cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pseudosympycnus albipalpus
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus
Pseudosympycnus albipalpus

description: Pseudosympycnus albipalpus (Parent)
(Figs 1, 16, 17, 42, 43, 86)
Sympycnus albipalpus Parent, 1930: 22, figs 25–27. Type locality: Taperinha farm, Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
Diagnosis (male). Metepimeron yellow (Fig. 1). Femora entirely yellow (Fig. 1). Tibia I not compressed (Fig. 1). Tarsus I (Fig. 42) brown, except It 1 yellow: It 2 with 2 dorsal bristles at apex; It 3 twice as long as It 4; It 4–5 laterally flattened, with It 5 slightly longer than It 4 and with posteroventral row of curved setae. Tarsus II unmodified. Tarsus III (Fig. 43): IIIt 3–4 with posterior and posteroventral rows of setae decreasing in size towards apex.
Remarks. Species with “distal joints of male fore tarsus partly compressed, whitish” run to couplet 2 of Robinson’s (1967) key. According to the original description and after examination of photographs of the type (NHMW), that is not the case for P. albipalpus, which has brown fore tarsus. Based on characters listed in couplet 1 of Robinson’s key, we suspect that P. albipalpus and P. latipes were simply switched in the key entries.
Material examined. BRAZIL. Amapá, Serra do Navio, 18.v.1989, Armadilha suspensa 1,6 m, A.L. Henriques (1 Ƌ, INPA).
Distribution. Brazil (States of Amapá and Pará) (Fig. 86).
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on page 234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Pseudosympycnus Robinson
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
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Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus

description: Pseudosympycnus Robinson
Pseudosympycnus Robinson, 1967: 901.
Type-species: Sympycnus palpiger Van Duzee (1931: 177), by original designation.
Diagnosis. Male. Head. Face and palpus covered with silvery pruinosity, palpus often enlarged, rounded, covered with scale-like setae (MSSC) (Figs 12–19, 21, 22, 24–31, 33, 34, 36–39). Antenna brown to black; scape dorsally bare, arista-like stylus dorsal. Thorax. Acrostichals biserial; 5 conspicuous pairs of dorsocentrals (with pair of reduced dorsocentral setae anteriad, about 1/3 to 1/2 of length of first pair) (Figs 72–73); scutellum with one pair of setae, but sometimes also with numerous hairs on posterior margin (Figs 72–73). Legs. Femur II with anterior and posterior preapical setae; femur III with anterior preapical seta. Tarsus I and distal segments of tarsus III modified in shape and/or setae, noticeably It 2 (shortened, distorted and/or ornamented with modified setae (MSSC) (Figs 40–65). Abdomen. Long and slender, cylindrical, with 6 setose segments, dark brown, often with entire tergite 1 and tergites 2–3 yellow laterally. Hypopygium small, surstylus with two lobes, epandrial lobe short (Figs 75, 76, 79–81). Female. Similar to males (except for MSSC), except: Head. Face also pruinose and slightly narrowed at middle, palpus not enlarged, but generally covered with silvery pruinosity (Figs 20, 23, 32, 35).
Remarks. Males of Pseudosympycnus are easily recognized from other genera by their striking modifications on legs, and by the enlarged and rounded palpus. Females can be differentiated from Nearctic and Neotropical females of Sympycnus by the presence of two regular rows of acrostichal setae in Pseudosympycnus (0–1 rows in Sympycnus) (J. Runyon, pers. comm.). Females of Pseudosympycnus were not confidently sorted to species at this stage, as more information is required to make these decisions.
It is noteworthy that a number of species studied here were taken on moist rocks near waterfalls. The entire type series of Pseudosympycnus bickeli sp. nov., for example, was found in this biotype, which is similar to where specimens of P. perornatus (“on wet rocks in deeply shaded ravine”, “on surface of dam” and “on rocks near stream”; Robinson 1967) and P. latitibia sp. nov. (“on stones in streams”) were collected. Also, the type locality of P. araza sp. nov. and P. maroaga sp. nov. are both close to waterfalls (Figs 82–85). Moreover, specimens of P. singularis were often collected close to waterfalls in Belize (J. Runyon, pers. comm.). These data may indicate habitat preferences in the genus or at least part of the known species.
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on pages 232-233, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Pseudosympycnus bicolor Robinson 1967
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus
Pseudosympycnus bicolor

description: Pseudosympycnus bicolor Robinson
(Fig. 86)
Pseudosympycnus bicolor Robinson, 1967: 902, figs 10–11. Type locality: Rio Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Diagnosis (male). Metepimeron brown. Femora mostly yellow, apical half of femur III brown. Tibia I not compressed. Tarsus I with It 1–2 pale and It 3–5 dark brown: It 2 with cluster of apical setae dorsal at apex and 1 anteroventrally hook-like seta near base; It 3 laterally compressed with series of short and slender dorsal setae. Tarsus II unmodified. Tarsus III: IIIt 2–4 with posterior row of slender and curved setae; IIIt 3 triangular, with apical projection overlapping base of IIIt 4, with cluster of apical setae.
Remarks. According to the original description, this is the only known species in the genus with a projection on the male hind tarsus (IIIt 3 triangular and overlapping base of IIIt 4).
Distribution. Mexico (Fig. 86).
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Pseudosympycnus latipes
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus
Pseudosympycnus latipes

