Dryophthorinae weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of the forest floor in  Southeast Asia: illustrated overview of nominal Stromboscerini genera

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4418 (2) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
VASILY V. GREBENNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
New Tribe

All 13 Recent genera currently assigned to the tribe Stromboscerini are studied and illustrated based mainly on the type specimens of the type species. Nominal monotypic genus Parasynommatus Voss, 1956 from New Guinea is herein transferred to Cossoninae incertae sedis. The genus Nephius is notably dissimilar to the rest of the tribe and perhaps renders it paraphyletic. Besides the monotypic type genus endemic to Madagascar, the tribe is distributed in a triangle delimited by Japan, Sri Lanka and northern Australia; two new tribe records from continental Africa (Uganda) and the Western Hemisphere (Cuba) are reported and illustrated. Assignment of both fossil monotypic genera to the tribe was done outside of the cladistic framework and remains questionable. Judging by external similarity, the likeliest closest relative of Stromboscerini (with or without Nephius and, perhaps, Stromboscerus) is the tribe Dryophthorini with three Recent genera.

Rediagnoses of the Asian genera Xylaplothrips and Mesandrothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae, Haplothripini), with keys to Australian species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4613 (2) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
LAURENCE A. MOUND ◽  
DESLEY J. TREE
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Incertae Sedis

The genus Xylaplothrips is re-diagnosed, 11 species are listed as appropriately included in this genus of which three are new combinations from Haplothrips (X. acaciae; X. collyerae; X. gahniae). A further six species are listed as incertae sedis within Xylaplothrips and a key is provided to the four species of this genus known from Australia including X. anarsius sp.n. The genus Mesandrothrips is recalled from synonymy with Xylaplothrips, and a list is provided of 20 appropriately included species of which 14 are new combinations from Xylaplothrips (M. caliginosus; M. clavipes; M. darci; M. dubius; M. emineus; M. flavitibia; M. flavus; M. inquilinus; M. montanus; M. pictipes; M. pusillus; M. reedi; M. subterraneus; M. tener), and one is a new combination from Haplothrips (M. inquinatus). A key is provided to 10 species of this genus known from Australia, including three species transferred from Haplothrips, together with M. austrosteensia sp.n., M. googongi sp.n., M. kurandae sp.n., M. lamingtoni sp.n. and M. oleariae sp.n. The type species, M. inquilinus, is widespread across Southeast Asia as an invader of thrips galls, and Haplothrips darci Girault based on a single female from Queensland is considered closely related. 

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.

Morphological and mitochondrial DNA data reshuffle the taxonomy of the genera Atopochetus Attems, Litostrophus Chamberlin and Tonkinbolus Verhoeff (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae), with descriptions of nine new species

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyatida Pimvichai ◽  
Henrik Enghoff ◽  
Somsak Panha ◽  
Thierry Backeljau
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Dna Analysis ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Incertae Sedis

Species-level taxonomy and phylogeny of two genera of South-East (SE) Asian pachybolid millipedes are analysed with a combination of morphological characters and DNA sequences (two mitochondrial gene fragments: COI and 16S rRNA). Strong support is found for the genera Litostrophus Chamberlin, 1921 and Atopochetus Attems, 1953 and for a clade consisting of Litostrophus + Atopochetus. Four species of Litostrophus are recognised and (re)described: L. segregatus Chamberlin, 1921 (type species of the genus), L. scaber (Verhoeff, 1938), comb. nov., L. chamaeleon, sp. nov. and L. saraburensis, sp. nov. The genus Tonkinbolus Verhoeff, 1938 (type species T. scaber Verhoeff, 1938) is synonymised under Litostrophus. Atopochetus (type species A. rubropunctatus Attems, 1953), hitherto considered a dubious synonym of Aulacobolus Pocock, 1903, is re-instated for several species until now placed in Tonkinbolus and seven new species. All in all, 10 species of Atopochetus are (re)described: A. dollfusii (Pocock, 1893) (= Aulacobolus rubropunctatus Attems, 1938, syn. nov.), A. moulmeinensis (Pocock, 1893), A. sumatranus (Carl, 1906) (= Trachelomegalus laciniatus Attems, 1937, syn. nov.), A. anaticeps, sp. nov., A. helix, sp. nov., A. setiferus, sp. nov., A. spinimargo, sp. nov., A. truncatus, sp. nov., A. uncinatus, sp. nov. and A. weseneri, sp. nov. Three species recently included in Tonkinbolus are left incertae sedis because they are based exclusively on female type specimens: Spirobolus capucinus Porat, 1896, S. caudulanus Karsch, 1881 and S. macrurus Pocock, 1893. The results of the DNA analysis (COI and 16S rRNA) are congruent with morphological (gonopodal) characters in terms of delimitation of species of Litostrophus and Atopochetus. This is the first DNA study of SE Asian Pachybolidae and as such it provides a basis for further evolutionary and biogeographic studies of SE Asian millipedes.

