cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Megatibicen grossa Sanborn 2023, new combination
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
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Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Megatibicen
Megatibicen grossa

description: Megatibicen grossa (Fabricius, 1775) new combination
[Tettigonia] grossa Fabricius, 1775: 678 (Brasilia).
Cicada auletes Germar, 1834: 65 (Pensylvania (sic )). n. syn.
Fidicina literata Walker, 1850: 91 (Unknown locality). n. syn.
Cicada sonora Walker, 1850: 105 (Unknown locality). n. syn.
REMARKS. As outlined above, the specimens of Fabricius and Germar represent the same species.Neither Megatibicen Sanborn & Heath, 2016 nor Diceroprocta inhabit South America. The holotype of Tettigonia grossa appears to have been mislabeled as originating in Brazil and the species is removed from the Brazilian cicada fauna.
DISTRIBUTION. The species is found over most of the eastern United States of America (Sanborn & Phillips 2013).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2023, Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries, pp. 339-362 in Zootaxa 5318 (3) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8166896
Odopoea degiacomii Distant 1912
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Odopoea
Odopoea degiacomii

description: Odopoea degiacomii Distant, 1912
Odopoea degiacomii Distant, 1912: 644 (Santos, Brazil).
REMARKS. The holotype of Odopoea degiacomii Distant, 1912 was reported as originating in Santos, Brazil (Distant 1912). This specimen is clearly mislabeled as to where it was collected since the genus Odopoea Stål, 1861 is restricted to the central, insular Caribbean basin (Hispaniola and Jamaica) with related genera in Central America and the Andes in northwestern Argentina, southwestern Bolivia, and southeastern Peru (Sanborn 2019a; 2020a; 2020c). Distant (1912) also compares O. degiacomii to a Haitian species, Odopoea strigipennis (Walker, 1858a), in the description so classification in one of the related genera is impossible. Review of the male genitalia shows that O. degiacomii exhibits the morphology of Odopoea rather than the genera erected from the genus (Sanborn 2020c). Therefore, Odopoea degiacomii is removed from the Brazilian cicada fauna with the type location most likely on Hispaniola rather than in Brazil.
DISTRIBUTION. Other than the incorrect reporting of the type locality, the species has been recorded only from Hispaniola, with records from both the Dominican Republic and Haiti (Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2013).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2023, Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries, pp. 339-362 in Zootaxa 5318 (3) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8166896
Hemisciera maculipennis
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Hemisciera
Hemisciera maculipennis

description: Hemisciera maculipennis (de Laporte, 1832) new record
Cicada maculipennis de Laporte 1832: 412. (French Guiana and Brazil)
Cicada versicolor Brullé 1835 (in Audouin & Brullé): Plate v, Fig. 1.
Cicada sumptuosa Blanchard 1840: 165.
Fidicina floslofia Walker 1858b: 15. (Ega, Brazil)
REMARKS. The species was removed from the Bolivian cicada fauna in Sanborn (2019a) as no specimens could be attributed to Bolivia in the literature and no specimens were located from Bolivia. Metcalf (1963a) mistakenly included Argentina and Bolivia in the range of the species based on a misinterpretation of Delétang (1923). Since that time, I have received images from Mateo Vargas Rojas (Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno) of a male collected at Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (specimen deposited in the UAGRM entomology laboratory). The addition brings the known cicada diversity of Bolivia to 90 species (Sanborn 2019a; 2019c; 2020a; Sanborn et al. 2020).
DISTRIBUTION. The species has been reported previously from Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, and Peru (Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2011b; 2013; 2018; 2020a).
MATERIAL EXAMINED fOR NEW RECORD. “Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia ”, one male (deposited in the Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno entomology laboratory collection).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2023, Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries, pp. 339-362 in Zootaxa 5318 (3) on pages 356-357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8166896
Guyalna cuta
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Guyalna
Guyalna cuta

description: Guyalna cuta (Walker, 1850) new record
Cicada cuta Walker 1850: 139. (unknown locality)
Cicada lucastia Walker 1850: 140. (unknown locality)
REMARKS. The species is one of the smaller of the genus with body lengths of 16–18 mm Sanborn 2016c). The addition brings the known cicada diversity of Paraguay to 27 species (Sanborn 2011c; 2019a) with one questionable species included in the total (Sanborn 2014).
DISTRIBUTION. The species has been reported previously from Argentina, Brazil, and French Guiana (Metcalf 1963; Sanborn 2013; Sanborn et al. 2011; Sanborn & Heath 2014; Sanborn 2016c; Nunes et al. 2023).
MATERIAL EXAMINED fOR NEW RECORD. “ PARAGUAY: Cordillera / Dept. Caacupé Camp. / Evangelico Neatesta- / mentaria, 15–18-XI- / 2016, J. E. Eger, coll. // S25º22.446’ W057º / 02.769’ 988 ft. coll. / permit #271/2016 / At MV & UV Light ” one female (FSCA).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2023, Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries, pp. 339-362 in Zootaxa 5318 (3) on page 357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8166896
Pachypsaltria phaedima Torres 1960
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Pachypsaltria
Pachypsaltria phaedima

