bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Apatrobus osuzuyamanus sp. nov., a new patrobine species from Japan, with a comparative study of the male genital morphology of the tribe Patrobini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Authors: SASAKAWA KÔJI , TOKI WATARU
Published: February 2019

Apatrobus (Apatrobus) osuzuyamanus sp. nov. is described from Kyushu, western Japan (type locality: Mt. Osuzuyama [32°16'N, 131°25'E]). This species is distinguished from A. (A.) ohtsukai Morita by a larger body, a pair of small depressions on the pronotum, and the shape of the aedeagal apex. Based on a comparative study of the male genitalia of several species, the homology of the genital sclerites of the tribe Patrobini are revised and a new terminology is proposed. The implications of present results for Patrobini taxonomy are briefly discussed.
First report on Rhabdocoela (Rhabditophora) from deep parts of Skagerrak, with the description of four new species
Authors: WILLEMS WIM R. , SANDBERG MARIA I. , JONDELIUS ULF
Published: February 2019

In this contribution we report on 13 species of Rhabdocoela, found during a marine inventory of Skagerrak by the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative. Four new species are described, two of which are Kalyptorhynchia (Gnathorhychidae and Polycystididae) and two belong to Dalytyphloplanoida (Solenopharyngidae). Uncinorhynchus vorago sp. nov., (Gnathorhynchidae) has a triangular stylet consisting of a double-folded plate, which proximally forms a tube, but without a distal, needle-shaped tip. Austrorhynchus artoisi sp. nov. (Polycystididae), has two prostate stylets. Prostate stylet type II consists of a distal tube and a short proximal funnel, which has a stirrup-shaped ornament, whereas the stylet type III shows an unpronounced foot and style connected to each other by a narrow clasp and a comb-bearing plate. The foot and plate are connected to a thread-like flagellum. Lenopharynx bathos sp. nov. (Solenopharyngidae) resembles Lenopharynx tubatus Schockaert & Martens, 1985, but differs in the detailed structure of the stylet and by the lack of colouration and eyes. Proceropharynx profundum sp. nov. has a unique combination of small spines and hard ridges on the cirrus. Additional data are given for the remaining nine species, three of which are new for the Swedish fauna. Espegrendia norvegica Westblad, 1954 (Solenopharyngidae) is redescribed. For the sake of completeness, two more species are mentioned. One is identified as a new species of Acrumena Brunet, but lack of material prevents its formal description. The second one is probably a representative of the taxon Ceratopera Den Hartog, but cannot be identified with certainty because of the poor quality of the preserved material. This contribution is one of very few reports on Rhabdocoela collected from a depth exceeding 100 m and some preliminary biogeographical remarks are therefore given.
The identity of Agrilus impexus Horn, a new species, and taxonomic notes and records for other Agrilus Curtis species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Authors: HESPENHEIDE HENRY A.
Published: February 2019

The name Agrilus impexus Horn has been found to belong to a Great Plains species and to be misapplied to a common southwestern Agrilus. Agrilus impexus is redescribed and A. paraimpexus, new species, is described from New Mexico, Arizona and California to Costa Rica. It is distinguished from both Agrilus impexus and the closely related A. addendus Crotch from Texas to Vera Cruz, México, and a lectotype is designated for A. addendus. Agrilus frisoni Fisher is synonymized with A. addendus, new synonymy. Agrilus funestus Chevrolat is recorded from the United States for the first time and figured.
Revision of Odontophotopsis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), Part 1, with a description of a new Genus Laminatilla
Authors: PITTS JAMES P.
Published: February 2019

This study presents part 1 of a revision of Odontophotopsis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) and includes the cockerelli, dentifera, exogyra, hexadonta, quadridentata, setifera, tenuiptera, and unicornis species-groups sensu Schuster (1958), representing 14 species. This revision also includes the sonora species-group, which contains Odontophotopsis sonora (Schuster), new comb., and the villosa species-group, which is newly defined and contains O. villosa Mickel. Odontophotopsis polis, sp. nov., is described from Baja California and is placed in the O. dentifera species-group. Odontophotopsis mexicana, sp. nov., and O. costaricensis, sp. nov., are described from Mexico and Costa Rica, respectively, and are placed in the O. tenuiptera species-group. A neotype is designated for O. unicornis Schuster. Keys are provided to the Odontophotopsis species-groups and to the species in these species-groups, where appropriate. Odontophotopsis (Periphotopsis) mamata Schuster is placed in the O. parva species-group and Periphotopsis is a junior synonym ofOdontophotopsis. Odontophotopsis rubriventris (Schuster), new comb., was previously placed in Sphaeropthalma Blake. Photomorphus piceogaster (Schuster), new comb., was previously placed in Odontophotopsis. A new genus Laminatilla, gen. nov. (type species Odontophotopsis lamellifera Schuster 1958), is described. This new genus includes the three species L. bicornigera (Schuster), comb. nov., L. lamellifera (Schuster), comb. nov., and O. mixtoensis Schuster (Schuster), comb. nov., which were previously placed in the O. lamellifera species-groups sensu Schuster (1958). A key to the species of Laminatilla and a new key for the males of the Nearctic genera of nocturnal mutillids are provided.
On the taxonomy of the dityline genera Diasclera Reitter, Dityloidea Fairmaire and Germain and Nerdanus Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae)
Authors: ŠVIHLA VLADIMÍR
Published: February 2019

