New Gnamptodontinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from China and Vietnam, with two genera new for China and seven new species

The genus Pseudognaptodon Fischer, 1965 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Gnamptodontinae) is reported for the first time from the Palaearctic region, Neognamptodon Belokobylskij, 1999 is new for the Oriental region and both genera are new for China. Seven new species are described and fully illustrated: Pseudognaptodon sinensis Tan & van Achterberg, sp. n. from China (Shaanxi), P. curvinervis van Achterberg, sp. n., P. bidoupensis van Achterberg, sp. n., P. longi van Achterberg, sp. n. from Vietnam, Neognamptodon laticauda Tan & van Achterberg, sp. n. from China (Yunnan), Tamdaona brevizona van Achterberg, sp. n. and T. sculpturata van Achterberg, sp. n. from Vietnam. A key to the tribes and genera of the Gnamptodontinae are given, together with keys to species of Pseudognaptodon (Old World), Neognamptodon, and Tamdaona Belokobylskij, 1994. The phylogeny and distribution of the Gnamptodontinae is discussed, Tamdaona Belokobylskij, is transferred from the Exothecinae to the Gnamptodontinae, and included in a new tribe, Tamdaonini van Achterberg, trib. n., together with Neognamptodon Belokobylskij. Gnamptodon novobritannicus Fischer, 1971, from Bismarck Archipelago is transferred to the latter genus (Neognamptodon novobritannicus (Fischer, 1971) comb. n.). Pseudognaptodon striatus Williams, 2004 (not P. striatus Braga & Penteado-Dias, 2002), is renamed P. williamsi van Achterberg, nom. n., and P. carinatus Williams, 2004 (not P. carinatus Cirelli & Penteado-Dias, 2002) is renamed P. carinatoides van Achterberg, nom. n. Tobiasnusa Papp, 2004, is a new synonym of Alysdacnusa Tobias & Perepetchayenko, 1995 (syn. n.) and Alysdacnusa atomus (Papp, 2004) is a new combination (comb. n.).

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New species of Ticoplinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5052.4.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5052 (4) ◽

pp. 567-578

Author(s):

ARKADY S. LELEJ ◽

JOSHUA B. TERINE ◽

GIRISH P. KUMAR

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Western Ghats ◽

New Combination ◽

Old World ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Two New Species

The subfamily Ticoplinae is Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic in distribution with six species in two genera (Eosmicromyrmilla Lelej & Krombein, 2001 and Hindustanilla Lelej in Lelej & Krombein, 2001) known from the Oriental Region. Two new species, E. subbuka sp. nov., and E. balakrishnani sp. nov. were recently discovered in India (Western Ghats). Keys to the Old World genera of tribe Smicromyrmillini and species of Eosmicromyrmilla are provided. An updated diagnosis for males of Eosmicromyrmilla and photos of male genitalia for the genus are given. A new combination is proposed for E. margalla (Lelej & Ullah, 2007), comb. nov. The genus Eosmicromyrmilla is newly recorded from the fauna of Pakistan instead of the genus Smicromyrmilla Suárez, 1965, which is excluded from that fauna.

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Sciapodinae from the Himalayan region with description of nine new species from Tibet (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4577.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4577 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

CHUFEI TANG ◽

YAJUN ZHU ◽

DING YANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

New Combination ◽

New Synonym ◽

First Time

The Himalayan region now includes 67 species in seven genera of Sciapodinae, including nine new species (Amblypsilopus acuminatus sp. nov., A. liangi sp. nov., A. liratus sp. nov., A. marginatus sp. nov., A. medogensis sp. nov., A. quinquepetalus sp. nov., Plagiozopelma fornicata sp. nov., P. trilobata sp. nov., Sciapus zewoiensus sp. nov.). Six species are reported from the Himalayan region for the first time: A. baoshanus Yang, A. didymus Yang, A. hubeiensis Yang & Yang, A. imitans (Becker), A. liui Zhu & Yang, and P. medivittatum Bickel & Wei. Chrysosoma insensibile Yang is re-assessed and transferred to Amblypsilopus, new combination. Amblypsilopus sinensis Yang & Yang, 2003 is proposed as a new synonym of A. subabruptus Bickel & Wei, 1996. This is the first time Sciapus Zeller is reported from the Himalayan region. Keys to genera and species of Sciapodinae occurring in the Himalayas are provided. The distribution of Sciapodinae in the Himalayas is discussed.

