A new and most complete pampathere (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Quaternary of Bahia, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4661 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
JORGE FELIPE MOURA ◽  
FLÁVIO GÓIS ◽  
FERNANDO CARLOS GALLIARI ◽  
MARCELO ADORNA FERNANDES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Axial Length ◽  
Vertebral Column ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
The Other ◽  
South American ◽  
Great American Biotic Interchange ◽  
A New Species

Pampatheriidae is a group of South American native cingulates recorded from the Middle Miocene to the Early Holocene. These animals arrived in North America during the Great American Biotic Interchange. During the Quaternary, at least three genera existed: Tonnicinctus Góis, González Ruiz, Scillato-Yané and Soibelzon, Pampatherium Gervais and Ameghino, and Holmesina Simpson. They are differentiated mainly by craniodental and osteodermal characters. In this paper, we describe a new species of Holmesina from Bahia state, Brazil. Two well-preserved specimens possessing osteoderms associated with their skeletons enabled us to determine the genus and species more reliably. Holmesina cryptae sp. nov. differs from the other Quaternary pampatheres by having the simplest ornamental pattern of osteoderms, sharing characteristics between Pampatherium and Holmesina osteoderms and the most robust skull among the Holmesina species, however preserving the main synapomorphies of the genus. Moreover, the integrity of the remains of H. cryptae sp. nov. enabled us to describe elements of the hyoid apparatus, the clavicle, the entire vertebral column and the pelvis. It was also possible to measure its total axial length (2.2 m) more reliably, which is smaller than previously estimated for other pampatheres. Holmesina cryptae sp. nov. constitutes the sixth species of the genus, and it is the fourth in South America. 

A new species of Polyamia DeLong (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) representing the first record of the genus from South America

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4457 (4) ◽  
pp. 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
YANI DUAN ◽  
CHRISTOPHER H. DIETRICH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
South American ◽  
South American Species ◽  
Species Checklist ◽  
A New Species

Polyamia (Polyamia) choromorica sp. n., representing the first record of the genus Polyamia DeLong from South America, is described and illustrated. Previously described species of Polyamia DeLong appear to be restricted to North America. Color illustrations of Polyamia (Copolyamia) caperata (Ball), Polyamia (Copolyamia) similaris DeLong & Davidson and Polyamia (Polyamia) weedi Van Duzee are also provided for comparison. A species checklist and distribution summary for the genus is provided. Notes on other South American species of Deltocephalini with supernumerary forewing crossveins are also provided.

Salicornia cuscoensis (Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae), a new species from Peru (South America)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 319 (3) ◽  
pp. 254 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. ÁNGELES ALONSO ◽  
MANUEL B. CRESPO ◽  
HELMUT FREITAG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Tierra Del Fuego ◽  
South American ◽  
Habitat Distribution ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Southern Patagonia ◽  
A New Species

The name Salicornia cuscoensis given to a plant from high Andean saltmarshes near Cusco [Cuzco] and Ayacucho, Peru (South America) is validated by a diagnosis and description. The main morphological characters that separate S. cuscoensis from other closely related species are creeping habit, delicate branches, inflorescence of short and thin spikes, and seed indumentum. The new species clearly differs from other perennial Salicornia taxa growing in high Andean saltmarshes such as S. pulvinata and S. andina. The former forms small compact cushions producing very short, few-flowered inflorescences. The latter shows woody stems and forms larger rounded carpets. Morphologically, S. cuscoensis is also similar to S. magellanica, a species growing along the seashore in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, but the latter has shorter and wider inflorescences and larger seeds with a different type and arrangement of indumentum. Molecular analyses also supported the separation of S. cuscoensis. Data on habitat, distribution and phylogenetic relationships are presented for the new species and its relatives, and an identification key is given for the South American taxa of the genus Salicornia.

scholarly journals Description of New American Carduelis/Spinus Bird Species in La Paz (Bolivia): C./S. lapazensis.

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Antonio Arnaiz-Villena ◽  
Valentín Ruiz-del-Valle ◽  
Fabio Suarez-Trujillo ◽  
Adrian Lopez-Nares ◽  
Alvaro Callado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
South American ◽  
Cyt B ◽  
Species Definition ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Evolutionary Radiation ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
A New Species

Introduction: South American siskins (Genus Carduelis/Spinus) are the outcome of regional evolutionary radiation from an extant (or other extinct) species: C. notata, a North America siskin, which thrives in Mexico subtropical areas and is parental of one of the three described North American siskin radiations. Methods: Speciation and/or subspeciation of this South American siskin radiation have probably occurred during Pleistocene Epoch. In the present paper, a new species/subspecies akin to C./S. atrata is described by genetic and phenotypic parameters: this new species/subspecies was previously considered a subspecies of C./S. xanthogastra, which thrives further North and is separated about 1,762 km, 1,094 miles, from this described subspecies, Carduelis/ Spinus xanthogastra stejnegeri. Results: Our genetic study using mt cyt b, phenotypic and behavior observations show that this putative C./S. xanthogastra subspecies is either a different species or a C./S. atrata subspecies; we have proposed a provisional name for this finch, C./S. lapazensis, instead of C./S. x. stejnegeri. Conclusion: Species definition is movable and controversial, and it is uncertain in South American siskins, which all show a close genetic and phenotypical relationship, which may be still immersed in speciation processes since Pleistocene Epoch.

