Redescription of Dasythrix inornata (Loew, 1851) (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae) with a new synonym and new distribution records

The holotype of Dasythrix inornata (Loew, 1851) is redescribed and illustrated. Male terminalia are described and illustrated for the first time. Dasythrix leucophaea Lynch Arribálzaga, 1880 syn. nov., is synonymized with D. inornata. Consequently, Dasythrix is a monotypic genus. New distribution records are provided. Laphria heteronevra Macquart, 1838, currently placed in Laxenecera Macquart, 1838, has its previous combination with Nusa Walker, 1851 revalidated, becoming Nusa heteronevra (Macquart, 1838) comb. rev. The status of Dasythrix Loew, 1851 is also discussed.

Status of ant research and species first described from Nepal with new distribution records

Journal of Natural History Museum ◽

10.3126/jnhm.v31i1.39374 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 57-78

Author(s):

Indra Prasad Subedi ◽

Prem Bahadur Budha

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

The Earth ◽

The Status ◽

Voucher Specimens ◽

First Time ◽

Nepal occupies the Central part of the Himalayas and offers unique ecological and species diversity. Ants are amongst the most diverse and successful insects on the Earth. Study of Nepalese myrmeco-fauna has started only after 1906 and little is known about them except the availability of few published works only. This paper provides a brief overview of the status of ant research in Nepal, type localities, distribution records, diagnosis and etymology of ant species which are described for the first time from Nepalese specimens. All the type materials of these species are deposited in museums abroad and it seems essential to deposit voucher specimens in the country to excel taxonomic work on Nepalese fauna. Systematic surveys of ants and well-curetted ant depository will facilitate the discovery of more ant species from Nepal. We hope that this paper will stimulate local interest in the study of ants of Nepal.

Revision of Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) with description of a new species from Papua New Guinea

Journal of Hymenoptera Research ◽

10.3897/jhr.80.58737 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 80 ◽

pp. 31-47

Author(s):

Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo ◽

Julia Stigenberg ◽

Donald L. J. Quicke ◽

Sergey A. Belokobylskij

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Morphological Studies ◽

New Synonym ◽

The Status ◽

Western Palaearctic ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The status of the genus Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 is re-established as a result of additional morphological studies. A new species, N. braetisp. nov., from Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. Aspilota brachyclypeataFischer 1978 is transferred to Neorthostigma, hence N. brachyclypeata (Fischer, 1978), comb. nov. A new synonym is suggested, Aspilota macrops Stelfox & Graham, 1951 = Neorthostigma eoum Belokobylskij, 1998, syn. nov.; A. macrops is transferred to Neorthostigma. This genus is additionally recorded in the Western Palaearctic (Norway) and Australasian (Papua New Guinea) regions for the first time. A key for the determination of the three known species of Neorthostigma is provided.

A revision of the Australasian species of the freshwater genera Boeckella and Hemiboeckella (Copepoda: Calanoida)

Marine and Freshwater Research ◽

10.1071/mf9640180 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 180 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

IAE Bayly

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Single Specimen ◽

New Subspecies ◽

Two New Species ◽

The Status ◽

General Aspects ◽

The taxonomic utility of various characters is discussed. The status of Hemiboeckella searli Sars is discussed, and the retention of the monotypic genus Hemiboeckella is considered to be justified. A list of generic characters is given for both Boeckella and Hemiboeckella, a key is given to the Australasian species of Boeckella and is accompanied by comparative drawings. Except for B. minuta Sars, this key does not enable female specimens to be identified. The number of Australasian species of Boeckella previously described is reduced from 25 to 14 by synonymy. Two new species, B. geniculata and B. montana, and a new subspecies, B. robusta maxima, are described. Another apparently new species is figured but not named (based on a single specimen only). Two species described from New Zealand are recorded from Australia for the first time. The male fifth legs of all species are described and, except for B. opaqua Fairbridge, all are figured. Additional features are also figured for some species. The distribution of species and some general aspects of their ecology are discussed.

