cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Biprocessa jiaoi Yang & Li 2005, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Meng, Ze-Hong
name: Yang, Mao-Fa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Biprocessa
Biprocessa jiaoi

description: Biprocessa jiaoi (Yang & Li, 2005) comb. nov.
Atkinsoniella jiaoi Yang & Li, in Yang, Song & Li, 2005: 138. (Figs 1–13)
Type-locality: Guizhou (China)
Description. Length. 7.2–7.6mm.
Coloration. Head and thorax pale in dorsal view. Vertex with a small round black spot; ocelli, area around ocelli, and eyes black. Pronotum with median small black spot; basal angles of mesonotum with small spot (indistinct in some females). Forewing pale to orange-yellow, inner and outer margins usually deep orange-yellow or orange-red. Face, thoracic sternum and legs pale; abdomen yellow in ventral view.
External features. Width between ocelli slightly more than to adjacent eye. Other features as in generic diagnosis.
Male genitalia. Pygofer (Fig. 2) angulate posterodorsally; disk with median and apical portion with macrosetae; pygofer process with apical 2/3 bent dorsally. Subgenital plates (Fig. 3) scabbard-shaped. Aedeagus (Figs 4 and 5) with pair of inner sclerotized processes apically, and with developed basal process extending anterior-dorsally. Paraphysis (Figs 4 and 5), in ventral view, gradually widen posteriorly, with apical margin concave medially, apical lateral projections short. Connective (Fig. 6) broadly Y-shaped with lateral margins slightly concave. Style (Fig.7) extending posteriorly as far as apex of connective.
Female genitalia. Abdominal sternite VII (Fig. 8), in ventral view, posterior margin approximately transverse, slight convex medially; surface with relatively concentrated setae distributed on bilateral portion of anterior half. Valvifers I, in lateral view, with posterodorsal margin nearly angulate and posteroventral margin rounded. Valvifers II with small group of clustered setae near articulation point. Other features as in generic diagnosis.
Material examined. 1 male (Holotype) and 1 female (Paratype), China, Guizhou Province, Daozhen County, Dashahe, 22 to 26 May 2004, coll. Song Qiong-zhang, Zhang Bin and Xu Fang-ling; 1 female, China, Guizhou Province, Maolan, 23 May 1998, coll. Li Zi-zhong; 1 female, China, Guizhou Province, Shibing County, Yuntaishan, 20 May 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua; 2 males, China, Guizhou Province, Suiyang County, Kuankuoshui, 2 to 5 June 2010, coll. Song Qiong-zhang.
description: Published as part of Meng, Ze-Hong & Yang, Mao-Fa, 2015, A new genus and species of Cicadellini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from China, pp. 489-494 in Zootaxa 4039 (3) on page 492, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/243701
Biprocessa shielda Meng & Yang, 2015, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Meng, Ze-Hong
name: Yang, Mao-Fa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Biprocessa
Biprocessa shielda

description: Biprocessa shielda sp. nov. (Figs 14–21)
Type-locality: Yunnan (China)
Description. Length. ♂, 7.2–7.6mm.
Coloration. Body yellow. Vertex with a small round black spot; between ocelli with large shield-shaped black spot; ocelli with circled black markings; eyes black. Mesonotum with basal angles with black spot. Forewing with apical membrane infuscate. Legs with tarsi apices dark brown.
External features. Head with anterior margin roundly produced. Ocelli equidistant between each other and adjacent eye. Other features as in generic diagnosis.
Male genitalia. Pygofer (Fig. 15) narrowed apically, posterior margin nearly oblique, posterodosal margin nearly angulate, dorsal margin concave near apex; disk with macrosetae mostly on median and apical portion; pygofer process with apical 3/4 bent dorsally. Subgenital plates (Fig. 16) with apical half curved dorsally. Aedeagus (Figs 17 and 18), in ventral view broad and short; in lateral view, arched and nearly S-shaped, basal process short. Paraphysis (Figs 17–19) slender, in ventral view, slightly constricted medially, apical margin slightly concave medially, apical lateral projections developed. Connective (Fig. 20) Y-shaped with lateral margins straight. Style (Fig. 21) not exceeding posterad as far as apex of connective.
Female genitalia. Unknown.
Material examined. Holotype, male, China, Yunnan Province, Gaoligongshan, 4 to 5 June 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Bin. Paratype, 1 male, same data as holotype.
Etymology. This new species is named for shield-shaped black spot of the crown.
Remarks. This new species is similar to B. jiaoi (Yang & Li, 2005). It differs in having a black spot between the ocelli (Fig. 14), the pronotum (Fig. 14) without a median black spot, the male pygofer (Fig. 15) with posterior margin oblique and distinct concavity on the dorsal margin, the paraphysis (Figs 18 and 19) with apex broader, and the aedeagus (Fig. 17) S-shaped and without a long basidorsal process.
description: Published as part of Meng, Ze-Hong & Yang, Mao-Fa, 2015, A new genus and species of Cicadellini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from China, pp. 489-494 in Zootaxa 4039 (3) on page 493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/243701
Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) hellmanni Ganglbauer 1884
Creators: name: Faizi, Fardin
name: Nozari, Jamasb
name: Ghobari, Hamed
name: Kalashian, Mark Yu.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Dorcadion
Dorcadion hellmanni

