First record of the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Canary Islands confirmed by DNA barcoding

Island ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the introduction of exotic species that can have an impact on local fauna and flora. Here, the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens is reported in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time. This species is native to North Africa and the Near East and shows a rapid dispersion across the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, together with a single record in the southernmost tip of the island. Different hypotheses about its arrival to the island are discussed.

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A revision of the genus Atomopria Kieffer, 1910 (Hymenoptera Diaprioidea Diapriidae)

Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana ◽

10.4081/bollettinosei.2016.99 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 99-114

Author(s):

Achille Casale

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Canary Islands ◽

North Africa ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Gran Canaria ◽

First Time ◽

North Western

The genus Atomopria Kieffer, 1911 currently includes two only described species: A. fulvicornis Kieffer, 1911, from north-western Italy (Liguria) and A. rufithorax Kieffer, 1911, from Tunisia (Tunis). The following ten new species are described from North Africa and Canary Islands: A. helenae n. sp. (Algeria, Kabylia), A. giachinoi n. sp. (Algeria, Kabylia), A. lisae n. sp. (Algeria, Kabylia), A. olmii n. sp. (Canary Islands, Gran Canaria), A. ortegae n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. boffai n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. cavazzutii n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. longicornis n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. paglianoi n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. scaramozzinoi n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife). Diagnostic morphological features of representatives of this genus are described; male genitalia of some species are illustrated for the first time. The synonymy of the genus Atomopria with Basalys Westwood, 1832 is also hypothesized, but not proposed in this contribution. A key for identification of all species is provided, both for females and males. Finally, some taxonomic and biogeographic questions are briefly debated.

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A review of the Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Sardinia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2318.1.24 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2318 (1) ◽

pp. 566-588 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

DANIEL WHITMORE

Keyword(s):

Canary Islands ◽

North Africa ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Arthropod Diversity ◽

Italian Regions ◽

Males And Females ◽

First Time

An account is given of the species of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 subgenus Heteronychia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 known from the island of Sardinia (Italy). Most of the nearly 1,400 specimens examined were collected in the SW part of the island during 2003–2006 as part of a project investigating the arthropod diversity of the Monti Marganai and Montimannu areas (respectively Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano provinces). The study resulted in the finding of eight species of Heteronychia, six of which are recorded from Sardinia for the first time. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) penicillata Villeneuve, 1907, previously mentioned in the literature, is excluded from the fauna of the island. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) thirionae (Lehrer, 1976) is recorded for the first time from Europe and North Africa (Algeria). One species, Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) gabrielei sp. nov., from various sites in the limestone massif of Marganai, is described as new. Previously unpublished records from other Italian regions and from other countries (Algeria, Canary Islands, Greece) are also given for several species. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) schnabli Villeneuve, 1911 is recognized as a junior synonym of S. (H.) consanguinea Rondani, 1860 syn. nov. The possible synanthropy of Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) pandellei (Rohdendorf, 1937) is briefly discussed. A key to males and females of all known Sardinian and Corsican species of Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) is provided.

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First record of Greenidea psidii van der Goot and comparison with Greenidea ficicola Takahashi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1235.1.3 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1235 (1) ◽

pp. 63 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

SONIA MARIA NOEMBERG LAZZARI ◽

REGINA CÉLIA ZONTA-DE-CARVALHO ◽

JOSIANE TERESINHA CARDOSO ◽

DANIÉLA CRISTINA CALADO

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Paulo State ◽

Ficus Microcarpa ◽

First Time ◽

The City

Greenidea psidii van der Goot, 1916 is registered by the first time in Brazil. It was found associated with Psidium guajava L. in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo States, and with Psidium cattleianum Sabine in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. A brief comparative synopsis and pictures of the main diagnostic characters are given for this species and for Greenidea ficicola Takahashi, 1921, which was also recently found in Brazil, collected on Ficus benjamina (L.) in Paraná and Santa Catarina, and on Ficus microcarpa L. in São Paulo State.

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Presence of Stenoponia tripectinata (Tiraboschi, 1902) (Siphonaptera, Ctenophtalmidae) in murine (Rodentia) from the Canary Islands

Acta Parasitologica ◽

10.2478/s11686-012-0024-7 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Santiago Vicente ◽

Maria Gómez López

Keyword(s):

Canary Islands ◽

North Africa ◽

Mus Musculus ◽

Rattus Rattus ◽

Flea Species ◽

Gran Canaria ◽

El Hierro ◽

La Palma ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

La Gomera

AbstractThis article reports the geographical and host distribution of the flea Stenoponia tripectinata on the Canary Islands. S. tripectinata is widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa as a parasite of Muridae rodents. To date, Gran Canaria is the only island of the archipelago where S. tripectinata had been found. In this report, S. tripectinata has appeared parasitizing 116 specimens of Mus musculus out of a total of 660, and only 2 Rattus rattus of 215 captured. All the trapped Muridae hosts found to be parasitized by S. tripectinata came from humid biotopes. The results showed that S. tripectinata is present on all the western Canary Islands and on one of the eastern islands, Gran Canaria, the only island already reported. The detection of S. tripectinata on El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife represents the first records of this flea species on those Canary Islands.

