Redescription of Anastatus mantoidae Motschulsky, the type species of Anastatus Motschulsky 1859, and Anastatus echidna (Motschulsky), the type species of Cacotropia Motschulsky 1863, with respect to taxonomy of Anastatus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae: Eupelminae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4748 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-513
Author(s):  
GARY A. P. GIBSON
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Original Type

Both sexes of Anastatus mantoidae Motschulsky, the type species of Anastatus Motschulsky, 1859, and females of Anastatus echidna (Motschulsky), the type species of Cacotropia Motschulsky, 1863, the oldest junior synonym of Anastatus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae: Eupelminae), are redescribed and illustrated based on original type material and compared to more recently collected material. Anastatus mantoidae, previously known only from Sri Lanka, is newly reported from Indonesia (Java and Sumatra) and Thailand, and a very similar species, A. motschulskyi n. sp., is newly described based on both sexes from Malaysia (Sabah) and Thailand and compared to A. mantoidae. Anastatus echidna, also originally known only from Sri Lanka, is newly reported from India, Pakistan and Thailand, and potential synonymy of one or both of Anastatus amarus (Subba Rao, 1957) and Anastatus acherontiae Narayanan, Subba Rao & Ramachandra Rao, 1960, under A. echidna is discussed. 

Notes on Bonea Roewer, 1914 and Lomanius Roewer, 1923 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Podoctidae), with the description of three new species from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAO ZHANG ◽  
ADRIANO B. KURY ◽  
FENG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
A New Species

The harvestman genus Bonea Roewer, 1914 and its type species B. sarasinorum Roewer, 1914 are redescribed based on the type material. In addition, two new species of Bonea from Hainan Island, China, are described and illustrated: B. zhui sp. nov. and B. tridigitata sp. nov. A new species of Lomanius Roewer, 1923 from Yunnan Province, China, is also described and illustrated: L. bulbosus sp. nov.. Keys to the 10 species of Bonea and the six species of Lomanius are provided. Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 is revalidated from the synonymy of Lomanius, carrying as junior synonym Eulomanius Roewer, 1949, and containing two species from Micronesia (Paralomanius longipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948) and Philippines (Paralomanius mindanaoensis (Suzuki, 1977) new status). Bonea is transferred from the Ibaloniinae to Podoctinae. These are the first records of named species of Podoctidae from China.

Revision of Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 stat. rest. (Heteroptera Pentatomidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4742 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-441
Author(s):  
BENEDITO MENDES NUNES ◽  
LOURIVAL DIAS CAMPOS ◽  
MARIA THAYANE DA SILVA MENDONCA ◽  
EDUARDO VICTOR DE PAIVA CUNHA ◽  
JOSE ANTONIO MARIN FERNANDES
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Proximal Part ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Costal Margin ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
First Time

Hypoxys is one of four subgenera of Edessa (Fabricius, 1787) together with Aceratodes (De Geer, 1773), Dorypleura (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825) and Edessa (Fabricius, 1787). This taxon has a very confusing taxonomy due to incorrect use of the names available, imprecise descriptions, and large number of very similar species. To illustrate the confusion, Hypoxys potentially includes a large number of species of Edessa, but actually contains only the type species, according to the most recent catalogue. The name E. quadridens Fabricius, 1803, type species of Hypoxys, was used for more than a century as a label to identify a large group of similar species. In this work we continue revising Edessa elevating Hypoxys to genus based on the following morphological characters: proximal part of costal margin black; evaporatorium with a deep notch on lateral margin; anterior arms of metasternal process acuminate; pygophore longer than wide and subrectangular or barrel-shaped in dorsal view; dorsal rim of pygophore well-projected, almost reaching posterolateral angles and finishing in a small lobe; and posterolateral angles of pygophore not developed. Hypoxys is being divided in four species groups to include 17 species transferred from Edessa. H. quadridens group comprises: Hypoxys quadridens (Fabricius, 1803) (type species), H. boerneri (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov., H. claricolor (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. dolosus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. eburatulus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. necopinatus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. offuscatus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov. and H. trabeculus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov. H. triangularis group comprises: H. triangularis (Dallas, 1851) comb. nov. (type species), H. capito (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. and H. subrastratus (Bergroth, 1891) comb. nov. H. oxyacanthus group comprises: H. oxyacanthus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. (type species), H. brachyacanthus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov., H. infulatus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov., H. leptacanthus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. and H. tragelaphus (Breddin, 1903) comb. nov. H. balteatus group comprises only H. balteatus (Walker, 1868) comb. nov. These groups of species will be useful to organize the new species of Hypoxys that will be described in upcoming papers. Descriptions, measurements, photos of genitalia of both sexes; photos in dorsal and ventral views of the species; and distribution maps are provided. Males of H. capito, H. claricolor, H. eburatulus, H. infulatus, and H. subrastratus are described for the first time. Female of H. necopinatus is described for the first time. Edessa jugalis is considered a junior synonym of H. quadridens; E. rimata a junior synonym of H. offuscatus; E. scabriventris and E. leprosula junior synonyms of H. triangularis; E. pachyacantha a junior synonym of H. tragelaphus; E. orba a junior synonym of E. oxyacanthus. A key to the species of Hypoxys is also provided. 

