scholarly journals New species of Australian microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) documented through the ‘Bush Blitz’ surveys of national reserves

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4560 (3) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERINN P. FAGAN-JEFFRIES ◽  
STEVEN J.B. COOPER ◽  
ANDREW D. AUSTIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Parasitoid Wasps ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Dna Quality ◽  
The World ◽  
Taxonomic Approach ◽  
Quality Material ◽  
Regional Australia

The braconid subfamily Microgastrinae are ecologically important parasitoids of larval lepidopterans, but are poorly studied in many regions of the world. In this study, we focus on describing new species of microgastrine wasps, in part from specimens collected on six different ‘Bush Blitz’ surveys of regional reserves in South Australia and Tasmania. Ten species of Microgastrinae are described as new and DNA barcodes of the genes COI and wingless are provided: three species in the genus Choeras Mason: C. bushblitz Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., C. parvoculus Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., and C. zygon Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov.; six species in the genus Dolichogenidea Viereck: D. bonbonensis Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., D. brabyi Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., D. forrestae Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., D. garytaylori Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., D. kelleri Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., and D. lobesiae Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov.; and one species from the genus Sathon Mason: S. oreo Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. These new species represent just a small fraction of the potential of ‘Bush Blitz’ surveys in regional Australia, which provide DNA-quality material allowing an integrative taxonomic approach and offer a window into the biodiversity of some of the least studied areas of the continent. 

scholarly journals Revision of the genus Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839, a challenging taxonomic tightrope of species delimitation (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 800 ◽  
pp. 1-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Huemer ◽  
Ole Karsholt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Delimitation ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Phylogeographic History ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Taxonomic Approach

