bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New species of Macoma (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea: Tellinidae) from southeastern Brazil, and with description of its gross anatomy
Authors: ARRUDA ELIANE P. , DOMANESCHI OSMAR
Published: February 2017

Macoma biota n. sp. is described from material collected in the intertidal zone of Praia da Cidade, Caraguatatuba Bay on the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The species is characterized by its shell features and gross anatomy. The western Atlantic M. constricta (Bruguière, 1792) is the most similar species to M. biota, both hardly distinguishing by their shell characteristics. The main shell feature distinguishing M. biota from M. constricta is the ventral limb of the pallial sinus that is shorter, steeper and confluent with the pallial line along the first quarter of this scar in M. biota, and long, closely parallel to and confluent with the pallial line far posteriorly in M. constricta. Anatomical characters distinguishing M. biota are: ventral channel formed by asymmetrical left and right additional mantle folds; paired, asymmetrical siphonal organs; all four labial palps provided of short conical papillae on their outer surface and simple, acute terminal tip; both demibranchs equally long; and presence of a single short, stout “accessory adductor muscle” adjacent to the cruciform muscle. Macoma constricta has ventral channel formed by the right additional mantle fold only; unpaired, left siphonal organ; all four labial palps lacking papillae on their outer surface and terminal tip of the left inner labial palp produced into a thin sheath with undulated plicae; inner demibranch longer and extending beyond the antero-dorsal limit of the outer demibranch; and “accessory adductor muscle” absent.
A new termite species from Iran, Microcerotermes shahroudiensis sp. nov. (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Authors: GHAYOURFAR RAHIM
Published: February 2017

Microcerotermes Silvestri is a cosmopolitan genus and is distributed in all zoogeographical regions, with the exception of the Nearctic. During the study of Iranian termite fauna, specimens of Microcerotermes were collected from Shahroud, Iran. Morphological studies indicated that specimens belonged to a new species. This species comes closest to Microcerotermes varaminicus Ghayourfar, but soldiers differ in possessing darker head-capsule and distinct postclypeus demarcated from frons.
Descriptions of four new species, redescription of Paraliparis membranaceus, and additional data on species of the fish family Liparidae (Pisces, Scorpaeniformes) from the west coast of South America and the Indian Ocean
Authors: STEIN DAVID L.
Published: February 2017

Liparids are a cottoid family of more than 350 species distributed worldwide in polar, temperate and deep tropical waters. About 20 species (in six genera) are known from the west coast of South America south of Panama to Tierra del Fuego, and four (in two genera) from the Indian Ocean. This paper describes an additional four species from existing collections: three from Peruvian and Chilean waters (Paraliparis carlbondi new species, Paraliparis skeliphrus new species, Notoliparis antonbruuni new species), and one from the Indian Ocean (Psednos carolinae new species). Paraliparis membranaceus Günther is redescribed, a range extension and additional descriptive information is reported for Paraliparis merodontus Stein, additional descriptive information is provided for Careproctus pallidus (Vaillant) and Psednos steini Chernova, the known range of Careproctus longifilis Garman is extended to Peru from the Gulf of Panama, and a species of Psednos similar to Psednos dentatus Chernova and Stein is described, but not named.
Erethistoides sicula, a new catfish (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from India
Authors: NG HEOK HEE
Published: February 2017

A new species of erethistid catfish, Erethistoides sicula, is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage in northeast India. Erethistoides sicula differs from both E. montana and E. pipri in having a longer caudal peduncle (19.6–22.3% SL vs. 14.4–18.4) and shorter pectoral spine (14.6–28.0% SL vs. 30.7–32.1). It further differs from E. montana in having a dorsally projecting bony splint on the opercle immediately posterior to its articular facet with the hyomandibula (vs. splint absent) and from E. pipri in having a more slender head (13.4–15.1% SL vs. 16.4). The diagnostic characters of Erethistoides are discussed and four new synapomorphies are proposed to diagnose the genus.
First record of genus Atherimorpha (Diptera: Rhagionidae) in Brazil, with description of a new species
Authors: SANTOS CHARLES MORPHY DIAS DOS
Published: February 2017

Four of the 22 genera of Rhagionidae have been reported from the Neotropical region, of which only Chrysopilus Macquart has been found in Brazil. The first occurrence of the genus Atherimorpha White is reported from Brazilian territory, and Atherimorpha lamasi sp. n. is described and illustrated.Key words: Atherimorpha, Rhagionidae, Diptera, Neotropics, Taxonomy
Errata: Zootaxa 1012
Authors: E.P. ARRUDA , DOMANESCHI O.
Published: February 2017

Arruda, E.P. & Domaneschi, O. (2005) New species of Macoma (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea: Tellinidae) from southeasternBrazil, and with description of its gross anatomy. Zootaxa, 1012, 13–22.
Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Lamiinae
Authors: MONNÉ MIGUEL A.
Published: February 2017

