scholarly journals On the Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Tephritis (Diptera, Tephritidae): New Synonymy

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Korneyev
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

Abstract While revising the Western Palaearctic species of Tephritis, the synonymy is revealed as follows: T. conyzifoliae Merz, 1992 = T. academica Bassov & Tolstoguzova, 1994, syn. n. = T. nartshukovi Bassov & Tolstoguzova, 1994, syn. n. = T. epicrepis Shcherbakov, 2001, syn. n. Tephritis angustipennis (Loew, 1844) is shown to be the senior synonym of T. ptarmicae Hering, 1935, syn. n. Examination of the holotype Tephritis kukunoria Hendel, 1927 shows it to belong in Trupanea Schrank, 1795, and the following synonymy is established: Trupanea kukunoria (Hendel, 1927), comb. n. = Trupanea pterostigma Wang, 1996, syn. n. With new records from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, T. conyzifoliae is shown to be a widespread species with distribution from West Europe to Siberia. T. angustipennis is recorded from Ukraine for the first time. Lectotypes of T. angustipennis (Loew, 1844) and T. ptarmicae Hering, 1935 are designated.

Myrmelibia, a new genus of Myrmecophile form Australia, with a generic review of Australian Osoriinae (Coleoptera : Staphylinidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
AF Newton
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Indian Ocean Region ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Status ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

The status of two supposedly myrmecophilous Australian 'Glyptoma' species described by A. M. Lea is reviewed, and lectotypes designated for both species. A new genus, Myrmelibia, is proposed for Glyptoma kingi Lea of south-eastern Australia. This genus is not related to Glyptoma or Thoracophorus, but belongs near the genera Eulibia, Heterotrochinus and Holotrochidius of the Oriental-Indian Ocean region. New records confirm that M. kingi is one of the few truly myrmecophilous osoriines, probably host-specific with Zridomyrmex nitidus Mayr (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Dolichoderinae). Glyptoma myrmecophilum Lea is transferred to the genus Thoracophorus as a senior synonym of T. quadricostatus Bernhauer (new synonymy); present evidence suggests it is free-living and subcortical, not myrmecophilous. A key to all 16 genera of Osoriinae (sensu Blackwelder) known to occur in Australia is presented, along with the names, distribution and microhabitat of Australian species included in each genus. Four genera (Allotrochus, Arpagonus, Espeson, and Saegerius) are reported from Australia for the first time, each based on undescribed species from northern Queensland.

An overview of the Onthophagini from the Arabian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4658 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFANO ZIANI ◽  
MAHMOUD SALEH ABDEL-DAYEM ◽  
HATHAL MOHAMMED ALDHAFER ◽  
ENRICO BARBERO
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
New Records ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Private Collections

The onthophagine fauna of the Arabian Peninsula is reviewed. New data from public and private collections are given. The total number of Onthophagini known from the Peninsula now stands at 30 species, without taking into account dubious records, belonging to seven genera. Of these 30 species, three (Onthophagus aethiopicus d’Orbigny, 1902, O. falsus Gillet, 1925 and O. frontalis Raffray, 1877) are reported for the first time from the Arabian Peninsula, six species (Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier in Génier & Moretto, 2017, Onthophagus aethiopicus d’Orbigny, 1902, O. brittoni Paulian, 1948, O. falsus Gillet, 1925, O. rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887, and O. trapezicornis d’Orbigny, 1902) are new records from Saudi Arabia, three (D. eucatta, O. aethiopicus and O. frontalis) are new from Yemen and five (O. bicolor Raffray, 1877, O. latipennis d’Orbigny, 1898, O. nitidulus Klug, 1856, O. quadriarmatus Fairmaire 1892 and O. sellatus Klug, 1845) are new from Oman. Furthermore, Onthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845 is recorded from Djibouti for the first time. For all the treated species a general distribution, literature citations and eventual unpublished records are provided. A new synonymy (Onthophagus saudiensis Frey, 1962 under O. sticticus Harold, 1867) is proposed. Most of the species were recorded from locations in southern Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen, south Tropic of Cancer. Yemen and Saudi Arabia have the highest species numbers, hosting the richest fauna with 24 and 23 species, respectively. The majority of the Onthophagini fauna (73.33 %) has Afrotropical and Afrotropical-Palaearctic affinities, while the Palaearctic and Oriental-Palaearctic species are both represented by 6.66 %. The four Arabian endemisms represent the 13.33 % of the whole fauna. Lastly, a dichotomous key for the identification of Arabian onthophagine species is provided and a redescription of Onthophagus brittoni is supplied.

scholarly journals Two new species and ten new records of Heteroptera from Turkey, including the first record of the potential alien Campylomma miyamotoi in the Western Palaearctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-306
Author(s):  
Barış Çerçi ◽  
Özgür Koçak ◽  
Serdar Tezcan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Albizia Julibrissin ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time

