Chernes similis (Beier, 1932) (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae) new to the fauna of Lithuania

The pseudoscorpion Chernes similis (Beier, 1932) is reported from the Baltic region for the first time. The new record from Lithuania is based on a single male specimen found in a mould growing in a hollow of a Tilia L. tree in the Botanical Garden of Vilnius University. This finding represents the northernmost record of C. similis. With the new record of C. similis, nine pseudoscorpion species, belonging to six genera and three families, are currently known from Lithuania.

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Lichens And Allied Fungi From The Čepkeliai State Nature Reserve (Southern Lithuania)

Botanica Lithuanica ◽

10.1515/botlit-2015-0001 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 3-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jurga Motiejūnaitė

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Baltic Region ◽

New Host ◽

Lichenicolous Fungi ◽

Saprobic Fungi ◽

State Nature Reserve ◽

The Baltic ◽

First Time ◽

State Nature

AbstractResults of inventory of lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied saprobic fungi from the Čepkeliai State Nature Reserve are presented. From this largest in Lithuania mire complex, altogether 207 species (of these, 180 species of lichens, 22 lichenicolous and 5 non-lichenized saprobic fungi) are reported. One lichenized – Fuscidea praeruptorum and two lichenicolous species – Sphaerellothecium cladoniae and Taeniolella cladinicola are reported for the first time in Lithuania. Two lichenicolous fungi – Endococcus tricolorans and Nectriopsis cariosae are reported for the first time in the Baltic region. Parmelia and Pseudevernia are reported as new host genera for Endococcus tricolorans.

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A new record and mitochondrial identification of Pentias thompsoni Collinge, 1916 (Isopoda, Valvifera, Idoteidae) from the Nanji Islands, China

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-bja10006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 171-179

Author(s):

Wenliang Liu ◽

Chenwei Song ◽

Zhipeng Zhao

Keyword(s):

Cytochrome C ◽

Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽

Molecular Characterization ◽

New Record ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽

Male Specimen ◽

Appendix Masculina ◽

Micromorphological Characters ◽

First Time ◽

Nanji Islands

Abstract Pentias thompsoni Collinge, 1916 is recorded for the first time from China. The male specimen is described firstly, including the micromorphological characters of penes and appendix masculina. The partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of the species are also provided for a molecular characterization.

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Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908 (Teleostei: Callionymidae), a new Lessepsian migrant in the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.906 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 440 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. GÖKOĞLU ◽

Y. ÖZVAROL ◽

R. FRICKE

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Bottom Trawl ◽

Single Male ◽

Male Specimen ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

First Time

A new Lessepsian migrant, Synchiropus sechellensis Regan, 1908 (Teleostei: Callionymidae), was recorded for the first time by a single male specimen, during bottom trawl operation in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Chrysoclista karsholti, sp. n., from Turkey, and a new record of C. germanica from central Europe (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Parametriotinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.12 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4568 (3) ◽

pp. 587

Author(s):

JAN ŠUMPICH ◽

JOSEF JAROŠ

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Central Europe ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New Record ◽

Dna Barcode ◽

Single Male ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Western Palaearctic ◽

First Time

Chrysoclista karsholti Šumpich, sp. n., is described from a single male collected in Turkey. This species most resembles C. germanica Šumpich & Huemer, 2016, but differs in the colouration of the dorsum of the forewing and in the shape of the valva in the male genitalia. Differences in the DNA barcode region between these two species are rather low compared to differences between other species of the genus. Chrysoclista germanica, previously known only from the holotype, is recorded from the Czech Republic for the first time. An updated checklist of western Palaearctic Chrysoclista Stainton, 1854 is provided.

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The rediscovery and redescription of Epigomphus pechumani Belle, 1970 (Odonata: Gomphidae), with a description of its female from the Western Colombian Andes

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4306.3.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4306 (3) ◽

pp. 419 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CORNELIO A. BOTA-SIERRA ◽

RODOLFO NOVELO-GUTIÉRREZ ◽

VANESSA AMAYA-VALLEJO

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Single Male ◽

Male Specimen ◽

Poor Condition ◽

Colombian Andes ◽

Valle Del Cauca ◽

First Time

Epigomphus pechumani Belle, 1970, was described based upon a single male specimen in poor condition, lacking specific locality in Colombia. Here the male is redescribed and the female is described and illustrated for the first time based on a total of 18 adults collected in Tatamá National Park, Risaralda Department, and Farallones de Cali National Park, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. A diagnosis, notes on its biology and a distributional map are presented. All material is deposited in the Entomological collection of Universidad de Antioquia.

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Some Pacific Faunal Province graptolites from the Ordovician of northern Yukon, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences ◽

10.1139/e77-165 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. 1946-1952 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

A. C. Lenz

Keyword(s):

Appalachian Region ◽

Baltic Region ◽

Northern Canada ◽

The Baltic ◽

First Time

Tylograptus, Sinograptus, Pterograptus, Syndyograptus, and Reteograptus pulcherrimus are described from northern Yukon. The last three taxa are recognized for the first time in northern Canada. Reteograptus pulcherrimus occurs in Ashgillian age beds, the remainder in Llanvirnian and Llandeilian beds. All taxa are found in regions bordering the present Pacific or Arctic Oceans; however, Pterograptus also occurs in the Baltic region, and Syndyograptus is found in the Appalachian region.

