bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Emerging natural hybrid between Invasive Species and Native Congener of Emilia (Asteraceae) Found in Northern Taiwan
Authors: WANG JEN-YU , WANG JENN-CHE
Published: December 2018

Invasive plants had raised lots of concern about the environment and biodiversity. Many members of Asteraceae are notorious invasive alien species across the world. In Taiwan, Emilia (Asteraceae) contains one native and two naturalized species. Recently, we found some morphologically intermediate individuals between the native E. sonchifolia var. javanica and the alien E. praetermissa from northern Taiwan where the latter two grow sympatrically. Based on morphological comparisons, pollen viability and flow cytometry information, we confirmed the fact of natural hybridization. Herein, we describe a new hybrid Emilia ×latens J.-Y Wang & J.-C. Wang and provide a key to Emilia species in Taiwan.
Description of 33 new species of Calamoceratidae, Molannidae, Odontoceridae and Philorheithridae (Trichoptera), with detailed presentation of their cephalic setal warts and grooves
Authors: OLÁH JÁNOS , JOHANSON KJELL ARNE
Published: December 2018

Additions to the taxonomy of the leptoceroid families Calamoceratidae, Molannidae, Odontoceridae, and Philorheithridae are given, and 33 new species in the superfamily are described based on characters in the male genitalia, head and thoracal setose warts, and groove patterns, wing venation, and forewing colour and pattern. In the Calamoceratidae Ulmer, the Anisocentropus latifasciata diagnostic species-group and Anisocentropus brevipennis diagnostic species cluster are described for the first time. The following 17 species are described as new: Anisocentropus bungus (Vietnam), A. csorbai (Vietnam), A. dvaupadhah (Malaysia), A. fridae (Fiji Islands), A. hannahae (Fiji Islands), A. hoisat (Laos PDR), A. malaisei (Myanmar), A. maralus (Malaysia), A. mjoebergi (Borneo), A. samuh (Madagascar), A. tapenan (Solomon Islands), A. thinlin (Laos PDR), A. thonmihn (Vietnam), A. vanuensis (Fiji Islands), A. vitiensis (Fiji Islands), Ganonema malickyi (Thailand) and G. rong (Vietnam). In addition, Ganonema fuscipenne (Albarda) is synonymized with G. ochraceellum (McLachlan), and Ganonema pallidum Martynov is synonymized with Anisocentropus kawamurai (Iwata). In the Molannidae Wallengren, a single new species, Molanna gamdaha, is described from Myanmar. In the Odontoceridae Wallengren, the genus Inthanopsyche Malicky is synonymized with Psilotreta Banks. The following 14species belonging to previously described genera, are described as new: Lannapsyche birathena (Myanmar), L. suksma (Myanmar), L. kamba (Myanmar), Marilia enikiana (Laos PDR), M. jonssoni (Laos PDR), M. katakaha (Malaysia), M. malickyi (Laos PDR, Malaysia, Vietnam), M. mendolonga (Malaysia), M. namha (Laos PDR), M. tuyetmira (Laos PDR), Phraepsyche pectinata (Vietnam), P. yitungshana (China: Hong Kong), Psilotreta enikoae (Vietnam), and P. malickyi (Myanmar). In addition, the following 3 diagnostic species-groups are described for the first time: Psilotreta japonica diagnostic species-group, Psilotreta trimeresuri diagnostic species-group, and Psilotreta frontalis diagnostic species group. The species Ganonema odaenum Kobayshi is synonymized with Psilotreta locumtenens Botosaneanu, and Psilotreta pyonga Oláh is synonymized with P. falcula Botosaneanu. In the Philotheithridae Mosely, a single new species, Psilopsyche granda, is described from Chile. In addition to describing new taxa, new species records for 34 species in the superfamily are presented.
A morphological phylogenetic analysis and generic revision of Australian Helicarionidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Stylommatophora), and an assessment of the relationships of the family
Authors: HYMAN ISABEL T. , PONDER WINSTON F.
Published: December 2018

Helicarionidae is a diverse and widely distributed group whose delineation and phylogenetic relationships are poorly understood. We review the helicarionid fauna of Australia (excluding Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island) and carry out a phylogenetic analysis based on 54 morphological characters. The morphology of 22 Australian helicarionid species from 17 genera is described, including one new genus (Stanisicarion) and two new combinations (Stanisicarion freycineti, Stanisicarion virens). The taxonomic positions of the remaining Australian genera are discussed. In addition, morphological descriptions of 24 taxa closely related to Helicarionidae are presented. Morphological characters indicate that Euconulidae (with subfamilies Euconulinae and Microcystinae), Trochomorphidae and Cystopeltidae can be excluded from Helicarionoidea, supporting recent phylogenies based on molecular data. The Helicarionidae is redefined and most endemic Australian mainland taxa previously assigned to Euconulinae, Durgellinae and Sesarinae can be included within the family as redefined. Five Australian genera (Coneuplecta, Euconulus, Turrisitala, Wilhelminaia and Queridomus) are moved to Euconulinae, one (Liardetia) to Microcystinae and one (Theskelomensor) to Trochomorphidae, leaving 24 genera and 47 species of mainland Australian Helicarionidae. Our results show poor support for the monophyly of Helicarionidae and no synapomorphies can be identified. Helicarionoidea, which is monophyletic in some other recent morphological and molecular analyses, is supported by the shared presence of a flagellum with glandular walls and an axial filament and the presence of an epiphallic retractor caecum. However, one or both of these characters are missing in some helicarionoid taxa. Morphological characters alone give little support for branching patterns among the Australian taxa. This is partly due to high levels of convergence and loss in the data.
The Fishes of the Red Sea—Reappraisal and Updated Checklist
Authors: GOLANI DANIEL , BOGORODSKY SERGEY V.
Published: December 2018