A catalogue of the subfamily Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Neotropical region is presented. The tribes (36), genera (723), species (4231) and subspecies (60) are listed in alphabetical order. Under each family-group name bibliographical references are given and under each species-group name, data on the type-locality, the acronym of the institution where the type is deposited, the geographical distribution and detailed bibliographical references are provided. Two new combinations are proposed: Urographis eucharis (Bates, 1885), new comb. and Urographis vexillaris (Bates, 1872) new comb., both from Graphisurus LeConte, 1852, not Kirby, 1837. The following new names are given: Alcathousiella new name to replace Alcathous Thomson, 1864, preoccupied by Alcathous Stal, 1863, Hemiptera; Camposiellina new name to replace Camposiella Lane, 1972, preoccupied by Camposiella Hebard, 1924, Orthoptera; Edechthistatus new name to replace Parechthistatus Giesbert, 2001, preoccupied by Parechthistatus Breuning, 1942, Coleoptera; Elytracanthina new name to replace Elytracantha Lane, 1955, preoccupied by Elytracantha Kleine, 1915, Coleoptera; Eranina new name to replace Erana Bates, 1866, preoccupied by Erana Gray, 1840, Aves; Heteresmia new name to replace Esmia Pascoe, 1859, preoccupied by Esmia Leach, 1847, Mollusca; Eupalessa new name to replace Eupales Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preoccupied by Eupales Lefevre, 1885, Coleoptera; Melzerus new name to replace Idiomerus Melzer, 1934, preoccupied by Idiomerus Imms, 1912, Collembola; Midamiella new name to replace Midamus Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preoccupied by Midamus Simon, 1881, Arachnida; Neoamphion new name to replace Amphion Reiche, 1840, preoccupied by Amphion Huebner, 1819, Lepidoptera; Neocolobura new name to replace Colobura Blanchard, 1851, preoccupied by Colobura Billberg, 1820, Lepidoptera; Neohoplonotus new name to replace Hoplonotus Blanchard, 1851, preoccupied by Hoplonotus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846, Coleoptera; Neohylus new name to replace Hylus Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preocuppied by Hylus Van Dyke, 1945, Coleoptera; Neolampedusa new name to replace Lampedusa Dillon & Dillon, 1945, preoccupied by Lampedusa Boettger, 1877, Mollusca; Proseriphus new name to replace Seriphus Bates, 1864, preoccupied by Seriphus Ayres, 1857, Pisces. One new synonym is proposed: Proxepectasis Monné & Giesbert, 1992 = Parepectasoides Breuning, 1979.
Two new species of Plectromerus Haldeman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the West Indies
Authors: MICHELI CHARYN J. , NEARNS EUGENIO H.
Published: February 2017

Two new species of Curiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Plectromerus lingafelteri from the Dominican Republic and Plectromerus ramosi from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are described. Features distinguishing the new species from their congeners are presented. Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron), previously synonymized with P. serratus (Cameron), is restored as a valid species.Dos nuevas especies de Curiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Plectromerus lingafelteri de la República Dominicana y Plectromerus ramosi de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes se describen. Se incluyen características para diferenciar estas especies de otros miembros del género. Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron), previamente sinonimizada con P. serratus (Cameron), se reconoce como especie válida.
On a new species of coral-symbiont crab of the genus Cymo de Haan, 1833 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae), from the South China Sea
Authors: HO P.-H. , NG PETER K.L.
Published: February 2017

A new species of obligate coral symbiont crab of the genus Cymo de Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Xanthidae) is described from the Indonesian Anambas Islands in the South China Sea. The species is allied to C. deplanatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873, but is easily distinguished by a suite of carapace, cheliped, male abdominal and gonopod characters. A revised key to the genus Cymo is presented.
Draconarius exilis, a new species of coelotine spider from China (Araneae, Amaurobiidae)
Authors: ZHANG ZHI-SHENG , ZHU MING-SHENG , WANG XIN-PING
Published: February 2017

A new species of Draconarius, D. exilis sp. nov., from China is described. The species has close affinities to D. incertus Wang, 2003 (= D. parabrunneus Wang, 2003, new synonymy) and D. pseudobrunneus Wang, 2003 forming the newly proposed incertus-group of Draconarius. Species of this group share the following characters: the absence of epigynal teeth, the wrinkled anterior atrium of epigynum, the small and anteriorly extended spermathecae of female, and the short cymbial furrow (less than half cymbial length), the short embolus, the prolaterally originated, bifurcated conductor, and the simple, non spoon-shaped median apophysis.
Species of Nepalomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Guangxi, China, with a key to Palaearctic and Oriental species
Authors: ZHANG LILI , YANG DING
Published: February 2017

The genus Nepalomyia is recorded from Guangxi for the first time with the following 3 new species: N. guangxiensis sp. n., N. spiniformis sp. n., N. tianlinensis sp. n. A key to the species of the genus from the Palaearctic and Oriental realms is presented.
Pachygaster hymenaea sp. nov. and P. antiqua James, 1971 (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in Neotropical ambers
Authors: GRUND MARTIN , HAUSER MARTIN
Published: February 2017

We describe Pachygaster hymenaea sp. nov. from Dominican amber from a female specimen and compare it with the only other amber pachygastrine, P. antiqua James, 1971 from Mexican amber. The two species differ by the shape of the ocellar tubercle and the width of the frons. Comments about differences between the holotype of P. antiqua and the original description are given.
The Neotropical caddisfly genus Tolhuaca (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae)
Authors: Robertson DESIREE R. ROBERTSON R. , Holzenthal RALPH W. HOLZENTHAL W.
Published: February 2017

The caddisfly genus Tolhauca Schmid 1964 (Glossosomatidae: Protoptilinae) is diagnosed and discussed in the context of other protoptiline genera, and a review of its taxonomic history is provided. A new species, Tolhuaca brasiliensis, from southeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated, and the type species, Tolhuaca cupulifera Schmid 1964, from Chile, is redescribed and illustrated. Additionally, females of the genus are described and illustrated for the first time. Characters of the female genitalia, wing venation, and thorax suggest that Tolhuaca is more primitive than any other protoptiline genus and probably deserves a basal placement within the subfamily. The genus shows a broadly disjunct distribution perhaps reflecting an ancient southern Gondwana pattern.
Neolyrium gen. n., first South American genus of net-winged beetles with 10-segmented antennae (Coleoptera: Lycidae)
Authors: KAZANTSEV SERGEY V.
Published: February 2017

