scholarly journals First report of the root parasite Cansjera rheedei (Santalales: Opiliaceae) in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Hao Chen ◽  
An-Ching Chung ◽  
Sheng-Zehn Yang
Keyword(s):  
Southern China ◽  
First Record ◽  
First Report ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
The Family ◽  
Root Parasite

The family Opiliaceae in Santalales comprises approximately 38 species within 12 genera distributed worldwide. In Taiwan, only one species of the tribe Champereieae, Champereia manillana, has been recorded. Here we report the first record of a second member of Opiliaceae, Cansjera in tribe Opilieae, for Taiwan. The newly-found species, Cansjera rheedei J.F. Gmelin (Opiliaceae), is a liana distributed from India and Nepal to southern China and western Malaysia. This is the first record of both the genus Cansjera and the tribe Opilieae of Opiliaceae in Taiwan. In this report, we provide a taxonomic description for the species and colour photographs to facilitate identification in the field.

First record of subfamily Brachypterainae (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) in Baltic amber: a new genus and species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4527 (4) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
ZHI-TENG CHEN
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Baltic Amber ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
First Report ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
The Family

Based on a well-preserved female specimen, a new stonefly genus and species of the family Taeniopterygidae, Balticopteryx dui gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated, which is also the first report of subfamily Brachypterainae from the Eocene Baltic amber. Diagnostic characters of this new genus are discussed and compared with related taxa. 

Notes on the Occurrence and Morphology of Bryobia lagodechiana Reck in British Columbia (Acarina: Tetranychidae)

1960 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 634-636
Author(s):  
C. V. G. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
First Record ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Equisetum Arvense ◽  
First Report ◽  
Coniferous Trees ◽  
Run Off ◽  
The Family ◽  
Southern Russia

Bryobia lagodechiana Reck, 1953, was originally found on bedstraw, or cleavers, Galium sp., growing at an elevation of about 6,890 to 7,220 feet above sea level in the Lagodekhsky reserve of the Armenian S.S.R. (Reck, 1953; Bagdasarian, 1957). A mite believed, on the basis of illustrations and descriptions only, to be the same species was found by the author in one locality in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. It was first observed on June 6, 1958, when about 10 female mites were noticed feeding on common horsetail, Equisetum arvense L., growing at an elevation of 3,300 to 3,500 feet near Orofino Creek on Mount McCaig, known locally as Orofino Mountain. The site, which was partially shaded by fairly heavy stands of tall coniferous trees, was somewhat boggy, and would undoubtedly be flooded during the spring run-off of Orofino Creek. Luxurious pure stands of this horsetail are common in such sites and, except for moss, it is often the predominant plant in many creek-bottom areas. An additional 20 female mites were collected at the same site on June 12, 1958. No males, or immature stages, were seen on either date. This is the first record outside southern Russia of the occurrence of a mite closely resembling B. lagodechiana, and the first report of the occurrence of any species of Bryobia on plants of the family Equisetaceae. The slide-mounted specimens are in the Canadian National Collection.

scholarly journals Research Note. The first report of three acanthocephalan parasite species isolated from Philippine fishes

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. A. Briones ◽  
R. D. S. Papa ◽  
G. A. Cauyan ◽  
M. Urabe
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Research Note ◽  
First Report ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
The Family ◽  
Acanthocephalan Parasite ◽  
First Time

Summary Three acanthocephalan parasites, namely Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) quinghaiensis, Rhadinorhynchus ganapatti, and Bolbosoma sp. are reported for the first time from Philippine fishes. N. (N.) quinghaiensis (Neoechinorhynchidae) may have been introduced into the country through the importation of carp species from China, where this parasite was first described and is presumed to be naturally occurring. The adult worms of R. ganapatti and the isolated cystacanth of Bolbosoma sp. represent the first record of parasites from both the family Rhadinorhynchidae and Polymorphidae in Philippine waters, respectively. These three new records encompass a third of all listed acanthocephalan parasites that have been reported in Philippine fish species to date, highlighting the need for more biodiversity-focused parasitology research, in light of potentially numerous more undocumented parasite species.

scholarly journals A new species of Cryptoperla Needham, 1909 (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) from Guangxi of China, based on male, female, and larval stage

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4455 (1) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEIHAI LI ◽  
DÁVID MURÁNYI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Larval Stage ◽  
Southern China ◽  
First Record ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Cryptoperla teana sp. n. is described from male and female adults, larvae, and exuviae collected on the plateau of the Daming Mountains, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, of southern China. The present discovery represents the first record of the family Peltoperlidae in Guangxi. The distribution of its congeners is illustrated on a map.

