scholarly journals Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) in Estonia: new records and an annotated checklist

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Kaarel Sammet ◽  
Tõnu Talvi ◽  
Ilmar Süda ◽  
Olavi Kurina
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Baltic Region ◽  
Diversity Gradient ◽  
Trapping Methods ◽  
New Material ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time

The current knowledge of pseudoscorpions in Estonia is summarized, based on specimens preserved in various Estonian collections and new material collected from 1993 to 2015. Altogether 474 studied specimens belonged to 14 species, including nine species recorded from Estonia for the first time. Supplemented by Apocheiridium rossicum, listed by literature data only, the number of known Estonian pseudoscorpions is now set at 15. The findings of Mesochelifer ressli are the northernmost known for the species. Some ecological and phenological observations were made on the most common species, along with notes on the habitat preferences of other species and the use of different trapping methods. The composition of the known Estonian fauna is compared with the published records from the neighbouring countries, revealing a highest similarity to the Finnish fauna.The possible occurrence of other species in Estonia and the latitudinal species diversity gradient in the Eastern Baltic region are shortly discussed.

scholarly journals An annotated checklist of the Cook Islands psyllids with keys to the species and two new records (Hemiptera, Psylloidea)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 811 ◽  
pp. 91-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Martoni ◽  
Samuel D. J. Brown
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Cook Islands ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Material ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time

An annotated checklist of the psyllids of the Cook Islands is presented. The presence ofSyntomozatahuata(Klyver, 1932) andTriozaalifumosaKlyver, 1932 in the archipelago, based on new material collected, is reported for the first time. This is the first record from these islands of the genusSyntomozaand the family Liviidae. An identification key to the psyllid species known from the Cook Islands is provided, and their origin and provenance are discussed in relation to their biogeographic implications.

Updated inventory and distribution of free-living flatworms from Tunisian waters 

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4263 (1) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHREZ GAMMOUDI ◽  
MYRIAM GARBOUJ ◽  
BERNHARD EGGER ◽  
SAÏDA TEKAYA
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Baseline Data ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Histological Sections ◽  
New Material ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time

Records of free-living flatworms (turbellarians) from Tunisian waters are scattered. Based on new material and published accounts, an annotated checklist of free-living flatworm species from Tunisian waters is provided. A total of 29 species is recorded, including 18 species with new material and 11 species only from literature records. For each species, information on systematics, habitats and distribution is supplied, together with taxonomic or biological remarks. Three species, the acotylean polyclads Cestoplana rubrocinta Lang, 1884 and Comoplana agilis (Lang, 1884) as well as the marine triclad Cercyra hastata Schmidt, 1861 are recorded for the first time in Tunisia. The controversial occurrence of the leptoplanid polyclad Leptoplana tremellaris in the Mediterranean is supported with histological sections and embryological data. The proseriate Monocelis fusca Örsted, 1843 previously reported from Tunisia is considered to be a misidentification.By presenting a checklist of the recorded species, this work summarizes our current knowledge of the turbellarian fauna diversity in Tunisia, providing baseline data for future biogeographical, ecological, behavioral and evolutionary investigations.

An annotated checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Israel with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4677 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
OLEKSIY BIDZILYA ◽  
OLE KARSHOLT ◽  
VASILIY KRAVCHENKO ◽  
JAN ŠUMPICH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Altai Mountains ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time

