A new species of the palaearctic genus Dasypoda Latreille 1802 (Hymenoptera: Dasypodaidae) from the Great Rift Valley in Ethiopia

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3181 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
DENIS MICHEZ ◽  
ALAIN PAULY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rift Valley ◽  
First Record ◽  
Solitary Bees ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Great Rift Valley ◽  
A New Species

Dasypoda is a genus of solitary bees previously recorded as endemic in the Palaearctic region from Portugal to Japan. Wedescribe here a new species of Dasypoda (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae), Dasypoda riftensis sp. nov., collected fromEthiopia, Great Rift Valley, Gallo. This species is the first record of the genus Dasypoda in Sub-Saharan Africa and is of phylogenetic importance. We discuss biogeographical implications of the record in Ethiopia.

Andreaea barbarae (Andreaeaceae, Bryophytina), a new moss species from Lesotho

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 336 (2) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS CERREJÓN ◽  
ENRIQUE MAGUILLA ◽  
DIETMAR QUANDT ◽  
JESÚS MUÑOZ ◽  
MODESTO LUCEÑO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Moss Species ◽  
Spore Size ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species

Specimens of Andreaea sect. Andreaea collected in Lesotho show morphological differences from the remaining Sub-Saharan Africa species in the group. Particularly, Lesotho specimens have much larger spores, a character diagnostic in the genus. Spore size also separates the Lesotho specimens from typical A. rupestris from the Northern Hemisphere. Consequently, we describe a new species from the highlands of Lesotho (Andreaea barbarae). Additionally, we present a taxonomic key to all accepted species of Andreaea sect. Andreaea in sub-Saharan Africa.

Acomopterella martinovskyi sp. n., the first Palaearctic record of the genus Acomopterella Zaitzev (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1968 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAN ŠEVČÍK ◽  
PETER J. CHANDLER
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combination ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Mycetophilidae (Diptera), Acomopterella martinovskyi sp. n., is described from the Czech Republic and Austria. This is the first record of the genus from the Palaearctic region. Its relationships with other genera and variation in wing characters are briefly discussed. A new combination and synonymy is proposed: Acomopterella fallax (Sherman, 1921) comb.n. = Acomopterella arnaudi Zaitzev, 1989 syn.n.

First record of Hylophasma Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) from Palaearctic region

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4668 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
XI-NAN WANG ◽  
TAO LI ◽  
MAO-LING SHENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Southern Border ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cryptinae, Hylophasma luica Sheng, Li & Wang, sp.n., collected from Shandong Province, in the southern border of the Eastern Palaearctic Region of China, is described and illustrated. The new species is placed within the existing key to species. 

A new species of Leptonema Guérin (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) from southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2245 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEANDRO LOURENÇO DUMAS ◽  
JORGE LUIZ NESSIMIAN
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Species ◽  
New World ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Running Waters ◽  
Northern Chile ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
A New Species

The net-spinning caddisfly genus Leptonema Guérin contains about 120 species, making it the largest genus in the subfamily Macronematinae (Hydropsychidae) and one of the most diverse in the order Trichoptera (Flint et al. 1987; Flint 2008). Most species are large, with wingspans of about 60 mm. They inhabit all types of running waters and generally comprise a significant proportion of invertebrate biomass in these waterways (Flint et al. 1987). In the New World, the genus is extremely diverse, with 106 species widely distributed from the southwestern United States to northern Chile and central Argentina, including the Antilles (Flint 2008). Another 18 species occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar (Munõz-Quesada 1997). Flint, McAlpine & Ross (1987) revised the whole genus, and also considered biogeographic and phylogenetic aspects. Brazil has 26 recorded species (Paprocki et al. 2004; Flint 2008).

scholarly journals Dolichogenidea maetoi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Japan, the first parasitoid wasp recorded from Hyblaea fortissima (Lepidoptera)

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Fernandez-Triana ◽  
Kota Sakagami ◽  
So Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sex Ratios ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Braconid Wasp ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Japan, Dolichogenidea maetoi Fernandez-Triana & Shimizu sp. nov., is described, representing the first record of a braconid wasp parasitizing the lepidopteran family Hyblaeidae in the Palaearctic Region (from Hyblaea fortissima Butler, 1881). The new species is fully illustrated, diagnosed and compared with all previously described species of the genus Dolichogenidea Viereck, 1911 in the Holarctic (154 species). Details on the wasp biology, including observed sex ratios, are provided.

