scholarly journals A new species of planthopper belonging to the genus Oecleus Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) in Jamaica

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4712 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
WAYNE MYRIE ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ASSUNTA BERTACCINI ◽  
BRIAN W. BAHDER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Coconut Palm ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
First Report ◽  
Lethal Yellowing ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
A New Species

A new species of cixiid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Oecleus Stål, Oecleus mackaspringi sp. n., is described from Spring Garden, Jamaica. This new taxon is associated with coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) and was found while surveying palm plots with active cases of lethal yellowing (LY). This is the first report of the genus Oecleus from Jamaica. Sequence data for the COI gene and 18S gene are also provided. 

A new species of Oecleus Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut in Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4472 (2) ◽  
pp. 358 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ELIANA MARIA DOS PASSOS ◽  
FLAVIANA GONÇALVES DA SILVA ◽  
LEANDRO EUGENIO CARDAMONE DINIZ ◽  
MICHEL DOLLET
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Coi Barcoding ◽  
Lethal Yellowing ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
A New Species

A new species of cixiid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Oecleus Stål, Oecleus sergipensis n. sp., is described from Sergipe State, Brazil. This new taxon is associated with coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and date palm (Phoenix L). The species was detected in Auchenorrhyncha surveys to find potential vectors of lethal yellowing type syndrome. This is the first report of the genus Oecleus in Brazil. Sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding region was obtained and accessioned into GenBank. 

A new species of Omolicna (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) from coconut palm in Costa Rica and new country records for Omolicna brunnea and Omolicna triata

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4577 (3) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIAN W. BAHDER ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
EDWIN A. BARRANTES BARRANTES ◽  
MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA ◽  
ALESSANDRA R. HUMPHRIES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
New Subgenus ◽  
A New Species

An ongoing survey for novel phytoplasmas and viruses that affect palms (Arecaceae) is being conducted in Costa Rica along with potential vectors. During that survey, a new species of derbid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Omolicna Fennah was detected from Heredia and Limón State and is here described as Omolicna xavieri sp. n. This new taxon was first found on declining coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) and subsequently on healthy coconut palms in Tortuguero National Park. Also, two additional species of Omolicna, O. brunnea and O. triata, were collected on coconut in the same habitat and represent new country records. There are no previously published records of Omolicna from Costa Rica. Sequence data for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and the 18S ribosomal RNA gene were obtained. In addition, novel 18S primers specific to auchenorrhynchan insects were developed and presented. The molecular data show high pairwise distances between O. xavieri sp. n. and other Omolicna species (24% to 31% and 10% using COI and 18S, respectively). Based on both morphological and sequence data, we erect and briefly describe the new subgenus Agoo for the new species to reflect the observed differences. A checklist of Omolicna species is presented. 

Revised status of Omolicna subgenus Agoo (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) with a new species from Costa Rica and new country records

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4718 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-535
Author(s):  
BRIAN W. BAHDER ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
EDWIN A. BARRANTES BARRANTES ◽  
MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽  
Original Description ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
A New Species

An ongoing survey for novel phytoplasmas and viruses that affect palms (Arecaceae) and their potential vectors is being conducted in Costa Rica. During that survey, a new species of derbid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from the palm Astrocaryum alatum H.F. Loomis was found in Heredia State and is here described as Agoo dahliana sp. n. Omolicna dubia Caldwell and O. latens Fennah were also found on coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.) and represent new country records. Sequence data for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) were generated for 9 ingroup (Omolicna Fennah) and 1 outgroup (Neocenchrea Metcalf) taxa; and for 18S ribosomal RNA gene were generated for 8 ingroup plus 2 outgroup taxa (Neocenchrea, Cenchrea Westwood). These data were compiled with available data from GenBank and BOLD for maximum likelihood phylogenetic reconstruction for Omolicna. These results, plus morphological evidence, support changing the status of the genus-group name Agoo Bahder & Bartlett from subgenus within Omolicna to full genus, resulting in the new combination of Agoo xavieri Bahder & Bartlett. Based on the original description and illustration of the genitalia of Omolicna rubrimarginata Fennah (from Trinidad), we transfer this species to Agoo, creating the combination Agoo rubrimarginata (Fennah), and bringing the total number of species in this genus to three, with A. dahliana sp. n. and A. xavieri currently only known from Costa Rica. Based on both molecular and morphological evidence, O dubia is transferred to Anchimothon Fennah. A key to differentiate the species of Agoo is presented. 

