On Sahastata (Araneae: Filistatidae): complementary description of the generotype and two new species from Oman and Morocco

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4899 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-246
Author(s):  
IVAN L. F. MAGALHAES ◽  
MARK STOCKMANN ◽  
YURI M. MARUSIK ◽  
SERGEI L. ZONSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Biased Sex Ratio ◽  
Semi Arid

The Filistatinae genus Sahastata Benoit, 1968 is distributed in arid and semi-arid areas, from westernmost Sahara to India, and includes seven known species. Four of these are only known from one sex, including Sahastata nigra (Simon, 1897), the type species. Here we present the first description of a male of this species collected near the type locality in Muscat, Oman. Additionally, two new species are described: S. wunderlichi sp. nov. (♂♀, Morocco) and S. wesolowskae sp. nov. (♂♀, Oman). Sahastata infuscata (Kulczyński, 1901) is newly recorded from Kenya and Yemen and S. nigra is newly recorded from the United Arab Emirates. DNA barcodes are given for S. nigra and the two new species. We observed some details of the life cycle of three Sahastata species, including clutch size, time to maturation, and a biased sex ratio for individuals raised from egg sacs, indicating that only 20–25% of specimens reaching adulthood are males. We provide SEM images of spiders of this genus, some observations on the morphology of spinnerets and male palps, and a distribution map of the species included in the genus. 

scholarly journals Taxonomic review of the planthopper genus Orthopagus (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae), with descriptions of two new species

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-391
Author(s):  
Zhi-Shun Song ◽  
Igor Malenovský ◽  
Jian-Qin Chen ◽  
Jürgen Deckert ◽  
Ai-Ping Liang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

The Oriental and eastern Palaearctic planthopper genusOrthopagusUhler, 1897 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae, Dictyopharinae, Orthopagini) is revised. Six species are included:O.bartlettiSong, Malenovský & Deckert,sp. n.(described from India),O.exoletus(Melichar, 1903),comb. n.,stat. rev.(material studied from India and Sri Lanka),O.hainanensisSong, Chen & Liang,sp. n.(described from China: Hainan island),O.lunuliferUhler, 1897 (the type species of the genus; confirmed from Japan, China, Vietnam, Laos, India, and Nepal),O.philippinusMelichar, 1914 (Philippines), andO.splendens(Germar, 1830) (confirmed from China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia).OrthopagusheliosMelichar, 1912 is newly synonymized withO.lunulifer. Lectotypes are designated forO.helios, O.heliosvar.diffusus Melichar, 1912,O.elegansMelichar, 1912, andO.philippinus.DictyopharaindianaWalker, 1851 is considered a nomen dubium. All species are redescribed, including habitus photographs and detailed illustrations of the male genitalia. Female genitalia are described for the genus for the first time. A key for identification of the species ofOrthopagusand a distribution map are given.

scholarly journals Astromesitius, a new genus of Mesitiinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from the Old World

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego N. Barbosa ◽  
Celso O. Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Median Lobe ◽  
Old World ◽  
Diagnostic Characteristics ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Shape Pattern

Literature about Mesitiinae Kieffer, 1914 has not been treated extensively from a taxonomic viewpoint in comparison with other subfamilies in Bethylidae Latreille, 1802. Our research on species of Metrionotus Móczár, 1970, Clytrovorus Nagy, 1972 and Sulcomesitius Móczár, 1970 revealed a new hypopygium shape pattern, namely a ‘star-shaped’ hypopygium, which is characteristic of a new genus, Astromesitius gen. nov., with two new species Astromesitius thionyi gen. et sp. nov. and Astromesitius olavoi gen. et sp. nov. The descriptions of both new species are based on male specimens collected in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Astromesitius quatei (Móczár, 1977) gen. et comb. nov. is designated as type species for the new genus, which is erected for a total of seven species. The main diagnostic characteristics are the head longer than wide; a clypeus with a median lobe quadrate; an antenna with distinct long setae, with pedicel caliciform, and with flagellomeres long and caliciform; pronotum and anteromesoscutum with longitudinal sulcus indistinct or absent; metapectal-propodeal complex with posterior projection hardly distinct or absent; hypopygium star-shaped; genitalia with aedeagus slender and fusiform.

scholarly journals The spider genus Pterotricha in Iran, with the description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 777 ◽  
pp. 17-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Zamani ◽  
Marjan Seiedy ◽  
Alireza Saboori ◽  
Yuri M. Marusik
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Southwestern Iran ◽  
First Time

The spider genusPterotrichaKulczyński, 1903 (Gnaphosidae) is surveyed in Iran. To date, three species of this genus were known in the country:P.loeffleri(Roewer, 1955),P.lentiginosa(C. L. Koch, 1837) andP.pseudoparasyriacaNuruyeva & Huseynov, 2016. Here two new species are described,P.kovblyukiZamani & Marusik,sp. n.(♂, western Iran) andP.montanaZamani & Marusik,sp. n.(♀, central and southwestern Iran), and P.cf.dalmasi Fage, 1929 (from Algeria to Jordan) is reported in Iran for the first time.PterotrichatikaderiGajbe, 1983syn. n.(India) andP.loeffleri(Roewer, 1955),syn. n.are synonymized withP.strandiSpassky, 1936 (hitherto known from Turkmenistan only). The record ofP.lentiginosafrom Iran is apparently based on misidentification. A distribution map of the genus in Iran with new provincial records is provided. In addition,IranotrichaZamani & Marusik,gen. n., a new genus closely related toPterotricha, is described from southeastern Iran with the type speciesI.lutensisZamani & Marusik,sp. n.

