Krishnamon, a new genus for the cavernicolous crab Telphusa austeniana Wood-Mason, 1871 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Meghalaya state, northeastern India

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-308
Author(s):  
Sameer K Pati ◽  
Darren C J Yeo ◽  
Peter K L Ng
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Northeastern India ◽  
Female Holotype ◽  
Geographic Distributions

Abstract Telphusa austeniana Wood-Mason, 1871 is a poorly known potamid crab described from a single female specimen from Meghalaya state, northeastern India, and its position in Tiwaripotamon Bott, 1970 has been questioned. Its systematic position is now clarified based on the examination of the female holotype and a male specimen recently collected from a cave near the type locality. The species is transferred from Tiwaripotamon to a new genus, Krishnamongen. nov. on the basis of the differences in the structures of the epigastric cristae, male pleon, male sixth pleonal somite, male telson, gonopods, and vulvae. The geographic distributions of the two genera are some 1,000 km apart. The new genus has affinities with Doimon Yeo & Ng, 2007, and Indochinamon Yeo & Ng, 2007, but can be distinguished mainly by its extremely slender and elongated ambulatory legs. While Krishnamon austenianum (Wood-Mason, 1871) comb. nov. is now recorded from limestone caves, it does not, however, possess the troglomorphic features of an obligate troglobite.

New Filariae from Indian Birds

Parasitology ◽  
1924 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asa C. Chandler
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Near Future

In the body-cavity of a Racket-tailed Drongo (Dissemurus paradiseus) which died at the Calcutta Zoological Gardens, and the blood of which was teeming with two species of microfilariae, were found males of two new species of filariae, together with a single female specimen. In a Hunting Cissa (Cissa chinensis), which died at about the same time, males of one of the species discovered in the Drongo were found again, accompanied by a single female different from that found before. Since this cissa also harboured two species of microfilariae in its blood, the identity of either of the females is doubtful. In another specimen of hunting cissa a single male specimen of an entirely different species, which I have made the type of a new genus, was found. Here again two species of microfilariae were discovered so that it is not possible to say which is the offspring of the adult found. It had been hoped that more infected specimens of these birds might be obtained so that the confusion as regards relationships of the females and offspring to the males might be cleared up, but there appears to be little hope of more being obtained in the near future.

On a new synonymy in the spider genus Nephila Leach, 1815 (Araneidae, Nephilinae) from India with supplementary notes on colour polymorphism in the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4786 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-596
Author(s):  
PRADEEP M. SANKARAN ◽  
JOHN T.D. CALEB ◽  
MATHEW M. JOSEPH ◽  
POTHALIL A. SEBASTIAN
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Colour Polymorphism ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Indian Populations ◽  
Close Resemblance ◽  
Colour Morphs ◽  
New Synonymy

The golden orb-weaving spider genus Nephila Leach, 1815 currently has four representatives in India: Nephila dirangensis Biswas & Biswas, 2006, Nephila kuhlii (Doleschall, 1859), Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) and Nephila robusta Tikader, 1962 (World Spider Catalog 2020). While N. kuhlii has its type locality in Java (Doleschall 1859) and that of N. pilipes in Australasia (Fabricius 1781), N. dirangensis and N. robusta are both confined to India (World Spider Catalog 2020). Tikader (1962) described the species N. robusta based on a single female specimen collected in West Bengal. The original genitalic illustrations of this species, however, show close resemblance to that of N. pilipes, indicating its possible synonymy with the latter. To confirm the novelty of N. robusta, we examined its type specimen and the result is presented below. Additionally, we discuss the occurrence of colour morphs in the Indian populations of N. pilipes.  

Discussion on the systematic position of the oxyteline rove beetle Anotylus archaicus Yue, Makranczy & Ren, 2012 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyang Cai ◽  
Diying Huang
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Lower Cretaceous ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Abdominal Segment ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Rove Beetle ◽  
Comprehensive Comparison

A remarkable oxyteline rove beetle species, Anotylus archaicus Yue, Makranczy & Ren, 2012, has recently been described based on several exquisitely preserved fossil impressions from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, northeast China. Based on our two new specimens and a comprehensive comparison with extant Anotylus species, we here suggest that all the previously-reported and new specimens, bearing separated gular sutures, sub-contiguous mesocoxae, 5-segmented metatarsi, short and poorly-sclerotized abdominal segment II, and abdominal segments III–VII each with one pair of paratergites, represent a new genus and belong to the basal oxyteline tribe Euphaniini rather than Oxytelini. In addition, it was suggested as the earliest fossil rove beetle demonstrating sexual dimorphism, the male with strong projections of the anterior pronotal angles. However, we suggest that the sexual dimorphism is probably misinterpreted, since the so-called projections can also be found in a female specimen. The projections actually formed when the anterior pronotal margin broke, a condition when the head is retracted into the pronotum.