description: Pseudosympycnus latipes (Parent)
(Figs 4, 24, 25, 49, 50, 67, 86)
Sympycnus latipes Parent, 1930: 23, figs 28–30. Type locality: Taperinha farm, Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
Diagnosis (male). Metepimeron yellow (Fig. 4). Femora mostly yellow, except femur I brownish (Fig. 4). Tibia I not strongly compressed (only slightly thicker than tibiae II and III). Tarsus I (Fig. 49) with It 1–2 brown and It 3–5 white: base of It 2 with brush of compacted stout dorsal setae directed forward and followed by 3 stout curved setae, apex with dorsal and anterodorsal stout setae; It 3 with dorsal projection, overlapping base of It 4 and with 3 stout dorsal setae at base and dorsal row of white slender setae. Tarsus II unmodified. Tarsus III (Fig. 50): IIIt 3 with 4 posterior setae longer than podomere length and curved at apex.
Material examined. BRAZIL. Acre, Mâncio Lima, Parque Nacional Serra do Divisor, Malaise, 5.x.2007, L. Menezes (1 Ƌ, INPA). Amapá, Serra do Navio, 18.v.1989, I.S. Gorayeb, Armadilha Suspensa 6m (1 Ƌ, MPEG).
Remarks. Robinson’s (1967) identification key leads P. latipes to couplet 3, which includes the species without whitish distal joints on male fore tarsus. Nevertheless, Parent’s (1930) original description clearly states “ tarse I, articles 3, 4 et 5 blancs ” (“fore tarsus, joints 3, 4 and 5 white”), which is also confirmed after examination of photographs of the type (NHMW). Apparently P. latipes and P. albipalpus are switched in the couplets of the identification key.
Distribution. Brazil (States of Acre, Amapá and Pará) (Fig. 86).
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on pages 242-243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Pseudosympycnus palpiger
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus
Pseudosympycnus palpiger

description: Pseudosympycnus palpiger (Van Duzee)
(Figs 7, 14, 30–32, 55–57, 86)
Sympycnus palpiger Van Duzee, 1931: 177, figs 14–15. Type locality: Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
Diagnosis (male). Metepimeron yellow (Fig. 7). Femora entirely yellow (Fig. 7). Tibia I not compressed. Tarsus I (Figs 55, 56) brown, but anterior surface of It 4–5 (sometimes also It 3) covered by whitish pubescence: It 2 with 4 long ventral setae and 2 bristles at apex. It 4–5 laterally flattened (sometimes also It 3). Tarsus II unmodified. Tarsus III (Fig. 57): IIIt 3–4 with row of setae decreasing in size towards apex.
Type material. PARATYPE Ƌ, labelled: “ Barro Colo [Colorado] Isld. [Island] / Canal Zone / 4.i.1929 ” “Col-lector / C. H. Curran ” “MCVanDuzee / Collection” “ Sympycnus / palpiger / Paratype Van Duzee” (CAS). PARA-TYPE ♀: same data (CAS).
Additional material examined. BRAZIL. Acre, Mâncio Lima, Parque Nacional Serra do Divisor, Malaise, 5.vi.2007, L. Menezes leg. (3 Ƌ, 1 ♀); same data except, 5.viii.2007 (3 Ƌ, 5 ♀); same data except, 5.ix.2007 (4 Ƌ, 2 ♀); same data except, 5.x.2007 (3 Ƌ, 1 ♀ all MZUSP); same data except, Igarapé do Amor, Malaise, 04.iii– 04.iv.2007, Calor, A. R. & D. Viana (2 Ƌ, INPA, 1 Ƌ MZUSP). Amazonas, Manaus, Res. Km 41, PDBFF, Trilha CI-SB, 07–08.vii.2004, R. Querino col. (1 Ƌ INPA, 1 Ƌ, MZUSP).
Remarks. Couplet 2 in Robinson’s (1967) key states that the male hind tarsus of P. palpiger is devoid of series of erect setae, which is indeed inferred by Van Duzee’s (1931) figure 15. Nevertheless, Van Duzee’s original description states: “ third and fourth [tarsomeres of hind tarsus] long, bearing a row of curved hairs, which are rather long ” (p. 177). Examination of the male paratype (CAS) enabled us to confirm the presence of such setae on the hind tarsus of this species (Fig. 57).
We found specimens of Pseudosympycnus from Acre (Brazil) with It 3–5 flattened and covered by dense whitish pubescence (Fig. 56) in sympatry with specimens of P. palpiger. Otherwise those specimens fit very well in P. palpiger, including hypopygial morphology. We concluded this is part of intraspecific variation of the species, so that we refrained to describe them as new. Nevertheless more specimens from different localities are needed to confirm it as populational variation.
Distribution. Panama, Brazil (States of Acre and Amazonas) (Fig. 86).
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Pseudosympycnus perornatus Robinson 1967
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus
Pseudosympycnus perornatus

