scholarly journals A new species of Colosmittia Andersen et Sæther from Costa Rica (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-213
Author(s):  
Trond Andersen ◽  
Humberto Fonseca Mendes ◽  
Linn Katrine Hagenlund
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
The West ◽  
A New Species

Colosmittia anamariae sp. n. from Costa Rica is described and figured as male imago. The genus Colosmittia Andersen et Sæther, 1994 was described based on a single species, C. clavata Andersen et Sæther, 1994 from the West Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, East Africa. A second species, C. brasileira Mendes et Andersen, 2009 was recently described from Brazil. The discovery of a third species in Costa Rica indicates that the genus might be widespread in the Neotropical region.

scholarly journals A new species of Leptogorgia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Golfo Dulce, Pacific, Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3182 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
ODALISCA BREEDY ◽  
HECTOR M. GUZMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Single Species ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
A New Species

The description of this single species is necessary to facilitate the publication of ongoing research conducted by Rita Vargas at the Museum of Zoology, University of Costa Rica, dealing with the associated microfauna. Presently 24 species of Leptogorgia have been reported for the eastern Pacific, 13 of which have been found in Costa Rica (Breedy & Cortés 2011). Although octocoral surveys have been conducted as part of biodiversity studies, there is no published information regarding the occurrence of this taxon in Golfo Dulce. Here we describe a new species of Leptogorgia and compare it with other Leptogorgia species with similar characteristics. Golfo Dulce is a bay located on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is about 50 km long, 10–15 km wide, and covers an area of approximately 680 km². The inner part of Golfo Dulce has a maximum depth of slightly over 200 m with a 60 m deep sill at the opening to the Pacific Ocean (Cortés 1999). It has been considered a tropical fjord because of the bathymetry and the presence of anoxic deep waters (Cortés 1999, Svendsen et al. 2006). Specimens were collected by Scuba diving, preserved in 70% ethanol or air dried, and treated and identified following the current methodology (Breedy & Guzman 2002). The holotype and paratypes are deposited in the Museo de Zoología, Universidad de Costa Rica (MZUCR, formerly UCR), San José, P.O. Box 11501-2060, Costa Rica.

First record of Psilacrum Becker 1912 (Chloropidae, Diptera) from Brazil, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4329 (5) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULA RAILE RICCARDI ◽  
JOHN WALAND ISMAY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
A New Species

Psilacrum Becker was recorded from the Neotropical Region by Wheeler (2010) based on Oscinoides annulicrus (Duda, 1933) described from Costa Rica with a further five to six species from the Region (Wheeler, 2010). Here we describe a new species from Brazil. 

The genus Cittarium (Vetigastropoda: Trochoidea) in the Upper Miocene of the Dominican Republic with the description of a new species

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-593
Author(s):  
Bernard Landau ◽  
Gijs C. Kronenberg ◽  
Carlos M. da Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
New Record ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The West ◽  
Upper Miocene ◽  
Upper Oligocene ◽  
Tropical America ◽  
A New Species

AbstractToday, the marine gastropod genus Cittarium is present only in the West Indies faunas, represented by a single species C. pica, also known from the Pleistocene of Bermuda. Herein Cittarium praepica n. sp. is described from the Upper Miocene Cercado Formation of the Dominican Republic. This is the oldest fossil record for the genus in the eastern Tropical America. The new species is compared to the Pleistocene to Recent Caribbean C. pica and to C. maestratii Lozouet, 2002 of the Upper Oligocene of France. The importance of this new record for the geological history and the biogeography of the genus are discussed.

A new species of the genus Bertholdia Schaus, 1896 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from the Neotropical region: Bertholdia zoenia sp. n.

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4238 (1) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
HERNAN MARIO BECCACECE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Outer Margin ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Bertholdia Schaus is described: Bertholdia zoenia sp. n., based on males and females from Argentina and Paraguay. This new species is closer to Bertholdia myosticta Hampson, 1901 from Costa Rica, Irazú. Bertholdia zoenia sp. n. can be recognized externally because its hyaline spot on forewing is the widest among all species of genus. Also, the shape of this hyaline spot is like a right triangle with smooth outer margin, different from other species of genus, which have an irregular spot. Habitus, male and female genitalia, and particular structures of B. zoenia sp. n. are illustrated. Habitus and male genitalia of B. myosticta are also illustrated. A distribution map and commentaries of habitat of B. zoenia sp. n. and B. myosticta are given. Remarks on nomenclature of the genus are provided. 

scholarly journals Two new Stratiomyinae, including Panamamyia gen. nov., from the Neotropical Region (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1701 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
NORMAN E. WOODLEY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Malaise Trap ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Hoplitimyia James, H. inbioensis sp. nov., is described from Costa Rica. A new genus, Panamamyia gen. nov. (type species P. silbergliedi sp. nov.) is described from Panama. Both taxa are very rare in collections, not having been taken during extensive Malaise trap surveys in Costa Rica.

scholarly journals A revision of Dolichogenidea (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the second mediotergite broadly rectangular from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 835 ◽  
pp. 87-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Fernandez-Triana ◽  
Caroline Boudreault ◽  
Tanya Dapkey ◽  
M. Alex Smith ◽  
Winnie Hallwachs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Convergent Evolution ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Unique Shape ◽  
A New Species

The first species ofDolichogenidea(Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the second mediotergite broadly quadrate to rectangular are revised, and eight new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), Costa Rica are described, all authored by Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault:alejandromasisi,angelagonzalezae,carlosmanuelrodriguezi,genuarnunezi,josealfredohernandezi,melaniamunozae,rogerblancoi, andyeimycedenoae. A new species group (carlosmanuelrodriguezi) within the genus is proposed to accommodate those species, as well as additional undescribed species from the Neotropical region found in collections. All new species are found in rainforests (120–900 m) and all are parasitoids of Depressariidae (except for one species parasitizing Choreutidae). The unique shape of the second mediotergite and long ovipositor are features shared with thealejandromoraispecies group in the genusApanteles, an example of convergent evolution; both wasp groups also parasitize similar hosts in ACG.

A new species of the enigmatic genus Teremys Mason, T. hanniae, from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 364 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. VALERIO ◽  
J. B. WHITFIELD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
North America ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Braconid Wasp ◽  
A New Species

The microgastrine braconid wasp genus Teremys was proposed by Mason based on the rare new species, T. masneri, which is apparently restricted to eastern North America. In the present paper Teremys hanniae n. sp. is described from the Neotropical region, and an illustrated key to the two known species is presented. The relationships and taxonomic status of the genus are briefly discussed but not yet fully clarified.

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.

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