bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Some littoral sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from Ecuador, with a new species of Anoplodactylus Wilson, 1878 (Phoxichilidiidae)
Authors: BAMBER ROGER , TAKAHASHI YOSHIE
Published: February 2017

Five species of pycnogonid from shallow-water sampling of the hyperbenthos on some sandy beaches in Ecuador in 2001 and 2002 are discussed. Three of the species, Tanystylum isthmiacum Stock, 1955, Anoropallene palpida (Hilton, 1939) and Anoplodactylus californicus Hall, 1912, have been recorded previously from Ecuador waters; one species, Ammothella symbia Child, 1979, is newly recorded for Ecuador; one species of Anoplodactylus is described herein as new. The currently known pycnogonid fauna of Ecuador is listed.
A new species of Cromata Rolston from Brazilian and Venezuelan Amazon Forest (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Discocephalinae)
Authors: CAMPOS LUIZ ALEXANDRE
Published: February 2017

Cromata Rolston, 1992 was described for one species, Cromata ornata Rolston, from northeastern, central, and southeastern Brazil. Here Cromata graziae sp. nov. is described from northern Brazil and eastern Venezuela with the description and illustration of the external male and female genitalia. Contributions to the description of Cromata are made. New geographical data of C. ornata are given.
Notes on Fossil Chitons. 1. A new species of Lepidopleurus (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Pleistocene of Salice (Sicily, Italy)
Authors: DELL’ANGELO BRUNO , BONFITTO ANTONIO
Published: February 2017

A new species of Polyplacophora (Mollusca) has been found in the Salice outcrop, in the Peloritain Mountains (Sicily, Italy), is attributed to the early Pleistocene. Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) salicensis n.sp. is characterized by its uniformly sculptured tegmentum, with (well) raised, randomly distributed, neatly separated rounded/polygonal granules. The new species is compared with Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) alveolus (M.Sars MS, Lovén, 1846), from the North Atlantic, and Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) tavianii Dell’Angelo, Landau & Marquet, 2004, from the Pliocene of Estepona (Málaga, Spain).
Some tarsonemid mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from the Brazilian "Cerrado" vegetation, with descriptions of three new species
Authors: LOFEGO A.C. , OCHOA R. , MORAES G.J.
Published: February 2017

Seven tarsonemid species were found in leaf samples from the "Cerrado" vegetation in the State of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. Mensuration data of four species, Daidalotarsonemus tesselatus De Leon, Tarsonemus bilobatus Suski, Tarsonemus confusus Ewing and T. waitei Banks are provided. Three new species, Daidalotarsonemus folisetae Lofego & Ochoa, Metatarsonemus megasolenidii Lofego & Ochoa and Tarsonemus longisetae Lofego & Ochoa are described. Food habits of D. tesselatus are discussed.
Molecular phylogeny of Austrofundulus Myers (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with revision of the genus and the description of four new species
Authors: HRBEK TOMAS , TAPHORN DONALD C. , THOMERSON JAMIE E.
Published: February 2017

Phylogenetic analysis of 13 mitochondrial DNA genes of Austrofundulus Myers 1932 indicates that as presently recognized, A. limnaeus is composed of several populations with monophyletic haplotype lineages, which together are paraphyletic with respected to A. transilis. These populationswere previously united based on shared plesiomorphic morphometric characters. Austrofundulus myersi is removed from synonymy; four new species: A. rupununi, A. leohoignei, A. guajira, and A. leoni are described; and A. limnaeus is restricted to populations along the eastern side of Lake Maracaibo. In contrast, populations of A. transilis from the Río Apure Llanos and the lower Río Unare basin show little divergence. The proposed phylogeny: (A. myersi (A. leoni (A. limnaeus (A. guajira (A. leohoignei (A. rupununi (A. transilis))))))) is strongly supported by high bootstrap values and Bremer decay indexes, and unique length variations in the 12S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene. The distributions and the relationships of the newly erected species are concordant with the geological history of northern South America.Un análisis filogenético de 13 genes del ADN mitocondrial de Austrofundulus muestra que como actualmente este configurada, la especie Austrofundulus limnaeus es parafilética, y consiste de varias linajes monofiléticas que estuvieron unidas en base de características morfométricas plesiomórficas que comparten. Se remueve Austrofundulus myersi de la sinonímia de A. limnaeus, se describen cuatro especies nuevas: A. rupununi, A. leohoignei, A. guajira y A. leoni, y se restringe A. limnaeus a las poblaciones del lado este del Lago de Maracaibo. Muy distinta la situación de las diferentes poblaciones de A. transilis de las cuencas del Río Apure y Unare, que muestra poca divergencia genética. La filogenia propuesta es: (A. myersi (A. leoni (A. limnaeus (A. guajira (A. leohoignei (A. rupununi (A. transilis))))))) se apoya fuertemente por los altos valores bootstrap y los índices Bremer de descomposición y por variaciones únicas en la longitud del gen 12S de la ribosoma de RDN (rRDN). Las distribuciones zoogeográficas y las relaciones filogenéticas de las especies nuevas descritas concuerdan bien con la historia geológica del norte de Sudamérica.
A new genus Pontoniopsides, for Pontoniopsis paulae Gore, 1981 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae)
Authors: BRUCE A.J.
Published: February 2017

A new monospecific genus, Pontoniopsides, is designated to include Pontoniopsis paulae Gore, 1981. Pontoniopsides paulae is an echinoid associate occurring in the western Atlantic region. Pontoniopsis now includes only a single species, P. comanthi Borradaile, 1915, a crinoid associated species found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region..
Nanochromis sabinae, a new cichlid species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Upper Congo River area and Northeast Gabon
Authors: LAMBOJ ANTON
Published: February 2017

