Studies on Neotropical crickets: New species and notes on the classification of Field Crickets genera Anurogryllus and Gryllus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4970 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-532
Author(s):  
OSCAR J. CADENA-CASTAÑEDA ◽  
CARLOS JULIO ARANGO DÍAZ ◽  
VÍCTOR HUGO GRANDE LÓPEZ ◽  
ANDREA DEL PILAR FLORÉZ CÁRDENAS
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Field Crickets ◽  
Galapagos Archipelago ◽  
The Status ◽  
Genital Structure ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
San Andres

In this contribution to the American Field and Short-tail crickets, two new species from the continental and insular area of Colombia are described. Anurogryllus (Urogryllus) edithsantosum n. sp. from the Meta department, is more related to some Caribbean species, and its genital structure fits the morphological current definition of the subgenus Urogryllus, although it has pseudepiphallic median lophi covered with hairs, as it happens in the species of the subgenus Pilosogryllus. The same way, Gryllus (Gryllus) providiensis n. sp. from Providencia Island, San Andres Archipelago is described, this new species has thick hairs on the pronotum as Gryllus (Gryllus) assimilis (widely distributed in America), as well as the color pattern of the cephalic capsule; but the new species is smaller in size, and has a particular organization in the harp veins of the tegmina, which only resembles Gryllus (Gryllus) marchena from the Galapagos Archipelago (Ecuador), from which it differs markedly in its morphology. Finally, the status of the Gryllus species, distributed in Latin America and the Caribbean, is reviewed, and it is recorded which species have acoustic records, and from here we start with the review of this peculiar genus in Latin America. 

Unveiling species diversity in collared frogs through morphological and bioacoustic evidence: a new Mannophryne (Amphibia, Aromobatidae) from Sierra de Aroa, northwestern Venezuela, and an amended definition and call description of M. herminae (Boettger, 1893)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4461 (4) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
FERNANDO J.M. ROJAS-RUNJAIC ◽  
MIGUEL E. MATTA-PEREIRA ◽  
ENRIQUE LA MARCA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Lines Of Evidence

Species diversity in collared frogs of the genus Mannophryne is presumed to be underestimated due to the paucity of external morphology characters, but combining morphology with bioacoustics and other lines of evidence has shown to be useful in delimiting species of this group. Herein we describe a new species of Mannophryne from Sierra de Aroa in northwestern Venezuela. The new species is morphologically similar to M. herminae but is readily recognized by its strikingly different advertisement call. It also can be distinguished from all its congeners by the unique combination of its small body size, general color pattern, basal toe webbing, and advertisement call consisting of long trills of single tonal notes emitted at a rate of 2–3 notes/s. Additionally, to facilitate future diagnosis of undescribed species related to M. herminae, we amend the definition of the latter, describe in detail its advertisement call, and redefine its known distribution range. The new species increases the number of described species of Mannophryne to 20. 

scholarly journals Comments on the genus Diplura C. L. Koch, 1850, with description of two new species (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Dipluridae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Denis Rafael Pedroso ◽  
Alessandro Ponce De Leão Giupponi ◽  
Renner Luiz Cerqueira Baptista
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
The State ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Northern Brazil

Two new species of Diplura C. L. Koch 1850 are described from Brazil: Dipluramapinguari sp. n., from the state of Rondônia in southeastern Amazonia, northern Brazil, and Diplurarodrigoi sp. n., known from southeastern and central west regions of Brazil. Diplurarodrigoi sp. n. is morphologically similar to D.lineata (Lucas, 1857), D.sanguinea (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896), and D.mapinguari sp. n. Comments on diagnostic characters of Diplura are included. The synonymy of D.maculata (Mello-Leitão, 1927) with D.catharinensis (Mello-Leitão, 1923) is corroborated. A classification of color pattern of the dorsum of the abdomen is given.

