scholarly journals The short-legged Andean cosmetids revisited: the genus Libitia Simon, 1879 with description of two new species (Opiliones, Cosmetidae)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Medrano ◽  
Ludson Neves de Ázara ◽  
Adriano Brilhante Kury
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Current Species ◽  
Subjective Synonym

The old genus Libitia Simon, 1879 of small Andean harvestmen is revisited. The monotypic genus Libitiella Roewer, 1947 is herein considered a junior subjective synonym of Libitia. Accordingly, Libitiella bipunctata (Sørensen, 1932) is restored to the combination Libitia bipunctata. The species Libitia cordata and Libitia bipunctata comb. nov. are redescribed and the new species Libitia gandalf sp. nov. and Libitia iguaque sp. nov. are herein described from Cordillera Oriental of Colombian Andes (Chingaza Natural Park and Iguaque Natural Park, respectively). The species Gonyleptes multimaculatus Wood 1869, currently under the synonymy of L. cordata, is revalidated and transferred to Paecilaemella Roewer, 1925 forming Paecilaemella multimaculata comb. nov., and the species Cynorta itacoaiensis H. Soares, 1970 is herein considered a junior subjective synonym of it. In addition, the second current species of the genus, Libitia fusca (Simon, 1879), is transferred to Metalibitia. Libitia is diagnosed based in genital and external morphology, an identification key of the four species and distribution maps are offered.

Two new species of Quichuana Knab (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the paramo ecosystems in Colombia

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4244 (3) ◽  
pp. 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
AUGUSTO L. MONTOYA ◽  
ANTONIO RICARTE ◽  
MARTA WOLFF
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Quichuana Knab (Diptera: Syrphidae), Quichuana citara Montoya & Wolff sp. n. and Quichuana nigropilosa Montoya & Ricarte sp. n. are described from highlands of the Colombian Andes. Images of type material, including drawings of male genitalia are provided. An adjustment for the latest identification key for the Quichuana species and distribution maps for those species occurring in Colombia are given. 

Synopsis of the carpenter bee subgenus Xylocopa (Schonnherria) Lepeletier, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Colombia, with designation of lectotypes and the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4789 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-347
Author(s):  
GERMÁN VILLAMIZAR ◽  
FERNANDO FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
FELIPE VIVALLO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Carpenter Bees ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Eleven Species

A synopsis of the metallic carpenter bees Xylocopa subgenus Schonnherria Lepeletier in Colombia is presented. Eleven species were recognized: X. dimidiata Latreille, X. ecuadorica Cockerell, X. lateralis Say, X. lucida Smith, X. metallica Smith, X. muscaria (Fabricius), X. ornata Smith, X. viridis Smith, and X. simillima Smith, being this latter a new record for the country. In addition, two new species are described: X. auriventris n. sp. and X. romeroi n. sp. from the Colombian Andean and Pacific region, respectively. To stabilize the application of some names, lectotypes were designated for X. binotata Pérez (=X. lateralis), X. muscaria, X. ornata, X. simillima and X. viridis. Diagnoses, descriptions, comments, floral records, distribution maps, figures and an identification key are also provided. 

Revision of the Neotropical genus Carrerapyrgota Aczél (Diptera, Pyrgotidae) with the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2515 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAMON LUCIANO MELLO ◽  
CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER LAMAS ◽  
JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Two New Species

The Neotropical genus Carrerapyrgota Aczél is restricted to the South America (Brazil and Argentina). The genus is composed of two previously described species, which are revised herein: C. miliaria Aczél and C. personata (Lutz & Lima). Two new Brazilian species are described: C. aczeli from São Paulo and C. bernardii from Bahia. Illustrations of the external morphology of adults and male and female terminalia are also included. An identification key to the species is presented, as well as a brief discussion of the biology and distribution of the genus.

Revision of the southern South American species of Philonthus Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2595 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIANA CHANI-POSSE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
South American ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
South American Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Two New Species