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First record of three brachyuran decapods (Inachidae, Polybiidae, Thiidae) from the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic)

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003579 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 89 (10) ◽

pp. 1175-1184

Author(s):

Óscar Monterroso ◽

Raül Triay-Portella ◽

José A. González

Keyword(s):

Canary Islands ◽

Marine Algae ◽

First Record ◽

Ne Atlantic ◽

Present Account ◽

First Time

In the present account three brachyuran decapods,Macropodia linaresiForest & Zariquiey Álvarez, 1964 (Inachidae),Liocarcinus navigator(Herbst, 1794) (Polybiidae) andThia scutellata(Fabricius, 1793) (Thiidae), are recorded for the first time from the Canary Islands. This is the southernmost record ofM. linaresi. Crabs were caught in the frame of a dredging survey. Characteristics of the dredge stations are given, including the identification of 11 accompanying decapod species and 6 marine algae and plants characterizing their habitats.

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First record of Dendrobaena pygmaea (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Asia (Yokohama, Japan)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.487.1.1 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 487 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

R. J. BLAKEMORE

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Foreign Trade ◽

North Africa ◽

Environmental Risk ◽

First Record ◽

National University ◽

North And South America ◽

First Time ◽

North And South ◽

Distribution In Europe

The 'cosmopolitan' lumbricid earthworm Dendrobaena pygmaea (Savigny, 1826) is reported for the first time from Asia, from the campus of Yokohama National University, Japan. It is a small detritivorous 'litter species' or 'humus feeder' found to have a simple intestinal typhlosole. Here it is briefly re-described, and its taxonomy and previously known distribution (in Europe, North Africa, North and South America) are discussed. A figure is provided. As Yokohama port was opened for foreign trade shortly after Commodore Perry's visit in 1853, the incursion of this species is probably only within the last 150 years. It is not considered to pose any particular environmental risk.

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First record of Peckia (Sarcodexia) lambens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) parasitizing Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico ◽

10.1590/1808-1657000302016 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 84 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Ronaldo Toma ◽

Antonia Roel ◽

Regiane Miranda

Keyword(s):

Spodoptera Frugiperda ◽

First Record ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

First Time ◽

The City ◽

Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

ABSTRACT: Collections of larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) carried out in the field in three localities in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from October 2012 to March 2014, recorded the presence of three species of Diptera parasitizing Spodoptera frugiperda: two species of Tachinidae, Achytas incertus (Macquart, 1851) and Winthemia trinitatis Thompson, 1963, and one species of Sarcophagidae, Peckia (Sarcodexia) lambens (Wiedemann, 1830). The latter is identified for the first time parasitizing S. frugiperda in Brazil.

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Pseudoscorpions from the Canary Islands

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/187631280794824677 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 259-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Volker Mahnert

Keyword(s):

Canary Islands ◽

Gran Canaria ◽

First Time

AbstractApolpiolum gigas n.sp. is described from Gran Canaria. Diplotemnus beieri Vachon and Rhacochelifer cf. spiniger Mahnert are recorded for the first time from this archipelago. Six species from Gran Canaria, two from Tenerife and one from Gomera are reported for the first time.

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Ecology and distribution patterns of Chara connivens (Charophyta, Characeae) on the Canary Islands – the first record from Fuerteventura

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies ◽

10.2478/ohs-2019-0033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 368-380

Author(s):

Andrzej S. Rybak ◽

Andrzej M. Woyda-Ploszczyca

Keyword(s):

Canary Islands ◽

North Africa ◽

Physicochemical Parameters ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

First Record ◽

Cladophora Glomerata ◽

Ruppia Maritima ◽

Plant Associations ◽

South West ◽

Natural Rock

Abstract The paper presents the first record of a Chara connivens (Characeae) stand from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain). The species was previously recorded only on Tenerife and Lanzarote, mostly in marine and artificial habitats. Physicochemical parameters of water and morphological features of the thalli and plant community were analyzed. General habitat requirements of C. connivens populations located in Europe, North Africa, and South-West Asia were reviewed. The newly described stand was located in a natural rock crevice that was part of a riverbed in El Barranco de las Peñitas (Penitas Canyon). This habitat was unshaded and filled with brackish water. C. connivens co-occurred with Cladophora glomerata and Ruppia maritima. Our report on the presence of C. connivens in the Spanish territory of the Atlantic Ocean is the first in almost 40 years. The distribution of C. connivens and its plant associations on the Canary Archipelago are poorly explored, which is why this topic requires further research.

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The first record of Leptodontium flexifolium (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta) for Arctic Alaska

Novosti sistematiki nizshikh rastenii ◽

10.31111/nsnr/2011.45.267 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 267-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

O. M. Afonina

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

North America ◽

First Record ◽

Yukon Territory ◽

The Arctic ◽

Southern States ◽

Arctic Alaska ◽

First Time ◽

The City ◽

World Distribution

Leptodontium flexifolium (Dicks.) Hampe is reported for the first time from the Arctic Alaska, vicinity of the City of Nome (64°31′ N, 165°29′ W). The species is rare for North America and belongs to the genus with tropical and subtropical distribution. Earlier the species was known in North America from the southern states (Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas) as well as from 60 000-years-old subfossils from the arctic part of the Yukon Territory (Arctic Canada). The description and illustration of this species based on the specimen from Alaska is given, the world distribution is considered.

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