bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A new species of the genus Zercon (Acari, Zerconidae) from Turkey
Authors: URHAN RA‘IT
Published: February 2019

A new species of zerconid mite, Zercon kezbaniremae sp. nov., is described from Turkey (Acari: Zerconidae). A key to the adults of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is given.
Zercon rafaljanus sp. nov., a new zerconid mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from the United States of America
Authors: BŁASZAK CZESŁAW , ŁANIECKA IZA
Published: February 2019

Zerconid mites are an important component of the fauna of soil habitats in the Northern Hemisphere. A total of 20 genera of Zerconidae is known from North America, but only eight species of the genus Zercon C.L. Koch, 1836 have been recorded there (Sellnick 1958; Halašková 1969, 1977; Błaszak 1976, 1980, 1981a, 1981b, 1982, 1984, 1995). A further species is described in this paper. It was found in material from the USA received through the courtesy of Prof. Dr. Jan Rafalski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland).
First record of the genus Xenoplatyura Malloch, 1928 from China, with descriptions of three new species (Diptera: Keroplatidae)
Authors: CAO JIAN , ZHOU ZUJI , XU HUACHAO , WU HONG
Published: February 2019

Three new species of the genus Xenoplatyura Malloch are described from China: X. sichuanensis Cao et Xu, n. sp.; X. lata Cao et Xu, n. sp.; X. bifida Cao et Xu, n. sp.. Another species, X. octosegmentata Brunetti is newly recorded in China. A key to Chinese species of Xenoplatyura is given.
Fifteen new species of Chilicola (Hymenoptera: Apoidea; Colletidae)
Authors: PACKER LAURENCE , GENARO JULIO A.
Published: February 2019

Fifteen new species of the xeromelissine bee genus Chilicola are described. Most are either outliers not obviously belonging to currently known subgenera or expand our concepts of previously described subgenera. Species that do not readily fall into presently recognized subgenera are: Chilicola obesifrons Packer, n. sp. and the closely related C. catamarcense Packer, n. sp.; C. unicarinata Packer, n. sp. and the closely related C. chubutense Packer, n. sp., and three comparatively isolated species: C. biguttata Packer, n. sp., C. tregualemu Packer, n. sp., and C. setosicornis Packer, n. sp.. Species that fall within previously described subgenera are: C. (Chilioediscelis) aenigma Packer, n. sp., C. (Prosopoides) granulosa Packer, n. sp., C. (Pseudiscelis) nanula Packer, n. sp., C. (Stenoediscelis) denisii Packer, n. sp., C. tricarinata Packer, n. sp., C. tricarinatoides Packer, n. sp., and C. clavillo Packer, n. sp. The last three species belong to “Oedis- celisca”, a subgenus subsumed within Oediscelis by Michener (1995) but requiring re-evaluation. Chilicola nanula and C. aenigma expand the scope of their respective subgenera. A fifteenth species, C. liliana Packer, n. sp., is not placed to subgenus due to a lack of males. Toro and Moldenke’s (1979) subgenus Stenoediscelis is returned from synonymy and new characters justifying this resurrection are provided.
An illustrated annotated check-list of the species of Catasticta (s.l.) Butler (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) of Venezuela
Authors: BOLLINO MAURIZIO , COSTA MAURO
Published: February 2019

We present a systematic list of the species of Catasticta found in Venezuela and synthesize the results of extensive recent fieldwork and museum study with conclusions and findings previously reported in the scientific literature. Twenty-one taxa are present in Venezuela while two species previously reported from the country (i.e. C. radiata and C. truncata) are removed. Catasticta philone philone, C. apaturina subturina, C. cinerea suprema, and C. rochereaui rochereaui stat. rev. are reported from Venezuela for the first time; the taxonomic status of C. troezene and C. gelba is revised; C. flisa viloriai new subspecies, C. sisamnus ayanganna new subspecies, C. prioneris parrishi new subspecies, C. philoscia reyi new subspecies, C. troezene miza new subspecies, C. seitzi clarita new subspecies, and C. chrysolopha beatrizae new subspecies are described. Maps show the distribution of each taxon in Venezuela
Redescription and variation of Micrurus paraensis Cunha & Nascimento 1973 (Serpentes: Elapidae)
Authors: FEITOSA DARLAN TAVARES , DA COSTA PRUDENTE ANA LÚCIA , DE LIMA ANA CAROLINE
Published: February 2019

A Neotropical snake, Micrurus paraensis Cunha & Nascimento 1973 from east of Pará state, Brazil is described. This snake is found in secondary forest vegetation and remnants of tropical rainforest in Suriname, and Brazil from Pará, Maranhão, Mato Grosso and Rondônia states. Some authors disagree about the validity of the specific status and they prefer to maintain the subspecific status. The objective of this paper is to enlarge the knowledge about M. paraensis morphology with a description of new systematic characters. External morphology of 64 specimens were analyzed. The species is characterized by the number of black bands on body (12 to 21) and by having a black cap beginning on rostral. The hemipenis is long and bifurcated.
Two new species of the enigmatic genus Stenophareus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnidae) from the Venezuelan Guiana Shield
Authors: MANZANILLA OSVALDO VILLARREAL , DONASCIMIENTO CARLOS , RODRÍGUEZ CARLOS J.
Published: February 2019

