Taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical scarab beetle genus Cerhomalus Quedenfeldt, 1884 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae)

The Afrotropical scarab beetle genus Cerhomalus Quedenfeldt, 1884 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is revised. Two new species are described: C. quedenfeldti sp. nov. and C. petrovitzi sp. nov. A new combination, Cerhomalus absconditus (Petrovitz, 1971) comb. nov., is established. The genus occurs in Central and West Africa with the majority of records from the Congo Basin. Keys, descriptions, illustrations of habitus and male genitalia, and distributional record map are given

New species of Ticoplinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5052.4.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5052 (4) ◽

pp. 567-578

Author(s):

ARKADY S. LELEJ ◽

JOSHUA B. TERINE ◽

GIRISH P. KUMAR

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Western Ghats ◽

New Combination ◽

Old World ◽

Oriental Region ◽

The subfamily Ticoplinae is Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic in distribution with six species in two genera (Eosmicromyrmilla Lelej & Krombein, 2001 and Hindustanilla Lelej in Lelej & Krombein, 2001) known from the Oriental Region. Two new species, E. subbuka sp. nov., and E. balakrishnani sp. nov. were recently discovered in India (Western Ghats). Keys to the Old World genera of tribe Smicromyrmillini and species of Eosmicromyrmilla are provided. An updated diagnosis for males of Eosmicromyrmilla and photos of male genitalia for the genus are given. A new combination is proposed for E. margalla (Lelej & Ullah, 2007), comb. nov. The genus Eosmicromyrmilla is newly recorded from the fauna of Pakistan instead of the genus Smicromyrmilla Suárez, 1965, which is excluded from that fauna.

Two new species of Mendozellus Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) with redescription of Mendozellus asunctia Cheng

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4232 (2) ◽

pp. 231 ◽

Author(s):

YANI DUAN ◽

CHRISTOPHER H. DIETRICH ◽

YALIN ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New Combination ◽

Key To Species ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Mendozellus paralaredanus sp. n. from Uruguay and M. rakitovi sp. n. from Peru are described. M. asunctia Cheng is redescribed, the ovipositor is illustrated for the first time, and newly recorded from Argentina. M. serratus DeLong is transferred to Haldorus Oman based on the male genitalia structure, creating the new combination H. serratus (DeLong), comb. n. A checklist and key to species of Mendozellus are provided.

Taxonomic Revision of two Neotropical Cleomaceae genera, Dactylaena and Haptocarpum

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15935294613563 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 544-553

Author(s):

Raimundo Luciano Soares Neto ◽

Eric H. Roalson

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

New Combination ◽

Species Boundaries ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Abstract—We present a taxonomic revision of Dactylaena and Haptocarpum as part of a series of generic revisions and delimitation of Neotropical Cleomaceae. Two new species are described, Dactylaena boliviensis and D. zmarztyae, one new combination is made, D. monandra, four lectotypes are designated in Dactylaena, and a key to all species is presented. This is the first comprehensive revision of the now seven recognized species of Dactylaena and provides needed clarification of species boundaries, distributions, and diversity. Haptocarpum is maintained as a monotypic genus.

Revision of the fern genus Didymochlaena (Didymochlaenaceae) from Madagascar

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.459.4.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 459 (4) ◽

pp. 252-264

Author(s):

HUI SHANG ◽

ZHI-QING XUE ◽

YU-FENG GU ◽

LI-BING ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

New Combination ◽

The fern family Didymochlaenaceae contains the genus Didymochlaena only. This genus is generally believed to comprise one species only, while morphological polymorphism in this species has long been observed. Here we conducted a taxonomic revision of Didymochlaena from Madagascar and recognized six species including two new species, three new statuses, and one new combination. A key to the Malagasy species and detailed descriptions of all species recognized are provided.

Taxonomic revision of the genus Monastria Saussure, 1864 (Blattodea: Blaberidae, Blaberinae) from the South American Atlantic forest, with the descriptions of five new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4524.3.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4524 (3) ◽

pp. 359

Author(s):

VITOR DIAS TARLI ◽

PHILIPPE GRANDCOLAS ◽

ROSELI PELLENS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sexual Dimorphism ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

New Combination ◽

South American ◽

The Third ◽

Juvenile Stages ◽

First Time

The genus Monastria Saussure, 1864 includes medium to large sized (40–55 mm) dark brown or black cockroaches found in the understory of the Neotropical Atlantic Forest from the Northeast of Brazil to Paraguay and Argentina. The genus shows evident sexual dimorphism: males are elongated with fully developed wings extending beyond the apex of cerci and females are oval and brachypterous. This study is a revision of the genus with redescription of the three already known species, Monastria biguttata (Thunberg, 1826), Monastria similis (Serville, 1838) and Monastria angulata Saussure, 1864, and description of five new ones, Monastria itubera sp. n. and Monastria itabuna sp. n. from state of Bahia, Monastria cabocla sp. n. from state of Sergipe, Monastria kaingangue sp. n. from state of São Paulo and Monastria sagittata sp. n. from state of Minas Gerais. The morphology of the genus and all species is described in details, including male genitalia. Based on this revision, we proposed a new combination for Hiereoblatta papillosa (Thunberg, 1826) comb. n., excluding it from the genus Monastria. For the first time, the juvenile stages of Monastria are characterized and compared to other genera of Blaberinae of the Atlantic forest. Three determination keys are provided. The two first are aimed at identifying the adults and juvenile stages of the five genera of the Blaberinae radiation endemic to the Atlantic forest, respectively. The third concerns the identification of the species of the genus Monastria. A map indicating the localities where species were sampled is also provided.

