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Revue suisse de Zoologie 

s W i s s J o u R N A l o F Z o o l o g Y 

tome 118, fascicule 3, septembre 2011 

Gatt, Paul. Microphorella cassari sp. n., a new species of Microphorella Becker 

(Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Tunisia .............................................................. 

tran, Dao Thi Anh, nGuyen, Tao Thian, PhunG, Trung My, Ly, Tri, Böhme, 

Wolfgang, and ZieGLer, Thomas. Redescription of Rhacophorus 

chuyangsinensis Orlov, Nguyen & Ho, 2008 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) based on 

new collections from new south Vietnamese provincial records: Lam Dong and 

Khanh Hoa ............................................................................................................. 

Lienhard, Charles & ashmoLe, N. Philip. The Psocoptera (Insecta: Psocodea) of St 

Helena and Ascension Island (South Atlantic) with a new record from South 

Africa ..................................................................................................................... 

Lienhard, Charles & BaZ, Arturo. Redescription of the genus Marcenendius Navás 

(Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Amphientomidae) with a key to western Palaearctic 

amphientomids ...................................................................................................... 

GonZáLeZ-soLís, David & mariaux, Jean. An annotated list of the parasitic 

nematodes (Nematoda) of freshwater fishes from Paraguay deposited in the 

Museum of Natural History of Geneva ................................................................ 

WeBer, Jean-Marc. Food habits of escaped Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in a 

suburban environment in Switzerland ................................................................... 

hLaváč, Peter. Claude Besuchet, an eminent swiss coleopterists, 80 years old ......... 

senGLet, Antoine. New species in the Zelotes tenuis-group and new of little known 

species in other Zelotes groups (Gnaphosidae, Araneae) ...................................... 

tanasevitch, Andrei V. Linyphiid spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Pakistan and 

India ...................................................................................................................... 

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Revue suisse de Zoologie 

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tome 118, fascicule 3, septembre 2011 

Résumés 

Microphorella cassari sp. n., a new species of Microphorella Becker (diptera: dolichopodidae) from Tunisia 

Paul GATT 

Research Associate, Institute of Earth Systems, Chemistry Building 3 rd Floor, University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, 

Malta. 

E-mail: paulgatt@onvol.net 

Microphorella cassari sp. nov., a new species of Microphorella Becker (diptera: dolichopodidae) from 

Tunisia. - A new species of Microphorella Becker, Microphorella cassari sp. n., is described from Tunisia. 

The strikingly long, strap-like, lanceolate antennal stylus and the long, spine-like setae on the mid-portion of 

the costal vein of the male are unique amongst previously described species of Microphorella. Likewise, the 

completely divided sternite 10 of the female has not hitherto been recorded in other species of this genus. 

Keywords: Diptera - Dolichopodidae - Parathalassiinae - new species - Mediterranean. 

Redescription of Rhacophorus chuyangsinensis orlov, Nguyen & Ho, 2008 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) based on new 

collections from new south vietnamese provincial records: lam dong and Khanh Hoa 

Dao Thi Anh TRAN1,4 , Tao Thien NGUYEN2 , Trung My PHUNG3 , Tri LY1 , 

Wolfgang BÖHME4 , and Thomas ZIEGLER5 1 Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, University of Science, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology 

& Evolutionary Biology, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. E-mail: ttadao.hcmuns@gmail. 

com 

2 Vietnam National Museum of Nature, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam. 

3 9A Dong Khoi, Tam Hiep, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. 

4 Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D–53113 Bonn, Germany. E–mail: 

w.boehme.zfmk@uni–bonn.de 

5 AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D–50735 Cologne, Germany. E–mail: ziegler@koelnerzoo.de 

Redescription of Rhacophorus chuyangsinensis orlov, Nguyen & Ho, 2008 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) 

based on new collections from new south vietnamese provincial records: lam dong and Khanh Hoa. - 

Rhacophorus chuyangsinensis Orlov, Nguyen, & Ho, 2008, which was described based on a type series 

consisting of three adult males only, is redescribed based on extensive new collections from southern Vietnam. 

