Dichrorampha dinarica, new species, a century of confusion in European lepidopterology (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) resolved by combining morphology and DNA barcoding

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3389 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER HUEMER ◽  
BOYAN ZLATKOV ◽  
JOAQUIN BAIXERAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Dinaric Mountains ◽  
Significant Divergence ◽  
The Alps

Dichrorampha dinarica, new species, is described from the Dinaric mountains (Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The newspecies was formerly confused with D. ligulana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) from the Alps and D. rilana Drenowsky, 1909 fromthe Rila mountains (Bulgaria). Therefore, a re-description of D. rilana is provided based on topotypical specimens. The diag-nostic morphological characters of the involved species, supported by significant divergence of the mtDNA barcode (COI fragment of 658 bp), are discussed in detail.

scholarly journals New Species of Soldier Fly—Sargus bipunctatus (Scopoli, 1763) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Recorded from a Human Corpse in Europe—A Case Report

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Marek Michalski ◽  
Piotr Gadawski ◽  
Joanna Klemm ◽  
Krzysztof Szpila
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Forensic Entomology ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Black Soldier Fly ◽  
Hermetia Illucens ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Human Corpse

The only European Stratiomyidae species known for feeding on human corpses was the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758). Analysis of fauna found on a human corpse, discovered in central Poland, revealed the presence of feeding larvae of another species from this family: the twin-spot centurion fly Sargus bipunctatus (Scopoli, 1763). The investigated corpse was in a stage of advanced decomposition. The larvae were mainly observed in the adipocere formed on the back and lower limbs of the corpse, and in the mixture of litter and lumps of adipocere located under the corpse. Adult specimens and larvae were identified based on morphological characters, and final identification was confirmed using DNA barcoding. Implementing a combination of morphological and molecular methods provided a reliable way for distinguishing the larvae of S. bipunctatus and H. illucens. The potential of S. bipunctatus for practical applications in forensic entomology is currently difficult to assess. Wide and reliable use of S. bipunctatus in the practice of forensic entomology requires further studies of the bionomy of this fly.

Description and DNA barcoding assessment of the new species Deutonura gibbosa (Collembola: Neanuridae: Neanurinae), a common springtail of Alps and Jura

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2639 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID PORCO ◽  
LOUIS DEHARVENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
The Alps ◽  
A New Species

Deutonura gibbosa, a new species of the phlegraea group, is described. It is characterized by a large elongate uneven tubercle Di on Abd. V, with chaetae Di1 and Di2 shift backward. It has otherwise the same chaetotaxic pattern as the subspecies sylvatica of D. deficiens. Deutonura gibbosa sp. nov. is the most widespread Deutonura in the Alps and southern Jura. Its barcode sequence is provided and compared to those of four other Deutonura of the phlegraea group; it unambiguously differs from them, including from D. deficiens sylvatica, its closest relative according to current taxonomy. This is the most convincing example so far that barcode may help to discriminate taxa among closely related species in Collembola.

Revision of the genus Prometopidia Hampson, 1902, with description of the new species P. joshimathensis sp. nov. from West-Himalaya and its subspecies P. j. yazakii ssp. nov. from Nepal (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4980 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
PRITHA DEY ◽  
VIRENDRA PRASAD UNIYAL ◽  
AXEL HAUSMANN ◽  
DIETER STÜNING
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Genetic Differences ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Correct Position ◽  
Punjab Province ◽  
West Himalaya ◽  
Female Holotype

The genus Prometopidia Hampson, 1902 and its type-species P. conisaria Hampson, 1902 are redescribed and newly discovered morphological characters are explained. The female holotype of Prometopidia arenosa Wiltshire, 1961, was studied and the species redescribed, its correct position in Prometopidia is verified. The new species P. joshimathensis sp. nov. is described from Joshimath area in India, Uttarakhand province. Sympatric with P. conisaria at Joshimath, P. joshimathensis also occurs at Shimla, Punjab province, and in central and eastern Nepal. Morphological and genetic differences found in the specimens of Nepal are considered subspecific, justifying the new taxon P. joshimathensis yazakii ssp. nov. Types and specimens of Prometopidia across its whole range of distribution from Afghanistan to Nepal, habitats, genitalia, remarkable morphological characters and DNA barcoding-results are figured. 