description: Pachypsaltria phaedima Torres, 1960 new record
Pachypsaltria phaedima Torres, 1960: 235. (Quito, Ecuador)
REMARKS. The species is intermediate in body size (body length about 31.5 mm, wingspan about 114 mm) for the genus, has a rounded apex of the postclypeus when viewed from the dorsal side, and the fore wing radial crossvein is separated from the radiomedial crossvein by less than twice the length of the radial crossvein (Torres 1960). The addition brings the known cicada diversity of Peru to 115 species (Sanborn 2020a).
DISTRIBUTION. The species has been reported previously from Brazil and Ecuador (Duffels & van der Laan 1985; Sanborn 2013; Sanborn 2020d; Nunes et al. 2023).
MATERIAL EXAMINED fOR NEW RECORD. “ Peru, Amazona, / Chachapoyas, 2100m. / 19.iii.1984. At light. / M. Cooper // Cooper col. / BMNH-ENT-2018-128 / NHMUK013636536 ” one male (BMNH).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2023, Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries, pp. 339-362 in Zootaxa 5318 (3) on page 357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8166896
Charagmus gressorius
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Charagmus
Charagmus gressorius

description: Charagmus gressorius (Fabricius, 1792)
References: Telnov et al. 2006 (Sitona); Kalniņš et al. 2007; Barševskis et al. 2009 (Sitona).
Examined material: 1 specimen: Rīga d.: Jūrmala, Kūdra, August 2008 (1, leg. A. Titovs).
Host plants: Lupinus (Fabaceae).
Phenology: VIII.
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, Macaronesia, N Africa, Western Asia (Syria), Central Asia (Kazakhstan) [CEM].
Note: A very rare species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Charagmus griseus
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Charagmus
Charagmus griseus

description: Charagmus griseus (Fabricius, 1775)
References: Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887 -1891; Ulanowski 1884; Rathlef 1905; Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002; Cinītis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Barševskis et al. 2004, 2009. Referred as Sitona in all sources.
Examined material: 33 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Ilgas, Silene NPT, 5 July 1991 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 9 June 1991 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 5 July 1996 (4, forest edge, leg. A. Barševskis), 6 July 1996 (2, forest edge, leg. A. Barševskis), 1 – 5 May 2000 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 6 – 15 June 2004 (8, leg. A. Barševskis), 18 May 2005 (14, leg. A. Barševskis), Līksna parish, 1. 5 km N Daugavpils, 27 May 2009 (1, leg. A. Bukejs); Rīga d.: 28 July 1953 (1, leg. M. Stiprais).
Host plants: Genista, Lupinus, Medicago, Ononis, Ornithopus, Spatrium, Sarothamnus (Fabaceae).
Phenology: V- VII.
General distribution: Europe, N Africa (Morocco, Libia) [WPA].
Note: A rare species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Coelositona cinerascens
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Coelositona
Coelositona cinerascens

description: Coelositona cinerascens (Fahraeus, 1840)
References: Telnov et al. 2005 (Sitona).
Host plants: Lotus (Fabaceae).
Phenology: VII.
General distribution: Europe, N Africa [WPA].
Note: A very rare species in Latvia, known from single locality.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona inops Schonherr 1832
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona inops

description: Sitona inops Schönherr, 1832
References: Rathlef 1921; Lackschewitz and Mikutowicz 1939; Barševskis 1993, 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.
Examined material: Not confirmed in this research.
Host plants: Medicago, Ononis (Fabaceae).
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, S and W Siberia, Central Asia (Kazakhstan), East Asia (China, Mongolia) [CAE].
Note: Some of the previous reports of this species (Barševskis 1993, 1997) are based on misidentification. Species is mentioned in the old bibliographical source Lackschewitz and Mikutowicz 1939 and in the published catalogues of Latvian Coleoptera (Telnov 2004; Telnov et al. 1997). Occurrence of this species in Latvia needs confirmation.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona lineellus
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona lineellus

description: Sitona lineellus (Bonsdorff, 1785)
= decipiens Lindberg, 1933
References: Rathlef 1905; Brammanis 1930; Barševskis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.
Examined material: 13 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Butišķi, 29 June 2010 (1, River Daugava valley, leg. A. Bukejs and M. Balalaikins), Daugavpils, 18 June 2010 (1, bank of Lake Šūņu, leg. M. Balalaikins), Ilgas, Silene NPT, 26 June 1997 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Naujene, 15 May 1993 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Jēkabpils d.: Dunava, June 2002 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Rīga d.: Vecdaugava, 31 May 1974 (2 ex.), 18 June 1974 (2 ex.), 1 July 1974 (1 ex.); Talsi d.: Kaļķi, 1 June 1973 (2, meadow, leg. M. Šternbergs); Ventspils d.: Zlēkas, (1 ex.).
Host plants: Astragalus, Lathyrus, Medicago, Spartium, Trifolium, Vicia (Fabaceae).
Phenology: V-VII.
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Siberia, Central Asia (Kazakhstan), East Asia (China, Russian Far East, Japan, Mongolia) [ASE]. Has been introduced in N America.
Note: An infrequent species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on pages 15-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona longulus Gyllenhal 1834
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona longulus

