scholarly journals Halyomorpha halys fixed as the type species of the genus Halyomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

2021 ◽  
pp. 615-630
Author(s):  
Petr Kment ◽  
S. Salini ◽  
David Redei ◽  
David Rider
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Halyomorpha Halys ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Subjective Synonym

The genus Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Cappaeini) was established based on a single species, Halys timorensis Westwood, 1837 (currently a junior subjective synonym of Halyomorpha picus (Fabricius, 1794)). The examination of the voucher specimens identifi ed as Halyomorpha timorensis by Mayr, a syntype of Halys timorensis, and syntypes of Pentatoma halys Stål, 1855 revealed that: i) Halyomorpha timorensis (Westwood), stat. restit., must be reinstated as a valid species, and not considered as a junior subjective synonym of H. picus; ii) Mayr’s specimens belong to two different species, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) and H. picus. The problem of double misidentification of the type species of Halyomorpha is resolved by action of the first revising author(s) according to the Article 70.3 of the ICZN (1999): we fi x here Pentatoma halys Stål, 1855 (= Halys timorensis sensu Mayr, nec Westwood) as the type species of Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864. A list of 36 valid species currently placed in Halyomorpha and their synonyms is compiled. We also issue a warning concerning the use of the citizen science approach for monitoring H. halys in Southeast Asia (which may also apply to other taxa): It is necessary to keep in mind that H. halys belongs to a group of habitually similar species (distributed from Pakistan and southern China to Indonesia and the Philippines) which cannot be identified with certainty without examination of their male genitalia; records merely based on observations or habitus photographs cannot be accepted as reliable.

Revalidation and revision of Ochralea Clark, 1865 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from the Oriental Region

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2530 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
IZFA RIZA HAZMI ◽  
THOMAS WAGNER
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Distinct Genus

Ochralea was described by Clark in 1865 for a very large Oriental galerucine with elongate basal metatarsomeres. Subsequently, nigh more species were described in this genus. It was synonymised with Monolepta by Weise in the Catalogue to the Galerucinae in 1924, and accepted as such by most subsequent authors. Whilst revising the type species of Monolepta, M. bioculata (Fabricius, 1781), it became clear that Ochralea was a distinct genus. The revalidation and redescription of this genus, containing two valid species, is here proposed. Ochralea nigripes (Olivier, 1808) has one recognised junior synonym and Ochralea nigricornis Clark, 1865, and two new synonyms Ochralea pectoralis Harold, 1880 syn. nov. and Monolepta erythromelas Weise, 1922 syn. nov. This species is abundant and widely distributed in south-east Asia from Bengalia and Bangladesh to southern China, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Ochralea wangkliana (Mohamedsaid, 2005) comb. nov., is only known from a few specimens collected around Wang Kelian Perlis, Malaysia. Redescriptions of the genus and the two species are given, including illustrations of external and genital characters, and a distribution map.

Catalogue of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from the Malay Archipelago

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4716 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-240
Author(s):  
LEONILA CORPUZ-RAROS ◽  
SERGEY G. ERMILOV
Keyword(s):  
Historical Review ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
East Timor ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Malay Archipelago ◽  
Total Fauna ◽  
Sabah And Sarawak