Resurrection of the name Limnia testacea (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with L. setosa as a new synonym, and the first record of L. testacea from Mongolia

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2020.29.1.101 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 101-108

Author(s):

J. Mortelmans

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Type Material ◽

Published Data ◽

New Synonym ◽

The Status ◽

Taxonomic Changes ◽

The status of the names Pherbina testacea (Sack, 1939) and Limnia setosa Yano, 1978 is revised based on the examination of the type material of both the species, additional specimens and an analysis of the published data. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Ph. testacea is returned to the genus Limnia, as Limnia testacea, comb. resurr., and L. setosa, syn. nov., is placed in synonymy with L. testacea. The records of L. testacea (under both names) are reviewed. Limnia testacea is recorded for the first time from Mongolia, which considerably extends the range of this species.

Taxonomic revision of Anicius Chamberlin, 1925 (Araneae: Salticidae), with five new species of jumping spiders from Mexico

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4638.4.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4638 (4) ◽

pp. 485-506

Author(s):

DARIANA R. GUERRERO-FUENTES ◽

OSCAR F. FRANCKE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Jumping Spiders ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time ◽

Anicius Chamberlin, 1925 is a monotypic genus and only the male of A. dolius Chamberlin, 1925 has been described. Herein the genus is revised and the female of the type species is described for the first time; new distribution records are also provided for this species. Five new species from Mexico are described based on males and females: Anicius chiapanecus sp. nov., Anicius cielito sp. nov., Anicius faunus sp. nov., Anicius grisae sp. nov., and Anicius maddisoni sp. nov. A key for identification of males and females is given, as well as a map with distribution records of the six species.

Systematics and preliminary phylogeny of Bornellidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) based on morphological characters with description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1975.1.1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 1975 (1) ◽

pp. 1-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

MARTA POLA ◽

WILLIAM B. RUDMAN ◽

TERRENCE M. GOSLINER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Nomen Nudum ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Monophyletic Clade ◽

New Synonyms ◽

New Synonym ◽

The Family ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

In this study all available species of the nudibranch family Bornellidae (Bornella Gray, 1850, Pseudobornella Baba, 1932) are re-examined anatomically and their status re-evaluated. Of these, B. hancockana Kelaart, 1859 syn. nov., B. arborescens Pease, 1871 syn. nov., B. caledonica Crosse, 1875a syn. nov., and B. marmorata Collingwood, 1881 syn. nov. are considered to be new synonyms of B. stellifer (Adams and Reeve in Adams, 1848), and B. japonica Baba, 1949 syn. nov. is considered to be a new synonym of B. hermanni Angas, 1864. Two species, B. excepta Bergh, 1884 and B. simplex Eliot, 1904, are at present unrecognizable, B. semperi Crosse 1875b is here considered a nomen nudum, and four new species, B. dotoides sp. nov., B. pele sp. nov., B. valdae sp. nov. and B. johnsonorum sp. nov. are proposed. These are compared with a further four recognized species, B. calcarata Mörch, 1863, B. anguilla Johnson, 1984, B. sarape Bertsch, 1980 and B. irvingi Edmunds and Preece, 1996. The presence of an unpaired oral gland in Bornella is reported for the first time. The reproductive system is diaulic, and the morphology of the penis and the arrangement of the penial spines are considered diagnostic for most species. The monotypic genus Pseudobornella is re-examined for the first time. A comparative table for all recognized species is also provided. The review of the morphological differences within the family provides the basis for a phylogenetic analysis of the group. Bornella is shown to represent a monophyletic clade while the monophyly of the family Bornellidae is not supported.