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Description of the female of Anasillus crinitus Marinoni & Martins 1978 (Coleoptera: Lamiinae: Acanthoderini) and new distribution records of longhorned beetles for Colombia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4603.3.14 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4603 (3) ◽

pp. 597

Author(s):

CARLOS TABOADA-VERONA ◽

JUAN PABLO BOTERO

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Single Species ◽

Single Male ◽

Male Specimen ◽

Longhorned Beetles ◽

First Time ◽

New Distribution

Marinoni & Martins (1978) proposed Anasillus for a single species, A. crinitus Marinoni & Martins, 1978, based on a single male specimen from Peru, and until now, the female remained unknown. Herein, the female of this species is described and illustrated for the first time, and its geographical distribution is expanded to Colombia. Additionally, the geographical distribution of seven species of Cerambycidae is expanded to Colombia: Coleoxestia vittata (Thomson, 1861); Sphallenopsis pilosovittata (Bates, 1872); Aneflus (Protaneflus) minutivestis Chemsak & Linsley, 1963; Mallocera amazonica Bates, 1870; Compsibidion charile (Bates, 1870); Alcidion sulphurifer (White, 1855); and Acanthoderes (Acanthoderes) ariasi Chemsak & Hovore, 2002.

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Chromosomes of three gall wasps of the tribe Aylacini (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)

Comparative Cytogenetics ◽

10.3897/compcytogen.v15.i2.66781 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 171-178

Author(s):

Vladimir E. Gokhman

Keyword(s):

Karyotype Evolution ◽

Dicentric Chromosome ◽

Dapi Staining ◽

Single Male ◽

Male Specimen ◽

First Report ◽

The Family ◽

Gall Wasps ◽

First Time

Chromosomes of two species of the tribe Aylacini (Cynipidae), Isocolus jaceae (Schenck, 1863) and I. scabiosae (Giraud, 1859) (both have 2n = 18) were studied for the first time. In addition, 2n = 20 is confirmed in a member of the same tribe, Aulacidea hieracii (Bouché, 1834). All chromosomes of these gall wasps are biarmed; however, they gradually decrease in size in the case of A. hieracii, whereas a pair of large metacentrics is characteristic of karyotypes of both Isocolus Förster, 1869 species. Chromosomes of the two latter gall wasps are either metacentric or submetacentric, but elements with lower centromeric indices prevail in the karyotype of A. hieracii. Chromomycin A3 (CMA3)/DAPI staining revealed single CMA3-positive bands on a particular pair of chromosomes of all species, and these bands apparently refer to the nucleolus organizing regions (NORs). However, localization of CMA3-positive bands differs substantially between the studied members of Isocolus and Aulacidea Ashmead, 1897. Together with normal haploid and diploid mitotic divisions, several metaphase plates with 2n = 17 containing a peculiar dicentric chromosome were found in a single male specimen of I. scabiosae; this appears to be the first report of an obvious dicentric in the order Hymenoptera in general. Certain aspects of the chromosome diversity and karyotype evolution within the family Cynipidae and the tribe Aylacini in particular are briefly discussed.

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Lamprochernes savignyi (Simon, 1881) (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) recorded in Central Europe for the first time

Check List ◽

10.15560/17.2.497 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 497-501

Author(s):

Jana Christophoryová ◽

José D. Gilgado ◽

Ian Bobbitt ◽

Katarína Krajčovičová

Keyword(s):

Central Europe ◽

Species Distribution ◽

New Record ◽

Arabian Peninsula ◽

Botanical Garden ◽

Northern Europe ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Single Female ◽

Anatolian Peninsula ◽

First Time

The pseudoscorpion Lamprochernes savignyi (Simon, 1881) is reported in Central Europe for the first time. The new record from Switzerland is based on a single female specimen found in a compost heap in the Conservatory and Botanical Garden in Geneva. Until now, the species is distributed mainly in Africa, Americas, and Asia, less in Australia and Oceania, Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula. The new record fills in the gap in species distribution between Northern Europe and the Anatolian Peninsula. A description of the collected female is provided.

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Re-description of the assassin bug species Pygolampis striata Miller, 1940 with new distributional records from Japan and Indonesia (Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Stenopodainae)

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.9.e63695 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Kyosuke Okuda

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Single Male ◽

Male Specimen ◽

Assassin Bug ◽

First Time

Pygolampis striata Miller, 1940 was previously described, based on a single male specimen. However, there are no records of the species since then. The females and nymphs were not described and knowledge about their habitat is insufficient. This is the first record of the assassin bug Pygolampis striata Miller, 1940 from Japan and Indonesia. Here, this species has been re-described and, for the first time, the female has been described. The species was collected from the surfaces of dried Poaceae grasslands using the "Gasa-Gasa collecting method".

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