Two new species and new records of Psychoda Latreille (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Brazil, with comments on supraspecific classification of the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1298 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
FREDDY BRAVO ◽  
DANILO CORDEIRO ◽  
CINTHIA CHAGAS
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Two new species of Brazilian Psychoda Latreille are described, and Psychoda alternata Say and P. zetoscota Quate are recorded for the first time from Brazil. Psychoda divaricata Duckhouse, already described from southern Brazil, was recorded in the northeastern part of that country, as well as in the eastern Amazon region. The supraspecific classification proposed for the species of Psychoda according to Quate (= Psychodini of Jeñek) are discussed. A new classification is suggested that considers only one genus, Psychoda, divided into 12 subgenera: subgenus Psychoda Latreille, subgenus Copropsychoda Vaillant, subgenus Falsologima Jeñek & Harten, subgenus Psychodula Jeñek, subgenus Psychomora Jeñek, subgenus Psychana Jeñek & Harten, subgenus Logima Eaton, subgenus Tinearia Schellenberg, subgenus Chodopsycha Jeñek, subgenus Ypsydocha Jeñek, subgenus Psychodocha Jeñek, and subgenus Psycha Jeñek. A list of the Psychoda species from Latin America and the Caribbean region is presented.

Definition of Lepidocyrtus lusitanicus Gama, 1964 species-complex (Collembola, Entomobryidae), with description of new species and color forms from the Iberian Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1917 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO MATEOS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Color Variation ◽  
Body Color ◽  
High Similarity ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Pattern Variability

Lepidocyrtus lusitanicus is one of the species with greater color pattern variability within the genus Lepidocyrtus. Four subspecies have been described in relation to its body color variation. The study of various populations of Lepidocyrtus from the Iberian Peninsula has allowed me to describe the new chromatic form L. lusitanicus form A, as well as the new species L. bilobatus, which is very closely related to L. lusitanicus, and also shows high color pattern variability. The high similarity among species L. lusitanicus, L. selvaticus and L. bilobatus sp. nov., the high color pattern variability of their populations, the overlapping geographical distribution of many studied populations, and the presence of three dorsal macrochaetae between trichobothria m2 and a5 of the second abdominal tergum, led me to define the group Lepidocyrtus lusitanicus species-complex. This group included the three abovementioned species with all of their color forms.

A reassessment of the genus Haeckeria (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae), with definition of new species in Cassinia

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 447 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Orchard
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Anatomy ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Definition Of

Variation in the species hitherto known as Haeckeria ozothamnoides F.Muell. is discussed. This taxon has well-developed paleae between the florets, and many collections show development of a pappus. These characters, along with others such as leaf anatomy and morphology, strongly distinguish H. ozothamnoides s. lat. from Haeckeria s. str. and place it in Cassinia. The taxon is also shown to comprise three closely related species, which are here described as Cassinia ozothamnoides (F.Muell.) Orchard, comb. nov., C.�scabrida Orchard, sp. nov. and C.�venusta Orchard, sp. nov. The history, taxonomy, relationships and classification of Haeckeria is reviewed, and the genus and its two remaining species, H.�cassiniiformis and H.�punctulata, are described. All five species are illustrated and their distributions mapped.

scholarly journals Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2076 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
GERTRUD KONINGS-DUDIN ◽  
ADRIANUS F. KONINGS ◽  
JAY R. STAUFFER, JR.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Lake Malawi ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Eastern Shore ◽  
Pharyngeal Teeth ◽  
The Status ◽  
Three New Species

The Lake Malaŵi genus Melanochromis included five species at its inception and was originally distinguished from Pseudotropheus on the basis of morphology including the arrangement of pharyngeal teeth. The diagnosis has been extended twice, first to include all elongate mbuna that possess horizontal stripes and U-shaped tooth bands and later to exclude mbuna that do not exhibit a sex-related reversal in their color pattern. We have further refined the diagnosis of the genus on the basis of the melanin pattern, resolved a longstanding dispute regarding the validity of M. heterochromis, re-evaluated the status of M. vermivorus, synonymized M. mellitus Johnson 1976 with M. melanopterus Trewavas 1935, moved M. benetos Bowers and Stauffer 1977 to Pseudotropheus, and described M. kaskazini, M. wochepa, and M. mossambiquensis from the eastern shore of the lake. Melanochromis is still paraphyletic as two species, M. joanjohnsonae Johnson 1974 and M. labrosus Trewavas 1935, are not congruent with the rest of the group, but, currently, a better alternative for these two could not be found.

scholarly journals The good(ish), the bad, and the ugly: a tripartite classification of ecosystem trends