This paper presents a Catalogue of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) recorded from the Malay Archipelago covering 113 years from 1905 to the end of 2018. The Malay Archipelago comprises countries located in the maritime area of Southeast Asia between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, viz., Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor and the Philippines. Information compiled for each species includes references to the original description, subsequent re-combinations of specific name with other genera, and junior synonyms, if any, as well as the type locality, type habitat, later recorded habitats, and geographic distribution within and outside the Malay Archipelago. A historical review of explorations and taxonomic studies on oribatids in the various countries is also provided.                A total of 1,030 valid species including subspecies and 6 doubtful species have been recorded from the Malay Archipelago from 1905 to 2018. The valid species belong to 323 genera, 98 families and 34 superfamilies in all of the five infraorders and two hyporders of the Suborder Oribatida. Among the component countries, the Philippines has the highest number of records at 513, followed by Indonesia including Kalimantan and excluding the Moluccas and Irian Barat on New Guinea Island (402), Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak (250), Brunei (64), and Singapore (28), while not a single species is currently known from East Timor. Most of the species known from Malaysia come from its two provinces (Sabah and Sarawak) in Borneo Island with 190, or more than twice that on Peninsular or West Malaysia with 77 species. On the whole, Borneo Island which is home for three countries has 235 recorded species with Sabah and Sarawak having 190, Brunei 64, and Kalimantan only 18 species. Aside from Borneo, the better explored islands, in descending order of records, are Luzon (346), Java (261), Samar (182), Mindanao (178), Leyte (112), Polillo (105), Bali (99), and Sumatra (82), and the peninsular part of Malaysia (78), while the relatively large island of Sulawesi has only 13 species records.                Endemism to the individual countries ranges from 36.1–60.7%, the highest of which are Singapore (60.7%) and Brunei (57.8%). The relatively better known and bigger countries have lower rates of endemism—47.4% for the Philippines, 46.8% for Malaysia, whereas Indonesia, with the largest land area and earliest records, has the lowest rate of 36.1%. Overall, 608 species or 59.0% of the total fauna of the Malay Archipelago are known so far only from this region.  

Revision of Hypoxys Amyot & Serville, 1843 stat. rest. (Heteroptera Pentatomidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4742 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-441
Author(s):  
BENEDITO MENDES NUNES ◽  
LOURIVAL DIAS CAMPOS ◽  
MARIA THAYANE DA SILVA MENDONCA ◽  
EDUARDO VICTOR DE PAIVA CUNHA ◽  
JOSE ANTONIO MARIN FERNANDES
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Proximal Part ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Costal Margin ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
First Time

Hypoxys is one of four subgenera of Edessa (Fabricius, 1787) together with Aceratodes (De Geer, 1773), Dorypleura (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825) and Edessa (Fabricius, 1787). This taxon has a very confusing taxonomy due to incorrect use of the names available, imprecise descriptions, and large number of very similar species. To illustrate the confusion, Hypoxys potentially includes a large number of species of Edessa, but actually contains only the type species, according to the most recent catalogue. The name E. quadridens Fabricius, 1803, type species of Hypoxys, was used for more than a century as a label to identify a large group of similar species. In this work we continue revising Edessa elevating Hypoxys to genus based on the following morphological characters: proximal part of costal margin black; evaporatorium with a deep notch on lateral margin; anterior arms of metasternal process acuminate; pygophore longer than wide and subrectangular or barrel-shaped in dorsal view; dorsal rim of pygophore well-projected, almost reaching posterolateral angles and finishing in a small lobe; and posterolateral angles of pygophore not developed. Hypoxys is being divided in four species groups to include 17 species transferred from Edessa. H. quadridens group comprises: Hypoxys quadridens (Fabricius, 1803) (type species), H. boerneri (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov., H. claricolor (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. dolosus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. eburatulus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. necopinatus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov., H. offuscatus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov. and H. trabeculus (Breddin, 1907) comb. nov. H. triangularis group comprises: H. triangularis (Dallas, 1851) comb. nov. (type species), H. capito (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. and H. subrastratus (Bergroth, 1891) comb. nov. H. oxyacanthus group comprises: H. oxyacanthus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. (type species), H. brachyacanthus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov., H. infulatus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov., H. leptacanthus (Breddin, 1904) comb. nov. and H. tragelaphus (Breddin, 1903) comb. nov. H. balteatus group comprises only H. balteatus (Walker, 1868) comb. nov. These groups of species will be useful to organize the new species of Hypoxys that will be described in upcoming papers. Descriptions, measurements, photos of genitalia of both sexes; photos in dorsal and ventral views of the species; and distribution maps are provided. Males of H. capito, H. claricolor, H. eburatulus, H. infulatus, and H. subrastratus are described for the first time. Female of H. necopinatus is described for the first time. Edessa jugalis is considered a junior synonym of H. quadridens; E. rimata a junior synonym of H. offuscatus; E. scabriventris and E. leprosula junior synonyms of H. triangularis; E. pachyacantha a junior synonym of H. tragelaphus; E. orba a junior synonym of E. oxyacanthus. A key to the species of Hypoxys is also provided. 

