The current status of the rare Usambara Mountain Forest-Viper, Atheris ceratophorus WERNER, 1895, including a probable new record of A. nitschei rungweensis BOGERT, 1940, and a discussion of its validity (Reptilia, Serpentes, Viperidae)

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Bødtker Rasmussen ◽  
Kim M. Howell
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
History Of ◽  
Usambara Mountain

AbstractThe recent collecting of five specimens of Atheris ceratophorus WERNER, 1895, together with an examination of material already deposited in various museums documents new records outside the Usambara Mountains to which the species had been believed to be endemic. Lepidosis and hemipenial characters have been investigated and tabulated to give an impression of the intraspecific variation. The data of the new specimens provide some information on the natural history of this species. The validity of A. nitschei rungweensis is discussed and a probable new record is given.

Remarkable stasis in some Lower Tertiary parasitoids: descriptions, new records, and review of Strepsiptera in the Oligo-Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Grimaldi ◽  
Jeyaraney Kathirithamby
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Lower Cretaceous ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dominican Amber ◽  
Lower Tertiary ◽  
New Findings ◽  
History Of

AbstractKathirithamby, J. & Grimaldi, D.: Remarkable stasis in some Lower Tertiary parasitoids: descriptions, new records, and review of Strepsiptera in the Oligo-Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic. Ent. scand. 24: 31-41. Copenhagen, Denmark. April 1993. ISSN 0013-8711. 25-30 million years of parasite stasis is recorded in amber from the Dominican Republic, by the finding of a species of strepsipteran morphologically indistinguishable from Bohartilla melagognatha Kinzelbach, 1969 (Bohartillidae), and two species very close to Caenocholax fenyesi (Pierce 1909) (Myrmecolacidae). A new record is made of a species previously described from Dominican amber, Myrmecolax glaesi Kinzelbach, 1983. The history of the Tertiary strepsipteran fauna is discussed. Minimal ages of taxa are extrapolated based on these amber and other fossils, higher-level cladistic relationships, and fossil dating of major host groups. These new findings are consistent with Kinzelbach's hypotheses of an ancient, Lower Cretaceous/Jurassic origin of the Strepsiptera.

The natural history and morphology of two bromeliad associated hispines from Brazil: Acentroptera basilica Thomson, 1856 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4243 (3) ◽  
pp. 521
Author(s):  
FABIANO F. ALBERTONI ◽  
SÔNIA A. CASARI
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
New Records ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Leaf Miners ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time

The natural history of Acentroptera basilica Guérin-Méneville, 1844 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini) associated with Aechmea aquilega Salisb. and Vriesea sp. (Bromeliaceae), respectively, is registered. Adults of both species are leaf scrapers, although larvae are leaf-miners. The immature stages of both species of Acentroptera are described and illustrated for the first time. The male and the female genitalia of A. basilica and new records for both species are also included. 

On the Species of Philonthus Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Staphylinini: Philonthina) in the Collections of Romanian Natural History Museums

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-276
Author(s):  
Melania Stan
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Natural History Museums ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
History Museums ◽  
History Of

Abstract 57 species of the genus Philonthus were identified in the collections of four museums of Romania: Brukenthal National Museum, “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Museum of Natural History of Iaşi and Museum of Oltenia, Craiova. Philonthus wuesthoffi Bernhauer, an alien species from East Palaearctic Region, is a new record for the Romanian fauna. Except for Philonthus pyrenaeus Kiesenwetter, the species treated here are in the Romanian fauna and presented with their distribution maps. An identification key for Romanian Philonthus species found in the studied collections is also provided.