description: Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834
References: Barševskis 1993, 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.
Examined material: 36 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Butišķi, 1 July 2009 (5, River Daugava valley, leg. A. Bukejs and M. Balalaikins), 22 July 2010 (2, River Daugava valley, leg. A. Bukejs, M. Balalaikins), Daugavpils, 23 July 1998 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), Daugavpils, Mežciems, 2 July 1991 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), 19 July 1992 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 19 July 2007 (8, leg. K. Aksjuta and M. Janovska), Līksna, 3 km N Daugavpils, 27 July 2008 (6, clearing, leg. A. Bukejs), 28 July 2009 (2, leg. A. Bukejs), Naujene, 13 June 1989 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Vasargelišķi, Daugavas Loki NPT, 11 July 2008 (1, River Daugava valley, leg. A. Barševskis and V. Alekseev); Jēkabpils d.: Dunava, 22 July 1993 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 18 July 1995 (4, leg. A. Barševskis), Dignāja, Vecāres house, 7 – 9 May 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins).
Host plants: Medicago (Fabaceae).
Phenology: V-VII.
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, S and W Siberia, Central Asia (Afganistan, Iran, Kazakhstan), East Asia (W China) [CAE].
Note: A rare species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona macularius
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona macularius

description: Sitona macularius (Marsham, 1802)
= crinitus Herbst, 1795 nec Gmelin,1790
References: Fleischer 1829 (crinita); Rathlef 1905 (crinita); Lindberg 1932 (crinita); Ozols 1963 (crinitus); Milander and Varzinska 1979 (crinitus); Barševskis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.
Examined material: 15 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Butišķi, 29 June 2010 (1, valley of Daugava river, leg. A. Bukejs and M. Balalaikins), Daugavpils, 9 May 1998 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Ilgas, Silene NPT, 18 May 2005 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Līksna, 3 km N Daugavpils, 3 September 2009 (2, pine forest edge, inland dunes, leg. A. Bukejs), Naujene, NPT Daugavas Loki, 29 April 2008 (1, valley of River Daugava, leg. A. Pankjāns and U. Valainis), May 2002 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Nīcgale, 23 July 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins); Jēkabpils d.: Sala, 7 August 2001 (1, leg. K. Ugeļska); Ludza d.: Bļaši, 2 August 2009 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins); Krāslava d.: Šķeltova, 26 July 1995 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Rīga d.: Jūrmala, Kūdra, 29 May 2005 (1, leg. A. Titovs); Talsi d.: Kaļķi, 1 June 1973 (1, leg. M. Šternbergs), Klapkalnciems, Ķemeri NP, 6 May 2010 (1, leg. Ai. Soldāns); Tukums d.: Pūre, 26 July 1956 (1, on Medicago, leg. Z. Spuris).
Host plants: Angustifolia, Astragalus, Coronilla, Cytiscus, Genista, Pisum, Phaseolus, Lathyrus, Lens, Lotus, Medicago, Melilotus, Onobrychis, Trifolium, Vicia (Fabaceae).
Phenology: IV (3)-IX (1).
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, N Africa, S and W Siberia, Central Asia (Kazakhstan), East Asia (NW China) [CEM]. Has been introduced in N America
Note: An infrequent species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona puncticollis Stephens 1831
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona puncticollis

description: Sitona puncticollis Stephens, 1831
References: Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887 -1891; Rathlef 1905; Milander and Varzinska 1979; Priedītis 1979; Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2002; Telnov 2004; Telnov et al. 1997.
Examined material: 9 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Līksna, 3 km N Daugavpils, 28 July 2009 (1, leg. A. Bukejs), Jēkabpils d.: Rubene, 24 July 1997 (1, leg. I. Leiskina), Jelgava d.: Zaļenieki, 29 June 1972 (2, meadow, leg. M. Šternbergs); Rīga d.: Sigulda, 17 June 1969 (1 ex.), 2 July 1969 (1 ex.); Talsi d.: Kaļķi, 1 June 1973 (3, leg. M. Šternbergs).
Host plants: Astragalus, Trifolium, Medicago, Melilotus (Fabaceae).
Phenology: V-VI.
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, N Africa, SW Siberia, Central Asia (Iran, N and C Kazakhstan) Has been introduced in N America [CEM].
Note: A rare species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on pages 16-17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona striatellus Gyllenhal 1834
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona striatellus

