New Oriental and Australasian taxa of Colobathristidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the collection of the State Natural History Museum Stuttgart

Abstract The Colobathristidae are a poorly studied family of Lygaeoidea distributed in the tropics and subtropics of Australasian, Neotropical, and Oriental biogeographic regions. Phaenacantha Horváth, 1904 is the largest genus of the family, with 33 described species. Here, two new species of Phaenacantha are described from Borneo (P. grimmae sp. nov. and P. nigrispina sp. nov.) and one from New Caledonia (P. paveli sp. nov.), all of which represent the first record of the genus from these islands. Also, a specimen of genus Symphylax Horváth, 1904 from Borneo is described that has strong similarities to S. handschini Kormilev, 1953 from the same island, but differs from it in some minor features and is considered a new subspecies, S. handschini kinabaluensis subsp. nov.

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Illustrated checklist of Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Hong Kong, China, with description of two new species

Ecologica Montenegrina ◽

10.37828/em.2020.33.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 35-58

Author(s):

Gyula M. László ◽

Mark Sterling

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Check List ◽

History Museum ◽

Black And White ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

This paper provides a comprehensive check list of Nolinae species recorded in Hong Kong, China based on the collections of the second author, Dr. Roger Kendrick and the Natural History Museum, London. The checklist comprises 30 species. Two of them are new to science and described here as new species (Spininola kendricki sp. n., and Hampsonola ceciliae sp. n.). Misidentification of the female paratype of Spininola nepali László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 is revealed and the true female of S. nepali is illustrated with its genitalia described here for the first time. The hitherto unknown female of S. armata László, Ronkay & Witt, 2010 is also illustrated here for the first time. All species recorded from Hong Kong are illustrated together with their genitalia on 54 colour and 46 black and white diagnostic figures.

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Two new species of the genus Syngastes (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tegastidae) from South Korea

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003533 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 89 (4) ◽

pp. 431-458 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jong Guk Kim ◽

Tae Won Jung ◽

Jong Guk Kim ◽

Tae Won Jung ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South Korea ◽

First Record ◽

Exopodal Segment ◽

Key To Species ◽

Korean Waters ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species ◽

Almost All

Herein two new species of the genusSyngastesMonard, 1924 are described from South Korea, with detailed descriptions and illustrations. Both new copepods,Syngastesmulticavussp. nov. andS. pseudofoveatussp. nov., have two inner setae on the first exopodal segment of P2 and P3.Syngastesmulticavussp. nov. most closely resemblesS. gibbosusBartsch, 1999 reported from Australia, as they both have a five-segmented antennule in the female. However,Syngastesmulticavussp. nov. has a rounded body outline instead of the gibbose outline observed inS. gibbosus.Syngastespseudofoveatussp. nov. resemblesS. foveatusBartsch, 1994 in almost all aspects. However, they differ clearly in the number of setae on the first exopodal segment of P2 and P3. We also provide a key to species of the genusSyngastesworldwide. The present study is the first record of the family Tegastidae in Korean waters.

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Two new species of Hoplomegistidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with passalid Beetles from China

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.22.6.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 797

Author(s):

Xin-Feng Zhang ◽

Tian-Ci Yi ◽

Jian-Jun Guo ◽

Dao-Chao Jin

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

First Record ◽

Lateral Margin ◽

Adult Females ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species

Stenosternum cordata sp. nov. and Stenosternum bifurcata sp. nov., new to science, are described, which is the first record of Hoplomegistidae from Asia. Stenosternum cordata sp. nov. is distinguished by its heart-shaped latigynal shield with two pairs of setae along the lateral margin, and two pairs of setae along the posterior margin of the sternal shield. Stenosternum bifurcata sp. nov. is distinguished by having remarkable bifurcate corniculus, six pairs of setae on the sternal shield and three pairs setae on the latigynal shield. The family Hoplomegistidae Camin & Gorirossi, 1955 is redefined and a key to adult females of species is provided.

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Salticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of Thailand: new species and records of Epeus Peckham & Peckham, 1886 and Ptocasius Simon, 1885

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.9352 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. e9352

Author(s):

Barbara Maria Patoleta ◽

Joanna Gardzińska ◽

Marek Żabka

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Morphological Data ◽

History Museum ◽

Two New Species ◽

New Material ◽

Hungarian Natural History Museum ◽

Three New Species

The study is based on new material from the collections of the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden (RNHM) and the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM) and addresses issues in two genera: Epeus Peckham & Peckham, 1886 and Ptocasius Simon, 1885 from Thailand. Both genera are of Asian/Indomalayan origin, the latter with a diversity hotspot in the subtropical valleys of the Himalayas. Based on morphological data, we propose three new species of Epeus (Epeus daiqini sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeus pallidus sp. nov. (♀), Epeus szirakii sp. nov. (♀)) and two new species of Ptacasius (Ptocasius metzneri sp. nov. (♂♀) and Ptocasius sakaerat sp. nov. (♀)). Additionally, we redescribed E. tener (Simon, 1877) and added photographs of morphological characters. The genus Ptocasius is redefined due to the inclusion of 37 species, previously included in Yaginumaella Prószyński, 1979. Relationships and distribution of both genera are discussed in reference to molecular, morphological and distributional data, published by other authors in recent years.