Abstract In this paper, two new Miridae species are described from Turkey, Adelphophylus oenderi sp. nov. from Silifke (Mersin province) and Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) carapezzai sp. nov. from Merkez (Karaman province). Habitus of males and females and male genitalia of both species and female genitalia of A. oenderi sp. nov. are illustrated. Additionally, 10 Heteroptera species are recorded from Turkey for the first time: Campylomma miyamotoi Yasunaga, 2001, Compsidolon (Compsidolon) elegantulum Reuter, 1899, Hallodapus concolor (Reuter, 1890), Maurodactylus kukuensis V. G. Putshkov, 1978, Pinalitus viscicola (Puton, 1888), Platycranus alkestis Linnavuori, 1999, Zanchius breviceps (Wagner, 1951), Montandoniola moraguesi (Puton, 1896), Temnostethus (Temnostethus) gracilis Horváth, 1907, and Plinthisus (Isioscytus) minutissimus Fieber, 1864. Campylomma miyamotoi Yasunaga, 2001, an Eastern Palaearctic species bound to the ornamental Albizia julibrissin, is a new potentially alien species in the Western Palaearctic. The species status of Compsidolon (Compsidolon) parietariae V. G. Putshkov, 1984 is discussed.

A taxonomic revision of the species of Alloclemensia n.gen. (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae s. str.)

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
The North ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
Nearctic Region

AbstractThe genus Alloclemensia n.gen. (type-species: Alloclemensia maculata n.sp.), with four species in the Palaearctic region and one species in the Nearctic region, is described and its species are revised. The genus comprises five species: mesospilella (Herrich-Schäffer) [= trimaculella (Herrich-Schäffer)], devotella (Rebel) [= muchei (Soffner), n.syn.] and three new species: americana from North America and unifasciata and maculata from Japan. The monophyly of the genus is demonstrated and the primary dichotomy within the genus is considered to lie between the two western Palaearctic species plus the North American species and the two eastern Palaearctic species. Keys to the species are provided and all species and their genitalia are described and illustrated. Two new combinations and one new synonymy are established and two lectotypes are designated.

Robber flies of the genus Trichardis (Diptera: Asilidae) of the Palaearctic

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-332
Author(s):  
D.M. Astakhov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Robber Flies ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The Palaearctic species of the genus Trichardis Hermann, 1906 are reviewed. A new species, T. lehri sp. nov., is described. A new synonymy is established: T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) = T. afanasievae Lehr, 1964, syn. nov. The male of T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 is described for the first time. External features and the male genitalia of T. lehri sp. nov., T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) and T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 are illustrated with photographs.

scholarly journals A first comprehensive inventory of Ascalaphidae, Palparidae, and Myrmeleontidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) of Northeastern Nigeria with description of two new species and an overview of genus Bankisus Navás

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 51-77
Author(s):  
André Prost ◽  
Alexi Popov
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
New Records ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Plateau State ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

Investigation of a large collection of Neuroptera from Northeastern Nigeria stored untouched in alcohol for four decades in the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, provided the opportunity to examine unpublished specimens and conduct a thorough review of published literature, establishing the first comprehensive inventory of Ascalaphidae, Palparidae, and Myrmeleontidae of Northeastern Nigeria to date. Specimens had been collected between 1976 and 1978 in Northeastern Nigeria, mostly in Jos City and Plateau State. Five species of Ascalaphidae, four of Palparidae, and 26 of Myrmeleontidae were identified. Bankisus beroni sp. n. and Creoleon nigrithorax sp. n. are described. Gymnoleon gaillardi is not considered a synonym of Gymnoleon exilis and a new synonymy is established: Gymnoleon externus (Navás, 1911) (= Gymnoleon gaillardi Navás, 1912, syn. n.). An examination of unpublished specimens in museum collections and an exhaustive literature review were conducted in order to draw up a comprehensive inventory of the fauna of Northeastern Nigeria, which to date comprises 11 species of Ascalaphidae, 12 species of Palparidae, and 34 species of Myrmeleontidae, of which one species of Ascalaphidae, two species of Palparidae, and 16 species of Myrmeleontidae, as well as the genera Brevibarbis, Bankisus, and Capicua, had not been reported to occur in Nigeria. The chorological information on the genus Bankisus is reviewed, the ranges of the species are critically discussed and corrected, and all known localities are indicated on a map. Bankisus oculatus is reported for the first time from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first recording of Centroclisis lineatipennis in West Africa is reported. Palpares cataractae and Palpares radiatus are deleted from the list of Nigerian fauna. With these new records, the known ranges of eight species are extended by more than 1400 km. In the process of assessing the geographical distribution of species present in Northeastern Nigeria, six species, as well as the genera Myrmecaelurus and Cueta and the tribe Nesoleontini, are reported for the first time from Burkina Faso.

