Taxonomic re-evaluation of the monotypic genus Pararhabdophis Bourret, 1934 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) with discovery of its type species, P. chapaensis, from China

The Asian monotypic genus Pararhabdophis Bourret, 1934 has long been known from a single holotype of the type species Pararhabdophis chapaensis Bourret, 1934 only. The limited available information hampered the identification of the natricine species. On the basis of eight newly collected specimens of P. chapaensis from the type locality in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam and from Pingbian, Yunnan Province in southwestern China, the taxonomic position of the genus Pararhabdophis was re-evaluated using both morphological and molecular datasets for the first time. Pararhabdophis chapaensis is nested within the genus Hebius Thompson, 1913 with strong support, and morphologically indistinguishable from the latter genus. As a consequence, we herein synonymize the genus Pararhabdophis with Hebius and discuss about the existing paraphyly of some Hebius species. In addition we report Hebius chapaensis for the first time from China and provide redescription and natural history data of this poorly known species. To facilitate future taxonomic work, an identification key to all known natricine genera from China and Vietnam is also provided.

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First Records of Bufo luchunnicus (Yang et Rao, 2008) and Amolops wenshanensis Yuan, Jin, Li, Stuart et Wu, 2018 (Anura: Bufonidae, Ranidae) from Vietnam

Russian Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-2-81-86 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 81-86

Author(s):

Cuong The Pham ◽

Minh Duc Le ◽

Chung Van Hoang ◽

Anh Van Pham ◽

Thomas Ziegler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Genetic Divergence ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Type Series ◽

Lao Cai ◽

First Time ◽

Nd2 Gene ◽

Quang Ninh

We record two species of amphibians for the first time from Vietnam: Bufo luchunnicus from Lao Cai and Son La provinces and Amolops wenshanensis from Quang Ninh Province. Morphologically, the Vietnamese representatives of B. luchunnicus resemble the type series from China. The specimen of A. wenshanensis from Vietnam slightly differs from the type series from China by having a smaller size (SVL 33.2 mm vs. 35.7 – 39.9 mm in males) and the presence of distinct transverse bands on the dorsal surfaces of limbs. Genetic divergence between the sequence of the Vietnamese specimen and those of A. wenshanensis from China available from GenBank is 1.2 – 1.6% (ND2 gene). In addition, morphological data and natural history notes of aforementioned species are provided from Vietnam.

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Taxonomic revision of Cylindera Westwood, 1831 subgenus Parmecus Motschulsky, 1864 stat. rest., stat. nov. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) with the description of one new species from Yunnan Province, China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4706.1.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4706 (1) ◽

pp. 48-70

Author(s):

ANDREY V. MATALIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Tiger Beetle ◽

Indian State ◽

Chinese Province ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

Within the Asiatic tiger beetle fauna, Parmecus Motschulsky, 1864 stat. rest., stat. nov., is reestablished as a subgenus of Cylindera Westwood, 1831 with Cylindera (Parmecus) dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852), as its type species, and the lectotype and paralectotypes of Cicindela dromicoides Chaudoir, 1852 are designated as well. Two other species are included, Cylindera (Parmecus) armandi (Fairmaire, 1886), from the Himalayan Region, and Cylindera (Parmecus) mosuoa, sp. nov., from Yunnan, China. Cylindera (Parmecus) as a subgenus is characterized, a key to identify its species is provided, and its species composition is discussed. Cylindera (Parmecus) dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852) is newly recorded from Pakistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, while Cylindera (Parmecus) armandi (Fairmaire, 1886) is recorded for the first time from the Chinese province of Sichuan. The records of C. armandi from Bhutan, as well as C. dromicoides from Yunnan Province (China) are rejected due to erroneous identifications.

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

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.4 ◽

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).

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Notes on three poorly known Arctosa species from China (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3404.1.2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3404 (1) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

LU-YU WANG ◽

YURI M. MARUSIK ◽

ZHI-SHENG ZHANG

Keyword(s):

Type Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

First Time

Three species of the genus Arctosa are revised and their relationship with A. cinerea, the type species of the genus, is dis-cussed. Arctosa binalis Yu & Song, 1988 is a junior synonym of A. depectinata (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906). Males ofArctosa gougu Chen & Song, 1999 and Arctosa vaginalis Yu & Song, 1988 are described for the first time. All specimensexamined were collected from the Yunnan Province, China. Morphological illustrations, photos, descriptions and SEMphotographs of the male bulbus of all species are given. Stridulatory files on chelicerae in Lycosidae are reported for the first time.