Our new records consist of 17 individuals, among them the first two females to become known. In our extended 

description we deal for the first time with adult female morphology and with so far unknown colour pattern in 

life. Our new records of R. chuyangsinensis for Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa provinces expand the originally 

known distribution of this species about 81 km to the Southeast of its type locality (Chu Yang Sin National 

Park, Dak Lak Province, southern Vietnam, 1,600 m a.s.l.). We further add additional information on the natural 

history of R. chuyangsinensis, which inhabits rocky forest streams at altitudes between 1,320–1,600 m a.s.l. 

Keywords: Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorus chuyangsinensis - morphology, taxonomy, new distribution 

data, natural history - Vietnam: Lang Bian Plateau.

The Psocoptera (insecta: Psocodea) of st Helena and Ascension island (south Atlantic) with a new record from 

south Africa 

Charles LIENHARD 1 & N. Philip ASHMOLE 2 

1 Muséum d’histoire naturelle, c. p. 6434, CH-1211 Genève 6, Switzerland. 

E-mail: charleslienhard@bluewin.ch 

2 Kidston Mill, Peebles, EH45 8PH, U.K. 

The Psocoptera (insecta: Psocodea) of st Helena and Ascension island (south Atlantic) with a new record 

from south Africa. - Four new species are described: Cerobasis atlantica Lienhard sp. n. (Trogiidae) from St 

Helena, Sphaeropsocopsis insularum Lienhard sp. n. (Sphaeropsocidae) from St Helena and Ascension Island, 

Indiopsocus mendeli Lienhard sp. n. (Psocidae) from Ascension Island and Blaste helenae Lienhard sp. n. 

(Psocidae) from St Helena. The latter is closely related to the St Helena endemic Blaste basilewskyi Badonnel; 

this could be an example of sympatric speciation. Helenatropos abrupta Lienhard, formerly supposed to be 

a St Helena endemic, is for the first time recorded from South Africa and its male is described; it may have 

been introduced to St Helena. The recently published doubtful record of the Mexican species Cerobasis maya 

García Aldrete from Ascension Island is confirmed. The male of the blind cave-dwelling St Helena endemic 

Sphaeropsocopsis myrtleae Lienhard & Ashmole is described for the first time; its genital morphology indicates 

a close relationship to the African Sphaeropsocopsis reisi Badonnel. Several other species are recorded for the 

first time from one or both of these islands. The number of species recorded from St Helena is raised to 23 (6 

endemics), that from Ascension Island to 13 (2 endemics). A checklist of the 27 psocid species recorded from 

these islands is presented and a brief biogeographical analysis is provided. 

Keywords: Trogiidae - Sphaeropsocidae - Psocidae - new species - new records - cave fauna - blind psocid - 

island endemics - island biogeography. 

Redescription of the genus Marcenendius Navás (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Amphientomidae) 

with a key to western Palaearctic amphientomids 

Charles LIENHARD1 & Arturo BAZ2 1 Muséum d’histoire naturelle, c. p. 6434, CH-1211 Genève 6, Switzerland. 

E-mail: charleslienhard@bluewin.ch 

2 Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares 

(Madrid), Spain. 

Redescription of the genus Marcenendius Navás (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Amphientomidae) with a key 

to western Palaearctic amphientomids. - Based on recently collected specimens from continental Spain and 

Mallorca island the type species of the genus Marcenendius Navás, 1913, M. nostras Navás, 1913, is redescribed 

and tentatively synonymized with the second known species of this genus, M. illustris Navás, 1923. All these 

taxa were considered as enigmatic since their original description, almost one hundred years ago. Marcenendius 

is redefined to contain also the Macaronesian species M. fortunatus (Navás, 1917) comb. nov. and the African 

species M. angolensis (Badonnel, 1955) comb. nov., both formerly assigned to Nephax Pearman, 1935. The 

diagnosis of the latter genus is revised and for the species N. nepalensis (New, 1973) the original combination 

Seopsis nepalensis New comb. rev. is reinstated. An identification key to the four amphientomid species known 

from the western Palaearctic is presented: Nephax sofadanus Pearman, 1935, N. postalatus Lienhard, 2009, 

Marcenendius nostras, M. fortunatus. Nymphs of the latter two species are characterized by the presence of 

characteristically curled “corkscrew” hairs on dorsal side of thorax and abdomen, a kind of setae previously 

unknown in Psocoptera, which are probably responsible for nymphal camouflage due to adherent dust particles. 

