Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Dominican Republic, with a re-definition of the genus Typhloseiopsis De Leon

The phytoseiid mites of the Dominican Republic are virtually unknown. In a survey conducted in areas of natural vegetation of that country, 23 species were collected, two of which, Phytoseius dominicensis Ferragut & Moraes sp. nov. and Typhloseiopsis adventitius Ferragut & Moraes sp. nov., are new to science. We report the species found in that survey, describe the two new species, and provide complementary morphological information about other species. To accommodate the new Typhloseiopsis De Leon species, a redefinition of Typhloseiopsis is proposed. A key for the separation of the species in this genus is provided.

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Neomisticius platypi n. sp. and N. variabilis n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Anguinidae) from dead oak trees in Japan

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-bja10135 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Natsumi Kanzaki ◽

Hayato Masuya ◽

Keiko Hamaguchi

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Vas Deferens ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Platypus Quercivorus ◽

Oak Trees ◽

Two New Species ◽

Previous Definition ◽

Rectal Glands ◽

Stylet Length ◽

Definition Of

Summary Two new Neomisticius species, typologically and phylogenetically close to each other, are described and illustrated from dead Quercus trees and an ambrosia beetle, Platypus quercivorus. The two species share some stylet morphological characteristics, namely, they both possess a long conus occupying more than half of the total stylet length, a long crustaformeria composed of more than 160 cells (eight rows of more than 20 cells each), and a short and broad female tail with a digitate tip. They are distinguished from each other by N. variabilis n. sp. having a wide, spindle-shaped male bursa with a blunt terminus and N. platypi n. sp. having an oval bursa with a rounded terminus. In addition, the males and females of both species have three large rectal glands and the posterior end of the male testis (distal end of the vas deferens) bears three cells that seemingly function as a valve between the vas deferens and the cloacal tube. These characteristics have not been reported in other tylenchids. Currently, the genus contains only three species: the two new species and N. rhizomorphoides, which has a normal stylet with a short conus, a short crustaformeria, and lacks rectal glands and valve cells in the vas deferens. Therefore, the two new species are readily distinguished from N. rhizomorphoides and, based on the previous definition, may even represent a new genus. However, considering their phylogenetic closeness and biological similarities (e.g., association with ambrosia beetles), the generic definition of Neomisticius was emended to include these new species.

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Two new species of flattie spiders (Araneae: Selenopidae) and descriptions of undescribed males from the Caribbean

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4446.1.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4446 (1) ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

SARAH C. CREWS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Endemic Species ◽

New Records ◽

Caribbean Island ◽

Two New Species ◽

The Caribbean

Two new species of Selenops, S. anacaona sp. nov. (♀) and S. caonabo sp. nov. (♀), are described from the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. These two new species increase the number of endemic Selenops on Hispaniola to 13, surpassing Cuba, which currently has 11 endemic species. Additionally, the male of S. pensilis Muma, 1953 from Hispaniola is described, as well as the male of S. petrunkevitchi Alayón, 2003 from Jamaica. Full distribution records are given for the new species and the newly described males, and new records are provided for the following species: S. aequalis Franganillo, 1935, S. bocacandensis Crews, 2011, S. candidus Muma, 1953, S. micropalpus Muma, 1953, S. morro Crews, 2011, S. simius Muma, 1953, S. souliga Crews, 2011, and S. submaculosus Bryant, 1940.

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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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Studies in Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) of Hispaniola

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.420.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 420 (1) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

ELADIO FERNÁNDEZ ◽

IRINA FERRERAS ◽

BRIAN D. FARRELL ◽

BRUNO A. S. De MEDEIROS ◽

GUSTAVO A. ROMERO-GONZÁLEZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Senior Author ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Photographic Record ◽

Two New Species ◽

A New Species

A review of the literature at large and the field photographic record of the senior author of this study indicate that there are several undescribed species of Aristolochia in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), related to A. bilobata. Here we show that A. mirandae is a synonym of A. bilobata and that what appears as A. bilobata in Marión H. (2011: 76–77) is a new species here described as Aristolochia adiastola. In addition, two new species, A. bonettiana and A. marioniana, also related to A. bilobata, are described and illustrated herein.

