scholarly journals Synopsis of the parasitoid wasp genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) in Australia, with the description of seven new species

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries ◽  
Andrew D. Austin
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Comparative Morphology ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Lepidopteran Larvae ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Australasian Region

The genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891 is one of the most diverse of the Microgastrinae, a subfamily of wasps that are exclusively endoparasitic on lepidopteran larvae. Species of Cotesia are widely utilised as biological control agents across the world. In Australia, there are currently 10 confirmed native species as well as four species introduced for the management of lepidopteran pests. The genus is morphologically conserved and has not been studied in the Australasian region for many decades. In this study, we use both comparative morphology and sequence data from the COI gene to delineate species, and in so doing describe seven new species from Australia: C. lasallei sp. nov., C. medusae sp. nov., C. ocellata sp. nov., C. reidarum sp. nov., C. scripta sp. nov., C. tjapekki sp. nov. and C. wonboynensis sp. nov., raising the number of species of Cotesia formally recorded in Australia to 21. We also provide updated descriptions of the previously described native species, diagnoses for the introduced species and a key to all currently described species found on the continent and from Papua New Guinea. This study treats only a fraction of the likely diversity of Cotesia, but provides a solid framework for future work.

scholarly journals Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China

MycoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 81-106
Author(s):  
Jin-Feng Zhang ◽  
Jian-Kui Liu ◽  
Kevin D. Hyde ◽  
Anusha H. Ekanayaka ◽  
Zuo-Yi Liu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Comparative Morphology ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Phylogenetic Affinities ◽  
Karst Terrains

Karst formations represent a unique eco-environment. Research in the microfungi inhabiting this area is limited. During an ongoing survey of ascomycetous microfungi from karst terrains in Guizhou Province, China, we discovered four new species, which are introduced here as Hypoderma paralinderae, Terriera karsti, T. meitanensis and T. sigmoideospora placed in Rhytismataceae, based on phylogenetic analyses and morphological characters. Molecular analyses, based on concatenated LSU-ITS-mtSSU sequence data, were used to infer phylogenetic affinities. Detail descriptions and comprehensive illustrations of these new taxa are provided and relationships with the allied species are discussed, based on comparative morphology and molecular data.

scholarly journals Nephila clavata L. Koch, the Joro Spider of East Asia, newly recorded from North America (Araneae: Nephilidae)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Richard Hoebeke ◽  
Wesley Huffmaster ◽  
Byron J Freeman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Genomic Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Invasion History ◽  
Nephila Clavipes ◽  
Species Identity

Nephila clavata L. Koch, known as the Joro spider and native to East Asia (Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan), is newly reported from North America. Specimens from several locations in northeast Georgia were collected from around residential properties in Barrow, Jackson, and Madison counties in late October and early November 2014. These are the first confirmed records of the species in the New World. Our collections, along with confirmed images provided by private citizens, suggest the Joro spider is established in northeast Georgia. Genomic sequence data for the COI gene obtained from two specimens conforms to published sequences for N. clavata, providing additional confirmation of species identity. Known collection records are listed and mapped using geocoding. Our observations are summarized along with published background information on biology in Asia and we hypothesize on the invasion history and mode of introduction into North America. Recognition features are given and photographic images of the male and female are provided to aid in their differentiation from the one native species of the genus (Nephila clavipes) in North America.

scholarly journals A new species of planthopper belonging to the genus Oecleus Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) in Jamaica

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4712 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
WAYNE MYRIE ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ASSUNTA BERTACCINI ◽  
BRIAN W. BAHDER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Coconut Palm ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
First Report ◽  
Lethal Yellowing ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
A New Species

A new species of cixiid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Oecleus Stål, Oecleus mackaspringi sp. n., is described from Spring Garden, Jamaica. This new taxon is associated with coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) and was found while surveying palm plots with active cases of lethal yellowing (LY). This is the first report of the genus Oecleus from Jamaica. Sequence data for the COI gene and 18S gene are also provided. 

