Koinocystididae and Gnathorhynchidae (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela: Kalyptorhynchia) from the Galapagos, with the description of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3096 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICK C. REYGEL ◽  
WIM R. WILLEMS ◽  
TOM J. ARTOIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Genital System ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
The Third ◽  
Three New Species

Seven species of eukalyptorhynch flatworms from the Galapagos Islands are reported. Six of them belong to the taxon Koinocystididae Meixner, 1924, three of which are new to science. Two of these new species can be attributed to the genus Itaipusa Marcus, 1949 based on the construction of the prostate vesicle and the general structure of the female system. Itaipusa biglandula n. sp. is characterised by a very short, muscular, unarmed penis papilla, whereas I. renei n. sp. is characterised by the presence of a cirrus armed with minute scales, and two large, blunt hooks in the male atrium. The third new species cannot be placed in any existing taxon and therefore a new genus is erected: Galapagetula annikae n. gen. n. sp.. It is characterised by a straight and rather long cirrus, armed with small spines, and a clearly bipartite bursa in the female system. Additional morphological information is given for the three known species of Koinocystididae: I. divae Marcus, 1949; I. variodentata (Karling, Mack-Fira & Dörjes, 1972) Karling, 1978 and Utelga heinckei (Attems, 1897) Karling, 1954. For I. divae a new locality from Curaçao is also mentioned. The seventh species is a species of Gnathorhynchidae: Prognathorhynchus eurytuba Ax & Armonies, 1987, for which new morphological information on the organisation of the genital system is given.

scholarly journals Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha: Sciaroidea) in early Eocene Cambay amber

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frauke Stebner ◽  
Hukam Singh ◽  
Jes Rust ◽  
David A. Grimaldi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Baltic Amber ◽  
Early Eocene ◽  
The Third ◽  
Extant Genus ◽  
Three New Species

One new genus and three new species of Lygistorrhinidae in early Eocene Cambay amber from India are described, which significantly increases our knowledge about this group in the Eocene.Lygistorrhina indican. sp. is the oldest fossil known from this extant genus.Indorrhina sahniin. gen. et sp. shows morphological similarities to each of the two extant generaLygistorrhinaandAsiorrhina.Palaeognoriste orientaleis the third species known from a group that has only been recorded from Eocene Baltic amber before. The latter finding reveals faunal links between Cambay amber and the probably slightly younger Baltic amber, adding further evidence that faunal exchange between Europe/Asia and India took place before the formation of Cambay amber.

The genus Ampittia in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera Andronymus and Chondrolepis (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3322 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
TORBEN B. LARSEN ◽  
T. C. E. CONGDON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Eastern Arc Mountains ◽  
Surprising Result ◽  
Albertine Rift ◽  
The Third ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Valid Genus ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
A New Species

The genus Ampittia Moore, 1882 is accepted as a valid genus occurring in both Africa and Asia on the basis of a number ofunusual shared characters, a somewhat surprising result since we had expected to describe a new genus. The species A. kilo-mbero sp. nov. from Tanzania is described as the third African member of the genus. Andronymus fontainei sp. nov. isdescribed from the DRC as a probable endemic of the Albertine Rift. Chondrolepis ducarmei sp. nov. is a submontane speciesthat is certainly endemic to the Albertine Rift. Chondrolepis uluguru sp. nov. is a submontane species from the Uluguru Moun-tains in Tanzania; it is yet another endemic of the Eastern Arc Mountains that are one of the most urgent conservation concerns in Tanzania.

New and overlooked species from the Galapagos Islands: the generic concept ofDiploiciareassessed

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 489-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank BUNGARTZ ◽  
John A. ELIX ◽  
Klaus KALB ◽  
Mireia GIRALT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Surface Form ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Considerable Part ◽  
Generic Concept ◽  
Three New Species

AbstractThree new species ofDiploiciaare described from the Galapagos Islands and a fourth,D. glebosa, is transferred fromPyxine; all four are considered endemic to the archipelago. In order to accommodate these species, the generic concept ofDiploiciahas been emended. Two of the species are sterile;D. leproidicais placodioid-leproid, where the thalli derive from pseudocorticate granules aggregating into small, placodioid rosettes with distinctly lobate margins. The second sterile species,D. squamulosa, forms scattered squamules that eventually aggregate into small, placodioid rosettes. The two fertile species,D. glebosa, with an olivaceous to beige, smooth, epruinose upper surface, andD. neotropica, with a white to grey-white, roughened, pruinose upper surface, form larger thalli typical ofDiploicia, have apothecia that are initially lecideine, but are soon engulfed and hidden by a thick thalline margin. Anatomically the proper exciple remains visible for a considerable part of the ontogeny, although it eventually becomes almost completely reduced to a few pigmented or almost hyaline hyphae. This transition from lecideine to lecanorine apothecia is similar to thephysciaeformis-type ontogeny observed in somePyxinespecies. Several species currently accommodated inBuellias. lat. with diploicin and effigurate thalli that lack distinctly lobate margins are discussed and the Socotran endemicPhyscia endopyxineais transferred intoDiploicia.

