Taxonomy of some Indian and Pacific oceans Corticium, with the description of three new species from Western Australia (Porifera: Homosclerophorida)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4981 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-69
Author(s):  
GUILHERME MURICY ◽  
KAREN SARMENTO ◽  
ANAÍRA LAGE ◽  
ANA CARINA ALMEIDA ◽  
JANE FROMONT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Evolutionary Significance ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Pharmacological Potential ◽  
First Time

The sponge genus Corticium has important evolutionary significance and great pharmacological potential, but its diversity remains poorly known. In this contribution we redescribe two poorly-known Indian and Pacific oceans species, viz., Corticium simplex and C. bargibanti, and describe three new species of Corticium from Western Australia. We observed for the first time the presence of rare calthrops in C. simplex, which has a wide distribution and may be a species complex. The three new species are mainly characterized by their spiculation: Corticium furcatum sp. nov. has large calthrops and exclusive candelabra with bifurcated rays in the apical actine; C. monolophum sp. nov. has large monolophose calthrops, smooth calthrops and candelabra; and C. verticillatum sp. nov. has acanthocalthrops with verticillated spines, which are exclusive to this species within the genus. The diversity of Corticium is raised to 11 species worldwide, but it still remains highly underestimated. A key to all valid species is here provided. 

scholarly journals Review of lady beetles in the Cycloneda germainii species complex (Coleoptera; Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Coccinellini) with descriptions of new and unusual species from Chile and surrounding countries

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1311 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUILLERMO GONZÁLEZ ◽  
NATALIA J. VANDENBERG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Lady Beetle ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Lady Beetles ◽  
Three New Species

A complex of lady beetle species including Cycloneda germainii (Crotch) is reviewed and seven valid species recognized, including C. germainii, C. eryngii (Mulsant), C. sicardi (Brèthes), C. boliviana (Mulsant), and three new species, C. lacrimosa González & Vandenberg, n. sp., C. disconsolata Vandenberg & González, n. sp., and C. patagonica González & Vandenberg, n. sp.

Description of three species of Eurypon Gray, 1867 (Raspailiidae: Demospongiae: Porifera) from the Western Atlantic and a name to replace the the secondary homonym Eurypon topsenti

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4388 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
THAYNÃ CAVALCANTI ◽  
GEORGE GARCIA SANTOS ◽  
ULISSES PINHEIRO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Bathymetric Range ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Northeast Region ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

Eurypon  Gray, 1867 comprises 49 valid species distributed worldwide, and in an extensive bathymetric range. Three Eurypon species are known for Brazil, all endemic from the Northeast region. Here, we describe three new species of Eurypon. Two of which are recorded from shallow waters (down to 100 m) off Pernambuco and Paraíba States, and one species is from deep waters (157 m) off Rio Grande do Norte State. Eurypon oxychaetum sp. nov. has large subtylostyles (1025–2125 µm, length), styles, two categories of acanthostyles and oxychaetes; Eurypon potiguaris sp. nov. has large tylostyles (1000–2315 µm, length), two categories of acanthostyles, and thin oxeas; Eurypon verticillatum sp. nov. is a blue sponge with exclusive verticillate acanthostyles. The new species were compared with all other Atlantic species of the genus. A replacement name for the secondary homonym Eurypon topsenti is proposed: Eurypon pulitzeri nom. nov. The presence of verticillate acanthostyles and oxychaetes spicules are reported for the first time in Table 1 genus. 

scholarly journals Revision of the European species of Euplectrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), with a key to European species of Euplectrini

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 1-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christer Hansson ◽  
Stefan Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Great Care ◽  
European Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