Nanochromis sabinae, a new cichlid species, is described from central and northeast Congo (Brazzaville) and southeast Gabon. It is differs from congeners in a combination of morphological characters and coloration patterns; e.g. anterior region of upper lateral line clearly separated from the dorsal-fin base; posterior nape scaled; one or two rows of cheek scales; a black longitudinal band from the eye to the end of the caudal peduncle, visible in both sexes in some behavioural situations but not extended into the caudal fin; females with some silvery colored scales around the genital papilla.
Notes on spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille (Arachnida, Araneae, Scytodidae) from the Ferreira Penna Scientific Station, Pará, Brazil
Authors: RHEIMS CRISTINA A. , BARREIROS JOSÉ AUGUSTO P. , BRESCOVIT ANTONIO D. , BONALDO ALEXANDRE B.
Published: February 2017

Two new species of spiders of the genus Scytodes, Scytodes piyampisi and S. cotopitoka (Araneae, Scytodidae), are described from the Ferreira Penna Scientific Station, FLONA Caxiuanã, Melgaço, Pará, Brazil. The majority of the specimens were collected during structured inventories and natural history remarks on both new species are presented.
The Indo-West Pacific Pilumnidae XVIII: On the taxonomy of Pilumnus scabriusculus Adams and White, 1849, and P. sluiteri De Man, 1892, with a note on Cancer incanus Forskål, 1775 (Brachyura: Xanthoidea)
Authors: NG PETER K.L. , CLARK PAUL F.
Published: February 2017

The taxonomy of two Indo-West Pacific species of pilumnid crabs, Pilumnus scabriusculus Adams & White, 1849, and P. sluiteri De Man, 1892, is clarified. Pilumnus sluiteri has long being synonymised under P. scabriusculus but re-examination of the types and other material shows that there are distinct differences between them, notably in the form of the carapace, mouthparts, chelipeds and male first pleopods. They are here regarded as two distinct species.
Coomaniella (Coomaniella) janka sp. nov. from China (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Authors: JENDEK EDUARD
Published: February 2017

Coomaniella (Coomaniella) janka sp. nov. from China, Henan province, is described. This species belongs to the Coomaniella macropus species group with a close relation to Coomaniella (Coomaniella) lao Jendek & Kalashian, 1999.
New specific synonymies and taxonomic notes on Neotropical blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae)
Authors: HERNÁNDEZ L. M. , SHELLEY A. J.
Published: February 2017

In this paper we clarify the status of some poorly known blackfly species from the Neotropical Region. Information is provided about their depositories, their condition, and already-established synonyms. Fifteen new synonyms are established, two species are assigned to a different subgenus, and five lectotypes are designated based on an examination of type material. The following new synonyms are proposed: Simulium tarsatum Macquart (= S. mexicanum Bellardi, S. seriatum Knab, S. aureopunctatum Malloch, S. placidum Knab, S. lugubre Lutz & Nuñez Továr, S. turgidum Hoffmann, Trichodagmia laticalx Enderlein, T. latidigitus Enderlein, S. bellardii Py-Daniel & Moreira Sampaio); S. nigrimanum Macquart (= T. spadicidorsum Enderlein); and S. townsendi Malloch (= S. chalcocoma Knab, T. ecuadoriensis Enderlein, T. latitarsis Enderlein, T. strigata Enderlein, S. muiscorum Bueno, Moncada & Muñoz de Hoyos). Five lectotypes are designated for the following species names: T. laticalx, T. latidigitus, T. spadicidorsum, T. ecuadoriensis and T. latitarsis. Two species, S. tarsale Williston & S. tarsatum Macquart, previously unplaced in the genus Simulium s.l. are now assigned to the subgenus Hemicnetha Enderlein.
Parapanteles rooibos, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae): the first record of the genus from the African continent
Authors: VALERIO A. A. , WHITFIELD J. B. , KOLE M.
Published: February 2017

Currently Parapanteles Ashmead (1900) has been recorded only from the Australian and American continents. However, in this publication we describe Parapanteles rooibos n. sp. from the African continent. We also provide information about its ecology and biology. The species may ultimately prove to be an important natural enemy of Isturgia exerraria (Prout) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae), an herbivore of the commercially produced shrub Aspalatus linearis (Fabaceae), from which rooibos tea is made. A hyperparasitoid, Pediobius sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is recorded. A key to the four currently known Parapanteles species is included to facilitate species identification.
Franklinothrips; a pantropical Thysanoptera genus of ant-mimicking obligate predators (Aeolothripidae)
Authors: MOUND LAURENCE A. , REYNAUD PHILIPPE
Published: February 2017

The Aeolothripidae genus Franklinothrips Back is redefined with a key provided to the 14 species recognised worldwide, of which F. brunneicornis from New Caledonia and F. strasseni from Nepal are described as new. Most of the species appear to be bisexual and localised in distribution, but F. vespiformis is usually unisexual and is found in many tropical countries, here being recorded from Australia for the first time. All of the species are probably predatory, as adults and larvae, three species having been promoted as biological control agents against pest thrips in European greenhouses. Comments are given on predation and ant-mimicry amongst Aeolothripidae.
A new species of the genus Polyschides Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898 (Mollusca, Scaphopoda, Gadilidae) from Brazilian waters
Authors: CAETANO CARLOS HENRIQUE SOARES , ABSALÃO RICARDO SILVA
Published: February 2017