The first record of Adelosgryllus Mesa & Zefa, 2004 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from caves, with the description of a new species from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4933 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-150
Author(s):  
RAYANNE LAYS SANT’ANA MERLO ◽  
RODRIGO ANTÔNIO CASTRO-SOUZA ◽  
VITOR GABRIEL PEREIRA JUNTA ◽  
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
First Record ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
A New Species

The first species for the genus Adelosgryllus Mesa & Zefa, 2004 recorded in caves is herein described. We used the morphology of the phallic complex as the main criteria to differentiate this species from the congeneric ones. In addition, we discussed the natural history of the new species, some aspects of its association to the cave habitats, and the intraspecific variation of the right tegmen observed in two populations of this new species. 

On a collection of freshwater and estuarine crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Mindanao Island, the Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4868 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-330
Author(s):  
NICKEL JEAN S. LAGARE ◽  
EMMARIE F. MAPI-OT ◽  
ZILJIH S. MOLINA ◽  
JEMATEO B. NERI ◽  
OLGA M. NUÑEZA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
New Records ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Philippine Island ◽  
Crab Species ◽  
Brachyuran Crab ◽  
Main Island ◽  
History Of ◽  
Brachyuran Crabs

The brachyuran fauna of the large southern Philippine island of Mindanao is poorly known, with only a few freshwater and estuarine crab species described or recorded in the last 30 years. Renewed interest in crab biodiversity has led to recent, small-scale surveys (2016–2019) of freshwater and estuarine habitats in various localities in Mindanao, which have yielded a good diversity of brachyuran crabs. As a result, a total of 26 species of brachyuran crab, representing 6 families (Hymenosomatidae, Oziidae, Gecarcinidae, Sesarmidae, Varunidae, and Ocypodidae), are reported here. Of these, 15 species are new records for the main island of Mindanao, 6 of which are also new records for the Philippines. Remarks on the taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of these species are also provided. 

scholarly journals On the occurrence of the Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker in Sri Lankan waters, with comments on the Green-backed Guavina Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker) (Teleostei: Eleotridae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 10374
Author(s):  
Sudesh Batuwita ◽  
Sampath Udugampala ◽  
Udeni Edirisinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Freshwater Fish ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Freshwater Habitats

A new record of Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker is provided from the southern and western coasts of Sri Lanka.  This species was previously confused with two closely resembling eleotrid species—E. fusca (Bloch & Schneider in Bloch) and Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker) of Sri Lanka.  It is speculated that records of E. melanosoma juveniles from coastal areas and B. gyrinoides from inland freshwater habitats appear to be the elevated locality records of E. fusca in Sri Lanka.  Data are provided to distinguish Eleotris melanosoma from E. fusca and from B. gyrinoides, to clarify their taxonomy, and also discuss their distribution and natural history.  This study adds two new records of fishes to the Sri Lankan freshwater fish list.  Previous records of Eleotris fusca from Sri Lanka have to be clarified in future studies. 

scholarly journals Current status and natural history of the critically endangered Variable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius) in Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-388
Author(s):  
Cesar Luis Barrio Amoros ◽  
Gerardo Chaves ◽  
Robert Puschendorf
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of

The Variable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius) has suffered extensive declines in Panama and Costa Rica.Of 169 previously documented populations, only seven are known to survive. Herein we review the status of the survivingpopulations of this species in Costa Rica, describing the results of random visits to five of the seven survivingpopulations during the last six years, novel information on the natural history of three of these, and the results of amonitoring program of one continuous year on one of them. We identify three distinct morphs that might be the onlysurvivors of what once was a wide array of phenotypic color patterns.

NEW RECORDS OF THREE SPECIES OF TREEFROGS (RHACOPHORIDAE: AMPHIBIA) FROM NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Thinh Nguyen Van ◽  
Tao Nguyen Thien ◽  
Anh Luong Mai ◽  
Cuong Pham The ◽  
Truong Nguyen Quang
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of

We herein report three new provincial records of the family Rhacophoridae from northeastern Vietnam: Rhacophorus orlovi from Ha Giang province, and Theloderma rhododiscus and Zhangixalus puerensis from Cao Bang province. Additional morphological data and natural history of the aforementioned species are also provided based on newly collected specimens.

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