On the taxonomy of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 from India, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species (Pyralinae, Pyralidae, Lepidoptera)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.962.51194 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 962 ◽

pp. 139-163 ◽

Author(s):

Navneet Singh ◽

Jagbir Singh Kirti ◽

Rahul Ranjan ◽

Kailash Chandra ◽

Wolfgang Speidel

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New Genus ◽

New Combination ◽

Two new species, Sacada dzonguensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov. and S. umtasorensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov., are described from India. Additionally, seven species of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 are redescribed. A new genus, Pseudosacada N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, gen. nov., is described to accommodate Paravetta flexuosa Snellen, 1890 (presently in Sacada). A new combination is established: Pseudosacada flexuosa (Snellen, 1890), comb. nov. Morphologically, the new genus resembles the genus Sacada and can only be diagnosed by the male genitalia. The diagnostic differences are discussed and illustrated along with adults and external male genitalia of related taxa. A world checklist and a key to the Oriental and Australasian species are provided.

A revision of the genera Anilaroides Théry, 1934, stat. nov. and Tetragonoschema Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae: Anthaxiini)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3521.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3521 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Author(s):

SVATOPLUK BÍLÝ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Two New Species ◽

Taxonomic History ◽

History Of

A taxonomic revision of the genera Tetragonoschema Thomson, 1857 and Anilaroides Théry, 1934, stat. nov., with the descriptions of the subgenus Patagoschema subgen. nov. and two new species: Tetragonoschema (T.) barriesi sp. nov. (Paraguay) and T. (P.) cobosi sp. nov. (Argentina). Representatives of all the included species and their male genitalia are illustrated and all species are keyed. Taxonomic history of the genera is given and all available data concerning their bionomy are compiled.

The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the “Ereosoma group” with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2523.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2523 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Author(s):

JEROME CONSTANT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Peninsular Malaysia ◽

New Combination ◽

Colour Pattern ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Two New Species ◽

Species Groups ◽

Pattern Group ◽

Behaviour Data

Penthicodes celebica n. sp., is described from Sulawesi, P. warleti n. sp. from India (Assam) and P. caja malayana n. ssp. from peninsular Malaysia. They are compared with the allied species of the subgenus Ereosoma Kirkaldy, 1906, as treated by Nagai & Porion (1996): P. astraea (Stål, 1864), P. atomaria (Weber, 1801) P. bimaculata (Schmidt, 1905), P. caja (Walker, 1851), P. pulchella (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), P. quadrimaculata Lallemand, 1963, P. rugulosa (Stål, 1870) and P. variegata (Guérin-Méneville, 1829). Penthicodes quadrimaculata is removed from synonymy with P. bimaculata. Male genitalia of all treated species are illustrated and described. New geographical records, distribution maps, behaviour data and photographs of habitus are given. An illustrated identification key to all 12 species of the genus, including P. farinosa and P. nicobarica, is proposed. Penthicodes basigera (Walker, 1870) is transferred to the genus Scamandra Stål, 1863 and the new combination Scamandra basigera (Walker, 1870) n. comb. is proposed. The subgenus Ereosoma is regarded as heterogenous and the species are separated in 2 new species-groups on the base of the male genitalia and colour pattern: group astraea+ (astraea, bimaculata, caja, celebica, quadrimaculata, rugulosa and variegata) and group atomaria+ (atomaria, pulchella, warleti).

Two new tiger-moth species from Afrotropics with reviews of genera Pericaliella and Monstruncusarctia (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea: Erebidae, Arctiinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.11 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4353 (3) ◽

pp. 577

Author(s):

VLADIMIR V. DUBATOLOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

West Africa ◽

Related Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Tiger Moth ◽

Two New Species ◽

Moth Species

Two new species, Pericaliella popoudinae Dubatolov, sp. nov. from Rwanda, and Monstruncusarctia anikini Dubatolov, sp. nov. from Uganda are described in comparison with related species, Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907) from Uganda, and Monstruncusarctia aurantiaca (Holland, 1893) from Gabon and West Africa. Habitus and male genitalia are illustrated.

Palaeontology, taxonomic revision and variability of some species of the genus Gassendiceras Bert et al., 2006 (Ammonitina, Upper Barremian) from southeastern Franc

Acta Geologica Polonica ◽

10.2478/agp-2013-0016 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 355-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Didier Bert ◽

Stéphane Bersac ◽

Gérard Delanoy ◽

Léon Canut

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Intraspecific Variability ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Abstract Bed-by-bed sampling of twelve Barremian sections in southeastern France from pelagic basin (Vocontian Basin) to neritic platforms (Arc of Castellane, Arc of Nice and Provencal Domain) has enabled the collection of isochronous samples of the ammonite genus Gassendiceras. Three poorly known species of the Toxancyloceras vandenheckei Zone (Upper Barremian) are revised: G. alpinum, G. multicostatum and G. hoheneggeri; two new species are described (G. rebouleti nov. sp. and G. bosellii nov. sp.). The intraspecific variability of particular species was recognised. This variability is between slender peramorphic and robust paedomorphic extreme morphologies, with the presence of all intermediates.