cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pseudodendrothrips bhatti
Creators: name: Alavi, Jalil
name: Minaei, Kambiz
name: Fekrat, Lida
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Thripidae
Pseudodendrothrips
Pseudodendrothrips bhatti

description: Pseudodendrothrips bhatti
The characters of female specimens collected in Iran closely conform to the published description of this species by Kudô (1984). However, differences in some characters are as follows: pronotum with 12 discal setae, with about 35 lines of sculpture at middle; fore wing with light brown band, paler at base and distally, clavus pale, shaded at apex; fore and mid tibiae not shaded. In this respect, Iranian specimens of P. bhattii are very similar to samples from Pakistan (see Akram et al. 2003). Mound (1999) indicated that P. bhattii cannot be distinguished from the Australian species, P. da rc i, but did not synonymise these two because of the difference in host plant records; P. bhattii has been reported only on Morus, whereas P. darci only on Ficus. Interestingly, we collected two specimens of P. bhattii, one from Ficus and another from Morus. Observation of this species on these two mentioned plants reinforces the suggestion by Mound (1999) of synonymy of this species with P. darci.
Material studied. IRAN, Khorasan-e Shomali province, Bojnourd, 1 female on Ficus carica, 15. vi.1993, J. Alavi. Kohnekand Research Station, 1 female on Morus alba. 14.ix.2011, J. Alavi.
description: Published as part of Alavi, Jalil, Minaei, Kambiz & Fekrat, Lida, 2014, The Iranian Dendrothripinae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) with description of a new genus and species, pp. 479-486 in Zootaxa 3860 (5) on page 485, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/228965
Apiomerus bahianus Wygodzinzky 1953
Creators: name: Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
name: Forero, Dimitri
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
Apiomerus
Apiomerus bahianus

description: Agriocleptes bahianus Wygodzinzky, 1953
(Figs. 1–2).
Discussion: Agriocleptes bahianus was described based on a single female from Bahia state, Brazil (Wygodzinsky 1953). The female of this species was considered very close to A. albosparsus (Stål, 1854), and the differences between them were based only in color pattern (Wygodzinsky, 1953). The two diagnostic characteristics for A. bahianus are the dark metapleura and posterior coxae, and the posterior femora with wide, dark, sub-basal annuli (Wygodzinsky 1953; Forero 2002). The female examined here, from Mato Grosso state, Brazil, was identified as A. bahianus because of the blackish metapleura and posterior coxae, despite having pale, instead of dark, wide sub-basal annuli (Figs. 1–2).
Wygodzinsky (1953) stated that some of the species of Agriocleptes could be in fact just geographical races of the same species. For instance, he mentioned that the A. stali group (A. stali Wygodzinsky, 1946, A. bergi Wygodzinsky, 1953, and A. wygodzinskyi Prosen & Martínez, 1953 [as A. zischkai Wygodzinsky, 1953, see Forero & Giacchi 2001]), species in which males share similar genitalic structure and the main differences are found in the color pattern (Wygodzinsky 1953). Detailed observations on the male and female genitalia of A. bahianus and A. albosparsus might provide further evidence to test the validity of these species.
Specimen examined: BRAZIL, 1 female, Mato Grosso, Diamantino, Rio Arinos [14° 25´S – 56° 29´W], 24-X-2002, E. Furtado leg. [MNRJ].
description: Published as part of Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Forero, Dimitri, 2010, Taxonomical and biological notes on Neotropical Apiomerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 2331 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275474
Cryptasterina
Creators: name: Dartnall, Alan J.
name: Byrne, Maria
name: Collins, John
name: Hart, Michael W
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Valvatida
Asterinidae

description: Cryptasterina (Patiriella) " pseudoexigua " Chen and Chen, 1992
Synonymy: non P. pseudoexigua Dartnall
Material examined: four specimens, Taiwan, coll. Chao, 2000
The pattern of flattened and closely appressed abactinal plates distinguishes this species from its mirror image congener (" P. pseudoexigua " in Australia). In addition molecular data have supported its distinctiveness (Hart et al. 1997). It is the sister species to C. pacifica (n. comb; see below and Fig. 1) and referred to here as Cryptasterina n.sp.
Distribution: southern Taiwan (Wanlitung) (Chen and Chen 1992).
Reproduction and development: Planktonic lecithotroph (detailed reproductive biology studies reported in the seminal paper of Chen and Chen, 1992)
description: Published as part of Dartnall, Alan J., Byrne, Maria, Collins, John & Hart, Michael W, 2003, A new viviparous species of asterinid (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterinidae) and a new genus to accommodate the species of pantropical exiguoid sea stars, pp. 1-14 in Zootaxa 359 on page 10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156371
Cryptophion espinozai Gauld & Janzen 1994
Creators: name: Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos
name: Onody, Helena Carolina
name: Palacio, Edgard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Cryptophion
Cryptophion espinozai

