A revised survey of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iran: new synonyms and descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2628 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
MAHDIEH ASADI ◽  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ ◽  
ISA ETEMADI

The paper deals with the changes which are necessary in the taxonomy of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran after revision of type material of certain water mites (Hydrachnidia) deposited in the collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel and recent field work. The following synonyms are established: Family Sperchontidae: Sperchon amuzgari Bader & Sepasgozarian, 1979 = S. hispidus Koenike, 1895, S. bispinosus Bader & Sepasgosarian, 1982 = S. papillosus Thor, 1901, S. beneckei Bader & Sepasgosarian, 1982 = S. algeriensis Lundblad, 1942; Family Torrenticolidae: Torrenticola baueri Bader & Sepasgozarian, 1987 = T. barsica (Szalay, 1933); Monatractides persicus Pešić & Saboori, 2004 = M. stadleri (Walter, 1924); M. sepasi Bader, 1988 = M. lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941). Furthermore, three species Atractides (Polymegapus) persicus Pešić & Asadi, Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) iranica Pešić & Asadi and A. (Hexaxonopsis) manoojani Pešić & Asadi are described as new to science; the first description of the deutonymph is given for Limnesia kochi Smit & Pešić, 2010, a species previously known only from Oman.

1991 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Smith

AbstractMorphological, life history, and distributional data are presented for North American species of the subgenus Stygomomonia (sensu stricto) Szalay, 1943. Adults of the seven previously recognized species are redescribed, and deutonymphs of five of these species are described for the first time. Two species, S. (s.s.) neomexicana Cook and S. (s.s.) occidentalis Cook are substantially revised on the basis of an examination of the types and extensive series of newly collected specimens. Three new species are described, S. (s.s.) californiensis on the basis of deutonymphs and adults, and S. (s.s.) imamurai and S. (s.s.) cooki on the basis of adults. A new diagnosis of the subgenus is proposed and discussed, the relationships of the various species are discussed, and a key to deutonymphs and adults of North American species is presented. New distributional data are presented for all species, and dispersal patterns from Pleistocene refugia are discussed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Haili Yu ◽  
Houhun Li

Fourteen species of Phaecasiophora Grote from the Chinese Mainland are treated, including five new species (P. supparallelica sp. n., P. levis sp. n., P. curvicosta sp. n., P. lushina sp. n., and P. similithaiensis sp. n.) and three new species records for China. Phaecasiophora leechi is transferred from subgenus Megasyca to subgenus Phaecasiophora, and a new synonym of it, viz. P. obligata Kawabe, is proposed. Photographs of the adults, genitalia of the new species, and the species with new synonyms are provided. A key to the species from the Chinese Mainland based on genitalia is given.


Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAO ZHANG ◽  
ADRIANO B. KURY ◽  
FENG ZHANG

The harvestman genus Bonea Roewer, 1914 and its type species B. sarasinorum Roewer, 1914 are redescribed based on the type material. In addition, two new species of Bonea from Hainan Island, China, are described and illustrated: B. zhui sp. nov. and B. tridigitata sp. nov. A new species of Lomanius Roewer, 1923 from Yunnan Province, China, is also described and illustrated: L. bulbosus sp. nov.. Keys to the 10 species of Bonea and the six species of Lomanius are provided. Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 is revalidated from the synonymy of Lomanius, carrying as junior synonym Eulomanius Roewer, 1949, and containing two species from Micronesia (Paralomanius longipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948) and Philippines (Paralomanius mindanaoensis (Suzuki, 1977) new status). Bonea is transferred from the Ibaloniinae to Podoctinae. These are the first records of named species of Podoctidae from China.


Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4462 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
SERGEI TARASOV

The dung beetle genus Parachorius Harold, 1873 (= Cassolus Sharp, 1875) belongs to the monotypic tribe Parachoriini Tarasov, 2017 and includes 19 species from the Oriental and southeastern Palaearctic Regions (Tarasov 2017). Two recent studies (Ochi et al. 2017a, b) described two new species of this genus from Laos and Sumatra. The investigation of detailed descriptions and illustrations from those studies and their assessment in the light of the recent revision of Parachorius (Tarasov 2017) revealed that those new species are synonyms of earlier described ones: P. javanus (Boucomont, 1914) = P. singgalangensis Ochi, Kon & Hartini, 2017, new synonymy, and P. fukiensis (Balthasar, 1960) = C. laosensis Ochi, Kon & Higurashi, 2017, new synonymy. Unfortunately, this oversight happened because the authors of those new species did not check the type material of already described taxa. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4648 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-536
Author(s):  
FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽  
MARLÚCIA BONIFÁCIO MARTINS ◽  
MATHEUS TAVARES DE SOUZA ◽  
MENNO REEMER

