A new species of the genus Neosilba (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 828 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. STRIKIS ◽  
A.P. PRADO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Neosilba McAlpine (Lonchaeidae) is described. This genus has a wide distribution in the Neotropical region and some of its species are considered to be fruit pests, in addition to fruit flies of the family Tephritidae. This genus is also known to have a cryptic complex of species, which makes species belonging to this genus difficult to identify. .

A new species and a new record of the spider genus Nesticus (Araneae, Nesticidae) from southern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4231 (4) ◽  
pp. 564
Author(s):  
NARELLE ESTOL ◽  
EVERTON NEI LOPES RODRIGUES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
South American ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
South American Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The spider family Nesticidae includes 233 species in 13 genera and is distributed almost worldwide (World Spider Catalog, 2016). However, the family is still poorly known in the Neotropical Region. The genus Nesticus Thorell, 1869 comprises 132 species and seven subspecies and was described based on N. cellulanus (Clerck, 1757), from Europe (World Spider Catalog, 2016). Meridional South American species of Nesticus were revised by Ott & Lise (2002). More recently, Faleiro & Santos (2011) described a new species from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and Torres et al. (2016) a new species from the province of Salta, Argentina. Nowadays, Nesticus is represented by six species in Brazil: Nesticus brasiliensis Brignoli, 1979; Nesticus brignolii Ott & Lise, 2002; Nesticus calilegua Ott & Lise, 2002; Nesticus ivone Faleiro & Santos, 2011; Nesticus potreiro Ott & Lise, 2002 and Nesticus taim Ott & Lise, 2002 (World Spider Catalog 2016). 

scholarly journals A New Species of Andean Gymnophthalmid Lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, and Resolution of Some Taxonomic Problems

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Luis Mamani ◽  
Juan C. Chaparro ◽  
Claudio Correa ◽  
Consuelo Alarcón ◽  
Cinthya Y. Salas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The family Gymnophthalmidae is one of the most speciose lineages of lizards in the Neotropical region. Despite recent phylogenetic studies, the species diversity of this family is unknown and thus, its phylogenetic relationships remain unclear and its taxonomy unstable. We analyzed four mitochondrial (12S, 16S, Cytb, ND4) and one nuclear (c-mos) DNA sequences of Pholidobolus anomalus, Cercosaura manicata boliviana and Cercosaura sp., using the maximum likelihood method to give insights into the phylogenetic relationships of these taxa within Cercosaurinae. Our results suggest that Pholidolus anomalus is nested within the clade of Cercosaura spp., that material we collected near Oxapampa belongs to a new species of Cercosaura, and that lizards identified as Cercosaura manicata boliviana belong to a separate lineage, possibly a new genus. We assign Pholidobolus anomalus to Cercosaura, redescribe the species, and designate a neotype to replace the lost holotype. In addition, we describe the new species of Cercosaura, and comment about the taxonomic status of “Cercosaura manicata boliviana”incertae sedis.

Contribution to the knowledge of lohmanniid oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida: Lohmanniidae) of Cuba

Biologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov ◽  
Andrei V. Tolstikov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
National Park ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA list of identified oribatid mites of the family Lohmanniidae (Acari, Oribatida) collected from Cuba, including 4 species from 4 genera, is provided. The genus Heptacarus and species Heptacarus supertrichus Piffl, 1967 are recorded in Cuba for the first time. A new species of Annectacarus is described from leaf litter in forest of Valle de Viñales National Park. Annectacarus vinalesensis sp. n. is morphologically most similar to A. krachan Mahunka, 1995, but the new species differs from the latter by the rostrum with indentation and the presence of six pairs of neotrichal notogastral setae and six pairs of setae on epimere I. An identification key to the known species of Annectacarus in the Neotropical region is given.

Inhabitant or visitor? Unexpected finding of Aglaophenia (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) in Antarctic waters

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-339
Author(s):  
Joan J. Soto Àngel ◽  
Álvaro L. Peña Cantero
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Weddell Sea ◽  
Unexpected Finding ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Antarctic Waters ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
A New Species

AbstractBenthic hydrozoans are one of the most speciose and characteristic taxa from the Antarctic region, with a high number of endemic species, but diversity at the genus level is low and some families with world wide distribution are unrepresented. This is the case of the family Aglaopheniidae. A new species to science of the genus Aglaophenia Lamouroux has been found in the eastern end of the Weddell Sea, at depths of 65–116 m, within the material obtained by the German Antarctic expedition ANT XV/3. This finding constitutes a new record for the Weddell Sea fauna, the first evidence of the genus for the Polar Regions, and even the family Aglaopheniidae from Antarctic waters. The material has been accurately examined and described. Literature concerning the species of Aglaophenia from the sub-Antarctic and other close areas has been reviewed and, as a result, a checklist of 20 species, with their corresponding distribution, is given. The material examined does not agree with any of the species and therefore it is described as a new species. Some possible scenarios for the presence of an aglaopheniid in Antarctic waters are discussed (e.g. alien species, relict, global climate change, microhabitat).

