Review of Centroptella Braasch &amp; Soldán 1980 (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)

The Eastern Hemisphere genus Centroptella Braasch & Soldán 1980 (s. l.) is divided into three subgenera, the subgenus Centroptella s. str., the subgenus Crassolus Salles et al. 2016 and the subgenus Chopralla Waltz & McCafferty 1987. Among them, Centroptella s. str. and Crassolus are more closely related one to another than to Chopralla, that in the hierarchical nomenclature can be expressed as the following: Centroptella/g1 {Chopralla + Centroptella/g2 {Crassolus + Centroptella/g3}}. The subgenus Centroptella s. str. is distributed in the Oriental Region and Australia; it includes the following species: Centroptella (s. str.) longisetosa Braasch & Soldán 1980 with a new subspecies C. longisetosa cinerea subsp. n. (described here from southern India based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing); C. (s. str.) femorata sp. n. (described here from Lombok Island based on larva, subimago and male imago associated by rearing); C. (s. str.) soldani Müller-Liebenau 1983 (known from Sri Lanka and redescribed here based on larvae, female subimagines and eggs associated by rearing); C. (s. str.) ornatipes sp. n. (described here from southern India based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing); C. (s. str.) breviseta sp. n. (described here from New Guinea based on larvae, subimagines, female imagines and eggs associated by rearing); C. (s. str.) illiesi (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty 1998) (known from Australia and redescribed here based on non-reared larvae, subimagines and imagines); C. (s. str.) fustipalpus (Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty 1998) (known from Australia as larvae only); C. (s. str.) quadrata Shi & Tong 2019 (known from China as larvae only); C. (s. str.) sp. cf. quadrata (reported here from Borneo based on male and female larvae ready to molt to subimago); C. (s. str.) ovata Shi & Tong 2019 (known from China as larvae only); and C. (s. str.?) papilionodes Marle et al. 2016 (known from Borneo as larvae only). The subgenus Crassolus is distributed in the Afrotropical Region, Oriental Region and southern Palaearctic Region; it includes the following species: Centroptella (Crassolus) inzingae (Crass 1947) (known from South Africa as larvae and imagines); C. (Crassolus) saxophila (Agnew 1961) (known from South Africa and redescribed here based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing); C. (Crassolus) ludmilae sp. n. (described here from Tanzania based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing), C. (Crassolus) ingridae Kluge et al. 2020 (known from Indochina and here redescribed based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing), C. (Crassolus) pontica (Sroka et al. 2019) (known from Turkey as larvae only); C. (Crassolus?) bifida (Shi & Tong 2019) (known from China as larvae only); C. (Crassolus?) sp. «Nepal» (reported here from Nepal based on larva. The subgenus Chopralla is distributed in the Oriental Region; it includes the following species: Centroptella (Chopralla) ceylonensis Müller-Liebenau 1983 (= C. similis Müller-Liebenau 1983 syn. n.) (known from southern India and Sri Lanka and redescribed here based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing); C. (Chopralla) ghatensis sp. n. (described here from southern India based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing); C. (Chopralla) rufostriata sp. n. (described here from Lombok Island based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing); C. (Chopralla) papuanica sp. n. (described here from New Guinea based on larvae, subimagines, female imagines and eggs associated by rearing); C. (Chopralla) pusilla Müller-Liebenau 1984 (known from Borneo and redescribed here based on male larvae ready to molt to subimago); C. (Chopralla) kangi sp. n. (described here from Borneo based on male and female larvae ready to molt to subimago); C. (Chopralla) colorata Soldán et al. 1987 [= C. fusina (Tong & Dudgeon 2003) syn. n.] (known from Vietnam and China as larvae and imagines associated by rearing); and C. (Chopralla) bintang Marle et al. 2016 (known from Borneo as larvae only).