On the Acidota Stephens fauna of Russia (Staphylinidae, Omaliinae, Anthophagini)

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
ALEXEY SHAVRIN
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
West Siberia ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

A faunistic review on three widespread species of the genus Acidota Stephens, 1829 of Russia is presented: A. crenata (Fabricius, 1792), A. cruentata Mannerheim, 1830, and A. quadrata (Zetterstedt, 1839). A new synonymy is proposed: A. crenata = A. crenata japonica Watanabe, 1990 syn. nov. Faunistic and bionomical data for these species are summarized, and distributional maps for the Palaearctic Region are provided. The eastern borders of the distribution range of A. cruentata are clarified and previous records east of West Siberia are not confirmed. Images of habitus and aedeagi, and a key to the Acidota species of Russia are provided. All these species of Acidota are recorded for the first time from certain area:  A. crenata from Khabarovsk Territory, Armenia and Uzbekistan, A. cruentata from Novosibirsk Area, and A. quadrata from Sverdlovsk Area, Tuva, Chita Area and Khabarovsk Territory. Key words: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae, Acidota, fauna, distribution, taxonomy, synonymy, Palaearctic Region, Russia

Coprophilous ascomycetes of the Oleshkivski Pisky National Nature Park (Kherson region, Ukraine)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Lytvynenko Yu.I. ◽  
Romanova D.A. ◽  
Orlova-Hudіm K.S. ◽  
Hudіm A.O. ◽  
Vakal A.P.
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Mycological Research ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
First Time

As a result of mycological research 34 species of coprophilous ascomycetes from 14 genera, 10 families, and 5 orders were recorded on the territory of the Oleshkivski Pisky National Nature Park. Among them 15 species belonged to the class Sordariomycetes, 12 – to Dothideomycetes, and 7 – to Pezizomycetes. Among the orders of the fungi, Sordariales – 12 species, Pleosporales – 11, and Pezizales – 7, occupy the leading position; the rest of the orders revealed the fewer number of species. Among the families, Sporormiaceae, Podosporaceae, Coniochaetaceae, Delitschiaceae, and Sordariacea, were the most abundant regarding the number of species and specimens. The species from the five leading families represent 64,7% of the total number of identified species. Among the found genera of the coprophilous ascomycetes, Coniochaeta, Delitschia, Sordaria, Sporormiella, and Triangularia prevailed by number of species, demonstrating much larger diversity, than others. Environmental conditions inside the park are more favorable for the development of loculoascomycetes and pyrenomycetes. The discomycetes species diversity was much less. The list of recorded fungi and their substrates is presented. All species of ascomycetes were collected on the hare and cattle excrements. Other dung types have not been studied. 31 species are new to the territory of the park, 15 species are new records for the steppe zone of Ukraine. Coniochaeta hansenii and Sporormiella tetramera are first recorded in Ukraine. Descriptions, illustrations, synonyms and general distribution are provided for them. C. hansenii is a fairly common and widespread species in the world, occurring mainly on the leporid droppings. In the park, this species was also collected on hare dung. S. tetramera also belongs to the widespread but rare species of coprophilous ascomycetes, known from isolated records in a few countries. It was collected on the hare excrements in the park. Сoniochaeta leucoplaca, Delitshia perpusilla and Triangularia comata were collected for the first time in the steppe zone of Ukraine and for the second time in the country. У результаті дослідження копрофільних аскоміцетів Національного природного парку «Олешківські піски» було виявлено 34 види грибів із 14 родів, 10 родини та 5 порядків. Це представники трьох класів: Sordariomycetes – 15 видів, Dothideomycetes – 12, Pezizomycetes – 7. Серед порядків найчисельнішими є Sordariales – 12 видів, Pleosporales – 11 та Pezizales – 7. У родинному спектрі грибів переважають представники Sporormiaceae, Podosporaceae, Coniochaetaceae, Delitschiaceae та Sordariacea, які об’єднують 64,7% загальної кількості виявлених видів аскоміцетів. Серед родів переважають Coniochaeta, Delitschia, Sordaria, Sporormiella та Triangularia. Екологічні умови території парку є більш сприятливими для розвитку локулоаскоміцетів і піреноміцетів. Кількість знахідок видів дискоміцетів є незначною. Представлено список зареєстрованих видів грибів, для кожного виду вказано локалітети та живильні субстрати. Всі види грибів зібрані на посліді зайця та корови. Інші типи копром не досліджувались. З виявлених видів аскоміцетів 31 наводиться вперше для території парку, 15 є новими для степової зони України. Два види аскоміцетів є новими для мікобіоти України та Східної Європи: Coniochaeta hansenii та Sporormiella tetramera. У статті представлено їх діагнози та фото, обговорюються деталі морфології, субстратної приуроченості та поширення у світі. C. hansenii є досить звичайним та поширеним у світі видом, що переважно трапляється на екскрементах зайцеподібних.На території парку також була зібрана на копромах зайця. S. tetramera належить до поширених у світі, але рідкісних видів копрофільних аскоміцетів, відомих з поодиноких знахідок у небагатьох країнах. У парку зібрана на посліді зайця. Знахідки Сoniochaeta leucoplaca, Delitshia perpusilla та Triangularia comata є новими для території степової зони України та вдруге наводяться для нашої держави.

