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Race against Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe
Authors: Zimmerman Andrew
Published: September 2016

Racism and racial “science” emerged in Europe as an elite response to a worldwide wave of rural insurgencies that began in the era of the French and Haitian Revolutions and continues, in its own way, to this day. In his dialectic of lord and bondsman, g.w.f. Hegel formulated political, economic, and biopolitical ideas from the uprisings occurring in his world, creating a now long-standing dialogue between dialectical theory, including Marxism, and rural insurgency. Racism was part of a biopolitical counterrevolution that sought to maintain the power of elites over insurgent populations. Here Prussia played a central role, as its struggle against the autonomy of migrant agricultural labors took the form of campaigns against the “Polonization” of Prussia. The social scientist Max Weber theorized this struggle in a series of essays on race and rural labor that produced a racism based on culture rather than biology. This cultural racism, like the insurgent discourses it opposes, persists in many forms in Central Europe and around the world.
Anthropologists and Their Monsters
Authors: Herza Filip
Published: September 2016

This article traces the emergence of the discipline of physical anthropology in the Czech lands and its first public presentation at the Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhibition held in 1895 in Prague. The search for the physical characteristics of Czechs involved a large-scale anthropometric survey in Czech schools and among the adult population from 1893 to 1895, which was subsequently presented at this exhibition. This article focuses on the production of expert knowledge within the context of contemporary nationalist discourses. Comparison with anthropological traditions in other parts of the Habsburg Empire (Vienna and Budapest) show how the Czech tradition differed in strongly insisting on the existence of a “Czech type” resulting from anthropology’s entanglement with Czech nationalist discourses, which in the 1880s and 1890s partly subscribed to a social-Darwinist vision of the Czech collective body. Taking the notion of disability as an analytical category into the analysis, the article confirms how the search for the “Czech type” depended on the notion of bodily ab/normality and how people with disabilities served as the “internal Others” against which the “normal” Czech self could emerge. This is most vividly demonstrated by the wax figure of Josef Drásal, a professional freak show “Giant,” who was exhibited at the 1895 anthropological display in reference to the normative size of the human body, the strength and ability of the national collective, and the rather problematic relationship of Czech nationalism to “peasants.”
Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Central Sarawak, Borneo
Authors: SANG JULIA , KIEW RUTH , YIING LING CHEA
Published: September 2016

Six new species of Begonia, Begonia armykapii S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia baikoides S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia papulifolia S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia rubrobracteolata S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia tinjanii S.Julia and Begonia triangularis Kiew & C.Y.Ling, are described from the forest areas in central part of Sarawak. All species belong to the sect. Petermannia.
Allochrusa lutea (Caryophylloideae, Caryophyllaceae) a new species from Iran
Authors: MAHMOODI MOHAMMAD , NEJAD FALATOURY ATIYE
Published: September 2016

Allochrusa lutea sp. nov. is here described and illustrated from the Zanjan Province, NW of Iran. A comparison with other Allochrusa species is presented. The more similar species is A. persica from which A. lutea differ by shape of ovary and number of ovules, petals color and the ratio of inflorescence length to stem length. A. lutea is to be considered as endemic to the northern-west of Iran.
Accommodating Nomocharis in Lilium (Liliaceae)
Authors: GAO YUN-DONG , GAO XIN-FEN
Published: September 2016

Controversy regarding the status of the genus Nomocharis Franchet (1889: 113) has been undergoing since its recognition by Franchet (1889). Recent molecular studies (Nishikawa et al. 1999, Hayashi & Kawano 2000, Nishikawa et al. 2001, Ronsted et al. 2005, Peruzzi et al. 2009) have resolved Nomocharis as being nested within Lilium Linaeus (1753: 302). Results of our own previous studies (Gao et al. 2012, Gao et al. 2013a, Gao et al. 2013b), with expanded sampling of species of Nomocharis have been congruent with those of previous studies by others. Thus recognition of Nomocharis would render Lilium paraphyletic. We prefer to recognize a monophyletic Lilium here, although paraphyletic groups are sometimes advocated in literature (e.g., Brummitt, 2014; Ehrendorfer & Barfuss, 2014; George, 2014; Hörandl, 2014; Stuessy & Hörandl, 2014; Stuessy et al., 2014). Most recently, we proposed that the morphological divergence between Nomocharis and Lilium was the result of habitat specialization (Gao et al. 2015). The extensive introgression caused by hybridization within Lilium and Nomocharis (Gao et al. 2013a, 2015) supports a single-genus concept.
A new species of hood-displaying Thamnodynastes (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Atlantic forest in southeast Brazil
Authors: FRANCO FRANCISCO LUÍS , FERREIRA TALITA GANCEV , MARQUES OTAVIO A.V. , SAZIMA IVAN
Published: September 2016

A new species of Thamnodynastes (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Atlantic forest in southeast Brazil is described herein. The new species is diagnosed by the following set of characters: slender body; very long tail (about 50% of body length); 19 scale rows in the mid-body; high subcaudal scale count (101–109); and a series of 5–6 black blotches in the fore-body, shown during defensive displays. The new species is known from moderate elevations of the Serra do Mar range and its features indicate that it is one of the most arboreal species within the genus.
Caragonia, a new genus of Cicadellini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Southeastern Brazil
Authors: TAKIYA DANIELA MAEDA , CAVICHIOLI RODNEY RAMIRO , MEJDALANI GABRIEL
Published: September 2016