A new species of African Snake-Eyed Skink (Scincidae: Panaspis) from Ethiopia

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4779 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-200
Author(s):  
TIMOTHY J. COLSTON ◽  
R. ALEXANDER PYRON ◽  
AARON M. BAUER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Phylogenetic Revision ◽  
A New Species

A recent molecular phylogenetic revision of the snake-eyed skinks (genus Panaspis Cope, 1868) uncovered extensive cryptic diversity, including several new species from throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we describe one of these from Ethiopia as Panaspis annettesabinae sp. nov. This description is based on a previous molecular phylogeny and morphological, scalation, and coloration data collected from the type specimen. Phylogenetic analyses place the species alone in what we term the P. annettesabinae species group from Ethiopia. This group forms the sister lineage to a large southern African radiation and suggests a potential northern origin for much of the extant diversity of Panaspis. Many new taxa have recently been discovered in the genus and region, and there are several historical records of Panaspis from elsewhere in Ethiopia. Thus, we suggest that the range of this new species (known only from a single specimen at present) may be much larger, and that additional undescribed species may exist in northern sub-Saharan Africa. 

Key to species of the genus Hengchunia Vilbaste (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), and with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2424 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
JI-CHUN XING ◽  
REN-HUAI DAI ◽  
ZI-ZHONG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
A New Species

A new species Hengchunia hexaproducta sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China, representing the first record of the genus from the southeastern Palaearctic Region. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

scholarly journals A new species of the bee genus Ammobates Latreille, 1809 from sub-Saharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Osmia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Michael Kuhlmann
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
A New Species

The cleptoparasitic bee Ammobates (Ammobates) roggeveldi n. sp. is described from a female specimen collected in western South Africa. This is only the second species of the genus recorded from sub-Saharan Africa.

scholarly journals A new species of Rain Frog (Brevicipitidae, Breviceps) endemic to Angola

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 979 ◽  
pp. 133-160
Author(s):  
Stuart V. Nielsen ◽  
Werner Conradie ◽  
Luis M. P. Ceríaco ◽  
Aaron M. Bauer ◽  
Matthew P. Heinicke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Acoustic Analyses ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
A New Species

Recent molecular phylogenetic work has found that Breviceps Merrem, 1820 comprises two major clades, one of which, the B. mossambicus group, is widely distributed across southern sub-Saharan Africa. This group is notable for harboring abundant cryptic diversity. Of the four most recently described Breviceps species, three are members of this group, and at least five additional lineages await formal description. Although Breviceps has long been known to occur in Angola, no contemporary material has been collected until recently. The three most widespread taxa, B. adspersus, B. mossambicus, and B. poweri, may all occur in Angola, but accurate species assignment remains challenging given the rampant morphological similarity between these taxa, and, until recently, the lack of genetic resources. Phylogenetic, morphological, and acoustic analyses of recently collected samples from disparate localities within Angola provide evidence for an undescribed species that is sister to B. poweri. The new species can be diagnosed from its sister taxon by lacking pale spots along the flanks, a pale patch above the vent, and a short, dark band below the nares (all present in B. poweri). Additionally, the male advertisement call differs from the three other Breviceps that might occur in Angola in having both a longer interval between consecutive calls and a higher average dominant frequency. We here describe this lineage as a distinct species, currently only known from Angola, and discuss the presence of other Breviceps taxa within Angola.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document