A review of the linyphiid spider genus Proislandiana Tanasevitch, 1985 with description of a new high mountainous species from Turkey and Armenia (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4743 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-256
Author(s):  
DRAGOMIR DIMITROV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Taxonomic Relationships ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the hitherto monotypic spider genus Proislandiana Tanasevitch, 1985 is described from the high altitude belt of Ararat Mountain (Turkey) and Aragats Mountain (Armenia). The genus Proislandiana is reviewed, its taxonomic relationships to the other genera are discussed. The diagnoses of the genus and its type species are revised. The distribution and the zoogeography of the two known Proislandiana species are summarized and discussed. 

Phylogeny and re-definition of the genus Melanophora (Diptera: Rhinophoridae), with description of a new species from Sardinia

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2318 (1) ◽  
pp. 552-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
PIERFILIPPO CERRETTI ◽  
THOMAS PAPE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Cladistic Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Generic Delimitation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A cladistic analysis of the genus Melanophora Meigen, 1803 (type-species: Musca grossificationis Linnaeus, 1758 [= Musca roralis Linnaeus, 1758]) is presented and the generic delimitation is critically redefined. The nominal genus-group taxon Bequaertiana Curran, 1929 (type-species: Bequaertiana argyriventris Curran, 1929) is synonymised with Melanophora Meigen syn. nov. The following new combinations are proposed: Melanophora argyriventris (Curran, 1929) comb. nov. and Melanophora basilewskyi (Peris, 1957) comb. nov. Melanophora chia sp. nov. from SW Sardinia is described, illustrated and compared with the other known species of the genus. The male of Melanophora asetosa Kugler, 1978 is described for the first time. Melanophora basilewskyi (Peris, 1957) is recorded from Kenya for the first time.

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. 

scholarly journals A NEW SPECIES OF MALDIVEA GERLACH, 1962 (NEMATODA, OXYSTOMINIDAE) FROM FELIDHOO ATOLL (MALDIVES, INDIAN OCEAN) AND AN EMENDED DIAGNOSIS OF THE SUB-FAMILY AND GENUS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Federica Semprucci ◽  
Maria Balsamo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Distal Part ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Dorsal Side ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ventral Part ◽  
Endemic Genus ◽  
A New Species

Maldivea Gerlach, 1962 is a possible endemic genus of the Maldivian archipelago for which only M. xarifae Gerlach, 1962 has been described so far. A new species of this genus, M. complexa n.sp., was recently found in Felidhoo atoll. It reveals a more complex structure of gubernaculum than in type species which appears to be divided into two pieces: one is a sort of long wing in the ventral part of the spicule and the other one, more complex, is characterized by several curved stripes which envelop the dorsal side of the spicule distal part. According to the present considerations, diagnoses of Paroxystomininae and Maldivea are emended.

A new species of Chrysilla Thorell, 1887 from China (Araneae: Salticidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3243 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
LU-YU WANG ◽  
ZHI-SHENG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Jumping Spider ◽  
A New Species

The jumping spider genus Chrysilla, established by Thorell (1887) based on the male of C. lauta Thorell, 1887, is insufficiently known. Presently, seven species are included, but none of them is known by both sexes: three of them only by males (C. deelemani Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010; C. doriai Thorell, 1890 and the type species) and the other four only by females (C. albens Dyal, 1935; C. delicata Thorell, 1892; C. kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947 and C. pilosa (Karsch, 1878)) (Platnick 2011). Only the type species and C. deelemani from the Southeast Asia seem to belong to Chrysilla. Three species (C. delicata, C. doriai and C. pilosa) need to be revised and the others (C. albens and C. kolosvaryi) are misplaced (Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold 2010; Prószyński 2011).

Element morphology and taxonomic relationships of the Ordovician conodonts Phragmodus primus Branson and Mehl, 1933, the type species of Phragmodus Branson and Mehl, 1933, and Phragmodus undatus Branson and Mehl, 1933

1995 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 967-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Leslie ◽  
Stig M. Bergström
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Upper Ordovician ◽  
Middle Ordovician ◽  
Taxonomic Relationships ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Stratigraphic Range

Rediscovery of Branson and Mehl's (1933b) classical outcrop of the Middle Ordovician Joachim Dolomite near Holstein in eastern Missouri, from which they described 32 new species and four new genera of conodonts, makes it possible to obtain the large topotype collections needed to interpret their taxa in terms of modern multielement taxonomy. Of special interest in their Holstein fauna is Phragmodus primus Branson and Mehl, 1933, by original designation the type species of Phragmodus Branson and Mehl, 1933, whose morphology and relationships have been very poorly understood. Study of topotype collections, as well as of Branson and Mehl's syntypes, has failed to reveal any notable morphological differences between the elements of P. primus and those of P. undatus Branson and Mehl, 1933, a very well known and widely distributed species in the Middle and Upper Ordovician Midcontinent Realm faunas. These species are herein considered to be synonymous. Because the original descriptions of P. primus and P. undatus were published simultaneously, neither name has priority over the other. However, P. undatus has figured far more prominently in the taxonomic and biostratigraphic conodont literature than P. primus and therefore we favor use of the former designation for this species. The recognition that P. primus and P. undatus are the same species extends the stratigraphic range of P. undatus downward to considerably below the Deicke K-bentonite, that is, well into the Blackriveran.