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alida Bundy ◽  
Lynne J. Shannon ◽  
Marie-Joëlle Rochet ◽  
Sergio Neira ◽  
Yunne-Jai Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Size Structure ◽  
Ecosystem Structure ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Ecosystem Indicators ◽  
The Status ◽  
Commercial Species ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract Bundy, A., Shannon, L. J., Rochet, M-J., Neira, S., Shin, Y-J., Hill, L., and Aydin, K. 2010. The good(ish), the bad, and the ugly: a tripartite classification of ecosystem trends. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 745–768. Marine ecosystems have been exploited for a long time, growing increasingly vulnerable to collapse and irreversible change. How do we know when an ecosystem may be in danger? A measure of the status of individual stocks is only a partial gauge of its status, and does not include changes at the broader ecosystem level, to non-commercial species or to its structure or functioning. Six ecosystem indicators measuring trends over time were collated for 19 ecosystems, corresponding to four ecological attributes: resource potential, ecosystem structure and functioning, conservation of functional biodiversity, and ecosystem stability and resistance to perturbations. We explored the use of a decision-tree approach, a definition of initial ecosystem state (impacted or non-impacted), and the trends in the ecosystem indicators to classify the ecosystems into improving, stationary, and deteriorating. Ecosystem experts classified all ecosystems as impacted at the time of their initial state. Of these, 15 were diagnosed as “ugly”, because they had deteriorated from an already impacted state. Several also exhibited specific combinations of trends indicating “fishing down the foodweb”, reduction in size structure, reduction in diversity and stability, and changed productivity. The classification provides an initial evaluation for scientists, resource managers, stakeholders, and the general public of the concerning status of ecosystems globally.

scholarly journals Analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches to determining the concept of "customs regimes"

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (99) ◽  
pp. 361-372
Author(s):  
S. Iu. Sokoliuk ◽  
◽  
O. S. Tupchiу ◽  
O. V. Zharun
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
The State ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The Status ◽  
Financial Interests ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
National Industry ◽  
Definition Of

The article analyzes the concept of "customs regime", characteristic features are formulated, main elements, goals and functions of customs regimes in the development of foreign economic relations. The classical classification of customs regimes under the Customs Code of Ukraine is substantiated. Based on the analysis, a position on the study concept is substantiated, the interpretation of the category "Customs regimes" is provided. The conducted research confirms that under the customs regime, we understand the set of customs procedures that establish the rules for moving goods through the customs border of Ukraine and their further use in order to ensure the interests of the state in the customs sphere. The functions of customs regimes are analyzed: fiscal, which finds its implementation in the collection of customs payments in order to ensure the financial interests of the state in foreign economic activity; stimulating, implemented by exempt from customs taxation and the use of non-tariff regulation, simplification of customs procedures in order to stimulate subjects of foreign economic activity, promoting the development of a national economy, etc.; protective, which involves the use of non-tariff regulatory measures and aims to protect the economic and other national interests of the state by introducing a licensing, quota and other non-tariff restrictions when placing goods in customs regimes; control - aimed at ensuring compliance with the norms of the current legislation of Ukraine in the customs sphere, which is implemented through specific methods and forms inherent in control in the field of public administration; the regulatory, purpose of which is to regulate the order of action when placing the goods in the customs regime associated with the direction of movement of goods through the customs border, the definition of the status of goods and operations with it, etc. According to the results of generalization, the study is substantiated by the classification of customs regimes, which includes: a) the main (import (issue for free circulation) and export) as customs regimes aimed at ensuring the state's financial interests in foreign economic activity; protection of its economic and other national interests; b) preferential customs regimes (transit, customs warehouse, free customs zone, temporary import of goods to customs territory and exports at its boundaries, processing in customs territory and abroad), the purpose of applying which is to stimulate the subjects of foreign economic activity of the state, development of the national industry, promoting international trade, economic relations and relationships in the humanitarian sphere; c) special customs regimes (Repimport, re-export, duty-free trade, destruction or destruction and refusal of the state) that are not provided for by the European Union's customs law and in its essence or are auxiliary, or such that define certain signs of goods.

