Martin Fikáček

Martin Fikáček, Czech entomologist

• Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic.
• Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic
• E-mail: mfikacekgmail.com

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• 31 taxon names authored by Martin Fikáček

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• & Boukal, M. 2004. Pachysternum capense, a new genus and species for Europe, and updated key to genera and subgenera of European Sphaeridiinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Klapalekiana 40: 1–12. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• Hájek, J. & 2008. A review of the genus Satonius (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae): taxonomic revision, larval morphology, notes on wing polymorphism, and phylogenetic implications. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 655–676. Abstract full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• 2010: Sphaerocetum gen. n., a new genus of the Protosternini from Peninsular Malaysia (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Zootaxa 2601: 28–36. Preview. Reference page. 
• & Falamarzi, S. 2010. Georissus persicus sp. nov. from Iran, with notes on the West-Palaearctic species of the G. laesicollis group (Coleoptera: Georissidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(1): 107–116. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• & Short, A.E.Z. 2010. A revision of the Neotropical genus Sacosternum Hansen (Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Megasternini). Zootaxa 2538: 1–37. Preview. . Reference page. 

• Jia, F.L., & Ryndevich, S.K. 2011. Taxonomic notes on Chinese Cercyon: description of a new species, new synonyms, and additional faunistic records (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Zootaxa 3090(1): 41–56. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3090.1.3 . Reference page. 
• Short, A.E.Z. & 2011. World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006–2010). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(1): 83–122. PDF. Reference page. 

• , Jia, F-L. & Prokin, A. 2012. A review of the Asian species of the genus Pachysternum (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Zootaxa 3219: 1–53. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3219.1.1 Reference page. 
• , Prokin, A., Angus, R.B., Ponomarenko, A., Yue, Y., Ren, D. & Prokop, J. 2012. Revision of Mesozoic fossils of the helophorid lineage of the superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 89–127. PDF Reference page. 
• , Prokin, A., Angus, R.B., Ponomarenko, A., Yue, Y., Ren, D. & Prokop, J. 2012. Phylogeny and the fossil record of the Helophoridae reveal Jurassic origin of extant hydrophiloid lineages (Coleoptera: Polyphaga). Systematic Entomology 37(3): 420–447. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00630.x . Reference page. 

• Deler-Hernández, A., & Cala-Riquelme, F. 2013. A review of the genus Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). ZooKeys, 273: 73–106. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.273.4591 . Reference page. 
• , Minoshima, Y., Vondráček, D., Gunter, N. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2013. Morphology of adults and larvae and integrative taxonomy of southern hemisphere genera Tormus and Afrotormus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 75–126. PDF Reference page. 
• & Schmied, H. 2013. Insect fauna of the Late Miocene locality of Öhningen (Germany) less diverse than reported: an example of the hydrophilid beetles (Coleoptera). Journal of Paleontology 87(3): 427–443. DOI: 10.1666/12-101.1 . Reference page. 
• Short, A.E.Z. & 2013. Molecular phylogeny, evolution and classification of the Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 38(4): 723–752. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12024 Reference page. 

• Albertoni, F.F. & 2014: A new bromeliad-inhabiting species of Omicrus Sharp from South Brazil (Coleoptera, Hydrophylidae [Hydrophilidae], Sphaeridinae). Spixiana 37(1): 111–122. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Deler-Hernández, A., Cala-Riquelme, F. & 2014. A review of the genus Oosternum Sharp of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 61(1): 43–63. DOI: 10.3897/dez.61.7566 Reference page. 
• , Prokin, A., Yan, E., Yue, Y., Wang, B., Ren, D. & Beattie, R. 2014. Modern hydrophilid clades present and widespread in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea: Hydrophilidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170(4): 710–734. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12114 Reference page. 
• Macháčková, L. & 2014. Catalogue of the type specimens deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Polyneoptera. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(1): 399–450. PDF. Reference page. 

