bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Plectocynipinae, a new subfamily of Figitidae and description of a new Neotropical genus of Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea)
Authors: FARRÉ P. ROS , PUJADE-VILLAR J.
Published: February 2019

The Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) has hitherto included 5 genera: Thrasorus, Plectocynips, Pegascynips, Euceroptres and Myrtopsen. They are strongly differentiated into two morphologies: Thrasorus and Myrtopsen, with two metatibial spurs, and Plectocynips and Pegascynips, with only one extremely long metatibial spur. The two latter genera are here removed from Thrasorinae and form the Plectocynipinae n. subf. The fifth genus mentioned, Euceroptres, is removed from Thrasorinae and its affiliations are discussed. A new Neotropical genus, Scutimica n. gen. of Thrasorinae and two new species, Scutimica flava n. sp. collected from Brazil and French Guyana, and S. transcarinata n. sp. collected from Brazil, are described. The validity of Riekcynips is discussed. A key to differentiate the subfamilies of Figitidae and the genera included in Thrasorinae and in Plectocynipinae is also included. Morphological differences are provided and illustrated.
New genus and species of the subtribe Anthaxomorphina Hoªy¾ski, 1993 from Eastern Indonesia, with taxonomic and bionomical notes on the genus Anthaxomorphus Deyrolle, 1864 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Aphanisticini)
Authors: BÍLÝ SVATOPLUK
Published: February 2019

Endelomorphus biakensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Indonesia, Papua) is described, illustrated and compared with the closely related genera. The taxonomic position of Anthaxomorphus Deyrolle, 1864 and Endelomorphus gen. nov. is briefly discussed together with the bionomy of the subtribe Anthaxomorphina Ho»y½ski, 1993. The genus Bolivarina Obenberger, 1921 is synonymised with Anthaxomorphus.
The bamboo mealybugs Balanococcus kwoni n.sp. and Palmicultor lumpurensis (Takahashi) (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae)
Authors: PELLIZZARI GIUSEPPINA , DANZIG EVELYNA
Published: February 2019

The purpose of this paper is to describe a new species of Balanococcus Williams that was previously misidentified as Palmicultor bambusum Tang.
Botia udomritthiruji, a new species of botiid loach from southern Myanmar (Teleostei: Botiidae)
Authors: NG HEOK HEE
Published: February 2019

Botia udomritthiruji sp. nov. is described from the Tenasserim River drainage in southern Myanmar. It can be distinguished from congeners by its color pattern, consisting of five dark vertical bars on the body, with the central portion of these bars paler than its edges; with increasing age, the edges of these bars become more irregular and darker, and irregular dark spots on the pale interspaces begin to form, sometimes fusing with the edges of the vertical bars. In morphology, it differs from congeners by a combination of: body depth at anus 23.4–27.7% SL, caudal peduncle depth 15.9– 18.7% SL, and 12 dorsal-fin rays. Evidence for considering B. macrolineata a junior synonym of B. dario and for considering B. rostrata a species distinct from B. almorhae is also presented here.
Taxonomic notes and new records of the genus Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Iran
Authors: KITCHING IAN J. , ZAHIRI REZA
Published: February 2019

The taxonomy, morphology, biology and distribution of Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades (Hübner [1819]) and S. nana (Walker 1856) are reviewed. The validity of subspecies within S. gorgoniades is re-examined and it is concluded that there is no justification for their continued recognition. Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades pfeifferi Zerny 1933 is therefore confirmed as a synonym of S. gorgoniades. Records of Sphingonaepiopsis in the collection of the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM), Tehran, Iran, are collated and mapped, and the first confirmed occurrence reported of the Afrotropical S. nana in mainland southwest Asia, an increase in the known range of the species. Global distribution maps are provided for both species.
Two new cichild species Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Authors: VERBURG PIET , BILLS ROGER
Published: February 2019

Two new cichlid species, Neolamprologus walteri sp. nov. and N. chitamwebwai sp. nov., from the Bangwe peninsula (Tanzania), on the east coast of Lake Tanganyika, are described. Both species belong to the N. savoryi species complex, characterised by a lunate tail with long filaments. Neolamprologus chitamwebwai and N. walteri are highly stenotopic species, restricted to rocky habitat. They occur sympatrically with each other and with two other species of the complex but occupy different microhabitats. Neolamprologus walteri lives in large numbers in sheltered areas with rubble substrate whereas N. chitamwebwai occurs in much lower numbers on more exposed parts of the rocky shores, with large boulders, lower sedimentation rates, coarser sediment, and higher visibility. The two new species although closely related, show clear ecological differentiation. Evidence of ecological differentiation between closely related sympatric cichlids is rare in literature. Closely related sympatric cichlids in the large African lakes (with literature mainly referring to Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi) have been suggested to differ little in diet and habitat use, which has encouraged the idea that cichlid species can coexist without niche partitioning. Our paper provides a different perspective with cichlids from Lake Tanganyika.
A new species of Scinax (Anura, Hylidae) of the S. ruber clade from Minas Gerais, Brazil
Authors: DE OLIVEIRA DRUMMOND LEANDRO , BAÊTA DÉLIO , PIRES MARIA RITA SILVÉRIO
Published: February 2019