description: Pseudosympycnus perornatus Robinson
(Figs 8, 33–35, 41, 58, 59, 69, 73, 86)
Pseudosympycnus perornatus Robinson, 1967: 902, figs 7–9. Type locality: Dominica.
Diagnosis (male). Metepimeron yellow. Femora entirely yellow, except femur III infuscate on dorsal surface of distal half. Tibia I not strongly compressed (only slightly thicker than tibiae II and III) (Fig. 41). Tarsus I (Fig. 58) entirely brown: It 1 compressed and trapezoidal, with dorsal crest bearing fringe of setae increasing in size towards apex; It 2 with 1 anterodorsal hook-like seta arising from a dorsal projection and directed backwards, and with 3 curved setae, with apical crest bearing long setae. Tarsus II: IIt 1 with anteroventral row of short setae continued from tibia II (Fig. 69). Tarsus III (Fig. 59): IIIt 3 with 4 posterior setae as long as podomere length, the 2 basalmost stronger and curved at apex; IIIt 4 with posterior row of long, fine setae.
Type material. PARATYPE Ƌ, labelled: “ Fond Figues River / Dominica, BWI / March 17, 1964 ” “ Paratype Ƌ / Pseudosympycnus / perornatus / H. Robinson ” (NMNH); PARATYPE Ƌ: “ North Deux Dleau / Dominica, BWI / Feb 14, 1964 ” “ Paratype Ƌ / Pseudosympycnus / perornatus / H. Robinson ” (NMNH). PARATYPE ♀, labelled: “ Boeri Lake Trail / Dominica, BWL / Feb 22, 1964 ” “ Paratype ♀ / Pseudosympycnus / perornatus / H. Robinson ” (NMNH).
Remarks. This species is unique in the genus by the modifications in the male tarsomere 1 of leg I (see above). Robinson’s (1967) original description states that most of the legs, including femora, are pale. Nevertheless the two male paratypes examined here have femur III infuscated on distal half, while the female has an entirely pale femur.
Distribution. Dominica (Fig. 86).
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on pages 247-248, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Pseudosympycnus singularis
Creators: name: Soares, Matheus M. M.
name: Capellari, Renato S.
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Year: 2020
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Animalia
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Dolichopodidae
Pseudosympycnus
Pseudosympycnus singularis

description: Pseudosympycnus singularis (Parent)
(Figs 11, 64, 65, 86)
Sympycnus singularis Parent, 1934: 259, figs 6–9 (pl. 67). Type locality: Gorgona Island, Colombia.
Diagnosis (male). Metepimeron yellow (Fig. 11). Femur I brown, II and III yellow (Fig. 11). Tibia I not compressed. Tarsus I (Fig. 64) brown: It 1 with anterior row of erect short setae; It 2 with brush of compacted stout dorsal setae directed forward at, apex with dorsal and anterodorsal stout setae; It 3 subtriangular, projecting dorsally over base of It 4 and with dorsal row of setae; It 4 twice the length of It 5 and cylindrical. Tarsus II: IIt 1 with anterodorsal row of 5–6 short setae at base. Tarsus III (Fig. 65): IIIt 3 with row of posterior long setae curved at apex, as long as the podomere length, IIIt 4 with posterior row of long and slender setae.
Additional material (all specimens in MTEC, J. Runyon, pers. comm.). Belize: Stann Creek Distr. Mayflower Bocawina NP, Bocawina Falls, 120 m, 16º55.363′N 88º24.131′W, 07.x.2018, J.B. Runyon (15 Ƌ, 4 ♀); same data except, Antelope Falls, 275 m 16º56.290′N 88º23.688′W, 22.iv.2015 (3 Ƌ, 3 ♀); Stann Creek Distr, Cockscomb Basin, Tiger Fern Falls 175 m, 16º46.832′N 88º26.474′W, 16.iii.2019, J.B. Runyon (1m #, 2 ♀,); same data except, small creek, 80 m, 16º46.939′N 88º27.220′W, 09.x.2018 (14 Ƌ, 6 ♀).
Distribution. Belize and Colombia (Gorgona Island) (Fig. 86).
Remarks. This species can be recognized by leg I brown and It 4 cylindrical, twice longer than It 5. According to the original description (Parent 1934) and photographs of the type specimen (NHMUK), the male tibia I is compressed, but in a series of 33 males from Belize, two of them have had their tibiae I collapsed during drying (J. Runyon, pers. comm.). We assumed that a similar artificial compression happened to Parent’s specimen and treat this species as having an unmodified tibia I.
The following notes on the females were provided by J. Runyon (pers. comm.) and complements Parent’s original description: “ Female. Similar to male, except for MSSC and following features: Face 3x as wide as in male, but still quite narrow (slightly narrower than ocellar tubercle). Palpus slightly enlarged, 1.5 times longer than wide, 1/5 as long as head height, densely covered with silvery pruinosity (this is not like in the male, but typical pruinosity), clothed with about 10 small black setae, apical seta largest. Legs yellow except coxa II brown, and tarsi becoming brown from apex of tarsomere I. ”
description: Published as part of Soares, Matheus M. M. & Capellari, Renato S., 2020, Review of the Neotropical genus Pseudosympycnus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of six new species from Brazil and Peru, pp. 231-256 in Zootaxa 4881 (2) on pages 251-252, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283617
Apophorhynchus Williston 1895
Creators: name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
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Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Ropalomeridae
Apophorhynchus

