Establishment of six new Rhabdoblatta species (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Epilamprinae) from China

This study examined 504 Rhabdoblatta specimens sampled from China, of which, 86 Rhabdoblatta specimens were used for COI sequencing. A phylogenetic analysis using the ML method and MOTUs estimations by ABGD and GMYC based on COI sequences was performed. Eighteen Rhabdoblatta species were identified when these data were combined with morphological data. Six new species were established among these samples, i.e., Rh.similsinuatasp. n., Rh.densimaculatasp. n., Rh.gyroflexasp. n., Rh.chaulformissp. n., Rh.maculatasp. n., and Rh.ecarinatasp. n. For the first time, females including female genitalia of 14 known Rhabdoblatta species are described worldwide. Our study shows that combining molecular species delimitation methods with morphological data helps to delimit species and understand cockroach biodiversity.

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New species, taxonomy, phylogeny, and distribution of the tropical tribe Bothriomirini (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae)

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/1876312x-00002179 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 83-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna A. Namyatova ◽

Peter Contos ◽

Gerasimos Cassis

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Climatic Zones ◽

First Time ◽

Species Taxonomy

Bothriomirini is a small tropical mirid tribe that has not been comprehensively revised nor has monophyly of the tribe and included genera been tested. This paper presents a systematic review of Bothrioimrini. Bothriomirella ater gen. nov. sp. nov., Bothriomiris lorenzatoae sp. nov., Dashymenia javanensis sp. nov. , Dashymenia jaydeni sp. nov. are described as new to science. A phylogenetic analysis of Bothriomirini based on morphological data is performed. The diagnoses of the tribe and most of its genera are discussed. Bakeriola crassicornis Poppius, Bothriomiris lugubris Poppius, Bothriomiris ornatus Bergroth, Dashymeniella tibialis Poppius and Leprocapsus scutellaris Poppius are redescribed. Female genitalia of Bothrimirini are discussed for the first time. This study supports the monophyly of the tribe and most genera and documents remarkable heterogeneity of the female genitalia. New locality data and a discussion of the distribution of Bothriomirini in relation to major biomes and climatic zones are provided.

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A new species of the genus Sarcinodes Guenée, [1858] (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4779.4.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4779 (4) ◽

pp. 553-562

Author(s):

TIANTIAN YU ◽

MIN WANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

External Morphology ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Dna Barcodes ◽

Male And Female ◽

Coi Sequences ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Sarcinodes Guenée, [1858]of China is reviewed and totally 9 species are recognized with the description of Sarcinodes hainana sp. nov. from Hainan, China. Sarcinodes lilacina Moore, 1888 is reported for the first time from Yunnan, China. The external morphology of adults, particularly the male and female genitalia, are illustrated. COI sequences were obtained as DNA barcodes for identification of the new species. A key to the Chinese Sarcinodes species is provided.

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Two species and a genus new for Thailand, with description of a new species of Neurolarthra Fischer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4438.3.7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4438 (3) ◽

pp. 551

Author(s):

JUNLI YAO ◽

CORNELIS VAN ACHTERBERG ◽

MICHAEL J. SHARKEY ◽

ERIC G. CHAPMAN ◽

JIAHUA CHEN

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Key To Species ◽

Coi Sequences ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Neurolarthra Fischer, 1976, is a small braconid genus with two described species. The genus is revised using morphological characters and a phylogenetic analysis of COI sequence data; GenBank accession numbers of seven COI sequences from two species are included. A new species from Thailand is described and illustrated: N. karensharkeyae Yao n. sp. Neurolarthra Fischer and N. procera are reported for the first time from Thailand. A key to species of the genus Neurolarthra is presented.

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Taxonomy of the plant bug tribe Saturniomirini (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea: a phylogenetic analysis, and the description of one new genus and ten new species

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/1876312x-00001012 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-111

Author(s):

Cynthia Chan ◽

Gerasimos Cassis

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Genus ◽

New Guinea ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Dichotomous Key ◽