description: Sitona striatellus Gyllenhal, 1834
= tibialis (H e r b s t, 1 7 9 5) n e c (Sparrman, 1785)
References: Fleischer 1829; Seidlitz 1872 -1875; Rathlef 1905; Milander and Varzinska 1979; Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2002; Telnov 2004; Telnov et al. 1997.
Examined material: not confirmed in this research.
Host plants: Genista, Lathyrus, Vicia (Fabaceae).
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, N Africa, Siberia, Central Asia (Kazakhstan), East Asia (China, Mongolia, Russian Far East) [PAL]. Has been introduced in N America.
Note: This species lives solely on Genista and Cytisus (M. Wanat pers. comm.) These plants in Latvia are rare neophytes, then previous records of S. striatellus maybe based on misidentification. Occurrence of this species in Latvia needs confirmation.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Sitona waterhousei Walton 1846
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona waterhousei

description: Sitona waterhousei Walton, 1846
Examined material: 3 specimens: Jelgava d.: Zaļenieki, 22 May 1973 (1, meadow, leg. M. Šternbergs); Ludza d.: Kopči, 29 September 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins); Rīga d.: Sigulda, 27 August 1969 (1 ex.).
Phenology: V, VIII-IX.
Host plants: Lotus, Coronilla (Fabaceae).
General distribution: Europe (excl. N), NAfrica [WPA].
Note: New species for the Latvian fauna. In Fenoscandia and Baltic states it is know from Danmark (Silfverberg 2010) and Lithuania (Ferenca et al. 2011), known also from Belarus (Alexandrovich et al. 1996). Very rare species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829
Pediacus bhutanicus Sen Gupta
Creators: name: Marris, John W. M.
name: Ślipiński, Adam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cucujidae
Pediacus
Pediacus bhutanicus

description: Pediacus bhutanicus Sen Gupta
Figs. 3 A–D.
Pediacus bhutanicus Sen Gupta, 1978: 221.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: large size (length 4.5 mm), head and pronotum densely and deeply punctured, pronotum with acute anterior, postero-medial and posterior denticles, elytra with sides broadly curved. This species is similar to Pediacus pendleburyi sp. nov., but the sides of the pronotum are subparallel anteriorly and the anteromedial denticle is weakly produced to obsolete.
Redescription. Body length 4.5 mm (n=1), moderately elongate, 2.74× longer than wide; colour red-brown, head darker; pubescence long, pale, appressed and moderately conspicuous; surface moderately dull. Head transverse, 1.91× wider than long; puncturation deeply impressed and dense medially, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by less than their diameter; setae long and appressed, conspicuous; microsculpture granulate, surface dull; eyes small, moderately projecting, ocular index 0.71, finely faceted, postocular denticle absent; antennae as in Fig. 3 C, antennomere VII larger than VI and VIII. Pronotum transverse, 1.30× wider than long, widest at about anterior 1/3, sides weakly rounded; lateral margins explanate, strongly reflexed with anterior, postero-medial and posterior denticles prominent and acute, antero-medial denticle weakly produced to obsolete; disc moderately impressed with a distinct pair of anterior depressions; puncturation, setation and microsculpture as for head, impunctate median strip faintly visible in basal 1/3. Elytra elongate,1.91× longer than wide, sides broadly curved; epipleura moderately explanate; puncturation moderately dense but weakly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation faint on disc; setation moderately long, appressed and conspicuous; microsculpture granulate. Genitalia for male as in Fig. 3 D, parameres elongate, rounded apically; internal sac with microspinules basally and lacking a sclerotized apical section.
Type material. Holotype (male): “[Bhutan] km 87 von 2215 [or 22/5] Phuntsholing // Nat. - Hist. Museum Basel Bhutan Expedition 1972 // HOLOTYPE [red lettering] // Pediacus bhutanicus T. Sen Gupta ♂ [Handwritten]” (NHMB).
Distribution. Bhutan.
description: Published as part of Marris, John W. M. & Ślipiński, Adam, 2014, A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia, pp. 32-58 in Zootaxa 3754 (1) on pages 37-39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252769
Pediacus elongatus Sen Gupta
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Pediacus elongatus