description: Genus Apophorhynchus Williston, 1895
Apophorhynchus Williston, 1895a: 184. Type species, Apophorhynchus flavidus Williston, 1895a, orig. des. Refs.: Williston, 1896: 280 –281 (key); Lindner, 1930a: 125 –126 (diagn., key); Malloch, 1941: 50 (diagn.); Steyskal, 1967: 1 (cat.); Prado & Papavero, 2002: 1 (cat.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 636, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Apophorhynchus amazonensis Prado 1966
Creators: name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
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Ropalomeridae
Apophorhynchus
Apophorhynchus amazonensis

description: amazonensis Prado, 1966: 248, 251–252. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas. HT F (IOC 13210). Distr.: Brazil, Colombia, Peru. Refs.: Prado, 1967: 73 –75 (male descr., distr.); Steyskal, 1967: 1 (cat.); Prado & Papavero, 2002: 1 (cat.); 2009: 2 (cat.); Marques-Costa & Ale-Rocha, 2005: 515 (rev.).
Material examined. COLOMBIA: Macaqual, 1 male, 8.iii.2011, T. VSR fish 9 (CEUA).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 636, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Kroeberia Lindner 1930
Creators: name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
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Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Diptera
Ropalomeridae
Kroeberia

description: Genus Kroeberia Lindner, 1930
Kroeberia Lindner, 1930a: 125, 127. Type species, Kroeberia fuliginosa Lindner, 1930a: 127, orig. des. Refs.: Steyskal, 1967: 2 (cat.); Marques & Ale-Rocha, 2004: 315 (rev.); Prado & Papavero, 2009: 2 (cat.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 636, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Kroeberia fuliginosa Lindner 1930
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Kroeberia
Kroeberia fuliginosa

description: fuliginosa Lindner, 1930a: 127. Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Cruz. HT M (NHMW). Distr.: Brazil, Colombia (Caldas, Atlántico), Mexico, Panama, Venezuela. Refs.: Aldrich, 1932: 9 (redesc.); Fischer, 1932: 450 (diag.); Prado, 1966: 253 (redesc., distr.); Steyskal, 1967: 1 (cat.); Baez, 1985: 79 (distr.); Ramírez García & Hernández Ortiz, 1994: 76 (redesc., distr., key); Prado & Papavero, 2002: 1 (cat.); 2009: 2 (cat.); Marques & Ale-Rocha, 2004: 316 (rev.).
Material examined. COLOMBIA: Atlantico: La Villa del Rosario, 1male, 16.iii.2013 (CEUA).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on pages 636-637, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Ropalomera latiforceps Ramirez-Garcia & Hernandez-Ortiz 1994
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Ropalomera
Ropalomera latiforceps

description: latiforceps Ramírez-García & Hernández-Ortiz, 1994: 69. Type locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Estación de Biología “Los Tuxtlas”. HT M (IBUNAM). Distr.: Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia (Antioquia). Refs.: Ibáñez-Bernal & Hernández-Ortiz, 2012: 563 (distr.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 637, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Willistoniella spatulata Marques & Ale-Rocha 2005
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Willistoniella
Willistoniella spatulata

description: spatulata Marques & Ale-Rocha, 2005: 210. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Beruri. HT M (INPA). Distr.: Honduras, Panamá, Venezuela, Colômbia (Boyacá, Meta), Equador, Brazil. Refs.: Henriques et al., 2007: 60 (distr.); Prado & Papavero, 2009: 4 (cat.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 638, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Willistoniella Mik 1895
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Ropalomeridae
Willistoniella

description: Genus Willistoniella Mik, 1895
Rhopalomyia Williston, 1895: 184 (preocc. name by Rübsaamen, 1892). Type species, Ropalomera pleuropunctata Wiedemann, 1824, by mon.
Willistoniella Mik, 1895: 136 (nom. nov. for Rhopalomyia Williston). Type species, Ropalomera pleuropunctata Wiedemann, 1824, by automatic designation. Refs.: Williston, 1896: 280 –281 (key); Lindner, 1930a: 125 –129 (diagn., key, redescr.); Steyskal, 1987: 85 (key); Prado & Papavero, 2002: 2 (cat.); 2009: 4 (cat.); Marques & Ale-Rocha, 2005: 210 (rev.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 638, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Willistoniella ulyssesi Marques & Ale-Rocha 2005
Creators: name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
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Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Willistoniella
Willistoniella ulyssesi

