cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Leptoecia
Creators: name: Budaeva, Nataliya
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Eunicida
Onuphidae
Leptoecia

description: Key to species of the Leptoecia
1. Only first pair of parapodia with falcigers.................................................................. 2
- Two first pairs of parapodia with falcigers.................................................................. 6
2. Bidentate falcigers present at least in some parapodia......................................................... 3
- All falcigers unidentate....................................................................... L. abyssorum
3. Dorsal cirri present till chaetiger 7–8, falcigers pseudocompound...................................... L. oxyrhincha
- Dorsal cirri present at least till chaetiger 30, falcigers simple................................................... 4
4. Subacicular hooks from chaetiger 12–13........................................................... L. vivipara
- Subacicular hooks after chaetiger 22...................................................................... 5
5. Only bidentate falcigers with subdistal reduction in diameter present; tubes circular in cross-section, rarely with longitudinal ribs along one or both sides................................................................... L. benthaliana
- Both uni-and bidentate falcigers usually present, rarely only bidentate falcigers present; falcigers straight, without subdistal reduction in diameter; tubes always dorsoventrally flattened with longitudinal ribs along both sides................................................................................................ Leptoecia midatlantica sp. nov.
6. Falcigers pseudocompound, tubes circular in cross-section, subacicular hooks from chaetiger 12–13................................................................................................... L. ultraabyssalis comb. nov.
- All falcigers simple, tubes flattened, subacicular hooks after chaetiger 31................................. L. apalpata
description: Published as part of Budaeva, Nataliya, 2012, Leptoecia midatlantica, a new species of the deep-sea quill-worms (Polychaeta: Onuphidae: Hyalinoeciinae) from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, pp. 45-60 in Zootaxa 3176 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.279913
Social Media Usage Patterns: A Comparative Qualitative Study of Three Ethnic Groups
Creators: name: Abdalla, Ahmed Amr Abdelsamia
Publisher: name: University of Southern Queensland
Year: 2024
Subjects: Social Media
Ethnic Groups
Cultural Factors
Usage Patterns
Functionalism Theory

description: The existing literature on social media usage has often overlooked the nuanced differences in how various ethnic groups engage with digital platforms. Previous studies primarily focused on broad usage trends without addressing the specific cultural factors that shape social media behaviours among distinct communities. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the impact of cultural factors on social media usage patterns within diverse ethnic communities. The objectives include: (1) to examine the differences in social media usage frequency, preferred platforms, and purposes of use among three ethnic groups, and (2) to analyse how cultural characteristics influence digital interactions. The study is guided by Functionalism theory, which posits that social media serves to meet cultural needs. This theoretical framework helps to elucidate how cultural characteristics, such as gender roles, privacy attitudes, and digital literacy, shape social media usage patterns among different ethnic groups. Regarding methodology, the research employed two research stages. The first stage involved in-depth interviews to gather context-specific insights from participants. The second stage utilised the multiple case study methodology, allowing for comparative analysis of social media usage patterns across the three ethnic groups. The study highlights that cultural identity plays a crucial role in shaping digital behaviours, with distinct preferences emerging for content consumption and engagement across the ethnic groups studied. The research offers two key theoretical contributions: enhancing social media studies and enriching cultural and ethnic studies. It highlights the critical influence of cultural factors on social media behavior by examining White Australians, Arab Australians, and Indian Australians. This focus reveals distinct usage patterns and the cultural nuances behind them, creating a theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between culture and digital behaviour. The research suggests that marketers and social media developers should consider cultural factors when designing platforms and content strategies. By tailoring features to accommodate the diverse needs of ethnic communities, practitioners can enhance user engagement and foster a more inclusive online environment.
Culicoides
Creators: name: Bellis, Glenn
name: Kim, Heung-Chul
name: Kim, Myung-Soon
name: Klein, Terry A.
name: Lee, Dong-Kyu
name: Gopurenko, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides

description: Culicoides subgenus Beltranmyia Vargas 1953:34.
Type species: Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Bellis, Glenn, Kim, Heung-Chul, Kim, Myung-Soon, Klein, Terry A., Lee, Dong-Kyu & Gopurenko, David, 2013, Three species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) newly recorded from the Republic of Korea, pp. 171-182 in Zootaxa 3718 (2) on page 173, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/221512
Yunga cartwrighti Young 1968
Creators: name: Sauceda-V, Jefferson
name: Takiya, Daniela M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Yunga
Yunga cartwrighti

