scholarly journals First report in France of Caenoplana decolorata, a recently described species of alien terrestrial flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Lou Justine ◽  
Delphine Gey ◽  
Jessica Thévenot ◽  
Clément Gouraud ◽  
Leigh Winsor
Keyword(s):  
Sibling Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Molecular Approach ◽  
First Report ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

AbstractAlien land flatworms (family Geoplanidae) are invading many countries in the world. Some can easily be identified by their morphology and colour pattern, but some are more cryptic and necessitate a molecular approach. Caenoplana decolorata Mateos et al., 2020 was recently described, from specimens found in Spain, as a sibling species to C. coerulea Moseley, 1877. We found that one specimen collected in Nantes, France in 2014 had a 100% identity of its COI sequence with one specimen of the original description of C. decolorata, and thus we record here the species for the first time in France.

First report of Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) in India as parasitoid of coffee stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

ENTOMON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-314
Author(s):  
A. Roobakkumar ◽  
H.G. Seetharama ◽  
P. Krishna Reddy ◽  
M.S. Uma ◽  
A. P. Ranjith
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Control ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Stem Borer ◽  
Arabica Coffee ◽  
First Report ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was collected from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India for the first time from the larvae of white stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes Chevrolat infesting arabica coffee. Its role in the biological or integrated control of X. quadripes remains to be evaluated. White stem borer could be the first host record of this parasitoid all over the world.

scholarly journals On the immature stages of the crazy ant Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1503 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO GONÇALVES PATERSON FOX ◽  
DANIEL RUSS SOLIS ◽  
CARLOS MASSURETTI DE JESUS ◽  
ODAIR CORREA BUENO ◽  
ANTONIO TENIYOSHI YABUKI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Original Description ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Larval Instars ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
The World ◽  
Paratrechina Longicornis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Evident Variation ◽  
Third Instar Larvae

The ant Paratrechina longicornis is a cosmopolitan ant species that has been accidentally spread by commerce around the world, and now is a pest of houses and hospitals. The morphology of its larval stages has been previously described without knowledge of the number of instars. The present study revisits the original description of P. longicornis larvae by adding differences observed among the three larval instars. Compared to other Paratrechina species studied so far, P. longicornis presents smaller larvae, less evident variation in mandible morphology, and clear variation in the morphology of head hairs between the analysed specimens of the second and third instar larvae. Ultrastructural images of the eggs, larval spiracle ornamentation, and pupae are also presented for the first time.

First record of Embolemus tauricus (Hymenoptera: Embolemidae) at continental Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
K.V. Martynova ◽  
A.V. Martynov
Keyword(s):  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Check List ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
First Time ◽  
World Fauna

Embolemidae is a small family of chrysidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) understudied in Ukraine. The cosmopolitan genus Embolemus is shown comprising only 32 extant and 2 fossil species in the world fauna: the actual check-list for the genus is given. Only two species had been previously registered in Ukraine. Embolemus ruddii was recorded at Western Ukraine and Crimea, and E. tauricus was described from Crimea based on a single specimen collected at 1910. In present contribution E. tauricus is recorded for continental Ukraine for the first time from the Zaporizhia Region. The specimen collected almost fully correspond to the original description of the species, differing only in the small features of coloration. The habitat of E. tauricus is briefly described.

A revision of the African species of Odontolochini Stebnicka & Howden, 1996 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2230 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
ZDZISŁAWA T. ZDZISŁAWA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Taxonomic Position ◽  
African Species ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

The taxonomic position and synonymy of 11 native afrotropical species of Odontolochini Stebnicka & Howden, 1996 are discussed and re-descriptions are provided. Lectotypes are here designated for Odontolochus sulcatus Endrödi, 1964 and Loeblietus sulcatus Endrödi, 1979. The genus Loeblietus Endrödi, 1973 is formally synonymized with Odontolochus Schmidt, 1916 and seven new species level synonyms are proposed: Odontolochus chevalieri Paulian, 1942 syn. n., O. parcepunctatus Petrovitz, 1956 syn. n., O. sulcatus Endrödi, 1964 syn. n., and Loeblietus sulcatus Endrödi, 1979 syn. n. are found to be junior synonyms of O. raffrayi Paulian, 1942. Odontolochus granulipennis Petrovitz, 1956 syn. n. and O. heyrovskyi Balthasar, 1963 syn. n. are considered conspecific with O. spinicollis (Harold, 1871) and Odontolochus elgonensis Balthasar, 1961 syn. n. conspecific with O. oberthueri (Clouët, 1900). The name Anodontolochus Paulian, 1942 is determined to be unavailable as no type species was designated with the original description. A key to the 11 species of Odontolochus is provided, sexual dimorphic characters are described and illustrated for the first time, and a general diagnosis of the tribe on the world basis is included.

scholarly journals Steneotarsonemus ananas (Acari: Tarsonemidae): a complementary description from Australian pineapples and a new pest on Neoregelia spp. (Bromeliaceae) in Costa Rica

Acarologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 802-823
Author(s):  
Hugo Aguilar-Piedra ◽  
Ana María Solano-Guevara ◽  
Owen D. Seeman ◽  
Ronald Ochoa
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Pest

The pineapple tarsonemid mite Steneotarsonemus ananas (Tryon), 1898 is associated with pineapple around the world, including Costa Rica. Here, we report its association with Neoregelia sp. (Bromeliaceae) for the first time. These mites damaged the plantlets considerably, affecting the esthetic quality of the product and thus causing economic losses to the local growers. This discovery prompted us to redescribe the adult females and males from the type host and locality (pineapple in Queensland, Australia) and compare it with the original description, subsequent descriptions, and material collected from the USA, Costa Rica, and Colombia on pineapple, Neoregelia, and an unidentified bromeliad. Further specimens from pineapple in Guatemala were identified as the same species and represent the first record for this country. We concur with previous observations that the original description by Tryon is not the same species in subsequent descriptions. We tentatively consider all specimens examined the same as those described as S. ananas in succeeding descriptions, i.e., Steneotarsonemus ananas Tryon sensu Beer.