New genus Neolyrium gen. n. with 10-segmented antennae is described from South America, its two species, N. duidaense sp. n. and N. carltoni sp. n., discovered in Amazonian Venezuela and Ecuador. In spite of the apparent affinities with the tribe Lyropaeini that include all other taxa with 10-segmented antennae, Neolyrium is classified in Leptolycini. The potential relationships of the new genus are discussed.
On the status of some species of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) described by J. C. Fabricius and the synonymy of Dichelosus Szépligeti with Coccygidium De Saussure
Authors: M. CARLOS E. SARMIENTO , SHARKEY MICHAEL
Published: February 2017

The status of five species of Braconidae described by Fabricius is changed. Lectotypes are designated for all five. Ichneumon hospitator, Bracon anator, and Ophion pennator are transferred to the genus Coccygidium combs. nov. Ichneumon ornator is transferred to Coccygidium and considered a junior synonym of C. hospitator comb. and syn. nov. Bracon similator is transferred to the genus Hemibracon comb. nov. Dichelosus fuscipennis is considered a junior synonym of C. hospitator syn. nov. The genus Dichelosus is synonymized with Coccygidium syn. nov., and the member species are all transferred to Coccygidium: C. fuscipennis comb. nov., C. peruensis comb. nov., C. brasiliensis comb. nov., C. dubiosus comb. nov., C. similis comb. nov., C. variegatus comb. nov., and C. demerarus comb. nov.
Taxonomy of Aphelinoidea (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) species attacking eggs of the beet leafhopper, Circulifer tenellus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in California
Authors: WALKER GREGORY P. , BAYOUN IMAD M. , TRIAPITSYN SERGUEI V. , HONDA JEFFREY Y.
Published: February 2017

Species of Aphelinoidea Girault known to parasitize eggs of the beet leafhopper, Circulifer tenellus (Baker), in California were studied using both morphological and molecular characters. These include two introduced species (from Iran and Turkmenistan) as well as two indigenous species, A. zarehi n. sp. and A. roja n. sp. Earlier studies had identified the indigenous Aphelinoidea in California and other arid western states as A. plutella Girault, but we did not find putative A. plutella in our surveys of parasitoids of beet leafhopper eggs in California. We conclude that the earlier studies misidentified other indigenous species as A. plutella, and that at least some of these misidentifications were actually A. zarehi, one of the two new species described herein. A key to Aphelinoidea species known to parasitize beet leafhopper eggs in California is given. The key also includes A. plutella whose hosts are not known and for which we have no evidence as occurring in the western United States. DNA sequences support the separation of the four Aphelinoidea species reared from beet leafhopper eggs in California. Cross-mating tests also failed to show interbreeding between the taxa. Data are presented on developmental times of the two introduced species of Aphelinoidea.
Gorgocephalus yaaji n. sp. (Digenea: Gorgocephalidae) from the brassy chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) off Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef and further records of G . kyphosi
Authors: BRAY RODNEY A. , CRIBB THOMAS H.
Published: February 2017

A new species Gorgocephalus yaaji is described in the intestine of Kyphosus vaigiensis from the waters off Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia. It differs from Gorgocephalus kyphosi by its broader body shape, the extension of the vitellarium into the forebody, a relatively longer forebody, cirrus-sac and post-caecal region, and a shorter distance between the ventral sucker and the ovary. It differs from Gorgocephalus manteri in its size, its tandem testes, and the ratios of width, ventral sucker to ovary distance and ovary to testes distance to body-length. Gorgocephalus kyphosi is reported in the pyloric caeca of K. vaigiensis from waters off Moorea, French Polynesia, and Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia. Measurements and an illustration are given of the latter species.
Two new species of the mesopelagic isopod genus Syscenus Harger, 1880 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) from the southwestern Pacific
Authors: BRUCE NIEL L.
Published: February 2017

Syscenus moana sp. nov. and Syscenus karu sp. nov. are described. Syscenus moana, from off southern New Caledonia at depths of 1250–1410 m, differs from all species of Syscenus in having robust setae on the uropodal rami; S. karu, from off Vanuatu at depths of 450–480 m, is distinguished in particular from all but one species (S. peruanus Menzies & George, 1972) by the presence of eyes, and by stout pereopods.
A new species of Agathirsia Westwood (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae) from Mexico
Authors: SHARKEY MICHAEL J.
Published: February 2017

A remarkable new species of Agathirsia is described. Unlike all other species of Agathirsia, and most other Agathidinae, it lacks pegs or thick spines at the apex of the hind tibia. The only other genus of Agathidinae with this characteristic is Crassomicrodus, and the new species’ potential affinities with members of Crassomicrodus are discussed.
A checklist of the freshwater ichthyofauna from El Petén and Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with notes for its conservation and management
Authors: VALDEZ-MORENO MARTHA ELENA , POOL-CANUL JOSÉ , CONTRERAS-BALDERAS SALVADOR
Published: February 2017