scholarly journals Philippine mossy forest stick insects: first record of the genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 in the country, with four new species, and the new genus Capuyanus gen. nov. (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Necrosciinae)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Bresseel ◽  
Jérôme Constant
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Single Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Stick Insects ◽  
First Time

The genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 is recorded from the Philippines for the first time. Four new species, Otraleus bellemansae sp. nov., O. applai sp. nov., O. christianae sp. nov. and O. elizabethae sp. nov., are described from the highlands of Northwestern Luzon. The characters allowing separation from O. hypsimelathrus Günther, 1935 and O. labanrataensis Soew-Choen, 2016, are given. A new genus closely related to Otraleus, Capuyanus gen. nov., is described with a single species, C. magwilangi sp. nov., as type-species. An identification key and distribution maps are provided for all species.

On the systematic status of Isopericlimenaeus Marin, 2012 and its type species, Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (Balss, 1913) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4614 (2) ◽  
pp. 353 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIN-HO PARK ◽  
SAMMY DE GRAVE ◽  
WON KIM
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Diagnostic Character ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Related Genus ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Systematic Status ◽  
The Family ◽  
Molecular Comparison

The palaemonid genus Isopericlimenaeus is currently comprised of only the type species, Isopericlimenaeus gorgonidarum, with the diagnostic character of the genus being the presence of a molar and fossa structure on both second chelipeds. Periclimenaeus uropodialis is a closely related species, which has either been considered a synonym of I. gorgonidarum or placed as a valid species in the related genus, Periclimenaeus. During fieldwork in the Philippines, Taiwan and Korea, several species of Periclimenaeus and other sponge associated shrimps belonging to the family Palaemonidae were collected, including I. gorgonidarum and P. uropodialis. Based on a morphological and molecular comparison, it is demonstrated that both taxa are conspecific and that Isopericlimenaeus is a junior synonym of Periclimenaeus.

Tmetopis revisited: redescription, new synonymies, and revised tribal placement (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4303 (2) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
DÁVID RÉDEI
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

The genus Tmetopis Kiritshenko, 1947 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae) and its type species T. chinensis Kiritshenko, 1947, distributed in central and southern China, are redescribed and illustrated. The genus is recognized as the probable sister group of Prionaca Dallas, 1851. The following new subjective synonymies and new combinations are proposed: Tmetopis chinensis Kiritshenko, 1947 = Prionaca hunanensis Lin & Zhang, 1989, syn. nov. = P. jiangxiensis Lin & Zhang, 1989, syn. nov. = P. hubeiensis Zhang, Lin & Zhao, 1990, syn. nov.; Prionaca sikkimensis (Mathew, 1969), comb. nov. (transferred from Degonetus Distant, 1902). Tmetopis (currently in Halyini) and Prionaca (currently in Pentatomini) are both transferred into the tribe Degonetini; the diagnostic characters and relationships of both genera and of the tribe are discussed. 

A review of the Oriental Culcua with descriptions of seven new species (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Rozkošný ◽  
Milan Kozánek
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
East Malaysia ◽  
Two New Species

Culcua is characterized as a well separated genus of the subfamily Pachygastrinae. In addition to the haired eyes and the unusually short vein R 2+3 , a new autapomorphic character (an additional tube in the phallic complex) is defined. Only two valid species were previously recognized, both distributed exclusively in the Oriental Region. Our revisional study of material from several institutions resulted in the description of 7 new species and one resurrection from synonymy. Culcua argentea sp.n. is described from Laos, C. chaineyi sp.n. from Malaysia, C. fasciata sp.n. from the Philippines, C. kolibaci from Laos, Malaysia and Thailand, C. kovaci sp.n. from Laos and Thailand, C. normani sp.n. from East Malaysia and C. ornans from India. C. albopilosa (Matsumura) from Taiwan is considered to be distinct from the type species of the genus, C. simulans Walker, being distributed in Malaysia. C. nigra Brunetti described from Laos is also recorded from Thailand. Two new species are documented by colour illustrations, three additional species by colour photographs and figures of diagnostic characters of all the treated species are included. An identification key to the all known species of Culcua is added.