New data on the taxonomy of three dityline genera are given. The genera Dityloidea Fairmaire and Germain, 1863 with the type species Dityloidea janthina Fairmaire and Germain, 1863, and Nerdanus Fairmaire, 1897 with the type species Nerdanus coeruleus Fairmaire, 1897 are redescribed and illustrated, their classification in the tribe Ditylini is stated and their relationships are discussed. A new subjective synonym: Diasclera Reitter, 1913 = Eumecomera Arnett, 1951, syn. nov. is proposed. Diasclera bicolor (Horn, 1870), comb. nov., D. cyanipennis (Horn, 1870), comb. nov. and D. obscura (Le Conte, 1854), comb. nov. are transferred to Diasclera from the genus Eumecomera and their distribution is discussed.
Description of Ecdyonurus solus sp. nov., a new species of the Ecdyonurus venosus species-group (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) from the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine
Authors: KŁONOWSKA-OLEJNIK MAŁGORZATA , PROKOPOV GRIGORII A. , GODUNKO ROMAN J.
Published: February 2019

The larvae and adults of Ecdyonurus solus sp. nov., are described and illustrated. This species is found in the mountainous region of the Crimean Peninsula, and belongs to the Ecdyonurus venosus species-group. SEM photographs of the eggs of new species are presented. The distinguishing characteristics separating this E. solus sp. nov. from closely related species of the E. venosus species-group are discussed. Detailed data on the biology and distribution of the new species are presented.
The mesopelagic copepod Gaussia princeps (Scott) (Calanoida: Metridinidae) from the Western Caribbean with notes on integumental pore patterns
Authors: SUÁREZ-MORALES EDUARDO
Published: February 2019

The mesopelagic calanoid copepod Gaussia princeps (Scott, 1894) was originally described from the eastern Atlantic. It has been recorded in tropical and subtropical latitudes of the world, but has been reported only occasionally from the northwestern tropical Atlantic (NWTA). Comparative morphological studies, particularly of males, have not included specimens from the NWTA. Based on a collection of zooplankton from the Caribbean Sea, an adult male of G. princeps is illustrated in detail and its morphology compared with other sources in order to explore intraand interoceanic differences within the species. The proportions and structure of the Caribbean specimens agree with the description of specimens from the eastern Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, except in details of the ornamentation of some appendages. Additional intraand interspecific differences were found in the number of integumental pores on the male antennules, swimming legs 1–4, and fifth legs. Integumental pores are consistently fewer in the Caribbean male than in the IndoPacific and eastern Atlantic counterparts, but G. princeps remains as the species of the genus with the largest number of pores on the swimming legs, a potential species-defining character within the genus. The Caribbean record, at 25–50 m deep, is the shallowest occurrence known for this mesopelagic form in the NWTA and represents the first finding of the genus and species in the western Caribbean and in Mexican waters.
A new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Cordillera Occidental in northern Peru
Authors: LEHR EDGAR , KÖHLER GUNTHER
Published: February 2019

We describe a new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group from cloud forest at 1700–1800 m in the Cordillera Occidental in northern Peru (Departamento de Cajamarca). The type series comprises one adult female and three males. The new species has a maximum snout vent-length of 29.4 mm, a long snout, dentigerous processes of vomers present, discs on outer fingers broadly expanded, males that have vocal slits present and nuptial pads absent, and a distinct color pattern consisting of tan blotches and spots on a brown venter, anterior and posterior surfaces of the thighs, concealed surfaces of the shanks, and axilla and groin, dark brown with tan blotches and spots. The Pristimantis orestes Group contains 12 species, of which nine occur in the Cordillera Occidental in northern Peru. Nuptial pads as diagnostic characters in Pristimantis are briefly discussed.
A new species of Phyllochaetopterus (Chaetopteridae: Annelida) from near hydrothermal vents in the Lau Basin, western Pacific Ocean
Authors: NISHI EIJIROH , ROUSE GREG W.
Published: February 2019

Phyllochaetopterus lauensis n. sp., a new species of Chaetopteridae, is described from material collected by the DSV Jason II from the vicinity of hydrothermal vents in the Lau Basin, western Pacific Ocean. The new species is characterized by the coloration and patterning of the ventral shield of the anterior region (region A), the presence of one large cutting chaeta on each parapodium of the fourth chaetiger (A4), the shape of these A4 cutting chaetae (with a pear-shaped head), and presence of two middle-region (region B) chaetigers with foliose notopodia. The new species is very similar to some Spiochaetopterus species, but belongs in Phyllochaetopterus based on its possession of a pair of anterior ‘antennae’, which are in fact cirri of chaetiger one with internal chaetae. The new species is compared to other Phyllochaetopterus species, particularly from the Pacific, and we provide a table for all species currently referred to the genus.
A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Authors: WILD ALEXANDER L.
Published: February 2019

The ant communities of the Paraná River drainage in South America have spawned several major invasive species and a number of cosmopolitan tramp species, including the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren and the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr). Paraguay sits at the center of the Paraná drainage but hosts one of the most poorly-documented ant faunas in the Neotropics, imposing a taxonomic impediment to ant studies in the region. In order to establish a baseline of knowledge about Paraguay’s myrmecofauna, I surveyed nineteen entomological collections and the published literature for records of Paraguayan ants. The resulting catalogue lists 541 ant species, 423 of which could be associated with available names. The Chao-2 estimate of species richness, calculated from the incidence of uniques and doubletons, estimates that the total ant species richness for Paraguay is 698 +/35, suggesting that the catalogue is about 80% complete and more than 100 species remain to be discovered. The Paraguayan ant fauna is characterized by many typical Neotropical elements but shows low endemism, an elevated diversity of attine ants, and only six non-native species. No new taxa are described here, but 40 taxonomic changes are introduced to clean antiquated trinomials from the fauna. The history of Paraguayan myrmecology is discussed, and a reference list is provided for species-level identifications.
Sparassidae of China 4. The genus Pseudopoda (Araneae: Sparassidae) in Yunnan Province
Authors: JÄGER PETER , VEDEL VINCENT
Published: February 2019

