Taxonomic revision of Strandesia s.s. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from four Brazilian floodplains, with the description of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4760 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-74
Author(s):  
VITOR GÓIS FERREIRA ◽  
JANET HIGUTI ◽  
KOEN MARTENS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Soft Part ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Alien Invasive Species ◽  
River Floodplains ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Three New Species

The present paper is a contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Strandesia. Here, we describe three new species: S. thomazi nov. sp., S. galeati nov. sp. and S. nakatanii nov. sp. We also describe the male of Strandesia obtusata (Sars, 1901); this is the first record of sexual populations of a Brazilian Strandesia species. Nine other Strandesia species from the Amazon, Araguaia, Pantanal and Paraná river floodplains are redescribed. We also propose that Strandesia trichosa Roessler, 1990 is a synonym of Strandesia psittacea Sars, 1901. Most of the species analyzed here are endemic to the Neotropical region, with the exception of Strandesia bicuspis (Claus, 1892) G.W. Müller, which occurs also (as an alien invasive species) in the Palaearctic. This genus occurs in water bodies with a wide range of abiotic variables and in many different aquatic macrophyte species. The species analyzed here have a highly conservative soft part morphology, but an impressive variety of carapace shapes. 

Taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2364 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULO PASSOS ◽  
RONALDO FERNANDES ◽  
RENATO S. BÉRNILS ◽  
JULIO C. DE MOURA-LEITE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Maxillary Dentition

Dipsadine snakes of the genus Atractus are endemic to the Neotropical region, occurring from Panama to Argentina. Currently, the taxonomic status of most species of the genus is unclear and previous attempts of taxonomic revisions have been local in scale. In this paper we evaluate the taxonomic status of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest species of Atractus based on meristic, morphometric, maxillary dentition, and hemipenis characters. Quantitative and qualitative analyses suggest the recognition of one new species (A. caete sp. nov.) from the state of Alagoas, another (A. francoi sp. nov.) from the mountainous regions of the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and the synonymy of A. kangueryensis with A. thalesdelemai. Specimens previously assigned to A. taeniatus in Argentina and Brazil are here considered A. paraguayensis. A key to the Atlantic Forest Atractus is provided and three new species groups are proposed for some cisAndean Atractus, mainly on the basis of hemipenial morphology: the A. emmeli, A. maculatus, and A. pantostictus species groups.

New leafhopper species and distribution records of Gabrita Walker, 1858 and Sandersellus DeLong, 1945 with revised keys to species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2531 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. NIELSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
New Record ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Gabrita erwini, sp. nov. in the tribe Gabritini is described and illustrated from Ecuador, representing the first record of the genus and tribe in northwestern South America which extends its distribution across the Neotropical region from eastern localities in the countries of Brazil, French Guiana and Guyana. Three new species of Sandersellus in the tribe Sandersellini are described and illustrated: S. bigladius, sp. nov. from Bolivia, S. digitatus, sp. nov. from Brazil and S. bilanceus, sp. nov. from Peru. Brazil is a new record for the genus and tribe and extends the distribution eastward from its formerly known western range in Peru, Bolivia and Panama. Taxonomy is reviewed, a revised key to known males and distribution of the known species of Gabrita and Sandersellus are provided.

Notes on slender species of the long-jawed spider genus Tetragnatha (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with description of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4768 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-75
Author(s):  
PEDRO DE SOUZA CASTANHEIRA ◽  
RENNER LUIZ CERQUEIRA BAPTISTA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Nomina Dubia ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Three New Species

New data about slender orb-weaving species of the cosmopolitan genus Tetragnatha are presented. Tetragnatha chauliodus (Thorell, 1890) and Tetragnatha tenuissima O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 are redescribed, including one synonymy for each species and the first record of the first species to the Neotropical region. Also, three new species are herein described, all based on males and females. Tetragnatha megalocera new species is recorded exclusively from Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo states), while Tetragnatha renatoi new species is recorded from Venezuela, Argentina (Misiones) and Brazil (Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Santa Catarina and São Paulo states). Finally, Tetragnatha chiyokoae new species is described from Yunnan province (China) and Okinawa (Japan), with an additional record for Taiwan. Furthermore, Tetragnatha exilima (Mello-Leitão, 1943), Tetragnatha filigastra Mello-Leitão, 1943 and Tetragnatha lactescens (Mello-Leitão, 1947) are nomina dubia. 