description: Yunga cartwrighti Young, 1968
(Fig. 2E–F, Fig. 4)
External morphology. Characters of external morphology as in generic description by Young (1968: 57–59).
Female genitalia. Abdominal sternite VII (Fig. 4A), in ventral view, subrectangular, approximately 1.5 times wider than long; lateral margins slightly convergent posteriorly and sinuous, with a submedian lobe; ventral surface uniformly setose, except at base; posterior margin with rounded lateral corners and prominent narrow median projection with rounded apex. Sternite VIII completely membranous. Pygofer (Fig. 4B), in lateral view, produced posteriorly and directed a little upwards; apex almost truncate; surface with longer microsetae along central, ventral, and posterior regions, and shorter microsetae uniformly distributed over all surface, except near base. First valvifer (Fig. 4C), in lateral view, almost rounded. First valvula (Fig. 4C–D) with dorsal sculptured area strigate on almost all dorsal surface, strigae arranged horizontally at basal third and becoming oblique towards apex; ventral sculptured area strigate, but faintly marked at apical two-thirds; apex rounded. Second valvifer (Fig. 4E), in lateral view, longer than wide. Second valvula (Fig. 4E–F), in lateral view, distinctly expanded beyond basal curvature with almost the same height throughout; dorsal margin with 52 separated teeth, each subtriangular, becoming gradually smaller and subquadrate towards apex; preapical prominence not distinct; apex narrowly rounded, with ventral margin smooth. Third valvula (Fig. 4G), in lateral view, with basal half narrow and apical half distinctly expanded, apex broadly rounded.
Notes. This is the first time that data of specific localities are provided for this species in Panama.
Examined material. PANAMA: 1 male “Barro Colorado\ Gatun Lake Pan\ R.C. Shannon \ july 1923 ”; “9:1859A” (USNM). 1 female “ Panamá: Panamá Prov.\ Cerro Campana, 850m \ 8º 40’ N, 79º 56’ W / 14 july 74 Stockwell ” (NCSU).
description: Published as part of Sauceda-V, Jefferson & Takiya, Daniela M., 2023, On the sharpshooter genus Yunga Melichar, 1924 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae): descriptions of a new species from Panama and of the internal female terminalia of Y. cartwrighti Young, 1968 and Y. coriacea Stål, 1864, pp. 434-444 in Zootaxa 5389 (4) on pages 440-441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10417247
Discomyza Meigen
Creators: name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
name: Cielniak, Magdalena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Discomyza

description: Genus Discomyza Meigen
Discomyza Meigen 1830: 76 (feminine). Type species: Psilopa incurva Fallén 1823, by monotypy.─ Cresson 1939: 1 –6 [review].─ Mathis and Zatwarnicki 2005: 431 –443 [revision of New World fauna].─ Zatwarnicki and Mathis 2007: 241 – 266 [revision of Palearctic fauna].
Diagnosis. Moderately small to moderately large shore flies, body length 2.2–4.5 mm; generally black colored species. Face generally shiny, mostly bare of microtomentum, but conspicuously, transversely rugose, and with some vertical lines; 4–5 moderately-developed facial setae; arista pectinate, bearing 5–11 dorsal rays; frons rectangular, wider than long, mostly bare, shiny; intrafrontal setae absent; only reclinate fronto-orbital seta well developed, 2 proclinate setae evident but much smaller than reclinate seta, inserted anterior of reclinate seta; ocellar setae well developed; pseudopostocellar setae usually weakly developed, divergent and very slightly proclinate; both lateral and medial vertical setae well developed, above antennae a group (3–6) of small setulae, not visible by typical resolution of dissecting microscope; palpus black. Thorax: Scutum uniformly black or with whitish pattern, subshiny or dull; scutellum more or less trapezoidal (Figs. 46, 59). Prescutellar acrostichal setae lacking; presutural supra-alar seta evident but not well developed; postsutural supra–alar seta generally lacking; postalar seta 1; scutellar disc moderately setulose; basal scutellar seta over 1/2 length of apical seta; anepisternum with 2 large setae at posterior margin; katepisternum with 1 large setae. Halter with knob white to yellowish. Wing generally with some faint infuscation, often with distinct pattern along anterior margin and subapical and/or apical transverse bands; vein R2+3 well separated from costa, moderately long; R stem vein bearing 2–4 setulae dorsally; crossvein dm-m straight or slightly arcuate. Legs robust; forefemur bearing anteroventral comb-like setulae. Abdomen: Male terminalia: epandrium heavily sclerotized, generally of two kind of shapes: wide with high cercal cavity or narrow with short cercal cavity; pregonostylus at ventral margin of epandrium, varying considerably in shape; postgonostyli symmetrical or asymmetrical, generally elongate, if asymmetrical then right postgonostylus usually longer; medandrium broadly U-shaped; aedeagus tubular, elongate, wider basally; pre- and postgonite separated; pregonite short, bearing 2 apical setulae; hypandrium as shallowly pocket-like sclerite.
description: Published as part of Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz & Cielniak, Magdalena, 2015, A review of the genus Discomyza (Diptera: Ephydridae) from Afrotropical, Australasian / Oceanian and Oriental Regions, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 3963 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288615
Lathrobium zhui Peng and Li
Creators: name: Peng, Zhong
name: Li, Li-Zhen
name: Zhao, Mei-Jun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium zhui

description: Lathrobium zhui Peng and Li, new name
Lathrobium zhui, new name, is proposed for Lathrobium pilosum Peng & Li, 2012: 74, from Zhejiang, which is a junior primary homonym of Lathrobium pilosum Gravenhorst, 1802: 56. The Gravenhorst name was moved to Tetartopeus. The replacement name is a patronym in honor of Li-Long Zhu who collected one of the type specimens.
description: Published as part of Peng, Zhong, Li, Li-Zhen & Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2014, Seventeen new species and additional records of Lathrobium (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from mainland China, pp. 1-35 in Zootaxa 3780 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3780.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/285747
Lophiidae Rafinesque 1810
Creators: name: Chen, Hsuan-Pu
name: Lee, Mao-Ying
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Lophiiformes
Lophiidae