We describe a new species of treefrog from the ruber clade of the genus Scinax, from Serra do Cabral, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scinax cabralensis is characterized by a small size, slightly arched and faintly distinct canthus rostralis, spotted pattern of coloration on dorsum, thighs with transversal bars, granular skin on dorsum and venter, rounded snout in dorsal view, and distinct advertisement call. Additionally, data on advertisement and territorial calls and notes on natural history and habitat are provided.
Description of a new cyprinid species, Labeo meroensis n. sp. (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), from the River Nile
Authors: MORITZ TIMO
Published: February 2019

Labeo meroensis, new species, is described from the River Nile between the 6th and 5th cataract at Shendi and Atbara, Republic of Sudan. It is a small species, up to 52.5 mm standard length, resembling some species of the Labeo parvus- group. It is distinguished from all other African Labeo species by the combination of the following characters: cylindriform body, transverse plicae on the inner surface of the lips, 5.5 scale rows between lateral line and mid dorsal line, 39 to 41 scales in lateral line, 16 scales around the caudal peduncle and eye-diameter more than 21% of head-length.
Breaking molds: Oswaldella laertesi, sp. nov., a unique Antarctic species of Oswaldella Stechow, 1919 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Kirchenpaueriidae)
Authors: CANTERO ALVARO L. PEÑA
Published: February 2019

A new species of the Antarctic genus Oswaldella Stechow is described and figured, and its position amongst the remaining species of the genus is discussed. The material was collected from the Ross Sea area (Antarctica) during the BioRoss survey of the western Ross Sea and Balleny Islands in 2004. Oswaldella laertesi, sp. nov., is unique amongst known species of the genus in having hydrocladia arranged in three longitudinal rows.
A new species of Hysterothylacium (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from marine fishes from Yellow Sea, China, with a key to the species of the genus Hysterothylacium
Authors: LI LIANG , AN RUIYONG , ZHANG LUPING
Published: February 2019

Hysterothylacium sinense sp. nov. was collected from the intestine of six species of marine fishes, Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort), Trichiurus haumela (Forsskål), Saurida elongata Temminck and Schlegel, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, Sillago sihama (Forsskål) and Argyrosomus argentatus (Houttuyn) in the Yellow Sea, China. The new species differs from congeners by the presence of broad lateral alae, the length of the intestinal caecum (1.26–2.33mm long, 61.6– 75.0% of oesophageal length), the number and arrangement of caudal papillae (22–27 pairs of preanal, 1 pair of paranal and 3 pairs of postanal papillae), the size of the spicules (1.65–2.67mm long, 5.1–9.5% of body length) and the vulval position (23.9–31.7% from anterior end). A key to the species of the genus Hysterothylacium is also given.
A new species of Jupiaba Zanata, 1997 (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae) from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil
Authors: PEREIRA THIAGO N.A. , LUCINDA PAULO H.F.
Published: February 2019

A new characid species, Jupiaba elassonaktis, is described from the rio Tocantins drainage. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: medial cusps of premaxillary teeth much larger than remaining cusps, dentary teeth decreasing abruptly in size from the fifth tooth backwards, first dorsaland anal-fin rays not prolonged by an elongate filament, presence of a vertically elongate humeral spot, 33–39 scales on lateral line, 5–7 scales series above lateral line, 9–11 pectoral-fin rays, and a incomplete series of median predorsal scales.
Notes on the subfamily Salyavatinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam, with the description of a new genus
Authors: TRUONG XUAN LAM , ZHAO PING , CAI WAN ZHI
Published: February 2019

The Vietnamese genera and species of the assassin bug subfamily Salyavatinae are revised. Five species in four genera are recognized, described or redescribed, illustrated, and keyed. One new monotypic genus, Rhachicephala gen. nov., is established, with R. dilatibia sp. nov as the type species.
Some necessary corrections of the spelling of species-group names within the family Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: NILSSON ANDERS N.
Published: February 2019

The spelling of 37 species-group names with the beetle family Dytiscidae is corrected relative to the most recent world catalogue. The original spelling of 11 specific and subspecific names based on personal names are considered incorrect as having the wrong suffix relative to the given etymology. For three specific names, the original spelling is considered correct, and the previously used corrections are unjustified. The remaining names dealt with are adjectives, or nouns misinterpreted as adjectives, and their inflection relative to the genus names is revised.
First descriptions of immatures for Megistops (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) in a new host-plant family, with notes on life history and redescription of M. vandepolli Duvivier
Authors: LINZMEIER ADELITA M. , RIBEIRO-COSTA CIBELE S. , De A. MOURA LUCIANO
Published: February 2019

The adult of Megistops vandepolli Duvivier is redescribed and previously undescribed features such as mouth parts, wing venation and genitalia are included. Egg, mature larva and pupa are described and illustrated for the first time providing data for future phylogenetic studies in Galerucinae. Megistops vandepolli is found in Buddleja stachyoides Cham. & Schltdl (Buddlejaceae); their larvae are leaf-miners and the pupation occurs in soil. Additional comments on its life history are also presented and discussed. The genus Megistops (Boheman) is added to this list of Alticini leaf-miners and a new family of host-plant is recorded for it.
Taxonomic review of the lac insect genus Paratachardina Balachowsky (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae), with a revised key to genera of Kerriidae and description of two new species
Authors: KONDO TAKUMASA , GULLAN PENNY J.
Published: February 2019

