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A taxonomic review of the Margarodoid genus Stigmacoccus Hempel (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Stigmacoccidae), with some details on their biology
Authors: HODGSON CHRIS , GAMPER HEATHER , BOGO AMAURI , WATSON GILLIAN
Published: February 2019

Stigmacoccus is an unusual scale insect genus from Central and South America that has been little studied. It belongs to the family Stigmacoccidae within the archaeococcoid group of genera which used to comprise the family Margarodidae (Morrison, 1927) but which are now considered to represent at least 9 families. The present paper describes or redescribes the adult females, adult males, cyst stages and crawlers of the three known species (S. asper, S. garmilleri, and S. paranaensis), plus the prepupa of S. garmilleri and S. paranaensis, and (briefly), the pupa of S. paranaensis. It is considered that the female has two cyst stage instars; the number in the male is uncertain. Adult female S. asper and S. paranaensis appear to have groups of loculate pores on the walls of the vagina. A lectotype for S. asper is designated. In addition, cyst stages of three further undescribed species are described (but not formally named) and illustrated. Some observations on the biology and life cycle are also included. The honeydew of Stigmacoccus species has been shown to be an important energy source for overwintering passerine birds which defend this resource. A summary of our present knowledge is presented, including how the honedew is eliminated (through a long anal tube) and details are given with regard to rates of honeydew flow, sugar concentration, cyst densities and annual timing of peak flows. The annual life cycle, as far as it is known, is discussed. It is concluded that this honeydew could be economically important as a source of sugar for honey production but this would need to be carefully managed to maintain an ecological balance.
A taxonomic review of genus Scipinia Stål (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from China
Authors: HUANG XIA , ZHAO PING , ZHOU SHANYI , CAI WANZHI
Published: February 2019

The Chinese species of the reduviid genus Scipinia (subfamily Harpactorinae) are reviewed, keyed, and illustrated. Three species of this genus are recognized from China. Scipinia rotunda is described as new to science. Diagnostic redescriptions of the two known species, S. horrida Stål and S. subula Hsiao & Ren, are provided. The diagnostic characters of the genus are slightly modified.
Catalogue and bibliography of Recent and fossil Botula (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)
Authors: KLEEMANN KARL
Published: February 2019

This annotated catalogue considers the names for species, subspecies and varieties of Recent and fossil bivalves that have been used for mytilid Botula Mörch, 1853, as a genus or subgeneric taxon in the literature or that are given herein for the first time. Information about types, including collection numbers, sizes, localities and geological ages are included when available. A bibliography with annotated listing of synonymies and chresonymies is presented for each of the about 50 names. The respective geographic and geologic distributions are summarized. A single-species concept for this group, put forward by earlier authors, is discussed. References to species as Botula, but now placed in other genera, are listed and discussed. The geological record for Botula begins at least in the Cretaceous.
Description of the first juvenile of Aegla franca Schmitt, 1942 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Aeglidae)
Authors: FRANCISCO DÉBORA A. , BUENO SÉRGIO L.S. , KIHARA TERUE C.
Published: February 2019

The post-embryonic development in Aegla franca is epimorphic, in which the hatching form is a juvenile that very much resembles the adults in general morphology. Newly-hatched juveniles were obtained under laboratory conditions from ovigerous females bearing eggs at late embryonic stage, and collected from the wild. Upon hatching, some juvenile specimens were cleared, stained, dissected and prepared for light microscopy on semi-permanent slides and each appendage was described in detail and illustrated accordingly. Some specimens were also prepared for scanning electron microscopy to obtain detailed information concerning setal morphology and ultrastructure of some cephalothoracic appendages. Comparison of the present results to previous descriptions of the first juvenile of other aeglid species show some interesting features observed only in Aegla franca. These features include the presence of pores on the first and second pairs of antennae; the rudimentary condition of the mandible and the long setae with a subterminal pore and scaly outgrowth distally on the basal bilobed endite of the maxilla.
Synbranchus doeringii Weyenbergh, 1877, a justified emendation of S. döringii (Pisces: Synbranchidae)
Authors: KOERBER STEFAN
Published: February 2019

Weyenbergh in 1877 described Synbranchus döringii from lakes near Santa Fé, Argentina.  Synbranchus döringii is considered as a synonym of Synbranchus marmoratus, a widespread species occurring throughout Central and South America (Kullander 2003).  Synbranchus Döringii, as spelled in the original description, is frequently listed sub S. doringii by recent authors (e.g. Eschmeyer 1998; Kullander 2003). Eschmeyer emended Döringii to doringii and additionally said “Species name originally spelled as Döringii; if based on a German name the correct spelling would be doeringii”.
The genus Idmon de Nicéville (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from China, with description of two new species
Authors: FAN XIAOLING , WANG MIN , ZENG LING
Published: February 2019

The skipper genus Idmon de Nicéville is surveyed fom China, two new species, I. flavata sp. nov. from Yinggeling in Hainan and I. bicolora sp. nov. from Mt. Nanling in Guangdong, are described and illustrated. Yanoancistroides Huang, 1999 is proved to be a new synonym of Idmon. Two new combinations, I. sinica (Huang, 1997) and I. fujianana (Chou & Huang, 1994) are proposed. A key to Chinese species is given.
A new species of Paradella Harrison & Holdich, 1982 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) from Baja California, Mexico, with a key to East Pacific species
Authors: WETZER REGINA , BRUCE NIEL L.
Published: February 2019