description: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) hellmanni Ganglbauer, 1884
Material. Iran, Kurdistan Province, Marivan, Choein Village, 35°25’17.63”N 46°32’5.90”E, 22.04.2017, Pitfall trap, 1 specimen; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Kamyaran- Dolab Village, 35°51’06.33”N 46° 52’ 08.82”E, 08.03.2017, 1 specimen; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Saral, 35°36’46.87”N 46° 08’ 36.36”E, 06.02.2017, Pitfall trap, 1 specimen; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Oramanat, Daraki Village, 35°18’56.91”N 46° 12’22.12”E, 04.29.2017, Pitfall trap, 1 specimen; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj-Marivan road, Negel Village, 35°16’46.91”N 46° 31’32.30”E, 09.05.2017, 1 specimen.
Distribution. Iran, Iraq, Turkey (Danilevsky 2019). New record for Kurdistan Province.
description: Published as part of Faizi, Fardin, Nozari, Jamasb, Ghobari, Hamed & Kalashian, Mark Yu., 2020, Notes on the fauna of the genus Dorcadion Dalman, 1817 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Kurdistan Province, Iran, with description of a new species, pp. 594-598 in Zootaxa 4743 (4) on page 598, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.4.9, http://zenodo.org/record/3690671
Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) laeve subsp. laeve Faldermann 1837
Creators: name: Faizi, Fardin
name: Nozari, Jamasb
name: Ghobari, Hamed
name: Kalashian, Mark Yu.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Dorcadion
Dorcadion laeve
Dorcadion (cribridorcadion) laeve laeve faldermann, 1837

description: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) laeve laeve Faldermann, 1837
Material. Iran, Kurdistan Province, Marivan, Choein Village, 35°25’17.63”N 46°32’5.90”E, 05.01.2017, 1 speci- men; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj—Mamatke recreation area, 35°18’21.83”N 46° 57’21.78”E, 05.15.2017, 1 specimen. Distribution. Iran (Danilevsky 2019). New record for Kurdistan Province.
description: Published as part of Faizi, Fardin, Nozari, Jamasb, Ghobari, Hamed & Kalashian, Mark Yu., 2020, Notes on the fauna of the genus Dorcadion Dalman, 1817 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Kurdistan Province, Iran, with description of a new species, pp. 594-598 in Zootaxa 4743 (4) on page 598, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.4.9, http://zenodo.org/record/3690671
Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) scabricolle subsp. scabricolle scabricolle (Dalman 1817
Creators: name: Faizi, Fardin
name: Nozari, Jamasb
name: Ghobari, Hamed
name: Kalashian, Mark Yu.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Dorcadion
Dorcadion scabricolle
Dorcadion (cribridorcadion) scabricolle scabricolle (dalman, 1817)