Caragonia gen. nov. is described and placed in the nominate tribe of Cicadellinae, based on a previous phylogenetic analysis of the closely related genus Balacha Melichar. The new genus can be distinguished from other Neotropical genera of Cicadellini by a combination of the following features: crown slightly produced anteriorly, forming nearly a right angle with frons in lateral view; pronotum wider than head with lateral margins convergent anteriorly; female sternite VII with a median longitudinal elevated fold, posterior margin with narrow and deep concavity, lateral margins well produced posteriorly; teeth of second valvulae of ovipositor gradually declivous posteriorly; aedeagus cylindrical and elongate, shaft with base directed anteriorly and then curving gradually posteriorly, with apical pair of processes; paraphyses with stalk longer than rami; and subgenital plates with apex broadly round. Caragonia bella sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo and Minas Gerais states) and assigned as the type-species of Caragonia gen. nov. Tettigonia monstruosa Signoret, previously placed in the genus Caragonalia Young, is transferred to the new genus based on characters of the external morphology and female genitalia.
Idahotyphlus alleni Gusarov, gen. n., sp. n., a new leptotyphline staphylinid beetle from Idaho (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Leptotyphlinae)
Authors: GUSAROV VLADIMIR I.
Published: September 2016

Idahotyphlus alleni Gusarov, gen. n. & sp. n. (tribe Neotyphlini) is described from Idaho. Diagnostic characters and illustrations are provided to distinguish Idahotyphlus from its most-closely related genera.
World revision of the microbombyliid genus Mythenteles Hall & Evenhuis (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae)
Authors: EVENHUIS NEAL L.
Published: September 2016

Mythenteles Hall & Evenhuis is revised worldwide. Mythenteles is shown to have a disjunct Northern Hemisphere distribution. Eight new species in this genus are described and illustrated: Mythenteles deemingi Evenhuis, sp. n., from Cyprus, M. hellenicae Evenhuis, sp. n., from Greece, M. hispanicola Evenhuis & Blasco-Zumeta, sp. n. and M. infrequens Evenhuis & Blasco-Zumeta, sp. n. from northern Spain, M. coptopheles Evenhuis, sp. n., M. freidbergi Evenhuis, sp. n. and M. wadimurri Evenhuis & Theodor, sp. n., from Israel, and M. silus Evenhuis, sp. n. from the western United States. A lectotype is designated for Empidideicus indicus Brunetti and a key to species in the genus Mythenteles is presented.
Redescription of Gymnotus coropinae (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae), an often misidentified species of Neotropical electric fish, with notes on natural history and electric signals
Authors: CRAMPTON WILLIAM G.R. , ALBERT JAMES S.
Published: September 2016

Gymnotus coropinae, a diminutive species of Neotropical electric fish, was originally described by Hoedeman from Surinam. Shortly after its description, G. coropinae was synonymized with a syntopic congener, G. anguillaris. Here we redescribe G. coropinae as a valid species distinguishable from all congeners by a unique color pattern comprised of a dark brown background color marked by 8–18 white or pale yellow bands that in the anterior 1/3 to 2/3 of body are absent or largely restricted to the ventral part of the lateral surface. Gymnotus coropinae is further distinguishable from G. anguillaris and other congeners on the basis of several meristic and morphometric characters. Gymnotus coropinae is widely distributed throughout the Amazon and Orinoco Basins and the Guyana Shield. It inhabits small terra firme forest streams and swamps containing acidic, low-conductivity water.
The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 16 new species
Authors: HELLENTHAL RONALD A. , PRICE ROGER D.
Published: September 2016

We redescribe the only previously known species of Myrsidea from bulbuls, M. pycnonoti Eichler. Sixteen new species are described; they and their type hosts are: M. phillipsi ex Pycnonotus goiavier goiavier (Scopoli), M. gieferi ex P. goiavier suluensis Mearns, M. kulpai ex P. flavescens Blyth, M. finlaysoni ex P. finlaysoni Strickland, M. kathleenae ex P. cafer (L.), M. warwicki ex Ixos philippinus (J. R. Forster), M. mcclurei ex Microscelis amaurotis (Temminck), M. zeylanici ex P. zeylanicus (Gmelin), M. plumosi ex P. plumosus Blyth, M. eutiloti ex P. eutilotus (Jardine and Selby), M. adamsae ex P. urostictus (Salvadori), M. ochracei ex Criniger ochraceus F. Moore, M. borbonici ex Hypsipetes borbonicus (J. R. Forster), M. johnsoni ex P. atriceps (Temminck), M. palmai ex C. ochraceus, and M. claytoni ex P. eutilotus. A key is provided for the identification of these 17 species.
Kootenaia burkei, a new genus and species of slug from northern Idaho, United States (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae)
Authors: LEONARD WILLIAM P. , CHICHESTER LYLE , BAUGH JIM , WILKE THOMAS
Published: September 2016

A new genus and species of arionid slug, Kootenaia burkei n. gen. et n. sp., are formally described from northern Idaho, United States. This taxonomic decision is based on comparative anatomical and molecular data involving representatives of a total of ten species and three additional genera (Hemphillia, Prophysaon, and Zacoleus) of the family Arionidae. The anatomical analyses show that the new genus is characterized by a major autapomorphy, the complete absence of an epiphallus, which is found in all other arionids. The molecular analyses using two mitochondrial genes and the anatomical data produce congruent topologies. Overall, there is a high degree of concordance between the anatomical and molecular datasets.
A new brachypterous species of Elachiptera Becker (Diptera: Chloropidae) from freshwater wetlands in eastern Canada
Authors: WHEELER TERRY A.
Published: September 2016