The genus Polyschides is characterized by smallto medium-sized shells with an apex divided into four lobes. We present a revision of the species of Polyschides from Brazil, with the description of a new species. Polyschides tetraschistus (Watson, 1879) and P. portoricensis (Henderson, 1920) were confirmed for Brazilian waters, with the known geographic distribution of the latter extended southward to the state of Rio de Janeiro (21ºS). Comparisons of shell morphometrics show that: (1) P. xavante n. sp. is significantly smaller and less arched than P. tetraschistus and P. portoricensis; (2) the maximum diameter, height and width of the anterior aperture, and the height and width of the apical aperture were also significantly smaller in P. xavante; (3) the maximum diameter in P. xavante n. sp. and P. tetraschistus is located closer to the aperture than in P. portoricensis. A Discriminant Function Analysis based on seven shell morphometric variables (length, maximum diameter, length to maximum diameter ratio, anterior aperture width, anterior aperture height to anterior aperture width ratio, maximum diameter to posterior aperture width and distance of point of maximum curvature from the apex to length ratio) were 100% efficient in discriminating among the three species.
Phyllosoma and nisto stages of Scyllarinae sp. D (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from the south-west lagoon of New Caledonia
Authors: COUTURES EMMANUEL , WEBBER RICHARD
Published: February 2017

The phyllosomas and nisto of an unknown species of Scyllarinae (Scyllarinae sp. D) are described from the lagoon at New Caledonia. Developmental stages of Scyllarinae sp D are of medium size compared to those of other scyllarine lobsters and morphologically similar to those of previously described species in the subfamily. Seven phyllosoma stages and a single nisto stage are distinguished. Phyllosomas and nistos were collected at Ricaudy Reef inside the southwest area of the lagoon, which is delimited by an almost continuous barrier reef. The entire development of Scyllarinae sp. D is likely to occur in lagoon waters. Scyllarinae sp. D probably represents one of 14 scyllarine species recorded from New Caledonia but not the five species Eduarctus martensii (Pfeffer, 1881), Scammarctus batei (Holthuis, 1946), Galearctus timidus (Holthuis, 1960), G. kitanoviriosus (Harada, 1962), Crenarctus bicuspidatus (De Man, 1905), for which some or all phyllosoma stages have been reliably identified. The nisto is similar to, but quite distinguishable from, that of G. kitanoviriosus.
On the identity of Dysis excellens Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini), a little known Oriental lady beetle
Authors: POORANI J. , BOOTH R. G.
Published: February 2017

Dysis excellens Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a little known Oriental species, is transferred to Oenopia Mulsant (comb. nov.) and redescribed in detail with illustrations of the male and female genitalia. A lectotype is designated. This species is recorded for the first time from India (Nagaland).
A new species of Pagurixus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from Southern Japan
Authors: KOMAI TOMOYUKI , MYORIN EIJIEIJI
Published: February 2017

A new hermit crab species of the pagurid genus Pagurixus Melin, P. fasciatus, is described from shallow rocky reefs of Japan. Fifteen congeners are known from the Indo-Pacific region. The new species is most similar to P. handrecki Gunn & Morgan, known from Western and southeastern Australia, but can be distinguished from the latter by the less setose antennal acicle, the dorsomesial margin of the right palm which is sharply carinate along the entire length, the fewer ventral spines on the ambulatory dactyli, and the sharp, smooth dorsolateral carina of the female right palm. Coloration in life is also different between the two species.
A new species of Tenagomysis (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae) from New Zealand with notes on three Tenagomysis species
Authors: FUKUOKA KOUKI , BRUCE NIEL L.
Published: February 2017

Tenagomysis longisquama sp. nov. is described from South Island, New Zealand. T. longisquama is readily distinguished from the other species of Tenagomysis by the elongate antennal scale with an acute apex and the 10to 16-subsegmented carpopropodus of the third to eighth thoracopodal endopods. T. macropsis Tattersall, 1923 and T. producta Tattersall, 1923, and an unidentifiable species, Tenagomysis sp., are also recorded from South Island. A key to the New Zealand species of Tenagomysis is provided.
Chalinus albitibialis, a new species of Orussidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) from Morocco
Authors: VILHELMSEN LARS
Published: February 2017

Chalinus albitibialis n. sp. is described and illustrated. It differs from all other members of the genus by possessing an extensive white area on the hind tibia. It is the first record of the genus from North Africa. The phylogenetic position of the new species relative to other members of Chalinus and the implications for the biogeography of the genus are discussed.
Generic and subgeneric status of aedine mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) occurring in the Australasian Region
Authors: REINERT JOHN F. , HARBACH RALPH E.
Published: February 2017

Species of Aedini occurring in the Australasian Region are listed with their current generic-level assignments. The purpose of this list is to enable entomologists, public health personnel, and mosquito control workers to more quickly become familiar with recent formal taxonomic changes within the tribe.
Two new species of Indonemoura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China
Authors: LI WEIHAI , YANG DING , SIVEC IGNAC
Published: February 2017

Indonemoura guangxiensis Li and Yang, sp. nov. and Indonemoura trispina Li and Sivec, sp. nov., of the family Nemouridae, are described from China. Their relationships to other species in the genus are discussed.
On selected family-group names in Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera), and related nomenclature
Authors: SPIES MARTIN
Published: February 2017