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George Perry’s molluscan taxa and notes on the editions of his Conchology of 1811

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.377.1.1 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 377 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

RICHARD E. PETIT

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Type Species ◽

Species Level ◽

Current Status ◽

Current Usage ◽

Nomina Dubia ◽

The Subject ◽

First Time

The molluscan taxa named by George Perry in his two publications, the Arcana; or the museum of natural history:, etc., published in 1810–1811, and the Conchology of 1811 are listed with notations on their current status, some figures being identified to the species level for the first time, some being placed in the synonymy of earlier names and others declared nomina dubia. Five species that are identified as previously unused senior subjective synonyms of names in current usage and one unused senior primary homonym are declared nomina oblita. Those declared herein to be nomina oblita are: Triplex cornuta Perry, 1811; Buccinella quadrata Perry, 1811; Cassis rotundata Perry, 1811; Aranea tentacula Perry, 1811; Buccinella tuberculata Perry, 1811; and Solen viride [sic; correctly viridis]. The names conserved are, respectively: Murex brevifrons Lamarck, 1822; Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830; Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822; Murex cabritii Bernardi, 1859; Turbinella [now Vasum] globulus Lamarck, 1816; and Solen viridis Say, 1822.Three Perry species are shown to be senior synonyms of names in current use but do not qualify for nomen oblitum status under the Code. They are: Tellina aurea Perry, 1811; Triplex rosaria Perry, 1811; and Voluta pattersonia Perry, 1811. Junior subjective synonyms affected by these three are, respectively: Tellina vulsella Hanley, 1845; Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822); and Lyria nucleus (Lamarck, 1811). Type species designations for Perry’s genera are listed and type species are designated for Columna and Strigula. The treatment of Perry’s Conchology by other authors is discussed. Three distinct editions of the Conchology are identified. Perry’s Arcana is the subject of another paper now in preparation but its mollusks are treated herein.

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Redescription of the monotypic genus Cubacanthozomus (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) and conservation status of its type-species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4323.4.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4323 (4) ◽

pp. 534 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

LUIS F. DE ARMAS ◽

RENÉ BARBA DÍAZ ◽

AYLÍN ALEGRE BARROSO

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Additional Data ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Original Description ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

True Type ◽

Made In

Some of the taxonomic characters originally argued for the Cuban monotypic genus Cubacanthozomus Teruel, 2007, are unsubstantial. Others were misinterpretations of drawings given in the original description of Schizomus rowlandi Dumitresco, 1973, the only source of taxonomic information on which Teruel (2007) based the new genus. Recently a new collection of this species was made in a small cave about 350 m from one of the caves mentioned in the original description: Cueva de Majana, Baracoa municipality, Guantánamo province. On the basis of new morphological evidence found during examination of two females and a male, both the genus Cubacanthozomus and its type-species are herein redescribed. Cueva de Majana is recognized as the true type locality of C. rowlandi, which male holotype was erroneously listed as being collected in a cave from central Cuba, 600 km away. Additional data are provided on the morphology, natural history and conservation status of C. rowlandi, which is now being proposed as an endangered species.

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A new species of Nyleta Dodd (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from Southeast Asia

Journal of Insect Biodiversity ◽

10.12976/jib/2016.4.18 ◽

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.

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On the clubionid spiders (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, with descriptions of two new genera and seven new species

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1062.66845 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1062 ◽

pp. 73-122

Author(s):

Jianshuang Zhang ◽

Hao Yu ◽

Shuqiang Li

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

New Genera ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

Clubionid spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China are studied. A total of seven genera and 13 species have been found, including two new genera with one new species each, i.e., Ramosatidia Yu & Li, gen. nov., with R. situ Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) as the type species and Sinostidia Yu & Li, gen. nov., with S. shuangjiao Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) as the type species. Five additional new species are Sinostidia dujiao Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), Matidia xieqian Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), Nusatidia changao Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), N. mianju Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♀), and N. subjavana Yu & Li, sp. nov. (♀). The following genera and species are reported from China for the first time: Malamatidia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Pteroneta Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Malamatidia zu Jäger & Dankittipakul, 2010, Nusatidia aeria (Simon, 1897), N. camouflata Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Porrhoclubiona pteronetoides (Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001), and Pteroneta ultramarina (Ono, 1989). Malamatidia christae Jäger & Dankittipakul, 2010 syn. nov. is a junior synonym of Malamatidia zu. Nusatidia rama Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 syn. nov. is synonymised with N. aeria (Simon, 1897).

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Distribution and natural history notes on Tachymenis chilensis chilensis (Schlegel, 1837) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Argentina

Check List ◽

10.15560/8.5.919 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 919 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alejandro R. Giraudo ◽

Félix Vidoz ◽

Vanesa Arzamendia ◽

Santiago J. Nenda

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Barrier Effect ◽

History Data ◽

Mountain Ranges ◽

Distribution Limit ◽

The Andes ◽

Northern Distribution ◽

First Time ◽

Latitudinal Range ◽

Prey Items

We revisit the distribution and natural history data of Tachymenis chilensis chilensis (Schlegel, 1837) in Argentina based on compiled and novel records, extending its northern and southern distribution from the previously known localities in Argentina. We recorded two prey items in Argentinean populations: Rhinella rubropunctata, reported for the first time, and Liolaemus pictus. Tachymenis c. chilensis is mainly found in forested habitats, generally near wetlands with abundant populations of amphibians. The latitudinal range occupied by T. c. chilensis in Argentina is similar to that in Chile, but its northern distribution limit reaches the lowest latitudes in Chile. This is probably due to the higher humidity levels in the western slopes of the Andes and the barrier effect of the highest mountain ranges in this area.

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Redescription of the monotypic genus Volkeliopsis Poppius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1676.1.5 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1676 (1) ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

IZABELA SADOWSKA-WODA ◽

FRÉDÉRIC CHÉROT

Keyword(s):

Type Species ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

First Time ◽

Male Genital

The monotypic genus Volkeliopsis POPPIUS and its type species Volkeliopsis frontalis are redescribed. The male genital structures are described for the first time.

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