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Vxát Axãá Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara Centre for Vxát axãá Entomological Studies Ankara established in 1966 Announcements- General News – Expeditions- Information about the activities of the Cesa Publications –Visitors – Workshops - Seminars – free irregular internet Issues Short Scientific Notes &c Nr. 38 57 pages 1 figure 29 December 2008 We sincerely wish a very happy New Year to our all colleagues and partners Cesa Entomofauna of Old World(EOW) Report on the “Entomofauna of Old World” 1- Index of the recorded species of the Pterygot Insects (Turkey excluded) Ahmet Ömer Koçak Muhabbet Kemal This is the first temporary results of the Project “Entomofauna of Old World” by the Cesa. The following alphabetical index of the valid specific names of the pterygot insects of Old World is an initiative one, recorded in the Info-system of the Cesa so far. The scientific names are given below with the authors, usually with the date of publications, and their families. The validity of the names are usually confirmed here from the taxonomical and nomenclatural standpoints. The synonyms are omitted here. The present list comprises totally 2977 species of the recorded insects of the Old World within Info-system of the Cesa (Lepidoptera excluded). Total number of the species recorded so far is 5968 (together with Turkey) (except Lepidoptera). Currently they belong to 1506 genera of 356 family group taxa recorded. Next and more comprehensive reports concerning this ongoing Project will be published in this serial at irregular intervals. Fig. 1 – Zabalius aridus (Tettigoniidae, Pseudophyllinae). South Africa: Pretoria N., 28 3 2004 photo M.Kemal (Cesa) [see nr.2958 in the list] INDEX OF THE 2977 SPECIES 1. "Calligypona" fumata Lindberg,1948 27. Achaetothorax whittingtoni Norrbom & (Delphacidae) Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) 2. "Calligypona" obtusangula Linnavuori,1957 28. Achalcus cinereus (Haliday,1851) (Delphacidae) (Dolichopodidae) 3. "Megamelus" ornatipennis Haupt,1927 29. Achalcus flavicollis (Meigen,1824) (Delphacidae) (Dolichopodidae) 4. Abronius canescens Needham,1909 30. Acheron trux (Walker,1853) (Ascalaphidae) (Ascalaphidae) 5. Acanthaclisis baetica Rambur,1842 31. Achlaena grandis (Westwood,1889) (Myrmeleonidae) (Mantidae) 6. Acanthaclisis mesopotamica Hölzel,1972 32. Achlaenella adolphifrederici (Rehn,1914) (Myrmeleonidae) (Mantidae) 7. Acanthaclisis neozelandica (Navas,1912) 33. Achrus flavovirens Lindberg,1924 (Myrmeleonidae) (Cicadellidae) 8. Acanthaclisis obscura Hölzel,1972 34. Achrus marmoratus (Horvath,1894) (Myrmeleonidae) (Cicadellidae) 9. Acanthaclisis pallida McLachan,1887 35. Aconura amitina (Melichar,1902) (Myrmeleonidae) (Cicadellidae) 10. Acanthogeron senex (Weidemann,1820) 36. Aconurella nuristana Dlabola,1957 (Bombyliidae) (Cicadellidae) 11. Acanthogeron separatus (Becker,1906) 37. Acrospilus brevitalus (Parent,1937) (Bombyliidae) (Dolichopodidae) 12. Achaetothorax abyssinicus (Duda,1923) 38. Acrospilus niger (Loew,1869) (Sphaeroceridae) (Dolichopodidae) 13. Achaetothorax acrostichalis Papp & 39. Acrulia armeniaca Szekessy,1939 Norrbom,1992 (Sphaeroceridae) (Staphylinidae) 14. Achaetothorax completus Norrbom & 40. Actenodia perfuga (Dvorak,1993) Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) (Meloidae) 15. Achaetothorax concavus Norrbom & 41. Actina chalybea Meigen,1804 Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) (Stratiomyidae) 16. Achaetothorax coninckae Norrbom & 42. Adarrus bellevoyei (Puton,1877) Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) (Cicadellidae) 17. Achaetothorax crypticus Papp & 43. Adarrus niphanticus Logvinenko,1966 Norrbom,1992 (Sphaeroceridae) (Cicadellidae) 18. Achaetothorax flavipes Papp & 44. Adarrus ocellaris (Fallén,1806) Norrbom,1992 (Sphaeroceridae) (Cicadellidae) 19. Achaetothorax grootaerti Norrbom & 45. Adelungia elegans Melichar,1902 Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) (Cicadellidae) 20. Achaetothorax malayensis Papp & 46. Adoretus (Lepadoretus) tenuimaculatus Norrbom,1992 (Sphaeroceridae) Waterhouse,1875 (Scarabaeidae) 21. Achaetothorax medialis Norrbom & 47. Adoretus convexus Burmeister Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) (Scarabaeidae) 22. Achaetothorax pectinatus Norrbom & 48. Adoretus discolor (Faldermann,1835) Papp,1994 (Sphaeroceridae) (Scarabaeidae) 23. Achaetothorax rhinocerotis 49. Adoretus nigrifrons (Steven,1809) (Richards,1939) (Sphaeroceridae) (Scarabaeidae) 24. Achaetothorax straeleninus 50. Adoretus pruinosus Ballion,1870 (Richards,1980) (Sphaeroceridae) (Scarabaeidae) 25. Achaetothorax trochanteratus Papp & 51. Adoretus rufifrons Reitter,1903 Norrbom,1992 (Sphaeroceridae) (Scarabaeidae) 26. Achaetothorax vojnitsi Papp & 52. Adoretus sinicus Burmeister,1844 Norrbom,1992 (Sphaeroceridae) (Scarabaeidae) Nr. 38 C e s a N e w s 29 December 2008 Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara 53. Adoxomyia dahlii (Meigen,1830) 82. Agrionopsis distanti (Kirby,1899) (Stratiomyidae) (Mantidae) 54. Adoxomyia portschinskii (Pleske,1903) 83. Agrionopsis modesta Werner,1908 (Stratiomyidae) (Mantidae) 55. Aegialia (Aegialia) comis (Levis,1895) 84. Agrionosoma dhorni Van der Weele,1909 (Scarabaeidae) (Ascalaphidae) 56. Aegialia (Psammoporus) abdita 85. Agrionosoma pendleburyi Fraser,1927 (Nikritin,1975) (Scarabaeidae) (Ascalaphidae) 57. Aegialia (Psammoporus) cylindrica 86. Agrionosoma swinhoei Van der (Eschscholtz,1822) (Scarabaeidae) Weele,1909 (Ascalaphidae) 58. Aegialia (Psammoporus) friebi 87. Aguriahana germari (Zetterstedt,1840) Balthasar,1935 (Scarabaeidae) (Cicadellidae) 59. Aegialia (Psammoporus) kamtschatica 88. Aguriahana stellulata (Burmeister,1841) Motschulsky,1860 (Scarabaeidae) (Cicadellidae) 60. Aegialia (Psammoporus) sabuleti 89. Alalomantis coxalis (Saussure & Panzer,1797 (Scarabaeidae) Zehntner,1895) (Mantidae) 61. Aethiessa feralis Erichson,1871 90. Alalomantis muta (Wood-Mason,1882) (Scarabaeidae) (Mantidae) 62. Aethiessa floralis (Fabricius,1787) 91. Alloborborus pallifrons (Fallén,1820) (Scarabaeidae) (Sphaeroceridae) 63. Aethiessa inhumata Gory & 92. Allomyrina dichotomus (Linnaeus,1758) Percheson,1833 (Scarabaeidae) (Scarabaeidae) 64. Aethiessa martini Bedel,1889 93. Allygidius atomarius (Fabricius,1794) (Scarabaeidae) (Cicadellidae) 65. Aethiessa szekessyi Brasavola,1939 94. Allygidius furcatus (Ferrari,1882) (Scarabaeidae) (Cicadellidae) 66. Aethiessa zarudnyi Kiseritzkij,1939 95. Allygus caucasicus Melichar,1914 (Scarabaeidae) (Cicadellidae) 67. Afghanocroce vartianorum