scholarly journals Systematic review of the Australian ‘bush-coconut’ genus Cystococcus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) uncovers a new species from Queensland

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Semple ◽  
Penny J. Gullan ◽  
Christopher J. Hodgson ◽  
Nate B. Hardy ◽  
Lyn G. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Character ◽  
Host Use ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
First Instar ◽  
The Status ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species ◽  
First Descriptions

Australia houses some unusual biota (insects included), much of which is undescribed. Cystococcus Fuller (Hemiptera : Sternorrhyncha : Coccoidea : Eriococcidae) currently comprises two species, both of which induce galls exclusively on bloodwoods (Myrtaceae: Corymbia Hill & Johnson). These insects display sexual dichronism, whereby females give birth first to sons and then to daughters. Wingless first-instar females cling to their winged adult brothers and are carried out of the maternal gall when the males fly to find mates – a behaviour called intersexual phoresy. Here, we use data from two gene regions, as well as morphology and host-use of the insects, to assess the status of a previously undescribed species. We describe this newly recognised species as Cystococcus campanidorsalis, sp. nov. Semple, Cook & Hodgson, redescribe the two existing species – C. echiniformis Fuller and C. pomiformis (Froggatt), designate a lectotype for C. echiniformis, and provide the first descriptions of adult males, and nymphal males and females for the genus. We have also reinterpreted a key morphological character of the adult females. This paper provides a foundation for further work on the genus, which is widespread across northern Australia and could prove to be useful for studies on biogeography and bloodwood ecosystems. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3A9DC645-0CBC-48B0-8BD3-5ACC0E2130D1

A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura; Microhylidae) from the Brazilian Amazon

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2496 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUÍS FELIPE TOLEDO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Red Coloration

A new species of Elachistocleis (E. magnus) is described from the Amazon basin, in the municipality of Espigão do Oeste, state of Rondônia, Brazil. It differs from all other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: i) size larger than 31 mm in adult males, ii) grayish ventral coloration, iii) presence of large post-commissural glands, iv) lack of red coloration in the body, and v) grayish dorsum in preserved individuals. There is dimorphism between males and females in size, structures and coloration. Vocalizations and larvae remain unknown.

SYSTEMATICS OF SOME SPECIES OFMICROPSECTRA(DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) LIVING IN LOW-ORDER STREAMS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA

1994 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.R. Oliver ◽  
M.E. Dillon
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Low Order

AbstractThe larvae, pupae, and adult males and females ofMicropsectra dives(Johannsen),Micropsectra nigripila(Johannsen),Micropsectra polita(Malloch), and a new speciesMicropsectra geminataare described.

scholarly journals On a new species of the genus Tetrabezzia Kieffer, 1917 from West Bengal, India, with a key to world species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-300
Author(s):  
Poulami Saha ◽  
Niladri Hazra
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
World Species ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Adults of a new species of the genus Tetrabezzia Kieffer, 1917 are described and illustrated from India. Two species of this genus were previously known from the subcontinent and the Oriental region. Keys to the adult males and females of the world species are also provided.

scholarly journals Review of the mite genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae), and description of a new species from North America, G. gillespiei n. sp.

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2158 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRÉDÉRIC BEAULIEU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Morphological Character ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Hypoaspis Aculeifer ◽  
Fungus Gnats ◽  
Species Descriptions ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mite Family

The concept of the genus Gaeolaelaps of the mite family Laelapidae is reviewed, based on species descriptions in the literature and the examination of specimens of selected described and undescribed species. A short diagnosis and a description of the genus is presented, showing the range of morphological character states and indicating species that depart from the typical character states. Gaeolaelaps is restored from subgeneric to generic rank. A new species, G. gillespiei n. sp., is described from adult female and male specimens. This species shows promise in the control of fungus gnats and thrips on greenhouse cucumbers in British Columbia, Canada. It is a relative of the well known biocontrol agent Gaeolaelaps (or Hypoaspis) aculeifer, but presents a set of morphological traits that distinguish it from G. aculeifer and other related species. The diversity of soil-dwelling mesostigmatic mites remains poorly explored, and so is their potential for biological control.