Paradella garsonorum sp. nov., from the high intertidal of Baja California, Mexico, is described and figured, the fourth species from the East Pacific region, the third species from the Gulf of California. It is distinguished from other species of the genus by both uropodal rami having sinuate lateral and mesial margins that provide a notably attenuated appearance to the male uropodal rami, and the pleon with upturned lateral margins. The generic diagnosis is revised, known species in the genus are listed and a key to the eastern Pacific species provided.
An account of the generic and specific names, and type specimens of viperid taxa described by Albert Franz Theodor Reuss (Squamata: Viperidae)
Authors: KRECSÁK LÁSZLÓ
Published: February 2019

A complete account of nomina and type specimens of the viperid taxa described by the German herpetologist Theodor Reuss is provided. A list of new genera and subgenera created by Reuss is given. Nomina used in present Viperidae systematics are also mentioned and commented. Synonyms and chresonyms have been found in five genera: Bitis Gray, 1842; Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758; Macrovipera Reuss, 1927; Montatheris Broadley, 1996; Proatheris Broadley, 1996 and Vipera Laurenti, 1768. Forty-four taxa described by Reuss were found, and type(s) have been identified for 21 taxa. I propose the designation of lectotypes for Vipera coronis nigroides Reuss, 1925, Vipera (Pelias) coronis zamenoides Reuss, 1925, Vipera (Mesocoronis) coronis beroides Reuss 1927, Macrovipera lebetina cypriensis Reuss, 1933 and a paralectotype for Vipera coronis nigroides Reuss, 1925. Type material was identified in the Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt (SMF), Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino (MZUT), Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB), Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm (NRM), Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Collection Lorenz Müller, München (ZSM (SLM)) and in the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZMB), where the main part of the Reuss material has been deposited. Remarks on the usage of Reuss’s names for nomenclatural purposes are made.
Redescription of Eudistoma magalhaensis (Michaelsen, 1907) (Ascidiacea) from Guaitecas Islands, Chile
Authors: SANAMYAN KAREN , SCHORIES DIRK
Published: February 2019

The type species of the genus Paessleria Michaelsen 1907, known previously only from the original description is newly recorded from the Guaitecas Islands. All features of this species are characteristic of the genus Eudistoma confirming that Paessleria and Eudistoma are synonyms.
Allotanaupodidae, a new family of early derivative Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata)
Authors: ZHANG ZHI-QIANG , FAN QING-HAI
Published: February 2019

A new family of early derivative Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata), Allotanaupodidae fam. nov., is described from New Zealand based on adults and deutonymphs of two new genera and five new species and a new superfamily Allotanaupodoidea is erected to accommodate it. The new family is characterized by the absence of prodorsal trichobothria and sensory areas, the presence of one or two pairs of plates with multiple setae on C to PS rows of dorsal hysterosoma, the presence of only two pairs of genital acetabula in adults, and short, distally inserted palptarsus on the palptibia. The family consists of two subfamilies (Allotanaupodinae subfam. nov. and Paratanaupodinae subfam. nov.), with the former endemic to New Zealand. Allotanaupodinae subfam. nov. has a single genus, Allotanaupodus gen. nov., which is represented by three new species from New Zealand: Allotanaupodus williamsi sp. nov. (type species) from Kawau I., Auckland, Allotanaupodus orete sp. nov. from Orete Forest, Te Puia Hut and Allotanaupodus winksi sp. nov. from Mt. Messenger, Taranaki. The eyeless Paratanaupodinae subfam. nov. consists of two genera: Nanotanaupodus gen. nov. and Paratanaupodus Andre & Lelievre-Farjon, 1960. The type genus Paratanaupodus Andre & Lelievre-Farjon, 1960 was previously placed in the Tanaupodidae and is represented by a single species, Paratanaupodus insensus André & Lelievre-Farjon, 1960, from South America. Nanotanaupodus gen. nov. is represented by two new species from New Zealand: Nanotanaupodus andrei sp. nov. (type species) from Waituhi Saddle and Nanotanaupodus gracehallae sp. nov. from Orete Forest, Te Puia Hut. A key to superfamilies of terrestrial Parasitengona (post-larval stages) is provided, along with keys to subfamilies, genera and species of the new family.
Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Malagasy pseudoxyrhophiine snake genera Geodipsas and Compsophis based on morphological and molecular data
Authors: GLAW FRANK , NAGY ZOLTÁN T. , VENCES MIGUEL
Published: February 2019

Based on a specimen found at Montagne d'Ambre in northern Madagascar morphologically agreeing with Compsophis albiventris Mocquard, 1894, we report on the rediscovery of this enigmatic snake genus and species and its molecular phylogenetic relationships. Compsophis albiventris, considered to be the only representative of its genus and unreported since its original description, bears strong morphological similarities to species of Geodipsas Boulenger, 1896. A molecular phylogeny based on DNA sequences of three mitochondrial and nuclear genes (complete cytochrome b, fragments of 16S rRNA and c-mos) in Compsophis albiventris and three Geodipsas species corroborated close relationships between C. albiventris and Geodipsas boulengeri, and showed that the genera Compsophis and Geodipsas together form a monophyletic unit. Despite the general similarities, morphological data and chromatic features support the existence of two species groups, corresponding to Compsophis and Geodipsas. We consequently consider Geodipsas as a subgenus of Compsophis and transfer all species currently in Geodipsas into the genus Compsophis.
An updated checklist of decapod crustaceans (infraorders Astacidea, Thalassinidea, Polychelida, Palinura, and Anomura) from the northern and northeastern Brazilian coast
Authors: COELHO PETRÔNIO ALVES , DE ALMEIDA ALEXANDRE OLIVEIRA , BEZERRA LUIS ERNESTO ARRUDA , DE SOUZA-FILHO JESSER FIDELIS
Published: February 2019

