Four new species of the genus Trachelas L. Koch, 1872 and the first record of T. vulcani Simon, 1896 from South-West China (Araneae: Trachelidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4324 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHI JIN ◽  
XIANGCHU YIN ◽  
FENG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
West China ◽  
South West ◽  
First Time

Trachelas vulcani Simon, 1896 is recorded from China for the first time. The type species, T. minor O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872, is redescribed based on specimens from Macedonia. Additionally, four new species of the spider genus Trachelas are described and illustrated: Trachelas brachialis sp. n. (♂, ♀), T. gigapophysis sp. n. (♂), T. gaoligongensis sp. n. (♀) and T. shilinensis sp. n. (♀).  

First record of the leafhopper genus Plumosa Sohi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from China, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1879 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
YUEHUA SONG ◽  
ZIZHONG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Type Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Illinois Natural History Survey ◽  
History Survey ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The leafhopper genus Plumosa was erected by Sohi (1977). It belongs to the tribe Erythroneurini of Typhlocybinae with Plumosa emarginata Sohi, 1977 from India as its type species. Until now, there have been no further reports on this genus. Here the genus is reported for the first time from China and a new Chinese species is described and illustrated. The type specimens are deposited to the collection of the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou (IEGU) and Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS).

First record of the genus Ptilocerus in the Australian Region, with the description of two new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (1) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
M. B. MALIPATIL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Australian Region ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

The assassin bugs of the genus Ptilocerus Gray, 1831 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Holoptilinae) occurring in the Australian Region are reviewed for the first time, resulting in the description of two new species, viz., P. spangenbergi sp. nov. (Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia) and P. papuensis sp. nov. (Papua New Guinea). The latter species differs from P. fuscus Gray, 1831 (the type-species of genus Ptilocerus) in a couple of major external morphological characters, hence its tentative placement in the genus Ptilocerus is discussed. A key for the separation of the two new species is provided. 

scholarly journals Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Bresseel ◽  
Jérôme Constant
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Single Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Stick Insects ◽  
First Time

The genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 is recorded from the Philippines for the first time. Four new species, Otraleus bellemansae sp. nov., O. applai sp. nov., O. christianae sp. nov. and O. elizabethae sp. nov., are described from the highlands of Northwestern Luzon. The characters allowing separation from O. hypsimelathrus Günther, 1935 and O. labanrataensis Soew-Choen, 2016, are given. A new genus closely related to Otraleus, Capuyanus gen. nov., is described with a single species, C. magwilangi sp. nov., as type-species. An identification key and distribution maps are provided for all species.

First record of Artoria Thorell, 1877 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Malaysia, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4657 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-396
Author(s):  
LU-YU WANG ◽  
ZHI-SHENG ZHANG ◽  
XIAN-JIN PENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Wolf Spider ◽  
First Record ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
East Malaysia ◽  
Common Group ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The wolf spider genus Artoria Thorell, 1877 is a common group in Australasia, currently including 41 species from Australia, three from New Zealand and four from Pacific islands (Framenau & Baehr 2018; Word Spider Catalog 2019). This does not, however, comprise the whole distribution of the genus. The type species, A. parvula Thorell, 1877 has been recorded from China, Philippines, Indonesia (Sulawesi) and Australia (Northern Territory). An endemic species, A. ligulacea (Qu, Peng & Yin, 2009) was described from Yunnan, China. This indicates that there must be some undescribed species from Southeast Asian countries. A recent collecting expedition to Malaysia confirms this hypothesis. Two species of Artoria were found, the type species, A. parvula from East and West Malaysia and a new species, A. weiwei sp. nov. from East Malaysia. In this study, we illustrate the former and describe for the first time the latter species. 

scholarly journals First record of shield-backed katydids in Madagascar with the description of a new genus and three new species (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Arytropteridini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4706 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-560
Author(s):  
SYLVAIN HUGEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Taxonomic Position ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

Shield-backed katydids of tribe Arytropteridini Caudell, 1908 are recorded for the first time in Madagascar. The new genus Toliaridectes n. gen. is proposed to include three new species from the south west of the island: Toliaridectes meridionalis n. gen. n. sp., Toliaridectes wendenbaumi n. gen. n. sp. and Toliaridectes antsycurvis n. gen. n. sp.. Elements of biology of Toliaridectes n. gen. are given and the call of Toliaridectes antsycurvis n. gen. n. sp. is described. The taxonomic position of Arytropteridini is discussed.

