A review of the family Trichopolydesmidae in North Africa with a description of a new species from Tunisia

A new species of the genusHaplocookiaBrölemann, 1915 is described from Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia (North Africa) and a historical account of the poorly understood generaHaplocookiaandHeterocookiaSilvestri, 1898 is provided. Comments on the taxonomy of the family Trichopolydesmidae are presented, as well as an identification key to the trichopolydesmid species hitherto known from North Africa and an updated list of the Polydesmida in the region.

First new species of the family Stigmocheylidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Paratydeoidea) from Asia

10.11158/saa.23.11.8 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (11) ◽

pp. 2159

Author(s):

Mohammad Reza Damavandian ◽

Saeid Paktinat-Saeij

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Identification Key ◽

Mazandaran Province ◽

Northern Iran ◽

Adult Females ◽

The Family ◽

A new species, Stigmocheylus persicus sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata: Stigmocheylidae) is described based on adult females from Noor, Mazandaran province, northern Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other species by the following features: non-segmented peritremes; absence of setae c3; presence of setae g2; coxa II with four setae; genu I with nine setae; tarsi I–IV with 24(+2ω)–11(+1ω)-11-10 setae. This finding presents the first new species of the family Stigmocheylidae Berlese, 1910 from Asia. Additionally, an identification key to known species of Stigmocheylus is updated.

A new species of Elasmopus (Amphipoda: Hadzioidea: Maeridae) from Suape Harbor, Northeastern Brazilian coast

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências ◽

10.1590/s0001-37652011005000027 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 83 (3) ◽

pp. 1031-1040 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

André R. Senna

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

Rocky Shore ◽

Identification Key ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Amphipod Species ◽

Intertidal Rocky Shore ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

The Family ◽

A new amphipod species of the genus Elasmopus Costa, 1853 is described based on material collected from intertidal rocky shore, near the Suape Harbor, coast of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The new species may be recognized by the propodus of gnathopod 2 suboval, slightly tapering distally, palmar margin not defined by a stout seta, spine, or palmar corner, with a subdistal blunt tubercle, posterior margin covered by a dense fringe of plumose setae, and posterior margin of basis of pereopod 7 castelloserrate. This is the ninety-fifth species of the genus Elasmopus described worldwide, the most diverse genus in the family Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008, and the eighth species recorded from Brazilian waters. An identification key to Brazilian species of Elasmopusis also provided.

Zetorchestes krisperi sp. nov. (Acari: Oribatida: Zetorchestidae) from Vietnam, with juvenile morphology and identification key to known species of the genus

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5057.4.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5057 (4) ◽

pp. 545-561

Author(s):

VASILIY B. KOLESNIKOV ◽

VLADISLAV D. LEONOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Oribatid Mites ◽

Identification Key ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

Southern Vietnam ◽

The Family ◽

The World ◽

The description of a new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) of the family Zetorchestidae—Zetorchestes krisperi sp. nov.—is proposed based on adult and tritonymph specimens collected from rainforest soil of Bi Dup-Nui Ba National Park (southern Vietnam). We also review the distinguishing characteristics for Zetorchestes species and present an identification key to Zetorchestes species of the world. Diagnostic features of Zetorchestes nymphs are discussed.

A new species of Meligethes (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae) of the M. lugubris complex from Sardinia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2318.1.13 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2318 (1) ◽

pp. 386-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PAOLO AUDISIO ◽

ALESSIO DE BIASE ◽

MARCO TRIZZINO ◽

EMILIANO MANCINI ◽

GLORIA ANTONINI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Africa ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Species Group ◽

Identification Key ◽

Southern Europe ◽

Formal Description ◽

A combined morphological and bionomical analysis was performed to clarify the position of a problematic species of the Meligethes lugubris group from Sardinia and Corsica (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae, Meligethinae). This species-group is represented by a dozen anthophagous species associated with Lamiaceae, and distributed from North Africa to Japan. The analysis was mainly focused on the specific distinction and formal description of a new species, M. foddaii Audisio, De Biase & Trizzino sp. nov., from Sardinia and Corsica. The species is morphologically scarcely distinguishable from the allopatric M. lugubris Sturm and M. gagathinus Erichson (both widespread in southern Europe). An identification key to Euro-Mediterranean members of the M. lugubris complex is provided. Combined morphological, ecological, phenological, and preliminary molecular data are presented to support the distinction of the new species. The palaeogeographical scenario explaining the likely Plio-Pleistocene differentiation of the three species, which are all associated with the related Lamiaceae genera Mentha and Thymus, is also briefly discussed.