description: Key to the genera of Lophiidae
We revised couplet 3 of the key to the genera of Lophiidae provided by Caruso (1985):
3. Floor of mouth without any dark marking; outer surface of maxilla smooth; quadrate with two spines, both upper and lower spine present; interopercular spine with single spine; dorsal-fin rays 9–12; anal-fin rays 8–10; pectoral-fin rays 19–28; vertebrae 26–31 (Fig. 7B) ...... Lophius Linneaus, 1758
– Floor of mouth with conspicuous dark marking (except Lm. immaculatus), ranges from reticulate dark pattern, anastomosing dark pattern, to irregular or circular pale pattern on dark background; outer surface of maxilla bearing low conical knobs; quadrate with single lower spine; interopercular spine with two spines; dorsal-fin rays 8; anal-fin rays 6; pectoral-fin rays 21–25; vertebrae 18–19 (Figs 7C, 15) .................................................................................................... Lophiomus Gill, 1883
description: Published as part of Chen, Hsuan-Pu, Lee, Mao-Ying & Chen, Wei-Jen, 2024, Integrative taxonomy reveals unanticipated hidden diversity in the monotypic goosefish genus Lophiomus (Teleostei, Lophiidae), with description of three new species and resurrection of Chirolophius laticeps Ogilby, 1910, pp. 239-287 in European Journal of Taxonomy 943 on page 278, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.943.2599, http://zenodo.org/record/12806098
Culicoides pallidulus
Creators: name: Bellis, Glenn
name: Kim, Heung-Chul
name: Kim, Myung-Soon
name: Klein, Terry A.
name: Lee, Dong-Kyu
name: Gopurenko, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides
Culicoides pallidulus

description: Culicoides pallidulus Yu.
(Figs. 3, 4, 5).
Culicoides pallidulus Yu 1991:52; Yu et al. 2005:1244.
Culicoides sp. Cho & Chong 1974:50.
Culicoides obscuratus Ding and Yu, 1990: 54 (preoccupied by Culicoides obscuratus Statz, 1944).
Non type material examined. Republic of Korea, Yongsan, Seoul, Korea, 19 Jun 1970, 5th Prev Med Lab (1 female); Kimpo, Kyong Ki Do (Gyeonggi Province), Korea, 8 Jun 1970, 5th Prev Med Lab (1 female); 274 females and 87 males collected from New Jersey traps in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, 37.9560o N, 127.0290o E (148 females, 32 males); Paju, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9217o N, 126.7470o E (72 females, 21 males); Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9275o N, 127.0591o E (31 females, 21 males); Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9228o N, 127.0531o E (23 females, 13 males) between 27.May.2010 and 20.Oct.2010, and 170 females and 35 males collected from Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, 37.9560o N, 127.0290o E (62 females, 6 males); Paju, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9217o N, 126.7470o E (50 females, 17 males); Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9275o N, 127.0591o E (39 females, 7 males); Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9228o N, 127.0531o E (19 females, 5 males) between 12.May.2011 and 29.Oct.2011.
Diagnosis. The only species of Culicoides subg. Beltranmyia with hairy eyes in both sexes and with female antennal SCo distribution 1,(2,4,7),9,(10,11),12.
The description provided by Yu et al. (2005) is supplemented with data in Tables 1 –3.
Distribution. This species is known from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea.
description: Published as part of Bellis, Glenn, Kim, Heung-Chul, Kim, Myung-Soon, Klein, Terry A., Lee, Dong-Kyu & Gopurenko, David, 2013, Three species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) newly recorded from the Republic of Korea, pp. 171-182 in Zootaxa 3718 (2) on page 173, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/221512
Geostiba (Sibiota) breviflagellata Assing 2018, nov.sp.
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Geostiba
Geostiba breviflagellata

