Three new species of Byrsopteryx Flint microcaddisflies from Peru (Insecta: Trichoptera) including DNA-based larval associations

In this paper, we have described and illustrated three new species of Byrsopteryx from Peru: Byrsopteryx inti, sp. nov. Byrsopteryx mamaocllo sp. nov., and Byrsopteryx mancocapac sp. nov. Larvae of the latter two were also associated to male specimens based on comparison of a fragment of COI gene and pharate male identification. Byrsopteryx inti sp. nov. and Byrsopteryx mamaocllo sp. nov. share a unique feature: a semi-dome process formed by a thickened area on male forewings. The three species can be easily identified by wing coloration and male genitalia. Furthermore, Byrsopteryx inti sp. nov. can be recognized by its sternum VIII with a median digitate process on posterior margin, slightly capitate; and by long dorsolateral processes from segment VIII, which cross each other apically in dorsal view. Byrsopteryx mamaocllo sp. nov. can be distinguished by sternum VIII bearing a pair of short, posterior, spinelike processes, which are curved inwards and bordered by a rounded, membranous structure, and by a pair of short, heavily sclerotized, dorsolateral processes. Byrsopteryx mancocapac sp. nov. can be distinguished by strong spine-like processes arising dorsally from subgenital plate and by sternum VIII with posterior margin divided into two plate-like lobes. Larvae of B. mamaocllo sp. nov. and B. mancocapac sp. nov. are similar to other Byrsopteryx larvae known. They can be distinguished from each other by the shape of the operculum formed by terga VIII and IX, and number of setae on the second abdominal pleurite. Maximum likelihood analyses of 20 COI sequences, including nine Byrsopteryx species, placed B. inti sp. nov. and B. mamaocllo sp. nov. as sister species and related to a clade including B. gomezi, B. tapanti, and B. esparta, while B. mancocapac sp. nov. was found as sister to B. abrelata. Despite the close phylogenetic relationship found between B. inti sp. nov. and B. mamaocllo sp. nov., they are separated by 14.9% minimum K2P divergence of COI. The highest intraspecific distance observed was 1.4% for B. mancocapac sp. nov. individuals. Although the Peruvian caddisfly fauna has around 320 known species and almost a third of them are microcaddisflies, in this paper we present the first descriptions of Byrsopteryx species for the country.

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Three new species of Sectonema Thorne, 1930 (Dorylaimida: Aporcelaimidae) from Vietnam

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00002974 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 517-536 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergio Álvarez-Ortega ◽

Thi Anh Duong Nguyen ◽

Joaquín Abolafia ◽

Thi Thanh Tam Vu ◽

Michael Bonkowski ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Relationship ◽

Ventral Side ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Evolutionary Tree ◽

Neck Length ◽

Natural Habitats ◽

Line Drawings ◽

Close Phylogenetic Relationship ◽

Three New Species

Three new species of the genus Sectonema collected from natural habitats in Vietnam are studied, described and illustrated, including line drawings, LM and/or SEM pictures. Sectonema birrucephalum sp. n. is characterised by its 2.73-4.35 mm long body, lip region 18-20 μm broad and offset by deep constriction, odontostyle 10.0-11.5 μm long on its ventral side, 659-989 μm long neck, pharyngeal expansion occupying 63-68% of total neck length, uterus a simple tube, 221-277 μm long, pars refringens vaginae present, V = 54-56, tail short (31-43 μm, c = 85-111, c′ = 0.6-0.8) and rounded, spicules 72-75 μm long, and four or five irregularly spaced ventromedian supplements beyond the range of the spicules. Sectonema buccociliatum sp. n. is distinguished by its 2.00-2.46 mm long body, lip region offset by constriction, 19-20 μm broad and bearing perioral cilia-like structures, odontostyle 13-14 μm long at its ventral side, 530-625 μm long neck, pharyngeal expansion occupying 62-69% of total neck length, uterus a simple tube, 116-152 μm long, pars refringens vaginae present, V = 56-62, tail short (23-31 μm, c = 72-104, c′ = 0.6-0.8) and rounded, spicules 56-68 μm long, and 3-5 spaced and weakly developed ventromedian supplements beyond the range of the spicules. Sectonema ciliatum sp. n. is characterised by its 2.79-3.13 mm long body, lip region offset by constriction, 21-22 μm broad and bearing perioral cilia-like structures, odontostyle 14-15 μm long at its ventral side, 699-722 μm long neck, pharyngeal expansion occupying 60% of total neck length, uterus a simple tube, 201-244 μm long, pars refringens vaginae present, V = 52-53, tail short (33-35 μm, c = 82-92, c′ = 0.6-0.7) and rounded, spicules 70-72 μm long, and three or four spaced and weakly developed ventromedian supplements beyond the range of the spicules. Molecular data obtained for S. ciliatum sp. n. and the derived evolutionary tree show a close phylogenetic relationship with other species of the genus.

