Revision of the Australian Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) and description of eight new species

The family Sabellariidae is represented in Australian waters by eleven species belonging to five genera, including eight of themnew to Science: Idanthyrsus nesos n. sp., I. willora n. sp., Lygdamis wambiri n. sp., Phalacrostemma maloga n. sp., Sabellariakooraltha n. sp., S. lungalla n. sp., S. pyramis n. sp., and Tetreres terribilis n. sp. Three genera, Phalocrostemma, Sabellaria andTetreres, are newly recorded from Australia. Descriptions of all species are given, acompanied by detailed illustrations, includingdrawings, photographs and scanning electron micrographs, tables summarising specific diagnostic characters of all species ofeach genus, and distribution maps within Australia. A key to all genera worldwide and Australian species is given. Maximumparsimony analyses based on morphological features have been performed to assess the position of the new species and relation-ships with other Sabellariidae. For this purpose, the Australian species, the type species of each genus and some others species,representing the variability within each group, were incorporated into the analyses. Some of the species were recovered withinmonophyletic genera (Phalacrostemma and Tetreres), while others have been considered as member of previously recognised genera (Idanthyrsus, Lygdamis and Sabellaria) have not been assessed as monophyletic.

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New species of Onthophagus Latreille (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae) from Australia

Invertebrate Systematics ◽

10.1071/it9890783 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 783 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

RI Storey ◽

TA Weir

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Species Distribution ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Australian Species ◽

Scanning Electron

Twenty new Australian species of the scarabaeine genus Onthophagus Latreille are described: O. arkoola, O. beelarong, O. bindaree, O . binyana, O. bundara, O. cooloola, O, dinjerra, O. godarra, O. gurburra, O . kakadu, O . mije, O . mongana, O. pinaroo, O. trawalla, O. weringerong, O . williamsi, O . worooa, O. yackatoon, O. yaran, O . yourula. Notes and scanning electron micrographs are given to assist in the separation of each from previously described Australian species. Distribution maps are provided for each species.

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A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.558.1.1 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 558 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ROBERT MESIBOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Scanning Electron

Bromodesmus catrionae n. gen., n. sp. (type species), B. militaris n. sp., B. riparius n. sp. and B. rufus n. sp. are described. The new genus is characterized by greatly reduced paranota and a gonopod telopodite expanded at the distal end into a posteriorly concave hood fringed with teeth; the hood partly protects a long, curved, acutely pointed solenomerite. Male leg setation in the type species of six Tasmanian dalodesmid genera is briefly discussed and illustrated with scanning electron micrographs. The sphaerotrichome shaft is sharply pointed in Atrophotergum; gently tapered in Dasystigma, Lissodesmus and Tasmanodesmus; expanded at the tip in Bromodesmus; and entirely absent in Gasterogramma. Tips of the setae forming the dense ventral brush on male podomeres are gently tapered in Dasystigma and Lissodesmus, truncated in Gasterogramma, expanded in Bromodesmus and forked in Tasmanodesmus.

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Guilielmia Weise, a little known Afrotropical flea beetle genus: systematic affinities and description of a second new species from Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4323.4.9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4323 (4) ◽

pp. 572 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

MAURIZIO BIONDI ◽

PAOLA D’ALESSANDRO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Type Species ◽

Flea Beetle ◽

Central Africa ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Female Specimen ◽

High Mountains ◽

Morphological Adaptations ◽

Scanning Electron

The genus Guilielmia Weise from the high mountains of Central Africa, known on a female specimen only, is redescribed based on new specimens of the type species, and the new species Guilielmia leleupi sp. nov. described here. Habitus photos, and microscope and scanning electron micrographs of diagnostic characters, including the aedeagus, are provided for both the species. Some considerations about taxonomic affinities and morphological adaptations to high altitudes are suggested.

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New subfamilies and a new genus and species of Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) with comparative data on the structure of both melithaeid and subergorgiid axes

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1199.1.2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1199 (1) ◽

pp. 19-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

PHILIP ALDERSLADE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

New Genus ◽

Comparative Data ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

The Family ◽

Scanning Electron

Asperaxis karenae, a new genus and new species of the gorgonian family Melithaeidae, is described. The coenenchymal sclerites of the new genus bear similarities to those of Acabaria, but the axis is quite different from that which is characteristic of the family. The axial sclerites are rods and sticks, often sinuous and branched, with simple, sparse, tubercles. The internodes may be whole or partial, and are not clearly delimited from the internodes. A new subfamily, Asperaxinae, is proposed to accommodate any taxa with the new axial characters, and the Melithaeinae for the existing nominal taxa. The structure of both axial forms and the subergorgiid axis are illustrated with scanning electron micrographs.

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Zygaenid Moths of Australia

10.1071/9780643092198 ◽

2005 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gerhard M Tarmann

Keyword(s):

Electron Micrographs ◽

World Wide ◽

Hydrocyanic Acid ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Australian Species ◽

New Information ◽

Scanning Electron

The Zygaenidae are a family of day-flying moths with an unusual biology – they are capable of releasing prussic (hydrocyanic) acid. All Australian species belong to the subfamily Procridinae (commonly known as foresters) and many of these feature iridescent green colours or a wasp-like look. This is the first study of the Australian fauna of these attractive and biologically interesting moths. In this volume their beauty is captured larger-than-life in 114 finely detailed portraits by acclaimed artist František Gregor, setting a new benchmark for moth illustrations. Comprehensive general chapters discuss zygaenid morphology, biology, phylogeny and classification, with considerable new information of world-wide relevance. The book then provides in-depth treatments of the 10 genera and 43 species present in Australia, including 4 genera and 21 species new to science. It features keys to genera and species, photos of genitalia of both sexes and other diagnostic structures, and distribution maps for all species. Additionally, there are 8 pages of colour photographs and over 400 photos of microscopic structures, including more than a hundred spectacular scanning electron micrographs.

