scholarly journals Revision of the New Caledonian endemic genus Bohumiljania Monrós (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3000 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
C. A. M. REID ◽  
M. BEATSON
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Original Description ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Island ◽  
Endemic Genus

The chrysomelid genus Bohumiljania Monrós, 1958, is revised, with nine species, seven new: B. aoupinie sp. nov., B. caledonica (Jolivet, 1957), B. lafoa sp. nov., B. humboldti Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2005, B. mandjelia sp nov., B. tango sp. nov., B. xanthogramma sp. nov., B. xaracuu sp. nov., B. yuaga sp. nov. All species are described. The type species, B. caledonica, is shown to have been misidentified in recent literature. The original description of the other described species, B. humboldti, is shown to include at least three species. A key is provided for identification of Bohumiljania species, all of which are endemic to the main island of New Caledonia. Six of the species are known from just 14 specimens, suggesting that further species remain to be discovered. The morphology and biology of Bohumiljania is reviewed, including description of the larva.

scholarly journals A NEW SPECIES OF MALDIVEA GERLACH, 1962 (NEMATODA, OXYSTOMINIDAE) FROM FELIDHOO ATOLL (MALDIVES, INDIAN OCEAN) AND AN EMENDED DIAGNOSIS OF THE SUB-FAMILY AND GENUS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Federica Semprucci ◽  
Maria Balsamo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Distal Part ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Dorsal Side ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ventral Part ◽  
Endemic Genus ◽  
A New Species

Maldivea Gerlach, 1962 is a possible endemic genus of the Maldivian archipelago for which only M. xarifae Gerlach, 1962 has been described so far. A new species of this genus, M. complexa n.sp., was recently found in Felidhoo atoll. It reveals a more complex structure of gubernaculum than in type species which appears to be divided into two pieces: one is a sort of long wing in the ventral part of the spicule and the other one, more complex, is characterized by several curved stripes which envelop the dorsal side of the spicule distal part. According to the present considerations, diagnoses of Paroxystomininae and Maldivea are emended.

Review of the genus Drylichus Heller (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dryopidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2157 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
JÁN KODADA ◽  
MANFRED A. JÄCH ◽  
ČIAMPOR FEDOR JR.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Antennal Sensilla ◽  
Two New Species

The genus Drylichus Heller, which has not been treated since the original description in 1916, is reviewed taxonomically. The type species, Drylichus hylesinoides Heller (New Caledonia), is redescribed. Two new species, D. fidelitas sp. nov. (Lifou Island) and D. monteithi sp. nov. (New Caledonia), are described. Drylichus is hypothesized to be closely related with Parnida Broun (New Zealand), with which it shares the following characters: (1) shape of mouthparts and gular region, (2) distribution and morphology of sensilla on mouthparts, (3) configuration of antennomeres, (4) correspondence of several types of antennal sensilla, (5) shape of ventral sclerites of thorax and abdomen.

The weevil genus Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) and its synonyms—a taxonomic study on the species tied to its genus-group names

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2977 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER RIEDEL
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Taxonomic Study

The genus Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862 is briefly diagnosed. At present, four junior subjective synonyms of the genus exist: Idotasia Pascoe, 1871, Eurysia Pascoe, 1885, Mimidotasia Voss, 1960 (syn. n.), and Microgymnapterus Voss, 1960 (syn. n.). Trigonopterus vossi nom.n. is proposed as a replacement name of the secondary homonym T. submetallicus (Voss, 1960) nec T. submetallicus Marshall, 1921, and T. micros nom.n. to replace T. minutus (Voss, 1960: 327) nec T. minutus (Voss, 1960: 341). Idotasia nasuta Pascoe is designated type species of Idotasia. Lectotypes are designated for the following names: Eurysia fulvicornis Pascoe, Idotasia ebriosa Pascoe, Idotasia elliptica Pascoe, Idotasia inclusa Pascoe, Idotasia nasuta Pascoe, Idotasia scaphioides Pascoe, and Microgymnapterus minutus Voss. The type species of Trigonopterus, Eurysia, Mimidotasia and Microgymnapterus, as well as the five species included in Pascoe´s original description of Idotasia are redescribed: T. ebriosus (Pascoe), T. ellipticus (Pascoe), T. fulvicornis (Pascoe), T. inclusus (Pascoe), T. insignis Fauvel, T. micros nom.n., T. nasutus (Pascoe), T. scaphioides (Pascoe), and T. vossi nom.n.. Trigonopterus egenus (Pascoe) is recognized as a junior synonym of T. scaphioides (Pascoe), syn.n.. Trigonopterus oblitus sp.n., is described based on specimens labeled as paratypes of Microgymnapterus minutus. Douttia basimaculata Voss 1960 is transferred to Trigonopterus: T. basimaculatus (Voss) comb.n.. Trigonopterus insignis Fauvel is endemic to New Caledonia, T. fulvicornis (Pascoe) to Sulawesi; the remaining species treated herein are restricted to parts of New Guinea and Maluku. The record of T. egenus (Pascoe) for New Zealand is incorrect.

