A review of the genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia), including descriptions of new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4706 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
RALF T. S. CORDEIRO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species

The genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) is composed of mesophotic gorgonians, and has been traditionally included in the Family Chrysogorgiidae. The family is polyphyletic and in need of generic morphological reassessments. Herein, two new species of that genus are described, based on material deposited in the National Museum of Natural History—Smithsonian Institution. Additionally, we provide a taxonomic key to all species of Trichogorgia, also briefly discussing important characters of the group and closely related taxa.

Four new species of the family Lithodidae (Decapoda: Anomura) from the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2302 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
SALLY HALL ◽  
SVEN THATJE
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Galapagos Archipelago ◽  
The Family ◽  
One New Species ◽  
The Bering Sea

Four new species of lithodid crab were identified in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. These include three species of the genus Paralomis: P. nivosa from the Philippines, P. makarovi from the Bering Sea, and P. alcockiana from South Carolina; and one new species of the genus Lithodes, L. galapagensis, from the Galapagos archipelago. Two of these species, P. nivosa and P. makarovi were part of a collection of previously unidentified lithodid samples from the Albatross expeditions of 1906–1908. Paralomis makarovi may have been misidentified as P. multispina Benedict, 1894, or P. histrix (De Haan, 1844) in other collections owing to superficial similarities in carapace ornamentation and overlapping distributions.

Nephtyidae (Polychaeta) from the Gulf of California (Mexican Pacific) with the description of two new species of Aglaophamus

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pérez-Torrijos ◽  
P. Hernández-Alcántara ◽  
V. Solís-Weiss
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Mexican Pacific ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species

The aim of this study is to analyse the Nephtyidae from the Gulf of California. Previous studies about the family Nephtyidae from the continental shelf of the Gulf include 21 species of which seven have been synonymized by several authors, so that at present only 14 species are recognized. In this study, 1763 specimens of Nephtyidae from the continental shelf of the Gulf of California were examined. Eight species were identified, from which Aglaophamus longicirrata sp. nov. and Aglaophamus foliosa sp. nov. are newly described. Aglaophamus longicirrata sp. nov. is characterized by the presence of very long dorsal cirri in median parapodia and by having 16 rows of subterminal papillae with 3–7 papillae per row, and a pair of middorsal papillae on the proboscis. Aglaophamus foliosa sp. nov. is characterized by foliaceous long dorsal cirri; the proboscis bears 16 rows of subterminal papillae and an irregular number of papillae per row, from 5 to 15. A taxonomic key is presented for the species of Nephtyidae recorded from the continental shelf of the Gulf of California, including the two new species of Aglaophamus.

A re-description of Accalathura crenulata (Richardson, 1901) from type material and the description of two new Accalathura species (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoida)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1761 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
RACHAEL A. KING
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Type Material ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Adjacent Region ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Caribbean

Two new species of leptanthurid isopods in the genus Accalathura are described: A. schotteae, from collections off Panama and A. kensleyi from Belize (material previously identified as A. crenulata in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.). The type species of the genus, Calathura crenulata Richardson, 1901, is redescribed from type material and a key to the species of Accalathura in the Caribbean and an adjacent region is given.

scholarly journals Taxonomy of family Benthopectinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 118-131
Author(s):  
Magdalena De los Palos-Peña ◽  
Francisco-Alonso Solís-Marín ◽  
Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Sea Stars ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World

Introduction: The family Benthopectinidae is composed of deep-sea sea stars distributed in eight genera and approximately 70 valid species. So far, only five species of this family have been reported for the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Objective: To provide an updated local taxonomy of this family. Methods: A total of 566 specimens deposited in the Echinoderm National Collection, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, collected from 1952 to 2015, were taxonomically examined. Results: We present descriptions, photographs, and an illustrated dichotomous key for Benthopecten simplex simplex, Cheiraster (Barbadosaster) echinulatus, Cheiraster (Cheiraster) planus, Cheiraster (Christopheraster) blakei, and Cheiraster (Christopheraster) mirabilis in the region. Conclusions: The five studied species represent 6 % of the world biodiversity of the family and can now be identified with the illustrated key.

scholarly journals New Oriental and Australasian taxa of Colobathristidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the collection of the State Natural History Museum Stuttgart

