The millipede genus Metopidiothrix Attems (Diplopoda : Chordeumatida : Metopidiotrichidae)

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 849 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Shear
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

The millipede genus Metopidiothrix Attems, 1907 (Chordeumatida : Heterochordeumatoidea : Metopidiotrichidae), of south-east Asia, is examined and 30 new species (M. abuyog, M. anderssoni, M. apoensis, M. baletei, M. baybay, M. burckhardti, M. calamei, M. cameronensis, M. danao, M. dolok, M. gallus, M. gressetti, M. hoogsraali, M. kagpili, M. kalang, M. laguna, M. layang, M. lehtineni, M. leyte, M. loebli, M. mada, M. matang, M. mujong, M. nebulosa, M. samuelsonorum, M. santubong, M. schawalleri, M. sedgwicki, M. visca, M. werneri) are added to the genus. The synonymy of M. javana Chamberlin under M. lacertosa Attems is confirmed. Notes are provided on natural history, biogeography and taxonomic characters. The family Metopidiotrichidae is closely related to the Heterochordeumatidae. A key to the genera of Metopidiotrichidae is presented. The family is divided for the first time into three subfamilies: Metopidiotrichinae Attems contains Metopidiothrix and Reginaterreuma Mauriès, 1987; Neocambrisomatinae Mauriès (new status) includes Neocambrisoma Mauriès, 1987, Australeuma Golovatch, 1987, Nesiothrix Shear & Mesibov, 1997 and Nipponothrix Shear & Tanabe, 1994; and Schedotrigoninae Mauriès (new status) includes only Schedotrigona Silvestri, 1903.

scholarly journals First Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from China: a new genus, six new species and new records

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindřich Roháček
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Molecular Barcoding ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

The family Anthomyzidae (Diptera: Acalyptrata) is recorded from China for the first time based on 11 species, 6 of them new to science. A distinctive new genus Marshallya gen. nov. is described, based on single peculiar species, M. platythorax sp. nov. (both sexes) from Sichuan. Other new species, viz. Amygdalops sevciki sp. nov. (Hainan I.) (both sexes), Epischnomyia tkoci sp. nov. (Sichuan) (male only), Anthomyza ornata sp. nov. (Sichuan) (female only), Anthomyza sulphurea sp. nov. (Yunnan) (both sexes) and Arganthomyza hyperseta sp. nov. (Shaanxi) (male only) are described and illustrated in detail. Male-female association of two Amygdalops species is clarified by means of molecular barcoding and the female of A. bisinus Roháček, 2008 is correctly identifi ed and described. Relationships of all these taxa are discussed. Five species, viz. Amygdalops bisinus (Hainan I.), Epischnomyia merzi Roháček, 2009, Anthomyza cuneata Roháček, 1987, Anthomyza trifurca Sueyoshi & Roháček, 2003 (all from Sichuan) and Arganthomyza versitheca Roháček, 2009 (Shaanxi, Sichuan) are new additions to the Chinese fauna of Anthomyzidae. DNA sequences of the barcoding region of COI have been obtained for 3 species, Amygdalops bisinus, Amygdalops sevciki and Marshallya platythorax. Biology and distribution of all 11 species are discussed. First photographs of living Anthomyzidae from East Asia are presented. Based on knowledge of Anthomyzidae from neighbouring areas the diversity of the Chinese fauna of the family is estimated to include 50-60 species.

A new species of the genus Euhemicera (Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from South East Asia, with an updated catalogue of all known species

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4344 (1) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
KIYOSHI ANDO ◽  
ENRICO RUZZIER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Euhemicera Ando, 1996 (Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) is recorded from Myanmar for the first time. The newly identified representatives of this genus are described herein as Euhemicera amicorum sp. n.. An updated species catalogue of Euhemicera with distributional data is provided. Currently, one hundred species are known to represent this genus. Available data reveals that Euhemicera is widely distributed throughout the oriental region, with the highest diversity in South East Asia. 

