Taxonomy of Simulium guaporense Py-Daniel (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil, with the first description of males and females

We describe Simulium guaporense Py-Daniel adults and redescribe some morphological characters of its larvae and pupae based on specimens collected near the type locality in Rondônia State, Brazil. We report this species for the first time in Mato Grosso State. This species was placed originally in the S. siolii species group of the subgenus Psaroniocompsa; however, the thoracic pattern of the adults of S. guaporense is similar to that of species in the S. auristriatum species group. The immature stages were found on deciduous leaves and trailing vegetation in sandy-bottomed streams. Females were collected biting humans.

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Immature stages of Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): Taxonomic significance and new evidence for detritivory

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2325.1.4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2325 (1) ◽

pp. 39-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

MARCELO DUARTE ◽

ROBERT K. ROBBINS

Keyword(s):

Morphological Characters ◽

Sexually Dimorphic ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Taxonomic Significance ◽

Larval Instars ◽

Species Groups ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time ◽

New Evidence

Details of egg, larval, and pupal morphology are described and illustrated for Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder), with a special emphasis on larval chaetotaxy. Wild-caught Calycopis females laid eggs on dead leaves in the laboratory, and the caterpillars successfully completed development on an artificial agar diet to which no leaves were added. Males and females of the sexually dimorphic C. bellera had been previously placed in different genera or different species groups. Calycopis janeirica had been chronically misidentified (and misspelled C. jeneirica). Males and females of this species appear to be correctly associated for the first time. Whereas C. bellera has five larval instars—as reported previously for C. caulonia—C. janeirica has four. Morphological characters of the immatures of C. bellera and C. janeirica are summarized in a table and compared with those of other reared Calycopis species.

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Review of the Priocnemis hyalinata species-group (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4254.5.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4254 (5) ◽

pp. 551

Author(s):

VALERY M. LOKTIONOV ◽

ARKADY S. LELEJ ◽

ZAI-FU XU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species

Eight species in the Priocnemis hyalinata species-group are reviewed. The species-group is recorded from Oriental Region for the first time, and one new species, Priocnemis (Priocnemis) yunnanensis Loktionov, Lelej & Xu, sp. nov. (China: Yunnan) is described and illustrated. The lectotype of Salius (Priocnemis) unicolor Gussakovskij is designated. The distribution of P. (P.) hyalinata (Fabricius), P. (P.) fennica Haupt and P. (P.) unicolor (Gussakovskij) is clarified and enlarged within Russia. Keys to species for males and females are given.

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A new Palaearctic species of the subgenus Lunatipula (Diptera, Tipulidae) from the West Caucasus with a survey of the caucasica species group

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1048.67564 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1048 ◽

pp. 145-175

Author(s):

Vladimir I. Lantsov ◽

Valentin E. Pilipenko

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Parallel Evolution ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Species Group ◽

Palaearctic Species ◽

The West ◽

The Caucasus ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time ◽

Two Populations

The caucasica species group in the subgenus Lunatipula is redefined and now consists of five species native to the Caucasus. Tipula (L.) eleniyasp. nov. is described as new to science, and variations in the male terminalia in two populations are noted. Two subspecies (quadridentataquadridentata and quadridentatapaupera) are elevated to species rank. Detailed photo’s complement the descriptions of all five species (caucasica, eleniya, paupera, quadridentata, talyshensis), and data on ecology and distribution patterns are included as well as identification keys to males and females. Tipula caucasica is recorded from the West Caucasus and Tipula quadridentata is recorded from Dagestan (Russia) for the first time. Parallel evolution is traced in the male terminalia of the new species and in several non caucasica species group of Palaearctic Lunatipula.