scholarly journals First Report of Lethal Yellowing Group (16Sr IV) of Phytoplasmas in Vernonia cinerea in Jamaica

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 1132-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Brown ◽  
B. O. Been ◽  
W. A. McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Coconut Palm ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
First Report ◽  
Representative Sequence ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Lethal Yellowing ◽  
Vector Identity ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
Vernonia Cinerea

Coconut lethal yellowing disease (CLY) has had a devastating effect on the coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) industry in Jamaica and Latin America. A study was conducted in Jamaica during 2005 to identify alternate hosts of the CLY phytoplasma. Since weeds are known to act as reservoir hosts of numerous pathogens, Vernonia cinerea (L.) (Asteraceae), a prevalent weed species on coconut farms island-wide, was collected from coconut farms in areas of high and low levels of CLY incidence, although none of the plants displayed disease symptoms. DNA was extracted from plant samples by the method of Dellaporta et al. (1) and analyzed by nested PCR assay employing phytoplasma universal rRNA operon primers P1/P7 (2,4) and LY16Sf/LY16-23Sr (3). DNA derived from CLY-diseased or healthy coconut palm served as positive and negative controls, respectively, in each assay. Amplification of an rDNA product of the expected size (1.7 kb) confirmed phytoplasma infections in 53 of 118 (44.9%) V. cinerea test plants. Twenty-seven of the rDNA PCR products were analyzed by digestion with restriction enducleases RsaI, MspI, MseI, TaqI, HinfI, and HhaI. The restriction fragment length polymorphism profiles obtained were similar to that observed in the CLY-infected coconut palm. V. cinerea rDNA amplicons were cloned and sequenced (in both directions) and a representative sequence was deposited in GenBank (Accession No. EU057983). Blast analysis determined this sequence to be most similar (99%) to that of CLY phytoplasma in Jamaica (Accession No. AF49807) and Florida (Accession No. AF498309). To our knowledge, this is the first report of the 16Sr IV group of phytoplasmas infecting V. cinerea. Presence of the lethal yellowing phytoplasmas in dicotyledonous plant species has important epidemiological implications concerning vector identity and ecology. Futhermore, it is now evident that weed control on coconut farms could assist in the management of CLY disease in Jamaica. References: (1) S. L. Dellaporta et al. Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 1:19, 1993. (2) S. Deng and C. Hiruki. J. Microbiol. Methods 14:53, 1991. (3) N. A. Harrison et al. Ann. Appl. Biol. 141:183, 2002. (4) C. D. Smart et al. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:2988, 1996.

A new species of planthopper in the genus Patara (Hemiptera: Derbidae) on coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) from the island of Barbuda

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4941 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-380
Author(s):  
BRIAN W. BAHDER ◽  
JANIL GORE-FRANCIS ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coconut Palm ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Lethal Yellowing ◽  
A New Species

The island of Barbuda was recently surveyed for the presence of Haplaxius crudus to establish the risk of Lethal Yellowing to palms on the island. After extensive collecting, H. crudus was not found on the island. A new species of Patara Westwood was found on coconut palms on the southwest portion of Barbuda. Herein, we describe the new species as Patara cooki sp. n. and provide DNA sequence data for cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S genes for it and Patara guttata Westwood. Patara cooki differed from Patara guttata sp. n. by 1.8% for 18S and 7.8% for COI, similar to intrageneric differences reported for other taxa. A phylogenetic analysis of available Otiocerinae near Patara using found Patara cooki sp. n. nested among other Patara species. We also offer commentary regarding the interpretation of forewing venation in Patara. 