description: Pediacus elongatus Sen Gupta
Figs. 4 A–D.
Pediacus elongatus Sen Gupta, 1978: 219.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: body form elongate, pronotum with sides anteriorly convergent with anterior denticle acute and prominent. This species is very similar to P. thomasi sp. nov., from which it may be separated by its more slender antennae with antennomere III faintly broader than IV.
Description. Body length 3.7 mm (n=1), strongly elongate, 3.23× longer than wide; colour red-brown, elytra slightly darker; pubescence short, pale, appressed and inconspicuous; surface moderately glossy. Head transverse, 1.82× wider than long; puncturation moderately impressed and moderately dense medially, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by about their diameter; setae short, fine and appressed, inconspicuous; microsculpture weakly reticulate, surface weakly glossy; eyes large, strongly projecting, ocular index 0.7, finely faceted, postocular denticle absent; antennae as in Fig. 4 B, antennomere VII faintly larger than VI and VIII. Pronotum transverse, 1.25× wider than long, widest at about posterior 3/4, sides convergent anteriorly; lateral margins moderately explanate and reflexed, with four prominent denticles, anterior denticle strongly projecting and acute, antero-medial denticle small and obtuse, postero-medial denticle prominent and acute, posterior denticle acute; disc moderately impressed, deeper basally; puncturation as for head, with a faint, narrow, impunctate median strip; setation and microsculpture as for head. Elytra strongly elongate, 2.24× longer than wide, sides subparallel, epipleura moderately explanate; puncturation moderately dense but weakly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation faint on disc; setation short, appressed and inconspicuous; microsculpture granulate. Genitalia for male as in Fig. 4 D, parameres elongate, narrowed basally and rounded apically; internal sac with fine spinulate projections basally and a very weakly sclerotized apical section.
Type material. Holotype (male): “[Bhutan] km 87 von 22.5 [22.5 handwritten] Phuntsholing // Nat. - Hist. Museum Basel Bhutan Expedition 1972 // HOLOTYPE [red lettering] // Pediacus elongatus T. Sen Gupta ♂ [handwritten]”. Specimen on card point with genitalia mounted in DHMF on card below (NHMB).
Distribution. Bhutan.
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Pediacus fujianensis Marris & Slipinski, sp. nov.
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Pediacus
Pediacus fujianensis

description: Pediacus fujianensis Marris & Ślipiński, sp. nov.
Figs. 4 E–H.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: body form strongly elongate, eyes small, antennomere VII larger than VI and VIII, pronotum weakly transverse with the anterior denticle broadly rounded.
Description. Body length 3.3 mm (n=1), strongly elongate, 3.28× longer than wide; colour red-brown, with head and disc of pronotum distinctly darker; pubescence long, pale, appressed and moderately conspicuous; surface weakly glossy. Head transverse, 1.78× wider than long; puncturation moderately impressed and moderately dense medially, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by about their diameter; setae long and appressed, conspicuous; microsculpture finely reticulate, surface moderately glossy; eyes small, moderately projecting, ocular index 0.75, finely faceted, postocular denticle absent, reduced; antennae as in Fig. 4 E, antennomere VII larger than VI and VIII. Pronotum weakly transverse, 1.19× wider than long, widest at about anterior 1/3, sides subparallel; lateral margins explanate, strongly reflexed, anterior denticle broadly rounded, antero-medial denticle small and broadly obtuse, postero-medial moderately produced and narrowly obtuse, posterior denticle small and obtuse; disc weakly impressed; puncturation as for head with an indistinct narrow, impunctate median strip; setation and microsculpture as for head. Elytra strongly elongate, 2.25× longer than wide, sides subparallel; epipleura strongly explanate; puncturation moderately dense but weakly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation faint on disc; setation long, appressed and conspicuous; microsculpture coriaceous. Genitalia for male as in Fig. 4 G, parameres strongly elongate, slender, narrowed basally and tapering apically; internal sac with fine inconspicuous tooth-like projections basally and a moderately sclerotized flagellum in apical section.
Type material. Holotype (male): “FUKIEN, S. China: Shaowu, Tachuland 21.v.1942. [Date handwritten] // T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP // BISH [Yellow label] // HOLOTYPE Pediacus fujianensis Marris & Ślipiński 2013 ”. Specimen on card point with genitalia mounted in DHMF on card below; deposited in BPBM.
Distribution. China (Fujian Province [formerly known as Fukien Province]).
Etymology. This species is named after the type locality of the single specimen known representing this species, Fujian Province.
description: Published as part of Marris, John W. M. & Ślipiński, Adam, 2014, A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia, pp. 32-58 in Zootaxa 3754 (1) on pages 41-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252769
Pediacus fuscus Erichson
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Pediacus
Pediacus fuscus