A checklist of the decapod crustacean species from the infraorders Astacidea, Thalassinidea, Polychelida, Palinura, and Anomura from the northern and northeastern (N/NE) Brazilian coast based on literature and material deposited in the carcinological collection of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, is provided. The list includes marine and estuarine species reported at least once to each of the studied area, including the oceanic islands and banks along the N/NE Brazil. A total of 146 species is reported, corresponding to an increase of 32.7% when compared to the data published in Paulo Young’s Catalogue (1998). The most representative infraorder concerning number of species is Anomura, represented in N/NE Brazil by 90 species and 10 families, followed by Thalassinidea, with 36 species and 6 families, Palinura, with 14 species and 4 families and, finally, Astacidea, which comprises 6 species and 2 families. Families with highest species richness were Porcellanidae (20), Diogenidae (19), Paguridae (18) and Galatheidae (15), all of them included in the infraorder Anomura. Zoogeographic affinities regarding the species are briefly discussed
A new species of Myiopharus Brauer and Bergenstamm (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitic on adults of the sunflower beetle, Zygogramma exclamationis (Fabricius)
Authors: O’HARA JAMES E.
Published: February 2019

A new species of the New World genus Myiopharus Brauer and Bergenstamm, Myiopharus neilli sp. nov., is described from the Great Plains, bringing the number of species of this genus known from America north of Mexico to 15. Myiopharus neilli is a parasitoid of adults of the sunflower beetle, Zygogramma exclamationis. It belongs to the M. dorsalis (Coquillett) species group, the females of which possess a strongly sclerotized and laterally flattened ovipositor and a dense tuft of blunt setae medially on the katepisternum. Both sexes of M. neilli are described and illustrated, the life history of the species is reviewed, and the M. dorsalis group is characterized.
Relationships of the New World cichlid genus Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859 (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with diagnoses for the genus and its species
Authors: CHAKRABARTY PROSANTA , SPARKS JOHN S.
Published: February 2019

Two monotypic Neotropical cichlid genera, Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859 and Neetroplus Günther 1867, are well known but poorly diagnosed. The possession of a single supraneural (versus two for most Middle American species), a strongly rounded snout with a small and slightly subterminal mouth (versus straight snout profiles with terminal mouth) provide morphological support for the sister-group relationship of Hypsophrys and Neetroplus recovered in recent molecular phylogenetic analyses. Based on these shared features Neetroplus is synonymized with Hypsophrys. In addition, the senior synonym Hypsophrys unimaculatus should no longer be improperly suppressed in favor of the more familiar, but junior, H. nicaraguensis.
Two new species of Adontorhina Berry, 1947 (Bivalvia: Thyasiridae) from the Porcupine Bank, off the west coast of Ireland
Authors: BARRY PETER J. , MCCORMACK GRACE P.
Published: February 2019

A minute bivalve, Adontorhina keegani, new species (Thyasiridae) is described from the Porcupine Bank, west of Ireland. The new species occurs between 300 and 789 m on the continental slope. The shell is elongate and compressed, with a flattened posterior and complete lack of radial sulcus. The shell has a hinge margin bearing irregular granules and noticeably low umbones, located in the posterior. Hydroids were found growing on the margins of the shell, indicating a shallow burrowing habit. Adontorhina similis, new species, was previously recognized as a European variety of Mendicula pygmaea Verrill & Bush, 1898, but is here shown to be a distinct species. The hinge bears irregular granules, which precludes classification as a Mendicula species. The shell is elongate, moderately inflated with prominent umbones and a pointed posterior margin. The posterior flank of the shell is flattened and does not bear hydroids. In comparison with previously described species of Adontorhina, the new species are more elongate and less inflated.
A new species of Metahomaloptera (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from China
Authors: YANG JIAN , CHEN XIAOYONG , YANG JUNXING
Published: February 2019

A new species of Metahomaloptera, M. longicauda, is described from the lower Jinsha River, China. The new species is distinguished from other species of Metahomaloptera by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin with 11– 15 branched rays, tip of pectoral fin extending beyond origin of dorsal fin, pelvic fin with 10–12 branched rays, pelvicfin tip reaching or extending beyond anus, dorsal fin inserting before middle of body, tip of dorsal fin far from vertical line of caudal-fin base, head width 19.4–22.6% SL, pre-pectoral length 8.4–9.9% SL, pre-anal length 69.0–74.3% SL, caudal peduncle length 17.1–20.7% SL, eye diameter 14.6–16.6% HL, caudal peduncle depth 33.7–43.1% caudal peduncle length, mouth width 63.2–75.5% body width at pectoral-fin origin.
A revision of the Australian intertidal water beetle genus Hughleechia Perkins (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Authors: PERKINS PHILIP D.
Published: February 2019