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-422
Author(s):  
Viktor Hartung
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
First Record ◽  
History Museum ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Biogeographic Regions ◽  
The Tropics

Abstract The Colobathristidae are a poorly studied family of Lygaeoidea distributed in the tropics and subtropics of Australasian, Neotropical, and Oriental biogeographic regions. Phaenacantha Horváth, 1904 is the largest genus of the family, with 33 described species. Here, two new species of Phaenacantha are described from Borneo (P. grimmae sp. nov. and P. nigrispina sp. nov.) and one from New Caledonia (P. paveli sp. nov.), all of which represent the first record of the genus from these islands. Also, a specimen of genus Symphylax Horváth, 1904 from Borneo is described that has strong similarities to S. handschini Kormilev, 1953 from the same island, but differs from it in some minor features and is considered a new subspecies, S. handschini kinabaluensis subsp. nov.

Review of Indonesian species of the leafhopper genus Drabescus Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with description of two new species 

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4524 (4) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
DELIANG XU ◽  
YALIN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species Drabescus stilliformis and D. viraktamathi spp. nov., are described and illustrated from Indonesia. A checklist and key to males from Indonesia are provided. Type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, U.K. (BMNH) and the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, U.K. (NMW). 

scholarly journals Belminus santosmalletae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae): New Species from Panama, with an Updated Key for Belminus Stål, 1859 Species

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 686
Author(s):  
Carolina Dale ◽  
Silvia Justi ◽  
Cleber Galvão
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
The Body ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Triatomine Species ◽  
A New Species

Belminus santosmalletae, a new triatomine species, is described based on a specimen from Panama, deposited in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Attempts failed to identify this specimen using the keys by Lent and Wygodzinsky (1979) and Sandoval et al. (2007). A comparison was made with specimens of Belminus Stål, 1859 specimens deposited at the Triatominae collection at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CTIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and with previous descriptions of Belminus species. These comparisons showed the specimen represents a new species, described in the present paper. It differs from other species of the genus mainly by the grainy tegument, scarce pilosity along the body, and the number of tubercles observed on the pronotum.

scholarly journals Seven new Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) Johanson, 2002 from the Neotropical region and Nearctic Mexico (Insecta: Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1208 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
KJELL A. JOHANSON ◽  
TOBIA S. MALM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
New Records ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Illinois Natural History Survey ◽  
History Survey

Seven new species of Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) Johanson 2002 (Helicopsychidae) are described from Mexico (H. curvipalpia new species), Panama (H. blantoni new species, H. chiriquensis new species, H. linguata new species, and H. sanblasensis new species), and Brazil (H. paprockii new species and H. cipoensis new species) based on adult material borrowed from the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, D. C. and the Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. New records are given for H. sinuata Denning & Blickle from Mexico, and H. incisa Ross and H. woldai Johanson from Panama.

scholarly journals Descriptions of two new species of Augerella Gupta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2745 (1) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
NHI THI PHAM ◽  
GAVIN R. BROAD ◽  
KARL-HEINZ LAMPE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Biological Resources ◽  
Two New Species

Due to an unfortunate oversight the type depositories were omitted in the descriptions of Augerella achterbergi Pham, Broad et Lampe, and Augerella vriesi Pham, Broad et Lampe (Pham et al. 2010).  The respective specimens are deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, Netherlands (RMNH) and Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi, Vietnam (IEBR). In order to validate the descriptions of these two taxa, we reiterate the descriptions below.

Four new species of the subgenus Homoneura from Jiangxi Province, China (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Homoneura)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4365 (3) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
LI SHI ◽  
XUE FENG GAO ◽  
RONG RONG SHEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
First Report

The following four species from Jiangxi Province are new to science: Homoneura (Homoneura) jiangxiensis sp. nov., H. (H.) martini sp. nov., H. (H.) pangae sp. nov. and H. (H.) stepheni sp. nov.. For each species, a diagnosis and description are provided, along with photographs of the habitus and certain characters, and figures of male genitalia. These species belong to the Homoneura (Homoneura) henanensis group (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Homoneurinae). A key to the species of this species group is presented. This represents the first report of the genus Homoneura for Jiangxi Province. All type specimens for the new species are deposited in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., USA (USNM). 

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