The genus Pseudopoda, Jäger, 2000 is revised for Yunnan Province, China. Fifteen new species are described: Pseudopoda sinapophysis sp. n., Pseudopoda interposita sp. n., Pseudopoda gongschana sp. n., Pseudopoda saetosa sp. n., Pseudopoda contentio sp. n., Pseudopoda amelia sp. n., Pseudopoda yinae sp. n., Pseudopoda roganda sp. n., Pseudopoda cangschana sp. n., Pseudopoda shuqiangi sp. n., Pseudopoda daliensis sp. n., Pseudopoda obtusa sp. n., Pseudopoda rivicola sp. n., Pseudopoda digitata sp. n., Pseudopoda contraria sp. n. The male of Pseudopoda bibulba(Xu and Yin, 2000) and the female of Pseudopoda spiculata (Wang, 1990) are described for the first time. Pseudopoda yunnanensis (Yang and Hu, 2001) comb. n. is transferred from the genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999. Limits of species groups in Pseudopoda are discussed. Some characters are confirmed to be dependent on size of the spider (e.g., leg formula, ratio between head region and width of posterior eye row).
Two new species of Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from southern Brazil
Authors: DE RIBEIRO VALDELÂNIA R. , FROEHLICH CLAUDIO G.
Published: February 2019

Previously, only three species of Anacroneuria had been recorded from Rio Grande do Sul State. Two new species, Anacroneuria fiorentini and A. caraa, are described from the Sinos River catchment.
The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the United Arab Emirates with an updated Arabian checklist
Authors: BOLOGNA MARCO A. , TURCO FEDERICA
Published: February 2019

This is the first contribution on the blister beetles (Meloidae) of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), but new records from all countries of the Arabian Peninsula are also included, with the addition of some species never recorded before from this region, thus updating the previous checklist. Two species from U.A.E. are described: Hycleus pirata n. sp. (distributed also in Oman) and Hycleus dunalis n.sp., both belonging to different groups of species characterized by an unmodified mesosternum. Mylabris (Mylabris) desertica n.sp., Hycleus pintoi n.sp., and Hycleus fraudulentus n. sp. from Saudi Arabia, are also described. The following species previously referred to different mylabrine genera are here included in the genus Hycleus as new combinations: H. arabicus (Pallas, 1781), H. borchmannianus (Kaszab, 1983), H. gratiosus (Marseul, 1870), H. ligatus (Marseul, 1870), H. pseudobrunnipes (Kaszab, 1983), H. scabratus (Klug, 1845), H. scapularis (Klug, 1845). Coryna pitcheri Kaszab, 1983 is doubtfully referred to Hycleus. The new synonymies Deridea notata minor Kaszab, 1960 = Deridea notata Thomas, 1897, Mylabris bimaculata Klug, 1845 = Hycleus sexmaculatus (Olivier, 1811), and Zonabris rugosissima Pic, 1909 = Hycleus aestuans (Klug, 1845), are proposed. New information on the relationships of several species, particularly of the genera Lydomorphus and Hycleus, are also provided.
A review of the coastal marsh water beetle Ochthebius queenslandicus Hansen (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Authors: PERKINS PHILIP D.
Published: February 2019

Ochthebius (s. str.) queenslandicus Hansen is taxonomically reviewed. The species is redescribed, male genitalia illustrated, distribution data given, and geographical distributions mapped. High resolution digital images of the holotype are presented (online version in color). Ochthebius queenslandicus, the only Australian member of the genus, is known from four widely separated coastal localities, near the cities of Perth, Darwin, Karumba, and Townsville; only 41 specimens are known. It is primarily a coastal marsh species that appears to be most closely related to a species in Thailand. Members of the subgenus are not yet known from areas between Thailand and Australia.
Description of three new species of Ampelisca (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampeliscidae) from Southwestern Atlantic, with a key of the genus for Brazilian species
Authors: VALÉRIO-BERARDO MARIA TERESA
Published: February 2019

Ampelisca species are inhabitant of soft bottom marine benthic communities of tropical to cold – temperate zones. Prior to this paper, 11 species of the genus were recognized from Brazilian coast. Three new species of Ampelisca are herein described: Ampelisca longipropoda, Ampelisca meridionalis and Ampelisca youngi. The specimens were dredged from the continental shelf of Southwestern Atlantic Ocean between the latitudes 22°06’S and 34°32’S. A key to the Ampelisca species of the Brazilian coast is provided.
A new hermit crab species of the Pagurixus anceps group (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from southern Japan, and supplemental notes on P. patiae Komai, 2006
Authors: OSAWA MASAYUKI , KOMAI TOMOYUKI
Published: February 2019

The pagurid hermit crab genus Pagurixus Melin, 1939, currently includes 24 species in the Indo-West Pacific, and recent studies have revealed the richness of this genus in southern Japan, particularly in coral reefs. In this paper, we deal with two species of the genus, P. dissimilis n. sp. described from southern Japan, and the recently described P. patiae Komai, 2006. The new species appears closest to P. nanus Komai & Takada, 2006 in both morphology and coloration in life, but is distinguished from the latter by having a clearly delimited dorsomesial margin of the dactylus of the right cheliped in males and females, a blunt but distinct median crest and a mesial row of small spines on the dorsal surface of the carpus of the male right cheliped, and paired gonopores in females. The newly obtained specimens of P. patiae from Okinawa Island enable us to describe the coloration in life of the species for the first time and to examine morphological variation. Brief notes on the distribution of the Japanese Pagurixus species are also provided.
Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: DE MORAES GILBERTO J. , ZANNOU IGNACE D. , UECKERMANN EDDIE A. , OLIVEIRA ANIBAL R. , YANINEK JOHN S. , HANNA RACHID
Published: February 2019