description: ulyssesi Marques & Ale-Rocha, 2005: 221. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Manaus, R[eserva Adolpho] Ducke. HT M (INPA). Distr.: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Meta, Sucre), Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil. Refs.: Henriques et al., 2007: 60 (distr.); Prado & Papavero, 2009: 4 (cat.).
Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia: San Luis, Rio Claro, Rva (Reserva) Natural Cañon del Rio Claro, Bosque Ripario, 05°54ʹ2.98ʺN, 74 51 25.04ʺO, 350m, 6 males, 1 female, 1.xi.2009, I. Ceballos, T.VSR Pez (van someren trap with decomposition fish), (CEUA); La Pintada, Hda (Hacienda) Montenegro-Comfenalco, Bosque, 05°43ʹ 24ʺN, 75°37ʹ15ʺW, 850 m, 2 males, 15.iii.2007 (CEUA); Hotel-Comfenalco (La Pintada), 05°43ʹ24ʺN, 75°37ʹ15ʺW, 770m, 2 males, vi.2007, Al. L. Montoya (CEUA); Jericó, Parcelación Cauca Viejo, 2 males, 1–5.vii.2005 (CEUA); Jericó, Parcelación Cauca Viejo cerca a quebrada Las Cruces, Litera rocosas, 05°52ʹ21.89ʺN, 75°45ʹ30.83ʺW, 614m, 2 females, 8.vii.2010, M. Wolff (CEUA); 2 females, vii.5.2009, T. VRS Pez (van someren trap with decomposition fish), (CEUA); Choco: Nuqui, Jobi Playa, 50m, 3 females, 1 male, 6.viii.2006, M. Wolff & P. Duque, T. VSR Pez (van someren trap with decomposition fish), (CEUA); Jobi, Guacharito, Patio playa, 40m, 1 male, 1 female, 1–3.viii.2008, Wolff, T. VRS Fruta (van someren trap with decomposition fruit), (CEUA); Sucre: San Onofre, Berrugas, Rva (Reserva). Sanguaré, 9°42ʹ21.6ʺN, 75°40ʹ45.6ʺW, 8m, 1 female, 30.x.2009, T. VRS Pez (van someren trap with decomposition fish), (CEUA); 1 male, 25–30.v.2009, TVRS Fruta (van someren trap with decomposition fruit), (CEUA); Regeneración, 2 male, 1 female, 12–13.ii.2010 (CEUA).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 638, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Apophorhynchus flaviceps Macquart 1846
Creators: name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ropalomeridae
Apophorhynchus
Apophorhynchus flaviceps

description: flaviceps Macquart, 1846: 226, pl. 18, fig. 6 (Ropalomera). Type locality: “Nouvelle Grenade ” [= Colombia]. HT M (?). Refs.: Prado, 1966: 246 (may belong in Apophorhynchus); Prado & Papavero, 2009: 13 (cat.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 639, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
Ropalomera varipes Walker 1862
Creators: name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ropalomeridae
Ropalomera
Ropalomera varipes

description: varipes Walker, 1862: 375 (Ropalomera). Type locality: “ Colombia ”. HT (NHM?). Distr.: Colombia. Refs.: Williston, 1895a: 184 (key); Prado, 1966: 246 (treated it as unrecognizable from description); 1967: 71 (synonymy with R. femorata); Steyskal, 1967: 4 (could not locate the type at the Natural History Museum); Prado & Papavero, 2009: 13 (cat.).
description: Published as part of Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2016, FAMILY ROPALOMERIDAE, pp. 635-641 in Zootaxa 4122 (1) on page 639, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.52, http://zenodo.org/record/255047
FUZZY LOGIC-DRIVEN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING IN PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS
Creators: name: IJSCAI
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Fuzzy logic offers a method for handling uncertainty and imprecision, proving valuable in naturallanguage processing (NLP). Fuzzy search, a key component, enhances search functionality by permittingapproximate matches. This study examines the application of fuzzy search techniques in wholesalepharmaceutical distribution, where data retrieval accuracy is crucial for public health and safety. Wepresent two case studies, each showcasing specific fuzzy search methods designed to overcome unique dataretrieval challenges. A Python implementation demonstrates the practical application of these techniquesto enhance search accuracy and efficiency in large pharmaceutical datasets. Our results highlight fuzzylogic's potential to revolutionize information retrieval systems. By offering practical insights and technicalguidance, this research aims to enable pharmaceutical industry stakeholders to effectively implement fuzzysearch techniques, leading to improved data management and decision-making processes.
Canthydrus lepidus
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Noteridae
Canthydrus
Canthydrus lepidus

description: Canthydrus lepidus n. esp. (Fig. 2)
Diagnose: la nouvelle espèce appartient au groupe notula (sensu Guignot, 1959b) pour les élytres noirs à taches testacées, reconnaissable pour le dessin élytral diffèrent de toutes les autres espèces africaines et pour la conformation du pénis.
Localité typique: Gabon, Mbigou, petit lac près de la ville (site 6).
Série typique: holotype mâle, Gabon, Mbigou, petit lac près de la ville (site 6), 28. VI.2016, AB & PG, (MSNM); paratypes: 1 ex., Gabon, Mbigou, village Moukimbi, rivière Bikodi, 667 m, S 02° 02,655’, E 12° 11,051’ (site 1.1), 13. VI.2016; 6 ex., Gabon, Mbigou, petit lac près de la ville (site 6), 28. VI.2016, tous AB & PG, (CAB et CSR).
Description: L 2.54-2.55 mm, la 1.38-1.40 mm (holotype: L 2.54 mm, la 1.40 mm). Forme ovoïde, fortement convexe, à profil latéral à courbure continue, avec la plus grande largeur après de la base des élytres. Dessus brillant couvert d’une microsculpture très superficielle longitudinalement ondulée. Tête testacée avec des irrorations plus sombres, antennes et pattes testacées, pronotum brun sombre ou noir avec les angles antérieurs testacés joints entre eux par une bande testacée très resserrée au bord antérieur, le long duquel il y a une série de points noirs espacés, élytres noirs avec une grande tache testacée au centre qui atteint le bord latéral et postérieurement se termine en anses et taches noires (Fig. 2a).
Mâle: protarses et mesotarses faiblement dilatés, pénis tordu sur son axe avec l’apex brusquement rétréci (Figs. 2b,c).
Femelle: semblable au mâle, avec les protarses et les mesotarses non dilatés.
Derivatio nominis: pour la jolie coloration du dessus.
Écologie: recuelli au bord du petit lac en peu centimètres d’eau, parmi la végétation, en pleine exposition, un ex. recueilli dans une petite rivière.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 38, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Hyphydrus simulans
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Hyphydrus
Hyphydrus simulans