The southern South American species of the genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829 (Staphylininae: Staphylinini) are revised using characters of external morphology and male and female genitalia. Three species of Philonthus are transferred to the genus Belonuchus Nordmann, 1837 resulting in the following new combinations: B. aluticollis (Bernhauer, 1921), B. flavicoxis (Bernhauer, 1912) and B. weiserianus (Bernhauer, 1921). Twenty-five valid species are recognized for the region in the present study: Philonthus aeruginosus Nordmann 1837, P. argus Herman 2001, P. bicoloristylus ChaniPosse 2004, P. bonariensis Bernhauer 1909, P. convexicollis Lynch-Arribálzaga 1884, P. cribriventris Bernhauer 1912, P. discoideus (Gravenhorst, 1802), P. figulus Erichson 1840, P. flavolimbatus Erichson 1840, P. hepaticus Erichson 1840, P. jenseni Bernhauer 1912, P. longicornis Stephens 1832, P. lynchi Bernhauer & Schubert 1914, P. pallipes Blanchard 1842, P. pauxillus Solsky 1868, P. politus (Linnaeus, 1758), P. quadraticeps Boheman 1858, P. rectangulus Sharp 1874, P. rubromaculatus Blanchard 1842, P. ruficauda Bernhauer 1934, P. sericans (Gravenhorst, 1802), P. stenocephalus Scheerpeltz 1972, P. varians (Paykull, 1789). Two new species are described: P. floresi and P. bruchianus. Philonthus feralis Erichson 1840, previously recorded for this region, is also redescribed. Diagnoses, redescriptions or descriptions, illustrations, bionomic information and distribution maps for all species are presented. An identification key to the southern South American species of the genus is provided. Lectotypes are designated for Philonthus aeruginosus Nordmann 1837, P. aluticollis Bernhauer 1921, P. apicipennis Lynch-Arribálzaga 1884, P. convexicollis LynchArribálzaga 1884, P. figulus Erichson 1840, P. flavicoxis Bernhauer 1912, P. jenseni Bernhauer 1912, P. pallipes Blanchard 1842, P. rubromaculatus Blanchard 1842, P. stenocephalus Scheerpeltz 1972, P. tucumanensis Bernhauer 1934 and P. weiserianus Bernhauer, 1921.

scholarly journals Discoveries in indigenous territories: Two new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) in southwestern Colombia

Lankesteriana ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Sebastián Moreno ◽  
Gustavo Adolfo Pisso-Florez ◽  
Sebastián Vieira-Uribe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Indigenous Territories ◽  
Central Cordillera

Two new species of Lepanthes from the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes are described  and illustrated. Both were found during a botanical expedition to Puracé National Natural Park, within the  high Andean forests ecosystem of the municipality of Puracé, in the department of Cauca. Key Words: Cauca, Colombian Massif, Kokonukos, Paletará, Puracé National Natural Park

Taxonomic revision of the genus Panca Evans, 1955 (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Hesperiini: Moncina) with the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4830 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-543
Author(s):  
ADALBERTO DANTAS DE MEDEIROS ◽  
DIEGO RODRIGO DOLIBAINA ◽  
EDUARDO CARNEIRO ◽  
OLAF HERMANN HENDRIK MIELKE ◽  
MIRNA MARTINS CASAGRANDE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
South American ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Respective Species

The South American genus Panca Evans, 1955 and its respective species are revised. Previous to this study, the genus included solely its type species, Lerodea subpunctuli Hayward, 1934, until Panca moseri Dolibaina, Carneiro & O. Mielke, 2017 was described recently. However, as a result of a broader morphological study including closely related genera, we here propose that Panca assembles 12 species, most of which inhabit open environments such as the Cerrado biome and the natural grasslands of the Atlantic Forest biome. Eight species formerly included among other genera of Moncina are here combined with Panca: Panca satyr (Evans, 1955) comb. nov., Panca tobiasi (Mielke, 1992) comb. nov., Panca trogon (Evans, 1955) comb. nov., Panca steinhauseri (Dolibaina & A. Warren, 2015) comb. nov., Panca acroleuca (Plötz, 1884) comb. nov., and Panca mirnae (O. Mielke, Dolibaina, Carneiro & A. Warren, 2015) comb. nov. (all formerly in Artines Godman, 1901), Panca paulo (Bell, 1932) comb. nov. (formerly in Eutocus Godman, 1901), and Panca mictra (Evans, 1955) comb. nov. (formerly in Vidius Evans, 1955). Additionally, two new species are described from Brazil: Panca puri Medeiros, O. Mielke & Casagrande sp. nov. (from Pará, Pernambuco, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná) and Panca xavante Medeiros, O. Mielke & Dolibaina sp. nov. (from Mato Grosso, Goiás, Distrito Federal and Minas Gerais). A neotype for Apaustus acroleuca Plötz, 1884 is designated. Illustrations of the male and female genitalia and distribution maps are presented for all the species of Panca and an identification key is provided for both sexes. 

Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Mesotritia (Acari, Oribatida, Oribotritiidae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Huang ◽  
Shuyuan Zhang ◽  
Dong Liu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Mite Genus

The genus Mesotritia (Oribatida, Oribotritiidae) was represented by eight species in China prior to this work. In this study, two new species, Mesotritia baxoiensis sp. nov. from Tibet and Mesotritia paranitida sp. nov. from Xinjiang, are described. An identification key to Chinese species of Mesotritia is provided to facilitate the further study on this group.