Guatemala is characterized by high diversity of its freshwater fishes. Among the most important regions of biodiversity are the Departments of El Petén and Alta Verapaz, located in the northern part of the country south of the Mexican border. Several authors consider the ichthyofauna of this country to be relatively well studied, but the majority of available information is dispersed and sporadic. We present an updated systematic list, comprising all species collected by us, and which includes an exhaustive check of literature records. A total of 55 collecting localities are included in this study. The total species number is 88, distributed in 47 genera, 24 families, and 14 orders. The two departments together include 35.2% of the total estimated number of fish species for the entire country. The Cichlidae and Poeciliidae are the most speciose families. Of the total of 88 species, 11 are primary fishes, 54 are secondary, and 23 peripheral, according to Myers (1938) classification. One endemic species is known from El Petén and 12 from Alta Verapaz. Three species are considered to be exotics: Ctenopharyngodon idella, Carassius auratus, and Oreochromis aureus. Several of our collections confirm the presence of species not reported for more than 30 years (e.g., Bramocharax species), but others require more study (i.e. Heterandria species). Only 18 species from Guatemala are recognized as threatened or endangered by different organizations, but included are some of the more common and widespread species, such as Astyanax aeneus. Several endemics are excluded from such listings, possibly due to lack of knowledge. The actual condition of the Guatemalan populations for the majority of the fish species, including the endemics, is not known.Guatemala presenta una gran diversidad de peces dulceacuícolas y entre las regiones más
Rediscovery and redescription of the Malagasy dwarf gecko Lygodactylus klemmeri
Authors: PUENTE MARTA , RASELIMANANA ACHILLE P. , VENCES MIGUEL
Published: February 2017

Lygodactylus klemmeri Pasteur, 1964 is a small diurnal gekkonid lizard described on the basis of a single male specimen from Antsingy forest in western Madagascar, deposited in the Paris museum. This specimen could not be retrieved during recent years in the Paris collection and might be lost. Hence, the only existing information on this gecko is the original description and some subsequent remarks on the holotype by G. Pasteur. We here report on new material of L. klemmeri from the collection of the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar, and provide a comparison to published morphological data of the holotype.
An illustrated key to the species of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) of Brazil
Authors: QUERINO R. B. , ZUCCHI R. A.
Published: February 2017

Lygodactylus klemmeri Pasteur, 1964 is a small diurnal gekkonid lizard described on the basis of a single male specimen from Antsingy forest in western Madagascar, deposited in the Paris museum. This specimen could not be retrieved during recent years in the Paris collection and might be lost. Hence, the only existing information on this gecko is the original description and some subsequent remarks on the holotype by G. Pasteur. We here report on new material of L. klemmeri from the collection of the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar, and provide a comparison to published morphological data of the holotype.
Notes on a new marine peritrichous ciliate (Ciliophora: Peritrichida), Zoothamnium xuianum n. sp., with redescription of Z. paraentzii Song, 1991 from northern China
Authors: SUN PING , JI DAODE , SONG WEIBO
Published: February 2017

The morphology, infraciliature and silverline system of two marine peritrichous ciliates, Zoothamnium xuianum n. sp. and Z. paraentzii Song, 1991, collected from a shrimp-hatching plant in northern China, were investigated using both in vivo and silver impregnation methods. The new species is recognized by the following characters: colony alternatively branched, zooids in vivo about 45 × 30 μm with single-layered peristomial lip; contractile vacuole apically located; macronucleus band-like and transversely positioned; more than 50 striations from peristomial area to aboral trochal band, about 14 from aboral trochal band to scopula; three equally long kineties in peniculus 3 parallel to each other. Based on both the Qingdao population and the original description, an improved diagnosis for Z. paraentzii is suggested: marine Zoothamnium with irregularly dichotomously branched stalk; zooid 50–80 × 25–45 μm in vivo with single-layered peristomial lip; contractile vacuole apically positioned; macronucleus C-shaped, transversely orientated; number of silverlines between anterior end and aboral trochal band about 75–83, between aboral trochal band and scopula, 28–33; inner row of peniculus 3 displaced from the other two and converges with peniculus 1 at aboral end.
The internal male and female reproductive apparatus in Cixidia sikaniae D’Urso & Guglielmino, 1995 (Fulgoromorpha, Achilidae)
Authors: D’URSO VERA , GUGLIELMINO ADALGISA , MAUCERI ANGELA
Published: February 2017

The morphology of the internal male and female reproductive apparatus in Cixidia sikaniae is described and illustrated. It is compared with the reproductive apparatus of other Achilidae taxa. In the male of C. sikaniae, the structure of the “ejaculatory duct” is peculiar. The presence of lateral ejaculatory ducts, known up to now exclusively in Cicadomorpha, is here described for the first time in a species belonging to the Fulgoromorpha. The phylogenetic value of some characters of the internal male and female reproductive apparatus within Fulgormorpha and between Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha is discussed.
Three new monotypic genera of Epipsocidae (Psocoptera) from Peru and Brazil
Authors: ALDRETE ALFONSO N. GARCÍA
Published: February 2017

Three new species of Epipsocidae are described, each in a new monotypic genus: Incapsocus penai and Terryerwinia acutiphallica from Peru, and Papillopsocus oriximinaensis from Brazil. Relationships within the Epipsocidae are discussed.
Tanacetipathes Opresko, 2001 (Cnidaria: Antipatharia: Myriopathidae) from Brazil, including two new species
Authors: LOIOLA LIVIA L. , CASTRO CLOVIS B.
Published: February 2017

