Comments on the type locality, type series, and geographic distribution of Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel, 1867) (Amphibia, Anura)

Geographic distribution and habitat preferences of Saxicola rubicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766), S. maurus variegatus (S.G. Gmelin, 1774), and S. m. armenicus (Stegman, 1935) inhabiting the Caucasian Isthmus and adjacent areas are described in detail. We examined the individual, sexual, age, seasonal and geographical variations of seven main diagnostic features of both plumage and morphometrics (exactly, the length of wing and tail) using 381 skin specimens. Substantially improved diagnoses of S. m. variegatus and S. m. armenicus are provided. After a thorough examination of the materials and history of the expedition of Samuel Gmelin in 1768–1774, and his description of Parus variegatus, it was concluded that the type locality of this taxon was the vicinity of Shamakhi in Azerbaijan not Enzeli in North-Western Turkey. It is also shown the fallacy of the recently proposed attribution of the holotype of the northern subspecies S. m. variegatus to the southern taxon S. m. armenicus and synonymisation of these names, as well as the replacement of the name S. m. variegatus by its junior synonym S. m. hemrichii Ehrenberg, 1833 for the northern subspecies.

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The first damselfly (Odonata, Lestidae) from the upper Eocene of Monteils (Gard, France)

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10.11646/zootaxa.4750.3.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4750 (3) ◽

pp. 432-436

Author(s):

ROMAIN JATTIOT ◽

BENJAMIN LATUTRIE ◽

ANDRÉ NEL

Keyword(s):

Western Europe ◽

Late Eocene ◽

Type Locality ◽

Upper Eocene ◽

Isle Of Wight ◽

Type Series ◽

Lacustrine Basin ◽

Southern Area

The discovery of the first damselfly Lestes regina Théobald, 1937 from Monteils (Gard, France) supports the identity of late Eocene age of this outcrop with the historical outcrop of Célas, type locality for the type series of this species. Lestes regina is also documented from the late Eocene Isle of Wight basin, confirming the presence of significant contacts between this southern area and the anglo-Parisian lacustrine basin at that time. Nearly all the Eocene and Oligocene fossil Lestes from Western Europe have a particular character, viz. the presence of a supplementary row of cells between the veins MP and CuA. This character is much less frequent in extant Lestes and is still unknown among Neogene representatives of the genus.

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Amphibia, Anura, Hylodidae, Megaelosia apuana Pombal, Prado and Canedo, 2003: distribution extension, new state record and geographic distribution map

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10.15560/7.4.394 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 394 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Patrícia Da Silva Santos ◽

Emanuel Teixeira da Silva ◽

Bruno Henrique Barbosa Felhberg ◽

Marcus Thadeu Teixeira Santos ◽

Paulo Christiano De Anchietta Garcia

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

First Record ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Type Locality ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Distribution Map

In this study we report the first record of the giant torrent frog Megaelosia apuana in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The finding of this species at Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Mata do Sossego, municipality of Simonésia, east of Minas Gerais extends its geographic distribution by 120 km from the type locality, and 45 km northwest from its westernmost known record. A geographic distribution map is presented.

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Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylus cupreus Caramaschi, Feio and São-Pedro, 2008: distribution extension

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10.15560/6.4.481 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 481 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Juliana Peres ◽

José Eduardo Simon ◽

Denise S. Nascimento ◽

Renato Neves Feio

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Type Locality ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Altitudinal Distribution ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

Inferior Limit

We provide the first record of Leptodactylus cupreus out of its type locality, as well the first record of this species in the State of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. The record of Leptodactylus cupreus from municipality Santa Teresa extends in approximately 220 km to the northeastern of its geographic distribution and establishes the inferior limit of 800 m in its altitudinal distribution in the Serra da Mantiqueira.

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Catalogue of Tortricidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Tortricoidea) of India

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10.11646/zootaxa.4757.1.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4757 (1) ◽

pp. 1-95

Author(s):

PRAKASH C. PATHANIA ◽

APURVA DAS ◽

JOHN. W. BROWN ◽

KAILASH CHANDRA

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Host Plants ◽

Type Locality

We present a catalogue of the species of Tortricidae Latreille, 1802 recorded from India. The documented fauna consists of 487 species belonging to 168 genera in three subfamilies: Chlidanotinae (14 species), Tortricinae (175 species), and Olethreutinae (298 species). Five species included in the catalogue were previously “named” but not properly described and are considered nomen nuda. We include these species because they are almost certainly distinct taxa and represent a part of the tortricid fauna. The catalogue is based primarily on literature in which Indian tortricid species have been described or mentioned. For each species the type locality, geographic distribution (within and outside of India), known host plants, and references to illustrations are provided.