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Two new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Cameroon, Central Africa

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1093.1.5 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1093 (1) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

IGNACE DOSSA ZANNOU ◽

CHRISTINE ZUNDEL ◽

RACHID HANNA ◽

GILBERTO JOSE DE MORAES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Central Africa ◽

Mite Species ◽

Phytoseiid Mites ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species

Two new mite species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata), Neoseiulus yanineki sp. nov. and Typhlodromips cameroonensis sp. nov., are described from Cameroon, Central Africa.

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A revisionary approach of Colombian Ananteris (Scorpiones, Buthidae): two new species, a new synonymy, and notes on the value of trichobothria and hemispermatophore for the taxonomy of the group

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2904.1.1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2904 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

RICARDO BOTERO-TRUJILLO ◽

EDUARDO FLÓREZ D

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Intraspecific Variability ◽

Nomen Nudum ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Two New Species ◽

Definition Of ◽

New Synonymy ◽

First Time

Some contributions to the knowledge of the buthid scorpion genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 in Colombia are herein presented, based upon the examination of over 100 specimens. Ananteris ochoai sp. nov. and Ananteris solimariae sp. nov. are described from Nariño and Santander departments, respectively. The recently described Ananteris hasshy Teruel & Roncallo, 2008 is synonymized under Ananteris columbiana Lourenço, 1991 based on several evidences from morphology. The males of Ananteris dorae Botero-Trujillo, 2008, Ananteris ehrlichi Lourenço, 1994 and Ananteris myriamae Botero-Trujillo, 2007, and the female of Ananteris arcadioi Botero-Trujillo, 2008 are described for the first time. Ananteris meridana González-Sponga, 2006 is reported for the first time for Colombia and the genus Ananteris for the departments of Cundinamarca, Santander and Norte de Santander. Likewise, new locality records are given for A. arcadioi, A. dorae and A. myriamae. Revised diagnoses and data on intraspecific variability are provided for A. arcadioi, A. columbiana, A. dorae, A. ehrlichi, A. meridana and A. myriamae. Hemispermatophore morphology is described for the first time for A. arcadioi, A. columbiana, A. dorae, A. ehrlichi, A. meridana, A. myriamae, A. ochoai sp. nov. and A. solimariae sp. nov., providing evidence of this structure’s taxonomic usefulness and revealing a paramount need to describe it in further taxonomic works on Ananteris. Some notes on the use of the fixed finger trichobothria for the definition of Ananteris speciesare provided. A distribution map plotting the known locality records of the thirteen Colombian species of Ananteris and a key to their identification are also included. Finally, the name ‘Ananteris antioquensis’, used by Otero et al. (2004) but never published, is herein deemed a nomen nudum.

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New species of the gutless marine genus Inanidrilus (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the Gulf of Mexico and Barbados

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z82-388 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 60 (12) ◽

pp. 3063-3067 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Christer Erséus ◽

H. R. Baker

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Coral Reefs ◽

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

West Indies ◽

Two New Species ◽

Definition Of

The definition of Inanidrilus Erséus, 1979 (subfamily Phallodrilinae) is emended to include Inanidrilus mexicanus sp. nov. from the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico, and Inanidrilus falcifer sp. nov. from coral reefs at Barbados, West Indies. The two new species differ from I. bulbosus Érséus, 1979 by their possession of paired spermathecae and from each other in the morphology of their spermathecae, atria, and penial setae.

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Tergoceracris, a new genus and six new species of montane grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Ommatolampinae) from Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.155.1.1 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 155 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

DANIEL E. PEREZ-GELABERT ◽

DANIEL OTTE

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rico ◽

New Species ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

New Genus ◽

Two New Species

The new genus Tergoceracris consists of six new species; all are brachypterous, semi-arboreal and montane grasshoppers. They are distinguished from all other known neotropical acridoids by having exaggerated and vertically projecting furculae in the males. Two new species are from the Dominican Republic (Tergoceracris ocampensis n. sp. and Tergoceracris ebanoverde n. sp.) and four from Puerto Rico (Tergoceracris guajataca n. sp., Tergoceracris cerropunta n. sp., Tergoceracris cayey n. sp., and Tergoceracris luquillensis n. sp.).

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