description: Cryptophion espinozai Gauld & Janzen, 1994
(Fig. 11, 14)
Material examined: COLOMBIA 1♂ and 1 ♀, Guaviare, San Jose, margen derecha del rio, trampa Malaise, 120m, J. M. Ardita leg (MPUJ 0067908, MPUJ 0067959).
Diagnosis: Mesoscutum uniformly and evenly punctate, with punctures separated from each other by about their own diameters, except in notaular region where they are coarser and closer. Posterior transverse carina of mesosternum strongly raised into acute protuberances lateromedially, centrally with a deep V-shaped concave area. Propodeum rugose-reticulate, with apophyses moderately developed, usually slightly broader basally than they are high. Hind femur reddish, proximally infuscate, distally with upper end marked with a yellow spot; hind tibia reddish brown, slightly infuscate proximally; hind tibia1 spurs reddish; hind tarsus yellow with distal segment orange (Gauld and Janzen 1994).
description: Published as part of Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos, Onody, Helena Carolina & Palacio, Edgard, 2022, First record of Cryptophion Viereck, 1913 (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) from Colombia, with description of a new species, pp. 483-489 in Zootaxa 5209 (4) on page 485, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/7333936
Photocryptus ater Cushman
Creators: name: Aguiar, Alexandre P.
name: Santos, Bernardo F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: 1. Photocryptus ater Cushman
Biology. Unknown.
Examined material. CNCI: 1 Ƥ, PANAMA, Canal Zone, Barro Colorado Island, 26.V.1956, C.W. & M.E. Rettenmeyer; 1 Ƥ, MEXICO, 15 mi. East Texiutlan Pueb, 5–6.VIII.1960, H.F. Howden.
description: Published as part of Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2009, Biological synopsis of Photocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with eight new host records and fourteen new geographic records, pp. 49-54 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188693
Neoheegeria gigantea Priesner
Creators: name: Minaei, Kambiz
name: Fekrat, Lida
name: Mound, Laurence
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Neoheegeria
Neoheegeria gigantea

description: Neoheegeria gigantea (Priesner)
Haplothrips giganteus Priesner, 1934: 279.
Described from Egypt on Cistanche lutea [Scrophulariaceae], a series of both sexes has also been collected from the same plant in Morocco (see Minaei et al. 2007). Minaei and Behmanesh (2012) reported N. gigantea from Iran on the basis of 37 females collected from dead leaves of oak, Quercus sp. These authors considered that these specimens represented an aestivation phase of N. gigantea in leaf litter. Recent collections show that gigantea sometimes has been collected on Astragalus sp. [Fabaceae] around Fars province (southern Iran). At one site near Shiraz both Stachys sp. and Astragalus sp. were growing close to each other, and sampling from those plants revealed that dalmatica was on the first, but gigantea on the second.
description: Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, Fekrat, Lida & Mound, Laurence, 2018, The genus Neoheegeria with a new species from Iran exhibiting wing-dimorphism (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), pp. 563-570 in Zootaxa 4455 (3) on page 565, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.3.12, http://zenodo.org/record/1457385
Polymixis albirena Boursin 1944
Creators: name: Saldaitis, Aidas
name: Benedek, Balázs
name: Babics, János
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Polymixis
Polymixis albirena

description: Polymixis albirena (Boursin, 1944)
(Figs 9–11, 18, 19, 24)
Material examined: Holotype male, Sze-Tschuan [China, Sichuan], Ta-Liang-Shan-Ketta [Ta Liang Mt.], slide No. CB (Charles Boursin) 2271m, (coll. SMNK), 1 male, China, NW Yunnan, Baima Xue Shan, near Yak La pass, N028º24.900’, E098º59.800’, 18. V. 2012, H- 3900 m, leg. Floriani, slide No.JB 2044m, DNA No. BC ZSM Lep. 65251, 1 male, China, NW Yunnan, near Zhongdian, N027º24.800’, E099º40.500’, 23. V. 2012, H- 3350 m, leg. Floriani, slide No.JB 2040m, DNA No. BC ZSM Lep. 65249, 1 female, China, NW Yunnan, near Zhongdian, N027º24.800’, E099º40.500’, 17. V. 2012, H- 3350 m, leg. Floriani, slide No.JB2045f, DNA No. BC ZSM Lep. 65250 (coll. AFM).
description: Published as part of Saldaitis, Aidas, Benedek, Balázs & Babics, János, 2015, A new Polymixis (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) species from China, pp. 287-295 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/232357
title: "Ritratto d'uomo (Pietro Metastasio ?)", ignoto, inv. 552 (ITA/EN)
title: Scheda catalogo digitale Borghese
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Iommelli, Antonio
name: Galleria Borghese
Publisher: name: Galleria Borghese
Year: 2024

description: Pubblicazione delle schede delle opere conservate nel museo ed estratte dal catalogo digitale di Galleria Borghese, nelle due versioni esistenti online, in italiano e inglese.

Collegamento al catalogo digitale:

ITA: https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/

EN: https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/en
Apiomerus arnaui Costa Lima, Seabra & Hathaway 1951
Creators: name: Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
name: Forero, Dimitri
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
Apiomerus
Apiomerus arnaui