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Four new species of Philoplitis Nixon (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with an updated key and illustrations of all described species

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.841.33549 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 841 ◽

pp. 125-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A.P. Ranjith ◽

Jose Fernandez-Triana ◽

T. Veena ◽

Priyadarsanan Rajan ◽

Mannankadiyan Nasser

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Dna Barcodes ◽

Additional Specimen ◽

Old World ◽

Oriental Region ◽

First Time ◽

Old World Tropics

The Microgastrinae genus Philoplitis Nixon is revised and four new species are described: P.keralensissp. n. and P.trifoveatussp. n. authored by Ranjith & Fernandez-Triana, and P.dzangasanghasp. n. and P.margallasp. n. authored by Fernandez-Triana & Ranjith. A key to all nine known species is provided. Philoplitisadustipalpus Ahmad is redescribed and illustrated. Additional specimen records are presented, and the diagnostic value of some morphological characters previously used is discussed. Based on the very few specimens available for study in collections, Philoplitis seems to be restricted to the Old World tropics (Afrotropical and Oriental regions), with most known species found in the Oriental region. The first DNA barcodes for the genus are presented. No host data is currently available, but for one species a mass of five wasp cocoons was found and is illustrated for the first time.

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New Species, New Synonym, and Additional Records of Gyrophaena (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from the Palaearctic Region

Vestnik Zoologii ◽

10.2478/vzoo-2014-0019 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 179-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. V. Glotov

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Palaearctic Region ◽

New Synonym ◽

New Synonymy ◽

First Time

Abstract New Species, New Synonym, and Additional Records of Gyrophaena (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from the Palaearctic Region. Glotov S. V. - Gyrophaena plutenkoi Glotov, sp. n. is described from Russia (Primorskiy Kray). New synonymy are proposed: Gyrophaena orientalis A. Strand, 1938 = = Gyrophaena transsylvanica Adam, 2008, syn. n. Lectotypes are designated for Gyrophaena fusicornis Eppelsheim, 1887 and Gyrophaena orientalis A. Strand, 1938. Gyrophaena cultellata Assing, 2009 is recorded from Ukraine and Gyrophaena taiwaspinosa Pace, 2007 from Russia (Primorskiy Kray) for the first time.

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New genera, new species, and new combinations in new world Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4671.2.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4671 (2) ◽

pp. 195-222 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JOHN W. BROWN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North American ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

New Combination ◽

New Combinations ◽

New Genera ◽

New Synonym ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

Seven new genera of North American Cochylina are described and illustrated: Anacochylidia Brown, new genus (type species: Anacochylidia maderana Brown, new species); Atroposia Pogue, new genus (type species: Conchylis oenotherana Riley, 1881), resulting in Atroposia oenotherana (Riley), new combination; Cagiva Pogue, new genus (type species: Phalonia cephalanthana Heinrich, 1921), resulting in Cagiva cephalanthana (Heinrich), new combination; Cybilla Pogue, new genus (type species: Phalonia hubbardana Busck, 1907), resulting in Cybilla hubbardana (Busck), new combination; Honca Pogue, new genus (type species: Phalonia grandis Busck, 1907), resulting in Honca grandis (Busck), new combination; Nycthia Pogue, new genus (type species: Phalonia pimana Busck, 1907), resulting in Nycthia pimana (Busck), new combination, and N. yuccatana (Busck, 1907), new combination; and Pogospinia Brown, new genus (type species: Pogospinia floridana Brown, new species), with three new combinations: Pogospinia spinifera (Razowski, 1967), new combination; P. veracruzanus (Razowski and Becker, 1986); new combination, and P. signata (Razowski, 1967), new combination. The Palearctic genus Cochylichroa Obraztsov & Swatschek, 1958, revised status (type species: Eupoecilia atricapitana Stephens, 1852), is redefined based on North American congeners, resulting in the following new combinations: Cochylichroa arthuri (Dang, 1984), new combination; C. atricapitana (Stephens, 1852), revised status; C. aurorana (Kearfott, 1907), new combination; C. avita (Razowski, 1997), new combination; C. foxcana (Kearfott, 1907), new combination; C. hospes (Walsingham, 1884), new combination; C. hoffmanana (Kearfott, 1907), new combination; C. temerana (Busck, 1907), new combination; and C. viscana (Kearfott, 1907), new combination. Monoceratuncus Razowski, 1992, is reported for the first time from the U.S.A. as Monoceratuncus lantana Pogue, new species. Mimcochylis Razowski, 1985, is reported for the first time from the U.S.A. as Mimcochylis fulvotinctana (Walsingham, 1884), new combination and senior synonym of M. planola Razowski, 1985, new synonym. One new species is described in Aethes Billberg, 1820 (i.e., A. triassumenta Pogue, new species), and one new combination (i.e., A. ringsi (Metzler, 2000), new combination, is proposed. Two other new combinations are proposed: Thyraylia wiscana (Kearfott, 1907), new combination, and Eupinivora parotanus (Razowski and Becker, 2010), new combination.

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Notes on the genera Sinophasma Günther, 1940 and Pachyscia Redtenbacher, 1908 (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae: Necrosciinae), with the description of four new species from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3495.1.3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3495 (1) ◽

pp. 57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GEORGE WAI-CHUN HO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Combination ◽

New Synonym ◽

First Time

A list and key to the species of Sinophasma Günther, 1940 and Pachyscia Redtenbacher, 1908 are provided. Four new species, Sinophasma bii sp. nov., S. daoyingi sp. nov., S. guangdongensis sp. nov. and Pachyscia heishidingensis sp. nov., from China are described and illustrated. One new synonym and one new combination are established: Sinophasma rosarum Chen & He, 2008 is shown to represent the female of S. jinxiuense Chen & He, 2008 (syn. nov.); and Pachyscia longicauda (Bi, 1990) (comb. nov.) is transferred from Sinophasma. The male of Pachyscia dilatata (Chen & He, 2004) is described for the first time.

