scholarly journals A New Species of Andean Gymnophthalmid Lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, and Resolution of Some Taxonomic Problems

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Luis Mamani ◽  
Juan C. Chaparro ◽  
Claudio Correa ◽  
Consuelo Alarcón ◽  
Cinthya Y. Salas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The family Gymnophthalmidae is one of the most speciose lineages of lizards in the Neotropical region. Despite recent phylogenetic studies, the species diversity of this family is unknown and thus, its phylogenetic relationships remain unclear and its taxonomy unstable. We analyzed four mitochondrial (12S, 16S, Cytb, ND4) and one nuclear (c-mos) DNA sequences of Pholidobolus anomalus, Cercosaura manicata boliviana and Cercosaura sp., using the maximum likelihood method to give insights into the phylogenetic relationships of these taxa within Cercosaurinae. Our results suggest that Pholidolus anomalus is nested within the clade of Cercosaura spp., that material we collected near Oxapampa belongs to a new species of Cercosaura, and that lizards identified as Cercosaura manicata boliviana belong to a separate lineage, possibly a new genus. We assign Pholidobolus anomalus to Cercosaura, redescribe the species, and designate a neotype to replace the lost holotype. In addition, we describe the new species of Cercosaura, and comment about the taxonomic status of “Cercosaura manicata boliviana”incertae sedis.

Mimaporia, a new genus of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of a new species from Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4254 (5) ◽  
pp. 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIA-HSUAN WEI ◽  
SHEN-HORN YEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The Epicopeiidae is a small geometroid family distributed in the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions. It exhibits high morphological diversity in body size and wing shape, while their wing patterns involve in various complex mimicry rings. In the present study, we attempted to describe a new genus, and a new species from Vietnam, with comments on two assumed congeneric novel species from China and India. To address its phylogenetic affinity, we reconstructed the phylogeny of the family by using sequence data of COI, EF-1α, and 28S gene regions obtained from seven genera of Epicopeiidae with Pseudobiston pinratanai as the outgroup. We also compared the morphology of the new taxon to other epicopeiid genera to affirm its taxonomic status. The results suggest that the undescribed taxon deserve a new genus, namely Mimaporia gen. n. The species from Vietnam, Mimaporia hmong sp. n., is described as new to science. Under different tree building strategies, the new genus is the sister group of either Chatamla Moore, 1881 or Parabraxas Leech, 1897. The morphological evidence, which was not included in phylogenetic analyses, however, suggests its potential affinity with Burmeia Minet, 2003. This study also provides the first, although preliminary, molecular phylogeny of the family on which the revised systematics and interpretation of character evolution can be based. 

Morphological and molecular evidence of some Minuartia species (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey, with a desciption of a new species

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 391 (2) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
MURAT KOÇ ◽  
ERGIN HAMZAOĞLU ◽  
AHMET AKSOY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
A New Species

The genus Minuartia is represented in Turkey by 34 taxa. Some interesting specimens were collected from Antalya province, and examined. These specimens resemble Minuartia meyeri, and M. multinervis from which differ by characters (macro-, and micromorphological) of inflorescence, alar pedicels, petals, sepals, capsules and seeds. Moreover, by using the DNA sequences of the ITS genes, phylogenetic relationships between this collected species, and the related species were investigated. As a result of the evaluation of molecular, and morphological data, we proposed to described the population from Antalya as a new species for the science. A description, pictures, distribution, habitat, and IUCN category are given.

A new species of Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Peruvian Andes, with updated key to South American species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4722 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
GALILEU P. S. DANTAS ◽  
ANA A. HUAMANTINCO ARAUJO ◽  
NEUSA HAMADA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
South American ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
South American Species ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
A New Species

Rheotanytarsus is a speciose genus, currently composed by more than 100 nominal species distributed worldwide, 19 are known from the Neotropical region, four from South America and only one is registered for Peru. In the present study, a new species is described and illustrated based on males collected in the Peruvian Andes. In addition, the key to the South American species is updated and a distribution map of them is provided. Rheotanytarsus amaru sp. n. is easily distinguished from the congeneric species by the dark general coloration and the hypopygial morphology. 

A new species and a new record of the spider genus Nesticus (Araneae, Nesticidae) from southern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4231 (4) ◽  
pp. 564
Author(s):  
NARELLE ESTOL ◽  
EVERTON NEI LOPES RODRIGUES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
South American ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
South American Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The spider family Nesticidae includes 233 species in 13 genera and is distributed almost worldwide (World Spider Catalog, 2016). However, the family is still poorly known in the Neotropical Region. The genus Nesticus Thorell, 1869 comprises 132 species and seven subspecies and was described based on N. cellulanus (Clerck, 1757), from Europe (World Spider Catalog, 2016). Meridional South American species of Nesticus were revised by Ott & Lise (2002). More recently, Faleiro & Santos (2011) described a new species from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and Torres et al. (2016) a new species from the province of Salta, Argentina. Nowadays, Nesticus is represented by six species in Brazil: Nesticus brasiliensis Brignoli, 1979; Nesticus brignolii Ott & Lise, 2002; Nesticus calilegua Ott & Lise, 2002; Nesticus ivone Faleiro & Santos, 2011; Nesticus potreiro Ott & Lise, 2002 and Nesticus taim Ott & Lise, 2002 (World Spider Catalog 2016). 

