bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pediobius sasae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a new species from galls on dwarf bamboo (Sasa nipponica) in Japan
Authors: HANSSON CHRISTER
Published: March 2024

Pediobius sasae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is described from Japan. This new species belongs to the “eubius-complex” of species and is compared to the species of that group. It was reared from galls induced by an unidentified gall midge of the tribe Oligotrophini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). The galls are formed on stems of dwarf bamboo (Sasa nipponica). Pediobius sasae is a solitary primary parasitoid on the gall midge, but possibly also acts as a secondary parasitoid of another parasitoid reared from the same host, an unidentified species of Torymus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae).
A new species of Notarius (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Colombian Pacific
Authors: BETANCUR-R. RICARDO , P. ARTURO ACERO
Published: March 2024

Notarius armbrusteri n. sp. is described from specimens purchased in the fish market of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The species is distinguished from other eastern Pacific species of Notarius by the following combination of features: mouth small, width 11.1–11.8% SL; eye large, diameter 4.3–4.9% SL; distance between anterior nostrils 6.1–6.9% SL, distance between posterior nostrils 5.9–6.9% SL; short maxillary barbels, length 20.5–22.2% SL; and gill rakers on first arch 3–4+8–9 (total 11–13). Based on mitochondrial evidence (cytochrome b and ATP synthase 8/6, total 1937 base pairs), the new species is closely related to N. insculptus, from the Pacific Panama. An updated key to identify the eight described species of Notarius from the eastern Pacific is provided.
New distribution records for Stenoponia americana (Baker) and Stenoponia ponera Traub and Johnson (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) with a review of records from the Southwestern United States
Authors: HASTRITER MICHAEL W. , HAAS GLENN E. , WILSON NIXON
Published: March 2024

The genus Stenoponia is represented in the United States by S. americana (Baker) and S. ponera Traub and Johnson. Stenoponia americana is widely distributed from the eastern seaboard of the United States to the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The western extreme of S. americana is reported for the first time in Utah, a new state record is given for South Dakota, and additional unpublished records are provided for Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Mexico, and North Carolina. The presence of S. ponera was confirmed in SW Colorado, extending the distribution north by 480 km, additional records are provided for Arizona, and the first record of this species is documented for Texas. A distribution map for Stenoponia in the southwestern United States and a discussion of their ecology is included.
Two new species of Sciophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Turkey, with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the S. lutea Macquart group
Authors: BECHEV DIMITAR , KOÇ HASAN
Published: March 2024

Two new species, Sciophila muglolutea sp. n. and S. turkolutea sp. n., from southeastern Turkey are described and illustrated. The second record of S. delphis Chandler, previously known only from the holotype, is reported. A key to the Western Palaearctic species of the S. lutea Macquart group is provided, and data on the distribution of the Palaearctic species are presented.
New lyssomanine and hisponine jumping spiders from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)
Authors: MADDISON WAYNE P. , ZHANG J. X.
Published: March 2024

Three new species of salticid spider from Africa are described and illustrated. These are Goleba lyra, new species, a lyssomanine from Madagascar, Massagris schisma, new species, a hisponine from South Africa, and Tomocyrba andasibe, new species, a hisponine from Madagascar.
A new species of Curius Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Venezuela with notes on sexual dimorphism within the genus
Authors: NEARNS EUGENIO H. , RAY ANN M.
Published: March 2024

A new species, Curius chemsaki (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Curiini), from Venezuela is described. Features distinguishing the new species from its congeners as well as a key to the four species are presented. Sexual dimorphism in pronotal and prosternal morphology within the genus is also discussed.
Rhabdias lamothei n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Leptodeira maculata (Colubridae) in Mexico, including new records of R. fuscovenosa (Railliet, 1899) Goodey, 1924
Authors: MARTQNEZ-SALAZAR ELIZABETH A. , LEÓN-RÈGAGNON VIRGINIA
Published: March 2024

Rhabdias lamothei n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from the lungs of Leptodeira maculata (Colubridae) is described and illustrated. This is the 53rd species assigned to the genus and the first species described from an endemic snake in Mexico. Rhabdias lamothei differs from all other species by having the combination of the following characters: body coiled, truncated anterior end, 6 lips, equatorial vulvae, esophagus length /body length ratio 8.36–12.46 (10.31%), tail length / body length ratio 4.49–12.28 (6.98 %), and principally by the markedly elongated tail with a sharp terminal point. The geographical distribution of R. fuscovenosa is expanded in 13 localities and 6 new host records are provided.
A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi Province, China
Authors: RAO DING-QI , WILKINSON JEFFERY A. , LIU HUI-NING
Published: March 2024

A new species of Rhacophorus is described from Guangxi Province, China.  The new species, Rhacophorus minimus, is the smallest of the known green species of Rhacophorus, with a SVL averaging only 28.1 mm for males and 37.0 mm for females.  Other characters that separate it from other green Rhacophorus species include a smooth bright green dorsum, lacking tubercles and pattern; a white stripe from tip of snout along the upper lip and shoulder to insertion of hind limbs; reduced webbing, less than a third of the length of outer fingers; and disc of the 3rd finger smaller than the diameter of the tympanum.
First record of Simognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Mexico, including the description of a new species
Authors: RIVAS GERARDO
Published: March 2024

This is the first record of the genus Simognathus and of the subfamily Simognathinae from Mexico. Simognathus cramerae sp. nov. is described from the Mexican tropical Pacific Ocean. The principal diagnostic features are dorsal setae 2 outside of ocular plate, dorsal setae 3 on anterodorsal plate, and second segment of pedipalp with a ventral bristle and without a ventral apophysis. This species resembles S. fuscus Viets, S. similis Bartsch, and S. hulingsi Newell.
Nomenclatural validation of three North American species of Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the adult description of Heliolonche joaquinensis Hardwick
Authors: POGUE MICHAEL G.
Published: March 2024