description: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) scabricolle scabricolle (Dalman, 1817)
Material. Iran, Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj—Mamatke recreation area, 35°18’21.83”N 46° 57’21.78”E, 05.08.2017, 2 specimens; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj—Abidar recreation area, 35°18’37.85”N 46° 57’01.39”E, 05.08.2017, 1 specimen; Iran, Kurdistan Province, Saral, 35°36’46.87”N 46° 08’ 36.36”E, 06.02.2017, 1 specimen.
Distribution. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey (Danilevsky, 2019). New record for Kurdistan Province.
description: Published as part of Faizi, Fardin, Nozari, Jamasb, Ghobari, Hamed & Kalashian, Mark Yu., 2020, Notes on the fauna of the genus Dorcadion Dalman, 1817 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Kurdistan Province, Iran, with description of a new species, pp. 594-598 in Zootaxa 4743 (4) on page 598, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.4.9, http://zenodo.org/record/3690671
Prenolepis angularis Zhou 2001
Creators: name: Williams, Jason L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Prenolepis
Prenolepis angularis

description: Prenolepis angularis Zhou, 2001
(Figs 60–62)
Prenolepis angularis Zhou, 2001: 173, 242, 344 (w.). Holotype worker, CHINA: Guangxi Province, Mao’er Mt. Nature Reserve, 25°44.21’N 110°19.25’E, 934.5m, 10.vii.1994 (GNUC) [examined].
Worker diagnosis. Obtusely angled propodeum with flat dorsal and posterior faces; erect setae on scapes and legs; light blue cuticular iridescence.
Most similar species. P. naoroji
Morphology. Worker. Measurements (n=4): CMC: 9–10; EL: 0.20–0.24; EW: 0.18–0.20; HL: 0.72–0.83; HLA: 0.38–0.41; HLP: 0.25–0.27; HW: 0.69–0.76; IOD: 0.48–0.50; LF1: 0.17–0.19; LF2: 0.10–0.11; LHT: 0.92– 0.95; MMC: 1–2; MTW: 0.40–0.44; MW: 0.24–0.29; PDH: 0.28–0.32; PMC: 5–8; PrCL: 0.45–0.47; PrCW: 0.24– 0.28; PrFL: 0.71–0.78; PrFW: 0.16–0.19; PTH: 0.31–0.35; PTL: 0.33–0.36; PTW: 0.23–0.26; PW: 0.45–0.49; SL: 0.92–1.03; TL: 2.80–3.17; WF1: 0.07–0.08; WF2: 0.06–0.07; WL: 0.98–1.12; BLI: 139–143; CI: 91–98; EPI: 145–153; FLI: 169–174; HTI: 126–134; PetHI: 109–112; PetWI: 70–73; PrCI: 55–57; PrFI: 23–24; REL: 27–30; REL2: 29–31; REL3: 43–47; SI: 131–136.
Medium to dark brown, with cuticle having a light blue iridescence; cuticle of head and pronotum smooth and shiny; cuticle of mesopleuron, propodeum, and gaster lightly reticulate; abundant erect setae on scapes and legs; abundant long, erect macrosetae on head, mesosoma, and gaster; head about as broad as long and square in shape with indistinct posterolateral corners and a weakly convex posterior margin; compound eyes moderately large and convex, but do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view; torulae overlap with the posterior border of the clypeus; anterior border of clypeus with a pair of prominent anterolateral lobes (Fig 38); mandibles with 6 teeth on the masticatory margin; ectal surface of mandibles with light longitudinal striations; in profile view, propodeum is obtusely angled with a flat dorsal face (Fig 15); dorsal apex of petiole scale is sharply angled and forward-inclined (Fig 53).
Notes. This species and P. naoroji are the only Prenolepis to have a light blue cuticular iridescence. Prenolepis angularis can most easily be distinguished from P naoroji by its obtusely angled propodeum, smaller compound eyes that do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view, and erect setae on the scapes. Prenolepis angularis is also much less hirsute than P. naoroji and its macrosetae are shorter in length.
Non-type material examined: CHINA: Guangxi, Mao Er Shan, 1800m, 16.ix.2000 (S. Yamane); Guangxi, Mao Er Shan, 10.vii.1994 (S.Y. Zhou). In: USNM.
description: Published as part of Williams, Jason L., 2016, Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on pages 217-219, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/182052
Misetus Wesmael 1845
Creators: name: Giovanni, Filippo Di
name: Scaramozzino, Pier Luigi
name: Diller, Erich
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Misetus

