Ten new species of marine bryozoans (Gymnolaemata: Cheilostomatida) from Brazil

Despite a recent increase in the number of taxonomic studies on the bryozoan fauna of northeastern Brazil, new discoveries and re-examination of museum specimens allow the continued recognition of new taxa. Here, we describe ten new cheilostome species from the northeastern continental shelf of Brazil based on different museum collections. The new species are: Thalamoporella tupinamba n. sp., Turbicellepora papula n. sp., Plesiocleidochasma brasiliensis n. sp., Plesiocleidochasma infundibulum n. sp., Rhynchozoon turgidum n. sp., Cribrilaria brasiliensis n. sp., Hippoporina titan n. sp., Crepidacantha fasciata n. sp., Crepidacantha browni n. sp., and Hippopodina inarmata n. sp. Some specimens previously reported from northeastern Brazil are here reassigned to the newly described taxa, and two new combinations, Cribrilaria caraguata (Winston & Vieira, 2013) n. comb. and Cribrilaria tuba (Winston & Vieira, 2013) n. comb., are proposed.

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Studies in Chinese Tettigoniidae: Recent discoveries of Meconematinae katydids from Xizang,China (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4441.2.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4441 (2) ◽

pp. 225

Author(s):

HANQIANG WANG ◽

XIANWEI LIU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Genus ◽

New Combinations ◽

Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽

Academy Of Sciences

In this work, we describe one new genus and 4 new species from Xizang, China: Allogrigoriora carinata gen & sp. nov., Nigrimacula beybienkoi sp. nov., Sinoxizicus carinatus sp. nov. and Tamdaora curvicerca sp. nov. Besides the new taxa, 3 new combinations [Grigoriora cheni (Bey-Bienko, 1955) comb. nov.; Grigoriora kweichowensis (Tinkham, 1944) comb. nov.; Nefateratura bifurcata (Liu & Bi, 1994) comb nov.] are also changed. All the specimens are deposited in Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Further studies on harvestman genus Homolophus (Opiliones: Phalangiidae), with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4908.3.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4908 (3) ◽

pp. 301-353

Author(s):

NATALY YU. SNEGOVAYA ◽

JAMES C. COKENDOLPHER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Central Asia ◽

Zoological Institute ◽

Museum Specimens ◽

New Combinations ◽

Saint Petersburg ◽

Two New Species

A key to the members of the subfamily Opilioninae is presented, including the genus Homolophus. That same genus is briefly reviewed, diagnosed, and redescribed based upon a study of approximately half of the described species. Many older museum specimens from the Zoological Institute (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) were identified and all species present were redescribed. A list of the 29 currently accepted species (all from Northeastern and Central Asia) is presented along with a list of another four species that their validity and proper inclusion in the genus are questioned (still need to be investigated extensively). Descriptions and redescriptions with many illustrations are presented for two new species and 15 previously described species of Homolophus: H. albofasciatus (Kulczyński, 1901); H. almasyi (Roewer, 1911); H. andreevae Staręga & Snegovaya, 2008; H. arcticus Banks, 1893; H. asiaticus (Gricenko, 1979a); H. betpakdalensis (Gricenko, 1976); H. charitonovi (Gricenko, 1972); H. chemerisi Staręga & Snegovaya, 2008; H. chevrizovi Staręga & Snegovaya, 2008; H. gobiensis Tsurusaki, Tchemeris & Logunov, 2000; H. kozlovi sp. nov.; H. martensi (Staręga, 1986); H. milkoi sp. nov.; H. nordenskioeldi (L. Koch, 1879a); H. pallens (Kulczyński, 1901); H. silhavyi Staręga & Snegovaya, 2008; H. tibetanus (Roewer, 1911); H. vladimirae (Šilhavý, 1967). New country distributional records are detailed for nine species, not including those for the two new species. Three new combinations with Homolophus (H. almasyi, H. asiaticus, H. charitonovi) are recognized for Opilio almasyi Roewer, 1911, Opilio asiaticus Gricenko, 1979a, and Globipes charitonovi Gricenko, 1972.

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New species in Dictyosporium, new combinations in Dictyocheirospora and an updated backbone tree for Dictyosporiaceae

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.36.27051 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 83-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jing Yang ◽

Jian-Kui Liu ◽

Kevin D. Hyde ◽

E.B. Gareth Jones ◽

Zuo-Yi Liu

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Freshwater Fungi ◽

New Combinations ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species ◽

Backbone Tree

A survey of freshwater fungi on submerged wood in China and Thailand resulted in the collection of three species in Dictyocheirospora and four species in Dictyosporium including two new species in the latter genus. Morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses based on ITS, LSU and TEF1α sequence data support their placement in Dictyocheirospora and Dictyosporium (Dothideomycetes). An updated backbone tree is provided for the family Dothideomycetes. Descriptions and illustrations of the new taxa and re-collections are provided. Four new combinations are proposed for Dictyocheirospora.

