Michael Balke

Michael Balke, German entomologist.

Author abbreviation: Balke

• Zoological State Collection, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-81247 Munich, Germany
• GeoBioCenter, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 116 taxon names authored by Michael Balke

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1997

• Balke, M., Hendrich, L. & Yang, C.M. 1997. Updating the Southeast Asian Neptosternus Sharp fauna (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 45(2): 369-374. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M., 1997: Taxonomische Revision der südostasiatischen Arten der Gattung Neptosternus Sharp, 1882 (Dytiscidae). Koleopterologische Rundschau 67: 53–97. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1998

• Balke, M. & Hendrich, L. 1998: Updating the Southeast Asian Neptosternus Sharp Fauna II (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 135-138. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Balke, M., Mazzoldi, P. & Hendrich, L. 1998. Two new Laccophilus species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Southeast Asia, and notes on other species of the genus The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 71–77. PDF Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M. 1998: Zwei neue Schwimmkäfer der Gattung Copelatus Erichson 1832 aus Indien (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 108(9): 356–362. Reference page. 

1999

• Balke, M. & Hendrich, L. 1999. An enigmatic new species of Allopachria Zimmermann, 1924 from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(1): 283–286. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M., 1999: Two new species of Neptosternus SHARP 1882 from Southern India (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 31(1): 57–62. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2000

• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M. 2000: Two new species of Indian diving beetles of the genus Neptosternus SHARP 1882 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 32(2): 1285-1290. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M. 2000a: The genus Neptosternus SHARP 1882 in the Philippines: Taxonomy and Biogeography (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 32(2): 1291-1299. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2001

• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M. 2001: Neptosternus martinae sp. n. — ein neuer Schwimmkäfer von der Insel Sulawesi. Linzer biologische Beiträge 33(2): 1261-1266. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Wewalka, G., Balke, M. & Hendrich, L. 2001. Anginopachria, a new genus for an enigmatic species previously assigned to Allopachria (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Entomological Problems 32(1): 91–92. Reference page. 

2002

• Ribera, I., Beutel, R.G., Balke, M. & Vogler, A.P. 2002. Discovery of Aspidytidae, a new family of aquatic Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B) 269: 2351–2356. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2157 . PDF. Reference page. 

2003

• Balke, M., Ribera, I. & Beutel, R.G. 2003. Aspidytidae: on the discovery of a new beetle family: detailed morphological analysis, description of a second species, and key to fossil and extant adephagan families (Coleoptera). Pp. 53–66. in Jäch, M.A. & Ji, L. (eds.) Water beetles of China. Volume 3. Zoologisch - Botanische Gesellschaft, Vienna. PDF. Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., & Balke, M. 2003: Neptosternus arnecornelii sp. n. from Borneo and notes on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 35(1): 181-187. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2005

• Wewalka, G., Balke, M., Hájek, J. & Hendrich, L. 2005. Two new species of Anginopachria Wewalka, Balke & Hendrich from Malaysia and Thailand (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Koleopterologische Rundschau 75: 45–51. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2006

• Kotrba, M. & Balke, M. 2006. The systematic position of Cladodiopsis Séguy, 1949, and the origin of sexual dimorphism in stalk-eyed flies (Diptera: Diopsidae) inferred from DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(3): 843–847. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.11.009 Reference page. 

2010

• Hájek, J., Hendrich, L., Hawlitschek, O. & Balke, M. 2010. Copelatus sibelaemontis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from the Moluccas with generic assignment based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(2): 437–443. PDF Reference page. 
• Kotrba, M., Carr, M. & Balke, M., 2010. The systematic position of Diopsina Curran, 1928 (Diptera: Diopsidae) inferred from DNA sequence data. Insect Systematics & Evolution 41(3): 295–302. DOI: 10.1163/187631210X507027 Reference page. 

2013

• Balke, M. et al. 2013: A new species of the Australian genus Necterosoma from Timor (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporini). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 65–74. PDF Reference page. 
• Balke, M., Warikar, E., Toussaint, E.F.A. & Hendrich, L. 2013. Papuadessus baueri spec. nov. from Biak Island, Papua (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae). Spixiana 36(2): 283–288. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Riedel, A., Sagata, K., Surbakti, S., Tänzler, R. & Balke, M. 2013. One hundred and one new species of Trigonopterus weevils from New Guinea. ZooKeys 280: 1–150. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.280.3906 Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H.V., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2013. Exocelina baliem sp. n., the only known pond species of New Guinea Exocelina Broun, 1886 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 304: 83–99. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.304.4852 Reference page. 

2014

• Hendrich, L., Toussaint, E.F.A. & Balke, M. 2014: A new genus of Hydroporini from south-western Australia (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Spixiana 37(1): 103–109. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Riedel, A., Tänzler, R., Balke, M., Rahmadi, C. & Suhardjono, Y.R. 2014. Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands. ZooKeys 467: 1–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.467.8206 Reference page. 

