The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Miocene amber from Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Valentine Bouju ◽  
Corentin Jouault ◽  
Vincent Perrichot
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
New Record ◽  
Obtuse Angle ◽  
Wing Venation ◽  
Extant Genus ◽  
Left Mandible ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
A New Species

Abstract A new species of drywood termite (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) is described from a nearly complete alate specimen preserved in early Miocene Ethiopian amber. Glyptotermes abyssinicus new species is distinguished by its U-shaped head with 12-segmented antennae, the ocelli separated from the eye margin, the right mandible with an obtuse angle between the apical and first marginal teeth, the left mandible with an obtuse angle between the apical and first + second marginal teeth, and the wing venation. This is the first termite reported from Ethiopian amber, and the fourth Miocene species of the extant genus Glyptotermes Froggatt, 1897, together with species previously described from diatomites of China and amber from the Dominican Republic. As the oldest report of the genus known from Africa, G. abyssinicus n. sp. constitutes an interesting new record for the biogeographical history of the kalotermitid lineage. UUID: http://zoobank.org/7670b045-fb31-4809-8116-4d14c4dd275b

scholarly journals A new species and a new record in Trichosalpinx (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Peru

Lankesteriana ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Thoerle ◽  
Carmen Soto
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Green Leaf ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Obtuse Apex ◽  
A New Species

A new species in Trichosalpinx is described, illustrated, and compared with similar species, and a new record for Peru is described and illustrated. A brief history of the genus is provided. Trichosalpinx reticulata is most similar to T. carmeniae, but differs with a reticulated, gray-green leaf; a longer inflorescence; and a lip with a pair of low, rounded basal lobes and an obtuse apex. Trichosalpinx acremona is recorded from Peruvian collections. 

The first record of Adelosgryllus Mesa & Zefa, 2004 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from caves, with the description of a new species from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4933 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-150
Author(s):  
RAYANNE LAYS SANT’ANA MERLO ◽  
RODRIGO ANTÔNIO CASTRO-SOUZA ◽  
VITOR GABRIEL PEREIRA JUNTA ◽  
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
First Record ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
A New Species

The first species for the genus Adelosgryllus Mesa & Zefa, 2004 recorded in caves is herein described. We used the morphology of the phallic complex as the main criteria to differentiate this species from the congeneric ones. In addition, we discussed the natural history of the new species, some aspects of its association to the cave habitats, and the intraspecific variation of the right tegmen observed in two populations of this new species. 

scholarly journals The wasp genus Clystopsenella in Early Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Hymenoptera: Scolebythidae)

2015 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Engel
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Early Miocene ◽  
Evolutionary Patterns ◽  
Extant Genus ◽  
The Family ◽  
Color Differences ◽  
A New Species

A new species of scolebythine wasp (Chrysidoidea: Scolebythidae) is described and figured from a female beautifully preserved in Early Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic.  The specimen is the first fossil record of the extant genus <em>Clystopsenella</em> Kieffer, and is quite similar to the extant <em>Clystopsenella longiventris</em> Kieffer, a species that occurs widely from Brazil to Belize.  <strong><em>Clystopsenella mirabilis</em></strong> Engel, new species, is distinguished from <em>C. longiventris</em> on the basis of size; head, pronotal, and pterostigmal shape; and putative color differences.  The living and fossil diversity of the family is summarized and evolutionary patterns within the clade are discussed.

scholarly journals Rediscovery of the Sculptured Toadstool, Amanita sculpta (Amanitaceae) in SingaporeFlora of Singapore precursors, 25: Taxonomic notes on new discoveries from Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, including two native genera newly recorded

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48
Author(s):  
M.A. Niissalo ◽  
L.M. Choo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
New Record ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
History Of ◽  
Collection History ◽  
A New Species

