An enigmatic new species of Belostoma Latreille from central-western Brazil (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae: Belostomatini)

The new species Belostoma inusitatum is described and illustrated based on specimens from the west side of the Araguaia-Tocantins basin, in Mato Grosso state in central-western Brazil. This new species is assigned to the B. triangulum species group and compared with its congeners. A key and distribution map for the species of this group are included. The three-articulated antenna without lateral projections of B. inusitatum n. sp. is documented for the first time in Belostoma. Also, the uncommon shape of the prosternal keel, the distinct reduction of the hemelytral membrane, and the diverticulum of the phallosoma sharply incised at the posterior margin are reported for this new species. A discussion about the reduction in the number of antennal articles and the size of the hemelytral membrane in Belostoma and Abedus is presented.

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A new Palaearctic species of the subgenus Lunatipula (Diptera, Tipulidae) from the West Caucasus with a survey of the caucasica species group

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1048.67564 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1048 ◽

pp. 145-175

Author(s):

Vladimir I. Lantsov ◽

Valentin E. Pilipenko

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Parallel Evolution ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Species Group ◽

Palaearctic Species ◽

The West ◽

The Caucasus ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time ◽

Two Populations

The caucasica species group in the subgenus Lunatipula is redefined and now consists of five species native to the Caucasus. Tipula (L.) eleniyasp. nov. is described as new to science, and variations in the male terminalia in two populations are noted. Two subspecies (quadridentataquadridentata and quadridentatapaupera) are elevated to species rank. Detailed photo’s complement the descriptions of all five species (caucasica, eleniya, paupera, quadridentata, talyshensis), and data on ecology and distribution patterns are included as well as identification keys to males and females. Tipula caucasica is recorded from the West Caucasus and Tipula quadridentata is recorded from Dagestan (Russia) for the first time. Parallel evolution is traced in the male terminalia of the new species and in several non caucasica species group of Palaearctic Lunatipula.

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A taxonomic study on Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4612.3.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4612 (3) ◽

pp. 401 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

YUXIA YANG ◽

LE ZONG ◽

XINGKE YANG ◽

HAOYU LIU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Distribution Data ◽

Abdominal Sternite ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Internal Genitalia ◽

Sternite Viii ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

New Distribution

Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group is redefined and we present a catalogue, identification key and distribution map for this group. Some previously known species are redescribed and we provide new illustrations of female internal genitalia, abdominal sternite VIII and/or aedeagus. Further, we report new distribution data. A new species, Themus (Telephorops) hainanus sp. nov. from China (Hainan) is described, and Themus (Telephorops) birmanicus Wittmer, 1983 is recorded from China for the first time.

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Hidden in plain sight: a morphological study revealing three new species of the skipper genus Drephalys Watson, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4472 (3) ◽

pp. 573

Author(s):

RICARDO RUSSO SIEWERT ◽

JANAÍNA MADRUGA ◽

DIEGO RODRIGO DOLIBAINA ◽

OLAF HERMANN HENDRIK MIELKE ◽

MIRNA MARTINS CASAGRANDE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Morphological Study ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Three New Species ◽

Amazonas State ◽

First Time

Three new species of Drephalys Watson, 1893 from Brazil are described as follows: D. dracarys Madruga, Siewert, Mielke & Dolibaina, sp. n. from Acre, Mato Grosso and Rondônia states, D. electrinus Siewert, Madruga, Mielke & Dolibaina, sp. n. from Acre and Amazonas states, and D. citrinus Madruga, Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. n. from Amazonas state. Drephalys heraclides Bell, 1942 was reported for the first time from Brazil. To characterize the new species, illustrations of the male genitalia of D. heraclides, D. phoenice (Hewitson, 1867) and D. phoenicoides (Mabille & Boullet, 1919) are provided. Diagnosis, adult photos, illustration of the male genitalia and a geographical distribution map are provided for the new species.