The Australian intertidal water beetle genus Hughleechia Perkins, 1981, is revised, based on the study of 123 specimens. The genus and the type species, H. giulianii Perkins, are redescribed. One new species, H. gracilis, is described. High resolution digital images of the primary types are presented (online version in color), male genitalia and elytral microsculpture are illustrated, scanning electron micrographs of selected morphological features are given, and geographic distributions are mapped. Both species are intertidal, but differ markedly in habitus, elytral setae, and some ventral characters, whereas they share basic morphology of the exocrine secretion delivery system and have similar aedeagal form. H. giulianii is known from several localities on the southwestern and southern coasts of Australia, being collected from rock crevices that are covered by high tides, dry rock crevices in the high tide splash zone, and in rock pools a few feet above the water line, created by splash and spray but seldom or never reached by waves. H. gracilis is known from two localities in Tasmania, all specimens being collected from high intertidal rock faces, by pyrethrin fogging.
Description of the first Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from the Philippines
Authors: TISHECHKIN ALEXEY K. , CATERINO MICHAEL S.
Published: February 2019

The first two species of the obligate inquilinous subfamily Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from the Philippines, Eucurtiopsis ashei (Luzon Island) and E. avis (Negros Island), are described and illustrated. Positions of the new species within the genus and potential biogeographic connection of the Philippine chlamydopsine fauna are discussed.
A taxonomic study of the genus Uzeldikra (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)
Authors: ZHANG YALIN , KANG JUXIA
Published: February 2019

The leafhopper genus Uzeldikra Dworakowska (1971) belongs to the tribe Dikraneurini of Typhlocybinae with Empoasca citrina Melichar, 1903 as its type species. The other known species is U. grisea described from Yunnan, China (Dworakowska, 1979). Here the third species U. longiprocessa sp.nov. is described from Hunan, China.
Benthic Ostracoda (Myodocopina, Philomedidae) of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), with description of a new species from the Korean Peninsula
Authors: CHAVTUR VLADIMIR G. , SHORNIKOV EUGENY I. , LEE EUI-HYEONG , HUH MIN
Published: February 2019

The philomedid fauna of the East Sea (Sea of Japan) contains nine species, including four species of Philomedes, three of Euphilomedes and two of Scleroconcha. Euphilomedes pseudosordidus new species is described from the southeastern Korean shelf. It is closely related to E. sordidus (Müller 1890) but differs in size and ornamentation of the carapace, number and length of bristles, teeth and claws on the limbs, and structure of the mandible. Comparison is made between these two species. The distribution of philomedids is shown for the East Sea.
Revalidation of the milliped genus Amplaria Chamberlin 1941 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striariidae), and description of two new species from caves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California
Authors: SHEAR WILLIAM A. , KREJCA JEAN K.
Published: February 2019

The milliped genus Amplaria Chamberlin 1941 was synonymized with Striaria Bollman 1888 by Hoffman (1980). Examination of a much wider range of materials of nominal Striaria species both from eastern North America and the Pacific coastal states shows that some species occurring from California to Washington (state) represent a distinct phyletic line, for which Amplaria Chamberlin 1941 is the oldest available generic name. Speostriaria Causey 1960 is a synonym of Amplaria. Amplaria muiri n. sp. and A. adamsi n. sp. are two new, recently discovered species from caves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California. Illustrations are provided of a specimen that may represent the type species, Amplaria eutypa (Chamberlin) 1953.
Four new symmachiine taxa from the eastern Andes of Peru and Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)
Authors: HALL JASON P.W. , LAMAS GERARDO
Published: February 2019

Four new riodinid taxa in the tribe Symmachiini are described from wet forest habitats between 300 and 1700 m in the eastern Andes of Peru and Ecuador: Mesene leucogyna leucogyna, Mesene leucogyna notia, Mesene margaretta anartia and Symmachia pena. Discussions on their systematic placement are presented. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Mesene bigemmis Stichel is removed from synonymy with Mesene nepticula stigmosa Stichel and reinstated as a species (rev. stat.); and Mesene oriens Butler is synonymized with Mesene margaretta (White) (n. syn.).
Phylogeny of the Mycetophiliformia, with proposal of the subfamilies Heterotrichinae, Ohakuneinae, and Chiletrichinae for the Rangomaramidae (Diptera, Bibionomorpha)
Authors: DE SOUZA AMORIM DALTON , RINDAL EIRIK
Published: February 2019

A phylogenetic analysis of the Mycetophiliformia (= Sciaroidea) was performed to determine the relationships among its families and to place the following genera of uncertain position in the system: Heterotricha, Ohakunea, Colonomyia, Freemanomyia, Rhynchoheterotricha, Chiletricha, Afrotricha, Anisotricha, Kenyatricha, Nepaletricha, Sciarosoma, Sciaropota, Insulatricha, Cabamofa, Rogambara, and Starkomyia. Eratomyia n. gen. is described based on a new species from Ecuador. Colonomyia brasiliana sp.n. and Colonomyia freemani sp.n. are described respectively from southern Brazil and Chile. The male of Cabamofa mira Jaschhof is described for the first time. A total of 64 terminal taxa and 137 transformation series (with 202 characters) were included in the data matrix, with a number of new features from thoracic morphology. Willi Hennig’s 1973 system for the higher Bibionomorpha was adopted using the name Mycetophiliformia for the Sciaroidea. The Mycetophiliformia are monophyletic. The family Cecidomyiidae appears as the sister group of the remaining Mycetophiliformia, followed by the Sciaridae. In the preferred topology, the Rangomaramidae appear as the group sister of a clade consisting of (Ditomyiidae + Bolitophilidae + Diadocidiidae + Keroplatidae) and of (Lygistorrhinidae + Mycetophilidae). The topology within the Rangomaramidae is (Chiletrichinae subfam. n. (Heterotrichinae subfam. n. ((Rangomaraminae + Ohakuneinae subfam. n.))). The Chiletrichinae include the genera Kenyatricha, Rhynchoheterotricha, Insulatricha, Chiletricha, and Eratomyia n. gen. Heterotrichinae and Rangomaraminae are monotypic. The subfamily Ohakuneinae includes Ohakunea, Colonomyia, Cabamofa, and Rogambara. The positions of Freemanomyia, Loicia, Taxicnemis, Sciaropota, Starkomyia, Anisotricha, Nepaletricha, and Sciarosoma are considered. Afrotricha might belong to the Sciaridae. The similarities used by many authors to gather the Sciaridae and Mycetophilidae in a clade are shown to be a combination of plesiomorphies and homoplasies.
A new dwarf forest toad (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides) from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania
Authors: MENEGON MICHELE , SALVIDIO SEBASTIANO , NGALASON WILIRK , LOADER SIMON P.
Published: February 2019

