scholarly journals Morphological and molecular characterisation of the Popijač’s Yellow Sally, Isoperla popijaci sp. nov., a new stenoendemic stonefly species from Croatia (Plecoptera, Perlodidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1078 ◽  
pp. 85-106
Author(s):  
Dora Hlebec ◽  
Ignac Sivec ◽  
Martina Podnar ◽  
Josip Skejo ◽  
Mladen Kučinić
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Phylogenetic Inference ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Dinaric Karst ◽  
Subgenital Plate ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Narrow Area ◽  
A New Species ◽  
I Gene

A new species of the Yellow Sally genus (Isoperla Banks, 1906) is described, based on morphological (males and females adults, larval and egg) and molecular (the barcode region of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI)) features. Popijač’s Yellow Sally, I. popijaci Hlebec & Sivec, sp. nov. inhabits two karstic sources of the Krasulja rivulet in Croatia. Male and female of the new species are characterised by colouration patterns of the head and pronotum; the dimensions of the female subgenital plate; the medial penial armature and oval-shaped egg without collar and anchor. The larvae differ from their congeners by the uniquely coloured head and pronotum. Based on morphological characteristics I. popijacisp. nov. belongs to the I. tripartita species group. Phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships were reconstructed using three methods of phylogenetic inference and three species delimitation methods. As I. popijacisp. nov. occurs at a narrow area of the Krasulja rivulet in Krbava field, the study puts emphasis on the conservation and hotspot importance of the temporary rivers in the Dinaric karst. Furthermore, the study accentuates the necessity for further research on the genetic diversity of Plecoptera in Croatia.

Review of the Priocnemis hyalinata species-group (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4254 (5) ◽  
pp. 551
Author(s):  
VALERY M. LOKTIONOV ◽  
ARKADY S. LELEJ ◽  
ZAI-FU XU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

Eight species in the Priocnemis hyalinata species-group are reviewed. The species-group is recorded from Oriental Region for the first time, and one new species, Priocnemis (Priocnemis) yunnanensis Loktionov, Lelej & Xu, sp. nov. (China: Yunnan) is described and illustrated. The lectotype of Salius (Priocnemis) unicolor Gussakovskij is designated. The distribution of P. (P.) hyalinata (Fabricius), P. (P.) fennica Haupt and P. (P.) unicolor (Gussakovskij) is clarified and enlarged within Russia. Keys to species for males and females are given.  

scholarly journals Oecanthus salvii sp. nov. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Oecanthinae): A new tree cricket species from Modoc County in northeast California

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-99
Author(s):  
Nancy Collins ◽  
Ken R. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Tree Cricket ◽  
Subgenital Plate ◽  
The Common ◽  
Oecanthus Nigricornis ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Oecanthus is described from extreme northeast California. Oecanthus salviisp. nov. is currently known only from Lake Annie in Modoc County, California, and occurs on sagebrush (Artemisia) and rabbitbrush (Ericameria). It has the narrow tegmina, antennal markings, metanotal gland configuration, and trilling song found in the Oecanthus nigricornis species group. Song details and morphology, including the shape of the subgenital plate and copulatory blades, are provided in this paper. This new species has been given the common name of sage tree cricket.

Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of the genus Panolis Hübner, [1821] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4565 (4) ◽  
pp. 523
Author(s):  
XUAN AN ◽  
MAMORU OWADA ◽  
MIN WANG ◽  
HOU-SHUAI WANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
A New Species ◽  
I Gene

A new species of the genus Panolis Hübner, [1821], P. xundian sp. nov., is described and illustrated from southwestern China. It is well-defined morphologically by the male genitalia, with a well-developed pollex at the distal terminal of the sacculus and a broad, ventrally concave cucullus, the female corpus bursae with four long signum-stripes. Based on a 658 bp segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, we report the pairwise genetic distance of 2.5% from its allied species P. exquisita Draudt, 1950. Molecular phylogenetic analyses using three genes (2189 bp in total length) indicate that the new species belongs to the P. exquisita species group. 

A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Vientiane Province, northern Laos

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4701 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-275
Author(s):  
SALY SITTHIVONG ◽  
VINH QUANG LUU ◽  
NGOAN VAN HA ◽  
TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN ◽  
MINH DUC LE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Hind Limbs ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
Dorsal Pattern ◽  
A New Species ◽  
I Gene ◽  
Genetic Comparison

A new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus from Vientiane Province, northern Laos is described based on morphological and molecular data. Cyrtodactylus muangfuangensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from remaining congeners by the following combination of characters: maximum SVL 83.9 mm; dorsal pattern consisting of dark nuchal loop, nape band and five dark transversal bands between limb insertions; intersupranasals two; dorsal tubercles present on occiput, body, hind limbs and tail base; 15 or 16 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; lateral folds clearly defined, without interspersed tubercles; 31–37 ventral scales between ventrolateral folds; six precloacal pores and 15 femoral pores in males, which are interrupted by six to eight poreless scales; six precloacal pitted scales plus in total 10–15 pitted femoral scales in females, which are separated by six to eight poreless scales; enlarged precloacal and femoral scales present; two or three postcloacal tubercles; median subcaudal scales transversely enlarged. In molecular analyses, the new species is strongly supported as a member of the Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis species group, and weakly corroborated as a sister taxon to C. pageli. Pairwise genetic comparison shows that it is at least 18% divergent from other congeners in the species group based on a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I gene. 

