A new species of (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from a montane forest of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru.

Herpetological inventories conducted in the Pui Pui Protected Forest in the central Peruvian Andes between 2012 and 2014 revealed unusually high local anuran richness and endemism. Herein, we describe a new species of discovered in the buffer zone of the protected area between 1550 and 1730 m a.s.

Towards a revision of the Palaearctic species of Hellwig, 1798, subgenus Motschulsky, 1860 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae).

The Palaearctic species of Aphodius Hellwig, 1798, subgenus Liothorax Motschulsky, 1860 are revised using a combination of chromosome analysis, molecular phylogenetics and morphological statistical analysis. Sixteen species are recognised, one of which is shown to comprise two subspecies. Based mainly on the morphology of the aedeagal endophallus and the phylogenetic analysis, they are placed in two groups: the.

 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), a new species from Somaliland.

Bezděk & Sehnal, , from Somaliland is described and relevant diagnostic characters are illustrated. The new species is compared with the morphologically closely similar Kolbe, 1894 species. An updated checklist and an identification key to northeastern African species are provided.

Description of sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) from continental Southeast Asia using synchrotron to illustrate the aedeagus.

A new species, Lu & Zorn, , is described from China, Laos, and Vietnam. Additionally, we used synchrotron (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) to scan the aedeagus. The virtual 3D model of the aedeagus is reconstructed and provided.

New dustywings (Neuroptera, Coniopterygidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of Myanmar reveal spectacular diversity.

Two new genera and species of Coniopterygidae (Neuroptera) are described and illustrated from mid Cretaceous (Cenomanian) amber of Myanmar. , attributed to the Coniopteryginae, bears a unique combination of venation characters and an abdomen without plicatures. The second new genus, attributed to the Aleuropteryginae, i.

A critical evaluation of the exotic bird collection of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov, Slovakia.

A collection of exotic birds deposited in the Šariš Museum in Bardejov (SMB), Slovakia, has not been evaluated critically since their deposition. We assessed the accuracy of identification of 465 bird specimens deposited in SMB with native distributions outside of Slovakia. Specimens belonged to 322 species of 82 families and 26 orders.