Elachiptera aquila sp. nov. is described from freshwater wetlands in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Its apparent sister species is Elachiptera salinaria Sabrosky and Valley, known from coastal salt marshes in the eastern United States. Although there are Palearctic Elachiptera that are polymorphic for wing length, this is the first brachypterous species of the genus described from North America.
Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Authors: C. FERNANDO FERNÁNDEZ
Published: September 2016

A revision of the myrmicinae ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group is made. This group is recognized in workers and females by a combination of: antennae of 12 segments with club of 2 segments, median portion of clypeus forming a longitudinal platform and the lamelliform setae in the internal border of the mandibles. This last trait, unknown in other ants, is proposed as autapomorphy for the Adelomyrmex genus-group. The group contains two genera, Adelomyrmex Emery , 1897 (Neotropics, New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa) and Baracidris Bolton, 1981 (Africa), with 26 species (12 described as new) as follows: Adelomyrmex betoi Fernández sp.n. (México); A. biroi Emery, 1897 (New Guinea), A. boltoni Fernández sp.n. (Brazil and Paraguay); A. brevispinosus Fernández, 2003 (México and Costa Rica); A. costatus Fernández sp.n. (Colombia); A. cristiani Fernández sp.n. (Colombia); A. foveolatus Fernández, 2003 (Costa Rica); A. grandis Fernández sp.n. (Colombia); A. hirsutus Mann, 1921 (Fiji Islands); A. laevigatus MacKay, 2003 (Costa Rica); A. longinodus Fernández & Brandão sp.n. (Brazil); A. longinoi Fernández sp.n. (México and Costa Rica); A. mackayi Fernández sp.n. (México); A. micans Fernández, 2003 (México); A. microps Fernández, 2003 (Costa Rica); A. minimus Fernández, 2003 (Costa Rica); A. myops (Wheeler, 1910) (Guatemala to Colombia); A. robustus Fernández sp.n. (México); A. samoanus Wilson & Taylor, 1967 (Samoa); A. silvestrii (Menozzi, 1931) (Mesoamerica); A. striatus Fernández sp.n. (Brazil); A. tristani (Menozzi, 1931) (México to Colombia); A. vaderi Fernández sp.n. (Colombia); Baracidris meketra Bolton, 1981 (Nigeria), B. pilosa Fernández sp.n. (Kenya and Gabon); B. sitra Bolton, 1981 (Gabon). A key to workers of genera and all species is provided, with illustrations of most of them. The first queen for American Adelomyrmex and the first male of Adelomyrmex are described. The distribution of the group suggests an ancestor that lived in Gondwana before the splitting off of Africa and also suggests that ants could have originated earlier than the known fossil record.
Haplodendron buzwilsoni gen. nov., sp. nov., the first record of Haplomunnidae from the southern Indo-Pacific (Isopoda: Asellota)
Authors: JUST JEAN
Published: September 2016

A new genus and a new species, Haplodendron buzwilsoni, from the southeastern Australian mid bathyal are described. This is the first record of the family in the Southern Hemisphere IndoPacific. Diagnostic characters of the new genus are compared with those of other genera in the family. The possible significance of the joint possession, between the new genus and Dendrotion (Dendrotiidae), of a stalk carrying the antennulae and antennae is discussed. New observations on male reproductive structures are made.
New fossil lace bugs (Heteroptera: Tingidae) from the Middle Eocene of the Grube Messel (Germany), with a catalog of fossil lace bugs
Authors: WAPPLER TORSTEN
Published: September 2016

Lace bugs (Heteroptera: Tingidae) comprise over 2.100 species classified in two subfamilies. So far, nearly 36 fossil species of Tingidae have been described, most of Cenozoic age. The present paper reports on three new species genera of Tingidae from the late Middle Eocene Grube Messel (Germany), inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, describing Exmesselensis disspinosus gen. et sp. n. (Canatacaderinae: Phatnomini), Chorotingiotes prisca gen. et sp. n. (Tinginae: Ypsotingini), and Oblongomorpha lutetia gen. et sp. n. (Tinginae: Litadeini). The specimens from Messel show once more that Cantacaderinae, especially of the tribe Phatnomini were widespread and highly diverse in Europe during the Paleogene than today. Oblongomorpha n. gen. and Chorotingioites n. gen. demonstrate that even the differentiation of the Tinginae in the main tribes has taken place in this period or earlier. A taxonomic catalog of all described, fossil lace bugs is appended.
A new species of Chthonerpeton (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) from Bahia, Brazil
Authors: DA SILVA HÉLIO RICARDO , DE BRITTO-PEREIRA MÔNICA COX , CARAMASCHI ULISSES
Published: September 2016

A new species of the Chthonerpeton indistinctum group is described from Brazil based on fourteen specimens collected in the Municipality of Conde, State of Bahia. The new species is characterized by 94–103 primary annuli, 100–108 vertebrae, tentacular aperture closer to nares than to eyes, umpigmented cloacal disk and narial plug areas, and by the number of vomeropalatine and dentary teeth that is smaller than that of the other species in the group. The new species is aquatic and fossorial, and can be found swimming actively at night or borrowed in mud in places near the river.
A new species of Schinia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae) from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana
Authors: KNUDSON ED , BORDELON CHARLES , POGUE MICHAEL G.
Published: September 2016

Schinia varix, new species, is described, illustrated, and compared to similar species. Male and female adults and genitalia are figured. Comparative adults of S. siren (Strecker), S. roseitincta (Harvey), and S. antonio (Smith) also are figured.
Hermit crabs of the genus Calcinus Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, with description of a new species
Authors: POUPIN JOSEPH , LEMAITRE RAFAEL
Published: September 2016