description: Geostiba (Sibiota) breviflagellata nov.sp. (Figs 15-21)
T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype ♂: "N 41°57'24 E 42°46'10, Georgien Imeretien (51), Sairme N 630 m 18.5.2018, Brachat & Meybohm / Holotypus ♂ Geostiba breviflagellata sp. n. det. V. Assing 2018" (cAss). Paratypes: 3♂♂, 2♀♀: same data as holotype (cAss); 1♂: "N 42°00'50 E 42°48'55, Georgien Imeretien (50), Baghdati 290 m 18.5.2018, Brachat & Meybohm" (cAss).
E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet (adjective) alludes to the short flagellum in the internal sac of the aedeagus, one of the characters distinguishing this species from the similar and geographically close G. bituberculata (EPPELSHEIM, 1878).
D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 2.4-3.0 mm; length of forebody 1.0- 1.2 mm. Coloration: body, including antennae, reddish to dark-reddish; legs yellow. Eyes strongly reduced, without ommatidia and pigmentation. External characters as in G. bituberculata, except as follows:
Large ♂: elytra with pronounced sutural carinae, these carinae broad anteriorly and strongly tapering posteriad (Fig. 15); tergite VIII with a pair of posteriorly converging carinae in postero-median portion; medial lobe of aedeagus approximately 0.28 mm long and shaped as in Figs 16-19; internal sac with short flagellum.
♀: spermatheca as in Figs 20-21.
I n t r a s p e c i f i c v a r i a t i o n: The male secondary sexual characters are more or less reduced in small males.
C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s: Geostiba breviflagellata differs from other species of the G. bituberculata group recorded from the Lesser Caucasus as follows:
from G. bituberculata by a smaller aedeagus (G. bituberculata: approximately 0.33 mm) with a broader ventral process, a differently shaped crista apicalis, and a much shorter flagellum;
from G. batumiensis by less strongly impressed male elytra with shorter, anteriorly broader and posteriorly less sharp sutural carinae, more pronounced carinae on the male tergite VII, a smaller aedeagus (G. batumiensis: approximately 0.32 mm), and a shorter and less slender spermatheca;
from G. zerchei PACE, 1996 (male unknown) by more strongly reduced eyes (G. zerchei: eyes composed of few ommatidia).
D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d n a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Thespecimenswerecollected in two localities in the Imereti region, Lesser Caucasus, Southwest Georgia. They were sifted from leaf litter in a mixed deciduous forest with chestnut, beech, and rhododendron (type locality) and from chestnut litter at the base of a slope (MEYBOHM pers. comm.). The altitudes range from 290 to 630 m.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2018, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVI. New species and additional records, primarily from the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 1033-1054 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2) on page 1041, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3776388
Yunga coriacea
Creators: name: Sauceda-V, Jefferson
name: Takiya, Daniela M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Yunga
Yunga coriacea

description: Yunga coriacea (Stål, 1864)
(Fig. 2G–H, Fig. 5)
External morphology. Characters of external morphology as in generic description by Young (1968: 57–59).
Female genitalia. Characters of the female genitalia as in the description of the female of Y. cartwrighti above, except for: Abdominal sternite VII (Fig. 5A) approximately 1.2 times wider than long; lateral margins parallel, without lobes; posterior margin with lateral corners slightly angulate, paired V-shaped concavities near median projection, median triangular projection prominent with rounded apex. First valvifer (Fig. 5C), in lateral view, almost oval with dorsal margin with shallow concavity. First valvula (Fig. 5C–D), in lateral view, with apex acute. Second valvula (Fig. 5 E–F), in lateral view, distinctly expanded beyond basal curvature with basal third distinctly higher and narrowing in height towards apex; dorsal margin with 52 separated teeth, each triangular at basal half and subquadrate at apical half; preapical prominence not distinct; apex acute, with ventral margin smooth (Fig. 5E–F).
Remarks. Here, we provide for the first time a specific locality record of this species in Mexico. In general, features of the female genitalia of this species are very similar to those of Y. cartwrighti, however, they can be easily distinguished by the shape of the posterior margin of the sternite VII and shape of the second valvula of the ovipositor, thus carrying taxonomic information that may be of importance for future studies in different areas using comparative morphology.
Examined material. MEXICO: 1 female “El Fortin\ Veracruz, MEX\ vii:9:41”; “Col by\ H. Dybas ”; “Fld Mus” (FMNH).
description: Published as part of Sauceda-V, Jefferson & Takiya, Daniela M., 2023, On the sharpshooter genus Yunga Melichar, 1924 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae): descriptions of a new species from Panama and of the internal female terminalia of Y. cartwrighti Young, 1968 and Y. coriacea Stål, 1864, pp. 434-444 in Zootaxa 5389 (4) on page 441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10417247
Culicoides
Creators: name: Bellis, Glenn
name: Kim, Heung-Chul
name: Kim, Myung-Soon
name: Klein, Terry A.
name: Lee, Dong-Kyu
name: Gopurenko, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides

description: Culicoides subgenus Avaritia Fox 1955:218.
Type species: Ceratopogon obsoletus Meigen by original designation.
description: Published as part of Bellis, Glenn, Kim, Heung-Chul, Kim, Myung-Soon, Klein, Terry A., Lee, Dong-Kyu & Gopurenko, David, 2013, Three species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) newly recorded from the Republic of Korea, pp. 171-182 in Zootaxa 3718 (2) on page 173, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/221512
Callianassidae Dana 1852
Creators: name: Hyžný, Matúš
name: Hudáčková, Natália
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Callianassidae

description: Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852
Remarks. The family Callianassidae has a robust fossil record. In view of the delicate nature of the callianassid exoskeleton, however, only chelipeds (which usually are heavily calcified) are likely to be preserved in the fossil record (Bishop & Williams 2005). Nevertheless, in some cases, a complete or near-complete animal is preserved. Features of the carapace, maxillipeds, eyes, pleopods, uropods, and telson are used to assign extant species to the genus; these are very rarely if at all preserved in the fossil record. Systematics based on hard-part morphology is still debated. Discussion on this topic applied to the fossil material can be found in Schweitzer & Feldmann (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2006 b), and Hyžný & Müller (2010), for example.
Thirty-four extant callianassid genera are currently recognized (De Grave et al. 2009; see Sakai 2005, 2011 for a different view). However, as noted by Hyžný & Müller (2010: 37), less than a quarter of these has a fossil record which dates back beyond the Pliocene. This can be ascribed both to preservational and collecting biases. It should also be noted that many extant genera can be differentiated on the basis of soft-part morphology only, so if not rediagnosed they are bound to remain unrecognized in the fossil record.
Hyžný (2011a: table 2), in his listing of Middle Miocene callianassids of the Central Paratethys, showed that so far, virtually all of them were treated under " Callianassa " as a nomen collectivum in the widest sense. None of them, however, can be matched with Callianassa Leach, 1814 as defined by Manning & Felder (1991) or Ngoc-Ho (2003).
description: Published as part of Hyžný, Matúš & Hudáčková, Natália, 2012, Redescription of two ghost shrimps (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae) from the Middle Miocene of the Central Paratethys: systematics, intraspecific variation, and in situ preservation, pp. 1-25 in Zootaxa 3210 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209484
Discomyza
Creators: name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
name: Cielniak, Magdalena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Discomyza