A new species of Nectophrynoides from the Ukaguru Mountains, Eastern Arc Mountains Tanzania, is described. The new species is diagnosed by the presence of large prominent spines with keratinized tips, positioned on the dorsum, head and limbs. In addition, the combination of the following characters presence of large tympanum and annulum, foot longer than tibia, the lack of parotoid glands and advertisement call features, allow this species to be distinguished from all other species in the genus. The new species adds to our understanding of the relatively undersampled and poorly understood, amphibian fauna of the Ukaguru Mountains.
Studies on the Canacidae (Diptera), subfamily Apetaeninae. I. Apetaenus enderleini, nomen novum for Listriomastax litorea Enderlein, 1909, with remarks on the chaetotaxy, morphology, and habitats of the Apetaeninae from the Kerguelen Biogeographical Province
Authors: MUNARI LORENZO
Published: February 2019

A thorough examination of the chaetotaxy and morphology of the subantarctic Apetaeninae Apetaenus litoralis Eaton, 1875 and Listriomastax litorea Enderlein, 1909 has corroborated the early generic synonymy proposed by Hennig (1971). Thus, the latter genus is re-considered as a junior synonym of Apetaenus Eaton, 1875. Accordingly, Apetaenus litoreus (Enderlein, 1909), nomen preoccupatum by A. littoreus (Hutton, 1902), changes its specific epithet by designation of the new name Apetaenus enderleini [nomen novum]. New remarks and observations on the range of chaetotactic variation as well as on the female abdomen morphology are given. Further, distributional and ecological records from the literature are summarized. A key to the species of Apetaenus from the Kerguelen Biogeographical Province is also proposed. The presumed validity of Apetaenus watsoni Hardy, 1962 from Macquarie Island is briefly discussed.
Two new species of Hemiandrus (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Authors: JEWELL TONY
Published: February 2019

Two new species of Hemiandrus are described from alpine habitat in the Sinbad Gully of Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. H. superba n. sp. is the largest known member of the genus, and H. nitaweta n. sp. is perhaps the most brilliantly colored. Fiordland is a major centre of diversity for Hemiandrus; a photographic overview and key to the species recorded from the Park are provided.
Replacement name for a homonymous dragonfly generic name (Odonata)
Authors: FLECK GÜNTHER , COSTA JANIRA
Published: February 2019

Santosia Costa and Santos, 1992. Odonatologica, 21 (2): 235. Preoccupied by Santosia Stål, 1858. Oefversigt af Vetenskaps-Akademiens Foerhandlingar, 15:442. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae).
Notes on Falsocis Pic (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae), with the description of an endangered Brazilian species
Authors: LOPES-ANDRADE CRISTIANO
Published: February 2019

The genus Falsocis Pic is redescribed based on F. opacus Pic and F. brasiliensis sp. nov. an endangered Brazilian species. A key to males of the species of Falsocis is provided, together with a description of the external morphology of adults and of the morphology of male genitalia of both species. In addition, the female genitalia of F. brasiliensis sp. nov. are described. Falsocis is included in the tribe Ciini, and its relationship with Acanthocis Miyatake and other Ciidae genera is discussed. Falsocis brasiliensis sp. nov. is known from only three Atlantic Forest remnants, all surrounded by urban areas, pastures or agriculture, and is probably one of the most endangered Brazilian ciids.
A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Andean Cordillera of Perú, with comments on relationships within the genus
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ LUIS , CHUQUIHUAMANÍ ROBERTO QUISPE
Published: February 2019

Trichomycterus megantoni, new species, is described from several localities on the Andes of Perú at 1,360 to 2,200 m elevation. The new species differs from all congeners in the possession of autapomorphic characters: ventral interopercle with thickened integument and a reduced foramen in the frontal-supraoccipital. It is further distinguished by the following combination of characteristics: the tip of the pelvic fin when depressed does not reach the anus, the presence of a premaxilla rectangle, the first dorsal fin pterygiophore insertion at or posterior to vertebra 19 to 21, the supraorbital canal with pore 3, the outer tooth row with conic teeth, the head muscles not hypertrophied, the first pectoral fin ray prolonged as thin short filament, the possession of 17 pairs of ribs on each side, and 37 to 40 vertebrae.
Rediscovery and revision of Foenobethylus Kieffer, 1913 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
Authors: VÁRKONYI GERGELY , POLASZEK ANDREW
Published: February 2019