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On the spider genus Cryptachaea from Peru, Bolivia and cave environments in Brazil: a new species, additional descriptions and new records (Araneae, Theridiidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4646.2.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4646 (2) ◽

pp. 271-292

Author(s):

MANOELA SANTANNA ◽

EVERTON NEI LOPES RODRIGUES ◽

IGOR CIZAUSKAS ◽

ANTONIO DOMINGOS BRESCOVIT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽

A New Species

In this paper a new species of Cryptachaea Archer, 1946 based on males and females is described from Brazilian caves: Cryptachaea pilar Santanna & Rodrigues, new species from the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. The females of Cryptachaea parana (Levi, 1963) and C. schneirlai (Levi, 1959) are described and illustrated for the first time. Cryptachaea uviana (Levi, 1963) is synonymized with C. migrans (Keyserling, 1884). The species Cryptachaea alacris (Keyserling, 1884), C. benivia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015, C. parana (Levi, 1963) and C. schneirlai (Levi, 1959) are recorded for the first from Brazil; and C. migrans for the first time from Bolivia. Additionally, new records from Brazilian caves are provided for Cryptachaea parana, from the states of Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo; C. schneirlai and C. alacris from the state of Pará; C. dea (Buckup & Marques, 2006) and C. rioensis (Levi, 1963) from Pará and Minas Gerais, C. jequirituba (Levi, 1963) from Minas Gerais and C. benivia from São Paulo.

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Taxonomic revision of the “mexicanus” group of the genus Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4596.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4596 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CONTRERAS-FÉLIX GERARDO A. ◽

FRANCKE B. OSCAR F.

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

The Other ◽

Species Groups ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time

Within the scorpion genus Vaejovis C.L. Koch, the “mexicanus” group is composed of species distributed in the mountains of México. This group presents taxonomic problems, because its characterization and the species included in the group have varied through the years. In the present work, we redefine this group based on several morphological characters, and we differentiate it from the other two species groups within the genus: “vorhiesi” and “nit dulus+nigrescens”. Additionally, five new species are described: Vaejovis ceboruco sp. nov., Vaejovis nanchititla sp. nov., Vaejovis santibagnezi sp. nov., Vaejovis talpa sp. nov. and Vaejovis tapalpa sp. nov; the males of three species are described for the first time (V. dugesi, V. nigrofemoratus and V. tesselatus); and the updated diagnosis for all species is included. Keys for the identification of males and females of the 30 species included in this group are given. Lastly, notes on the natural history and distribution of some species are provided, with maps of known distribution for all the species.

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Detailed description and illustration of larva, pupa and imago of Holorusia mikado (Westwood, 1876) (Diptera: Tipulidae) from Japan

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.9.e58009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Levente-Péter Kolcsár ◽

Takeyuki Nakamura ◽

Daichi Kato ◽

Kozo Watanabe

Keyword(s):

Leaf Litter ◽

North American ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Wide Distribution ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Aquatic Habitats ◽

Male And Female ◽

The North ◽

First Time

Holorusia Loew, 1863 (Diptera: Tipulidae) is a relatively large crane fly genus with a wide distribution in the Afrotropic, Australasian–Oceanian, Eastern Palearctic, Oriental and Nearctic Regions. Although the genus is well known to include the largest crane fly species, the immature stages are, thus far, only described for the larva and pupa of the North American Holorusia hesperea Arnaud & Byers, 1990. In this study, we describe for the first time the egg, larva and pupae of the Japanese Holorusia mikado (Westwood, 1876). Larvae were collected from semi-aquatic habitats, from slow flowing areas of streams and small waterfalls where leaf litter accumulates; the larvae are detritivores and feed on wet, decomposing leaves. The larvae were reared to adults in the laboratory. Morphological characters of immature stages discussed with comparison with the North American H. hespera. Male and female genitalia are illustrated and described in detail for the first time.

