The first record of Tischeriidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Madagascar, with description of Coptotriche alavelona sp. n. and an updated distributional checklist of Afrotropical Tischeriidae

The family Tischeriidae is recorded from Madagascar for the first time. Coptotriche alavelona Lees and Stonis, sp. n., is described from high elevation tropical moist forest of Madagascar, and its proposed generic placement discussed. DNA of this species has been extracted and conserved for future phylogenetic or barcoding studies. The external features and male genitalia are figured and described. An updated checklist and a distribution map for all 13 Tischeriidae species currently recorded from the Afrotropics are provided.

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Redescription of Raggophyllum Nickle, 1967 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) with description of a new species from Brazilian Amazon Rainforest and placement in Microcentrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4950 (3) ◽

pp. 547-560

Author(s):

DIEGO MATHEUS DE MELLO MENDES ◽

JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Type Species ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Amazon Rainforest ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Distribution Map ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Raggophyllum Nickle, 1967 is a monotypic genus, including Raggophylluym spinosum, and recorded in Peru and Bolivia. In this work, Raggophyllum is redescribed and assigned to the Microcentrini, based on the type species Raggophylluym spinosum. Raggophyllum rubrofemoratum sp. nov. in described from Brazil, Acre and Amazonas, and it is the first record for the genus in Brazil. The male genitalia and the stridulatory file morphology are described for the first time. A distribution map, notes on the habitat, and commentaries on their distribution among Amazonian endemism areas are included.

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Flabelloporina, a new genus in the Porinaceae (Ascomycota, Ostropales), with the first record of F. squamulifera from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.358.1.4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 358 (1) ◽

pp. 67 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

PRISCYLLA NAYARA BEZERRA SOBREIRA ◽

MARCELA EUGENIA DA SILVA CÁCERES ◽

LEONOR COSTA MAIA ◽

ROBERT LÜCKING

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

New Genus ◽

First Record ◽

Lichenized Fungi ◽

New Combination ◽

The Family ◽

First Time

A new genus of lichenized fungi of the family Porinaceae is described, known from Costa Rica and Brazil. Flabelloporina Sobreira, M. Cáceres & Lücking is a thus far monospecific genus with an isolated position of its only species in the family, morphologically different from all other genera in Porinaceae. The genus is characterized by the production of numerous, flabelliform squamules on the surface of the thallus, together with black perithecia and transversally septate ascospores (with three septa in the only species). The new combination Flabelloporina squamulifera (Breuss, Lücking & Navarro) Sobreira, M. Cáceres & Lücking is proposed, based on Porina squamulifera Breuss, Lücking & Navarro, and the species is for the first time reported from Brazil.

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First record of Speculitermes chadaensis Chatterjee & Thapa, 1964 (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Western Ghats, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.2933.8.7.9042-9044 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. 9042

Author(s):

Poovoli Amina ◽

K. Rajmohana ◽

K. V. Bhavana

Keyword(s):

Western Ghats ◽

First Record ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Termite Species ◽

First Time ◽

The Western Ghats

Speculitermes chadaensis Chatterjee & Thapa, 1964, a termite species under Termitidae family is reported for the first time from the Western Ghats. A distribution map of the species is also provided.

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Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XXII: Two new species of Taraxippus (Phasmatodea: Cladomorphinae: Hesperophasmatini) and the first record of the genus from Central America

Journal of Orthoptera Research ◽

10.3897/jor.29.51328 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 101-114

Author(s):

Oskar V. Conle ◽

Frank H. Hennemann ◽

Pablo Valero

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Central America ◽

First Record ◽

Distributional Pattern ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Two new species of Taraxippus Moxey, 1971 are described and illustrated: T. samaraesp. nov. from Costa Rica and Panama and T. perezgelabertisp. nov. from the Dominican Republic. Both sexes and the previously unknown eggs are described. The genus is recorded from Central America for the first time. A distribution map and a discussion of the distributional pattern of Taraxippus are provided.

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First record and a new species of Neolygus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae) from Nepal, with a checklist of Old World species of Neolygus

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3413.1.4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3413 (1) ◽

pp. 44 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

TOMOHIDE YASUNAGA ◽

RAM KESHARI DUWAL ◽

MICHAEL D. SCHWARTZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

First Record ◽

Systematic Position ◽

North India ◽

New Combinations ◽

World Species ◽

Old World ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The mirine plant bug genus Neolygus Knight is reported from Nepal and North India for the first time, thus representing the first confident distributional record of this genus from the Himalayas. A new species, Neolygus machanensis, is described from Nepal. Two known members, N. bui Lu & Zheng and N. keltoni (Lu & Zheng), newly recognized as occurring in Nepal and/or North India, are diagnosed. Habitus images of live individuals and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for all treated species. A checklist of the Old World species, and discussion of the systematic position and zoogeography of Neolygus are included. Neolygus partitus (Walker, 1873) [Capsus], N. mjohjangsanicus (Josifov, 1992) [Lygocoris], and Neolygus zebei (Günther, 1997) [Lygocoris] are proposed as new combinations.