First Time

The mirid tribe Saturniomirini is redescribed, based on material from Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. One new genus and ten new species of Saturniomirini are described: Kallosmiris gen. n., Kallosmiris avena sp. n. , Kallosmiris geminus sp. n., Kallosmiris solis sp. n., Cheesmaniella australiensis sp. n., Garainamiris ganymedis sp. n., Trilaccus forrestae sp. n., Trilaccus luteoscutellatus sp. n., Trilaccus mica sp. n., Trilaccus mimeticus sp. n. and Trilaccus stewartensis sp. n., Cheesmaniella (Cheesmaniella australiensis sp. n.) and Garainamiris (Garainamiris ganymedis sp. n.) are recorded from Australia for the first time. All existing Saturniomirini genera, including their type species and previously described species are redescribed as follows: Cheesmaniella Carvalho, 1984, Garainamiris Carvalho, 1981, Imogen Kirkaldy, 1905, Saturniomiris Kirkaldy, 1902, Synthlipsis Kirkaldy, 1908 and Trilaccus Horváth, 1902. Four previously described species (Garainamiris antennatus Carvalho, 1981, Synthlipsis ternatensis (Distant, 1904), Trilaccus marginatus (Distant, 1904) and Trilaccus perversus (Reuter, 1905)) were not examined directly but photographs of types were available for observation. A dichotomous key to Saturniomirini taxa, colour habitus photographs, scanning electron micrographs, illustrations of male genitalia and distribution maps are provided. A phylogenetic analysis of morphological data was conducted, resulting in the Saturniomirini and all included genera recovered as monophyletic taxa.

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Chameleonfishes in Bangladesh: hipshot taxonomy, sibling species, elusive species, and limits of species delimitation (Teleostei: Badidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4586.2.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4586 (2) ◽

pp. 301 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SVEN KULLANDER ◽

MICHAEL NORÉN ◽

MD. MIZANUR RAHMAN ◽

ABDUR ROB MOLLAH

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Species Delimitation ◽

Genetic Difference ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Valid Species ◽

Colour Pattern ◽

Stabilizing Selection ◽

Difference Threshold ◽

Coi Sequences

Five species of Badidae are reported from Bangladesh, with morphological diagnoses and mitochondrial DNA sequences (cytochrome b, cytb; and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, coi). Dario kajal is recorded from Bangladesh for the first time with a precise locality. Badis badis is reported from several localities in central Bangladesh. Badis chittagongis is redescribed on the basis of samples from the region of Cox′s Bazar, including Maheskhali Island. Badis pallidus, new species, is described from the Sangu and Karnafuli River drainages in Bangladesh. It is most similar to B. chittagongis, but differs slightly in colouration and meristics, and is separated by 3.8% uncorrected p-distance in coi from B. chittagongis. Badis chittagongis and B. pallidus are almost identical in morphology, colour pattern and meristics, but occupy different habitats and are reciprocally allopatric. Pronounced genetic difference but similar morphology in these two species may be due to strong stabilizing selection for cryptic colouration in Badis. Badis rhabdotus is a new species from northeastern Bangladesh and adjacent Meghalaya in India. It is distinguished from congeneric species by the colour pattern, including well-defined narrow vertical bars; posterior bars curved; and meristics. Species delimitation analysis of an alignment comprising all coi sequences available from GenBank longer than 600 bp and attributed to species of Badidae (21 June 2018) plus our coi sequences and outgroup sequences of Nandus nandus, using pairwise p-distance and the computer software GMYC, ABGD, and bPTP, produced similar results. Among 103 coi sequences of Badidae, unidentified or tagged with one of 18 valid species names, uncorrected p-distance suggests 27 OTUs at 2% difference threshold; ABGD found between 15 and 55 OTUs; GMYC with single evolutionary rate 33 OTUs, with multiple evolutionary rates 32 OTUs; PTP, mPTP and bPTP 27–28 OTUs. Phylogenetic analysis based on coi and cytb sequences support previous analyses and previously proposed species groups. Inadequate recent species descriptions and many misidentifications or provisional identifications of published DNA sequences hamper progress in species-level systematics in Badis. Based on published morphological data, Badis triocellus cannot be distinguished from B. singenensis; Badis dibruensis and B. pancharatnaensis cannot be distinguished from B. badis; Badis andrewraoi, B. autumnum, B. kyanos, and B. soraya are insufficiently well distinguished from each other.

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Culex (Culex) longitubus, A New Species of the Mimeticus Subgroup (Diptera: Culicidae) From Bhutan

Journal of Medical Entomology ◽

10.1093/jme/tjab080 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pradya Somboon ◽

Thanari Phanitchakun ◽

Jassada Saingamsook ◽

Rinzin Namgay ◽

Ralph E Harbach

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Immature Stages ◽

High Altitudes ◽

Coi Sequences ◽

Anal Papillae ◽

A New Species

Abstract Culex longitubus Somboon, Namgay & Harbach is described as a new species of the Mimeticus Subgroup of the subgenus Culex. The larva is most similar to the larva of Cx. tianpingensis Chen from China, but is distinguished by the length of the siphon and the anal papillae, the form of the comb scales and pecten spines, and the development of setae 7-P, 13-T, 1-X, and 4-X. The adults have wing markings and male genitalia similar to those of species of the Mimeticus Complex. Phylogenetic analysis of COI sequences revealed that the new species is closely related to Cx. murrelli Lien of the Mimulus Complex. The immature stages of the new species were found in stagnant pools and marshes at high altitudes in several districts of Bhutan.