The genus Paratachardina Balachowsky (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) is revised to include nine species: P. decorella (Maskell), P. minuta (Morrison), P. mithila Varshney, P. morobensis Williams & Watson, P. silvestri (Mahdihassan), P. ternata (Chamberlin), P. theae (Green), and two new species. Tachardina lobata Chamberlin (now P. lobata) is synonymized with Tachardia silvestri Mahdihassan (now P. silvestri), based on examination of type specimens. Paratachardina capsella Wang is transferred to Albotachardina Zhang as Albotachardina capsella (Wang) comb. nov. We provide a revised taxonomic key to the genera of the family Kerriidae and to all known species of the genus Paratachardina. All Paratachardina species are redescribed and illustrated with the exception of P. mithila. One of the new species described here is the polyphagous and pestiferous lobate lac scale, which damages trees and woody shrubs in Florida, U.S.A., the Bahamas and the territory of Christmas Island, Australia, and has been identified mistakenly as Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin), an insect native to India and Sri Lanka. Here we recognize the lobate lac scale as a new species, name itParatachardina pseudolobata sp. nov. and describe it based on all stages of the female (adult, second instar and first instar). In addition, a second new species, P. mahdihassani sp. nov., is described based on adult females from India.
First record of a pygmy backswimmer (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pleidae) from Micronesia
Authors: ZACK RICHARD S. , MOORE AUBREY , MILLER ROSS H.
Published: February 2019

Pygmy backswimmers, pleids, can be common in aquatic habitats with stagnant or slow-moving water that is rich in vegetation.  They are small bugs, usually less than 3.5 mm in length and confine themselves to the vegetation in which they hide and where they prey on mosquito larvae and other small arthropods (Schuh and Slater 1995).  The family is represented by 37 species in three genera: Plea, confined to the Old World; Neoplea confined to the New World; and Paraplea, the largest and most widely distributed genus (Schuh and Slater 1995).
Phylogeny of species formerly assigned to the genus Archocentrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae)
Authors: SCHMITTER-SOTO JUAN J.
Published: February 2019

A phylogeny for 28 cichlid species that have been included in or near the same clade as Archocentrus centrarchus (type species of the genus) in previous phylogenetic analyses is presented, based on 98 morphological characters (osteology, gutcoiling pattern, pigmentation, squamation, meristics, and others), plus one cytogenetic character. Monophyly is supported for Archocentrus sensu stricto, Cryptoheros, Hypsophrys, Amatitlania, and Rocio; the relationships among these genera are not resolved. The three subgenera of Cryptoheros are also supported; Cr. panamensis is the sister group of the rest of the species in the genus. Within Cryptoheros (Cryptoheros), Cr. chetumalensis is the sister group of the clade Cr. spilurus + Cr. cutteri. Within Amatitlania the pattern is: (Am. coatepeque (Am. nigrofasciata (Am. siquia + Am. kanna))).
Tadpole and advertisement call of Physalaemus erythros Caramaschi, Feio & Guimarães-Neto, 2003 (Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae)
Authors: BAÊTA DÉLIO , LOURENÇO ANA CAROLINA CALIJORNE , NASCIMENTO LUCIANA BARRETO
Published: February 2019

We describe the tadpole and the advertisement call of Physalaemus erythros Caramaschi, Feio & Guimarães-Neto, 2003 from Parque Estadual do Itacolomi, Municipality of Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Our data are compared with the information available for Physalaemus rupestris, the only species of the Physalaemus deimaticus species group with known tadpole and advertisement calls.
Two new species of European Stevenia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) and a key to the Palaearctic species
Authors: CERRETTI PIERFILIPPO , PAPE THOMAS
Published: February 2019

Two new species of Stevenia are described from Europe: Stevenia etrusca sp. nov. (Italian mainland: Toscana) and S. palermitana sp. nov. (Italy: Sicily, Palermo prov.). A key to all known Palaearctic species of the genus is provided.
Palaearctic Xantholinini of the Museum of Zoology in Lund, Sweden, with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 182° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae
Authors: BORDONI ARNALDO
Published: February 2019

The European and Mediterranian specimens of the tribe Xantholinini deposited in the Museum of Zoology, Lund, Sweden, were examined. Two new species are described: Phacophallus tuniseus n. sp. from Tunisia (closely related to P. parumpunctatus (Gyllenhal) from Europe), and Xantholinus cypriacus n. sp. from Cyprus. Keys to Mediterranean species of subgenus Calolinus (genus Xantholinus) and Phacophallus are provided. Geonemic data for other 23 species are presented. The following new records are provided: Milichilinus decorus, Leptophius flavocinctus, Hypnogyra angularis, Stenistoderus cephalotes (first record from Bulgaria), Leptophius flavocinctus, Stenistoderus cephalotes, Xantholinus coiffaiti (first record from Corfu), Xantholinus rufipennis (first record from Crete), and X. morandi (first record from Majorca).
Three transisthmian snapping shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae: Alpheus) associated with innkeeper worms (Echiura: Thalassematidae)in Panama
Authors: ANKER ARTHUR , HURT CARLA , KNOWLTON NANCY
Published: February 2019