Two new species of Stenophareus are described from the Guiana Shield region of Venezuela. S. aonda sp. n. (type-locality: Auyán-tepui, Bolívar) is characterized by ocular and tegumentary depigmentation and by extreme pedipalp and leg elongation, representing the first troglomorph stygnid. S. guerreroi sp. n. (type-locality: Chimantá-tepui, Bolívar) is distinguished by a swollen proximal-most tarsomere of leg I and by the presence of an anterior tubercle on the anal opercle. Putative phylogenetic affinities of the genus Stenophareus within the Stygninae are discussed.Se describen dos especies nuevas del género Stenophareus provenientes de la región del escudo guayanés de Venezuela. S. aonda sp. n. (localidad tipo: Auyán-tepui, Bolívar) es caracterizado por depigmentación ocular y del tegumento y pedipalpo y patas extremadamente largos, representando el primer estígnido troglomorfo. S. guerreroi sp. n. (localidad tipo: Chimantá-tepui, Bolívar) es diagnosticado por el engrosamiento del tarsómero más proximal de la pata I y presencia de un tubérculo anterior en el opérculo anal. Las afinidades filogenéticas putativas del género Stenophareus dentro de la subfamilia Stygninae son discutidas.
On the Xantholinini of Turkey and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)
Authors: ASSING VOLKER
Published: February 2019

Based on a study of types and additional material, 11 species of Xantholinini from the Eastern Mediterranean are (re-)described and illustrated, 8 of them as new: Vulda ottomana (Cameron, 1912), V. cangalica sp. n. (Turkey: Sinop), Xantholinus (Typhlolinus) gridellii Coiffait, 1956, X. (Calolinus) puthzi Bordoni, 1979, X. (C.) ibex sp. n. (Turkey: Muğla, Antalya), X. (C.) marasicus sp. n. (Turkey: Kahramanmaraş), X. (C.) penicillatus sp. n. (Turkey: Muğla, Konya), X. (Helicophallus) multispinosus sp. n. (Turkey: Mersin), X. (H.) brevispinosus sp. n. (Turkey: Antalya), X. (H.) bitlisicus sp. n. (Turkey: Bitlis), and X. (H.) chersonesicus sp. n. (Turkey: Çanakkale). The male sexual characters of 6 additional species are illustrated. The following synonymies are proposed: Megalinus Mulsant & Rey, 1877 = Leptophius Coiffait, 1983, syn. n.; Vulda ottomana (Cameron, 1912) = Xantholinus anatolicus Coiffait, 1965, syn. n.; Xantholinus reitteri Coiffait, 1966 = X. svanetskiensis Coiffait, 1973, syn. n., = X. motschulskyi Bordoni, 1999, syn. n.; X. rufipennis Erichson, 1839 = X. phenicius Coiffait, 1971, syn. n.; X. nicolasi Coiffait, 1972 = X. pantokratoris Bordoni, 1975, syn. n.; X. crassicornis Hochhuth, 1851 = X. lederi Coiffait, 1966, syn. n., = X. martensi Bordoni, 1983, syn. n., Megalinus scutellaris (Fauvel, 1900) = Lepidophallus denticulatus Bordoni, 2004, syn. n. Lectotypes are designated for Xantholinus motschulskyi Bordoni, X. rufipennis Erichson, and X. procerus Erichson, 1839. The binomen Megalinus flavocinctus (Hochhuth, 1849), comb. n. (ex Leptophius) is established. Numerous additional records of Xantholinini are reported from the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions, among them first country records from Turkey (5 species), Greece (2 species), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1 species), Albania (1 species), Jordan (1 species), Israel (5 species), Georgia (2 species), Azerbaijan (2 species), Turkmenistan (1 species), and Iran (3 species). An annotated checklist of the species of Xantholinini recorded from Turkey is compiled. The distributions of 23 species are mapped; the distribution of X. procerus is discussed. Vulda ottomana is the first example of a Vulda species with a pronounced dimorphism of the wings (elytra and hind wings), head shape, and eye size.
Taxonomy and anatomy of Amphiboloidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Archaeopulmonata)
Authors: GOLDING ROSEMARY E. , PONDER WINSTON F. , BYRNE MARIA
Published: February 2019

The taxonomy of the pulmonate superfamily Amphiboloidea is investigated with particular reference to Australasian taxa. Anatomical features of the alimentary, reproductive and central nervous systems differ substantially between taxa, and conchological, opercular and radular characters are also described. Four genera are recognised in Amphibolidae; Amphibola Schumacher, 1817, Salinator Hedley, 1900, Lactiforis gen. nov. and Naranjia gen. nov.. Two additional genera are assigned to new families; Phallomedusa gen. nov. (Phallomedusidae fam. nov.) and Maningrida gen. nov. (Maningrididae fam. nov.). Phallomedusidae fam. nov. is characterised by a paucispiral, keeled operculum and syntremous diaulic reproductive system with a complex, spiral penis. Maningrididae fam. nov. has an expanded operculum with a marginal nucleus and a syntremous diaulic reproductive system with two novel copulatory structures at the genital aperture. Taxonomic descriptions and a key are provided for eight Australian species; Salinator fragilis (Lamarck, 1822), Salinator tecta sp. nov., Salinator rhamphidia sp. nov., Salinator rosacea sp. nov., Lactiforis tropicalis sp. nov., Phallomedusa solida (Martens, 1878), Phallomedusa austrina sp. nov., and Maningrida arnhemensis sp. nov. and three non-Australian taxa; Amphibola crenata (Martyn, 1786), Lactiforis takii (Kuroda, 1928) and Naranjia cf. swatowensis (Yen, 1939).
Checklist of digenean parasites of amphibians and reptiles from Argentina
Authors: LUNASCHI LÍA I. , DRAGO FABIANA B.
Published: February 2019

A summary of the literature on the digeneans of amphibians and reptiles in Argentina is presented. This is the first compilation of 32 parasitological papers published from 1940 through 2006. This review includes 49 native species (11 frogs, 1 toad, 33 snakes, 2 turtles, 1 lizard and 1 crocodilian) and contains 42 species of adult digeneans belonging to 24 genera and 14 families as well as 5 genera of larval digeneans (metacercariae). Twenty-eight digenean species have been reported from reptiles and 14 from amphibians, of which 6 species (14.3%) were recorded as new species. The present review provides data on hosts, geographical distribution, site of infection, life cycle, the location of material deposited in Helminthological Collections and references for the parasite species arranged by Superfamilies. A host/parasite list is also provided.
Description of three new species of Helconichia Sharkey & Wharton (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Ichneutinae) with a revised key to all species
Authors: SHARANOWSKI BARBARA J. , SHARKEY MICHAEL J.
Published: February 2019

