scholarly journals A dataset on type specimens of hemipteran insects in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjie Li ◽  
Huanhuan Liu ◽  
Yangxue Wu ◽  
Longqin Ye ◽  
Xiaolei Huang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Diverse Groups ◽  
Collection Date

Type specimens are valuable resources for investigating and exploring biodiversity on Earth, which has high academic and conservation value. Hemipteran insects are one of the most important and diverse groups in Insecta and their type specimens have important reference value for many research fields. So far, the data on the type specimens of the Hemiptera in China have not been fully collated. Through extensive literature review, we have constructed a dataset of type specimens for the new species of hemipteran insects in China published from 1950 to 2017, which includes the data such as collection date, specimen gender, preservation institution and geographical distribution. A total of 6,583 type specimen records were collected, covering 3,783 new species belonging to 1,299 genera and 88 families. This dataset can support the international community in conducting research on taxonomy, biodiversity, evolution and pest management.

Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Anura)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3147 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNEMARIE OHLER ◽  
KATHARINA C. WOLLENBERG ◽  
STÉPHANE GROSJEAN ◽  
RALF HENDRIX ◽  
MIGUEL VENCES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Molecular Study ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Rdna Sequences

Frogs in the subgenus Lalos of the genus Leptolalax (Megophryidae) are highly diversified in continental Asia and consist of about 17 nominal species. These frogs are small, inconspicuous, and of high superficial morphological similarity.        We here formulate a hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships and assess the amount of genetic variation among genealogical lineages on the basis of 536bp of mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences. Combining molecular data with a study of morpho-logy, morphometric divergence and geographical proximity, we tested hypotheses of species identity. We (1) used character-based and morphometric analyses to assign the onymophoronts (type specimens) of species in Lalos available to us to respectively one of the main clades, in order to propose the best potential correct taxonomic and nomenclatural allocation for the individuals included in the molecular study, and (2) tried to also assign the historical museum specimens to these molecular taxonomic units and to reclassify them whenever necessary.        We also used the molecular data to match tadpoles with adults and provide tadpole descriptions for species the larvae of which were previously unknown. Specimens, that could neither be allocated to a molecularly characterised species (on the basis of their DNA “barcode”) nor to a morphologically defined species named on the basis of a type specimen, are described here as new species. Based on this integrative set of data and analyses we describe two new species, Leptolalax eos n. sp. and Leptolalax nyx n. sp., we resurrect Leptolalax minimus, and reassess the distribution of the species studied. We propose changes in the Red List status of L. pelodytoides and L. ventripunctatus and suggest a conservation status for the new species described herein.

E-typing for nematodes: an assessment of type specimen use by nematode taxonomists with a summary of types deposited in the Smithsonian Nematode Collection

Nematology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 879-888
Author(s):  
Eyualem Abebe ◽  
Tesfamariam Mekete ◽  
Wilfrida Decraemer
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Brighter Future

We assessed 301 taxonomic papers published in nine journals between 1999-2011 to determine the use of type specimens and to evaluate the habitat focus and the number of new species described per year. A total of ca 100 new nematode species were described every year, primarily from terrestrial habitats. Two-thirds were terrestrial, 16% were aquatic and the remaining 9% were animal-parasitic nematodes. Only 2.5% of the taxonomic literature reported a comparative study of type material for making a decision on the identity of the target taxon. The overwhelming majority (i.e., 97.5%) relied only on literature comparisons. Our closer scrutiny of the 61 papers revealed a number of shared problems: a third stated that inadequacy of original descriptions, or unavailability/inaccessibility of type specimens had hindered them from unequivocally determining the identity of their species. Fourteen percent reported a discrepancy between the text descriptions and the illustrations, and a tenth revealed the absence of designated types for taxa relevant to their work. A similar number indicated deterioration of types to be a reason for either making wrong conclusions in previous descriptions, or for rendering their descriptions incomplete. We argue for E-typing of nematodes as a solution to enhance the future accessibility of type specimens. We stress the need for a concerted effort between museum curators, nematological journals and nematological societies to address the problem and thereby to forge a brighter future for the science.