This is the sixth publication in a series on the phytoseiid mites of sub-Saharan Africa. Seventeen phytoseiid species are reported in this paper, including all species of the Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini known to occur in sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to one species of Euseiina and two species of Neoseiulini. Species of the latter two groups complement the respective lists of species presented in previous publications in this series. One species, Paraphytoseius ghanaensis n. sp., is described for the first time and four species are redescribed. Keys are included to help in the separation of the species in each tribe or subtribe.
New Mysida (Crustacea) in the genera Amblyops and Pseudomma from the Iceland Basin
Authors: MELAND KENNETH , BRATTEGARD TORLEIV
Published: February 2019

Five species of Erythropinae are described from the Iceland Basin. Amblyops trisetosa and A. spinifera are shown to have extended their species range from the Bay of Biscay to Iceland. Pseudomma maasaki and P. islandicum are described as new species. A full description of P. antarcticum, previously reported only from Antarctic waters, is presented, including a first description of the male pleopods. The extended northward distribution of the previously described species coupled with P. islandicum bearing close resemblance to Antarctic Pseudomma species indicates the absence of dispersal barriers for bottom-living mysids in the Atlantic deep sea east of the mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Scarus maculipinna, a new species of parrotfish (Perciformes, Scaridae) from the eastern Indian Ocean
Authors: WESTNEAT MARK W. , SATAPOOMIN UKKRIT , RANDALL JOHN E.
Published: February 2019

The parrotfish Scarus maculipinna is described from 14 specimens from the eastern Indian Ocean, including the Andaman Sea and Mentawai Islands, Sumatra. This species is distinct in having the following combination of characters: 14 pectoral rays, 4 median predorsal scales, and 3 rows of scales on the cheek, the lower row with 1 or 2 scales. In addition, the following features of color pattern are diagnostic: initial phase with body dark dorsally, pale ventrally with 3 narrow white stripes; snout and iris of eye and pectoral fin base yellowish; three distinctive black spots, one on the anterior dorsal fin, one on the anterior anal fin from the third anal spine to the second anal ray, and a small one at the base of the anterior pectoral fin ray; terminal-male phase complexly colored in blue-green, pink, and yellow with dark saddle extending from postorbital region to 4th dorsal spine and slanting anteroventrally to just behind pectoral fin base; head with a broad blue-green stripe on snout that divides to form a branch through upper eye, continuing a short distance beyond, and a branch through lower eye, extending onto opercle; chin and suborbital region pinkish yellow with a short transverse blue-green chin strap; an irregular blue-green zone ventrally on head that continues broadly onto side of chest and anterior abdomen; body blue dorsally posterior to dark saddle, a midlateral blue-green stripe on caudal peduncle that joins a large blue-green crescent in caudal fin. This species is similar to Scarus flavipectoralis and Scarus hypselopterus in features of color pattern, meristics and distribution.
A taxonomic revision of the Elachista bedellella (Sircom) complex (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae)
Authors: KAILA LAURI
Published: February 2019

The Elachista bedellella Sircom complex is diagnosed and its taxonomy is revised. The female genitalia, when known, are found to be of good diagnostic value in defining species. In the male genitalia there are subtle, yet decipherable interspecific differences in the shape of the juxta and the cornutus that correlate with differences in the outer appearance of different populations. As a result, eight species are recognised, including the following new species: Elachista antonia sp. n. from Greece (Crete), E. slivenica sp. n. from Bulgaria, E. dorinda sp. n. from Turkey, E. versicolora sp. n. from Russia (Transbaikalia) and E. camilla sp. n. from Russia (Kuray). The identity of E. lugdunensis Frey is clarified and it is considered a valid species, and E. coeneni Traugott-Olsen, 1985 is confirmed to be a junior synonym of it. E. bedellella, E. lugdunensis and E. titanella Kaila & Jalava, 1994 (stat. n.) are diagnosed and illustrated.
Leptopezella, a new Southern Hemisphere genus of Ocydromiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae)
Authors: SINCLAIR BRADLEY J. , CUMMING JEFFREY M.
Published: February 2019

Leptopezella, gen. nov. is described to include one new species from Bolivia (L. masneri) and three new species from Australia (L. anatolica, L. perata, L. spinosa).
New genus and species of Hexagenitidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from Yixian Formation, China
Authors: HUANG JIANDONG , REN DONG , SINITSHENKOVA NINA D. , SHIH CHUNGKUN
Published: February 2019

A new genus and two new species of the extinct family Hexagenitidae, Epicharmeropsis hexavenulosus gen. et sp. nov. and Epicharmeropsis quadrivenulosus sp. nov., are described from the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Hebei and Liaoning Provinces in China. Detailed description and illustration of the specimens along with a brief review of Hexagenitidae are given. By comparing with the imago specimens of so-called Ephemeropsis which were previously reported from China, we believe these Ephemeropsis-like specimens should be placed into Epicharmeropsis gen. nov. and Ephemeropsis Eichwald could be absent in China.
Review of the tribe Aphoebantini Becker (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Egypt, with description of a new species
Authors: El-HAWAGRY MAGDI S.A.
Published: February 2019

