Out of the South? The first Afrotropical record of Prochyliza Walker (Diptera: Piophilidae), with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4232 (1) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL MARTÍN-VEGA ◽  
MARTIN J. EBEJER ◽  
DANIEL WHITMORE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
La Réunion ◽  
The South ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Prochyliza Walker is recorded for the first time from the Afrotropical Region. A new species, Prochyliza ignifera sp. nov., is described from the Indian Ocean islands of Aldabra and La Réunion. The status of this species as possibly the most primitive in the genus Prochyliza is hypothesised and discussed, raising some questions about the taxonomy and the zoogeographical origin of the group. The holotype of Piophila viridicollis Macquart from La Réunion was studied and it is instated as a subjective junior synonym of Piophila casei (Linnaeus), syn. nov. 

A new species of Nyleta Dodd (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from Southeast Asia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (18) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Veenakumari Kamalanathan ◽  
Prashanth Mohanraj
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Remote Island ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The monotypic genus Nyleta was described by Dodd from Australia in 1926, with Nyleta striaticeps Dodd as the type species. A new species of Nyleta is now described and imaged from the remote island of Little Andaman in the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands in the Indian Ocean. Variants of the same species were also collected from Tamil Nadu. The images of the holotype of N. striaticeps are also provided for the first time.

scholarly journals Diplacodes lefebvrii in Sardinia, a new species for the Italian fauna (Odonata: Libellulidae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Rattu ◽  
Piero Leo ◽  
Raynald Moratin ◽  
Sönke Hardersen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
First Record ◽  
The South ◽  
Single Male ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Small Wetland ◽  
A New Species

<em>Diplacodes lefebvrii</em> (Rambur, 1842) is a libellulid dragonfly, which is common and widespread in Africa and across the Indian Ocean. While this species is fairly common in the south and east of the Mediterranean, its European range is confined to Cyprus, the island of Rhodes and the south of the Iberian Peninsula. Here we report the first record of <em>D. lefebvrii </em>for Italy, which was captured near Cagliari (Sardinia) on 11.IX.2013. In October 2014, a population of the same species was observed at a small wetland on the island “Isola di San Pietro” (Sardinia). Here the observed sex ratio of <em>D. lefebvrii</em> was strongly biased in favour of females and only a single male was observed.

Discovery of Systenus in the Afrotropical Region with a description of a new species (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-290
Author(s):  
I.Ya. Grichanov ◽  
M.B. Mostovski
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Systenus Loew, 1857 is recorded from Afrotropical Region for the first time. A description of a new species, Systenus africanus Grichanov sp. nov., and notes on females of another probably new Afrotropical species are provided. The genus is considered now as cosmopolitan. A key to species and species groups of the Systenus worldwide is compiled.

scholarly journals A new species of Melanotopelia (Graphidaceae) from Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuël SÉRUSIAUX ◽  
A. Maarten BRAND ◽  
Eberhard FISCHER ◽  
Dorothee KILLMANN ◽  
Pieter P. G. van den BOOM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
La Réunion ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

AbstractMelanotopelia africana is described as new to science from Rwanda (continental Africa) and La Réunion (Mascarenes archipelago). Topeliopsis muscigena is here reported for the first time from La Réunion.

New taxa and new records of butterflies from Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) 

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5048 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-510
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER L. MONASTYRSKII ◽  
VU VAN LIEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Level ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
The Status ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A new species and eight new subspecies of Papilionoidea discovered in Vietnam between 2002 and 2020 are described and illustrated. The status of two taxa are revised. New taxa include Pieridae: Delias sanaca bidoupa Monastyrskii & Vu subspec. nov. and Talbotia naganum aurelia Monastyrskii & Vu subspec. nov.; Nymphalidae: Abrota ganga pulcheria Monastyrskii & Vu, subspec. nov.; Bassarona recta consonensis Monastyrskii & Vu, subspec. nov.; Pantoporia bieti aurantina Monastyrskii & To subspec. nov.; Ragadia latifasciata cristata Monastyrskii & Vu, subspec. nov.; Ragadia latifasciata crystallina Monastyrskii & Vu, subspec. nov.; Faunis indistincta luctus Monastyrskii & Vu subspec. nov. & Aemona gialaica Monastyrskii, K. Saito & Vu, spec. nov. The taxon infuscata Devyatkin & Monastyrskii, previously described as the subspecies Aemona tonkinensis infuscata, was elevated to the species level, while the taxon critias (Ragadia critias Riley & Godfrey) was reduced to a subspecies. Three Satyrinae species were recorded from Vietnam for the first time: Palaeonympha opalina Butler, 1871; Ypthima motschulskyi Bremer & Grey, 1853; and Ragadia latifasciata Leech, 1891.  