Article 13.1.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature states that names published after 1930 must have a description that defines and differentiates the taxon with characters. Three species of Heliothinae described by Hardwick (1996) are not in conformance with this Article; thus, they are nomina nuda. The following species are validated by descriptions and illustrations of the adult and genitalia: Schinia angulilinea new species (= S. arizonensis Hardwick), S. maculata new species (= S. blanca Hardwick), and S. erythrias new species (= S. pulchra Hardwick). The adult of Heliolonche joaquinensis Hardwick is described, along with illustrations of the adult and genitalia.
On a small collection of harpacticoids from Easter Island: the family Laophontidae T. Scott (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida)
Authors: GÓMEZ SAMUEL , BOYKO CHRISTOPHER B.
Published: March 2024

The harpacticoid family Laophontidae T. Scott is reported from Easter Island for the first time. A provisional redescription of both sexes of the type species of Laophonte Philippi, Laophonte cornuta Philippi, is provided based on newly collected material from Motu Iti, Easter Island. A second species of the cornuta-group, Laophonte similicornuta sp. nov. is described based on a single female. Two other new species belonging to the subfamily Laophontinae T. Scott are described, Phycolaophonte tongariki sp. nov. (based on a single female) and Loureirophonte minutum sp. nov. (based on a male only). An updated generic diagnosis for Phycolaophonte is given, as well as an amendment to Fiers' (1993) key to the species of Loureirophonte Jakobi. A fourth species-group is recognised within the genus, the minutum-group, which is defined by the combination of: P4ENP being represented by a single seta, presence of 3 and 2 outer spines on the P2–P3EXP3 and P4EXP3, respectively, and presence of a normal outer spine on the male P3EXP2. Within the Esolinae Huys and Lee, Corbulaseta pacifica sp. nov. is described based on a single female. Reexamination of Vervoort's (1962) concept of Corbulaseta (=Esola) bulligera (Farran) from New Caledonia revealed a distinct species of the genus Corbulaseta, described herein as C. tokiokai sp. nov. Intrageneric relationships of the new species described and biogeographic affinities are discussed.
Notes on Eotrechus Kirkaldy, 1902 (Heteroptera: Gerridae), with descriptions of two new species
Authors: TRAN ANH DUC , ZETTEL HERBERT
Published: March 2024

Two new species of Eotrechus are described: Eotrechus pilicaudatus sp.n. from northeastern India and Eotrechus luaae sp.n. from China (Hainan Island); both are closely related to Eotrechus pingae Andersen, 1998 from China (Guangdong). The occurence of Eotrechus kalidasa Kirkaldy, 1902 in northeastern India is confirmed. Eotrechus terrestris Andersen, 1982 is recorded from Nepal for the first time.
Biodiversity "hotspots", patterns of richness and endemism, and distribution of marine sponges in South Africa based on actual and interpolation data: A comparative approach
Authors: SAMAA TOUFIEK
Published: March 2024

“Hotspots” of biodiversity at a meso-scale diversity were examined for marine sponge populations throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical South Africa. Actual and interpolated (predicted) data sets are presented in a comparative manner to compare the diversity patterns of South African Demospongiae species and their distribution in contiguous 5°grid sections, to demonstrate current knowledge of the sponge fauna in various coastal regions. Richness and endemism varied considerably between marine areas and grid sections, for species at all spatial scales. Richness and endemism were equally effective indicators of biodiversity “hotspots”, but differed in patterns between the two datasets. Species richness appears to be fairly unevenly distributed along the coast, and marked peaks occur in the south of the country, the greatest being in the area surrounding Cape Town (Sector 11); almost certainly the consequence of a disproportionately intense sampling effort at these locations. Levels of apparent endemism varied considerably between sectors, ranging from zero (Sector 1) to 71 species (Sector 11), with an average of 57% apparent endemic species recorded for all 35 regions based on the actual data, vs. 20% apparent endemics for the predicted data. The Bray-Curtis analysis (without transformations) showed no clear pattern of faunal relationships between the 35 selected sectors for the actual dataset, but the predicted data set showed three distinct faunal groups, the West Coast fauna extending from Cape Point northwards, a South Coast fauna, and an East Coast fauna.
A new species in the genus Agadasys Whittington (Diptera: Platystomatidae, Plastotephritinae) from China
Authors: CHEN XIAO L. , WHITTINGTON ANDREW E.
Published: March 2024

Agadasys xizangensis sp. nov. from China (type locality: Motuo, Xizang Province) is described. The subfamily Plastotephritinae and the genus Agadasys are recorded from China for the first time. The previously monotypic concept of Agadasys is revised, A. hexablepharis Whittington is briefly redescribed and a key to two species of the genus is provided.
The taxonomic status of the Italian Sparrow Passer italiae (Vieillot 1817): Speciation by stabilised hybridisation? A critical analysis. Zootaxa, 1325, 117–145 (ERRATUM)
Authors: TÖPFER T.
Published: March 2024

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Review of Egogepa Razowski, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Authors: WANG XINPU , LI HOUHUN
Published: March 2024

The genus Egogepa Razowski is reviewed, and one new species is described: Egogepa crassata sp. n. The adult and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a key to the known species of the genus is included.
Description of the tadpoles of Proceratophrys cristiceps (Anura: Cycloramphidae, Odontophrynini)
Authors: DA SILVA VIEIRA WASHINGTON LUIZ , DA SILVA VIEIRA KLEBER , SANTANA GINDOMAR GOMES
Published: March 2024

