Reassessment of Cyathodes (Epacridaceae)

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 491 ◽  
Author(s):  
CM Weiller
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Generic Level ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
One New Species

Examination of the 20 species currently included in Cyathodes Labill. has shown a number of distinct species groups that warrant recognition at generic level. Accordingly, Cyathodes Labill. s. str, is restricted to three species endemic to Tasmania, including one new species, C. platystoma C.M.Weiller, which is described below.

A taxonomic review and phylogeny of the genera Hoplopisthius Senna, 1892 and Carcinopisthius Kolbe, 1892 (Coleoptera: Brentidae, Hoplopisthiini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2516 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTOINE MANTILLERI
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Maximum Parsimony ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Generic Level ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
One New Species

The genera Hoplopisthius and Carcinopisthius are reviewed. All the species are redescribed and illustrated and an updated identification key and distributional maps are provided. One new species from New Guinea is described (Hoplopisthius maximus n. sp.) and two new synonymies are proposed: Hoplopisthius celebensis Kolbe, 1892 = H. trichemerus Senna, 1892, n. syn. and Carcinopisthius lamingtoni Damoiseau, 1987 = C. forcipitiger Damoiseau, 1987, n. syn. Phylogenetic analysis using PAUP (maximum parsimony) was performed using 25 morphological characters of adults. This analysis shows the group Hoplopisthius + Carcinopisthius is monophyletic, but Carcinopisthius alone is paraphyletic. Nomenclatural changes at the generic level are made to reconcile nomenclature and phylogeny: Hoplopisthius is preserved; Carcinopisthius is downgraded to the rank of subgenus for the two oriental species H. oberthueri and H. fruhstorferi; and Pseudotaphroderes is resurrected as a third subgenus and includes all New-Guinean and Australian species.

scholarly journals Review of the enigmatic genus Boalda with transfer of pulcherrima Köhler from Nephelistis and description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4276 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
PAUL Z. GOLDSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
One New Species

Schaus (1929: 49) described Boalda gyona in a monobasic genus known only from the holotype taken in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Biezanko et al. (1957) reported the species from Uruguay. A number of specimens of Boalda similar to gyona were collected recently in Paraguay, at least two of which match the anomalous Argentinian taxon Nephelistis pulcherrima Köhler (1947: 77–78). Herein the genus Boalda is reviewed, with one new species described from the Paraguayan samples, and with N. pulcherrima transferred Boalda. A singleton specimen from Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, Dpto. Amambay, Paraguay, is figured but not described as a distinct species because of a lack of additional specimens. 

A review of the H. obtusipennis species-group of the genus Helina R.-D. (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions, with description of one new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1137 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
MING-FU WANG ◽  
RONG-RONG WANG ◽  
WAN-QI XUE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
One New Species

The Helina obtusipennis species-group is erected for nine species of Helina in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions, namely H. atlantica (Tiensuu), H. ciliatocosta (Zetterstedt), H. eurymetopa Emden, H. macrocera Hennig, H. mandschurica Hennig, H. medogensis sp. nov., H. obtusipennis (Fallén), H. setigera (Pokorny), and H. spinicosta ( Zetterstedt). These species are Palaearctic in distribution except for H. eurymetopa Emden and H. medogensis, which are known from the Oriental Region. Members of this group can be easily differentiated from those of other Helina species-groups by their broad frons in both sexes with one or two pairs of upper orbital setae. A key to the males of the H. obtusipennis species-group is given.

scholarly journals Revision of the genus Intybia (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from Japan

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Ikeda ◽  
Hiroyuki Yoshitomi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Japanese Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
One New Species

Japanese species of the genus Intybia are revised taxonomically, with the examination of the endophallic structure. Eight species, including one new species Intybia donan sp. nov. from Yonaguni-jima, are recognized. All species are described or redescribed with a key and figures. The endophallic structure contains one primary sclerite (gonoporal piece), three secondary sclerites (ligula, semi-gonoporal piece, and spinous plate) in some species, and a membranous basal area densely covered with many spines (spinous area). Based on the structures of the endophallus, the Japanese members of the genus are divided into two species groups (the histrio and pelegrini groups). The pelegrini species group is furthermore subdivided into three subgroups (subgroups 1–3). New distributional records are as follows: I. histrio from Hachijô-jima and Tanega-shima; I. niponica from Sakhalin and I. takaraensis from Tokuno-shima and Amami-Ôshima.

Unexplored richness: discovery of 31 new species of Giant Pill-Millipedes endemic to Madagascar, with a special emphasis on microendemism (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2097 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS WESENER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
The Other ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Littoral Forest ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Established Species ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Montane Rainforest

