scholarly journals A new species of Apostlethrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae); an Australian genus from grass tussocks

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4688 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-146
Author(s):  
JUN WANG ◽  
LAURENCE MOUND ◽  
DESLEY J. TREE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
The Other ◽  
Generic Diagnosis ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

In most of the warmer parts of the world, a considerable diversity of thrips live only at ground level where they feed on fungi. In Australia, many such Phlaeothripidae species live in leaf-litter (Mound et al. 2013; Wang et al. 2019), but a different and smaller suite of thrips lives particularly at the base of tussocks of grasses and similar plants (Mound & Minaei 2006; Eow et al. 2014; Mound & Tree 2018). One genus in this suite, Apostlethrips, has been known only from two species (ThripsWiki 2019), both of which were taken from the base of Triodia grasses in the northern parts of Western Australia. The purpose of the present contribution is to describe a third species in this genus, taken from grasses near Darwin. This new species shares with the other two members of the genus the unusual character of a pair of rather stout and capitate ocellar setae (Fig. 1), but it differs in several other character states. As a result, a revised generic diagnosis is provided here. Pronotal setal abbreviations are as follows: am—anteromarginals; aa—anteroangulars; ml—midlaterals; epim—epimerals; pa—posteroangulars. 

A new species of the neotenic genus Larvacarus (Acariformes: Tenuipalpidae) from Astragalus (Fabaceae) in Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
MALIHE LATIFI ◽  
SAYED MOSAYEB MAHDAVI ◽  
MAHDIEH ASADI ◽  
OWEN SEEMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mite Genus

A new species of the neotenic flat mite genus Larvacarus Baker and Pritchard, 1952 (Acariformes: Tetranychoidea: Tenuipalpidae), Larvacarus iranicus sp. nov., is described from females collected from Astragalus sp. (Fabaceae) in Iran (Kerman Province). This is the second report of this genus in the world. The relationships of Larvacarus with other flat mite genera, including the other larviform species in the genera Raoiellana Baker and Tuttle, 1972 and Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh, 1904 are discussed.

A new species of Liophloeothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from leaf litter from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4571 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
MAHSA HAKIMARA ◽  
KAMBIZ MINAEI ◽  
SABER SADEGHI ◽  
LAURENCE MOUND
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Label Data ◽  
Fungal Hyphae ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
A New Species

Of the 16 species listed in the genus Liophloeothrips (ThripsWiki 2018), 13 are known only from India, and all of these are phytophagous with some inducing galls in various plant families (Tyagi & Kumar 2011). However, the biology of the type species, L. glaber, as well as that of the other two species, L. hungaricus and L. pulchrisetis, remains in doubt. Each of these three species is from Europe, with L. pulchrisetis known from a single female, L. glaber from two specimens, and hungaricus recorded from Hungary, Finland and Iran on a very few individuals (Minaei & Mound 2014). The record of L. hungaricus from Iran was published without any information concerning the locality, date of collection, or number of specimens (Mortazawiha 1995). However, Minaei and Mound (2014) pointed out that the slide label data of L. hungaricus specimens from Europe suggested that this species is associated with the bark of certain Salicaceae. Moreover, they indicated the possibility that the three names might actually represent a single species, although the male of L. glabrus has a sternal pore plate whereas this is apparently absent in hungaricus. Given the few known specimens, it is not possible to know if these thrips live under bark and feed on fungal hyphae, or if the few specimens collected were actually leaf-feeders that were sheltering under bark. In this paper, a new species of the genus is described from southern Iran, based on both sexes. These specimens were extracted from leaf litter using a Berlese funnel, thus again it is not possible to be certain if the species is part of the community of fungus-feeding litter thrips, or if the specimens were merely sheltering. 

ACANTHONYX FORMOSA, A NEW SPECIES OF SPIDER CRAB (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA, MAJIDAE) FROM SEAWEED BEDS IN TAIWAN

Crustaceana ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
Hsiang-Ping Yu ◽  
Peter Ng ◽  
Shu-Ho Wu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
The Other ◽  
Spider Crab ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of spider crab, Acanthonyx formosa, is described from seaweed beds in Taiwan. The species is allied to A. euryseroche Griffin & Tranter, 1986, from western Australia, but differs markedly in the proportions of the adult male rostrum, and in the structure of the hepatic tooth, the third maxilliped, the adult male chela, and the male first pleopod. Acanthonyx formosa is only the second species of Acanthonyx known from the Pacific, the other being A. simplex Dana, 1852, from Hawaii. Une nouvelle espece de crabe, Acanthonyx formosa, est decrite de lits d'algues, a Taiwan. L'espece est apparentee a A. euryseroche Griffin & Tranter, 1986, d'Australie occidentale, mais en differe nettement dans les proportions du rostre du male adulte, la structure de la dent hepatique, le troisieme maxillipede, la pince du male adulte et le premier pleopode male. Acanthonyx formosa n'est que la seconde espece du genre connue du Pacifique, la premiere etant A. simplex Dana, 1852, des Hawa.

