New species and new behavioral data of Phlugiola Karny, 1907 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from the Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4243 (3) ◽  
pp. 503
Author(s):  
DIEGO MATHEUS DE MELLO MENDES ◽  
JOMARA CAVALCANTE DE OLIVEIRA ◽  
JOÃO RAFAEL ALVES-OLIVEIRA ◽  
JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Behavioral Data ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Tropical Rainforests ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Amazonian Rainforest

Phlugiola Karny, 1907 is a genus of small predatory katydids with six included species distributed in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Suriname. In this paper two new Brazilian species are described, Phlugiola longipedes sp. nov. (type locality: Amazonas, Tefé) and Phlugiola igarape sp. nov., (type locality: Acre, Bujari) both from tropical rainforests. Behavioral data and natural history notes are provided. 

scholarly journals A new Brazilian species of Loxandrus LeConte, 1852, with description of immatures and notes on natural history (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Loxandrini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2745 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLEIDE COSTA ◽  
SERGIO A. VANIN ◽  
THIAGO R. DE CARVALHO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Carabid Beetle ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Small Head ◽  
History Of

Loxandrus oophagus sp. nov. is described (type-locality: Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil). Larvae, pupae and adults of the new species of the carabid beetle were collected on foam nests of the anuran Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799) in the surroundings of Uberlândia, 18º55S, 48º17W (Brazil, Minas Gerais), at 750 m altitude. The new species is compared with the similar Loxandrus quinarius Will & Liebherr, 1997, only known from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, differing by the morphology of tarsomeres. Larvae prey on anuran eggs. Description of the immatures and the natural history of the species are provided. The larva differs from the known larvae of Loxandrus species mainly by being eruciform, glabrous and depigmented, its small head and legs, and the lack of stemmata and urogomphi, representing an unusual last instar type among the Carabidae.

scholarly journals The Dryophthoridae of Costa Rica and Panama: Checklist with keys, new synonymy and descriptions of new species of Cactophagus, Mesocordylus, Metamasius and Rhodobaenus (Coleoptera; Curculionoidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT S. ANDERSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Cocos Island ◽  
New Synonymy

The Dryophthoridae of Costa Rica and Panama are reviewed. A checklist is presented of the 127 species in Costa Rica and 103 species in Panama. Keys are presented to genera and species. Twenty-four new species are described as follows: Mesocordylus redelmeieri Anderson (type locality; Guanacaste, Costa Rica), Cactophagus dragoni Anderson (type locality; Chiriqui, Panama), C. gasbarrinorum Anderson (type locality; Chiriqui, Panama), C. lineatus Anderson (type locality; San Jose, Costa Rica), C. lingorum Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), C. morrisi Anderson (type locality; Chiriqui, Panama), C. riesenorum Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), C. silron Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), C. sunatoriorum Anderson (type locality; Chiriqui, Panama), Metamasius atwoodi Anderson (type locality; Cocos Island, Costa Rica), M. bellorum Anderson (type locality; Chiriqui, Panama), M. burcheri Anderson (type locality; Cartago, Costa Rica), M. gallettae Anderson (type locality; Darien, Panama), M. hooveri Anderson (type locality; Limón, Costa Rica), M. leopardinus Anderson (type locality; Guanacaste, Costa Rica), M. murdiei Anderson (type locality; Cartago, Costa Rica), M. richdeboeri Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), M. shchepaneki Anderson (type locality; Panama, Panama), M. vaurieae Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), M. wolfensohni Anderson (type locality; Guanacaste, Costa Rica), Rhodobaenus howelli Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), R. labrecheae Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), R. patriciae Anderson (type locality; Puntarenas, Costa Rica), and R. tenorio Anderson (type locality; Limón, Costa Rica). New country records are as follows: Toxorhinus grallarius (Lacordaire) (Costa Rica), Alloscolytoproctus peruanus Hustache (Panama), Cactophagus aurofasciatus (Breme) (Panama) and Metamasius scutiger Champion (Costa Rica). The genera Toxorhinus Lacordaire and Cosmopolites Chevrolat are transferred from Sphenophorini to Litosomini. Notes about the natural history and plant associations for all new species are given where available.

Two New Species of Bibloplectus Reitter (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from the Orlando Park Collection, Field Museum of Natural History

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4407 (2) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
BRITTANY E. OWENS ◽  
CHRISTOPHER E. CARLTON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Field Museum ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Species Type

Two new species of Bibloplectus Reitter, 1881 are described from the Orlando Park Collection of Pselaphinae at the FMNH (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA): Bibloplectus silvestris Owens and Carlton, new species (type locality, Urbana, IL, USA) and Bibloplectus wingi Owens and Carlton, new species (type locality, Shades State Park, IN, USA). Types of these new species were part of a series of specimens bearing unpublished Park manuscript names in both the pinned and slide collection at the FMNH. They bring the total number of species in the genus in eastern North America to twenty-three. Resolving these manuscript names adds to previous efforts to uncover elements of the hidden diversity of North American Bibloplectus from museum collections (Owens and Carlton 2016, Owens and Carlton 2017) and highlights the importance of close examination of the Orlando Park pselaphine collection as a valuable historic and taxonomic resource. 