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Revisited phylogeny of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) solves basal polytomy

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/1876312x-00002202 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 296-346

Author(s):

Magno S. Ramos ◽

Celso O. Azevedo

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Female Characters ◽

Wing Morphology ◽

Male And Female ◽

Strongly Convex ◽

The Family ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time

Bethylinae are a morphologically well-defined subfamily of Bethylidae, with remarkable characters, such as strongly convex clypeal carina and bifid and angled tarsal claws. However, there is no consensus about the phylogenetic relationships among the genera within the family, regarding mainly Eupsenella and Lytopsenella. To resolve this problem, a phylogeny of the Bethylinae is inferred based on parsimony analyses separately of 43 and 44 morphological characters for males and females, respectively. We performed combined analyses of both sexes with 49 morphological characters, including genitalia. We present a phylogenetic analysis, including a total 118 species of Bethylinae. Male and female characters were included in these analyses. We discuss wing morphology and deformability of forewings for the first time. In summary, the basal polytomy was solved for the first time. Seven of the eight genera were recovered as monophyletic groups. The unique exception is Goniozus, which was retrieved as paraphyletic in all topologies.

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On further species of the spider genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, southwestern China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4679.2.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4679 (2) ◽

pp. 201-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

HAO YU ◽

SHUQIANG LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Type Locality ◽

Southwestern China ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Species Groups ◽

First Time

A further study of the spider genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China is presented. A total of ten species, eight of which new to science, are here addressed, raising from 18 to 27 the number of species of the genus known to the area. Clubiona didentata Zhang & Yin, 1998 is redescribed based on new specimens from type locality, with the first description of the female. C. kai Jäger & Dankittipakul, 2010 is newly recorded from China, and the female is reported for the first time. Seven of the new species here described belongs to four species groups: C. cochlearis sp. nov. (♂) and C. tiane sp. nov. (♂) from the C. corticalis species-group; C. tongi sp. nov. (♂♀) from the C. hystrix species-group; C. yueya sp. nov. (♂♀) and C. zhanggureni sp. nov. (♂) from the C. japonica species-group; and C. bicornis sp. nov. (♂) and C. subasrevida sp. nov. (♂♀) from the C. trivialis species-group. The eighth new species, C. jiandan sp. nov. (♂♀) is not readily assignable to any of the existing species groups.

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Taxonomy and the unusual morphological similarity among Hypocerides Schmitz species (Diptera: Phoridae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4980.1.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4980 (1) ◽

pp. 113-126

Author(s):

DANILO CÉSAR AMENT

Keyword(s):

Species Recognition ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Morphological Similarity ◽

Worldwide Distribution ◽

New Material ◽

Biogeographic Regions ◽

Males And Females ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

First Time

Hypocerides Schmitz comprises seven species of considerable morphological similarity according to authors that described or reviewed material from the genus. This lack of variation is problematic for its taxonomy as little is known about which structures could be evidence for species recognition or even about which sex is the most informative to its species-level taxonomy. In this study, I examined males and females of the genus from the Neotropical, Nearctic, and Palearctic Regions in search of informative morphological characters for the genus taxonomy. The examination included types of five of the seven known species and new material from the Neotropical Region and Madagascar. I present a detailed description of the genus, illustrate some of its structures for the first time, and compare the morphology of the specimens examined. Few morphological differences were found but none was considered sufficient to infer species limits. This morphological uniformity among species from different biogeographic regions can be seen as evidence that they could all be one species with an almost worldwide distribution. The low morphological variation among Hypocerides species and their apparent wide distributions remain interesting biological questions.

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Bothynus entellus (LePeletier & Serville) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) species group: taxonomic revision and description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4750 (1) ◽

pp. 101-121

Author(s):

PAULO R.M. DUARTE ◽

PASCHOAL C. GROSSI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Species Group ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Identification Keys ◽

Two New Species ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time

The Bothynus entellus (LePeletier & Serville) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) species group is reviewed with redescriptions, diagnoses, illustrations, and separate identification keys to males and females. Distribution maps for all species in this species group are presented for the first time. Furthermore, two new species, Bothynus araya Duarte & Grossi new species and Bothynus condacki Duarte & Grossi new species, are described.

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