Rohdea extrorsandra (Asparagaceae), a new species from north-eastern India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 309 (3) ◽  
pp. 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. ODYUO ◽  
DILIP KR. ROY ◽  
LEONID V. AVERYANOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
The Family ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
North Eastern India ◽  
A New Species

The genus Rohdea Roth (1821: 196) belonging to the family Asparagaceae (APG 2009) comprises 14 species and is distributed in South East Asia (Tanaka 2003, Averyanov et al. 2014, Govaerts 2016). In India, the genus includes 4 species namely R. delavayi (Franchet 1896: 40) Tanaka (2003: 331), R. eucomoides (Baker 1875: 581) Tanaka (2003: 332), R. nepalensis (Rafinesque 1838: 15) Tanaka (2010: 23) and R. wattii (Clarke 1889: 78) Yamashita & Tamura (2004: 369) (Hooker 1894, Liang & Tamura 2000).

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.

A large hornet mimic clearwing moth of the genus Lamellisphecia Kallies & Arita, 2004 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) from Nanling, Guangdong, southern China

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4706 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-482
Author(s):  
YUTAKA ARITA ◽  
AXEL KALLIES ◽  
NAOKI YATA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
New Records ◽  
Southern China ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Clearwing Moth ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

We here describe a new species, Lamellisphecia minwangi Arita & Kallies sp. nov., from Nanling, Guangdong, southern China. Furthermore, we provide new records of Lemellisphecia Kallies & Arita, 2004 species from south-east Asia, with L. champaensis Kallies & Arita, 2004 recorded for Laos and L. haematinea Kallies & Arita, 2004 recorded for Myanmar for the first time.

A new species and new records of Lecanora (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from south–east Asia

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khwanruan PAPONG ◽  
Kansri BOONPRAGOB ◽  
H. Thorsten LUMBSCH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
New Records ◽  
Usnic Acid ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe new species Lecanora ulrikii from Bhutan and Thailand is described. It belongs to Lecanora s. str. and is characterized by relatively large, orange-brown to brown apothecia that are constricted at the base, a clear to inspersed hymenium, an epihymenium of the glabrata-type, and by the presence of atranorin, usnic acid and the isoarthothelin chemosyndrome. Further, three species, L. arthothelinella, L. austrotropica and L. subimmergens, are reported for the first time from Thailand.

scholarly journals New and little-known species of the genus Sphecodes Latreille (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Southeast Asia

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 937 ◽  
pp. 31-88
Author(s):  
Yulia V. Astafurova ◽  
Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin ◽  
Maximilian Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Available Information ◽  
First Time

The available information about the cleptoparasitic bees of the genus Sphecodes in Southeast Asia is summarized. Thirty-one species are currently known from this area. Four new species are described: Sphecodes discoverlifei Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. (Laos), S. engeli Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. (Laos, Vietnam), S. ilyadadaria Astafurova, sp. nov. (Indonesia), and S. pseudoredivivus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. (Laos). Nine species are newly recorded from South East Asia: S. chaprensis Blüthgen, 1927 (Laos), S. howardi Cockerell, 1922 (Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand), S. kershawi Perkins, 1921 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand), S. laticeps Meyer, 1920 (Thailand, Vietnam), S. montanus Smith, 1879 (Laos), S. sauteri Meyer, 1925 (Laos), S. sikkimensis Blüthgen, 1927 (Laos, Myanmar), S. simlaensis Blüthgen, 1924 (Laos), and S. turneri Cockerell, 1916 (Laos). Based on type specimens, new synonymies have been proposed for Sphecodes kershawi Perkins, 1921 = S. javanensis Blüthgen, 1927, syn. nov.; S. simlaensis Blüthgen, 1924 = S. simlaellus Blüthgen, 1927, syn. nov.; S. laticeps Meyer, 1920 = S. biroi mariae Cockerell, 1930, syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for Sphecodes biroi Friese, 1909, S. simlaellus Blüthgen, 1927, and S. laticeps Meyer, 1920. The female of Sphecodes sauteri Meyer, 1925, and the male of S. turneri Cockerell, 1916 are described for the first time.