description: Misetus Wesmael, 1845
Figs. 1–4
Misetus Wesmael, 1845: 212. Type species: Misetus oculatus Wesmael, 1845. Originally described as subgenus of Ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758.
Diagnosis. Clypeus with a more or less developed median apical tooth (Fig. 1). Mandible with two teeth. Temple short and sublinearly narrowed in dorsal view (Fig. 4). Mesopleurum and lower half of propleuron usually strongly striated (Fig. 2). Metasoma elongated and slightly compressed in dorsal view, with the apical margin of last tergite more or less concave (especially in females). Metasomal tergite II with thyridia large and placed far from the base of the tergite. Female ovipositor short and bent upwards (Fig. 3).
description: Published as part of Giovanni, Filippo Di, Scaramozzino, Pier Luigi & Diller, Erich, 2018, A new species of Misetus Wesmael, 1845 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Phaeogenini) from Italy, with updated key to the females of Palaearctic species, pp. 594-600 in Zootaxa 4374 (4) on page 595, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.4.8, http://zenodo.org/record/1156800
Pauridiantha canthiiflora Hook.
Creators: name: Salvator NTORE
name: Olivier LACHENAUD
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Pauridiantha
Pauridiantha canthiiflora

description: Pauridiantha canthiiflora Hook. f.
In Genera Plantarum 2: 70 (1871). — Typus: Equatorial Guinea. Fernando Po [= Bioko island], X.1860, Mann 167 (lecto-, K[K000172966!], designated here; isolecto-, GH [GH01154748!]; P[P00219639!]).
Pauridiantha microphylla R.D.Good, Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 64, Suppl. 2: 5 (1926). — Typus: Angola (Cabinda). Belize, Gossweiler 7006 (holo-, BM [BM000903007!]; iso-, LISC [LISC000796!, LISC000797!]), syn. nov.
DISTRIBUTION. — Lower Guinea subcentre of endemism. Occurs from south-eastern Nigeria to Angola (Cabinda); locally abundant.
REMARKS
Good (1926) separated Pauridiantha microphylla from P. canthiiflora on account of its smaller leaves with different venation, but these characters are not reliable. The key in Ntore (2008: 60-61) separates them based on the calyx (“cupuliforme” vs “denté ou lobé”) and type of domatia, which are not reliable either: both taxa actually have similar domatia, i.e. crypt-like and masked by a tuft of hairs. No additional differences have been found, so the two taxa are synonymised here, which extends the range of P. canthiiflora to Angola (Cabinda).
The original description of P. canthiiflora does not cite the type specimen, but Mann 167 is the only possible candidate, and has always been considered as the type by subsequent authors (e.g. Hallé 1966; Ntore 2008). This collection is represented by three sheets in different herbaria. Ntore (2008: 82) cited the K sheet as holotype, which is an error since no herbarium of deposit was cited in the protologue; this sheet is here selected as lectotype, since it is the only one annotated by Hooker (1873).
description: Published as part of Salvator NTORE & Olivier LACHENAUD, 2019, Two new species and a new combination in the genus Pauridiantha Hook. f. (Rubiaceae) from tropical Africa, pp. 29-40 in Adansonia 41 (4) on page 39, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2019v41a4, http://zenodo.org/record/2653394
Prenolepis darlena Williams, 2016, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Williams, Jason L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Prenolepis
Prenolepis darlena

