Papers by Christopher H C Lyal
The present catalogue contains 1,611 valid genera, 678 valid subgenera, 15,407 valid species, 1,0... more The present catalogue contains 1,611 valid genera, 678 valid subgenera, 15,407 valid species, 1,042 valid subspecies and 9,381 names of invalid or nomenclaturally unavailable species-group or infrasubspecific taxa belonging to the six families of Coleoptera Curculionoidea recognised in the Palaearctic Region. New combinations are: Mecorhis holzschuhi (Legalov, 2015), from Mirabrhynchites ; Coeliosomus eugenii (Korotyaev, 2015) and Coeliosomus simulator (Korotyaev, 2015), both from Mecysmoderes ; Dermatodina ashizuriana (Morimoto, 2015), D. awajiana (Morimoto, 2015), D. awana (Morimoto, 2015), D. inuyamana (Morimoto, 2015), D. iseana (Morimoto, 2015), and D. kongosana (Morimoto, 2015), all from Antinia ; Gasteroclisus rufitibialis (Kono, 1929) from Lixus ; Dysceroides aphya (Pascoe, 1871), D. bispinulus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1891), D. clathratus (Pascoe, 1887), D. consimilis (Faust, 1891), D. levipectus (G.A.K. Marshall, 1936), D. longiclavis (G.A.K. Marshall, 1924), D. pacca (Fabr...
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 2003
enhance access to collections of scanned documents from the taxonomic literature. The older liter... more enhance access to collections of scanned documents from the taxonomic literature. The older literature, dating from 15th century, can inform management practices in modern concerns, especially biodiversity loss, land-use patterns, sustainability and climate change. Therefore, unlike most other sciences, taxonomic research and usage require access to the full range and history of publications on the subject. Biological taxonomy is the discipline that manages the names of living and fossil organisms, defining the relationships within and between them. It therefore provides the central infrastructure for information management in the biological sciences [1]. Publication through peer-reviewed journals is a relatively recent phenomenon. Until the 1930s, scientific observations appeared in a wide variety of publications, including learned societies (e.g. Proceedings of the Royal Society), Institutional annual reports (e.g. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg) and ...
enhance access to collections of scanned documents from the taxonomic literature. The older liter... more enhance access to collections of scanned documents from the taxonomic literature. The older literature, dating from 15th century, can inform management practices in modern concerns, especially biodiversity loss, land-use patterns, sustainability and climate change. Therefore, unlike most other sciences, taxonomic research and usage require access to the full range and history of publications on the subject. Biological taxonomy is the discipline that manages the names of living and fossil organisms, defining the relationships within and between them. It therefore provides the central infrastructure for information management in the biological sciences [1]. Publication through peer-reviewed journals is a relatively recent phenomenon. Until the 1930s, scientific observations appeared in a wide variety of publications, including learned societies (e.g. Proceedings of the Royal Society), Institutional annual reports (e.g. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg) and ...
Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors a... more Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page.
Diversity, 2018
The Anchonini known from Africa are reviewed. The monotypic genus Aethiopacorep is redescribed. T... more The Anchonini known from Africa are reviewed. The monotypic genus Aethiopacorep is redescribed. The new West African genus Titilayo gen. nov. is described, with seven new species: four from São Tomé, T. perrinae sp. nov., T. saotomense sp. nov., T. barclayi sp. nov., and T. turneri sp. nov.; two from Ivory Coast, T. geiseri sp. nov. and T. garnerae sp. nov.; and one from Sierra Leone, T. takanoi sp. nov. Neither of these genera is known outside West Africa. A neotype is designated for Anchonus africanus Hustache 1932. A key to the two African genera, Aethiopacorep and Titilayo, as well as their corresponding species, is provided. This work provides the first records of Anchonini for mainland Africa; this group is still understudied in the region but shows signs of being very diverse on both the mainland and in the western African islands.
Diversity, 2018
This tribute commemorates the life and work of Guillermo (Willy) Kuschel, who made substantial co... more This tribute commemorates the life and work of Guillermo (Willy) Kuschel, who made substantial contributions to the understanding of weevil systematics, evolution and biology. Willy was born in Chile in 1918 and studied philosophy, theology and biology. He became fascinated by weevils early on and completed his Ph.D. degree on South American Erirhinini. Subsequent employment by the University of Chile provided him with many opportunities to further his weevil research and undertake numerous collecting expeditions, including to remote and rugged locations such as the Juan Fernandez Islands and southern Chile. In 1963 he accepted a position at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Zealand, where he became Head of the Systematics Group in the Entomology Division. His emphasis on field work and collections led to the establishment of the New Zealand Arthropod Collection, which he guided through its greatest period of expansion. His retirement in 1983 offered him in...
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Papers by Christopher H C Lyal