The Indochinese members of the Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) aurifex species group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with the description of a new species

The representatives of Onthophagus (Parascatonomus) aurifex species group from Indochina are reviewed and a new species of this group, O. (Parascatonomus) alexeevi sp. n., is described. Distribution data for all treated species are provided.

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A taxonomic study on Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4612.3.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4612 (3) ◽

pp. 401 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

YUXIA YANG ◽

LE ZONG ◽

XINGKE YANG ◽

HAOYU LIU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Distribution Data ◽

Abdominal Sternite ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Internal Genitalia ◽

Sternite Viii ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

New Distribution

Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group is redefined and we present a catalogue, identification key and distribution map for this group. Some previously known species are redescribed and we provide new illustrations of female internal genitalia, abdominal sternite VIII and/or aedeagus. Further, we report new distribution data. A new species, Themus (Telephorops) hainanus sp. nov. from China (Hainan) is described, and Themus (Telephorops) birmanicus Wittmer, 1983 is recorded from China for the first time.

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A new species of Stenomorpha Solier (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Asidini) from Cuatrociénegas, Mexico with a key to the furcata species group

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2909.1.3 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2909 (1) ◽

pp. 27 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

AARON D. SMITH ◽

KELLY B. MILLER ◽

QUENTIN D. WHEELER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Protected Area ◽

Species Group ◽

Distribution Data ◽

Informal Group ◽

A New Species ◽

Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

A new species, Stenomorpha roosevelti Smith, Miller, and Wheeler, n. sp., is described from the Cuatrociénegas Protected Area in Coahuila, Mexico. Three related species are transferred into Stenomorpha, producing the following new combi- nations: Stenomorpha furcata (Champion), Stenomorpha wickhami (Horn), and Stenomorpha granicollis (Blaisdell). A new informal group, the furcata species group, comprised of these four species is recognized within Stenomorpha. Diagnoses of the group and its species are provided, along with distribution data and a key to the species.

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Review of the Epeolus tarsalis species group (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Epeolus Latreille, 1802), with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5006.1.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5006 (1) ◽

pp. 26-36

Author(s):

YULIA V. ASTAFUROVA ◽

MAXIM YU. PROSHCHALYKIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Identification Key ◽

Distribution Data ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species

The five species of Epeolus tarsalis species group are reviewed. One new species, Epeolus mikhailovi sp. nov. (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), is described and illustrated. Epeolus melectiformis Yasumatsu, 1938 is newly recorded from China, and E. tarsalis Morawitz, 1874 is newly recorded from Kazakhstan. The distribution data for other species are supplemented. An identification key for both sexes of this species group is presented.

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A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand

Acta Tropica ◽

10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 191 ◽

pp. 155-161

Author(s):

Hiroyuki Takaoka ◽

Wichai Srisuka ◽

Atiporn Saeung

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

A New Species

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A new species of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) ceylonicum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand

Acta Tropica ◽

10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105865 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 217 ◽

pp. 105865

Author(s):

Hiroyuki Takaoka ◽

Wichai Srisuka ◽

Zubaidah Ya'cob ◽

Van Lun Low ◽

Atiporn Saeung

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

A New Species

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A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from San Guillermo National Park, western Argentina

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1361.1.3 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1361 (1) ◽

pp. 33 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

JULIO C. MONGUILLOT ◽

MARIO R. CABRERA ◽

JUAN C. ACOSTA ◽

JOSE VILLAVICENCIO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Small Body ◽

Species Group ◽

Posterior Surface ◽

Small Body Size ◽

Long Tail ◽

Sparse Vegetation ◽

Dorsal Pattern ◽

A New Species

A new species of Iguanidae Liolaemini lizard from the San Guillermo National Park in western Argentina, is described. The new species is a member of the Liolaemus darwinii complex within the monophyletic boulengeri species group. It is distinguished by its small body size, relatively long tail, low number of scales around midbody, dorsal scales moderately keeled, precloacal pores only in male, bulged patch of enlarged scales on the proximal posterior surface of the thigh in both sexes, dorsal pattern lacking of light vertebral or dorsolateral stripes, antehumeral fold without black pigment in female but greyish in male, a prescapular dark dot dorsal to antehumeral fold in both sexes, and postscapular spot absent. The new species is terrestrial, living in habitats with gravel and sandy soil in an Andean Monte landscape with sparse vegetation, above 2270 meters of altitude.

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A new species of Tychus Leach, 1817 from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4656.3.14 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4656 (3) ◽

pp. 596-600

Author(s):

GIORGIO SABELLA ◽

FABIO MASSIMO VIGLIANISI ◽

VERA D’URSO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Morphological Features ◽

A New Species

Tychus meggiolaroi sp. n. from Lebanon is described and illustrated. It belongs to the Tychus cilicicus species group (Sabella & Kurbatov 2002) and can be readily distinguished from related taxa by the different structure of the aedeagus and morphological features of antennae.

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