description: Prenolepis darlena, sp. nov.
(Figs 63–65)
Holotype worker. NEPAL: 16km ENE Baglung, 28°18’N 83°46’E, 1100m, Schima-Castanopsis forest, 27.xi.1988 (P.S. Ward) (USNM: USNMENT00755129); 2 paratype workers, same locality as holotype (USNM: USNMENT00755162).
Worker diagnosis. Three small ocelli present; petiole low in profile and very narrow and elongate (PetWI <55) with a rounded dorsal apex of the scale (Fig 51); erect setae on scapes; head square in shape.
Most similar species. P. fisheri, P. fustinoda
Morphology. Worker. Measurements (n=3): CMC: 28–34; EL: 0.23–0.26; EW: 0.18–0.21; HL: 0.70–0.78; HLA: 0.38–0.42; HLP: 0.17–0.19; HW: 0.69–0.78; IOD: 0.45–0.49; LF1: 0.16–0.18; LF2: 0.07; LHT: 0.79–0.95; MMC: 1–3; MTW: 0.37–0.45; MW: 0.27–0.31; PDH: 0.31–0.32; PMC: 2–6; PrCL: 0.39–0.45; PrCW: 0.24–0.29; PrFL: 0.66–0.75; PrFW: 0.19–0.22; PTH: 0.21–0.25; PTL: 0.35–0.47; PTW: 0.18–0.24; PW: 0.48–0.52; SL: 0.78– 0.91; TL: 2.64–3.10; WF1: 0.05–0.07; WF2: 0.05–0.06; WL: 0.93–1.04; BLI: 133–136; CI: 98–100; EPI: 195– 233; FLI: 242–258; HTI: 114–123; PetHI: 67–69; PetWI: 51–54; PrCI: 60–69; PrFI: 28–30; REL: 32–34; REL2: 33–34; REL3: 51–54; SI: 113–120.
Light brown; cuticle of head lightly reticulate; cuticle of pronotum smooth and shiny; cuticle of gaster lightly reticulate; long, erect setae on scapes, head, mesosoma, and legs; head as broad as long and square in shape with rounded posterolateral corners; posterior margin straight; three small ocelli present; eyes moderately large and convex, but do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view; torulae do not touch the posterior border of the clypeus; clypeus strongly medially convex and without prominent anterolateral lobes (Fig 39); mandibles with 5–6 teeth on the masticatory margin; ectal surface of mandibles smooth and shiny; in profile view, propodeum is domed with a rounded dorsal face (Fig 16); petiole low in profile and very narrow and elongate (PetWI <55) with a rounded dorsal apex of the scale (Fig 51).
Etymology. The specific epithet is named after the first author’s mother, Darlene.
Notes. This species is most similar to P. fustinoda in that the petiole is elongate with a scale that is low in profile. The scale however does not have the distinct club-like shape that is seen in P. fustinoda. The head in this species is also square in shape with a straight posterior margin, while in P. fisheri and P. fustinoda the head is subtriangular with a weakly convex posterior margin.
Other material examined. THAILAND: Doi Inthanon, 1950m, 16.iv.1981 (W.L. Brown). In: MCZC.
description: Published as part of Williams, Jason L., 2016, Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on page 219, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/182052
Scutellera nepalensis
Creators: name: Rédei, Dávid
name: Tsai, Jing-Fu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Scutelleridae
Scutellera
Scutellera nepalensis

description: Key to the subspecies of Scutellera nepalensis
1 (2) Ground colour of dorsum blue-green (Figs. 1, 2) (continental South and Southeast Asia and surrounding islands)..................................................................... Scutellera nepalensis nepalensis (Westwood, 1837)
2 (1) Ground colour of dorsum purple (Figs. 11, 12, 15) (Malay Archipelago).. Scutellera nepalensis amethystina (Germar, 1839)
description: Published as part of Rédei, Dávid & Tsai, Jing-Fu, 2022, A revision of Scutellera (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), pp. 1-40 in Zootaxa 5092 (1) on page 13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5869434
Prenolepis fisheri Bharti & Wachkoo 2012
Creators: name: Williams, Jason L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Prenolepis
Prenolepis fisheri