Download Full-text

Synopsis of the Ethmiinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea: Depressariidae) of the Afrotropical Region and descriptions of new species

Tijdschrift voor Entomologie ◽

10.1163/22119434-00002038 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 157 (2-3) ◽

pp. 105-122

Author(s):

Wolfram Mey ◽

Dmitry F. Shovkoon

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Country Of Origin ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Type Material ◽

Valid Species ◽

Male And Female ◽

Line Drawings ◽

Afrotropical Region

In Africa south of the Sahara 55 valid species of the subfamily Ethmiinae have been recognised to date. These species are listed alphabetically including important synonyms. The country of origin and the depository of the type material are indicated. In this article seven new species are communicated from Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. They are described as Ethmia aberdaresi sp. n., Ethmia anikini sp. n., Ethmia kagamegensis sp. n., Ethmia karasbergensis sp. n., Ethmia kunenica sp. n., Ethmia kuisibi sp. n., and Ethmia fluviatilis sp. n. The adult moths of the new species are illustrated in colour. The male and female genitalia are depicted as black/white photos including line drawings of lateral and dorsal views of male genitalia. The systematic position of the new species is briefly discussed.

Download Full-text

Review of the Oriental genus Indocloeon Müller-Liebenau 1982 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4779.4.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4779 (4) ◽

pp. 451-484 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

NIKITA J. KLUGE ◽

CHANAPORN SUTTINUN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Type Species ◽

Southern India ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Indocloeon Müller-Liebenau 1982 (s. l.) is divided into two subgenera, the subgenus Indocloeon (s. str.) and the subgenus Hindocloeon subgen. n. which differ one from another by certain characters of larvae, winged stages and eggs. The subgenus Indocloeon is distributed in Sri Lanka only and includes two species, Indocloeon (Indocloeon) primum Müller-Liebenau 1982, and Indocloeon (Indocloeon) secundum sp. n., which are described here based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing. The subgenus Hindocloeon (type species Indocloeon indonesiae Kluge 2012) is widely distributed in the Oriental region. A new species Indocloeon (Hindocloeon) continentale sp. n. is described from Thailand based on larvae, subimagines, imagines of both sexes and eggs associated by rearing; subimagines presumably placed in this species, are reported from southern India. Some characters of Indocloeon (Hindocloeon) indonesiae Kluge 2012 are illustrated for the first time. The species originally described as Cloeon longistylus Demoulin 1969 is placed in Indocloeon as Indocloeon (Hindocloeon) longistylus comb. n. Subimagines of two unnamed species of Hindocloeon are reported from Vietnam and Java. Keys to known larvae and imagines are given.

Download Full-text

Tropical freshwater Copepoda from Papua, New Guinea, Burma, and Costa Rica, including a new species of Mesocyclops from Burma

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z85-031 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 202-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

B. H. Dussart ◽

C. H. Fernando

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

New Subspecies ◽

The Status ◽

Freshwater Copepoda ◽

A New Species ◽

Tropical Freshwater

A new subspecies, Eucyclops birmanus aequatorialis ssp. nov., is described from Papua, New Guinea; Mesocyclops pehpeiensis, known from China, is recorded from Burma, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia; and a new species, Mesocyclops restrictus sp. nov., is described from Burma. Based on abundant material from Costa Rica, the status of Diaptomus dorsalis Marsh is reexamined.

Download Full-text

A revision of the Varta-Stymphalus generic complex of the leafhopper tribe Scaphytopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Old World

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.713.1.1 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 713 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C. A. VIRAKTAMATH

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Taxa ◽

Type Species ◽

New Guinea ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Valid Species ◽

Old World ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Afrotropical Region