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New species of Sargassum-boring Limnoria Leach, 1814 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Limnoriidae) from Japan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4970.1.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4970 (1) ◽

pp. 119-130

Author(s):

HIROKI YOSHINO ◽

YURIKO KAMBARA ◽

SHOTA KAJIWARA ◽

TAKESHI A. OHSAWA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Other ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Congeneric Species ◽

Japanese Species ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

Chiba Prefecture ◽

Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽

Mandibular Palp ◽

Coi Sequences

A new marine Sargassum-boring species of Limnoria (Limnoriidae) is described on the basis of specimens obtained at Kamogawa-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Limnoria aspera sp. nov. shares a reduced mandibular palp to a seta, algal-feeding, and the clavate shaped epipod of the maxilliped with the other species of non-mandibular-palp group. L. aspera sp. nov. differs morphologically from the congeneric species by secondary unguis of pereopods and unique carinae of pleonite 5 and pleotelson. We describe the sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene and the nuclear 28S rDNA gene. L. aspera sp. nov. differs by 14.2–18.0% in p-distance based on COI sequences from other Japanese species, L. furca and L. nagatai.

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Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wrens (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1740.1.7 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1740 (1) ◽

pp. 59 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ROGER D. PRICE ◽

KEVIN P. JOHNSON ◽

ROBERT C. DALGLEISH

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Genetic Divergence ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽

Three New Species ◽

Avian Family

Three new species of Myrsidea parasitic on members of the avian family Troglodytidae are described herein. They and their type hosts are M. whitemani ex the Rufous-naped Wren, Campylorhynchus rufinucha (Lesson, 1838), M. bessae ex the Riverside Wren, Thryothorus semibadius Salvin, 1870, and M. vincesmithi ex the Rufous-breasted Wren, Thryothorus rutilus Vieillot, 1819. Myrsidea troglodyti (Denny, 1842) is redescribed and a lectotype designated. Results of sequencing a portion of the mitochondrial COI gene for one of these species and several other species of Myrsidea are given to compare genetic divergence.

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On the Strandesia obtusata/elliptica lineage (Ostracoda, Cyprididae) in the alluvial valley of the upper Paraná River (Brazil), with the description of three new species

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003160 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 86 (2) ◽

pp. 182-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Janet Higuti ◽

Isa Schön ◽

Leen Audenaert ◽

Koen Martens

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Genetic Network ◽

Genetic Distances ◽

Paraná River ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Alluvial Valley ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

Parana River ◽

Upper Paraná River ◽

Three New Species

We redescribe Strandesia tolimensis Roessler, 1990, originally described from Colombia, and describe three new species, Strandesia lansactohai n. sp., S. velhoi n. sp. and S. nupelia n. sp. from lakes, channels and rivers in the alluvial valley of the upper Paraná River. Mainly valve morphology and shape and size of the attachment of the caudal ramus are used to characterize these species, as other soft parts are uninformative. All populations studied here are parthenogenetic, so male morphologies are not available. Sequences of the mitochondrial COI-gene are used to construct a phylogeny, as well as a genetic network of specimens, and in both analyses the four species are well-supported. In addition, we also delimit the four species with genetic distances using Birky’s K/θ method and conclude that it supports the identity of the species under consideration.

