Revision of Dromilites bucklandii (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura): Type material revealing its real identity, a junior synonym, and a new species

The harvestman genus Bonea Roewer, 1914 and its type species B. sarasinorum Roewer, 1914 are redescribed based on the type material. In addition, two new species of Bonea from Hainan Island, China, are described and illustrated: B. zhui sp. nov. and B. tridigitata sp. nov. A new species of Lomanius Roewer, 1923 from Yunnan Province, China, is also described and illustrated: L. bulbosus sp. nov.. Keys to the 10 species of Bonea and the six species of Lomanius are provided. Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 is revalidated from the synonymy of Lomanius, carrying as junior synonym Eulomanius Roewer, 1949, and containing two species from Micronesia (Paralomanius longipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948) and Philippines (Paralomanius mindanaoensis (Suzuki, 1977) new status). Bonea is transferred from the Ibaloniinae to Podoctinae. These are the first records of named species of Podoctidae from China.

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Menopon picicola: a new junior synonym of Menacanthus pici (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.11 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4915 (1) ◽

pp. 148-150

Author(s):

RICARDO L. PALMA ◽

TERRY D. GALLOWAY

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Type Material ◽

Single Type ◽

Type Host ◽

A New Species

Packard (1873) described Menopon picicola as a new species, based on ten lice taken from two species of woodpeckers of the genus Picoides—P. arcticus (Swainson, 1832) and P. dorsalis Baird, 1858—collected in Wyoming, U.S.A. in August 1872. Considering that (1) Packard (1873) neither designated a holotype nor a single type host, (2) his type material is most likely lost, and (3) no additional lice from either of those two species of Picoides have been reported in the literature, the taxonomic status of Menopon picicola has not been confirmed.

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Revision of neotropical genea rondani (Diptera, Tachinidae, Tachininae, Leskiini)

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0031-10492011003100001 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 51 (31) ◽

pp. 481-497 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Enio Nunez ◽

Márcia S. Couri

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Original Description ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Type Material ◽

Neotropical Species ◽

Large Material ◽

Almost All ◽

Scientific Collections ◽

A New Species ◽

First Descriptions

The Neotropical species of Genea Rondani, 1850 (Diptera, Tachinidae, Tachininae, Leskiini) are revised by the examination of type-material of almost all species and a large material deposited in many scientific collections. G. australis (Townsend), G. brasiliensis (Townsend), G. gracilis James, G. jaynesi (Aldrich), G. major (Townsend), G. pellucens (Curran), G. tenuirostris (James), G. trifaria (Wiedemann) were keyed and redescribed with the first descriptions of male terminalia. G. longipalpis (Wulp) was not included in this study as no material was examined and the available data are restricted to the original description. G. glossata (Townsend) is proposed as a junior synonym of G. trifaria. G. paulistana sp. nov. from São Paulo is proposed as a new species.

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Systematic position of Ascopus Marshall, Oreosecus Marshall, Perarogula Hoffmann and Rhadinocopes Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) with description of a new species of Ascopus from Guinea

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4668.2.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4668 (2) ◽

pp. 245-257

Author(s):

ROMAN BOROVEC ◽

HÉLÈNE PERRIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Type Material ◽

Valid Species ◽

Male And Female ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Type material of the described species of Ascopus Marshall, 1951, Oreosecus Marshall, 1950, Perarogula Hoffmann, 1963 and Rhadinocopes Hustache, 1931 was examined and their taxonomic status is discussed. Oreosecus Marshall, 1950 and Rhadinocopes Hustache, 1931 are proposed as junior synonyms of Tapinomorphus Hartmann, 1904, Perarogula Hoffmann, 1963 is proposed as a junior synonym of Ascopus Marshall, 1951. Rhadinocopes curvipes Hustache, 1931, R. echinatus Marshall, 1951 and Perarogula lamottei Hoffmann, 1963 are transferred as valid species to the genus Ascopus, Rhadinocopes alticola Hustache, 1939, R. orientalis Hustache, 1931 and Oreosecus porculus Marshall, 1950 are transferred as valid species to the genus Tapinomorphus. Lectotypes of Rhadinocopes orientalis Hustache, 1931 and Rhadinocopes alticola Hustache, 1939 are designated. Ascopus girardi sp. nov. from Guinea, Mt. Nimba, is described and compared with all other species of the genus. Male and female genitalia of Ascopus are described and illustrated for the first time. A key to Ascopus species is presented.

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On several species of Oswaldella Stechow, 1919 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa), including the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4457.3.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4457 (3) ◽

pp. 397

Author(s):

A.L. PEÑA CANTERO ◽

A. GONZÁLEZ MOLINERO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Identification ◽

Light Microscope ◽

Marine Ecosystem ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Type Material ◽

Nominal Species ◽

Unknown Species ◽

The Antarctic ◽

A New Species

Oswaldella is the most speciose genus of Antarctic hydroids, being one of the most characteristic genera of hydrozoans of the Antarctic benthic marine ecosystem. A relatively high number of taxonomic characters allow species identification, but some key ones are difficult to study properly with a light microscope. In order to improve knowledge of species of the genus, a SEM survey of five of the 27 known nominal species of Oswaldella was carried out, including type material of O. grandis and O. terranovae. The study has revealed no significant differences between O. stepanjantsae and O. terranovae and, consequently, the former is considered a junior synonym of the latter. The type material of O. terranovae included material of an unnoticed, unknown species, which is described as O. occulta sp. nov.