The bethylid genus Foenobethylus Kieffer, 1913, unstudied for almost a century, is redescribed and assigned to the subfamily Pristocerinae based on a preliminary phylogenetic assessment. Four new species: F. bidentatus n. sp. (Brunei), F. elongatus n. sp. (Malaysia), F. emiliacasellae n. sp. (Thailand), and F. thomascokeri n. sp. (Malaysia) are described, based on males only, as females remain unrecognised in this genus. All specimens are deposited in the Department of Entomology, the Natural History Museum, London, U.K. The type species F. gracilis Kieffer (Philippines), although unrepresented by any traceable specimen, can be distinguished from these species based on the original description. A key to the five known species of Foenobethylus is provided.
Ptiliola flammifera (Młynarski) reinstated as a species distinct from P. kunzei (Heer) (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)
Authors: VORST OSCAR
Published: February 2019

Ptiliola flammifera (Młynarski) is recognised as a species distinct from P. kunzei (Heer). Apart from differences in the structure of the aedeagus, both species can be separated by the pronotal surface and the apical fringe of the elytra. The male of P. flammifera carries a distinct tuft of hairs on the metaventrite, absent in P. kunzei. Currently, P. flammifera is only known from Poland and the Netherlands. A key for the identification of all three Palaearctic Ptiliola species is presented. A lectotype is designated for Trichopteryx kunzei Heer, 1841.
Revision of Coelana Kramer, 1964 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Neocoelidiinae) and taxonomic notes on the genus
Authors: MARQUES-COSTA ANA PAULA , CAVICHIOLI RODNEY RAMIRO
Published: February 2019

Coelana Kramer [= Coelidiana subgenus Coelana DeLong nomen nudum] is revised and its two species, Coelana modesta (Baker) and Coelana drakei Kramer are redescribed. Coelana can be distinguished from other genera of Neocoelidiinae by the presence of a small black spot at the apex of the crown and male genitalia with an inflated pygofer, longer than subgenital plates, with a large ventral hook and laterally with a long suture, extending from the ventral margin to near the dorsal margin. The species are redescribed and illustrated, their geographical distribution is given, and a lectotype for Neocoelidia modesta Baker is designated.
Review of the genus Synochoneura Obraztsov, with the description of a new species from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Authors: WANG XINPU , LI HOUHUN
Published: February 2019

Synochoneura is a small genus restricted to China. The genus is reviewed, and one new species is described: Synochoneura dentana sp. n. The female of S. tapaishani (Caradja) is reported for the first time. Images of adults, male genitalia, and female genitalia are provided, along with a key to the known species.
A new genus and new species of Phlaeobinae from China (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
Authors: YIN XIANG-CHU , YIN HONG
Published: February 2019

This paper reports a new genus of Phlaeobinae i.e. Sinophlaeobida gen. nov and a new species Sinophlaeobida taiwanensis sp. nov. The new genus is similar to Phlaeobida I. Bolivar, 1902, but differs from the latter in: 1) lateral carinae of pronotum nearly parallel. 2) prozona about 1.6 times longer than metazoan and 3) hind margin of pronotum incised slightly in the middle.
Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands
Authors: OSAWA MASAYUKI
Published: February 2019

Thirty-one species of the family Porcellanidae are reported on the basis of rich material recently collected from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. They include two species of Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake, 1971, one of Capilliporcellana Haig, 1978, two of Enosteoides Johnson, 1970, one of Heteropolyonyx Osawa, 2001, four of Lissoporcellana Haig, 1978, two of Pachycheles Stimpson, 1858, 11 species of Petrolisthes Stimpson, 1858, one of Pisidia Leach, 1820, six of Polyonyx Stimpson, 1858, and one of Porcellana Lamarck, 1801. Two species, one each of Lissoporcellana and Polyonyx, are new to science and are herein described and illustrated. Some records greatly extend the previously known distribution ranges of their species. A neotype is designated for Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana, 1852), of which the type specimen is apparently lost, in order to fix its identity. A key to all the Indo-West Pacific porcellanid genera is provided. For the genera recorded from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, keys to species known from whole the Indo-West Pacific or presently from the islands are also given.
Halecium arcticum (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), a new species of hydroid from Spitsbergen
Authors: RONOWICZ MARTA , SCHUCHERT PETER
Published: February 2019

A new species of the genus Halecium is described and figured. The new species was found among the kelp forest-associated fauna collected during the Polish diving expedition to Hornsund (Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago) in 2003. The relationships with several closely-related Halecium species are discussed.
A review of the systematics of western North Pacific angel sharks, genus Squatina, with redescriptions of Squatina formosa, S. japonica, and S. nebulosa (Chondrichthyes: Squatiniformes, Squatinidae)
Authors: WALSH JONATHAN H. , EBERT DAVID A.
Published: February 2019

Squatinids are quite distinct from other shark-like fishes, but individual species are difficult to differentiate. Four of the 16 known, valid squatinid species occur in the western North Pacific (WNP). Differences among the WNP species complex have traditionally relied upon the nasal barbel shape, interorbital and interspiracle distances, ocellus patterns, number of dermal folds about the mouth, and the presence of midback thorns. Unfortunately, many of these characters are difficult to distinguish, hindering identification of individuals. Using WNP squatinid specimens and photographs, both from field expeditions and museums, we confirm the validity of four species in the area. Additionally, we correct mistakes made in the literature on S. formosa type material, clarify differences in the particularly challenging distinction between S. formosa and S. nebulosa, and provide the basis for a revised dichotomous key for the region that includes all four known valid WNP squatinid species.
Revision of the Holarctic genus Novakia Strobl (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Authors: KERR PETER H.
Published: February 2019