Three new species of Helconichia Sharkey & Wharton are described: H. sarria Sharanowski and Sharkey, sp. nov. and H. reina Sharanowski and Sharkey, sp. nov. from Colombia, and H. brenesi Sharanowski and Sharkey, sp. nov. from Costa Rica. These species double the number of described species of Helconichia, bringing the total number to six. The key of Sharkey and Wharton (1994) is revised to include the new species. Lateral habitus images of all six holotypes of the species of Helconichia are included, in addition to images of character states used in the identification key.
Description of a new species of the Central Palaearctic genus Margelana Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from northeastern Iran
Authors: FIBIGER MICHAEL , ZAHIRI REZA , KONONENKO VLADIMIR S.
Published: February 2019

The genus Margelana Staudinger, 1888 is a member of the tribe Apameini in the subfamily Xyleninae sensu Fibiger & Lafontaine 2005. The genus comprises three superficially similar species, all occurring from the Middle East to the Central Palaearctic region: Margelana versicolor (Staudinger, 1888), M. flavidior F. Wagner, 1931 (with its subspecies M. flavidior ochrea Brandt, 1941) and M. brunnea, sp. n. The habitat of all three species is dry rocky steppe with herbaceous vegetation and scattered bushes. Adults and male and female genitalia of all three species of Margelana are described, compared and illustrated. All three species occur in Iran.
Catalogue of the dry specimens in the carcinological collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: BENTO RODRIGO TADEU , DALL´OCCO PAOLA LUPIANHES , DE MELO GUSTAVO AUGUSTO SCHMIDT
Published: February 2019

The carcinological Collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP) contains more than 400,000 specimens. Among these are 67 lots of dry specimens. This material possesses great historical value, having been collected, identified and studied by eminent researchers. The dry specimens have now been restored by cleaning, dehydration, assembly and sealing. We provide a list of the dry lots, with information on the collection locality, collector and record number. The collection comprises 53 species in 5 infraorders: Brachyura (44 species), Anomura (3), Caridea (1), Palinura (1) and Astacidea (4).
New species of toad, genus Frostius Cannatella, 1986, from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Bahia, Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)
Authors: PIMENTA BRUNO V.S. , CARAMASCHI ULISSES
Published: February 2019

A new species of the previously monotypic bufonid genus Frostius is described from Atlantic Rain Forest fragments in the southern region of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from F. pernambucensis by life colors of body and iris, length and width of digits, development of apical discs, and size and shape of tympanum. New locality records extend the distribution of the genus 105 km to the north (to the State of Paraíba), and 190 km to the south (southern region of the State of Bahia).
An illustrated catalogue of the South American species of the cyphophthalmid family Neogoveidae (Arthropoda, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) with a report on 37 undescribed species
Authors: BENAVIDES LIGIA , GIRIBET GONZALO
Published: February 2019

We provide an illustrated catalog of the cyphophthalmid diversity of the Neotropics, including photographs of the holotypes and paratypes (when available) for all but one described South American Neogoveidae. These include the single species of Huitaca, two of the three Metagovea species, the four Neogovea species and ? Gen. enigmaticus. Furthermore we provide collecting data for 37 undescribed species of south American Neogoveidae, including Huitaca (8 spp.), Neogovea (12 spp.) and Metagovea (17 spp.). Distributional data of the species of Neogoveidae add the first records for French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Colombia shows the largest diversity of Cyphophthalmi among South American countries, perhaps due to the large amount of ecosystems found in this country, but this could also reflect sampling effort.
Water mite species of the genus Hydrodroma Koch (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hydrodromidae) from Australia. Part II
Authors: PESIC VLADIMIR , SMIT HARRY
Published: February 2019

Two new water mite species of the genus Hydrodroma Koch (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hydrodromidae), characterized by single or absence of swimming setae on II-L-5, are reported from Australia: Hydrodroma wilesi sp. nov. and H. cooki sp. nov. New information is provided for H. tonapii Cook from India.
Redescription of the tadpole of Leptodactylus rhodomystax (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with natural history notes
Authors: RODRIGUES DOMINGOS J. , MENIN MARCELO , LIMA ALBERTINA P.
Published: February 2019

The tadpole of Leptodactylus rhodomystax is described based on individuals in several stages of development. We compare them with other tadpoles of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus group and three other sympatric species with similar morphology and color patterns. We also provide comments on spawning sites, clutch size, and the distribution of tadpoles in ponds located in a 64 km 2 study area. The tadpole of L. rhodomystax differs from all species of the L. pentadactylus group (except L. flavopictus) in total length and in having uniform black color. It differs in relation to the LTRF (2(2)/3) of all species except L. lithonaetes and L. rhodonotus. Leptodactylus rhodomystax is generally only found in the western watershed of our study area. Foam nests were deposited between shrubs, roots, and fallen tree trunks near temporary ponds. Tadpoles were free-swimming, benthic, and found in the leaf litter of ponds between January and May. The tadpoles are intraand inter-specific predators of anuran eggs and tadpoles.
Psyllaphorura jiangsuensis sp. nov. from China (Collembola: Onychiuridae)
Authors: YAN HAIJUAN , HUANG CHENG , CHEN JIAN-XIU
Published: February 2019