A review of the tribe Aphoebantini Becker from Egypt is given. The study recorded five species under two genera, one of the species (Cononedys bilobatoides spec. nov) is described and illustrated as new. Three of the four remaining species were originally described from Egypt by Bezzi (1925), namely: Aphoebantus wadensis Bezzi, Aphoebantus dichromatopa Bezzi, and Aphoebantus efflatouni Bezzi. Lectotypes and paralectotypes for these species are designated herein. The fifth species (Aphoebantus escheri Bezzi, 1908) was described from Algeria, and recorded only in Algeria and Egypt. A key to the genera and species of Aphoebantini, is provided.
A new species of the genus Hypogastrura from coastal wetlands of East China (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)
Authors: JIANG JIGANG , TANG BOPING , CHEN JIAN-XIU
Published: February 2019

A new species, Hypogastrura sheyangensis, from East China is described. It belongs to H. manubrialis group of species within the genus and is easily separated from the other members of the group by a combination of characters, foot structure, furca, antennal sensilla, thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy. A comparison is made between the new species, other species of Hypogastrura known from China and three other similar species in the genus.
Additional data to the genus Baezia with description of a new species from a cave on El Hierro, Canary Islands (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae)
Authors: GARCÍA RAFAEL , LÓPEZ HERIBERTO , OROMÍ PEDRO
Published: February 2019

The weevil Baezia bimbache n. sp. from El Hierro is described and compared to its closest allies. Some biological data are also provided, and considerations on the particular fauna of Cueva de la Curva lava tube are made. Additional records and comments as well as an identification key to the species of the genus are given.
Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from buntings, cardinals and tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae, Cardinalidae, Thraupidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of two new species of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae)
Authors: SYCHRA OLDÃICH , LITERAK IVAN , ÑAPEK MIROSLAV , HAVLQÑEK MARTIN
Published: February 2019

Descriptions and illustrations are given for two new species of Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 from cardinals and tanagers from Costa Rica. They and their type hosts are: Myrsidea poliogasteri ex Caryothraustes poliogaster (Cardinalidae) and M. larvatae ex Tangara larvata (Thraupidae). The male of Myrsidea mitrospingi is also described. New host records are Sporophila corvina for Ricinus diffusus; Mitrospingus cassinii for Menacanthus eurysternus; Tachyphonus luctuosus for Myrsidea spizae; Euphonia gouldi for Myrsidea violaceae; and Tachyphonus delattrii for Machaerilaemus laticorpus. Records of two other louse species of the genus Myrsidea from tanagers are also discussed. This paper includes the first record of Myrsidea from members of the passerine family Cardinalidae, and a number of additional new host-louse associations.
Redescription of Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) from Cape Province, South Africa and description of O. berentsae sp. nov. from New South Wales, Australia
Authors: TAKEUCHI ICHIRO , LOWRY JAMES K.
Published: February 2019

Close examination of Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916 (sensu lato) which has been recorded from South Africa and New South Wales, Australia, revealed that there are two distinct species from Cape Province, South Africa and New South Wales, Australia, respectively. The present paper provides a redescription of O. mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916 (sensu stricto) from South Africa and a description of O. berentsae sp. nov. from New South Wales, Australia. The two species can be identified based on the morphology of antenna 2, pereonites 6 and 7, and the uropods, although characteristic body somites of both species resemble other species.
The resurrection of the pontoniine genus Urocaris Stimpson, 1860, (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae)
Authors: BRUCE A. J.
Published: February 2019

The genus Urocaris Stimpson, 1860, has been re-assessed and separated from the genus Periclimenes Costa, 1844.
A new Dicranocentrus species (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China with a key to all species in the genus from Asia
Authors: MA YITONG , CHEN JIAN-XIU
Published: February 2019

A new species, Dicranocentrus wangi, is described from Guangdong, South China. The new species is most similar to the Philippine species D. luzonensis Mari Mutt, 1985 and the Singapore species D. simplex Yosii, 1959 in the arrangement of dental spines, but differs from them in the number of dental spines and in other characters. A key to Asian species of Dicranocentrus is provided.
On Old World ninetine spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae), with a new genus and species and the first record for Madagascar

Authors: HUBER Bernhard A. , EL-HENNAWY HISHAM K.
Published: February 2019

Ninetines (Pholcidae: Ninetinae) are tiny spiders, largely restricted to arid habitats where they lead reclusive lives under objects close to the soil. They are rare in collections and poorly known in any respect. Only two genera were previously known from the Old World, the monotypic Mystes Bristowe from Malaysia, and Ninetis Simon, with four described species ranging from Yemen to Namibia. Here we describe a new genus from Egypt and Uzbekistan, represented by a single new species, Nita elsaff n. gen., n. sp. Based on ultrastructural data and cladistic analysis we hypothesize that this species is more closely related to some largely New World ninetines (Chisosa Huber from Baja California and Texas, Aucana Huber from Chile and New Caledonia) than to Ninetis. We also describe the first Ninetis species from Madagascar (N. toliara n. sp.), give new records for two previously known species, and present a distribution map for Ninetis.
A review of Ascodipterinae (Diptera: Streblidae) of the Oriental and Australasian regions with a description of three new species of Ascodipteron Adensamer and a key to the subfamily
Authors: HASTRITER MICHAEL W.
Published: February 2019