A new and updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea is presented. A total of 1078 species belonging to154 families, 25 orders and two classes are listed. The number of species is considerably lower than that given in the last checklist (CLOFRES II, Goren and Dor, 1994) which included all records, "quotations" and distribution maps without distinguishing between substantiated and unsubstantiated records. In addition, an annotated list is provided for all those species that were recorded unjustifiably and were included in CLOFRES II and in subsequent publications.
An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species
Authors: RAZOWSKI JÓZEF , AARVIK LEIF , DE PRINS JURATE
Published: December 2018

We present an annotated and illustrated catalogue of fifty type specimens of Afrotropical Tortricidae deposited in the insect collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. In addition to primary types, paratypes and/or paralectotypes are described and illustrated when available. Also, syntypes of the treated species deposited in other museums are listed and discussed. The taxonomic position of each species is reviewed. Three genera are described as new: Cornips Razowski, Nepheloploce Razowski, and Recaraceria Razowski. One new species, Cornips gravidspinatus Razowki, is described from the type series of Tortrix dryocausta Meyrick. Twenty-three new combinations and three new synonymies are proposed: Argyrotoxa praeconia Meyrick is transferred to Rubidograptis; Argyrotoxa canthararcha Meyrick to Accra; Homona cyanombra Meyrick, Homona myriosema Meyrick, and Catamacta manticopa Meyrick to Lozotaenia; Niphotixa dryocausta Meyrick and N. agelasta Bradley to Cornips; Tortrix enochlodes Meyrick and Tortrix scaeodoxa Meyrick to Clepsis; Catamacta imbriculata Meyrick and Capua pylora Meyrick to Epichoristodes; Homona hylaeana Meyrick to Meridemis; Argyroploce nephelopsycha Meyrick and Cydia euryteles Meyrick to Endothenia; Argyroploce nephelopyrga Meyrick to Nepheloploce; Polychrosis hendrickxi Ghesquière, Eucosma orphnogenes Meyrick and Eucosma regionalis Meyrick to Sycacantha; Argyroploce carceraria Meyrick and Olethreutes hormoterma Meyrick to Recaraceria; Laspeyresia mixographa Meyrick to Eucosmocydia; Laspeyresia gypsothicta Meyrick to Grapholita. Eucosma niveipalpis Meyrick is a new synonym of Brachioxena sparactis Meyrick; Polychrosis hendrickxi Ghesquière is a new synonym of Sycacantha nereidopa Meyrick, comb. n.; and Laspeyresia cynicopis is a new synonym of Fulcrifera periculosa Meyrick.
World Catalog of the Family Canacidae (including Tethinidae) (Diptera), with keys to the supraspecific taxa
Authors: MUNARI LORENZO , MATHIS WAYNE N.
Published: December 2018

All genera and species of the family Canacidae as well as all synonyms and the world distribution for each species are listed to form an updated world catalog. Since McAlpine’s (2007) placement of the families Canacidae sensu stricto and Tethinidae into a single, inclusive family (Canacidae sensu lato, i.e. the older family-group name), a comprehensive world catalog has been needed to include the new taxonomic arrangement and the corpus of new entries published over the last fifteen years, that is since the preceding catalogs (Mathis, 1992; Mathis and Munari, 1996). Identification keys to all supraspecific taxa are also given for each taxonomic section.
Redescription of the striped catfish Mystus carcio (Hamilton) (Siluriformes: Bagridae)
Authors: DARSHAN A. , ANGANTHOIBI N. , VISHWANATH W.
Published: December 2018

Pimelodus carcio, originally described in 1822 by Francis Hamilton, has long been treated as a junior synonym of either Mystus tengara or M. vittatus. In this paper we revalidate and redescribe the species and diagnose it from other striped Mystus by the following combination of characters: small adult size, maturing at 44.0 mm standard length; adipose-fin base shorter than or equal to dorsal-fin base; pelvic fin reaching anal-fin origin; pectoral girdle with coracoid shield exposed ventro-laterally below pectoral fin; eyes rounded and large, dorsally orientated on head; vomerine tooth-patch interrupted at midline. The species is distributed in the Ganga-Brahmaputra drainage of northeast India and Bangladesh.
The first record of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Laos with the description of a new species
Authors: GRISMER L. LEE
Published: December 2018

A new species of a presumably karst dwelling Rock Gecko, Cnemaspis laoensis sp. nov., is described from Dong Phu Vieng National Protected Area, Savannakhet Province, Laos. Cnemaspis laoensis is differentiated from all other Southeast Asian Cnemaspis in having a unique combination of color pattern (in alcohol) and scale characteristics. Cnemaspis laoensis is the first record of Cnemaspis from Laos and extends the range of this genus approximately 600 km to the northeast. Its presence in Laos underscores the need for continued exploration of karst habitats throughout Indochina were Cnemaspis commonly occur.
A new species of Ripipteryx from the Ecuadorian Andes (Orthoptera: Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae)
Authors: HEADS SAM W.
Published: December 2018