description: Pediacus fuscus Erichson
Figs. 5 A–D.
Pediacus fuscus Erichson, 1845: 313.
Silvanus planus LeConte, 1850: 223.
Pediacus subcarinatus Mannerheim, 1852: 363.
Pediacus planus LeConte, 1854: 73.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: body colouration red-brown, antennomeres VII, VI and VIII subequal, pronotum with the area between the postero-medial and posterior denticles distinctly emarginated, pronotal disc lacking impressions and weakly convex.
Description. Body length 3.3–3.8 mm (n=4), elongate, 2.75× longer than wide; colour uniform red-brown, legs paler; pubescence long, pale, appressed and conspicuous; surface weakly glossy. Head transverse, 1.78× wider than long; puncturation moderately impressed and dense medially with punctures separated by about their diameter, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by distinctly less than their diameter; setae long, fine and appressed, conspicuous; microsculpture faintly reticulate, surface weakly glossy; eyes small, moderately projecting, ocular index 0.72, moderately coarsely faceted, postocular denticle absent; antennae as in Fig. 5 B, antennomeres VII, VI and VIII subequal. Pronotum transverse, 1.28× wider than long, widest at about midpoint, sides broadly rounded; lateral margins explanate, moderately reflexed, anterior denticle obsolete, anteromedial denticle broadly obtuse, postero-medial and posterior denticles obtuse with area between the denticles distinctly emarginate; disc not impressed, weakly convex; puncturation as for head with a narrow, median, impunctate strip; setation as for head, microsculpture faintly reticulate. Elytra elongate, 1.83× longer than wide, sides subparallel; epipleura moderately explanate; puncturation moderately dense but weakly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation faint on disc; setation long, appressed and conspicuous; microsculpture coriaceous. Genitalia for male as in Fig. 5 D, parameres strongly elongate, narrowed basally and tapering apically; internal sac with inconspicuous tooth-like projections basally and lacking a sclerotized apical section.
Type material. Not examined.
Other Specimens Examined. RUSSIA: Tschita Transbaikalien Hermann Frieb. (3, MHNG); Degtjarka [= Degtyarsk] M. Ural 1955 Folwaczny (6, SMNS); 7.– 15.8.1990, SSSR Krasnojarský reg. 150 km NW from Jarcevo J. Stanovský lgt. (1, SMNS).
Distribution. Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Marris, John W. M. & Ślipiński, Adam, 2014, A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia, pp. 32-58 in Zootaxa 3754 (1) on page 43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252769
Pediacus kurosawai Sasaji
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Pediacus
Pediacus kurosawai

description: Pediacus kurosawai Sasaji
Figs. 6 E–G.
Pediacus kurosawai Sasaji, 1983: 18.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: body form strongly elongate, colour uniform red-brown, eyes small and weakly projecting, antennomere VII distinctly larger than VI and VIII, pronotum with sides broadly curved.
Description. Body length 4.5 mm (n=1), strongly elongate, 3.20× longer than wide; colour uniform redbrown; pubescence long, pale, appressed and moderately conspicuous; surface moderately glossy. Head transverse, 1.61× wider than long; puncturation faintly impressed and sparse medially, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by about their diameter; setae moderately long, fine and appressed, conspicuous; microsculpture very faintly reticulate, surface glossy; eyes small, weakly projecting, ocular index 0.82, finely faceted, postocular denticle absent; antennae as in Fig. 6 F, antennomere VII distinctly larger than VI and VIII. Pronotum transverse, 1.30× wider than long, widest at about midpoint, sides broadly curved; lateral margins weakly explanate, anterior and antero-medial denticles faintly projecting and broadly rounded, posteromedial and posterior denticle small and broadly obtuse; disc faintly impressed; puncturation as for head with an indistinct narrow impunctate median strip; setation as for head, microsculpture faintly reticulate. Elytra strongly elongate, 2.16× longer than wide, sides subparallel; epipleura strongly explanate, puncturation moderately dense but weakly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation faint on disc; setation long, appressed and conspicuous; microsculpture coriaceous. Genitalia not examined.
Type material. Holotype (male): “[Japan] Yunohana Tateiwa V. Minami–Aizu D. 8–V.1949 Y. K. [Handwritten] // NSMT [purple card] // HOLOTYPE Pediacus kurosawai SASAJI. 1983 [Red card]”. Specimen mounted on card (NSMT).
Distribution. Japan.
Discussion. Sasaji (1983) considered that specimens of P. depressus recorded from Japan by Kurosawa (1963) were in fact specimens of P. kurosawai and that the P. depressus may not be present in Japan.
description: Published as part of Marris, John W. M. & Ślipiński, Adam, 2014, A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia, pp. 32-58 in Zootaxa 3754 (1) on pages 45-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252769
Pediacus rufipes Grouvelle
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Pediacus rufipes