description: Apiomerus arnaui Costa Lima, Seabra & Hathaway, 1951
(Fig. 3).
Discussion: Apiomerus arnaui (Fig. 3) was described from Argentina (Costa Lima et al., 1951). Costa Lima et al. (1952) described a subspecies, A. arnaui nigromarginatus Costa Lima, Seabra & Hathaway, 1952 from Argentina and Paraguay. Carcavallo et al. (1964) described A. arnaui fulvomarginatus Carcavallo, Martínez & Prosen, 1964 from Argentina and Bolivia, and furnished a key to the three subspecies. These subspecies are differentiated from each other by the coloration of the posterior lobe of pronotum: if completely yellow (A. arnaui arnaui), black with a narrow yellow stripe on its posterior margin (A. arnaui fulvomarginatus), or yellow with a wide black stripe on its posterior margin (A. arnaui nigromarginatus) (Carcavallo et al. 1964). Carcavallo et al. (1964) mentioned that the pygophore and aedeagus were similar in the three subspecies, what might be interpreted as simple color variation within a same single species. Future studies of the male and female genitalia of the three subspecies might show that the three subspecies are in fact synonyms.
Distribution: Maldonado (1990) erroneously cited A. arnaui as described from Brazil, without mentioning Argentina and Paraguay. As far as we are aware, A. arnaui has not been recorded from Brazil, therefore, this is the first record from this country.
Specimen examined: BRAZIL, 1 female, Minas Gerais, Corinto, 02-14-IV-1979, C. Elias leg., (212216), [DZUP].
description: Published as part of Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Forero, Dimitri, 2010, Taxonomical and biological notes on Neotropical Apiomerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 2331 on pages 58-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275474
DESIGN, SYNTHESIS, AND PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF RADIOACTIVE ACIDIC PEPTIDE CONJUGATES FOR THE TREATMENT OF BONE CANCERS
Creators: name: Jung, Losha Dasol
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 321104
subject: Cancer therapy (excl. chemotherapy and radiation therapy)

description: Breast and prostate cancers frequently metastasize to bone, with approximately 50% of patients with advanced breast cancer and 70-80% of those with advanced prostate cancer developing bone metastasis1-4. Once cancer cells invade osseous tissues, the prognosis for both cancers declines drastically. Despite the severity of the condition, there is currently no cure for bone metastasis, and existing treatments primarily focus on managing skeletal-related events (Skeletal related events) or alleviating bone damage caused by tumor growth. These therapies, however, do not address the underlying tumor burden within the bones, highlighting the critical need for the development of new, targeted therapeutics.To address this unmet need, our project aimed to design, synthesize, and evaluate novel bone-targeting radiotherapeutic agents that are tailored to treat bone metastasis. These agents were specifically developed to localize to bone lesions and deliver targeted radiation to metastatic tumor cells, thereby potentially improving patient outcomes. We conducted thorough preclinical assessments to evaluate both the therapeutic efficacy and safety profile of these agents, focusing on their ability to selectively target bone tumors while minimizing off-target effects on healthy tissues.Our findings demonstrate the potential of these bone-targeting radiotherapeutics not only to reduce tumor burden in bone but also to offer a more effective therapeutic approach for managing metastatic cancer. These agents may represent a significant step forward in addressing the poor prognosis associated with bone metastasis in patients with advanced breast and prostate cancers, offering new hope for improved survival and quality of life.
Photocryptus concinnus Brulle
Creators: name: Aguiar, Alexandre P.
name: Santos, Bernardo F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Photocryptus
Photocryptus concinnus

description: 2. Photocryptus concinnus (Brullé)
(Fig. 1)
Biology. Parasitoid of Auplopus militaris Lynch-Arribalzaga (Pompilidae, Pepsinae), new record, in Central Brazil (19º52’26”S, 43º58’20”W). This record is based on 36 Photocryptus specimens reared from trap-nests between 1992 and 2004, by Gonçalves et al. (2004) and Loyola & Martins (2006), but without specific determination. Parasitoid of Sceliphron assimile (Dahlbom) (Sphecidae, Sceliphrinae), new record, in Trinidad. This record is based on the study of material from Mayaro Central, Trinidad (10º10’48”S, 61º07’33”W), collected and reared by B. E. Freeman. Parasitoid of Trypoxylon maidli Richards (Sphecidae, Trypoxyloninae), new record, as reared by B. E. Freeman from material collected in a “forest area” of Trinidad; from the same nest, also emerged a Brachymeria sp. (Chalcididae) and a Plega? viz. fasciatella (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) (original label reads “ Trichoscella? sp. nr fasciatella ”).
Examined material. BMNH: 2 Ƥ, 3 33 from BRAZIL, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia, 21.X.1951, F. Plaumann; 2 33, same data except 17.XII.1953; 1 Ƥ from TRINIDAD, Mayaro Central, 1980, B.E. Freeman; 1 Ƥ, same data except Toro road, B1/15, 22.III.1980. UFMG: 3 Ƥ, 2 33 from BRASIL, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Estação Ecológica UFMG, 01.III.1993, trap-nest, H.R. Pimenta; 4 Ƥ, same data except 29.III.1993; 1 Ƥ, same data except 17.I.1993; 3 Ƥ, 2 33, same data except 01.III.1993; 1 Ƥ, same data except 06.X.1993; 1 Ƥ, same data except 20.III.1992; 2 33, same data except 15.XII.1992; 1 Ƥ, same data except 26.VIII.1993; 1 Ƥ, same data except 18.XII.1992; 1 Ƥ, same data except 12.XI.1992; 1 3, same data except 23.VIII.1993; 1 Ƥ, same data except 17.XI.1992; 1 3, same data except 24.IX.1993; 1 3, same data except 16.XI.1992; 1 Ƥ, same data except 14.X.1993; 1 Ƥ, same data except 21.XII.1993; 1 3, same data except 25.VII.1992; 1 3, same data except 16.IX.1992; 1 3, same data except 18.II.1993; 1 3, same data except 20.VII.1992; 4 Ƥ, 2 33, same data except R.D. Loyola, 20.III.2004; 2 Ƥ, same data except 14.IV.2004; 1 3, same data except 15.VII.2004; 1 Ƥ, same data except 08.IX.2004.
description: Published as part of Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2009, Biological synopsis of Photocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with eight new host records and fourteen new geographic records, pp. 49-54 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188693
Eulithoxenus mongolicus
Creators: name: Korsunovskaya, Olga
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Eulithoxenus
Eulithoxenus mongolicus