A new species of Ripipteryx Newman (Orthoptera: Tridactyloidea: Ripipterygidae) is described from a fragment of primary Andean forest on the slopes of the extinct Pasochoa volcano in Pichincha Province, northern Ecuador. Ripipteryx pasochoensis sp. nov. is distinguished from congeners by the morphology of the male terminalia, particularly the structure of the subgenital plate. Based on colouration, modification of the subgenital plate and structure of the phallic complex, the new species is assigned to the Forceps Group and appears most closely related to Ripipteryx processata Günther. Keys to the species groups of Ripipteryx and to the species of the Forceps Group are provided, and a preliminary subgeneric classification appended.
Two new species of Pliocaloca Neboiss (Trichoptera: Calocidae) from eastern Australia, with descriptions of the immature stages of one species
Authors: SHACKLETON MICHAEL
Published: December 2018

The adult males of Pliocaloca kleithria sp.nov. and Pliocaloca fidesria sp.nov. are described. The major diagnostic feature distinguishing these two species is the shape of the slender process arising from the inferior appendage. In P. fidesria this process is abruptly curved outwards at about 1/3rd its length, while in P. kleithria it is gently curved along its length. The presence of a sclerotised knob on the underside of the fore wing, arising from vein Cu 1 , suggests that these two species are more closely allied with P. dasodes than with other species of Pliocaloca, in which this knob is lacking or arises from a different vein. The immature stages of P. kleithria are described, providing the first association and detailed description of the immature stages of a Pliocaloca species. Larvae are distinguished from other genera of Calocidae by having a covering of small spinules on the dorsum of the head and pronotum.
A new species and new record of the Amphilochidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Korea
Authors: KIM YOUNG-HYO , HENDRYCKS ED A. , LEE KYUNG-SOOK
Published: December 2018

Two species of the family Amphilochidae were collected from shallow Korean waters. One of the species is new and is described as Hourstonius geojeensis. The morphology of the eyes, lateral cephalic lobe, mandibular palp and molar, antenna 1, gnathopod 2, pereopodal dactyls, epimeron, uropods and telson are the major characteristics which differentiate the new species from its congeners. The other species found, Paramphilochus parachelatus Ishimaru & Ikehara, 1986 is a new record for Korean waters, previously known from Japanese waters. Both species are fully illustrated and compared with related species. A key to north Pacific Hourstonius species is provided.
Two new species of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) from Siberia, with new data on Stygobromus pusillus (Martynov) and remarks on morphology and biogeographic relationships
Authors: SIDOROV DMITRY A. , HOLSINGER JOHN R. , TAKHTEEV VADIM V.
Published: December 2018

Two new species of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus are described from groundwater habitats in Siberia: Stygobromus mikhaili n. sp. from a spring in the Central Altay Mountains and Stygobromus anastasiae n. sp. from two non-freezing springs in South Pribaikalye in the Irkutsk area. Additional taxonomic details of the previously described S. pusillus (Martynov) from Teletskoye Lake, also in Central Altay, are illustrated based on syntype material. Utilization of SEM has revealed a tiny structure on antenna 2 that appears to be a new character, and may prove useful in future analyses. Descriptions of the two new species raise the total number of described species in the genus Stygobromus to 134, but four or possibly five have been found in the Palearctic region outside North America. However, it is likely that continued exploration of subterranean groundwater habitats in Siberia and other parts of the Palearctic will reveal additional new species of Stygobromus and provide more insight into the origin and geographic distribution of this large, northern hemisphere, subterranean freshwater amphipod genus. Careful evaluation of taxonomic affinities of the new species and comparison with previously described congeners should provide further insight into the biogeographic history of Stygobromus.
A new species of Asphinctopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from Tanzania
Authors: HAWKES PETER G.
Published: December 2018

Asphinctopone is a rarely encountered genus of ponerine ants, previously known only from the wet forest zones of West and central Africa. In the most recent revision of the genus Bolton & Fisher synonymised the three previously described species under A. sylvestrii Santschi and described one new but very closely related species, A. differens Bolton & Fisher. A very distinctive new species, Asphinctopone pilosa sp. n., is described from Tanzania and represents the first record of this genus from East Africa. Modifications to the diagnosis of the genus and an updated key to the species of Asphinctopone are presented. An analysis of the distribution records of Asphinctopone, using BIOCLIM and DOMAIN as implemented in DIVA-GIS 7.1 to provide preliminary predictions of the potential range of the genus, is also provided.
A review of the scorpionflies (Mecoptera) of Indochina with the description of a new species of Neopanorpa from Northern Thailand
Authors: BICHA WESLEY J.
Published: December 2018

Thirty-nine species of scorpionflies are currently known from Indochina, consisting of 34 Neopanorpa, 1 Panorpa, and one, and 1 Bicaubittacus. An additional new species from northern Thailand, Neopanorpa latiseparata, is described and illustrated, and its biology is discussed. The male of this species has a wide subquadrate separation between the hypovalves of sternum 9. Additional distribution and seasonal data for Indochinese Mecoptera are provided.
A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Neostrengeria Pretzmann, 1965, from Colombia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae)
Authors: CAMPOS MARTHA R.
Published: December 2018

A new species of the genus Neostrengeria Pretzmann, 1965, is described. The genus is endemic to Colombia and is distributed on the slopes and high plains of the Eastern Andes at elevations of 470 to 3000 m. The new species is distinguished from its congeners primarily by the morphology of the first male gonopod: shape of the mesial, lateral and accessory lobes, outline of the apex and the meso-caudal projection of the spermatic channel. The new species raises to 24 the number of species included in Neostrengeria.
A new Pristimantis (Anura, Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from Churi-tepui in the Chimanta massif, Venezuelan Guayana
Authors: BARRIO-AMORÓS CÉSAR L. , MESA JAVIER , BREWER-CARÍAS CHARLES , MCDIARMID ROY W.
Published: December 2018