description: Hyphydrus simulans n. esp. (Fig. 3)
Diagnose: pour les élytres à ponctuation double et de couleur brun uniforme et pour la forme du pénis l’espèce appartient au groupe opaculus (sensu Biström, 1982); elle est très semblable pour dimensions et habitus à H. congoanus Biström, 1982 et H. ntsa Bilardo & Rocchi, 2008; aussi la structure du pénis est semblable à celle des susdites espèces, mais elle s’en distingue par des particularités de l’apex en vue dorsale.
Localité typique: Gabon, Mbigou, village Moukimbi, rivière Maboto, 721 m, S 01° 59,291’, E 12° 11,527’ (site 1.3).
Série typique: holotype ♂, Gabon, Mbigou, village Moukimbi, rivière Maboto, 721 m, S 01° 59,291’, E 12° 11,527’ (site 1.3), 15. VI.2016, AB & PG, (MSNM); paratypes: 1 ♀, même localité, date et legit de l’holotype; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Gabon, Mbigou, Village Moukimbi, rivière Bibola, 715 m, S 01° 59,073’, E 12° 12,021’ (site 1.4), 16. VI.2016; 1 ♀, Gabon, Mbigou, Village Moukimbi, rivière Baganda, 718 m, S 02° 01,789’, E 12° 09,689’, 17. VI.2016 (site 1.5), tous AB & PG, (CAB et CSR).
Description: ♂: L 4.00- 4.11 mm, la 2.77-2.78 mm; ♀: L 3.61-3.77 mm, la 2.50-2.61 mm (holotype: L 4.11 mm, la 2.78 mm). Corps globulaire. Tête et pronotum noirs, élytres brun noirâtre moirés de testacé avec la suture noire; antennes, palpes, pattes et dessus brun noirâtre. Epistome avec une large impression à fond chagriné. Pronotum et élytres à ponctuation double très inégale (Fig. 3a).
Mâle: protarses et mesotarses épaissis et fournis d’une touffue semelle de soies. Pénis caractéristique (Figs. 3b,c), comparé avec celui des espèces voisines: H. ntsa (Figs. 3d,e) et H. congoanus (Figs. 3f,g); il se distingue du pénis de ntsa surtout par le profil de l’apex en vue dorsale avec les deux lobes apicales arrondis, tandis que celui de ntsa a les deux lobes saillants à angle aigu et de celui de congoanus qui a les lobes beaucoup moins saillants.
Femelle: semblable au mâle, mais d’une taille un peu plus petite comme toutes les espèces voisines. Protarses et mesotarses moins épaissis avec moins de soies.
Derivatio nominis: pour la ressemblance avec les espèces voisines.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on pages 39-40, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Liodessus contractipenis Bilardo & Rocchi 2018
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Liodessus
Liodessus contractipenis

description: Liodessus contractipenis n. esp. (Fig. 4)
Diagnose: espèce caractérisée par le pénis différent de toutes les autres espèces africaines, c’est à dire de celles comprises dans la révision de Biström (1988) et de L. leonensis, espèce décrite successivement par Franciscolo & Sanfilippo (1990).
Localité typique: Gabon, Mbigou, village Lévinda, riv. Louétsi, 674 m, S 02°01.889’, E 12°03.556’ (site 4.2).
Série typique: holotype ♂, Gabon, Mbigou, village Lévinda, riv. Louétsi, 674 m, S 02°01.889’, E 12°03.556’ (site 4.2), 22. VI.2016, AB & PG, (CAB); paratype: 1 ♀, Gabon, Mbigou, village Baposso, rivière Bibadega, 695 m, S 02° 05,161’, E 12° 08,328’ (site 3.3), 20. VI.2016, AB & PG, (CAB).
Description: holotype: L 2.00 mm, la 1.05 mm; paratype: L 2.04 mm, la 1.05 mm. Tête, antennes et pattes testacées, pronotum testacé avec une bande transversale plus claire interrompue au milieu; élytres testacés avec dessin brun consistent en trois bandes, une basale bilobée, une médiane trilobée avec prolongement en avant et une postmédiane formée par deux macules irrégulières distinctes. Toutes les trois bandes sont reliées entre eux par une ligne de la même couleur le long de la suture. Strie pronotale et élytrale de la même longueur (Fig. 4a).
Mâle: pénis en vision dorsal avec un évident étranglement préapical à goulot de bouteille et sommet à bord horizontal. (Figs. 4b,c).
Femelle: semblable au mâle.
Derivatio nominis: nommé pour l’étranglement préapical du pénis.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 40, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Copelatus birougouensis Bilardo & Rocchi 2018
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Copelatus
Copelatus birougouensis