Remarks in the tribe Phlugidini Eichler and recognition of the new taxa from the Indo-Malayan region and east Africa (Grylloptera : Tettigonioidea : Meconematidae)*

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
DKM Kevan ◽  
XB Jin
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Africa ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects

The tribal status of Phlugidini Eichler, 1938, is confirmed. A new definition of the tribe is suggested and the taxonomic relationships among genera related to the tribe are discussed. Two new genera, nine new species and one new combination are described from East Africa, New Guinea, Northern Australia, Sulawesi and Borneo. These new taxa are Phlugidia africana Kevan, Tenuiphlugis Kevan, Tenuiphlugis gressitti (Chopard, 19691, comb. nov., T. maai Jin, T. brittoni Jin, T. malkini Jin, Phlugis sulawesi Jin, P. borneoensis Jin, P. burgersi Jin, P. novaeguineaensis Jin, P. rapax Jin and P. philippina Jin.*There is more than one system dealing with the higher classification of orthopteroid insects (for detail, see Jago 1977; Kevan 1977; Ragge 1977; Rentz 1977; Vickery 1977). Among them, Rentz (1979), Kevan (1982) and Vickery and Kevan (1986) are the major recent representatives of different opinions. The designation of the Phlugidini in this paper follows the system of Vickery and Kevan (1986).

Poecilimon bosphoricus group (Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae): iteration of morpho-taxonomy by song characteristics

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3225 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARP KAYA ◽  
BATTAL ÇIPLAK ◽  
DRAGAN CHOBANOV ◽  
KLAUS-GERHARD HELLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Subgenital Plate ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
Productive Structure ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Caudal Margin

More than 20 species were reported under the circum Black Sea lineage Poecilimon bosphoricus group (Orthoptera, Tet-tigonioidea, Phaneropterinae). The taxonomy of the group has for a long time been controversial; once these species weretransferred to Eupoecilimon and many new species have been described since the revision by Ramme (1933) or synonymshave been suggested/re-established. This study aims to test the classification of the group presently based on morpholog-ical characters by bioacoustic data. The following results were obtained or conclusions arrived. First, several qualitativemorphological characters previously used in descriptions/diagnoses of the species are variable and overlap between spe-cies. Those are the elevation and widening of pronotum in metazona, the emargination of caudal margin of pronotal discand the structure of male subgenital plate at caudal margin. Thus, still the male cercus, especially the orientation of den-ticles, is the most productive structure may allow more objective delimitation of species. As in qualitative morphology thegeneral morphometry seems uninformative for the taxonomy of the group. Second, male calling song and partly the num-ber of stridulatory pegs are more useful characters both for delimitation of species and describing their relationships. Es-pecially, the pattern of the syllable, the number of impulses per syllable and the duration of early part of syllable in speciesgroup allow us a more objective delimitation of the species and definition of relationships. Third, from the distributionand relationships of species, we suggested three radiation centres for the lineage: (1) Northwest Anatolia + Eastern Bal-kans, (2) Northeast Anatolia + Caucasus and (3) Crimea. Fourth, after evaluating morphological and song phenotypes we considered 21 species in P. bosphoricus group constituting three subgroups: (1) P. sureyanus and P. kocaki (+ P. athos),(2) P. turcicus + P. turciae and (3) P. bidens, P. bischoffi, P. bosphoricus, P. cervus, P. demirsoyi, P. geoktschajcus, P. hei-nrichi, P. istanbul, P. miramae, P. pliginskii, P. proximus, P. roseoviridis sp. n., P. scythicus, P. similis and P. tauricus (+ P.djakonovi). The following nomenclatural actions were made: (1) P. roseoviridis Chobanov & Kaya sp. n. described, (2)P. similis proximus Ünal, 2010 raised to species level as P. proximus stat. n., (3) P. naskrecki Ünal, 2001 syn.n. syn-onymised with P. demirsoyi Sevgili, 2001 (4) P. diversus Ünal, 2010 syn.n. and P. anatolicus Ramme 1933 syn.n. put insynonymy with P. sureyanus Uvarov, 1930, (5) P. oligacanthus Miram, 1938 syn.n. and P. tereckensis Stshelkanovtzev,1910 stat.rev. resynonymised with P. similis Retowski, 1889, (6) P. beybienkoi Tarbinsky, 1932 syn.n. and P. kusnezoviMiram, 1929 syn.n. synonymised with P. tauricus Retwoski, 1888, and (7) P. boldyrevi Miram, 1938 syn.n. synonymised with P. pliginskii Miram, 1929.

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