A new species of the genus Pristimantis is described from Churi tepui, in the Chimanta massif, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. The new species was discovered during the Muchimuk Expedition 2009, an ongoing speleological exploration of the Charles Brewer cave system, the largest sandstone cave on Earth. The species is known from only one female, collected near the mouth of the Muchimuk cave, in “non-gramineous tubiform meadows”. The new species can be distinguished from other Pristimantis on the highlands of the Guiana Shield by its unique coloration, indistinct tympanum, dorsal and ventral skin smooth, well-developed lateral fringes on the fingers and toes, and basal webbing on Toes III–V.
Brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the southern coast of Turkey (eastern Mediterranean): new records and revision of Amphiodia obtecta Mortensen, 1940
Authors: STÖHR SABINE , ÇINAR MELIH ERTAN , DAGLI ERTAN
Published: December 2018

Brittle stars were collected on the southern coast of Turkey in 2005 and 2009. The most abundant species found (up to 420 ind. m -2 ) was Amphiodia obtecta. The taxonomic status of this species was unclear and is revised here. This is the first record of the genus Amphiodia in the Mediterranean Sea; it probably originates from the Red Sea, since it is absent from the entire Atlantic Ocean. Among the other species found, Ophiactis macrolepidota (previously reported as O. parva in the Mediterranean) is a new record for the marine fauna of Turkey.
Thulinius saltursus comb. nov.: a new systematic position for Isohypsibius saltursus Schuster, Toftner & Grigarick, 1978 (Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae) and a key for the genus Thulinius
Authors: KACZMAREK ŁUKASZ , BERTOLANI ROBERTO , NĘDZYŃSKA-STYGAR MONIKA
Published: December 2018

Based on the type material Thulinius saltursus comb. nov., is redescribed. T. saltursus is very similar to other members of the genus Thulinius, but it differs from the most similar species mainly by morphometric characters of the buccal tube, claws and the presence of lunules only on the external claws. In this paper we also provide a key for all Thulinius species known to date and make some remarks on their distribution.
A new cave-dwelling species of Quaestus Schaufuss, 1861 from the Montes de Pas, Northern Spain (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leptodirini)
Authors: COSTAS JOSÉ Mª SALGADO , MOREDA LUCÍA LABRADA , LUQUE CARLOS G.
Published: December 2018

Quaestus (Quaesticulus) pasensis sp. nov. is described from several caves in the Churrón-Millajo Cave karst system (Municipal Districts of Luena and Vega de Pas, Cantabria, Spain), a part of the karst region of Ocejo (Montes de Pas). The new species may be easily recognized by the distinct structures of the male and female genitalia (spermathecal complex), and especially by the peculiar shape of antennae. The taxonomic position of the new species is discussed, particularly its differences and similarities with morphologically and geographically proximate species, and affinities with two closely related species, Q. (Quaesticulus) minos (Jeannel, 1909) and Q. (Quaesticulus) autumnalis (Escalera, 1898). Biological and ecological data are provided. A key to the species of the subgenus Quaesticulus Schaufuss, 1861 is included.
New species of macropsine leafhopper genus Pedionis Hamilton (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species
Authors: ZHANG BIN , VIRAKTAMATH C. A.
Published: December 2018

Three new macropsine leafhopper species of the genus Pedionis are described and illustrated from China: Pedionis lii sp. nov. (Guizhou province: Xishui), P. spinata sp. nov. (Hainan province: Mt. Wuzhi) and P. yunnana sp. nov. (Yunnan province: Zhengyuan). A key to eight Chinese species of the genus is given and a checklist of the known species of Pedionis is also provided.
Description of the larva of Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961 (Odonata: Aeshnidae)
Authors: NOVELO-GUTIÉRREZ RODOLFO , TENNESSEN KENNETH J.
Published: December 2018

The last instar larva of Aeshna persephone is described and compared to the other Aeshna species inhabiting Mexico and the southwestern United States. A key is provided to separate A. persephone from the six other sympatric species of Aeshna. Larvae inhabit roots of riparian herbaceous vegetation in open streams with boulders.
Revision of the Australo-Papuan genus Macrolema Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae), with description of a new genus
Authors: REID C. A. M. , BEATSON M.
Published: December 2018

The chrysomelid genus Macrolema Baly 1861 is revised. 13 species are described including five new: Macrolema aenescens (Bowditch 1913), M. albascutica sp. nov., M. atripennis (Bowditch 1913), M. dickdaviesi sp. nov., M. giya sp. nov., M. karimui sp. nov., M. longicornis Jacoby 1895, M. metallica (Lea 1922), M. pulchra sp. nov., M. quadrivittata (Jacoby 1898), M. submetallica (Jacoby 1894), M. ventralis Lea 1921b, M. vittata Baly 1861. Macrolema vittata is a senior synonym of M. marginata Jacoby 1898 (syn. nov.). Allsortsia gen. nov., is erected for a species formerly in Macrolema, Allsortsia maculata (Lea 1922), comb. nov. Lectotypes are designated for Macrolema longicornis, M. vittata and Macrogonus quadrivittatus. Keys are provided for identification of the genera of Spilopyrinae and for the species of Macrolema. Macrolema is confined to the eastern rainforests of Australia (11 species) and highland New Guinea (2 species). Little is known of the biology of the species of Macrolema and Allsortsia, all of which are relatively rarely collected. A first-instar larva is tentatively ascribed to Macrolema.
Phylogenetic analysis of the Prionini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae) from China based on mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes and Cytochrome oxidase I gene
Authors: FENG BO , CHEN LI , E YAN-LI , ZHENG KAI-DI
Published: December 2018