• Jia, F-L., Lin, R-C., Li, B-J. & 2015: A review of the omicrine genera Omicrogiton, Mircogioton and Peratogonus of China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae). Zookeys 510: 99–116. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.511.8980 Full article view Reference page. 
• & Watts, C.H.S. 2015: Notes on the Australian Anacaenini (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): description of male of Phelea breviceps Hansen and unravelling the identity of Crenitis neogallica Gentili. Zootaxa 3980(3): 427–434. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

• Deler-Hernández, A. & 2016. Redescriptions and lectotype designations of Central American species of Phaenonotum Sharp (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) based on the type material from the David Sharp collection. ZooKeys 579: 83–98. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.579.7748. Reference page. 
• Devi, M.B., Devi, O.S., , Minoshima, Y.N. & Wanghengbam, L. 2016. Redescription and lectotype designation of Chasmogenus abnormalis (Sharp), with notes on its distribution. Zootaxa 4144(2): 296–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.12. Reference page. 
• Lin, R-C., Jia, F-L. & 2016. A review of Elocomosta Hansen with a description of a new species with reduced eyes from China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae). ZooKeys 607: 81–92. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.607.7142. Reference page. 

• Arriaga-Varela, E., Seidel, M., Deler-Hernández, A., Senderov, V. & 2017. A review of the Cercyon Leach (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae) of the Greater Antilles. ZooKeys 681: 39—93. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.681.12522. Reference page. 
• Deler-Hernández, A., & Delgado, J.A. 2017. The Hydraenidae of Cuba (Insecta: Coleoptera) III. Description of two new hygropetric species of Hydraena Kugelann. Zootaxa 4250(5): 434–446. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4250.5.2. Reference page. 
• & Gimmel, M.L. 2017. On the identity of Sternosternus grouvellei Guillebeau, 1894 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae, Phalacridae). Zootaxa 4237(3): 578–582. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4237.3.9. Reference page. 
• Jia, F-L., Lin, R-C., Chan, E., Skale, A. & 2017. Two new species of Coelostoma Brullé, 1835 from China and additional faunistic records of the genus from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Coelostomatini). Zootaxa 4232(1): 113–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.1.8. Reference page. 
• Minoshima, Y.N., Iwata, Y., & Hayashi, M. 2017. Description of immature stages of Laccobius kunashiricus, with a key to genera of the Laccobiini based on larval characters (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(1): 97-119. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Newton, A.F., Švec, Z. & 2017. A new genus and two new species of Leiodinae from Chile, with keys to world genera of Sogdini and Leiodinae from Chile and Argentina (Coleoptera: Leiodidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(1): 121-140. Full article (PDF). Reference page.  Erratum, 57 (2): 602.
• Ryndevich, S.K., Jia, F.L. & 2017. A review of the Asian species of the Cercyon unipunctatus group (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(2): 535-576. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Arriaga-Varela, E., Seidel, M. & 2018. A new genus of coprophagous water scavenger beetle from Africa (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae, Megasternini) with a discussion on the Cercyon subgenus Acycreon. African Invertebrates 59(1): 1–23. DOI: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.59.14621. Reference page. 
• Arriaga-Varela, E., Wong, S.Y., Kirejtshuk, A. & 2018. Review of the flower-inhabiting water scavenger beetle genus Cycreon (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae), with descriptions of new species and comments on its biology. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 65(1): 99–115. DOI: 10.3897/dez.65.26261. Reference page. 

• Arriaga-Varela, E., Cortés-Aguilar, J. & 2019. Water scavenger beetles in rotten cacti: a review of Agna with the description of a new species from Mexico (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 90: e902856. DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2856. Reference page. 
• , Beutel, R.G., Cai, C-Y., Lawrence, J.F., Newton, A.F., Solodovnikov, A.Yu., Ślipiński, A., Thayer, M.K. & Yamamoto, S. 2019. Reliable placement of beetle fossils via phylogenetic analyses – Triassic Leehermania as a case study (Staphylinidae or Myxophaga?). Systematic Entomology 45(1): 175–187; online supplements. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12386 Reference page. 
• & Liu, H.C. 2019. A review of Thysanarthria with description of seven new species and comments on its relationship to Chaetarthria (Hydrophilidae: Chaetarthriini). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59(1): 229-252. DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0020 . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Jia, F.L., Chen, J.H. & 2019. A new species of Laccobius Erichson, 1837 (Hydrophilidae, Coleoptera) from the Chinese Himalaya, with comments on taxonomic status of subgenera Glyptolaccobius Gentili, 1989 and Cyclolaccobius Gentili, 1991 and additional faunistic records from China. ZooKeys 889: 65-80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.889.34690 . Reference page. 
• Jia, F.L., Liang, Z.L., Ryndevich, S.K. & 2019. Two new species and additional faunistic records of Cercyon Leach, 1817 from China (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Zootaxa 4565(4): 501–514. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4565.4.4 . Reference page. 