Taxonomic revision of Guapinannus Wygodzinsky, 1951 (Hemiptera: Schizopteridae), with description of 19 new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-286
Author(s):  
SARAH FRANKENBERG ◽  
ALEXANDER KNYSHOV ◽  
ROCHELLE HOEY- CHAMBERLAIN ◽  
CHRISTIANE WEIRAUCH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
South America ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Female Holotype

Guapinannus Wygodzinsky, 1951 (Hemiptera: Schizopteridae) was described based on a single female specimen from Costa Rica. Some additional specimens representing this genus have since become available and were incorporated into a comparative male genitalic study across Dipsocoromorpha and into combined molecular and morphological hypotheses of the infraorder. However, the species-level diversity of Guapinannus has remained unexplored and undocumented. Based on examination of 264 specimens from central and South America, we here revise the taxonomy of Guapinannus, describing 19 species as new (Guapinannus anaticulus, sp. n.; Guapinannus artus, sp. n.; Guapinannus auriculus, sp. n.; Guapinannus castigatus, sp. n.; Guapinannus clava, sp. n.; Guapinannus dispar, sp. n.; Guapinannus falcis, sp. n.; Guapinannus graziae, sp. n.; Guapinannus minutus, sp. n.; Guapinannus orbiculatus, sp. n.; Guapinannus plurilobus, sp. n.; Guapinannus policis, sp. n.; Guapinannus robustus, sp. n.; Guapinannus sinuosus, sp. n.; Guapinannus tatumbia, sp. n.; Guapinannus tenuis, sp. n.; Guapinannus tergus, sp. n.; Guapinannus trilobus, sp. n.; Guapinannus uncus, sp. n.). In addition, we provide photos of the female holotype of Guapinannus bierigi Wygodzinsky, 1951, SEM documentation for Guapinannus clava, sp. n., habitus photos and a map for all species, and line drawings of male genitalic features for all species for which males are known. 

Rediscovery of Cnemaspis nilagirica Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita and Pethiyagoda, 2007 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Kerala, India with notes on morphology and distribution 

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4586 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
VIVEK PHILIP CYRIAC ◽  
ALEX JOHNY ◽  
PAVUKANDY UMESH ◽  
MUHAMED JAFER PALOT ◽  
PATRICK D CAMPBELL
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Fresh Material

Cnemaspis nilagirica was described by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita and Pethiyagoda in 2007 based on a single female specimen that was a syntype of Gonatodes kandianus var. tropidogaster described by Boulenger in 1885. However, a living population of this species has not been reported since its original description by Boulenger. Based on fresh material and comparisons with the holotype of C. nilagirica, we here report the collection of this species after over 130 years. We provide the first description of a male specimen and additional information on morphological variation, distribution and natural history. 

Taxonomy of 'Euconnus complex'. Part XVI. Alloconophron Franz transferred to Anhoraeomorphus Franz as subgenus, with notes on systematic position of Noctophus Casey (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4358 (2) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
PAWEŁ JAŁOSZYŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Complex Part ◽  
Female Holotype ◽  
North American Taxon ◽  
Maxillary Palps

Based on examination of type species, Alloconophron, previously a subgenus of Euconnus, is placed as a subgenus of Anhoraeomorphus, resulting in Anhoraeomorphus (Alloconophron) grucheti (Franz) comb. n. and Anhoraeomorphus (Alloconophron) impressifrons (Franz) comb. n. All species of Anhoraeomorphus are known to occur in Madagascar. Noctophus stat. rest., a North American taxon originally described as a genus and later placed as a subgenus of Euconnus, is restituted as genus and redefined. Noctophus is morphologically surprisingly similar to Anhoraeomorphus, it also shares many structures with the Australo-Pacific Sciacharis. As Noctophus is known from one species represented by a single female holotype only, and the maxillary palps of this specimen are missing, the proposed placement of Noctophus is tentative and requires further study based on complete male specimens. 