description: Eulithoxenus mongolicus (Uvarov, 1928)
(Figs 1, 3G, H)
While alive, the insect had a bright blue abdomen and greyish-blue other parts of the body (Fig.1A). The post mortem color change led to the loss of the blue color, and as a result, the male’s head and pronotum became light brown, and the abdomen became black (Fig. 1B, D). In the original description of the species, B. Uvarov (1928) indicated that, according to the collector, living bush-crickets were greenish in color.
A thorough morphological study of our specimen and comparison with males of the type series showed significant similarities in the structure of the pronotum (Fig. 1B–E), cerci, supra-anal and subgenital plates (Fig. 1H, I), and revealed some differences. In particular, comparison with type and topotype specimens (Fig. 1C, E, G, I, J) showed that tegmina of the Tuvan bush-crickets are slightly larger in size, central part of the upper one is lighter (Fig. 1F), the lateral edges of the pronotum without a light border (Fig. 1D), and the titillators are slightly expanded in the apical part (Fig. 1K), The color of specimens of the type series is uniformly brownish (Fig. 1C). S. Storozhenko, who analyzed a large number of bush-crickets from both Mongolia and Tuva, identified them as E. mongolicus. He also gives a drawing of titillators with an expanded apical part (Storozhenko, 2004, Fig. 305). In addition, in the redescription he indicates that the color of the abdomen of these katydids is black (Storozhenko, 2004). Thus, their lifetime color could also have been blue. It is possible that under conditions of increased insolation, insects may develop protective adaptations, in particular, blue coloration of the integument, which allows them to absorb UV rays, protecting underlying tissues. Perhaps, this is precisely the phenomenon we encounter when analyzing E. mongolicus. It is known that in orthopteroids, blue, green, brown, yellow and even red colors can be provided by pigments from one group—tetrapyrroles (Futahashi & Osanai-Futahashi, 2021). We believe that the specimen we caught in Tuva deserves to be separated into a special form— E. mongolicus forma caeruleum. Further research may make it possible to raise this infraspecific rank of the taxon to subspecific.
Material examined
Mongolia: 4 ♂ (type and topotypes): foothills of Ikhé-Bogdo, Gobi Altai, Mongolia, 15–16. VIII. 1926, Kiritchenko leg.; 1 ♂, Mongolia: Bajan Khong aimak, S slope, Ikh-Bogdo-Ula N Bajan-Gobi, 2200–2700 a. s. l., 7–8 VIII. 1969, M. Kozlov leg.; 1 ♂: Russia: Southern Tuva, 35 km N village Erzin, 11.IX.1986, Korsunovskaya leg.
description: Published as part of Korsunovskaya, Olga, 2024, Drymadusini katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae): intraspecific variability-morphs or subspecies?, pp. 42-50 in Zootaxa 5403 (1) on page 43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10561521
Neoheegeria persica Priesner
Creators: name: Minaei, Kambiz
name: Fekrat, Lida
name: Mound, Laurence
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Neoheegeria
Neoheegeria persica

description: Neoheegeria persica Priesner
Neoheegeria persica Priesner, 1954: 54.
This species was described from a single female collected on Prangos ferulacea [Apiaceae] in Iran. Subsequently, Minaei et al. (2007) collected this species from various plants including Astragalus sp. and Phlomis sp. More recently, a series of both sexes was collected from Mentha pulegium [Lamiaceae] at Sepidan (Fars province). The only difference between persica and dalmatica is the color of antennal segments III–VI. The fustis in the ninth abdominal segment was reported in persica to be unusually elongate (Minaei et al. 2007), but this is not confirmed by the specimens collected recently on Mentha pulegium.
description: Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, Fekrat, Lida & Mound, Laurence, 2018, The genus Neoheegeria with a new species from Iran exhibiting wing-dimorphism (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), pp. 563-570 in Zootaxa 4455 (3) on page 568, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.3.12, http://zenodo.org/record/1457385
Apiomerus evanidus Distant 1903
Creators: name: Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
name: Forero, Dimitri
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
Apiomerus
Apiomerus evanidus

description: Apiomerus evanidus Distant, 1903
(Figs. 4–8)
Discussion: Apiomerus evanidus was described as having the following color pattern: body black with the pronotum, anterior coxae and femora, and prosternum purplish red, basal margin of pronotum black, and in some specimens with the anterior femora black (Distant 1903). Costa Lima et al. (1951) recognized a further variation of this species in which the main color is red, with black head and tibiae, with basal areas of the tibiae red.
In the specimens examined the females (Figs. 4–5) fit the original description and the variation recognized by Costa Lima et al. (1951), but one male is bright orange instead of red (Fig. 6). The brighter specimens are from Diamantino (Figs. 4, 6), while the other couple is from Cáceres (Figs. 5, 7), both in Mato Grosso state. The external aspect of the genital segments agrees with the previous description of Costa Lima et al. (1951) (Fig. 8, A–B), and the male genitalia, including the aedeagus, of the two males are identical, evidencing the color variability of this species.
Specimen examined: BRAZIL, 1 female, 1 male, Mato Grosso, Cáceres, XI-1984, C. Elias leg.; 1 female, 1 male, Diamantino, Alto Rio Arinos [14° 25´S – 56° 29´W], 28-X-2002, 29-X-2003, E. Furtado leg. [MNRJ].
description: Published as part of Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Forero, Dimitri, 2010, Taxonomical and biological notes on Neotropical Apiomerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 2331 on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275474
Aulacaspis Cockerell 1893
Creators: name: Tian, Feng
name: Xing, Jichun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Aulacaspis