scholarly journals Dana, replacement name for the New Zealand talitrid amphipod genus Tara Duncan, 1994 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae), preoccupied by Tara Peckham & Peckham, 1886 (Araneae, Salticidae, Amycinae, Astiini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2912 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
J. K. LOWRY
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Endemic Genus ◽  
Jumping Spiders ◽  
New Name ◽  
Identification Keys ◽  
Salticid Spiders

Tara Duncan, 1994, was established as a terrestrial genus of New Zealand talitrid amphipods, with the type species Orchestia sylvicola Dana, 1852. It was recently discovered to be a junior homonym of Tara Peckham & Peckham, 1886, a genus of salticid spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Amycinae, Astiini). Tara Peckham & Peckham, 1886, is a valid name in current use for a small endemic genus of Australian jumping spiders recently revised by Zabka (1987). Tara Duncan, 1994, appears in the literature at least three times: in the original description of the genus (Duncan 1994), in identification keys to the terrestrial amphipods of New Zealand (Fenwick & Webber 2008), and in the recent inventory of New Zealand biodiversity (Webber et al. 2010). The new name, Dana, is proposed to replace Tara Duncan, 1994.

scholarly journals Re-description of Strandesia sanoamuangae Savatenalinton & Martens, 2010 and description of a new species of Strandesia (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Grande Terre, New Caledonia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanor Kisseih ◽  
Janet Higuti ◽  
Koen Martens
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
The Other ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Main Island ◽  
Marine Habitats ◽  
Species Cluster ◽  
A New Species

The New Caledonian Archipelago is a hot spot for biodiversity and endemism. Whereas popular groups such as birds and plants are well-studied, invertebrate groups such as ostracods remain ill-known. Here, we re-describe Strandesia sanoamuangae Savatenalinton & Martens, 2010, originally described from Thailand (8000 km away from New Caledonia), and describe Strandesia mehesi sp. nov. Both species are known only from females. Material for the present study was collected from diverse aquatic non-marine habitats from Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. Whereas S. sanoamuangae is seemingly easily identifiable, S. mehesi sp. nov. is part of the Strandesia vinceguerrae/vavrai species cluster in the genus, of which the ‘older’ species (described long ago) often have incomplete and superficial descriptions. Differentiation between the new species and the other members of this species cluster are based on small anatomical details of the valves. The current paper updates the known number of recent freshwater Ostracoda of New Caledonia from 14 to 16 species, although at least five of these species have an uncertain status.

scholarly journals Emended description of the genus Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_7) ◽  
pp. 1644-1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rich Boden
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
The Other ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Emended Description

The genus Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985 comprises eight species with validly published names at the time of writing. The original description of the genus was published over 26 years ago and was based on only two species, namely Methylophaga marina and Methylophaga thalassica – as such, the description of the genus requires updating to take into account the other six known species. Based on literature concerning the eight species of Methylophaga published over the last 26 years, an emended description of the genus is presented, taking into account properties of all members of the species with validly published names.

Proposal of Fiersiphontina gen. nov., redescription of Fiersiphontina sensillata comb. nov., and new data on the distribution of Spiniferaphonte (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2809 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIA CRISTINA BRUNO ◽  
Vezio Cottarelli
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationship ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Interstitial Fauna ◽  
Relationship Of

The taxonomic position and original description of Laophontina sensillata Wells & Rao, 1987 are reviewed based on specimens collected from the interstitial fauna of littoral coral sands of several islands of the Philippines and New Caledonia, and the species is designated as the type species of Fiersiphontina gen. nov. The new genus is proposed based on the total loss of sexual dimorphism in the P3 and P4 exopods, and the sexual dimorphism in P2 exopod. Fiersiphontina is highly adapted to the littoral interstitial habitat of coral sandy beaches, and is related to Laophontina Norman & T. Scott, 1905, Wellsiphontina Fiers, 1991 and Spiniferaphonte Gheerardyn & Fiers, 2007. The shared characteristics that indicate a strong affinity of Fiersiphontina to Spiniferaphonte are the robust, dorsally bent, and strongly sclerotised caudal seta V and the morphology of the genital field. The phylogenetic relationship of Spiniferaphonte and Fiersiphontina is also suggested by the analysis of the last ontogenetic phases of the species of the two genera. We re-describe here the adults of both sexes, describe the last three copepodid stages of Fiersiphontina sensillata (Wells & Rao, 1987) comb. nov., and provide notes on the biogeography of the four related genera, and on the ecology of Fiersiphontina and Spiniferaphonte.

Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae)

1967 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
AG Kluge
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
The Other ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Natural Group ◽  
Nasal Process

Each of the 14 genera now referred to the subfamily Diplodactylinae (Naultinus, Hoplodactylus, Heteropholis, Bavayia, Rhacodactylus, Eurydactylodes, Pseudothecadactylus, Carphodactylus, Phyllurus, Nephrurus, Oedura, Diplodactylus, Rhynchoedura, and Crenadactylus) is characterized on the basis of its internal and external morphology. The type species, referred species, and distribution are given for each genus. The Diplodactylinae are divided into two tribes primarily on the basis of differences in the arrangement and number of preanal pores and the size and shape of the nasal process of the premaxilla. The Carphodactylini includes Naultinus, Hoplodactylus, Heteropholis, Bavayia, Rhacodactylus, Eurydactylodes, Carphodactylus, Pseudothecadactylus, Phyllurus, and Nephrurus. The Diplodactylini includes Diplodactylus, Oedura, Rhynchoedura, and Crenadactylus. The Carphodactylini appear to be more primitive than the Diplodactylini. Carphodactylus may be close to the ancestral stock of the subfamily. Phyllurus and Nephrurus seem to be closely related to Carphodactylus. Pseudothecadactylus is considered to be closely related to the New Caledonia-Loyalty Islands radiation, which consists of Eurydactylodes and Rhacodactylus, and probably Bavayia. The New Zealand genera Hoplodactylus, Heteropholis, and Naultinus seem to form a natural group which is related to the New Caledonian genera. Crenadactylus is probably only distantly related to the other genera of the Diplodactylini. Rhynchoedura seems to be related to the stenodactylus group of Diplodactylus, while Oedura shows an affinity to the strophurus group of that genus. Geographically, the Diplodactylinae is restricted to the Australian Region (Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, and New Zealand). The ancestral stock of the subfamily probably originated in south-east Asia and dispersed toward Australia by way of the Indo-Australian Archipelago during the upper Cretaceous. It is postulated that the subfamily reached Australia (and continental New Guinea) by Palaeocene- Eocene time.

Review of genera within theAxionice/Pistacomplex (Polychaeta, Terebellidae), with discussion of the taxonomic definition of other Terebellidae with large lateral lobes

2017 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 911-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.A. Jirkov ◽  
M.K. Leontovich
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Other ◽  
Considerable Confusion ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Almost All ◽  
A New Species

The definitions of terebellid genera have caused considerable confusion. Some genera, such asPistaMalmgren, 1866, are clearly not monophyletic and the need to revise them is widely accepted. A phylogenetic analysis of genus level morphological characters within theAxionice/Pistacomplex and other Terebellidae with large lateral lobes revealed two well defined groups; these differed in the arrangement of different forms of lateral lobes on segments 1–3, the shape of the branchiae, structure of the ventral pads and, if present, the origin of the manubrium on the uncini. One of the groups includes the type species ofPista; the other includes the type species ofAxioniceand almost all the other genera whose taxonomic status is discussed in this paper (Betapista,Eupistella,Lanice,Loimia,Paraxionice) which we propose to treat as its junior synonyms. Three other genera –Lanicides,LanicolaandScionella– did not fall within these two groups; they are accepted as distinct. A complete list of species ofAxioniceandPistais provided; 39 species currently included inPistashould be moved toAxionice, thusAxioniceincludes at least 94 species. Many authors’ descriptions of the type species ofPista(Amphitrite cristataMüller, 1776) conflict with the original description.Amphitrite cristatas. str. has been described as a new species:Scionella lornensisPearson, 1969 and the type species of a new genus:PistellaHartmann-Schröder, 1996.Scionella lornensisis here considered a junior synonym ofAmphitrite cristata. Redescriptions of the type species ofAxioniceandPistaare provided.

Nomenclatural changes in the Australasian gall-inducing genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae) 

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4250 (5) ◽  
pp. 484
Author(s):  
PENELOPE J. MILLS ◽  
PENNY J. GULLAN ◽  
LYN G. COOK
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Original Description ◽  
The Other ◽  
Scale Insects ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Males And Females

Apiomorpha Rübsaamen, 1894 was erected as a replacement name for Brachyscelis Schrader, 1863 that was preoccupied in the Coleoptera (Chrysomelidae: Brachyscelis Germar, 1834). Apiomorpha is a genus of eriococcid scale insects that induce galls on Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) in Australia and New Guinea (Szent-Ivany & Womersley 1962; Gullan 1984; Gullan et al. 2005). In his original description of the genus, Schrader (1863a) included six species, of which B. citricola Schrader was subsequently recognised as a nomen nudum (Froggatt 1921). Among the other five, B. pileata Schrader was later designated as the type species of Apiomorpha by Lindinger (1937). Also amongst these five was B. ovicola Schrader, for which Schrader described and illustrated galls of males and females on twigs and leaves of Eucalyptus haemastoma (Schrader 1863a, plate II, figs a, e) in or near Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). He stated that his species names reflected the shape of the galls of adult females; hence those of B. ovicola can be interpreted as being egg-shaped and were illustrated as such by Schrader (1863a). Galls of males of B. ovicola he described and illustrated as trumpet-shaped. 

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