The European species of Euplectrus Westwood are comprehensively treated for the first time, using a combination of morphological and DNA data (CO1, the barcode). Ten species are included, seven already described: E.bicolor (Swederus), E.flavipes (Fonscolombe), E.intactus Walker, E.liparidis Ferrière, E.maculiventris Westwood, E.nigriceps Ferrière, E.phthorimaeae Ferrière, and three new species: E.carinifersp. n., E.geometricidasp. n., E.pallidigastersp. n. To stabilize the nomenclature a neotype is designated for E.bicolor. Euplectrusintactus is removed from synonymy under E.bicolor and E nigriceps from synonymy under E.platyhypenae Howard, and both are re-established as valid species. Several host records are given and presented in a table, and new geographical records are introduced for previously described species. All host records are from exposed Lepidoptera caterpillars and the dominant host groups are Geometridae and Noctuidae. A key including all European species of tribe Euplectrini is presented. Prior to this paper the identification of European Euplectrus species has been difficult and misidentifications have probably been common. Existing host and geographical records in the literature must therefore be treated with great care.

The genus Benthofascis (Gastropoda: Conoidea): A revision with descriptions of new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2796 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. TUCKER ◽  
M. J. TENORIO ◽  
P. STAHLSCHMIDT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Geologic Record ◽  
First Time

The conoidean gastropod genus Benthofascis Iredale, 1936 is examined. This genus of Conorbidae has extant species. Three previously described species from the Recent including the type species B. biconica (Hedley), B. sarcinula (Hedley), and B. lozoueti Sysoev & Bouchet are reviewed. Three new species from the Recent, B. conorbioides sp. nov., B. pseudobiconica sp. nov., and B. angularis sp. nov. are described from Australia. One of these (B. angularis) is the first Benthofascis species described from Western Australia. Two fossil species originally described as Conorbis from the Miocene and Oligocene of Australia (C. atractoides Tate and C. otwayensis Long, respectively) are for the first time assigned to Benthofascis, thus extending the geologic record of the genus to the Oligocene.

The Caddis-Flies (Trichoptera) of South -Western Australia

1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Neboiss
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Caddis Flies ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Three New Species

The caddis-flies of south-western Australia, the western section of Bassian province, have been examined; 48 species in nine families are recorded, descriptions of 24 new species are given and one species is synonymized; 79% of the species appear to be endemic. Only three families of the superfamily Limnephiloidea are recorded compared with 16 in the eastern section of the Bassian province. The Ecnomus continentalis species complex is briefly discussed, the lectotype male of Ecnomus continentalis is designated, figured and redefined; three new species, including one from eastern Australia, are described.

Three new species of the genus Euscelophilus Voss (Coleoptera: Attelabidae) from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1808 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
MENG XIE ◽  
XINGCAI LIANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

Euscelophilus Voss currently contains 14 recognisable species, all occurring in China but two also in Korea and one each also in Myanmar and Cambodia. In this paper, three additional species from China (E. longispinus, E. gaoligongensis and E. caperratus) are described as new to science, and the male genitalia of two described species (E. gibbicollis and E. denticulatus) are illustrated for the first time. Euscelophilidius Legalov, 2003, Cupreuscelophilus Legalov, 2005 and Euscelophiloides Legalov, 2007 are newly synonymised with Euscelophilus Voss, Euscelophilus mayongi (Legalov & Liu, 2005) comb. n. is consequently transferred from Cupreuscelophilus to Euscelophilus and E. jingpingensis Liang, 1994 stat. rev. and E. yongshanensis Liang, 1994 stat. rev. are reinstated as valid species from synonymy with E. chinensis (Schilsky) and E. camelus Voss, respectively.

The ant genus Myopias Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4526 (2) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEEYAWAT JAITRONG ◽  
WATTANACHAI TASEN ◽  
BENOIT GUÉNARD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
New Records ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Rotten Wood ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

The genus Myopias Roger, 1861 is distributed in the Australian, Oceanian, Oriental and southern Sino-Japanese realms. Currently 40 valid species and three subspecies have been described, but none have ever been recorded for Thailand. Here we review the species of Thailand, recognizing seven in total. Four are new records of previously described species: Myopias bidens (Emery, 1900), M. crawleyi (Donisthorpe, 1941), M. maligna punctigera (Emery, 1900), and M. mandibularis (Crawley, 1924). Three new species are described: Myopias minima sp. nov. from southern Thailand, M. sakaeratensis sp. nov. from eastern Thailand and M. sonthichaiae sp. nov. from northern and western Thailand. The queen caste of M. mandibularis is described here for the first time and additional descriptions of other species are provided. All these species were found to nest in rotten wood on the forest floor. 

