Neoerysiphe kerribeeensis sp. nov. (Ascomycota: Erysiphales), a new species of Neoerysiphe on native and introduced species of Senecio (Asteraceae) in Australia

We describe and illustrate a new species of sucking louse, Hoplopleura tunneya new species, from the Australian pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae). Currently, 22 species of the genus Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1904 (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) are known from Australian endemic rodents. Among the seven “new endemic” rodent species of the genus Rattus in Australia, R. tunneyi is one of five hosts to Hoplopleura lice. In addition, we give a list of all the species of Hoplopleura known from Australian endemic rodents. Including the introduced species Polyplax spinulosa, the total number of sucking louse species known from Australian endemic rodents is now 24.

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The identity of the ascidians Styela mammiculata Carlisle and S. clava Herdman

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315400013503 ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 509-511 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

R. H. Millar

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Introduced Species ◽

South Coast ◽

The South ◽

The World ◽

Favourable Environment ◽

Range Of Variation ◽

A New Species

Carlisle (1954) described Styela mammiculata, a new species of stalked ascidian from the Plymouth area, and suggested that it had been brought into British waters, probably with oysters. Its recent discovery on other parts of the south coast of England (Houghton & Millar, 1960) supports the idea that it is an introduced species which is now spreading through a favourable environment. It is well, therefore, to consider whether this may not be a species known from another part of the world. Tokioka (1955) examined one of Carlisle's specimens and suggested that it fell within the range of variation of S. clava Herdman. As many specimens of S.mammiculata are now available, a more extensive comparison has been made and is reported in this paper.

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A new species of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae, Sicariidae), with updated distribution records and biogeographical comments for the species from Mexico, including a new record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.802.28445 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 802 ◽

pp. 39-66 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón ◽

Mayra R. Cortez-Roldán ◽

Alma R. Juárez-Sánchez ◽

Karen P. Solís-Catalán

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Introduced Species ◽

New Record ◽

Baja California ◽

Baja California Sur ◽

Adult Males ◽

Data Bases ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Males And Females ◽

A New Species

A new species of the spider genusLoxoscelesHeineken & Lowe, 1832,Loxoscelesmalintzisp. n., is described from the states of Puebla, Morelos and Guerrero, in the central region of Mexico. The description is based on adult males and females with morphological and ultra-morphological images. Updated distribution maps are provided for the 39 species recorded from the Mexican territory (including the new species). The states with the greatest diversity are Baja California Sur, Baja California and Sonora, with five species each. A total of 441 records for the 39 species, based on arachnological collections, data bases and literature, were used to update the distribution maps.LoxoscelesbonetiGertsch, 1958 is the species with the highest number of records in Mexico, with a total of 58 records from different localities. The states with the most records so far are Guerrero, with 55 records, Morelos, with 35 records, and Baja California Sur, with 30 records.Loxoscelesrufescens(Dufour, 1820), an introduced species, is recorded for the second time in Mexico, from the state of Chihuahua, being the first well-documented record for the country. Mexico has the greatest diversity of species ofLoxoscelesworldwide, with 39 (two introduced species) of the 134 described species. Additionally, biogeographical comments for the species from Mexico are provided.

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Review of the Fern Aphids in North America With Descriptions of a New Species and a New Genus

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent981252-12 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 98 (12) ◽

pp. 1252-1259 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

A. G. Robinson

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North America ◽

Introduced Species ◽

New Genus ◽

A New Species

AbstractSeven indigenous and four introduced species of aphids occur on ferns (Polypodiaceae) in North America. A new species,Macrosiphum cystopteris, is described, andMacrosiphum sleesmaniPepper is designated as type of a new genusPapulaphis.

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The terrestrial herpetofauna of Torres and Banks Groups (northern Vanuatu), with report of a new species for Vanuatu

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2198.1.1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2198 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

IVAN INEICH

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Introduced Species ◽

Solomon Island ◽

Solomon Islands ◽

Field Trip ◽

Santa Cruz ◽

The North ◽

Island Group ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

A recent herpetological field trip to the Torres Group, an island group located at the northernmost border of Vanuatu, about 150 km from the southernmost Solomon Islands, allowed the collection of about 300 reptile specimens. Among these, Lepidodactylus guppyi is a new species record for Vanuatu. I also provide many new species records for the Torres Group, including two recently introduced species. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the islands of the Torres Group is reviewed for the first time and compared (1) to that of the Solomon Islands and particularly the southern Solomon island groups (Santa Cruz Group) bordering the Torres Group in the north, (2) to the remainder of Vanuatu and particularly Espiritu Santo Island which I recently surveyed, and (3) to a neighbouring group of islands in northern Vanuatu, the Banks Group. The Banks and Torres Groups share the same herpetofauna and their affinities are much stronger to the remainder of Vanuatu than to the southern Solomon Islands, thus suggesting their similar paleopositions during Melanesian arc movements.

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