A revision of Oriental Teloganodidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Ephemerelloidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1957 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHEL SARTORI ◽  
JANICE G. PETERS ◽  
MICHAEL D. HUBBARD
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Family ◽  
Egg Morphology ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Ghats

Based on the examination of the type series of Cloe tristis Hagen, 1858 (type species of the genus Teloganodes Eaton, 1882) and material housed in several institutions, a revision of Oriental Teloganodidae is proposed. A lectotype is designated for Teloganodes tristis (Hagen, 1858) and the genus is redefined. The species T. major Eaton, 1884, is a subjective junior synonym of T. tristis Hagen, 1858 (syn. nov.). The genus Macafertiella Wang, 1996 is a subjective junior synonym of Teloganodes Eaton, 1882 (syn. nov.). A phylogenetic analysis is performed on all available nymphs. Teloganodes is restricted to Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of India and encompasses the type species and T. dentatus Navás, 1931, T. insignis (Wang & McCafferty, 1996) (comb. nov.), and the following new species: T. tuberculatus sp. nov. (Sri Lanka), T. kodai sp. nov. (India), T. jacobusi sp. nov. (Sri Lanka) and T. hubbardi sp. nov. (Sri Lanka). The type material of T. dentata is redescribed. Species from Southeast Asia are assigned to two new genera. Dudgeodes gen. nov. includes the type species D. pescadori sp. nov. (Philippines) and D. lugens (Navás, 1933) comb. nov. (China), D. hutanis sp. nov. (Borneo), D. stephani sp. nov. (Borneo), D. ulmeri sp. nov. (Java, Sumatra), and D. celebensis sp. nov. (Sulawesi). The genus Derlethina gen. nov. is established for D. eloisae sp. nov. (Borneo). The egg morphology is presented for the first time for the family Teloganodidae. Affinities within the family and between related families are discussed and a key to distinguish all species known at the larval stage is proposed.

The phycitine genera Faveria Walker, Morosaphycita, gen. nov., Epicrocis Zeller, Ptyobathra Turner and Vinicia Ragonot in Australia (Pyralidae: Phycitinae)

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Horak
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Species Complexes

The phycitine genera Faveria Walker, Morosaphycita, gen. nov., Epicrocis Zeller, Ptyobathra Turner and Vinicia Ragonot are revised, based on their type species and 18 Australian species. Comprehensive descriptions and illustrations are given for the Australian species and the genitalia of some critical species from outside Australia are figured. Oligochroa Ragonot, Pristarthria Ragonot and Sclerobia Ragonot are junior synonyms of Faveria, with six Australian species including the type species Faveria laiasalis Walker and Faveria griseopuncta, sp. nov. Morosaphycita, gen. nov., is proposed for a group of species including the complex of Morosaphycita morosalis (SaalmÜller) with two new Australian species, the type of the genus M. tridens, sp. nov., and M. bispinosa, sp. nov. Canthelea Walker is treated as a junior synonym of Epicrocis, and E. festivella Zeller and E. oegnusalis (Walker) are part of two species complexes each including Australian species, E. pulchra, sp. nov., and E. atrilinea, sp. nov., with the former and E. metallopa (Lower) with the latter. Ptyobathra is based on an Australian species, but extends to Sri Lanka and Japan, whereas Vinicia is so far known only from Australia and New Zealand. Vinicia gypsopa (Meyrick) is synonymised with Vinicia digrammella (Meyrick). Lectotypes are designated for Pempelia strigiferella Meyrick, Pempelia rufitinctella Meyrick, Pempelia caliginosella Meyrick, Eucarphia cnephaeella Meyrick, Nephopteryx dasyptera Lower, Pempelia oculiferella Meyrick, Homoeosoma gratella Walker, Oligochroa atrisquamella Hampson, Nephopteryx hades Lower, Pempelia digrammella Meyrick, Salebria gypsopa Meyrick and Epicrocis macrota Meyrick.