The present study deals with three species of Alpheus, including two new species, living symbiotically in burrows of innkeeper worms (Echiura: Thalassematidae) on the tropical coasts of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans. Alpheus christofferseni n. sp. is described on the basis of four specimens from Atol das Rocas, northwestern Brazil, and one specimen from Bocas del Toro, Caribbean coast of Panama. All specimens of this species were collected with suction pumps from burrows on intertidal or shallow subtidal sandflats; the Panamanian specimen was collected together with its echiuran host, Ochetostoma cf. edax (Fisher, 1946). Alpheus naos n. sp. is described on the basis of a single specimen found together with its host, Listriolobus sp., under large intertidal mud-covered rocks of Punta Culebra, Isla Naos, Pacific coast of Panama. Finally, two specimens of Alpheus aequus Kim & Abele, 1988 were collected together with their hosts, Ochetostoma edax, in the mixed rock-sand-mud intertidal of Coiba, Pacific coast of Panama. Remarkably, these three species are nearly identical in morphology and are also similar in color patterns. However, despite their morphological and ecological similarities, they are among the most genetically distinct of transisthmian alpheid geminate taxa examined to date. Genetic analyses suggest that A. aequus and A. naos n. sp. form an eastern Pacific clade whose sister taxon is the slightly more distantly related western Atlantic A. christofferseni n. sp. Estimated divergence times are ~10 mya for the two eastern Pacific species, and ~11–12 mya for the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific clades. Within Alpheus, A. christofferseni n. sp., A. aequus and A. naos n. sp. belong to the pantropical A. barbatus Coutière, 1897 species complex (A. barbatus clade), which also includes the eastern Atlantic A. ribeiroae Anker & Dworschak, 2004 and the Indo-West Pacific A. barbatus. The association of all three American species with thalassematid echiurans, as well as previous reports of associations between A. barbatus and echiurans in the western Pacific, suggest that this symbiosis is relatively ancient, having evolved in the ancestor of the A. barbatus clade (at least 12 mya and probably earlier).
A new phreatic catfish of the genus Phreatobius Goeldi 1905 from groundwaters of the Iténez River, Bolivia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)
Authors: FERNANDEZ LUIS , SAUCEDO LISANDRO J. , CARVAJAL-VALLEJOS FERNANDO M. , SCHAEFER SCOTT A.
Published: February 2019

Phreatobius sanguijuela, new species, is described from an artificial well located within the Río Paraguá drainage, a tributary of the Río Iténez, Bolivia. The new species is distinguished from its sole congener, P. cisternarum, by the absence of eyes, presence of 25–34 (versus 42–50) dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays, 14–16 (versus 22–26) ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays, and 45–46 (versus 54–59) vertebrae. Both Phreatobius species are phreatic and known only from artificial wells penetrating near-surface aquifers of the Amazon River basin. Material of the new species represents the first records of Phreatobius from the upper Amazon, some 2000 km from reported locations of P. cisternarum near the Amazon River mouth. Phreatobius can be readily distinguished among siluriforms by the following combination of characters: dorsal and ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays extended rostrally, continuous with anal fin ventrally; caudal fin round; anal-fin rays unbranched; mouth prognathous, with jaws displaced dorsally on head; adductor mandibulae muscle hypertrophied, covering most of skull and posteriorly inserting onto first neural spine; first pectoral-fin ray soft, not spinous; bright red in life. This species is under severe threat from overexploitation by local people, who routinely capture and destroy it on the presumption that it represents a dangerous parasite.
Tardigrades from Guizhou Province (China) with description of a new species of genus Doryphoribius (Tardigrada: Hypsibiidae)
Authors: WANG HANPING , WANG LIZHI , LI XIAOCHEN
Published: February 2019

Seventeen species of tardigrades were found in this study. All species are new records for Guizhou Province, including two new records for China (Echiniscus perviridis and Doryphoribius zappalai) and one (Doryphoribius huangguoshuensis sp. nov.) new for science. The new species differs from the most similar species of the genus Doryphoribius mainly by different configuration of gibbosities on dorsal side of the body (configuration 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2 in the new species; 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 in D. dupliglobulatus; 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 3 in D. gibber; 6, 4, 6, 4, 6,4, 4, 2 in D. zyxiglobus).
A taxonomic revision of the genus Zyzzyzus Stechow, 1921 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Tubulariidae)
Authors: CAMPOS CARLOS J.A. , MARQUES ANTONIO C. , MIGOTTO ALVARO E.
Published: February 2019

The hydrozoan genus Zyzzyzus is revised based on reexaminations of all available type specimens and on additional material. The taxon includes four valid species: Zyzzyzus spongicolus (von Lendenfeld, 1884), from the eastern Indian and southwest Pacific oceans; the type species, Z. warreni Calder, 1988, from the Atlantic, western Indian, and western Pacific oceans; and Z. floridanus Petersen, 1990 and Z. robustus Petersen, 1990, both from the northwest Atlantic. Although type specimens of Z. calderi Petersen, 1990 could not be located, it has been assigned here to the synonymy of Z. warreni because of similarities between the two in nematocyst dimensions, in number and structure of endodermal canals, and in external morphology of the hydrocaulus and hydrorhiza. A sixth nominal species (Corymorpha iyoensis Yamada, 1958) has on one occasion been assigned to the genus, but detailed studies of the type material are needed to resolve its taxonomic affinities.
Notes on tiger beetles from Guinea-Bissau, with description of a new species of Cylindera Westwood (Insecta: Coleoptera, Cicindelidae)
Authors: SERRANO ARTUR R.M.
Published: February 2019