The tadpoles of Proceratophrys cristiceps (Müller, 1884) are described based on specimens collected in a temporary pool at the Estação Experimental de São João do Cariri, in the municipality of São João do Cariri, Paraíba State, in NE Brazil. Tadpoles in stage 39 had a total length of 30.31 mm, a body length of 12.45 mm (corresponding to 41.07% of their total length), were ovoid shaped in dorsal view, slightly depressed in lateral view, and with a dental formula 2(2)/3(1). The morphological characteristics of the tadpole P. cristiceps were compared with other tadpoles of four species belonging to the Proceratophrys bigibbosa group.
A new European species of Delia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) near the wheat bulb fly, D. coarctata (Fallén)
Authors: MICHELSEN VERNER
Published: March 2024

A new species of Delia Robineau-Desvoidy is described from Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Czech Republic) by the name of D. coarctoides. It is very similar to and has been confused with the wheat bulb fly, D. coarctata (Fallén), a well known anthomyiid pest species of cereals and grasses in Europe. A brief overview of the D. coarctata species group and a key to males and females are given.
New ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Micronesia
Authors: CLOUSE RONALD M.
Published: March 2024

Nine new species of ants collected in Micronesia are described and illustrated: Camponotus eperiamorum n. sp. (Pohnpei I.), C. erythrocephalus n. sp. (Yap I.), C. flavicomans n. sp. (Palau), C. marianensis n. sp. (Mariana Is.), C. peleliuensis n. sp. (Palau), Pheidole recondita n. sp. (Marianas and eastern Caroline Is), Vollenhovia kaselela n. sp. (Pohnpei I.), V. mwereka n. sp. (Pohnpei I.), and V. pwidikidika n. sp. (Pohnpei I.). They were discovered while cataloging the ant fauna of Micronesia, and several of them were already noted as possible new species when found in museum collections. Type series for five of the species include modern collections made during the course of this study.
The genus Leucodellus Reuter, 1906 in China (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae)
Authors: LI XIAO-MING , LIU GUO-QING
Published: March 2024

There are three species of Leucodellus Reuter recorded from China, of which one, Leucodellus xizangensis, is described here as new. The genus Heterochlorillus Putshkov, 1970 is treated as a junior synonym of Leucodellus Reuter, 1906. The new combinations Leucodellus amygdali (Linnavouri) [Heterochlorillus], L. nathaliae (Josifov) [Heterochlorillus], L. zagdani (Putshkov) [Heterochlorillus], and L. pallescens (Zheng and Li) [Plagiognathus], are proposed. A key for the discrimination of the Chinese species is given. Photographs of the dorsal habitus and illustrations of the legs and genitalia are provided. All type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Description of the mature larva of Gastrophysa janthina (Suffrian, 1851) [=G. unicolor auct.] (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) and key to the larvae of the European Gastrophysa
Authors: BASELGA ANDRÉS
Published: March 2024

Mature larva of Gastrophysa janthina (Suffrian, 1851) (= G. unicolor auct.) is described and illustrated for the first time, based on specimens collected on Rumex spp. (Polygonaceae) in Spain. Nomenclature of this species is discussed, justifying the use of G. janthina instead of G. unicolor auct. Diagnostic characters for the identification of species within Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1837 are coloration of dorsal tegument and shape of labrum. This latter character is the only one separating the larva of G. janthina from that of G. viridula (De Geer, 1775). A key to European larvae of genus Gastrophysa is provided. Notes on distribution and host plants are included.
A new species of Rhaebo (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia
Authors: MUESES-CISNEROS JONH JAIRO
Published: March 2024

A new species of the genus Rhaebo is described from the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia. Rhaebo lynchi sp. nov. differs from all others congeners in having a row of very prominent tarsal tubercles on the outer edge, a row of very prominent ulnar tubercles, short limbs, and smaller size in adult. R. lynchi is currently the smallest known Rhaebo.
Description of the tadpole of Hylomantis granulosa (Anura: Hylidae)
Authors: DO NASCIMENTO FILIPE AUGUSTO CAVALCANTI , SKUK GABRIEL OMAR
Published: March 2024

The tadpole of Hylomantis granulosa (Cruz, 1989) is described from the Municipality of Maceió, State of Alagoas, Brazil. At stage 36 the main characteristic is the huge terminal oral disc, with a single row of marginal papillae, absent anteriorly. LTRF is 2(2)/3(1). The tadpoles of the Hylomantis buckleyi group have some common characteristics that differ from H. granulosa. The large oral disc of H. granulosa can be a putative morphological synapomorphy of the H. aspera group.
Spermophilus torosensis Özkurt et al., 2007 (Sciuridae, Rodentia) is a subjective junior synonym of Spermophilus taurensis Gündüz et al., 2007, a newly described ground squirrel from the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey
Authors: GÜNDÜZ İSLAM , JAAROLA MAARIT , TEZ COŞKUN , YENİYURT CAN , POLLY P. DAVID , SEARLE JEREMY B.
Published: March 2024