scholarly journals Molecular and morphological characterisation of new species in the trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3383 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCES S. B. HARVEY ◽  
VOLKER W. FRAMENAU ◽  
JANINE M. WOJCIESZEK ◽  
MICHAEL G. RIX ◽  
MARK S. HARVEY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Morphological Characterisation ◽  
Mitochondrial Sequence

A study of selected species in the nemesiid spider genus Aname L. Koch, 1873 from the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia was undertaken using molecular and morphological techniques. Bayesian and parsimony analyses of mitochondrial sequence data from the Cytochrome c Oxidase subunit I (COI) gene found evidence for four species, confirming our initial morphological examination of adult male specimens. These four species are here described as A. mellosa n. sp., A. aragog n. sp., A. ellenae n. sp. and A. marae n. sp. Only the female of A. mellosa n. sp. is described.

scholarly journals Nephila clavata L. Koch, the Joro Spider of East Asia, newly recorded from North America (Araneae: Nephilidae)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Richard Hoebeke ◽  
Wesley Huffmaster ◽  
Byron J Freeman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Genomic Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Invasion History ◽  
Nephila Clavipes ◽  
Species Identity

Nephila clavata L. Koch, known as the Joro spider and native to East Asia (Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan), is newly reported from North America. Specimens from several locations in northeast Georgia were collected from around residential properties in Barrow, Jackson, and Madison counties in late October and early November 2014. These are the first confirmed records of the species in the New World. Our collections, along with confirmed images provided by private citizens, suggest the Joro spider is established in northeast Georgia. Genomic sequence data for the COI gene obtained from two specimens conforms to published sequences for N. clavata, providing additional confirmation of species identity. Known collection records are listed and mapped using geocoding. Our observations are summarized along with published background information on biology in Asia and we hypothesize on the invasion history and mode of introduction into North America. Recognition features are given and photographic images of the male and female are provided to aid in their differentiation from the one native species of the genus (Nephila clavipes) in North America.

scholarly journals Nephila clavata L. Koch, the Joro Spider of East Asia, newly recorded from North America (Araneae: Nephilidae)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Richard Hoebeke ◽  
Wesley Huffmaster ◽  
Byron J Freeman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Genomic Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Invasion History ◽  
Nephila Clavipes ◽  
Species Identity

Nephila clavata L. Koch, known as the Joro spider and native to East Asia (Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan), is newly reported from North America. Specimens from several locations in northeast Georgia were collected from around residential properties in Barrow, Jackson, and Madison counties in late October and early November 2014. These are the first confirmed records of the species in the New World. Our collections, along with confirmed images provided by private citizens, suggest the Joro spider is established in northeast Georgia. Genomic sequence data for the COI gene obtained from two specimens conforms to published sequences for N. clavata, providing additional confirmation of species identity. Known collection records are listed and mapped using geocoding. Our observations are summarized along with published background information on biology in Asia and we hypothesize on the invasion history and mode of introduction into North America. Recognition features are given and photographic images of the male and female are provided to aid in their differentiation from the one native species of the genus (Nephila clavipes) in North America.

scholarly journals Nephila clavata L. Koch, the Joro Spider of East Asia, newly recorded from North America (Araneae: Nephilidae)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Richard Hoebeke ◽  
Wesley Huffmaster ◽  
Byron J Freeman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Genomic Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Invasion History ◽  
Nephila Clavipes ◽  
Species Identity

Nephila clavata L. Koch, known as the Joro spider and native to East Asia (Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan), is newly reported from North America. Specimens from several locations in northeast Georgia were collected from around residential properties in Barrow, Jackson, and Madison counties in late October and early November 2014. These are the first confirmed records of the species in the New World. Our collections, along with confirmed images provided by private citizens, suggest the Joro spider is established in northeast Georgia. Genomic sequence data for the COI gene obtained from two specimens conforms to published sequences for N. clavata, providing additional confirmation of species identity. Known collection records are listed and mapped using geocoding. Our observations are summarized along with published background information on biology in Asia and we hypothesize on the invasion history and mode of introduction into North America. Recognition features are given and photographic images of the male and female are provided to aid in their differentiation from the one native species of the genus (Nephila clavipes) in North America.

