Contribution to the knowledge of the earthworm fauna of Turkey with description of three new species (Clitellata: Megadrili)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4496 (1) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
TÍMEA SZEDERJESI ◽  
LÁSZLÓ DÁNYI ◽  
MEHMET BORA KAYDAN ◽  
CSABA CSUZDI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
East Mediterranean ◽  
Earthworm Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Different Parts

During a recent survey, 29 earthworm species were collected from different parts of Turkey, 27 of which belong to the family Lumbricidae, one to Acanthodrilidae and one to Megascolecidae. Dendrobaena proved to be the most speciose genus with 12 recorded species including two species new to science, Dendrobaena pavliceki and Dendrobaena taurica spp. nov. In addition a third new species was also found belonging to the East Mediterranean genus Healyella: Healyella zicsii sp. nov. From the species recorded earlier for Turkey, D. fridericae uludagi Omodeo & Rota, 1991 and He. boluana Omodeo & Rota, 1989 were found for the first time since the original description. With these new records the number of earthworm species recorded for Turkey is raised to 84. 

A review of the macrochelid mites of Turkey (Acari: Macrochelidae), with new records and descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4317 (3) ◽  
pp. 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
HASAN HÜSEYİN ÖZBEK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dorsal Seta ◽  
Dorsal Shield ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

This study reviews the family Macrochelidae in Turkey, with new information about species diversity. Nothrholaspis scutivagus sp. nov., Macrocheles niksarensis sp. nov. and Holostaspella bidentata sp. nov. are described as new species from Turkey. Nothrholaspis scutivagus has a characteristic dorsal shield chaetotaxy, and post-genital platelets that are sometimes fused to the ventri-anal shield. Macrocheles niksarensis has 29 pairs of pilose dorsal shield setae and a machete-like cheliceral dorsal seta. The genus Holostaspella is recorded from Turkey for the first time, on the basis of H. bidentata. Macrocheles peniculatus and M. insignitus are reported from Turkey for the first time. Also, Macrholaspis recki and M. evansi are presented here with some notes on the Turkish specimens. 

Revision of the deep-sea Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) from off Northeast Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-504
Author(s):  
LEONARDO SANTOS DE SOUZA ◽  
ALEXANDRE DIAS PIMENTA ◽  
JOSÉ CARLOS NASCIMENTO DE BARROS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Shell Morphology ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
Marine Gastropods ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

The present study reviews the taxonomy of the marine gastropods belonging to the family Eulimidae Philippi, 1853 from the continental slope off Northeast Brazil. The genera Abyssoaclis Barros, Mello, Barros, Lima, Santos, Cabral & Padovan, 2003 and Aclis Lovén, 1846 were not treated here. A total of 20 taxa were identified in this region, excluding Eulima hebes Watson, 1883, a species with a doubtful classification in Eulimidae. The species were assigned to the following genera: Costaclis Bartsch, 1947, Eulima Risso, 1826, Fusceulima Laseron, 1955, Melanella Bowdich, 1822, Ophieulima Warén & Sibuet, 1981, Sticteulima Laseron, 1955, Thaleia Warén, 1979, and Umbilibalcis Bouchet & Warén, 1986. The genera Sticteulima, Ophieulima and Umbilibalcis are reported for the first time in the southwestern Atlantic. Four species represent new records for the southwestern Atlantic. A redescription of the shell morphology is provided for: Costaclis egregia (Dall, 1889b), Melanella doederleini (Brusina, 1886), and Umbilibalcis lata (Dall, 1889b). Additional information to the original description are reported for other species. Melanella sarissa is considered as a synonym of Melanella cinca Dall, 1927. Six new species are described: Eulima cracentis sp. nov., Melanella paraabida sp. nov., M. adiastalta sp. nov., M. anapetes sp. nov., Sticteulima cabrali sp. nov. and S. canopusensis sp. nov. Lectotypes are designated for: Costaclis hyalina, C. egregia, Eulima ephamilla (Watson, 1883), E. psila and E. (?) hebes. Eulima sp. 1, Melanella sp. 1 and Melanella sp. 2 are potential new species, but the scarcity of material precludes a formal description at this moment. 

