A review of the damselfly fauna of the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, with descriptions of two new species (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
R. A. Englund ◽  
D. A. Polhemus
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Austral Islands

Two new species of Trevathana (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Balanomorpha, Pyrgomatidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and French Polynesia

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2116 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
YAIR ACHITUV ◽  
YAAKOV LANGZAM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Basal Margin ◽  
Ocean Islands

Two new species of the Pyrgomatid barnacle Trevathana are described: Trevathana synthesysae nov. sp., extracted from Plesiastrea versipora from the Indian Ocean Islands Réunion and Mauritius, and Trevathana isfae nov. sp. from a colony of Favia stelligera from French Polynesia, which, until recently, was terra incognita with regard to coral-inhabiting barnacles. The two new species are distinctive by their relatively broad scutum as compared to Trevathana dentatum, their prominent adductor ridge extending beyond the basal margin of the scutum, and their quadrangular tergum.

scholarly journals A strikingly coloured new species of Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 1996 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Parapaguridae) from French Polynesia

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 386 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAFAEL LEMAITRE ◽  
JOSEPH POUPIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Hermit Crab ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Crab Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Austral Islands ◽  
Distinct Colour

A new deep-water hermit crab species, Paragiopagurus fasciatus, is described from the Austral Islands, French Polynesia. This new species has a distinct colour pattern consisting of red stripes on the shield and ambulatory legs, and is also distinguished by having short antennal peduncles, strongly armed carpus of the left cheliped, and in females, laterally armed telson. This new species is the fourth of the genus, and the twelfth of the family, recorded from French Polynesia. The closest morphological affinities of P. fasciatus n. sp. are with P. bougainvillei (Lemaitre, 1994) and P. wallisi (Lemaitre, 1994), two species also known so far exclusively from French Polynesia. A taxonomically updated list of species from French Polynesia is presented.

Hermit crabs of the genus Calcinus Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 391 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH POUPIN ◽  
RAFAEL LEMAITRE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hermit Crabs ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Pale Pink ◽  
Bright Orange ◽  
Austral Islands ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
A New Species

Knowledge of morphology, coloration, and distribution of species of Calcinus Dana, 1851 from French Polynesia is expanded based primarily on collections obtained during the French BENTHAUS Expedition in 2002 to the Austral Islands, the southernmost of the French Polynesian islands. Six species of Calcinus were obtained from inshore to depths of 280 m. Of these, one proved to be a new species, C. albengai, and is fully described. This new species has two colour variants, one with pale pink to cream chelipeds that lives in shallow-water from the intertidal to about 50 m, the other with bright orange chelipeds, from deeper waters from about 50 to 280 m. Morphologically this new species is distinguished by differences in the armature of the ocular acicles, aspects of the left and right palms, ventrodistal pilosity of third pereopods, and telson armature. Five species were collected by dredging, trawling, or using traps, in depths of 40 to 280 m: C. anani Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998, C. gouti Poupin, 1997, C. haigae Wooster, 1984, C. spicatus Forest, 1951, and C. aff. sirius Morgan, 1991. Of these, C. gouti was previously known exclusively based on the holotype from Tuamotu, and a more complete diagnosis is presented; the others are also diagnosed, including new details on coloration. Inshore and scuba collecting on Rapa Island produced four additional, but better known species: C. elegans (H. Milne Edwards, 1836), C. latens (Randall, 1840), C. laevimanus (Randall, 1840), and C. vachoni Forest, 1958. The inshore Calcinus fauna of Rapa is briefly compared with its counterpart on Easter Island, located at the same latitude 3500 km to the east. A total of 19 (or possibly 20, should C. sirius be confirmed in the future) Calcinus species are now known from French Polynesia. Cases of sibling species of Calcinus, distinguished almost exclusively by coloration, are summarized.

scholarly journals Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 145-161
Author(s):  
Bart Shepherd ◽  
Tyler A. Y. Phelps ◽  
Hudson T. Pinheiro ◽  
Claudia R. Rocha ◽  
Luiz A. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Marshall Islands ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Republic

Two new species of Plectranthias perchlets are described, collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems in French Polynesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in the tropical Central Pacific. Plectranthias polygoniussp. nov. was collected at a depth of 105 m in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and 120 m in Maloelap Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. It was also observed in Moorea and Rangiroa (French Polynesia), and at Majuro and Erikub Atolls, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Plectranthias hinanosp. nov. was collected at a depth of 90–98 m in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and observed in Moorea. The barcode fragment of the cytochrome oxidase I gene of Plectranthias polygoniussp. nov. does not closely match any published sequence of Plectranthias, with approximately 15% uncorrected divergence from several species. Plectranthias polygoniussp. nov. can be distinguished from all of its congeners by coloration and morphology. The barcode fragment of the COI gene of Plectranthias hinanosp. nov. is closest to Plectranthias bennetti, with 5.4% uncorrected divergence. Plectranthias hinanosp. nov. is also distinguished from all of its congeners by morphology, and a coloration that includes two indistinct black spots along the base of the dorsal-fin, and transparent yellow dorsal and anal fin membranes. With this publication, the genus Plectranthias now comprises 58 valid species, with representatives from tropical to temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. These two new discoveries add to the growing body of research highlighting the rich biodiversity of mesophotic ecosystems.

scholarly journals Flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of French Polynesia, with the description of two new species

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thibault Ramage ◽  
Charlat Sylvain ◽  
Ximo Mengual
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Flower Flies

The flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of French Polynesia are revised. A total of nine syrphid species were recorded from the five archipelagos of French Polynesia. Among them are two species new to science, Allograpta jacqi Mengual & Ramage sp. nov. and Melanostoma polynesiotes Mengual & Ramage sp. nov., and a new record for this country, Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964. We provide DNA barcodes for all flower fly species of French Polynesia, making the syrphid fauna of this country the first one in the world to be entirely barcoded. New data on biology, flowers visited and some taxonomic notes are provided. An identification key for the species of Syrphidae in French Polynesia is given, as well as an identification key for the species of Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 in the Australasian and Oceanian Regions.

Two new species of the laomediid genus Naushonia Kingsley, 1897 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gebiidea) from the Indo-West Pacific

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2504 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOMOYUKI KOMAI ◽  
ARTHUR ANKER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Present Report ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Southwestern Indian Ocean

Two new species of the rarely collected laomediid genus Naushonia Kingsley, 1897 are reported from shallow waters of the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Naushonia latimana n. sp. is described on the basis of two specimens, a male and a female, collected off Mayotte, Comoro Archipelago, southwestern Indian Ocean. Naushonia serratipalma n. sp. is described based on a single female specimen collected off Moorea, Society Archipelago, French Polynesia, Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Both new species are morphologically similar to N. perrieri (Nobili, 1904) and N. japonica Komai, 2004, but can be clearly distinguished from them by several morphological characters. The present report raises the total number of known species in the genus to 10; an identification key to all known species of Naushonia is provided.

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