2015

• Balke, M., Ruthensteiner, B., Warikar, E.L., Neven, K. & Hendrich, L. 2015. Two new species of Limbodessus diving beetles from New Guinea - short verbal descriptions flanked by online content (digital photography, μCT scans, drawings and DNA sequence data). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e7096. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e7096. Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., Apenborn, R., Burmeister, E-G. & Balke, M. 2015. A new species of Agaporomorphus Zimmermann, 1921 from Peru (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Zookeys 512: 63–76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.512.9505 Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2015: Review of the genus Sekaliporus Watts, 1997 with description of a new species from northern Australia (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae). Zootaxa 3981(1): 107–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.1.5. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Toussaint, E.F.A., Morinière, J., Müller, C.J., Kunte, K., Turlin, B., Hausmann, A. & Balke, M. 2015. Comparative molecular species delimitation in the charismatic Nawab butterflies (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae, Polyura). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 91: 194–209. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.015. Reference page. 

2016

• Hendrich, L., Balke, M. & Watts, C.H.S. 2016. Description of a new Tiporus Watts, 1985 from northern Queensland, Australia (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae). Zootaxa 4189(1): 174–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.10. Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H.V., Panjaitan, R. & Balke, M. 2016. A new, widely distributed species of the Exocelina ekari-group from West Papua (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 554: 69-85. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.554.6065. Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H.V., Sagata, K. & Balke, M. 2016. Description of two new species of the Exocelina broschii-group from Papua New Guinea, with revision and key to all representatives of this species group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 577: 125–148. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.577.7254 Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H.V., Sagata, K. & Balke, M. 2016. Taxonomic revision of New Guinea diving beetles of the Exocelina danae group, with the description of ten new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 619: 45–102. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.619.9951 Reference page. 
• Toussaint, E.F.A., Beutel, R.G., Morinière, J., Jia, F., Xu, S., Michat, M.C., Zhou, X., Bilton, D.T., Ribera, I., Hájek, J. & Balke, M. 2016. Molecular phylogeny of the highly disjunct cliff water beetles from South Africa and China (Coleoptera: Aspidytidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176(3): 537–546. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12332 . Reference page. 
• Watts, C.H.S., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2016. A new interstitial species of diving beetle from tropical northern Australia provides a scenario for the transition of epigean to stygobitic life (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Subterranean Biology, 19: 23–29. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.19.9513 Reference page. 

2017

• Balke, M., Bergsten, J., Wang, L-J. & Hendrich, L. 2017. A new genus and two new species of Southeast Asian Bidessini as well as new synonyms for Oceanian species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). ZooKeys 647: 137–151. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.647.11231. Reference page. 
• Balke, M., Hájek, J. & Hendrich, L. 2017. Generic reclassification of species formerly included in Rhantus Dejean (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae). Zootaxa 4258(1): 91–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.1.7. Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H.V., Sumoked, B. & Balke, M. 2017. Descriptions of two new species and one new subspecies from the Exocelina okbapensis-group, and notes on the E. aipo-group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 715: 17—37. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.715.15913. Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H., Wild, M., Sumoked, B. & Balke, M. 2017. Six new species of the genus Exocelina Broun, 1886 from Wano Land, New Guinea (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys 665: 93—120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.665.11792. Reference page. 

2018

• de Araujo, B.C., Schmidt, S., Schmidt, O., von Rintelen, T., von Rintelen, K., Floren, A., Ubaidillah, R., Peggie, P. & Balke, M. 2019. DNA barcoding data release for Coleoptera from the Gunung Halimun canopy fogging workpackage of the Indonesian Biodiversity Information System (IndoBioSys) project. Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e31432. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e31432 . Reference page. 
• de Araujo, B.C., Schmidt, S., Schmidt, O., von Rintelen, T., Ubaidillah, R. & Balke, M. 2018. The Mt Halimun-Salak Malaise Trap project - releasing the most species rich DNA Barcode library for Indonesia. Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e:29927. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e29927 . Reference page. 
• Hájek, J., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2018. The Copelatus doriae-masculinus species complex in Greater Sunda, with description of three new species and a new synonymy. Spixiana 41(1): 77-90. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Kodada, J., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2018. Tepuidessus grulai sp. nov. from Acopán Tepui in Venezuela (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Bidessini). Zootaxa 4434(3): 561–572. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.10 Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H., Sagata, K. & Balke, M. 2018. Introduction of the Exocelina casuarina-group, with a key to its representatives and descriptions of 19 new species from New Guinea (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Zookeys 803: 7–70. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.803.28903 Reference page. 