Two new species of fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), Novakia miloi and Novakia lisae spp. nov., are described and figured from California. Novakia distincta Fisher is transferred to Tetragoneura Winnertz and a replacement name, Tetragoneura fisherae Kerr, nom. nov., is given for this species. A diagnosis and description of the genus Novakia Strobl is presented and includes a key to species of the genus. The relationship of species within the genus Novakia is briefly discussed.
Myrciariamyia admirabilis, a new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Erythroxylum suberosum (Erythroxylaceae)
Authors: MAIA VALÉRIA CID , FERNANDES G. WILSON
Published: February 2019

Myrciariamyia admirabilis Maia, a new species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) that induces leaf galls on Erythroxylum suberosum A.St.-Hil. (Erythroxylaceae) is described and illustrated (larva, pupa, male, female and gall) based on material from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
New species of the genus Amphinemura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Yunnan, China
Authors: DU YU-ZHOU , WANG ZHI-JIE
Published: February 2019

Four new species, Amphinemura auriculata Du & Wang, sp. nov., A. dispositspina Du & Wang, sp. nov., A. hamatmicroda Du & Wang, sp. nov., and A. latifollicula Du & Wang, sp. nov. from Yunnan province, China are described in this paper.
A taxonomic revision of the hover wasp genus Eustenogaster van der Vecht (Insecta: Hymenoptera; Vespidae, Stenogastrinae)
Authors: SAITO FUKI , KOJIMA JUN-ICHI
Published: February 2019

A taxonomic revision is given for the stenogastrine genus Eustenogaster van der Vecht, 1969, which is distributed from India to Southeast Asia and southern China. A total of 15 species, including three new species (E. fumipennis Saito, sp. nov., E. latebricola Saito, sp. nov. and E. spinicauda Saito, sp. nov.), are recognized in the genus. A key to species, descriptions of the new species, and notes on taxonomic status, morphological characters and distribution records of the previously described taxa are given.
A taxonomic revision of Atelopus pachydermus, and description of two new (extinct?) species of Atelopus from Ecuador (Anura: Bufonidae)
Authors: COLOMA LUIS A. , LÖTTERS STEFAN , DUELLMAN WILLIAM E. , MIRANDA-LEIVA ALFONSO
Published: February 2019

Atelopus pachydermus is redescribed on the basis of the retraced holotype and recently collected specimens. Comparisons with the holotype confirmed that this species occurs neither in Pacific Colombia, nor in the northeastern Cordillera of Ecuador, as proposed by previous authors. It occurs in the northwestern Andes of Peru and adjacent Ecuador. Populations from the Cordillera Oriental in northern Ecuador (some of them previously allocated to A. pachydermus) are described as a new species, which is distinguished from other Atelopus by size, coloration, and by having white digital pads that contrast with adjacent black phalanges. In addition, a population of Atelopus from the Andes of southwestern Ecuador, previously included in the Atelopus bomolochos complex, and having an aqua blue iris is described as a new species. We include osteological data of both new species. Predictions of numbers of species of Atelopus to be discovered and described, as well as of numbers for Ecuadorian amphibian diversity, indicates that these faunas are yet largely undescribed. Because recent records of A. pachydermus and the two new species are lacking despite search efforts, we assume that they are possibly extinct, similar to many other Andean Atelopus. Thus, we categorize these species either aspossibly extinct or, applying IUCN Red List criteria, as Critically Endangered. Current evidence suggests that amphibian extinctions in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Andes have been more drastic than previously recognized.
Lack of secondary sexual characters in a male of Tsingymantis antitra confirms its position as most basal mantelline frog lineage
Authors: RASELIMANANA ACHILLE P. , GLAW FRANK , VENCES MIGUEL
Published: February 2019

Among the endemic radiation of mantellid frogs from Madagascar, the recently described genus Tsingymantis is one of the most enigmatic lineages considered to belong to the subfamily Mantellinae (Glaw et al. 2006). Mantellines are characterized by several derived characters related to reproduction: As far as known, they all deposit their eggs outside of the water (Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc 1991; Glaw & Vences 2006). They also lack a strong mating amplexus, and associated to this derived mating behaviour, males also have no nuptial pads or release calls (Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc 1991; Glaw & Vences 1994). In addition, males in the Mantellinae (except for Boehmantis microtympanum and Spinomantis microtis; see Andreone & Nussbaum 2006) have specialized macroglands on the ventral shanks (usually called femoral glands), and in the genera Gephyromantis and Mantidactylus, they often have larger relative tympanum sizes (Glaw & Vences 2006).
Oligosarcus perdido (Characiformes, Characidae), a new species of freshwater fish from Serra da Bodoquena, upper Rio Paraguai basin, Brazil
Authors: RIBEIRO ALEXANDRE C. , CAVALLARO MARCEL R. , FROEHLICH OTÁVIO
Published: February 2019

