scholarly journals V.—Further Notes nn the Arthropoda of the British Coal-Measures

1907 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 539-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Woodward
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Town Hall ◽  
The Third ◽  
South West ◽  
Coal Measures ◽  
Working Out ◽  
A New Species

For some years past a Committee of Littleborough and Rochdale geologists, consisting of Messrs. W. H. Sutcliffe, Walter Baldwin, W. A. Parker, S. S. Platt, and others, have devoted themselves to the task of working out the beds of shale containing clay-ironstone nodules, a portion of the Middle Coal-measures at Sparth Bottoms, half a mile south-west of Rochdale Town Hall, in beds estimated to occur 135 feet above the Royley Mine Coal-seam.In the clay-ironstone nodules occur well-preserved ferns, Calamites, Sigillariœ, shells of Carbonicola acuta and other Coal-measure lamellibranchs, whilst the number of Arthropoda obtained is probably unsurpassed in any locality of this formation.The first Arthropod obtained from Sparth Bottoms was noticed by Mr. Walter Baldwin, F.G.S., under the name of Prestwichia, rotundata, Prestw., sp. (Trans. Manch. Geol. Soc., vol. xxvii, part 6, 1901, pp. 149–155, with a plate); the second in 1903, by the same geologist, who identified it as Bellinurus bellulus, König (op. cit., vol. xxviii, part 8, pp. 198–202). The third and most important discovery was made by Mr. W. A. Parker, F.G.S., namely, a new species of fossil Scorpion, which was described and figured in 1904 by Messrs. Baldwin & Sutcliffe under the name of Eoscorpius Sparthensis (Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., vol. lx, p. 396, fig. 2). These geologists have continued their researches, of which a brief account was given by me at the York Meeting of the British Association (1906). Many subsequent finds have been most obligingly confided to me by these gentlemen, and through the kindness of Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe the specimens figured have since been presented to the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History), the only condition imposed being that they should be described.

A new species of Stygeromyia (Family Muscidae, Sub-family Stomoxydinae) from the East Africa Protectorate

1912 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-98
Author(s):  
Ernest E. Austen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
East Africa ◽  
British Museum ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ethiopian Region ◽  
A New Species

The genus Stygeromyia, so far as is at present known, is confined to the Ethiopian Region. The species described below, of which the type is in the British Museum (Natural History), is the third to be discovered.

VI.—Note on Ephippioceras clitellarium, J. de C. Sowerby, sp., and E. costatum, A. H. Foord

1900 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 560-561
Author(s):  
G. C. Crick
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Acute Angle ◽  
The Body ◽  
Museum Collection ◽  
Body Chamber ◽  
Coal Measures ◽  
A New Species

The name Nautilus clitellarius was given by J. de C. Sowerby to a Nautiloid from the Coal-measures, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, and the description was accompanied by three figures, each representing a different specimen. In 1884 the species was included by Professor Hyatt in his new genus Ephippioceras. In 1891 Dr. A. H. Foord found a new species, Ephippioceras costatum, which was said to be “distinguished from E. clitellarium (to which it is, however, very closely related) by the character of the septa and by the surface ornaments. The septa in E. costatum do not form such an acute lobe upon the periphery as do those of E. clitellarium, and they are also a little wider apart in the former species than they are in the latter. Moreover, E. costatum is provided with prominent transverse costæ, which are strongest upon the sides of the shell where they swell out into heavy folds. These costæ are directed obliquely backwards, and cross the septa at an acute angle, passing across the periphery and forming a shallow sinus in the middle. None of the specimens in the British Museum have the test preserved, so that the ribbing has only been observed upon casts. The costæ are equally well developed upon the body-chamber and upon the septate part of the shell in the adult, but they were either very feeble or altogether absent in the young.” A re-examination of the specimens in the Museum collection shows that the separation of the two forms is quite justifiable.

Monocystid gregarines of Nigerian earthworms. I. Adelphocystis aeikineta gen.nov., sp.nov. from the coelom of Keffia variabilis Clausen, 1963

Parasitology ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. E. G. Cox
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Peristaltic Motion ◽  
Morphological Basis ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Adelphocystis aeikineta, a new species of monocystid gregarine, is found in the coelom of the earthworm Keffia variabilis in which the trophozoites occur in large numbers in permanently associated pairs. They are large, measuring 750–1500, μm in length, and exhibit continual peristaltic motion. The ectosarc of the trophozoite is markedly striated and there is no evidence of any anterior differentiation. The gametocytes are rounded and the presumed bipolar sporocysts measure 12–14·5 μm in length. Some associated pairs occur in groups enclosed in a membrane and there is evidence that gametocytes may form under these conditions. A. aeikineta is placed in the subfamily Zygocystinae and separated from Zygocystis on its elongate shape. The site of infection of this gregarine, and others recently described, suggests that the morphological basis on which the family Monocystidae is divided into subfamilies and genera is inadequate and a sounder classification should take into account these sites of infection.The material on which this paper is based was collected while I was in receipt of a Wellcome Trust Travelling Grant, and I wish to thank the Trust for this support. It is also a pleasure to thank Mr R. W. Sims of the British Museum (Natural History) who identified the earthworms, Dr Keith Vickerman who helped me to collect them and Mr R. B. Freeman who advised me on the nomenclature.