scholarly journals A new species of Hexabdella (Acari: Bdellidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1501 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
FÁBIO A. HERNANDES ◽  
RODRIGO D. DAUD ◽  
REINALDO J.F. FERES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lateral Margins ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Hexabdella Van der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann, Hexabdella cinquaginta sp.n. is herein described, representing the second species of the family Bdellidae from the neotropical region. It can be distinguished from H. singula by its lobed striae on lateral margins of hysterosoma and by the leg chaetotaxy. A key to species of the genus is presented.

Coniosternum masneri sp. nov., a new species of the family Scathophagidae (Diptera) from Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 186 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-116
Author(s):  
František Šifner
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Abstract A new Nearctic species of the genus Coniosternum Becker, 1894, C. masneri sp. nov., is described from Canada, and its important diagnostic characters are illustrated.

A new species of the subgenus Scheloribates (Topobates) (Acari: Oribatida: Scheloribatidae) from Panama

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-283
Author(s):  
S.G. Ermilov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Large Body Size ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The oribatid mite subgenus Scheloribates (Topobates) Grandjean, 1958, is recorded from the Neotropical region for the first time. A new species of this subgenus is described from the leaf litter collected in Cayo Agua Island, Panama. Scheloribates (Topobates) panamaensis sp. nov. differs from its related species by the very large body size and presence of a strong ventrodistal process on the leg femora II–IV.

A new species of the montane lacewing genus Rapisma McLachlan (Neuroptera, Ithonidae) from northwestern Yunnan, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4763 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-443
Author(s):  
XINGYUE LIU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Northwestern Yunnan

The genus Rapisma McLachlan, 1866 (montane lacewings) is a rare and little known group of the family Ithonidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). There have been 21 described species of Rapisma, and all of them are distributed from East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Here I report a new species of Rapisma from northwestern Yunnan, China, namely Rapisma weixiense sp. nov. The new species belongs to a group of Rapisma species with very short antennae. 

Description of a new species of Auriculostoma (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Characidium heirmostigmata (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Argentina, using morphological and molecular data

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Montes ◽  
J. Barneche ◽  
Y. Croci ◽  
D. Balcazar ◽  
A. Almirón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parasitological Survey ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Abstract During a parasitological survey of fishes at Iguazu National Park, Argentina, specimens belonging to the allocreadiid genus Auriculostoma were collected from the intestine of Characidium heirmostigmata. The erection of the new species is based on a unique combination of morphological traits as well as on phylogenetic analysis. Auriculostoma guacurarii n. sp. resembles four congeneric species – Auriculostoma diagonale, Auriculostoma platense, Auriculostoma tica and Auriculostoma totonacapanensis – in having smooth and oblique testes, but can be distinguished by a combination of several morphological features, hosts association and geographic distribution. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from both A. diagonale and A. platense by the egg size (bigger in the first and smaller in the last); from A. tica by a shorter body length, the genital pore position and the extension of the caeca; and from A. totonacapanensis by the size of the oral and ventral sucker and the post-testicular space. Additionally, one specimen of Auriculostoma cf. stenopteri from the characid Charax stenopterus (Characiformes) from La Plata River, Argentina, was sampled and the partial 28S rRNA gene was sequenced. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. guacurarii n. sp. clustered with A. tica and these two as sister taxa to A. cf. stenopteri. The new species described herein is the tenth species in the genus and the first one parasitizing a member of the family Crenuchidae.

A new species and further records of quill mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitic on birds (Aves) in England

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2133 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
BARRY NATTRESS ◽  
MACIEJ SKORACKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Length Ratio ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Tawny Owl ◽  
Strix Aluco ◽  
Quill Mites ◽  
The Family ◽  
Transverse Branch ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

Four additional species of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae Lavoipierre have now been recorded in England. This includes one new species, Bubophilus aluconis sp. nov., which parasitizes the tawny owl Strix aluco (Strigiformes: Strigidae). It differs from other species of this genus, B. ascalaphus Philips et Norton, 1978 and B. asiobius Skoracki et Bochkov, 2002 by the number of chambers in transverse branch of the peritremes (2-3), the length ratio of setae vi and ve (1:1.6-2), and the lengths of the stylophore and aggenital setae ag1 (180 and 135-145, respectively).

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