Keywords: Nephax Pearman - Spain - Mallorca - Macaronesia - nymphal camouflage - cave fauna - soil fauna.

An annotated list of the parasitic nematodes (Nematoda) of freshwater fishes from Paraguay deposited in the 

Museum of Natural History of geneva 

David GONZÁLEZ-SOLÍS1 & Jean MARIAUX2 1 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Unidad Chetumal. Av. Centenario Km. 5.5, C.P. 77900, Chetumal, Quintana 

Roo, Mexico. Email: dgonzale@ecosur.mx 

2 Dpt des Invertébrés, Muséum d’histoire naturelle, CP 6434, CH-1211 Genève 6, Switzerland. 

An annotated list of the parasitic nematodes (Nematoda) of freshwater fishes from Paraguay deposited 

in the Museum of Natural History of geneva. - The list comprises the evaluation of the material deposited 

in the Museum d’Histoire naturelle, Geneva, whose taxonomic examination revealed the presence of 78 

taxa of parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes from Paraguay. Out of these, 43 were specifically identified, 

while 35 larval or subadult forms were only determined at the generic of familial level because of their 

developmental status. A total of 150 new hosts and 44 geographical records were reported in this survey, thus 

increasing the number of known nematodes infecting fishes in Paraguay from 28 to 87. Rondonia rondoni and 

Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus were the most frequent nematodes both in number of localities 

and hosts. Camallanidae was the best represented nematode family with 10 species, followed by Anisakidae (9), 

Pharyngodonidae (7) and Cucullanidae (5). The nematode fauna of Paraguyan fishes is quite similar to that of 

fishes from Brazil and Argentina. 

Keywords: Nematoda - Paraguay - Freshwater - Fishes. 

Food habits of escaped eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in a suburban environment in switzerland 

Jean-Marc WEBER, KORA, Thunstrasse 31, 3074 Muri, Switzerland.* 

E-mail: jmweber@bluewin.ch 

Food habits of escaped eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in a suburban environment in switzerland. - In 2005, 

a male and a female otters escaped from the zoo of Bern, and settled in the nearby River Aar. The number of 

otters present in the area increased to 5 individuals after the adult pair reproduced. A monitoring was launched 

in 2007 in order to examine how these otters live in this suburban environment. Food habits notably were 

investigated. Fish constituted the staple prey (91.5 %) with salmonids being the most frequently eaten prey 

category (43.1 %). Seasonal dietary variation occurred but was not marked. The results and the perspective of 

a long-term survival of otters are discussed with regards to the overall decrease in fish numbers recorded in the 

Swiss waters. 

Keywords: Eurasian otter - Lutra lutra - diet - Switzerland. 

Claude Besuchet, an eminent swiss coleopterists, 80 years old 

Peter HLAVÁČ 

Na doline 14, SK-040 14 Košice, Slovakia. E-mail: phlavac@stonline.sk 

INTRODUCTION 

As a schoolboy I was, as many others, interested in beetles, I collected large and atractive beetles such as 

Cerambycidae, Buprestidae, Carabidae etc... but this was only for a relatively short period and when I entered grammar 

school I started to be interested in many other things. It was almost 20 years later, when, as a student of the University 

of Pierre and Marie Currie in Paris, I visited the Museum of Natural History in Paris and especially the book shop 

of this institution. I was browsing shelves full of very nice books on the nature, birds, mammals when I came to the 

insect section and I found the book which immediately fascinated me and attracted my full attention: Faune de France, 

Pselaphidae by René Jeannel. I was enchanted by a beauty of this small beetles. I immediately, although it was at that 

time horribly expensive for me, bought it and decided that this will be my hobby and I will start to study the taxonomy 

of Pselaphidae. Later I added to my sphere of interest Scydmaenidae and myrmecophilous beetles of other families 

but that is an another story. Since my early beginning it was just only short period of time until I made contact with all 

actively working Pselaphidologists and started to search for reprints of their papers. Thus in 1994 I wrote to Claude 

Besuchet hoping he would send some reprints to me, a totally unknown beginner from small east European country. 