description: Key to species of the tropical Old World species of Discomyza
1. Thorax with whitish pattern of microtomentum (Fig. 59).............................. D. maculipennis (Wiedemann)
- Thorax uniformly black, without pattern of microtomentum (Fig. 46)........................................... 2
2. Foreleg, including basitarsus, completely dark.............................................................. 3
- Basitarsus of foreleg whitish........................................................................... 4
3. Antenna dark (Fig. 60, 61).................................................................. D. similis Lamb
- Antenna yellowish (Fig. 25, 26)............................................................ D. eritrea Cresson
4. Length of basoflagellomere less than 2x of its width (Fig. 3, 4).................................. D. africana Cresson
- Length of basoflagellomere about 3X or more its width (Fig. 13, 35)............................................ 5
5. Antenna with basoflagellomere darkened on apical half (Fig. 13). Wing with narrow dark spot around crossvein dm-m and sep- arated from the rest of infuscation (Fig. 23).............................................. D. dolichocerus Cresson
- Antenna with red basoflagellomere (Fig. 35). Wing with wide dark spot around crossvein dm-m and connected with the rest of infuscation (Fig. 45).................................................................. D. fagomoga sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz & Cielniak, Magdalena, 2015, A review of the genus Discomyza (Diptera: Ephydridae) from Afrotropical, Australasian / Oceanian and Oriental Regions, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 3963 (1) on page 5, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288615
Grammedessa brunneotarsata Correia & Fernandes 2016
Creators: name: Silva, Paulo Augusto Lima Da
name: Fernandes, José Antônio Marin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Grammedessa
Grammedessa brunneotarsata

description: Grammedessa brunneotarsata Correia & Fernandes, 2016
(Fig. 4B)
Diagnosis. see the original description.
Description. We add to the original description hypocostal ridge with a few small green punctures on green spots contrasting with the yellowish-green background.
Female (Fig. 4B). Valvifers 8 wider than long (1.5 times), distal margin shallowly concave; lateral angles rounded and slightly projected over the base of laterotergites 9. Valvulae 8 not visible. Valvifer 9 almost flat, trapezoidal, wider than long (3.5 times), completely exposed. Laterotergites 8 longer than wide (2 times); distal spine exceeding laterotergites 9; not spotted. Laterotergites 9 long, narrow, straight, distally with a black spine; exceeding the band uniting the laterotergites 8 and far exceeding segment VII.
Examined material (n=2). Holotype. VENEZUELA: Amazonas. [T. F. Amaz., Cerro de la Neblina, Basecamp, 0°50’N / 66°9’44’’W, 140m., 4–12.II.1984, D. Davis & T. McCabe] (1Male-USNM). BRAZIL: Amazonas. [Uaupés, Rio Negro, 18.I–03.II.1964, C. Lindermann leg.] (1Female-ZSM).
Distribution. VENEZUELA: Amazonas. BRAZIL: Amazonas.
description: Published as part of Silva, Paulo Augusto Lima Da & Fernandes, José Antônio Marin, 2022, Description of six new species to Grammedessa Correia & Fernandes, 2016 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae), pp. 211-226 in Zootaxa 5129 (2) on page 225, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6500665
Geostiba (Sibiota) unicuneata Assing 2016
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Geostiba
Geostiba unicuneata

description: Geostiba (Sibiota) unicuneata ASSING, 2016 (Map 2)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Nagorno-Karabakh: 13♂♂, 3♀♀, ca. 50 km WNW Stepanakert, S Dadivank, 39°59'N, 46°15'E, 1610 m, mixed deciduous forest margin, litter and roots sifted, 5.VII.2018, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB). Armenia: 4♂♂, 5♀♀, ca. 30 km W Kapan, 39°15'N, 46°04'E, 2040 m, N-slope, margin of mixed deciduous forest, litter and grass roots sifted, 11.VII.2018, leg. Assing (cAss).
C o m m e n t: Geostiba unicuneata was originally described based on material from the environs of Jermuk and subsequently recorded also from two localities to the north and northwest of Goris in Armenia (ASSING 2016b, 2017a). The above records reveal that this species is remarkably widespread in the Qarabag range (Armenia, Nagorno- Karabakh) and present also in the Barkushati range in South Armenia; they considerably expand the known distribution towards the north and south (Map 2).
The material from different localities is distinguished by slight differences in the shape of the spermatheca and the aedeagus, but otherwise no convincing evidence was found suggesting that these populations should represent distinct species.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2018, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVI. New species and additional records, primarily from the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 1033-1054 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2) on pages 1041-1042, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3776388
Batnames.org Species List Version 1.3
Creators: name: Simmons, Nancy B.
name: Cirranello, Andrea L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Chiroptera
Taxonomy