The genus Varta Distant (type species: Varta rubrofasciata Distant) is often treated as a junior synonym of Stymphalus St l (type species: Platymetopius rubrolineatus St l). Several species from the Oriental region have been misidentified either as S. rubrolineatus (St l) or as S. rubrostriatus (Horv th). All these species are treated here as belonging to the Varta-Stymphalus generic complex and are analyzed. The genus Stymphalus is redefined to include only the type species, S. rubrolineatus (St l), and the genus is restricted to the Afrotropical region. The genus Varta is more widespread and is distributed in the Oriental and Palaearctic regions. The following new taxa are described and their distributions given in parentheses. Shivania gen. nov., S. serrata sp. nov. (type species; Kenya); Varta bifida sp. nov. (Thailand), V. japonica sp. nov. (Japan and S. China), V. longula sp. nov. (Australia and Papua New Guinea), V. sympatrica sp. nov. (S. China), Vartalapa gen. nov., V. curvata sp. nov. (China: Fujian), V. malayana sp. nov. (Malaysia), and V. robusta sp. nov. (type species; Laos and Thailand); Vartatopa gen. nov., Vartatopa bifurcata sp. nov. (type species; Thailand); Xenovarta gen. nov., X. acuta sp. nov. (type species; S. China), X. ankusha sp. nov. (China: Guangdong), X. compressa sp. nov. (Sabah), X. cylindrica sp. nov. (Cambodia and Vietnam), and X. harpago sp. nov. (Sabah and Laos). Stymphalus modesta Linnavuori is transferred to the genus Shivania. Platymetopius rubrovittatus Matsumura and Deltocephalus rubrolineatus Motschulsky are transferred to the genus Varta and the former is considered a valid species. All taxa are described and illustrated. Keys to the included genera and species are also provided.

Download Full-text

A new species of Paratus Simon, 1898 (Araneae: Liocranidae, Paratinae) from India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4286.1.12 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4286 (1) ◽

pp. 139 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PRADEEP M. SANKARAN ◽

JOBI J. MALAMEL ◽

MATHEW M. JOSEPH ◽

POTHALIL A. SEBASTIAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Original Description ◽

Southern India ◽

Nominal Species ◽

Single Female ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Incertae Sedis ◽

A New Species

Paratus Simon, 1898 is a small and ill-defined liocranid genus distributed in the Oriental region (World Spider Catalog 2017) at altitudes of 27 (present data) to 2020 metres (Guchengshan [Zhao & Peng 2013]). Simon (1898) proposed this genus for a single female from Sri Lanka (Kandy) described as Paratus reticulatus Simon, 1898. Since the original description of the genus (Simon 1898) failed to provide diagnostic illustrations, the genus, after its erection, received no significant taxonomic treatment and remained dormant for a period of 103 years, until Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) re-examined and provided a detailed, illustrated redescription of the type of P. reticulatus, placing Paratus among ‘Liocraninae s.l. incertae sedis’. Marusik et al. (2008) revised, rediagnosed the genus, and assigned it into a newly proposed subfamily, Paratinae Marusik, Zheng & Li, 2008. The genus currently comprises five nominal species, two of which are known from both sexes, two only from males, and one only from the female (World Spider Catalog 2017). In this paper we describe a new species of Paratus from southern India, known from both sexes. Additionally the distribution of all known Paratus spp. is mapped.

Download Full-text

Revision of the Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 group of genera with description of two new genera, ten new species, and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Cassymini)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.929.50391 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 929 ◽

pp. 53-77

Author(s):

Tesfu Fekensa Tujuba ◽

Axel Hausmann ◽

Andrea Sciarretta

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

Cytochrome Oxidase ◽

Type Species ◽

Cytochrome Oxidase I ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

New Genera ◽

Male And Female ◽

New Subspecies ◽

Western Africa

The genus Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 is revised. Two new genera are described: Rabomia Hausmann & Tujuba, gen. nov. (type species: Ectropis ? subaurata Warren, 1899), and Morabia Hausmann & Tujuba, gen. nov. (type species: Morabia politzari Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov.). Ten new species and two new subspecies are described: Rabomia obscurior Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from western Africa, Morabia politzari Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Kenya, Morabia brunnea Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Zambia, Orbamia marginata Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Tanzania, Orbamia clarissima Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Kenya, Orbamia clarior Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Kenya, Orbamia obliqua Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Zambia, Orbamia obliqua parva Hausmann & Tujuba, subsp. nov., from South Africa, Orbamia abiyi Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Orbamia emanai Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov., from Ethiopia, Orbamia emanai lenzi Hausmann & Tujuba, subsp. nov., from Zambia and Malawi, and Orbamia balensis Hausmann & Tujuba, sp. nov. from Ethiopia. The taxon Lepiodes ocellata Warren, 1897 is raised from synonymy of O. octomaculata (Wallengren, 1872) to species rank (Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda). The taxonomical analysis is based on both morphological and genetic cytochrome oxidase I (COI) data. Adults and male and female genitalia of all species are illustrated.