description: Genus Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1893
Aulacaspis Cockerell 1893: 180. Type species: Aspidiotus rosae Bouché 1833: 53; Chou 1982: 57–58; Takagi 1999: 114–115; Normark 2019: 52, 67.
Miscanthaspis Takagi 1961: 69. Type species: Aulacaspis kuzunoi Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1932: 95, synonymized by Takagi 1970: 82.
Superturmaspis Chen 1983: 85-86. Type species: Chionaspis schizosoma Takagi 1970: 77, synonymized by Takagi 1999: 146.
Semichionaspis Tang 1986: 170. Type species: Chionaspis schizosoma Takagi 1970: 77, synonymized by Takagi 1999: 146.
Generic diagnosis. Appearance in life. Scale cover of adult female white, circular, exuviae located at anterior end. Scale cover of immature male white, long and narrow, exuviae located at anterior end.
Slide-mounted adult female. There are two body types: the rosae type, with cephalothorax and mesothorax coalesced without marked segmentation; segments anterior to metathorax strongly swollen, much broader than postsoma, of which the prepygidial segments are all nearly the same width; and the vitis type, with cephalothorax and mesothorax with or without marked segmentation, and only segments anterior to mesothorax expanded. Lateral macroducts absent from thorax and abd. I. Abdominal segments II–VI with segmental rows of dorsal macroducts on submedial and submarginal areas; abd. IV–VI each with 2 marginal macroducts on each side, but with 1 on each side between L 1 and L 2, and 1 or 2 on each anterior margin of abd. IV. Pygidium usually with 3 pairs of lobes: L 1 well developed; L 2 and L 3 each formed of 2 lobules, with inner lobules more developed than outer lobules; gland spines absent from between L 1.
Distribution. Cosmopolitan.
Remarks. Aulacaspis is very similar to Chionaspis Signoret, 1868 in the pygidial margin characteristics and the distribution of dorsal macroducts, but in Aulacaspis the prosoma is coalesced, swollen, not clearly segmented and without lateral macroducts on abd. I and the thorax; whereas in Chionaspis, the prosoma is clearly segmented, not swollen and lateral macroducts are present on abd. I and the thorax. In addition, Pseudaulacaspis MacGillivray, 1921 resembles Aulacaspis in having the prosoma coalesced and swollen but differs by having a pair of setae between L 1 that Aulacaspis lacks.
description: Published as part of Tian, Feng & Xing, Jichun, 2022, Two new species of Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1893 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China, pp. 154-178 in Zootaxa 5087 (1) on pages 155-156, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5087.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/5819945
Photocryptus pachymenae Cresson
Creators: name: Aguiar, Alexandre P.
name: Santos, Bernardo F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Photocryptus
Photocryptus pachymenae

description: 5. Photocryptus pachymenae (Cresson)
Biology. Parasitoid of a species of Pachymenes Saussure (Vespidae, Eumeninae), probably P. obscurus Smith, from Orizaba, Mexico (19º32’35” N, 96º55’48”W), as recorded in the original description (Cresson 1874); also cited as parasitoid of Sceliphron fistularium (Dahlbom) (Sphecidae, Sceliphrinae) from Barro Colorado, Panama (9º09’55” N, 79º50’70”W) by Cushman (1931).
Examined material. Pictures of the holotype.
description: Published as part of Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2009, Biological synopsis of Photocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with eight new host records and fourteen new geographic records, pp. 49-54 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188693
Lithoxenus Bey-Bienko 1951
Creators: name: Korsunovskaya, Olga
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Lithoxenus

description: Genus Lithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951
Type species Bergiola grandis Tarbinsky, 1940
Katydids of the genus Lithoxenus live in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan (Bey-Bienko, 1951; Sergeev et al., 2018; Childebaev et al., 2013; Pravdin & Mishchenko, 1980). The size of their populations is apparently small, because museum collections contain a small number of specimens. Сollectors usually find these insects under stones.
description: Published as part of Korsunovskaya, Olga, 2024, Drymadusini katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae): intraspecific variability-morphs or subspecies?, pp. 42-50 in Zootaxa 5403 (1) on page 43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10561521
Neoheegeria sinaitica Priesner
Creators: name: Minaei, Kambiz
name: Fekrat, Lida
name: Mound, Laurence
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Neoheegeria
Neoheegeria sinaitica

description: Neoheegeria sinaitica Priesner
Neoheegeria sinaitica Priesner, 1934: 278
The type specimens were collected on Verbascum sp. in Sinai, Egypt but another series was collected at the same locality on Phlomis floccosa [Lamiaceae]. Priesner (1965) concluded that the identification of Verbascum might be incorrect. The species is distinguished from other species in the genus by the presence of a ‘conspicuous’ or ‘rather prominent, slender’ fore tarsal tooth in females (Priesner 1934; 1965). A single female of sinaitica was collected on Astragalus sp. with the new species described above, and this is the first report of sinaitica since its description. The validity of this species remains doubtful, in the absence of further specimens from the area of the type locality.
description: Published as part of Minaei, Kambiz, Fekrat, Lida & Mound, Laurence, 2018, The genus Neoheegeria with a new species from Iran exhibiting wing-dimorphism (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), pp. 563-570 in Zootaxa 4455 (3) on page 569, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.3.12, http://zenodo.org/record/1457385
Photocryptus fumatus Hancock
Creators: name: Aguiar, Alexandre P.
name: Santos, Bernardo F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Photocryptus
Photocryptus fumatus