2019

• Balke, M. & Hendrich, L. 2019. †Japanolaccophilus beatificus sp. n. from Baltic amber and a key to the Laccophilinae genera of the World (Coleoptera: Laccophilinae). Zootaxa 4567(1): 176–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.10 Reference page. 
• Balke, M., Ospina-Torres, R., Megna, Y.S., Laython, M. & Hendrich, L. 2019. A new species of Rhantus diving beetles from the wetlands of the City of Bogota and surroundings (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae). Alpine Entomology 3: 169-174. DOI: 10.3897/alpento.3.37308. . Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., Manuel, M. & Balke, M. 2019. The return of the Duke—locality data for Megadytes ducalis Sharp, 1882, the world’s largest diving beetle, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Zootaxa 4586(3): 517–535. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.3.8 pdf Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., Shaverdo, H., Hájek, J. & Balke, M. 2019. Taxonomic revision of Australian Copelatus Erichson, 1832 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys, 889: 81–152. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.889.39090 Reference page. 
• Megan, Y.S., Balke, M., Apenborn, R. & Hendrich, L. 2019. A review of Peruvian diving beetles of the genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817, with description of Hydaticus (Prodaticus) panguana sp. nov. and notes on other Neotropical species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Zootaxa 4615(1): 113–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.1.5. . Reference page. 
• Narakusumo, R.P., Balke, M. & Riedel, A. 2019. Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago. ZooKeys 888: 75-93. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.888.38642. Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H., Surbakti, S., Warikar, E.L., Sagata, K. & Balke, M. 2019. Nine new species groups, 15 new species, and one new subspecies of New Guinea diving beetles of the genus Exocelina Broun, 1886 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys, 878: 73–143. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.878.37403 Reference page. 

2020

• Balke, M., Megna, Y.S., Zenteno, N., Figueroa, L. & Hendrich, L. 2020. Two new species of Liodessus Guignot, 1939 diving beetles from Northern Peru (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae). Alpine Entomology 4: 173–178. DOI: 10.3897/alpento.4.55139 . Reference page. 
• Balke, M., Megna, Y.S., Zenteno, N., Figueroa, L. & Hendrich, L. 2020a. New Liodessus species from the high Andes of Peru (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini). Zootaxa 4852(2): 151–165. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.2.1. . Reference page. 
• Balke, M. & Ribera, I. 2020. A subterranean species of Exocelina diving beetle from the Malay Peninsula filling a 4,000 km distribution gap between Melanesia and southern China. Subterranean Biology, 34: 25–37. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.34.50148 Reference page. 
• Gustafson, G.T., Michat, M.C. & Balke, M. 2020. Burmese amber reveals a new stem lineage of whirligig beetle (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae) based on the larval stage. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189(4): 1232–1248. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz161 . Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2020. Hydaticus (Prodaticus) hauthi sp. nov., a new diving beetle from the cloud forest in the Cordillera El Sira, Peru (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Zootaxa 4743(3): 419–426. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.3.9. . Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., Watts, C.H.S. & Balke, M. 2020. The “minute diving beetles” of southern Australia – taxonomic revision of Gibbidessus Watts, 1978, with description of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). ZooKeys, 975: 11–49. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.975.55456 Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H., Surbakti, Sumoked, B. & Balke, M. 2020. Two new species of the Exocelina ekari group from New Guinea with strongly modified male antennae (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys, 960: 63–78. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.960.55007 Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H., Surbakti, S., Sumoked, B. & Balke, M. 2020. Three new species of Exocelina Broun, 1886 from the southern slopes of the New Guinea central range, with introduction of the Exocelina skalei group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys, 1007: 129–143. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1007.59351 Reference page. 

2021

• Balke, M., Suarez-Megna, Y., Ospina-Torres, R., Venegas, J.S., Prieto, C. & Hendrich, L. 2021. A new Colombian species of Liodessus diving beetles from the Páramo de Sumapaz (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). ZooKeys 1059ː 79–87. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1059.70134 Reference page. 
• Gentili, E., Balke, M. & Shaverdo, H.V. 2021. Laccobius Erichson, 1837 from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, New Guinea (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 16(66): 49-70. Reference page. 
• Hájek, J., Shaverdo, H.V., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2021. A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Zookeys 1023: 81–118. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1023.61478 Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H.V., Surbakti, S., Sumoked, B. & Balke, M. 2021. Seven new species of the Exocelina ekari group from New Guinea central and coastal mountains (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Zookeys 1026: 45–67. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1026.61554 Reference page. 

2022

• Balke, M., Bilton, D.T., García, M.M., Viloria, A.L., Villastrigo, A. & Hendrich, L. 2022. Two new high Andean species of Liodessus diving beetles from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). Alpine Entomology 6: 7–12. DOI: 10.3897/alpento.6.79598. . Reference page. 
• Balke, M., Panjaitan, R., Surbakti, S., Shaverdo, H.V., Hendrich, L., van Dam, M.H. & Lam, A. 2022a. NextRAD phylogenomics, sanger sequencing and morphological data to establish three new species of New Guinea stream beetles. Alpine Entomology 6: 51–64 DOI: 10.3897/alpento.6.86665. . Reference page. 
• Shaverdo, H. & Balke, M. 2022. A species-group key and notes on phylogeny and character evolution in New Guinean Exocelina Broun, 1886 diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Zookeys 1131ː 31–58. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1131.94205 Reference page. 

2023

• Balke, M., Neven, K., Villastrigo, A., Ospina-Torres, R., Prieto, C., Rubiano, N.G., Lotta, I., Dueñas, L.F. & Hendrich, L. 2023. Eastern Colombian Páramo Liodessus Guignot, 1939 diving beetles are genetically structured, but show signs of hybridization, with description of new species and subspecies (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Zookeys 1143ː 165–187. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1143.97461 Reference page. 

Links

• Balke Lab