Review of the Nearctic genus Wilcoxia James (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4695 (5) ◽  
pp. 401-437
Author(s):  
DARREN A. POLLOCK ◽  
LISA A. REICHERT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Structural Heterogeneity ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Three New Species

The robber fly genus Wilcoxia is revised based on external morphological features of adults. For each species the following is provided: type specimen information, diagnostic features, description, natural history including associated prey data, and geographical distribution (derived from georeferenced localities for both examined specimens and literature records). A key to adults of Wilcoxia, supplemented with photographs of habitus and selected morphological features, is included. The genus comprises eight species, distributed primarily in the southwestern United States. Three new species are described: W. apache (type locality: New Mexico, Quay County, Apache Canyon), W. flavipennis (type locality: Arizona, Pima County, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument), and W. forbesi (type locality: New Mexico, Doña Ana County, 1 mi. NW Tortugas Mt.). There appear to be two reasonably well-defined species groups (cinerea and martinorum groups, with four species in each), based on structural features, seasonality and natural history. Identified prey items (for W. apache, W. forbesi and W. martinorum) include representatives from Hemiptera (eight families), Coleoptera (one family), Hymenoptera (five families) and Diptera (10 families). A discussion on the structural heterogeneity of Wilcoxia and a history of its classification are provided. 

Revision of the Nearctic Liodessus affinis (Say 1823) species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Bidessini)

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly B. Miller
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
North American ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Natural Group ◽  
Species Diagnosis ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
Subjective Synonym

AbstractNorth American members of the Liodessus affinis (Say 1823) species complex are revised. The species group comprises four species. Two new species are described: L. noviaffinis (type locality: Gainesville Forest Insect Lab, Alachua Co., Florida) and L. saratogae (type locality: Saratoga Springs, San Bernardino County, California). Liodessus obscurellus (LeConte 1852), formerly considered a junior subjective synonym of L. affinis, is given specific status. The following synonymies are established: L. affinis microreticulatus (Hatch 1928), L. charlottii (Clark 1862), L. emilianus (Clark 1862), L. erythrostomus (Mannerheim 1852), L. macularis (LeConte 1852), and L. nigrinus (Casey 1884) = L. obscurellus. All of these names were previously treated as junior subjective synonyms of L. affinis. Also, L. youngi (Larson & Roughley 1990) = L. abjectus (Sharp 1882). Lectotypes are designated for L. abjectus, L. charlottii, L. erythrostomus, L. emilianus, L. macularis, L. nigrinus, and L. obscurellus. A neotype is designated for L. affinis. Liodessus nanus (Aubé 1838) is considered a species name of uncertain status, but is probably a subjective synonym of L. affinis. A key is provided for the nine known species of North American Liodessus Guignot. The genus Liodessus is diagnosed, and its taxonomic history and questionable status as a natural group are discussed. The L. affinis complex is diagnosed, and its taxonomic history and natural history are discussed. Male genitalia are the only consistently useful structures known for differentiating species in the L. affinis complex. Females are not distinguishable based on currently known morphological features but may be identified using geographic information. Characters used previously, including coloration, punctation and general shape are too variable within and between species to be useful for species diagnosis or delimitation. For each species in the complex the following are provided: a bibliography of the species, discussion of type specimens, taxonomic history and synonymy, diagnosis, variation, etymology (for new species), geographic relationships, natural history, and geographic distribution. Distribution maps and illustrations of important structural features are provided for all species of the complex. For other Nearctic species of Liodessus the following are provided: a brief bibliography of the species, diagnosis, distribution, remarks about bionomics and/or taxonomy, and illustrations of important structural features.

The false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) of Hawai'i

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4278 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
ROBERT L. OTTO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Click Beetles ◽  
Hawaiian Species ◽  
Species Type

The Hawaiian eucnemid fauna is reviewed. Each of the known species is redescribed along with descriptions of 20 new species. An overview of the distribution as well as any known aspects of natural history are provided for each species, and keys to identify the Hawaiian species are provided. The following 20 new taxa are described: Fornax muonai new species (type locality Hawai'i), Fornax swezeyi new species (Maui), Fornax yoshimotoi new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus acaciakoa new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus breviangularis new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus forbesi new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus halehakuensis new species (Maui), Dromaeolus hardyi new species (Maui), Dromaeolus harryi new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus kokeensis new species (Kaua'i) Dromaeolus leroyi new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus nualoloensis new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus oahuensis new species (O'ahu), Dromaeolus paulayi new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus ruffini new species (Hawai'i), Dromaeolus sandrae new species (Maui), Dromaeolus susanae new species (Kaua'i), Dromaeolus waikapuensis new species (Maui), Dromaeolus youngi new species (Kaua'i) and Dromaeolus zimmermani new species (Kaua'i). Dromaeolus pachyderes var. kauaiensis Sharp is elevated to D. kauaiensis Sharp, new status. Each species is illustrated with a dorsal habitus image and accompanied by a distribution map. 