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Rharodesmus tabarkensis n. sp., a new pyrgodesmid from Tunisia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/6 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3195 (1) ◽

pp. 68

Author(s):

NESRINE AKKARI ◽

HENRIK ENGHOFF

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Type Material ◽

Full Description ◽

Zoological Museum ◽

The West ◽

History Museum ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

Recently, we (Akkari & Enghoff 2011) described a new species of the genus Rharodesmus Schubart, 1960, discussing the taxonomic state of the family Pyrgodesmidae and providing notes on the four genera occurring in the west Palaearctic area. However, we failed to present details on the holotype of the new species, which we now provide in this note in order to make the species name available. Thus, we describe here the new species Rharodesmus tabarkensis Akkari & Enghoff by reference to the full description given in Akkari & Enghoff (2011) with the following information on the type material: Holotype ♂, TUNISIA, NW, Jendouba Governorate, Tabarka, N36°57.8, E8°44.6, alt. < 40 m, coastal slope below the Genoese fort, under stones, 9.iii.2009, N. Akkari & H. Enghoff leg. (Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, ‒ ZMUC); Paratypes: 12 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, 14 juveniles, same locality and date as holotype, N. Akkari & H. Enghoff leg. (ZMUC).

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A review of the genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia), including descriptions of new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4706.4.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4706 (4) ◽

pp. 517-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

RALF T. S. CORDEIRO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Smithsonian Institution ◽

National Museum ◽

Taxonomic Key ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species

The genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) is composed of mesophotic gorgonians, and has been traditionally included in the Family Chrysogorgiidae. The family is polyphyletic and in need of generic morphological reassessments. Herein, two new species of that genus are described, based on material deposited in the National Museum of Natural History—Smithsonian Institution. Additionally, we provide a taxonomic key to all species of Trichogorgia, also briefly discussing important characters of the group and closely related taxa.

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First record of Athyreacaridae (Acari: Heterostigmata) from Asia with description of two new species of Athyreacarus from India and Sri Lanka

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4779 (2) ◽

pp. 260-272

Author(s):

ALEXANDER A. KHAUSTOV ◽

ANDREY V. FROLOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

First Record ◽

Key To Species ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Mites of the family Athyreacaridae are recorded from Asia for the first time. Two new species of Athyreacarus are described, A. indicus sp. nov., collected on the beetles Bolbohamatum laevicolle and B. marginale in India, and A. brevisetosus sp. nov., collected on a beetle Bolboceras sp. in Sri Lanka. An updated key to species of the genus Athyreacarus is provided.

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Two new spider species of the genus Conculus (Araneae, Anapidae) from Southeast Asia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4612.3.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4612 (3) ◽

pp. 423

Author(s):

QIQI ZHANG ◽

YUCHENG LIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

History Museum ◽

Spider Species ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Two new species the spider family Anapidae are described from Southeast Asia: Conculus sagadaensis n. sp. from Philippines and Conculus yaoi n. sp. from Indonesia, both described after male specimens. Conculus is reported from Southeast Asia for the first time. Diagnoses and illustrations are provided for two new species. The types are deposited in the Natural History Museum of Sichuan University (NHMSU) in Chengdu, China.

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On some minuscule spiders (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae, Symphytognathidae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador with the description of ten new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4341.3.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4341 (3) ◽

pp. 375 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

NADINE DUPÉRRÉ ◽

ELICIO TAPIA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species

The spider families Theridiosomatidae and Symphytognathidae found in the Chocó region of Ecuador are examined, a total of 16 and 69 adult specimens were collected respectively in a series of expeditions. In the family Theridiosomatidae, eight new species are described in four different genera; Chthonos kuyllur n. sp.; Naatlo mayzana n. sp.; Ogulnius laranka n. sp., O. paku n. sp.; Theridiosoma ankas n. sp., T. esmeraldas n. sp., T. kullki n. sp., and T. sacha n. sp. We present the first record of the family Symphytognathidae for Ecuador with the description of two new species in two different genera: Anapistula equatoriana n. sp. and Symphytognatha cabezota n. sp.

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First record of the family Liacaridae (Acari, Oribatida) from Vietnam, with description of two new species

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.22.4.2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 456 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sergey G. Ermilov ◽

JOSEF STARÝ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Oribatid Mite ◽

First Record ◽

Northern Vietnam ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species ◽

Tam Dao National Park ◽

First Time ◽

Mite Family

The oribatid mite family Liacaridae (Acari, Oribatida) is recorded in Vietnam for the first time. Two new species of liacarids of the genera Liacarus and Xenillus are described from Tam Dao National Park, northern Vietnam. Liacarus vietnamensis sp. nov. is similar to L. laterostris Mihelčič, 1954 in the morphology of lamellar cusps (inner teeth well-developed; interlamellar tubercle absent) and in having long interlamellar setae and short notogastral setae, but differs by the directions of lamellar cusps and morphology of bothridial setae. Xenillus tamdaoensis sp. nov. is similar to X. longipilus Pérez-Íñigo & Peña, 1995 in having long notogastral setae, insertion of notogastral setae lm posterior to la, and the presence of an interlamellar tubercle, but differs by the morphology and position of lamellar cusps, size of the interlamellar tubercle and length of interlamellar setae.

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