First occurrence ofSolenopsisWestwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species S.saudiensisn. sp.

Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Thyridanthrax spp. collected in field trips or preserved in the Efflatoun’s insect collection in Cairo University were taxonomically studied. One new species, T. elegansoides sp. nov., is herein described, and two species, T. decipulus (Austen) and T. polyphemus (Wiedemann), are newly recorded from Egypt. Ten species are treated: one species from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, T. anomalus Greathead; two species from Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, T. decipulus (Austen) and T. perspicillaris (Loew); and seven species from Egypt: T. elegans (Wiedemann), T. elegansoides sp. nov., T. griseolus (Klug), T. incanus (Klug), T. lotus (Loew), T. obliteratus (Loew), and T. polyphemus (Wiedemann). Taxonomic comments, an identification key to species, diagnoses, and photographs of some species and genitalia are provided. Based on wing morphology and male genitalic characters, T. lotus clearly does not fit in the genus Thyridanthrax, and may need to be placed elsewhere, nevertheless it is not clear whether it can be included in any of the other currently recognized genera in the tribe Villini. It is here kept in Thyridanthrax until a more rigorous study can be conducted to better ascertain its position in the Villini.

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A new species of Xiphogramma Nowicki (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Saudi Arabia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4410.2.10 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4410 (2) ◽

pp. 393

Author(s):

MOHD TALIB KHAN ◽

SYED KAMRAN AHMAD ◽

SHOEBA BINTE ANIS ◽

HASSAN ALI DAWAH

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

New Species ◽

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽

World Species ◽

The World ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Xiphogramma Nowicki (1940) is recorded for the first time from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species, Xiphogramma hayati sp. nov. An updated key to the world species of this genus is also provided.

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Ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species from southwestern Saudi Arabia

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.4277 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. e4277 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mostafa Sharaf ◽

Hathal M. Al Dhafer ◽

Abdulrahman S. Aldawood ◽

Francisco Hita Garcia

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

New Species ◽

Arabian Peninsula ◽

Species Group ◽

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Myrmicine Ants ◽

Worker Caste ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

We revise the taxonomy of the myrmicine ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group for the Arabian Peninsula. Six species are recognized: Monomorium aeyade Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, M. clavicorne André, 1881, M. exiguum Forel, 1894, M. holothir Bolton, 1987, M. mohammedi sp. n., and M. sarawatense Sharaf & Aldawood, 2013. On the basis of the worker caste, we describe Monomorium mohammedi sp. n. from the southwestern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We designate a neotype for Monomorium aeyade Collingwood & Agosti and redescribe and illustrate the worker caste. Furthermore, we provide a worker-based species identification key, distribution maps for the treated species, and ecological and biological notes, if available. Monomorium holothir is recorded for the first time from the KSA. Also, we propose M. clavicorne var. punica Santschi, 1915a as a junior synonym of M. clavicorne, as well as M. dryhimi Aldawood & Sharaf, 2011 and M. montanum Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 to be treated as junior synonyms of Monomorium exiguum.

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The Tamarix feeding Leafhopper genus Opsius Fieber, 1866 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Opsiini) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift ◽

10.3897/dez.67.46662 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saad A. El-Sonbati ◽

Michael R. Wilson ◽

Hathal M. Al Dhafer

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

New Species ◽

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The leafhopper genus Opsius Fieber, 1866 is revised for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Seven species are treated, including three that previously were reported by Dlabola (1979), O. pallasi (Lethierry, 1874), O. tigripes (Lethierry, 1876), and O. versicolor (Distant, 1908). Opsius heydeni (Lethierry, 1876), O. richteri Dlabola 1960, and O. scutellaris (Lethierry, 1874) are reported for the first time from the Kingdom. A new species, O. wilsoni El-Sonbati, sp. nov. is described from the southwestern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A key to the species of Opsius of the Kingdom is also provided.