The Ascodipterinae of the Oriental and Australasian regions are reviewed. Three new species, each known only from dealate females, are described: 1) Ascodipteron egeri sp. nov. from Malaysia, ex. Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus) attached in urogenital area; 2) Ascodipteron longiascus sp. nov. from southern China, ex. Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson), attachment site unknown; and 3) Ascodipteron wenzeli sp. nov.from Vietnam and Malaysia, ex. Rhinolophus spp. attached in urogenital area. A neotype and lectotype are designated for Ascodipteron phyllorhinae Adensamer and Ascodipteron speiserianum Muir, respectively. A neotype is designated for Ascodipteron archboldi Maa and a lectotype for Ascodipteron emballonurae Banks; the former an objective synonym of A. phyllorhinae and the latter a junior synonym of A. phyllorhinae. A neotype is also designated for Ascodipteron australiansi Muir which is regarded as a junior synonym of A. speiserianum. Ascodipteron lophotes Monticelli, A. megastigmatos Jobling, A. siamense Speiser and A. tabulatum Speiser are considered nomina dubia. The genus Paraascodipteron is tentatively referred to the subfamilyBrachytarsininae. The distribution of Maabella stomalata Hastriter and Bush is extended from China and Vietnam to Borneo, Java, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippine Islands, and West Papua on numerous species of Hipposideros and Rhinolophus. A key to the recognized species of Ascodipterinae is provided. There are fifteen valid species of Ascodipteron.
Description of immatures and the bionomy of the Oriental leaf beetle Chaeridiona thailandica Kimoto, 1998 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini), a leaf-mining hispine beetle
Authors: ŚWIĘTOJAŃSKA JOLANTA , KOVAC DAMIR
Published: February 2019

Larva and pupa of the Oriental Chaeridiona thailandica Kimoto are described, figured in detail and compared with the recently described immatures of Ch. picea Baly. Ch. thailandica larvae mine in leaves of gingers belonging to Zingiber and Boesenbergia and pupate in the mid-ribs of leaves. The larvae and pupae possess plastron-bearing spiracular gills allowing respiration in water when temporarily submerged after heavy rain.
A new species of Denisiella (Collembola: Sminthurididae) from Panama and new records for D. sexpinnata (Denis, 1938)
Authors: PALACIOS-VARGAS JOSÉ G.
Published: February 2019

Denisiella diomedesi sp. nov. from Panama is described and illustrated based on male specimens. It is close to D. maesorum from Nicaragua, but possesses a nasal organ. New localities for D. sexpinnata (Denis, 1931) from Mexico and Nicaragua are provided.
A new species of Huntemannia (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Huntemanniidae) from the Yellow Sea, Korea. Zootaxa, 1616, 37–48. (ERRATUM)
Authors: SONG S. J. , RHO H. S. , KIM W.
Published: February 2019

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Comparative morphology of larval Camiarinae (Coleoptera: Leiodidae)Part I. Genus Paragyrtodes Szymczakowski 1966
Authors: KILIAN ALEKSANDRA
Published: February 2019

The first, second and third larval instars of the Australian genus Paragyrtodes Szymczakowski, 1966 are described. Among three described species, larvae of two, P. candens Szymczakowski, 1966 and P. modestus Szymczakowski, 1966, are redescribed in detail, illustrated, photographed and measured. The chaetotaxy and porotaxy are given and their system is discussed. Morphological and chaetotaxic characters distinguishing mature larvae of two species of Paragyrtodes are provided; differences among mature larvae of the genera Agyrtodes Portevin, 1907 and Paragyrtodes are summarized. Pretergal glands, their glandular function, and tergal pores are documented in the family Leiodidae for the the first time. The problem of the identity of the larval glands in the family Leiodidae and superfamily Staphylinoidea is discussed. Data on presence, number and arrangement of the tergal and pretergal glands for all known larvae of Leiodidae and some representatives of Staphylinidae and Hydraenidae are gathered.
Two new genera of Swammerdamellini (Diptera, Scatopsidae), with a discussion of the position of the species of Rhexoza
Authors: DE SOUZA AMORIM DALTON
Published: February 2019

Species previously included in the genus Rhexoza Enderlein have been gradually displaced to other Swammerdamellini genera, as Quateiella Cook, Akorhexoza Cook, Pararhexosa Freeman and Abrhexosa Freeman. The holotype of Rhexoza lobata Cook, 1956a, from Cordoba, State of Vera Cruz, México, was examined and Brahemyia, gen.n. is erected for this species –Brahemyia lobata, n.comb. Other species of Rhexoza were examined and Cooka, gen.n. is proposed for six Nearctic species: C. similis (Beekey, 1938) n.comb., C. teskeyi (Cook, 1975) n.comb., C. aterrima (Melander, 1916) n.comb., C. incisa (Cook, 1975) n.comb., C. iowensis (Cook, 1975) n.comb., and C. melanderi (Cook, 1975) n.comb. Two Australian species previously placed in Rhexoza are transferred to Pararhexosa Freeman, P. chelata (Cook, 1971) n. comb., and P. senticosa (Cook, 1971) n.comb. Four other species of Rhexoza are transferred to Abrhexosa Freeman: the Nearctic species A. amaryllis (Cook, 1975) n.comb., A. ryckmani (Cook, 1975) n.comb., and A. grossa (Cook, 1956) n.comb., and the Neotropical species A. panamensis (Cook, 1956) n.comb. One species is transferred from Rhexoza to Quateiella: Q. freyi (Duda, 1937) n.comb., from the Canary Islands. R. richardsi Freeman, 1985 R. flixella Haenni, 2001 and R. lydiae Withers, 2004 fit in Rhexoza with the type–species, R. subnitens (Verrall, 1886). R. radiella (Enderlein, 1926), and R. seminitens (Edwards, 1928), known only from females, are kept doubtfully in the genus. The monophyly of these genera is discussed, as well as their position within the Swammerdamellini.
A review of the Nearctic species of Erythmelus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), with a key and new additions to the New World fauna
Authors: TRIAPITSYN SERGUEI V. , BEREZOVSKIY VLADIMIR V. , HODDLE MARK S. , MORSE JOSEPH G.
Published: February 2019

