Revision of the Amphibolips species of Mexico excluding the "niger complex" Kinsey (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with description of seven new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3545 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY ◽  
E. PASCUAL ◽  
Y. MALDONADO-LOPEZ ◽  
E. MEDIANERO ◽  
K. OYAMA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Gall Wasps

The species of Amphibolips Reinhard 1865 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) of Mexico not included in the “niger complex” Kinsey 1937 are revised. The “nassa complex” recently created by Melika et al. (2011) for these species is questioned. As a result of faunistic surveys of oak gall wasps in Mexico, seven new species of Amphibolips are described: Amphibolips durangensis Nieves-Aldrey & Maldonado, A. malinche Nieves-Aldrey & Pascual, A. jaliscensis Nieves-Aldrey & Pascual, A. oaxacae Nieves-Aldrey & Pascual, A. nevadensis Nieves-Aldrey & Pascual, A. tarasco Nieves-Aldrey & Pascual and A. michoacaensis Nieves-Aldrey & Maldonado. The types of A. dampfi Kinsey 1937, A. nebris Kinsey 1937 and A. fusus Kinsey 1937 are revised, redescribed and compared with the new species described herein. A new key for the identification of adults of all species not included in the “niger complex” from Mexico, including the related species A. castroviejoi Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey and A. aliciae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey from Panama, is presented.  Diagnostic characters, distribution data, host plants and species biology are provided for of all of the studied species. The richness and distribution of Amphibolips in Mexico and the Neotropical region, their known biological data, and the taxonomic limits of this genus are also discussed.

A new genus of Neotropical oak gall wasp, Prokius Nieves-Aldrey, Medianero & Nicholls, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with description of two new species from Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5081 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-222
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MEDIANERO ◽  
JAMES A. NICHOLLS ◽  
GRAHAM N. STONE ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Gall Wasp ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Gall Wasps

A new genus, Prokius Nieves Aldrey, Medianero & Nicholls, gen. nov., and two new species of oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), Prokius cambrai Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey sp. nov. and Prokius lisethiae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey sp. nov., are described from adults reared from galls on Quercus bumelioides Liebm (Fagaceae, sect. Quercus, white oaks) collected in Panama. The new genus is phylogenetically and morphologically close to Dros Kinsey and forms part of a large clade that includes species from several other genera that appear to require revision, including Andricus Hartig and Phylloteras Ashmead. Molecular and morphological data, diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution and biological data of the new genus and the new species are given. This new genus represents the fourth recently described genus of Cynipidae endemic to the Neotropical region.  

First record of the genus Disholcaspis Dalla Torre & Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in the Neotropics, with description of two new species from Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2802 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MEDIANERO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Community Data

Two new species of Disholcaspis Dalla Torre & Kieffer 1910, Disholcaspis bettyannae and D. bisethiae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Panama. The two new species induce galls on Quercus bumelioides Liebm. and Q. lancifolia Schledl & Cham. (Fagaceae, sect. Quercus, White Oaks). Diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution, biological data, as well as inquiline and parasitoid associated community data of the new species are given. The new species represent the first records of the genus Disholcaspis from the Neotropical region.

Two new Neotropical species of oak gall wasps of the genus Loxaulus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2811 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MEDIANERO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY ◽  
GEORGE MELIKA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Gall Wasps

Two new species of Loxaulus Mayr, Loxaulus championi and Loxaulus panamensis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Panama. Both new species induce galls on Quercus bumelioides Liebm. (Fagaceae, sect. Quercus, White Oaks). The diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution, biological data and a key for the identification of the new species are given. The new species represent the first records of the genus Loxaulus outside North America.

Two new species of clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from Taiwan

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4299 (3) ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
JIA-YUAN LIANG ◽  
YU-FENG HSU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Wing Pattern ◽  
Wing Morphology ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Clearwing Moth

Two new species of Sesiidae (clearwing moth) are described from Taiwan: Ceratocorema woodstocki Liang & Hsu sp. nov., and Melittia tao Liang & Hsu sp. nov. Diagnostic characters for the two species are presented using wing morphology, wing pattern, presence of androconial patches on the hindwing, and genitalia. The adults and their genitalia are documented, and distribution data are provided. New records of relationships between host plants and the immatures are also provided. 