Effectiveness of DNA barcoding markers in the description of a new and unusual calyptrate species of Myrcianthes (Myrtaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 284 (3) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
CARLOS PARRA-O. ◽  
A. F. BOHÓRQUEZ-OSORIO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Unusual Combination ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Myrcianthes roncesvallensis is described and illustrated from Andean forests of Tolima, Colombia. Due to the unusual combination of morphological characters in this new species never been found previously in a Colombian Myrtaceae, such as having a closed calyx, dichasial inflorescence and an eugenioid embryo, three DNA barcoding markers (rbcL, matK and ITS) were used to confirm the genus in which this species should be described. Taxonomic affinities of the new species within the genus are discussed.

Resurrection of genus Nidirana (Anura: Ranidae) and synonymizing N. caldwelli with N. adenopleura, with description of a new species from China

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Tong Lyu ◽  
Zhao-Chi Zeng ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Chao-Yu Lin ◽  
Zu-Yao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Morphological Comparison ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
Significant Divergence ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species

The taxonomy of Babina sensu lato was controversial in the past decades. In this study, the phylogeny of genus Babina sensu lato was re-constructed based on genetic analysis, morphological comparison and advertisement call analysis. We found that Babina sensu stricto and previous subgenus Nidirana should be two distinct genera in the family Ranidae. N. caldwelli is confirmed to be a synonym of N. adenopleura because of the small genetic divergence and the lack of distinct morphological differences. A new species, Nidirana nankunensis sp. nov. is described based on a series of specimens collected from Mt. Nankun, Guangdong Province, China, which can be distinguished from other known congeners by having a behavior of nest construction, distinctive advertisement calls, significant divergence in the mitochondrial genes, and a combination of morphological characters. Currently, the genus Babina contains two species and the genus Nidirana contains eight species.

scholarly journals Description of a new species of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae, Sicariidae) recluse spiders from Hidalgo, Mexico, under integrative taxonomy: morphological and DNA barcoding data (CO1 + ITS2)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Isabel Navarro-Rodríguez ◽  
Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Species Delimitation ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
Taxonomic Approach ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Unique Species ◽  
A New Species

Based on an integrative taxonomic approach, a new species of the genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832, is described from the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. Loxosceles tolantongo sp. nov. is described based on DNA barcoding using cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) and internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2), and morphology. For species delimitation, four molecular methods were implemented: 1) corrected p-distances under neighbor joining (NJ); 2) automatic barcode gap discovery (ABGD); 3) general mixed yule coalescent model (GMYC) and 4) Bayesian Poisson tree processes (bPTP). The new species morphologically resembles L. jaca, another species from Hidalgo, but there are morphological differences mainly in the tibiae of the male palp, the seminal receptacles of the females and also the high genetic p-distances. CO1 was more informative than ITS2 for the genetic separation; however, both concatenated genes (CO1 + ITS2) present robust evidence for species delimitation. Loxosceles tolantongo sp. nov. is considered a unique species for four reasons: 1) it can be diagnosed and distinguished by morphological characters (of the male palps mainly, but also of the seminal receptacles of the females); 2) the genetic p-distances with CO1 were high (>10%); 3) the molecular species delimitation methods were congruent under CO1 and CO1 + ITS2; and 4) under CO1 and CO1 + ITS2, the new species is a putative sister group of L. jaca + L. tenango.

scholarly journals DNA barcoding and genomics reveal Perizoma barrassoi Zahm, Cieslak & Hausmann, 2006 as new for the fauna of Central Europe (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Axel Hausmann ◽  
Peter Huemer ◽  
Kyung Min Lee ◽  
Marko Mutanen
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Genetic Patterns ◽  
Dinaric Mountains ◽  
The Alps

Perizoma barrassoi Zahm, Cieslak & Hausmann, 2006, previously considered a central Italian endemic, shows a much wider distribution with additional records from the Alps and the Pyrenees, in partial sympatry with its sister species, Perizoma incultaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) which is widespread in the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians and Dinaric mountains. The disruptive genetic patterns of both species involve the COI barcode gene as well as nuclear genomic data and are confirmed by correlated differential features in male and female genitalia. To fix nomenclatural stability a neotype is designated for P. incultaria.

Description of a new species of the genus Maua Distant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4949 (3) ◽  
pp. 582-588
Author(s):  
JIALI WANG ◽  
JOANNES P. DUFFELS ◽  
CONG WEI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Morphological Observation ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Maua squeala sp. nov., is described from China. This species is similar to M. affinis Distant, 1905 and M. palawanensis Duffels, 2009, but can be distinguished by the shorter and more slender body of the new species, the lateral fasciae on the mesonotum and the shape of the male genitalia. The intraspecific variation of this species is discussed based on morphological observation combined with sequences of partial mitochondrial COI gene (DNA barcoding) of individuals exhibiting different morphological characters. 

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