The most relevant scientific names of subfamilies, tribes, and subtribes with extant members in Chironomidae are tabulated and discussed. Nomenclature is unified and stabilized, resulting in the following changed spellings or data. Family-group names: Boreoheptagyiini Brundin, 1966; Chironomidae Newman, 1834; Diamesinae Kieffer, 1922; Harrisonini Brundin, 1966; Heptagyiini Brundin, 1966; Macropelopiini ZavÍel, 1929; Pentaneurini Hennig, 1950; Podonominae Thienemann & Edwards in Thienemann, 1937; Protanypodini Brundin, 1956; Tanytarsini ZavÍel, 1917. Genus-group name: Zavrelia Kieffer, Thienemann & Bause in Bause, 1913. Species-group names: Lasiodiamesa serpentina Edwards & Thienemann in Thienemann, 1937; Zavrelia pentatoma Kieffer & Bause in Bause, 1913. Applications for rulings by the ICZN will be submitted to try to A) conserve Coelotanypodini Fittkau, 1962 in place of a senior synonym; B) fix the type species of Orthocladius van der Wulp, and conserve Orthocladiinae Kieffer, 1911 in place of two senior synonyms; C) fix the type species of Tanypus Meigen, and render Tanypodinae available from Kieffer (1906) rather than from Skuse (1889; type genus misidentified); and D) conserve Zavreliina Sæther, 1977 in place of a senior synonym.
Redescription of the female, male, and pupa of Simulium itaunense D’Andretta & González B. (Diptera: Simuliidae)
Authors: HERNÁNDEZ LUIS MIGUEL , SHELLEY ANTHONY JOHN , DIAS ANTONIO PAULINO LUNA , MAIA-HERZOG MARILZA
Published: February 2017

In this paper, the female, male, and pupa of S. itaunense D’Andretta & González B. are redescribed based on material collected from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The affinities of S. itaunense with other South American simuliid species are discussed and its distribution, biology, and medical importance in Brazil are presented. The adults of S. itaunense are externally most similar to those of S. guianense Wise (species complex), S. orbitale Lutz, and S. perplexum Shelley, Maia-Herzog, Luna Dias & Couch, but they can be easily identified by the structure of the male and female genitalia. The pupa is readily distinguished by the number of filaments, which vary from 45 to 56. Simulium itaunense has only been recorded from Brazil, where the immature stages can be found in small rivers with clear water and sandy river beds. They have also been found on Podostemaceae and on rocks in fast-flowing streams. The females bite horned [sic] cattle in Rio Grande do Sul.
A new species of Leptogorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) from the shallow waters of the eastern Pacific
Authors: Breedy O. , Guzman H. M.
Published: February 2017

Leptogorgia cofrini, a new species of the family Gorgoniidae from Pacific Costa Rica and Panama inhabiting shallow waters (
A new genus and species of Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955 from northwestern South Africa (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Polycestinae)
Authors: BELLAMY C. L.
Published: February 2017

A new genus and species, Richtersveldia insperata Bellamy, gen. & sp. nov., is described from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The new genus is placed in the subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955 and a key to separate the four genera in that subtribe is given. The new species is illustrated with one color plate showing different aspects of habitus and close-ups of head, antenna and aedeagus.
Dushinckanus mesopotamicus, a new species of Myodochini from Argentina (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae)
Authors: DELLAPÉ PABLO MATÍAS , MELO MARÍA CECILIA
Published: February 2017

Dushinckanus mesopotamicus, a new myrmecomorphic species from Argentina, is described. The male genitalia are described and illustrated and the phylogenetic relationships of the genus are discussed.
Description of two new species belonging to the genus Deltocephalus Burmeister (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) from India
Authors: CHALAM M. S.V. , RAO V. RAMASUBBA
Published: February 2017

Two new species, Deltocephalus (Recilia) delongi and Deltocephalus (Recilia) parapruthii, of the genus Deltocephalus Burmeister from India are described and illustrated.
The adult males of Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) known from Greenland
Authors: HODGSON CHRIS
Published: February 2017

The males of nine of the 11 species of Coccoidea known from Greenland are described: 6 of species of Pseudococcidae (Atrococcus groenlandensis Gertsson & Hodgson, Chorizococcus multiporus Gertsson & Hodgson, Peliococcus balteatus (Green), Trionymus bocheri Gertsson & Hodgson, T. elymus Gertsson & Hodgson, and T. thulensis Green), 2 of species of Eriococcidae (Eriococcus munroi (Boratynski) and E. pseudinsignis Green), and one of Coccidae (Pulvinaria glacialis Gertsson & Hodgson). The question of their correct identification is discussed and a key is provided.
The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys
Authors: HELGEN KRISTOFER M.
Published: February 2017

The amphibious murine rodents of New Guinea have traditionally been classified in three genera: Hydromys E. Geoffroy, 1804, Parahydromys Poche, 1906, and Crossomys Thomas, 1907. Species currently classified in Hydromys can be further divided into two cladistic groups: species distributed in lowland habitats (below 2000 m) with glossy, dark brown dorsal pelage, and species restricted to upper montane rivers and lakes (generally above 2000 m) with soft, silvery grey dorsal pelage. These two groups differ not only in pelage traits and habitat association but also in craniodental and phallic anatomy. The generic-level name Baiyankamys Hinton, 1943, is resurrected for the latter cluster (which includes two species, B. shawmayeri of eastern New Guinea and B. habbema of west-central New Guinea). Additionally, a new species of Hydromys (H. ziegleri n. sp.) is described from the southern foothills of the Prince Alexander Range of Papua New Guinea. Mammalian zoogeography in the North Coast Ranges, an area of considerable geographicallyrestricted mammalian endemism, is reviewed.
Rediscovery of Orobothriurus bivittatus (Thorell 1877) stat. n., comb. n. in the Sierra del Tontal, Argentina (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae)
Authors: ACOSTA LUIS E.
Published: February 2017