The genus Psyllaphorura is reported from China for the first time. A new species, Psyllaphorura jiangsuensis sp. n. as the eighth species of the genus, is described from Nanjing, Southeast China. It is most similar to the Russian species Psyllaphorura martynovae (Stebaeva, 1985) in many respects. However, it can be distinguished from the latter by number of vesicles in the postantennal organ, number of setae on ventral tube, length ratio of unguiculus to unguis, absence of unguiculus basal lamella and maximum body length. A key to all of the species of Psyllaphorura is provided.
Two new species of Nemoura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Henan, China
Authors: LI WEIHAI , YANG DING
Published: February 2019

The genus Nemoura Latreille belongs to the subfamily Nemourinae and has more than 100 known species from the Holarctic and Oriental Regions. The species of Nemoura from China were studied mainly by Chu (1928), Wu (1938, 1962, 1973), Zhu & Yang (2003) and Li & Yang (2006). Currently, 24 species are known to occur from China
Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species
Authors: BUITRAGO–SUÁREZ URIEL ANGEL , BURR BROOKS M.
Published: February 2019

The genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker consists of three species long recognized as: P. fasciatum (Linnaeus), P. tigrinum (Valenciennes), and P. corruscans (Spix & Agassiz), and five species recently recognized or described here: P. punctifer (Castelnau), P. reticulatum Eigenmann & Eigenmann, P. orinocoense n. sp., P. metaense n. sp., and P. magdaleniatum n. sp. The eight species form a monophyletic group with two clades that are supported by anatomical features (i.e., skeletal anatomy and myology). One clade (P. tigrinum and P. metaense) is restricted to the Orinoco and Amazon basins, and the other clade, comprised of the remaining six species, is found in the Guyanas, Orinoco, Amazon, and Paraná basins. The species are diagnosed on the basis of body shape, color pattern (e.g., bars, loops, and spots), skeletal anatomy, and vertebral numbers. Pseudoplatystoma punctifer and P. tigrinum) are sympatric in the Amazon Basin, P. metaense and P. orinocoense in the Orinoco Basin, and P. corruscans and P. reticulatum, are sympatric in the Paraná. Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum (Magdalena basin) and P. fasciatum (Guyanas) each occur as the only species of Pseudoplatystoma in their respective individual ranges. Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum may be sympatric with the two other species in the Amazon Basin, but we have no records of them being captured together in the mainstream or tributaries. All eight species are used as food in both commercial and subsistence fishing, and there is a moderate–sized ornamental fish market for the young and juveniles. A key to adults of the eight species is included.
Reappraisal of the parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from the Mascarene Islands, with comments on their ecology, morphology, and affinities
Authors: HUME JULIAN PENDER
Published: February 2019

The parrots (Psittacidae: Lophopsittacus, Psittacula, Necropsittacus, Mascarinus) of the Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues) have been relatively poorly studied. Most analyses have been based on a few skins, insufficient fossil material, and unreliable contemporary accounts and illustrations, which have led to erroneous interpretations. The discovery of new fossil remains of parrots and new interpretations of contemporary descriptions and illustrations has clarified many issues. One problematic species, Lophopsittacus bensoni is here removed to the genus Psittacula. A detailed comparative analysis of fossil skeletal elements indicates that the affinities of the Mascarene parrots lie within the Psittaculini, a wide ranging tribe of parrots that occurs mainly in Southeast Asia and Australasia. The Mascarenes are remote volcanic islands and biogeographical evidence presented here suggests that parrots reached this isolated group by island-hopping from India, probably during low sea level stands.
First records of the subfamily Ortheziolinae (Hemiptera: Ortheziidae) in Japan, with descriptions of two new species
Authors: TANAKA HIROTAKA , AMANO HIROSHI
Published: February 2019

The adult females of Ortheziola mizushimai, n. sp. and Ortheziolamameti maeharai n. sp. are described and illustrated from specimens extracted using Berlese funnels from Japanese forest litter. Ortheziola mizushimai, n. sp. resembles the Korean species O. peregovitsi but differs in the shape of the wax plates and structure of the disc pores. Ortheziolamameti maeharai n. sp. resembles the Nepalese species Om. loebli and the Taiwanese species Om. taipensiana, but differs from Om. loebli in the distribution of multilocular pores and from Om. taipensiana in the shape of wax plate 9. These are the first formal records of the subfamily Ortheziolinae from Japan.
New species of Superodontella Stach, 1949 (Collembola, Odontellidae) from western part of Ukraine
Authors: KAPRUS IGHOR J. , WEINER WANDA M.
Published: February 2019

Three new species of Superodontella from Ukraine are described and illustrated, S. multisensillata, S. huculica and S. ruta. These new species differ in the number of sensilla on antennal segment IV, in the size of mucro and postantennal organ, in the shape of dental setae and in the chaetotaxy of labium.
A new large green species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from western New Guinea
Authors: OLIVER PAUL , RICHARDS STEPHEN J. , TJATURADI BURHAN , ISKANDAR DJOKO
Published: February 2019

A new species of large green treefrog of the genus Litoria is described from the Mamberamo Basin of western New Guinea. It can be distinguished from all congeners by a suite of characteristics including moderately large size (male SVL 56–68 mm), moderate finger webbing, labial stripe absent or very indistinct, and lateral body surfaces and webbing with distinctive light purple colouration. Morphologically, the new species is most similar to Litoria sanguinolenta and, to a lesser extent, L. infrafrenata. However, the advertisement call, a very long series of monotonously repeated, distinctly pulsed notes, differs from the calls of these two species.
A new species of Bedotia (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Rianila drainage of Eastern Madagascar, with redescriptions of Bedotia madagascariensis and Bedotia geayi
Authors: LOISELLE PAUL V. , RODRIGUEZ DAMARIS
Published: February 2019

