The genus Cosmopterix Hübner of continental Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Cosmopterigidae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 158 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 87-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sjaak (J.C.) Koster
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Wing Venation ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Type Information

The genus Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825] of continental Sub-Saharan Africa is revised. A total of 77 species are recognized and 56 species are described as new. Of eight new species, all known only from females, the validity of the species cannot be confirmed with certainty. Four new synonyms are proposed. Diagnoses, descriptions, and type information are provided for each species. Watercolours of the adults, line drawings of the wing venation, the male and the female genitalia and a key to the species are included, as well as distribution maps.

scholarly journals Review of Glyphidocera Walsingham of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Glyphidoceridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 858 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID ADAMSKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Wing Venation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Type Information

The genus Glyphidocera (Glyphidoceridae) of Costa Rica is reviewed. Eighty-eight new species are described: Glyphidocera adrogantiae, G. advenae, G. aediculae, G. aedis, G. ambrosiae, G. amitae, G. ancillae, G. animae, G. arae, G. arakawae, G. arenae, G. asymmetricae, G. audaciae, G. brumae, G. burpurae, G. barbae, G. capsae, G. cauponae, G. caveae, G. cellae, G. cenae, G. cenulae, G. cerula, G. ciatae, G. clavae, G. comae, G. contionis, G. coquae, G. corniculae, G. coronae, G. cotis, G. coturnicis, G. crepidae, G. dictionis, G. diciae, G. eminetiae, G. fabulae, G. faecis, G. ferae, G. fidem, G. formae, G. gazae, G. gemmae, G. glaebae, G. gloriae, G. harenae, G. infulae, G. lanae, G. laricae, G. lawrenceae, G. lupae, G. luxuriae, G. minarum, G. notae, G. novercae, G. nubis, G. olivae, G. ollae, G. operae, G. orae, G. paenulae, G. pali, G. personae, G. pilae, G. placentae, G. plebis, G. plumae, G. positurae, G. raedae, G. ranae, G. reginae, G. rodríguezi, G. rubetae, G. sapphiri, G. sardae, G. scuticae, G. sollertiae, G. spathae, G. speculae, G. staerae, G. terrae, G. tibiae, G. umbrae, G. vappae, G. virgulae, G. vocis, G. zamia, and G. zothecuale. Glyphidocera illiterata Meyrick, 1928, from Panama; G. zophocrossa Meyrick, 1929, from Trinidad; G. vestita Walsingham, 1911, from Panama; and G. guaroa Adamski 2002, from Costa Rica are redescribed. Diagnoses, descriptions, and type information are provided for each species. Photographs of holotypes, illustrations of head, wing venation, and male and female genitalia, digitized distribution maps, and a key to all Glyphidocera found in Costa Rica are included.Resumen.— Los Glyphidocera (Glyphidoceridae) de Costa Rica son revisados. En este trabajo ochenta y ocho especies nuevas son descritas: Glyphidocera adrogantiae, G. advenae, G. aediculae, G. aedis, G. ambrosiae, G. amitae, G. ancillae, G. animae, G. arae, G. arakawae, G. arenae, G. asymmetricae, G. audaciae, G. brumae, G. burpurae, G. barbae, G. capsae, G. cauponae, G. caveae, G. cellae, G. cenae, G. cenulae, G. cerula, G. ciatae, G. clavae, G. comae, G. contionis, G. coquae, G. corniculae, G. coronae, G. cotis, G. coturnicis, G. crepidae, G. dictionis, G. diciae, G. eminetiae, G. fabulae, G. faecis, G. ferae, G. fidem, G. formae, G. gazae, G. gemmae, G. glaebae, G. gloriae, G. harenae, G. infulae, G. lanae, G. laricae, G. lawrenceae, G. lupae, G. luxuriae, G. minarum, G. notae, G. novercae, G. nubis, G. olivae, G. ollae, G. operae, G. orae, G. paenulae, G. pali, G. personae, G. pilae, G. placentae, G. plebis, G. plumae, G. positurae, G. raedae, G. ranae, G. reginae, G. rodríguezi, G. rubetae, G. sapphiri, G. sardae, G. scuticae, G. sollertiae, G. spathae, G. speculae, G. staerae, G. terrae, G. tibiae, G. umbrae, G. vappae, G. virgulae, G. vocis, G. zamia, and G. zothecuale. Glyphidocera illiterata Meyrick, 1928, de Panamá; G. zophocrossa Meyrick, 1929, de Trinidad; G. vestita Walsingham, 1911, de Panamá; y G. guaroa Adamski de Costa Rica Adamski son redescritas. Diagnosis, descripciones e información de los holotipos son provistas para cada especie.