The long neglected scorpion species Orobothriurus bivittatus (Thorell) stat. n., comb. n. (Bothriuridae), formerly considered a subspecies of Urophonius brachycentrus (Thorell) and more recently placed under synonymy of the type species of Orobothriurus Maury, O. alticola (Pocock), is revalidated and redescribed on a male captured in the Sierra del Tontal, west Argentina. It proved to be a close relative of O. alticola, from which it can be separated by some details of the hemispermatophore morphology (e.g. relative length of the lamina apex, lobular expansions at the inflexion point of the front crest). This species is probably a high altitude endemic to the Precordillera, a range separated from the Andes (where O. alticola was collected) by a narrow valley. The type locality for O. bivittatus stat. n., comb. n. (and also for Telegonus weijenberghi Thorell) is restricted to the upper belts of the mentioned range, as thoroughly discussed. To ensure nomenclatural stability, it is proposed to set aside the existing holotype and to designate the studied male as neotype.
Hypostomus macushi, a new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Guyana
Authors: ARMBRUSTER JONATHAN W. , DE SOUZA LESLEY S.
Published: February 2017

Hypostomus macushi is described as a new species of the H. cochliodon group based on the presence of a light background with widely separated black spots. The only members of the H. cochliodon group with similar coloration are H. cochliodon, H.ericae, H. ericius and H. paucipunctatus. Hypostomus macushi can be separated from H. cochliodon by lacking a longitudinal ridge on the pterotic-supracleithrum and a lack of longitudinal dark stripes; from H. ericius by lacking keels formed from sharp odontodes on the lateral plates; from H. ericae and H. paucipunctatus by lacking a buccal papilla; from H. ericae by having spots in the distal dorsal and caudal fins not combining (vs. spots combining to form wavy lines); and from H. paucipunctatus by having medium to large spots (vs. very small spots). Hypostomus macushi is found in tributaries of the Essequibo and Negro Rivers of Guyana. The range of H. taphorni is additionally expanded to cover much of the Essequibo River basin in Guyana and a single locality in the Takutu River drainage. Addition of H. macushi and H. sculpodon to the phylogeny of the Hypostomus cochliodon group collapsed most of the clades found in a previous analysis. Only the H. cochliodon group, the wood-specializing species, and H. ericius + H. oculeus are supported as clades.Hypostomus macushi é descrito como uma nova espécie do grupo H. cochliodon baseado no padrão de coloração do corpo claro com pontos esparços. Os únicos membros deste grupo com pigmentação similar são H. cochliodon, H.ericae, H. ericius e H. paucipunctatus. H. macushi difere de H. cochliodon pela ausência da crista do pterótico-supracleitro e pela ausência de listras largas; e difere de H. ericius pela presença de quilhas pouco desenvolvidas com odontóides arredondados; de H. ericae e H. paucipunctatus pela ausência de papila bucal; de H. ericae por apresentar máculas na porcão distal dorsal e nadadeira caudal organizados aleatóriamente (vs. máculas arranjadas formando linhas onduladas); e de H. paucipunctatus por porssuir máculas de tamanho médio a grande (vs. máculas diminutas). H. macushi é encontrado nos tributários dos Rios Essequibo e Negro, na Guiana. A distribuição de H. taphorni é expandida para a maior parte da bacia do Rio Essequibo e em uma localidade na drenagem do Rio Takutu. A adição de H. macushi e H. sculpodon na filogenia do grupo H. cochliodon colapsou a maioria dos clados encontrados em um estudo anterior.
A new species of the genus Phyllotreta Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from southwestern Turkey
Authors: GÖK AL§
Published: February 2017

Phyllotreta ispartaensis new species is described from specimens collected on Cardaria draba (L.) (Brassicaceae) in southwest Turkey. This new species is compared with P. cruralis Abeille and P. rapillyi Doguet. All three species are clearly distinguishable by differences in their antennae and aedeagi. Morphometric measurements of the new species are given, and the aedeagus is illustrated.
A review of the species in the Apogon fasciatus group with a description of a new species of cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific (Perciformes: Apogonidae)
Authors: FRASER THOMAS H.
Published: February 2017

Nine nominal, Indo-West Pacfic species are treated: Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790), Apogon quadrifasciatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828, Apogon monogramma Günther, 1880, Apogon septemstriatus Günther, 1880, Apogon evanidus Fowler 1904, Apogon elizabethae (Jordan & Seale, 1905), Apogon quinquestriatus Regan, 1908, Apogon kiensis Jordan & Snyder, 1901 and Apogon bryx Fraser, 1998. Four species treated as valid have VII first-dorsal spines: Apogon fasciatus with two brownish stripes on each side of the head and body to caudal peduncle and a faint, variable stripe along a portion of the lateral-line, 16 (15) pectoral-fin rays, and 14–17 (12, 13 or 18) gill rakers, Apogon quinquestriatus with four brownish stripes on each side of head and body, two reaching the caudal peduncle, 15 pectoral-fin rays, and 15 gill rakers, Apogon septemstriatus with three brownish stripes on each side of head and body, three reaching the caudal peduncle, 14 (13) pectoral-fin rays, and 14–16 gill rakers, Apogon pleuron, new species, with two brownish stripes on each side of head and body reaching the caudal peduncle, ventral edge of midlateral stripe with vertical bars, 15 (14 or16) pectoral-fin rays, and 17–20 (15, 16 or 21) gill rakers. Two species treated as valid have VI first-dorsal spines: Apogon bryx with three brownish stripes on each side of head and body, two reaching the caudal peduncle, 14–15 pectoral-fin rays, and 22–23 (21 or 24) gill rakers, Apogon kiensis, with two brownish stripes on each side of head and body reaching the caudal peduncle, 14–15 pectoral-fin rays, and 16–18 (15 or 19-20) gill rakers. The long recognized name, Apogon quadrifasciatus, is synonymous with Apogon fasciatus.
Manipontonia gen. nov., a new pontoniine shrimp genus for Periclimenes psamathe (De Man) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae)
Authors: BRUCE A. J. , OKUNO J. , LI XINZHENG
Published: February 2017