The 12 Nearctic species of the fairyfly genus Erythmelus Enock (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) are revised, and the described species in the Neotropical region are reviewed. A key to females of the 30 named, valid species of Erythmelus in the New World is provided. Erythmelus vladimir S. Triapitsyn & Fidalgo is transferred from subgenus E. (Parallelaptera) Enock to the nominate subgenus as E. (E.) vladimir comb. n. Erythmelus dentatus Ogloblin is synonymized under E. (E.) brachialis Ogloblin, E. empoascae Subba Rao is synonymized under E. (E.) flavovarius (Walker), E. flandersi Doutt is synonymized under E. (E.) picinus (Girault), E. gracilipes (Girault) and E. io (Girault) are synonymized under E. (E.) gracilis (Howard), and E. longicornis Dozier is synonymized under E. (E.) noeli (Dozier). A lectotype is designated for E. (E.) picinus. The following new species are described: E. (E.) burtik S. Triapitsyn (Canada), E. (E.) coviellai S. Triapitsyn (Argentina), E. (E.) fidalgoi S. Triapitsyn (Argentina), E. (E.) gak S. Triapitsyn (Chile), E. (E.) klopomor S. Triapitsyn (USA), E. (E.) logarzoi S. Triapitsyn (Argentina), E. (E.) mikrob S. Triapitsyn (Canada), E. (E.) mudrila S. Triapitsyn (Mexico and USA), E. (E.) podaypodnos S. Triapitsyn (Bolivia), and E. (E.) toreador S. Triapitsyn (Argentina). A synopsis of the included species is given, with emphasis on their distributional records and known host associations in the families Miridae and Tingidae (Hemiptera).
A review of the genus Mystrium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Indo-Australian region
Authors: BIHN JOCHEN H. , VERHAAGH MANFRED
Published: February 2019

Indo-Australian species of the amblyoponine ant genus Mystrium Roger are reviewed. Three species are recognized in the region, and two of them, which were found in Indonesia (Papua and West Papua Province), are described as new species: Mystrium maren sp. nov. and Mystrium leonie sp. nov. Worker diagnoses and illustrations of the three species and a tabular key are given.
A new genus of isophlebioid damsel-dragonflies (Odonata: Isophlebioptera: Campterophlebiidae) from the Middle Jurassic of China
Authors: NEL A. , HUANG D.-Y. , LIN Q.-B.
Published: February 2019

Sinokaratawia prokopi gen. nov., sp. nov. is the fifth representative of the Campterophlebiidae from the Chinese Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation, which corresponds to one of the most diverse fauna of isophlebioid damsel-dragonflies. The synapomorphies for the Campterophlebiidae and Isophlebiidae are discussed.
The genus Psalidothrips Priesner in China (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) with three new species
Authors: WANG JUN , TONG XIAO-LI , ZHANG WEI-QIU
Published: February 2019

A key to, and distributional information concerning, the nine Psalidothrips species known from China are given, including the descriptions of three new species. P. elagatus sp. n. can be distinguished from P. chebalingicus Zhang & Tong by the presence of three sense cones on antennal segment IV, and the shuttle-shaped glandular area on abdominal sternite VIII of the male. P. bicoloratus sp. n. differs from the other species of the genus in having the head dark brown but the body straw yellow, and in the cheeks not constricted behind the eyes. P. longidens sp. n. differs from P. armatus in the brown tube and in having antennal segment VIII longer than segment VII. Comments are made on the thrips diversity of leaf litter in southern China.
Preliminary considerations on phylogeny of Simuliidae Genera from Southern Hemisphere (Insecta, Diptera)
Authors: GIL-AZEVEDO LEONARDO H. , MAIA-HERZOG MARILZA
Published: February 2019

In this paper, the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the 13 Southern Hemisphere genera of Simuliidae is proposed, through a cladistic approach. In order to investigate the position of those genera representatives of five Northern Hemisphere genera were also included in the analyses as outgroups. The study was based on a data matrix with 33 terminal taxa and 119 morphological characters of adult, pupa and larva. The phylogenetic analysis under equal weights resulted in four most parsimonious trees, with similar topologies and 349 steps (CI = 49; RI = 68). The analyses showed that all Southern Hemisphere genera of Simuliidae are closer to Simuliini than to Prosimuliini. According to our analyses, Araucnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscarón and Paracnephia Rubtsov are polyphyletic, and Gigantodax Enderlein and Crozetia Davies are monophyletic. It is possible also to recognize the following groups (A. iberaensis Coscarón & Coscarón-Arias + Lutzsimulium s.l. d’Andretta & d’Andretta); ((Simulium Latreille + Metacnephia Crosskey) (Cnesiamima Wygodzinsky & Coscarón (Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscarón + Austrosimulium Tonnoir))); and ((Paracnephia of Australia + Cnesia Enderlein) (Pedrowygomyia Coscarón & Miranda-Esquivel + Gigantodax Enderlein)).
On a new genus and new species of deep-water spider crab from the Philippines (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Majidae)
Authors: DE FORGES BERTRAND RICHER , NG PETER K.L.
Published: February 2019

A new genus and new species of majid crab, Kasagia arbastoi, is described from the Philippines. Superficially, Kasagia, new genus, is most similar to the pisine genera Eurynome Leach, 1814, Choniognathus Rathbun, 1932, and Seiitaoides Griffin & Tranter, 1986, but can immediately be separated by its simple carapace armature and extremely long chelipeds.
Four new species of Xenotarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from Brazil
Authors: LOFEGO ANTONIO C. , DE MORAES GILBERTO J. , OCHOA RONALD
Published: February 2019

Four new species of Xenotarsonemus Beer (Acari, Tarsonemidae), X. brachytegula, X. pirassunungaensis, X. cerrado and X. spiniphorus, are described based on specimens collected from plants of the "Cerrado" vegetation in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Phylogenetics and classification of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
Authors: DESJARDINS CHRISTOPHER A.
Published: February 2019