description: 3. Photocryptus fumatus (Hancock)
Biology. Parasitoid of Santamenes novarae (Saussure) (Vespidae, Eumeninae), recorded in the original description (Hancock 1926) from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil (22º24’45”S, 42º57’00”W); three females reared from one nest, 9.IX.1923. Parasitoid of Sceliphron assimile (Sphecidae, Sceliphrinae), new record, reared by B. E. Freeman in Trinidad, Mayaro Central, in 1980 (Mayaro: 10º10’48” S 61º07’33”W).
Examined material. BMNH: Paratype Ƥ from BRASIL, Rio de Janeiro, Teresópolis, en avant [emerged in] 8.X.1923, G.L.R. Hancock, 9.IX.1923, parasiting Santamenes novarae (Saussure); 1 3 from TRINIDAD, Mayaro Central, 1980, B.E. Freeman. UFES: 1 Ƥ from BRASIL, Espírito Santo, Cariacica, Reserva Biológica de Duas Bocas (20º16’21”S, 40º28’40”W), 26.IV–03.V.2005, Malaise trap, A.P. Aguiar et al.
description: Published as part of Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2009, Biological synopsis of Photocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with eight new host records and fourteen new geographic records, pp. 49-54 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188693
Cryptophion guillermoi Gauld & Janzen 1994
Creators: name: Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos
name: Onody, Helena Carolina
name: Palacio, Edgard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Cryptophion
Cryptophion guillermoi

description: Cryptophion guillermoi Gauld & Janzen, 1994
(Fig. 11, 15)
Material examined: COLOMBIA, 1 ♀, Meta, Villavicencio, Vda.Vanguardia, 511m. 4°18′ N 73°64′ W, 19.oct.2010, G. Zhang, J Avendaño & V. Castro leg (ICN).
Diagnosis: Mesoscutum and evenly punctate, with punctures separated from each other by about their own diameters, except in notaular region where they are coarser and closer. Posterior transverse carina of mesosternum lateromedially weakly produced into low rounded protuberances which are separated by a shallow U-shaped concavity. Propodeum rugose-reticulate, with apophyses weakly developed, broader basally than they are high. Hind tibiae subcylindrical, barely compressed towards distal apex, centrally pale yellowish, proximally and distally black. Hind tarsus entirely black. (Gauld and Janzen 1994)
description: Published as part of Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos, Onody, Helena Carolina & Palacio, Edgard, 2022, First record of Cryptophion Viereck, 1913 (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) from Colombia, with description of a new species, pp. 483-489 in Zootaxa 5209 (4) on page 485, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/7333936
title: A modeling approach for water and sediment transport in Jezero crater on Mars based on new geomorphological evidence
Creators: name: Ovchinnikova, Anastasiia
name: Jaumann, Ralf
name: Walter, Sebastian H. G.
name: Gross, Christoph
name: Zuschneid, Wilhelm
name: Postberg, Frank
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mars surface
subject: Mars climate
subject: Geological processes
subject: Impact processes
classificationCode: 520
subject: Astronomie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften

description: In our study we examined water-related processes and events in the Jezero crater on Mars using flow discharge and sediment transport models of: 1) the western inlet valley carving, 2) the northern inlet valley carving, 3) crater flooding by only northern inlet and 4) by both northern and western inlets, 5) erosion of the western rim by the western inlet, 6) erosion of the eastern rim due to the outlet, 7) water outflow from the crater, 8) outlet valley carving, 9) western delta deposition, 10) northern delta deposition. Detailed geomorphological analyses, delta and valley mapping and measurements served as a base for our investigations. As our knowledge is limited mostly to remote sensing data and only few in situ data from the Perseverance rover, a range of scenarios for each event was modeled by varying, where necessary, the values of input parameters – grain size, channel depth, channel width, channel slope, median grain size, 90th percentile grain size. We calculated the minimum timescales and the minimum volume of available water for each event. The obtained results were interpreted, taking into account the limitations of the model. We found that: 1) the northern inlet participated in the first crater flooding and the eastern rim breaching and it alone could have flooded the crater; 2) the northern and western deltas were deposited during the last incisions of the corresponding inlets; 3) Jezero crater was flooded multiple times, implying open-basin lake conditions during or after the eastern rim breaching. Our findings complement results and interpretations of previous studies and also reveal new insights into the fluvial history in Jezero crater.
Eulithoxenus mongolicus
Creators: name: Korsunovskaya, Olga
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Eulithoxenus
Eulithoxenus mongolicus

description: E. mongolicus
Male calling song was described earlier (Korsunovskaya et al., 2002). Here we present additional oscillograms (Fig. 3A, B), frequency spectrum (Fig. 3C) of this sound signal and for the first time microphotographs of the stridulatory file (Fig. 3G, H) with 51 (Fig. 3G) and 54 (Fig. 3H) teeth.
description: Published as part of Korsunovskaya, Olga, 2024, Drymadusini katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae): intraspecific variability-morphs or subspecies?, pp. 42-50 in Zootaxa 5403 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10561521
Photocryptus nigrosignatus Kriechbaumer
Creators: name: Aguiar, Alexandre P.
name: Santos, Bernardo F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Photocryptus
Photocryptus nigrosignatus