This is the first molecular systematic treatment of the Prionini. Here, three mitochondrial genes were partially sequenced from the Chinese Prionini to analyze phylogenetic relationships. Nucleotide compositions of three mitochondrial genes in the Chinese Prionini are biased toward A and T as in other insects. Ratios of transition vs. transversion (Ts/Tv) in 12S rRNA decrease with divergence time. However, ratios in 16S rRNA first increase with divergence time but decrease when divergence time is prolonged. Some nodes have poor bootstrap values or Bayesian posterior probabilities in phylogenetic trees reconstructed from single mitochondrial gene. In addition, some conflicting clades are found among phylogenetic trees based on a different gene. Therefore, a single mitochondrial gene provides limited phylogenetic signal and phylogenetic relationships based on a single gene sequence may be questionable. The Chinese Prionini is a monophyletic group. However, the genus Dorysthenes is paraphyletic. Dorysthenes fossatus should be transferred from Dorysthenes but the true status of D. fossatus is currently unknown. Species of Dorysthenes (excluding D. fossatus) constitute a monophyletic clade and there is close relationship between Dorysthenes paradoxus and Dorysthenes zivetta.
A checklist of Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Cambodia, with two new species and a key to the genus Lemuriana
Authors: LEE YOUNG JUNE
Published: December 2018

This paper provides the first faunal checklist of Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Cambodia, comprising 25 species belonging to 16 genera. Two new species, Tanna kimtaewooi sp. nov. and Lemuriana cambodiana sp. nov., are described. Platypleura mira Distant, 1904, Chremistica moultoni Boulard, 2002, Cryptotympana recta (Walker, 1850), Pomponia subtilita Lee, 2009, Purana parvituberculata Kos & Gogala, 2000, Orientopsaltria padda (Distant, 1887), and Platylomia malickyi Beuk, 1998 are newly added to the cicada fauna of Cambodia. Megapomponia imperatoria (Westwood, 1842), which was erroneously recorded due to misidentification, is removed from the fauna. Information on geographic distributions is also provided. A key to the species of the genus Lemuriana Distant 1905 is provided.
Natural history and description of Zatypota kerstinae sp.nov. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) reared from Theridion palmgreni Marusik et Tsellarius (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Finland
Authors: FRITZÉN NICLAS R.
Published: December 2018

Zatypota kerstinae sp. nov., belonging to the Polysphincta group of genera, is described. Its unusual cocoon is figured and a discussion on the natural history, the possible total distribution, the host range and the rarity of the new species is provided. Like all other species of the Polysphincta group of genera, the new species is a koinobiont ectoparasitoid of spiders. It has been reared from the theridiid Theridion palmgreni Marusik & Tsellarius, 1986 in Finland, collected mainly by beating lower branches of Norway spruce (Picea abies) in old forests. The results indicate that Z. kerstinae is univoltine with a very narrow realised host range consisting of a single species in Finland. Z. kerstinae seems to be a rare species in Finland, not only in entomological collections. Zatypota now comprises 7 species in Europe.
Description of the imagos of Cloeodes jaragua Salles & Lugo-Ortiz, 2003 (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)
Authors: GONÇALVES INÊS CORRÊA , DE-SOUZA MÁRCIA REGINA , NESSIMIAN JORGE LUIZ
Published: December 2018

Cloeodes Traver, 1938 (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) was established to include Baetidae specimens from Puerto Rico. Of the three species described by Traver (1938), only the type-species C. maculipes remains in this genus (Domínguez et al. 2006). A revision of Cloeodes by Waltz & McCafferty (1987) redefined its distinct characteristics and revealed the genus to be a widespread group of  Neotropical origin with several species from South and Central America as well as from Southwestern North America and Southeast Asia.
Development of sexual characters in the cave shrimp genus Troglocaris (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) and their applicability in taxonomy
Authors: JUGOVIC JURE , PREVORČNIK SIMONA , SKET BORIS
Published: December 2018

In most Atyidae species, male pleopods I–II are specifically shaped in adults. In some species, the same holds true for male pereopods III–V. Due to the age and sex-dependent morphology of these structures, which are presumably used during mating, certain taxonomic mistakes in species diagnoses and identifications have occurred in the past. We studied the morphological development of these appendages in males of the cave shrimp Troglocaris (Troglocaris) planinensis Birštejn, 1948 (= W-Slo phylogroup by Zakšek et al. 2009). In addition, we examined the ontogeny of these structures in males and females from other phylogroups of the subgenus Troglocaris Dormitzer, as well as in the subgenera Spelaeocaris Matjašič, 1956 and Troglocaridella Babić, 1922. Multivariate Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) on males from the subgenus Troglocaris, confirmed the division of late ontogenetic development into sequential phases. The results indicate that in atyids (1) only mature specimens should be considered when searching for reliable morphological differences between closely related species, (2) pleopods and pereopods show diverse differentiation between taxa, preventing the reliable ascertainment of maturity at all times, (3) body size is often not a reliable indicator of maturity, (4) generally, only very rich samples ensure the presence of the fully mature males that are needed for adequate morphological studies.
New data of Nazeris Fauvel in Xizang, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)
Authors: HU JIA-YAO , PAN ZHAO-HUI
Published: December 2018

A new species of Nazeris Fauvel, 1873 from Xizang, China, is described and illustrated: N. zhifeii Hu & Pan, sp. n. A key to Nazeris species in Xizang and a map showing their distribution are given.
Descriptions, redescription, notes, and new ranks in American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: HEFFERN DANIEL , NASCIMENTO FRANCISCO E. DE L. , SANTOS-SILVA ANTONIO
Published: December 2018