On Styphlodora elegans n.sp. and Styphlodora compactum n.sp., trematode parasites of Python reticulatus in Malaya, with a key to the species of the genus Styphlodora Looss, 1899

Parasitology ◽  
1941 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Dawes
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Entire Collection ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Trematode Parasites

Numerous specimens of a trematode which has proved to be a new species were collected from the kidneys of 'Ular sawa’ (Python reticulatus) at Alor Star and at Kedah, Malaya, by Mr G. B. Purvis, F.R.C.V.S. One batch comprises about 350 specimens, another one more than 150, and the entire collection of five batches exceeds 600 specimens. For this new species the name Styphlodora elegans is proposed. Mr Purvis also collected a single specimen of what seems to be a second new species from the stomach of the python at Alor Star, and for this the name Styphlodora compactum is proposed. Type specimens of the two new species are lodged in the British Museum (Natural History), London.

Confirmation of the identity of the type host of the louse Halipeurus fallacis (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4407 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
RICARDO L. PALMA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Natural History ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Type Host ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
A New Species

Alexander (1954: 489) recorded a petrel (Aves: Procellariiformes) captured alive on board a ship in the Indian Ocean by Mr W.W.A. Phillips who, after removing some lice, liberated it the following morning. Alexander (1954) identified that petrel as the species “Pterodroma aterrima Bonaparte”, now placed in the genus Pseudobulweria. The lice were kept in the collection of the then British Museum (Natural History), now the Natural History Museum, London, England. Jouanin (1955) published a new species of petrel from the Indian Ocean as Bulweria fallax. Jouanin (1957: 19) discussed the identity of the petrel identified by Alexander (1954) as Pterodroma aterrima, stating that the descriptive data given by Alexander (1954) did not clearly fit either P. aterrima or B. fallax. However, considering the geographical coordinates where the bird was captured, Jouanin (1957) believed it was more likely Bulweria fallax. 

On Some Parasitic Nematodes from Reptiles, Mainly from Ceylon

1966 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin G. Ogden
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

Amongst the unidentified material in the nematode collections of the British Museum (Natural History) was the remainder of a collection, made by Dr. D. R. R. Burt from reptiles in Ceylon. One new species is now described and a list of seven previously known species is given below. In addition it is convenient to include the description of a new species of the genus Kalicephalus based on specimens obtained from a Varanus bengalensis which died at the Zoological Gardens, London, since the normal geographical distribution of this host is Ceylon and India.

Rhipicephalus carnivoralis sp.nov. (Ixodoidea, Ixodidae) A new species of tick from East Africa

Parasitology ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane B. Walker
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
East Africa ◽  
East Coast ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Research Organization ◽  
East Coast Fever ◽  
East African ◽  
Veterinary Research ◽  
A New Species

A description is given of the male, female, nymph and larva of Rhipicephalus carnivoralis sp.nov., a parasite of carnivores in East Africa, and its affinities within the genus are discussed.Its developmental periods under laboratory conditions are given and its hosts and distribution in the field are recorded.The author wishes to thank the Director of the East African Veterinary Research Organization for permission to publish this paper. She is also most grateful to all who made field collections of this species for her; to the British Museum (Natural History), London, for the loan of specimens from their collection; to J. P. J. Ross for the loan of specimens from his collection and to D. W. Brocklesby and K. P. Bailey, who carried out the experiments on the transmission of East Coast fever. Dr G. Theiler, Mr G. H. Yeoman, Mr G. M. Kohls, Dr C. M. Clifford and Dr H. Hoogstraal kindly checked the manuscript before publication and made helpful suggestions. Finally, she would like to thank Professor P. C. C. Garnham and Dr Charles Wilcocks for their advice on the name of this tick.

scholarly journals Taxonomy of the thelyphonid genus Typopeltis Pocock, 1894, including homology proposals for the male gonopod structures (Arachnida, Thelyphonida, Typopeltinae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 848 ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Gabriel Seraphim ◽  
Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi ◽  
Gustavo Silva de Miranda
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South China ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Smooth Texture

The genus Typopeltis Pocock, 1894 is poorly known regarding its systematics, natural history, and distribution, despite important taxonomic advances during the 1990s. Currently, only 13 species are known from East Asia, including areas in south China, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Taiwan. In this work, we describe and illustrate a new species of Typopeltis from Vietnam and provide a new description for the male of T.guangxiensis Haupt & Song, 1996. Additionally, we describe and illustrate the female gonopod of T.guangxiensis for the first time and propose a new homology hypothesis for the male gonopod parts. The male of T.laurentianussp. n. is characterized by the unique patellar apophysis that presents a smooth texture and no spines. Typopeltislaurentianussp. n. is the third species of this genus to be described from Vietnam.

On Polystoma prudhoei sp. nov. (Trematoda: Monogenea) from Rana (Ptychadena) oxyrhynchus in the Cameroons

1967 ◽  
Vol 41 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. A. Saoud
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Natural History ◽  
West Africa ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Tropical Medicine ◽  
London School ◽  
A New Species

The material of this study consists of three monogenetic trematodes which were collected in mid August, I960 from the urinary bladder of Rana (Ptychadena) oxyrhynchus caught in Kumba, the Cameroons (West Africa). Mr. F. R. N. Pester, F.I.S.T., of the Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine kindly forwarded the material to the writer for identification.The specimens are all identical, belonging to a new species of the genus Polystoma Zeder, 1800 which is described herein as Polystoma Prudhoei sp. nov. in honour of Mr. S. Prudhoe of the Department of Zoology, the British Museum (Natural History) for his unfailing help and advice.

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