Review of the genus Onychiurus Gervais, 1841 (Collembola: Onychiuridae) with description of a new cave species from Southern Spain

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3564 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
JAVIER ARBEA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
World Species ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Onychiurus is described from Málaga caves (Southern Spain). Onychiurus gevi sp. nov. is characterized by the peculiar distribution of dorsal (32/033/44433) and ventral (11/000/0101) pseudocelli that allow to distinguish it from the other congeneric species. A key of the world species of Onychiurus is provided.

scholarly journals Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Gittella (Acari, Oribatida, Oppiidae), with description of a new species from Peru

Acarologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1015-1022
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov ◽  
Luis S. Subias ◽  
Umukusum Ya. Shtanchaeva ◽  
Stefan Friedrich
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Generic Diagnosis ◽  
Lowland Rainforest ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mite Genus

A new species of the genus Gittella (Oribatida, Oppiidae) - G. kontschani n. sp. - is described, based on materials collected from upper soil and leaf litter in the primary evergreen lowland rainforest of Amazonian Peru. Generic diagnosis, an identification key, distribution, and habitats of all known species of Gittella are presented.

scholarly journals A new species of Periclistus Foerster, 1869 from China and review of the tribe Diastrophini (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Cynipidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 964 ◽  
pp. 109-126
Author(s):  
Yin Pang ◽  
Zhiwei Liu ◽  
Cheng-Yuan Su ◽  
Dao-Hong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
The World ◽  
Gall Wasps ◽  
Palearctic Species ◽  
A New Species

A new species of cynipid gall wasps, Periclistus orientalis Pang, Liu & Zhu, sp. nov., is herein described from Hunan, China in the tribe Diastrophini (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Cynipidae). The phylogenetic relationship between Periclistus and all the other Diastrophini genera, except the recently described XestophanopsisPujade-Villar et al., 2019, was analyzed using a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene and a fragment of the nuclear 28S gene. A taxonomic key to the known genera of Diastrophini and an updated taxonomic key to the known Eastern Palearctic species of Periclistus were provided. In addition, an updated checklist of the known species of the genus from the world is given.

scholarly journals A review of the genus Platecrizotes Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) with the description of a new species from India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 8237
Author(s):  
P. M. Sureshan ◽  
V.K. Raseena Farsana ◽  
K. Nikhil
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
World Species ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

<p>The genus <em>Platecrizotes</em> Ferrière (1934) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is reviewed, and a new species, <em>P. keralensis</em> is described from India.  Affinities of the new species with the other known species are discussed and a key to the world species is also provided.</p><div> </div>

Contribution to the knowledge of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Uganda, with description of a new species of the genus Machadobelba (Machadobelbidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1031
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Generic Diagnosis ◽  
Transverse Ridge ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

A list of identified oribatid mite taxa from Uganda, including 21 species/subspecies from 17 genera and 14 families, is presented. A new species of the family Machadobelbidae is described from leaf litter. Machadobelba ugandaensis sp. nov. differs from Machadobelba barbata Sanyal, Saha & Chakraborty, 2005 and Machadobelba dispar Balogh, 1958 by the presence of one pair of lateral teeth of the rostrum, prodorsal transverse ridge between costulae and foveolate body surface. Revised generic diagnosis and an identification key to the known species of Machadobelba are presented.

scholarly journals Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2271 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
HISASHI IMAMURA ◽  
LESLIE W. KNAPP
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
A New Species

A new plataycephalid, Platycephalus orbitalis, is described on the basis of specimens collected in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia at depths of 50–144 m. The new species had been mistakenly identified as P. marmoratus, which is now known to be restricted to eastern Australia. Several morphological characters (e.g, 65–68 pored scales in lateral line, snout and interorbit naked, and caudal fin blackish with white posterior margin) can separate Platycephalus orbitalis sp. nov. and P. marmoratus from the other 14 congeners. In addition, Platycephalus orbitalis sp. nov. differs from P. marmoratus in having the margin of the interopercle scalloped, skinny sensory tubes on the infraorbitals, the preopercle well developed and mostly covering the cheek region, and the body and head lacking distinct large spots and bands dorsally.

scholarly journals Anormalous liu sp. nov.: a first record and a new species of the genus Anormalous Liu, 2011 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae) from India

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1078 ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Muzamil Syed Shah ◽  
Mohd Kamil Usmani
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Subgenital Plate ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Zoology Department

The Phaneropterinae, commonly known as the bush katydids, are among the most diverse tettigoniids in the world. A new species Anormalous liusp. nov. is described from Kashmir, India. This is the second species in the short-winged genus Anormalous. It is differentiated from the other species from China by the absence of posterior apical spurs on the fore and mid tibiae, the male subgenital plate with two long cylindrical lobes fused with each other and blunt at the apices, and the male stridulatory area longer than broad. We include a key to species in the genus Anormalou. The holotype has been deposited in the Museum of Zoology Department, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Uttar Pradesh, India.

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