scholarly journals First record of Scopula orientalis (Alphéraky, 1876) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in Romania, at the northern limit of the Balkans

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
Vlad Dincă ◽  
Levente Székely
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
First Record ◽  
Flight Time ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Northern Limit ◽  
Widespread Distribution ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Geometrid Moth ◽  
Distribution In Europe

The geometrid mothScopulaorientalis(Alphéraky, 1876) has an apparently disjunct distribution in Europe, with local populations in the Balkans (Macedonia, Bulgaria and Albania where recently discovered), as well as in Ukraine and southern European Russia. In this study, based on morphological and mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 – COI) data, we report the presence ofS.orientalisin south-eastern Romania (Dobrogea), at the northernmost limit of the Balkans. The flight time (September) of the recorded specimen, is the latest seasonal record for the Balkans, supporting the presence of at least a partial second generation. The Romanian specimen represented a unique COI haplotype which is differentiated by seven mutations from its genetically closest population in Sivas province, Turkey. The presence ofS.orientalisin Romania reduces the distributional gap between the known Balkan and Ukrainian populations and highlights the potential for a more widespread distribution that needs documentation based on directed studies.

First record of the deep-sea shrimp Argis toyamaensis (Yokoya, 1933) (Decapoda, Crangonidae) in the Sea of Okhotsk based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

Crustaceana ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-511
Author(s):  
Junta Fujita ◽  
Akira Iguchi ◽  
Akira Tohkairin ◽  
Tomonori Hamatsu ◽  
Yoshiaki Kai
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Sea Of Okhotsk

scholarly journals First Record of a Novel Mitochondrial DNA Haplotype of a Marble Trout Lineage of Salmo Trutta in Turkey

10.4194/ga452 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fevzi Bardakci ◽  
Nazan Acar ◽  
Tulin Arslan ◽  
Riadh Badraoui
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Salmo Trutta ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Unique Haplotype ◽  
Marble Trout ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna Control Region ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna Haplotype

A new record of a marble trout mtDNA haplotype known to be restricted to Adriatic basin (called marmoratus lineage within Salmo trutta complex) has been reported from Eşen Stream in the Aegean Sea basin of southeastern Turkey, based on sequence data of the mitochondrial DNA control region. The results of this study showed a single unique haplotype from this population, called MATR1. Phylogenetic analyses of this haplotype along with other haplotypes belonging to different mitochondrial DNA lineages of the S. trutta complex confirmed the existence of the marmoratus lineage in Turkey, suggesting a possible river capture between the Adriatic and Aegean Sea basins until the last (Würmian) marine regression.

scholarly journals The invasive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides, gray) – an update of its distribution on the Balkans

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Elitsa Popova ◽  
Diana Zlatanova
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Nyctereutes Procyonoides ◽  
Raccoon Dog ◽  
Invasion Pathways ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Secondary Invasion ◽  
Low Humidity ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Distribution In Europe ◽  
Scarce Data

Abstract The raccoon dog, which lives especially near water and is rare in areas with low humidity, has been spreading throughout Europe since its introduction to Western Russia in the beginning of the 20th century. Official accounts of its distribution in Europe are often inaccurate due to scarce data. A literature search was conducted to identify records of the raccoon dog in the Balkans. More than 60 records were identified, including ones unlisted by the cited source from central and western Bulgaria, southern Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Greece. The raccoon dog can be found on the Balkans either along the Danube (which is a major corridor for its invasion) or along its tributaries, which might represent secondary invasion pathways.

First record of Stenoheriades Cockerell in tropical Asia: Stenoheriades bifida, new species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4370 (3) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
TERRY GRISWOLD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
First Record ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
The Mediterranean

The little known osmiine genus Stenoheriades Cockerell, previously thought to be restricted to the Afrotropics, the Mediterranean region, and the Arabian Peninsula, is here recorded from tropical Asia in the form of S. bifida, new species. This disjunct distribution adds to a growing list of endemic megachilids in southern India. The new species exhibits novel morphologies in the Megachilidae that also distinguish it from previously known species groups in Stenoheriades. 

scholarly journals First record of Esox cisalpinus (Teleostea: Esocidae) in Sardinia with insight on its mitochondrial DNA genetic variability

