A new species of Erebonectes (Copepoda, Calanoida) from marine caves on Caicos Islands, West Indies

In preparation for a general account of the Notodontidae of Trinidad and Tobago, the following taxonomic acts are required. Apella [sic] ovalis Rothschild, 1917 (Notodontidae) is transferred to the combination Lephana ovalis (Rothschild) comb. nov. (Erebidae, Anobinae). Crinodes insularis Rothschild, 1917 stat. nov. is removed from synonymy with C. fuscipennis Rothschild, 1917. Oligocentria brunnipennis Kaye, 1923 stat rev. is reinstated as a valid species. The following are new synonyms: Anoba suffusa Hampson, 1924 syn. nov. of Lephana muffula Guenée, 1852 (Erebidae, Anobinae); Farigia xenopithia Druce, 1911 syn. nov. of F. magniplaga Schaus, 1905; Oligocentria guianensis Thiaucourt, 2015 syn. nov. of Oligocentria brunnipennis Kaye, 1923; Skaphita aroensis (Schaus, 1901) and S. sexnotata (Kaye, 1925) syn. nov. of S. cubana (Grote, 1865). The holotype of S. kalodonta (Kaye, 1923) is recognised. Skaphita indirae sp. nov. is described from Trinidad.

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A new species of Woodcock (Aves: Scolopacidae: Scolopax) from Hispaniola, West Indies

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4032.1.6 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4032 (1) ◽

pp. 117 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

OONA M. TAKANO ◽

DAVID W. STEADMAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

West Indies ◽

A New Species

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Ein Neuer Copepode (Cyclopoida: Gnathostoma) von den Westindischen Inseln: Halicyclops Antiguaensis n. sp.

Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde ◽

10.1163/26660644-05302009 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 262-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hans-Volkmar Herbst

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

West Indies ◽

The Third ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

A New Species

In a well on the island of Antigua (West Indies), one female of a new species of Halicyclops was found, described as H. antiguaensis n. sp. The male still remains unknown. The new species belongs to the thermophilus group of Halicyclops , characterized by a spiniform protuberance on each side of the genital somite, the end of which is curved backward, and a spine formula of the third exopodite segment of P1-P4 of 3, 4, 4, 3. It differs from H. thermophilus Kiefer, 1929, H. spinifer Kiefer, 1935, H. venezuelaensis Lindberg, 1954, and H. dedeckeri Brownell, 1983, by the relatively short spines on P5. The new species is closely related to H. latus Shen & Tai, 1964, but in this species the furca and segment 3 of the 4th endopodite are relatively longer. Due to lack of information on the length of the furcal setae of the species of Shen & Tai, further comparison is impossible.

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Fossil Land Tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Dominican Republic, West Indies, with a Description of a New Species

American Museum Novitates ◽

10.1206/3904.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3904 (3904) ◽

pp. 1-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nancy A. Albury ◽

Richard Franz ◽

Renato Rimoli ◽

Phillip Lehman ◽

Alfred L. Rosenberger

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

West Indies ◽

A New Species

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New Species of the Genus Periglischrus (Acari: Spinturnicidae) from Monophyllus Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the West Indies, Including a Morphometric Analysis of Its Intraspecific Variation

Journal of Medical Entomology ◽

10.1093/jme/tjz198 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 418-436

Author(s):

Juan B Morales-Malacara ◽

Gabriela Castaño-Meneses ◽

Hans Klompen ◽

Carlos A Mancina

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphometric Analysis ◽

Morphological Variation ◽

Host Species ◽

West Indies ◽

Field Survey ◽

Museum Collections ◽

The West ◽

Specific Variation ◽

A New Species

Abstract The discovery of a new species, Periglischrus empheresotrichus, was determined through a review of museum collections, as well as a field survey of ectoparasites of island bats. This new species parasitizes on two bat species of the genus Monophyllus Leach, the Greater Antillean Long-tongued bat Monophyllus redmani Leach and the Lesser Antillean Long-tongued bat Monophyllus plethodon Miller. The female, male, deuthonymphs, and protonymph are described and illustrated. P. empheresotrichus n. sp. has an insular distribution, we evaluated the morphological variation of the adult populations, and concluded that intra-specific variation is correlated both with host species and locality (island) in the West Indies.

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Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2663.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2663 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

TERRY WHITWORTH

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rico ◽

New Species ◽

West Indies ◽

Species Distributions ◽

The West ◽

Blow Flies ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

Key Characters

Keys to 11 genera and 21 species of Calliphoridae found or likely to be found in the West Indies are given. Species distributions and key characters are discussed. Lucilia fayeae sp. nov. is described from numerous specimens from Dominica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. Calliphora maestrica Peris et al. is redescribed and the male of the species is described for the first time.

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