scholarly journals Checklist of Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea (Hymenoptera) of Canada, Alaska and Greenland

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 69-138
Author(s):  
John Huber ◽  
Andrew M Bennett ◽  
Gary Gibson ◽  
Y. Miles Zhang ◽  
Chris Darling
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
New Records ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Nearctic Region

A checklist of 1246 extant, described species, classified in 346 genera in 18 families of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) are reported from Canada, Alaska (USA) and Greenland (Denmark) based on examined specimens and published records up to December 31, 2020. Of the reported species, 1214 (in 345 genera in 18 families) are listed from Canada, 113 (in 58 genera in 10 families) from Alaska, and 26 (in 22 genera in 4 families) from Greenland. The list includes 235 new species records and 53 new generic records for Canada (no new family records). Forty-one new species records, 22 new generic records and the families Chalcididae and Eurytomidae are newly reported for Alaska. No new records were found for Greenland. Two species (in one genus) of Mymarommatoidea are reported from Canada. For each species in Canada, distribution is tabulated by province or territory, except the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is divided into the island of Newfoundland and the region of Labrador. The inclusion of known species from Alaska and Greenland results in the first comprehensive distributional checklist for the entire northern part of the Nearctic region. A brief review of the history of cataloguing Chalcidoidea in North America and a comparison of this checklist with four published checklists from the Palaearctic region is provided.

scholarly journals New Distribution Records and Biogeography of Calligrapha Species (Leaf Beetles), in North America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Gómez-Zurita
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Natural History ◽  
New Records ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Leaf Beetles ◽  
The Us ◽  
One New Species ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Nearctic Region

The study of a large number of collection specimens from the US National Museum of Natural History belonging to the genus Calligrapha Chevrolat (Chrysomelidae) from the Nearctic region has provided with one new province record and one new species record for Canada and 63 new US State records for a total of 20 taxa. These new records usually correspond to adjacent areas to already identified ranges of distribution, expanding considerably the known geographical boundaries of the species studied. The zoogeography of the genus Calligrapha in North America is discussed based on the updated information on the distribution of the genus.

Revision of theHesperempisgenus group (Diptera: Empidoidea: Empididae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-210
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Cumming ◽  
Scott E. Brooks ◽  
Toyohei Saigusa
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Cladistic Analysis ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Southwestern China ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Nearctic Region

AbstractTheHesperempisgenus group is revised. The group includesDryodromiaRondani andHesperempisMelander, withMelanderalusÖzdikem and Başar andToreusMelander newly synonymised withHesperempis,newsynonymy.DryodromiaincludesD. testaceaRondani from the western Palaearctic andD. yunnanicaCumming and Saigusanew speciesfrom southwestern China.HesperempisincludesH. anatolicaCumming and Brooksnew species,H. mabelae(Melander),H. neomexicana(Melander)newcombination,H. sanducaMelander, andH. vesperaCumming and Brooksnew speciesfrom the Nearctic Region, as well asH. melinaCumming and Saigusanew species,H. nipponicaCumming and Saigusanew species, andH. sibiricaShamshev from the Palaearctic Region. A key to the two genera and 10 species is provided, and a cladistic analysis is presented. A new interpretation of the homologies of the male terminalia is proposed for this lineage, and the phylogenetic relationships and zoogeographic history of the group are discussed.

scholarly journals The flat-footed fly genus Seri Kessel & Kessel (Diptera: Platypezidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3136 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEFFREY M. CUMMING ◽  
HEATHER J. CUMMING
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Systematic Information ◽  
Generic Status ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nearctic Region

Systematic information on the rarely collected Holarctic platypezid genus Seri Kessel & Kessel is reviewed. Two species are included, S. obscuripennis (Oldenberg) from the Palaearctic Region and S. dymka (Kessel) from the Nearctic Region. The two species are diagnosed and the male of S. dymka is described for the first time. New records of S. dymka, previously recorded only from western North America, indicate that the species has a transcontinental distribution. The phylogenetic position and generic status of Seri is discussed.