New data on Neotropical Carpenter Moths of Subfamily Hypoptinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). III. Laberlia − a new genus from Northern and Central Andean Mountains

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Roman V. Yakovlev ◽  
Artem E. Naydenov ◽  
Fernando C. Penco
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Central Andes ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Male Genital

The article describes a new genus, Laberlia (type species − Langsdorfia bellaria Dognin, 1911), including three species, distributed in northern and central Andes (the territory of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). We establish a new combination: Laberlia bellaria (Dognin, 1911) comb. nov. Two new species are described: Laberlia illapai Yakovlev, Naydenov, Penco sp. nov. (type locality − Ecuador, Morona Santiago, 55 km Road Rio Bamba-Macas) and Laberlia apusorum Yakovlev, Naydenov, Penco sp. nov. (type locality – Peru, La Libertad, Pataz prov., S of Tayabamba). The article is illustrated with images of type specimens and male genital structures, the distribution map is provided.

scholarly journals Taxonomic review of the planthopper genus Orthopagus (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae), with descriptions of two new species

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Shun Song ◽  
Igor Malenovský ◽  
Jian-Qin Chen ◽  
Jürgen Deckert ◽  
Ai-Ping Liang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

The Oriental and eastern Palaearctic planthopper genusOrthopagusUhler, 1897 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae, Dictyopharinae, Orthopagini) is revised. Six species are included:O.bartlettiSong, Malenovský & Deckert,sp. n.(described from India),O.exoletus(Melichar, 1903),comb. n.,stat. rev.(material studied from India and Sri Lanka),O.hainanensisSong, Chen & Liang,sp. n.(described from China: Hainan island),O.lunuliferUhler, 1897 (the type species of the genus; confirmed from Japan, China, Vietnam, Laos, India, and Nepal),O.philippinusMelichar, 1914 (Philippines), andO.splendens(Germar, 1830) (confirmed from China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia).OrthopagusheliosMelichar, 1912 is newly synonymized withO.lunulifer. Lectotypes are designated forO.helios, O.heliosvar.diffusus Melichar, 1912,O.elegansMelichar, 1912, andO.philippinus.DictyopharaindianaWalker, 1851 is considered a nomen dubium. All species are redescribed, including habitus photographs and detailed illustrations of the male genitalia. Female genitalia are described for the genus for the first time. A key for identification of the species ofOrthopagusand a distribution map are given.

Spiders of the genus Sphingius (Araneae: Liocranidae) from China, with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2298 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
FENG ZHANG ◽  
JIAN-YING FU ◽  
MING-SHENG ZHU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Senior Synonym

The spider genus Sphingius Thorell, 1890, with four Chinese species, is reviewed. Among these, Sphingius hainan sp. nov. and S. zhangi sp. nov. are new to science. In addition, Scotophaeoides sinensis Schenkel, 1963, the type species of Scotophaeoides Schenkel, 1963 (Gnaphosidae), is transferred to Sphingius (Liocranidae), thus Sphingius is a senior synonym of Scotophaeoides. The species Sphingius pingtung Tso, Zhang, Zhu & Zhang, 2005 is redescribed and illustrated. A distribution map of Chinese Sphingius is provided.

Revision of the complex of Echeta trinotata Reich, 1933: description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Erebiidae: Arctiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4276 (4) ◽  
pp. 591 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHEL LAGUERRE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gene Sequencing ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Andean Cordillera ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Large Survey ◽  
The Guianas

Following a large survey of the Neotropical Arctiinae using the DNA barcodes technique (COI gene sequencing), Echeta trinotata Reich, 1933 was found to be in fact a complex of three cryptic highly genetically divergent species. The two new species are described as Echeta apatela sp. nov. from the foothills of the Andean Cordillera and Echeta rhodoptera sp. nov. from the Guianas shield, whereas the true Echeta trinotata is distributed along the lower Amazon from Manaus to Belém. Images of adults, male genitalia, genetic distance tree and distribution map are provided for the whole species group. 

A New Species of Turnera (Turneraceae, Passifloraceae s. l.) from the Brazilian Cerrado

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 826-832
Author(s):  
Lamarck Rocha ◽  
Maria Mercedes Arbo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Dark Blue ◽  
A New Species

Abstract—Turnera macrosperma, a new species from the Brazilian Cerrado, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the series Turnera and can be characterized by the white petals with dark blue/violet basal spot and large seeds with papillose aril. SEM images, distribution map, and comments on taxonomy and morphology are presented.

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