scholarly journals The discovery of Scutovertex ianus sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida) – a combined approach of comparative morphology, morphometry and molecular data

2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Tobias Pfingstl ◽  
Sylvia Schäffer ◽  
Ernst Ebermann ◽  
Günther Krisper
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Intraspecific Variability ◽  
Comparative Morphology ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic

Based on morphological, morphometric and genetic data Scutovertex ianus sp. nov. is described as a new oribatid mite species. The traditional comparison with the morphologically most similar congeneric S. minutus and S. sculptus demonstrated that the new species shares certain characters with both species, but can be clearly identified by indistinct cuticular notogastral foveae in combination with short spiniform notogastral setae. Furthermore the eggs of S. ianus exhibit a different fine structure of the exochorion. The morphometric analysis of 16 continuous morphological variables separated the three species, S. minutus, S. sculptus and S. ianus with a certain overlap indicating minor size and shape differences in overall morphology. The molecular phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial COI gene sequences supported the monophyly of all three investigated species and confirmed S. ianus as separate species with high bootstrap values. Each performed analysis approves the discreteness of S. ianus and the results contradict the formerly supposed large intraspecific variability of the representatives of the genus Scutovertex. The records of S. ianus are as yet restricted to the Eastern part of Austria and to one location in Germany, but findings of intermediary Scutovertex specimens from other European countries may refer to this new species.

scholarly journals Nephila clavata L. Koch, the Joro Spider of East Asia, newly recorded from North America (Araneae: Nephilidae)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Richard Hoebeke ◽  
Wesley Huffmaster ◽  
Byron J Freeman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Genomic Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Invasion History ◽  
Nephila Clavipes ◽  
Species Identity

Nephila clavata L. Koch, known as the Joro spider and native to East Asia (Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan), is newly reported from North America. Specimens from several locations in northeast Georgia were collected from around residential properties in Barrow, Jackson, and Madison counties in late October and early November 2014. These are the first confirmed records of the species in the New World. Our collections, along with confirmed images provided by private citizens, suggest the Joro spider is established in northeast Georgia. Genomic sequence data for the COI gene obtained from two specimens conforms to published sequences for N. clavata, providing additional confirmation of species identity. Known collection records are listed and mapped using geocoding. Our observations are summarized along with published background information on biology in Asia and we hypothesize on the invasion history and mode of introduction into North America. Recognition features are given and photographic images of the male and female are provided to aid in their differentiation from the one native species of the genus (Nephila clavipes) in North America.

scholarly journals Multiple lines of evidence reveal a new species of Krait (Squamata, Elapidae, Bungarus) from Southwestern China and Northern Myanmar

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1025 ◽  
pp. 35-71
Author(s):  
Ze-Ning Chen ◽  
Sheng-Chao Shi ◽  
Gernot Vogel ◽  
Li Ding ◽  
Jing-Song Shi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Dental Morphology ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Coloration Pattern ◽  
Cranial Osteology ◽  
A New Species

Kraits of the genus Bungarus Daudin 1803 are widely known venomous snakes distributed from Iran to China and Indonesia. Here, we use a combination of mitochondrial DNA sequence data and morphological data to describe a new species from Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China: Bungarus suzhenaesp. nov. Phylogenetically, this species forms a monophyletic lineage sister to the Bungarus candidus/multicinctus/wanghaotingi complex based on cyt b and ND4 genes but forms a sister species pair with the species B. magnimaculatus Wall & Evans, 1901 based on COI gene fragments. Morphologically, B. suzhenaesp. nov. is similar to the B. candidus/multicinctus/wanghaotingi complex but differs from these taxa by a combination of dental morphology, squamation, coloration pattern, as well as hemipenial morphology. A detailed description of the cranial osteology of the new species is given based on micro-CT tomography images. We revised the morphological characters of B. candidus/multicinctus/wanghaotingi complex and verified the validity of three species in this complex. The distribution of these species was revised; the records of B. candidus in China should be attributed to B. wanghaotingi. We also provide an updated key to species of Bungarus.

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