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New taxa of Trigonidiini (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae: Trigonidiinae) from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4619.3.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4619 (3) ◽

pp. 563-570

Author(s):

LIBIN MA ◽

ZHAOHUI PAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Combinations ◽

Three New Species

Sectus gen. nov. was proposed on the basis of genitalic features. Two new combinations have resulted, Sectus peruviana (Chopard, 1956) comb. nov. and Sectus hainanensis (He et al., 2010) comb. nov. Three new species, Anaxipha nigritorquis sp. nov., Metiochodes gracilus sp. nov. and Sectus integrum sp. nov., are described and illustrated.

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Neotropical jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) associated with plants of the tribe Detarieae (Leguminosae, Detarioideae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4733.1.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4733 (1) ◽

pp. 1-73

Author(s):

DANIEL BURCKHARDT ◽

DALVA L. QUEIROZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

Host Species ◽

New Genus ◽

The Other ◽

New Combinations ◽

Free Living ◽

Hymenaea Courbaril ◽

Colophospermum Mopane ◽

Copaifera Langsdorffii

The Detarieae, a small tribe of tropical arborescent Leguminosae, has been reported as host of two species of jumping plant-lice: the Neotropical Macrocorsa beeryi (Caldwell) on Hymenaea courbaril and the Afrotropical Retroacizzia mopanei (Pettey) on Colophospermum mopane. Here we add from Brazil 18 new species of Colophorina, Jataiba gen. nov. and Mitrapsylla from Copaifera, as well as nine species of Jataiba gen. nov. and Platycorypha from Hymenaea. In addition to Jataiba, a new genus which is created for five new species on Copaifera and one on Hymenaea, we erect the new genus Apsyllopsis for Psyllopsis mexicana, which is synonymised with Psyllia beeryi Caldwell. Two new combinations are proposed: Apsyllopsis mexicana (Crawford), comb. nov. from Psyllopsis, and Epiacizzia favis (Brown & Hodkinson), comb. nov. from Euphalerus. The new taxa are described and illustrated, and keys are provided for the identification of adults and immatures, as far as known. Immatures of Apsyllopsis and Colophorina induce galls on the leaves whereas those of the other taxa are free-living. Colophorina spp. seem to be monophagous whereas members of the other genera tend to be oligophagous. All host species are associated with two or more psyllid species. Copaifera langsdorffii, which hosts 11 species of three genera, constitutes a super-host.

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A new species of armored catfish Parotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Parnaíba basin, northeastern, Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/1982-0224-20160153 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Telton P. A. Ramos ◽

Sergio M. Q. Lima ◽

Robson T. da Costa Ramos

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Northern Brazil ◽

Adipose Fin ◽

Taxonomic Studies ◽

A New Species ◽

Parnaíba Basin

ABSTRACT Recent taxonomic studies indicated the presence of several undescribed species in the rio Parnaíba basin. Among those, a new species of Parotocinclus endemic of this drainage is herein described. It differs from most of its congeners, including the sympatric P. haroldoi and P. cearensis, by a vestigial or rudimentary adipose fin (vs. conspicuous adipose fin). This character is also present in P. bidentatus and P. muriaensis (both from the rio Paraíba do Sul basin, southeastern Brazil), P. spilurus (rio Jaguaribe basin, northeastern Brazil), P. seridoensis (rio Piranhas-Açu basin, northeastern Brazil), P. halbothi (rios Trombetas and Marowijne basins, northern Brazil and Suriname) and P. dani (from rio Tapajós in Mato Grosso State, Brazil). The new species differs from these latter species mainly by the abdomen extensively covered by broad dermal plates. It also differs from P. haroldoi and P. cearensis by light bands between the snout tip and the nostrils.

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Four new species and an identification key for Stygodesmodora Blome, 1982 (Nematoda: Spiriniinae) from the continental shelf off northeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4294.1.2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4294 (1) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

ALEXANDRE L. LARRAZÁBAL-FILHO ◽

PATRÍCIA F. NERES ◽

ANDRÉ M. ESTEVES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sexual Dimorphism ◽

Continental Shelf ◽

The Body ◽

Identification Key ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Marine Nematodes ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Potiguar Basin

Four previously undescribed species of marine nematodes were collected on the continental shelf of the Potiguar Basin in northeastern Brazil. Stygodesmodora amphidialis sp. n. has a large fovea amphidialis, long cephalic setae, globular spermatic cells, 6–8 tubular supplements and button-like caudal papillae. Stygodesmodora paramphidialis sp. n. is similar but can be differentiated by the presence of a bipartite lumen and a fovea amphidialis smaller than in S. amphidialis sp. n. Stygodesmodora robusta sp. n. has a relatively robust body, strongly annulated cuticle, one large dorsal tooth and a small ventral tooth, one row of nine ventrally placed precloacal setae, and arched spicules. Stygodesmodora potiguensis sp. n. has the cuticle strongly annulated, many setae along the body, supplements absent, and sexual dimorphism in the size of the fovea amphidialis. These four new species increase to seven the number of taxa known in the genus.

