Taxonomic study of the genus Neocarpia Tsaur & Hsu, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae)

This is the first detailed taxonomic study of the genus Navicula in the Krasnodar Territory of the Caucasus region, Russia. During the study of the genus in waterbodies of the Adegoy River valley 15 taxa were recorded. Two species, N. adegoyensis sp. nov. and N. pseudocryptofallax sp. nov., are described as new to science. Their morphology is studied by light and scanning electron microscopy, and comparisons with morphologically similar species are provided. The use of the name N. avenacea for N. lanceolata sensu auct. is discussed. Navicula diversity was higher in the Adegoy River than in pools elsewhere in the river valley.

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Descriptions of two new species of Philodina (Rotifera, Bdelloidea), with notes on seven rare bdelloids from Korea

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4772.2.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4772 (2) ◽

pp. 253-276

Author(s):

MIN OK SONG ◽

CHANG-HO LEE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Level ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽

Bdelloid Rotifers ◽

Subspecies Level ◽

Two New Species ◽

Terrestrial Habitats ◽

I Gene ◽

Rotifera Bdelloidea

A taxonomic study on bdelloid rotifers collected from various terrestrial habitats at five different locations in Korea resulted in eight new Korean records and two new species-level taxa, Philodina clypeata n. sp. and P. verrucosa n. sp. Among the eight new Korean records, two species- and three subspecies-level taxa are new to Asia as well. These new Korean records also include seven rare species/subspecies-level taxa with poorly known distributions. Habrotrocha gracilis quadridens Schulte and Macrotrachela zickendrahti seda Donner were rediscovered in Korea 64 and 53 years, respectively, after the original descriptions. Habrotrocha ligula aligula Burger, Macrotrachela insulana Donner, M. petulans Milne, M. pinnigera (Murray), and Philodina parvicalcar De Koning have been reported from two to three countries only including their type localities before the present study. In addition, a partial sequence of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (mtCOX1) for P. verrucosa n. sp. as well as a taxonomic key for the Philodina species recorded from Korea to date are also provided here.

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An integrated approach to delimiting species borders in the genus Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae), with description of two new species

Contributions to Zoology ◽

10.1163/18759866-08404002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 84 (4) ◽

pp. 285-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Zorica Nedeljković ◽

Jelena Ačanski ◽

Mihajla Đan ◽

Dragana Obreht-Vidaković ◽

Antonio Ricarte ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Integrative Taxonomy ◽

Species Boundaries ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Additional Species ◽

Two New Species ◽

Lateral Margins ◽

A New Species

Integrative taxonomy tests the validity of taxa using methods additional to traditional morphology. The existence of two different morphotypes in specimens identified as Chrysotoxum vernale Loew (Diptera: Syrphidae) prompted their taxonomic study using an integrative approach that included morphology, wing and male-surstylus geometric morphometrics, genetic and ecological analyses. As a result, a new species is recognised, Chrysotoxum montanum Nedeljković & Vujić sp. nov., and C. vernale is re-defined. A lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for C. vernale to stabilize this concept. An additional species, Chrysotoxum orthostylum Vujić sp. nov., with distinctive male genitalia is also described. The three species share an antenna with the basoflagellomere shorter than the scape plus pedicel and terga with yellow fasciae not reaching the lateral margins. This study confirms the value of integrative approach for resolving species boundaries.

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The green lacewing genus Austrochrysa Esben-Petersen, 1928 (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) from China, with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4822.1.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4822 (1) ◽

pp. 101-112

Author(s):

YUNLONG MA ◽

XINGKE YANG ◽

XINGYUE LIU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

New Combination ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Green Lacewing ◽

Two New Species

A taxonomic study of the green lacewing genus Austrochrysa Esben-Petersen, 1928 from China is presented. Three species of Austrochrysa are recorded from China. Two new species, Austrochrysa lihongyui sp. nov. and Austrochrysa angusta sp. nov., which are described in this study, and a new combination, i.e. Austrochrysa tropica (Yang & Wang, 1994) comb. nov., is proposed. The genus Yunchrysopa Yang & Wang, 1994 is here considered as a junior synonym of Austrochrysa Esben-Petersen, 1928.

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Taxonomic study of the leafhopper genera Farynala Dworakowska and Xaniona Zhang & Huang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Typhlocybini), with descriptions of three new species from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4276.4.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4276 (4) ◽

pp. 519

Author(s):

BIN YAN ◽

MAO-FA YANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Two New Species ◽

Three New Species ◽

One New Species

Two new species of the genus Farynala Dworakowska, 1970 and one new species of the genus Xaniona Zhang & Huang, 2005 are described and illustrated: F. dextra sp. nov., F. sinistra sp. nov. and X. falcata sp. nov.. Keys and checklists of genera are provided. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

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A taxonomic study of Epipristis Meyrick, 1888 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2263.1.3 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2263 (1) ◽

pp. 31-41

Author(s):

HONGXIANG HAN ◽

ANDRÉS EXPÓSITO HERMOSA ◽

DAYONG XUE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North China ◽

Central China ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Two New Species

The genus Epipristis Meyrick, 1888 from China is reviewed, and two new species are described: E. roseus sp. nov., from North China and E. pullusa sp. nov., from Central China. The three previously known species from China are redescribed. A key to all species from China is provided. Illustrations of adults and genitalia are presented.

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