The biodiversity of tiger beetles collected in Guinea-Bissau during an Entomological Mission to this African country is given. Twenty species were identified, and their distribution in Guinea-Bissau is mapped. A new species is described: Cylindera (Ifasina) gulbenkiana Serrano, n. sp. (GUINEA-BISSAU, TOMBALI, Guilege). This is the first new tiger beetle species described from this country in the last 158 years. A key to the known species of Cylindera (Ifasina) of WestAfrica is given. Adults of tiger beetles were found by direct observation and by light trapping. An up-date of the tiger beetle species recorded for Guinea-Bissau gives a total of 35 species.
On Macrothrix agsensis Dumont, Silva-Briano & Babu, 2002 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Macrothricidae), with description of the male and ephippial females, and comments on the distribution of the genus in Mexico
Authors: GARFIAS-ESPEJO TANIA , ELÍAS-GUTIÉRREZ MANUEL , SILVA-BRIANO MARCELO
Published: February 2019

The Macrothrix rosea-triserialis group of species (Cladocera: Macrothricidae) is characterized by (1) a well developed postabdomen heel; (2) rows of strong spines on preanal margin of postabdomen and (3) scraper 5 of limb II with enlarged subapical teeth. Macrothrix agsensis, a member of this group, was recently described from the Mexican Central Plateau based on parthenogenetic females only. It is characterized by five rows of long spines in the female antenna I, and five thick spines on setae 4–5 of endite 2 of limb I. Here we describe its ephippial females and males, as well as development of the latter. The ephippium is strongly chitinized, with a special ornamentation in the form of hexagonal cells. The male is characterized by peculiar groups of long and short spinules in the anterior half of the antenna I, three furrows with spinules on the male copulatory hook on limb I, and a longer seta in the outer distal lobe, armed with bean-like projections. With regard to the known distribution of Macrothrix in Mexico, it is now feasible to consider the existence of four possible endemic species in this region: Macrothrix mexicanus, M. agsensis, M. sierrafriatiensis and M. marthae. All of them, except the last one, are restricted to the Central Plateau. Another species, Macrothrix smirnovi, was described from Mexico and later found in Sacramento (USA). Among the widespread species are Macrothrix elegans and M. spinosa, the former one of the most common macrothricids in the Neotropics. It shows a northern distributional limit at the northwest of Mexico and it is possible to find it from north to south. Macrothrix hirsuticornis, restricted to North America has a southern limit in the north. Macrotrhix spinosa is found from north to south of Mexico, but its distribution range extends to South America. Other old records are doubtful, such as Macrothrix triserialis, M. rosea and M. laticornis, because they seem to be restricted to the old world.
A revision of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Rhyacopsyche, with the description of 13 new species (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae)
Authors: WASMUND ANNE M. , HOLZENTHAL RALPH W.
Published: February 2019

The Neotropical genus Rhyacopsyche Müller, 1879, was last reviewed in 1971 when 5 species were known. Since that time, the genus has gradually grown to 13 species: R. andina Flint, 1991 (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela), R. chichotla Bueno & Hamilton, 1986 (Mexico), R. duplicispina Flint, 1996 (Tobago), R. hagenii Müller, 1879b (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay), R. jimena Flint, 1991 (Colombia), R. matthiasi Flint, 1991 (Colombia), R. mexicana (Flint, 1967) (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua), R. mutisi Mey & Joost, 1990 (Colombia), R. obliqua Flint, 1971 (Mexico), R. peruviana Flint, 1975 (Ecuador, Peru), R. torulosa Flint, 1971 (Costa Rica, Guatemala), R. turrialbae Flint, 1971 (Costa Rica), and R. yatay Angrisano, 1989 (Argentina). Thirteen new species are described and illustrated: R. benwa (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru), R. bulbosa (Brazil), R. colei (Venezuela), R. colombiana (Colombia), R. colubrinosa (Ecuador, Peru), R. dikrosa (Brazil), R. flinti (Venezuela), R. hasta (Peru), R. intraspira (Peru), R. otarosa (Venezuela), R. patulosa (Brazil), R. rhamphisa (Colombia, Costa Rica), and R. tanylobosa. (Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela). The distribution of Rhyacopsyche is widened to include Bolivia and Nicaragua. Detailed illustrations are presented for all species as well as diagnoses, descriptions, and a taxonomic key. A species level phylogenetic analysis using PAUP* 4.0b 10 was performed. A heuristic search was conducted based on 20 morphological characters of the male genitalia, with species of Ochrotrichia and Metrichia used as outgroups. A strict consensus of 23 equally parsimonious trees is presented. The analysis revealed 3 characters supporting the monophyly of Rhyacopsyche. The monophyly of 1 of the 2 previously established species groups, the turrialbae group, is supported.
A new species of Macrosiphoniella and redescription of Coloradoa heinzei (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) as a new record in Iran
Authors: MEHRPARVAR MOHSEN , REZWANI ALI
Published: February 2019

Apterous and alate viviparous females of Macrosiphoniella kermanensis sp. nov. living on Artemisia sieberi (Asteraceae) are described from Iran. Also, Coloradoa heinzei (Borner) from Artemisia aucheri (Asteraceae), as a new record in Iran, is redescribed. A key to the apterous viviparous females of Macrosiphoniella del Guercio species living on Artemisia in Iran is given.
Two new genera of small, six-eyed pholcid spiders from West Africa, and first record of Spermophorides for mainland Africa (Araneae: Pholcidae)
Authors: HUBER BERNHARD A.
Published: February 2019