A new species of Phycodes from China (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea: Brachodidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2797 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
AXEL KALLIES ◽  
MIN WANG ◽  
YUTAKA ARITA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Small Family ◽  
A New Species

Brachodidae are a small family of fewer than 140 described species that are distributed worldwide except in North America. They reach their greatest diversity in the tropical regions of Asia and South America; however, many species occur in the Palaearctic region and in Australia, but these are restricted to a small number of genera. More than 40 species are known from the Oriental region and many more await description (Kallies 1998, 2000, 2004).

A new species of Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Peruvian Andes, with updated key to South American species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4722 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
GALILEU P. S. DANTAS ◽  
ANA A. HUAMANTINCO ARAUJO ◽  
NEUSA HAMADA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
South American ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
South American Species ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
A New Species

Rheotanytarsus is a speciose genus, currently composed by more than 100 nominal species distributed worldwide, 19 are known from the Neotropical region, four from South America and only one is registered for Peru. In the present study, a new species is described and illustrated based on males collected in the Peruvian Andes. In addition, the key to the South American species is updated and a distribution map of them is provided. Rheotanytarsus amaru sp. n. is easily distinguished from the congeneric species by the dark general coloration and the hypopygial morphology. 

The presence of Homoeoneuria s.s. (Ephemeroptera: Oligoneuriidae) in South America with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2146 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. F. SALLES ◽  
C. N. FRANCISCHETTI ◽  
E. D. G. SOARES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Anterior Margin ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
The Other ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Compound Eyes ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
A New Species

In the present work a new species of Homoeoneuria is described based on nymphs and adults from Southeastern Brazil. Based on cladistics, the new species belongs to the subgenus Homoeoneuria.s.s. Homoeoneuria (H). watu sp. n., besides being the second species of the genus reported from South America, is the first representative of the subgenus from the region. The new species can be distinguished from the other described species of the genus by the following combination of characters: In the adult stage, (1) pronotum with prominent posteromedian pale yellow spot almost reaching anterior margin; (2) abdominal color pattern; (3) shape of penes. In the nymph, (1) head heavily washed with brownish-orange between compound eyes and ocelli; (2) antennal pedicels with short, thick setae; (3) small paired tubercles present on vertex and anterior margin of pronotum; (4) galea-lacinia of maxillae with submarginal row of 20–21 long, spinous setae; (5) abdominal color pattern. Comments on the biology of the new species are also provided.

A new, narrowly endemic species of Blumenbachia (Loasaceae subfam. Loasoideae) from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 236 (2) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilo Henning ◽  
Samuel Siriani De Oliveira ◽  
Clemens Schlindwein ◽  
Maximilian Weigend
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Leaf Morphology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Flower Size ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Southern South America ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
A New Species

The genus Blumenbachia is restricted to Southern South America and comprises 10 species. Within that genus, monophyletic B. sect. Blumenbachia is a clearly delimited group of four previously known species. Here, a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is described. Blumenbachia amana differs from the known species in ovoidal (versus spherical) capsules and in the unique combination of the inflorescence characters of B. insignis with the leaf morphology of B. latifolia, while approaching the flower size of B. catarinensis. Like all its close allies, the new species is facultatively autogamous, but pollinated by a highly specialized pollinator in the wild. It is geographically isolated from the other species and only known from two collections sites.

On a collection of Lepismatidae from the New World with description of a new species (Zygentoma)

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Luis F. Mendes
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
New World ◽  
The Other ◽  
South Central ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe Lepismatidae of coll. Zool. Mus., Copenhagen from South, Central and southern North America are listed. Prolepismina tuxeni n.sp. is described and compared with the other known species of the genus, P. pulchella (Silv.).

SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS LYCTOCORIS IN NORTH AMERICA AND DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM QUEBEC (HETEROPTERA: ANTHOCORIDAE)

1967 ◽  
Vol 99 (8) ◽  
pp. 807-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Kelton
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
The Other ◽  
A New Species

AbstractLyctocoris canadensis new species is described from southwestern Quebec. The other species of Lyctocoris known to occur in North America are L. campestris (Fabricius), L. doris Van Duzee, L. elongatus (Reuter), L. mexicanus Kelton, L. okanaganus Kelton & Anderson, L. rostratus Kelton & Anderson, L. stalii (Reuter), and L. tuberosus Kelton & Anderson. Species are keyed, known information on their ecology is given, and male genitalia and female abdominal segments are illustrated.

scholarly journals A new species of Moraria (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from the Laurentian Great Lakes

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 205 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANET W. REID ◽  
LYNN T. LESKO
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Laurentian Great Lakes ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
A New Species

Moraria hudsoni n. sp. is described from Trails End Bay in Lake Michigan and Prentiss Bay in Lake Huron, Michigan, USA. The new species differs from its congeners in chaetotaxy, body ornamentation, and other characters. We review published records of members of Moraria from North and Central America; no species is known from South America. Species of this genus have been found in the mountains of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, but none of these has been validly described. In North America, eight species have been recorded from Alaska, Canada, and the conterminous USA as far south as North Carolina. We report new geographical records of M. affinis from Virginia, and of both M. cristata and M. virginiana from Maryland and Virginia. We provide a tabular key to aid in identification of the named species of Moraria in North America.

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