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A new species of Namtokocoris Sites (Hemiptera: Naucoridae) from Thailand

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.11 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4320 (3) ◽

pp. 592

Author(s):

AKEKAWAT VITHEEPRADIT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

National Park ◽

Rock Surface ◽

Eastern Region ◽

Costal Margin ◽

Median Process ◽

Subgenital Plate ◽

The Right ◽

A New Species

A new species of Namtokocoris was collected from the near-vertical rock surface of Krating Waterfall in Chanthaburi Province, Khao Khitchakut National Park in the eastern region of Thailand. This discovery brings the number of described species of this genus to seven. This species can be diagnosed by the lanceolate median process of the pygophore and a curved aedeagus without a hook in the male, and the straight posterior margin of mediosternite VI, slightly convex posterior margin of the subgenital plate (mediosternite VII) and weakly-developed lobe on the costal margin of the right hemelytron in the female. Illustrations of the new species including a habitus photograph, ecological notes, and diagnostic comparisons among congeners are provided.

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Remarks on Mastigodiaptomus (Calanoida: Diaptomidae) from Mexico using integrative taxonomy, with a key of identification and three new species

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.8416 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. e8416 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Martha A. Gutiérrez-Aguirre ◽

Adrián Cervantes-Martínez ◽

Manuel Elías-Gutiérrez ◽

Alfonso Lugo-Vázquez

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Integrative Taxonomy ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Calanoid Copepods ◽

Caribbean Islands ◽

Ephemeral Ponds ◽

New Findings ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Three New Species

Background In Mexico, species of four families of free-living calanoid copepods have been recorded as inhabitants of several freshwater systems. These families are Centropagidae, Temoridae, Pseudodiaptomidae and Diaptomidae. The genera Leptodiaptomus and Mastigodiaptomus are the most speciose diaptomid genera in Mexico, and they inhabit natural and artificial lakes, ephemeral ponds, springs, and caverns. Leptodiaptomus is considered as an endemic Nearctic genus, whereas Mastigodiaptomus is a widely distributed Neotropical genus in the southern USA, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and Central America. Based on new and recent evidence, Mastigodiaptomus diversity has been underestimated: six species of the genus were known before 2000. In this work three new Mastigodiaptomus species have been described from different regions of Mexico by using integrative taxonomy. We also gave amended diagnosis of M. nesus Bowman (1986) and M. patzcuarensis s. str. (Kiefer, 1938). Methods In this work, the taxonomic status of the species was clarified using modern, integrative method based on the COI gene as a DNA marker, plus micro-structural analysis (based on SEM and ligth microscopy). Results Three new species of Mastigodiaptomus were described based on genetic and morphological analyses: M. alexei sp. n., M. ha sp. n. and M. cihuatlan sp. n. Also amended description of M. nesus, morphological variation of M. patzcuarensis s. str., and a comparison of them with all known sequences within the genus are provided. These new findings show that in Mastigodiaptomus differences in several cuticular microstructures of several appendages (such as the antennules, the fifth legs, or the urosomites of these copepods) agree with the interspecific genetic divergence >3% observed in sequences of the COI gene, and the integration of this information is a powerful tool in species delineation.

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Myrmarachnine jumping spiders of the new subtribe Levieina from Papua New Guinea (Araneae, Salticidae, Myrmarachnini)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.842.32970 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 842 ◽