Bedotia madagascariensis Regan 1903, type species of the genus and  B. geayi Pellegrin 1907 are redescribed from recently collected topotypical material. The two species differ significantly with respect to their life colors, the lengths of the head, snout, caudal peduncle and bases of the second dorsal and anal fins as well as their second dorsal and anal fin ray counts. The aboriginal range of B. madagascariensis comprises eastward flowing streams from the Ivoloina River southward to Manambolo Creek inclusive of small streams flowing into the coastal lakes of the Pangalanes system situated between them, where it occurs up to an altitude of 30 m above sea level. A naturalized population is present in the westward-flowing Betsiboka drainage. Bedotia geayi is only known from the eastward-flowing Mananjary River, where it can be found in small streams between 300 m and 600 m above sea level. A second species of Bedotia  from the Rianila basin is described. Bedotia leucopteron sp. nov. is found in shaded streams between 100 m and 850 m above sea level.  The wide, iridescent white margins of the unpaired fins taken in combination with a melanophore pattern consisting of small, irregular black spots stochastically distributed over the flanks rather than a distinct midlateral band differentiate living individuals from all known congeners. Data on the natural history and conservation status of all three species are presented.
Four new species and a new name in the genus Rhyncaphytoptus Keifer(Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae) from China
Authors: SONG ZI-WEI , XUE XIAO-FENG , HONG XIAO-YUE
Published: February 2019

Four new species in the genus Rhyncaphytoptus Keifer from China are described and illustrated, namely R. longyuwanis sp. nov. on Toxicodendron sp. (Anacardiaceae); R. tiliarium sp. nov. on Tilia sp. (Tiliaceae); R. guanegounis sp. nov. on Lonicera sp. (Caprifoliaceae); and R. yilisis sp. nov. on Betula platyphylla Suk. (Betulaceae).  A new replacement name, Rhyncaphytoputs ulmiss is provided for the junior homonym R. ulmi (Lin & Kuang) on Ulmus sp. (Ulmaceae). All species described here are vagrant on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Rhyncaphytoptus in China is provided.
The oldest known record of Taeniopterygidae in the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China (Insecta: Plecoptera)
Authors: LIU YUSHUANG , REN DONG , SINITSHENKOVA NINA D. , SHIH CHUNG KUN
Published: February 2019

Two new genera and three new species of family Taeniopterygidae, Jurataenionema inornatus Liu and Ren, gen. et sp. nov., Jurataenionema stigmaeus Liu and Ren, gen. et sp. nov. and Protaenionema fuscalatus Liu and Shih, gen. et sp. nov. are described from Daohugou village (Middle Jurassic), Inner Mongolia, China. These are the oldest records of Taeniopterygidae. The venations of these two genera were very simple, providing evidence that the costal crossveins and the occasional apical crossveins are derived characters. We suggest the same is true of the extra branches of Rs and CuA in family Taeniopterygidae. Extra branches and crossveins added through geologic time might have improved aerodynamics of the wings.
A review of the genus Chaeridiona Baly, 1869 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Authors: STAINES C. L.
Published: February 2019

The genus Chaeridiona Baly is reviewed. All species, except Ch. pseudometallica Basu 1999, are redescribed and illustrated. Chaeridiona tuberculata Chen & Yu 1964, a homonym of Ch. tuberculata Uhmann 1961, is transferred to Prionispa and renamed Prionispa cheni, nom. novum. Chaeridiona clavata Yu, 1992 is transferred to Prionispa. Chaeridiona cupreovirida Gressitt is removed from synonymy. Chaeridiona angulata, new species, is described from Laos. A key to the species is provided.
Robber flies of South Korea IV. Species of the subfamily Stichopogoninae Hardy, 1930 (Diptera: Asilidae)
Authors: YOUNG CHARLES L.
Published: February 2019

Two genera and 8 species of the subfamily Stichopogoninae are recorded from South Korea. New records include: Lasiopogon akaishii Hradský, Lasiopogon hasanicus Lehr, Lasiopogon hinei Cole & Wilcox, Lasiopogon leleji Cannings, Lasiopogon rokuroi Hradský, Lasiopogon terneicus Lehr, Stichopogon elegantulus orientalis Lehr, Stichopogon cf. inaequalis Loew and Stichopogon nartshukae Lehr. Both the genera of Lasiopogon Loew and Stichopogon Loew are new records for the area. Drawings of diagnostic features, a checklist, keys, and descriptions of adults are included.
A new species of Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858 (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) from Kopet Dagh Mountains
Authors: RUTA RAFA
Published: February 2019

Hydrocyphon kopetdaghensis, a new scirtid species from Kopet Dagh Mts., is described and illustrated. The distribution of the Hydrocyphon australis-group is discussed and illustrated. Remarks on the Hydrocyphon species-groups are provided.
Description of the tadpole of Leptodactylus pustulatus Peters, 1870(Anura: Leptodactylidae)
Authors: DE SÁ RAFAEL O. , BRANDÃO REUBER , GUIMARÃES LORENA DALL’ARA
Published: February 2019

The external morphology and oral disc of the tadpole of Leptodactylus pustulatus Peters, 1870, are described and illustrated for Gosner stage 39. The internal oral anatomy was analyzed with SEM at Gosner stage 36 whereas chondrocranial anatomy is reported for Gosner stage 35. The overall characteristics do not depart from those known for the genus Leptodactylus and they particularly agree for those of the melanonotus species group. The labial tooth row formula is 2(2)/3. Observations are presented that suggest that L. pustulatus engages in larval parental care.
Anomaloppia mazandaranica (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae) n. sp. from Iran
Authors: AKRAMI MOHAMMAD ALI , SUBIAS LUIS S.
Published: February 2019