Four new species of Lamiinae are described and illustrated: Estoloides jaliscana (Lamiinae, Desmiphorini), from Mexico (Jalisco); Allotigrinestola nuevoleonis (Desmiphorini), from Mexico (Nuevo Léon); Pogonillus panamensis (Desmiphorini), from Panama; and Phrynidius nayaritensis (Lamiinae, Apomecynini), from Mexico (Nayarit). Drycothaea stictica stictica Bates, 1881 (Lamiinae, Calliini) is redescribed, and notes on it and Drycothaea stictica lepidiota Bates, 1885 are provided. Ornithia mexicana mexicana (Sturm, 1843) (Cerambycinae, Dryobiini) and O. m. zapotensis Tippmann, 1960 are considered distinct species.
Fourteen new species of Pseudisobrachium (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Atlantic rain forest of Esp rito Santo, Brazil
Authors: Waichert C. , Azevedo C.O.
Published: December 2018

This is the first report of the genus Pseudisobrachium Kieffer, 1904 from the Atlantic rain forest of Esp rito Santo, Brazil. Numerous specimens were collected by sweeping the vegetation once a month for one year in Esta o Biol gica de Santa Lucia and Reserva Biol gica de Duas Bocas. The following 14 new species are described and illustrated: Pseudisobrachium ventriosum, P. triacutum,
The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: The genera of the Cryptobatida group of subtribe Agrina, tribe Lebiini, with new species and notes on their way of life (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Authors: ERWIN TERRY L.
Published: December 2018

Eight genera and eighteen species of the Cryptobatida group of subtribe Agrina, Lebiini, living in Costa Rica are diagnosed, described, illustrated or referenced and new species assigned to inclusive genera. Occurrences of some taxa outside of Costa Rica are also reported, these ranging from Texas to Argentina. Subtribe Agrina consists of those species formerly included in the Subtribe Calleidina. Four new species of Aspasiola Chaudoir 1877 are described: A. bonita Erwin, n. sp. (COSTA RICA. PUNTARENAS, Peninsula de Osa, P.N. Corcovado, Estaci n Sirena, 0 100 m, 08 28' 0 N, 083 35' 0 W, LS270500, 508300), A. osa Erwin, n. sp. (COSTA RICA. PUNTARENAS, Peninsula de Osa, P.N. Corcovado, Estaci n Sirena, upper Ollas Trail, 30 150 m, 08 29' 00 N, 083 34' 39 W), A. selva Erwin, n. sp. (COSTA RICA. HEREDIA, Estaci n Biol gica La Selva, 3.0 km S Puerto Viejo, Finca La Selva, 50 150 m, 10 25' 55 N, 084 00' 32 W, LN535500, 268000), A. steineri Erwin n. sp. (COSTA RICA. HEREDIA, Estaci n Biol gica La Selva, 3.0 km S Puerto Viejo, Finca La Selva, 50 150 m, 10 25' 55 N, 084 00' 32 W, LN535500, 268000). Two new species of Hyboptera Chaudoir 1872 are described: H. apollonia Erwin n. sp. (PANAM , COL N, Porto Bello, 113 m, 09 33' 0 N, 079 39' 0 W), H. auxiliadora Erwin n. sp. (USA. TEXAS, Hidalgo County, Mission; Bentsen State Park, 26 10' 22" N, 098 22' 56" W). Alkestis Liebke 1939 is a nomen dubium and possible junior synonym of Lelis Chaudoir 1869. Aspasiola rutilans ignea Bates 1883 is changed to full species, Aspasiola ignea Bates new status. Pseudolebia Basilewsky 1942 is NOT a synonym of Onota Chaudoir 1872. Pseudometabletus Liebke 1930 is a junior synonym of Cylindronotum Putzeys 1846. Pseudotoglossa rufitarsis nigrescens Mateu 1961:177 is a junior synonym of Pseudotoglossa terminalis (Chaudoir). An identification key is provided to the genera of the Cryptobatida Group and additional keys are provided for those genera with more than one species occurring in Costa Rica. Distribution data is provided for all species including their known occurrence outside of Costa Rica in adjacent Panam and Nicaragua, and other countries. Adults of species of Aspasiola, Cryptobatis, Otoglossa and Hyboptera are known to occur on shelf fungi on rotting logs and have also been fogged from the canopy of tropical trees (which probably contained shelf fungi on dead branches); adults of species of Cylindronotum, Onota, Pseudotoglossa, Valeriaaschero have also been fogged from the canopy of tropical trees and likely adults of Onota and Pseudotoglossa collected from rotten logs were associated with fungi.
First known male of Enicoscolus (Diptera: Bibionidae), with a redescription of E. brachycephalus
Authors: AMORIM DALTON DE SOUZA , PINTO LENIRA G.
Published: December 2018

A male of Enicoscolus is described for the first time. Enicoscolus brachycephalus is redescribed based on two males and one female of E. brachycephalus from Mexico, found in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History, New York. The general pattern of the male terminalia is similar to other Bibionini. Sternite 9 is largely fused to the gonocoxites, which slightly projects distally to the hypandrial plate. The gonostyles are simple, rounded at the apex, differing from the usual Bibiodes bifid pattern or the curved gonostyle found in most Bibio species. A pair of aedeagal plates the tegmen and the genital rod follow the general pattern of Bibionomorpha species. The position of Enicoscolus is as the sister group of Bibionellus.
Description of a new species of Lauromacromia Geijskes, 1970 (Odonata: Corduliidae) from Southeastern Brazil
Authors: CARVALHO ALCIMAR L. , SALGADO LUIZ GUSTAVO V. , WERNECK-DE-CARVALHO PEDRO C.
Published: December 2018