First record of the interaction between the arthropod-pathogenic fungus Gibellula and a new species of harvestman Auranus (Stygnidae) narrowly endemic to the Brazilian rain forest

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5071 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-414
Author(s):  
GERMAN ANTONIO VILLANUEVA-BONILLA ◽  
LUIZ PAULO ARAÚJO-DA-SILVA ◽  
JOÃO VASCONCELLOS-NETO ◽  
JULLYANA CRISTINA MAGALHÃES SILVA MOURA SOBCZAK ◽  
EMILY OLIVEIRA FONSECA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
First Record ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Host Interactions ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Harvestmen are one of the largest groups of arachnids with more than 6,500 species distributed in 1,500 genera and 50 families. However, the interactions between harvestmen and arthropod-pathogenic fungi have rarely been studied. Certain previous studies report that fungal attack represents one of the most important factors for the mortality of harvestmen, but the fungus has rarely been identified, and most of the important information about the fungus-host interactions remains unrecorded. In the present study, we have described the new species Auranus quilombola sp. nov. and reported its interactions with the arthropod-pathogenic fungus Gibellula sp. Auranus quilombola sp. nov. belongs to the family Stygnidae, and it is endemic to the humid mountain forests of Ceará state, Brazil in an area of endemism known as Brejos Cearenses. The species is related to five other species of Auranus, all of which have been recorded from the Amazon rainforest. A taxonomic description of this new species and its biogeographic implications have also been discussed in this paper.  

First record of the family Sphindidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from Socotra

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (s1) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Jiří Hájek ◽  
Josef Jelínek
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Slime Mold ◽  
First Report ◽  
Socotra Island ◽  
The Family

Abstract The cryptic slime-mold beetle Sphindus cf. rendilianus Lesne, 1922, described originally from Kenya, and so far known only from the holotype, is recorded from Socotra Island based on five specimens from recent collecting efforts. This is the first report of the family Sphindidae from the archipelago.

The first record of the family Chloroperlidae (Plecoptera) from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, with description of a new species of Sweltsa Ricker, 1943 

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4853 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-282
Author(s):  
RAORAO MO ◽  
JIANPING YE ◽  
GUOQUAN WANG ◽  
WEIHAI LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
First Record ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The family Chloroperlidae is reported from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China for the first time with a description of a new species of the genus Sweltsa, S. bilobata sp. nov. The new species is compared to two similar species. 

First record of Sigara assimilis (Fieber, 1848) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae) in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sowa ◽  
Grzegorz Tończyk ◽  
Dariusz Halabowski ◽  
Mariola Krodkiewska
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
First Record ◽  
First Report ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Settling Pond ◽  
The Family ◽  
Males And Females

Abstract Sigara assimilis (Fieber, 1848) is an aquatic true bug from the family Corixidae. Our paper is the first report on this species from Poland. Numerous males and females of the species were found in a hypohaline coal mine settling pond in southern Poland.

scholarly journals First report of watermelon crinkle leaf-associated virus 1 (WCLaV-1) and WCLaV-2 infecting watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in the United States

Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Nicole Hernandez ◽  
Thomas Isakeit ◽  
Maher Al Rwahnih ◽  
Cecilia Villegas ◽  
Olufemi Joseph Alabi
Keyword(s):  
Cdna Library ◽  
Citrullus Lanatus ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
First Record ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Family ◽  
Leaf Tissues ◽  
Negative Sense ◽  
The U.S