A new species of Odontella from Tierra del Fuego and notes on Afrodontella Deharveng, 1981 (Collembola: Odontellidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4808 (3) ◽  
pp. 526-538
Author(s):  
JAVIER I. ARBEA ◽  
JOSÉ G. PALACIOS-VARGAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tierra Del Fuego ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
The Third ◽  
A New Species

Odontella rapoporti sp. nov., from Tierra del Fuego is described, as the third species of the Odontella lobata group, which has a subantarctic distribution. The new species is similar to O. lobata and O. setosa, but can be distinguished from them by the number of chaetae on the dens (6 or 7 chaetae in O. setosa vs. 5 chaetae in the other species) and the number of chaetae in the distal whorl of the tibiotarsus (9 chaetae in O. lobata vs. 11 in the other species). The closely related monotypic genus Afrodontella Deharveng, 1981, and its type species (A. septemlobata) are described. 

Contributions to the knowledge of Dichelops Spinola: description of a new species of Dichelops (Diceraeus) and of the male of Dichelops (Prodichelops) divisus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Carpocorini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3609 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRISCILA POOCK-DA-SILVA ◽  
KIM RIBEIRO BARÃO ◽  
JOCELIA GRAZIA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Other ◽  
Internal Genitalia ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Unknown Male

A new species of Dichelops (Diceraeus) Dallas and the so-far unknown male of Dichelops (Prodichelops) divisus (Walker, 1867) are described, based upon morphological characters. D. (Dice.) caatinguensis sp. nov. is compared to the other four species of Diceraeus. Revised keys to separate the subgenera of Dichelops and the species of Diceraeus are also presented. D. (P.) divisus male is described and compared to the type species. Comparative illustrations of external and internal genitalia of the species are provided.

A new species of Leielmis Delève, 1964, with a revised key to members of the genus (Coleoptera: Elmidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4441 (3) ◽  
pp. 592
Author(s):  
DAVID T. BILTON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Single Site ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
A New Species

The genus Leielmis was recently revised by Bilton (2017), who established the identity of the type species Leielmis georyssoides (Grouvelle, 1890), and described two new taxa: Leielmis gibbosus Bilton, 2017, widespread in the Cape Fold Mountains and Leielmis hirsutus Bilton, 2017, known to date only from a single site at high altitude in the Groote Winterhoek mountains. A distinctive new species of Leielmis was discovered in a high altitude stream in 2017 in the Hexrivierberge, being collected whilst the generic revision was in press! This species is described below, and a modified key to Leielmis species presented. In light of this discovery it appears likely that further work at high altitude will reveal additional species in the Cape. 

scholarly journals Pectotibialis paghmanensis Tshernyshev gen. nov. – a new genus and species of soft-winged flower beetle (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Malachiidae) from Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Sergei E. Tshernyshev
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
The Other ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
External Appearance ◽  
Distal Half ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
A New Species

A new genus with a new species of soft-winged flower beetle, Pectotibialis paghmanensis Tshernyshev gen. et sp. nov. are described from Afghanistan. The new genus can be distinguished from the congeners of the tribe Apalochrini by the dark pectination in the apices of tibiae in both sexes, and the anterior tibiae which are hollowed at distal half, flattened and rounded femora, bituberculate basal parts of head and pronotum, two lamellate metathoracic appendages, tarsal comb above second tarsomere of anterior legs, and serrate antennae in the male. Based on the metathoracic appendages and comb in anterior legs would attribute this new species to the new genus Dromanthomorphus Pic, 1921, but all the other above-mentioned characters define its independent status and the designation of a new genus; Pectotibialis Tshernyshev gen. nov. The external appearance, special male characters and genitalia of the type species of the new genus are illustrated, and a distribution map is provided. A key to the Apalochrus-section of the tribe Apalochrini is provided.

scholarly journals The dinoflagellate cyst genus <i>Polygonifera</i>; emendation and taxonomic stabilization

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh C. Mehrotra ◽  
William A. S. Sarjeant
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
The Other ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A New Species

Abstract. The taxonomic identity of the dinoflagellate cyst genus Polygonifera Habib, 1972 is confirmed, through the recognition of additional morphological characters during the study of specimens from Early-Middle Cretaceous sediments of India. A revised definition of this genus is presented. Leberidocysta Stover &amp; Evitt, 1978 is considered a subjective junior synonym of Polygonifera and its type species Leberidocysta (ex: Hexagonifera) chlamydata (Cookson &amp; Eisenack) is transferred to Polygonifera. The other species placed in Leberidocysta are provisionally reattributed to other genera, becoming Craspedodinium (ex: Hexagonifera) defloccata (Davey), Craspedodinium (ex: Palaeostomocystis) pergamentacea (Burger), Hexagonifera laticaudata Vozzhennikova and Hexagonifera scabrata Jain &amp; Taugourdeau-Lantz. A new species, Polygonifera eisenackii, is described. Morphological differences between the camocavate genera Polygonifera and Dingodinium are clarified.

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