Aphelonotus schuhi sp. nov., the first s­­pecies of the family Pachynomidae from Puerto Rico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4748 (2) ◽  
pp. 382-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETR KMENT ◽  
DÁVID RÉDEI
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Characteristic Shape ◽  
The Family

Aphelonotus schuhi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pachynomidae: Aphelonotinae) is described from Puerto Rico based on a single male collected by flight interception trap. The new species is morphologically similar to A. taino Schuh, Weirauch & Grillo, 2015 and A. xenos Schuh, Weirauch & Grillo, 2015, being distinguished from them by the combination of the presence of a stout subapical spine on the protibia and the characteristic shape of the parameres. An informal A. xenos species-group is proposed to accommodate these three species. 

Two new species of the family Pontellidae (Copepoda, Calanoida) from Arguni Bay, Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia, with notes on their species-groups

Crustaceana ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 87 (14) ◽  
pp. 1620-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
The Family ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
The Right

Two new species of the family Pontellidae, Labidocera kaimanaensis and Pontella papuaensis, are described and illustrated from specimens collected in Arguni Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. L. kaimanaensis belongs to the L. detruncata species-group, is distinguishable from other species of this group by the very elongated Ur1 (urosomite 1) and the asymmetrical P5 in the female and the Pdg5 (pediger 5) and P5 in the male. P. papuaensis does not belong to any of the known five groups of Indo-West Pacific Pontella, in having Ur1 with a beak-like posterodorsal process and almost symmetrical Re’s (exopods) of P5 in the female, a rostrum with double convex lenses, the chela of the right P5 with a bilobed thumb, and the inner margin of that chela armed with a large process, in the male. The establishment of four new species-sub-groups of L. detruncata, i.e., L. d.-cervi, L. d.-farrani, L. d.-kaimanaensis, and L. d.-sinilobata, as well as the establishment of a P. papuaensis species-group, are proposed.

Two new species of amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Photidae) from Korean waters with a redescription of Gammaropsis longipropodi

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4300 (3) ◽  
pp. 380 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAE WON JUNG ◽  
HYUN KI CHOI ◽  
MIN-SEOP KIM ◽  
SEONG MYEONG YOON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Posterior Lobe ◽  
Characteristic Shape ◽  
Korean Waters ◽  
Cephalic Lobe ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Three amphipods of the family Photidae collected from Korean waters are reported here with detailed descriptions and illustrations. The Korean materials of Gammaropsis examined in this study are readily assigned to G. longipropodi by the characteristic shape of gnathopod 2 in males: not slenderly produced posterior margin of the carpus, uniform width of very elongate propodus, and the transverse palm. Among the species of genus Photis, P. fischmanni is only one species bearing stridulation ridges of the basis on gnathopod 2 and coxa 3 simultaneously in females, until now. However, Photis stridulus sp. nov. also show this characteristic but is clearly distinguishable from P. fischmanni by the weak setation of the appendages, smaller eye on the anterior cephalic lobe, and the slender carpus and propodus on gnathopod 1. The genus Podoceropsis is recorded from Korean waters for the first time with the discovery of P. clavapes sp. nov. This new species is characterized by its elongate propodus and dactylus on gnathopod 2 and the shape of the posterior lobe of the basis on pereopod 5 in mature males. 

scholarly journals Two new species of Leptanilloides Mann, 1823 (Formicidae: Dorylinae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thibaut Delsinne ◽  
Gontran Sonet ◽  
David A. Donoso
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Single Male ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Worker Caste

Two new species of Leptanilloides are described: L. copalinga Delsinne & Donoso sp. nov., and L. prometea Delsinne & Donoso sp. nov., based on workers collected in the leaf litter and soil of the Andes of southern Ecuador. Both species belong to the L. biconstricta species-group (formally diagnosed here). The metatibial gland, considered a synapomorphy for Dorylinae, is observed in L. prometea sp. nov. but seems absent in L. copalinga sp. nov. We provide a COI DNA barcode for both species and a revised key for the worker caste of all known species in the genus. We also describe a single male identified as a potential new Leptanilloides species on the basis of morphology. Furthermore, its mitochondrial COI gene sequence does not match any previously barcoded species. However, we refrain from giving it a specific name because of our lack of knowledge about the worker caste. So far, half of the 14 Leptanilloides species have been discovered above 1500 m in the mountain forests or páramos of the Ecuadorian Andes, confirming, if needed, the biological significance of these threatened habitats.

Discovery of Raphidioptera (Insecta: Neuropterida) in Xizang, China, with description of a new species of Inocellia Schneider

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4712 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-412
Author(s):  
RONGRONG SHEN ◽  
YINGNAN HE ◽  
ZHAOHUI PAN ◽  
XINGYUE LIU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The holometabolous order Raphidioptera is recorded from Xizang Autonomous Region for the first time. A new species of the family Inocelliidae, Inocellia tibetana sp. nov., from southeastern Xizang is described and its two sexes illustrated. Based on the male gonocoxite 9 that is longer than width of its base, the new species belongs to the I. fulvostigmata species-group, and it appears to be closely related to I. fulvostigmata U. Aspöck, Rausch & H. Aspöck, 1968. Both species are distributed near the southern edge of the Himalayas. The male of the new species is characterized in the genitalia by the presence of a membranous, short and digitiform gonostylus 9, the gonarcus (fused gonocoxites 11) subtriangular in caudal view dorsally with a pair of short tubercular processes, and the reduction of bristle tuft on the endophallus. 

