Review of the Nearctic genus Wilcoxia James (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4695 (5) ◽  
pp. 401-437
Author(s):  
DARREN A. POLLOCK ◽  
LISA A. REICHERT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Structural Heterogeneity ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Three New Species

The robber fly genus Wilcoxia is revised based on external morphological features of adults. For each species the following is provided: type specimen information, diagnostic features, description, natural history including associated prey data, and geographical distribution (derived from georeferenced localities for both examined specimens and literature records). A key to adults of Wilcoxia, supplemented with photographs of habitus and selected morphological features, is included. The genus comprises eight species, distributed primarily in the southwestern United States. Three new species are described: W. apache (type locality: New Mexico, Quay County, Apache Canyon), W. flavipennis (type locality: Arizona, Pima County, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument), and W. forbesi (type locality: New Mexico, Doña Ana County, 1 mi. NW Tortugas Mt.). There appear to be two reasonably well-defined species groups (cinerea and martinorum groups, with four species in each), based on structural features, seasonality and natural history. Identified prey items (for W. apache, W. forbesi and W. martinorum) include representatives from Hemiptera (eight families), Coleoptera (one family), Hymenoptera (five families) and Diptera (10 families). A discussion on the structural heterogeneity of Wilcoxia and a history of its classification are provided. 

Aphis (Hemiptera, Aphididae) species living on Baccharis (Asteraceae) in southern South America, with description of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4656 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-167
Author(s):  
JUAN MANUEL NIETO NAFRÍA ◽  
JAIME ORTEGO ◽  
PAUL A. BROWN ◽  
SARA I. LÓPEZ CIRUELOS ◽  
M. PILAR MIER DURANTE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
South America ◽  
Aphis Gossypii ◽  
Aphis Craccivora ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Southern South America ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Aphis Spiraecola ◽  
Three New Species

Aphid specimens belonging to the genus Aphis (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) collected on species of Baccharis (Asteraceae) in localities of Argentina and Chile, preserved in the Natural History Museum in London and in the Universidad de León collections, have been studied. They belong to six species: Aphis craccivora, Aphis gossypii and Aphis spiraecola, which are widely-distributed and polyphagous, and the new species: Aphis ingeborgae Nieto Nafría and Brown sp. n., Aphis conspicua Nieto Nafría and Mier Durante sp. n. and Aphis fuentesi Nieto Nafría and Ortego sp. n. which are here described from apterous and alate viviparous females, and also from oviparous females and males in the case of Aphis fuentesi. These six species plus the native and monophagous A. coridifoliae are those known in southern South America living on plants of Baccharis. Diagnostic features of new species and an identification key for apterous viviparous females of these seven species are presented. 

Heliconandria, a new genus of aleocharine staphylinid beetle from Ecuador and Peru (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney S. Hanley
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Three New Species

AbstractThe aleocharine staphylinid genus Heliconandria, new genus, is proposed and diagnosed based on external structural features, especially those of the mouthparts, and male and female genitalia. Three new species are also described, H. wettersteniana, gynochela, and H. peoechma, with a key to differentiate them and numerous illustrations of diagnostic features presented.

Revision of the Nearctic Liodessus affinis (Say 1823) species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Bidessini)

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly B. Miller
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
North American ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Natural Group ◽  
Species Diagnosis ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
Subjective Synonym