Revision of coelotine spiders from Nepal (Araneae:Amaurobiidae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Ping Wang ◽  
Jochen Martens
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Parsimony Method ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Himalaya

Coelotine spiders from Nepal are studied based on collections from the Himalaya Expeditions of J. Martens carried out in the years 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1983, 1988 and 1995. In total, 38 Nepalese species of the genus Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999 are described, including 35 new species. These are: D. beloniforis, sp. nov. (♂), D. bifarius, sp. nov. (♂), D. brevikarenos, sp. nov. (♀), D. capitellus, sp. nov. (♀), D. communis, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. condocephalus, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. confusus, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. contiguus, sp. nov. (♀), D. cylindratus, sp. nov. (♀), D. dapaensis, sp. nov. (♂), D. distinctus, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. dorsicephalus, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. gorkhaensis, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. gurkha (Brignoli, 1976) (♀), D. latiforus, sp. nov. (♀), D. meganiger, sp. nov. (♀), D. microcoelotes, sp. nov. (♀), D. panchtharensis, sp. nov. (♀), D. paraepisomos, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. phulchokiensis, sp. nov. (♀), D. pseudogurkha, sp. nov. (♀), D. pseudomeganiger, sp. nov. (♀), D. sacculus, sp. nov. (♀), D. schawalleri, sp. nov. (♂), D. semicirculus, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. seorsus, sp. nov. (♀), D. simplicifolis, sp. nov. (♀), D. spinosus, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. subconfusus, sp. nov. (♀), D. subepisomos, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. subrotundus, sp. nov. (♀), D. taplejungensis, sp. nov. (♀), D. testudinatus, sp. nov. (♀), D. tinjuraensis, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. tritos, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. volutobursarius, sp. nov. (♂♀), D. wuermlii (Brignoli, 1978) (♀) and D. yadongensis (Hu & Li, 1987) (♂♀). The male is described for the first time for D. yadongensis. The distribution characteristics of Nepalese coelotines are discussed. The phylogenetic relationships of Coelotinae, including Nepalese coelotines and the two recently established coelotine genera, Lineacoelotes Xu, Li & Wang, 2008 and Notiocoelotes Wang, Xu & Li, 2008 from China and South-east Asia, are analysed using the parsimony method. Our research found that coelotines from Nepal are highly diversified and occur in different clades of the tree. The genus Draconarius is not monophyletic. We assigned all the species examined in this study to Draconarius because they are not congeneric with any existing coelotine genus. Their appropriate placement will be further studied in a future phylogenetic analysis using all coelotine species as terminals.

Maidstone's woodpecker – an unexpected bird specimen in the herbarium of Sir Hans Sloane

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Jarvis ◽  
Joanne H. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
East Asia ◽  
East India Company ◽  
South East Asia

It had long been believed that none of the bird, egg or nest specimens that had been in the collection of Sir Hans Sloane at his death in 1753 had survived. However, a specimen of a rhinoceros hornbill, originally in Sloane's hands, was discovered in the Natural History Museum's collections in London in 2003, and three more Sloane hornbill specimens have subsequently come to light. In addition, we report here a most unexpected discovery, that of the head of a woodpecker among the pages of one of Sloane's bound volumes of pressed plants. The context suggests that the head, like its associated plant specimens, was probably collected in south-east Asia about 1698–1699 by Nathanael Maidstone, an East India Company trader, the material reaching Sloane via William Courten after the latter's death in 1702. A detailed description of the head is provided, along with observations on its identity and possible provenance.

Two new species of the genus Acria (Lepidoptera: Peleopodidae) from South-East Asia

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-281
Author(s):  
A.L. Lvovsky
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Two New Species

Acria javanica sp. nov. and A. sulawesica sp. nov. are described from Indonesia.

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