Lauromacromia picinguaba sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on a series composed by a male and four females from Picinguaba, Ubatuba, S o Paulo state, Brazil, all obtained from reared larvae. The type material is deposited in the Museu Nacional and the Instituto de Biologia, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro. This is the first description of a female and the southernmost record for the genus. A key to the genera of Corduliidae occurring in Brazil is appended.
Description of Catumiri n. gen. and three new species (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae)
Authors: GUADANUCCI JOSÉ PAULO LEITE
Published: December 2018

The new Ischnocolinae genus Catumiri is described. The species Cenobiopelma argentinense (Mello-Leit o, 1934), considered a junior synonym of Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924, is transferred to the present genus. Three new species are also described: C. chicaoi n. sp., from south of Bahia, Una; C. petropolium n. sp., from Petr polis, Rio de Janeiro (type species); and C. uruguayense n. sp., from Lavalleja, Uruguay. Diagnosis, zoogeographical distribution and an identification key are provided for all species.
A revision of the Western Australian endemic humicolous beetle genus Tympallopatrum Perkins (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Authors: PERKINS PHILIP D.
Published: December 2018

The Western Australian endemic humicolous beetle genus Tympallopatrum Perkins is revised. A key to the four known species is given. Three new species are described: T. aureolum (12 km W. Walpole, Walpole National Park, Mt. Clare), T. callosum (Beedelup National Park, 20 km W. Pemberton), and T. curvicostum (Porongurup National Park, Bolganup Creek). These rare, markedly sculptured beetles were collected from litter and/or fungi, or by pyrethrin fogging of bark, usually near streams or moist habitats. High resolution digital images of the holotypes are presented (online version in color), male genitalia are illustrated, and geographic distributions are mapped.
Morphology of the prothorax and procoxa in the New World Cryptocephalini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae)
Authors: CHAMORRO-LACAYO MARIA LOURDES , KONSTANTINOV ALEXANDER S.
Published: December 2018

The comparative morphology of the prothorax and procoxae of New World Cryptocephalini was studied based on representatives of 11 of the 13 genera of the tribe. This study revealed a set of characters of obvious diagnostic and possible phylogenetic value supporting the currently accepted generic classification and two subtribes instead of the three currently recognized. Two general typesof prothoracies were found, the first occurring in Cryptocephalina and Monachulina and the second in Pachybrachina. Previously undescribed for Polyphaga, a monocondylic joint between the coxa and trochantin, was found in all the genera studied. Possible movement of the trochanter, including the transfer of advance movement into rotation, is described and illustrated.
Catalog of Recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Authors: TUCKER JOHN K.
Published: December 2018

More than 11,350 species group taxa have at one time or another been assigned to the Conoidean gastropod group commonly referred to as turrids. A catalog including Recent and fossil species belonging to the Drilliidae, Pseudomelatomidae, Strictispiridae, Turridae, and six of the seven subfamilies of the Conidae is presented. Species described in the Terebridae and the Coninae (sensu stricto) are excluded. The catalog is descriptive and no new generic assignments are made nor are new synonymies proposed. However, much of the secondary literature is also reviewed for each taxon, allowing previously proposed synonymies and generic assignments to be quickly found and evaluated. Preliminary analysis of the taxa included found temporal and geographical variation in the make up of Conoidean faunas. In general, Conidae (sensu stricto) have increased in importance, whereas Turridae have declined in importance from Cretaceous to Recent. In all extant faunas, Conidae (sensu stricto) dominate and range from 44.8% to 91.5% of the faunas from broadly defined geographic regions. Species diversity is high with more than 3000 Recent taxa potentially valid species. With a 38 species/year rate of species description, the number of valid Recent species could increase by one-third in the next 50 years. Because slightly more than one-half of the taxa are fossil species and description of new species is rapid among the fossils, known diversity is also increasing among fossil taxa. Unfortunately a large number of species-level taxa were found that are little known and need study to determine their place in turrid systematics. Regardless, the catalog provides a foundation for future studies of these important marine carnivorous gastropods.
A revision of the genus Paratyndaris Fisher, 1919 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Polycestinae)
Authors: NELSON G. H. , BELLAMY C. L.
Published: December 2018

The genus Paratyndaris Fisher, 1919 is revised, and three subgenera are recognized: P. (Knulliella) Cobos, P. (Paratyndaris) Fisher, and P. (Waltersia), subg. nov. [type species: Tyndaris barberi Skinner]. The subgenus P. (Knulliella) contains six species: P. (K.) antillarum Fisher, P. (K.) chamaeleonis (Skinner), P. (K.) mojito B l , P. (K.) pulchra, sp. nov., P. (K.) similis, sp. nov., and P. (K.) suturalis Fall. The subgenus P. (Paratyndaris) contains 26 species: P. (P.) acaciae Knull, P. (P.) albofasciata Knull, P. (P.) anomalis Knull, P. (P.) cincta (Horn), P. (P.) costata, sp. nov., P. (P.) coursetiae Fisher, P. (P.) crandalli Knull, P. (P.) dozieri, sp. nov., P. (P.) grassmani Parker, P. (P.) lateralis (Barr), P. (P.) mexicana Fisher, P. (P.) mimica, sp. nov., P. (P.) nelsoni (Barr), P. (P.) olneyae (Skinner), P. (P.) paralateralis, sp. nov., P. (P.) peninsularis Westcott, P. (P.) prosopis (Skinner), P. (P.) quadrinotata Knull, P. (P.) robusta (Dozier), P. (P.) subcostata (Barr), P. (P.) tucsoni Knull, P. (P.) turbida, sp. nov., P. (P.) uniformis, sp. nov., P. (P.) variabilis Westcott, P. (P.) verityi, sp. nov., and P. (P.) westcotti, sp. nov. The subgenus P. (Waltersia) contains four species: P. (W.) barberi (Skinner), P. (W.) equihuai Westcott, P. (W.) knulli (Barr), and P. (W.) trilobata Westcott. One new synonym is proposed: P. mexicana Fisher (= P. sonorae (Barr)). All taxa included are described and information on variation, type localities, distribution, biology, and comparisons are given for each species. A key to subgenera and species is provided. Habitus photos for all species and selected generic outgroup taxa, drawings of selected key characters, distributional maps and a cladogram of hypothetical generic relationships are presented. Tables of examined taxa, characters and character states and a character state matrix are included.
Hydrolagus matallanasi sp. nov. (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) a new species of rabbitfish from southern Brazil
Authors: SOTO JULES M.R. , VOOREN CAROLUS M.
Published: December 2018