The taxonomy of the Palearctic genusMegacraspedusZeller, 1839 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) is revised, based on external morphology, genitalia and DNA barcodes. An integrative taxonomic approach supports the existence of 85 species which are arranged in 24 species groups (disputed taxa from other faunal regions are discussed). Morphology of all species is described and figured in detail. For 35 species both sexes are described; for 46 species only the male sex is reported, in one species the male is unknown, whereas in three species the female adult and/or genitalia morphology could not be analysed due to lack of material.DNA barcode sequences of the COI barcode fragment with > 500 bp were obtained from 264 specimens representing 62 species or about three-quarters of the species. Species delimitation is particularly difficult in a few widely distributed species with high and allegedly intraspecific DNA barcode divergence of nearly 14%, and with up to 23 BINs in a single species. Deep intraspecific or geographical splits in DNA barcode are frequently not supported by morphology, thus indicating a complex phylogeographic history or other unresolved molecular problems.The following 44 new species (22 of them from Europe) are described:Megacraspedusbengtssonisp. n.(Spain),M.junnilainenisp. n.(Turkey),M.similellussp. n.(Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey),M.golestanicussp. n.(Iran),M.tokarisp. n.(Croatia),M.nelisp. n.(France, Italy),M.faunierensissp. n.(Italy),M.gredosensissp. n.(Spain),M.bidentatussp. n.(Spain),M.fuscussp. n.(Spain),M.trineaesp. n.(Portugal, Spain),M.skouisp. n.(Spain),M.spinophallussp. n.(Spain),M.occidentellussp. n.(Portugal),M.granadensissp. n.(Spain),M.heckfordisp. n.(Spain),M.tenuiuncussp. n.(France, Spain),M.devoratorsp. n.(Bulgaria, Romania),M.brachypterissp. n.(Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro),M.barcodiellussp. n.(Macedonia),M.sumpichisp. n.(Spain),M.tabellisp. n.(Morocco),M.gallicussp. n.(France, Spain),M.libycussp. n.(Libya, Morocco),M.latiuncussp. n.(Kazahkstan),M.kazakhstanicussp. n.(Kazahkstan),M.knudlarsenisp. n.(Spain),M.tenuignathossp. n.(Morocco),M.glaberipalpussp. n.(Morocco),M.nupponenisp. n.(Russia),M.pototskiisp. n.(Kyrgyzstan),M.feminensissp. n.(Kazakhstan),M.kirgizicussp. n.(Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan),M.ibericussp. n.(Portugal, Spain),M.steinerisp. n.(Morocco),M.gibeauxisp. n.(Algeria, Tunisia),M.multipunctellussp. n.(Turkey),M.teriolensissp. n.(Croatia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia),M.korabicussp. n.(Macedonia),M.skuleisp. n.(Spain),M.longivalvellussp. n.(Morocco),M.peslierisp. n.(France, Spain),M.pacificussp. n.(Afghanistan), andM.armatophallussp. n.(Afghanistan).NevadiaCaradja, 1920,syn. n.(homonym),CauloecistaDumont, 1928,syn. n.,ReichardtiellaFilipjev, 1931,syn. n., andVadeniaCaradja, 1933,syn. n.are treated as junior synonyms ofMegacraspedus. Furthermore the following species are synonymised:M.subdolellusStaudinger, 1859,syn. n.,M.tuttiWalsingham, 1897,syn. n., andM.grossisquammellusChrétien, 1925,syn. n. ofM.lanceolellus(Zeller, 1850);M.culminicolaLe Cerf, 1932,syn. n.ofM.homochroaLe Cerf, 1932;M.separatellus(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1843),syn. n.andM.incertellusRebel, 1930,syn. n.ofM.dolosellus(Zeller, 1839);M.mareotidellusTurati, 1924,syn. n.ofM.numidellus(Chrétien, 1915);M.litovalvellusJunnilainen, 2010,syn. n.ofM.imparellus(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1843);M.kaszabianusPovolný, 1982,syn. n.ofM.leuca(Filipjev, 1929);M.chretienella(Dumont, 1928),syn. n.,M.halfella(Dumont, 1928),syn. n., andM.arnaldi(Turati & Krüger, 1936),syn. n.ofM.violacellum(Chrétien, 1915);M.escalerellusSchmidt, 1941,syn. n.ofM.squalidaMeyrick, 1926.Megacraspedusribbeella(Caradja, 1920),comb. n.,M.numidellus(Chrétien, 1915),comb. n.,M.albella(Amsel, 1935),comb. n.,M.violacellum(Chrétien, 1915),comb. n., andM.grisea(Filipjev, 1931),comb. n.are newly combined inMegacraspedus.

Two new species of Amphiglena (Sabellidae, Annelida), with an assessment of hidden diversity in the Mediterranean

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4648 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
EKIN TILIC ◽  
KATHRYN G. FEERST ◽  
GREG W. ROUSE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
3D Reconstructions ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Mediterranean

Amphiglena is a clade of sabellid annelids that has 12 named species from around the world. New COI and 18S sequences were combined with some available data to generate a molecular phylogeny for Amphiglena. Two new species of Amphiglena are described as a result, using an integrative approach combining molecular evidence with morphological descriptions using histology, 3D reconstructions and electron microscopy. Amphiglena seaverae n. sp is described from Florida, USA and Amphiglena joyceae n. sp. from Edithburgh, South Australia. Our analyses also reveal a previously underemphasized species complex in the Mediterranean, with up to six undescribed species. This highlights the potential diversity of these minute annelid worms yet to be named. 

scholarly journals Four new species of parasitoid wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) described through a citizen science partnership with schools in regional South Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4949 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-101
Author(s):  
ERINN P. FAGAN-JEFFRIES ◽  
ANDREW D. AUSTIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
Taxonomic Research ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Citizen Science Project

Involving the community in taxonomic research has the potential to increase the awareness, appreciation and value of taxonomy in the public sphere. We report here on a trial citizen science project, Insect Investigators, which partners taxonomists with school students to monitor Malaise traps and prioritise the description of new species collected. In this initial trial, four schools in regional South Australia participated in the program and all collected new species of the braconid subfamily Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). These four species are here described as new, with the names being chosen in collaboration with the participating school students: Choeras ramcomarmorata Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., Glyptapanteles drioplanetus Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov., Dolichogenidea franklinharbourensis Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. and Miropotes waikerieyeties Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. All four species are diagnosed against the known members of the genera from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea, and images and COI DNA barcodes are provided of the holotypes. Students had positive feedback about their experiences of the program, and there is significant potential for it to be expanded and used as a means to connect communities with taxonomic science. 