A new species of Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Guizhou Province, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3510 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAOMING GU ◽  
RONGRONG CHEN ◽  
YINGZHOU TIAN ◽  
SONG LI ◽  
JINGCHENG RAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Mitochondrial Data ◽  
A New Species

In this study, we describe a new species of salamander, Paramesotriton maolanensis sp. n., from the MaolanNational Nature Reserve, Libo County, Guizhou Province, China. The new species is placed in the genusParamesotriton based on morphological characteristics and molecular data. It differs from all other members of thegenus in a number of morphological characteristics, especially in its much larger body size, absence of granularwarts from head and body, largely reduced external eyes and peculiar shape of epibranchia in hyoid apparatus. Weexamined the relationships of nuclear POMC haplotypes between and within the new species and six recognizedspecies. POMC variation and published mitochondrial data suggested that the new species’ closest known relativesare P. longliensis, P. zhijinensis and P. caudopunctatus, and it should be placed into the P. caudopunctatus species group or subgenus Allomesotriton.

Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae), a new species of the R. philopotamoides species group from the Republic of Kosovo with molecular and ecological notes

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Halil Ibrahimi ◽  
Dora Hlebec ◽  
Astrit Bilalli ◽  
Milaim Musliu ◽  
Ana Previšić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Inference ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Lateral View ◽  
Posterior Edge ◽  
Gene Coi ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Molecular Sequencing ◽  
Distinct Taxon ◽  
A New Species

In this study we describe Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov., a new species of the Rhyacophila philopotamoides species group from the Bjeshkët e Nemuna Mountains in Kosovo, based on morphological (male adults) and molecular (sequencing of the barcode region of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI)) characteristics. The new species is morphologically closest to Rhyacophila schmidinarica Urbanič, Krušnik & Malicky, 2000, and also closely resembling Rhyacophila hirticornis McLachlan, 1879. R. siparantum sp. nov. differs from both its most similar congeners primarily by the shape of the segment X, which is in lateral view short apically and with a pronounced lateral hump on the posterior edge. This difference, combined with other characters related to the shape of the second segment of inferior appendages, spine pattern of parameres and size of ventral teeth on segments VI and VII, make R. siparantum sp. nov. easily distinguishable from both most similar congeners. Phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships were reconstructed using two methods of phylogenetic inference, and two species delimitation methods. All this supports Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. as a distinct taxon. The adults of Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. were found during the period May – August, nearby a small rheocrene spring inside a forested area. The new species is most probably a microendemic of the Bjeshkët e Nemuna, a mountainous massive known for several other endemic species of caddisflies. Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. is the seventeenth known species of the genus Rhyacophila Pictet, 1834 from Kosovo.

On the wasp-mimicking sharpshooter genus Propetes Walker, 1851 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae): description of a new species, proposal of a new synonymy, and distributional notes

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4281 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
JÁDILA SANTOS PRANDO ◽  
CLAYTON CORRÊA GONÇALVES ◽  
DANIELA MAEDA TAKIYA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Display Behavior ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The Neotropical genus Propetes Walker, 1851 currently includes three species recorded from Brazil and Guyana that share morphological characteristics related to wasp-mimicking behavior. A revision of available material of Amazonian Propetes was conducted, and a new species, P. sakakibara sp. nov., is described and illustrated herein based on males from Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. Based on the association of males and females from Pará State (Brazil), a synonymy is proposed between P. triquetra (Fabricius, 1803) (previously known only from males) and P. compressa Walker, 1851 (previously known only from females). The female genitalia of P. triquetra is redescribed and illustrated in detail. Observation of bluffing display behavior is reported for the first time for the genus, in P. schmidti. A key to all species included in Propetes, based on males and females, and a map of distribution of Propetes species are provided, including new records of the genus from French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. 

First record of the family Schizodactylidae (Orthoptera: Ensifera) from Thailand, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4472 (1) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATTARAWICH DAWWRUENG ◽  
NONN PANITVONG ◽  
KANIN MOOLTHAM ◽  
PONGPIPAT MEEBENJAMART ◽  
WEEYAWAT JAITRONG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Family ◽  
Subgenital Plate ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Salween River ◽  
Northwestern Thailand

A new species of dune cricket in the family Schizodactylidae, Schizodactylus salweenensis sp. nov. is described from Salween River, Mae Hong Son Province, northwestern Thailand based on both males and females. The Schizodactylidae is recorded for the first time in Thailand. The new species is most similar to Schizodactylus tuberculatus Ander, 1938 and Schizodactylus burmanus Uvarov, 1935 in the morphology of male subgenital plate, but mainly differs in the shape of subgenital plate apex, and the spurs of hind tibiae. The type series was collected from sand dunes along the river. This cricket reaches adulthood during the rainy season. 

A new European species of Delia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) near the wheat bulb fly, D. coarctata (Fallén)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1412 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
VERNER MICHELSEN
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
European Species ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Delia Robineau-Desvoidy is described from Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Czech Republic) by the name of D. coarctoides. It is very similar to and has been confused with the wheat bulb fly, D. coarctata (Fallén), a well known anthomyiid pest species of cereals and grasses in Europe. A brief overview of the D. coarctata species group and a key to males and females are given.

A new species of Sibon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Southwestern Colombia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4701 (5) ◽  
pp. 443-453
Author(s):  
LUIS ENRIQUE VERA-PÉREZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Sibon is described based on four specimens from Parque Nacional Natural Munchique, department of Cauca, Colombia. The new species differs from all members of the S. annulatus and S. nebulatus groups because it has an ocellate pattern, which places it into the S. argus species group. It differs from S. argus by having non-protuberant eyes, fewer ventrals, subcaudals, and total segmental counts; and it differs from S. longifrenis by having fewer segmental counts in males and females, only six supralabials and postmentals absent. Additionally, it differs from both species due to its smaller body size. 

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