A revision of the clam shrimp Australimnadia Timms and Schwentner, 2012 (Crustacea: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae) with two new species from Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4291 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
BRIAN V. TIMMS ◽  
MARTIN SCHWENTNER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Clam Shrimp ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Egg Morphology ◽  
Original Type

The original type species of Australimnadia is made a junior synonym of A. grobbeni, originally described as Limnadia grobbeni Daday, 1925. A second species of Australimnadia is described from Onslow, Western Australia; it differs in having unique egg morphology and is distinct in many morphological characters, including those of the telson and cercopod, but also of the thoracopods. Its validity is confirmed by molecular differences between the two species in COI and EF1α. A third species from southwestern Western Australia is separated morphologically by unique spination of the telson and setation of the cercopod, and by its egg morphology. 

A revision of the genus Pochyta Simon, with descriptions of new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5052 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
WANDA WESOŁOWSKA ◽  
TAMÁS SZŰTS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Jumping Spiders ◽  
First Time ◽  
Established Genus ◽  
New Distribution

Thiratoscirtina is an African endemic subtribe of aelurilline jumping spiders. Among the 18 genera belonging here, the genus Pochyta Simon, 1901 and its ten currently recognized species is yet to be revised, and the described species have been not studied from a taxonomical perspective. We examined all the species thought to belong here based on the type material. The limits of the genus are redefined. Pochyta moschensis Caporiacco, 1947 is proposed as the junior synonym of Natta horizontalis Karsch, 1879. Pochyta simoni Lessert, 1925 is transferred to the newly established genus Kibo gen. n., and a new combination Kibo simoni comb. n. is proposed for it. Both P. albimana Simon, 1902 and P. pannosa Simon, 1903 are proposed as a junior synonym of P. spinosa Simon, 1901, the type species. P. occidentalis Simon, 1902 is proposed as a junior synonym of P. pulchra (Thorell, 1899). Lectotypes are designated for Pochyta insulana and P. simoni. Seven new species are described: Pochyta aurantiaca sp. n. (♂♀), P. equatorialis sp. n. (♂♀), P. lucida sp. n. (♀), P. maddisoni sp. n. (♂♀), P. tendicula sp. n. (♂)—all from Gabon, P. konilokho sp. n. (♂) from Guinea, and P. minuta sp. n. (♀) from Nigeria. The yet unknown females of Pochyta fastibilis Simon, 1903, P. major Simon, 1902 and P. pulchra (Thorell, 1899) are described for the first time. New distribution data for some species are given.  

Revision of Pleuroprion zur Strassen, 1903 (Holidoteidae) and re-evaluation of Spectrarcturus Schultz, 1981 (Arcturidae) (Crustacea, Isopoda, Valvifera)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4894 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-52
Author(s):  
BENTE STRANSKY ◽  
JÖRUNDUR SVAVARSSON ◽  
GARY C.B. POORE ◽  
TERUE CRISTINA KIHARA
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
New Material

Pleuroprion zur Strassen, 1903 is revised and restricted to its type species, Antares chuni zur Strassen, 1902, which is redescribed, using the type material from the German Deep-Sea Expedition in 1898–1899 and more recent material. Pleuroprion is transferred to Holidoteidae Wägele, 1989. Pleuroprion frigidum Hansen, 1916 is transferred to Astacilla Cordiner, 1793 (Arcturidae), while all other species previously placed in Pleuroprion, i.e. P. murdochi (Benedict, 1898), P. chlebovitschi Kussakin, 1972, P. fabulosum Gujanova, 1955, P. furcatum Kussakin, 1982, P. hystrix (Sars, 1877), P. intermedium (Richardson, 1899), P. iturupicum Kussakin & Mezhov, 1979 and P. toporoki Kussakin, 1972, are transferred to Spectrarcturus Schultz, 1981 (Arcturidae). The type species of Spectrarcturus, S. multispinatus Schultz, 1981, is a subjective junior synonym of Arcturus murdochi Benedict, 1898, now S. murdochi comb. nov. Spectrarcturus murdochi (Benedict, 1898) is redescribed on the basis of its type material and new material from South Greenland. 