Molecular evidence for two new species of the Hygrobates fluviatilis-complex from the Balkan Peninsula (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1702-1719
Author(s):  
Vladimir Pešić ◽  
Milica Jovanović ◽  
Ana Manović ◽  
Andrzej Zawal ◽  
Aleksandra Bańkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Running Waters ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Coi Sequences ◽  
Taxonomic Approach

Water mites of the Hygrobates fluviatilis-complex are often the most ubiquitous and usually the most abundant water mite group in the running waters of the Palaearctic and Balkans. In the present study we used an integrative taxonomic approach by applying partial COI sequences (DNA-barcodes) to describe two new species of the fluviatilis-complex from the Balkan Peninsula, H. balcanicus Pešić sp. nov. (Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece) and H. mediterraneus Pešić sp. nov. (Montenegro). Phylogenetic analysis based on COI data placed H. balcanicus sp. nov. as the sister species of the clade grouping H. turcicus Pešić, Esen & Dabert, 2017 and H. ulii Pešić et al. 2019 whereas H. mediterraneus sp. nov. is placed as the sister species of H. grabowskii Pešić et al. 2019, with about 20% and 13% K2P divergence, respectively, between the closest relatives.

New species in the Lasioglossum petrellum species group identified through an integrative taxonomic approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 141 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason J. Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Distinct Pair ◽  
Taxonomic Approach ◽  
Barcode Gap

AbstractBy means of an integrative taxonomic approach using morphology and DNA barcodes, multiple cryptic species within Lasioglossum (Dialictus) petrellum (Cockerell) (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) were discovered. Analysis of DNA barcode sequence data from across the supposed range of L. petrellum revealed distinct genetic differences that correlate with patterns of morphological variation and geographical distribution. The most morphologically distinct pair of species had the smallest DNA-barcode gap. The taxonomic limits of L. petrellum are revised and four new species are described and illustrated: L. (D.) tuolumnensesp. nov., L. (D.) griswoldisp. nov.L. (D.) droegeisp. nov., and L. (D.) viridipetrellumsp. nov. A key to species of the “L. petrellum” group is provided.

scholarly journals Flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of French Polynesia, with the description of two new species

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thibault Ramage ◽  
Charlat Sylvain ◽  
Ximo Mengual
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Flower Flies

The flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of French Polynesia are revised. A total of nine syrphid species were recorded from the five archipelagos of French Polynesia. Among them are two species new to science, Allograpta jacqi Mengual & Ramage sp. nov. and Melanostoma polynesiotes Mengual & Ramage sp. nov., and a new record for this country, Syritta aenigmatopatria Hardy, 1964. We provide DNA barcodes for all flower fly species of French Polynesia, making the syrphid fauna of this country the first one in the world to be entirely barcoded. New data on biology, flowers visited and some taxonomic notes are provided. An identification key for the species of Syrphidae in French Polynesia is given, as well as an identification key for the species of Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 in the Australasian and Oceanian Regions.

scholarly journals The genus Dryadaula Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea, Dryadaulidae) in China, with descriptions of four new species and a world checklist

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1074 ◽  
pp. 61-81
Author(s):  
Lin-Lin Yang ◽  
Hou-Hun Li
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
The World

Four new species of the genus Dryadaula Meyrick, 1893 from China are described: Dryadaula auriformissp. nov., D. flavostriatasp. nov., D. hirtiglobosasp. nov. and D. securiformissp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia of the new species are provided. DNA barcodes of D. auriformissp. nov., D. hirtiglobosasp. nov. and D. securiformissp. nov. are given. A key to the species in China and a detailed checklist for the genus with all 49 known species in the world are presented.

