Two new species of Pyrgulopsis Call & Pilsbry, 1886 (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from springs in the Rio Grande watershed in Texas

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5071 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-402
Author(s):  
KATHRYN E. PEREZ ◽  
MANUEL SPOR LEAL ◽  
HOUSTON GLOVER ◽  
REBECCA T. CHASTAIN ◽  
BENJAMIN T. HUTCHINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Spring Snails ◽  
Freshwater Springs

Pyrgulopsis Call & Pilsbry, 1886 is a genus of small (<5 mm) spring snails, usually endemic to single freshwater springs. Two new populations of Pyrgulopsis found in very small, isolated springs and spring runs in the mainstem Rio Grande watershed of western Texas are distinguished from congeners. Mitochondrial and nuclear sequences, morphometrics, and morphological characteristics support Pyrgulopsis rubra sp. nov. and Pyrgulopsis harrymilleri sp. nov. as distinct from other known Pyrgulopsis species, including the geographically proximate P. metcalfi.  

Two new species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from Sumatra

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
R. Satria ◽  
Sk. Yamane
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Broad Base ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 are described and illustrated based on the worker and queen castes collected in Sumatra, Indonesia under the names M. andalas sp. nov. and M. nitidiuscula sp. nov. Each species displays unique morphological characteristics. Myrmecina andalas sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characteristics: head dorsally sculptured, with the ventrolateral area smooth and shiny; propodeal spine short, triangular, pointing dorsad and with a broad base; propodeal declivity vertical, with the posterodorsal angle almost 90°. Myrmecina nitidiuscula sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characteristics: head dorsum largely smooth and shiny; propodeal spine triangular and pointing posteriad, with a very broad base. Updated key to Myrmecina species of Sumatra is given.

Neomisticius platypi n. sp. and N. variabilis n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Anguinidae) from dead oak trees in Japan

Nematology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Natsumi Kanzaki ◽  
Hayato Masuya ◽  
Keiko Hamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Vas Deferens ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Platypus Quercivorus ◽  
Oak Trees ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Previous Definition ◽  
Rectal Glands ◽  
Stylet Length ◽  
Definition Of

Summary Two new Neomisticius species, typologically and phylogenetically close to each other, are described and illustrated from dead Quercus trees and an ambrosia beetle, Platypus quercivorus. The two species share some stylet morphological characteristics, namely, they both possess a long conus occupying more than half of the total stylet length, a long crustaformeria composed of more than 160 cells (eight rows of more than 20 cells each), and a short and broad female tail with a digitate tip. They are distinguished from each other by N. variabilis n. sp. having a wide, spindle-shaped male bursa with a blunt terminus and N. platypi n. sp. having an oval bursa with a rounded terminus. In addition, the males and females of both species have three large rectal glands and the posterior end of the male testis (distal end of the vas deferens) bears three cells that seemingly function as a valve between the vas deferens and the cloacal tube. These characteristics have not been reported in other tylenchids. Currently, the genus contains only three species: the two new species and N. rhizomorphoides, which has a normal stylet with a short conus, a short crustaformeria, and lacks rectal glands and valve cells in the vas deferens. Therefore, the two new species are readily distinguished from N. rhizomorphoides and, based on the previous definition, may even represent a new genus. However, considering their phylogenetic closeness and biological similarities (e.g., association with ambrosia beetles), the generic definition of Neomisticius was emended to include these new species.

scholarly journals Two new species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARUN MAKNOI ◽  
Surapon Saensouk ◽  
Piyaporn Saensouk ◽  
SARAYUT RAKARCHA ◽  
WORANART THAMMARONG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Two New Species

Abstract. Maknoi C, Saensouk S, Saensouk P, Rakarcha S, Thammarong W. 2021. Two new species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand. Biodiversitas 22: 3910-3921. Curcuma aruna and C. pitukii, two new species from northern Thailand, are described, illustrated, and photographed. They are endemic to Sukhothai and Lampang Provinces, northern Thailand, and the morphological characteristics of two new species are compared with their closest species, C. flaviflora, C. eburnea, and C. pierreana. Two new species, C. aruna and C. pitukii are assignable to Curcuma subgenus Ecomata. C. aruna is recognized by leaves ovate with thin chartaceous, fertile bracts 6–12, it’s glabrous on nearly all parts of the plant, flowers yellow and labellum yellow with 2 darker yellow bands in the center. C. pitukii is recognized by bracts 20–40 with purplish white to purple, corolla lobes purplish white to pale purple, staminodes white, and labellum white with an embossed yellow path along the midrib from base to apex. A detailed description, distribution, ecology, etymology, preliminary conservation status, and photographs of two new species are provided. A key to 20 species of Curcuma subgenus Ecomata in Thailand is presented.