Cockroaches of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with descriptions of three new species (Insecta: Blattodea)

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 2202-2217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart B. Peck ◽  
Louis M. Roth
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Introduced Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Nauphoeta Cinerea ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Periplaneta Australasiae

Eighteen species of cockroaches are reported to occur on the Galápagos Islands. Five species are endemic and in this paper three of these are described as new species: Chorisoneura cristobalensis Roth, C. carpenteri Roth, and Ischnoptera santacruzensis Roth. Endemic Ischnoptera snodgrasii (McNeill) COMB.NOV. is transferred from Anisopygia, and redescribed. Previous reports of the introduced species Periplaneta brunnea, Nauphoeta cinerea, and Phoetalia pallida could not be confirmed. These species may not have become established or may have become extinct. New records of native or introduced species are given for Holocompsa nitidula, Holocompsa sp., Anaplecta lateralis, Blaberus parabolicus, and Rhyparobia maderae. Of the introduced species, only Periplaneta australasiae, Symploce pallens, and Pycnoscelus surinamensis seem to have invaded native (undisturbed) habitats. The endemic species are partially or wholly flightless. This may not be a result of island life per se, but may be a specialization for life in more homogeneous litter or cave habitats at higher elevations on the islands.

The freshwater crab genera Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, Gubernatoriana Bott, and Inglethelphusa Bott (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) revisited, with descriptions of a new genus and eleven new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4440 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. PATI ◽  
T. THACKERAY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
The Third ◽  
Freshwater Crabs ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Endemic Genera ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

The taxonomy of three morphologically related and endemic genera of the northern Western Ghats (Ghatiana Pati & Sharma, 2014, Gubernatoriana Bott, 1970, and Inglethelphusa Bott, 1970) is re-assessed to accommodate several new taxa. We describe a new genus, Sahyadriana gen. nov. and its five new species [S. billyarjani sp. nov., S. pachyphallus sp. nov., S. sahyadriensis sp. nov. (type species), S. tenuiphallus sp. nov., and S. woodmasoni sp. nov.]. Additionally, three new species each of Ghatiana (Gh. botti sp. nov., Gh. pulchra sp. nov., and Gh. rathbunae sp. nov.) and Gubernatoriana (Gu. longipes sp. nov., Gu. marleshwarensis sp. nov., and Gu. wallacei sp. nov.) are described. Five species previously in Gubernatoriana are now transferred to Sahyadriana gen. nov., viz. S. alcocki (Pati in Pati, Thackeray & Khaire, 2016) comb. nov., S. pilosipes (Alcock, 1909) comb. nov., S. thackerayi (Pati in Pati, Thackeray & Khaire, 2016) comb. nov., S. triangulus (Pati & Sharma, 2014) comb. nov., and S. waghi (Pati in Pati, Thackeray & Khaire, 2016) comb. nov. Gubernatoriana basalticola Klaus, Fernandez & Yeo, 2014, is transferred to Ghatiana. Inglethelphusa is still proved to be monotypic. Consequently, Ghatiana now contains eight species, three of which are new; Gubernatoriana, four species, including three new species; Inglethelphusa, one species; and Sahyadriana gen. nov., ten species, including five new species. Sahyadriana pilosipes is rediscovered more than a century after its description. All these genera can be separated from other Indian gecarcinucid crabs by the absence of a flagellum on the exopod of the third maxilliped and a very short G2. The relevant identification keys are revised. Currently, 120 species of freshwater crabs under 35 genera and two families are found in India. Kerala is the most species-rich (35 species) state in India followed by Maharashtra (29 species) and Assam (21 species). The Western Ghats of India now includes 17 genera and 58 species of gecarcinucid crabs. A checklist and distribution of Indian freshwater crabs is provided.

Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2583 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL FIBIGER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
The Third ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
One New Species

This is the third part of a series of papers on the recently described family Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005. Part 3 includes the description of one new subfamily: Tactusinae, with two new tribes: Tactusini and Obscurini; and 18 new genera: Tactusa, Conspica, Tumula, Dignus, Vas, Nigerides, Fustis, Bruma, Costasensora, Longiantrum, Abes, Asyprocessa, Tantulius, Asylemissa, Clarior, Obscura, Editum, and Asytegumen. A total of 77 species and one subspecies are described, of which 76 species are new. One new combination is given. As additions to previously published parts 1 and 2 of the revision, one new genus, Sinochrostia in the subfamily Parachrostiinae, is described. Three new species of Pollexinae Fibiger, 2007, are described; three new species of subfamily Belluliinae are described; and six new species of Parachrostiinae are described, five in the genus Duplex, and one new species and one new subspecies in teh genus Mimachrostia. All taxa inhabit eastern, southern, or south-eastern Asia, Indonesia, or Australia in tropical, subtropical, and temperate climatic zones.

Three new species of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) from the Galápagos Islands

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-342
Author(s):  
Alexandr A. Stekolnikov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Santa Fe ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Amblyrhynchus Cristatus ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Marine Iguana

Three new species of chigger mites are described from two species of iguana endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Odontacarus cruzi sp. nov. and Schoengastia galapa sp. nov. are found on the marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus Bell, and Eutrombicula pachytrichia sp. nov. is found on the Santa Fe land iguana, Conolophus pallidus Heller. All these mite species were collected, identified, and named by P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean, but remained undescribed until the present.

Hybotidae of the Galápagos Islands (Diptera: Empidoidea: Tachydromiinae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 156 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 127-139
Author(s):  
Bradley J. Sinclair ◽  
Jeffrey M. Cumming
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Fourth Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species ◽  
World Fauna

Three genera (Isodrapetis Collin, Chersodromia Walker, Elaphropeza Macquart) and six species of Tachydromiinae (Hybotidae) are recorded from the Galápagos Islands. One new species of Isodrapetis (I. meridionalis sp. n.) and three new species of Chersodromia (C. floreana sp. n., C. galapagensis sp. n., C. isabela sp. n.) are described. Elaphropeza zonalis (Curran) is redescribed and a fourth species of Chersodromia is identified based on a single female specimen. A key to all Galápagos species is provided. Isodrapetis is recorded for the first time outside of New Zealand. The affinities of the Galápagos Tachydromiinae to the New World fauna are discussed.

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