A new species of oribatid mite of the family Oppiidae Sellnick, 1937, Anomaloppia mazandaranica sp. n., is described from Mazandaran province, Northern Iran. The new species is characterized by its long sensillus with a fusiform-clavate head and 6-7 long barbs; interlamellar seta as long as lamellar and rostral setae; notogastral setae finely barbed and seta lm as long as others; and a long solenidion on genu I.
New crabs from hydrothermal vents of the Kermadec Ridge submarine volcanoes, New Zealand: Gandalfus gen. nov. (Bythograeidae) and Xenograpsus (Varunidae) (Decapoda: Brachyura)
Authors: MCLAY COLIN
Published: February 2019

Gandalfus puia gen. et sp. nov. (Bythograeidae) is reported from submarine volcanoes near the Kermadec Islands. The genus Austinograea is revised with the result that A. yunohana Takeda, Hashimoto & Ohta, 2000 is transferred to the new genus. Both of these species occur in relatively shallow waters (240–1650 m) compared to other bythograeids. A sister group hypothesis of the modern genera, Allograea + (Segonzacia + (Cyanagraea + (Bythograea + (Gandalfus + Austinograea)))) is presented to provide an interpretation of variation in eye regression and male gonopods; Austinograea and Gandalfus are the most derived genera. The pattern of eye regression with depth is discussed. A varunid, Xenograpsus ngatama sp. nov., also collected from these volcanoes, is the first record of this genus from the southern hemisphere. Keys to all known species of the family Bythograeidae (13 species 6 genera) and to the genus Xenograpsus (3 species) are presented.
Hydrothelphusa vencesi, a new species of freshwater crab (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) from southeastern Madagascar
Authors: CUMBERLIDGE NEIL , MARIJNISSEN SASKIA A.E. , THOMPSON JONELLE
Published: February 2019

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Hydrothelphusa A Milne-Edwards, 1872, is described based on specimens collected from a forested region of southeastern Madagascar. Hydrothelphusa vencesi n. sp. is clearly distinguished from its congeners by its distinctive first gonopod (G1) with a terminal article that is in the form of a long straight-sided cone, and by a dorsal membrane at the segment junction of G1 that is broad and diamond-shaped. A key is provided to separate the five species of Hydrothelphusa.
A new genus and species of the aleocharine tribe Thamiaraeini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from South Africa
Authors: PA–NIK GRZEGORZ
Published: February 2019

A new genus and species, Thendelecrotona natalica Paśnik, gen. & sp. n., from the Royal Natal National Park, South Africa is described and illustrated. The new genus is placed in the tribe Thamiaraeini Fenyes, 1921, and its affinities with related genera are discussed.
Mansonia (Mansonia) iguassuensis sp. nov. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Brasil
Authors: BARBOSA ANDREIA APARECIDA , DA SILVA MÁRIO ANTÔNIO NAVARRO , SALLUM MARIA ANICE MUREB
Published: February 2019

A new species, Mansonia (Mansonia) iguassuensis sp. nov., is described and defined based on morphological characters of adult male and female, male genitalia, fourth-instar larvae and pupae. Descriptions were based on specimens collected in the states of Paraná and São Paulo. Female and male genitalia, fourth-instar larvae and pupae are illustrated.
Anodontophorus n. nov., a new name for Anodontophora Pomorski, 2007, not Anodontophora Cossmann, 1897
Authors: POMORSKI ROMUALD J.
Published: February 2019

I recently proposed the generic name of Anodontophora for a new onychiurid species Anodontophora tuvensis Pomorski, 2007 (Collembola, Onychiuridae) (Pomorski, 2007). However, this name is a junior homonym of Anodontophora Cossmann, 1897, used as genus name for extinct, fossil mussels, (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionida) (Cossmann, 1897). According to the principle of homonymy the name Anodontophora Pomorski 2007 is not applicable (ICZN, 1999), and therefore I propose here the name Anodontophorus n. nov. (gender masculine) with type species Anodontophorus tuvensis (Pomorski, 2007).
The genus Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Thailand, with the description of seven new species
Authors: HIPPA HEIKKI , PAPP LÁSZLÓ
Published: February 2019

Seven new species of Manota Williston are described from Thailand: M. bifida, M. dentata, M. forceps, M. inusitata, M. mirifica, M. occulta, and M. secreta. Nine Manota species, which were recently described from West Malaysia, are here recorded as new for the fauna of Thailand: M. heptacantha Hippa, M. oligochaeta Hippa, M. ovata Hippa, M. pectinata Hippa, M. perpusilla Hippa, M. plusiochaeta Hippa, M. procera Hippa, M. roslii Hippa, and M. ulu Hippa. M. biunculata Hippa, which was recently described from New Guinea, is also recorded from Thailand. The number of the Oriental species of Manota now stands at 37.
A new species of Anomaloptera Amyot & Serville from Patagonia (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Oxycarenidae)
Authors: DELLAPÉ PABLO MATÍAS , CHELI GERMÁN HORACIO
Published: February 2019

Extra-Andean Patagonia is a large xeric biome that extends between the Argentinean Provinces of Mendoza and Tierra del Fuego. The Natural Protected Area “Península Valdés” (ANP-PV), the largest conservation unit for arid ecosystems in Argentina, is located in the northeastern zone of this biome. It is a wide plateau, extending 4,000 km2 in the NE of Chubut Province (42º05’–42º53’S; 63º35’–65º04’W), and it has been included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1999. According to its vegetation and physiognomy, Península Valdés is included in the Patagonian Biogeographical Province, Chubut Subdistrict (Soriano, 1956), and also belongs to the Monte Biogeographical Province (Cabrera & Willink, 1973), whereas according to Morrone (2001a, 2001b) and based on its fauna, it is part of the Central Patagonic Province of the Andean Region. Annual rainfall in ANP-PV ranges from 175 to 225 mm, and annual mean temperature is higher than 13ºC (Coronato, 1994), with widely ranging diurnal variations, from 10 to 51ºC in summer.
Phylogeny of Philornis Meinert species (Diptera: Muscidae)
Authors: COURI MÁRCIA SOUTO , DE CARVALHO CLAUDIO JOSÉ BARROS , LÖWENBERG-NETO PETER
Published: February 2019