Revision of Asytesta Pascoe, 1865, with comments on the phylogeny of the Indo-Australian crowned weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3462 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
GREGORY P. SETLIFF
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Species Groups

The Indo-Australian crowned weevil genus Asytesta Pascoe, 1865 is revised. Forty-one species are recognized, including18 that are new: A. alexandriae, A. alexriedeli, A. allisoni, A. biakana, A. cheesmanae, A. concolora, A. emarginata, A.fayae, A. frontalis, A. gressitti, A. julieae, A. marginalis, A. morobeana, A. sedlaceki, A. thompsoni, A. tuberculata, A.vivienae, and A. woodlarkiana, new species. One subspecies, A. lugubris bidentata Voss is elevated to species status, A.bidentata Voss, new status. Four species are newly synonymized: A. circulifera Lea, 1928 = A. rata Heller, 1910, A.definita Faust, 1898 = A. humeralis Pascoe, 1865, A. granulifera Lea, 1928 = A. aucta Faust, 1898, and A. setipes Lea,1928 = A. lugubris Heller, 1895 new synonyms. Six new species groups are proposed. Lectotypes are designated for 18species. Two species are transferred from Asytesta to other genera: A. maura Pascoe to Microporopterus Lea and A.ypsilon Heller to Meroleptus Faust, new combinations. A checklist and key for all crowned weevil genera, key to speciesgroups and species of Asytesta, adult habitus illustrations, distribution maps, and line drawings of diagnostic charactersare provided.A phylogeny for the genus based on 82 adult morphological characters (187 states) for 41 ingroup taxa is alsopresented. All genera and species of the crowned weevil group as redefined here (including Cyamomistus Heller,Eudyasmus Pascoe, Glochinorhinus Waterhouse, Nothotragopus Zimmerman, Panopides Pascoe, and Zygara Pascoe),were included in the analysis to test the monophyly of Asytesta. Monophyly of Asytesta was supported only with thesynonymy of the monotypic genus Zygara. Accordingly, Zygara is a new junior synonym of Asytesta and Zygara doriae (Kirsch) is returned to its original combination with Asytesta; A. doriae Kirsch resurrected status.

The first record of Astichus Förster (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entiinae), parasitoids of Ciidae (Coleoptera) in bracket fungi, from the Afrotropical Region and the description of four new species from South Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3183 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
OTTILIE C. NESER
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
South African ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
First Time

The genus Astichus Förster (Eulophidae: Entiinae) is recorded for the first time from sub-Saharan Africa and four newspecies are described from South Africa: A. micans n. sp., A. silvani n. sp., A. gracilis n. sp. and A. naiadis n. sp. .Astichusspecies are known as parasitoids of Ciidae (Coleoptera) tunnelling and living in bracket fungi. The South African speciesemerged together with Ciidae from a variety of bracket fungi from many localities in the region. They are easily separatedfrom known Astichus species from other regions in the world by their distinctive colour and patterning. A key to the SouthAfrican Astichus species, distribution maps, and notes on biology are included, as well as identifications of Ciidae and bracket fungus specimens encountered in the study.

The species of the genus Diaclina Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alphitobiini) from Sub-Saharan Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4609 (3) ◽  
pp. 499
Author(s):  
WOLFGANG SCHAWALLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Species ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

The species of Diaclina Jacquelin du Val, 1861 (Tenebrioninae: Alphitobiini) from the Sub-Saharan Africa are revised. Following new species are proposed: Diaclina ashantica sp. nov. (Ghana), D. grandis sp. nov. (Congo), D. muehlei sp. nov. (Rwanda). Diaclina ovalis Gebien, 1921 is revalidated. Following new synonyms are introduced: Diaclina gracilis (Fåhraeus, 1870) = Diaclina depressa Ardoin, 1963 syn. nov., Diaclina elliptica Ardoin, 1969 syn. nov.; Diaclina ovalis Gebien, 1921 = Diaclina decellei Ardoin, 1969 syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for Diaclina brevicollis Gebien, 1921, D. cameruna Gebien, 1921, D. minuta Gebien, 1921, and D. ovalis Gebien, 1921. Habitus photographs and figures of aedeagi of all examined species are provided, and an identification key for the African species is added. 

scholarly journals Two new species of Amanita sect. Phalloideae from Africa, one of which is devoid of amatoxins and phallotoxins

MycoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 93-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Fraiture ◽  
Mario Amalfi ◽  
Olivier Raspé ◽  
Ertugrul Kaya ◽  
Ilgaz Akata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Tubulin Genes ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Gene Member