New cave-dwelling huntsman spider species of the genus Sinopoda (Araneae: Sparassidae) from southern China

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1857 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIE LIU ◽  
SHUQIANG LI ◽  
PETER JÄGER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Frankfurt Am Main ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Guizhou Plateau

Nine new species of the genus Sinopoda, collected from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and Hainan Island of southern China, are described: Sinopoda anguina sp. nov., Sinopoda crassa sp. nov., Sinopoda fornicata sp. nov., Sinopoda grandispinosa sp. nov., Sinopoda nuda sp. nov., Sinopoda semicirculata sp. nov., Sinopoda triangula sp. nov., Sinopoda undata sp. nov. and Sinopoda yaojingensis sp. nov. The type specimen of Sinopoda longshan Yin, Peng, Yan & Bao 2000 is redescribed and illustrated. All nine new species were collected from caves. The type specimens of new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing (IZCAS) and Research Institute Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main (SMF).

New species and subspecies descriptions do not and should not always require a dead type specimen

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1761 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS M. DONEGAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Zoological Nomenclature ◽  
International Code ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Current Code

Dubois & Nemésio (2007) recently considered that the present International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (“Code”) could reasonably be interpreted as requiring the deposition of dead vouchers for new species and subspecies descriptions. They considered that, to the extent that there is lack of clarity, the Code should be amended so as to require the deposition of a dead voucher. They doubted the utility of photographs and other materials for descriptions and suggested that ethical or moral concerns about the taking of dead type specimens were poorly supported. Dubois & Nemésio (2007)’s preferred interpretations of the current Code are not supported by members of the Commission. Possible reasons why the collection of a dead type specimen might not be necessary or recommended include the setting of a good example to communities in whose hands conservation action lies, government permit issues and the description of new taxa on the brink of extinction where collecting may impact populations. The Code should be liberal in relation to the nature of type specimens to enable taxonomists, who are the persons best placed to take decisions, to make appropriate judgments for particular descriptions.

The lineages of Stylocellidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3595 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RONALD M. CLOUSE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Nomen Dubium ◽  
A New Species

The taxonomy of the Southeast Asian mite harvestman family Stylocellidae is updated in light of new molecular and mor-phometric phylogenies, examinations of type specimens, and a new species from Thailand. A new genus, Giribetia gen.nov., is erected, and Fangensis insulanus Schwendinger & Giribet, 2005, recombined in it as Giribetia insulana newcomb. All species in the genus Stylocellus have been recombined in Miopsalis and Leptopsalis, except for the type species,S. sumatranus Westwood, 1874, and a new species, S. lornei, sp. nov., described here. The new recombinations of formerStylocellus species are as follows: Leptopsalis pangrango (Shear, 1993), new comb., Leptopsalis sedgwicki (Shear, 1979),new comb., Leptopsalis laevichelis (Roewer, 1942), new comb., Miopsalis globosa (Schwendinger & Giribet, 2004), newcomb., Miopsalis kinabalu (Shear, 1993), new comb., Miopsalis leakeyi (Shear, 1993), new comb., Miopsalis mulu(Shear, 1993), new comb., and Miopsalis pocockii (Hansen & Sørensen, 1904), new comb. “Stylocellus” spinifronsRoewer, 1942 is now designated as nomen dubium, as the sole type specimen has been found to be a juvenile. Two newsubfamilies are proposed, each with two genera: Fangensinae subfam. nov., containing Fangensis and Giribetia, and Lep-topsalinae subfam. nov., containing Leptopsalis and Miopsalis. The subfamily sensu strictu Stylocellinae contains the remaining two genera: Stylocellus and Meghalaya

scholarly journals No longer based on photographs alone: refuting the validity of golden-crowned langur Presbytis johnaspinalli Nardelli 2015 (Mammalia, Primates, Cercopithecidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-145
Author(s):  
Vincent Nijman
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Trachypithecus Auratus ◽  
New Information ◽  
Actual Type ◽  
The Individual ◽  
A New Species