pp. 85-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Wayne P. Maddison ◽

Tamás Szűts

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Coi Gene ◽

New Genera ◽

Jumping Spiders ◽

Posterior Median ◽

Three New Species ◽

Median Eyes

A previously unreported radiation of myrmarachnine jumping spiders from New Guinea is described, which, although having few known species, is remarkably diverse in body forms. This clade is the new subtribe Levieina, represented by seven new species in three new genera. WithinLevieagen. n.are three new species,L.herbertisp. n.,L.lornaesp. n., andL.francesaesp. n., all of which are unusual among the myrmarachnines in appearing as typical salticids, not antlike.Papuamyrgen. n.superficially resemblesLigonipesKarsch, 1878 orRhombonotusL. Koch, 1879 as a compact antlike spider, but lacks their laterally-compressed palp and bears an ectal spur on the paturon of the chelicera. Two species ofPapuamyrgen. n.are described,Papuamyromhifosgasp. n.andP.pandorasp. n.Agorioidesgen. n., containingA.cherubinosp. n.andA.papagenasp. n., is antlike, with the carapace sunken inwards (concave) between the posterior lateral and posterior median eyes. Phylogenetic analysis of data from the 28S, 16SND1, and COI gene regions of 29 species of myrmarachnines shows that the three new genera form a clade that is sister to the subtribe Myrmarachnina (Myrmarachnesensu lato), with the subtribe Ligonipedina less closely related.

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Diversity and distribution of Epeorus (Caucasiron) (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae) in Iran, with descriptions of three new species

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.947.51259 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 947 ◽

pp. 71-102

Author(s):

Ľuboš Hrivniak ◽

Pavel Sroka ◽

Jindřiška Bojková ◽

Roman J. Godunko ◽

Javid Imanpour Namin ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Habitat Preferences ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Central Iran ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Northern Iran ◽

Coi Sequences ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

Three New Species ◽

First Time

Combining morphological and molecular data in an integrative approach, three new mayfly species of Epeorus (Caucasiron) are described. These include Epeorus (Caucasiron) alborzicus Hrivniak & Sroka, sp. nov. and Epeorus (Caucasiron) shargi Hrivniak & Sroka, sp. nov. from northern Iran, and Epeorus (Caucasiron) zagrosicus Hrivniak & Sroka, sp. nov. from central Iran. They are unambiguously delimited using both distance-based and likelihood-based approaches in the analyses of barcode COI sequences. Each new species is compared with other species of the subgenus and morphological diagnostic characters are provided. Based on extensive sampling of streams throughout the country, the distribution and habitat preferences of all Caucasiron species in Iran are assessed. Altogether, there are now six species recorded, among them also E. (C.) nigripilosus Sinitshenkova, 1976 is reported for the first time in Iran. Five species are distributed in the Alborz Mts. in northern Iran, one species was found in the Zagros Mts. in central Iran.

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Three new species of Oxyethira Eaton, 1873 (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from New Caledonia

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2022.789.1623 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 789 ◽

Author(s):

Bruna Maria Silva Cavalcante ◽

Kjell Arne Johanson

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

New Caledonia ◽

Ventral View ◽

Ejaculatory Duct ◽

Lateral View ◽

Rectangular Shape ◽

Biogeographical Regions ◽

Three New Species

Oxyethira Eaton, 1873 is one of the most diverse genera of Hydroptilidae, comprising over 240 species distributed in all biogeographical regions. Here three new species of Oxyethira (Trichoglene) Neboiss, 1977 are described and illustrated from male specimens collected in New Caledonia: O. (Trichoglene) hamus sp. nov., recognized by the hook-shaped apex of the long inferior appendages in lateral view and by the posterior margin of segment IX with a trilobed appearance in ventral view; O. (Trichoglene) rectangulata sp. nov., recognized by the rectangular shape of the inferior appendages, which are totally fused and with two pairs of small setae on the inner face; and O. (Trichoglene) spiralis sp. nov., recognized by the strongly curvilinear shape of the subgenital process in dorsal and lateral views and by the long process spiralling around the ejaculatory duct at the phallus apex.

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A new species of silverfish of the genus Persiatelurina Molero et al. (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Daghestan

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2019.28.1.88 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 88-93

Author(s):

V.G. Kaplin ◽

V.G. Vasin

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Subgenital Plate ◽

Viii And Ix ◽

Southwestern Iran ◽

A New Species

A new species of silverfish, Persiatelurina daghestaniana Kaplin, sp. nov., is described from Daghestan. It differs from other species of this genus, P. caucasica (Kaplin, 2016) from Abkhazia and P. farsiana Molero et al., 2018 from Southwestern Iran, by the structure of the legs, maxillae, maxillary and labial palps, pronotum, urotergite X, urosternites II and VII, urocoxites VIII and IX, subgenital plate, and ovipositor.

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