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Faunistic inventory and zoogeographical analysis of the ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Garf Raydah Nature Reserve, Southwestern of Saudi Arabia, and description of a new species of Paussinae

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4514.3.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4514 (3) ◽

pp. 341 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

MAHMOUD S. ABDEL-DAYEM ◽

IFTEKHAR RASOOL ◽

ALI A. ELGHARBAWY ◽

PETER NAGEL ◽

HATHAL M. ALDHAFER

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Life Form ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Arabian Peninsula ◽

New Records ◽

Ground Beetles ◽

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽

Form Analysis ◽

A New Species

Study of ground beetles of the Garf Raydah Nature Reserve, located in the Asir Mountains of southwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) resulted in one species, Paussus abditus Nagel, sp. n. described as new to science. Thirteen species (21.3%) are reported as new country records and fifteen species (24.6%) are new records for Asir Province. Adult beetles were collected from 2013 to 2017. The determination of this material yielded a total of 61 species in 40 genera and 17 tribes belonging to nine subfamilies of Carabidae. The species richness represented approximately 36.1% of carabid species previously reported from KSA. The most species rich tribes were the Lebiini (20 species), the Harpalini (10 species), and the Bembidiini (6 species). The life form analysis of adults indicated 18 life form types that are grouped into three categories, Zoophagous (77.1%), Mixophytophagous (18.0%), and Myrmecophilous (4.9%). Zoogeographical analyses indicated that the Afrotropical (19.3%) and the Saharo-Arabian (19.3%) species dominate the carabid fauna of this region of KSA. Coryza cf. maculata (Nietner, 1856) is considered the only Oriental representative. Only one cosmopolitan species, Perigona nigriceps (Dejean, 1831), was collected. Eleven endemics were identified; six species are considered KSA endemics and five are Arabian Peninsula endemics.

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Theorica valuliae Pinkaew, new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), the first record of the genus in Thailand

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4590.4.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4590 (4) ◽

pp. 487

Author(s):

NANTASAK PINKAEW ◽

SOPITA MUADSUB

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Guinea ◽

First Record ◽

First Occurrence ◽

A New Species

The genus Theorica Diakonoff, 1966 includes two previously described species that occur in Vietnam (i.e., T. secunda Kuznetsov, 1997) and New Guinea (i.e., T. lamyra (Meyrick, 1911)). We report the first occurrence of this genus in Thailand, represented by a new species: Theorica valuliae Pinkaew, n. sp. In addition to illustrations of the adult and genitalia, we also present photographs of living specimens in their natural resting posture.

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First occurrence of fossil Balistes (Tetradontiformes: Balistidae) from the Miocene of Cuba with the description of a new species and a revision of fossil Balistes

Historical Biology ◽

10.1080/08912963.2019.1580278 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (9) ◽

pp. 1290-1299

Author(s):

Lazaro W. Viñola Lopez ◽

Richard Carr ◽

Logel Lorenzo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

First Occurrence ◽

A New Species

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A new species of the deuterostome Herpetogaster from the early Cambrian Chengjiang biota of South China

The Science of Nature ◽

10.1007/s00114-020-01695-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 107 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Xianfeng Yang ◽

Julien Kimmig ◽

Bruce S. Lieberman ◽

Shanchi Peng

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Body ◽

Time Period ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Juvenile Specimen ◽

History Of ◽

Cambrian Radiation ◽

Chengjiang Biota ◽

A New Species ◽

Number Of Branches

Abstract The Cambrian radiation represents a key time period in the history of life. Here, we add to the mounting evidence accumulating on the nature of deuterostomes from this time period through description of a new species of stalked deuterostome, Herpetogaster haiyanensis nov. sp., from the lower Cambrian (series 2, stage 3) Chengjiang biota of China. This represents the first occurrence of the genus in Gondwana, the first juvenile specimen, and the oldest specimens to date. Herpetogaster haiyanensis nov. sp. differs from H. collinsi Caron et al. (2010) in having a stolon that is separated into an outer and inner layer, the segmentation of the body and in the shape and number of branches of the tentacles. The new species reiterates earlier suggestions of deuterostome affinities of the genus―it appears closely related to Phlogites and then successively more distantly related to Cotyledon and Eldonia―and may have fed on hyolithids.

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