Solving an old dilemma: are the two sympatric species Lema apicalis and L. reticulosa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) morphotypes of a single species?

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5048 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-346
Author(s):  
ELISA VON GROLL
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Colour Patterns

Two species of Lema (Quasilema), L. apicalis Lacordaire, 1845 and L. reticulosa Clark, 1866 are compared and found to be identical based on morphology and behaviour, although they exhibit different colour patterns (Lema (subgenus Quasilema) apicalis Lacordaire, 1845 = Lema (Quasilema) reticulosa Clark, 1866 new synonym). These morphs are sympatric, with distribution in southern Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and feed and oviposit on the same host plant (Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz (Solanaceae)).  

scholarly journals Revision of the femoralis group of Blepharoneura Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2374 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALLEN L. NORRBOM ◽  
MARTY CONDON
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Northwestern Argentina ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Plant Data

The femoralis species group of the genus Blepharoneura is revised. The following 42 species, including 32 new species, are recognized: amplihyalina, n. sp. (northwestern Argentina), apaapa, n. sp. (Bolivia), aspiculosa, n. sp. (Mexico), bidigitata, n. sp. (southern Brazil), bipunctata, n. sp. (Ecuador), biseriata Wulp (Mexico), bivittata, n. sp. (Nicaragua, Costa Rica), brevivittata, n. sp. (Costa Rica to Peru), chaconi, n. sp. (Costa Rica), cornelli, n. sp. (Costa Rica), cyclantherae, n. sp. (Mexico), femoralis Wulp (Mexico to Brazil), fernandezi, n. sp. (Venezuela, northern Brazil), furcifer Hendel (Venezuela to Bolivia and Brazil), hirsuta Bates (Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil), hyalinella, n. sp. (Bolivia), io Giglio-Tos (Mexico), isolata, n. sp. (Guatemala), lutea, n. sp. (Costa Rica), macwilliamsae, n. sp. (Costa Rica), marshalli, n. sp. (northwestern Argentina), mexicana, n. sp. (Guatemala, Mexico), mikenoltei, n. sp. (Costa Rica), multipunctata, n. sp. (Ecuador), nigriapex, n. sp. (Bolivia), nigrifemur, n. sp. (Bolivia), osmundsonae, n. sp. (Mexico), punctistigma, n. sp. (Mexico to Costa Rica), quadristriata Wulp (Mexico to Costa Rica; possibly Colombia), quetzali, n. sp. (Guatemala), regina Giglio-Tos (Mexico), rupta (Wulp) (Mexico to Costa Rica), ruptafascia, n. sp. (Ecuador), septemdigitata, n. sp. (Peru, Bolivia), sinepuncta, n. sp. (Costa Rica), splendida Giglio-Tos (Mexico to Ecuador), tau, n. sp. (Costa Rica), thetis Hendel (southern Brazil), unifasciata, n. sp. (Ecuador), variabilis, n. sp. (Mexico), wasbaueri, n. sp. (Ecuador), and zumbadoi, n. sp. (Costa Rica). Blepharoneura amazonensis Lima & Leite, 1952 is considered a new synonym of B. hirsuta Bates, 1933, and a lectotype is designated for Blepharoneura furcifer Hendel, 1914. A key to species and phylogenetic analysis are provided, as well as descriptions, illustrations, distributions, and host plant data (as available) for each species.

Prosopanche cocuccii (Hydnoraceae): a new species from Southern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 521 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-192
Author(s):  
JORDANO D. TAVARES DE CARVALHO ◽  
CATARINE MARKUS ◽  
ALDO MEROTTO JUNIOR ◽  
RENATO A. ZÁCHIA ◽  
MARILIA SCHUCH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nicotiana Tabacum ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Habitat Ecology ◽  
Single Host ◽  
Flower Organs ◽  
General Size ◽  
A New Species

Prosopanche cocuccii is described as a new species from Southern Brazil. It resembles P. bonacinae due to the trigonous rhizome and by the general size of the flower organs. Nevertheless, P. cocuccii is distinguished by the main floral morphological characteristics used to differentiate species. In addition, the new species presents some rare characters for the genus, such as a highly branched rhizome and flowers usually grouped in fascicles. We provide a description, illustrations, field photographs, morphological details under the stereomicroscope, and comments on habitat, ecology, distribution, and conservation of the new species, as well as an updated key for the genus Prosopanche. In addition, we identified that P. cocuccii produces a large number of rhizomes and fruits for each single host specimen of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), which resulted in a decrease in height and growth of its only known host plant.

scholarly journals A new synonym for Zelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Tachinidae), the genus Opsozelia Townsend, 1919, with the description of three new species