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Two new species of Amphinemura (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) from the southern Qinling Mountains of China, based on male, female and larvae

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.808.29433 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 808 ◽

pp. 1-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Weihai Li ◽

Raorao Mo ◽

Wenbin Dong ◽

Ding Yang ◽

Dávid Murányi

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Larval Stage ◽

Species Group ◽

Shaanxi Province ◽

Western China ◽

Qinling Mountains ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Two new species of the genusAmphinemura,A.albicaudasp. n.andA.dingoideasp. n.from the southern Qinling Mountains, Foping County of Shaanxi Province, western China, are described based on both sexes and the larval stage. The new species are compared with related taxa, and theA.sinensisspecies group is defined for an Oriental lineage of the genus.Amphinemurasinensis(Wu, 1926) andA.unihamata(Wu, 1973) are reported from Shaanxi for the first time, and the hitherto unknown female ofA.unihamatais described. A distribution map of the Amphinemurinae known from Qinling Mountains is given.

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A review of the asilid (Diptera) fauna from Hispaniola with six genera new to the island, fifteen new species, and checklist

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1381.1.1 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1381 (1) ◽

pp. 1-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

AUBREY G. SCARBROUGH ◽

DANIEL E. PEREZ-GELABERT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Special Reference ◽

West Indies ◽

Species Group ◽

The West ◽

Fossil Species ◽

Dominican Amber ◽

First Time ◽

New Distribution

The robber fly fauna of the 6 subfamilies Apocleinae, Asilinae, Laphrinae, Ommatiinae, Stenopogoninae, and Trigonomiminae of Hispaniola with special reference to the Dominican Republic is reviewed in light of new collections. This paper reports 6 genera (Cerotainia Schiner, Eumecosoma Schiner, Holcocephala Jaennicke, Pilica Curran, Proctacanthella Bromley, and Rhopalogaster Macquart) new to the island, increasing the number to 20. Within the West Indies, Eumecosoma, Holcocephala, Pilica, and Proctacanthella are only known from Hispaniola. Also, 33 species are reported, including 15 new species (Atomosia anacaona, A. ciguaya, A. jagua, A. jimagua, A. yurabia, Cerotainia sola, Eumecosoma caerulum, Holcocephala indigena, Ommatius geminus, O. laticrus, O. maculosus, O. praelongus, Proctacanthella taina, Plesiomma simile, and Rhopalogaster albidus), increasing the number to 62 species plus 2 species in Dominican amber. The male of O. cinnamomeus Scarbrough & females of Plesiomma inflatum and Proctacanthus darlingtoni Curran are reported for the first time. The Ommatius lucidatus species group is established with 8 extant and 2 fossil species. Plesiomma angustum (Macquart) and Atoniomyia mikii (Williston) are rediscovered and redescribed. Plesiomma lineata (Fabricius) is removed from the distribution list for Cuba and Jamaica and Neophoneus is removed from the list of West Indies asilids because of an error in identification. Neophoneus flavotibis Bigot tentatively diagnosed as belonging to the genus Efferia. Plesiomma macra Loew is removed from synonymy. Significant structures of most species are illustrated and keys to selected species are included. At least one species of Atoniomyia and Pilica remain undescribed from this survey. New distribution records for most species and a checklist of the Hispaniolan fauna are also included.

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Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Pakistan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4820 (1) ◽

pp. 177-185

Author(s):

TIANQI LAN ◽

ZHIYUAN YAO ◽

ABID ALI ◽

GUO ZHENG ◽

SHUQIANG LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female Type ◽

Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽

Two New Species ◽

Academy Of Sciences ◽

Gilgit Baltistan ◽

First Time ◽

Beijing China

The genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 is reported from Pakistan for the first time. Two new species of the Pholcus nenjukovi species-group are described: Pholcus hamuchal Yao & Li sp. nov. (Gilgit Baltistan, male and female) and Pholcus kalam Yao & Li sp. nov. (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, male and female). Type material is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

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Two new species and records of Olophrum laxum species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini) from China and Nepal

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4399.2.13 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4399 (2) ◽

pp. 295

Author(s):

ALEXEY V. SHAVRIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Two new species of the genus Olophrum Erichson, 1839 of the laxum group are described and illustrated: O. lama Shavrin, sp.n. (Nepal: Rolwaling Himal) and O. schuelkei Shavrin, sp.n. (China: Shaanxi). Olophrum laxum Shavrin & Smetana, 2017 from Yunnan and O. pacei Shavrin & Smetana, 2017 from Shaanxi and Hubei provinces of China are recorded for the first time. A modified key of the laxum group is provided.