Two new genera of West African pholcid spiders are described: Nyikoa n. gen., with the widely distributed N. limbe n. sp. (Ghana, Cameroon, Congo DR) as the single known species, and Anansus n. gen., with three species described herein (A. aowin n. sp. from Ivory Coast, A. ewe n. sp. from Ghana, A. debakkeri n. sp. from Congo DR) and a further species from Cameroon that remains undescribed. Both genera belong to the subfamily Pholcinae, and cladistic analysis of morphological characters further suggests that both represent early offshoots in pholcine spider diversification. A further species described herein (Spermophorides africana n. sp.) is the first African representative of this genus that is otherwise mainly known for its conspicuous radiation on the Canary Islands. Male and female genital characters, leg measurements, as well as ultrastructural data support the inclusion of this Tanzanian species in Spermophorides.
A new species of Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1849 (Characiformes, Characidae) with a key to the species of the genus
Authors: MENEZES NAÉRCIO A.
Published: February 2019

Cynopotamus xinguano n. sp. is described from middle-upper tributaries of rio Xingu basin. Among the known species of the genus (Menezes, 1976, 1987) it is more similar to C. essequibensis Eigenmann from which it differs by having more developed gill-rakers on first branchial arch and a different arrangement of muscles around muscular hiatus of pseudotympanum. A new key for species identification is provided.
A new species of poison frog (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae) from the Andean mountains of Tolima, Colombia
Authors: BERNAL MANUEL HERNANDO , LUNA-MORA VICTOR FABIO , GALLEGO OSCAR , QUEVEDO ALONSO
Published: February 2019

We describe a new species of poison frog of the genus Ranitomeya from the Andean mountains of Tolima, Cordillera Central of Colombia. The new species can be distinguished from all other dendrobatids by its distinctive color pattern in combination with its small size and advertisement call. The maximum adult snout vent length is 17.39–18.91 mm, its dorsal surface is brown, head with a metallic yellow-bronze color, ventral surfaces overall brown dark with or without bluish green spots. This new species is syntopic with Ranitomeya dorisswansonae, but readily distinguishable by color pattern and foot morphology.
Halaelurus maculosus n. sp. and H. sellus n. sp., two new species of catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo–West Pacific
Authors: WHITE WILLIAM T. , LAST PETER R. , STEVENS JOHN D.
Published: February 2019

Two scyliorhinid catsharks of the genus Halaelurus, H. sellus n. sp. and H. maculosus n. sp., are described from northwestern Australia and eastern Indonesia, respectively. The new species, which have been confused with H. boesemani (western North Pacific) and H. buergeri (northwestern Indian Ocean), have a colour pattern consisting of dark bars and dark spots but differ from these species by a combination of coloration, morphometrics, and meristics. These species differ from southern African endemics, H. lineatus and H. natalensis, in having a snout tip that is rounded rather than upturned. A related catshark Halaelurus quagga, from the northwestern Indian Ocean, has a colour pattern consisting of more numerous dark bars without spots.
The oldest Calosargus Mostovski, 1997 from the Middle Jurassic of China (Diptera: Brachycera: Archisargidae)
Authors: ZHANG KUIYAN , YANG DING , REN DONG , SHIH CHUNGKUN
Published: February 2019

The family Archisargidae is an endemic Jurassic group. So far, 23 described species in 8 genera have been found in Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia. Calosargus Mostovski, 1997 is a small genus with 2 subgenera and 3 species from the Middle/Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan. In this paper, 6 new species from the Middle Jurassic of China that belong to Calosargus (Calosargus) are described. They are the oldest known members in this genus. A key to the species of the genus Calosargus is given.
Five species of spider mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) from Japan with descriptions of two new species
Authors: EHARA SHÔZÔ , GOTOH TETSUO
Published: February 2019

Two new species of the spider mite family Tetranychidae are described and illustrated from Japan: Oligonychus camelliae n. sp. from Camellia japonica L. (Theaceae) at Shinobuyama, Fukushima, Honshu, and Tetranychus misumaiensis n. sp. from Apios sp. (Fabaceae) at Misumai, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Oligonychus rubicundus Ehara is a valid species differing from O. formosanus Lo by the shape of the peritreme and aedeagus, and O. shinkajii Ehara is regarded as a junior synonym of O. modestus (Banks). A Japanese mite Eutetranychus africanus (Tucker) has so far been referred to E. orientalis (Klein) in error.
Doryphoribius smokiensis, a new species of Eutardigrada (Hypsibiidae) from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN, USA (North America)
Authors: BARTELS PAUL J. , NELSON DIANE R. , KACZMAREK ŁUKASZ , MICHALCZYK ŁUKASZ
Published: February 2019

A new eutardigrade, Doryphoribius smokiensis sp. nov., is described from soil and leaf litter samples collected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, USA. The new species differs from two similar species (with two macroplacoids and a sculptured dorsal cuticle without gibbosities) by the presence of a very wide buccal tube (high buccal tube pt ratio: >20.0), absence of enlarged bases of claws, absence of eyes, and other morphological and morphometric characters.
Five new species of cotylean flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the wider Caribbean
Authors: BOLAÑOS D. MARCELA , QUIROGA SIGMER Y. , LITVAITIS MARIAN K.
Published: February 2019