Review of the family Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Eriphioidea), with the description of a new genus and a key to genera and species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3498 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRENT P. THOMA ◽  
PETER K. L. NG ◽  
DARRYL L. FELDER
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
The Family

During recent studies of phylogenetic relationships within Eriphioidea (sensu Ng et al. 2008), we recovered molecularevidence that the genus Platyxanthus A. Milne-Edwards, 1863, was not monophyletic. This prompted detailedmorphological examination of the group, which confirmed that clear differences in characteristics of the carapace, firstmale pleopod, antennae, antennules, epistome, abdomen, and thoracic sternum serve to separate the species ofPlatyxanthus into three distinct groups. Comparison of the type material of Peloeus cokeri (Rathbun, 1930), (formerlyPlatyxanthus cokeri) to Peloeus armatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842, indicated that P. cokeri is a junior synonym of P.armatus and that Gordonoxanthus Števčić, 2011 (type species Platyxanthus cokeri Rathbun, 1930) is thus a juniorsynonym of Peloeus. Danielethus n. gen. is described to accommodate Platyxanthus patagonicus A. Milne-Edwards,1863, and Platyxanthus crenulatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1863. A key to the known genera and species of the family Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 is provided.

The rediscovery of Buffon’s “Guarouba” or “Perriche jaune”: two senior synonyms of Aratinga pintoi Silveira, Lima & Höfling, 2005 (Aves: Psittaciformes)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO ◽  
CLAUS RASMUSSEN
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Histoire Naturelle ◽  
Senior Synonym

Buffon’s “Guarouba” or “Perriche jaune” is illustrated in his magnificent “Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux” and was interpreted by Buffon as the same bird described by Marcgrave in the 17th century as “Guarouba” or “Quijubatui”. Nevertheless, the bird described by Marcgrave corresponds to the species formally described by Gmelin (1789) as Psittacus guarouba and currently known as Guarouba guarouba. Buffon’s bird was named Psittacus luteus Boddaert, 1783, became the type-species of the genus Aratinga, and has long been considered a junior synonym of Psittacus solstitialis Linnaeus, 1758 (now Aratinga solstitialis). However, Buffon’s illustration, upon which the description of P. luteus Boddaert, 1783 was based, is not an Aratinga solstitialis, but a similar species recently redescribed and named Aratinga pintoi Silveira, Lima & Höfling, 2005. An earlier, although long overlooked, older synonym of P. luteus, is Psittacus maculatus Statius Müller, 1776, also based on Buffon’s plate, and which turns out to be the valid nomen of this species. Thus, Aratinga maculata (Statius Müller, 1776) comb. nov. is the senior synonym of both Psittacus luteus Boddaert, 1783 syn. nov. and Aratinga pintoi Silveira, Lima & Höfling, 2005 syn. nov. In order to establish nomenclatural stability, the holotype of Aratinga pintoi is here designated as neotype of both Psittacus maculatus and Psittacus luteus, establishing an objective synonymy among the three nomina.

Taxonomy of European Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) VI. The oribatid mite genus Parabelbella: Redescription of P. elisabhetae and synonymy of Akrodamaeus

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3140 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
LADISLAV MIKO ◽  
SERGEY G. ERMILOV ◽  
ILYA E. SMELYANSKY
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
European Species ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
New Diagnosis ◽  
Mite Genus

The mite genus Parabelbella Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1972, one of the poorest known genera of Damaeidae, is redefined on the basis of redescription of P. elisabhetae Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1967, collected by the authors in Russia and following study of the type material of Bulanova-Zachvatkina. Akrodamaeus Norton, 1979 is considered as a junior synonym of Parabelbella based on the new diagnosis. Altogether 7 known species belong to Parabelbella, with known distribution in Russia, Central Asia and America. Development of the concept of the genus is discussed, concluding that the generic name is available only since the year 1972, when P. crenatosetosa was established as it´s type. It was found that the type species was described by Bulanova-Zachvatkina in 1967 and not in 1957 as earlier presented. Recently proposed synonymies of Heterodamaeus Mihelčič, 1964, Mirobelba Pérez-Iñigo et Peña, 1994, Tectodamaeus Aoki, 1984 and Nododamaeus Hammer, 1977 with Parabelbella are considered unacceptable without additional information and synonymy of Akrodamaeus with Metabelbella Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1957 is rejected. The key of European species of Parabelbella is given.

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