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First record of the rain frog Pristimantis myersi (Goin & Cochran, 1963) (Anura, Craugastoridae) for Ecuador

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.1.1542 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1542

Author(s):

Fernando J. M. Rojas-Runjaic ◽

Juan M. Guayasamin

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Species Range ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Cordillera Central ◽

Colombian Andes ◽

First Time

Pristimantis myersi is a small Andean frog that inhabits paramos, sub-paramos and upper Andean forests at elevations between 2,900–3,275 m. It is known from about a dozen localities in the southern end of the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes. Herein, we report for the first time the presence of this species in Ecuador, based on ten specimens from three localities in the provinces of Imbabura and Sucumbíos. The species’ range is extended and a distribution map with the Ecuadorian records is provided.

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First record of Athyreacaridae (Acari: Heterostigmata) from Asia with description of two new species of Athyreacarus from India and Sri Lanka

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4779 (2) ◽

pp. 260-272

Author(s):

ALEXANDER A. KHAUSTOV ◽

ANDREY V. FROLOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

First Record ◽

Key To Species ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Mites of the family Athyreacaridae are recorded from Asia for the first time. Two new species of Athyreacarus are described, A. indicus sp. nov., collected on the beetles Bolbohamatum laevicolle and B. marginale in India, and A. brevisetosus sp. nov., collected on a beetle Bolboceras sp. in Sri Lanka. An updated key to species of the genus Athyreacarus is provided.

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American Asteraceae-feeding Astrotischeria species with a highly modified, three-lobed valva in the male genitalia (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4469.1.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4469 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JONAS R. STONIS ◽

ARŪNAS DIŠKUS ◽

FERNANDO CARVALHO FILHO ◽

OWEN T. LEWIS

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Central America ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Host Plants ◽

Trophic Relationships ◽

Distribution Map ◽

The North ◽

The Usa ◽

First Time ◽

Asteraceae Family

We review eleven Astrotischeria Puplesis & Diškus (Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae) species which possess a novel character for the Tischeriidae family: a highly modified valva of the male genitalia with one ventral and two dorsal lobes (or processes). The species are distributed in the Americas, including the USA, Caribbean (St. Thomas), Central America (Belize, Guatemala and Honduras), and South America (Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil). Species for which the biology has been studied are associated with host plants from Asteroidea of the Asteraceae family. The following seven species are described as new: Astrotischeria trilobata Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., A. amazonica Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., A. maya Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., A. selvica Diškus, Carvalho-Filho & Stonis, sp. nov., A. casila Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., A. onae Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., and A. furcata Stonis & Diškus, sp. nov. A new informal species unit, the A. trilobata group, is designated for diagnostic purposes despite some doubts about monophyly of the group. Astrotischeria longeciliata (Frey & Boll) is synonymized here with the North American A. helianthi (Frey & Boll), a species not belonging to the A. trilobata group, syn. nov. For the first time, a method of rearing of adults from mining larvae, specifically adopted for Tischeriidae, is detailed. All species treated in the paper are illustrated with photographs or drawings of the adults, male genitalia, and, if available, the female genitalia, leaf mines and habitats. A distribution map for the species of the A. trilobata group and a scheme of the trophic relationships of the global Tischeriidae fauna are also provided.

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Hidden in plain sight: a morphological study revealing three new species of the skipper genus Drephalys Watson, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4472 (3) ◽

pp. 573

Author(s):

RICARDO RUSSO SIEWERT ◽

JANAÍNA MADRUGA ◽

DIEGO RODRIGO DOLIBAINA ◽

OLAF HERMANN HENDRIK MIELKE ◽

MIRNA MARTINS CASAGRANDE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Morphological Study ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Three New Species ◽

Amazonas State ◽

First Time

Three new species of Drephalys Watson, 1893 from Brazil are described as follows: D. dracarys Madruga, Siewert, Mielke & Dolibaina, sp. n. from Acre, Mato Grosso and Rondônia states, D. electrinus Siewert, Madruga, Mielke & Dolibaina, sp. n. from Acre and Amazonas states, and D. citrinus Madruga, Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. n. from Amazonas state. Drephalys heraclides Bell, 1942 was reported for the first time from Brazil. To characterize the new species, illustrations of the male genitalia of D. heraclides, D. phoenice (Hewitson, 1867) and D. phoenicoides (Mabille & Boullet, 1919) are provided. Diagnosis, adult photos, illustration of the male genitalia and a geographical distribution map are provided for the new species.

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A new species and first record of the cicada genus Sinotympana Lee, 2009 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Dundubiini) from Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4664 (4) ◽

pp. 565-573

Author(s):

THAI-HONG PHAM ◽

ALLEN F. SANBORN ◽

HUYEN-THI NGUYEN ◽

JEROME CONSTANT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Adult Male ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

National Park ◽

First Record ◽

Biological Data ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Northern Vietnam ◽

A New Species

The first record of the genus Sinotympana Lee, 2009 from Vietnam is presented. Sinotympana caobangensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Phia Oac—Phia Den National Park, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam is described as new. Photographs of an adult male, illustrations of the male genitalia, a distribution map and biological data for Sinotympana caobangensis sp. nov. are provided.

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