Five new species of cotylean flatworms belonging to the genera Pseudoceros Lang, 1884, Thysanozoon Grube, 1840, Pseudobiceros Faubel, 1984 and Maritigrella Newman & Cannon, 2000, are described from the wider Caribbean. Specific determinations are based primarily on color and color pattern. Diagrammatic reconstructions of the reproductive systems derived from serial histological sections and whole mounts are presented. In addition, a re-description of Pseudoceros pardalis Verrill, 1900 resulted in the new combination, Pseudobiceros pardalis.
The genus Mimogonia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) from the Neotropical region with descriptions of four new species
Authors: IRMLER ULRICH
Published: February 2019

Four new species of the rove beetle genus Mimogonia Coiffait, 1978 are described from South America, Mimogonia hermani, Mimogonia hanagarthi, Mimogonia adisi, and Mimogonia huggerti. The new species were collected in the Amazonian regions of Peru or Bolivia and the state Amazonas in Brazil. Additional records are published of M. similis from Iquitos (Peru) and M. subopaca from Puerto Maldonado (Peru). A key to the Neotropical species of the genus is given.
A new Brazilian species of Isotomiella (Collembola: Isotomidae), with notes on I. bidentata Delamare Deboutteville, 1950 and I. amazonica Oliveira & Deharveng, 1990
Authors: DE MENDONÇA MARIA CLEIDE , ABRANTES EDUARDO ASSIS
Published: February 2019

In the present article we describe a new species Isotomiella barrana sp. nov. from “Parque Nacional da Tijuca”, “Restinga de Maricá” and “Restinga da Marambaia”; redescribe I. bidentata Delamare Deboutteville, 1950 found for the first time in Brazil and enlarge the occurrence of I. amazonica Oliveira & Deharveng, 1990 to the Rio de Janeiro State.
Systematics of the genus Rhacophorus (Amphibia, Anura):
 identity of red-webbed forms and description of a new species from Assam
Authors: BORDOLOI SABITRY , BORTAMULI TUTUL , OHLER ANNEMARIE
Published: February 2019

The taxonomic status of Rhacophorus maculatus Anderson, 1871 and its replacement names (alloneonyms) Rhacophorus bimaculatus Boulenger, 1882 and Rhacophorus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927 is assessed and a lectotype (lectophoront) for this nomen is designated. Morphological evidence supports the nomen Rhacophorus htunwini Wilkinson et al., 2005 being a junior subjective synonym of Rhacophorus maculatus Anderson, 1871. Rhacophorus rhodopus Liu & Hu, 1960 is considered a valid nomen with a new junior subjective synonym, Rhacophorus namdaphaensis Sarkar & Sanyal, 1985. A new species of red-webbed Rhacophorus is described which can be distinguished by the other species by the presence of web between fingers, green dorsal coloration and red web on feet, the absence of blackish spots on web and on flanks, the absence of complete web between fingers and the absence of distinct dermal appendages on forelimbs, tarsi and feet. A key to the red-webbed species of Rhacophorus is given.
A new species of freshwater isopod (Sphaeromatidea: Sphaeromatidae) from an inland karstic stream on Espíritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific
Authors: JAUME DAMIÀ , QUEINNEC ERIK
Published: February 2019

Exosphaeroides quirosi is described from a karstic stream and its associated cave sink located 390 m above sea level and 23.5 km inland from the east coast of Espíritu Santo (Vanuatu, SW Pacific ocean). This is the first purely freshwater sphaeromatid isopod reported from an oceanic island, and is a new example of colonization of an oceanic island freshwater habitat by a typically marine taxon. E. quirosi differs from any other representative of the family in the peculiar condition displayed by the exopod of pleopod 4, which has a falcate outline, is distinctly longer than the corresponding endopod, and has the medial margin of the proximal segment produced into a foliaceous endite. Seemingly, the sexual dimorphism expressed in the presence/absence of a setulose fringe on the pereopods has not been recorded in any other sphaeromatid. Even though the peculiar pleopod 4 and the fusion pattern of pleonites—with complete incorporation of pleonite 1 to rest of pleonites—could suggest a new genus to accommodate the new species, it is included here in the broad Exosphaeroma s. l. cluster, from which most freshwater sphaeromatids seem to derive. This is done with the caveat that it is incertae sedis in Exosphaeroides until such time as a comprehensive revision of Exosphaeroma and related genera has been undertaken. E. quirosi appears to be a Exosphaeroma-derived species with an unusual pleopod 4 and fusion of pleonite 1 to the remainder of the pleon; these features being here regarded as species-level apomorphies within a morphologically diverse genus.
Redescription and placement of the Oriental Scaphepyris rufus Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)
Authors: LANES G. O. , AZEVEDO C. O.
Published: February 2019

The Sclerodermini (Bethylidae: Epyrinae) genus Scaphepyris Kieffer and its single species, S. rufus Kieffer, are known only from Indonesia, and are revised. The genus is characterized by having the clypeus produced medially with the apical margin subangulate, the mesopleuron with a large, long upper groove, the ocelli and wings absent, the mid tibiae strongly spinose, the eyes extremely reduced, and a constriction between the propodeum and the mesonotum. These two latter conditions place it in Pristocerinae. A key for the Pristocerinae genera where females are known is provided.
Neanthes (Annelida: Nereididae) from Taiwanese waters, with description of seven new species and one new species record
Authors: HSUEH PAN-WEN
Published: February 2019