Hydrolagus matallanasi sp. nov., the first species of the genus in the southwest Atlantic, is described from 21 specimens collected on the continental slope of southern Brazilian at 416 736 m depth. This new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: an irregular brown coloration with reticulations and spots over the body; ventral surface whitish, including pectoral bases; proximal margin of the second dorsal fin whitish; tooth plates striped and bicolor, yellowish and gray; length of dorsal fin spine equal to or a slightly longer than head length; pectoral fin notably long, its tip extending beyond posterior margin of pelvic fin base; upper margin of second dorsal fin notably concave at middle region of second dorsal fin base; second dorsal fin with minimum height less than half of its maximum height (located at points anterior and posterior to middle region of fin); eye length slightly smaller than preorbital length. The new species is compared to H. mirabilis, the most similar species from North Atlantic, and H. alberti, which occurs in the western Atlantic.
A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from rocky montane fields of the Serra do Cip , Southeastern Brazil
Authors: PUGLIESE ADRIANA , POMBAL JOSÉ P. , SAZIMA IVAN
Published: December 2018

Scinax curicica, a new species of treefrog of the Scinax ruber group is described from southeastern Brazil. The new species was previously considered as a slightly different population of Scinax duartei from State of Minas Gerais and is characterized by subacuminate snout in dorsal view, rounded in lateral view; canthus rostralis straight to nearly curved; brown to gray dorsal background with a interocular blotch extending in two longitudinal stripes to inguinal region with or without interruptions; yellow flash color blotches on hidden surfaces of thigh; height of caudal fins of tadpoles; advertisement call with multipulsed note, large number of pulses, and long call duration. Descriptions of the advertisement call, tadpole and data on natural history are provided.
1. Grounding Etnos Theory: An Introduction
Authors: Anderson David G. , Arzyutov Dmitry V. , Alymov Sergei S.
Published: December 2018

This is a highly contextualized essay on the history of etnos theory from roughly the 18th century to the 21st century. The introduction demonstrates how various concepts of identity arose from the concrete experiences that specific ethnographers had with the people who hosted them, and that these sometimes-competing accounts of etnos, minzu, and ethnie were underwritten by concrete experiences. Historically, the introduction would touch on the first usage of the etno- prefix by Baltic Germans studying Russian hinterlands, continue through the development of the notion in German and French theory. Here the development is linked both to an evolving consciousness of the distinctiveness of human form (i.e. Racial anthropology) and the gradual process by which ethnography/social anthropology carved out a space for itself independent of what is today biological anthropology. The introduction then poses the question of how to speak about the life histories of these concepts as embodied in the lives of several concrete individuals, and as debated in several regional theatres from one side of Eurasia to another. Moving across the case studies, which are the heart of the volume, the introduction will follow the threads of argument as they lead up until the present day. In terms of regional theatres, we will focus on ‘Southern Russia/Ukraine’, ‘Northern Russia/Pomoria’ and ‘Siberia/Northern China’. The introduction will then lead the reader to the present day from the ‘revival’ of etnos theory by Julian Bromley and the way that nationality and identity is debated in contemporary China.
3. Ukrainian Roots of the Theory of Etnos
Authors: Alymov Sergei S.
Published: December 2018

The genealogy of etnos can be traced back, firstly, to the Saint-Petersburg anthropologists Eduard Petri and Dmitrii Koropchevskii and, secondly, to the ideology of Ukrainian national movement. The chapter examines the making of Fedor Volkov and Nikolai Mogilanskii’s ideas and in particular their solidarity with Southern Russian independence movements in what is now Ukraine. The chapter argues that the political engagement of these scholars, and their methods of describing identity, had a strong effect on the way that etnos theory became operationalized within the Soviet state.
7. Chasing Shadows: Sharing Photographs from Former Northwest Manchuria
Authors: Dudding Jocelyne
Published: December 2018

Based on fieldwork within museums in Cambridge and St. Petersburg, and in Hulunbeir province China, this paper explores the evocative effect photographic images from the first third of twentieth century have on national communities investigating their identities. Set against the background of Northern China, where many records of local rural lifestyles have been lost or destroyed, the digital sharing of the images collected by Ethel Lindgren and Sergei Shirokogoroff have had a strong emotional and political effect with local communities. Through querying the status of the photograph as an object of memory, the author speaks to the engagement of audiences to these unique collections. The chapter is accompanied by 25 photographic images.