This study presents a cladistic analysis of the Neotropical Philornis species based on morphological characters of adults and larvae, as well as biological data on larvae. Forty-one species of Philornis were used in the analysis, which was based on a total of 64 characters and included six outgroup taxa, half of which belong to Passeromyia Rodhain & Villeneuve, an Old World genus that shows the same variety of associations with birds as Philornis. Four most parsimonious cladograms (242 steps in length; ci=30; ri=69) were produced. According to the analysis, the genus Philornis is supported by the following synapomorphies (adults): only the pre-scutellar pair of acrostichal postsutural setae developed and setulae on anepimeron present. The resulting phylogenetic hypothesis (strict consensus) shows a basal polytomy that includes the species that traditionally correspond to the “aitkeni-group”. This group is mainly defined by male characters, which are known for only about half of these species. The next clade is divided into two others, the first one supported by the homoplasies: cheek hairs yellow; setulae on anepimeron black on upper half and yellow on lower half and proepimeral hairs yellow. This group traditionally corresponds to the “falsificus-group” and more data on the biology of the species will certainly clarify and/or confirm their relationships. Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken is the sister group of all the remaining Philornis species. This third clade corresponds to the “angustifrons-group”, defined in this analysis by the following synapomorphies: concave shape of posterior end of puparium and the median width of female frons. These “traditional” groups, the relationships among the species and their evolutionary trends are discussed.
Metazoan parasites of fishes from Coyuca Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico
Authors: VIOLANTE-GONZÁLEZ JUAN , AGUIRRE-MACEDO M. LEOPOLDINA
Published: February 2019

A total of 33 species of metazoan parasites were identified (31 helminth and 2 crustaceans) from 10 species of fish (n = 1,030) collected from Coyuca Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico, between May 2001 and February 2003. Digeneans (7 adults and 11 larvae) dominated the parasite fauna. The most widespread species of parasite were: Digenea- Pseudoacanthostomum panamense, Diplostomum (Austrodiplostomum) compactum, Clinostomum complanatum; Nematoda- Contracaecum sp.; Branchiura- Argulus sp.; and Copepoda- Ergasilus sp. Species composition of the parasite fauna exhibited a clear freshwater influence; 57.5% (19/33) of the identified species have a freshwater distribution. This is the first survey of parasites of fish from this location and all reported species are new geographical host records for Coyuca Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico.
A new species of Queubus Barnard, 1946 (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from Namibia
Authors: BAMBER ROGER N. , STEFFANI C. NINA
Published: February 2019

A new species of the enigmatic pycnogonid genus Queubus is described from an ovigerous male collected at 46 m depth off southern Namibia. Q. echidna sp. nov. has a unique disposition of blunt spines over the leg articles; it is also distinct from the only other described species, Q. jamesanus, in the presence of a palp and of compound spines on the oviger, in the absence of a propodal heel or dorsal trunk tubercles, and in having a bulbous, rather than tapering, proboscis. The genus remains endemic to Atlantic southern Africa.
A review of Australian Cymadusa (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) with descriptions of eight new species
Authors: PEART RACHAEL A.
Published: February 2019

Cymadusa is a large genus of large bodied, predominantly tropical ampithoid amphipods. Prior to this paper 22 species were recognised in Cymadusa of which four were known from Australia. Eight new species are described from Australia, increasing the known Australian species to 12. The new species described herein are: C. chuawe sp. nov. , C. elegantis sp. nov. , C. heronensis sp. nov. , C. jiigurru sp. nov. , C. pemptos sp. nov. , C. thagaay sp. nov. , C. tishana sp. nov. and C. wistari sp. nov. Ampithoe flindersi Stebbing, 1888 is synonymised with Cymdusa setosa (Haswell, 1879). Diagnoses and a key to the Australian species are provided.
Dendropsophus minutus (Anura: Hylidae) of the Guiana Shield: using DNA barcodes to assess identity and diversity
Authors: HAWKINS MONTY A. , SITES JACK W. , NOONAN BRICE P.
Published: February 2019

Herein we discuss the geographic structure of genetic variation of the widely distributed lesser treefrog (Dendropsophus minutus) from the Guianas in a preliminary examination of the status of Guianan populations referred to this taxon. Current sampling is insufficient to determine the status of all lineages of this complex within South America, but our results do indicate the presence of cryptic species within this relatively small portion of the ‘species’ range. Our findings reveal a geographic discontinuity of genetic structure within this region that appears to be correlated with elevation. We also present evidence that supports previous assertions that the conventional DNA barcode locus (COI) is not suitable for amphibians.
The Second International Symposium of Integrative Zoology
Authors: BUCKERIDGE JOHN
Published: February 2019

The International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS), established in 2004, is devoted to bettering the field of zoology by increasing communication and cooperation between all of its branches (www.globalzoology.org). In order to promote cooperation between ISZS and other international zoological societies and institutions, ISZS would like to invite representatives from various organizations in various regions around the world to gather together in Beijing to discuss such topics as the election of new ISZS committee members and other related events that will be finalized in Paris in 2008, how to expand ISZS, and how ISZS can serve as a bridge to increase communication between zoological communities
Rediagnoses of the milliped genera Pseudojulus Bollman, 1887, and Arvechambus Causey, 1963, in the southeastern USA; description of P. mississippiensis, n. sp. and proposal of the subtribe Pseudojulina (Julida: Parajulidae: Parajulinae: Aniulini)
Authors: SHELLEY ROWLAND M.
Published: February 2019