description: 4. Photocryptus nigrosignatus (Kriechbaumer)
Biology. Unknown.
Examined material. Pictures of holotype, and 8 Ƥ. BMNH: 1 Ƥ from COLOMBIA, Putumayo, Villa Garzon, 400–600 m, 3.V.1993, M. Cooper. INPA: 1 Ƥ from BRASIL, Amazonas, AM-010 Km 31 Embrapa, 12.XII.1990, L.P. Albuquerque & J. Binda; 1 Ƥ with same data except 26.VI.1991; 1 Ƥ same data except 25.IX.1991; 1 Ƥ same data except 18.XI.1991; 1 Ƥ same data except 26.XI.1992; 1 Ƥ same data except 15.I.1992; 1 Ƥ: same data except 22.IV.1992.
description: Published as part of Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2009, Biological synopsis of Photocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with eight new host records and fourteen new geographic records, pp. 49-54 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188693
Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4
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 1.4, issued July 11, 2023 (see the batnames.org website for specific dates). Higher-level taxonomy, synonymies, maps, and references are not included in this species list.
Chilocorus chinensis Miyatake 1970
Creators: name: Li, Wenjing
name: Huo, Lizhi
name: Wang, Di
name: Ahrens, Dirk
name: Wang, Xingmin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Coccinellidae
Chilocorus
Chilocorus chinensis

description: Chilocorus chinensis Miyatake, 1970
Figs 7, 21
Chilocorus chinensis Miyatake, 1970: 322.
Chilocorus chinensis – Pang & Mao 1979: 81. — Hoáng 1983: 22. — Cao et al. 1992: 156. — Pang et al. 2002: 317; 2004: 28. — Kovář 2007: 593. — Ren et al. 2009: 128.
Material examined
CHINA: Henan Prov.: 1 ♀, Longyuwan, Luoyang, 1390 m a.s.l., 11–12 Nov. 2009, X.M. Wang leg. (SCAU). – Guangdong Prov.: 2 ƋƋ, Huangniping, Shimentai, 7 Oct. 2004, X.M. Wang leg. (SCAU). – Anhui Prov.: 1 Ƌ, Tangkouzhen, Huangshan, 12–13 Sep. 2010, X.M. Wang leg. (SCAU). – Guizhou Prov.: 1 Ƌ, Xianheping, Anlong, 14–15 Sep. 2006, X.M. Wang leg. (SCAU). – Hainan Prov.: 1 ♀, Bawangling, 21 Mar. 1996, Z.Q. Peng leg. (SCAU). – Jiangsu Prov.: 2 specimens, Agricultural college, Nanjing, the time of collection and collector unknown (SCAU). – Jiangxi Prov.: 2 ƋƋ, 1 ♀, Maoping Jinggangshan, 20 Sep. 2004, X.M. Wang leg. (SCAU); 4 specimens, Lushan, Sep. 1978, Y.H. Wang leg. (SCAU).
Distribution
China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunan, Jiangsu) (Fig. 21).
description: Published as part of Li, Wenjing, Huo, Lizhi, Wang, Di, Ahrens, Dirk & Wang, Xingmin, 2018, Contribution to the genus Chilocorus Leach, 1815 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini), with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 1-34 in European Journal of Taxonomy 469 on page 12, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.469, http://zenodo.org/record/3824992
Landouria undetermined
Creators: name: Nahok, Benchawan
name: Tumpeesuwan, Sakboworn
name: Tumpeesuwan, Chanidaporn
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Camaenidae
Landouria
Landouria undetermined

description: Key to species by shell characters of Landouria species in northeastern Thailand
Finally, in order to facilitate future field research, we provide a dichotomous key for the identification of the currently known Landouria species in northeast Thailand.
1. Shell lustrous, peripheral keel absent, brown band present ................................................................ ............................................................................... L. diplogramma (Möllendorff, 1902) comb. nov.
– Shell not lustrous, peripheral keel absent, brown band absent ......................................................... 2
2. Peripheral keel blunt ...................................................................................... L. chloritoides sp. nov.
– Peripheral keel sharp ......................................................................................................................... 3
3. Peripheral keel slightly sharp, shell surface with numerous tiny tubercles .... L. tuberculata sp. nov.
– Peripheral keel very sharp, shell surface without tubercles .............................................................. 4
4. Shell relatively large with low spire, shell surface with radial scaly processes ................................. .............................................................................................................. L. trochomorphoides sp. nov.
– Shell relatively moderate in size with high spire, shell surface without radial scaly processes ....... 5
5. Keel more sharp and distinct with its downward bent rim ................................... L. elegans sp. nov.
– Keel sharp, without downward bent rim ........................................................................................... 6
6. Suture indented, growth line obvious ................................................................................................. ............................................................... L. strobiloides C. Tumpeesuwan & S. Tumpeesuwan, 2019
– Suture not indented, growth line obscure ........................................................... L. circinata sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Nahok, Benchawan, Tumpeesuwan, Sakboworn & Tumpeesuwan, Chanidaporn, 2021, Five new species of the land snail genus Landouria Godwin-Austen, 1918 (Gastropoda, Camaenidae) from northeastern Thailand, with note on genitalia and radula morphology of Landouria diplogramma (Möllendorff, 1902), pp. 142-166 in European Journal of Taxonomy 767 (1) on page 162, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.767.1495, http://zenodo.org/record/5514839
THE ROLE OF LINGUISTIC IDENTITY IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES
Creators: name: QODIROVA, LOBAR
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This study examines the role of linguistic identity in shaping social cohesion, individual identity, and cultural integration in multicultural societies. Drawing on case studies from diverse multilingual communities, the research explores how language functions as both a unifying and divisive force. It highlights the tensions between linguistic diversity and national identity, emphasizing the need for inclusive language policies to foster harmony. The findings underscore the importance of preserving linguistic heritage while promoting intergroup communication and mutual respect.
Lithoxenus miramae
Creators: name: Korsunovskaya, Olga
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Lithoxenus
Lithoxenus miramae