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Notes on the Paleophilotes (Inderskia) panope (Eversmann, 1851) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), a rare and little known lycaenid taxon for Europe

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3619.5.9 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3619 (5) ◽

pp. 595-600 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

DMITRY V. MORGUN

Keyword(s):

Zoological Institute ◽

Type Locality ◽

Saint Petersburg ◽

Type Series ◽

Western Kazakhstan ◽

Two Samples ◽

West Kazakhstan

Paleophilotes panope (Eversmann, 1851) is a poorly known species of Lycaenidae that was found in 1848 by A.M. Butlerov in the Inder Lake vicinities (West Kazakhstan). For one and a half centuries, until the beginning of 2000s this taxon had been known only by the two samples of the type series preserved in the Zoological Institute of Saint Petersburg (Russia) and thought to be extinct. The second mention on the species was in the second volume of “Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories” (Tuzov et al. 2000), where photos of three new specimens were published. This material was collected by A.V. Dantchenko (Moscow, Russia) and his colleagues in the chalky Aktolagai plateau in the Western Kazakhstan, not far from the type locality. Unfortunately, these researchers did not provide any material to museums and therefore this taxon remained unknown for most specialists. In other publications only some pictures of this species were provided (Lukhtanov, Lukhtanov 1994; Tshikolovets 2003).

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Redescription of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae) from its type locality

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4482 (3) ◽

pp. 511 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ROMMEL R. ROJAS ◽

ANTOINE FOUQUET ◽

VINÍCIUS TADEU DE CARVALHO ◽

SANTIAGO RON ◽

JUAN CARLOS CHAPARRO ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

Color Variation ◽

Type Locality ◽

Congeneric Species ◽

Body Proportions ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Type Series ◽

Poor State ◽

Amazonas State ◽

New Diagnosis

The description of Amazophrynella minuta was published in 1941 by the Swedish naturalist Douglas Melin based on material from Taracuá (Amazonas state, Brazil). This description was very brief and based on the morphology of few specimens with diagnostic characters and color variation not well defined. Moreover, the type series is currently in poor state of conservation. Consequently, taxonomic ambiguity surrounds the nominal taxon A. minuta, which hampers the description of many unnamed congeneric species. Herein, we redescribe A. minuta based on recently collected specimens from the type locality, designate a lectotype, formulate a new diagnosis, provide patterns of morphological variation, measurements and body proportions.

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A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae)

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10.11646/zootaxa.3474.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3474 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

DAVID G. SMITH

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Type Locality ◽

Current Status ◽

Valid Species ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Incertae Sedis ◽

The World ◽

The Mean ◽

Primary Type

A checklist of the currently recognized species of moray eels (Muraenidae) is presented. One hundred ninety seven speciesare considered to be valid, in 15 genera, and two subfamilies. The account for each valid species contains bibliographicinformation for that species and all synonyms, including primary type specimens and type locality. Also given for eachspecies is the number of vertebrae, the mean vertebral formula (MVF), the general geographic distribution, and any ex-planatory remarks that may be needed. A list of nominal genera and species is given, with the current status of each. Separate lists are provided for names that cannot be assigned to known species (incertae sedis) and those that are unavailable.

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New records of Ischnocnema verrucosa Reinhart and Lütken, 1862 and I. surda Canedo, Pimenta, Leite and Caramaschi, 2010 (Anura, Brachycephalidae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

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10.15560/9.5.1062 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 1062

Author(s):

Emanuel Teixeira da Silva ◽

Patrícia Da Silva Santos ◽

Harley Leandro Coelho ◽

Renato De Souza Viana ◽

Rodrigo Carrara Heitor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Leaf Litter ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Type Locality ◽

Minas Gerais State

Herein we provide new records of the leaf litter frogs Ischnocnema verrucosa and I. surda for the state of Minas Gerais, Southeast of Brazil. Our records fill the current gap in the geographic distribution of I. verrucosa in the east of Minas Gerais, and extend the distribution of I. surda in about 117 km straight southeast of its type locality. We also provide discussions regarding diagnose characters of I. surda.

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Rediscovery, new island record, and clarification of the geographic distribution of Oligodon perkinsi (Taylor, 1925) (Squamata, Colubridae), a poorly known endemic snake from the Palawan faunal region of western Philippines

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10.15560/16.4.877 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 877-881

Author(s):

Christian E. Supsup ◽

Uldarico V. Carestia Jr.

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Species Distribution ◽

The Philippines ◽

Type Locality ◽

Western Side

Snakes of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 are rarely observed and infrequently collected in the Philippines. Here we report the rediscovery and first documentation of Oligodon perkinsi (Taylor, 1925) after nearly 60 years. Our observation extends the species distribution to Busuanga, an island located north of Culion (type locality) and on the western side of the archipelago.

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