A new species of elongate seps from Udzungwa grasslands, southern Tanzania (Reptilia, Gerrhosauridae, Tetradactylus Merrem, 1820)

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Menegon ◽  
David Moyer ◽  
Sebastiano Salvidio ◽  
Roberto Sindaco
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South African ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Udzungwa Mountains ◽  
Hind Limbs ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Montane Grasslands

AbstractA new Tetradactylus from Udzungwa Mountains is described on the basis of one adult male and one adult female. The species has tridactyle forelimbs with the longest toes bearing four scales, didactyle hind limbs, 14 dorsal longitudinal row scales, four femoral pores and frontoparietals in broad contact. This combination of morphological characters distinguishes the species from the similar T. eastwoodae, a South African endemic. The new species has smooth head scales, six ventral rows, and the male possess on either side of the vent a prominent claw-like scale lacking in the female. The species has been found in swampy montane grasslands at about 1880 m. It is syntopic with three other specialised grass lizards: Ellenberger's long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus ellenbergeri), Zambian grass lizard (Cordylus macrolepis), and the Grass-top skink (Mabuya megalura).

A new species of the genus Odonteus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) from northern Pakistan

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 968 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
GIUSEPPE M. CARPANETO ◽  
ROBERTO MIGNANI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Northern Pakistan ◽  
Relict Species ◽  
Old World ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A New Species

A remarkable new species, Odonteus gandhara Carpaneto & Mignani, n. sp., is described from northern Pakistan. The holotype (adult male) and the paratype (adult female) are illustrated and compared with O. armiger (Scopoli, 1772) and O. orientalis Mittal, 1998, the only two species of this genus recognized in the Old World. Both O. armiger and O. orientalis have the eye not completely divided by the canthus and have a sensory area on the external side of the last antennomere (this character has never been discussed in the literature until now). These two character states in O. armiger and O. orientalis compel emendations to the definition of the genus. The new species has a great zoogeographical relevance because similar species occur in North America (O. obesus LeConte, 1859 and O. falli Wallis, 1928), and probably represents a relict species endemic to the Himalayan range.

Some soil-inhabiting mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Kazakhstan, with description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4819 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-498
Author(s):  
OMID JOHARCHI ◽  
AIGERIM K. ISSAKOVA ◽  
OLGA S. ASYAMOVA ◽  
MOHAMMADHASSAN ABBASI SARCHESHMEH ◽  
ANDREI V. TOLSTIKOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

This paper presents ten species of eight genera and four families (Ameroseiidae, Ascidae, Blattisociidae, Laelapidae) of soil-inhabiting mesostigmatic mites in Kazakhstan. Eight of them are species that are recorded for the first time in Kazakhstan: Ameroseius corbiculus (Sowerby, 1806), Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) oudemansi (Thor, 1930), Cosmolaelaps lutegiensis (Shcherbak, 1971), C. markewitschi (Pirianyk, 1959), Gaeolaelaps nolli (Karg, 1962), Laelaspis astronomicus (Koch, 1839), Lasioseius ometes (Oudemans, 1903), and Pseudoparasitus missouriensis (Ewing, 1909). In addition, Gaeolaelaps kanati Joharchi & Issakova sp. nov. is described from Kazakhstan, based on morphological characters of the adult female.

A new species of armored scale, Fiorinia yongxingensis (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from Hainan Province, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4729 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-400
Author(s):  
DI LIU ◽  
BO CAI ◽  
JINIAN FENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Hainan Province ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Armored Scale ◽  
A New Species

The adult female, adult male and all immature stages (except the male prepupa and pupa) of a new species of Fiorinia (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), F. yongxingensis Liu, Cai & Feng sp. n., collected from Hainan Province, China, are described and illustrated. A key is provided to identify the Fiorinia species known to occur in Hainan Province, China. The new species may become a significant pest on coconut palms. 

A new karst dwelling species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4263 (1) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
VINH QUANG LUU ◽  
TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN ◽  
MINH DUC LE ◽  
MICHAEL BONKOWSKI ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Hind Limbs ◽  
Gekko Japonicus ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Nd2 Gene

A new species of the Gekko japonicus group is described from Khammouane Province, central Laos, based on morphological characters and molecular data. Morphologically, Gekko nadenensis sp. nov. is differentiated from the remaining congeners by a combination of the following characters: size moderate (SVL 61.0–77.1 mm); nares bordered with rostral; internasals absent; postmentals enlarged; interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 28–30; dorsal tubercles absent; ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit 175–185; midbody scale rows 123–140; ventral scale rows 38–40; subdigital lamellae on first toes 13–15, on fourth toes 14–16; finger and toe webbing present at base; tubercles on dorsal surface of fore and hind limbs absent; precloacal pores six (3+3 or 5+1) in a discontinuous row in males, absent in the female; postcloacal tubercles 1 or 2; tubercles absent on dorsal surface of tail base; subcaudals distinctly enlarged; dorsal surface of body with greyish brown blotches. Molecular analyses demonstrated the new species is closely related to G. bonkowskii and G. thakhekensis, but separated from them by approximately 7% in genetic divergence as shown by a fragment of the mitochondrial ND2 gene.