Earlier this year a new species of ground squirrel (Spermophilus, Sciuridae, Rodentia) from the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey was named independently by two research groups (Spermophilus taurensis Gündüz et al., 2007; Spermophilus torosensis Özkurt et al., 2007). Prior to these publications, the squirrels in the Taurus Mountains had been referred to the widespread species Spermophilus xanthoprymnus (Bennett, 1835). Both research groups distinguished the new species on the basis of its karyotype (2n=40), its reddish dorsal pelt, its comparatively broad, long tail, and its larger body size. Gündüz et al. (2007) further distinguished the species as being monophyletic from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence analyses, as having diagnostic D-loop and X and Y chromosome haplotypes, and from the distinct position of the pterygoid fovea on the condylar process of the mandible. Özkurt et al. (2007) also noted spine-like posterior palatal processes, non-convergent supraorbital ridges, and reduced sagittal and lambdoidal crests as distinguishing features. Both research groups found that the species was restricted to a small area in the Taurus Mountains, including Akseki, from which the type localities were chosen (S. taurensis: village of Yarpuz in Akseki; S. torosensis: Salamut Plateau of Çaltılıçukur village in Akseki).
Two new species of Coenagrion Kirby, 1890, from China (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)
Authors: YU XIN , BU WENJUN
Published: March 2024

Two new species of Coenagrion Kirby (Coenagrion aculeatum, sp. nov., holotype male, China, Chongqing, Jiangjin, 23V-2001, deposited in Life Sciences College of Hebei University, Baoding, China; and C. tengchongensis, sp. nov., holotype male, China, Yunnan, Tengchong, Zhengding, 1800m, 15-VIII-2006, deposited in Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China) are described, and diagnostic figures of caudal appendages and genital ligulae are provided.
Stephonyx arabiensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Uristidae), a new deep-water scavenger species from the Indian Ocean, with a key to the genus Stephonyx
Authors: DIFFENTHAL MARK , HORTON TAMMY
Published: March 2024

The amphipod genus Stephonyx Lowry & Stoddart, 1989, consists of nine species. This paper adds a new species from the deep Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, based on material collected by baited trap at 1864m off the coast of Pakistan. The species can be distinguished from the most closely allied species Stephonyx laqueus (Barnard, 1967) by the weakly excavate palm of gnathopod 2, the pointed lateral cephalic lobe, and the shape of coxa 4. A key to the ten species in the genus is provided.
Asuroides, a new genus of lithosiine moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae)
Authors: DURANTE ANTONIO
Published: March 2024

A new lithosiine genus, Asuroides, is erected with Setina sagenaria Wallengren, 1860 designated as the type species. The following are also described: Asuroides calimerae, n. sp.; A. dimidiata, n. sp.; A. fasciata, n. sp.; A. retromaculata, n. sp.; A. rosea, n. sp.; A. rubea, n. sp.; and A. similis, n. sp. The species Asura atricraspeda is also transferred to Asuroides as a new combination, and a lectotype for it is designated. Differences between Asura Walker, 1854 and Asuroides are discussed, and a key to the species of Asuroides is presented.
A new species of Symmius Richardson (Crustacea: Isopoda: Chaetiliidae) from Japan
Authors: SHIMOMURA MICHITAKA
Published: March 2024

Symmius yamaguchiensis sp. nov described from off Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan from a depth of 126 m. The new species differs from its congeners in having nearly straight frontal margin to the head, rudimentary eye pigment, 11 plumose setae on the palm of propodus of pereopod 1, and pereonites 1–7 and pleonite 2 each with mid-dorsal projection. A key to species of the genus is provided.
A new species of Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Bolivia
Authors: EDMONDS W. D.
Published: March 2024

Coprophanaeus caroliae Edmonds, new species, is described. This species occurs in the cloud forests (yungas) of the department of Cochabamba in central Bolivia. It is illustrated and compared with the similar species Coprophanaeus ignecinctus (Felsche) and Coprophanaeus ohausi (Felsche).
Bathycongrus trimaculatus, a new congrid eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) from the southwestern Pacific, with a redescription of Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler
Authors: KARMOVSKAYA EMMA S. , SMITH DAVID G.
Published: March 2024

Bathycongrus trimaculatus is described from 16 specimens collected from moderately deep water off the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and New Caledonia in the southwestern Pacific. It is distinguished from all other species by the presence of three conspicuous dark spots in the dorsal and anal fins; by having the vomerine teeth in an elongate patch with all the teeth about the same size and none of them greatly enlarged; by having fewer vertebrae; and by its small size. Bathycongrus bleekeri is redescribed, based on the unique holotype and two additional specimens, and compared to other species of the genus.
The chaerilid scorpions of China (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae)
Authors: ZHU MING-SHENG , HAN GUANG-XIN , LOURENÇO WILSON R.
Published: March 2024

Four species of scorpions belonging to the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 are registered from the Xizang (Tibet) Region of China. We provide redescriptions for C. tessellatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 and C. triznai Kovařík, 2000. We also point out that C. pictus (Pocock, 1890) which was described by Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 was misidentified by those authors. C. pictus (Pocock, 1890) is of doubtful distribution in China. In this paper we describe one new species to science: Chaerilus conchiformus sp. nov. and provide an identification key to the Chinese species of Chaerilus.
The Scirtes (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Scirtinae) of Micronesia
Authors: YOSHITOMI HIROYUKI
Published: March 2024

Six new species of Scirtes, S. micronesianus sp. n., S. tinianensis sp. n., S. palauensis sp. n., S. gressitti sp. n., S. babeldaobensis sp. n., and S. albotaeniatus sp. n., are described from Micronesia. These species are assigned to five species groups.
A second species of Apterodina (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Ecuador
Authors: FLOWERS R. WILLS
Published: March 2024