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Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2105.1.3 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2105 (1) ◽

pp. 43-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

NIKOLAI J. TATARNIC

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

New Genera ◽

Male And Female ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Plant Data ◽

Three New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

Two new genera of Halticini (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Australia, Dampierella and Goodeniaphila, are described, and include the new species Dampierella schwartzi, Goodeniaphila cassis, and G. schuhi. Habitus photos, scanning electron micrographs and illustrations of salient characters, including the male and female genitalia, distribution maps, and host plant data are included. Additionally, a key to the Australian Halticini is given.

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Selaginella salinoi (Selaginellaceae), a new species from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.224.3.8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 224 (3) ◽

pp. 291 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Luiz Armando De Araújo Góes-Neto ◽

Gustavo Heringer ◽

Alexandre Salino

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Atlantic Rainforest ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

A species of Selaginella from Parque Nacional do Caparaó, in Espírito Santo State, southeastern Brazil, is described as new to the science: Selaginella salinoi grows on rocks in Atlantic Rainforest vegetation at ca. 1200 m. The description includes photos of live plants and, scanning electron micrographs.

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Revision of Diphaulacosoma Jacoby, an endemic flea beetle genus from Madagascar, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

Fragmenta Entomologica ◽

10.4081/fe.2016.181 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 143 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maurizio Biondi ◽

Paola D'Alessandro

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Flea Beetle ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

New Material ◽

Three New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

A taxonomic revision of the flea beetle genus Diphaulacosoma Jacoby, endemic to Madagascar, is provided. This genus includes seven species of which three are new to science: D. elegans sp. n., D. jenisi sp. n., and D. nigroscutis sp. n. An updated catalogue including new material, new faunistic records, distributions, chorotypes, and ecological notes is supplied. Lectotypes for Diphaulacosoma laevipenne Jacoby, D. bicolor (Weise) and D. scutellare (Weise) are designated. Additionally, the revision comprises a key for the identification of all seven species considered, habitus photos, and microscope and scanning electron micrographs of diagnostic characters, including aedeagus and spermatheca.

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Three new species of the flower bug genus Orius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) from Nepal

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae ◽

10.2478/aemnp-2019-0030 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 (2) ◽

pp. 391-401

Author(s):

Tomohide Yasunaga ◽

Kazutaka Yamada ◽

Ram Keshari Duwal

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South Asia ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Plant Association ◽

Three New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

Abstract Three new species of the flower bug genus Orius Wolff, 1811 (Anthocorinae: Oriini) are described as new, namely Orius (Orius) ekaii sp. nov., O. (Orius) nigromaritus sp. nov., and O. (Xylorius) paveli sp. nov., all from Nepal. The plant association and habitat are documented for each new species. Habitus images of live individuals and scanning electron micrographs are also provided to aid in proper recognition of their identities. A checklist of Orius species known from South Asia (SAARC nations) is incorporated; Orius indicus (Reuter, 1884) is herein placed in the subgenus Dimorphella Reuter, 1884.

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Taxonomic review of the plant bug genera Amapacylapus and Cylapus with descriptions of two new species and a key to the genera of Cylapini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae ◽

10.1515/aemnp-2017-0084 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 399-455

Author(s):

Andrzej Wolski

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New World ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

New Combinations ◽

Key To Species ◽

Taxonomic Review ◽

Two New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

The plant bug tribe Cylapini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae) is diagnosed and a worldwide key to the genera of the tribe is provided. The taxonomic review of the New World Cylapini genera Amapacylapus Carvalho & Fontes,1968 and Cylapus Say, 1832 is provided, including a key to species, diagnoses and redescriptions of genera and most included species, and descriptions of two new species, Amapacylapus unicolor sp. nov. (Ecuador) and Cylapus luridus sp. nov. (Brazil). Illustrations of the male genitalia, color photographs of the adult and scanning electron micrographs of the selected species are provided. The genus Cylapocerus Carvalho & Fontes, 1968 syn. nov. is proposed as a junior synonym of Cylapus with all species currently placed in Cylapocerus transferred to Cylapus. The following new combinations are established: Cylapus amazonicus (Carvalho, 1989) comb. nov., Cylapus antennatus (Carvalho & Fontes, 1968) comb. nov., and Cylapus tucuruiensis (Carvalho, 1989) comb. nov. Peltidocylapus labeculosus (Bergroth, 1922) is transferred to the genus Amapacylapus as Amapacylapus labeculosus (Bergroth, 1922) comb. nov. Male neotype is designated for Cylapus tenuicornis Say, 1832. The following new country records are provided: Amapacylapus amapariensis Carvalho & Fontes, 1968 (Ecuador, Guyana); Cylapus amazonicus (Bolivia, Ecuador); Cylapus antennatus (Ecuador); Cylapus citus Bergroth, 1922 (Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru); Cylapus marginicollis (Distant, 1883) (Nicaragua, Panama); Cylapus ruficeps Bergroth, 1922 (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador); Cylapus tenuicornis (USA); Cylapus tucuruiensis (Venezuela).

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