n. sp., Kompsatele neozealandense n. sp., Ecomorypora tongarirensis n. sp., Ecomorypora daccordii n. sp., Amischa neozealandensis n. sp., Australoconota neozealandensis n. sp., Geostibasoma neozealandensis n. sp., Leptostiba minor n. sp., Neozealatheta urewerensis n. sp., Pelioptera eruensis n. sp., Neozelandusa ruapehumontis n. sp., Pronomaeida pectinis n. sp., Pronomaeida giachinoi n. sp., Thrixenglyphe neozealandense n. sp., Calodera neozealandensis n. sp., Neodoxa tongarirensis n. sp., Neodoxa tapuensis n. sp.) are described as new to the science. New combinations is proposed for 1 species of the Oxypodini. Each new genus and species is described, compared and illustrated.
Hymenoptera (Insecta) recorded in the Parco del Ticino and surroundings (Piedmont, Lombardy)
The first catalogue of the Hymenoptera collected in the Parco del Ticino and its surroundings, in both Lombardy and Piedmont administrative Regions, is given. The checklist is based on specimens housed in museums and private collections and on bibliographical data. The total number of recorded species is 791. The actual number of Hymenoptera species occurring in the Park is still far from being known, since some of the most important families, such as Ichneumonidae and Braconidae, were not taken into consideration because of lack of published records and of collection materials with reliable identifications. In the present paper one species for Italy, 125 species and subspecies for Lombardy and 25 for Piedmont are recorded for the first time.
Western elements of the Italian flora: regional distribution
This work deals with the distribution of various western floristic units in Italian regions. In addition, taking into account the ancient territorial linkages and the results of studies of phylogeography listed in the bibliography are assumed pathways traversed by these species to colonize the Italian peninsula. Referring to the Flora of Italy (Pignatti, 1982), the check-list of Conti et al. (2005), the med-checklist of Euro+Med (2006), have counted a total of 887 taxa. In according with author the most widespread contingents are the West-Mediterranean with 289 taxa, the West-European with 149, the Mediterranean-Atlantic with 116 and the South-West-Mediterranean with 103 taxa.
The herpetofauna of the Macchiagrande WWF Oasis (Italy, Central Italy)
The aim of this paper is to report updated information about the herpetofauna of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Oasis “Macchiagrande”. Several studies have been conducted, some of which are still in progress, on some species widespread in the study area (Lissotriton meridionalis, Emys orbicularis, Testudo hermanni, Podarcis muralis, Podarcis siculus), but a complete discussion of all species of Amphibians and Reptiles present in the Oasis was still missing.
Influence of habitat characteristics on lacustrine macroinvertebrates: Lake Viverone as a case study
A combined analysis performed on Lake Viverone (Piedmont) linking the composition of the littoral macroinvertebrate fauna with the benthic quality index used for lake quality classification and some hydro-morphological parameters evaluated through the application of the lake habitat survey is presented. Hydro-morphological parameters comprised the characteristics of the littoral and sub-littoral substratum type, the bank characteristics, and the anthropic impacts along the shore. The lake was sampled during water mixing (spring) and stratification (autumn) with a grab in soft sediment, according to the national standardized protocol in the littoral, sublittoral and profundal areas, but here an in-depth description of the littoral area is provided. Canonical correlation analysis to evaluate the effects of anthropic pressures on the littoral benthic community was applied. According to the described numerical analysis, i) macroinvertebrates composition and sampling stations can be classified in three principal groups, according to seasonality and anthropic impacts; ii) correlations between the benthic quality index and the hydro-morphological variables were high. It is clear that to better understand the real effects of hydro-morphology on macroinvertebrates distribution and composition, it is necessary to expand the number of sampling sites along the coast to verify the robustness of our hypothesis.
A notable new species of Blennidus Motschulsky from Chile (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae)
New species of Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1836
Some problems related to the taxonomy of a group of Neotropical Chrysomelinae Doryphorina genera are briefly highlighted and three new species of Leptinotarsa from Mexico [(L. dellacasai n. sp. (Estado Durango), L. gilberti n. sp. (Estado Durango), L. mariachia n. sp. (Estado Jalisco)] are described.
Description of five new species and a new genus of Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae) from Neotropical Region.
Five new species of Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae) are described from the Neotropical Region, resuming the main characteristics of the related subtribes and genera; a new genus in subtribe Prasocurina is described: Pachamela nov. gen. with the new species P. bordoni (from Perú); Planagetes guyana nov. sp. (from French Guyana) related to P. exochomus Bechyné; Platyphora annalaurae nov. sp. (from Colombia) related to P. latispina (Guérin); Plagiodera clarki nov. sp. (from Bolivia) related to P. prasinipennis Harold; Plagiodera zoiai nov. sp. (from Ecuador) related to P. viridipennis Stal.