scholarly journals A new species of iguana Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 (Sauria: Iguania: Iguanidae) from Gau Island, Fiji Islands

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4273 (3) ◽  
pp. 407 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT N. FISHER ◽  
JONE NIUKULA ◽  
DICK WATLING ◽  
PETER S. HARLOW
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
The South ◽  
Geographic Ranges ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
Fiji Islands ◽  
Specific Variation ◽  
Living Species ◽  
A New Species

The south Pacific iguanas (Brachylophus) currently have three recognized living species in Fiji.  Recent surveys have uncovered more specific variation (morphological and genetic) within the genus and have better defined the geographic ranges of the named species.  One of these recent discoveries is a strikingly different iguana from all other island populations in Fiji which is restricted to Gau Island of the Lomaiviti Province.  Gau is the fifth largest island in Fiji and maintains excellent upland forests in the higher elevations.  We describe this population from Gau Island as a new species, Brachylophus gau sp. nov., in recognition of its type locality.  

scholarly journals A new deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle, Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. (Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) from hydrothermal vents in the Lau Basin

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4407 (1) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
BENNY K.K. CHAN ◽  
YEN-WEI CHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vents ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The South ◽  
Lau Basin ◽  
Basal Angle ◽  
A New Species

The present study describes a new species of Vulcanolepas from the Lau Basin in the South Pacific. The basal angle of the tergum of Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. is elevated from the capitular-peduncular margin at ~1/6 of the capitular height. The mandibles of V. buckeridgei sp. nov. are tridentoid; the cutting margins of the second and third teeth are long and each tooth possesses 18–20 sharp spines. The proximal segments of the anterior and posterior rami of cirrus I are protuberant and with dense, simple setae. DNA barcode sequences of Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. are similar to Vulcanolepas sp. 1 collected from the Lau Basin (Herrera et al. 2015). Vulcanolepas buckeridgei is morphologically similar to Vulcanolepas ‘Lau A’ collected in the Lau Basin (Southward & Newman 1998). This suggests that Vulcanolepas buckeridgei sp. nov. is widespread in the Lau Basin. 

A new species of cylindrical bark beetle (Zopheridae: Colydiinae) from Vanuatu establishes in Hawaii

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4809 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-599
Author(s):  
JARED BERNARD ◽  
CONRAD P. D. T. GILLETT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Bark Beetle ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The South ◽  
Ambrosia Beetles ◽  
A New Species

We describe Bulasconotus scaccarius sp. nov., a new species of cylindrical bark beetle (Zopheridae: Colydiinae: Synchitini), elevating the number of described species in its genus to two. Despite discovering this species in Hawaii, we suspect, based on collections and survey data, that it is endemic to the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu and has only recently arrived in Hawaii. Evidence of the diet of closely related genera indicates that the new species may be a predator of ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), conceivably posing a risk to those that are endemic to Hawaii. 

A new Afrotropical Ogovea (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) from Cameroon, with a discussion on the taxonomic characters in the family Ogoveidae

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 329 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
GONZALO GIRIBET ◽  
CARLOS E. PRIETO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Diagnosis ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Ogovea is described and illustrated, Ogovea cameroonensis n. sp. from Yaoundé. This species considerably enlarges the distribution range of the family Ogoveidae towards the Northeast. The new species, only known from its type locality in Cameroon, is the first described cyphophthalmid for that country. A new diagnosis for the family Ogoveidae is provided and a putative relationship of Ogovea with the South American genus Huitaca is rejected.

scholarly journals A new genus of the tribe Rhinocartini (Coleoptera, Rhynchitidae) from the Solomon Islands

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Andrei A. Legalov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
First Record ◽  
The South ◽  
Western Africa ◽  
Body Sizes ◽  
A New Species

A new genus, Solomonocartus Legalov, gen. nov., with a new species Solomonocartus bukejsi Legalov, sp. nov. belongs to the tribe Rhinocartini from Guadalcanal Island (Solomon Islands) is described and illustrated. This new genus differs from the genus Rhinocartus Voss, 1922 from Western Africa in the long antennae inserted in the basal third of the rostrum and almost reaching the middle of the elytra, almost straight sides of the pronotum, long ventrite 2, and larger body sizes. It is the first record of the tribe Rhinocartini from the South Pacific and the second find of Rhynchitidae from the Solomon Islands.

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