description: Archived species list from the batnames.org website for version 1.3, issued March 9, 2023 (see the batnames.org website for specific dates). Higher-level taxonomy, synonymies, maps, and references are not included in this species list.
Meridindia Ghauri 1982
Creators: name: Salini, S.
name: Gracy, R. G.
name: Sushil, S. N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Meridindia

description: Key to species of Meridindia
1 Apex of mandibular plates sinuate with anterior apex of inner lobe rounded or truncate (Fig. 12); ventral margin of transversely divided ventral rim of genital capsule with deep, median U-shaped emargination (Fig. 19: vm)..... M. kaniza Ghauri, 1982
- Apex of mandibular plates sinuate with anterior apex of inner lobe acute or subacute (Figs. 35, 61); ventral margin of transversely divided ventral rim of genital capsule either deeply V-shaped (Fig. 68: vm) or with narrow, short, semicircular notch at the middle (Fig. 42: vm)................................................................................... 2
2 Humeri subacute, prominent above base of hemelytra (Fig. 38); minute denticle in front of compound eyes absent (Fig. 35); dorsal rim laterally with superior processes of dorsal rim (Figs. 41: ds, 43: ds) well developed; ventral margin of transversely divided ventral rim of genital capsule with narrow, short, semicircular notch at the middle (Fig. 42: vm)................................................................................................ M. salmana Ghauri, 1982
- Humeri subrounded, not prominent above base of hemelytra (Fig. 64); minute denticle in front of compound eyes present; dorsal rim with superior processes of dorsal rim (Figs. 67, 69) absent; ventral margin (68–69: vm) of transversely divided ventral rim of genital capsule wide and deeply V-shaped (Figs. 68–69: vm)...................... M. magnolia sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Salini, S., Gracy, R. G. & Sushil, S. N., 2024, Revision of Meridindia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), an endemic genus, with description of a new species from India, pp. 207-234 in Zootaxa 5428 (2) on page 213, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5428.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10847508
Culicoides jacobsoni Macfie.
Creators: name: Bellis, Glenn
name: Kim, Heung-Chul
name: Kim, Myung-Soon
name: Klein, Terry A.
name: Lee, Dong-Kyu
name: Gopurenko, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Culicoides
Culicoides jacobsoni

description: Culicoides jacobsoni Macfie.
(Fig. 6).
Culicoides jacobsoni Macfie, 1934:215; Delfinado 1961:655; Wirth & Hubert 1961:15; McDonald & Lu 1972:406; McDonald et al. 1973:639; Lee 1978:57; Kitaoka 1980:20; Wirth & Hubert 1989:275; Yu et al. 2005:938; Dyce et al. 2007:19.
Culicoides buckleyi Macfie, 1937:117; Tokunaga 1959:238; 1962:505; Lee 1978:34
Culicoides kitaokai Tokunaga, 1955:6; Arnaud 1956:109.
Culicoides unisetiferus Tokunaga, 1959:236; 1963:136.
Culicoides orientalis Macfie: (misident.), Tokunaga 1962:514.
Non type material examined. Republic of Korea, Yangsan, Gyeongnam Province, 35.4040o N, 129.0050o E, 25.Aug.2010, D.K. Lee, black light trap (1 female, NTQIC).
Distribution. This species is widespread throughout Asia and Australasia.
Remarks. This specimen from Yangsan is in poor condition, lacking a complete wing, antennae, legs and other important morphological characters. Identification is based on wing pattern (Fig 6) and DNA barcode which showed 100% similarity to that for C. jacobsoni from Japan (GenBank accessions AB360990 – AB360991; Matsumoto et al. 2009).
description: Published as part of Bellis, Glenn, Kim, Heung-Chul, Kim, Myung-Soon, Klein, Terry A., Lee, Dong-Kyu & Gopurenko, David, 2013, Three species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) newly recorded from the Republic of Korea, pp. 171-182 in Zootaxa 3718 (2) on pages 174-177, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/221512
Afrasura indecisa subsp. orientalis Durante, 2009, ssp. n.
Creators: name: Durante, Antonio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Arctiidae
Afrasura
Afrasura indecisa
Afrasura indecisa orientalis

