Poecilocampa alpina (Frey & Wullschlegel, 1874) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), first record for Romania

Poecilocampa alpina (Frey & Wullschlegel, 1874) is reported for the first time in the Romanian fauna. The specimen was collected from Porumbenii Mari, Harghita County, Romania. According to the distribution area, respectively to the ecological requirements, Romanian population belongs to the subspecies P. alpina canensis. This reported population is currently the easternmost known population of this species.

First record of Stibarobdella moorei (Annelida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) a marine leech parasitizing Octopus bimaculatus (Mollusca: Octopodidae) from the Mexican Pacific coast

Helminthologia ◽

10.1515/helm-2017-0044 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 322-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

D. J. López-Peraza ◽

M. Hernández-Rodríguez ◽

B. Barón-Sevilla ◽

L. F. Bückle-Ramírez ◽

M. I. Grano-Maldonado

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Present Finding ◽

First Record ◽

Distribution Area ◽

New Host ◽

Mexican Pacific ◽

The Pacific ◽

The Pacific Ocean ◽

SummaryThe occurrence of the parasitic marine leech Stibarobdella moorei (Oka, 1910) (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) along the northwest Mexican Pacific coast is described for the first time. This ectoparasite was collected from the skin of the Octopus bimaculatus (Verril, 1983) (Mollusca: Octopodidae). Stibarobdella loricata (Hardig, 1924) is synonymized with S. moorei as this species resembles other species of the genus based on tubercle patterns and the presence of papillae and a marginal fringe on the oral sucker. The present finding throws new light on the biodiversity and host preference of the ectoparasite and suggests a successful migration to unusual host. The coast of the Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Bay of Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico is a new geographical distribution area for S. moorei, and O. bimaculatus is a new host reported for this leech. The morphology of this ectoparasite is briefly described.

NEW RECORD OF THE SPIDER CRAB Mithrax tortugae RATHBUN, 1920 IN THE NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL, FIRST RECORD ON THE COAST OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

Oecologia Australis ◽

10.4257/oeco.2021.2503.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (03) ◽

pp. 751-756

Author(s):

Matheus Arthur Rocha ◽

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Sávio Arcanjo Moraes ◽

Carlos Eduardo Alencar ◽

Fúlvio Aurélio Freire ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

Distribution Area ◽

North Coast ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Spider Crab ◽

Northeast Region ◽

The North ◽

Species Lists ◽

The Northeast region of Brazil has gaps in the distribution of several species of crustaceans. In the last decade, the increase in the sampling effort and the elaboration of species lists have minimized this problem. In some cases, studies suggest that these “gaps” in the distribution of some organisms may be a natural part of a discontinuity in their geographical limits. During the lobster fishing expeditions on coral reefs in the north coast of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), for the first time, the spider crab Mithrax tortugae was captured in RN. After capture, some specimens were sent to the UFRN aquatic fauna laboratory for identification and biometrics. After confirmation of identification, they were deposited in the UFRN invertebrate collection. Thus, the present work aims to update the distribution area of the species, and to fill an existing gap for the Northeast region, bringing the first record of Mithrax tortugae on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte.

First record of the superfamily Proctotrupoidea from French Polynesia (Hymenoptera)

Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France ◽

10.32475/bsef_2162 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 125 (4) ◽

pp. 404-406

Author(s):

Thibault Ramage

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

French Polynesia ◽

Society Islands ◽

A Helorid wasp, Helorus ruficornis Förster, 1856, is reported for the first time on Tahiti (Society Islands), which is also the first record of both Proctotrupoidea and family Heloridae in French Polynesia. The potential hosts of Helorus ruficornis in French Polynesia are discussed.

FIRST RECORD OF MANTIDS (MANTODEA: INSECTA) FROM INDIA

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v24i1pp139-140 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

Author(s):

SHVETA PATEL ◽

RAJENDRA SINGH

Keyword(s):

Uttar Pradesh ◽

First Record ◽

Target Area ◽

Extensive Survey ◽

Extensive survey of mantids in the northeastern Uttar Pradesh was conducted. Two mantid species were recorded for the first time from the target area, viz.: Pyrgomantis pallida, 1917 and Bactromantis mexicana.

