scholarly journals New species of parasitic nasal mites infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada (Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 786 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Knee
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Common ◽  
Horned Lark

Mites (Acari, Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of arthropods associated with birds. Several families of mites have colonised the respiratory tract of birds, the Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) being the most diverse. There are 66 species of rhinonyssids (59 named, seven undescribed species) reported from Canadian birds. Two new species of rhinonyssids were discovered while surveying nasal mites from birds in Manitoba, Canada, and are herein described as Sternostomagallowayisp. n. from the horned lark (Eremophilaalpestris), and Vitznyssusericisp. n. from the common nighthawk (Chordeilesminor).

Taxonomic revision of four species of the Neotropical land planarian genera Cratera and Geoplana (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) with a description of two new species and an emendation of Cratera

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4500 (4) ◽  
pp. 517 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOMINGO LAGO-BARCIA ◽  
FERNANDO CARBAYO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Morphological Feature ◽  
Ejaculatory Duct ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Terminal Portion ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Land Planarian

The Brazilian land planarians Cratera crioula, C. joia, Geoplana hina, and G. taxiarcha (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) are revised taxonomically from type material and additional specimens. Geoplana hina sensu Carbayo et al. (2013) was found to be an undescribed species and therefore is described and named as Cratera picuia sp. n. A new species of the genus is also described and named as Cratera arucuia sp. n. G. hina and G. taxiarcha are transferred to Cratera. The most remarkable morphological feature of Cratera—a dilated terminal portion of the ejaculatory duct—is either absent, inconspicuous, or variable in C. hina, C. joia, C. picuia sp. n., and C. arucuia sp. n. Based on the monophyletic status of Cratera inferred elsewhere, an emendation of the genus is here proposed to encompass the morphological variation observed in the genus. 

Studies in Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) of Hispaniola

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 420 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
ELADIO FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
IRINA FERRERAS ◽  
BRIAN D. FARRELL ◽  
BRUNO A. S. De MEDEIROS ◽  
GUSTAVO A. ROMERO-GONZÁLEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Senior Author ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Photographic Record ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
A New Species

A review of the literature at large and the field photographic record of the senior author of this study indicate that there are several undescribed species of Aristolochia in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), related to A. bilobata. Here we show that A. mirandae is a synonym of A. bilobata and that what appears as A. bilobata in Marión H. (2011: 76–77) is a new species here described as Aristolochia adiastola. In addition, two new species, A. bonettiana and A. marioniana, also related to A. bilobata, are described and illustrated herein.

A review of the genus Platyrhina (Chondrichthys: Platyrhinidae) from the northwestern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2738 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUKIO IWATSUKI ◽  
KEI MIYAMOTO ◽  
KAZUHIRO NAKAYA ◽  
JIE ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Northwestern Pacific ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
White Pigment ◽  
Light Yellow ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Pacific Species

The genus Platyrhina from the northwestern Pacific was reviewed, including a redescription and neotype proposal for Platyrhina sinensis (Bloch and Schneider 1801), and the description of two new species. Platyrhina limboonkengi Tang 1933 is relegated to the synonymy of P. sinensis, both species having two rows of hooked thorns on the mid-dorsum of the tail. Specimens previously widely identified as P. sinensis, but characterized by one row of such hooked thorns, represented an undescribed species, herein named Platyrhina tangi Iwatsuki, Zhang and Nakaya sp. nov. Platyrhina hyugaensis Iwatsuki, Miyamoto and Nakaya sp. nov., known from specimens limited primarily to the Hyuga Nada Sea, off Miyazaki, the Pacific coast of southern Japan, is similar to P. tangi in having one row of hooked thorns on the mid-dorsum of the trunk and tail, but differs in having larger hooked thorns, not encircled by light yellow or white pigment on the orbital, nape and scapular regions, and a pair of hooked thorns (absent in P. tangi) anteriorly on the scapular region. Nominal species are discussed and key to northwestern Pacific species of Platyrhina is provided.

scholarly journals Three new species of Kynotus from the Central Highlands of Madagascar (Clitellata, Megadrili)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba Csuzdi ◽  
Malalatiana Razafindrakoto ◽  
Yong Hong
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Global Change ◽  
Soil Fauna ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Soil Macrofauna ◽  
Earthworm Species ◽  
Highland Region ◽  
Central Highland ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Three New Species

The earthworm fauna of Madagascar is scarcely known. A recently launched exploration of the soil fauna (“Global Change and Soil Macrofauna Diversity in Madagascar”) resulted in the discovery of six new earthworm species belonging to the Malagasy endemic family Kynotidae. The success of the collecting campaign carried out between 2008 and 2011 inspired a new exploration of the earthworm fauna across the Central Highland Region of the island in the spring of 2015. During this expedition, two new species of Kynotus, K. ankisiranus sp. nov. and K. voimmanus sp. nov., were discovered. Barcoding of the recently collected species of Kynotus revealed that the unpigmented worms referred previously to K. alaotranus Michaelsen, 1897 also represented a new, still undescribed species, K. blancharti sp. nov.

Two new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae) from the Pacific slope of the Andes in Colombia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 527 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
ALEJANDRO ZULUAGA ◽  
MARCO CEDEÑO-FONSECA ◽  
MICHAEL MITTERMEIER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
The Andes ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Pacific Slope ◽  
Living Material

The genus Monstera is represented in Colombia by 20 species, 12 of them from the Pacific slope of the Andes. Fieldwork between 2017 and 2019 in this region and a thorough revision of the main Colombian herbaria allowed us to discover two undescribed species belonging to Monstera section Monstera. The two new species are described and illustrated using color photographs of vegetative and reproductive features from living material, and compared to Monstera oreophila, M. epipremnoides and M. dissecta from Central America.