Knowledge of morphology, coloration, and distribution of species of Calcinus Dana, 1851 from French Polynesia is expanded based primarily on collections obtained during the French BENTHAUS Expedition in 2002 to the Austral Islands, the southernmost of the French Polynesian islands. Six species of Calcinus were obtained from inshore to depths of 280 m. Of these, one proved to be a new species, C. albengai, and is fully described. This new species has two colour variants, one with pale pink to cream chelipeds that lives in shallow-water from the intertidal to about 50 m, the other with bright orange chelipeds, from deeper waters from about 50 to 280 m. Morphologically this new species is distinguished by differences in the armature of the ocular acicles, aspects of the left and right palms, ventrodistal pilosity of third pereopods, and telson armature. Five species were collected by dredging, trawling, or using traps, in depths of 40 to 280 m: C. anani Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998, C. gouti Poupin, 1997, C. haigae Wooster, 1984, C. spicatus Forest, 1951, and C. aff. sirius Morgan, 1991. Of these, C. gouti was previously known exclusively based on the holotype from Tuamotu, and a more complete diagnosis is presented; the others are also diagnosed, including new details on coloration. Inshore and scuba collecting on Rapa Island produced four additional, but better known species: C. elegans (H. Milne Edwards, 1836), C. latens (Randall, 1840), C. laevimanus (Randall, 1840), and C. vachoni Forest, 1958. The inshore Calcinus fauna of Rapa is briefly compared with its counterpart on Easter Island, located at the same latitude 3500 km to the east. A total of 19 (or possibly 20, should C. sirius be confirmed in the future) Calcinus species are now known from French Polynesia. Cases of sibling species of Calcinus, distinguished almost exclusively by coloration, are summarized.
The identity of Maladera infuscata (Moser, 1915), with description of a new species from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)
Authors: AHRENS DIRK
Published: September 2016

During a revision of type material of Asian Sericini, the identity of Maladera infuscata (Moser, 1915) was clarified and the following new synonymies were established: Maladera infuscata (Moser, 1915) (= Autoserica koreana Moser, 1919 syn. n.; Aserica okamotoi Murayama, 1938 syn. n.). Taiwanese specimens formerly identified as Maladera infuscata belong to a hitherto undescribed species described herein as Maladera howdeni sp. n.
Pomacentrus aurifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia
Authors: ALLEN GERALD R.
Published: September 2016

A new species of pomacentrid fish is described from coral reefs of Papua New Guinea. Specimens were collected by the author between 1982 and 2000. Pomacentrus aurifrons is described from 12 specimens, 22.4 61.5 mm SL, collected at depths between 7 12 m. It closely resembles P. smithi Fowler and Bean from Indonesia and the Philippines. These species have similar morphology but are easily distinguished by the taller dorsal fin of P. aurifrons (tallest dorsal ray averaging 1.37 in HL versus 1.65 in HL for P. smithi) and colour pattern differences, particularly the broad zone of yellow encompassing the snout, forehead, and base of the anterior dorsal spines.
Two new species of the genus Cheiroseius Berlese, 1916 (Ascidae: Mesostigmata) from the Indian Thar Desert
Authors: BHATTACHARYYA ASIT K. , BHATTACHARYYA SISIR K.
Published: September 2016

Two new species, Cheiroseius rajasthanicus and C. ovalis collected from the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, are described and illustrated in this work along with their affinities. The genus is being recorded for the first time from the Thar Desert. A key to differentiate the five Indian species is provided.
A new species of the genus Feuerborniella Vaillant, from Mexico (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Authors: IBÁÑEZ-BERNAL SERGIO
Published: September 2016

Feuerborniella veracruzana sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on male and female characteristics. This species belongs to a group of historically troublesome taxa. Formerly the genus Feuerborniella Vaillant, was considered as part of the Threticus genera-group under different tribes, but are now in the tribe Psychodini. The species described here fits well in this genus, and is morphologically similar to F. plaumanni (Duckhouse) described from Brazil.
Are hind coxal knobs a synapomorphy for therevids? An unusual new species of Anabarhynchus Macquart from Australia (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae)
Authors: WINTERTON SHAUN L.
Published: September 2016

A new species of Anabarhynchus Macquart is described and figured from south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Anabarhynchus oblongicornus sp. nov. adults are active in coastal heath and beach fore-dune habitats. This species is notable because of its greatly elongate antennae, and absence of hind coxal knob, which easily differentiates A. oblongicornus sp. nov. from other species in this endemic Australasian genus. The presence of the hind coxal knob has previously been considered synapomorphic for Therevidae+Apsilocephalidae. A review of the presence of this structure in the therevoid clade (Apsilocephalidae+Scenopinidae+Therevidae+Ocoidae) indicates that it is actually plesiomorphic for the entire group, with various examples of secondary reduction or absence in all higher scenopinids and some therevids.
Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India
Authors: PANNURE ARATI , BELAVADI VASUKI V. , CARPENTER JAMES M.
Published: September 2016

The family Vespidae is represented in India by four subfamilies: Vespinae, Polistinae, Stenogastrinae, and Eumeninae. The subfamily Eumeninae is the most species rich among the Vespidae. The potter wasps of south India are reviewed for the first time to comprise 31 valid genera. The genera Discoelius Latreille, 1809, Coeleumenes van der Vecht, 1963, Euodynerus Dalla torre, 1904, and Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 1936 are newly reported from south India. Diagnoses and a key to south Indian eumenine genera are given. A total of 72 species and subspecies are listed, 15 of them are newly reported from Karnataka and two species from Kerala.
New records of Panchaetothripinae from Japan (Thysanoptera, Thripidae)
Authors: MINOURA KAZUSHIGE , MASUMOTO MASAMI
Published: September 2016