The study of material obtained through dredging from off Brazil, in stations between Salvador (13° S) and the Cape of Sao Tome (22° S), and through scuba diving at the Abrolhos Reefs (18° S) revealed six species of Tanacetipathes Opresko, 2001. Two of these represent new species: T. longipinnula and T. thalassoros. Tanacetipathes barbadensis (Brook, 1889), T. hirta (Gray, 1857), and T. thamnea (Warner, 1981) represent first records from the South Atlantic. Tanacetipathes tanacetum (Pourtals, 1880) has been previously recorded off Brazil and it is probably the commonest species off Southeastern Brazil. Tanacetipathes paula Perez et al., 2005, is here considered a synonym of T. thamnea. An identification key to Tanacetipathes species is included along with illustrations of colonies, and a map of the genus distribution off Brazil, between 13° and 22° S.
First record of the genus Rhopaltriplasia Diakonoff from China, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae)
Authors: YU HAI LI , LI HOU HUN
Published: February 2017

Rhopaltriplasia Diakonoff, 1973 is reported from China for the first time. Rhopaltriplasia rotundipetalina sp. nov. and Rhopaltriplasia spinalis sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Rhopaltriplasia insignata Kuznetsov is recorded for the first time from this country. A key for identification of the Chinese species is given.
Limonia crane flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) of Korea
Authors: PODENAS SIGITAS , PODENIENE VIRGINIJA
Published: February 2017

The Korean species of Limonia Meigen, 1803 crane flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) are taxonomically revised. Species L. annulata Lackschewitz, 1940 (Lackschewitz, Pagast, 1940), L. bidens Savchenko, 1979, L. episema Alexander, 1924, L. fusciceps fusciceps Alexander, 1924, L. juvenca Alexander, 1935, L. messaurea messaurea Mendl, 1971, L. nemoralis Savchenko, 1983 are new records for the Korean peninsula and L. pia n. sp. is described. Synonymy of L. venerabilis Alexander, 1938 with L. macrostigma (Schummel, 1829) is confirmed. L. tanakai (Alexander, 1921) is not confirmed for the Korean Peninsula. An identification key, redescriptions and illustrations of all species and both sexes of adults, if they were found in Korea, are presented. Descriptions, illustrations and habitat characteristics are given for the previously unknown larva and pupa of L. parvipennis Alexander, 1940. Distinguishing morphological characters of the last instar larvae of Korean Limonia are discussed. Keys to the known Korean Limonia larvae and pupae are compiled.
Mayflies of the Caucasus Mountains. IV. New species of the genus Nigrobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987 (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from Georgia
Authors: MARTYNOV ALEXANDER V. , GODUNKO ROMAN J.
Published: February 2017

A new species of the genus Nigrobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987 is described based on larvae from the Caucasus Mountains. Nigrobaetis (Takobia) katerynae Martynov, sp. nov., is easily distinguishable from other Takobia species by the following combination of characters: the shapes of frontal suture, mandibles, labial palp, paraproctal prolongation, gills; the number of setal rows along the external margins of femora; the absence of gills on tergum I; and the colour pattern of body.
A new species of Protaetia Burmeister, 1842 from Armenia with taxonomic notes on Cetonia floricola fausti Kraatz, 1891 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
Authors: GHREJYAN TIGRAN , KALASHIAN MARK
Published: February 2017

The history of usage of the name Cetonia floricola fausti Kraatz, 1891 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) is discussed. In recent publications, the name Protaetia (Potosia) fausti was applied to a taxon that is not conspecific with Kraatz’s holotype. We therefore reassign the name Cetonia fausti Kraatz, 1891 as a junior synonym of Protaetia splendidula (Faldermann, 1835) and discuss the justification for this synonymy. The taxon that was erroneously called Protaetia fausti in recent papers actually includes two distinct species: Protaetia jelineki (Petrovitz, 1981) and a species described in this paper as Protaetia (Potosia) haiastanica new species from northwestern and central Armenia and southwestern Georgia.
Phthinia Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae): new species and records from the Neotropical and Oriental regions
Authors: FITZGERALD SCOTT J.
Published: February 2017

Three new species of Phthinia Winnertz are described; P. amorimi n. sp. (Chile), P. oliveirae n. sp. (Chile), and P. nepalensis n. sp. (Nepal). Based on male terminalia, P. amorimi shows greater affinity to species previously described from Brazil whereas P. oliveirae is more similar to other Chilean species. Phthinia nepalensis is the first species of the genus described from the Oriental region. Distribution records for other Neotropical species are also given.
New species and records of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Philippines
Authors: NIEDBAŁA WOJCIECH , ERMILOV SERGEY G.
Published: February 2017

A list of identified oribatid ptyctimous mites from the Philippine Islands Luzon, Mindanao, Polillo and Samar Islands, including 16 species, 10 genera and 5 families, is provided. The genus Mesotritia and species Atropacarus (Atropacarus) griseus (Niedbała, 1984), A. (Atropacarus) striculus (C. L. Koch, 1835) and A. (Hoplophorella) stilifer (Hammer, 1961) are recorded for the Philippine fauna for the first time. Two new species, Mesotritia paraflagelliformis Niedbała sp. nov. (Oribotritiidae) and Plonaphacarus leonilae Niedbała sp. nov. (Steganacaridae), are described from leaf litter. The supplementary descriptions of Oribotritia aokii Mahunka, 1987 and Hoplophthiracarus illinoisensis (Ewing, 1909) are presented based on the materials from the Philippines.
A revision of the species of Evaza Walker described by J.C.H. de Meijere (Diptera, Stratiomyidae, Pachygastrinae)
Authors: ROZKOŠNÝ RUDOLF , VAŇHARA JAROMÍR
Published: February 2017