A morphological phylogenetic analysis of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is provided, and the generic classification is revised. A hypothesized phylogeny is given based on 73 characters, primarily from adult females. The diparines are supported as monophyletic in all analyses based on 4–6 synapomorphies depending on their sister-group, including the presence of a cercal brush which is synapomorphic in all analyses. The cercal brush, in combination with the absence of a smooth, convex dorsellum, is diagnostic for Diparinae. Liepara Bou…ek (Pteromalidae: subfamily inquirenda) and Bohpa Darling (Pteromalidae: Ceinae) both appear as sister-group to Diparinae in different analyses. In the proposed classification scheme, Diparinae consists of 116 species in 14 genera. Nine genera are removed from Diparinae, two of which are placed in synonymy: Calolelaps Timberlake, Dinarmolaelaps Masi, Mesolelaps Ashmead, Neolelaps Ashmead, and Stictolelaps Timberlake are placed in Pteromalinae (Pteromalidae), while Seyrigina Risbec is placed in Eulophinae (Eulophidae); Diparisca Hedqvist is synonymized under Spalangiopelta Masi (Pteromalidae: Ceinae); Bekiliella Risbec is synonymized under Notanisus Walker (Pteromalidae: Cleonyminae); and Liepara Bou…ek and the tribe Lieparini Bou…ek are placed in Pteromalidae without a subfamily association. Fifteen new generic synonyms are proposed: Afrolelaps Hedqvist, Alloterra Kieffer and Marshall, Diparomorpha Hedqvist, Emersonia Girault, Grahamisia Delucchi, Parurios Girault, Pondia Hedqvist, Pseudipara Girault, Trimicrops Kieffer, and Uriolelaps Girault under Dipara Walker; Spalangiolelaps Girault under Lelaps Walker; Australolaelaps Girault under Neapterolelaps Girault; Dolichodipara Hedqvist under Myrmicolelaps Hedqvist; and Dipareta Bou…ek and Malinka Bou…ek under Pseudoceraphron Dodd. Three genera are described as new: Cerodipara, Dozodipara, and Chimaerolelaps. Fourteen new species are described: Cerodipara sabensis, Chimaerolelaps villosa, Conophorisca littoriticus, C. grisselli, Dozodipara insularis, Lelaps noortii, Myrmicolelaps iridius, M. aurantius, Neapterolelaps viridescens, N. mitteri, Nosodipara ferrana, Pseudoceraphron regieri, P. burwelli, and P. fijensis. A key to the genera of Diparinae is provided. The species of each genus are cataloged, and species-level keys are provided for most genera in which new species are described. New biological information shows that diparine host range is not restricted to Curculionidae as previously thought; one species of Myrmicolelaps was reared from mantid oothecae and a second from a tsetse fly puparium (Glossinidae: Glossina).
Reinstatement of Sigambra hanaokai (Kitamori, 1960) (Polychaeta, Pilargidae), with an overview of the literature on the genus
Authors: NISHI EIJIROH , TANAKA KATSUHIKO , FUJIOKA YOSHIMI , SATO MASANORI
Published: February 2019

Sigambra hanaokai (Kitamori 1960), originally described from Japan, was regarded as a junior synonym of S. tentaculata (Treadwell 1941), described from the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. We studied Japanese materials and compared them with a recent redescription of S. tentaculata and with S. phuketensis Licher and Westheide, 1997, another similar species. The validity of S. hanaokai is confirmed. In order to avoid any further confusion, we redescribe the species based on topotype specimens collected in Hiroshima, Seto Inland Sea, Japan, the type locality of the species. Additionally, we emphasize the differences between S. hanaokai and S. phuketensis, particularly in regard to the relative length of the median antenna. Lastly, we summarize the recent systematic status of all species of the genus, and provide a table summarizing taxonomic characters.
Three new cryptic species of the freshwater zooplankton genus Holopedium (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Ctenopoda), revealed by genetic methods
Authors: ROWE CHAD L. , ADAMOWICZ SARAH J. , HEBERT PAUL D.
Published: February 2019

Molecular approaches have greatly advanced our understanding of species diversity and biogeography in the cladoceran crustaceans. Here, we provide the first large-scale examination of taxonomic diversity in the genus Holopedium Zaddach, 1855, by characterizing patterns of allozyme, mtDNA, and morphological variation from a total of 193 sites from three continents, including collections from near the type localities for the two generally recognized species, Holopedium gibberum Zaddach, 1855, and Holopedium amazonicum Stingelin, 1904. Allozyme data were only available for North American samples but revealed the presence of four species. Divergence patterns in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene supported those species, as well as a fifth taxon endemic to South America. The five putative species are separated by substantial sequence (8.7–24.5%) and allozyme (0.36–1.54 Nei’s distance) divergences, while intraspecific genetic diversity was generally limited in comparison. Although two of these species exhibited little morphological differentiation from their closest relatives, and diagnostic traits were not found among the characters considered, a population-level approach revealed significant morphological differences among all pairs of taxa. We therefore present both an allozyme key and a morphological/geographic key to all species, as well as new or augmented descriptions for all five species. H. gibberum s.s. is distributed in Europe and across arctic North America, while its cryptic sister species, H. glacialis n. sp., is widely distributed across temperate North America. H. amazonicum s.s. is apparently restricted to the Amazon basin, H. atlanticum n. sp. occurs in lakes along the eastern margin of North America, while H. acidophilum n. sp. occurs sporadically across North America along a narrow band of middle latitudes. Due to high morphological variability within species, as well as the detection of cryptic diversity, we suggest that genetic analyses should be performed on populations from other geographic regions and should always accompany the recognition of new species of Holopedium.