Molecular and biological characterization of two new species causing peach shoot blight in China

Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Yang ◽  
Lingyun Wang ◽  
Jun Cao ◽  
Yuxin Zhu ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Phenotypic Analysis ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer Region ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Shoot Blight

Peach shoot blight (PSB), which kills shoots, newly sprouted leaf buds and peach fruits, has gradually increased over the last ten years and has resulted in 30-50% of the total production loss of the peach industry in China. Phomopsis amygdali has been identified as the common causal agent of this disease. In this study, two new species, Phomopsis liquidambaris (strain JW18-2) and Diaporthe eres (strain JH18-2), were also pathogens causing PSB, as determined through molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), translation elongation factor 1-α (EF1-α) and beta-tubulin (TUB), and colony and conidial morphological characteristics. Biological phenotypic analysis showed that the colony growth rate of strain JW18-2 was faster than that of strains JH18-2 and ZN32 (one of the P. amygdali strains that we previously found and identified). All three strains produced α-conidia; however, JW18-2 could not produce β-conidia on alfalfa decoction and Czapek media, and the β-conidia produced by strain JH18-2 were shorter in length and thicker in width than those produced by strain ZN32. Pathogenicity tests showed that JW18-2 presented the strongest pathogenicity for peach fruits and twigs and was followed by strains JH18-2 and ZN32. The results shed light on the etiology of PSB and provide a warning that P. liquidambaris or D. eres might develop into dominant species after a few years, while also potentially benefitting the development of effective disease control management strategies.

Taxonomy of Petrosiidae Van Soest, 1980 (Haplosclerida, Porifera) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5004 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-287
Author(s):  
LÍVIA ROCHA ◽  
FERNANDO MORAES ◽  
SULA SALANI ◽  
EDUARDO HAJDU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Xestospongia Muta

Petrosiidae (Haplosclerida, Demospongiae) is characterized by the hard and friable consistency, and an isotropic reticulated skeleton of oxeas/ strongyles. The Brazilian coast and oceanic islands harbor three out of four known genera of Petrosiidae: Neopetrosia de Laubenfels, 1949; Petrosia (Petrosia) Vosmaer, 1885 and Xestospongia de Laubenfels, 1932. A taxonomic survey of samples from several expeditions housed at the Porifera Collection of Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, with additional comparative materials obtained from the Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco enabled the description of two new species: P. (P.) revizee sp. nov. and X. dorigo sp. nov. We also recorded a range extention for Neopetrosia proxima and Xestospongia muta, and Xestospongia grayi was synonymized with X. muta. Other species reported from the country are diagnosed, and an identification key for Petrosiidae from Brazil is provided.

scholarly journals Two new species of Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from Brazilian Amazon Forest

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina M. Mews ◽  
Carlos F. Sperber
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
The Other ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Diagnostic Characteristics ◽  
Two New Species

We describe here two new species of the genus Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 from the Brazilian Amazon Forest. The male genitalia and the female copulatory papilla were described, and a combination of diagnostic characteristics was given to separate both new species from the other described species. The principal morphological characteristics of this genus were discussed.

Two new rock-inhabiting species of Cyphellophora from karst habitats in China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 397 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
WEI SUN ◽  
BINGJIE LIU ◽  
RONG FU ◽  
XINGZHONG LIU ◽  
MEICHUN XIANG
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Rock Inhabiting Fungi ◽  
Karst Habitats

During survey on rock-inhabiting fungi from karst habitats in Guizhou, China, two new species in Cyphellophora were discovered and identified. Phylogenetic analysis based on combined sequences of the nuclear large subunit (nucLSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA revealed that the tested isolates, clustered into two clades that well affiliated in the genus of Cyphellophora. Morphological characteristics were also supported the estabolishment of the new species. Herewith Cyphellophora botryose sp. nov. and Cyphellophora guizhouensis sp. nov. were described and their differences from closely related species were discussed.

Two new species of Glandularia (Verbenaceae) from Rio Grande do Sul and an updated key to the species occurring in Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 411 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
VERÔNICA A. THODE ◽  
SÉRGIO AUGUSTO DE LORETO BORDIGNON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Two New Species

Two species of Glandularia from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian state are described, G. rupestris V. Thode & Bordignon and G. sessilifolia V. Thode & Bordignon. Detailed morphological descriptions, geographical distribution, evaluation of their IUCN conservation status and photographs are presented. Comparison tables with morphologically similar species occurring in Rio Grande do Sul and an identification key to the species occurring in Brazil are also provided.

Notes on some lesser known crickets of the tribe Podoscirtini (Podoscirtinae: Gryllidae: Orthoptera) from India 

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4821 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-70
Author(s):  
ASHOK KUMAR MEENA ◽  
RAJAMANI SWAMINATHAN ◽  
RAJENDRA NAGAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Tropical Region ◽  
Two New Species

The present paper deals with a description of two new species of crickets of the subfamily Podoscirtinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), Trelleora khasiana sp. nov. and Indotrella maculata sp. nov., from India; besides, some additional morphological characteristics of the already reported species, Indotrella angusta Gorochov, 2003 is also presented. The morphological characterization of these two new species is supported with suitable line diagrams and plates. A checklist of crickets of Podoscirtinae for the Asia-tropical region is included.

Revalidation and revision of the genus Magulla Simon 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1814 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAFAEL P. INDICATTI ◽  
SYLVIA M. LUCAS ◽  
JOSÉ P. L. GUADANUCCI ◽  
FLÁVIO U. YAMAMOTO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

The genus Magulla Simon 1892 is revalidated and redescribed. The female of the type species M. obesa Simon 1892 is redescribed and the male is described for the first time. Magulla janeirus (Keyserling 1891) is considered a valid species. Magulla symmetrica Bücherl 1949 is transferred to Plesiopelma Pocock 1901, and considered a junior synonym of P. insulare (Mello-Leitão 1923). Additionally, two new species are described from Brazil: M. buecherli n. sp. from Ilhabela, São Paulo and M. brescoviti n. sp. from São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul.

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