Six Oriental species of Evaza Walker, 1856 were described by J.C.H. de Meijere in the period between 1911 and 1924. The type specimens are now deposited in the Museum Naturalis (Leiden). All species were redescribed, photographed and their diagnostic characters were defined. Male terminalia of five species with known males were illustrated in detail. The revised species were compared with recently described new species from Oriental China. Additional material belonging to the revised species was recorded for the first time from the following countries: Evaza demeijerei Brunetti, 1923 (= E. pallipes de Meijere, 1916a) and E. discolor de Meijere, 1916a were found in Malaysia, E. javanensis de Meijere 1911 in Singapore, E. kerteszi de Meijere, 1914 in Laos and Malaysia and E. maculifera de Meijere, 1914 in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Revision of the Panurgus dargius Warncke, 1972 interpretation (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), comparison with the morphologically close species
Authors: PATINY SÉBASTIEN
Published: February 2017

The Panurgus dargius Warncke, 1972 description does not allow its unequivocal identification. This has led to several confusions, even in the Warncke determined series. An accurate updated description of the species is provided here, supplying a comparative diagnosis from closely related species and discussing subsequent changes.
Pseudomystus stenogrammus, a new species of bagrid catfish from Borneo (Teleostei, Bagridae)
Authors: NG HEOK HEE , SIEBERT DARRELL J.
Published: February 2017

Pseudomystus stenogrammus, a new species of bagrid catfish, is described from the Barito River drainage of southern Borneo. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by its colour pattern.
Additions to the Indonesian fauna of the hermit crab genus Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin and a further division of the genus Paguristes Dana (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguroidea: Diogenidae)
Authors: RAHAYU DWI LISTYO
Published: February 2017

An in-depth study of the genera Paguristes Dana, 1851 and Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 2002 in Indonesian waters has resulted in refined hypotheses of some of the evolutionary trajectories within the Paguroidea. Not only has the observed reduction in pleurobranch and arthrobranch number in three species, Paguristes hians Henderson, 1888, P. kuekenthali De Man, 1902 and P. monoporus Morgan, 1987 required the transfer of these taxa to Pseudopaguristes, they, and two new species, have required an emendation of the genus itself. Additionally, the investigation has also revealed anintermediate evolutionary change that heretofore has gone unrecognized. In several, apparently less derived, representatives of Paguristes, the characteristic gill number of 13 pairs (ten of arthrobranchs and three pleurobranchs) has been reduced to 12, with the loss of the pleurobranch on the wall of fifth thoracic somite. Only one of these recognized species, Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900, occurs in Indonesian waters. The genus Stratiotes, Thomson, 1899, erected for Pagurus setosus Filhol, 1885, a junior synonym of Paguristes setosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848), is reinstated because its type species has proved to have 12 pairs of gills. Three new species are included in Stratiotes: S. micheleae n. sp., S. breviantennatus n. sp., and S. ngochoae n. sp. The new species assigned to Pseudopaguristes are P. asper n. sp. and P. gracilis n. sp.
The redescription of three species of Sicyonella (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Sergestidae)
Authors: FUKUOKA KOUKI , TAMAKI MOTOYA , KIKUCHI TOMOHIKO
Published: February 2017

Three species of Sicyonella, S. antennata, S. inermis, and S. maldivensis, were redescribed and illustrated in detail. In addition to characters of the antennular peduncle and petasma, the three species are distinguished by the shape and armature of the proximal part of the mesial antennular flagellum of the male, the color of the antennal flagellum, the number and size of spiniform setae on the distomesial corner of the sympod of the second, third, and fifth pleopods, and the shape of the thelycum. On the basis of these characters, a female of the syntype of S. maldivensis from Mauritius was identified as S. inermis. Therefore, a male of the syntype from the Maldives is designated the lectotype of S. maldivensis.
Two new species, and additional records, of aphelinids from Egypt (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)
Authors: EVANS GREGORY A. , ABD-RABOU SHAABAN
Published: February 2017

Two new species of aphelinids, Pteroptrix aegyptica and Encarsia perconfusa, are described and illustrated from Egypt from Parlatoria blanchardi and Tetraleurodes leguminicola, respectively. Several collection records are given for aphelinids reared from known hosts in Egypt.
A new Anyphaena species from China (Araneae: Anyphaenidae)
Authors: ZHANG FENG , ZHU MING-SHENG , SONG DA-XIANG
Published: February 2017

Anyphaena wuyi sp. nov. is described by means of two males and two females from Wuyi Mountain of Fujian Province, China. It is also recorded from Daozhen County of Guizhou Province, China. According to examined characters it belongs to the pacifica-group. The species Anyphaena liuyangensis Xu, Yin & Yan, 2002 is considered a junior synonym of Cheiracanthium fibrosum Zhang, Hu & Zhu, 1994 (new synonymy).
Tardigrade taxonomy: an updated check list of the taxa and a list of characters for their identification
Authors: GUIDETTI ROBERTO , BERTOLANI ROBERTO
Published: February 2017