Review of Nearctic genera of Euderinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with descriptions of two new species of Allocerastichus Masi, and redescription of Carlyleia marilandica Girault

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 1044-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonny D. Coote
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
New World ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Jackson County ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nearctic Region

Nearctic genera of Euderinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) are reviewed, and diagnostic characters of the subfamily are discussed. Six genera, Acrias, Allocerastichus, Astichus, Carlyleia, Euderus, and Hubbardiella, are recognized from the Nearctic region. Notes are provided on nomenclature, taxonomy, geographic distribution, and natural history for each genus. Six generic names are placed in synonymy: Moureisca De Santis, Urban, &Graf, Balinia Hedqvist, Durinia Hedqvist, and Oinia Hedqvist as junior synonyms of Acrias, and Cortesiella De Santis and Gimlia Hedqvist as junior synonyms of Allocerastichus. Two specific names are placed in synonymy: Astichus (Astichus) notus Yoshimoto as a junior synonym of A. (A.) polyporicola Hedqvist and Euderus (Euderus) viridilineatus Yoshimoto as a junior synonym of E. (E.) verticillatus (Ashmead). The genus Allocerastichus is recorded from the Nearctic region for the first time, based on A. bicarinatus sp.nov. (type locality: Louisa County, Virginia, U.S.A.) and A. tricarinatus sp.nov. (type locality: Jackson County, North Carolina, U.S.A.). The female of Carlyleia marilandica Girault is redescribed, and the male is described for the first time. Two subgenera of Euderus are recognized: Euderus s.str. and Euderus (Secodelloidea). The genus Parasecodella, represented in the New World by an undescribed Nearctic species, is probably synonymous with Euderus; it may constitute a third subgenus. Further examination of species of Parasecodella and Euderus s.l. should be done before such a classification is made. The difficulty of recognizing Hubbardiella as a euderine, based on the number of distinct metasomal tergites, is discussed.

A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Andean Yungas of Argentina, with comments on the Elachistocleis ovalis - E. bicolor controversy

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Ferrari ◽  
Marcos Vaira ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
A New Species

AbstractElachistocleis skotogaster spec. nov. is described from the Andean Yungas of Argentina. It is unique in the genus in having belly and legs densely spotted with brown, an uniformly dark brown dorsal mottled with black, absence of a light vertebral strip, a fold behind the mouth but not a postcommisural gland. Its natural history and advertisement call are briefly noted. Elachistocleis ovalis and E. bicolor are considered different species, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, is established as type locality for the latter one. Se describe Elachistocleis skotogaster n. sp. de las Yungas andinas de Argentina. Se diferencia de las restantes especies del género por presentar vientre y región inferior de los miembros posteriores densamente punteada de castaño, la región dorsal castaño oscuro, punteada en negro, sin banda vertebral clara, y el área por detrás de la boca con un pliegue pero sin glándula postcomisural. Elachistocleis ovalis y E. bicolor son consideradas especies diferentes y se establece Buenos Aires, Argentina, como localidad tipo de esta última.

scholarly journals Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiano Sampaio Costa ◽  
Amazonas Chagas-Junior ◽  
Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Holotype Female ◽  
Fresh Material ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Velvet Worms ◽  
Marajó Island ◽  
First Time ◽  
Holotype Male

Epiperipatusedwardsii(Blanchard, 1847) is redescribed based on fresh material collected near the type locality. Additionally, five new species of velvet worms of the genusEpiperipatusClark, 1913 from Brazil are described:Epiperipatushyperbolicussp. nov.,Epiperipatuslucernasp. nov.,Epiperipatustitanicussp. nov. (Holotypes deposited in MNRJ: Murici, Alagoas State),Epiperipatusbeckerisp. nov. (Holotype female deposited in MNRJ: Camacan, Bahia State) andEpiperipatusmarajoarasp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in MZUSP: Breves, Marajó island, Pará State). The peculiar shape of the primary papillae (artichoke-like) ofE.titanicussp. nov. andE.beckerisp. nov. is documented for the first time.Epiperipatustitanicussp. nov. has the largest number of pairs of oncopods (38 for males and 39 for females) among the Brazilian Onychophora. We also provide an identification key for Brazilian species ofEpiperipatus.

A new species of narrow-mouthed frog of the genus Chiasmocleis Méhelÿ 1904 (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Amazonian rainforest of Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1947 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEDRO LUIZ VIEIRA PELOSO ◽  
MARCELO JOSÉ STURARO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Amazonian Rainforest ◽  
A New Species

A new species of microhylid frog of the genus Chiasmocleis from the Amazonian rainforest of northern Brazil, in the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará and Rondônia, is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by the combination of: large size for the genus; robust body; finger I well developed; toe I developed; toes of males extensively webbed, of females basally webbed; toes fringed; dermal spines on the anterior portion of chin in males. An osteological description and brief notes on natural history are also given. Tadpole and advertisement call are unknown. The species was found in several herpetological collections misidentified as Chiasmocleis bassleri, C. shudikarensis or C. ventrimaculata, and a comparison with those species and comments on the taxonomy of the genus are provided.

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