scholarly journals First record of Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) in Portugal (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with an updated checklist of ants from the country

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Arcos Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Single Colony ◽  
Worker Caste ◽  
First Time ◽  
Morphometric Evaluation

The arboreal ant Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) is reported for the first time in Portugal. A single colony was found nesting inside an abandoned gall near Lisbon. A full morphometric evaluation of the specimens is provided, including a small sample from the recently discovered population in South Iberia. High-definition photographs of the worker caste are given, together with a comparison with the most similar species in Iberia and an update of the Portuguese ant checklist.

Alkaliphilic species Euastrum lacustre (Charophyta, Zygnematophyceae), first record from Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
O. V. Anissimova
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Kursk Region

Euastrum lacustre is reported for Russia for the first time. This alcaliphilic species was found in the periphyton and plankton of three lakes in the Kursk Region (European Russia). A description of morphology, including the relief of cell wall, and habitats where this taxon is found are represented. LM and SEM microphotographs are provided. Morphological differences of E. lacustre from similar species are discussed. New species for region, namely Closterium aciculare, Cosmarium formosulum, C. granatum, C. pseudoinsigne, C. reniforme and Staurastrum pingue, are found in the samples together with E. lacustre.

First record of Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccidae) from India, with a key to the Indian species of Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4236 (3) ◽  
pp. 533 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUNIL JOSHI
Keyword(s):  
Host Range ◽  
First Record ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Broad Host Range ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Soft Scale ◽  
Plant Pest ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
First Time

The notoriously destructive and invasive soft scale, Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccidae), is recorded for the first time from India. This scale, with variable morphological appearance and similarities with other known scales of the same genus established in India, is redescribed to facilitate its identification and separation from other similar species. Information on its host range, natural enemies and distribution is provided. Management options in the event of an outbreak are discussed briefly. A key to the species of Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti in India is also provided. This new arrival warrants special attention in India as it is a potentially damaging plant pest and has a broad host range across many plant families. 

Manipulus Guttiferarum, II. First record of Clusia ucamira (Clusiaceae) from Venezuelan Guayana

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
JOSÉ RAMÓN GRANDE ALLENDE
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Abaxial Surface ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Guayana Shield ◽  
Amazonas State ◽  
First Time

As part of a review in progress on the genus Clusia Linnaeus in Venezuela, Clusia ucamira J.E. Nascim. & Bittrich is reported for the first time for that country. Clusia ucamira is quickly distinguished from similar species of Clusia sect. Oedematopus (Planchon & Triana) Pipoly by its hemiepiphitic habit, strongly coriaceous and conspicuously revolute leaves, with a very prominent midvein in the abaxial surface. With this range extension, Clusia ucamira is known, besides from the Amazon basin, from terra firme forest in the Amazonas state of Venezuela, where it grows in oligotrophic soils derived from materials from the Guayana Shield. In Venezuela, this species is to be considered Least Concerned (LC), according to the IUCN Red List categories.

scholarly journals First record of Leptogenys hysterica Forel, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 13032-13036
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tariq Rasheed ◽  
Imran Bodlah ◽  
Ammara Gull e Fareen ◽  
Xiaolei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
First Record ◽  
The World ◽  
Worker Caste ◽  
First Time

Leptogenys Roger, 1861 is one of the speciose genera in the subfamily Ponerinae.  There were no previous records of any species of this genus from Pakistan, though many such species were reported from various parts of the world, including its neighbouring countries.  In the current study, one species of this genus, L. hysterica Forel, 1900, is reported for the first time from Pakistan based on individuals of the worker caste.  Description, differential diagnosis, morphometrics, and illustrations of the species are provided along with notes on its distribution.  This study will provide a baseline for further exploration of this genus in Pakistan.

scholarly journals First record of the family Colinauropodidae (Myriapoda, Pauropoda) in China, with the description of three new species

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 947 ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Yun Bu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sichuan Province ◽  
The Body ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Anal Plate ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

The pauropod family Colinauropodidae Scheller, 1985 is recorded from China for the first time. Three new species of the genus Colinauropus Remy, 1956 are described: Colinauropus chinensissp. nov. and C. chongzhouisp. nov. from Jiangsu Province, and C. foliosussp. nov. from Sichuan Province. They can be easily separated from similar species by the number and the shape of sclerotized plates on the tergites, setae on the body and the anal plate. A key for all species of the genus is provided.