Nomenclatural changes in the higher classification of the family Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with description of a new tribe and new species and a review of the Iranian tettigometrid fauna

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4392 (3) ◽

pp. 469

Author(s):

FARIBA MOZAFFARIAN ◽

THIERRY BOURGOIN ◽

MICHAEL R. WILSON

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Historical Review ◽

Identification Key ◽

Female Characters ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

The Family ◽

New Tribe ◽

The first part of this paper provides a historical review of the classification of the family Tettigometridae, including the description of a new tribe, Plesiometrini trib. nov. to accommodate three Afrotropical genera of the subfamily Tettigometrinae. The name Nototettigometra Muir 1924, is proposed to replace Hilda Kirkaldy 1900, homonym of Hilda Hörnes & Auinger 1884, and corresponding new combinations are given, including Nototettigometrinae nom. subst. to replace Hildinae Fennah 1952. An identification key to suprageneric taxa of Tettigometridae including both male and female characters is provided. In the second part, 18 tettigometrid species are recorded from Iran. A new species, Tettigometra (Tettigometra) parihana sp. nov. is described. Tettigometra (Metroplaca) longicornis and Tettigometra (Tettigometra) impressifrons are reported as new records for the Iranian fauna. An identification key and distribution maps are provided for the Iran fauna.

Amage imajimai sp. nov., a new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japanese waters

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2015.154 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Michael G. Reuscher

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Identification Key ◽

Sagami Bay ◽

Polychaete Species ◽

Deep Waters ◽

The Family ◽

Japanese Waters ◽

A new polychaete species of the family Ampharetidae, Amage imajimai sp. nov., is described from deep waters of Sagami Bay, Japan. It is characterized by the possession of four pairs of branchiae, twelve thoracic uncinigers, eleven abdominal uncinigers, and the lack of thoracic notopodial cirri. The new species is named in honor of the renowned Japanese polychaetologist Minoru Imajima. An identification key for all Amage species from Japanese waters is provided.

A new oribatid mite of the genus Pilogalumna Grandjean (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnidae) from northeastern Iran, with updated identification key to known species of the genus

10.11158/saa.26.11.13 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Ali Akrami

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Body Size ◽

Large Body ◽

Oribatid Mite ◽

Identification Key ◽

Large Body Size ◽

The Family ◽

A new species of oribatid mite of the family Galumnidae is described and illustrated based on adult specimens from soil in Mashhad county, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran. Pilogalumna khorasanica sp. nov. is characterised by rounded rostrum; very long interlamellar setae; long, nearly setiform, finely bilaterally barbed bothridial setae; medially interrupted dorsosejugal furrow; elongated porose areas A2, very long and narrow, ribbon shaped A3 and large body size. The new species is most similar morphologically to Pilogalumna crassiclava longiareata (Pérez-Íñigo, 1976), however, differs from it in morphology of bothridial setae and structure of notogastral porose areas, by the presence of longer interlamellar setae and larger body size. An updated identification key to known species of Pilogalumna is presented.

A New Species of Micropeza Meigen from Morocco and a Provisional Key to the West Palaearctic Species (Diptera: Acalyptrata, Micropezidae)

The Entomologist s monthly magazine ◽

10.31184/m00138908.1552.3977 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 155 (2) ◽

pp. 71-76

Author(s):

Martin J. Ebejer

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Africa ◽

First Record ◽

Palaearctic Species ◽

The West ◽

The Family ◽

A new species of Micropezidae, Micropeza kettaniae, is described from Morocco and the twelve west Palaearctic species of Micropeza Meigen are keyed. This is the first record of the family from Morocco and the second species to be described from North Africa.

Contribution to the knowledge of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Uganda, with description of a new species of the genus Machadobelba (Machadobelbidae)

10.11158/saa.25.6.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 1021-1031

Author(s):

Sergey G. Ermilov

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Leaf Litter ◽

Body Surface ◽

Oribatid Mite ◽

Oribatid Mites ◽

Identification Key ◽

Generic Diagnosis ◽

Transverse Ridge ◽

The Family ◽

A list of identified oribatid mite taxa from Uganda, including 21 species/subspecies from 17 genera and 14 families, is presented. A new species of the family Machadobelbidae is described from leaf litter. Machadobelba ugandaensis sp. nov. differs from Machadobelba barbata Sanyal, Saha & Chakraborty, 2005 and Machadobelba dispar Balogh, 1958 by the presence of one pair of lateral teeth of the rostrum, prodorsal transverse ridge between costulae and foveolate body surface. Revised generic diagnosis and an identification key to the known species of Machadobelba are presented.

To the knowledge of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Samoa

10.11158/saa.24.1.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergey G. Ermilov ◽

Stefan Friedrich

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Oribatid Mite ◽

Oribatid Mites ◽

Identification Key ◽

Australian Region ◽

The Family ◽

A new species of oribatid mites of the family Galumnidae (Acari, Oribatida) is described from Samoa; Pergalumna enricoi sp. nov. differs from Pergalumna foveolata Hammer, 1973 by the elongate oval, transversely oriented notogastral porose areas Aa and heavily tuberculate prodorsum. An identification key to the known species of the genus Pergalumna from the Australian region is presented. A list of oribatid mite taxa of the Samoan Islands, including 77 species/subspecies from 56 genera and 29 families, is provided.