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and other cucurbits are cultivated globally, and Texas ranks among its top 5 producers in the U.S. In July 2020, plants with virus-like disease symptoms consisting of mild leaf crinkling and yellow mosaic patterns were observed in a 174-ha watermelon field in Burleson Co., TX; disease incidence was visually estimated at 5%. Total nucleic acids were extracted from leaf tissues of 5 randomly sampled plants (Dellaporta 1983) and their equimolar amounts were made into a composite sample that was used for cDNA library construction with TruSeq Stranded Total RNA with Ribo-Zero Plant Kit (Illumina). The cDNA library was sequenced on the Illumina NextSeq 500 platform, generating ~37M single-end reads (each 75 nt), which were analyzed as per Al Rwahnih et al. (2018). Of these, 58,200 and 27,500 reads mapped to the genomes of watermelon crinkle leaf-associated virus 1 (WCLaV-1) and WCLaV-2 (Xin et al. 2017), respectively, along with 4 other virus-specific reads (data not shown). The near complete RNA1-RNA3 segments of WCLaV-1 (354-652X) and WCLaV-2 (144-258X) were generated from the mapped reads and they shared ≥96% nt identities with published RNA segments of both viruses. The results were verified by RT-PCR using newly designed primers WCLaV-1vRP: 5′-GGTGAGTTAGTGTGTCTGAAGG/WCLaV-1cRP: 5′-GAGGTTGCCTGAGGTGATAAG to target 881 bp of the RNA1-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP), WCLaV-1vMP: 5′-GAAGGTTTGCTCCCTTGAAATG/WCLaV-1cMP: 5′-GACTGTGGCTGAAGAGTCTATG target 538 bp of the RNA2-encoded movement protein (MP), and WCLaV-1vNP: 5′-CGAATAGACTCTGGAGGGTAGA/WCLaV-1cMP: 5′-GAAAGCAAGAAAGCTGGCTAAA target 786 bp of the RNA3-encoded nucleoprotein (NP). Similarly, the WWCLaV-2-specific primers WCLaV-2vRP: 5′-GTCTCACATTCCTGCACTAACT/WCLaV-2cRP: 5′-ATCGGTCCTGGGTTATTTGTATC target 968 bp of the RdRP, WCLaV-2vMP: 5′-GACTTCAGAACCTCAACATCCA/WCLaV-2cMP: 5′-CAAGGGAGAGTGCTGACAAA target 562 bp of the MP, and WCLaV-2vNP: 5′-ATTCCCAGTGAGAGCAACAA/WCLaV-2cMP: 5′-GAGGTGGAGGTAGGAAAGAAAG target 449 bp of the NP. Fresh cDNA synthesized from the 5 samples with PrimeScript First Strand cDNA synthesis kit (Takara Bio) were tested by PCR with all 6 primer pairs using the PrimeSTAR GXL DNA Polymerase kit (Takara Bio). Three of the 5 samples were positive for both viruses and one sample was positive for each virus. The obtained products from 4 samples were cloned individually into pJET1.2/Blunt vector (Thermo Scientific, USA), followed by bidirectional Sanger-sequencing of the plasmids with the GenElute Five-Minute Plasmid Miniprep kit (Sigma-Aldrich). In pairwise comparisons, the partial RNA1-RNA3 sequences of WCLaV-1 (GenBank accession nos. MW559074-82) shared 100% nt/aa identities with each other and with corresponding sequences of WCLaV-1 isolate KF-1 from China (KY781184-86). The partial RNA1-RNA3 sequences of WCLaV-2 (MW559083-91) shared 97-100% nt/96-100% aa identities with each other and with corresponding sequences of WCLaV-2 isolate KF-15 from China (KY781187-89). This is the first report of WCLaV-1 and WCLaV-2 in Texas and the first record of both viruses in the U.S. and elsewhere outside of China. Both negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses represent a novel taxon in the family Phenuiviridae (order Bunyavirales) (Xin et al. 2017). While aspects of the biology of both viruses are yet to be elucidated, our results expand their geographical range. The detection primers developed here will be useful for screening cucurbits germplasm to avert their spread.

First Iranian species of Neosilphitrombium (Acari: Prostigmata: Neothrombiidae) with a key to world species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2738 (1) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALIREZA SABOORI ◽  
HAMIDREZA HAJIQANBAR ◽  
MASOUD HAKIMITABAR
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
World Species ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Family ◽  
Larval Species ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Neosilphitrombium tenebrionidum sp. nov. (Acari: Neothrombiidae) is described and illustrated from larvae ectoparasitic on Opatroides punctatus Brullé, 1832 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Mashhad and Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. It is the first report of the representatives of the genus Neosilphitrombium from Iran and the first record of the family Tenebrionidae as a host for the genus Neosilphitrombium. A key to world larval species of Neosilphitrombium is presented.

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