The flightless genus Apterodina Bechyné is known from four South American species: two in southeastern Brazil and one each in Colombia and Ecuador (Flowers 2004). This paper describes a second Ecuadorian Apterodina and gives the first habitat data for this genus. Specimens are deposited in the following institutions: FSCA, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida, USA; MECN, Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales, Quito, Ecuador.
New and revised species of the aulacopleurid trilobite Maurotarion from the Lower Devonian (Pragian) of Nevada
Authors: ADRAIN JONATHAN M.
Published: March 2024

Deep water silicified trilobite faunas occur in argillaceous limestones of the Lower Devonian (Pragian) Wenban Limestone in the Cortez Mountains, Eureka County, central Nevada, USA. Trilobites occur as a stratigraphic series of three low diversity assemblages, including the odontopleurids Nevadaprusia Adrain, Chatterton, and Kloc, 2008, and Kettneraspis Prantl and Přibyl, 1949, the phacopids Paciphacops Maksimova, 1972, and an unnamed new genus, undetermined dalmanitids, a tropidocoryphid, and the brachymetopid Mystrocephala Whittington, 1960. Aulacopleurids are common elements of all three assemblages and, unusually, are represented by multiple articulated silicified specimens, permitting a complete assessment of the holaspid morphology of some of the species. All belong to the genus Maurotarion Alberti, 1969, and new species are M. chrysion, M. fooi, and M. wenbanense. Maurotarion periergum (Haas, 1969) was described on the basis of a few fragmentary sclerites but is now represented by multiple articulated dorsal exoskeletons.
Hincksella brevitheca, a new species of hydroid (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Syntheciidae) from Cuba
Authors: GALEA HORIA R.
Published: March 2024

A new species of hydroid, Hincksella brevitheca, sp. nov., is described based on material from off Cayo Largo, Cuba. Though sterile, the available material has hydrothecae almost completely immersed in internodes and thus is easily distinguished from its congeners, all with thecae projecting far beyond the internodes. The syntype of Sertularella hartlaubi Nutting, 1904, examined for this study, proved to be a synonym of H. formosa (Fewkes, 1881). Brief comments and a comparative table listing the main features of the known species belonging to Hincksella Billard, 1918 are provided.
A review of the China-Himalayan members of the subfamily Euplocaminae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tineidae)
Authors: HUANG GUO-HUA , HIROWATARI TOSHIYA , WANG MIN
Published: March 2024

The China-Himalayan members of the subfamily Euplocaminae Börner, 1938 are reviewed; two genera are treated: Euplocamus Latreille, 1809 and Psecadioides Butler, 1881, the latter of which is newly transferred to Euplocaminae. Psecadioides includes five species, three of which are described herein: Psecadioides cuneus Huang, Hirowatari & Wang, sp. nov. (type locality: China, Hainan), P. owadai Huang, Hirowatari & Wang, sp. nov. (type locality: Laos, Sam Neua), and P. prominens Huang, Hirowatari & Wang, sp. nov. (type locality: China, Hainan). We present the first records of Euplocamus melanchrodes Meyrick and Psecadioides tanylopha (Meyrick), comb. nov., from China and Japan, respectively. Relationships among Euplocaminae and its allied subfamilies are discussed. Keys to the genera and species of Euplocaminae of the region are provided, along with a distributional map of all nominal species.
Erratum: TAUBER, C.A. & FLINT, JR. O.S. (2010) Resolution of some taxonomic and nomenclatural issues in a recent revision of Ceraeochrysa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Zootaxa, 2565, 55–67.
Authors: TAUBER C. A. , FLINT, JR. O. S.
Published: March 2024

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Descriptions of two new species of the genus Planaeschna from China (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)
Authors: ZHANG HAO-MIAO , YEH WEN-CHI , TONG XIAO-LI
Published: March 2024

Two new species of Planaeschna McLachlan, P. laoshanensis sp. nov. from Shandong, China and P. nankunshanensis sp. nov. from Guangdong, China are described and illustrated and diagnosed from their congeners. Description of the final stadium larva of Planaeschna nankunshanensis is also provided.
Labops kerzhneri sp. n., a new species of Halticini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae) from Eastern Siberia
Authors: VINOKUROV NIKOLAY N.
Published: March 2024

A new species of Halticini, Labops kerzhneri sp. n., is described from Eastern Siberia (upper and middle sources of the Pilka River, a right tributary of the Lena River). The new species is very similar to the Euro-Siberian species L. salhbergi Fall. but clearly distinguished by the narrow stripe along outer margin of the corium, the wide pale ring on the tibia, and the structure of the parameres.
A new Iranian Onthophagus species belonging to the O. semicornis group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini)
Authors: ZIANI STEFANO
Published: March 2024

After the revision of the Onthophagus species of the O. semicornis group (Ziani & Gudenzi 2007) had been published, I had the chance to examine three more specimens of this group belonging to an undescribed species, two were collected by Gianfranco Sama in northeastern Iran and one was collected in the same area by Daniele Baiocchi. Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) samai, new species is described herein and a modified key to the species in the O. semicornis species group is provided.
Review of the genus Truljalia Gorochov (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Podoscirtinae; Podoscirtini) from China
Authors: LIU HAO-YU , SHI FU-MING
Published: March 2024

The genus Truljalia Gorochov from China is reviewed. A new species (China: Yunnan), Truljalia multiprotubera sp. nov. is described. T. prolongata Wang & Woo, 1992 is considered as a junior synonym of T. meloda Gorochov, 1992. T. viminea Gorochov, 2002 is recorded to China for the first time, but T. hofmanni (Saussure) is excluded from Chinese fauna. A distribution map of all Truljalia species is presented.
A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)
Authors: SONG WENHUI , XUE DAYONG , HAN HONGXIANG
Published: March 2024