One hundred forty-six species of Gelechiidae including 36 new records are reported from Israel. Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921 and Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913 are recorded for the first time in the Palaearctic region. Two new species are described: Metzneria freidbergi sp. nov., and Scrobipalpa aravensis sp. nov. Six new synonyms are established: Stygmatoptera Hartig, 1936 syn. nov. of Polyhymno Chambers, 1874; Eulamprotes Bradley, 1971 syn. nov. of Oxypteryx Rebel, 1911; Polyhymno abaiella Amsel, 1974 syn. nov. of Polyhymno chionarcha, Meyrick, 1913; Gelechia haifella Amsel, 1935 syn. nov. of Athrips rancidella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854); Sophronia catharurga Meyrick, 1923 and Sophronia parahumerella Amsel, 1935 syn. nov. of Pseudosophronia exustellus (Zeller, 1847). The following new combinations are proposed: Anacampsis karmeliella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Stomopteryx tesserapunctella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Aproaerema languidella (Amsel, 1936) comb. nov., Aproaerema telaviviella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Acompsia (Telephila) ballotellus (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov., Polyhymno dumonti (Hartig, 1936) comb. nov., Oxypteryx atrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) comb. nov., Oxypteryx immaculatella (Douglas, 1850) comb. nov. and Chrysoesthia amseli (Bidzilya, 2008) comb. nov. A lectotype is designated for Lita rhamnifoliae Amsel & Hering, 1931.The genitalia of both sexes of Sophronia sagittans Meyrick, 1923, Anacampsis karmeliella (Amsel, 1935), Stomopteryx tesserapunctella Amsel, 1935 as well as male genitalia of Stomopteryx lacteolella Caradja, 1924, Aproaerema telaviviella (Amsel, 1935), Acompsia ballotellus (Amsel, 1935), Polyhymno dumonti (Hartig, 1936) and Chrysoesthia amseli (Bidzilya, 2008) are illustrated and described for the first time. New or additional host plants are recorded for Metzneria aspretella Lederer, 1869, M. agraphella (Ragonot, 1895), M. ehikeella Gozmány, 1954 and Scrobipalpa suaedivorella (Chrétien, 1915). Photographs of the type specimens of most taxa described from Israel and Palestine are presented. The following species are removed from the list of Gelechiidae of Israel: Nothris sulcella Staudinger, 1879, N. skyvai Karsholt & Šumpich, 2015, Anarsia spartiella Schrank, 1802, Megacraspedus cerussatellus Rebel, 1930, Oxypteryx atrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Isophrictis anthemidella (Wocke, 1871), Metzneria metzneriella (Stainton, 1851), Scrobipalpa otregata Povolný, 1972, Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs, 1902), Scrobipalpa remota Povolný, 1972, Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847) and Ephysteris diminutella (Zeller, 1847). Moreover, Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847) is recorded as new to the Altai Mountains of Russia, Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921 is new to Cyprus and Libya, Polyhymno dumonti (Hartig, 1936) is new to Libya and Sudan, Scrobipalpa superstes is new to Greece, Stenolechia gemmella (Linnaeus, 1758) is new to Jordan and Polyhymno chionarcha is new to Saudi Arabia. 

Polycystididae (Rhabditophora: Rhabdocoela: Kalyptorhynchia) from the Indian Ocean, with the description of twelve new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1849 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOM J. ARTOIS ◽  
BART S. TESSENS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
East Coast ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Level ◽  
New Localities ◽  
New Material ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Taxonomical Position ◽  
First Time

An overview of the Polycystididae from the Indian Ocean is presented, including the description of twelve new species. The taxonomical position of each of these species is discussed. Austrorhynchus kerguelensis n. sp., Paraustrorhynchus neleae n. sp., Paulodora ancora n. sp., P. contortoides n. sp., P. drepanophora n. sp., P. hamifer n. sp., P. porcellus n. sp., P. schockaerti n. sp., P. watsoni n. sp., Phonorhynchoides linguatus n. sp. and Polycystis elsae n. sp. can all be distinguished from their congeners on characteristics of the construction of the hard parts of the male system. The older records of Paulodora contorta (Schockaert & Karling, 1975) Artois & Schockaert, 1998 by Schockaert (1982) and Jouk & De Vocht (1989) are re-evaluated and the material is recognised as Paulodora drepanophora n. sp.. The subspecies P. felis asymmetrica Artois & Schockaert, 2001 is raised to the species level. Annalisella bermudensis Karling, 1978, Paraustrorhynchus elixus (Marcus, 1954) Karling & Schockaert, 1977 and Phonorhynchoides haegheni Artois & Schockaert, 2001 are recorded for the first time in the Indian Ocean. The new material of these species is discussed and compared with older descriptions. For Alcha evelinae Marcus, 1949, Cincturorhynchus karlingi Schockaert, 1982, Djeziraia pardii Schockaert, 1971 Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831, Paulodora subcontorta (Schockaert, 1982) Artois & Schockaert, 1998 and Polycystis ali Schockaert, 1982 new localities are given, and newly collected material is discussed. The discussion of P. ali leads to the split of the species into P. ali Schockaert, 1982 from the African East Coast and Galapagos and P. californica n. sp. from California. For some of the species, new records outside the Indian Ocean are also mentioned.