description: Pediacus rufipes Grouvelle
Figs. 8 E–G.
Pediacus rufipes Grouvelle, 1908: 461.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: pronotum relatively strongly transverse, puncturation dense, disc deeply impressed anteriorly, lateral margins with small but distinctly produced denticles.
Description. Body length 4.4 mm (n=2), elongate, 3.00× longer than wide; colour dark red-brown, head and legs slightly paler; pubescence short, pale, appressed and inconspicuous; surface weakly glossy. Head transverse, 1.69× wider than long; puncturation moderately impressed and moderately dense medially, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by about their diameter; setae short and appressed, inconspicuous; microsculpture absent, surface moderately glossy; eyes large, strongly projecting, ocular index 0.72, finely faceted, postocular denticle absent; antennae as in Fig. 8 F, antennomere VII and VIII subequal, larger than VI. Pronotum transverse, 1.33× wider than long, widest at about midpoint, sides weakly curved; lateral margins weakly explanate and moderately reflexed, denticles small, narrowly to broadly obtuse; disc deeply impressed anteriorly; puncturation dense medially, increasing laterally with punctures almost contiguous, with an indistinct, narrow, impunctate median strip in the basal half; setation as for head; microsculpture faintly reticulate. Elytra elongate, 2.05× longer than wide, sides subparallel, epipleura strongly explanate, reflexed; puncturation moderately dense but faintly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation very faintly impressed on disc; setation moderately long, appressed and conspicuous; microsculpture granulate. Genitalia not examined.
Type material. Syntypes: “[India] Co- type [Round label with yellow margin] // Chambaganor Madura Inde. / / 1911–420. [Text on reverse] // Pediacus rufipes CoTy Grouv [Handwritten] // SYN- TYPE [Round label with blue margin]” (BMNH); “[India] 295 [Blue card] // Nilgiri Hills H.L. Andrewes. // H.L. Andrewes. Nilgiri Hills // Andrewes Bequest B.M. 1922–221. // Pediacus rufipes Ty Grouv [Handwritten] // Type [red card facing downwards] // SYN- TYPE [Round label with blue margin]” (BMNH).
Distribution. India.
description: Published as part of Marris, John W. M. & Ślipiński, Adam, 2014, A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia, pp. 32-58 in Zootaxa 3754 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252769
Pediacus smirnovi Nikitsky & Belov
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Pediacus smirnovi

description: Pediacus smirnovi Nikitsky & Belov
Figs. 9 E–H.
Pediacus smirnovi Nikitsky & Belov, 1979: 58.
Diagnosis. Recognisable by the combination of the following characters: body colour orange-brown with surface glossy, antennomere VII distinctly larger than VI and VIII, pronotum strongly explanate with disc deeply impressed, elytra with epipleura strongly explanate.
Description. Body length 3.9–4.6 mm (n=4), elongate, 3.03× longer than wide; colour orange-brown, head slightly darker; pubescence moderately long, pale, appressed and inconspicuous; surface glossy. Head transverse, 1.79× wider than long; puncturation faintly impressed and sparse medially, increasing in size and density laterally with punctures separated by about their diameter; setae moderately long, fine and appressed, conspicuous; microsculpture faintly reticulate, surface glossy; eyes small, weakly projecting, ocular index 0.73, finely faceted, postocular denticle absent, distinct to reduced; antennae as in Fig. 9 E, antennomere VII distinctly larger than VI and VIII. Pronotum transverse, 1.26× wider than long, widest at about midpoint, sides subparallel; lateral margins strongly explanate especially in anterior half, reflexed, anterior and antero-medial denticles small, broadly obtuse, postero-medial more strongly projecting and broadly obtuse, posterior denticle small and acute; disc deeply impressed, lacking a narrow, impunctate median strip; puncturation as for head; setation as for head but short and inconspicuous medially; microsculpture very faintly reticulate, surface glossy. Elytra elongate, 2.03× longer than wide, sides subparallel, epipleura strongly explanate; puncturation moderately dense but weakly impressed basally, becoming more dense and deeply impressed laterally, puncturation weakly impressed on disc; setation moderately long, appressed and conspicuous; microsculpture coriaceous. Genitalia for male as in Fig. 9 G, parameres elongate, tapering apically; internal sac with spine-like projections basally, spines strongest basally, and tooth-like projections apically, lacking a sclerotized apical section.
Type material. Paratype. AZERBAIJAN: Талыш Алексеевка м[ертвая] к[ора] дуба 7/vii –75 68a Никитский [Talysh Alexeyevka dead oak bark 7/vii –[19]75 68a Nikitsky] (1, BMNH).
Other Specimens Examined. IRAN: [no further label data] (3, ANIC).
Distribution. Azerbaijan and Iran.
description: Published as part of Marris, John W. M. & Ślipiński, Adam, 2014, A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia, pp. 32-58 in Zootaxa 3754 (1) on pages 52-54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252769
Ophichthus aphotistos McCosker & Chen 2000
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Ophichthidae
Ophichthus
Ophichthus aphotistos