Since the most recent monograph on Tardigrada by Ramazzotti & Maucci (1983), many changes have been introduced in the systematics of this phylum which has gone through different revisions and has been expanded by several new taxa. Moreover, the number of species is considerably increased (almost doubled to more than 960 species) and new families and genera have been created, while many taxa have been amended. The difficulty in finding a complete, updated list of taxa and the problems with putting together all the newly proposed taxonomic criteria, led us to compile an updated list of tardigrade taxa. This list is supplemented by a series of bibliographic references inherent in the synonymies and/or the amended diagnosis of the taxa occurred after 1983, and a list of the main characters used in the diagnosis of the species. These lists are aimed at helping not only the specialists studying this group, but also researchers interested in biodiversity and those who have to refer to this animal group.
The identity of Pseudomystus moeschii (Boulenger, 1890), with the description of two new species of bagrid catfishes from Southeast Asia (Teleostei: Bagridae)
Authors: NG HEOK HEE , LIM KELVIN K.P.
Published: February 2017

The identity of the poorly known bagrid catfish Pseudomystus moeschii (Boulenger, 1890) is clarified and the species redescribed. Two new species of closely related bagrid catfishes are also described: Pseudomystus carnosus from the Way Seputih River drainage in the province of Lampung in the southern tip of Sumatra, and P. fumosus from the Pahang River drainage in eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Pseudomystus carnosus, P. fumosus and P. moeschii can be distinguished from congeners in having an enlarged posterior process of the post-temporal, presence of long hair-like epithelial projections on the skin and long tubular extensions of the sensory pores. Pseudomystus carnosus differs from the other two species in having a pointed (vs. rounded) tip of the nuchal shield, while P. fumosus differs from the other two species in having very well developed procurrent caudal rays which are sinuously curved along the anterior edges (vs. less developed procurrent caudal rays that slope evenly along the edges). A lectotype is designated for P. moeschii.
A Catalogue of the Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region
Authors: DE CARVALHO C. J.B. , COURI M. S. , PONT A. C. , PAMPLONA D. , LOPES S. M.
Published: February 2017

The Muscidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region are catalogued. 843 extant and 3 extinct species in 84 genera are listed together with their synonyms, giving a total of 1209 names. References are given to the original descriptions and the subsequent taxonomic, biological and applied literature, the location of types, and the geographic distribution. A comprehensive bibliography is provided. There are one new specific synonym, one new generic synonym, 15 new combinations, one new specific name, two new generic names, and one re-instated name (with a second one that is accepted here but is being formally re-instated in a paper listed as "in press").
A new amphipod species from the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Podoprionidae)
Authors: HORTON TAMMY
Published: February 2017

A new species of the genus Podoprion is described. The species can be distinguished from the other species in the genus, Podoprion bolivari Chevreux, 1891, P. ruffoi Lowry & Stoddart, 1996, and P. mediterraneum Kaim-Malka, 2004, by the shape of gnathopod 2 propodus, coxa 4, number and size of serrations on pereopod 5 basis, and characters of the mouthparts. Material was collected by baited trap at 1185 m off the coast of Pakistan in the northern Arabian Sea.
Three new species of Tracholena Common, 1965 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Schoenotenini) from New Caledonia associated with Araucariaceae
Authors: DUGDALE JOHN S.
Published: February 2017

The genus Tracholena (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Schoenotenini) is newly reported from New Caledonia, with three species described as new: T. liparodes, T. nigrilinea, and T.paniense. T. nigrilinea has been reared from male cones of two species of Araucaria at three sites, and the other two are known only from adults caught at light in an Agathis montana forest at 1380m. Apomorphies supporting monophyly of the genus are discussed. An updated checklist is provided and one species, T. indicata Diakonoff, is excluded from Tracholena.
Peckoltia cavatica, a new loricariid catfish from Guyana and a redescription of P. braueri (Eigenmann 1912) (Siluriformes)
Authors: ARMBRUSTER JONATHAN W. , WERNEKE DAVID C.
Published: February 2017

Peckoltia cavatica is described as a new species and P. braueri is redescribed. Peckoltia cavatica and P. braueri differ from all other Peckoltia by having distal orange bands on the dorsal and caudal fins when alive and by having the plates and bones of the head and nape outlined in black. Peckoltia cavatica is found in the Essequibo River basin, and P. braueri is found in the Takutu River basin. The species differ in that P. cavatica has weaker dorsal saddles, the plates and bones of the head and nape are completely outlined in black (vs. partially outlined in P. braueri), lacks vermiculate lines on the pterotic-supracleithrum, lacks at least one, broken band in the caudal fin, and has wider orange bands.
A new species of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Iberian Peninsula and Canary Islands (Spain)
Authors: GUIL NOEMÍ , GUIDETTI ROBERTO
Published: February 2017

Minibiotus gumersindoi n. sp. is described. This species was collected on a granite mountain range in Sierra de Guadarrama (Bustarviejo valley, Embalse de la Jarosa and Cercedilla, Madrid, Spain) and on a volcanic island in Parque Natural Caldera de Taburiente (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain). This new species is characterized by a unique set of characters in the genus: the presence of large round pores in the body and a larger round pore at the distal part of each leg. New records of several known species, for Madrid, Canary Islands and/or the Iberian Peninsula are given.
A new species of Tanacetipathes from Brazil, with a redescription of the type species T. tanacetum (Pourtales) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Antipatharia)
Authors: PÉREZ C. D. , COSTA D. L. , OPRESKO D. M.
Published: February 2017