AbstractNorth American members of the Liodessus affinis (Say 1823) species complex are revised. The species group comprises four species. Two new species are described: L. noviaffinis (type locality: Gainesville Forest Insect Lab, Alachua Co., Florida) and L. saratogae (type locality: Saratoga Springs, San Bernardino County, California). Liodessus obscurellus (LeConte 1852), formerly considered a junior subjective synonym of L. affinis, is given specific status. The following synonymies are established: L. affinis microreticulatus (Hatch 1928), L. charlottii (Clark 1862), L. emilianus (Clark 1862), L. erythrostomus (Mannerheim 1852), L. macularis (LeConte 1852), and L. nigrinus (Casey 1884) = L. obscurellus. All of these names were previously treated as junior subjective synonyms of L. affinis. Also, L. youngi (Larson & Roughley 1990) = L. abjectus (Sharp 1882). Lectotypes are designated for L. abjectus, L. charlottii, L. erythrostomus, L. emilianus, L. macularis, L. nigrinus, and L. obscurellus. A neotype is designated for L. affinis. Liodessus nanus (Aubé 1838) is considered a species name of uncertain status, but is probably a subjective synonym of L. affinis. A key is provided for the nine known species of North American Liodessus Guignot. The genus Liodessus is diagnosed, and its taxonomic history and questionable status as a natural group are discussed. The L. affinis complex is diagnosed, and its taxonomic history and natural history are discussed. Male genitalia are the only consistently useful structures known for differentiating species in the L. affinis complex. Females are not distinguishable based on currently known morphological features but may be identified using geographic information. Characters used previously, including coloration, punctation and general shape are too variable within and between species to be useful for species diagnosis or delimitation. For each species in the complex the following are provided: a bibliography of the species, discussion of type specimens, taxonomic history and synonymy, diagnosis, variation, etymology (for new species), geographic relationships, natural history, and geographic distribution. Distribution maps and illustrations of important structural features are provided for all species of the complex. For other Nearctic species of Liodessus the following are provided: a brief bibliography of the species, diagnosis, distribution, remarks about bionomics and/or taxonomy, and illustrations of important structural features.

A new Argentinian species of Bembidion (Chilioperyphus) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini) with accessory setae

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 782 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
SERGIO SERGIO ROIG-JUÑENT ◽  
ERICA SCHEIBLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
San Luis

The new species, Bembidion (Chilioperyphus) cuyanus (type locality ARGENTINA, San Luis, Quebrada Lopez, 7 km SE San Francisco) is described, based on external structural features (extra setae in the supraorbital region, pronotum, elytral margin and intervals 3, 5 and 7) and those of the male genitalia (details of the endophallic flagellum). Line drawings illustrate diagnostic features and a key distinguishes among the species of subgenus Chilioperyphus Jeannel. This species lives along the border of rivers and creeks in the arid region of western Argentina.KEY WORDS. Carabidae. Bembidiini. Bembidion (Chilioperyphus) cuyanus n. sp., ArgentinaSe describe una nueva especie del g nero Bembidion Latreille (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini) del centro oeste de la Argentina. Esta ha sido encontrada en las orillas de arroyos y r os de esta regi n semides rtica. La morfolog a externa y las caracter sticas de las estructuras de la genitalia masculina hacen considerar que esta nueva especie pertenece al g nero Bembidion Latreille, y algunos caracteres del ed ago muestran que pertenece al subg nero Chilioperyphus Jeannel. La estructura del flagelo y la presencia de numerosas setas, tanto en la regi n supraorbital, pronoto, borde del litro e interesar as 3, 5 y 7, permiten reconocer a esta como una nueva especie, Bembidion (Chilioperyphus) cuyanus nov. sp. Se provee la descripci n e ilustraciones de esta nueva especie, como as tambi n una clave para diferenciarla de las restantes especies del subg nero Chilioperyphus.PALABRAS CLAVE. Carabidae. Bembidiini. Bembidion (Chilioperyphus) cuyanus n. sp., Argentina

Studies of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) in the Spirit Collection of the Natural History Museum, London 2: New species and records from P. Hammond's visit to New Zealand in 1983–84

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-196
Author(s):  
Michael Darby
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
History Museum ◽  
The North ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
North And South

Some 2,000 Ptiliidae collected in the North and South Islands of New Zealand in 1983/1984 by Peter Hammond of the Natural History Museum, London, are determined to 34 species, four of which are new to the country. As there are very few previous records, most from the Auckland district of North Island, the Hammond collection provides much new distributional data. The three new species: Nellosana insperatus sp. n., Notoptenidium flavum sp. n., and Notoptenidium johnsoni sp. n., are described and figured; the genus Ptiliodes is moved from Acrotrichinae to Ptiliinae, and Ptenidium formicetorum Kraatz recorded as a new introduction. Information is provided to aid separation of the new species from those previously recorded.