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Biodiversity in the Andean Mountains: Two new rain frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the northern Cordillera Central in Colombia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5040.3.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5040 (3) ◽

pp. 334-364

Author(s):

MAURICIO RIVERA-CORREA ◽

GUSTAVO A. GONZÁLEZ-DURÁN ◽

ANA M. SALDARRIAGA-GÓMEZ ◽

SEBASTIÁN DUARTE-MARÍN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Delimitation ◽

Intraspecific Diversity ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Phylogenetic Position ◽

The Andes ◽

Two New Species ◽

Diversity Studies ◽

First Time ◽

Central Cordillera

Frequent biodiversity sampling and monitoring programs often lead to relevant taxonomic findings. Here, as a product of different field expeditions to two places in the northern Andes, we discover and describe two new species of rain frogs of the genus Pristimantis from the cloud forests of the Central Cordillera of Colombia. Pristimantis chocolatebari sp. nov. is diagnosed by having the following character states: dentigerous process of vomer triangular, snout large and protruding, dorsum smooth, vocal slits and vocal sac present, groin and hidden part of the thighs yellow. Pristimantis carylae sp. nov. is diagnosed by having iris copper red, dentigerous process of vomer oval, snout short and rounded, dorsum finely shagreen with scattered tubercles, double nuptial pad in males, groin and hidden part of thighs pink. We also infer, for the first time, the phylogenetic position of P. permixtus, P. platychilus, and two candidate new species. In addition, we emphasize not to use genetic distance as the only source of evidence for species delimitation, considering the high intraspecific diversity found in one of the species described here. Finally, we highlight the relevance of different habitat and ecosystem conservation strategies to promote amphibian diversity studies in the Andes.

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A new species of Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae) from Hubei, China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.350.1.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 350 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

RUI-HONG WANG ◽

MAO-QIN XIA ◽

JIN-BO TAN ◽

CHUAN CHEN ◽

XIN-JIE JIN ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Species Delimitation ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Central China ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Leaf Margin ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

A new species, Scrophularia jinii (Scrophulariaceae), from Central China is described and illustrated. This new species was formerly misidentified as S. fargesii, from which it differs in many morphological characters. Moreover, it is distinct with all known Scrophularia species in its unique deeply double serrate leaf margin with 3–7 big teeth on each side. Molecular phylogenetic analysis further supports its species delimitation and suggests a close relationship with several Japanese and North American species.

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Phylogeography and Molecular Species Delimitation of Pratylenchus capsici n. sp., a New Root-Lesion Nematode in Israel on Pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Phytopathology ◽

10.1094/phyto-09-18-0324-r ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 109 (5) ◽

pp. 847-858 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Xue Qing ◽

Wim Bert ◽

Abraham Gamliel ◽

Patricia Bucki ◽

Svetlana Duvrinin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Capsicum Annuum ◽

Molecular Species ◽

Species Delimitation ◽

Chenopodium Album ◽

Haplotype Diversity ◽

Small Scale ◽

Growing Seasons ◽

Contemporary Gene Flow ◽

A New Species

Root-lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus parasitize the roots of numerous plants and can cause severe damage and yield loss. Here, we report on a new species, Pratylenchus capsici n. sp., from the Arava rift, Israel, which was characterized by integrative methods, including detailed morphology, molecular phylogeny, population genetics, and phylogeography. This species is widely spread across the Arava rift, causing significant infection in pepper (Capsicum annuum) roots and inhibiting plant growth. Both morphological and molecular species delimitation support the recovered species as a new species. We found high cytochrome oxidase subunit I haplotype diversity, and phylogeography analysis suggests that contemporary gene flow is prevented among different agricultural farms, while population dispersal from weeds (Chenopodium album and Sonchus oleraceus) to pepper occurs on a relatively small scale. Our results suggest that weeds are an important reservoir for the dispersal of P. capsici n. sp., either as the original nematode source or at least in maintaining the population between growing seasons.

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Four new species of Euphyllodromia (Ectobiidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae) from the Amazon region (Brazil) and description of the genitalia of E. amazonensis Rocha e Silva, 1984

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032012000400011 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 105-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sonia Maria Lopes ◽

Leonardo de Oliveira Cardoso da Silva

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Amazon Region ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Male And Female ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

First Time

Four new species of Euphyllodromia Shelford, 1908 (E. spathulata, E. nigromaculata, E. neoelegans and E. spiculata) are described. Their male genitalia are illustrated. The female genitalia of E. spiculata and E. nigromaculata are also illustrated. Diagnostic characters of the head, thorax and abdomen of E. amazonensis Rocha e Silva, 1984 are reiterated, illustrated and combined with the description of the male and female genitalia for the first time. A key is provided to include the species treated here.

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