A new genus, Manipontonia, is designated to include Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902), on account of its peculiar morphology, with the combination of a long and slender rostrum with ventral margin unarmed, the proximal rostral dorsal teeth and epigastric tooth having fine ventral denticulations and endopod of male first pleopod with the appendix interna terminally with few terminal cincinnuli, which distinguishes this genus from all other species of Periclimenes, and the other genera of the Pontoniinae. The report includes some new host records: Acabaria robusta (Shann) [Gorgonacea]; Dendronephthya cf. decussata Utinomi [Alcyonacea].
Paratanytarsus Thienemann & Bause from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini)
Authors: WANG XINHUA , GUO YUHONG
Published: February 2017

This article reviews the Tanytarsini genus Paratanytarsus from China. Paratanytarsus paralauterborni is described as new to science. The male of an unnamed species (sp. A) also is described. Two newly recorded species from China — P. inopterus (Walker) and P. tenuis (Meigen) — and P. dissimilis (Johansen) are redescribed and figured as males. The female of P. grimmii (Schneider) is reexamined and illustrated. A key to the males of the Chinese Paratanytarsus is given.
Synonymy of Harpinoderes cicheroi Martínez & Carcavallo, 1989 with Aradomorpha crassipes Champion, 1899 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)
Authors: FORERO DIMITRI , WEIRAUCH CHRISTIANE
Published: February 2017

Harpinoderes cicheroi Martínez & Carcavallo (Physoderinae) is here synonymyzed with Aradomorpha crassipes Champion (Reduviinae) based on similarity of morphological characters as the short antennae, elongated maxillary plates, wing venation, and hemelytral and connexival coloration.
A new species of Oxyporus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae) from Mexico, with notes on some poorly known species
Authors: MÁRQUEZ JUAN , ASIAIN JULIETA , FIERROS-LÓPEZ HUGO E.
Published: February 2017

Oxyporus delgadoi Márquez, Asiain & Fierros-López, sp. nov. is described based on seven specimens collected on mushrooms of the genus Pholiota near Zacualtipán, Hidalgo, Mexico. The new species is similar to O. flohri Sharp known from Veracruz, Mexico and Guatemala, and represents the seventh Mexican species of Oxyporus. New locality records and taxonomical comments are provided for O. lawrencei Campbell and O. flohri.
Morphology and relationships of a new species of Henicops (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from New South Wales and Queensland, Australia
Authors: EDGECOMBE GREGORY D. , HOLLINGTON LAUREN M.
Published: February 2017

The henicopid centipede Henicops Newport, 1845, is common and widespread in wet forests in Australia and New Zealand. A new species of Henicops, H. washpoolensis, is widely distributed in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, ranging into the wet tropics of north Queensland. Parsimony analysis of morphological characters identifies the monophyly of an Australasian group within Henicops relative to more distantly allied species from Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. The most parsimonious cladograms unite the three species from southeastern Australia and New Zealand to the exclusion of congeners from Western Australia and north Queensland or unite all Australasian species to the exclusion of H. washpoolensis.
Ingolfiella rocaensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ingolfiellidea): first record of ingolfiellidean amphipods in Brazilian waters
Authors: SENNA ANDRÉ R. , SEREJO CRISTIANA S.
Published: February 2017

Benthic surveys at the Atol das Rocas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, provided material for the description of a new ingolfiellid, Ingolfiella rocaensis sp. nov. The material was obtained from washed sponges, located off the ring of the Atol, at 14 meters depth. This species is herein described and can be distinguished from other species of the genus mainly by the presence of one little slender seta on endopod of uropod 1, instead of stout setae or spines. This is the first record of the suborder Ingolfiellidea from the Brazilian waters.
Haplosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the coast of Maranhão State, Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic
Authors: CAMPOS MAURÍCIO , MOTHES BEATRIZ , ECKERT RAFAEL , VAN SOEST ROB W.M.
Published: February 2017

This work deals with haplosclerid sponges off the coast of Maranhão State, northeastern coast of Brazilian shelf (southwestern Atlantic). A new species is described, Haliclona (Halichoclona) lernerae. Four species are recorded for the first time for the Brazilian coast: Amphimedon caribica (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986); Niphates lutea Lehnert & Van Soest, 1999; Neopetrosia subtriangularis (Duchassaing, 1850) and Petrosia (Petrosia) weinbergi Van Soest, 1980. Three species were recollected from the southwestern Atlantic and have their geographic distribution extended on the Brazilian coast: Callyspongia (Cladochalina) vaginalis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864), Oceanapia bartschi (De Laubenfels, 1934) and Xestospongia muta (Schmidt, 1870). Two species were collected for the first time from the Maranhão State Coast: Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 and Neopetrosia proxima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864). A taxonomic study of those samples is given, including description, illustrations and geographic distribution.
A new species of Longitarsus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding on Chinese potato, Plectranthus rotundifolius (Lamiaceae) in southern India
Authors: PRATHAPAN K. D. , FAIZAL M. H. , ANITH K. N.
Published: February 2017