First record of a living ditaxiporine catenicellid in the Atlantic, with a description of Vasignyella ovicellata n. sp. (Bryozoa)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1582 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEANDRO M. VIEIRA ◽  
DENNIS P. GORDON ◽  
MONICA D. CORREIA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Littoral Zone ◽  
Type Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Reproductive State ◽  
Colony Form ◽  
Early Oligocene ◽  
Extinct Genus ◽  
First Time

The genus Vasignyella Gordon, 1989 is recorded for the first time from the Atlantic Ocean, in the littoral zone of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. It is only the second species attributed to the genus, the type species of which has never been seen in a reproductive state, and which has a colony form of uniserial chains of unizooidal internodes. The new species from Brazil, herein described as V. ovicellata, has a similar colony form in the infertile state, but has ovicells in multizooidal internodes. This character allows a reconsideration of the phylogenetic relationships of Vasignyella, which was previously the sole included genus in the catenicellid bryozoan subfamily Vasignyellinae. The nearest generic relative of Vasignyella was, however, considered to be the extinct genus Ditaxiporina Stach, 1935 (subfamily Ditaxiporinae), with near-identical autozooidal morphology, but with most internodes multizooidal and also having ovicells when reproductive. The discovery of ovicells in Vasignyella allows the subfamily Vasignyellinae to be discarded and the genus transferred to the Ditaxiporinae, a subfamily with an Atlanto-American record previously known to range from the Late Paleocene to the Early Oligocene.

Redescription of Raggophyllum Nickle, 1967 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) with description of a new species from Brazilian Amazon Rainforest and placement in Microcentrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4950 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-560
Author(s):  
DIEGO MATHEUS DE MELLO MENDES ◽  
JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Raggophyllum Nickle, 1967 is a monotypic genus, including Raggophylluym spinosum, and recorded in Peru and Bolivia. In this work, Raggophyllum is redescribed and assigned to the Microcentrini, based on the type species Raggophylluym spinosum. Raggophyllum rubrofemoratum sp. nov. in described from Brazil, Acre and Amazonas, and it is the first record for the genus in Brazil. The male genitalia and the stridulatory file morphology are described for the first time. A distribution map, notes on the habitat, and commentaries on their distribution among Amazonian endemism areas are included. 

Bridging the gap: first record of sponge genus Strongylodesma in Australian waters 

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4808 (2) ◽  
pp. 397-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHELLE KELLY ◽  
LISA GOUDIE
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
A New Species

Eight species of Strongylodesma Lévi, 1969 (Demospongiae Sollas, Poecilosclerida Topsent, Latrunculiidae Topsent) are recognised today (Van Soest et al. 2019): three from South Africa (S. algoaensis and S. tsitsikammaensis Samaai et al., 2003; S. aliwaliensis Samaai et al., 2004); two from the Tropical Western Atlantic (S. nigra and S. purpurea Samaai & Kelly, 2009); and two from the Western Pacific Ocean (S. novaecaledoniae and S. tongaensis Samaai & Kelly, 2009). The type species, S. areolata Lévi, 1969, is from Vema Seamount in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1000 km northwest of Cape Town. Prior to this work, Strongylodesma had not been recorded in the Southwest Pacific region: here we report for the first time, a new species from temperate Australia, S. australiense sp. nov. 

scholarly journals New records of two lycaenid butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in China, with the description of a new subspecies

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sixun Ge ◽  
Zhuoheng Jiang ◽  
Lili Ren ◽  
Shaoji Hu
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Butterfly Species ◽  
West China ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lycaenid Butterfly ◽  
First Time

The family Lycaenidae is the second-largest group of butterflies which contains about one third of the known species of Papilionoidea. The genera Tajuria Moore, [1881] and Drupadia Moore, 1884 are both mainly found in the Oriental and Australian realms. In a very recent expedition to south-west China in Xishuangbanna (Yunnan Province), specimens of T. sekii Saito, 2005 and D. scaeva (Hewitson, 1869) were collected for the first time, a new subspecies of the former: T. sekii sisyphus ssp. nov., is described and illustrated and the latter species comprises the first record of the genus Drupadia in China. A new subspecies of T. sekii Saito, 2005, T. sekii sisyphus ssp. nov., is described and illustrated. The species T. sekii Saito, 2005 and D. scaeva (Hewitson, 1869) are first recorded in China and the latter comprises the first record of the genus Drupadia in China. Relevant details are presented for the species.

Alkaliphilic species Euastrum lacustre (Charophyta, Zygnematophyceae), first record from Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
O. V. Anissimova
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Kursk Region

Euastrum lacustre is reported for Russia for the first time. This alcaliphilic species was found in the periphyton and plankton of three lakes in the Kursk Region (European Russia). A description of morphology, including the relief of cell wall, and habitats where this taxon is found are represented. LM and SEM microphotographs are provided. Morphological differences of E. lacustre from similar species are discussed. New species for region, namely Closterium aciculare, Cosmarium formosulum, C. granatum, C. pseudoinsigne, C. reniforme and Staurastrum pingue, are found in the samples together with E. lacustre.

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