A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF FLEA FROM TASMANIA (SIPHONAPTERA: PYGIOPSYLLIDAE)

1971 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. Holland
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Single Female

AbstractAustropsylla brevipecten gen. et sp. nov. is described from a single female specimen collected on a potoroo or rat-kangaroo. The genus is closest, perhaps, to Choristopsylla Jord. & Roths., and brings to nine the number of genera of Pygiopsyllidae to be found in Australia.

Hippolytidae and Barbouriidae (Decapoda: Caridea) collected during the Ryukyu “KUMEJIMA 2009” expedition

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3367 (1) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAMMY DE GRAVE ◽  
TIN-YAM CHAN ◽  
Y. FUJITA ◽  
JUNJI OKUNO
Keyword(s):  
New Caledonia ◽  
Present Report ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ryukyu Islands ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
The Ryukyu Islands ◽  
De Man ◽  
First Time

The present report deals with caridean shrimps from the families Hippolytidae (7 species) and Barbouriidae (1 species)collected during the KUMEJIMA 2009 expedition in the Ryukyu Islands. The deep-water hippolytid Gelastreutescrosnieri Bruce, 1990 is recorded from Kumejima based on a single female specimen, representing a considerable rangeextension of this species from New Caledonia to Japan. The opportunity is also taken to record and illustrate the firstknown male specimen of G. crosnieri, collected during the SANTO 2006 expedition off West Mavéa Island, Vanuatu. Thecolour pattern of G. crosnieri is shown for the first time. The Kumejima and Vanuatu specimens present noticeabledifferences in both morphology and colouration, but appear to be conspecific based on comparison of the barcoding geneCOI sequences. The recently described Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fielder, 2010 is recorded for the second time, however,not representing a significant range extension of this species. The other species reported are Saron marmoratus (Olivier,1811), Saron neglectus De Man, 1902, Thinora maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915), Thor amboinensis (De Man, 1888), Tozeuma armatum Paul’son, 1875 (Hippolytidae), and Parhippolyte misticia (Clark, 1989) (Barbouriidae).

Revision of the Costa Rican species of Elachiptera (Diptera: Chloropidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1754 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIA J. MLYNAREK ◽  
TERRY A. WHEELER
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Additional Species

The Costa Rican species of the genus Elachiptera are revised. There are seven described species in the region: Elachiptera attenuata (Adams); E. coniotrigona Duda; E. fucosa sp. n. (type locality: Costa Rica: Santo Domingo de Heredia); E. melinifrons sp. n. (type locality: Costa Rica: San José); E. queposana sp. n. (type locality: Costa Rica: Quepos); E. rubida Becker and E. sacculicornis (Enderlein). An additional species (Elachiptera sp. A) is known from a single female specimen and is not formally described. Only one of these species (E. attenuata) had previously been recorded from Costa Rica.

scholarly journals A revision of Agonopterix lacteella (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) and establishing A. pallidior Stringer, 1930 as a junior synonym

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihai Stănescu ◽  
Peter Buchner
Keyword(s):  
Russian Far East ◽  
Perfect Match ◽  
Far East ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
External Appearance ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Subsequent Comparison

Agonopterix lacteella (Caradja, 1920) was described on the basis of a single female specimen collected at Kasakewitsch, Russian Far East. Later on, A. pallidior (Stringer, 1930) was described, based on 6 specimens from Japan. Both descriptions where based only on the external appearance and published without illustrations, making subsequent accurate identification of both these species difficult. A subsequent comparison of A. lacteella holotype with the type series of A. pallidior revealed a perfect match. However, since the holotype of A. pallidior is a male whilst A. lacteella’s holotype is a female, a revision based on a direct comparison of the genitalia features of these two types is not possible. Hence, the female genitalia of A. lacteella holotype was compared with the genitalia of a female specimen identified as A. pallidior. A perfect match was found, which leaves no doubt that both taxa are conspecific. Details and consequences of this result for the systematic position of these two taxa, as well as for their relationship with other similar, cognate species are presented. In addition, new data regarding the distribution and biology of A. lacteella are presented.

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