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Review of the genus Leptagrion in Venezuela with new synonymies and descriptions of a new genus, Bromeliagrion, and a new species, B. rehni (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/n04-096 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 137 (3) ◽

pp. 257-273 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jürg De Marmels ◽

Rosser W. Garrison

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Type Material ◽

A New Species

AbstractType material of poorly known taxa currently placed under the genera Leptagrion Selys and Telagrion Selys is reviewed, illustrated, and correctly associated with currently known specimens in collections. The following changes are made: Leptagrion beebeanum Calvert and Leptagrion fernandezianum Rácenis are placed and keyed in a new genus, Bromeliagrion De Marmels gen. nov.; Bromeliagrion rehni Garrison sp. nov. is described from Ecuador. The following synonymies are proposed: Leptagrion auriceps St. Quentin is a junior synonym of Leptagrion macrurum (Burmeister); Leptagrion autazensis Sjöstedt is a junior synonym of Aeolagrion flammeum (Selys); Leptagrion? rufum Selys is a junior synonym of Anisagrion inornatum (Selys); and Leptobasis tenax St. Quentin is a junior synonym of Telagrion longum Selys.

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Redescription of Callianassa jousseaumei Nobili, 1904, a junior subjective synonym of Callianassa indica de Man, 1905 with description of a new species of Neocallichirus (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2746.1.1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2746 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

PETER C. DWORSCHAK

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Variability ◽

First Record ◽

The Philippines ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Type Material ◽

Marine Biodiversity ◽

De Man ◽

A New Species ◽

Subjective Synonym

Investigation of newly collected material from the Philippines during the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004, together with re-examination of the type material of Callianassa jousseaumei Nobili, 1904 and numerous specimens identified as Neocallichirus indicus (de Man, 1905), revealed that the latter is identical with the former and has to be considered a junior synonym of Callianassa jousseaumei. A redescription of this species is presented together with notes on its morphological variability and its ecology. A new species of Neocallichirus, N. vaugelasi, is described for specimens from Aqaba, previously attributed erroneously to C. (or N.) jousseaumei, and N. natalensis Barnard, 1947 is removed from the synonymy of the latter. This is the first record of this species for the Philippines and Thailand.

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A new species of Paratrigonidium Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 from Hainan, China (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae; Trigonidiinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4363.1.5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4363 (1) ◽

pp. 124

Author(s):

ZHUQING HE ◽

YUQING LIU ◽

HUI LU ◽

HANQIANG WANG ◽

PENG WANG ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

East China ◽

Type Specimens ◽

History Museum ◽

Normal University ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species

One new species, Paratrigonidium chloropodum sp. nov., is described from Hainan, China. The type specimens are deposited in East China Normal University, Biology of History Museum (ECNU). S. venustula is moved to genus Paratrigonidium as P. venustulum comb. nov. P. vittatum Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 syn. is the junior synonym of P. venustulum.

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The new Belostoma fittkaui species group with supplemental descriptions of B. fittkaui De Carlo and B. sayagoi De Carlo

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4942.4.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4942 (4) ◽

pp. 583-591

Author(s):

FABIANO STEFANELLO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

Comparative Morphology ◽

Species Group ◽

Type Material ◽

Extreme Variation ◽

Species Groups ◽

A New Species ◽

Tropical South America

The giant water bug fauna from tropical South America remains poorly known. Three species of Belostoma Latreille (Belostoma fittkaui De Carlo, B. sayagoi De Carlo and B. hirsutum Roback & Nieser) have been cited only a few times in the literature. These three species are remarkable since they represent an extreme variation for the genus, with article II of the labium distinctly shorter than article III. Here, the synonymy of B. hirsutum with B. sayagoi is proposed based on examination of type material and additional specimens. Further, B. fittkaui and B. sayagoi are redescribed, including discussion about comparative morphology with congeners. A new species group is proposed for these species and a key to the Belostoma species groups is provided. Distribution records are also updated.

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A new euptychiine butterfly species from south Brazil and taxonomic rearrangements for Taydebis Freitas, 2013 and Hermeuptychia Forster, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5023.4.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5023 (4) ◽

pp. 555-570

Author(s):

THAMARA ZACCA ◽

MIRNA M. CASAGRANDE ◽

OLAF H. H. MIELKE ◽

BLANCA HUERTAS ◽

ANDRÉ V. L. FREITAS ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Distributions ◽

Comparative Morphology ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

Additional Information ◽

A New Species ◽

South Brazil

A new species of Taydebis Freitas, 2003 from south Brazil is described using comparative morphology and species distributions. Also, based on morphology, we transfer Neonympha melobosis Capronnier, 1874 (formerly placed in Paryphthimoides Forster, 1964) to Taydebis, and recognize Euptychia peculiaris Butler, 1874 as its junior synonym (syn. nov.). Furthermore, the monotypic Prenda Freitas & Mielke, 2011 is herein treated as junior synonym of Taydebis based on morphology, molecular and ecological evidence. Species of Taydebis are endemic and restricted to south Brazil, and now comprises three species: Taydebis guria Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke sp. nov., T. melobosis comb. nov. and T. clarissa Freitas & Mielke comb. nov. To continue clarifying Euptychiina taxonomy, Euptychia undulata Butler, 1867 (also formerly placed in Paryphthimoides) is transferred to Hermeuptychia Forster, 1964, and we provide additional information on its taxonomy, morphology, and distribution. Diagnoses, illustrations, and distributional maps are provided for all taxa except T. clarissa comb. nov.

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