Solving the Liolaemus bibronii puzzle, an integrative taxonomy approach: redescription of L. bibronii and description of three new species (Iguania: Liolaemidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 315-348
Author(s):  
A S Quinteros ◽  
M R Ruiz-Monachesi ◽  
C S Abdala
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
South America ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Three New Species

Abstract We redescribe Liolaemus bibronii and describe three new species of Liolaemus, a genus of lizards distributed across South America. These species belong to the L. alticolor–bibronii group, which are included in the subgenus Liolaemus s.s. Liolaemus bibronii was previously proposed as a species complex, but many populations initially assigned to this complex were described as valid species. The three new species described here were populations denominated under L. bibronii. In order to validate the new species, we apply an integrative approach, including molecular and morphological evidence. Also, we perform phylogenetic analyses applying parsimony and Bayesian inference. The three new species described here show a set of character states that allow them to be distinguished from L. bibronii, from each other and from all other species of Liolaemus. Our phylogenies show that the newly described species are more related to other species than to L. bibronii. With this study, we are closer to solving the taxonomic puzzle that L. bibronii represents.

Revision of the genus Prosaspicera Kieffer, 1907(Hym.: Figitidae: Aspicerinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1379 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. ROS-FARRÉ ◽  
J. PUJADE-VILLAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Intraspecific Variability ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
General Lack ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

Prosaspicera Kieffer is an Aspicerinae genus (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with a mostly Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and Oriental distribution. Prosaspicera is here cited from the    Eastern Palaearctic (Japan) for the first time. Morphological features necessary to differentiate species of Prosaspicera are described. Although Prosaspicera brevispinosa Díaz, 1979, represents an atypical intraspecific variability that suggests it may be a species complex, other species of Prosaspicera are morphologically homogeneous. The type material of the 17 known species of Prosaspicera has been studied. Out of these 17 species, 15 are here considered as valid, since Prosaspicera africana (Kinsey, 1919) and P. kinsantua (Benoit, 1956) are both a syn nov. of P. tropica (Kieffer, 1910). These 15 valid species are here redescribed. The examination of hundreds of additional specimens supplied by different institutions suggests there is a general lack of knowledge concerning the species diversity of this genus. For the first time the males of P. optivus Quinlan, 1979, P. albihirta (Ashmead, 1887), P. pugionifera (Kieffer, 1907) and P. ueteri (Borgmeier, 1935) and, the females of P. aterrima (Kieffer, 1910) and P. validispina (Kieffer, 1910) are described. Fifteen new species are described: P. angustispina Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. carinata Pujade-Villar sp. nov., P. costulata Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. confusa Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. curvispina Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. dentata Pujade-Villar sp. nov., P. inaudita Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. joani Ros-Farré & Pujade-Villar sp. nov., P. kiefferi Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. mariarosae Ros-Farré & Pujade-Villar sp. nov., P. orientalis Pujade-Villar sp. nov., P. pseudoclavata Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. spinosa Ros-Farré sp. nov., P. splendida Ros-Farré sp. nov., and P. uniformis Ros-Farré sp. nov. A key to the 30 valid species of Prosaspicera is given. All species are thoroughly illustrated.

The genus Tolmerinus Bernhauer in Borneo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Guillaume De Rougemont
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

The genus Tolmerinus Bernhauer is recorded from Borneo for the first time with the descriptions of three new species: T. brunneus sp.n., T. sharpi sp.n.and T. tutus sp.n.

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