scholarly journals Revision of Japanese species of Nipponomyia Alexander, 1924 (Diptera, Pediciidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1000 ◽  
pp. 71-105
Author(s):  
Levente-Péter Kolcsár ◽  
Daichi Kato ◽  
Maribet Gamboa ◽  
Kozo Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Ryukyu Islands ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Japanese Species ◽  
World Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
The Ryukyu Islands ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species

Japanese species of the genus Nipponomyia Alexander, 1924 are revised. Two new species, Nipponomyia okinawensis Kolcsár & Kato, sp. nov. and N. yakushimensis Kolcsár & Kato, sp. nov. are described from the Ryukyu Islands. Images of habitus and wings, illustrations of male and female terminalia, and distribution maps are provided for the Japanese species. A key to the world species of Nipponomyia is added. DNA barcodes of three Japanese Nipponomyia are provided, representing the first barcodes from the genus.

scholarly journals Odontomachus davidsoni sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a new conspicuous trap-jaw ant from Ecuador

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 948 ◽  
pp. 75-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Hoenle ◽  
John Lattke ◽  
David Donoso ◽  
Christoph von Beeren ◽  
Michael Heethoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Large Size ◽  
The World ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
First Time ◽  
2D Images ◽  
Red Coloration

One of the largest species in its genus, Odontomachus davidsoni Hoenle, Lattke & Donoso, sp. nov. is described from workers and queens collected at lowland forests in the Chocó-Darién bioregion in coastal Ecuador. The workers are characterized by their uniform red coloration, their large size (16–18 mm body length), and their frontal head striation that reaches the occipital margin. DNA barcodes (COI) and high resolution 2D images of the type material are provided, as well as an updated key for the Neotropical species of Odontomachus. In addition, a three-dimensional digital model of the worker holotype and a paratype queen scanned with DISC3D based on photogrammetry is presented, for the first time in a species description. Findings of large and conspicuous new species are uncommon around the world and suggest that these Ecuadorian rainforests may conceal many more natural treasures that deserve conservation.

New species list of plants and lichens of Russia for Turboveg for Windows

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
A. P. Korablev ◽  
N. S. Liksakova ◽  
D. M. Mirin ◽  
D. G. Oreshkin ◽  
P. G. Efimov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Web Page ◽  
Species List ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species ◽  
The Web

A new species list of plants and lichens of Russia and neighboring countries has been developed for Turboveg for Windows, the program, intended for storage and management of phytosociological data (relevés), is widely used all around the world (Hennekens, Schaminée, 2001; Hennekens, 2015). The species list is built upon the database of the Russian website Plantarium (Plantarium…: [site]), which contains a species atlas and illustrated an online Handbook of plants and lichens. The nomenclature used on Plantarium was originally based on the following issues: vascular plants — S. K. Cherepanov (1995) with additions; mosses — «Flora of mosses of Russia» (Proect...: [site]); liverworts and hornworts — A. D. Potemkin and E. V. Sofronova (2009); lichens — «Spisok…» G. P. Urbanavichyus ed. (2010); other sources (Plantarium...: [site]). The new species list, currently the most comprehensive in Turboveg format for Russia, has 89 501 entries, including 4627 genus taxa compare to the old one with 32 020 entries (taxa) and only 253 synonyms. There are 84 805 species and subspecies taxa in the list, 37 760 (44.7 %) of which are accepted, while the others are synonyms. Their distribution by groups of organisms and divisions are shown in Table. A large number of synonyms in the new list and its adaptation to work with the Russian literature will greatly facilitate the entry of old relevé data. The ways of making new list, its structure as well as the possibilities of checking taxonomic lists on Internet resources are considered. The files of the species list for Turboveg 2 and Turboveg 3, the technique of associating existing databases with a new species list (in Russian) are available on the web page https://www.binran.ru/resursy/informatsionnyye-resursy/tekuschie-proekty/species_list_russia/.

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