A new distribution record of stomatopods Odontodactylus japonicus (De Haan, 1844) and Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata (Holthuis, 1941) from the Puducherry coastal waters, east coast of India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.5810.13.7.18903-18907 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 18903-18907

Author(s):

S. Nithya Mary ◽

V. Ravitchandirane ◽

B. Gunalan

Keyword(s):

Coastal Waters ◽

East Coast ◽

Mantis Shrimp ◽

Threatened And Endangered Species ◽

Ecological Aspects ◽

The Status ◽

By Catch ◽

First Time ◽

Distribution Record ◽

Stomatopods in India are well known with 79 species recorded to date. Here I report the Odontodactylus japonicus (De Haan, 1844) and Golden Mantis Shrimp Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata Holothuis, 1941 for the first time in Puducherry coastal waters. A single specimen of Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata was collected from by-catch in the Nallavadu landing centre, Puducherry coast on 19 November 2019 and two specimens of L. tredecimdentata were recorded again in Pillaichavadi landing centre of Puducherry coast on 22 November 2019. One specimen of Odontodactylus japonicus was collected at Nallavadu landing centre, Puducherry coast on 20 December 2019. The present study was undertaken to identify the status of distribution, habitat, and ecological aspects along with the information of spread, confinement, endemism as well as rare, threatened and endangered species. The significance of these new observations is to discern the taxonomic position and characteristics for better understanding of the mantis shrimp group. The specimens were identified, described, illustrated, and measured morphometrically.

Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 (part IV). The species of Morocco (Araneae: Zodariidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4899 (1) ◽

pp. 93-114

Author(s):

SOUÂD BENHALIMA ◽

ROBERT BOSMANS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Africa ◽

Distribution Data ◽

New Synonym ◽

First Time ◽

The following new species of Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 are described from Morocco: Z. azrouense Bosmans & Benhalima sp. nov. (♂♀), Z. ericorum Bosmans sp. nov. (♂♀), Z. jeanclaudeledouxi Bosmans & Benhalima sp. nov. (♂), Z. maghrebense Bosmans & Benhalima sp. nov. (♂), Z. mostafai Benhalima & Bosmans sp. nov. (♂♀), Z. ogeri Bosmans & Benhalima sp. nov. (♂) and Z. wesolowskae Bosmans & Benhalima sp. nov. (♂) The following new synonym is proposed: Z. variegatum Denis, 1956 = Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) syn. nov. The Iberian species Z. isabellinum (Simon, 1870) is reported for the first time in North Africa. New distribution data and photos of all Moroccan Zodarion species are presented.

Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University ◽

WHAT IS COENONYMPHA TIANSHANICA CHOU, YUAN & ZHANG, 2001 (NYMPHALIDAE: SATYRINAE)?

10.15421/201637 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 77-79

Author(s):

R. V. Yakovlev

Keyword(s):

New Combinations ◽

New Synonym ◽

The Status ◽

<p>The article establishes a new synonym: Coenonympha tianshanica Chou, Yuan & Zhang, 2001 = Erebia haberhaueri circe Churkin, 2005 syn. nov., new combinations and the status Erebia haberhaueri tianshanica (Chou, Yuan & Zhang, 2001) comb. nov. & stat. nov. The species E. haberhaueri Staudinger, 1881 is reported for the fauna of China for the first time.</p>

Victorian Pain

10.23943/princeton/9780691174464.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rachel Ablow

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

Victorian Literature ◽

Social Life ◽

Charles Darwin ◽

Harriet Martineau ◽

The Status ◽

History Of ◽

The Individual ◽

Natural Philosophers ◽

The nineteenth century introduced developments in science and medicine that made the eradication of pain conceivable for the first time. This new understanding of pain brought with it a complex set of moral and philosophical dilemmas. If pain serves no obvious purpose, how do we reconcile its existence with a well-ordered universe? Examining how writers of the day engaged with such questions, this book offers a compelling new literary and philosophical history of modern pain. The book provides close readings of novelists Charlotte Brontë and Thomas Hardy and political and natural philosophers John Stuart Mill, Harriet Martineau, and Charles Darwin, as well as a variety of medical, scientific, and popular writers of the Victorian age. The book explores how discussions of pain served as investigations into the status of persons and the nature and parameters of social life. No longer conceivable as divine trial or punishment, pain in the nineteenth century came to seem instead like a historical accident suggesting little or nothing about the individual who suffers. A landmark study of Victorian literature and the history of pain, the book shows how these writers came to see pain as a social as well as a personal problem. Rather than simply self-evident to the sufferer and unknowable to anyone else, pain was also understood to be produced between persons—and even, perhaps, by the fictions they read.