Pseudojulina n. subtribe, featuring lateral lobes on the 8 th sternum in males, is proposed for the milliped genera Pseudojulus Bollman, 1887, Arvechambus Causey, 1963, and Arvechamboides Shelley, 2007 (Julida: Parajulidae: Parajulinae: Aniulini). The coordinate, nominate taxon, Aniulina n. stat., is necessitated for other aniulinine genera, and "Southern Clade" is proposed to replace "Aniulina" as the unofficial name for the tribal lineage comprising Aniulini + Gosiulini + Nesoressini + Parajulini. New accounts & diagnoses, consistent with the new taxon, are presented for Pseudojulus, Arvechambus, and Arvechamboides, and P. mississippiensis n. sp., from Grenada County, Mississippi, is described. A variant displaying features of 3 species — P. paynei (Hoffman, 1992) and P. carolinensis & coastalis, both by Shelley, 2004 — is characterized as is a gynandromorph of Arvechambus hummi Causey, 1963, that possesses malformed gonopods & cyphopods. Nomenclatural alterations appear necessary among family-group taxa in the Parajulidae; existing tribes may warrant elevation to subfamilies.
The genitive of species-group scientific names formed from personal names
Authors: BRANDON-JONES DOUGLAS , DUCKWORTH J. W. , JENKINS PAULINA D. , RYLANDS ANTHONY B. , SARMIENTO ESTEBAN E.
Published: February 2019

To avoid confusion with citations of a generic name and its author, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature encourages specific names based on personal names to be instigated in the genitive case. The Latin genitive suffix also indicates the gender and singular or plural state of the modified proper noun. Some zoologists have interpreted Article 31 as stipulating that these latter should always correspond with the gender and singular or plural state of the person or persons commemorated. They believe the original spelling is justifiably emended if, in their view, the author or authors have employed the incorrect suffix. We contend that the gender and singular or plural state of a noun so employed is part of its etymology and unregulated by the Code. The author's selection of suffix should be respected and the original spelling preserved. We offer a rewording of Article 31 to remedy this ambiguity.
Two new cryptogonimid genera Beluesca n. gen. and Chelediadema n. gen. (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) from tropical Indo-West Pacific Haemulidae (Perciformes)
Authors: MILLER TERRENCE L. , CRIBB THOMAS H.
Published: February 2019

A survey of the parasites of Indo-West Pacific Haemulidae revealed the presence of three new cryptogonimid (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) species warranting two new genera, Beluesca littlewoodi n. gen., n. sp. and B. longicolla n. sp. from the intestine and pyloric caeca of Plectorhinchus gibbosus and Chelediadema marjoriae n. gen., n. sp. from the intestine and pyloric caeca of Diagramma labiosum, P. albovittatus and P. gibbosus from Heron and Lizard Islands off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Beluesca n. gen. is distinguished from all other cryptogonimid genera by the combination of an elongate body, funnel-shaped oral sucker, relatively small number of large oral spines, highly lobed ovary, opposite to slightly oblique testes, uterine loops that are restricted to the hindbody and extend well posterior to the testes and vitelline follicles that may extend from the ovary into the forebody, but do not extend anterior to the intestinal bifurcation. Pseudallacanthochasmus plectorhynchi Mamaev, 1970 is transferred to Beluesca as B. plectorhyncha (Mamaev, 1970) n. comb. based on morphological and ecological (host preference) characteristics. Chelediadema n. gen. is distinguished from all other cryptogonimid genera by the combination of a lanceolate body, relatively small number of large oral spines, prepharynx that is much longer than the oesophagus, tandem testes, uterine loops that are extensive in the hindbody and extend well posterior to the testes and vitelline follicles that extend from the ovary to the pharynx. Morphological analysis of the three species described here was augmented with DNA sequence analyses utilizing data from the large subunit (LSU) and the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) 1 and 2, and 5.8S nuclear ribosomal DNA. Sequence data from the LSU and ITS (encompassing the ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2) of the taxa examined here were aligned with those reported for other cryptogonimids, Caulanus thomasi, Latuterus tkachi, Neometadena ovata, four representative species of Retrovarium and an undescribed species of Siphoderina, for comparative purposes and to explore levels of interspecific and intergeneric variation among these taxa. Minimum evolution analysis was conducted on a combined (LSU and ITS) dataset to explore relationships among these genera. Despite their superficial morphological and host preference similarities, species of Beluesca and Chelediadema were genetically distant from each other. Interspecific and intergeneric variation among the species described here is similar to that reported for other cryptogonimids.
Taxonomy of the tribe Paromalini Reitter (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Dendrophilinae) from China
Authors: ZHANG YE-JUN , ZHOU HONG-ZHANG
Published: February 2019

This paper reviews the tribe Paromalini Reitter (Coleoptera, Histeridae) of China. Five new species are described: Carcinops penatii Zhang & Zhou, n. sp. from Sichuan, Platylomalus inflexus Zhang & Zhou, n. sp. and Eulomalus rugosus Zhang & Zhou, n. sp. from Hainan, Paromalus acutangulus Zhang & Zhou, n. sp. from Yunnan, and Paromalus tibetanus Zhang & Zhou, n. sp. from Xizang. The genus Diplostix Bickhardt and nine species of this and other genera are recorded for the first time in China. They are Diplostix vicaria (Cooman, 1935), Pachylomalus deficiens Cooman, 1933, Platylomalus submetallicus (Lewis, 1892), Platylomalus tonkinensis (Cooman, 1937), Eulomalus amplipes Cooman, 1937, Eulomalus pupulus Cooman, 1937, Eulomalus seitzi Cooman, 1941, Eulomalus vermicipygus Cooman, 1937, Paromalus parallelepipedus (Herbst, 1792). According to our study, the Chinese fauna of the tribe Paromalini is now comprised of six genera and twenty-seven species. Keys to these genera and species are presented. The taxonomic position of Pachylomalus deficiens Cooman is discussed. All the type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.