Two new species of Amanitasect.Phalloideae are described from tropical Africa (incl. Madagascar) based on both morphological and molecular (DNA sequence) data. Amanitabweyeyensissp. nov. was collected, associated with Eucalyptus, in Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It is consumed by local people and chemical analyses showed the absence of amatoxins and phallotoxins in the basidiomata. Surprisingly, molecular analysis performed on the same specimens nevertheless demonstrated the presence of the gene sequence encoding for the phallotoxin phallacidin (PHA gene, member of the MSDIN family). The second species, Amanitaharkonenianasp. nov. was collected in Tanzania and Madagascar. It is also characterised by a complete PHA gene sequence and is suspected to be deadly poisonous. Both species clustered together in a well-supported terminal clade in multilocus phylogenetic inferences (including nuclear ribosomal partial LSU and ITS-5.8S, partial tef1-α, rpb2 and β-tubulin genes), considered either individually or concatenated. This, along with the occurrence of other species in sub-Saharan Africa and their phylogenetic relationships, are briefly discussed. Macro- and microscopic descriptions, as well as pictures and line drawings, are presented for both species. An identification key to the African and Madagascan species of Amanitasect.Phalloideae is provided. The differences between the two new species and the closest Phalloideae species are discussed.

scholarly journals Six new species of coffee (Coffea) from northern Madagascar

Kew Bulletin ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron P. Davis ◽  
Franck Rakotonasolo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Conservation Assessments

SummarySix new species of Coffea are described as new to science: Coffea callmanderi, C. darainensis, C. kalobinonensis, C. microdubardii, C. pustulata and C. rupicola. All six species are endemic to northern Madagascar; four species are narrowly endemic to specific forest areas. Associated information, including distribution maps, conservation assessments, phenology and taxonomic notes are provided, and two species are illustrated with line drawings.

Ahnea, a new genus from New Zealand (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), with description of a new species

2014 ◽  
Vol 147 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Seok Park ◽  
Christopher E. Carlton
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
A New Species

AbstractAhnea keejeongi Park and Carlton (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), a new genus and new species of New Zealand endemic beetle belonging to the supertribe Faronitae is described. Six previously described species are included to this genus and four species are synonymised as follow: Sagola dissonans Broun, 1921 and S. planicula Broun, 1921 under Ahnea ventralis (Broun, 1912); S. carinata Broun, 1912 and S. lineiceps Broun, 1921 under Ahnea lineata (Broun, 1893). A key to species, habitus photographs, line drawings of diagnostic characters, and distribution maps are provided.

Andreaea barbarae (Andreaeaceae, Bryophytina), a new moss species from Lesotho

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 336 (2) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS CERREJÓN ◽  
ENRIQUE MAGUILLA ◽  
DIETMAR QUANDT ◽  
JESÚS MUÑOZ ◽  
MODESTO LUCEÑO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Moss Species ◽  
Spore Size ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species

Specimens of Andreaea sect. Andreaea collected in Lesotho show morphological differences from the remaining Sub-Saharan Africa species in the group. Particularly, Lesotho specimens have much larger spores, a character diagnostic in the genus. Spore size also separates the Lesotho specimens from typical A. rupestris from the Northern Hemisphere. Consequently, we describe a new species from the highlands of Lesotho (Andreaea barbarae). Additionally, we present a taxonomic key to all accepted species of Andreaea sect. Andreaea in sub-Saharan Africa.

Burmanyctycia, a new genus for a new species from north-western Myanmar with notes on closely related genera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Xylenini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5061 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-176
Author(s):  
BALÁZS BENEDEK ◽  
ANTON V. VOLYNKIN ◽  
JÁNOS BABICS ◽  
AIDAS SALDAITIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species

A new genus Burmanyctycia gen. n. is described for the new species Burmanyctycia naumanni sp. n. from Chin State in north-western Myanmar. The new genus is related to the genera Blepharomima Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998, Bryotypella Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998 and Charanyctycia Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998. Two new synonyms are established: Bryotypella = Paranyctycia Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998, syn. n. and Bryotypella = Parabole Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998, syn. n. Six new combinations are established: Bryotypella minima (Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1999), comb. n., Bryotypella miraculosa (Hreblay, Peregovits & L. Ronkay, 1999), comb. n., Bryotypella orbiculosa (Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998), comb. n., Bryotypella rubiculosa (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999), comb. n., Bryotypella medionigra (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998), comb. n. and Bryotypella rectilinea (Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998), comb. n. The check-lists of the genera Bryotypella and Charanyctycia are provided. Adults, male and female genitalia of the new and the related taxa are illustrated.  