Fanniidae (Diptera): new species, new records and first description of the male of Fannia latifrontalis Hennig

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4908 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-132
Author(s):  
MIROSLAV BARTÁK ◽  
JIŘÍ PREISLER ◽  
LILIANA KANAVALOVÁ ◽  
ŠTĚPÁN KUBÍK
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nearctic Region

Fannia bohemica sp. nov. (Czech Republic, Slovakia) is described and illustrated. Male of F. latifrontalis Hennig, 1955 is described and illustrated for the first time. Fannia jezoensis Nishida, 1976 is first reported from West Palaearctic, Fannia morrisoni Malloch, 1913 is first recorded from Palaearctic Region. Fannia umbrosa (Stein, 1895) and F. armata (Meigen, 1826; first record based on morphologically identified specimens) are new records from Nearctic Region. Six species (Fannia fuscitibia Stein, 1920, F. latifrontalis, F. limbata (Tiensuu, 1938), F. verrallii (Meade, 1891), F. gotlandica Ringdahl, 1926 and F. spathiophora, Malloch, 1918) are recorded for the first time from Slovakia.  

A revision of the weevil genus Procas Stephens (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Erirhinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1234 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD T. THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Nearctic Region ◽  
Made In

The Holarctic weevil genus Procas Stephens, 1831 is revised for the first time. Six species are recognized: four in the western Palaearctic Region, one in the eastern Palaearctic Region and one in the Nearctic Region. One new species, P. michaelis, sp. n. is described from Spain and one new subspecies, P. picipes levantinus, ssp. n. is described from the Levant. P. picipes (Marsham, 1802), sp. rev. and P. p. steveni (Gyllenhal, 1835), ssp. rev. are released from synonymy with P. armillatus (Fabricius, 1801). The species are separated using, among others, characters derived from sternite 8 of the male which is here used at species level for the first time.        Related genera are discussed. Notodermus Desbrochers, 1875, gen. rev. and Apachiscelus Desbrochers, 1875, gen. rev. are released from synonymy with Procas. Pseudypera Voss, 1936, is returned to synonymy with Notodermus (stat. rev.). Syrdariellia Ter-Minassian, 1978 = Theanellus Reitter, 1912, syn. n. Hypera siccensis (Normand, 1951), comb. n. (ex Procas) = H. pollux (Fabricius, 1796), syn. n. Procas cottyi Perris, 1864 = P. armillatus (Fabricius, 1801), syn. rev. The following new combinations are made in Theanellus: T. alepensis (Pic), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. alternans (Faust, 1885), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. testaceus (Bajtenov, 1974), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. antoinei (Hustache, 1932), comb. n. (ex Procas); T. fastidiosus (Pic, 1904b), comb. n. (ex Procas).        The relationships of the taxa are shown in a simple dendrogram, together with their habitats which vary from very wet to very dry.

Freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) from the Palearctic section of the African continent: new records, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3182 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABDUL HALIM HARRATH ◽  
RONALD SLUYS ◽  
DJEMOI MERZOUG ◽  
MOHAMED YACOUBI-KHEBIZA ◽  
SALEH ALWASEL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
North Africa ◽  
New Records ◽  
Ejaculatory Duct ◽  
African Continent ◽  
North African ◽  
First Finding ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

On the basis of extensive surveys, an update is provided on the diversity, taxonomy, anatomy, and geographic distributionof five species of North African freshwater planarians, including the description of one new species. The new species Dug-esia tubqalis Harrath & Sluys, sp. nov. is mainly characterized by the following features: an elongated penis surroundedwith two penial folds at its base, the dorsal one bigger than the ventral ; an atrium divided into a male and common atriumby a kind of non-muscular ridge; a terminal expansion of the ejaculatory duct just before it opens at the tip of the penispapilla. The record of Dugesia sicula represents the first fully documented record of a naturally sexual, diploid (2n=18)population in North Africa. The first finding of Polycelis nigra on the African continent is documented. The genus Polyce-lis is recorded here with two species, Polycelis nigra and Polycelis felina. We also noted the presence of Schmidtea polychroa, which is widespread in Europe and introduced in North America.

Six new species and records of aleocharine beetles from the Yukon and Alaska (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Klimaszewski ◽  
Benoit Godin ◽  
Georges Pelletier ◽  
Karine Savard
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
New Records ◽  
Digital Images ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Adventive Species ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time

AbstractSix new aleocharine species are described and illustrated from the Yukon and Alaska: Atheta (Dimetrota) cadeti Klimaszewski and Godin, sp. nov.; Atheta (Hypatheta) pseudomet lakatlana Klimaszewski and Godin, sp. nov.; Cypha inexpectata Klimaszewski and Godin, sp. nov.; Oxypoda yukonensis Klimaszewski and Godin, sp. nov., Oxypoda pseudoconvergens Klimaszewski and Godin, sp. nov.; and Clusiota antennalis Klimaszewski and Godin, sp. nov.Atheta (Rhagocneme) subsinuata (Erichson), known from the western Palaearctic region, was discovered in the Yukon and is reported in North America for the first time as an adventive species. Amischa tersa Casey is recorded from Canada and the Yukon for the first time. Twenty-four new records of aleocharine species from the Yukon are provided in addition to species described as new to science. One hundred and fifteen digital images of external and genital structures are provided for species identification.