scholarly journals Revision of the ant-eating spider genus Mallinus Simon, 1893 (Araneae, Zodariidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 822 ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Haddad ◽  
Arnaud Henrard ◽  
Rudy Jocqué
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Species Inquirenda ◽  
Ant Eating ◽  
First Time

The zodariine spider genus Mallinus Simon, 1893 is redescribed and diagnosed. The type species, M.nitidiventris Simon, 1893 from South Africa, was originally described from subadult specimens. Adults of both sexes of M.nitidiventris are described for the first time, based on recently collected material, and the genus is rediagnosed, redescribed, and its relationships discussed. A single aberrant male specimen from Namibia is here described as a morphospecies, as it is presumed to only be superficially related. A second species, M.defectus Strand, 1906 from Tunisia, is considered a ‘species inquirenda’, as the type specimens could not be traced, but this species is in any case unlikely to be congeneric. The genus is one of 10 cases of a monotypic genus in the Zodariidae. Notes are provided on the biology of M.nitidiventris.

A reappraisal of leaf morphology in Aponogeton natans (Aponogetonaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 265 (1) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAPA G. MANAWADUGE ◽  
DEEPTHI YAKANDAWALA ◽  
DONALD H. LES
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Leaf Morphology ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Old World ◽  
Latin Description

The aquatic monocotyledon genus Aponogeton L.f. (Aponogetonaceae) consists of about 57 species distributed mainly in the tropical or subtropical regions of the Old world.  Aponogeton natans (L.) Engler & Krause is the type species of the genus and occurs in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. During recent field work, which focused exclusively on Sri Lankan Aponogeton, we were unable to satisfactorily reconcile our collections of A. natans with the morphological descriptions given in several previously published accounts globally, as all description indicated the presence of submersed leaves. Detail investigation carried out with literature and the type specimens revealed that the presences of submersed leaves is only a misconception that was propagated by a misinterpretation of the Latin description provided by Krause & Engler in 1906. To clarify the nature of the foliage in A. natans we provide here a revised morphological description of this taxon along with an illustration and images.

Redescription of the type specimens of Althepus pictus Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Psilodercidae) from Myanmar

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4838 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-444
Author(s):  
YEJIE LIN ◽  
MARIA L. TAVANO ◽  
SHUQIANG LI ◽  
HAIFENG CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Biodiversity Research ◽  
Female Type ◽  
Fresh Material ◽  
The Family

Althepus pictus Thorell, 1898 is the type species of the genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 from the family Psilodercidae Machado, 1951. This genus includes 60 species from Southeast Asia (WSC 2020). A. pictus was described on the basis of one male and one female from Carin Chebà mountains, elevation 600‒800 m, Kayin Province, Myanmar. Another female specimen lacking several legs was found in Farm Caves in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. The original description was in Latin and without any figures. Fage (1912) redescribed it based on the same male and female type specimens from Carin Chebà, but without mentioning the female from Farm Caves. Fage (1912) provided measurements, but the figures of the male right palp are imprecise. The species is redescribed here based on the original male and female type specimens deposited in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale ‘Giacomo Doria’ (MSNG) in Italy. The male and female type specimens are the only known material of A. pictus. No information is available on the female specimen from Farm Caves, which maybe have been lost. No fresh material of this species has been collected in region during five subsequent expeditions to Myanmar tours organized by the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute in the years 2016–2020. 

Towards a natural classification of Dothideomycetes 6: The genera Dolabra, Placostromella, Pleosphaerellula, Polysporidiella and Pseudotrichia (Dothideomycetes incertae sedis)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 176 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
KASUN M. THAMBUGALA ◽  
HIRAN A. ARIYAWANSA ◽  
ZUO-YI LIU ◽  
EKACHAI CHUKEATIROTE ◽  
KEVIN D. HYDE
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Natural Classification ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Phylogenetic Data

The type specimens of Dolabra, Placostromella, Pleosphaerellula, Polysporidiella and Pseudotrichia were re-examined in order to suggest their familial and higher placement according to the morphology based on modern taxonomic concepts. An overview of the history and descriptions and illustrations of these genera are provided. Based on morphological similarities, Placostromella is placed in Parmulariaceae, while Pseudotrichia is transferred to Montagnulaceae. Pleosphaerellula is placed in Pleosporales, genera incertae sedis and Polysporidiella is retained in Dothideomycetes, genera incertae sedis as it is not typical of any existing family of Dothideomycetes. According to published phylogenetic data, Dolabra belongs in Chaetothyriomycetidae, genera incertae sedis (Eurotiomycetes). Recollection, epitypifycation and multi-gene molecular analyses are needed for all type species of these genera in order to clarify their familial status. By illustrating and redescribing the type species we expect to stimulate interest for these fungi to be recollected.