scholarly journals The First Record of Intestinal Ciliates from the Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 149-155
Author(s):  
Olga Kornilova ◽  
Klara Tsushko ◽  
Ludmila Chistyakova
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Wild Population ◽  
First Record ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
First Report ◽  
Ciliate Species ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

This paper is a first report on species of endosymbiotic ciliates (Litostomatea, Trichostomatia) inhabiting the intestine of zebras in South Africa. Ciliates from Mountain Zebra were investigated for the first time in the world. The wild population of mountain zebras in general and the Cape Mountain Zebra subspecies in particular is low in numbers: this species is included as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. Approximately 15 species of trichostome ciliates from 9 different genera were found in the samples collected from wild zebras in Western Cape, South Africa. Some of the ciliate species are also common to horses and other equids, while others are unique for zebras. The ciliates of Triplumaria genus common to elephants and rhinoceroses, and the species Blepharosphaera ceratotherii previously described in rhinoceroses were found in equids for the first time.

The jumping lynx spider Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845 and its Neotropical relatives (Araneae: Oxyopidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4216 (5) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
ADALBERTO J. SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
The World ◽  
Extreme Variation ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The spider genus Oxyopes Latreille occurs throughout the world, but is insufficiently known in South America and the Caribbean. In this study, three apparently related species of this genus are reported from the region. Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845 is redescribed and illustrated, and extreme variation in colour pattern and in female genitalia is reported within this species. Oxyopes m-fasciatus Piza, 1938 and Oxyopes nigrolineatus Mello-Leitão, 1941 are both considered junior synonyms of O. salticus. The material examined in this study, together with information from the literature, show this species is widely distributed throughout the continental Americas and the Caribbean. Oxyopes crewi Bryant, 1948 is redescribed and illustrated, and its geographic distribution is extended to Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Saint Kitts. A new species, Oxyopes incantatus sp. nov., is described and illustrated for the first time based on specimens from the Galápagos Islands. 

scholarly journals Acaulospora rehmii and Gigaspora margarita, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) new for Europe and Poland, respectively

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz Błaszczykowski ◽  
Sławomir Kowalczyk ◽  
Beata Czerniawska
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Gigaspora Margarita ◽  
First Report ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

Morphological characters of spores of <em>Acaulospora rehmii</em> and <em>Gigaspora margarita</em> (Glomeromycota) were described and illustrated. Spores of the two species were found in field-collected mixtures of rhizosphere soil and roots collected in Poland. Attempts to produce spores in trap cultures succeeded only with <em>G. margarita</em>. All attempts to establish one-species cultures of the two fungi failed. <em>Gigaspora margarita</em> was for the first time found in Poland and this paper is the first report of the occurrence of <em>A. rehmii</em> in Europe. The known distribution of the two fungal species in the world is also presented.

Sialis navasi, a new alderfly species from China (Megaloptera: Sialidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2230 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
XINGYUE LIU ◽  
FUMIO HAYASHI ◽  
DING YANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Taxonomic Position ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

The taxonomic position and synonymy of 11 native afrotropical species of Odontolochini Stebnicka & Howden, 1996 are discussed and re-descriptions are provided. Lectotypes are here designated for Odontolochus sulcatus Endrödi, 1964 and Loeblietus sulcatus Endrödi, 1979. The genus Loeblietus Endrödi, 1973 is formally synonymized with Odontolochus Schmidt, 1916 and seven new species level synonyms are proposed: Odontolochus chevalieri Paulian, 1942 syn. n., O. parcepunctatus Petrovitz, 1956 syn. n., O. sulcatus Endrödi, 1964 syn. n., and Loeblietus sulcatus Endrödi, 1979 syn. n. are found to be junior synonyms of O. raffrayi Paulian, 1942. Odontolochus granulipennis Petrovitz, 1956 syn. n. and O. heyrovskyi Balthasar, 1963 syn. n. are considered conspecific with O. spinicollis (Harold, 1871) and Odontolochus elgonensis Balthasar, 1961 syn. n. conspecific with O. oberthueri (Clouët, 1900). The name Anodontolochus Paulian, 1942 is determined to be unavailable as no type species was designated with the original description. A key to the 11 species of Odontolochus is provided, sexual dimorphic characters are described and illustrated for the first time, and a general diagnosis of the tribe on the world basis is included.

First report of Ornithodoros peropteryx in Brazil, and the occurrence of Ornithodoros cavernicolous in the western Brazilian Amazon

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastián Muñoz-Leal ◽  
Flavio A. Terassini ◽  
Hermes R. Luz ◽  
Isabella Fontana ◽  
Luís Marcelo A. Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Molecular Approach ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Free Living ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time ◽  
Unknown Male

More than half of the Brazilian soft ticks (Argasidae) are represented by species associated with bats. Based on a morphological and molecular approach of free-living ticks collected inside two unexplored caves in Rondônia state, western Brazilian Amazon, we report the occurrence of Ornithodoros peropteryx for the first time in Brazil. Our findings also extend the distribution of Ornithodoros cavernicolous towards western Brazilian Amazon. Additionally, our collections include previously unknown male of O. peropteryx. In both species, partial 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene sequences showed >99% of identity when compared to available conspecific data from other localities. Although more data is necessary to make a general conclusion, high vagility of hosts could be favoring low genetic structure among these ectoparasites.

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