Until now, 16 species of Panchaetothripinae in 11genera have been recorded from Japan (Kudo 1992a,b). Recently, however, three further species were found, in the genera Phibalothrips and Caliothrips, and one purpose of this report is to record these two genera from Japan for the first time. The four known species of Phibalothrips occur mainly in the Old World tropics, and are associated with grasses (Mound 2011), whereas the 22 known species of Caliothrips are found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide and feed on a range of different plants including grasses. In this article, P. rugosus, C. punctipennis and C. tongi are newly recorded from Japan, and the male of P. rugosus and second instar larva of C. tongi are described for the first time. Moreover, an identification key to the known species of Phibalothrips is provided. Larval chaetotaxy is based on Heming (1991) and Vierbergen et al. (2010). The specimens studied are deposited in Yokohama Plant Protection Station, Naha Plant Protection Station and the authors’ collection.
New species and records of Galumnidae (Acari, Oribatida) from the Philippines
Authors: ERMILOV SERGEY G. , CORPUZ-RAROS LEONILA
Published: September 2016

We collected 19 species in eight genera of poronotic oribatid mites of the family Galumnidae from the Philippines. Five species, Galumna (Cosmogalumna) areticulata Ermilov, Sandmann, Klarner, Widyastuti & Scheu, 2015, G. (Neogalumna) tolstikovi Ermiov & Anichkin, 2014, Pergalumna (Pergalumna) crassipora Mahunka, 1995, P. (Pergalumna) margaritata Mahunka, 1989 and Trichogalumna nipponica (Aoki, 1966), the subgenus Galumna (Neogalumna) and the genus Trichogalumna are recorded for the first time in the fauna of this country. Three new species of the genera Pergalumna, Setogalumna and Trichogalumna are described. Pergalumna (Pergalumna) capualensis sp. nov. differs from P. (Pergalumna) bimaculata Hammer, 1973 and P. (Pergalumna) remota (Hammer, 1968) by the larger body length and the presence of strong teeth on prodorsum. Setogalumna minisetosa sp. nov. differs from S. luzonica Ermilov & Corpuz-Raros, 2015 by the smaller body size, the presence of minute interlamellar and notogastral setae, median pore and elongated notogastral porose areas A3, and the absence of notogastral porose areas A2. Trichogalumna interlamellaris sp. nov. differs from T. seminuda Balogh, 1960 by the larger body size, the presence of anterior notogastral margin and small bothridial heads, the absence of notogastral porose areas A2, and the localization of adanal setae ad3. Supplementary description of Pergalumna (Pergalumna) crassipora Mahunka, 1995 is presented.
Review of the leafhopper tribe Stenometopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China with description of four new species
Authors: DUAN YANI , WEBB M.D. , ZHANG YALIN
Published: September 2016

The leafhopper tribe Stenometopiini is revised from China. Two genera are included: Hodoedocus Jacobi with two species and Stirellus Osborn & Ball with thirteen species of which four are new: S. daii sp. nov., S. multipunctatus sp. nov., S. neospeciosus sp. nov., and S. translucidus sp. nov. S. yeongnamensis (Kwon & Lee) is newly recorded for China. Five new synonyms are proposed: Viridomarus brevialatus Xing et al. and Viridomarus laticellus Xing et al. as junior synonyms of S. capitatus (Distant); Aconura bipunctella Matsumura and Paivanana centristriata Dai & Li as junior synonyms of S. indrus (Distant); Aconura rubrofasciata Matsumura as junior synonym of S. rubrolineatus (Distant). Two new combinations are erected and one combination is reinstated (see checklist). Species are described and illustrated together with keys provided for their separation. Lectotypes are designated for Typhlocyba indra Distant and Arya rubrolineata Distant.
New record of Rhagomys rufescens (Thomas 1886) (Rodentia: Muridae: Sigmodontinae) in the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil
Authors: PINHEIRO PAULA S. , HARTMANN PAULO A. , GEISE LENA
Published: September 2016

Rhagomys rufescens is a threatened Sigmodontinae rodent from the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil, known by a few specimens deposited in scientific collections. This work presents a new record of this species, collected in Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar N cleo Picinguaba (Ubatuba, SP) in April 2002, and some biological data. This finding reinforces the urgency of improving collecting efforts in Atlantic forest, in order to know and preserve its biodiversity.
A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae
Authors: DE MORAES G. J. , MCMURTRY J. A. , DENMARK H. A. , CAMPOS C. B.
Published: September 2016

Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are the most common predators of phytophagous mites on most plant species. Some species are widely studied and used for the biological control of mite pests. Many new species continue to be discovered as collections are intensified in certain regions or habitats, e.g. in Africa, Asia, Central and South America. The last catalog of Moraes et al. (1986) included about 1500 described species. This updated catalog includes almost 2250 species. As in the last catalog, it includes references to descriptions and redescriptions of species, synonymies and recorded world distributions.
The Chirostylidae of southern Australia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura)
Authors: AHYONG SHANE T. , POORE GARY C.B.
Published: September 2016