NORTH AMERICAN WATER MITES OF THE FAMILY MOMONIIDAE VIETS (ACARI: ARRENUROIDEA). IV. REVISION OF SPECIES OF STYGOMOMONIA (SENSU STRICTO) SZALAY, 1943

1991 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North American ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
North American Species ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Dispersal Patterns ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
New Diagnosis ◽  
First Time

AbstractMorphological, life history, and distributional data are presented for North American species of the subgenus Stygomomonia (sensu stricto) Szalay, 1943. Adults of the seven previously recognized species are redescribed, and deutonymphs of five of these species are described for the first time. Two species, S. (s.s.) neomexicana Cook and S. (s.s.) occidentalis Cook are substantially revised on the basis of an examination of the types and extensive series of newly collected specimens. Three new species are described, S. (s.s.) californiensis on the basis of deutonymphs and adults, and S. (s.s.) imamurai and S. (s.s.) cooki on the basis of adults. A new diagnosis of the subgenus is proposed and discussed, the relationships of the various species are discussed, and a key to deutonymphs and adults of North American species is presented. New distributional data are presented for all species, and dispersal patterns from Pleistocene refugia are discussed.

Mites of the family Pachylaelapidae in Bayburt Province, Turkey (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a new record and three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4514 (2) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
GÜLHAN ŞAHİN ◽  
HASAN HÜSEYİN ÖZBEK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species

This paper reports on mites of the family Pachylaelapidae collected in Bayburt Province, Turkey, during 2013–2015. Nine species were recorded in the genera Pachyseius, Olopachys, Pachylaelaps, and Onchodellus. Pachylaelaps (Longipachylaelaps) bayburtensis sp. nov., Onchodellus turcicus sp. nov. and O. montanus sp. nov. are described to new, and Pachylaelaps (Longipachylaelaps) vicarus is a new record for the Turkish mite fauna. New records extend the geographic range of Pachyseius masani, Olopachys hallidayi, and O. elongatus in Turkey. 

scholarly journals The caridean shrimps of the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 (Decapoda: Lysmatidae) from Madagascar collected during the Atimo-Vatae expedition: a new species and two new records

2021 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
pp. 155-177
Author(s):  
Hossein Ashrafi ◽  
J. Antonio Baeza ◽  
Zdeněk Ďuriš
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
De Man ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The present study focuses on shrimps belonging to the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816, collected from Madagascar during the Atimo Vatae expedition carried out in 2010. Lysmata malagasy sp. nov. is a new species belonging to the clade named “long accessory ramous” or “cosmopolitan” in previous phylogenetic studies. The new species can be distinguished from the only two other representatives of this group in the Indo-west Pacific, L. ternatensis De Man, 1902, and L. trisetacea (Heller, 1861), by the accessory ramus of the lateral antennular flagellum consisting of four elongated articles. Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2010 is reported here from Madagascar with a remarkable extension of its known range after its original description from Japan. This species has also been reported from Singapore and, as alien species, from Brazil. Lastly, L. kuekenthali De Man, 1902 known from numerous localities in the Indo-West Pacific biogeographic area, is reported for the first time from Madagascar. Results of the present morphological and molecular analyses suggest that L. hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008 from the Caribbean Sea is a synonym of the Indo-West Pacific L. kuekenthali, and thus the latter species is alien in the western Atlantic.

scholarly journals First Anthomyzidae (Diptera) from China: a new genus, six new species and new records

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindřich Roháček
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Molecular Barcoding ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

The family Anthomyzidae (Diptera: Acalyptrata) is recorded from China for the first time based on 11 species, 6 of them new to science. A distinctive new genus Marshallya gen. nov. is described, based on single peculiar species, M. platythorax sp. nov. (both sexes) from Sichuan. Other new species, viz. Amygdalops sevciki sp. nov. (Hainan I.) (both sexes), Epischnomyia tkoci sp. nov. (Sichuan) (male only), Anthomyza ornata sp. nov. (Sichuan) (female only), Anthomyza sulphurea sp. nov. (Yunnan) (both sexes) and Arganthomyza hyperseta sp. nov. (Shaanxi) (male only) are described and illustrated in detail. Male-female association of two Amygdalops species is clarified by means of molecular barcoding and the female of A. bisinus Roháček, 2008 is correctly identifi ed and described. Relationships of all these taxa are discussed. Five species, viz. Amygdalops bisinus (Hainan I.), Epischnomyia merzi Roháček, 2009, Anthomyza cuneata Roháček, 1987, Anthomyza trifurca Sueyoshi & Roháček, 2003 (all from Sichuan) and Arganthomyza versitheca Roháček, 2009 (Shaanxi, Sichuan) are new additions to the Chinese fauna of Anthomyzidae. DNA sequences of the barcoding region of COI have been obtained for 3 species, Amygdalops bisinus, Amygdalops sevciki and Marshallya platythorax. Biology and distribution of all 11 species are discussed. First photographs of living Anthomyzidae from East Asia are presented. Based on knowledge of Anthomyzidae from neighbouring areas the diversity of the Chinese fauna of the family is estimated to include 50-60 species.