The type species of Tanacetipathes Opresko, 2001 is Antipathes tanacetum Pourtalès, 1880. Pourtalès did not designate a holotype for A. tanacetum, nor did he indicate which form he thought was the most “typical” of the species. Because of the similarities of some of the syntypes with other nominal species, it is necessary to select a lectotype from one of the two groups with predominantly uniserial pinnulation. A specimen with short curved primary pinnules was chosen because it has a very distinctive pinnulation pattern that has been previously associated with Tanacetipathes tanacetum. With a lectotype of T. tanacetum designated, potential new species of Tanacetipathes can now be evaluated and compared directly with the type species. This is the case for T. paula n. sp., which is described here from the littoral of Archipelago of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Brazil). This species has a corallum pseudo-dichotomously branched, with primary pinnules arranged in four rows and in alternating biserial groups of two pinnules each. The primary pinnules are up to 1.9 cm in length. The secondary pinnules usually occur bilaterally, on both sides of the primary pinnules, and often in subopposite pairs, especially near the base of the primary pinnules. There are usually 3-9 secondary pinnules per lateral primary pinnules. The anterior primary pinnules always with only two secondary pinnules arranged in subopposite pair nearer the base of primary. The axial spines are relatively large, conical, acute and slightly papillose; the polypar spines up to 0.25 mm tall and abpolypar spines up to 0.17 mm. Polyps are not present on the type specimen.
Phylogenetic relationships of the subfamily Pyrgulinae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) with emphasis on the genus Dianella Gude, 1913
Authors: SZAROWSKA MAGDALENA , FALNIOWSKI ANDRZEJ , RIEDEL FRANK , WILKE THOMAS
Published: February 2017

The phylogenetic position of the subfamily Pyrgulinae within the superfamily Rissooidea has been discussed very controversially. Different data sets not only led to different evolutionary scenarios but also to different systematic classifications of the taxon. The present study uses detailed anatomical data for two pyrgulinid taxa, the type species of the subfamily, Pyrgula annulata (Linnaeus, 1767), and the type species of the little known genus Dianella, D. thiesseana (Kobelt, 1878), as well as DNA sequencing data of three gene fragments from representatives of eight rissooidean families to A) infer the phylogenetic position of Pyrgulinae with emphasis on its relationships within the family Hydrobiidae, B) to study the degree of concordance between anatomyand DNAbased phylogenies and C) to trace the evolution of anatomical characters along a multi-gene molecular phylogeny to find the anatomical characters that might be informative for future cladistic analyses. Both anatomical and molecular data sets indicate either a very close or even sister-group relationship of Pyrgulinae and Hydrobiinae. However, there are major conflicts between the two data sets on and above the family level. Notably, Hydrobiidae is not monophyletic in the anatomical analysis. The reconstruction of anatomical character evolution indicates that many of the characters on which the European hydrobioid taxonomy is primarily based upon are problematic. The inability to clearly separate some hydrobiids from other distinct families based on those characters might explain why until only a few years ago, "Hydrobiidae" was a collecting box for numerous rissooidean taxa (mostly species with shells small and lacking any characteristic features). The present study not only stresses the need for comprehensive molecular studies of rissooidean taxa, it also demonstrates that much of the problems surrounding anatomical analyses in rissooidean taxa are due to the lack of comprehensive data for many representatives. In order to aid future comparativeanatomical studies and a better understanding of character evolution in the species-rich family Hydrobiidae, detailed anatomical descriptions for P. annulata and D. thiesseana are provided.Key words: Pyrgulinae, Pyrgula, Dianella, Hydrobiidae, phylogeny, DNA, anatomy, Greece
Systematics of Schinia chrysellus (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia alencis (Harvey) with a description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)
Authors: POGUE MICHAEL G. , HARP CHARLES E.
Published: February 2017

Based on morphological characters and host plant use, species related to Schinia chrysellus (Grote) are revised. Schinia alencis (Harvey) is considered a valid species, revised status. Schinia chrysel- loides, new species is closely allied with S. chrysellus, and Schinia rufocostulata, new species is related to S. ciliata Smith. Localities of collected adult moths and their asteraceous host plants are compared and illustrated with distribution maps. Adults and male and female genitalia are illustrated for each species.
A new species of Clinocera Meigen (Diptera: Empididae) from China
Authors: YANG DING , GROOTAERT PATRICK , HORVAT BOGDAN
Published: February 2017

Clinocera guangdongensis sp. n., a new aquatic dance fly of the subfamily Clinocerinae (Diptera, Empididae) is described from China. Relationships with other described species are discussed. The species of Clinocera from China are keyed. The biogeographic distribution of the genus in China is discussed.
Diphascon (Diphascon) dolomiticum, a new species of Hypsibiidae (Eutardigrada) from Italy
Authors: PILATO GIOVANNI , BERTOLANI ROBERTO
Published: February 2017

A new species of eutardigrade, Diphascon (Diphascon) dolomiticum sp. n., is described. It has three macroplacoids and microplacoid; claws short and stout; hind legs with basal margin indented; internal and external claws on the first three pairs of legs almost of the same length; anterior claws on the hind legs longer than the posterior claws.
On a new genus and species of freshwater crab from Vietnam, with comments on the nomenclatural status of Orientalia Dang, 1975 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae: Potamiscinae)
Authors: YEO DARREN C.J. , NG PETER K.L.
Published: February 2017

A new potamiscine genus, Laevimon, is established for two species of semi-terrestrial freshwater crabs from Vietnam, viz., Laevimon kottelati, new species (type species) and L. tankiensis (Dang & Tran, 1992). The genus is morphologically closest to Hainanpotamon Dai, 1995, but is easily distinguished by distinct sternal and gonopodal characters. The status of Orientalia Dang, 1975, a synonym of Hainanpotamon, as a junior homonym of Orientalia Radoman, 1972 (Mollusca), is also discussed.