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 880 ◽  
pp. 113-133
Author(s):  
Rodrigo de Vilhena Perez Dios ◽  
Marcelo Domingos de Santis
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Three New Species

The monotypic tachinid genus Opsozelia Townsend, 1919 (Diptera: Tachinidae) is synonymized with ZeliaRobineau-Desvoidy 1830, syn. nov. The single species of Opsozelia, O. discalis Townsend, 1919, is redescribed as Zelia discalis, comb. nov., based on examination of the holotype from Guyana and additional material from Suriname, Brazil and Paraguay. Three new species of Zelia similar to Z. discalis are described from Brazil: Z. magnasp. nov., Z. guimaraesisp. nov. and Z. formosasp. nov. These four species are treated informally as the Zelia discalis species group. An identification key to the species of this species group is provided based on male specimens. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for the male terminalia of all species and for the female terminalia of one species, Z. guimaraesi.

scholarly journals Insect galls on Myrtaceae: richness and distribution in brazilian restingas

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Cid Maia
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Associated Fauna ◽  
Insect Galls ◽  
Insect Gall ◽  
First Time ◽  
Internal Chamber

Abstract: Inventories in Brazilian restingas have been indicating that Myrtaceae are the plant family with the greatest richness of insect galls. A compilation of published data plus new records was elaborated with the aim of stablishing the number of gall morphotypes on this family in this physiognomy of the Atlantic Forest, producing a list of galled species, pointing out the predominant gall features, evaluating the taxonomical knowledge of the gallers, listing the associated fauna, and based on host plant endemisms and monophagy proposing the endemism of some galling species. Myrtaceae harbor 111 morphotypes of insect gall (about 75% induced by Cecidomyiidae, Diptera) on 25 host plant species, 15 endemic. Eugenia L. highlights as the plant genus with the highest number of galled species and gall richness. Leaves are the most galled organ. There is a predominance of globoid and fusiform shapes, green color, glabrous surface and a single internal chamber. The taxonomical data on gallers is deficient as many records have been presented at supraspecific levels. The associated fauna is rich and includes parasitoids, inquilines and predators. Twelve species of Cecidomyiidae, a single species of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) and one species of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera) have been associated exclusively with endemic hosts and then are proposed in the present study as endemic too. The geographical distribution of many galls and respective gallers are restricted to the State of Rio de Janeiro, where most inventories have been carried out. For the first time, Eugeniamyia dispar, previously known from a rural area of Rio Grande do Sul and restinga areas of São Paulo, is recorded in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Detection of two cryptic taxa in Meristogenys amoropalamus (Amphibia, Ranidae) through nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1843 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOMOHIKO SHIMADA ◽  
MASAFUMI MATSUI ◽  
PAUL YAMBUN ◽  
MAKLARIN LAKIM ◽  
MARYATI MOHAMED
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
12S Rrna ◽  
Dna Analyses ◽  
Deep Coalescence ◽  
Pomc Gene ◽  
Cryptic Taxa ◽  
Rag 1

We identified three distinct sympatric lineages of frogs among specimens previously considered a single species (Meris- togenys amoropalamus Matsui), based on 909 bp of mitochondrial DNA (12S rRNA and cytochrome b). To seek evidence of reproductive isolation between these lineages, we first analyzed a 249-bp fragment of the nuclear proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene and found five haplotypes, of which two were limited to lineage 1 and three belonged to lineages 3 and 4. In a subsequent phylogenetic analysis of a 1313-bp fragment of nuclear POMC, Rag-1, and rhodopsin, lineage 1 was again distinct, while lineages 3 and 4 could not be differentiated. The results of the nuclear gene analyses suggest that lineage 1 is strongly isolated reproductively from lineages 3 and 4, which are not isolated from each other. This conclusion conforms to groupings based on larval morphology. These results indicate that frogs morphologically identified as M. amoropalamus should be split into two sympatric species, one of which contains two mitochondrial lineages that have presumably been retained via deep coalescence.

A new species of Opistheurista Carvalho, from Southern Brazil (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1126 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULO S.F. FERREIRA ◽  
LÍVIA A. COELHO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Nearctic Region

The Resthenini genus Opistheurista has been known until now by the single species O. clandestina, which occurs in the Nearctic region. While studying mirids from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we found a female exemplar as a new species. We provide descriptions, diagnoses, illustrations, and a key to distinguish the two species of genus Opistheurista.

