Life-stage association of black flies, using a fast-evolving nuclear gene sequence, and description of the larva of Simulium lampangense Takaoka & Choochote (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4299 (2) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIRAPORN THAIJARERN ◽  
PAIROT PRAMUAL ◽  
PETER H. ADLER
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Black Flies ◽  
Elongation Complex ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Complex Protein ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nuclear Gene Sequence

Larval black flies, especially earlier instars, can be difficult to associate morphologically and chromosomally with other life stages. We used sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and nuclear elongation complex protein 1 (ECP1) to associate unknown larvae with known species of the Simulium multistriatum species group in Thailand. COI barcode sequences failed to differentiate closely related species (S. chaliowae, S. lampangense, and S. fenestratum) and unknown larvae. In contrast, ECP1 sequences clearly separated these species, and revealed that the unknown larvae clustered with pupae of S. lampangense. The larva of S. lampangense is described morphologically for the first time. It is similar to that of S. chaliowae, but can be distinguished by a pair of dorsal protuberances on segments 3–7 rather than on segments 2–6. 

Genetic Structure of Dytiscus sharpi in North and South Hokuriku in Japan Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequence

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuaki Nagata ◽  
Atsushi Ohwaki ◽  
Daisuke Akaishi ◽  
Teiji Sota
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
North And South ◽  
Nuclear Gene Sequence

Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of northern Sweden: taxonomy, chromosomes, and bionomics

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Adler ◽  
Björn Malmqvist ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Study ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Black Flies ◽  
Northern Sweden ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Palearctic Region ◽  
First Time

AbstractA chromosomal and morphological study of the black flies of northern Sweden revealed six genera and 47 species, of which 12 species represent new records for the country. The total number of species now recorded from Sweden is 61. Cnephia eremites is recorded from the Palearctic Region for the first time. New chromosomal information is provided for about 40% of the species in northern Sweden. A lectotype is designated for Simulium annulitarse which is shown to be a member of the S. tuberosum species group. The northern Swedish fauna is dominated by the genus Simulium (81 %) and by mammalophilic species (49%). Approximately 34% of the species in northern Sweden have a Holarctic distribution.

The genus Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 (Diptera, Sciaridae) in New Zealand

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4707 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-69
Author(s):  
ARNE KÖHLER
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Mitochondrial Genes ◽  
Species Complexes ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
First Time

In the course of the present study 28 species of the genus Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 from New Zealand were described as new to science: Pseudolycoriella aotearoa sp. n., Psl. dagae sp. n., Psl. dentitegmenta sp. n., Psl. fiordlandia sp. n., Psl. gonotegmenta sp. n., Psl. hauta sp. n., Psl. huttoni sp. n., Psl. jaschhofi sp. n., Psl. jejunella sp. n., Psl. kaikoura sp. n., Psl. maddisoni sp. n., Psl. mahanga sp. n., Psl. nahenahe sp. n., Psl. orite sp. n., Psl. plicitegmenta sp. n., Psl. porehu sp. n., Psl. porotaka sp. n., Psl. puhihi sp. n., Psl. raki sp. n., Psl. robustotegmenta sp. n.,Psl. subtilitegmenta sp. n., Psl. sudhausi sp. n., Psl. teo sp. n., Psl. tewaipounamu sp. n., Psl. tuakana sp. n., Psl. wernermohrigi sp. n., Psl. whakahara sp. n., and Psl. whena sp. n. Pseudolycoriella cavatica (Skuse, 1888), a widely distributed species, was recorded from New Zealand for the first time, and recognised as a senior synonym of Spathobdella setigera Hardy, 1960 syn. n. Apart from Psl. kaikoura and Psl. cavatica all New Zealand Pseudolycoriella species group in four different clusters: the Psl. bispina complex, the Psl. jejuna complex, the Psl. macrotegmenta complex, and the Psl. zealandica complex. The monophyly of those four species complexes was confirmed by a genetic analysis based on two mitochondrial genes (COI and 16S) and one nuclear gene (28S). A key to the species is given.  

scholarly journals Resolving Arthropod Phylogeny: Exploring Phylogenetic Signal within 41 kb of Protein-Coding Nuclear Gene Sequence

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 920-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome C. Regier ◽  
Jeffrey W. Shultz ◽  
Austen R. D. Ganley ◽  
April Hussey ◽  
Diane Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Phylogenetic Signal ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Nuclear Gene Sequence

Classification, annotated list and keys for the black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Peninsular Malaysia

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4498 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIROYUKI TAKAOKA ◽  
ZUBAIDAH YA’COB ◽  
MOHD SOFIAN-AZIRUN
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Black Flies ◽  
Black Fly ◽  
Annotated List ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Male Pupa

The classification, annotated list and keys for the black fly species from Peninsular Malaysia are updated. The number of black fly species increased from 38 in 1995 to 62 (including a new species herein described) in 2018. The 62 species are classified in four subgenera of the genus Simulium: one species in Daviesellum, 35 species in Gomphostilbia, five species in Nevermannia and 21 species in Simulium. Species in the latter three subgenera are further placed in species-groups or subgroups. Keys are provided for females, males, pupae and mature larvae. Simulium (S.) perakense sp. nov. is described and placed in the S. striatum species-group. The males of S. (G.) decuplum, S. (G.) tahanense, S. (S.) malayense, the female of S. (G.) adleri, and the female and larva of S. (G.) varicorne are described for the first time. The female, male, pupa and larva of S. (G.) trangense, the male and pupa of S. (G.) varicorne and the pupa of S. (G.) adleri are redescribed. Simulium (G.) sp. A is identified as S. (G.) pegalanense. Brief notes for each species are given on morphological characteristics, aquatic habitats and geographical distributions. 

scholarly journals Gryon ancinla Kozlov & Lê (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): host association, expanded distribution, redescription and a new synonymy

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huayan Chen ◽  
Elijah Talamas ◽  
Marie-Claude Bon ◽  
Matthew Moore
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Egg Parasitoid ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Parasitoid Wasps ◽  
Host Association ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

Gryon Haliday (Platygastroidea: Scelionidae) is a cosmopolitan genus of egg-parasitoid wasps primarily associated with Heteroptera. Gryon ancinla Kozlov & Lê is reported for the first time outside of Vietnam, in China and Cambodia, and as an egg parasitoid of the pestiferous leaf-footed bug, Acanthocoris scaber (L.). Gryon ancinla is redescribed based on recently collected specimens and compared to closely related species of Gryon in the region. Gryon clavaerus Kozlov & Lê is treated as a junior synonym and some characters found in the charon species group are discussed.

Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Pakistan

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4820 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
TIANQI LAN ◽  
ZHIYUAN YAO ◽  
ABID ALI ◽  
GUO ZHENG ◽  
SHUQIANG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Type ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Gilgit Baltistan ◽  
First Time ◽  
Beijing China

The genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 is reported from Pakistan for the first time. Two new species of the Pholcus nenjukovi species-group are described: Pholcus hamuchal Yao & Li sp. nov. (Gilgit Baltistan, male and female) and Pholcus kalam Yao & Li sp. nov. (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, male and female). Type material is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

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