A Review of the Eriococcid Genera (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) of South America

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2459 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRIS HODGSON ◽  
DUG MILLER
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
South American ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
First Instar ◽  
The Status ◽  
Original Illustrations

This paper reviews the present status of all genera of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) known from South America and provides generic diagnoses based on the adult females of all available species for each genus. Redescriptions and illustrations are provided for the adult females of Aculeococcus morrisoni Lepage, Apiococcus gregarius Hempel, Capulinia sallei Signoret, Carpochloroides viridis Cockerell, Macracanthopyga verganiana Lizer y Trelles, Pseudocapulinia lanosa Hempel and Tectococcus ovatus Hempel, which are all type species of their respective genera. In addition, modified reproductions of original illustrations are provided for the adult females of the following species as representatives or type species of South American genera: Acanthococcus aceris Signoret, Chilechiton lynnae Hodgson & Miller, Chilecoccus browni Miller & González, Coxicoccus foldi Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, Eriobalachowskya valenzualae (Balachowsky), Exallococcus laureliae Miller & González, Hempelicoccus paranaensis (Foldi & Kozár), Icelococcus nothofagi Miller & González, Intecticoccus viridis Kondo, Melzeria horni Green, Orafortis luma Hardy, Oregmopyga neglecta (Cockerell), Poliloculus stipae González, Pseudotectococcus anonae Hempel and Stibococcus cerinus Miller & González. Descriptions and illustrations are also provided of the first-instar nymphs of: Acanthococcus aceris Signoret, Aculeococcus morrisoni, Apiococcus gregarius, A. singularis Hempel (which appears to be sexually dimorphic), Capulinia sallei, Carpochloroides viridis, Chilechiton lynnae, Exallococcus laureliae, Hempelicoccus tucumanensis (González & Granara de Willink), Icelococcus lithrae Miller & González, Melzeria horni, Oregmopyga peruviana Granara de Willink & Diaz, Pseudocapulinia lanosa, Pseudotectococcus anonae and Tectococcus ovatus. In addition, illustrated descriptions of the adult males of Capulinia sallei, Carpochloroides viridis, and Tectococcus ovatus are included. The first-instar nymphs and adult males of the other genera, where they are known, are also diagnosed and discussed. Based on the molecular studies of Cook & Gullan (2004), most species currently included in Eriococcus Targioni Tozzetti known from South America are considered to belong to the genus Acanthococcus Signoret, resulting in the following new combinations: A. clapsae (González) n. comb., A. cuneifoliae (González) n. comb., A. divaricatae (González) n. comb., A. pituilensis (González) n. comb. and A. lahillei (Leonardi) n. comb. In additon, Eriococcus pumuliae González, E. santiaguensis González & Granara de Willink and E. tucumanensis González & Granara de Willink are transferred to Hempelicoccus, as H. pumuliae (González) n. comb., H. santiaguensis (González & Granara de Willink) n. comb. and H. tucumanensis n. comb. (González & Granara de Willink). The status of Opisthoscelis prosopidis Kieffer & Jorgensen, the only species from the Neotropics currently included in Opisthoscelis Schrader, is discussed, and it is concluded that this species is unlikely to belong to this genus but is currently unrecognizable. Keys are provided for the identification of the 24 genera now known from South America based on the morphology of: (i) the adult females; (ii) the first-instar nymphs; and (iii) adult males, as far as these are known. In addition, Appendix 1 lists all Eriococcidae known from South America with their current generic placement, along with a brief summary of their host plants.

scholarly journals 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 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 802 ◽  
pp. 39-66 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals A new species of Macrostemum Kolenati, 1859 from Brazilian Amazon and the immature stages of M. brasiliense (Fischer, 1970) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Pes ◽  
Gleison Robson Desidério ◽  
Patrik Barcelos-Silva ◽  
Neusa Hamada
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Macrostemum is the second largest genus of Macronematinae with about 104 described species distributed in the Neotropical (18), Afrotropical (20), Australasian (7), Palearctic (2), Nearctic (3) and Oriental (54) regions. Despite its great diversity, knowledge about its immature stages is scarce: worldwide, only 7 species (6.7%) have larvae and/or pupae described. From the Neotropics, only one species, Macrostemum ulmeri (Banks, 1913), has described larvae and pupae. The objectives of this study are to describe and illustrate a new species, Macrostemum araca sp. nov., based on adult males and females from Serra do Aracá, Amazonas, Brazil, and the larvae and pupae of M. brasiliense (Fischer, 1970) from an Atlantic Forest fragment in São Paulo state using the metamorphotype method. In addition, this species is recorded for the first time for Minas Gerais state.

scholarly journals A new deep-water Tethya (Porifera, Tethyida, Tethyidae) from the Great Australian Bight and an updated Tethyida phylogeny

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley J. Sorokin ◽  
Merrick G. Ekins ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
Paco Cárdenas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Morphological Character ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
Great Australian Bight ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Exploration Activity