Morphology and infraciliature of two new earthworm ciliates, Hoplitophrya polymorphus sp. nov. and Anoplophrya simplex sp. nov. (Ciliophora: Oligohymenophorea: Astomatia)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4392 (1) ◽  
pp. 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL ALAIN NANA ◽  
ZÉPHYRIN FOKAM ◽  
BERNARD VIGUÈS ◽  
GENEVIÈVE BRICHEUX ◽  
GIDÉON AJEAGAH AGHAINDUM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Dapi Staining ◽  
Silver Carbonate ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Staining Techniques ◽  
The Common ◽  
Ammoniacal Silver

Morphological and infraciliature studies carried out using pyridinated ammoniacal silver carbonate and the 4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining techniques, led to the identification of two new species of ciliates pertaining to the subclass Astomatia. The first species, Hoplitophrya polymorphus sp. nov., displays two main cellular forms: the elongated form (150–247 μm long and 40–87 μm width) and the stocky form (140–170 μm long and 70–98 μm width). The macronucleus is generally skinny in the elongated forms and ribbon-shaped in the stocky forms. The common feature of the two cellular shapes uniting them in the same species is the identical structure of their skeletal apparatus, a V-shaped element located in an apical depression and bearing skeletal fibres on its ventral face. The second species, Anoplophrya simplex sp. nov., is totally deprived of skeletal apparatus. The cell shape is fusiform and dorsoventrally flattened (105–180 μm long and 65–125 μm width). Six to 12 pulsatile vacuoles form two rows arranged symmetrically on either side of the macronucleus. These two newly identified species highlight the extremely rich diversity of ciliates inhabiting the digestive tract of tropical earthworms.  

Two new species of Amphiglena (Sabellidae, Annelida), with an assessment of hidden diversity in the Mediterranean

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4648 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
EKIN TILIC ◽  
KATHRYN G. FEERST ◽  
GREG W. ROUSE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
3D Reconstructions ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Mediterranean

Amphiglena is a clade of sabellid annelids that has 12 named species from around the world. New COI and 18S sequences were combined with some available data to generate a molecular phylogeny for Amphiglena. Two new species of Amphiglena are described as a result, using an integrative approach combining molecular evidence with morphological descriptions using histology, 3D reconstructions and electron microscopy. Amphiglena seaverae n. sp is described from Florida, USA and Amphiglena joyceae n. sp. from Edithburgh, South Australia. Our analyses also reveal a previously underemphasized species complex in the Mediterranean, with up to six undescribed species. This highlights the potential diversity of these minute annelid worms yet to be named. 

Observations on the nematode Mermis nigrescens and related species

Parasitology ◽  
1944 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 122-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Baylis
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
New Species ◽  
Experimental Infection ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Feeding Experiments ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Important Host ◽  
The Common

The main features of the life-history of Mermis nigrescens, so far as it is known, are briefly discussed. Some data have been collected on its distribution in the British Isles, and on the seasonal appearance of the egg-laying females. The insect hosts of the worm are discussed, and feeding experiments on various invertebrates are recorded, including the experimental infection of the common earwig (Forflctila auricularia). This insect, which has also been found naturally infested, is regarded as an important host for the species, more especially where grasshoppers are absent. Observations by other workers on the influence of the number of larvae per host on the sex of the developing worms, and on the survival of the host, have been confirmed. Two new species, closely related to M. nigrescens, are described: M. kenyensis and M. tahitiensis, from Africa and Tahiti respectively.

TWO NEW SPECIES OF COLEOPTERA

1928 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 89-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Brown
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Prairie Dog ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Common

The two species described below live in the burrows of the common prairie dog.Saprinus cynomysi n. sp.Length (apex of thorax to apex of suture) 6-6.2 mm.; width 5 mm. Black, strongly shining throughout.Head moderately finely and sparsely punctate, the punctures becoming very fine and sparse at middle of occiput. Supraocular stria distinct, extending across the front.

Two new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Faxonius (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4399 (4) ◽  
pp. 491 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES W. JR. FETZNER ◽  
CHRISTOPHER A. TAYLOR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Fourth Order ◽  
River System ◽  
Dorsal Side ◽  
The Other ◽  
Freshwater Crayfish ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
River Systems ◽  
Ozark Highlands ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of freshwater crayfish are described from the Ozarks Plateau of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. Both species are restricted to the mainstem of rocky streams that are at least fourth-order or greater in size. Recent genetic and morphological investigations of the coldwater crayfish, Faxonius eupunctus Williams, 1952, indicated that it was actually composed of several undescribed species. Faxonius eupunctus is herein restricted to just the Eleven Point River system. Faxonius roberti, new species is found in the mainstem of the Spring and Strawberry river systems in northern Arkansas. It differs from F. eupunctus by lacking a male Form-I gonopod with a distal spatulate mesial process, and presence of two spines on the dorsal side of the merus, where F. eupunctus typically has 1 spine. Faxonius wagneri, new species is known from a 54 mile (86 km) stretch of the Eleven Point River mainstem, ranging from just southeast of Greer, Missouri to just north of Birdell, Arkansas. Faxonius wagneri can be differentiated from both F. eupunctus and Faxonius roberti sp. nov. by using the male Form-I and Form-II gonopods, the shape of the chelae, and the female annulus ventralis. In F. wagneri, the terminal elements of the first pleopod are almost twice as long as those in F. eupunctus and F. roberti, with the tips of the appendage reaching the posterior base of the first perieopod when the abdomen is flexed forward, whereas, in the other two species, these elements only reach the base of the second pereiopod. The species also possesses two spines on the dorsal side of the merus of the first pereiopod, which helps distinguish it from F. eupunctus. 

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