description: Copelatus birougouensis n. esp. (Fig. 6)
Diagnose: espèce avec les élytres sans aucune véritable strie continue, au moins chez les mâles, appartenant pour cela au groupe haemorrhoidalis, sousgroupe ferruginicollis (sensu Guignot, 1961) = group hydroporoides (sensu Nilsson & Hájek, 2017); le pénis est nettement différent de celui des autres espèces africaines connues de ce groupe.
Localité typique: Gabon, Mbigou, Moukimbi, riv. Bibaka, 686 m, S 02°02.472’ E 12°09.802’ (site 1.2).
Serie tipica: holotype ♂, Gabon, Mbigou, Moukimbi, riv. Bibaka, 686 m, S 02°02.472’ E 12°09.802’, (site 1.2), 14. VI.2016, AB & PG, (CAB); paratypes: 2 ♂♂, même localité, date et leg. de l’holotype, (CAB, CSR).
Description: L 4.90-5.05 mm, la 2.50-2.55 mm (holotype: L 4.95 mm, la 2.54 mm).
Tête noire un peu rembrunie antérieurement, antennes et pattes ferrugineuses.
Pronotum noir avec les angles antérieurs ferrugineux, sans strioles, couvert de points très petits sur fond faiblement microréticulé, avec quelques points plus grands sur les côtés de la base et sur les angles postérieurs.
Élytres noirs, dépourvus d’aucune véritable strie continue, au moins chez les mâles, pointillés et microréticulés comme le pronotum, marqués de trois rangées dorsales sur les 2/3 antérieurs de leur longueur: les deux extérieures formées de courts et fins fragments de stries, la médiane formée de petits points disposés par endroits et d’une rangée submarginale sur les 2/3 postérieurs formée de petits points espacés (Figs. 6a,b).
Mâle: protarses et mesotarses dilatés. Pénis comme en Figs. 6 c-e.
Femelle: inconnue.
Derivatio nominis: du nom du Parc National Monts Birougou, localité typique de récolte.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on pages 41-42, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) lepemangoyei Bilardo & Rocchi 2018
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Hydaticus
Hydaticus lepemangoyei

description: Hydaticus (Prodaticus) lepemangoyei n. esp. (Fig. 7)
Diagnose: espèce avec les élytres testacés couverts d’irrorations et pronotum testacé sans tache discale noire nette, appartenant donc au groupe leander, sousgroupe leander (sensu Guignot, 1961); extérieurement proche de H. arcuatus Régimbart, 1895 (Fig. 8a-c) et H. matruelis Clark, 1864 (Fig. 9a-c); de tous les deux elle se différencie par le corps un peu plus large, surtout postérieurement et par la forme du pénis.
Localité typique: Gabon, Mbigou, Levinda, riv. Midoumou, m 674, S 02° 01,832’ E 12°03,850’ (site 4.4).
Serie tipica: holotype ♂, Gabon, Mbigou, Levinda, riv. Midoumou, m 674, S 02° 01,832’ E 12°03,850’ (site 4.4), 23. VI.2016, AB & PG, (MSNM); paratypes: 1♂, Gabon, Mbigou, rivière Bangosso, 661 m, S 02° 02,262’, E 12° 03,241’ (site 4.1), 22. VI.2016; 1♂, 1♀, Gabon, Mbigou, Village Itsiba, rivière 678 m, S 01° 48,144’, E 11° 55,863’ (site 5.1), 25. VI.2016; 1♀ Gabon, Mbigou, Village Itsiba, rivière 666 m, S 01° 49,167’, E 11° 54,628’ (site 5.4), 27. VI.2016; tous AB & PG, (CAB, CSR).
Description: L 11.40-12.40 mm, la 6.50-7.06 mm (holotype: L 12.29 mm, la 7.06 mm). Tête ferrugineuse; antennes, palpes, pattes antérieures ferrugineux, pattes médianes et postérieures plus foncées; dessous ferrugineux foncé. Pronotum ferrugineux, avec une tache discale noire à contours peu nets, une rangée antérieure de petits points noirs espacés et une étroite bande basale noire élargie au centre et réunie à la tache discale. Élytres testacés à irrorations noires condensées vers le milieu et vers la zone préapicale; la couleur testacée est limitée à une étroite et irrégulière bande basale où l’irroration noire est plus faible, à une large bande postbasale arquée, à la zone apicale avec plus faible irroration noire et à une étroite lisière latérale (Fig. 7a).
Mâle: palettes protarsales bordées à la base d’une collerette de soies, protarses et mesotarses dilatés; pénis comme en Figs. 7b,c.
Femelle: pronotum avec des petites corrugations latérales.
Derivatio nominis: espèce dédiée au Conservateur du Parc National Birougou, M. Lepemangoye Mouleka Sandry Franc pour l’assistance donnée à l’expédition.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on pages 42-44, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Hydrovatus batekensis Bilardo & Rocchi 2016
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Hydrovatus
Hydrovatus batekensis