A new species of Tethya Lamarck, 1815 is described from a depth of 1000 m on the continental slope of the Great Australian Bight (GAB), southern Australia. The GAB slope was explored as part of systematic benthic surveys to understand unexplored communities in the light of current oil and gas exploration activity in the area. Tethya irisae sp. nov. was present at 1000 m in six of eight longitudinal depth surveys. Three molecular markers were obtained: COI, 28S (D3–D5) and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2. COI and 28S phylogenetic analyses show that the new species fits clearly within the genus Tethya. This is the 28th species of Tethya reported from Australia; it is unusual in that it has a stalk. The presence of a stalk as a morphological character to split genera in this family is questioned. The description of this new species is an opportunity to revisit the molecular phylogeny of the Tethyida Morrow & Cárdenas, 2015 using comprehensive datasets of COI and 28S markers. As in previous analyses, four Tethya clades were retrieved; we discuss the possibility of using external colour to support some of these clades. Despite unclear phylogenetic relationships amongst Tethyidae Gray, 1848 from Australia, our results suggest that tethyid genera Tethytimea Laubenfels, 1936, Tectitethya Sarà, 1994, Laxotethya Sarà & Sarà, 2002, Stellitethya Sarà, 1994, and Xenospongia Gray, 1858 derive from species of Tethya. We show that asters have been secondarily lost at least twice in the Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889: in Liosina Thiele, 1899 and a potential new genus from northern Australia. We formally propose the reallocation of Liosina from Dictyonellidae van Soest, Diaz & Pomponi, 1990 to Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889.

Development of citrophilus mealybug (Pseudococcus calceolariae) on grape roots

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 378-378
Author(s):  
W.R.M. Sandanayaka ◽  
V.A. Davis ◽  
D. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Virus Disease ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Relative Resistance ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Pseudococcus Calceolariae ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Petri Dishes ◽  
Contact Insecticides ◽  
Laboratory Assay

Pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera Pseudococcidae) is a vector of Grapevine leafrollassociated virus 3 (GLRaV3) the most destructive virus disease affecting New Zealand grapevines Previous studies suggest that P calceolariae can survive on remnant vine roots for at least 12 months and these mealybugs could account for the spread of the disease in replanted vineyards A laboratory assay test was developed to observe the growth of P calceolariae on grape rootstock 3309 Clean root pieces were left on moist filter paper in Petri dishes for a week to encourage new growth before P calceolariae eggs (n15) were inoculated and held at 23C Recordings were made every 34 days of the survival and development from first instar until males emerged as adults and females started oviposition About 50 mortality was recorded during first and second instars and ca 30 developed into adult stages The development periods from first instar to adult males and females were 441 1 (n16) and 454 1 (n22) respectively This methodology is being developed to assess the relative resistance of grapevine rootstocks effects of contact insecticides and to understand GLRaV3 transmission from roots

Review of the Sarcophaginae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), with a key and description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2575 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PABLO RICARDO MULIERI ◽  
JUAN CARLOS MARILUIS ◽  
LUCIANO DAMIÁN PATITUCCI
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
New Species ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Buenos Aires Province ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Thirty-nine species of Sarcophaginae are recorded from Buenos Aires Province (Argentina). A new species, Microcerella asymmetrica sp. nov., is described. Females of Oxysarcodexia bicolor Lopes, O. marina Hall, and Sarcophaga (Lipoptilocnema) koehleri Blanchard are described for the first time. Four nomenclatorial actions are reported: Sarcohelicobia elegans Blanchard is established as a new junior synonym of Nephochaetopteryx cyaneiventris Lopes, and lectotypes are designated for Oxysarcodexia delpontei Blanchard [a junior synonym of Oxysarcodexia paulistanensis (Mattos)], Sarcophaga argentina Brèthes [a junior synonym of Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy)], and Neobellieria brethesi Blanchard [a junior synonym of Sarcophaga (Neobellieria) polistensis Hall]. Blaesoxipha (Tephromyia) hospes (Aldrich), Peckia (Euboettcheria) florencioi (Prado & Fonseca), Ravinia advena (Walker), R. aureopyga (Hall) and Sarcodexia lambens (Wiedemann) are newly recorded from Buenos Aires Province, and Udamopyga percita is newly recorded from Argentina. A key is presented to the adult males and females of 36 of the 39 species of Sarcophaginae recorded from Buenos Aires province. Notes on distribution, biology, life history and host records are also given.

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