The genus Tridrepana Swinhoe in China is reviewed, nineteen species are recognized, of which, three new species T. subadelpha sp. nov., T. bicuspidata sp. nov. and T. subunispina sp. nov. from Yunnan and Hainan are described; two new synonyms are introduced: T. leva Chu & Wang, 1988. syn. n. (= T. crocea (Leech, 1888)) and T. flava sinica Chu & Wang, 1988. syn. n. (= T. flava flava (Moore, 1879)); T. emina is sunk to be a subspecies of T. arikana; T. argentistriga Warren, 1896 and T. rubromarginata indica Watson, 1957 are recorded in China for the first time. Descriptions for the genus and new species, a key and diagnoses for the Chinese species are provided. Illustrations of the external features and the genitalia are presented.
A new genus, three new species, and new records of plant bugs from Korea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Phylini)
Authors: DUWAL RAM KESHARI , LEE SEUNGHWAN
Published: March 2024

Five genera and seven species of Phylini, including a new genus and three new species are newly recognized in Korea. Orthophylus gen. nov., to accommodate O. yongmuni sp. nov., and Moissonia kalopani sp. nov. and M. yasunagai sp. nov. are described. Four genera: Atractotomoidea Yasunaga, 1999; Moissonia Reuter, 1894; Monosynamma Scott, 1864 and Pseudophylus Yasunaga, 1999, are reported for the first time in Korea. All reported species are diagnosed with illustrations of male and female genital structures and brief notes.
Digeneans in Trachemys callirrostris callirostris and Podocnemis lewyana (Testudinata) from the Magdalena River, Colombia: description of Pseudonematophila n. gen. and amendment of Nematophila Travassos, 1934 (Cladorchiidae: Schizamphistominae)
Authors: LENIS CAROLINA , VÉLEZ IMELDA
Published: March 2024

A survey of the parasites associated with the nesting freshwater turtles Podocnemis lewyana and Trachemys callirostris callirostris revealed the presence of seven Digenea species. Pseudonematophila n. gen. is described from the stomach of P. lewyana. The new genus is distinguished from other Schizamphistominae because it possesses a genital sucker and numerous tegumental papillae from the posterior level of the genital sucker to the posterior end of the body, which had not been described before for this subfamily. Nematophila ovalis Cordero & Vogelsang, 1940 is transferred to Pseudonematophila n. gen. as P. ovalis n. gen. n. comb, based on morphological characteristics. The genus Nematophila Travassos, 1934 is emended by the inclusion of Allassostoma venezuelensis and Paramphistomum argentinum described by Cordero & Vogelsang in 1940. Both species are redescribed based on Colombian specimens, and the first key for the genus is provided. Telorchis hagmanni Lent & Freitas, 1937 is redescribed from Colombian specimens, and Telorchis corti, Heronimus mollis and Neodeuterobaris pritchadae are reported. Prevalence, mean intensity, and mean abundance values are estimated for all species. Host feeding habits and behavior are considered the main factors determining the taxonomic composition founded in these turtles species.
Description of a new species of cave mite, Miracarus grootaerti, and comparison with M. abeloosi, Lions, 1978 (Acari, Oribatida)
Authors: WAUTHY GEORGES , DUCARME XAVIER
Published: March 2024

Miracarus grootaerti, new species, is described from a cave in South Belgium. It is compared with another species, M. abeloosi. Miracarus grootaerti shows the following unique or very uncommon apomorphic traits: (1) postero-lateral carinae kx on the prodorsum in contact with the pteromorphs; (2) an anterior shift of the sejugal stigmata; and (3) a rutellar microtube.
The name-bearing type of Oligodon quadrilineatus (Jan & Sordelli, 1865) (Squamata: Colubridae)
Authors: DAVID PATRICK , VOGEL GERNOT , VAN ROOIJEN JOHAN , PIERRE LAURE
Published: March 2024

David et al. (2008) revised the nomenclature and systematics of the Asian colubrid snakes recognized in the literature as the “Oligodon taeniatus-group”. In order to fix the status of Simotes quadrilineatus Jan & Sordelli, 1865, David et al. (2008) designated a neotype. Although Jan & Sordelli (1865: Plate IV: Fig. 3) depicted only one specimen, David et al. (2008) pointed out that four specimens were considered syntypes of S. quadrilineatus in the catalogues of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN), all collected by F. Bocourt in Siam between December 1861 and July 1862 (Milne-Edwards 1866; Bocourt 1866). Thanks to the precision of Jan & Sordelli’s drawing of the ventral pattern, in which ventral blotches are clearly visible, it appeared that none of these four specimens was the holotype depicted on Plate 4 of Jan & Sordelli (1865). As a consequence, David et al. (2008) designated as neotype MNHN 1991.1819, an adult female from “Bangkok”, Thailand, belonging to the series collected by F. Bocourt.
Phylogeography of Dasia Gray, 1830 (Reptilia: Scincidae), with the description of a new species from southern India
Authors: HARIKRISHNAN S. , VASUDEVAN KARTHIKEYAN , DE SILVA ANSLEM , DEEPAK V. , KAR NILADRI BHUSAN , NANIWADEKAR ROHIT , LALREMRUATA ALBERT , PRASOONA K. REBEKAH , AGGARWAL RAMESH K
Published: March 2024