The genus Neanthes is characterised by having conical paragnaths on both maxillary and oral rings of the pharynx and notochaetae all homogomph spinigers. Specimens of Neanthes species collected from various ecological surveys on coastal and offshore waters of Taiwan and coasts of the Kinmen Island during the past 20+ years are examined in the present study. As the result, seven new species are described, one new species record and one undetermined species are also present: N. babuzai n. sp., N. donggungensis n. sp., N. jihueiensis n. sp., N. kaomeiensis n. sp., N. kinmenensis n. sp., N. sanguensis n. sp., N. shigungensis n. sp., N. cf. nanhaiensis Wu, Sun & Yang, 1981 and N. sp. 1. Key characters of these species are tabulated. A key to Neanthes species reported from Taiwanese waters is also provided.
A new species of Moina Baird, 1850 (Cladocera: Moinidae) from Thailand
Authors: ALONSO MIGUEL , NERETINA ANNA N. , SANOAMUANG LA-ORSRI , SAENGPHAN NUKUL , KOTOV ALEXEY A.
Published: February 2019

A new species of Moina Baird, 1850 (Cladocera: Moinidae) is described based on material collected from Thailand (South-East Asia). In tropical Asia, Moina siamensis sp. nov. could be confused easily with M. weismanni Ishikawa, 1896, because of morphological similarities in parthenogenetic females and males of both species. The outstanding difference between these two taxa concerns the structure of the ephippium in gamogenetic females, which is highly visible under light and scanning electron microscopes. The mature ephippium of M. weismanni is strongly tuberous, with distinct borders between cells, whereas the ephippium of M. siamensis sp. nov. is significantly less tuberous, with prominent longitudinal lines in its central region. Since gamogenetic females only appear sporadically in moinid populations, distribution ranges of M. siamensis sp. nov., M. weismanni and sibling taxa must be clarified precisely using genetic markers in the future. Preliminary investigations of the ephippium structure may be useful for estimating the differences between populations, thus revealing much diversity within Moinidae.
Toward a Black (and Diverse) Psychology: The Scholarly Legacy of Joseph White
Authors: Cokley Kevin , Palmer Bedford , Stone Steven
Published: February 2019

Dr. Joseph White was affectionately referred to as “the father of Black psychology.” His seminal article “Toward a Black Psychology” articulated a strengths-based conceptual description toward understanding Black behavior and culture. He challenged the White orthodoxy in psychology while also serving to empower other non-White racial and ethnic groups to speak their unique psychological and cultural truths. In this article, we discuss his impact and scholarly legacy and how he used Black psychology as a bridge to build multicultural alliances and to support the professional development of students and young professional across race and ethnicity.
Association study of matrix metalloproteinase 3 5A/6A polymorphism with in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions in a Han Chinese population
Authors: Du Ji-Bing , Zhang Wei , Li Na , Jiang Hua , Liu Yin , Gao Jing , Chen Shu-Tao , Cong Hong-Liang , Wei Yi-Liang
Published: February 2019

Objective

We aimed to investigate the association between the 5A/6A promoter polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase 3 ( MMP3) gene and in-stent restenosis (ISR) in a regional Chinese population.

Methods

A total of 818 patients who underwent primary implantation of drug-eluting stents were enrolled and received a 6-month follow-up angiography and DNA genotyping of the 5A/6A polymorphism.

Results

ISR was found in 36.9% of all patients (302 ISR vs. 516 no ISR). The genotype proportion of 6A6A was significantly increased in ISRs (74.2% ISR vs. 66.8% no ISR), whereas the allele frequency of 5A was significantly decreased in ISR patients (25.8%) compared with controls who did not undergo ISR (33.1%).

Conclusions

Our data indicate that the MMP3 6A6A genotype is a genetic susceptibility factor for ISR after coronary stent placement, but the 5A allele can lower the risk for patients within 6 months after stenting. Therefore, genotyping 5A/6A in the MMP3 promoter is suggested for patients who undergo coronary stent implantation.
What Does the Future of Automated Driving Mean for Public Transportation?
Authors: Stark Kerstin , Gade Kay , Heinrichs Dirk
Published: February 2019

Public transportation (PT) in combination with other active transportation modes is the key to sustainable cities and a solution against congestion and air pollution. Faced with increasing competition from the private sector and the upcoming technology of automated driving (AD), an acute challenge is ensuring a robust future perspective for PT. There is little research thus far on how AD might affect PT, how it addresses the challenges PT and municipalities face, and how the integration of such vehicles into existing systems can be achieved in the best possible way. In this article, we seek to address this research gap and present the results of a comparative study on stakeholder acceptance and requirements of AD in PT. We aim to find out and relate what various stakeholders (users, local authorities, and PT providers), consider relevant as regards AD in PT to derive hints for favorable applications of AD in PT, and discuss recommendable future development pathways for PT. We applied a qualitative research approach. The study entailed participatory survey instruments and was conducted in two German cities in 2017. Its two-step concept entailed a general discussion as well as identifying specific requirements in the context of three systematically developed use cases that are described in the paper. From the comparative results of the perspectives of users, providers, and municipalities we conclude how different use case types comply with the stakeholder perspectives and discuss what favorable use cases and pathways of PT could look like.