A new species of Raspy cricket genus Gryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) from Central India

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4350 (1) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA ◽  
KAILASH CHANDRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Central India ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
A New Species

Gryllacris durgensis sp. nov. is described from the Durg district, Chhattisgarh, India. The detailed morphological characters of adult male, female and nymph are provided. 

Fifty Shades of Grey: giving colour to the poorly known Angolan Ashy reed frog (Hyperoliidae: Hyperolius cinereus), with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3635 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
WERNER CONRADIE ◽  
WILLIAM R. BRANCH ◽  
KRYSTAL A. TOLLEY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Drainage Basin ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
River Systems ◽  
Fresh Material ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
A New Species

Phylogenetic reconstruction using the mitochondrial 16S marker shows that geographically separated populations of the poorly known Hyperolius cinereus (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Angola form two distinct clades. The description of H. cinereus was originally based on only a single preserved adult male. Fresh material of both sexes allowed a detailed redescription of the species, which is restricted mainly to the south-draining Cunene and Cubango river systems. Bioacoustic and morphological characters, in conjunction with colouration differences, allow the description of a cryptic sister species from Lagoa Carumbo in north-eastern Angola, occurring in the Luele and Lovuo river systems of the Congo drainage basin. Tadpoles, for H. cinereus and the new species, are described.

A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5082 (6) ◽  
pp. 553-571
Author(s):  
SALY SITTHIVONG ◽  
OANH VAN LO ◽  
TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN ◽  
HANH THI NGO ◽  
THANANH KHOTPATHOOM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Pairwise Distance ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Hind Limbs ◽  
Gekko Japonicus ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Nd2 Gene

A new species of the Gekko (Japonigekko) japonicus group from Khammouane Province, central Laos is described based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. Morphologically, Gekko khunkhamensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from the remaining congeners by a combination of the following characters: size moderate (SVL 69.7–75.2 mm); nares in contact with rostral; internasals absent; postmentals enlarged; interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 31 or 32; dorsal tubercles absent; ventrals between mental and cloacal slit 181–185; midbody scales 127–138; ventral scales 42–45; subdigital lamellae on first toe 13 or 14, on fourth toe 14 or 15; tubercles on upper surface of fore and hind limbs absent; precloacal pores absent in the male and females; postcloacal tubercles 2; tubercles absent on dorsal surface of tail base; subcaudals distinctly enlarged; dorsal surface of body with five dark grey bands, which become irregular posteriorly. Genetically, the new species is placed in a clade, consisting of G. bonkowskii, G. nadenensis, G. scientiadventura, G. sengchanthavongi, and G. thakhekensis and differs from other congeners by at least 13% in terms of pairwise distance based on a fragment of the mitochondrial ND2 gene.  

A NEW SPECIES OF CHRYSOMELOBIA (ACARI: TARSONEMINA; PODAPOLIPIDAE) FROM NORTH AMERICA AND THE TAXONOMIC POSITION OF THE GENUS

1975 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 613-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
George C. Eickwort
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Taxonomic Position ◽  
Leaf Beetles ◽  
Chrysomelobia Labidomerae ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe larva, adult female, and adult male of Chrysomelobia labidomerae n. sp. are described. The adult female is compared with that of the only other described species in the genus, C. mahunkai from Europe. Chrysomelobia labidomerae is a parasite of adult milkweed leaf beetles, Labidomera clivicollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in North America. Morphological similarities of all stages of Chrysomelobia with those of the generalized podapolipid Dorsipes support the retention of Chrysomelobia in the Podapolipidae as a most primitive genus in that family and the only one with 4 pairs of legs in the adult female.

Description of a new species of Hemiberlesia Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China, with a key to Hemiberlesia species known from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4388 (4) ◽  
pp. 575
Author(s):  
DI LIU ◽  
JINIAN FENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
A New Species

The diagnostic characters of the genus Hemiberlesia Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) are reviewed. The adult female, adult male and all immature stages (except the male prepupa and pupa) of a new species, H. serrulata Liu & Feng sp. n., collected from Henan Province, China, are described and illustrated. A key is provided to identify the Hemiberlesia species known to occur in China. 

A new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from Malaysia

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4358 (2) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
BOZENA ŁAGOWSKA ◽  
JON H. MARTIN ◽  
CHRIS J. HODGSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Female Pupa ◽  
A New Species

The adult female, first-instar nymph, second-instar male, third-instar female, pupa and adult male of a new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell & Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from Malaysia, M. ulubendulensis Łagowska & Martin sp. n., are described and illustrated, while the second-instar female is only described. Marsipococcus is rediagnosed and a key to the adult females of the four species now placed in this genus is included. 

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