As part of a project to sample tissue from all native vascular plants in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, we collected material from four species that have not been previously recorded in Singapore. Of these, Nervilia singaporensis Niissalo has already been described as a new species, native to Singapore. Two species, Lepidogyne longifolia (Blume) Blume (Orchidaceae) and Ptyssiglottis kunthiana (Wall. ex Nees) B.Hansen (Acanthaceae), which are reported here, belong to genera that have not previously been recorded in Singapore. Based on their collection history in the region and their habitat in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, we consider them native to Singapore. The fourth new record, Plectocomiopsis cf. corneri Furtado (Arecaceae), also reported here, is a new species record for Singapore, but based on the collection history of the species and its only known locality in Singapore, we consider it introduced. The nomenclature and history of these species are discussed and we designate lectotypes for several names that are relevant to these species: Neottia longifolia Blume, Lepidogyne sceptrum Schltr., Polytrema aequale Ridl., Polytrema aequale Ridl. var. minor Ridl. and Polytrema vulgare C.B.Clarke. We also designate a neotype for Lepidogyne minor Schltr.

The genus Cittarium (Vetigastropoda: Trochoidea) in the Upper Miocene of the Dominican Republic with the description of a new species

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-593
Author(s):  
Bernard Landau ◽  
Gijs C. Kronenberg ◽  
Carlos M. da Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
New Record ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The West ◽  
Upper Miocene ◽  
Upper Oligocene ◽  
Tropical America ◽  
A New Species

AbstractToday, the marine gastropod genus Cittarium is present only in the West Indies faunas, represented by a single species C. pica, also known from the Pleistocene of Bermuda. Herein Cittarium praepica n. sp. is described from the Upper Miocene Cercado Formation of the Dominican Republic. This is the oldest fossil record for the genus in the eastern Tropical America. The new species is compared to the Pleistocene to Recent Caribbean C. pica and to C. maestratii Lozouet, 2002 of the Upper Oligocene of France. The importance of this new record for the geological history and the biogeography of the genus are discussed.

New record of Agrisius Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Cambodia, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4915 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-574
Author(s):  
ULZIIJARGAL BAYARSAIKHAN ◽  
TAK-GI LEE ◽  
ANTON V. VOLYNKIN ◽  
URAL YUNUSBAEV ◽  
HYUNG WOOK KWON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Agrisius Walker (1855) is reported for the first time in Cambodia, for the new species Agrisius nigripunctata sp. n. Additionally, Agrisius fuliginosus is reported for the first time in Laos, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Illustrations of the adult and genitalia of Agrisius nigripunctata sp. n. and A. fuliginosus Moore are presented. 

A new species of Picrasma, P. nanophylla (Simaroubaceae), from the Dominican Republic

Brittonia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas C. Majure ◽  
Teodoro Clase ◽  
Allison Blankenship ◽  
Alfredo Noa-Monzón
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
A New Species

scholarly journals The freshwater crabs of Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, East Malaysia, with a description of a new species of Thelphusula Bott, 1969 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae, Potamidae, Sesarmidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
pp. 89-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. L. Ng ◽  
Paul Y. C. Ng
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
New Record ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Freshwater Crabs ◽  
East Malaysia ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Malaysian Borneo

Seven species of freshwater crabs from three families are recorded from and around the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo: Thelphusulacapillodigitus sp. n., Thelphusuladicerophilus Ng &amp; Stuebing, 1990, Arachnothelphusaterrapes Ng, 1991, Terrathelphusasecula Ng &amp; Tan, 2015, Parathelphusavalida Ng &amp; Goh, 1987 (new record) (Gecarcinucidae); Isolapotamoningeri Ng &amp; Tan, 1998 (Potamidae); and Geosesarmadanumense Ng, 2002 (Sesarmidae). The new species of Thelphusula Bott, 1979, can be distinguished from all congeners by a unique combination of morphological features, most notably the presence of dense patches of short setae on the fingers of the adult male chelipeds, as well as the structure of the male first gonopod. Arachnothelphusaterrapes is confirmed to be a phytotelm species. A key to all species in the conservation area is provided.

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