A new tree skink species of the genus Dasia Gray, 1830, closely allied to Dasia haliana, is described from southern West-ern Ghats of India. The new species named, Dasia johnsinghi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners bymorphological and molecular data. A related species, Dasia subcaeruleum, is re-described based on new material from anew locality in the Western Ghats. Mitochondrial rDNA-based phylogenetic analysis of the genus Dasia reveals the affin-ities of the south Indian and the Sri Lankan species with Southeast Asian ones. The biogeographic processes that mighthave led to the disjunct distribution of the entities in the genus are discussed. An updated key to the identification of species of the genus Dasia is provided.
Mystus velifer, a new species of catfish from Indochina (Teleostei: Bagridae)
Authors: NG HEOK HEE
Published: March 2024

Mystus velifer, a new species of catfish from the lower reaches and estuaries of river drainages in mainland Southeast Asiais described here. It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of a produced, narrow snout, large eye(diameter 23.3–29.2% SL), the (anterior) cranial fontanel reaching past midway between the posterior orbital margin andthe base of the supraoccipital spine, very long maxillary barbels that reach to or beyond the base of the caudal fin, headlength 24.1–27.6% SL, length of dorsal spine 16.6–21.2% SL, 22–29 rakers on the first gill arch, the first dorsal-fin rayproduced and reaching to the middle of the adipose-fin base, a short-based adipose fin (13.0–17.9% SL) without a deeplyincised posterior margin, and depth of caudal peduncle 8.3–11.1% SL. The synonymy of M. armiger with M. wolffii is confirmed.
Axinotarsus pulicarius (F.) (Coleoptera: Melyridae: Malachiinae), a soft-winged flower beetle new to North America
Authors: HOEBEKE E. RICHARD , WHEELER, JR. ALFRED G.
Published: March 2024

Axinotarsus pulicarius (F.), a soft-winged flower beetle native to the Palearctic Region, is newly reported from North America. More than 100 specimens were swept from vegetation, mostly from flower heads of velvetgrass, Holcus lanatus L., in Delta (Tsawwassen), British Columbia, Canada, in 2010 and 2011. This is the first record of the genus and species in the New World.
Correction of the name of a recently published taxon in the Curculionini (Curculionidae)
Authors: PELSUE, JR. FRANK W. , O'BRIEN CHARLES
Published: March 2024

After publication of an article in Zootaxa (Pelsue & O'Brien, 2011), "A redefinition of the Curculionini of the world, with a key to subtribes and genera, and two new genera: Pseudoculio and Megaoculis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae)", it has been brought to our attention that the generic name Megaoculis is not available as it is not a noun in the nominative singular. Megaoculis is here suppressed and Megaoculus Pelsue & O'Brien (as cited in Figure 17, page 33 in O'Brien & Pelsue, 2011) is selected as the correct alternative original spelling in compliance with Art. 11.8 and Art. 24.2.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999).
A new genus and new species of Sclerodactylidae (Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) from the south-western Atlantic coast
Authors: MARTINS LUCIANA , SOUTO CAMILLA , MENEGOLA CARLA
Published: March 2024

In this paper, we diagnose a new genus of Sclerodactylidae, Coronatum gen. et sp. nov., from shallow waters of the south-western Atlantic Ocean. Coronatum baiensis sp. nov. has a compact calcareous ring with short posterior processes and aunique set of body wall ossicles, composed of two-pillared tables, which do not have any morphological affinities withEuthyonidiella dentata and Pseudothyone belli, the other two known Brazilian sclerodactylid species. Identification keysand photographs of living specimens and ossicles are provided. This paper increases to twelve the number of known Sclerodactylinae genera and to two the number of species of this subfamily in this region.
A new species in the scorpion genus Troglotayosicus from forest leaf litter in Southwestern Colombia (Scorpiones, Troglotayosicidae)
Authors: BOTERO-TRUJILLO RICARDO , OCHOA JOSÉ A. , TOVAR OSCAR A. , SOUZA JULIO E.
Published: March 2024

Troglotayosicus hirsutus, a new species of troglomorphic scorpion, is described based on three adult males, three adultfemales and eight juveniles captured by ultraviolet light detection in forest leaf litter of the municipality of Buesaco, south-western Colombia. Though similar to the other Colombian species in the genus, Troglotayosicus humiculum Botero-Tru-jillo & Francke, 2009, T. hirsutus sp. nov. exhibits a combination of distinctive morphological features, including adensely hairy appearance which gives the name to the new species. With this description, the number of known species inthe genus Troglotayosicus is raised to three, two of which inhabit leaf litter in forests of Nariño department (Colombia),whereas the type species, Troglotayosicus vachoni Lourenço, 1981, remains known only from Los Tayos Cave in Ecuador.With this new finding, it is plausible that the genus Troglotayosicus is not much rare after all, but that its apparent raritymight be a sampling artifact instead. However, this possibility does not imply that the genus is necessarily common, and only additional studies may tell about the vulnerability of the genus.
The Colubrariidae, Eosiphonidae, Melongenidae, Pisaniidae, Prodotiidae and Tudiclidae (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea
Authors: HARZHAUSER MATHIAS , LANDAU BERNARD M.
Published: March 2024