Charinus bromeliaea sp. n. (Amblypygi: Charinidae); a new species of bromeliad inhabiting whip spider from French Guyana

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3158 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
MERLIJN JOCQUE ◽  
ALESSANDRO PONCE DE LEÃO GIUPPONI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
French Guyana ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Charinus Simon, 1892 is described from French Guyana, raising the number of species in the genus to48 (27 for the Neotropical region and 19 for South America). Charinus bromeliaea sp. n. is distinguished from the otherspecies in the genus by morphological characteristics and unique ecology. Adapted to live in Achmea bromeliads on gran-ite inselbergs, this species is an interesting addition to the wide range of habitats Charinus species are found in. This is also the first record of the genus from French Guyana and this record extends the geographic distribution of the genus.

The genus Amphibolips Reinhard (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in the Neotropics, with description of three new species from Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2360 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
ENRIQUE MEDIANERO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Red Oaks ◽  
Three New Species

Three new species of Amphibolips Reinhard 1865, Amphibolips castroviejoi, A. aliciae, and A. salicifoliae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Panama. The three new species induce galls on Quercus salicifolia Née (Fagaceae, sect. Lobatae, Red Oaks). Diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution, and biological data are given. The generic limits of Amphibolips are re-established with adding new generic morphological characters. The presence of the genus Amphibolips in the Neotropical region is discussed. The new species represent the first record of this genus from Central America.

A review of the genus Orionis Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) and first records of the genus from South America and the Oriental Region

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4208 (3) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
MARCO AURÉLIO BORTONI ◽  
EDUARDO MITIO SHIMBORI ◽  
SCOTT RICHARD SHAW ◽  
CAROLINA DA SILVA SOUZA-GESSNER ◽  
ANGÉLICA MARIA PENTEADO-DIAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
First Record ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Three New Species

Orionis is a small Neotropical euphorine genus, currently in the tribe Perilitini. Although the biology of the genus is unknown, Orionis eximius (Muesebeck) was described from a single female specimen reared from a cocoon associated with Lantana camara. Here, we present a taxonomic revision of Orionis and the first records of the genus from South America and Thailand, with descriptions of three new species: O. brasiliensis sp. nov., O. ecuadoriensis sp. nov. and O. orientalis sp. nov. We also report the first record of O. eximius from South America (Ecuador). A revised key for the described species is presented. 

Additions to the knowledge of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Neotropical region, with description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4938 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
OLAVI KURINA ◽  
HEIKKI HIPPA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Caribbean Island ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Southern Caribbean

The Neotropical species of the genus Manota Williston are studied, based on material of 146 specimens from French Guiana, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Dominica and the Dominican Republic. Four new species are described, viz. M. corniculata sp. n. (French Guiana), M. pseudocavata sp. n. (French Guiana), M. truuverki sp. n. (French Guiana) and M. vladi sp. n. (Dominican Republic). Manota defecta Williston, 1896, the type species of the genus, is listed from Dominica, representing the first record since its description more than a century ago from a Southern Caribbean Island, St. Vincent. New records of 13 additional species are provided: M. acutistylus Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005 (Dominica), M. aligera Hippa, Kurina & Sääksjärvi, 2017 (French Guiana), M. digitata Hippa, Kurina & Sääksjärvi, 2017 (French Guiana), M. iota Hippa & Kurina, 2013 (French Guiana), M. micula Hippa & Kurina, 2013 (French Guiana), M. nordestina Kurina, Hippa & Amorim, 2018 (French Guiana), M. parva Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005 (Nicaragua), M. pauloides Hippa, Kurina & Sääksjärvi, 2017 (Ecuador), M. perplexa Kurina, Hippa & Amorim, 2017 (Nicaragua), M. rotundistylus Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005 (Ecuador), M. serrulata Hippa, Kurina & Sääksjärvi, 2017 (French Guiana), M. spinosa Jaschhof & Hippa, 2005 (French Guiana), M. subaristata Kurina, Hippa & Amorim, 2017 (Ecuador). The number of Neotropical Manota species has risen to 96. 

Three new species of Eurystethus from Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 585-594
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ OLIVEIRA CORREIA ◽  
JOSÉ ANTÔNIO MARIN FERNANDES ◽  
LUIZ ALEXANDRE CAMPOS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
True Bugs ◽  
Distributed Groups ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
The Tropics

The Heteroptera (true bugs) and its fourth-largest family Pentatomidae (stink bugs) are worldwide distributed groups with higher diversity in the tropics. The pentatomid subfamily Discocephalinae is almost restricted to the Neotropical Region, and it is divided into the tribes Discocephalini and Ochlerini. Eurystethus Mayr, 1864 is placed within Discocephalini and comprises 18 species, 16 out of them classified into two subgenera. Here we describe Eurystethus jo sp. nov., Eurystethus multipunctatus sp. nov., and Eurystethus rufodorsatus sp. nov., all occurring in Brazil, compare them to other species and provide a distribution map. 

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