New species and records of lichens from Bolivia

Fuscidea multispora Flakus, Kukwa & Rodr. Flakus and Malmidea attenboroughii Kukwa, Guzow-Krzemińska, Kosecka, Jabłońska & Flakus are described as new to science based on morphological, chemical and molecular characters. Lepra subventosa var. hypothamnolica is genetically and chemically distinct from L. subventosa var. subventosa and a new name, Lepra pseudosubventosa Kukwa & Guzow-Krzemińska, is proposed due to the existence of Lepra hypothamnolica (Dibben) Lendemer & R.C. Harris. Pertusaria muricata, recently transferred to Lepra, is kept in the genus Pertusaria due to the highest similarity of ITS sequence with members of Pertusaria. The occurrence of Micarea hedlundii in the Southern Hemisphere is confirmed based on molecular evidence from Bolivian population. Lepra pseudosubventosa and Pertusaria muricata are reported as new to South America, and 20 taxa as new to Bolivia. Lepraria stephaniana, previously known only from the type locality, is reported from two more sites. An ascosporic state is reported for the first time for Lepra amaroides, as are new chemotypes. Molecular markers were used to place some sterile, sorediate crustose lichens in the family Graphidaceae. The phylogenetic positions of some sterile Malmidea specimens within Malmidaceae are also discussed.

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A Contribution to the Lichen Family Graphidaceae (Ostropales, Ascomycota) of Bolivia. 2

Polish Botanical Journal ◽

10.2478/pbj-2014-0017 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 85-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ulf Schiefelbein ◽

Adam Flakus ◽

Harrie J. M. Sipman ◽

Martin Kukwa ◽

Magdalena Oset

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

Tropical Forests ◽

New Records ◽

The Family ◽

First Time

Abstract Microlichens of the family Graphidaceae are important components of the lowland and montane tropical forests in Bolivia. In this paper we present new records for 51 taxa of the family in Bolivia. Leiorreuma lyellii (Sm.) Staiger is reported as new for the Southern Hemisphere, while Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (Nyl.) Vain., Graphis daintreensis (A. W. Archer) A. W. Archer, G. duplicatoinspersa Lücking, G. emersa Müll. Arg., G. hossei Vain., G. immersella Müll. Arg. and G. subchrysocarpa Lücking are new for South America. Thirty taxa are reported for the first time from Bolivia. Notes on distribution are provided for most species.

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The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3054.1.1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3054 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

FRANCISCO J. BORRERO ◽

ABRAHAM S.H. BREURE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

Land Snails ◽

The Family ◽

First Time ◽

Subjective Synonym

The land snails of the family Amphibulimidae occurring within northwestern South America are critically examined and notes on their distribution are given. The total number of taxa discussed is 61 (7 Dryptus, 54 Plekocheilus); of these, four Colombian Dryptus and 32 Plekocheilus species are included. The following new species are described: Plekocheilus (P.) bigener, P. (P.) incognitus, Plekocheilus (Eurytus) camaritagua, P. (E.) labiosus, and P. (E.) paraguas. The following nominal taxa are now synonymized: Plekocheilus (P.) speciosus (Pfeiffer, 1854) = P. (P.) plectostylus (Pfeiffer, 1848); Plekocheilus (Eurytus) couturesi Ancey, 1900 = P. (P.) glandiformis (Lea, 1838); Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) latilabris (Pfeiffer, 1855) = P. (A.) succineoides (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840); Plekocheilus (Eurytus) virgatus (Pilsbry, 1935) = P. (E.) mabillei (Crosse, 1867) = P. (E.) pulicarius (Reeve, 1848). Also, Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 1878 is now considered a junior subjective synonym of Simpulopsis (Eudioptus) citrinovitrea (Moricand, 1836). For the following species, precise localities are given for the first time: Dryptus stuebeli (Martens, 1885), Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) cathcartiae (Reeve, 1848), P. (E.) cardinalis (Pfeiffer, 1853), P. (Eurytus) episcopalis auriformis (Da Costa, 1904), P. (E.) episcopalis corticosus (Sowerby, 1895), and P. (E.) lynciculus (Deville & Huppé, 1850). Newly recorded for the Colombian malacofauna are the following taxa: Plekocheilus (P.) couturesi (Ancey, 1900), P. (Eurytus) piperitus (Sowerby I, 1837). The following taxa are excluded from the Colombian fauna: Dryptus funckii (Nyst, 1843), Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) veranyi (Pfeiffer, 1848), Plekocheilus (Eurytus) jimenezi (Hidalgo, 1872).