Taxonomic notes on some Palaearctic species of Sphenoptera from the subgenus Chilostetha (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Yu. Kalashian ◽  
M.G. Volkovitsh ◽  
M. Niehuis
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
New Synonymy

S. (Chilostetha) eximia Jakovlev, 1886, S. (C.) pirazzolii Obenberger, 1952 and S. (C.) palea Obenberger, 1952 are downgraded to subspecies of S. (C.) canescens Motschulsky, 1860, S. (C.) basalis Morawitz, 1861 and S. (C.) cauta Jakovlev, 1904, respectively. New synonymy is established for the following taxa: S. (Chilostetha) basalis basalis Morawitz, 1861 (= chariessa Obenberger, 1920, aestivalis Obenberger, 1952, arcas Obenberger, 1952, arethusa Obenberger, 1952, carinivertex Obenberger, 1952, chankae Obenberger, 1952, diffusa Obenberger, 1952, elisa Obenberger, 1952, hero Obenberger, 1952, laevigatula Obenberger, 1952, nogaica Obenberger, 1952, permixta Obenberger, 1952, persephone Obenberger, 1952, phoebia Obenberger, 1952, phyllis Obenberger, 1952, sareptana Obenberger, 1952, sublica Obenberger, 1952, urania Obenberger, 1952, vernalis Obenberger, 1952, synn. n.), S. (C.) puberula Jakovlev, 1887 (= rauda Jakovlev, 1908, cataonia Obenberger, 1926, seriatosetosa Obenberger, 1926, inderiensis Obenberger, 1927, synn. n.), S. (C.) cauta cauta Jakovlev, 1904 (= maja Jakovlev, 1908, dryadis Obenberger, 1926, petriceki Obenberger, 1952, damascena Obenberger, 1952, oeneis Obenberger, 1952, synn. n.), S. (C.) cauta palea Obenberger, 1952, stat. n. (= ussuriensis Obenberger, 1952, xantho Obenberger, 1952, synn. n.), S. (C.) jugoslavica Obenberger, 1926 (= verecunda Obenberger, 1952, syn. n.), S. (C.) canescens canescens Motschulsky, 1860 (= divnogorskii Obenberger, 1952, syn. n.), S. (C.) canescens eximia Jakovlev, 1886, stat. n. (= karavajevi Obenberger, 1952, flora Obenberger, 1952, synn. n.), S. (C.) insidiosa Mannerheim, 1852 (= subcylindrica Marseul, 1865, forceps Jakovlev, 1908, erratrix Obenberger, 1920, belenois Obenberger, 1952, improbula Obenberger, 1952, iphis Obenberger, 1952, pseudoforceps Obenberger, 1952, shansiana Obenberger, 1952, zubaci Obenberger, 1952, synn. n.), S. (C.) substriata Krynicki, 1834 (= trebinjensis Obenberger, 1916, syn. n.), S. (C.) laportei Saunders, 1871 (= comita Obenberger, 1952, syn. n.), S. (C.) syriaca Jakovlev, 1908 (= blattnyi Obenberger, 1926, calosoma Obenberger, 1926, synn. n.), S. (C.) popovi Mannerheim, 1852 (= balthasari Obenberger, 1928, syn. n.), S. (C.) vestita Jakovlev, 1887 (= S. (Deudora) jagdievi Alexeev, 1979, syn. n.). Lectotypes are designated for 76 nominal species and 8 infrasubspecific taxa. Taxonomic, nomenclatural, and distributional notes including new records for many species are given.

New species and new records of Eriococcus (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Eriococcidae) from South America

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1573 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
IMRE FOLDI ◽  
FERENC KOZÁR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
First Time

The adult females of five new species in the genus Eriococcus are described and illustrated: Eriococcus christopherus, E. longisetosus E. paranaensis, from Brazil, and E. maximus and E. venezuelaensis from Venezuela. In addition, the following are recorded for the first time: E. dubius (Cockerell), E. maximus and E. venezuelaensis from Brazil and Venezuela and E. rhadinothrix (Miller & González) from Brazil. The most widespread species was E. maximus, which was collected from Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela. A taxonomic key is provided for the separation of the seven species studied.

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