First Record of Trichodina magna Van As and Basson, 1989 (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) from Gills of Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) in Iraq

Ibn AL- Haitham Journal For Pure and Applied Science ◽

10.30526/2017.ihsciconf.1771 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 59

Author(s):

Kefah Naser Abdul-Ameer ◽

Fatima Khalaf Atwan

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Oreochromis Aureus ◽

Tigris River ◽

Blue Tilapia ◽

The Ciliophoran Trichodina magna Van As and Basson, 1989 is recorded for the first time in in Iraq from gills of the blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) Iraq from Al-Graiat location on the Tigris River at Baghdad city. The description and measurements of this external parasite as well as its illustrations are given.

Alkaliphilic species Euastrum lacustre (Charophyta, Zygnematophyceae), first record from Russia

10.31111/nsnr/2020.54.2.313 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 313-320

Author(s):

O. V. Anissimova

Keyword(s):

Cell Wall ◽

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

European Russia ◽

Similar Species ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

First Time ◽

Kursk Region

Euastrum lacustre is reported for Russia for the first time. This alcaliphilic species was found in the periphyton and plankton of three lakes in the Kursk Region (European Russia). A description of morphology, including the relief of cell wall, and habitats where this taxon is found are represented. LM and SEM microphotographs are provided. Morphological differences of E. lacustre from similar species are discussed. New species for region, namely Closterium aciculare, Cosmarium formosulum, C. granatum, C. pseudoinsigne, C. reniforme and Staurastrum pingue, are found in the samples together with E. lacustre.

First record of the soil cyanobacterium Nodosilinea epilithica (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) in Russia

10.31111/nsnr/2016.50.125 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. 125-141

Author(s):

A. D. Temraleeva ◽

S. A. Dronova

Keyword(s):

Chestnut Soil ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Analyses ◽

Dry Steppes ◽

Cyanobacterial Culture ◽

Volgograd Region ◽

Nodosilinea epilithica Perkerson et Casamatta is reported for the first time for Russia. The sample was isolated from a typical chestnut soil in the zone of dry steppes (Volgograd Region) and its identity was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. The specific feature of the studied strain is its ability to form nodules at normal (60–75 μmol photons ∙ m-2 ∙ sec-1) light. The number of nodules is supposed to be related to the age of a cyanobacterial culture.

The first record of Gyalideopsis helvetica (Graphidaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) for Russia from the southern part of Lake Baikal Region

10.31111/nsnr/2015.49.282 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 282-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

I. N. Urbanavichene

Keyword(s):

Lake Baikal ◽

Baikal Region ◽

First Record ◽

Identification Key ◽

Lake Baikal Region ◽

Until recently only two species of Gyalideopsis (G. piceicola and G. alnicola) were known from very few localities in Russia. Gyalideopsis helvetica is reported for the first time for Russia from the southern part of Baikal area (KhamarDaban Range, Baikalsky Zapovednik). Description of the collected specimen and its comparison with the literature data are provided; morphology, ecology and distribution of G. helvetica are discussed. The hyphophores of G. helvetica are recorded and described for the first time. An identification key to Gyalideopsis species known in Russia is provided.

The first record of Jaapia ochroleuca (Basidiomycota) in the European part of Russia

10.31111/nsnr/2013.47.68 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 68-73

Author(s):

S. V. Volobuev

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

First Record ◽

European Part ◽

European Russia ◽

Taxonomic Position ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Microscopic Structure ◽

European Part Of Russia ◽

Distribution And Ecology ◽

The corticioid basidiomycete Jaapia ochroleuca (Bres.) Nannf. et J. Erikss. is recorded for the first time in the European Russia from the «Bryansky Les» Nature Reserve (Bryansk Region). The taxonomic position of the species is defined briefly. Its morphological description and data on distribution and ecology are provided. The details of microscopic structure of the collected specimen are illustrated.

First record of the parasitic louse fly Ornithomya comosa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) in Europe and western Russia

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2019.28.2.356 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 356-359

Author(s):

E.P. Nartshuk ◽

A.V. Matyukhin ◽

A.P. Shapoval

Keyword(s):

West Siberia ◽

First Record ◽

Peninsular Malaysia ◽

Hirundo Rustica ◽

Palaearctic Region ◽

Curonian Spit ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Delichon Urbica ◽

The parasitic louse fly Ornithomya comosa (Austen, 1930) (Diptera, Hippoboscidae), known from the Oriental Region (India, Thailand, Nepal and Peninsular Malaysia) and Asian part of the Palaearctic Region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, West Siberia of Russia and Japan), is found for the first time in Europe and in the western part of Russia (Curonian Spit). Flies were collected from the swallow species Hirundo rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) and Delichon urbica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hirundinidae). Two possible narratives for the occurrence of this fly in Europe are discussed.