The Syrphidae genus Domodon Reemer, 2013 so far included two species, D. zodiacus Reemer, 2013 and D. peperpotensis Reemer, 2014, both recorded only from Suriname. Additional specimens belonging to this genus have been collected in many other localities in South and Central America. In this paper, the genus is revised and three new species are described: D. caxiuana sp. nov. (northern South America), D. inaculeatus sp. nov. (northern South America), and D. sensibilis sp. nov. (Costa Rica). The distribution of D. peperpotensis is extended to include French Guiana. Photographs of the type material of the new species and illustrations of male genitalia of all species are provided, as well as a key to species. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2354 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Malaysia are presented. Three species new to science, Torrenticola haliki, Monatractides cameronensis and Atractides cameronensis are described; first records are given for Monatractides parviventris (K. Viets, 1935) and M. roseus (Lundblad, 1941).


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2070 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT

Three new water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) species are described from Tasmania, Tasmanobates separatus sp. nov., Procorticacarus karanovici sp. nov. and Guineaxonopsis tasmanica sp. nov. The material was collected in 2008 during a biological survey by Tom and Ivana Karanović (Hobart, Tasmania) from surface and interstitial waters of Tasmania. Moreover, a detailed description of Litarachna cf. amnicola Cook, 1986 is given.


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2139 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARD JENDEK ◽  
VASILY V. GREBENNIKOV

The Agrilus cyanescens species-group of jewel beetles is defined to include seven species, three of which are newly described: A. dali Jendek sp. n. (China: Yunnan), A. zhongdian Jendek sp. n. (China: Yunnan) and A. arsenevi Jendek sp. n. (Russia: Primorsky Kray). Three new synonyms are proposed for A. cyanescens (Ratzeburg, 1837) (= italicus Obenberger, 1920 syn. n.; = cockerelli Fisher, 1925 syn. n.; = pooli Théry, 1936 syn. n.). Each member of the group is illustrated and an identification key to species, based on males, is provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3219 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN FIKÁČEK ◽  
FENGLONG JIA ◽  
ALEXANDER PROKIN

The Asian species of the genus Pachysternum Motschulsky, 1863 are revised and redescribed. Three new species are de-scribed: Pachysternum kubani sp. nov. (Laos, China: Sichuan), P. rugosum sp. nov. (China: Gansu, Shaanxi) and P. san-dacanum sp. nov. (Malaysia: Sabah, Sarawak). Three new synonyms are established: Megasternum gibbulumMotschulsky, 1866 and Pachysternum sibiricum Kuwert, 1890 are junior synonyms of Pachysternum haemorrhoumMotschulsky, 1866; Pachysternum nigritum Jia, Wu & Pu, 1998 is a junior synonym of P. stevensi Orchymont, 1926.Pachysternum keralense Hebauer, 2002 is transferred to the pilocnemoides group of the genus Australocyon Hansen,1990. Megasternum japonicum Shatrovskiy, 1989 is resurrected from the synonymy with M. gibbulum and considered asa valid name. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: Pachysternum apicatum Motschulsky, 1863, P. curva-tum Orchymont, 1925, P. haemorrhoum Motschulsky, 1866, P. nigrovittatum Motschulsky, 1863, P. sibiricum Kuwert,1890, Megasternum gibbulum Motschulsky, 1866 and M. distinctum Sharp, 1873. All Pachysternum species are diag-nosed, relevant morphological characters are illustrated, and an updated identification key is provided. Pachysternum api-catum is interpreted as a polymorphic species exhibiting high geography-based variation and possibly consisting of somesibling taxa; diagnosing of these taxa requires more material and additional (ideally molecular) characters and is therefore left unresolved at the present time.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1968 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHUNCAI YAN ◽  
OLE A. SÆTHER ◽  
ZHAOHUI JIN ◽  
XINHUA WANG

Three new species, Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) retusus, Microchironomus brochus, and Parachironomus lobus are described and figured as males. Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) asamaprimus Sasa et Hirabayashi, D. (D.) chuzequartus Sasa, D. (D.) ginzancedeus Sasa et Suzuki, D. (D.) uresicarinus Sasa, and Demicryptochironomus clarilatus (Guha et Chaudhuri) are re-examined based on type material. Cryptotendipes inawabeceus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, C. tamacutus Sasa and Parachironomus harunasecundus Sasa are transferred to Demicryptochironomus as new combinations. Parachironomus inageheus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki is placed as a junior synonym of Demicryptochironomus ginzancedeus Sasa et Suzuki. The relationships of some genera within the Harnischia complex are discussed. A key to the males of Demicryptochironomus is presented.


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