description: Hydrovatus batekensis Bilardo & Rocchi, 2016
On signale la possible présence de cette espèce, jusqu’au présent connue seulement du Gabon, Parc National Plateaux Batéké (Bilardo & Rocchi, 2016). L’espèce (Fig. 10) a été recueillie en plusieurs exemplaires, dans une unique station: Mbigou, petit lac près de la ville, 28. VI.2016 (site 6) et présente des petites différences de la série typique.
Les exemplaires ont la taille légèrement majeure (L moyenne 4.37 mm pour ceux du site 6, L moyenne 4.31 mm pour ceux de la série typique) et la largeur majeure par rapport à la longueur (la moyenne 2.72 mm pour ceux du site 6, la moyenne 2.48 mm pour ceux de la série typique). Le corps des exemplaires recueillis dans le site 6 est donc un peu plus large de celui des exemplaires de la série typique et précisément: L/la = 4.37/2.72 = 1.61 (exemplaires du site 6), L/la = 4.31/2.48 = 1.74 (exemplaires de la série typique).
Les mâles ont le pénis plus courbé et pourtant plus court, le lobe préapical est plus allongé. Toutes les femelles sont profondément microréticulées, on n’a pas recueilli des femelles de la forme lisse tandis que parmi les exemplaires du Parc National Plateaux Batéké sont présent les deux formes microréticulées et lisses. Seulement avec d’autres découvertes on pourra établir s’il s’agit de variabilité de l’espèce ou d’une nouvelle espèce.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on pages 44-45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Derovatellus baloghi Bistrom 1979
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Derovatellus
Derovatellus baloghi

description: Derovatellus baloghi Biström, 1979
Première découverte pour le Gabon de cette espèce bien caractérisée par la forme du pénis en vue dorsale fortement élargi au tiers apical (voir Biström, 1979, Figs. 20a, b); l’espèce était connue seulement de la République du Congo (Biström, 1979; Pederzani & Rocchi, 1982). On a observé que cette espèce était très abondante dans tous les sites visités.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 44, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Africodytes silvestris
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Africodytes
Africodytes silvestris

description: Africodytes silvestris (Bilardo & Pederzani, 1978)
Grace à la relative abondance de cette espèce, que selon notre expérience est normalement peux fréquente et peux abondante, on a fait beaucoup d’extractions du pénis en relevant que, en vision dorsale, la déviation à gauche de la partie apicale peut être plus ou moins forte jusqu’à être nulle. Puisque le caractère varie avec continuité, nous estimons que ces différences de déviation, qui peuvent paraitre plus ou moins fortes aussi selon la direction de l’axe optique, rentrent dans la variabilité individuelle. Nous n’avons pas relevé d’autres différences qui peuvent justifier l’appartenance à un taxon différent.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Bidessus rossi Omer-Cooper 1974
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Bidessus
Bidessus rossi

description: Bidessus rossi Omer-Cooper, 1974
Première découverte pour le Gabon de cette espèce; l’espèce était connue seulement de la République Démocratique du Congo et de l’Afrique du Sud (Omer-Cooper, 1974), aussi si pour cette dernière nation il peut s’agir d’un faut d’étiquette (Biström, 1985).
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Laccophilus bizonatus Regimbart 1895
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Laccophilus
Laccophilus bizonatus

description: Laccophilus bizonatus Régimbart, 1895
Tous les exemplaires femelles du Parc National Monts Birougou ont les élytres très opaques à cause de la présence d’une microréticulation très forte et profonde; cette microréticulation est absente seulement dans une femelle du site 4.1.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Philaccolus ondoi Bilardo & Rocchi 1990
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Philaccolus
Philaccolus ondoi

description: Philaccolus ondoi Bilardo & Rocchi, 1990
Espèce peu répandue, mais très abondante par endroits. La majeure partie des exemplaires recueillis ont le pénis avec l’apex régulièrement arrondi comme les exemplaires de la forme typique (Bilardo & Rocchi 1990: Fig. 17), mais d’autres exemplaires ont l’apex asymétrique, avec une expansion à gauche (Fig. 11). Toutefois on ne remarque aucunes autres différences extérieures de la forme typique qui peuvent justifier l’appartenance à un taxon divers et pour cela il est à croire que le pénis de cette espèce puisse avoir une certaine variabilité structurale.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Laccophilus conjunctus Guignot 1950
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Laccophilus
Laccophilus conjunctus

description: Laccophilus conjunctus Guignot, 1950
Première découverte pour le Gabon de cette espèce; l’espèce était connue seulement de la Nigeria (Medler, 1980), du Cameroun et de la République Démocratique du Congo (Biström et al., 2015).
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855
Cybister (Melanectes) modestus Sharp 1882, sensu lato
Creators: name: Bilardo, Armando
name: Rocchi, Saverio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae
Cybister
Cybister modestus

description: Cybister (Melanectes) modestus Sharp, 1882 sensu lato
Il s’agit d’une femelle dont les caractères extérieurs l’approchent plus à C. modestus qu’à C. smaragdinus Régimbart, 1895, espèce d’autre part très voisine et de problématique différenciation aussi en présence d’exemplaires mâles; pour cela nous avons préféré citer l’espèce en sensu lato.
description: Published as part of Bilardo, Armando & Rocchi, Saverio, 2018, Noteridae, Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon (11 ème partie). Parc National Monts Birougou (mission 2016), pp. 33-51 in Natural History Sciences 5 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.354, http://zenodo.org/record/12753855