Hölzel,1968 96. Allygus commutatus Fieber,1872 (Nemopteridae) (Cicadellidae) 68. Afghanoleon flavomaculatus Hölzel,1972 97. Allygus mayri (Kirschbaum,1868) (Myrmeleonidae) (Cicadellidae) 69. Afrothespis dudleyi Roy,2006 (Mantidae) 98. Allygus provincialis (Ferrari,1882) 70. Agallia aciculata Horvath,1894 (Cicadellidae) (Cicadellidae) 99. Alnetoidia alneti (Dahlbom,1850) 71. Agallia consobrina Curtis,1833 (Cicadellidae) (Cicadellidae) 100. Amantis aeta Hebard,1920 (Mantidae) 72. Agallia cuspidata (Dlabola,1957) 101. Amantis aliena Beier,1930 (Mantidae) (Cicadellidae) 102. Amantis basilana Hebard,1920 73. Agallia harrarensis Melichar,1911 (Mantidae) (Cicadellidae) 103. Amantis biroi Giglo-Tos,1915 (Mantidae) 74. Agallia hispanica Horvath,1900 104. Amantis bolivarii Giglio-Tos,1915 (Cicadellidae) (Mantidae) 75. Agallia minuta Melichar,1896 105. Amantis fuliginosa (Werner,1931) (Cicadellidae) (Mantidae) 76. Agallia mutilata Dlabola,1957 106. Amantis fumosa (Giglio-Tos,1915) (Cicadellidae) (Mantidae) 77. Agallia perarmata (Dlabola,1958) 107. Amantis gestrii Giglio-Tos,1915 (Cicadellidae) (Mantidae) 78. Agallia sabulicola Lindberg,1948 108. Amantis hainanensis Tinkham,1937 (Cicadellidae) (Mantidae) 79. Agallia venosa (Fourcroy,1785) 109. Amantis indica Giglio-Tos,1915 (Cicadellidae) (Mantidae) 80. Agrionopsis brachyptera Beier,1942 110. Amantis irina (Saussure,1870) (Mantidae) (Mantidae) 81. Agrionopsis congica Giglio-Tos,1916 111. Amantis lofaoshanensis Tinkham,1937 (Mantidae) (Mantidae) 4 Nr. 38 C e s a N e w s 29 December 2008 Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara 112. Amantis longipennis Beier,1930 146. Amictus pictus Loew,1869 (Bombyliidae) (Mantidae) 147. Amictus validus Loew,1869 113. Amantis malabarensis Vyjayandi & (Bombyliidae) Narendran,2005 (Mantidae) 148. Amictus variegatus (Meigen,1835) 114. Amantis malaya (Westwood,1889) (Bombyliidae) (Mantidae) 149. Amorphoscelis asymmetrica Ingrish,1999 115. Amantis muhabbet Koçak,2008 (Amorphoscelidae) (Mantidae) 150. Amorphoscelis pantherica Roy,1966 116. Amantis nawai (Shiraki,1908) (Mantidae) (Amorphoscelidae) 117. Amantis philippina Giglio-Tos,1915 151. Anastoechus bitinctus Becker,1916 (Mantidae) (Bombyliidae) 118. Amantis saussurei (Bolivar,1897) 152. Anastoechus exalbidus (Mantidae) (Wiedemann,1820) (Bombyliidae) 119. Amantis subirina Giglio-Tos,1915 153. Anastoechus hyrcanus (Wiedemann,1818) (Mantidae) (Bombyliidae) 120. Amantis testacea (Werner,1931) 154. Anastoechus stramineus (Mantidae) (Wiedemann,1820) (Bombyliidae) 121. Amantis tristis Werner,1933 (Mantidae) 155. Anastoechus trisignatus 122. Amantis vitalisi Werner,1927 (Mantidae) Portschinsky,1881 (Bombyliidae) 123. Amantis wuzhishana (Yang,2002) 156. Angela armata (De Haan,1842) (Mantidae) (Mantidae) 124. Ameles aegyptiaca Werner,1913 157. Angela championi Saussure & (Mantidae) Zehntner,1894 (Mantidae) 125. Ameles africana Bolivar,1914 (Mantidae) 158. Angela decolor (Chopard,1914) 126. Ameles arabica Uvarov,1939 (Mantidae) (Mantidae) 127. Ameles assoi (Bolivar,1873) (Mantidae) 159. Angela guianensis Rehn,1906 (Mantidae) 128. Ameles canaria Koçak & Kemal,2008 160. Angela inermis (Werner,1927) (Mantidae) (Mantidae) 129. Ameles crassinervis Dirsch,1927 161. Angela lemoulti (Chopard,1910)
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