New species and records of the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida: Syllidae) from Socotra Archipelago (Indian Ocean)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4742 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
YOLANDA LUCAS RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
GUILLERMO SAN MARTÍN ◽  
DIETER FIEGE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
New Findings ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Socotra Archipelago ◽  
San Martín ◽  
A New Species

Based on a census of the polychaete fauna of the Socotra Archipelago in the Indian Ocean we report here new findings on the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818. These ten species are newly recorded from this area: Syllis alternata Moore, 1908; Syllis bouvieri Gravier, 1900; Syllis broomensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979); Syllis compacta Gravier, 1900; Syllis crassicirrata (Treadwell, 1925); Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863; Syllis lutea (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis ypsiloides Aguado, San Martín & Ten Hove, 2008. Additionally, Syllis qamhiyn sp. nov. is described as a new species, characterized by its conspicuously thick and short dorsal cirri filled with a gelatinous substance and reduced number of compound chaetae from medium to posterior parapodia, with enlarged shafts and short blades which become almost unidentate and do not fuse with shafts. Following an examination of the holotype of S. bouvieri, its status as a valid species and not as synonym of Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852, as considered by some authors (see Licher 1999) is confirmed, and a redescription is included. 

Taxonomy of the South American genus Pachypops Gill 1861 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
LILIAN CASATTI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Haemal Spine ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Fin Spines

Pachypops is a South American freshwater sciaenid genus characterized by having two anal-fin spines, three mental barbels, an inferior mouth, a swimbladder with a pair of short appendages anteriorly and a pair of longer appendages projected posteriorly, and the haemal spine of the first caudal distinctly expanded. Three valid Pachypops species are recognized herein. Of the six nominal species previously assigned to Pachypops, two are herein recognized as valid (Perca fourcroi and Micropogon trifilis), two are assigned to other sciaenid genera (Pachypops adspersus and Pachypops cevegei) and two are considered junior synonyms (Corvina biloba and Pachypops camposi). A seventh nominal species, Pachyurus nattereri, formerly considered a valid species of Pachyurus, is determined to be a junior synonym of Pachypops fourcroi, and lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for it. Pachypops fourcroi occurs in the Orinoco, Amazonas, Essequibo, Corantijn, and Approuague River basins, and Pachypops trifilis in rivers of Guyana and middle and lower reaches of the Rio Amazonas basin. A third valid species, Pachypops pigmaeus n. sp., is herein described from tributaries of the Rio Amazonas, Brazil.

scholarly journals Dacar Cas/Somali Red Aloe: a new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) from Somaliland

PhytoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 85-97
Author(s):  
Mary E. Barkworth ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim Awale ◽  
Faisal Jama Gelle
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Species Density ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Eastern Highlands ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) is described from Somaliland. It differs from other species in forming large clumps and in having sap that is initially yellow but quickly turns bright red and then dark red or reddish-brown, paniculate red-flowered inflorescences and uniformly coloured leaves with red teeth. Its recognition raises the number of species known from the combined area of Somaliland and Somalia s.s. from 31 to 36. A map portraying species density of Aloe by country, as that genus is now interpreted, shows that Aloe has its highest density on islands in the Indian Ocean but that, within Africa, the greatest density is in countries along the eastern highlands. The data also reinforce the importance of field botanists in determining a country’s known plant diversity.

scholarly journals A new species of the genus Smacigastes Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 (Tegastidae, Harpacticoida, Copepoda) from the Onnuri Vent Field in the Indian Ocean

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 699-714
Author(s):  
Jong Guk Kim ◽  
Jimin Lee
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
Hydrothermal Vents ◽  
First Record ◽  
Cold Seeps ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
A New Species

The genus Smacigastes Ivanenko &amp; Defaye, 2004 (Harpacticoida, Copepoda) is the most primitive genus in the family Tegastidae Sars, 1904, occurring in deep-sea chemosynthetic environments, such as hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, whale falls and wood falls. Our exploration of the Onnuri Vent Field, the sixth active hydrothermal vent system in the Central Indian Ridge, resulted in the discovery of a new species in the genus Smacigastes. A detailed morphological analysis of S. pumilasp. nov. reveals that it most resembles S. barti Gollner, Ivanenko &amp; Martínez Arbizu, 2008, described from a hydrothermal vent in the East Pacific Ridge; the new species can be distinguished from the existing species by the 8-segmented female antennule, the absence of an abexopodal seta on the antennary basis, the mandibular exopod represented by a single seta and the exopod of the first leg with five setae. This is the first record of Smacigastes in the Indian Ocean. A dichotomous key to species of the genus Smacigastes worldwide is provided.

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