A review of Cryphocricos Signoret, 1850 (Naucoridae: Cryphocricinae) with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-94
Author(s):  
ROBERT W. SITES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
New World ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Aquatic Bugs ◽  
High Degree

The genus Cryphocricos Signoret, 1850 was recently determined in a molecular phylogeny to be distantly related to other taxa of the subfamily Cryphocricinae to the extent that it is now once again the sole member of the subfamily. This exclusively New World group of aquatic bugs lives in fast and usually turbulent current and respires by means of a plastron. Efforts to identify morphological features to distinguish among the species have largely fallen short, and some species have been established based on features that exhibit a high degree of intraspecific variation overlapping those of other species. Presented here is a review of the 13 described species with discussions of their features and photos of type specimens, and three new species from Venezuela and Colombia are described. Also presented is a diagnostic attribute unique to the enigmatic Cryphocricos barozzii Signoret, 1850. 

Revision of the genus Pseudolebinthus (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Eneopterinae) with the description of a new species from Southeast Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4521 (2) ◽  
pp. 265 ◽  
Author(s):  
RANJANA JAISWARA ◽  
JIAJIA DONG ◽  
TONY ROBILLARD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Identification Keys ◽  
A New Species

Pseudolebinthus is an intriguing genus of the tribe Xenogryllini with a distribtuion restricted to southeast Africa and characterized by unique morphological features such as asymmetrical male forewings and harp veins shaped as elongated balloons. It is sister group to the widely distributed genus Xenogryllus and has been known by two species, P. africanus Robillard, 2006 and P. whellani Robillard, 2006. The genus was initially diagnosed based exclusively on male morphological features. In this study, we add a new species to the genus, P. gorochovi Robillard sp. nov. and revise the diagnostic features using both male and female characters. We also update identification keys for the species of the genus. 

scholarly journals Two new species of Roepkiella Yakovlev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) from Indonesia and Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 102-106
Author(s):  
Roman V. Yakovlev
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Khon Kaen ◽  
First Time

The article describes two new species: Roepkiella jakli sp. nov. (type locality: Indonesia, Sangir Isl., Tahuna Distr., Bukit Bembalut Hill) and R. korshunovi sp. nov. (type locality: Thailand, Khon Kaen Prov., Phu Wiang Wat). The diagnostic features are given, the male genitalia of R. celebensis (Roepke, 1957) are described for the first time.

scholarly journals Four new Caribbean Sigambra species (Annelida, Pilargidae), and clarifications of three other Sigambra species

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 893 ◽  
pp. 21-50
Author(s):  
Sergio I. Salazar-Vallejo ◽  
Alexandra E. Rizzo ◽  
J. Ángel de León-González ◽  
Kalina M. Brauco
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Coastal Environments ◽  
Type Specimens

Sigambra grubii Müller, 1858 has been reported from many different coastal environments in Brazil and the Grand Caribbean. However, more than one species was thought to be included under this species group name. After the study of several subtle and consistent differences in specimens fitting the description S. grubii, a new Grand Caribbean species is herein recognized and described as S. hernandezisp. nov. Further, the study of other Sigambra specimens prompted the examination of type specimens of S. bassi (Hartman, 1947), and of S. wassi Pettibone, 1966 to clarify some morphological features, and three other new species are recognized and newly described: S. diazisp. nov. and S. ligneroisp. nov. from the southeastern Caribbean (Venezuela), and S. olivaisp. nov. from the northwestern Caribbean (México). Morphological features are also clarified for S. grubii by comparison with specimens from the type locality, Florianópolis, Brazil, and with type specimens of S. bassi from Florida (U.S.A.), and non-type specimens of S. wassi from Virginia (USA). A key to identify all species of Sigambra is also included.

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