description: L. miramae
Using high-frequency acoustic equipment, we were able to record for the first time the calling song (Fig. 3D, E, F) and obtain a microphotograph of the stridulatory file of one male (Fig. 3I). Calling songs are long (1.5–2 s) echemes of 20–35 syllables repeated approximately every one second. The closing syllable duration at 22 oC is on average 27.6 ms (SD=1.3 ms). Sometimes opening syllables lasting 7–12 ms are visible before them. The syllable repetition rate in the echemes is 19 s-1 (SD= 1 s-1).
The frequency spectrum of the calling song (Fig. 3F) is located in the range of 12–45 kHz, the dominant frequencies form two maxima—near 18 and 25 kHz.
The stridulatory file of the holotype is shown in Fig. 2L. This file of the studied male from Uzbekistan consists of 57 evenly spaced teeth (Fig. 3I).
description: Published as part of Korsunovskaya, Olga, 2024, Drymadusini katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae): intraspecific variability-morphs or subspecies?, pp. 42-50 in Zootaxa 5403 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5403.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10561521
Heniartes productus Stal 1866
Creators: name: Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.
name: Forero, Dimitri
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
Heniartes
Heniartes productus

description: Heniartes productus Stål, 1866
(Figs. 37–38)
Discussion: The male holotype of H. productus was redescribed by Wygodzinsky (1953), without later references in the literature. The extended and somewhat laterally compressed scutellum (Fig. 37), the pair of acute lateral processes on the pygophore rim, and the double medial process (Fig. 38), are diagnostic to this species. The male examined here (Figs. 37–38) fits the redescription of the species (Wygodzinsky 1953), except that the apex of the corium is orange (Fig. 37), whereas in the holotype it is black (Wygodzinsky 1947, 1953).
Distribution: Heniartes productus was described by Stål (1866) from “ Brasilia borealis”, quite likely what is nowadays Brazil. This is the first time this species is recorded from an exact locality. Specimen examined: BRAZIL, 1 male, Amapá, Mazagão, Fazendinha, [0] 3-XII-1980, E. L. Oliveira [leg.] [MNRJ].
description: Published as part of Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Forero, Dimitri, 2010, Taxonomical and biological notes on Neotropical Apiomerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 2331 on pages 65-66, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275474
Electronic Supplementary Information for the manuscript entitled Are Natural-Based Isothiocyanate Derivatives Alternative Antioxidant Additives Used in Petrochemical Products?
Creators: name: Ngo, Thi Chinh
name: Truong, Dinh Hieu
name: Le Anh Nguyen, Thi
name: Pham, Quang Khuong
name: Dao, Duy Quang
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 340799
subject: Theoretical and computational chemistry not elsewhere classified

description: Electronic Supplementary Information includes additional results for the manuscript
Drogo Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz, gen. n.
Creators: name: Deschodt, Christian M.
name: Davis, Adrian L. V.
name: Scholtz, Clarke H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Drogo

description: Drogo Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz, gen. n.
Figs. 1, 2 and 4
Type species: Drogo stalsi Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz, sp. n.
Head. Clypeus quadridentate, with two relatively well-developed slender forward-pointing teeth, and two outside teeth that are right angled at ends. One very small tooth on lower clypeal margin between dorsal teeth. Clypeogenal suture distinct and inward curving.
Pronotum. Convex.
Elytra. Convex. Striae visible.
Sterna. Meso- and metasternum fused, mesometasternal suture well defined, somewhat curved anteriorly.
Protibia. Two teeth at apical outside margin.
Pygidium. Surface shagreened with big shallow punctures.
Aedeagus. Symmetrical. Medial sclerotized plate serrated ventrally (Fig. 1 B, C).
Diagnosis. Drogo clearly falls within the tribe Canthonini by being strongly convex, having no more than three protibial teeth, the lateral margin of elytra being entire and by having fore tarsi present. It falls within the Byrrhidium group as described above. This genus and Byrrhidium are the only genera in the group that have a quadridentate clypeus. However Drogo can be separated from Byrrhidium by having longer clypeal horns and the mesometasternal suture being well defined. The body shape of Drogo is also more rounded whereas it is slightly elongate in Byrrhidium. Drogo can be separated from Namakwanus by having two protibial teeth instead of three and having the clypeus quadridentate instead of bidentate as in Namakwanus. None of the other species in the Byrrhidium group has the saw-like serrations on the medial sclerotized plate of the aedeagus (note that the aedeagus of Versicorpus is unknown).
Etymology. The gender is masculine. The aedeagus of Drogo reminds us of a sword thus the name is from contemporary fantasy after a powerful warlord known for his swordsmanship.
description: Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M., Davis, Adrian L. V. & Scholtz, Clarke H., 2016, A new monotypic genus, a species synonymy and nomenclatural corrections in the arid-adapted Canthonini (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from the Succulent Karoo Biome of south-western Africa, pp. 490-500 in Zootaxa 4147 (4) on pages 492-493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.9, http://zenodo.org/record/255041