Publication Type: | Journal Article |
: | 2011 |
Authors: | A. - L. - L. Friedman, Sagiv A. |
Journal: | Israel Journal of Entomology |
Volume: | 40 |
Pagination: | 25-70 |
Date Published: | 2010(2011) |
: | 0075-1243 |
: | Brachycerus |
: | Ten species of Brachycerus are recorded from Israel and keyed, of which Brachycerus hermoniacus n. sp., Brachycerus groneri n. sp., and Brachycerus wizeni n. sp. are described as new. A review of the morphology of Palaearctic Brachycerus species and redescriptions of several poorly known East Medi- terranean species are provided. Taxonomic problems in several species are resolved: the status of Brachycerus aegyptiacus Olivier, B. cinereus Olivier, and B. cribrarius Olivier is clariied; the name Brachycerus junix Lichtenstein is rejected as nomen dubium. A lectotype is designated for B. orbipennis Reiche and de Saulcy. A division of the Palaearctic Brachycerus species into four groups is suggested. |
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