Longitarsus serrulatus, a new species feeding on Plectranthus rotundifolius (Lamiaceae) in Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. Host plant data and ecological information are provided.
New species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from central and southern Africa
Authors: MACGOWAN IAIN
Published: February 2017

Eleven new species of Lonchaeidae are described, namely, Lamprolonchaea longicercus MacGowan sp. nov. (Tanzania), Lonchaea asymmetrica MacGowan, sp. nov. (Tanzania), Lonchaea grandiseta MacGowan, sp. nov. (Botswana & Namibia); Silba budongo MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda) , Silba calceus MacGowan, sp. nov. (Namibia); Silba figurata MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda), Silba gongeti MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda), Silba namibia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Namibia), Silba quadridentata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Uganda), Silba spatulata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Tanzania) and Silba uganda MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda) The previously unknown male of Lonchaea haplosetifera McAlpine is also described from South Africa. New records of Lonchaeidae species are provided for Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia.
A new species of the genus Odonteus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) from northern Pakistan
Authors: CARPANETO GIUSEPPE M. , MIGNANI ROBERTO
Published: February 2017

A remarkable new species, Odonteus gandhara Carpaneto & Mignani, n. sp., is described from northern Pakistan. The holotype (adult male) and the paratype (adult female) are illustrated and compared with O. armiger (Scopoli, 1772) and O. orientalis Mittal, 1998, the only two species of this genus recognized in the Old World. Both O. armiger and O. orientalis have the eye not completely divided by the canthus and have a sensory area on the external side of the last antennomere (this character has never been discussed in the literature until now). These two character states in O. armiger and O. orientalis compel emendations to the definition of the genus. The new species has a great zoogeographical relevance because similar species occur in North America (O. obesus LeConte, 1859 and O. falli Wallis, 1928), and probably represents a relict species endemic to the Himalayan range.
Cyrtosathe gen. n.: the first non-scenopinine window fly from sub-Saharan Africa (Diptera: Scenopinidae)
Authors: WINTERTON SHAUN L. , METZ MARK A.
Published: February 2017

An unusual new genus of Scenopinidae is described and figured from Namibia. Cyrtosathe kirkspriggsi gen. et sp. nov., represents the first record of a non-scenopinine window fly from subSaharan Africa. This monotypic genus does not fit well into the current classification of Scenopinidae and is likely an intermediate form between the subfamilies Proratinae and Scenopininae. The phylogenetic position of Cyrtosathe kirkspriggsi gen. et sp. nov. is discussed with respect to previous studies on Scenopinidae relationships and classification.
Isohypsibius qinlingensis sp. nov. (Tardigrada, Hypsibiidae) from China
Authors: LI XIAOCHEN , WANG LIZHI , YU DI
Published: February 2017

Isohypsibius qinlingensis sp. nov. is described from China. Isohypsibius qinlingensis sp. nov. differs from all known Isohypsibius species with large gibbosities and two macroplacoids in the numbers and arrangement of gibbosities in each row. The new species is similar to Isohypsibius roncisvallei (Binda & Pilato, 1969), but it differs from it in having different arrangement of the gibbosities, and having densely arranged small tubercles on dorsal and lateral side of the body.
Quichuamyia, a new Neotropical genus of Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera)
Authors: BRAMMER COLIN A.
Published: February 2017

A new Neotropical genus of Stratiomyidae, Quichuamyia gen. nov., is described and illustrated, including the two new species, Quichuamyia aplanatantennae sp. nov. and Quichuamyia costaricensis sp. nov.
Alterosa, a new caddisfly genus from Brazil (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae)
Authors: BLAHNIK ROGER J.
Published: February 2017

The subgenera of Dolophilodes (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae), as recognized by Ross (1956), are reconsidered. Sortosa Navás 1918, Thylakion Barnard 1934, Fumonta Ross 1956, and Sisko Ross 1956 are elevated to generic status, and an additional genus, Alterosa, is established to include 2 described species, Dolophilodes (Sortosa) sanctipauli Flint 1971 and Dolophilodes (Sortosa) marinonii Almeida & Duarte 2003, and 20 new species, all from southern or southeastern Brazil. New species described in Alterosa include: Alterosa beckeri, A. bocainae, A. boraceiae, A. caparaonensis, A. escova, A. falcata, A. fimbriata, A. fluminensis, A. flinti, A. guapimirim, A. holzenthali, A. intervales, A. itatiaiae, A. jordaensis, A. orgaosensis, A. paprockii, A. sanctaeteresae, A. schadrackorum, A. tripuiensis, and A. truncata. Alterosa bocainae is designated the type species for the genus. Species recognized as belonging to Sortosa include, in their original combinations: Dolophilodes angulatus Schmid 1964, D. appendiculatus Flint 1967, D. bifidus Flint 1970, D. bispinosus Flint 1967, Sortosa chilensis Navás 1918, D. duplex Schmid 1964, D. dupliplex Flint 1983, S. edwardi Ross 1956, D. elongatus Schmid 1964, D. elongatoides Flint 1967, S. flavipunctatus Schmid 1955, S. michelbacheri Ross 1956, D paxilliferus Flint 1970, S. pectinifera Schmid 1958, D. prolixus Flint 1983, D. scopulus Flint 1983, D. spectabilis Flint 1983, S. spinifera Schmid 1958, D. spinosellus Flint 1970, and D. ventricostus Flint 1983. Species recognized as belonging to Thylakion include, in their original combinations: Dolophilodes crenophilus Jacquemart and Statzner 1981, Thylakion forcipatus Barnard 1934, D. natalensis Morse 1974, and T. urceolus Barnard 1934. Species recognized as belonging to Sisko include, in their original combinations: Sortosa oregona Denning 1966 and Wormaldia sisko Ross 1949. The genus Fumonta is monotypic and includes, in its original combination, Dolophilus major Banks 1914.
Two new species of Agauopsis (Halacaridae, Acari) from Southeastern Brazil
Authors: PEPATO ALMIR R. , TIAGO CLÁUDIO G.
Published: February 2017