description: Afrasura indecisa orientalis ssp. n.
(Figs. 4, 5, 43)
Holotype: 3, Etiopia, Menegesha-Suba State forest, 21/ 23-2-2003. In coll. MSNS.
Paratypes: 5 3, same data as holotype. 3 in coll. MAD and 2 in MSNS.
Diagnosis. Wingspan wider than nominal subspecies: 23–27 mm; forewing proportionally more narrow and longer. Wing ground colour straw-yellow, light compared with the deep yellow or orange yellow of indecisa. Forewings with a large median band, lacking pink suffusion on the underside. Hindwing transparency more accentuated. In the six examined specimens, there are no strong yellow marginal edges and cilia in the hindwing as seen in some specimens of the nominotypical subspecies. In three of the studied specimens, the dashes and dots that form the basal bands on the forewings are thickened and almost linked; the median and postmedian bands join to form a large fascia which includes and conceals the discal dot. The four dots of the submarginal series are thickened. On the hindwings there is a large transparent postmedian fascia (Fig. 5). Genitalia as in typical indecisa.
Remarks. Afrasura indecisa has strong affinities with Afrasura rivulosa, but more surprising is the convergence of characters between their Ethiopian subspecies, which are sympatric and synchronic.
Etymology. Named orientalis (‘oriental’) because the subspecies lives in the easternmost part of the species’ geographic distribution.
description: Published as part of Durante, Antonio, 2009, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus, pp. 27-52 in Zootaxa 2280 on pages 36-37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275270
Afrasura amaniensis Cieslak & Hauser 2006, comb. n.
Creators: name: Durante, Antonio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Arctiidae
Afrasura
Afrasura amaniensis

description: Afrasura amaniensis (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) comb. n.
Asura amaniensis Cieslak & Häuser, 2006, Nachr. Entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F. 27 (4): 215–220.
Type locality. Tanzania, Amani (holotype 3 in Natural Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, not examined).
Diagnosis. Similar to Afrasura violacea from which it can be distinguished by having the base of the costa of the male forewing yellow instead of black, as in violacea. The yellow ground color distinguishes amaniensis from discreta and submarmorata, both of which are white. Male genitalia with distinctive shape of the ala valvae distal process and transtilla thicker than in violacea. Female genitalia similar to those of submarmorata, but differing by having a longer antrum and two large pleural pouches between A6 and A7. The presence of only two spurs on the hindlegs is an exceptional character in the genus Afrasura, and rare in the tribe Nudariini.
Remarks. Both amaniensis and violacea are included somewhat cautiously in Afrasura, although the genitalic characters tend to confirm this placement.
description: Published as part of Durante, Antonio, 2009, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus, pp. 27-52 in Zootaxa 2280 on page 37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275270
Afrasura crenulata Bethune-Baker 1911, comb. n.
Creators: name: Durante, Antonio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Arctiidae
Afrasura
Afrasura crenulata

description: Afrasura crenulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) comb. n.
(Figs. 9, 46)
Asura crenulata Bethune-Baker, 1911, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 7: 537.
Type locality. Angola, N’Dalla Tando (type 3 Arct. g.sl. n. 4 BMNH, examined).
Material examined. Male type.
Diagnosis. It is useful to compare the genitalia of the type of crenulata with those of the type of indecisa, both species being included by Hampson (1900: 447) among the synonyms of obliterata. Compared to indecisa, the saccus is more rounded in crenulata; the distal portion of ala valvae is longer than the supravalva in indecisa; the distal portion of the supravalva is larger in crenulata; the costa of the supravalva is straight in crenulata (undulated in indecisa); the vesica has a cornutus longer than three fifth of the total length of the aedeagus in both species, but is stronger and conical in crenulata. The wing venation has not been examined. Female unknown.
Remarks. Hampson (1914: 767) synonymized this species with Asura obliterata but Kühne (2005) considered crenulata to be valid. Examination of the male genitalia demonstrates crenulata is distinct from other species in the genus.
description: Published as part of Durante, Antonio, 2009, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus, pp. 27-52 in Zootaxa 2280 on page 37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275270
Eucalliacinae
Creators: name: Hyžný, Matúš
name: Hudáčková, Natália
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Callianassidae

description: Subfamily Eucalliacinae Manning & Felder, 1991
Remarks. Recently, Sakai (2011) raised the Eucalliacinae to family level. Following the classification of De Grave et al. (2009), we still treat it as a subfamily.
description: Published as part of Hyžný, Matúš & Hudáčková, Natália, 2012, Redescription of two ghost shrimps (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae) from the Middle Miocene of the Central Paratethys: systematics, intraspecific variation, and in situ preservation, pp. 1-25 in Zootaxa 3210 on page 12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209484
Geostiba (Sibiota) meghruica Assing 2016
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Geostiba
Geostiba meghruica

description: Geostiba (Sibiota) meghruica ASSING, 2016 (Map 2)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 1♂, 1♀, SSW Kapan, forest above Shishkert, 39°04'N, 46°22'E, 2040 m, roots, litter, and stony soil sifted, 12.VII.2018, leg. Assing (cAss).
C o m m e n t: The original description of G. meghruica is based on material from the Gomarants pass and its immediate vicinity. The above record expands the known range to the south slope of Mount Khustup (Map 2).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2018, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVI. New species and additional records, primarily from the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 1033-1054 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2) on page 1042, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3776388
Hendelia latustigenis Yang, Yin & Xi, 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Yang, Shuai-Lai
name: Yin, Xin-Ming
name: Xi, Yu-Qiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Clusiidae
Hendelia
Hendelia latustigenis