Download Full-text

Cochliobolus ravenelii. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria ◽

10.1079/dfb/20056400884 ◽

1986 ◽

Author(s):

A. Sivanesan

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Trinidad And Tobago ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

New Guinea ◽

False Smut

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus ravenelii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Sporobolus sp. DISEASE: False smut associated with the anamorph. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Argentina, Australia, Azores, Brazil, Burma, Costa Rica, Columbia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. TRANSMISSION: By infected seeds and air-borne conidia.

Download Full-text

Review of Odontochrydium Brauns (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) with description of two species from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4450.4.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4450 (4) ◽

pp. 445 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PAOLO ROSA

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Southern India ◽

Palaearctic Region ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Afrotropical Region ◽

First Time

The genus Odontochrydium Brauns, 1928, previously known only from the Afrotropical Region, is recorded from the Palaearctic Region (Saudi Arabia) and the Oriental Region (Southern India) for the first time. Odontochrydium bicristatum sp. nov. from Kenya and Saudi Arabia and O. xui sp. nov. from India are described. Pictures and a key to the species of this genus are given.

Download Full-text

Revision of the world species of the genus Fusicornia Risbec (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Scelioninae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1966.1.1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1966 (1) ◽

pp. 1-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

TAEKUL CHARUWAT ◽

JOHNSON F. NORMAN ◽

MASNER LUBOMÍR ◽

K. RAJMOHANA ◽

SHU-PEI CHEN

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

West Africa ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

New Guinea ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

World Species ◽

Eastern Hemisphere ◽

Sub Saharan

The genus Fusicornia Risbec (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Scelioninae) is a widespread group in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere, distributed from West Africa to Vanuatu. All scelionines are egg parasitoids of arthropods, but the host of Fusicornia is not yet known. The species concepts are revised and a key to world species is presented. The genus is comprised of 19 species, including five known species which are redescribed: F. bambeyi Risbec (sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen); F. indica Mani & Sharma (Australia, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand); F. koreica Choi & Kozlov (China, Japan, Korea, Philippines); F. spinosa (Risbec) (sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen); and F. tehrii Mukerjee (Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand). Fusicornia noonae Buhl is considered to be a junior synonym of F. tehrii Mukerjee, n. syn., and F. bambeyi var. inermis Risbec is considered to be a junior synonym of F. spinosa (Risbec), n. syn. The following species are hypothesized and described as new taxa: F. ardis Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (West Africa, Kenya, Tanzania); F. aulacis Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Madagascar); F. collaris Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (New Guinea); F. crista Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Somalia, Tanzania); F. dissita Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Vanuatu); F. eos Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (West Africa, Tanzania, Yemen); F. episcopus Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Thailand); F. fax Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Papua New Guinea); F. fortuna Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Madagascar, Yemen); F. paradisa Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar); F. plicata Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Sri Lanka); F. skopelos Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Madagascar); F. sabrina Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Somalia) and F. speculum Taekul & Johnson, n. sp. (Central African Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Uganda).

Download Full-text

Heteronormativity and Developing Masculinities at a Primary School in South Africa

Gender Questions ◽

10.25159/2412-8457/3750 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Luckmore Chimanzi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Primary School ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Social Bonds ◽

Male Identity ◽

Social Unit ◽

Male And Female ◽

Diary Research

This article explores the development of heteronormativity and the construction of masculinities at a township primary school in South Africa. In this study, boys and girls chastise homosexuality yet maintain their male-to-male and female-to-female social bonds. Homosocial or male-to-male social bonds have a bearing on the construction of male identity. It is argued that homosocial relationships serve as a means through which certain boys negotiate and exhibit their masculinity in a process of identity formation in which heterosexuality is a key component. Qualitative data from focus groups and diary research with Grade 7 students (male and female) in a primary school are used. Boys engage in a number of games and acquire resources for themselves; hence, as a social unit, they portray themselves as heteronormative. Their solidarity plays a role in maintaining their power in relationships even though privately some of them expressed preference for more flexible constructions of masculinity.

Download Full-text