Oligosarcus perdido, a new species of freshwater fish from Serra da Bodoquena, upper Rio Paraguai basin, Brazil, is described. The new species is distinguished from congeners by the number of lateral-line scales, number of scales around the caudal peduncle, and osteological characters. The osteology of this new species is also documented by stereomicroscopic photography of cleared and stained specimens. Ecological notes based on direct observation by scuba diving in the field are also provided.
Insects found in birds’ nests from Argentina. Part I: a bibliographical review, with taxonomical corrections, comments and a hypothetical mechanism of transmission of cimicid bugs
Authors: TURIENZO PAOLA , IORIO OSVALDO DI
Published: February 2019

A bibliographical review of the insects found in birds’ nests from Argentina is herein presented. The bird species are cited as they were originally recorded in the respective publications, but their nomenclature is updated. For each kind of nest, the data are ordered in the following manner: by insect order, family, subfamily and species (references, without locality) and by province: locality with specimens when stated (reference with locality data). Comments on nomenclature and some corrections are included under the respective notes. Three items that have received most attention were the hematophagous Reduviidae: Triatominae, Cimicidae, and the larvae of Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae). Identifications of other insects are scarce, and were explicitly mentioned in only three short works, and in an anecdotal manner in other papers. In general, insects found in birds’ nests may be grouped by ecological guilds (predators, hematophagous parasitoids, detritivores, phytophagous and some predator insect hibernants, and inquilines), permanency (temporal and permanent residents) inside the nests, and according to their direct relationship to the birds. A transmission mechanism is hypothesized for the hematophagous bugs of the family Cimicidae based upon data on birds that nidificate in nests of other birds. Some new records are included.
Description of two species in the alpheid shrimp genus Athanas Leach, 1814, with remarks on A. amazone Holthuis, 1951 (Decapoda, Caridea)
Authors: ANKER ARTHUR , AHYONG SHANE T.
Published: February 2019

Two new species of the alpheid genus Athanas Leach, 1814 are described and illustrated. Athanas sydneyensis n. sp., is described on the basis of several specimens collected near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This species is closely related to the polymorphic A. phyllocheles Banner & Banner, 1983 known only from La Réunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Athanas ivoiriensis n. sp., is described on the basis of a single specimen collected off Ivory Coast, West Africa. This species appears to be most closely related to A. amazone Holthuis, 1951 from the tropical eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. The morphological variability of A. amazone and A. phyllocheles, including polymorphism of the chelipeds, are discussed.
Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae
Authors: FIBIGER MICHAEL
Published: February 2019

This is the first part of a series of papers on the recently described family Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005. Part 1 includes the description of a new subfamily (Pollexinae), two new genera (Disca and Pollex), two new subgenera (Bilobiana and Proma), and 72 new species. One new combination is stated. Two previously described species are redescribed.
Revision of the characters of Centrolenidae (Amphibia: Anura: Athesphatanura), with comments on its taxonomy and the description of new taxa of glassfrogs
Authors: CISNEROS-HEREDIA DIEGO F. , MCDIARMID ROY W.
Published: February 2019

Anurans of the family Centrolenidae are a diverse clade of arboreal frogs distributed across tropical America. Knowledge of their taxonomy, systematics, ecology, behavior, morphology, and other evolutionary aspects of their biology is deficient. Relationships among centrolenid species remain largely unresolved, with no satisfactory phylogenetic hypothesis, and none of the current genera has compelling evidence of monophyly. Further, understanding the phylogeny of glassfrogs is constrained by species-level taxonomic problems, including incorrect description of characters, incomplete analyses of intraspecific variation, and lack of appreciation of species diversity. Herein, we define and analyze the 23 characters that are useful, in combination, in diagnosing centrolenid species, and thereby provide a reference for the use of future workers. We propose revised classifications for the parietal and visceral peritoneal pigmentation, liver form and coloration of its associated hepatic peritoneum, nuptial excrescences, and hand ornamentation. We comment on the generic and species-level taxonomy of Centrolenidae, proposing the recognition of a new genus and describing a new species from Ecuador. We treat Hyla ocellifera Boulenger as a synonym of Centrolene prosoblepon (Boettger), Hyalinobatrachium cardiacalyptum McCranie & Wilson as a synonym of Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi (Taylor), and Hyalinobatrachium crybetes McCranie and Wilson as a synonym of Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum (Taylor). We also present an annotated list of the species of glassfrogs from the Republic of Ecuador with some distributional remarks.
Checklist of Copepoda associated with fishes from Brazil
Authors: LUQUE JOSÉ L. , TAVARES LUIZ E.R.
Published: February 2019

One hundred and seventy-six determined species and 39 undetermined species of copepods associated with 179 marine and freshwater fish species from Brazil are listed, including information about the site of infection, host habitat, localities and references. Also, a host-parasite list is included herein.
Notes to the current checklist of Tardigrada
Authors: DEGMA PETER , GUIDETTI ROBERTO
Published: February 2019

Corrections and additions to the recently published checklist of Tardigrada taxa (Guidetti & Bertolani 2005) are defined and described until the acceptance of this article. Two new synonyms are stated here: Hypsibius iharosi Bartoš, 1941 syn. nov. and Isohypsibius gibbus (Marcus, 1928) syn. nov.
Description of the female of Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1991 (Araneae: Drymusidae) with notes on its biology
Authors: LABARQUE FACUNDO M. , RAMÍREZ MARTÍN J.
Published: February 2019

The female of Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1991, is described. The presence of the species in San Luis provinces, Argentina, is confirmed. We provide descriptions of the web and egg-sacs.