Lectotypification of Some Names in Rivina (Petiveriaceae) and a New Synonym of Rivina humilis L.

A review of two Trachycarabus species of the genus Carabus known from Xinjiang, China (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabini)

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2017.26.1.144 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 144-153

Author(s):

I.I. Kabak ◽

H.-Y. Hu

Keyword(s):

River Valley ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

New Subspecies ◽

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ◽

Altay Mountains ◽

New Synonym

The paper deals with the taxonomy of two species of the subgenus Trachycarabus Géhin, 1876 of the genus Carabus Linnaeus, 1758, occurring in the Altay Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China: C. (T.) mandibularis Fischer von Waldheim, 1828 and C. (T.) sibiricus Fischer von Waldheim, 1820. A new subspecies, C. (T.) mandibularis abakkereiorum subsp. nov. is described from the Kran River Valley near Altay City. A new synonym is proposed: C. (T.) sibiricus obliteratus Fischer von Waldheim, 1828 = C. (T.) s. pseudobliteratus Korell et Kleinfeld, 1982, syn. nov. A key to the Trachycarabus species currently known from Xinjiang is given.

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Two new species of the subgenus Egadroma (genus Stenolophus) from South Asia, with redescription of Stenolophus (Egadroma) ovatulus (Bates, 1889) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2013.22.2.258 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 258-261

Author(s):

B.M. Kataev ◽

D.W. Wrase

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South Asia ◽

New Synonym ◽

Two New Species

Two new species of the subgenus Egadroma Motschulsky, 1855 of the genus Stenolophus Dejean, 1821 are described: S. (Egadroma) melniki sp. nov. from Thailand and S. (Egadroma) ovchinnikovi sp. nov. from Pakistan and India. Stenolophus (E.) ovatulus (Bates, 1889), comb. nov., which was originally described within Acupalpus Latreille, 1829, is redescribed on the basis of material from China (Hainan and Fujiang provinces), Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia (first records from Thailand and Cambodia). The following new synonym is proposed: Stenolophus (E.) ovatulus (Bates, 1889) = Egadroma fukiensis Jedlička, 1953, syn. nov.

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Revision of Hista Oiticica (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) and discussion on the validity of its subspecies

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2421.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2421 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

SIMEÃO S. MORAES ◽

MARCELO DUARTE ◽

JORGE M. GONZÁLEZ

Keyword(s):

Taxonomic Structure ◽

Wing Pattern ◽

New Synonyms ◽

New Synonym ◽

Wing Patterns ◽

The Stability

Diurnal Lepidoptera tend to have colorful and conspicuous wing patterns, which is the reason the first classifications of day-flying moths and butterflies were based mainly on wing color and pattern characters. This is the case with the Neotropical Castniidae, which are usually large and colorful day-flying moths. One classification listed 134 species in 32 genera while an alternate classification recognized 81 species. In this paper we examine the taxonomic structure of the genus Hista Oiticica. It is the purpose of this paper to evaluate taxonomically useful characters besides wing pattern with the goal of classifying the taxa of Hista rather than classifying the variation of its wing pattern. In so doing, the results resolve the differences between the two proposed classifications of Hista. In addition, a lectotype is designated for Castnia boisduvalii Walker, 1854 (new synonym of Castnia fabricii Swainson, 1823) to ensure the stability of the name. Other new synonyms are proposed for C. fabricii (C. papagaya Westwood, 1877) and Castnia hegemon Kollar, 1839 (C. menetriesi Boisduval, [1875] and C. hegemon variegata Rothschild, 1919).

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A new synonymy in Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.286.1.8 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 286 (1) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

JIN-YU LI ◽

HUI-JIE LIU ◽

YU-ZHU WANG ◽

LEI XIE

Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

Leaf Size ◽

New Synonym ◽

New Synonymy

Thalictrum xingshanicum was considered to be different from its close ally T. fargesii by the leaf size and number of carpels. In the present study, it reveals that morphological variation of T. fargesii had been misunderstood by previous authors. Here, we clarify the variations of T. fargesii and propose T. xingshanicum as its new synonym. A lectotype of T. pallidum Franch. is also designated.

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New synonym of Nephus (Nephus) voeltzkowi Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with comments on the origin of a Neartic population and its possible asexual status

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.13 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4949 (1) ◽

pp. 198-200

Author(s):

ALEXANDRA MAGRO ◽

LÚCIA M. ALMEIDA ◽

JULISSA CHURATA-SALCEDO ◽

JEAN-LOUIS HEMPTINNE

Keyword(s):

New Synonym

Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), commonly known as ladybirds or ladybugs, are a highly diversified family comprising nearly 6000 described species (Vandenberg 2002) distributed in 2 subfamilies and 24 tribes (Seago et al. 2011). The genus Nephus Mulsant, 1846, present worldwide, is currently placed in the vast Coccidulini tribe (Seago et al. 2011). There are different classifications for Nephus: Gordon (1976, 1985) considered five Nephus subgenera (Depressoscymnus Gordon, Nephus Mulsant, Scymnobius Casey, Sidis Mulsant, and Turboscymnus Gordon), while Fürsch (1987) considered nine Nephus subgenera, and later (Fürsch 1996) excluded Diomus Mulsant, 1850 as subgenus, leaving Bipunctatus Fürsch, 1987, Depressoscymnus Gordon, 1976, Geminosipho Fürsch, 1987, Nephus Mulsant, 1846, Parascymnus Chapin, 1965, Scymnobius Casey, 1899, Sidis Mulsant, 1850 and Turboscymnus Gordon, 1976. Gordon and González (2002) elevated Scymnobius to genus.