scholarly journals A new species of Leiochrides Augener, 1914 (Annelida: Capitellidae) from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Hui Lin ◽  
María García-Garza ◽  
He-Shan Lin ◽  
Jian-Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Beibu Gulf ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Chinese Waters ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Polychaetes of the family Capitellidae are poorly studied in Chinese waters. Amongst the known capitellid genera in China, Leiochrides Augener, 1914 is an unusual genus encountered in marine surveys. In this study, a Leiochrides specimen was obtained during a survey conducted in the Beibu Gulf, northern South China Sea and described herein as a new species Leiochrides guangxiensis sp. nov. The new species differs from its congeners by having uniramous chaetiger 1, chaetigers 11–12 with notopodial capillaries and neuropodial hooks, abdominal hooks with seven teeth above the main fang in three rows, pygidium with four anal cirri, and branchial fascicles with up to 17 filaments. The taxonomic status of the monospecific genus Pseudoleiocapitella Harmelin, 1964 and Leiochrides norvegicus Fauchald, 1972 are discussed.

scholarly journals A new species of Caecilia (Gymnophiona, Caeciliidae) from the Magdalena valley region of Colombia

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 884 ◽  
pp. 135-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés R. Acosta-Galvis ◽  
Mauricio Torres ◽  
Paola Pulido-Santacruz
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Species ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Caecilia (Caeciliidae) from the western foothills of the Serranía de los Yariguíes in Colombia is described. Caecilia pulchraserranasp. nov. is similar to C. degenerata and C. corpulenta but differs from these species in having fewer primary annular grooves and a shorter body length. With this new species, the currently recognized species in the genus are increased to 35. Mitochondrial DNA sequences, including newly sequenced terminals representing two additional, previously unanalyzed species, corroborate the phylogenetic position of the new species within Caecilia and the monophyly of the genus. This analysis also included newly sequenced terminals of Epicrionops aff. parkeri (Rhinatrematidae) and trans-Andean Microcaecilia nicefori (Siphonopidae). Evidence was found for the non-monophyly of the family Siphonopidae and the siphonopid genera Microcaecilia and Siphonops. The implications of these results for caecilian systematics are discussed and the status of the trans-Andean populations of Caecilia degenerata is commented upon.

Total evidence analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia): reassessment of two species and description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4378 (2) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNY J. TRAVOUILLON ◽  
MATTHEW J. PHILLIPS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Late Miocene ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Total Evidence ◽  
Bayesian Analyses ◽  
Early Pliocene ◽  
Evidence Analysis ◽  
A New Species

The phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies have been somewhat problematic, with conflicting results between morphological work and molecular data. This conflict makes it difficult to assess the taxonomic status of species and subspecies within this order, and also prevents accurate evolutionary assessments. Here, we present a new total evidence analysis, combining the latest cranio-dental morphological matrix containing both modern and fossil taxa, with molecular data from GenBank. Several subspecies were scored in the morphological dataset to match the molecular data available. Both parsimony and Bayesian analyses were performed, giving similar topologies except for the position of four fossil taxa. Total evidence dating places the peramelemorphian crown origin close to the Oligocene/Miocene boundary, and the radiations of most modern genera beginning in the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene. Our results show that some species and subspecies require taxonomic reassessment, and are revised here. We also describe a new, extinct species from the Nullarbor region. This suggests that the number of recently extinct peramelemorphian species is likely to further increase. 

A new species of dorid nudibranch (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) belonging to the genus Anisodoris

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 2694-2705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra V. Millen
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
New Species ◽  
Larval Development ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Ground Colour ◽  
Large Size ◽  
The Family ◽  
Shallow Subtidal ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Anisodoris (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) is described. It is found in shallow, subtidal, rocky areas in southern British Columbia, Canada. This species is characterized by its large size, by its white or creamy ground colour with large brown blotches on the dorsum, and by the scalloped, platelike spines on its penis. Its spawn and embryological and larval development are described. The taxonomic status of this species is discussed in relation to genera in the family Discodorididae. The new species is compared with all known species of the genus Anisodoris.

A new species of the genus Neosilba (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 828 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. STRIKIS ◽  
A.P. PRADO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Neosilba McAlpine (Lonchaeidae) is described. This genus has a wide distribution in the Neotropical region and some of its species are considered to be fruit pests, in addition to fruit flies of the family Tephritidae. This genus is also known to have a cryptic complex of species, which makes species belonging to this genus difficult to identify. .

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