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First record of the parasitic louse fly Ornithomya comosa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) in Europe and western Russia

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2019.28.2.356 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 356-359

Author(s):

E.P. Nartshuk ◽

A.V. Matyukhin ◽

A.P. Shapoval

Keyword(s):

West Siberia ◽

First Record ◽

Peninsular Malaysia ◽

Hirundo Rustica ◽

Palaearctic Region ◽

Curonian Spit ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Delichon Urbica ◽

First Time

The parasitic louse fly Ornithomya comosa (Austen, 1930) (Diptera, Hippoboscidae), known from the Oriental Region (India, Thailand, Nepal and Peninsular Malaysia) and Asian part of the Palaearctic Region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, West Siberia of Russia and Japan), is found for the first time in Europe and in the western part of Russia (Curonian Spit). Flies were collected from the swallow species Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) and Delichon urbica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hirundinidae). Two possible narratives for the occurrence of this fly in Europe are discussed.

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Feather mites of the genera Dubininia and Cacatualges (Acari: Xolalgidae) associated with parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes) of the Old World

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4272.4.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4272 (4) ◽

pp. 451 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SERGEY V. MIRONOV ◽

RAINER EHRNSBERGER ◽

JACEK DABERT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

New Guinea ◽

Melopsittacus Undulatus ◽

Feather Mites ◽

Systematic Revision ◽

Old World ◽

New Diagnosis ◽

First Time

This paper gives a systematic revision of feather mites of the genera Dubininia Vassilev, 1958 and Cacatualges Dabert, Badek and Skoracki, 2007 (Xolalgidae: Ingrassiinae) associated with parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes) of the Old World. Five new species are described: Cacatualges probosciger sp. n. from Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin) (Cacatuidae) from New Guinea, Dubininia charmosynae sp. n. from Charmosyna pulchella Gray GR (Psittaculidae) from New Guinea, D. micropsittae sp. n. from Micropsitta pusio pusio (Scaltter) (Psittaculidae) from New Guinea, D. nestori sp. n. from Nestor notabilis Gould (Strigopidae) from New Zealand, and D. pezopori sp. n. from Pezoporus wallicus (Kerr) (Psittaculidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Four previously described species of Dubininia are redescribed based on material from type hosts: D. curta (Trouessart, 1885) from Platycercus elegans (Gmelin) (Psittaculidae), D. lorina (Trouessart, 1885) from Lorius domicella (Linnaeus) (Psittaculidae), D. melopsittaci Atyeo and Gaud, 1987 from Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw) (Psittaculidae), and D. psittacina (Trouessart, 1885) from Strigops harboptilus Gray GR (Strigopidae) from New Zealand. A new diagnosis for the genus Dubininia is provided. A key to all presently known Dubininia species is provided for the first time.

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Notes on the taxonomy of Palaearctic Asclerobia Roesler, 1969 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4963.1.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4963 (1) ◽

pp. 149-162

Author(s):

VIKTOR YEPISHIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Palaearctic Region ◽

New Combination ◽

Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽

A New Species

Three Asclerobia species from the Palaearctic region are reviewed and diagnosed. A new species—Asclerobia alexandrae sp. nov. from Tyva region of Russia is described. The lectotype of Sclerobia tchahabarella Amsel, 1950 is designated, and the new combination—Asclerobia tchahabarella (Amsel, 1950) comb. nov. is proposed. A key to the species is given based on the combination of external and genitalia characters of both sexes.

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Six new species of Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from southern China, with the first description of the male of T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5091.2.7 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 5091 (2) ◽

pp. 357-372

Author(s):

MENG ZHANG ◽

MUHAMMAD IRFAN ◽

LU-YU WANG ◽

ZHI-SHENG ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Southern China ◽

New Combination ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

First Time

Six new species of the spider genus Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 are described from southern China: T. jinyunensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chongqing, T. jiugongensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hubei, T. subtruculenta sp. nov. (♂♀), T. rutunda sp. nov. (♂♀) and T. yueliangensis sp. nov. (♂) from Guizhou and T. subrostrum sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hunan. In addition, T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000) is redescribed and its male is described here for the first time. Tonsilla subyanlingensis Liu & Xu, 2020 is transferred to Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999, hence the new combination Draconarius subyanlingensis (Liu & Xu, 2020) comb. nov. is established. The female of T. subyanlingensis Liu & Xu, 2020 should be treated as T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000). Detailed descriptions, photographs of copulatory organs and somatic features, a distribution map and comparisons with closely related species are presented.

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