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Revision of the femoralis group of Blepharoneura Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2374.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2374 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

ALLEN L. NORRBOM ◽

MARTY CONDON

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Species Group ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Key To Species ◽

Northwestern Argentina ◽

New Synonym ◽

Northern Brazil ◽

Plant Data

The femoralis species group of the genus Blepharoneura is revised. The following 42 species, including 32 new species, are recognized: amplihyalina, n. sp. (northwestern Argentina), apaapa, n. sp. (Bolivia), aspiculosa, n. sp. (Mexico), bidigitata, n. sp. (southern Brazil), bipunctata, n. sp. (Ecuador), biseriata Wulp (Mexico), bivittata, n. sp. (Nicaragua, Costa Rica), brevivittata, n. sp. (Costa Rica to Peru), chaconi, n. sp. (Costa Rica), cornelli, n. sp. (Costa Rica), cyclantherae, n. sp. (Mexico), femoralis Wulp (Mexico to Brazil), fernandezi, n. sp. (Venezuela, northern Brazil), furcifer Hendel (Venezuela to Bolivia and Brazil), hirsuta Bates (Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil), hyalinella, n. sp. (Bolivia), io Giglio-Tos (Mexico), isolata, n. sp. (Guatemala), lutea, n. sp. (Costa Rica), macwilliamsae, n. sp. (Costa Rica), marshalli, n. sp. (northwestern Argentina), mexicana, n. sp. (Guatemala, Mexico), mikenoltei, n. sp. (Costa Rica), multipunctata, n. sp. (Ecuador), nigriapex, n. sp. (Bolivia), nigrifemur, n. sp. (Bolivia), osmundsonae, n. sp. (Mexico), punctistigma, n. sp. (Mexico to Costa Rica), quadristriata Wulp (Mexico to Costa Rica; possibly Colombia), quetzali, n. sp. (Guatemala), regina Giglio-Tos (Mexico), rupta (Wulp) (Mexico to Costa Rica), ruptafascia, n. sp. (Ecuador), septemdigitata, n. sp. (Peru, Bolivia), sinepuncta, n. sp. (Costa Rica), splendida Giglio-Tos (Mexico to Ecuador), tau, n. sp. (Costa Rica), thetis Hendel (southern Brazil), unifasciata, n. sp. (Ecuador), variabilis, n. sp. (Mexico), wasbaueri, n. sp. (Ecuador), and zumbadoi, n. sp. (Costa Rica). Blepharoneura amazonensis Lima & Leite, 1952 is considered a new synonym of B. hirsuta Bates, 1933, and a lectotype is designated for Blepharoneura furcifer Hendel, 1914. A key to species and phylogenetic analysis are provided, as well as descriptions, illustrations, distributions, and host plant data (as available) for each species.

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A new synonym of Ptilagrostis yadongensis and a new record of Stipa bhutanica to the flora of China (Poaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.272.1.7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 272 (1) ◽

pp. 94 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ZHONG-SHUAI ZHANG ◽

XIANG-YUN ZHU ◽

LING-LU LI ◽

SHAN-WEN JIANG ◽

WEN-LI CHEN

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

New Record ◽

Tibet Plateau ◽

Southern Slope ◽

Chinese Journal ◽

Grass Family ◽

New Synonym ◽

Flora Of China ◽

Qinghai Tibet Plateau ◽

Small Genus

Ptilagrostis Grisebach (1852: 447) is a small genus of the grass family, including approximately 11 species (Wu & Phillips 2006, Barkworth 2007). It occurs in both Asia and North America with about eight species distributed in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, its diversity center. Ptilagrostis yadongensis Keng & Tang (1985: 44) is one of the species that occurs in this region, which was described based on materials from Yadong, China, the southern slope of Himalayas. The paper was published in a Chinese journal, viz. Journal of Southwest Agriculural University, and had not been noticed until 2005 (Peterson et al. 2005, Wu & Phillips 2006). The author pointed out that P. yadongensis is distinguished from its morphological close, Ptilagrostis concinna (Hooker 1897: 230) Roshevitz (1934: 75) by linear panicles with fewer spikelets, longer and unequal glumes, and shorter and glabrous anthers.

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