scholarly journals Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2231 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANGMI LEE ◽  
RONALD W. HODGES ◽  
RICHARD L. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Nearctic Region

A checklist of Gelechiidae in America north of Mexico is provided based on additions of new taxa and nomenclatorial changes in publications since 1978. This checklist includes the addition of 253 new species and 8 new genera, 30 species and 5 genera previously unrecorded from North America, 4 species inadvertently omitted in the previous checklist, and many nomenclatorial changes. Ymeldia Hodges, 1963 is transferred to Oecophoridae. The following new synonymies are established: Neoschema Povolny, 1967, n. syn. of Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900; Scrobipalpulopsis Povolný, 1987, n. syn. of Scrobipalpula Povolný; 1964, Tuta Kieffer & Jörgensen, 1910, rev. syn. of Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1902; Eupolella Fletcher, 1940, n. syn. of Dichomeris Hübner, [1818]; Eupolis Meyrick, 1923, n. syn. of Dichomeris Hübner, [1818]; Aristotelia nigrobasiella Clarke, 1932, n. syn. of Aristotelia isopelta Meyrick, 1929; Aristotelia intermediella (Chambers, 1879), n. syn. of Aristotelia pudibundella (Zeller, 1873); Gelechia brumella Clemens, 1864, n. syn. of Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839); Anacampsis bidiscomaculella (Chambers, 1874), rev. syn. of Anacampsis fullonella (Zeller, 1873); Aroga trachycosma (Meyrick, 1923), n. syn. of Aroga elaboratella (Braun, 1923); and Dichomeris caryaefoliella (Chambers, 1872), n. syn. of Dichomeris georgiella (Walker, 1866). The following new combinations are made: Monochroa pullusella (Chambers, 1874), n. comb., Monochroa robusta (Braun, 1921), n. comb., Gnorimoschema klotsi (Povolný, 1967), n. comb., Gnorimoschema powelli (Povolný, 1998a), n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella (Busck, 1910), n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides chiquitelloides (Powell & Povolný, 2001), n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides elaborata (Povolný, 2000), n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides insularis (Powell & Povolný, 2001) n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides isolata (Povolný, 2000) n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides spinosa (Povolný, 2000), n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides totalis (Povolný, 2000), n. comb., Scrobipalpuloides truncata (Povolný, 2000), n. comb., Scrobipalpula lutescella (Clarke, 1934), n. comb., Scrobipalpula lycii (Powell & Povolný, 2001), n. comb., Scrobipalpula physaliella (Chambers, 1872), n. comb., and Scrobipalpa arenaceariella (Powell & Povolný, 2001), n. comb. New records for the Nearctic Region are given for Carpatolechia fugitivella (Zeller), Carpatolechia notatella (Hübner), Carpatolechia proximella (Hübner), and Altenia perspersella (Wocke). This checklist also provides the type localities of species based on examination of specimens and published references. Subfamilies have been divided into tribes, which has required rearrangement of genera. References that include new taxa or nomenclatorial changes since 1978 are provided.

New species and new records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Cape Verde archipelago

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-426
Author(s):  
Francisco Ferragut ◽  
Julia Baumann
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
Euseius Fustis ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Unknown Male

The phytoseiid mites of the Cape Verde archipelago are scarcely known. We report the results of a survey conducted on the islands of Santiago and Santo Antão, where phytoseiids were collected from native, cultivated and invasive plants. Fourteen species were collected, four of which represent new records for the islands. One new species, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) macrodactylus Ferragut sp. nov., is described and illustrated. We describe the unknown male of Amblyseius neolargoensis van der Merwe, provide a redescription of the male of Euseius fustis (Pritchard & Baker) and additional morphological information for all examined species.

One new species, two generic synonyms and eight new records of Thripidae from China (Thysanoptera)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4418 (4) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
SHIMENG ZHANG ◽  
ZHAOHONG WANG ◽  
YAJIN LI ◽  
LAURENCE MOUND
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
New Records ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
One New Species

Baliothrips sunae sp.n. is described from eastern China, and eight thripid species are newly recorded from China. One species is shared with Europe, three with Australia and four with southeast Asia. Chilothrips Hood is synonymized with Oxythrips Uzel, and Graminothrips Zhang & Tong is synonymized with Organothrips Hood.

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