An ongoing study of the longhorned beetle fauna in cloud forests Cusuco National Park revealed multiple additions to Honduran fauna. Four new species are described: Heterachthes caceresae sp. nov. (Cerambycinae, Neoibidionini), Oreodera kawasae (Lamiinae, Acrocinini), Phrynidius guifarroi Apomecynini), and Strangalia lunai (Lepturinae, Lepturini). Additionally, Lagocheirus parvulus Casey, 1913 Acanthocinini) is revalidated as araneiformis (Lagochirus [sic]). We recorded Arixiuna varians...

Digitization of specimen collections has become a key priority many natural history museums. The camera systems built for this purpose are expensive, providing barrier in institutes with limited funding, and therefore hampering progress. An assessment is made on whether low cost compact image stacking functionality can help expedite the digitization process large museums or provide smaller amateur entomologists means to digitize their collections. Images professional setup were compared...

West Indian genera of the flea beetle subtribe Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 are reviewed. Two new and one species described: Argusonychis Konstantinov, Van Roie, & Furth gen. nov. with clarki Roie sp. as type (Bahamas); Ciguapanychis Alagoasa bicolor (Linnaeus, 1767) (Puerto Rico). An illustrated key to found in Indies is provided. Each genus images external internal morphology, including thoracic structures, metendosternite, female male genitalia. Asphaera subfasciata Clark, 1860...

Cereal leaf beetles (CLBs), a group of chrysomelid the genus Oulema (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), are well-known pest insects small-grain cereals in many countries Northern hemisphere. Due to small differences morphology species within this genus, classification up level remains challenging task. Since an accurate view composition is important for developing targeted control strategies, goal study was unravel Flanders' wheat fields. During three subsequent years at series different fields,...

A checklist of the species leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) El Salvador is presented based on data from literature and a digitization project Bechyné collection Royal Belgian Institute Natural Sciences (RBINS). The RBINS collections contain total 2797 individual chrysomelid specimens Salvador, sorted into 89 132 genera. In total, current contains 420 species, which 33 are new records for Slavador collection. these collections, there also ten nomina nuda named by Bechyné, need further...

The digitization of museum specimens is a key priority in the Digital Era. databases help to avoid unnecessary manipulation hazards delicate collections, increase their accessibility third party researchers, and contribute ongoing documentation global biodiversity. Time, workforce need specialized infrastructures limit processing vast number natural history collections. Cheaper, easy-to-use methods volunteer programs are developing quickly bridge gap. We present results combining citizen...

Type specimens of Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 described by Fabricius from the Kiel collection are examined and illustrated. Lectotypes designated for following species: Chrysomela albicollis Fabricius, 1787; nobilitata quadrifasciata quadriguttata 1781; Galleruca atomaria 1801; decemguttata fasciata 1798; humeralis lunata nitida obsoleta petaurista quadrinotata sellata 1801. The species status is restored 1781 Alagoasa areata (Germar, 1824) comb. nov. new combinations proposed: Phenrica...

A yearly biodiversity monitoring of longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) in a Honduran cloud forest revealed new species prionine. Derobrachus cusucoensis sp. nov. is locally relatively common described from Cusuco National Park Honduras, becoming the ninth this genus recorded for country. Similar both morphology and montane habitat to D. dohrni, there possibility that represents disconnected population latter evolved separately. An adapted insert an existing identification key all included.

Digitization of specimen collections has become a key priority many natural history museums. The camera systems built for this purpose are expensive, providing barrier in institutes with limited funding, and therefore hampering progress. An assessment is made on whether low cost compact image stacking functionality can help expedite the digitization process large museums or provide smaller amateur entomologists means to digitize their collections. Images professional setup were compared...

Pachyonychis paradoxus Clark, 1860 and Pachyonychus Melsheimer, 1847 are two species of Alticini whose strikingly similar names have led to significant confusion in the past. Recent study American Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 raised doubts about validity subtribal placement Clark. Although general characteristics put this genus Oedionychina, other features, especially unusual shape pronotum, suggested that monotypic would belong Monoplatina instead. To collect evidence for its current...

Jan Bechyné described several genera within the species-rich subtribe Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875. A large part of his collection is housed at Naturhistorisches Museum Basel - Georg Frey holdings (NMB). Images type specimens following species are provided: Cuyabasa chiquitoensis Bechyné, 1959, gastrophysoides minor (Bechyné, 1955), Palmaraltica heteronycha Rhynchasphaera basisticta 1958, latipleura 1956 and orophila 1955. Additionally, photographs yepezi & 1969 tomentosa (Jacoby, 1880), comb....