Towards a natural classification of Dothideomycetes 7: The genera Allosoma, Austropleospora, Dangeardiella, Griggsia and Karschia (Dothideomycetes incertae sedis)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 181 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasun Madhusanka Thambugala ◽  
CHONTICHA SINGTRIPOP ◽  
YU CHUNFANG ◽  
ERIC H.C. MCKENZIE ◽  
ZUO-YI LIU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Natural Classification ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Taxonomic Framework

This is the seventh of a series of papers in which we report on re-examination of herbarium types of Dothideomycetes genera, incertae sedis. By examining and re-describing the generic types which are not previously illustrated or are poorly described, we attempt to propose their familial and higher placement according to the morphology based on modern taxonomic concepts. In this paper the type specimens of Allosoma, Austropleospora, Dangeardiella, Griggsia and Karschia were re-examined and are illustrated. An overview of the history and descriptions and illustrations of these genera are provided. Based on morphological similarities, Allosoma is placed in Englerulaceae, while Austropleospora and Karschia are transferred to Pleosporaceae, and Lichenotheliaceae, respectively. Dangeardiella is classified in Pleosporales, genera incertae sedis, while Griggsia is placed in Sordariomycetes, genera incertae sedis as it is not typical of any existing family of Dothideomycetes as it has unitunicate asci. Recollection, epitypifycation and multi-gene molecular analyses are needed for all type species of these genera in order to resolve their familial status. By illustrating and redescribing the type species, we expect to stimulate interest for these fungi to be recollected, sequenced and placed in a natural taxonomic framework in the Ascomycota.

scholarly journals Draposa, a new wolf spider genus from South and Southeast Asia (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2637 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
TORBJÖRN KRONESTEDT
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Wolf Spider ◽  
First Record ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Terminal Part ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
First Time

Draposa gen. nov. is proposed for eight wolf spider species from the Indomalayan Region, all of which were previously placed in the genus Pardosa: Draposa atropalpis (Gravely, 1924) comb. nov., D. lyrivulva (Bosenberg & Strand, 1906) comb. nov. (= Pardosa leucopalpis Gravely, 1924 syn. nov.), D. nicobarica (Thorell, 1891) comb. nov., D. oakleyi (Gravely, 1924) comb. nov., D. porpaensis (U. A. Gajbe, 2004) comb. nov., D. subhadrae (Patel & Reddy, 1993) comb. nov., D. tenasserimensis (Thorell, 1895) comb. nov., and D. zhanjiangensis (Yin, Wang, Peng & Xie, 1995) comb. nov. Species of Draposa share synapomorphies in the copulatory organs, inter alia a complex subpaleal sclerite in the terminal part of the male bulbus. The presence of D. lyrivulva in Japan is put in doubt and the species should be excluded from the list of spiders in that country. Draposa nicobarica (type species) and D. tenasserimensis are redescribed and illustrated for the first time from the type material. Draposa atropalpis is redescribed from material from India and Sri Lanka, D. lyrivulva and D. subhadrae (first record outside India) from material collected in Sri Lanka and D. oakleyi from material from India and Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Towards a natural classification of Sordariomycetes: The genera Frondisphaeria, Immersisphaeria, Lasiobertia, Pulmosphaeria and Yuea (Sordariomycetes incertae sedis)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 258 (2) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
DINUSHANI A. DARANAGAMA ◽  
XINGZHONG LIU ◽  
SUNITA CHAMYUANG ◽  
MARC STADLER ◽  
ALI BAHKALI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Natural Classification ◽  
Incertae Sedis

The type specimens of Frondisphaeria, Immersisphaeria and Pulmosphaeria were re-examined in order to determine their familial placements according to modern taxonomic concepts. Type specimens of Lasiobertia and Yuea were redrawn from the original descriptions. Based on morphological evidences, Frondisphaeria palmicola is placed in Diatrypaceae. Immersisphaeria eichleriana, Lasiobertia africana and Pulmosphaeria archontophoenicis are placed in Xylariales incertae sedis as they are not typical of any existing families of Xylariales. A possible relationship with Xylariaceae is suggested for Yuea chusqueicola based on the previously described morphological characters. Recollection of fresh materials, epitypification and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses are essential for all type species of these genera to clarify their familial status.

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