Remarks on the deep-sea genus Pseudolamprops (Cumacea: Lampropidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3542 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL ROCCATAGLIATA ◽  
UTE MÜHLENHARDT-SIEGEL
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Combination ◽  
The North ◽  
New Material ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
First Time

Based on two specimens collected in the Antarctic deep-sea (4928 m) the adult female and male of the genusPseudolamprops Gamô, 1989 are described for the first time. A new combination is proposed, Pseudolamprops profundus(Reyss, 1978) comb. nov., and several new records from the North Atlantic and Antarctica are provided. The diagnosis of Pseudolamprops is revised on the account of the new material available.

Thecate Hydroids from the Shelf Waters of Northern Canada

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1501-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale R. Calder
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
New Records ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Hudson Bay ◽  
Northern Canada ◽  
Foxe Basin ◽  
First Time

Based largely on collections from the Calanus–Salvelinus expeditions, 54 species of thecate hydroids were identified from the shelf waters of northern Canada between northeastern Newfoundland and the Alaska–Yukon border. Common species included Halecium muricatum, Calycella syringa, Campanularia integra, C. speciosa, C. volubilis, Gonothyraea loveni, Filellum serpens, Lafoea gracillima, Sertularella polyzonias, S. tricuspidata, Sertularia schmidti, and S. similis. Halecium groenlandicum, H. scutum, Cuspidella procumbens, Calycella gracilis, and Sertularia schmidti are new records for North America; Ptychogena lactea is previously known from this continent only as the medusa. Twenty-two species are reported in northern Canada for the first time, bringing to 71 the number of thecate species recorded from the region. Nearly half of the 71 species recorded are circumpolar in distribution, and over two-thirds transgress both arctic and subarctic zones.Most samples had a paucity of hydroids, particularly those from the high arctic. Collection records indicate that the most favourable regions for hydroids in northern Canada are the Strait of Belle Isle, eastern Ungava Bay, eastern Hudson Strait, northern and southeastern Hudson Bay, Foxe Channel, and northern Foxe Basin.

scholarly journals Seek and ye shall find: new species and new records of Microporella (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida) in the Mediterranean

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1053 ◽  
pp. 1-42
Author(s):  
Emanuela Di Martino ◽  
Antonietta Rosso
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Intraspecific Variability ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
New Material ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Submarine Caves

The Mediterranean specimens of the genus Microporella collected from shallow water habitats during several surveys and cruises undertaken mostly off the Italian coast are revised. As a result of the disentanglement of the M. ciliata complex and the examination of new material, three new species, M. bicollarissp. nov., M. ichnusaesp. nov., and M. pachyspinasp. nov., are described from submarine caves or associated with seagrasses and algae. An additional species Microporella sp. A, distinct by its finely reticulate ascopore, is described but left in open nomenclature owing to the limitations of a single infertile fragment. After examination of all available material, based on their identical zooidal morphology, the genus Diporula is regarded as junior synonym of Microporella and the combination Microporella verrucosa is resurrected as first suggested by Neviani in 1896. Fenestrulina joannae is also reassigned to Microporella. The availability of a large number of colonies of the above-mentioned and other species already well known from the area (i.e., M. appendiculata, M. ciliata, and M. modesta), allowed the assessment of their high intraspecific variability as well as the observation, for the first time, of some morphological characters including ancestrulae, early astogeny, and kenozooids. Finally, M. modesta, in spite of M. ciliata as defined by the neotype selected by Kukliński & Taylor in 2008, appears to be the commonest species in the basin.

scholarly journals Taxonomy, annotated new records and a checklist of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) of Finland, with description of a new species of Eustochus

2020 ◽  
pp. 565-589
Author(s):  
Serguei V. Triapitsyn ◽  
Martti Koponen ◽  
Veli Vikberg ◽  
Gergely Várkonyi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Unknown Male