The first record of Cis chinensis Lawrence from Brazil, with the delimitation of the Cis multidentatus species-group (Coleoptera: Ciidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1755 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTIANO LOPES-ANDRADE
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Status ◽  
First Time

Cis chinensis Lawrence (Coleoptera: Ciidae) is recorded for the first time from Brazil. The species has been previously recognized as pest of commercial dried fungi in China, Thailand and USA. The status of the species is discussed, and the Cis multidentatus species-group is delimited to encompass C. chinensis and the morphologically similar species C. aldabranus Scott, C. mikagensis Nobuchi & Wada, and C. multidentatus (Pic). Images of male and female pronotum, protibia and genitalia, as well as dorsal, lateral and ventral views of male C. chinensis from Brazil are provided.

The first record of the family Chloroperlidae (Plecoptera) from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, with description of a new species of Sweltsa Ricker, 1943 

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4853 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-282
Author(s):  
RAORAO MO ◽  
JIANPING YE ◽  
GUOQUAN WANG ◽  
WEIHAI LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
First Record ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The family Chloroperlidae is reported from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China for the first time with a description of a new species of the genus Sweltsa, S. bilobata sp. nov. The new species is compared to two similar species. 

scholarly journals The First Record and Description of Male of Paralongidorus rex (Nematoda, Longidoridae) from Ukraine with Comments on Female Uterine Eggs Morphology

Zoodiversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-504
Author(s):  
Susulovska
Keyword(s):  
Genital Tract ◽  
Female Genital Tract ◽  
First Record ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Acer Platanoides ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
First Time ◽  
Female Genital

This paper presents the first report of male specimen of Paralongidorus rex Andrássy, 1986. It was found in the population collected from the rhizosphere of Acer platanoides in Lviv, Ukraine. Morphology of male, especially structure of spicules and arrangement of supplements, is described in details and compared with most closely related species. It can be distinguished from all other similar species by longer spicules. Morphometric data on females and male of this population are provided. Morphology of female genital tract is described in details. Uterine eggs are detected in genital tract of females for the first time and their morphometrics are provided. During current research, clearly expressed seasonal reproduction of this parthenogenetic species on the territory of Western Ukraine was revealed. Uterine eggs were observed only in genital tracts of females from the soil samples collected in the first decade of May but no female specimens with eggs were detected in numerous P. rex populations collected during summer period (June-September).

First record of Kamimuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Hainan Island of China, with description of K. hainana n. sp.

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3500 (1) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEIHAI LI ◽  
LIUHAO WANG ◽  
HAO YU
Keyword(s):  
Hainan Island ◽  
First Record ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Taxonomic Relationship ◽  
First Time

The genus Kamimuria is reported from Hainan Island, China for the first time with K. hainana sp. nov. described as new to science. The taxonomic relationship with similar species is discussed.

scholarly journals First record of the rarely collected ant Protanilla gengma Xu, 2012 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Leptanillinae) from the Indian subcontinent

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1621-1625
Author(s):  
Punnath Aswaj ◽  
Karunakaran Anoop ◽  
Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan
Keyword(s):  
Extraction Method ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
The Third ◽  
Worker Caste ◽  
First Time

Protanilla gengma Xu, 2012 is recorded for the first time from the Indian subcontinent. This rarely collected ant species was previously known only from Yunnan Province, China. Two workers of P. gengma were collected from the Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram, Northeast India, using the Winkler extraction method. This find also represents the first record of the subfamily Leptanillinae from Northeast India and the third species of the genus Protanilla Taylor, 1990 from India. We present an updated distribution map for the genus and comment on morphological variation of the worker caste of P. gengma.

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