After two weeks I received a large package from Geneva. I openned it and it contained almost all Claude Besuchet’s

papers together with nice encouraging letter. “Soyez les bienvenus parmi les entomologistes étudiants les Psélaphides 

et Scydmaenides” (“Welcome between entomologists studying Pselaphinae and Scydmaenidae”) these were the first 

words of the letter and since then Mr. Besuchet and I have met many times, and for me it is always an event to discuss 

on Pselaphines with him and to draw from his never ending knowledge of this tiny but very beautifull beetles. So, Mr. 

Besuchet, thanks for the invitation and the opportunity for me to remind to all entomologists a little about your 80 years 

of life of which 63 were very much devoted mainly to your studies of Pselaphines. 

New species in the Zelotes tenuis-group and new or little known species in other Zelotes groups (gnaphosidae, 

Araneae) 

Antoine SENGLET 

Route de Begnins, 19, CH-1267 Vich, Switzerland. E-mail: a.senglet@bluewin.ch 

New species in the Zelotes tenuis-group and new or little known species in other Zelotes groups 

(gnaphosidae, Araneae). - Notes are given on mating mechanisms of Z. tenuis and Z. semirufus in the 

Z. tenuis-group. Eight species are recognized in the Z. tenuis-group. The following synonyms and new 

combinations are proposed: Trachyzelotes manytchensis Ponomarev & Tsvetkov = Zelotes manytchensis, Z. 

ruscinensis Simon = Z. semirufus (L. Koch), Z. fuscotestaceus (Simon) = Z. tenuis (L. Koch), Z. denisi Marinaro 

= Z. criniger Denis and Z. sumchi Levy = Z. metellus Roewer. Z. babunaensis (Drenski) is revalidated. First 

description are given of the male of Z. babunaensis, the male of Z. metellus, the female of Z. flagellans (L. 

Koch), and of the following eight species: Z. alpujarraensis sp. n., Z. baeticus sp. n., Z. chaniaensis sp. n., Z. 

cordubensis sp. n., Z. egregioides sp. n., Z. hispaliensis sp. n., Z. laconicus sp. n. and Z. pediculatoides sp. n. 

Keywords: Arachnida - taxonomy - mating mechanism. 

linyphiid spiders (Araneae, linyphiidae) from Pakistan and india 

Andrei V. TANASEVITCH 

Centre for Forest Ecology and Production, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya Str. 84/32, Moscow 117997, 

Russia. E-mail: and-tan@mail.ru 

linyphiid spiders (Araneae, linyphiidae) from Pakistan and india. - 37 linyphiid species are recorded 

from Pakistan and India, 15 of which are described as new: Acartauchenius himalayensis sp. n., Agyneta 

pakistanica sp. n., Anguliphantes nepalensoides sp. n., Gongylidioides keralaensis sp. n., G. pectinatus sp. n., 

Halorates concavus sp. n., Indophantes tonglu sp. n., Pelecopsis indus sp. n., Tapinocyboides bengalensis sp. 

n., Tchatkalophantes baltistan sp. n., Tiso incisus sp. n., T. (?) indianus sp. n., Walckenaeria saetigera sp. n. A 

new genus, Paracymboides gen. n., is erected for Paracymboides tibialis sp. n. (the type species) and P. aduncus 

sp. n. One new synonym is established: Walckenaeria nepalensis Wunderlich, 1972 syn. n. = W. martensi 

Wunderlich, 1972. A distribution pattern is indicated for many species. Seven species, i.e., Agyneta nigripes 

(Simon, 1884), Archaraeoncus prospiciens (Thorell, 1875), Ceratinella wideri (Thorell, 1871), Maso sundevalli 

(Westring, 1851), Microbathyphantes palmarius (Marples, 1955), Porrhomma pygmaeum (Blackwall, 1834), and 

Tenuiphantes tenuis (Blackwall, 1852) are recorded from the Himalayas for the first time. 

Keywords: Arachnida - new genus - new species - new record - Himalayas.

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