• Beutel, R.G., Liu, Z., , Ren, D., Pang, H. & Ślipiński, A. 2020. Burmapseudomorphus planus gen. et sp. nov. – a Late Cretaceous stem group member of the specialized Pseudomorphini (Carabidae, Coleoptera) from northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 107: 104274. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104274 . Reference page. 
• Damaška, A.F., Mohagan, D.J. & 2020. Moss-inhabiting flea beetles in the Philippines (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). ZooKeys 960: 125–142. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.960.54011 . Reference page. 
• Jia, F.L., Liang, Z.L. & 2020. A review of Himalcercyon stat. nov., with description of a new species from the Chinese Himalaya and an updated key to Asian genera of Megasternini (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 67(1): 35-49. DOI: 10.3897/dez.67.50078. . Reference page. 

• Qvarnström, M., , Wernström, J.V., Huld, S., Beutel, R.G., Arriaga-Varela, E., Ahlberg, P.E. & Niedźwiedzki, G. 2021. Exceptionally preserved beetles in a Triassic coprolite of putative dinosauriform origin. Current Biology 31(15): 3374–3381.e5. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.015 . Reference page. 
• Seidel, M., Sýkora, V., Leschen, R.A.B. & 2021. A review of the New Zealand Berosus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) with descriptions of three new species. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 243—252. DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2021.014 Reference page. 

• Arriaga-Varela, E., Tomaszewska, W., Szawaryn, K., Robertson, J.A., Seidel, M., Ślipiński, A. & 2022. The resurrection of Cerasommatidiidae, an enigmatic group of coccinelloid beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197(4): 1078–1115. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac082 . [Correction: 2023. zlad012. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad012 .] Reference page. 
• Boudinot, B.E., , Lieberman, Z.E., Kusy, D., Bocak, L., Mckenna, D.D. & Beutel, R.G. 2023 (Online 2022). Systematic bias and the phylogeny of Coleoptera—A response to Cai et al. (2022) following the responses to Cai et al. (2020). Systematic Entomology 48(2): 223–232. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12570 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Damaška, A.F., Konstantinov, A. & 2022. Multiple origins of moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): molecular phylogeny, overview of genera and a new genus from Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196(2): 647–676. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab112 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Damaška, A.F., Ruan, Y.Y. & 2022. The genus Cangshanaltica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): overview, new species, and notes on species complexes. Zootaxa 5219(1): 49–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5219.1.2 . Reference page. 
• , Yamamoto, S., Matsumoto, K., Beutel, R.G. & Maddison, D.R. 2022. Phylogeny and systematics of Sphaeriusidae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga): minute living fossils with underestimated past and present-day diversity. Systematic Entomology 48(2): 233–249. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12571 . Reference page. 
• Mai, Z.Q., Hu, J., Minoshima, Y.N., Jia, F.L. & 2022. Review of Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1854 from China and Japan (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae). Zootaxa 5091(2): 269–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.2.3. . Reference page. 

• Damaška, A.F., , Daňková, K., Čičovský, D., Smyčková, M., Koštíř, V. & Munclinger, P. 2024. From Europe to Caucasus: cryptic diversity and unexpected biogeographic history of a Western Palaearctic moss-inhabiting flea beetle (Chrysomelidae: Mniophila). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201(4): zlae084. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae084 . Reference page. 

• Mai, Z.Q., Jia, F.L., Ryndevich, S.K., Angus, R.B., Minoshima, Y.N., & Růžička, J. 2025. Taxonomic Revision and Phylogeny of the Genus Peltocercyon d'Orchymont, 1925 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Megasternini). Zootaxa 5671(1): 1–74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5671.1.1. Reference page. 

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