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Notes on some Lepidoptera described by Linnaeus, Fabricius, and Ström

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/187631276x00423 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 241-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen ◽

Ole Karsholt

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Original Description ◽

Species Group ◽

New Combinations ◽

First Time

AbstractNotes are given on the identity and synonymy of five species of Lepidoptera described by Linnaeus, twenty-eight by Fabricius and two by Ström. Each species dealt with is treated under the apparent valid combination; for each species reference is given to the original description. Twenty-four new species-group name synonyms are introduced and nine new combinations are established: Nemaxera betulinella (Fabr.), Argyresthia arcella (Fabr.), Depressaria depressana (Fabr.), Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabr.), Brachmia blandella (Fabr.), Acleris laterana (Fabr.), Pseudohermenias abietana (Fabr.), Epinotia abbreviana (Fab.) and Acrobasis repandana (Fabr.). During the work two neotypes, twenty-seven lectotypes and two paralectotypes have been designated and are here cited for the first time.

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New species of leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the Neotropical and Ando-Patagonian regions, with new data on host plants

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4272.1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4272 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

JONAS R. STONIS ◽

ANDRIUS REMEIKIS ◽

ARŪNAS DIŠKUS ◽

NICK MEGORAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Leaf Miners ◽

New Host ◽

British Virgin Islands ◽

Leaf Mining ◽

Plant Data ◽

First Time

The paper treats fifteen species of leaf-mining pygmy moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) discovered in the Neotropics (British Virgin Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Ecuador), and Ando-Patagonian region (Argentina and Chile). Except for two species, all belong to Stigmella Schrank. Twelve species are new, and are named and described in the current paper: Stigmella apicibrunella Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. decora Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. unicaudata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. sanmartini Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. patula Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. torosa Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. monstrata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. huahumi Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. venezuelica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. virginica Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; Fomoria miranda Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; and Hesperolyra robinsoni Stonis, sp. n. Newly discovered variation of male genitalia of the Andean Stigmella rudis Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 is briefly discussed, and the formerly poorly understood Stigmella hylomaga (Meyrick, 1931) is redescribed and documented with photographs for the first time. We also present more photographs and add some addtional information on Stigmella gallicola van Nieukerken & Nishida, a recently described gall-maker from Costa Rica.The paper also provides new host-plant data: some of the described (or redescribed) species are reported for the first time as leaf-miners on plants belonging to Euphorbiaceae (Acalypha padifolia Kunth), Salicaceae (Azara microphylla Hook. f.), Fabaceae (Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd. or I. edulis Mart.), Rhamnaceae (Colletia spinosissima J. F. Gmel.), Geraniaceae or Vivianiaceae (Rhynchotheca spinosa Ruiz & Pav.), and Asteraceae (Mutisia decurrens Cav.). All species treated in the paper are illustrated with photographs of the adults and genitalia, a distribution map, and also photographs of the leaf-mines and host plants when available.

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A new species and distribution records of Dichotomius Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Colombia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4942.2.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4942 (2) ◽

pp. 193-206

Author(s):

WILLIAM CHAMORRO ◽

ALEJANDRO LOPERA-TORO ◽

MICHELE ROSSINI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Species Group ◽

Identification Key ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Dichotomius (Dichotomius) quadrilobatus new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomiini), from western Amazonia (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) is described and its putative systematic position within the Dichotomius boreus species group is discussed. An updated identification key to the species of the Dichotomius boreus species group is provided. Additionally, Dichotomius (Selenocopris) fortepunctatus Luederwaldt, 1923 is recorded for the first time in Colombia.

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