scholarly journals A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 761 ◽  
pp. 1-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruttapon Srisonchai ◽  
Henrik Enghoff ◽  
Natdanai Likhitrakarn ◽  
Somsak Panha
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
First Time

The dragon millipede genusDesmoxytess.l. is split into five genera, based on morphological characters and preliminary molecular phylogenetic analyses. The present article includes a review ofDesmoxytess.s., while future articles will deal withHylomusCook and Loomis, 1924 and three new genera which preliminarily are referred to as the ‘acantherpestes’, ‘gigas’, and ‘spiny’ groups. Diagnostic morphological characters of each group are discussed.Hylomusis resurrected as a valid genus and the following 33 species are assigned to it:H.asper(Attems, 1937),comb. n.,H.cattienensis(Nguyen, Golovatch & Anichkin, 2005),comb. n.,H.cervarius(Attems, 1953),comb. n.,H.cornutus(Zhang & Li, 1982),comb. n.,H.dracoCook & Loomis, 1924,stat. rev.,H.enghoffi(Nguyen, Golovatch & Anichkin, 2005),comb. n.,H.eupterygotus(Golovatch, Li, Liu & Geoffroy, 2012),comb. n.,H.getuhensis(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2014),comb. n.,H.grandis(Golovatch, VandenSpiegel & Semenyuk, 2016),comb. n.,H.hostilis(Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994),comb. n.,H.jeekeli(Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994),comb. n.,H.lingulatus(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2014),comb. n.,H.laticollis(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016),comb. n.,H.longispinus(Loksa, 1960),comb. n.,H.lui(Golovatch, Li, Liu & Geoffroy, 2012),comb. n.,H.minutuberculus(Zhang, 1986),comb. n.,H.nodulosus(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2014),comb. n.,H.parvulus(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2014),comb. n.,H.phasmoides(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016),comb. n.,H.pilosus(Attems, 1937),comb. n.,H.proximus(Nguyen, Golovatch & Anichkin, 2005),comb. n.,H.rhinoceros(Likhitrakarn, Golovatch & Panha, 2015),comb. n.,H.rhinoparvus(Likhitrakarn, Golovatch & Panha, 2015),comb. n.,H.scolopendroides(Golovatch, Geoffroy & Mauriès, 2010),comb. n.,H.scutigeroides(Golovatch, Geoffroy & Mauriès, 2010),comb. n.,H.similis(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016),comb. n.,H.simplex(Golovatch, VandenSpiegel & Semenyuk, 2016),comb. n.,H.simplipodus(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016),comb. n.,H.specialis(Nguyen, Golovatch & Anichkin, 2005),comb. n.,H.spectabilis(Attems, 1937),comb. n.,H.spinitergus(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016),comb. n.,H.spinissimus(Golovatch, Li, Liu & Geoffroy, 2012),comb. n.andH.variabilis(Liu, Golovatch & Tian, 2016),comb. n.Desmoxytess.s. includes the following species:D.breviverpaSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha, 2016;D.cervina(Pocock,1895);D.delfae(Jeekel, 1964);D.desSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha, 2016;D.pinnasqualiSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha, 2016;D.planata(Pocock, 1895);D.purpuroseaEnghoff, Sutcharit & Panha, 2007;D.takensisSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha, 2016;D.taurina(Pocock, 1895);D.terae(Jeekel, 1964), all of which are re-described based mainly on type material. Two new synonyms are proposed:DesmoxytespterygotaGolovatch & Enghoff, 1994,syn. n.(=Desmoxytescervina(Pocock, 1895)),DesmoxytesrubraGolovatch & Enghoff, 1994,syn. n.(=Desmoxytesdelfae(Jeekel, 1964)). Six new species are described from Thailand:D.aurataSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n.,D.corythosaurusSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n.,D.eurosSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n.,D.flabellaSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n.,D.golovatchiSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n.,D.octoconigeraSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n., as well as one from Malaysia:D.perakensisSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n., and one from Myanmar:D.waepyanensisSrisonchai, Enghoff & Panha,sp. n.The species can mostly be easily distinguished by gonopod structure in combination with other external characters; some cases of particularly similar congeners are discussed. All species ofDesmoxytess.s. seem to be endemic to continental Southeast Asia (except the ‘tramp’ speciesD.planata). Some biological observations (relationship with mites, moulting) are recorded for the first time. Complete illustrations of external morphological characters, an identification key, and distribution maps of all species are provided.

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