Reevaluation of the type species and redescription of five species of Edessa (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4347 (2) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
VALERIA JULIETE DA SILVA ◽  
DAVID A. RIDER ◽  
JOSE ANTONIO MARIN FERNANDES
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
New Record ◽  
Type Species ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Zoological Nomenclature ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
The Past ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
First Time

In accordance with the rules in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the type species for the genus Edessa Fabricius, 1803 is now recognized to be Cimex antilope Fabricius, 1798 rather than the previously recognized Cimex cervus Fabricius, 1787. Edessa antilope is redescribed, as well as the following four species that have in the past been related or compared to E. antilope: E. arabs (Linnaeus, 1758) from French Guiana, Costa Rica and Panama (new record), E. helix Erichson, 1848 from Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Suriname (new record), Guyana, Brazil (new record), Bolivia (new record) and Argentina (new record), E. ibex Breddin, 1903 from Costa Rica, Panama (new record), Ecuador, Brazil (new record), Peru and Bolivia (new record), and E. taurina Stål, 1862 from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize (new record), Honduras (new record). The distribution of Edessa antilope is expanded to Venezuela. The female of E. antilope and the male of E. taurina are described for the first time. Edessa antilope is removed from the synonymy of E. arabs and reinstated as valid species; additionally, E. costalis Stål, 1872 is removed from the synonym of E. helix and is placed as a junior synonym of E. antilope. Edessa saiga Breddin, 1903 is considered a junior synonym of E. ibex. Lectotypes are designated for all species. A key is provided for the identification of the species. 

Spockia tagala gen. and sp. nov. a new monotypic genus of Asopinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) from the Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4613 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCOS ROCA-CUSACHS ◽  
JUNGGON KIM ◽  
KWANG-HO KIM ◽  
SANG-GEUI LEE ◽  
SUNGHOON JUNG
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

Spockia tagala gen. and sp. nov., from the Philippines is herein described. Thus this new genus is herein proposed to hold this single species. Spokia gen. nov. can be distinguished by absence of some generic characters present in the morphologically similar oriental genera Blachia and Cazira, like the foretibial expansion and the gibbosity on the scutellum. The morphological comparisons of Spockia gen. nov. and the morphologically related genera are discussed. 

scholarly journals Molecular confirmation of Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri from the Republic of South Korea and its genetic identity with An. (Ano.) anthropophagus from China (Diptera: Culicidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 378 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD C. WILKERSON ◽  
CONG LI ◽  
LEOPOLDO M. RUEDA ◽  
HEUNG–CHUL KIM ◽  
TERRY A. KLEIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Its2 Sequence ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Morphological Attributes ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Anopheles Lesteri ◽  
Rule Out

Recent malaria transmission in The Republic of Korea led to a search for the identity of the possible vectors. The Anopheles fauna of South Korea is presently considered to consist of six species: Anopheles (Anopheles) sinensis, An. (Ano.) lesteri, An. (Ano.) pullus, An. (Ano.) sineroides, An. (Ano.) lindesayi japonicus, and An. (Ano.) koreicus, of which only the former three are considered potential vectors. Based on a combination of published and newly generated rDNA ITS2 sequence we found that An. lesteri from South Korea, An. anthropophagus from Jiangsu Province, China, and An. lesteri from near the type locality in Laguna Province, in the Philippines, are indistinguishable. Also, a species reported in GenBank as An. lesteri from Shandong Province, China, is the same as an unnamed species also discovered by us in South Korea. The above are compared to An. sinensis from South Korea and the type locality in China. These data indicate that An. anthropophagus, an important malaria vector in China, is actually An. lesteri. We therefore place An. anthropophagus in synonymy with An. lesteri. In addition, based on Korean specimens, An. yatsushiroensis was recently synonymized under An. pullus. We are in agreement with the conclusion that Korean specimens that have morphological attributes previously thought to differentiate these two species are actually just highly variable characters of a single species. However, genetic comparison to specimens from the type locality of An. yatsushiroensis, Yatsushiro City, Japan, is still needed to rule out the possibility that this is a valid species.

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