description: Ophichthus aphotistos McCosker & Chen 2000
Ophichthus aphotistos McCosker & Chen 2000: 354 (Tung-Kong Channel, Taiwan, holotype CAS 209192).
Diagnosis. An elongate species of Ophichthus, subgenus Omochelys, with: tail 59–60%, head 7.7–8.1%, and body depth at gill opening 2.5–2.9% of TL; dorsal-fin origin behind pectoral fin by the pectoral-fin's length; pectoral fin rounded, not elongate and not well-developed; eye moderate, above center of upper jaw, its posterior margin well ahead of rictus; posterior nostril a hole above the upper lip, covered by a flap that extends to or below edge of mouth; upper lip lacks barbels between anterior and posterior nostrils; pores small but conspicuous, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 2+6; teeth small and conical, biserial on anterior vomer and jaws; coloration uniform gray brown to nearly black, pectoral and median-fin margins gray black; mean vertebral formula 17.6/59/160.3, total vertebrae 158–162 (n= 3).
Size. Largest known specimen is 628 mm, a spent female.
Distribution. Known from the type series, from 700–800 m depth, collected off Taiwan.
Remarks. Ophichthus aphotistos is the sole deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the subgenus Omochelys. It would not be mistaken for any other deepwater Indo-Pacific Ophichthus on the basis of its elongation, posterior dorsal-fin origin, biserial jaw dentition and vertebral formula. The holotype of O. aphotistos has 18/ 59/161 vertebrae.
Ophichthus aphotistos is most closely related to the deepwater O. cruentifer (Goode and Bean 1896) of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, from which it differs in its coloration and vertebral formula (McCosker & Chen 2000), and to the eastern Atlantic deepwater O. pullus McCosker (2005), from which it differs in its dentition, in its head length, dorsal-fin origin, pectoral-fin length, and vertebral number.
Material examined. CAS 209192, the holotype, 580 mm TL, from Tung-Kong Channel, SW Taiwan (22o22'N, 120o19'E), 700–800 m; and USNM 356862, 628 mm, and NSYSU 3657, 480 mm, paratypes, collected with the holotype.
description: Published as part of E, John, 2010, Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 2505 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195896
Ophichthus brachynotopterus Karrer 1982
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Ophichthus brachynotopterus

description: Ophichthus brachynotopterus Karrer 1982
Ophichthus brachynotopterus Karrer 1982:73 (type locality, NE Madagascar, holotype MNHN 1979-21).
Diagnosis. A moderately elongate species of Ophichthus, subgenus Coecilophis, with: tail 55–59%, head 10.2–10.8%, and depth at gill openings 3.0–3.7% of TL; dorsal-fin origin a head length behind gill opening; pectoral fins wedge-shaped, not elongate; eye large, rear margin of orbit slightly in advance of rictus; posterior nostril a hole in upper lip, barely covered with a flap; head pores minute, not obvious, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 2+6; teeth small, numerous, biserial on jaws, uniserial on vomer; coloration tan, pale ventrally, snout tip dark, anterior nostrils and fins pale, anal-fin base black posteriorly; mean vertebral formula 24.5/60/ 172, total vertebrae 167–178 (n=5).
Size. To 461 mm, a male.
Distribution. Known from Madagascar, New Caledonia and Vanuatu, at depths between 355– 580 m.
Remarks. The holotype of Ophichthus brachynotopterus was reported by Karrer (1982: 75) to have 178 total vertebrae and its dorsal-fin origin "at the level of the 27–31 vertebra". The paratype was reported to have 72–74 abdominal vertebrae and 104 caudal vertebrae. Originally described from Madagascar, subsequent material from the collections of the MNHN include specimens from New Caledonia and Vanuatu, trawled at depths between 541– 580 m.
Material examined. MNHN 1979-21, the holotype, 438 mm, Madagascar, Nosy-Bé (13o S, 48o E), 355– 428 m. And paratypes: MNHN 1979-22, 442 mm, and MNHN 1979-23, 413 mm, collected with the holotype. Other material examined: MNHN 1997-0599, 461 mm, Vanuatu (16o39' S, 168o01'E) 541–577 m, Sta. CP 1050. MNHN 2001-1098, 3(399–454 mm), New Caledonia (21o13'S, 165o55'E), 515–580 m, pelagic net, 12 Mar. 1993.
description: Published as part of E, John, 2010, Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 2505 on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195896
Ophichthus echeloides D'Ancona 1928
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Ophichthus
Ophichthus echeloides

description: Ophichthus echeloides (D'Ancona 1928)
Leptocephalus echeloides D'Ancona 1928:69, Pl. 4 (type locality, Perim, Red Sea, holotype MSNV P-10). Ophichthus echeloides: McCosker, Baranes & Golani 1993:165.
Diagnosis. A stout, cylindrical species of Ophichthus, subgenus Coecilophis, with: tail 58%, head 11.9%, and depth at gill openings 4.2% of TL; dorsal-fin origin above middle of pectoral fin; pectoral fins rounded; posterior nostril in edge of upper lip, covered by a flap; head pores not obvious, SO 1+4, IO 4+2, POM 3+9; teeth small, conical, pointed, uniserial on vomer and biserial in jaws; coloration tan, paler ventrally, fins pale. Vertebral formula 11/50/125 (n=1).
Size. Attains 520 mm, an adult male.
Distribution. From the Red Sea, known from the holotype (a leptocephalus) and an adult male caught by trammel net off Eilat at 276– 300 m.
Remarks. This description is based upon the adult specimen from the Red Sea described by McCosker et al. (1993). Their description of its left pectoral-fin length (p. 167) was in error; its actual length is 17.8 mm and not 7.8 mm.
Material examined. HUJ 14133, 518 mm TL, Eilat, Red Sea, 300 m.
description: Published as part of E, John, 2010, Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 2505 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195896