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New Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from México and Costa Rica mimicking parasitic wasps

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2545.1.4 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2545 (1) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

HENRY A. HESPENHEIDE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

South America ◽

Parasitic Wasps ◽

Old World ◽

The Family ◽

First Time ◽

Wood Boring

Three species of the genus Agrilus are described: A. bellamyi New Species from México, and A. braconoides New Species and A. lucindae New Species from Costa Rica. The male of Agrilus braconicoloratus Hespenheide from México is also described for the first time. These four species are hypothesized to be mimics of wasps in the family Braconidae, some of which are parasitic on wood-boring beetles. The mimicry complex is briefly described and discussed for Costa Rica and Panamá and probably involves both Mullerian and Batesian relationships with other beetles (Cerambycidae, Cleridae, and baridine Curculionidae) and Hymenoptera (Ichneumonidae and Mutillidae), predatory Heteroptera (Reduviidae), Diptera (Tipulidae), and other taxa. Examples are also given for South America and the Old World.

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The alderfly genus Indosialis Lestage, 1927 (Megaloptera: Sialidae) in Thailand and Laos, with a description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4786.2.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4786 (2) ◽

pp. 233-253

Author(s):

KANYAKORN PIRAONAPICHA ◽

NARUMON SANGPRADUB ◽

WEEYAWAT JAITRONG ◽

XINGYUE LIU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Pupal Stage ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

The Family ◽

First Time ◽

Apical Tooth ◽

A New Species ◽

Northeastern Thailand

Indosialis Lestage, 1927 is a small and rare megalopteran genus belonging to the family Sialidae and endemic to the Oriental region. The Thai and Lao species of Indosialis are herein revised by an integrative approach combining morphological and molecular evidence, including two species: Indosialis bannaensis Liu, Yang & Hayashi, 2006 and Indosialis siamensis sp. nov. The pupal stage of Indosialis is reported here for the first time. Indosialis siamensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by 1) the brown head and prothorax (orange in congeners); 2) the apical tooth of right mandible in male sharply angulated (truncate or almost absent in congeners); and 3) the distinct sac-like structure present in male genitalia (indistinct or absent in congeners). The new species coexists with I. bannaensis in Loei Province, northeastern Thailand. Both species inhabit slow-flowing or sluggish streams that are usually covered by Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (Araceae).

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Synonymy of the water mite families Malgasacaridae and Zelandothyadidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) reveals an interesting disjunct distribution in the Southern Hemisphere

Acarologia ◽

10.24349/acarologia/20174181 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (3) ◽

pp. 617-631

Author(s):

Reinhard Gerecke ◽

Mark L.I. Judson ◽

David R. Cook

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

Disjunct Distribution ◽

Water Mite ◽

Incertae Sedis ◽

The Family ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

A new species of Zelandothyas, Z. balloti, is described from South Island, New Zealand. The deutonymph and larva of Zelandothyas diamphida Cook, 1983 are described for the first time. The deutonymph of Malgasacarus rarus Tuzovskij et al., 2008 is redescribed. The family Malgasacaridae Tuzovskij, Gerecke and Goldschmidt, 2008 is synonymized with Zelandothyadidae Cook, 1983 and Malgasacarus Tuzovskij et al., 2008 is transferred to the subfamily Zelandothyadinae. Thus redefined, the family Zelandothyadidae shows an interesting disjunction in the southern hemisphere. Here, it is considered a family incertae sedis, provisionally comprising the monophyletic Zelandothyadinae and the enigmatic Australiothyadinae Cook, 1986. Zelandothyadidae are unusual in combining character states previously considered diagnostic for either Eylaoidea or Hydryphantoidea.

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Systematics of the family Carditidae (Bivalvia: Archiheterodonta) in the Cenozoic of Argentina

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4338.1.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4338 (1) ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

DAMIÁN E. PÉREZ ◽

CLAUDIA J. DEL RÍO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

New Genera ◽

Southern South America ◽

The Family ◽

Entre Rios ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

The systematics of the Family Carditidae is currently poorly elucidated. This paper reviews the Eocene to Pleistocene carditids from Patagonia and Entre Ríos Province (Argentina). Twelve species are described and illustrated and the presence of the genera Cyclocardia Conrad, Pleuromeris Conrad, Scalaricardita Sacco, Fasciculicardia Maxwell and Purpurocardia Maxwell in southern South America is discussed. The genus Scalaricardita is documented for the first time in South America. Two new genera, Darwinicardia gen. nov. and Kolmeris n. gen. are proposed for the species ‘Venericardia’ patagonica (Sowerby) and ‘V.’ tehuelchana (Ihering), respectively, and one new species, Cyclocardia dalek sp. nov., is described.