Review of Insulestremia Jaschhof, 2004 (Diptera; Cecidomyiidae; Lestremiinae) with description of two new species from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4966 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-375
Author(s):  
ANTONIO MARCELINO DO CARMO-NETO ◽  
CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER LAMAS ◽  
MARIA VIRGINIA URSO-GUIMARÃES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Generic Concept ◽  
Two New Species

This study presents the first records of the subfamily Lestremiinae and the genus Insulestremia Jaschhof in Brazil. Insulestremia, a previously monotypic genus described from the Galapagos Islands, has three species in Brazil: I. sinclairi Jaschhof, I. amorimi sp. nov. and I. amenti sp. nov. The new species are described, the generic concept is reviewed, and a key to the species of Insulestremia is provided. 

Lost and found—Discovery of the presumed lost type of Arma pallipes Dallas, new synonymy and description of two new species of Podisus Herrich-Schäffer (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 570-584
Author(s):  
TALITA ROELL ◽  
RICARDO BRUGNERA ◽  
VALÉRIE A. LEMAÎTRE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Typical Specimen ◽  
Lost And Found ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
Subjective Synonym

The presumed lost type of Arma pallipes Dallas is found and Thomas’s (1992) neotype is hereby set aside (ICZN 1999, Art. 75.8). A. pallipes is proposed as junior subjective synonym of Podisus ventralis (Dallas). A lectotype designation by inference of holotype (Gaedike 1971) is accepted for the female typical specimen of P. neniator deposited at Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI, Müncheberg, Germany) (ICZN 1999, Art. 74.6). Two new species of Podisus Herrich-Schäffer are described: Podisus graziae Brugnera, Roell & Lemaître sp. nov. and Podisus thomasi Lemaître, Roell & Brugnera sp. nov. Photographs of all types as well as of live specimens are provided. 

The genera Agathocles and Surenus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): tribal reassessment, redescription, new synonyms, and description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 510-559
Author(s):  
S. SALINI ◽  
PETR KMENT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Gender Agreement ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Unknown Male ◽  
Subjective Synonym

The genus Surenus Distant, 1901 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Halyini) is revisited and found to be a junior subjective synonym of the genus Agathocles Stål, 1876 (currently Pentatominae: Rolstoniellini). The genus Agathocles and its type species, Agathocles limbatus Stål, 1876, are redescribed. Lectotype of Surenus normalis Distant, 1901 (= Agathocles normalis (Distant, 1901) comb. nov.) is designated and the unknown male of the species is described. Agathocles yunnanensis Zhang & Lin, 1984, syn. nov., is considered junior subjective synonym of A. limbatus. Two new species are described: Agathocles flavipes sp. nov. from India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu) and A. joceliae sp. nov. from Malaysia (Kelantan, Perak). The new species differ from their congeners mainly by the morphology of mandibular plates, length of antennomeres I, IIa and IIb, body length, and structure of male genitalia. Agathocles dubius Distant, 1921 is transferred to the genus Caystrus Stål, 1861 (Pentatominae: Caystrini) based on examination of its holotype with the resulting new combination: Caystrus dubius (Distant, 1921), comb. nov. One new combination is proposed, Paramecocoris ruficornis (Fieber, 1851), comb. nov. (from preoccupied Paramecus Fieber, 1851), and its type locality is clarified as Tenasserim (south Myanmar). Gender agreement and authorship of the name Riazocoris niger Ahmad & Afzal, 1977 in Ahmad et al. (1977: 161) are corrected and status of its name bearing type is clarified as lectotype. The following new distribution records are given: A. limbatus from Cambodia, China (Guangxi, Tibet), Laos and Thailand, A. normalis, Caystrus obscurus (Distant, 1901a) and Critheus lineatifrons Stål, 1869 from Laos, Amasenus corticalis Stål, 1863 from Cambodia, Indonesia (E Kalimantan), Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, and Rolstoniellus boutanicus (Dallas, 1849) from Vietnam. Based on characters of external morphology and genitalia, the genus Agathocles is compared with representatives of the genera Halys Fabricius, 1803 (Halyini), Caystrus (Caystrini), Laprius Stål, 1861 (Myrocheini), and Exithemus Distant, 1902 (currently in Rolstoniellini). As a result, the genus Agathocles is here transferred to the tribe Caystrini. The genus Kyrtalus Van Duzee, 1929 is tentatively placed in Myrocheini based on the presence of sulcate mesosternum and femora provided with teeth. 

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