The deep-water squat lobsters, Chirostylidae, of southern Australia are reported, comprising 31 species in three genera, increasing the known Australian fauna from 8 to 34. Two species of Eumunida Smith are reported, one of which, E. capillata de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, is a new record for Australia. Four species of Gastroptychus Caullery are reported, of which G. spinirostris is described as new, and G. hendersoni Alcock and G. sternoornatus Van Dam are new Australian records. A key to the Indo-West Pacific species of Gastroptychus is given. The known Australian fauna of Uroptychus Henderson is markedly increased from 4 to 26. Twenty-five species of Uroptychus are reported from the southern Australia. Twenty species of Uroptychus are described as new and two are reported for the first time from Australian waters. A key to the 26 known Australian species of Uroptychus is given. Uroptychus latirostris Yokoya from Japan, is removed from synonymy of U. cavirostris Alcock, from the Andaman Sea. The results of the present study indicate that the southern Australian chirostylid fauna is considerably more diverse than indicated by previous studies.
A new species of the Asian schilbid catfish genus Clupisoma from Myanmar, with a redescription of Clupisoma prateri Hora (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes: Schilbidae)
Authors: FERRARIS, JR. CARL J.
Published: September 2016

The species Clupisoma roosae, new species, is recorded from the upper Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. This species can be distinguished from its sole congener in Myanmar, Clupisoma prateri Hora, 1937, in having a shorter pectoral-fin spine that does not extend past the pelvic-fin origin, a reduced abdominal keel that extends anteriorly only to the level of the pelvic-fin base, only 11 pectoral-fin rays and 45 to 47 branched anal-fin rays. Although the two species occur in the Irrawaddy River, they have not been collected together and appear to inhabit different portions of the river basin. Clupisoma prateri is distributed in the lower and middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River as well as the nearby Sittang, Bago, and Salween rivers, while C. roosae appears to be restricted to the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy. To facilitate comparisons between the two species of Clupisoma in Myanmar, C. prateri is redescribed.
New deep-sea species of Macrostylidae (Asellota: Isopoda: Malacostraca) from the Angola Basin off Namibia, South West Africa
Authors: BRANDT ANGELIKA
Published: September 2016

Six new species of Macrostylidae are described from the deep sea of the Angola Basin off Namibia. These are Macrostylis robusta sp. nov., Macrostylis longipedis sp. nov., Macrostylis angolensis sp. nov., Macrostylis meteorae sp. nov., Macrostylis abyssalis sp. nov., and Macrostylis longispinis sp. nov. The new species are diagnosed, described and illustrated and a revised diagnosis of Macrostylis is presented.
Three new species of Inseliellum (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Polynesia
Authors: CRAIG DOUGLAS A.
Published: September 2016

Three new species of the simuliid subgenus Inseliellum are described. Simulium adelaideae, from Tahiti, appears to be closely related to the hirticranium subgroup and may constitute the sister species of that taxon. Simulium sublonckei, also from Tahiti, is the sister species of S. lonckei plus S. joyae. The third new species, Simulium englundi, from the Marquesas Islands, is closely related to S. gallinum. The Tahitian species are both from higher altitude localities and bring the number of known species for that island to 31. There are now 10 species known from the Marquesas islands, for a total of 51 species in Inseliellum.
A distinctive new species of Xyrodromeus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from Madagascar
Authors: GATTOLLIAT JEAN-LUC
Published: September 2016

The genus Xyrodromeus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty was established for Afrotropical species of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) possessing bladelike mandibles. Recently, three new species were described from Madagascar. Xyrodromeus ambiguus n. sp. is established for larvae collected in the North and North-East of Madagascar. It possesses most of the generic features of Xyrodromeus, but differs significantly from all the previously known species by possessing two rows of denticles on the tarsal claws. This species has an intermediate position between Xyrodromeus and Dicentroptilum Wuillot & Gillies. While it may confirm the strong relationship between the two genera, it also opens the question of their validity and could suggest that all these species belong to a single variable and graded genus.
Heptacarpus littoralis Butler a synonym of Heptacarpus sitchensis (Brandt) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hippolytidae)
Authors: STAMATIOU LIA , JENSEN GREGORY C.
Published: September 2016

Heptacarpus littoralis was differentiated from H. sitchensis based on several characters, including absence of a pterygostomian spine (present in H. sitchensis); distinctly curved propodi of pereopods III-V, and a smaller and more slender body than H. sitchensis. To test whether these differences represent separate species or merely sexual dimorphism within a single species, we collected ovigerous H. sitchensis and raised their larvae to determine if both morphologies would occur within the same progeny. By one year of age many of the shrimp had reached sexual maturity; pterygostomian spines were present on all females but only 27% of the males. Males were also smaller on average than females, and developed the curved propodi and other features characteristic of H. littoralis. Hence, H. littoralis is considered a male form of H. sitchensis and a junior synonym.
Catalogue of Diplotaxini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of the Old World
Authors: BEZDOEK ALEŠ
Published: September 2016

A catalogue of all known Old World species of the tribe Diplotaxini is presented. As of 31 December 2003, 13 genera and 422 currently valid species and subspecies are recognized. Two new names are established: Apogonia burgeoni nom. nov. for A. moseri Burgeon, 1945 (nec Ritsema, 1912) and Apogonia miyakei nom. nov. for A. ovata Miyake and Yamaguchi, 1998 (nec F hraeus in Boheman, 1857). The original spelling of Apogonia saleijana Heller, 1897 is selected here as the correct one by the action of First Reviser. The following new combinations are proposed: Dichecephala moseri (Ritsema, 1912) comb. nov., D. nasalis (Karsch, 1882) comb. nov., D. somalina (Frey, 1976) comb. nov., Metagonia brunoi (Frey, 1976) comb. nov., M. kaszabi (Frey, 1974) comb. nov., M. mediocris (Kolbe, 1891) comb. nov., M. platypus (Kolbe, 1899) comb. nov., and M. platypyge (Kolbe, 1899) comb. nov. Metagonia mediocris (Kolbe, 1899) is designated here as the type species of the genus Metagonia Kolbe, 1899. A separate list of all taxa with uncertain status and nomina nuda is also given.
A description of the first complete specimen of Diogenes guttatus Henderson, 1888 (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Diogenidae)
Authors: MCLAUGHLIN PATSY A.
Published: September 2016

