First record of the genus Kimulodes Tjeder & Hansson in West Africa with description of a new species (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3497 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
BRUNO MICHEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Africa ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Central African Republic ◽  
First Record ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
African Species ◽  
A New Species

The genus Kimulodes was described by Tjeder and Hansson (1992) to accommodate two species, Kimulodes sinuatus originally described as Helicomitus sinuatus by Kimmins (1949) and a new species they named K. angulicornis. Within the tribe Ascalaphini, this genus is characterized by the hairless genae, the absence of a tuft of hairs at the base of the forewing in males, in contrast to the African species of Ascalaphus, and the antennae of males being sinuate or sharply arched with stout tufts of hairs on the basal flagellomeres. The genus Kimulodes was known from Central and East Africa, but remained unrecorded from West Africa. The material collected by a colleague, Jean-Michel Maldès (CIRAD), during a prospecting mission in Togo in 1990 included a male of an undescribed species of Kimulodes, which is described below. Furthermore, examination of the collection of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, yielded a male and a female of K. angulicornis from an unrecorded locality in the Central African Republic.

A new species of Ledoyerella, L. kunensis sp. nov. (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Kamakidae) from South West Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4450 (1) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
MICHAEL L. ZETTLER ◽  
ALAN MYERS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
West Africa ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Africa ◽  
A New Species

A new species of kamakid amphipod, Ledoyerella kunensis sp. nov., is described from waters off Namibia and Angola. This is the first record of this genus in the Atlantic. The taxon is fully described and figured and is compared with the other known species of the genus occurring in waters of the Indian and Pacific Ocean. 

Pycreus rubidomontanus (Cyperaceae), a widespread but undescribed species from tropical West Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 405 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
FILIP VERLOOVE ◽  
JANE BROWNING ◽  
ATTILA MESTERHÁZY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
South Central ◽  
Rare Endemic ◽  
A New Species

Pycreus rubidomontanus is described as a new species. It is relatively widespread in tropical West Africa where it had been confused up to present with P. atrorubidus, a very rare endemic species from Zambia in south-central Africa that probably is known only from the type gathering. Differences between these and other similar species are discussed and the new species is copiously illustrated.

Cissampelos keniensis (Menispermaceae), a new species from Mt. Kenya, East Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
YA-DONG ZHOU ◽  
YUVENALIS MBUNI ◽  
GUANG-WAN HU ◽  
ZHI-XIANG ZHONG ◽  
XUE YAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Eastern Slope ◽  
East African ◽  
African Species ◽  
A New Species

Cissampelos keniensis, a new species of Menispermaceae described and illustrated here, was collected from the rainforest on the eastern slope of Mt. Kenya. It is distinguished from all other tropical East African species in the genus by its cordate leaves, 4-locular synandrium, glabrous drupes and suborbicular-bilaterally compressed endocarp. A key to distinguish among the eight species of Cissampelos known from tropical East Africa is proposed.

A new species belonging to the genus Anonaepestis Ragonot (Lepidoptera, Phycitinae) attacking black pepper (Piper nigrum) in West Africa

1965 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-302
Author(s):  
J. D. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Central African Republic ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
A New Species

A Phycitine species bred from larvae boring in stems of black pepper (Piper nigrum) in the Cameroons and Central African Republic is described as new and is named Anonaepestis tamsi sp.n. The species is differentiated from A. bengalella Rag., the only other known representative of the genus, and illustrations are given of the adults and female genitalia of both species and the male genitalia of A. tamsi.

Polystoma vernonin. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the sharp nosed grass frogPtychadena oxyrhynchus(Smith, 1849) in South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.H. du Preez
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
West Africa ◽  
African Species ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Unique Shape ◽  
A New Species

AbstractPolystoma vernoni(Polystomatidae) is a new species in the urinary bladder ofPtychadena oxyrhynchusin KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.Ptychadenais a true African species and the 49 currently known species in Africa harbour 11 polystome parasites.Ptychadena oxyrhynchushas an extensive distribution through Africa and harboursPolystoma prudhoeiin West Africa. This new parasite differs significantly fromP. prudhoei. The new species is distinguished by its long body relative to its haptor length, its unique shape and its ratio of marginal hooklets. In a sample of 13 frogs, 53.8% were infected with up to 18 parasites per host (mean intensity 4.86).

First record of the genus Copturomorpha Champion from the United States and a new species from Texas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2763 (1) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
HENRY A. HESPENHEIDE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
A New Species

I was recently sent for determination a series of a species of conoderine weevils collected in south Texas by Ed Riley of Texas A & M University, as part of a survey of the insect fauna of the region funded by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. To my surprise, these specimens represent an undescribed species and the first record of the primarily Neotropical genus Copturomorpha Champion in the United States.

A new species and locality record for Pseudopsyra katydid (Orthoptera: Phaneropterinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4231 (4) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
MING KAI TAN ◽  
PATTARAWICH DAWWRUENG ◽  
TAKSIN ARTCHAWAKOM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
First Record ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Locality Record ◽  
New Diagnosis ◽  
China Region ◽  
A New Species

Pseudopsyra is a genus of Phaneropterinae katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), currently comprising of four species — two species each from southern China and Peninsular Malaysia (Hebard, 1922; Liu & Kang, 2006; Tan & Kamaruddin, 2013, 2014). The revision of Pseudopsyra by Liu & Kang (2006) provided a redescription of the genus, a new diagnosis and a key to known species. Subsequently, more surveys were conducted in Peninsular Malaysia and yield another species, representing the lowest latitudinal limits of this genus thus far (Tan & Kamaruddin, 2013). Continued surveys between the upper and lower latitudinal limits of the genus yield a new species: Pseudopsyra taksini sp. nov. from the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand. The orthopteran diversity at Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve remains understudied with numerous new species described recently, including other genus of Phaneropterinae (Tan & Artchawakom, 2014; Tan et al., 2015). With emphasis of using sexual parts for evidence of reproductive isolation in species delimitation, the discovery of a new species of Pseudopsyra also represents the first record of the genus from Thailand. It is not surprising that more undescribed species of Pseudopsyra can be found across the Indo-China region. 

A new species of Palpares Rambur (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) with an identification key to the species of West Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2792 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
MASSOUROUDINI AKOUDJIN ◽  
BRUNO MICHEL
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
West Africa ◽  
West African ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
The West ◽  
African Species ◽  
A New Species

Palpares longimaculatus nov. sp. is described from West Africa. This species resembles P. radiatus Rambur, 1842 and P. incommodus (Walker, 1853) from the same region and is very similar to P. kalahariensis Stitz, 1912 from South Africa. The characters differentiating these species are indicated. An identification key to the West African species of Palpares is provided and all the keyed species are illustrated.

scholarly journals Description of a new species of Tylodelphys (Digenea, Diplostomidae) in the wood stork, Mycteria americana (Aves, Ciconiidae) from Argentina

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Drago ◽  
Lía Lunaschi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Wood Stork ◽  
Digenean Species ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Mycteria Americana ◽  
A New Species

AbstractDuring the course of a study on the endohelminth parasites of birds, specimens of an undescribed species of Tylodelphys Diesing, 1850 (Diplostomidae) were collected from the wood stork, Mycteria americana L., from Formosa Province, Argentina. Tylodelphys brevis sp. nov. can be distinguished from the other Neotropical species of this genus, T. elongata, T. americana and T. adulta, principally by the smaller size of the body (570–851 μm), by the fewer eggs in the uterus (1–2) and by the smaller ratio of body to egg length (6–8). This is the second report of an adult of the genus Tylodelphys from Argentina and the first record of a digenean species parasitizing Mycteria americana in this country.

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