Increasingly, new species are being described without there being a name-bearing type specimen. In 2015, a new species of primate was described, the golden-crowned langur Presbytis johnaspinalli Nardelli, 2015 on the basis of five photographs that were posted on the Internet in 2009. After publication, the validity of the species was questioned as it was suggested that the animals were partially and selectively bleached ebony langurs Trachypithecus auratus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812). Since the whereabouts of the animals were unknown, it was difficult to see how this matter could be resolved and the current taxonomic status of P. johnaspinalli remains unclear. I present new information about the fate of the individual animals in the photographs and their species identification. In 2009, thirteen of the langurs on which Nardelli based his description were brought to a rescue centre where, after about three months, they regained their normal black colouration confirming the bleaching hypothesis. Eight of the langurs were released in a forest and two were monitored for two months in 2014. The description of their behaviour, photographs and analysis of their cytochrome b genes confirms them as ebony langurs. There is no evidence to support the notion that the golden-crowned langur represents intermediates between melanistic and erythristic ebony langurs, nor that it represents a new species. As such, Presbytis johnaspinalli Nardelli, 2015 is a junior synonym of Trachyptihecus auratus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812). This case underscores the importance of assembling a sufficiently varied amount of data prior to describing new species and studying the actual type specimens.

New data on the genus Malgasia (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae) from Madagascar and Seychelles

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-218
Author(s):  
A.V. Gorochov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
New Material ◽  
Three New Species

Malgasia marmorata (Saussure, 1899) is redescribed on the base of the type specimens and new material. Three new species from Seychelles and Madagascar, M. seychellensis sp. nov., M. minutissima sp. nov. and M. grisea sp. nov. are described.

Taxonomy of the leafhopper genus Nirvanguina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4966 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
DELIANG XU ◽  
SHUYING LI ◽  
YALIN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
A New Species

The leafhopper genus Nirvanguina Zhang & Webb (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini: Paraboloponina) is reviewed, including description of a new species, Nirvanguina bifurcatus Xu & Zhang sp. nov., from China. An updated checklist along with distribution and a key to males of this genus are also provided. Type specimens of this new species are deposited in the Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China (NWAFU). 

A new species of Dichelyne (Nematoda, Cucullanidae) parasitizing sciaenid fishes from off the South American Atlantic coast

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Timi ◽  
Ana Lanfranchi ◽  
Luiz Tavares ◽  
José Luque
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Length Distribution ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
South American ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Pacific Waters ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new nematode species Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) sciaenidicola sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected from the Whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest) and the Argentine croaker Umbrina canosai Berg, from coastal waters of Argentina and Brazil. These nematodes were firstly identified as D. (C.) elongatus (Törnquist, 1931), a commonly reported species from M. furnieri in South American Atlantic waters. However, other species of Dichelyne have so far been reported from this host in the same area, namely D. (C.) rodriguesi (Pinto, Fábio et Noronha, 1970), D. (C.) amaruincai (Freitas, Vicente et Ibañez, 1969) and D. (Dichelyne) micropogonii Pereira et Costa, 1996. A careful re-examination of these parasites, as well as of type specimens of all species reported from M. furnieri, revealed that these nematodes represented a new species. The new species is distinguished from most of its congeners by having papillae 5–7 and 9 forming a subventral line close to cloaca, this feature is shared with other 6 species [D. (C.) dichelyneformis (Szidat, 1950), D. (C.) fraseri (Baylis, 1929), D. (C.) abbreviatus (Rudolphi, 1819), D. (C.) adriaticus (Törnquist, 1931), D. (C.) minutus (Rudolphi, 1819) and D. (C.) mariajuliae Alarcos, Timi, Etchegoin et Sardella, 2006)], which are readily distinguished by their body size, spicules length, distribution patterns of other papillae and position of the excretory pore and deirids. Also, D. (C.) elongatus from Umbrina canariensis (Valenciennes) from West Africa is established as a new species Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) yvonnecampanae sp. nov.; D. (C.) amaruincai from Pacific waters is considered as a valid species, D. (D.) micropogonii is regarded as species inquirendae and D. (C.) rodriguesi is identified as Cucullanus sp.

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

Zootaxa ◽  
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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