A new species of Microcurgus Haupt, 1950 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) from Oman

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4728 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-500
Author(s):  
ALI AL-JAHDHAMI ◽  
CHRISTIAN SCHMID-EGGER

Microcurgus samedensis is described from Northern Oman by a single female. It represents the first record of the genus from the Arabian Peninsula. A key to females from the Palearctic region is given. 

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4413 (2) ◽  
pp. 339 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUSTAVO SILVA DE MIRANDA ◽  
ALIREZA ZAMANI

The whip spider genus Phrynichus (Phrynichidae, Amblypygi) is widely distributed in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Asia with a total of 17 species. No records, however, are known from several countries in the Middle East. Here we provide the first record of a whip spider from Iran (Ilam Province), with the description and illustration of a new species, Phrynichus persicus sp. n. This discovery fills a gap in the distribution of the group that is known from both sides of this biogeographically interesting region and is also the northernmost record of the family Phrynichidae. Moreover, all distribution records of the Phrynichus species are mapped (including the first verified record of the order from the United Arab Emirates), an updated key to the species of the deflersi and ceylonicus groups is provided, and Phrynichus andhraensis Bastawade, Rao, Maqsood Javed and Krishna, 2005 (India) is assigned to the ceylonicus group. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4858 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIRGIT LÖCKER

The Australian planthopper genus Monomalpha Emeljanov, 2000 is reviewed. Males of M. gratiosa Emeljanov, 2000, a species originally described from a single female specimen, are presented for the first time. A new species, M. stenocara from Queensland is described. Together with the type species M. gratiosa, recorded from Queensland and mainland NSW, and M. fletcheri Emeljanov, 2000, a species endemic to Lord Howe Island (New South Wales) there are now three species recognised in the genus Monomalpha. A new endemic genus, Latissima gen. nov., is created within Cixiini to accommodate a new species from Queensland, Latissima isleyensis sp. nov. Identification keys to the genera of Australian Cixiini and to the species of Monomalpha are presented and host plant relationships discussed, including the first record of an Australian cixiid from the tree fern family Cyatheaceae. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (s1) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isidor S. Plonski

Abstract A new species of Colotrema Wittmer, 1979 (Malachiidae: Malachiinae: Colotini) from Socotra Island is described and illustrated: Colotrema socotrana sp. nov. It is most similar to C. barbertonica Wittmer, 1991 from South Africa, but differs from the latter in colouration of the extremities and morphology of maxillary palpi and terminalia. This species represents the first record of Colotrema for Socotra. In addition, C. asirensis Wittmer, 1979 and C. testacea wajjensis Wittmer, 1980 are recorded from continental Yemen for the first time. A key to the species of Colotrema occurring in the Arabian Peninsula and in the Socotran Archipelago is given.


Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4370 (5) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
TOMIKO ITO ◽  
HIROYUKI NISHIMOTO ◽  
FUTABA NISHIMOTO

The tropical-subtropical caddisfly genus Ugandatrichia Mosely (Hydroptilidae) is recorded for the temperate zone and the Palearctic region for the first time, with description of a new species, U. shinshiroensis from central Japan. The adults and immature stages are described with notes on their ecology. 


Author(s):  
Davide Dal Pos ◽  
Pascal Rousse

A new species of the Afrotropical genus Genaemirum Heinrich, 1936 is described from a single female specimen from Guinea and compared to the closest species, G. rhinoceros Heinrich, 1967. Genaemirum filipazzii sp. nov. also provides the first record of the genus for West Africa. An updated key to the species is included.


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