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New species of Gelatinosporium on western conifers

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b79-096 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 57 (7) ◽

pp. 765-767

Author(s):

A. Funk

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Combinations ◽

New Name

The following new taxa in the genus Gelatinosporium Peck (Coelomycetes) are proposed: G. griseo-lanatum n.sp., G. sinuatum n.sp., and G. stillwelli n.sp.; new combinations for three species in Gelatinosporium, and a new name for Micropera uncinala. Foveoslroma boycei comb.nov. is proposed for Micropera boycei.

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Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea V: New taxa and new nomenclatures of the subfamilies Necrosciinae (Diapheromeridae) and Lonchodinae (Phasmatidae) from the Phasmatodea of China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4368.1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4368 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GEORGE WAI-CHUN HO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Genus ◽

New Combinations ◽

New Subspecies ◽

First Time

This study provides descriptions of one new genus, 24 new species and four new subspecies from the Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae of China. They are, Dianphasma sparsigranulatum sp. nov., D. yui sp. nov., Micadina songxiaobini sp. nov., Necroscia dianica sp. nov., Neohirasea fenshuilingensis sp. nov., N. hujiayaoi hujiayaoi sp. nov. & subsp. nov., N. h. shengtangshanensis subsp. nov., N. nanlingensis sp. nov., N. pengzhongi sp. nov., N. unispina unispina sp. nov. & subsp. nov., N. unispina parvula subsp. nov., N. wangpengi sp. nov., Oxyartes jinpingensis sp. nov., O. rubris sp. nov., Planososibia brevialata sp. nov., P. liui sp. nov., Pseudososibia cristata gen. nov. & sp. nov., P. undulatomarginata sp. nov., Sipyloidea tuberculata sp. nov., Carausius bicornis sp. nov., C. huanglianshanensis sp. nov., C. luchunensis sp. nov., C. novus sp. nov., C. yingjiangensis sp. nov., C. yunnanensis sp. nov. and Pericentrus biwenxuani sp. nov.; suggests seven new combinations for Neohirasea asper (Redtenbacher, 1908) comb. nov. from Paramenexenus Redtenbacher, 1908, Planososibia qiongensis (Ho, 2013) comb. nov. from Sosibia Stål, 1875, Pseudososibia brachyptera (Chen & He, 2004) comb. nov. from Sosibia with the first description of the female, Phraortes albopictus (Chen & He, 2008) comb. nov. from Dixippus Stål, 1875, Lonchodes gracicercatus (Chen & He, 2008) comb. nov. from Dixippus, Lonchodes guangdongensis (Chen & He, 2008) comb. nov. from Dixippus and Lonchodes paucigranulatus (Chen & Xu, 2008) comb. nov. from Dixippus; records Pericentrus Redtenbacher, 1908 for the first time in China. Key to the species and list of the species of the studied genera including Dianphasma Chen & He, 1997, Micadina Redtenbacher, 1908, Necroscia Audinet-Serville, 1838, Neohirasea Rehn, 1904, Oxyartes Stål, 1875, Planososibia Seow-Choen, 2016, Pseudososibia gen. nov., Sipyloidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 and Carausius Stål, 1875 are provided.

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New fossil portunids from Washington, USA, and Argentina, and a re-evaluation of generic and family relationships within the Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Decapoda: Brachyura)

Journal of Paleontology ◽

10.1017/s0022336000032765 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 74 (4) ◽

pp. 636-653 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Carrie E. Schweitzer ◽

Rodney M. Feldmann

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North America ◽

New Taxa ◽

Family Relationships ◽

West Coast ◽

New Genus ◽

New Combinations ◽

The West

New portunoid fossils from southern Argentina and from the west coast of North America permit the reevaluation of the generic and family relationships within the Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815. It has previously been suggested that the Portunidae and the Geryonidae Colosi, 1923, are closely related families (Manning and Holthuis, 1989). The new fossils suggest that the Geryonidae may in fact be derived from a portunid progenitor,ProterocarcinusFeldmann, Casadío, Chirino-Gálvez, and Aguirre Urreta, 1995, through a process of peramorphosis in which juveniles of the geryonid speciesChaceon peruvianus(d'Orbigny, 1842) resemble adults ofProterocarcinus latus(Glaessner, 1933). Examination of several genera within the portunid subfamily Polybiinae Ortmann, 1893, includingImaizumilaKarasawa, 1993;Megokkosnew genus;MinohellenusKarasawa, 1990;PororariaGlaessner, 1980;PortunitesBell, 1858; andProterocarcinus,suggests that the subfamily had an amphitropical distribution early in its history. New taxa reported here includeMegokkosnew genus andPortunites nodosusnew species. New combinations includeChaceon peruvianus(d'Orbigny, 1842),Imaizumila araucana(Philippi, 1887),Megokkos alaskensis(Rathbun, 1926),Megokkos hexagonalis(Nagao, 1932),Megokkos macrospinus(Schweitzer, Feldmann, Tucker, and Berglund, 2000),Minohellenus triangulum(Rathbun, 1926), andProterocarcinus latus(Glaessner, 1933).

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