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A Gondwanan concept of Simplimorpha Scoble (sensu lato): a step toward clarity in the generic diagnostics of global Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4521.2.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4521 (2) ◽

pp. 151 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JONAS R. STONIS ◽

ARŪNAS DIŠKUS ◽

ANDRIUS REMEIKIS ◽

M. ALMA SOLIS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

New Taxa ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Single Species ◽

Southern Andes ◽

Three New Species ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

The genus Simplimorpha Scoble is recognized for the first time from South America. We describe a subgenus, Myrtinepticula Stonis & Diškus, subgen. nov., for three new species from the southern Andes (Chile and Argentina): Simplimorpha (Myrtinepticula) cercaria Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., S. (M.) nielseni Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov., S. (M.) sapphirella Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; and one new species from the southwestern Amazon (Peru): S. (M.) kailai Stonis, sp. nov. We provide a pictorial differentiation scheme for Simplimorpha Scoble and Pectinivalva Scoble. We synonymize the recently erected, predominantly Australian Menurella Hoare, syn. nov. and Cosanovula Hoare, syn. nov. with Pectinivalva Scoble. We also revise the taxonomic status of the Australian Roscidotoga Hoare as a subgenus of Simplimorpha which now exhibits a Gondwanan distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, with the presence of a single species in the Mediterranean. All new taxa are illustrated with photographs of the adults and the genitalia; the leaf mines of Simplimorpha (Myrtinepticula) nielseni sp. nov. are also provided.

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NEW RECORDS OF THE GENUS ANASTREPHA SCHINER, 1868 (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) IN THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC, OAXACA, MEXICO

BIOCYT Biología Ciencia y Tecnología ◽

10.22201/fesi.20072082.2018.11.67517 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (41-42) ◽

Author(s):

Enrique Antonio-Hernández ◽

María De Jesús García-Ramírez ◽

Diana Fong-Lara

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

New Records ◽

Isthmus Of Tehuantepec ◽

Relationship Of ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship

Five species of the genus Anastrepha Schiner are reported for the first time from the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. A. bezzii Lima, A. minuta Stone, A. tumida Stone, A. furcata Lima and A. sp. new species, of which last two are new records for Mexico. Some taxonomic aspects are discussed, as well as the relationship of the ecosystems present in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec with the vegetal communities of the Southern Hemisphere, possible diversification patterns of the species present in this region and their relationship with their congeners of Central and South America. With these new reports the number of Anastrepha species recorded in this state increased to 27.

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A first cladistic analysis of Antarctoperlinae (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) and a new micropterous species from Patagonia

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society ◽

10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa077 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 190 (3) ◽

pp. 771-787

Author(s):

Pablo Pessacq ◽

Tácio Duarte ◽

Luis B Epele

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

Molecular Analysis ◽

Cladistic Analysis ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Data Matrix ◽

Phylogenetic Position ◽

Type Series ◽

The Family

Abstract Gripopterygidae is a diverse family of stoneflies, Plecoptera, distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. It has been traditionally divided into five subfamilies, but the monophyly of most of these is not supported by molecular the more comprehensive molecular analysis of the order. To test the monophyly of Antarctoperlinae, and to establish the phylogenetic position of a new Gripopterygidae species, we performed a morphological cladistic analysis including 38 morphological characters and 27 terminal taxa, with representatives of the four subfamilies present in South America and three Austroperlidae. Based on published information, we rooted the tree with Penturoperla barbata, Austroperlidae. As a result, Antarctoperlinae was recovered as polyphyletic, with Vesicaperla kuscheli and Plegoperla punctata, two members of the subfamily, placed outside the clade that includes the nine remaining genera of Antarctoperlinae. Vesicaperla also falls outside the family in previous molecular analysis. Based on this evidence, it should not be placed in Antarctoperlinae. Plegoperla punctata, known only from the type series, possesses many missing entries in our data matrix. Based on this, it seems convenient to maintain its subfamilial placement. In the tree obtained, the potential new species nests together with Pehuenioperla llaima. We thus accept it as a member of Pehuenioperla and describe it as P. microptera sp. nov.

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A new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924 from northern Thailand, with an extensive description and molecular characters (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Zephroniidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3220.1.2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3220 (1) ◽

pp. 29 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nattarin Wongthamwanich ◽

Somsak Panha ◽

Petra Sierwald ◽

Thomas Wesener ◽

Kumthorn Thirakhupt

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Amino Acid ◽

The Other ◽

Maximum Likeli ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

The Family ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

Molecular Characters

As a first step towards an inventory of the giant pill-millipedes in Thailand, a new species of the genus SphaerobelumVerhoeff, 1924, S. truncatum n. sp. is described from Nan Province, northern Thailand. A determination key is presentedfor all five known Sphaerobelum species. Clear morphological differences between S. truncatum n. sp. and the other fourSphaerobelum species were found on the anterior telopods. For the first time in Sphaerobelum, the partial mitochondrialCOI gene was sequenced for S. truncatum n. sp. and compared with distance, maximum parsimony and maximum likeli-hood methods to those of species from other giant pill-millipede genera. Sphaerobelum truncatum n. sp. was found to dif-fer from all other analyzed giant pill-millipedes, including species of Zephronia Gray, 1832, by 22–30%, includingnumerous amino acid changes, supporting the separate status of Sphaerobelum among other giant pill-millipede genera.Maximum likelihood and parsimony analyses support the placement of Sphaerobelum in the Zephroniidae. Figures of allrelevant structures of Sphaerobelum truncatum n. sp. are provided to allow the use of these characters in future descriptions of species of the family Zephroniidae.

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