Megistophylla octobracchia Gao & Li, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Yunnan, China, and redescription of M. grandicornis (Fairmaire, 1891)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4565 (4) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
CHUAN-BU GAO ◽  
CHUN-LIN LI ◽  
HONG FANG

A new species of the genus Megistophylla Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Yunnan Province, China is described and illustrated: Megistophylla octobracchia Gao & Li, new species. Megistophylla grandicornis (Fairmaire, 1891) is redescribed and illustrated with mouthparts and male genitalia for the first time. Megistophylla grandicornis is newly recorded for Fujian Province, China. [Megistophylla octobracchia Gao & Li, new species, LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C6D8B7D8-F81B-4E26-AEDA-90576F08B303] 

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-332
Author(s):  
D.M. Astakhov

The Palaearctic species of the genus Trichardis Hermann, 1906 are reviewed. A new species, T. lehri sp. nov., is described. A new synonymy is established: T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) = T. afanasievae Lehr, 1964, syn. nov. The male of T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 is described for the first time. External features and the male genitalia of T. lehri sp. nov., T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) and T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 are illustrated with photographs.


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-600
Author(s):  
PETER GYULAI ◽  
AIDAS SALDAITIS

Dichagyris is a diverse genus with a Holarctic distribution. Only a few taxa of the subgenus Albocosta Fibiger & Lafontaine, 1997 occur in the northwesternmost part of the Oriental region. The genus is most diverse in Turkey, Iran and the Central Asiatic high mountains. However, there is a distinct Sino-Tibetan group of species, possibly representing an undescribed subgenus. However, this idea is provisional and awaits revision of the genus. For present purposes, we assign these species to the subgenus Dichagyris. They share the following putative synapomorphies: black, dark brown or dark greyish forewing ground colour (with one exception), with obscure, reduced wing pattern and a broad-based, short, conical harpe in the male genitalia. Species of this group can be subdivided to two species-groups. In the astigmata-group which was mentioned for the first time by Hreblay et al. (1998) but without description or diagnosis from the minuta-group, the vesica is elongate and tubular (males), the appendix bursae and corpus bursae are long, sack–like, almost equal in size (females). In the minuta-group, the vesica is more ample than in the astigmata-group, and coiled, and the appendix bursae is globular and much shorter than the corpus bursae. The astigmata-group includes Dichagyris astigmata (Hampson, 1906), D. gansuensis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998, D. geochroides (Boursin, 1948) and D. vargazoli (Gyulai & Ronkay, 2001). The minuta-group comprises D. minuta Hreblay & Plante, 1998 and D. kormos Gyulai & Ronkay, 2001. During a research expedition in Sichuan in 2019, the existence of a third species in the minuta-group was recognized, which is described here. In addition, the female and its genitalia of D. gansuensis, which was described by Hreblay & Ronkay (1998) based on a single male, are illustrated here for the first time. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4609 (3) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN CORLEY ◽  
SÓNIA FERREIRA ◽  
VANESSA A. MATA

A new species Ypsolopha rhinolophi Corley is described from northern Portugal and south-east France. It resembles Y. alpella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Y. lucella (Fabricius, 1775) but shows clear differences from both species in DNA barcode and in male and female genitalia. Male genitalia of Y. lucella are illustrated for the first time. The new species has been collected at light, reared from larvae on Quercus pyrenaica Willd. and recognised from DNA barcode fragments obtained from droppings of horseshoe bats. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3413 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOMOHIDE YASUNAGA ◽  
RAM KESHARI DUWAL ◽  
MICHAEL D. SCHWARTZ

The mirine plant bug genus Neolygus Knight is reported from Nepal and North India for the first time, thus representing the first confident distributional record of this genus from the Himalayas. A new species, Neolygus machanensis, is described from Nepal. Two known members, N. bui Lu & Zheng and N. keltoni (Lu & Zheng), newly recognized as occurring in Nepal and/or North India, are diagnosed. Habitus images of live individuals and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for all treated species. A checklist of the Old World species, and discussion of the systematic position and zoogeography of Neolygus are included. Neolygus partitus (Walker, 1873) [Capsus], N. mjohjangsanicus (Josifov, 1992) [Lygocoris], and Neolygus zebei (Günther, 1997) [Lygocoris] are proposed as new combinations.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4551 (4) ◽  
pp. 494
Author(s):  
JING SUN ◽  
YALIN ZHANG ◽  
LIN LU

A new species, Balclutha longispina sp. nov. from Yunnan Province of China, is described and Balclutha sinuata Webb & Vilbaste is recored from China (Tibet) for the first time. A key to males of Chinese Balclutha species is provided. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4671 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-282
Author(s):  
JIHOON KIM ◽  
SUNGHOON JUNG

Genus, Mawenzhena Alexis & Delpont (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini), is reported from Korean Peninsula for the first time with the description of a new species, Mawenzhena Koreana J.H. Kim & Jung, sp. nov. Description of the new species, diagnosis for the members of the genus and a key to the Korean genera of the subtribe Coryphocerina are provided together with photographs of adult specimens and male genitalia. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1608 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHU-PING WU ◽  
YAO-SUNG LIN ◽  
CHUNG-CHI HWANG

A new species of camaenid land snail, Satsuma longkiauwensis sp. nov. from southern Taiwan is established. This large terrestrial and herbivorous snail inhabits the lowland forests with a narrow geographical distribution. The species is characterized by having a large shell, roundly angulated peripheries adjacent to the peristome, an open umbilicus, a robust flagellum, a weak expansion on male genitalia instead of a penial caecum externally and a hemispherical verge instead of an elongated pilaster internally. A key is provided for the first time to identify camaenids from Taiwan.


Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2488 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO-QI MI ◽  
XIAN-JIN PENG ◽  
CHANG-MIN YIN

Four species of the araneid spider genus Eriovixia are reported from the Gaoligong Mountains (Yunnan Province, southwest China), including a new species: Eriovixia sticta n. sp., and three known species: E. excelsa (Simon, 1889), E. pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) and E. yunnanensis (Yin et al., 1990). E. excelsa is first recorded from Chinese Mainland, while the males of both E. pseudocentrodes and E. yunnanensis are described for the first time, and the male of E. pseudocentrodes described before is actually the male of E. sticta n. sp. Distributional data and illustrations of somatic and genitalic morphology are provided. The differences between these four species and related taxa are discussed.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3593 (1) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMANDA C. MENDES ◽  
ADRIANO B. KURY

Acumontia succinea sp. nov. is described from the Parc national de la Montagne d'Ambre, in the former Antsiranana Pro-vince, Madagascar. Detailed illustrations from all views of the male genitalia of a species of Acumontia are provided forthe first time. Complementary illustrations are provided of the types of the five valid species of Acumontia described by Pocock in the beginning of the 20th century, two of which had never been illustrated before.


Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1547 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
XINPU WANG ◽  
HOUHUN LI

Synochoneura is a small genus restricted to China. The genus is reviewed, and one new species is described: Synochoneura dentana sp. n. The female of S. tapaishani (Caradja) is reported for the first time. Images of adults, male genitalia, and female genitalia are provided, along with a key to the known species.


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