Thirty-one new species of giant pill-millipedes (order Sphaerotheriida) endemic to Madagascar are described: Zoosphaerium haackeri n. sp., Z. album n. sp., Z. discolor n. sp., Z. mitoho n. sp., Z. pulchellum n. sp., Z. endemicum n. sp., Z. xerophilum n. sp., Z. aureum n. sp., Z. pseudopriapus n. sp., Z. pseudoplatylabum n. sp., Z. solitarium n. sp., Z. tsingy n. sp., Z. corystoides n. sp., Z. broelemanni n. sp., Z. amabile n. sp., Z. trichordum n. sp., Z. smaragdinum n. sp., Z. ambrense n. sp., Z. isalo n. sp., Z. bilobum n. sp., Z. tampolo n. sp., Z. ignotum n. sp., Z. tainkintana n. sp., Z. viridissimum n. sp., Z. denticulatum n. sp., Z. pseudoblandum n. sp., Z. micropiligerum n. sp., Z. pseudopiligerum n. sp., Z. analavelona n. sp. and Z. fisheri n. sp., and Microsphaerotherium anjozorobe n. sp.. Twenty-eight of the Zoosphaerium species already fit into established species-groups. A key to all 55 recognizable Malagasy Sphaerotheriida species is given. Forty-two of the 55 giant pill-millipede species are ecosystem endemics, while 26 are geographically microendemic. The number of microendemic species is disproportionately distributed among Malagasy ecosystems. All 13 species restricted to the montane rainforest as well as all five species restricted to the Eastern littoral forest are microendemic. On the other hand, only two out of seven dry forest species, one out of seven rainforest species and one out of five spiny forest species are microendemics. A special emphasis is placed on two species endemic to the unique Western rainforest site of Analavelona, which is currently not protected.

Study of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of twenty-one new species (II)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4881 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-289
Author(s):  
SHUXIA WANG ◽  
XIAOJU ZHU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species

Twenty-one new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick are described: M. acutata sp. nov., M. annulignatha sp. nov., M. artivalva sp. nov., M. basiprocessa sp. nov., M. bicornea sp. nov., M. bidigitata sp. nov., M. circinans sp. nov., M. compacta sp. nov., M. cuneata sp. nov., M. forcipata sp. nov., M. ledongensis sp. nov., M. longihamata sp. nov., M. mecobursoides sp. nov., M. microdonta sp. nov., M. papillisetosa sp. nov., M. parallela sp. nov., M. recticostata sp. nov., M. segregnatha sp. nov., M. sinuicosta sp. nov., M. taiwanensis sp. nov. and M. taeniophylla sp. nov. The male of M. flavilineata Kitajima et Sakamaki, 2019 is described for the first time. Images of both adults and genitalia are provided. All species are divided into two species-groups, and a key to each group as well as a map showing the distribution of each group in China are given.

scholarly journals Synopsis of Habenaria s.l. (Orchidaceae) in New Guinea and adjacent islands

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12011
Author(s):  
Marta Kolanowska ◽  
Marta Kras ◽  
Sławomir Nowak ◽  
Dariusz L. Szlachetko
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Floral Characters ◽  
One New Species

A taxonomic synopsis of the orchid genus Habenaria in New Guinea and adjacent islands is presented. We confirmed the occurrence of 27 Habenaria species in study area. Sixteen of these are endemic and were not so far found outside New Guinea. Morphological characteristics and illustrations of floral segments of taxa are presented. One new species of Habenaria is described. Four neotypes are selected. An updated key to species groups and species occurring in the study area is provided. The importance of diagnostic floral characters in Habenaria is discussed.

Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Malagasy dwarf geckos, genera Lygodactylus and Microscalabotes (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2103 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTA PUENTE ◽  
FRANK GLAW ◽  
DAVID R. VIEITES ◽  
MIGUEL VENCES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Variation ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Natural History Museums ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Short Pedicel ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
One New Species

The Malagasy species of the dwarf gecko genera Lygodactylus Gray and Microscalabotes Boulenger have been largely neglected in recent studies on the herpetofauna of Madagascar. Since the historically earliest taxonomic description of Lygodactylus tolampyae in 1872, studies have mainly dealt with the systematics of these lizards, yet many taxonomic issues and the validity of several species is unclear. Some species have been described on the basis of immature specimens, or based on a low specimen number from single sites, and there are no assessments of geographic variation. In this paper we provide a review of Malagasy Lygodactylus and Microscalabotes based on preserved material from a number of major natural history museums, including types of most species, and on own collections. For each species we provide morphological diagnoses, standardized descriptions of up to 24 morphological characters, a list of localities, and discussions of geographical variation if it was apparent from the specimens examined. All except three Malagasy Lygodactylus species are assigned to a total of four phenetic species groups of which at least some may also represent monophyletic units. Hemipenial morphology is described for 11 species and provides a valuable source of characters to distinguish species groups, especially the L. madagascariensis group that differs from other Malagasy species by their lack of hemipenial serrated ridges with pointed papillae, short pedicel and poorly defined lobes. Lygodactylus praecox Pasteur, 1995 is considered as a junior synonym of Lygodactylus klemmeri Pasteur, 1964. One new species, Lygodactylus roavolana, is described based on a unique combination of morphological characters.

Notes on Species of Lecanium Burmeister (Homoptera: Coccoidea) in the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, with a Description of a New Species

1965 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. H. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Fruit Orchards ◽  
Trees And Shrubs ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

AbstractProgeny of individual females of Lecanium spp. from orchard, ornamental, and wild trees and shrubs were colonized on rooted willow cuttings in a greenhouse and insectary. Some forms with distinctive morphological and colour characters on their original hosts maintained these characters through one to six generations on willow. These results and many years’ observations indicated that lecanium scale infestations in fruit orchards of the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, were usually composed of a complex of forms. Some of these were distinct species but others, less sharply differentiated, were considered as varieties of these species. One new species is described.

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