Description of two new species of the genus Spinola (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), with new synonyms, new distributional records, and an updated key.

Two species, and , are newly described. New distributional records are presented for Gerstmeier & Bernhard, 2010, Spinola, 1844, Gerstmeier & Bernhard, 2010, Schenkling, 1902, and Gerstmeier & Bernhard, 2010. Nakane, 1963 is synonymized with Corporaal, 1949.

Seasonal and temporal patterns of rainfall shape arthropod community composition and multi-trophic interactions in an arid environment.

In arid and semi-arid ecosystems, rainfall and rainfall temporal distribution shape species communities and multi-trophic interactions. Whereas the relationship between climate change-induced decline of precipitation and plants is well know, there is little knowledge of these relationships with consumers, such as arthropods of different trophic levels. In a 6-year period we studied precipitation effects and microhabitat conditions on multi-trophic interactions of ground-dwelling arthropods in an arid savannah.

High genetic variation within mitochondrial CO1 in Middle European Thanasimus formicarius (Linné, 1758) (Coleoptera: Cleridae).

The aim of this study is to assess the species status of the Middle-European Thanasimus Latreille, 1806 species using mitochondrial CO1 sequence data. Molecular biological results clearly support the synonymy of T. pectoralis (Fuss, 1863) and T.

Revision of the genus Neorthrius Gerstmeier amp; Eberle, 2011 (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae).

The genus Neorthrius Gerstmeier Eberle, 2011 is taxonomically revised to include sixty-one species. The following thirty-one species are described as new: Neorthrius aduncus n. sp.

A review of the genus group with a revision of Schenkling (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae).

The Tillicera genus group is revised and defined to contain 40 species in the following six genera: Apopempsis Schenkling, 1903; Cardiostichus Quedenfeldt, 1885; Hemitrachys Gorham, 1876; Placocerus Klug, 1837; Plathanocera Schenkling, 1902 and Tillicera Spinola, 1941. The definition of the Tillicera genus group is mainly based on the presence of the dorsoventrally compressed and expanded antennae (from antennomere 3 onwards). The antennomeres are dilated at least from antennomeres 5 to 9 onwards, and are broader than long, always vested with dense long setae.

Menieroclerus gen. nov.: A new genus for Thanasimodes nigropiceus (Kuwert, 1893) (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae).

Opilo nigropiceus Kuwert was described from a specimen collected in Bagamoyo on the north coast of Tanzania, though the description was devoid of informative morphological detail (Kuwert 1893). Without comment, Schenkling (1915) transferred O. nigropiceus to Thanasimodes Murray, a genus erected by Murray (1867) for a single specimen from 'Old Calabar' (south Nigeria) described as Thanasimodes metallicus Murray.

Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (excl. series Elateriformia, Scarabaeiformia, Staphyliniformia and superfamily Curculionoidea).

Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including synonyms) of all living European land and freshwater animals, their geographical distribution at country level (up to the Urals, excluding the Caucasus region), and some additional information. The Fauna Europaea project covers about 230,000 taxonomic names, including 130,000 accepted species and 14,000 accepted subspecies, which is much more than the originally projected number of 100,000 species. This represents a huge effort by more than 400 contributing specialists throughout Europe and is a unique (standard) reference suitable for many users in science, government, industry, nature conservation and education.

Revision of the checkered beetle genus Erymanthus Spinola, 1841 (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae).

The  genus  Erymanthus  Spinola,  1841  is  taxonomically  revised  to  include  sixteen  species.  The species E. transversopustulatus n.

Revision of the checkered beetle genus Eunatalis Schenkling, 1909 (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae).

The genus Eunatalis Schenkling, 1909 is taxonomically revised to include twenty-two species. The following species are described as new: Eunatalis auricoma, Eunatalis flavopilosa, Eunatalis foveata, Eunatalis ninae, Eunatalis pernodulosa, Eunatalis punctata, Eunatalis schopfi, Eunatalis spadicea and Eunatalis villosa. Eunatalis blackburni (Waterhouse, 1894), n.

Definition and Revision of the Orthrius-group of genera (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae).

An "Orthrius-group" of genera is proposed, and defined to include Aphelochroa Quedenfeldt, 1885; Caridopus Schenkling, 1908; Dozocolletus Chevrolat, 1842; Gyponyx Gorham, 1883; Languropilus Pic, 1940; Orthrius Gorham, 1876; Pieleus Pic, 1940; Xenorthrius Gorham, 1892; plus three new genera Neorthriusgen. n., Nonalatusgen.