A new species of planthopper in the genus Agoo Bahder & Bartlett (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) in Jamaica

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4853 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-264
Author(s):  
BRIAN W. BAHDER ◽  
DE-FEN MOU ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
ASSUNTA BERTACCINI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Caribbean Basin ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Agoo Bahder & Bartlett, Agoo beani sp. n. was found associated with coconut (Cocos nucifera L., Arecaceae) in Jamaica. This species was discovered as part of a survey of the Caribbean basin to document planthopper diversity on palms. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S sequence data strongly support placement of the new species in Agoo. The morphological features of Omolicna cocoana Rodriguez-Leon & Hidalgo-Gato from Cuba are reviewed and this species transferred into the genus Agoo. 

Alloleptosphaeria shangrilana sp. nov. and first report of the genus (Leptosphaeriaceae, Dothideomycetes) from China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 491 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
VINODHINI THIYAGARAJA ◽  
DHANUSHKA N. WANASINGHE ◽  
SAMANTHA C. KARUNARATHNA ◽  
DANUSHKA S. TENNAKOON ◽  
KEVIN D. HYDE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dead Wood ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Sequence Analyses ◽  
Bayesian Analyses ◽  
First Report ◽  
A New Species

Alloleptosphaeria shangrilana, collected from dead wood of a dicotyledonous host in Shangri-La, China, is introduced as a new species based on evidence from morphological data and DNA sequence analyses. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses of combined SSU, LSU and ITS sequence data were used to clarify the phylogenetic affinity of the new species. The new taxon is characterized by semi-immersed to superficial ascomata, a thick peridium, branched and septate pseudoparaphyses, cylindrical asci, muriform ascospores and overlapping uniseriate ascospores. Alloleptosphaeria species have been reported from England, Italy, Thailand and this is the first report of the genus in China. A detailed morphological description and analyses of the phylogenetic results are given for the new species. A key and synopsis table to the genus are also provided.

Mimaporia, a new genus of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of a new species from Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4254 (5) ◽  
pp. 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIA-HSUAN WEI ◽  
SHEN-HORN YEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The Epicopeiidae is a small geometroid family distributed in the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions. It exhibits high morphological diversity in body size and wing shape, while their wing patterns involve in various complex mimicry rings. In the present study, we attempted to describe a new genus, and a new species from Vietnam, with comments on two assumed congeneric novel species from China and India. To address its phylogenetic affinity, we reconstructed the phylogeny of the family by using sequence data of COI, EF-1α, and 28S gene regions obtained from seven genera of Epicopeiidae with Pseudobiston pinratanai as the outgroup. We also compared the morphology of the new taxon to other epicopeiid genera to affirm its taxonomic status. The results suggest that the undescribed taxon deserve a new genus, namely Mimaporia gen. n. The species from Vietnam, Mimaporia hmong sp. n., is described as new to science. Under different tree building strategies, the new genus is the sister group of either Chatamla Moore, 1881 or Parabraxas Leech, 1897. The morphological evidence, which was not included in phylogenetic analyses, however, suggests its potential affinity with Burmeia Minet, 2003. This study also provides the first, although preliminary, molecular phylogeny of the family on which the revised systematics and interpretation of character evolution can be based. 

scholarly journals Pyrenochaetopsis kuksensis (Pyrenochaetopsidaceae), a new species associated with an ornamental boxwood in the Czech Republic

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 498 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
MILAN ŠPETÍK ◽  
AKILA BERRAF-TEBBAL ◽  
ROBERT POKLUDA ◽  
ALEŠ EICHMEIER
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Buxus Sempervirens ◽  
Fungal Microbiome ◽  
A New Species

During the investigation of fungal microbiome associated with boxwood in the Czech Republic, samples from Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae) plants were collected and used for isolation. Two fungal strains were proposed as a new species Pyrenochaetopsis kuksensis based on morphology as well as phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, rpb2, and tub2 sequence data. Detailed descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of the new taxon are provided.

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