Neoseiulus cunhaensis sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Tristan da Cunha with a key to the paspalivorus species group

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 568-576
Author(s):  
Ismail Döker ◽  
Edward A. Ueckermann ◽  
Vladimir A. Khaustov ◽  
Omid Joharchi ◽  
Christine Hänel
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Tristan Da Cunha ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata), Neoseiulus cunhaensis Döker & Ueckermann sp. nov. is described from female specimens. In addition, a key to the species of the paspalivorus species group in the genus Neoseiulus Hughes is presented.

Three new species of Onychiuridae Lubbock, 1871(Collembola, Poduromorpha) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4291 (2) ◽  
pp. 335 ◽  
Author(s):  
IGOR KAPRUS ◽  
MASOUMEH SHAYANMEHR ◽  
ELHAM YOOSEFI LAFOORAKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
The Family ◽  
Palearctic Species ◽  
Three New Species

Iranian Onychiuridae found so far in various provinces by different researchers have been reviewed. At present, sixteen species belonging to the family Onychiuridae are recorded from Iran, six of which need confirmation. Three new species from different tribes of the family, namely Heteraphorura iranica sp. nov., (Hymenaphorurini), Protaphorura golestanica sp. nov. (Protaphorurini) and Spinonychiurus persicus sp. nov. (Thalassaphorurini), are described and illustrated. H. iranica sp. nov. belongs to the oriental species-group of the genus characterized by granulated vesicles in PAO, P. golestanica sp. nov.––to the group of Protaphorura species without pso on subcoxa 1 of all legs and with 2+2 pso ventrally on the head, S. persicus sp. nov.––to the group of Spinonychiurus species with 11 chaetae in distal whorl of tibiotarsi. A key of the Palearctic species of Heteraphorura is provided. 

A new species of the genus Amigdoscalpellum (Cirripedia, Thoracica, Scalpellidae) from deep waters in the western Pacific

Crustaceana ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-295
Author(s):  
Zhong-Li Sha ◽  
Bo Lu ◽  
Chun-Sheng Wang ◽  
Xian-Qiu Ren
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Dorsal Part ◽  
Caudal Appendage ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
The Family ◽  
Basal Margin ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A new species of deep-water barnacle belonging to the family Scalpellidae is described from the western central Pacific. Based on the presence and absence of radial stripes on the surfaces of the plates, the 23 species of the genusAmigdoscalpellumcan be divided into two groups. In the species group with radial stripes, the new species here described,A. dorsituberculatumsp. nov., differs from other species by the dorsal part of the carina being round and arched, the roof without lateral ribs and median furrow; the infra-median latus wider triangular, its length on the basal margin greater than its height; and by the vestigial form of the caudal appendage. A key to the species ofAmigdoscalpellumis provided.

A new hermit crab species of the genus Catapagurus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2211 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOMOYUKI KOMAI ◽  
MASAYUKI OSAWA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Hermit Crab ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Ryukyu Islands ◽  
Crab Species ◽  
Okinawa Island ◽  
The Ryukyu Islands ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the pagurid hermit crab genus Catapagurus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, C. insolitus, is described and illustrated based on specimens from shallow waters in Okinawa Island, the Ryukyus. It belongs to an informal species group characterized by the possession of blade-shaped ambulatory dactyli, and is morphologically most similar to C. kosugei (Asakura, 2001). However, the new species is unique within the genus in having a multispinose antennal acicle, rarely seen in species of the family Paguridae.

The spider genus Austrochilus Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 (Araneae: Austrochilidae)—a new species from Chile and a documentation of the male genitalia of austrochilines

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4312 (2) ◽  
pp. 323
Author(s):  
PETER MICHALIK ◽  
JOERG WUNDERLICH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The spider genus Austrochilus comprises only six species known from Chile and Argentina. Here, we describe a new species, Austrochilus parwis sp. n., based on a single male and several females. The new species was found in Chile (Region IX) and, based on characters in the male and female genitalia, seems to be closely related to A. forsteri Grismado, Lopardo & Platnick, 2003. The female genitalia were investigated using X-ray microscopy, revealing for the first time the internal organization of austrochiline female genitalia. Furthermore, we provide a comparative documentation of the male genitalia of austrochilines based mainly on type material, and comment on the recently proposed nomenclatorial changes to the family name Austrochilidae. 

Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3605 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHEW L. GIMMEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Genus Level ◽  
The Family ◽  
Tribal Classification ◽  
Phylogenetic Revision

A pre-phylogenetic revision of the family Phalacridae at the genus level is presented. Twenty-eight new generic synonymies are established as follows: Acylomus Sharp 1888 (=Liophalacrus Sharp 1888, syn. nov.; Ganyrus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.; Podocesus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.; Tinodemus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.; Ledorus Guillebeau 1895, syn. nov.; Astenulus Guillebeau 1896, syn. nov.; Afronyrus Švec 2006, syn. nov.), Apallodes Reitter 1873 (=Litolibrus Sharp 1889, syn. nov.; Sphaeropsis Guillebeau 1893, syn. nov.; Gyromorphus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.), Augasmus Motschulsky 1858 (=Megischius Guillebeau 1896, syn. nov.; Nematolibrus Sahlberg 1913, syn. nov.), Entomocnemus Guillebeau 1894 (=Stilbomimus Champion 1924, syn. nov.), Grouvelleus Guillebeau 1892 (=Ochrolitoides Champion 1924, syn. nov.; Litotarsus Champion 1925, syn. nov.), Litochrus Erichson 1845 (=Merobrachys Guillebeau 1895, syn. nov.), Litostilbus Guillebeau 1894 (=Pseudolitochrus Liubarsky 1993, syn. nov.), Ochrolitus Sharp 1889 (=Gorginus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.), Olibroporus Casey 1890 (=Parasemus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.), Olibrosoma Tournier 1889 (=Lichrotus Lyubarsky 1993, syn. nov.), Phaenocephalus Wollaston 1873 (=Phalacratomus Scott 1922, syn. nov.; Heterostilbus Champion 1924, syn. nov.), Phalacrinus Blackburn 1891 (=Sphaerostilbus Champion 1924, syn. nov.), Pseudolibrus Flach 1889 (=Biophytus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.; Polyaloxus Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.), Pycinus Guillebeau 1893 (=Ochrodemus Guillebeau 1893, syn. nov.; Radinus Guillebeau 1893, syn. nov.; Euphalacrus Champion 1925, syn. nov.). Ten new genera and seven new species are described: Antennogasmus, gen. nov. (type species: A. cordatus, sp. nov.), Austroporus, gen. nov. (type species: A. victoriensis (Blackburn)), Malagasmus Gimmel, gen. nov. (type species: M. thalesi, sp. nov.), Malagophytus, gen. nov. (type species: M. steineri, sp. nov.), Neolitochrus, gen. nov. (type species: N. pulchellus (LeConte)), Paracylomus, gen. nov. (type species: P. asiaticus (Champion)), Platyphalacrus, gen. nov. (type species: P. lawrencei, sp. nov.), Ranomafanacrinus, gen. nov. (type species: R. nigrinus, sp. nov.), Steinerlitrus, gen. nov. (type species: S. warreni, sp. nov.), Sveculus, gen. nov. (type species: S. lewisi, sp. nov.). Generic reassignments resulted in 194 new combinations. Nine new names have been established for junior primary and secondary homonyms: Acylomus bicoloratus nom. nov. for Tinodemus bicolor Švec 2002; Acylomus lyubarskyi nom. nov. for Olibrus capriviensis Lyubarsky 1998; Acylomus sveci nom. nov. for Tinodemus reticulatus Švec 2002; Acylomus orientalis nom. nov. for Stilbus similis Švec 1992; Acylomus zdeneki nom. nov. for Afronyrus snizeki Švec 2006; Apallodes championi nom. nov. for Litolibrus ocellatus Champion 1925; Olibrus peringueyi nom. nov. for Olibrus consanguineus Péringuey 1892; Augasmus exquisitus nom. nov. for Litochrus pulchellus Blackburn 1895; Litochrus pronotalis nom. nov. for Augasmus bimaculatus Lyubarsky 1996. A type species is designated for Phalacrinus Blackburn 1891 (P. australis Blackburn 1891). Six new species-group synonymies are established: Acylomus ergoti Casey 1890 (=Tinodemus grouvellei Guillebeau 1894, syn. nov.), Acylomus curvolineatus (Champion 1924) (=Tinodemus meridianus (Švec 1992), syn. nov.; Olibrus stuporatus Lyubarsky 1994, syn. nov.), Xanthocomus attenuatus (Casey, 1890) (=Xanthocomus concinnus (Casey, 1916), syn. nov.; Stilbus thoracicus Casey, 1916, syn. nov.; Stilbus quadrisetosus Casey, 1916, syn. nov.). One name, Olibrus sternalis Casey 1916, is resurrected from synonymy. Lectotypes are designated for 23 nominal species. One genus and two species are excluded from Phalacridae: Sternosternus Guillebeau 1894 (with its type and only species, S. grouvelleiGuillebeau 1894) and Parasemus parvopallidus Lea 1932, both of which belong in Hydrophilidae. All 34 resulting genera in the family Phalacridae are keyed, described, and illustrated. A phylogenetic hypothesis based on analysis of a matrix of 98 morphological characters was created using parsimony. Results of these analyses were not robust enough at deep levels to create a new subfamilial or tribal classification, but nine genus-groups have been hypothesized.

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