Mites belonging to two new species of Agauopsis (Halacaridae, Acari) were obtained from seaweed, coarse sand and coarse shell debris taken from several sites in Northern Coast of São Paulo State. Agauopsis legionium sp. nov., which belongs to the brevipalpus group and Agauopsis itassussensis sp. nov., closely related to A. okinavensis Bartsch, 1986 are described.
Notes on the Tardigrada of Thailand, with a description of Macrobiotus alekseevi sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae)
Authors: TUMANOV DENIS V.
Published: February 2017

Ten tardigrada species were extracted from samples, collected in Thailand. One of them Macrobiotus alekseevi is new for science. It belongs to the richtersi-group of the genus Macrobiotus. The new species differs from all known species of this group mainly by the characters of the egg processes.
A 20-Year Climatology of Nocturnal Convection Initiation over the Central and Southern Great Plains during the Warm Season
Authors: Reif Dylan W. , Bluestein Howard B.
Published: February 2017

A nocturnal maximum in rainfall and thunderstorm activity over the central Great Plains has been widely documented, but the mechanisms for the development of thunderstorms over that region at night are still not well understood. Elevated convection above a surface frontal boundary is one explanation, but this study shows that many thunderstorms form at night without the presence of an elevated frontal inversion or nearby surface boundary.

This study documents convection initiation (CI) events at night over the central Great Plains from 1996 to 2015 during the months of April–July. Storm characteristics such as storm type, linear system orientation, initiation time and location, and others were documented. Once all of the cases were documented, surface data were examined to locate any nearby surface boundaries. The event’s initiation location relative to these boundaries (if a boundary existed) was documented. Two main initiation locations relative to a surface boundary were identified: on a surface boundary and on the cold side of a surface boundary; CI events also occur without any nearby surface boundary. There are many differences among the different nocturnal CI modes. For example, there appear to be two main peaks of initiation time at night: one early at night and one later at night. The later peak is likely due to the events that form without a nearby surface boundary. Finally, a case study of three nocturnal CI events that occurred during the Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN) field project when there was no nearby surface boundary is discussed.
Positioning the third wave of middle power diplomacy: Institutional elevation, practice limitations
Authors: Cooper Andrew F. , Parlar Dal Emel
Published: February 2017

This article argues that middle power diplomacy can be identified as having gone through three distinct waves. The first is connected with the immediate post-1945 global order, with a focus on multilateralism via the United Nations and related bodies. The second moved to ad hoc bursts of activism related to specific issue area niches. The third and current wave, by contrast, is embedded in the informal institutionalization associated with the G20. Just as the BRICS have used the G20 as a catalyst for differentiated activities both around and independent of the G20, the “missing middle” in the G20 (countries increasingly portrayed as middle powers beyond both the BRICS and the G7) have begun to explore the possibility of collective action. MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, South Korea, and Australia), while possibly a significant advance in global governance, has the potential of hardening the categories of countries identified as middle powers. At the same time, the MIKTA countries face a number of serious constraints in terms of this global reach. Institutional elevation is compromised by practice limitations, most notably the hold of regional imperatives.
Acute Health Effects After the Elk River Chemical Spill, West Virginia, January 2014
Authors: Thomasson Erica D. , Scharman Elizabeth , Fechter-Leggett Ethan , Bixler Danae , Ibrahim Sheri’f , Duncan Mary Anne , Hsu Joy , Scott Melissa , Wilson Suzanne , Haddy Loretta , Pizon Anthony , L. Burrer Sherry , Wolkin Amy , Lewis Lauren
Published: February 2017

Objectives:

On January 9, 2014, approximately 10 000 gallons of a mixture of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol and propylene glycol phenyl ether spilled into West Virginia’s Elk River, contaminating the potable water supply of about 300 000 West Virginia residents. This study sought to describe acute health effects after the chemical spill.

Methods:

We conducted a descriptive analysis using 3 complementary data sources: (1) medical records of patients who visited an emergency department during January 9-23, 2014, with illness potentially related to the spill; (2) West Virginia Poison Center caller records coded as “contaminated water” during January 9-23, 2014; and (3) answers to household surveys about health effects from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) questionnaire administered 3 months after the spill.

Results:

In the 2 weeks after the spill, 2000 people called the poison center reporting exposure to contaminated water, and 369 people visited emergency departments in the affected area with reports of exposure and symptoms potentially related to the spill. According to CASPER weighted cluster analyses, an estimated 25 623 households (21.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 14.4%-28.9%) had ≥1 person with symptoms who felt that they were related to the spill in the 3 months after it. Reported health effects across all 3 data sources included mild skin, respiratory, and gastrointestinal symptoms that resolved with no or minimal treatment.

Conclusions:

Medical records, poison center data, and CASPER household surveys were inexact but useful data sources to describe overall community health effects after a large-scale chemical spill. Analyzing multiple data sources could inform epidemiologic investigations of similar events.