The apperception of the first complete specimen of Diogenes guttatus Henderson has permitted a verifiable redescription of the right cheliped, missing in the holotype. The newly discovered female is only slightly smaller than the male holotype, but exhibits considerable morphological variation in the armature of the left cheliped and telson. In addition to the structure and spination of the right cheliped, the armature of the second segment of the antennal peduncle and the spination of the right cheliped of this female supports the earlier assignment of two incomplete specimens from the Andaman Sea to D. guttatus.
Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia
Authors: AHYONG SHANE T. , POORE GARY C.B.
Published: September 2016

Twenty-nine species in five genera of deep-water Galatheidae are reported from southern and eastern Australia increasing the known Australian galatheid fauna from 55 to 74. Species of Paramunida and Agononida are reported for the first time from southern Australia, with a new species of each described, P. antipodes and A. procera. Seven new species of Munida are described (M. aequalis, M. asprosoma, M. chydaea, M. endeavourae, M. isos, M. kapala, and M. spinicruris) increasing the number of known Australian species from 12 to 19. Four new species of Munidopsis are described (Ms. kensleyi, Ms. proales, Ms. tasmaniae, Ms. treis) and three species are newly recorded from Australia (Ms. centrina, Ms. dasypus, Ms. subsquamosa) increasing the known fauna from 11 to 18. Previous records of Ms. dasypus are based on Ms. kensleyi, but we include the first reliable record of M. dasypus from Australia. Previous records of Munida japonica from Australia are referable to M. rogeri Macpherson. Previous Australian records of Munida microps Alcock are referable to two new species, M. endeavourae and M. isos. Previous Australian records of Ms. dasypus are referable to Ms. kensleyi. Raymunida formosanus Lin, Chan & Chu is reported for the first time from Australia. Alcock s (1894) Munida squamosa var. prolixa is recognised as a distinct species of Agononida.
A review of the Schinia tertia (Grote) species complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)
Authors: POGUE MICHAEL G. , HARP CHARLES E.
Published: September 2016

Four closely related species of Schinia are diagnosed using characters of maculation, genitalia, larval host plants, and distribution. The revised status of both Schinia albafascia Smith and Schinia brunnea Barnes and McDunnough are based on differences in wing maculation and male and female genitalic structures. The revised synonymy of Schinia megarena Smith with Schinia tertia (Grote) is discussed. Male and female genitalia are described and illustrated for the first time for all species.
Oribatid mites of the genera Belba and Belbodamaeus (Acari: Oribatida: Damaeidae) from Eastern Mongolia
Authors: BAYARTOGTOKH BADAMDORJ
Published: September 2016

Two new species of oribatid mites belonging to the family Damaeidae, Belba heterosetosa sp. nov. and Belbodamaeus rarituberculatus sp. nov. are described from the eastern part of Mongolia. In addition, two known species, Belba mongolica and B. crassisetosa, previously known from central part of the country are discussed.
A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution
Authors: MESIBOV ROBERT
Published: September 2016

Atrophotergum silvaticum n. gen., n. sp. (type species), A. bonhami n. sp., A. montanum n. sp., A. pastorale n. sp., A sodalis n. sp., and A. wurrawurraense n. sp., are described. The six species have a tightly fitted mosaic distribution in Tasmania. Atrophotergum species are among the 'head + 19 segments' Australasian dalodesmids witha  conspicuous pit on the underside of somite 2 in males, and relatively small metatergites on somites 3 and 4 in both sexes. The solenomerite in Atrophotergum is carried on a large posterior projection arising midway along the telopodite.
Discothyrea sringerensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) a new ant species from India
Authors: ZACHARIAS MERRY , RAJAN PRIYADARSANAN DHARMA
Published: September 2016

Discothyrea sringerensis sp. nov. is described and is the first record of this genus from South India. The other known species of Discothyrea are scattered within the tropics and the temperate zones of the world. Based on workers, D. sringerensis is most similar to the species described from Malaysia and Australia characterised by 10-segmented antennae.
Two new species of Sarcofahrtiopsis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
Authors: PAPE THOMAS , MÉNDEZ JULIO
Published: September 2016

Two new species of the genus Sarcofahrtiopsis Hall, 1933 are described: S. kuna sp. nov., which inhabits coastal mangroves along the Caribbean coast of Panama, and S. chiriqui sp. nov., which is found in the Pacific mangrove wetlands of southwestern Panama and in coastal northwestern Costa Rica. Both species have been collected from and breed in semiterrestrial crabs of the genus Cardisoma Latreille (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae). A key to species of Sarcofahrtiopsis is provided.
New genera and new species of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Octochaetidae) from Western Ghats, South India
Authors: JULKA J. M. , BLANCHART ERIC , CHAPUIS-LARDY LYDIE
Published: September 2016