description: Hendelia latustigenis sp. nov.
Figs 13–18
Type material.
Holotype: • 1 ♂; China, Shaanxi, Zhouzhi, Taibai Mt.; 1711 m; 33 ° 57 ' 18 ″ N, 107 ° 45 ' 48 ″ E; 2015. VII. 30; leg. Li Xuankun. Paratypes: • 1 ♂; same date as holotype.
Diagnosis.
Head mostly yellowish, palpus yellowish-white. Mesontum with 2 brown stripes extending to the anterior margin of scutellum; hypandrium with medial finger-like projection that has 2 long setae apically.
Description.
Male. Body length 4.2–4.5 mm, Wing length 4.1–4.3 mm.
Head (Fig. 13) width 1.28 mm, mostly yellowish; palpus yellowish-white; face and frons yellowish; 2 fronto-orbitals, the posterior seta 4 times longer than anterior seta; the interfrontal seta same length as anterior fronto-orbital; occiput yellowish, with small seta on lower edge; gena yellowish, more than 1 / 6 eye height; antenna yellow, pedicel length 0.16 mm, arista sparsely short plumose; 1 ocellar seta and 1 postocellar seta.
Thorax width 1.22 mm, mainly light yellow; with narrow brown stripe outside dorsocentral row extending to the anterior margin of scutellum (Fig. 14); scutellum, anepisternum and katepisternum yellowish; prescutellar seta absent; 1 postpronotal seta, 2 notopleural, 1 postsutural supra-alar seta, 1 + 2 dorsocentral setae, dark brown; intra-alar seta absent, 2 postalar setae, brown, with posterior seta tiny; 2 lateral scutellar setae, 1 apical scutellar seta, strong and dark brown; 1 anepisternum seta, 1 katepisternal seta. Leg light yellow; halter white.
Abdomen brown; setae and setulae dark brown. Male genitalia (Figs 15–18): epandrium 1.2 times higher than wide. Cercus height 1.8 times width, separated on distal 1 / 2, with small setae on outer surface and one long seta at apex. Surstylus 1 / 4 length of genitalia, apex without spines. hypandrium with medial finger-like projection that has 2 long setae apically, posterior part of hypandrium with 2 or 3 medium setae; pregonite slightly chitinized, with small apical setae.
Female. Unknown.
Distribution.
China (Shannxi).
Etymology.
The specific name “ latustigenis ” refers to the relatively wide gena.
Remarks.
The new species is distinct from other species in the middle part of the hypandrium with a finger-like projection at the tip of which there are two long setae, and in the lower part of the hypandrium with two or three medium setae. The wings of the type specimen are damaged.
description: Published as part of Yang, Shuai-Lai, Yin, Xin-Ming & Xi, Yu-Qiang, 2024, Four new species of the genus Hendelia Czerny, 1903 (Diptera, Clusiidae) from China, pp. 255-266 in ZooKeys 1212 on pages 255-266, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1212.127558
Afrasura discocellularis Strand 1912, comb. n.
Creators: name: Durante, Antonio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Arctiidae
Afrasura
Afrasura discocellularis

description: Afrasura discocellularis (Strand, 1912) comb. n., stat. rev.
(Figs. 10, 11, 47, 48, 60)
Asura discocellularis Strand, 1912, Arch. Naturg. LXXVIII 9: 100.
Type locality. Cameroun, Bibundi (holotype Ƥ not examined).
Distribution. Ivory Coast; Ghana; Cameroun.
Material examined. Ivory Coast: 3 Arct. g.sl. n. 311 e 5733 BMNH. Ghana: 3 Arct. g.sl. n. 5747 BMNH. Cameroun: ƤƤ Arct. g.sl. n. 5843, 5854, 5855 BMNH.
Diagnosis. Male genitalia with the two distal endings of the valva slender, but supravalvar larger, less sclerotized and longer then that on the ala valvae (which is sub-cylindrical and with a pointed end); in indecisa the ending of the ala valvae is longer then the supravalvar; the supravalvar ending in discocellularis grows thin dorsally, in indecisa thin ventrally (Fig. 48). Saccus roundish, medium sized for the genus (deeper in indecisa). Vesica with a large area covered by thorns and with medium sized cornutus, nearly half the aedeagus length, slightly bent (in indecisa the cornutus is slender, as long as three fifth of the aedeagus; the vesica has only a small cluster of thorns and the aedeagus has a large cluster of small thorns at its distal end). Coremata absent (present in indecisa). Dorsal female pheromone glands longer than posterior apophyses; the two lobes that form them and the posterior opening are larger than in indecisa. Female A7 large, frustum cone-shaped, membranous, small pleural pouches between A7 and A6. Female genitalia with antrum larger than deep; ductus practically absent, as it is fused with the cervix; cervix bag-shaped, well sclerotized, almost half the size of the corpus bursae, with clusters of thorns inside, two of which are comb-like. Corpus bursae ovoid, membranous, with a round dimple-shaped signum covered by small thorns.
Remarks. The examined female specimens had been already classified by means of genitalia dissection as A. discocellularis by D. S. Fletcher in 1955, as indicated on their labels. Kühne (2005) synonymized discocellularis with indecisa but did not provide details. Note that the examined male genitalia and attributed in this work to discocellularis do not coincide with those of the type of indecisa, although these are similar.
description: Published as part of Durante, Antonio, 2009, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus, pp. 27-52 in Zootaxa 2280 on pages 37-41, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275270