2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-523
Author(s):  
M. Casu ◽  
F. Scarpa ◽  
P. Cossu ◽  
T. Lai ◽  
M. Curini-Galletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Genetic Variability ◽  
First Record

scholarly journals Integrative taxonomy reveals disjunct distribution and first record of Hoplias misionera (Characiformes: Erythrinidae) in the Amazon River basin: morphological, DNA barcoding and cytogenetic considerations

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. A. Guimarães ◽  
Juan J. Rosso ◽  
Mendelsohn F. B. Souza ◽  
Juan M. Díaz de Astarloa ◽  
Luís R. R. Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
La Plata ◽  
La Plata Basin

Abstract The Hoplias malabaricus group encompasses six valid species and still is believed to harbors cryptic diversity. In this work, an integrative approach including morphological, DNA barcoding, and cytogenetic considerations was conducted to characterize a population of H. malabaricus from the Amazon basin that was recently allocated in the same mitochondrial lineage with H. misionera, a species originally described from La Plata basin. The DNA barcoding analysis revealed that the Amazon population nested together with H. misionera specimens from the La Plata basin (BIN AAB1732) in the same cluster. The intragroup distance (0.5%) was 12 times lower than the nearest neighbor (6%) distance. The morphometric analysis demonstrated slightly variation between Amazon and La Plata populations, being the former composed by larger specimens. Further morphological data supported the molecular evidence of H. misionera inhabiting Amazon basin. The karyotype characterization of H. misionera in the Amazon population showed 2n=40 and karyotypic formulae 20m+20sm, that added to C-banding, Ag-NOR and 18S results are suggestive of the similarity to karyomorph C of H. malabaricus. This work reveals the first record of H. misionera outside of La Plata basin and expands the species distribution for 2500 km northward until the Marajó Island, estuary of Amazonas River.

scholarly journals First record of Plantago commersoniana (Plantaginaceae), a rare and threatened species, in the Central-West region of Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Hassemer ◽  
Osmar Dos Santos Ribas ◽  
Nina Rønsted
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
First Record ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
West Region ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
Iucn Criteria

Plantago commersoniana is a rare and threatened species, with a highly disjunct distribution, mainly in southern Brazil. This study expands its distribution to Mato Grosso do Sul state, in the Central-West region of Brazil, due to the discovery of a collection of this species from rocky grasslands in Ponta Porã. This new record is ca. 285 km distant from the nearest known population, in Yhú, Caaguazú department, eastern Paraguay. This is also the first record of a native Plantago species in Mato Grosso do Sul. Its conservation status according to the IUCN criteria is Endangered (EN).

scholarly journals New records of Niceforo’s big-eared bat, Trinycteris nicefori (Sanborn, 1949) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), from the state of Maranhão, Brazil

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 787 ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Amanda Cristiny da Silva Lima ◽  
Fabio Henrique Souza Cardoso ◽  
Samira Brito Mendes ◽  
Elmary Costa Fraga ◽  
Maria Claudene Barros
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Brazilian State

Niceforo’s big-eared bat, Trinycterisnicefori (Sanborn, 1949), is a monotypic species which has been recorded in a number of Brazilian states, but has a disjunct distribution in this country. This study presents the first record of T.nicefori in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The specimens were collected in the municipalities of Godofredo Viana and Cândido Mendes, in fragments of the Amazon forest. One male (forearm: 38.00 mm, weight: 6 g) and one female (39.68 mm, 8 g) specimens were collected. The specimens presented chestnut-colored fur, and a chin with a pair of dermal pads arranged in a V-shape, without a central papilla. The COI gene sequences were plotted in the BOLD Systems platform, which confirmed the morphological identification of the species, with a 99.1% similarity in the male, and 99.4% in the female to existing sequences. This record extends the known distribution of T.nicefori in Brazil by approximately 310 km to the most eastern part of the Amazon Biome.

scholarly journals First records of Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842 (Hymenoptera, Cynipioidea, Figitidae) in an urban environment in Colombia

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Esteban Tulande-M. ◽  
Juliana Durán-Prieto
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
First Record ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Widespread Distribution ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Local Impact ◽  
The City

Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842, is a figitid wasp with a widespread distribution. In South America, it has been reported from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Here we report the first record of this species in Colombia, where it was associated with two species of trees in urban parks of Bogotá. We also report the presence of unknown pollen in the examined individuals. Future studies need to be conducted to identify the local impact of this species as a possible parasitoid and/or pollinator in the green spaces of the city of Bogotá.

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