The genus Amphibolips Reinhard (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in the Neotropics, with description of three new species from Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2360 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MEDIANERO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Red Oaks ◽  
Three New Species

Three new species of Amphibolips Reinhard 1865, Amphibolips castroviejoi, A. aliciae, and A. salicifoliae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Panama. The three new species induce galls on Quercus salicifolia Née (Fagaceae, sect. Lobatae, Red Oaks). Diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution, and biological data are given. The generic limits of Amphibolips are re-established with adding new generic morphological characters. The presence of the genus Amphibolips in the Neotropical region is discussed. The new species represent the first record of this genus from Central America.

Andricus Barriosi: a new species of oak gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4577 (3) ◽  
pp. 585
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MEDIANERO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gall Wasp ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Andricus Hartig 1840 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) is described from Panama: Andricus barriosi sp. nov. The new species induces galls on Quercus bumelioides Liebm. and Q. insignis M. Martens & Galeotti (Fagaceae, sect. Quercus) and is the first species of the genus Andricus ‘sensu lato’ recorded from Panama. Andricus barriosi is part of a species complex that includes A. nievesaldreyi Pujade-Villar, A. georgei Pujade-Villar and A. maesi Pujade-Villar, which differ from the other species of the genus Andricus by having a characteristic striate-reticulate sculpture on the second metasomal tergum that is typically smooth in the other Andricus species. The diagnostic characters, gall description, distribution and biological data of the new species are given, and a key for the differentiation of the new species from related species is also provided. 

A new species of the subgenus Scheloribates (Topobates) (Acari: Oribatida: Scheloribatidae) from Panama

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-283
Author(s):  
S.G. Ermilov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Large Body Size ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The oribatid mite subgenus Scheloribates (Topobates) Grandjean, 1958, is recorded from the Neotropical region for the first time. A new species of this subgenus is described from the leaf litter collected in Cayo Agua Island, Panama. Scheloribates (Topobates) panamaensis sp. nov. differs from its related species by the very large body size and presence of a strong ventrodistal process on the leg femora II–IV.

A New Ceratostylis (Orchidaceae) Species From Bukidnon, Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 305 (4) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
MIGUEL DAVID DE LEON ◽  
MARK ARCEBAL NAIVE ◽  
JIM COOTES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Diagnostic Characters

A new Ceratostylis species from the Kalatungan Mountain Range, one of the mountains of Bukidnon that needs further exploration, is described and illustrated. Morphological diagnostic characters of related species of the genus are discussed. Though similar to C. elmeri, the new species is clearly distinguished by the size of the flower and by its uniquely small size labellum. It is also similar to C. philippinensis, however, it can be recognized by having a marked difference in the shape of the lip, sepals, and petals.

Fritillaria arsusiana (Lilieae, Liliaceae), a new species from southern Anatolia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 502 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
HASAN YILDIRIM ◽  
MEHTAP TEKŞEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Flower Colour ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Shape And Size

In this study, Fritillaria arsusiana (Liliaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Hatay province in southern Anatolia, Turkey. It is related to F. amana and F. hermonis by habitus features and broadly campanulate flowers, but differs mainly by its bulb shape and size, smaller leaf and flower features, and flower colour. It has also been morphologically compared with F. wendelboi, F. pinardii, and F. latakiensis. The detailed description, diagnostic characters, original photographs, geographical distribution, habitat and phenology, etymology, conservation status, and identification key of the new and the related species are presented in this study. IUCN conservation status of F. arsusiana is suggested as Critically Endangered (CR).

Description of two new species of Rhamphus related to R. oxyacanthae (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Rhamphini) from Italy based on a morphological study supported by molecular data

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4995 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-128
Author(s):  
LUCIANO DIOTTI ◽  
ROBERTO CALDARA ◽  
IVO TOŠEVSKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Study ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Molecular Study ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of the weevil genus Rhamphus from Italy are herein described: R. bavierai n. sp. (Sicily) and R. hampsicora n. sp. (Sardinia). Both are morphologically and from a molecular perspective close to R. oxyacanthae (Marsham, 1802) and R. monzinii Pesarini & Diotti, 2012. Aside from a diagnostic description and a synoptic key, distribution data and notes on the host plants of the four species are reported. Whereas R. monzinii can be distinguished by several morphological characters, the other three species are morphologically very similar to each other and separable only by the combination of a few subtle characters. On the contrary, a preliminary molecular study revealed substantial divergences of mtCOI from 6.2 to 14.9% between the species, confirming the importance of an integrative taxonomy.  

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