A taxonomic account and an annotated checklist of the Finnish Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are given, comprising 85 named species in 19 genera. Among them 2 genera, Dicopus Enock, 1909 and Stethynium Enock, 1909, 1 subgenus, Anagrus (Paranagrus Perkins, 1905), and the following 25 species represent new records for Finland: Anagrus (Anagrus) avalae Soyka, 1956, A. (Anagrus) bakkendorfi Soyka, 1946, A. (Anagrus) ensifer Debauche, 1948, A. (Anagrus) nigriceps (Smits van Burgst, 1914), A. (Anagrus) obscurus Förster, 1861, A. (Anagrus) parvus Soyka, 1956, A. (Anagrus) subfuscus Foerster, 1847, A. (Paranagrus) optabilis (Perkins, 1905), Anaphes (Anaphes) stygius Debauche, 1948, Camptoptera magna Soyka, 1946, Cleruchus megatrichus Novicky, 1965, C. taktochno Triapitsyn, 2014, Cosmocomoidea oxypygus (Foerster, 1856), C. tremulae (Bakkendorf, 1934), Dicopus minutissimus Enock, 1909, D. moscovit Triapitsyn, 2015, Gonatocerus aegyptiacus Soyka, 1950, Lymaenon aureus (Girault, 1911), L. longior (Soyka, 1946), Polynema flavipes Walker, 1846, P. fuscipes Haliday, 1833, P. pusilloides Debauche, 1948, P. valkenburgense Soyka, 1931, P. vitripenne (Foerster, 1847), and Stethynium triclavatum Enock, 1909. New distributional records and taxonomic notes on some genera and species are also provided. Caraphractus Walker, 1846, syn. nov. is synonymized with Eustochus Haliday, 1833 and treated as its subgenus, E. (Caraphractus), stat. revid., and its type species Caraphractus cinctus Walker, 1846 is transferred to Eustochus as Eustochus (Caraphractus) cinctus (Walker, 1846), comb. nov. Eustochus (Eustochus) koponeni Triapitsyn, sp. nov. is described from Finland and Germany. Lymaenon gracilentus (Hellén, 1974), stat. restit. is resurrected as a valid species from the previous synonymy with Lymaenon aureus and redescribed. The previously unknown male of Alaptus schmitzi Soyka, 1939 is described. Polynema depressicollis Hellén, 1974, syn. nov., is synonymized with Polynema (Doriclytus) vitripenne. Anagrus (Paranagrus) optabilis is newly recorded from the Canary Islands and Madeira, and Cleruchus megatrichus is for the first time reported from France.

scholarly journals New records of halacarid mites (Acari: Halacaridae) from the Levantine coast of Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-336
Author(s):  
Furkan Durucan
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
First Time

This paper reports on six marine halacarid species collected from the coasts of Antalya (3 stations) and Mersin (1 station), Turkey. The species are respectively: Actacarus bacescui, Camactognathus tesselatus, Coloboceras drachi, Halacarus rismondoi, Rhombognathus paratonops, and Rhombognathus parvulus. Among the species, 2 genera (Camactognathus and Coloboceras) and 4 species (Camactognathus tesselatus, Coloboceras drachi, Halacarus rismondoi and Rhombognathus parvulus) are being newly reported from the coasts of Turkey for the first time. Each species found in the area was briefly described with comments on their habitat preferences and geographical distributions.

Current knowledge on caddisflies (Trichoptera) in northern Far East Russia

Zoosymposia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 480-492
Author(s):  
IRINA A. ZASYPKINA
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Taxonomic Diversity ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
Strong Current ◽  
East Russia ◽  
First Time

Results of caddisfly faunal investigations in the North Russian Far East (NRFE) are summarized based on literature and the author’s data. Up to now, 122 species from 50 genera of 17 families of caddisflies have been found within the territory under study. A general list of caddisflies and their data records in 11 collecting (distributional) areas are presented. New records for 6 species in NRFE are given and Rhyacophila mirabilis (Levanidova & Schmid 1993) is recorded for the first time from continental Asia. Former distributional data for 40 species are refined. The taxonomic diversity and zoogeographical composition of the fauna are analyzed. It is noted that family Limnephilidae predominates in the northern areas.

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