Examination of earthworm material collected during the ecological studies from the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hot spot in South India, showed the existence of new genera and new species of octochaetid earthworms. Three new genera, Senapatiella with three new species (S. alfredi, S. ghatensis, S. herbettuensis), Shimodrilus with two new species (S. bhatkalensis, S. karniensis) and Herbettodrilus containing one new species (H. bahli) are erected. Other new species, Konkadrilus shimogensis, K. gatesi, Hoplochaetella lavellei, Karmiella sulvalliensis and Wahoscolex michaelseni are also described. Keys to the species of Senapatiella and Shimodrilus are provided.
A remarkable new genus of Cylapinae from Sulawesi (Heteroptera: Miridae)
Authors: GORCZYCA JACEK , CHÉROT FRÉDÉRIC , ŠTYS PAVEL
Published: September 2016

A new monotypic genus, Sulawesifulvius, with an unusual set of characters, is described to accomodate S. schuhi n. sp., a cylapine plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Sulawesi. Illustrations of the dorsal habitus, male and female genitalia, tarsi, foreand hind legs are provided. The possible phyletic relationships of this taxon are briefly discussed.
A new and presumably extinct species of Ptychochromoides (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from central Madagascar
Authors: SPARKS JOHN S.
Published: September 2016

Ptychochromoides itasy, new species, is described from material collected from Lake Itasy and environs in the central highlands of Madagascar. The new species is distinguished from congeners by the presence of a pronounced occipital hump, regardless of size, sexual maturity, or sex, and also by a shorter predorsal length, more elongate terminal dorsal-fin spine, and shorter snout. Although reportedly once abundant in Lake Itasy, specimens referable to the new species have not been collected from the lake or surrounding region in several decades and the species is presumed to be extinct.
An analysis of species-groups of the genus Plinthisus Stephens (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae) in the Ethiopian Region with the description of eight new species
Authors: SWEET MERRILL H. , SLATER JAMES A.
Published: September 2016

An analysis of the known Ethiopian Plinthisus fauna shows that there are at least 12 species-groups. Two groups, the subgenera Locutius and Isioscytus, have Old World Palearctic and tropicopolitan distributions that extend into Australia. The other 10 species-groups are endemic to Africa, nine having a center of endemicity in the Cape Region of South Africa with apparent relationships to the Australian fauna. Eight new species of Plinthisus are described, each as a representative of a distinct species-group, seven from South Africa: P. (Isioscytus) pulchellus n. sp, P. (Nanoplinthisus) ericae n. sp, P. (N.) fynbosi n. sp, P. (N.) peninsularis n. sp., P. (N.) lamprus n. sp., P. (N) zuurb- ergi n. sp., and P. (N.) drakensbergensis n. sp,; and one, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp., from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. P. beniamaricus Linnavuori, 1978 stat. nov. and P. kilimensis Horv th, 1906 stat. nov. are raised from subspecies of P. himyaritus Linnavuori, 1978 and P.afer Horv th, 1906, respectively to specific rank. Plinthisus hirsutus Slater, 1964 is placed in a species-group distinct from the subgenus Dasythisus. The Nearctic species Plinthisus americanus Van Duzee, 1910, P. compactus Uhler, 1904 and P. indentatus Barber, 1918 are placed in the subgenus Dasythisus. Included are 123 figures illustrating dorsal views, heads, metathoracic scent gland areas, metathoracic wing stridulitra, abdominal structure, male genital capsules, claspers, phalli, spermathecae, and prothoracic legs.
Two new species of the Australian planthopper genus Solonaima Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)
Authors: ERBE PETRA , HOCH HANNELORE
Published: September 2016

Two new epigean species of the cixiid genus Solonaima Kirkaldy, which is endemic in eastern Australia, are described from Queensland (Lamington National Park) and New South Wales (Rosebank): S. nielseni n. sp. and S. monteithia n.sp.
A new species of the genus Terpnacarus Grandjean (Acari: Terpnacaridae) from Egypt
Authors: MOMEN F. M. , SAYED A. A. , NASR A. K.
Published: September 2016

A new terpnacarid mite, Terpnacarus zaheri sp. n., is described and illustrated. The new species was found in debris under date-palm at Badr town in New Valley, Egypt.
New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyn and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics
Authors: FLOWERS R. WILLS
Published: September 2016

The genus Apterodina Bechyn is redescribed and two new species with reduced wings, Apterodina bechynei n.sp. and Apterodina ruminyahui n.sp. are described from South America, and A. bucki Bechyn is redescribed. Brachypterodina new genus is described from Costa Rica along with the new species Brachypterodina morae and Brachypterodina gonzalezi. Keys to species of both genera are provided. The genera Apterodina and Brachypterodina are similar in appearance and may represent at least two independent cases of hind wing reduction in response to high altitude.Se describen las especies nuevas Apterodina bechynei n.sp. y Apterodina ruminyahui n.sp. de Am rica del Sur, y se presenta una descripci n nueva para el g nero Apterodina. Tambi n se
Two new genera of Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera) from the Neotropical Region
Authors: BROWN BRIAN V. , KUNG GIAR-ANN
Published: September 2016

Two new genera and species, Tapantia bicasa and Tayrona nitifrons, are described from Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica, and Tayrona National Park, Colombia, respectively. Tapantia bicasa is a basal lineage phorid of uncertain relationships, as it structurally resembles the genus Triphleba Rondani, but has male terminalia extremely similar to those of Dohrniphora Dahl. Tayrona nitifrons is highly unusual in many aspects, but especially in frontal setation, leg structure, wing structure, and male terminalia. It is classified in the subfamily Metopininae, although its precise relationships are unknown.