Revision of the Amphibolips species of the ‘nassa’ complex from Mexico and central America (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4877 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-50
Author(s):  
VÍCTOR CUESTA-PORTA ◽  
ARMANDO EQUIHUA-MARTÍNEZ ◽  
EDITH G. ESTRADA-VENEGAS ◽  
DAVID CIBRIÁN-TOVAR ◽  
URIEL M. BARRERA-RUÍZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Central America ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Gall Wasp ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Complex Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
New Distribution

The cynipid gall wasp species of Amphibolips (Cynipidae: Cynipini) belonging to the “nassa” complex are reviewed for Mexico and Central America. Five new species are described: A. bassae Cuesta-Porta & Pujade-Villar n. sp., A. bromus Pujade-Villar & Cuesta-Porta n. sp., A. kinseyi Cuesta-Porta & Pujade-Villar n. sp., A. rulli Pujade-Villar & Cuesta-Porta n. sp., and A. turulli Pujade-Villar & Cuesta-Porta n. sp. Amphibolips quercuspomiformis (Bassett) comb. nov. is redescribed and Amphibolips malinche Nieves-Aldrey & Maldonado is proposed as a new synonym of A. hidalgoensis Pujade-Villar & Melika. The validity of A. dampfi is discussed. Diagnostic characters, distribution, host-plant relationships, and biology are provided. Also new diagnostic characters and new distribution data for earlier described species are given. Keys to adults and galls for all known “nassa” complex species from Mexico and Central America are presented. 

Taxonomy of Sisyrinchium sect. Cephalanthum (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) in Southern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 475 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-177
Author(s):  
CAMILA DELLANHESE INÁCIO ◽  
LILIAN EGGERS
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
South American ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Similarity ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Molecular Features ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Botanical Illustrations

Here we present a first contribution to the taxonomic revision of Sisyrinchium (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) for Southern Brazil. Sisyrinchium sect. Cephalanthum is one of the six sections in which the Brazilian species of the genus are classified, and the second largest in number of taxa. This monograph presents the taxonomic treatment of 22 taxa characterized by a unique set of morphological and molecular features, assigned to the section by phylogenetic studies, as well as the unplaced S. elegantulum, which is included here due to morphological similarity. A new status and a new synonym are proposed, and nine lectotypes and one neotype are designated. An identification key is provided, and species are described, accompanied by botanical illustrations, pictures, and distribution maps. In addition, geographical distribution, habitat, phenology, notes, and examined specimens are presented. Species of the section are mainly distributed in the South American biogeographic dominions of Chacoan and Parana.

scholarly journals Pollination biology of four sympatric species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae) from southern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 170 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Pedron ◽  
Cristiano Roberto Buzatto ◽  
Rodrigo B. Singer ◽  
João A. N. Batista ◽  
Alfred Moser
Keyword(s):  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Pollination Biology ◽  
Southern Brazil

scholarly journals Phenotypic matching in ovipositor size in the parasitoid Galeopsomyia sp. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) attacking different gall inducers

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Albuquerque Luz ◽  
Ana Paula Moraes Goetz ◽  
Milton de Souza Mendonça Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Tissue ◽  
Host Choice ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Extended Phenotype ◽  
Larval Size ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Ovipositor Length

ABSTRACT Parasitoid ovipositor size importantly affects host choice; those attacking exposed hosts usually have shorter ovipositors compared to those needing drilling deeper through substrates such as plant tissue and gall tissue. Most studies treat this theme at the interspecific level, and the aim of this work was to test for intraspecific variation and phenotypic matching in ovipositor size for Galeopsomyia sp. attacking galls. Galls were sampled from Guapira opposita(Nyctaginaceae), a host plant to five species of Bruggmannia gallers (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in southern Brazil: Bruggmannia elongata, B. robusta, B. acaudata, and two undescribed species of Bruggmannia (sp. 1 and sp. 2). On forest transects, all galls from the 30 first galled plants found were sampled and kept in sealed plastic bags until parasitoid emergence. A total of 15 samples were done along two years. We measured galler last instar larvae length and gall thickness for each galling species, and ovipositor length for all Galeopsomyia sp. individuals emerging from the galls. There were no differences in larval length among galler species. However, Bruggmannia sp. 1 and sp. 2 galls were significantly thicker than those of B. acaudata, and the latter thicker than both B. elongata and B. robusta galls. Wasp ovipositor size differed significantly between those coming from Bruggmannia sp. 1 and sp. 2 galls relative to all others. Host extended phenotype size is thus fundamental to determine parasitoid size, but in this case host (larval) size does not change among species, although gall thickness was different. Thicker galls were attacked by larger parasitoids with longer ovipositors, denoting phenotypic matching. Thicker galls appear to be selecting larger parasitoid individuals, which in the long run can lead to important evolutionary change as well.

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