We describe 46 species in six families of Buccinoidea from the Miocene of the Central Paratethys Sea (4 Colubrariidae, 5 Eosiphonidae, 1 Melongenidae, 14 Pisaniidae, 4 Prodotiidae, 18 Tudiclidae). For the first time species of the family Prodotiidae are documented from the European Neogene. Tethyspollia nov. gen. (Prodotiidae) and Gailleagrassor nov. gen. (Eosiphonidae) are introduced as new genera. Metula kovacsi nov. sp., Metula aliceae nov. sp. (Colubrariidae), Gailleagrassor paratethyca nov. sp., Calagrassor viciani nov. sp. (Eosiphonidae), Prodotia? wesselyi nov. sp. (Prodotiidae), Aplus hofae nov. sp., Janiopsis vindobonensis nov. sp. (Pisaniidae), Euthria brunettii nov. sp., Euthria walaszczyki nov. sp., Euthria dellabellai nov. sp., Euthria frausseni nov. sp., Euthria obelixi nov. sp., Euthria odiosa nov. sp. and Euthria zachosi nov. sp. (Tudiclidae) are introduced as new species. In addition, Aplus anatolicus nov. sp. and Euthria yesimae nov. sp. are described as new species from the Serravallian (Middle Miocene) of the Karaman Basin (Turkey). We provide a critical survey of Paratethyan species erroneously placed in Tudiclidae. The fauna is highly endemic. The diversity reached a maximum during the Langhian Miocene Climate Optimum and declined distinctly with the onset of the Serravallian.
A new species of the catfish genus Akysis (Siluriformes: Akysidae) from southern Borneo
Authors: NG HEOK HEE , SIEBERT DARRELL J.
Published: March 2024

A new species of akysid catfish, Akysis meridionalis, is described from the Barito River drainage of southern Borneo. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: 1) upper jaw projects more strongly forward, premaxillary teeth exposed when the mouth is closed; 2) head width 18.2 19.4 % SL, body depth at anus 10.7 11.5 % SL, depth of caudal peduncle 6.5 6.7 % SL, interorbital distance 32 34 % HL, length of maxillary barbels 104 110 % HL; 3) presence of 5 teeth on posterior edge of the pectoral spine; and 4) colour pattern of dark background with light patches. Akysis meridionalis is the first record of the genus from the Barito River drainage.
Taxonomic revision of Elimia christyi and E. interrupta (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Pleuroceridae)
Authors: MINTON RUSSELL L. , BOGAN ARTHUR E. , BROOKS JEFF A. , HAYES DAVID M.
Published: March 2024

An examination of museum material indicated that the lectotypes of Goniobasis christyi Lea, 1862 and G. instabilis Lea, 1862, along with recent collections of putative Elimia interrupta (Haldeman, 1840), represent a new species separate from E. interrupta, sensu stricto. We propose the name E. christyi for the new species, and provide re-descriptions of it and E. interrupta.
Fabric handling evaluation of woven shirting fabrics by the fabric touch tester
Authors: Hsu Xiao-Yong , Ku Te-Hsing , Li Jia-Wun , Kuo Chung-Feng Jeffrey , Cheng Chih-Chia , Chiu Chih-Wei
Published: March 2024

A fabric touch tester is a novel instrument with fabric handling properties. Its principal advantage is that the device has integrated modules for compression, surface friction, and thermal and bending properties. This module integration simplifies the testing process, and provides an efficient measurement method, and a comprehensive physical index. This study focused on woven fabrics for dress shirts. The fabric samples comprised three groups with various yarn compositions – that is, cotton, polyester, and wool. Sample group 1 was composed of cotton, polyester, and blended yarns; sample group 2 mainly compared the effect of twist yarns on the fabric touch; and sample group 3 was composed of wool and blended yarns with polyester. The handling properties were assessed by compression work and the compression recovery rate for the compression attributes. The results revealed that fabric (T100p1) with high twist-level yarns had a higher value of compression work (242.56 gf*mm2), and the texture type may affect the compression characteristics more significantly than the blending ratio. The fabric touch tester can also distinguish small changes in the compression properties of samples (0.43–0.71), the maximum heat flux and surface roughness amplitude for the thermal and surface roughness properties. The results revealed that the maximum heat flux value of all the samples in this study was 1109 Wm−2, the sample C100 using pure cotton yarn had the highest maximum heat flux value (1270 Wm−2). Moreover, the sample W100 with 100% wool fiber yarn had the highest surface roughness amplitude in the warp direction (81 μm) and surface roughness amplitude in the weft direction (67 μm). Finally, the bending average rigidity was used to assess the bending performance of the fabric samples. These fabric touch tester indicators were applied to analyze the fabric handling characteristics of woven shirting fabrics, and perform cross-analysis among samples.
Sharing ‘hostile’ stories: Exploring the UK's ‘hostile environment’ through participatory arts-based methods
Authors: STAVROPOULOU NELLI
Published: March 2024

This article presents personal stories from a participatory biographical arts-based study with a specific category of racialised migrants: individuals seeking asylum in the North East of England. Responding to the important questions posed by this special issue, the article explores individual experiences of navigating the UK's hostile environment with a focus on the threefold punitive ‘threat’ of dispersal, detention, and destitution ( Bloch and Schuster, 2005 ). Adopting an intersectional lens, the discussion highlights the impact of such policies and their compound effect of creating (un)safe and exclusionary everyday spaces, while also outlining the potential for resistance as illustrated by participants’ actions and their creative (re)actions as part of the study's arts-based approach.
Microstructure evolutions of the Al-Mg and Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloys during gradient cooling
Authors: Fan Zhenglin , Zhong Shibiao , Zeng Li , Ye Jieyun , Ren Jieke , Chen Jiqiang
Published: March 2024

In this work, the microstructure evolution of the Al-Mg and Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloys during gradient cooling is studied and compared, the effect of the additions of Sc and Zr is also evaluated. The results show that the solidified microstructure of the Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy underwent more significant evolution than that of the Al-Mg alloy at gradient cooling rates (6∼438 K/s), and formed two fine grain areas at the cooling rates of around 230 and 6 K/s, respectively. A typical columnar-to-equiaxed grain transition behaviour was discovered at the cooling rate of 300 K/s in Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy. The solidified microstructure of the alloys was affected by the coordination effect of the cooling rate and the second phases.