Three new species and four new species records of earthworms of the genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from Kerala region of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4949 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-397
Author(s):  
S. PRASANTH NARAYANAN ◽  
S. SATHRUMITHRA ◽  
R. ANUJA ◽  
G. CHRISTOPHER ◽  
A.P. THOMAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Peninsular India ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Ghats

Three new species of Moniligaster Perrier, 1872, namely M. bahli Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov., M. blakemorei Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov. and M. keralensis Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov. are described from materials collected from the Indian state of Kerala. Moniligaster cernosvitovi Gates, 1962, Moniligaster horsti Gates, 1940, Moniligaster michaelseni Gates, 1940 and Moniligaster stephensoni Gates, 1940 are recorded for the first time from the state. With the new findings, a total of 10 Moniligaster species are known from Kerala. Moniligaster species are restricted to southern peninsular India, except Moniligaster ivaniosi Manazhy, 2011, decribed from the Andaman Islands, outside the currently known distributional range of the genus. Hence we critically reviewed the original description and reinvestigated the holotype. As a result, Moniligaster ivaniosi is considered a junior synonym of Drawida nepalensis Michaelsen, 1907. 

On the genus Berosus Leach (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) in the State of Roraima, Brazil: description of three new species and new records

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4700 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
LARISSA SANTANA ◽  
CESAR JOÃO BENETTI ◽  
BRUNO CLARKSON ◽  
ANA MARIA PES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Aquatic Beetles ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

As a contribution to knowledge of the aquatic beetles of the Neotropical Region, the genus Berosus Leach is recorded for the first time from Roraima State in northern Brazil. Three new species are described and illustrated: Berosus illuviosus sp. n., B. parvus sp. n., and B. andreazzei sp. n. In addition, we present a checklist of the Berosus species collected in 26 ponds in the savanna area of the State of Roraima, with 12 new species records for the state, five of which are also new country records for Brazil. 

New species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the genera Austrachipteria (Achipteriidae), Cultroribula (Astegistidae) and Microlamellarea (Lamellareidae) from New Zealand

Biologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov ◽  
Maria A. Minor
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

AbstractThree new species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida), Austrachipteria novazealandica sp. n. (Achipteriidae), Cultroribula otagoensis sp. n. (Astegistidae) and Microlamellarea minuta sp. n. (Lamellareidae), are described from New Zealand. The family Lamellareidae and the genus Microlamellarea are recorded for the first time in the fauna of this country. Austrachipteria novazealandica sp. n. is morphologically most similar to A. bidentata (Hammer, 1967), but differs from the latter by shorter interlamellar and bothridial setae and by posteriorly concave notogaster. Cultroribula otagoensis sp. n. is morphologically most similar to C. bicuspidata Mahunka, 1978, C. castriensis Mahunka, 1985, C. tropica Balogh, 1958 and C. zicsii Balogh & Mahunka, 1981, but differs from all listed species by lamellae being separated medially. Microlamellarea minuta sp. n. differs from two known species of the genus, M. coetzeeae Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp, 2011 and M. engelbrechti Coetzee, 1987, by the presence of minute interlamellar setae, leaf-shaped rostral setae and two pairs of anal setae. An identification key to known species of Microlamellarea is presented. Transfer of the genus Cultroribella from Astegistidae to Lamellareidae is proposed.

New species and new records of mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with Coleoptera in Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2883 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
OMID JOHARCHI ◽  
BRUCE HALLIDAY
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
The Family ◽  
Ecological Relationship ◽  
First Time

We report on a collection of mites in the family Laelapidae associated with scarabaeid beetles in Iran. Five known species are recorded from Iran for the first time: Coleolaelaps asiaticus Karg, 1999, Hypoaspis integer Berlese, 1911, Hypoaspis pentodoni Costa, 1971, Hypoaspis phyllognathi Costa, 1971, and Hypoaspis terrestris (Leonardi, 1899). Four new species are described: Coleolaelaps costai sp. nov., Hypoaspis larvicolus sp. nov., Hypoaspis maryamae sp. nov., and Hypoaspis melolonthae sp. nov. The ecological relationship between these mites and their beetle hosts has not been analysed in detail, but they probably do not play a major role as biological control agents of pest scarabs.

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