description: Prenolepis fisheri Bharti & Wachkoo, 2012
(Figs 66–68)
Prenolepis fisheri Bharti & Wachkoo, 2012: 120 (w.q.). Holotype worker, INDIA: Uttarakhand, Forest Research Institute, 30.3476°N 77.9965°E, 640m, 11.v.2009 (PUPM) [Holotype images (ANTWEB1008045) examined].
Worker diagnosis. Three small ocelli present; head subtriangular in shape; dark brown head and mesosoma with a dark brown to black gaster; erect setae on scapes; overall shape of petiole subtriangular with a rounded dorsal apex of the scale.
Most similar species. P. darlena, P. fustinoda
Morphology. Worker. Measurements (n=8): HL: 0.63–0.65; HW: 0.62–0.66; SL: 0.67–0.69; WL: 0.75–0.80; CI: 95–105; SI: 102–110.
Dark brown; cuticle of head lightly reticulate; cuticle of pronotum smooth and shiny; long, erect setae on scapes, head, mesosoma, and legs; head as broad as long and subtriangular in shape with indistinct posterolateral corners; three small ocelli present; eyes moderately large and convex, but do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view; torulae do not touch the posterior border of the clypeus; clypeus without prominent anterolateral lobes (Fig 40); mandibles with 5–6 teeth on the masticatory margin; ectal surface of mandibles with light longitudinal striations; in profile view, propodeum is domed with a rounded dorsal face (Fig 17); petiole is elongate with a rounded dorsal apex of the scale.
Notes. We were unable to obtain type specimens of this species. The provided measurements and images are cited from Bharti & Wachkoo (2012), and indirect examination of the holotype was done using the images provided on www.AntWeb.org (ANTWEB1008045). This species is most similar to P. darlena and P. fustinoda but is much darker in color. The petiole appears to be taller in profile than those of both P. darlena and P. fustinoda, and does not have the club-like shape that is seen in P. fustinoda. The overall shape of the petiole appears to be most similar to that of P. jerdoni (Fig 55).
Other material examined. No other material was examined.
description: Published as part of Williams, Jason L., 2016, Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on pages 221-222, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/182052
Ceratostigma gracilis Li 2002
Creators: name: Jie, Lulan
name: Liang, Feiyang
name: Liu, Xingyue
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Psocidae
Ceratostigma
Ceratostigma gracilis

description: Ceratostigma gracilis Li, 2002
(Figs 1–15)
Ceratostigma gracilis Li, 2002: 1595. Type locality: China (Guangxi, Longsheng, Tianpingshan).
Diagnosis. Male. Forewing (Fig. 1) basal one-fifth with a slightly curved greyish white stripe; radial fork with branches diverging at an angle about 90°. Epiproct (Figs 3–4) nearly triangular, pointed at apex, with a nearly Ushaped sclerotized area at base; hypandrium (Figs 5–6) with a broad ridge at middle. Female. Forewing (Fig. 8) with a grayish white striped marking at one-fifth base; radial fork with branches diverging at an angle about 90°. Pigmented area of subgenital plate (Figs 14–15) roughly T-shaped, distally flat; dorsal valve (Figs 12–13) anterior one-third with a slightly sclerotized area.
Distribution. China (Guangxi).
Material examined. Holotype male, CHINA: Guangxi, Longsheng, Tianpingshan [25°39’N, 109°55’E], 680 m, 12.VII.1982, Fasheng Li (CAU); Paratype: 1 female, same as holotype; 1 male, 1 female, CHINA: Guangxi, Jiuxiu, Dayao Mountain [23°58’N, 110°07’E], 720 m, 23. VI.1982, Fasheng Li (CAU).
Remarks. Ceratostigma gracilis is similar to C. macrostigmatum in male forewing basal one-fifth with a slightly curved greyish white stripe; radial fork with branches diverging at an angle less than 90°; epiproct nearly triangular, pointed at apex, with a nearly U-shaped sclerotized area at base; hypandrium with a broad ridge in the medium. C. gracilis can be distinguished from C. macrostigmatum by the hypandrium rounded apically, while the hypandrium of C. macrostigmatum is narrowed distally.
description: Published as part of Jie, Lulan, Liang, Feiyang & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, Revision of the bark louse genus Ceratostigma Li, 2002 (Psocodea: Psocidae: Psocinae) with description of a new species from China, pp. 196-206 in Zootaxa 5168 (2) on pages 197-198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/6877303
Ceratostigma lisae Jie & Liang & Liu 2022, comb. n.
Creators: name: Jie, Lulan
name: Liang, Feiyang
name: Liu, Xingyue
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Psocidae
Ceratostigma
Ceratostigma lisae

description: Ceratostigma lisae (Thornton, 1984) comb. n.
Metylophorus lisae Thornton, 1984: 140. Type locality: Indonesia (Bali).
Diagnosis. Male. Forewing radial fork with branches diverging at an angle of about 30°. Epiproct rounded at apex; hypandrium with a narrowed ridge medially. Female. Forewing radial fork with branches diverging at an angle of less than 90°; cells r3 and r5 almost hyaline; basal area with irregular hyaline areas. Pigmented area of subgenital plate roughly T-shaped, nearly pointed at apex; dorsal valve anterior one-third with a small slightly sclerotized area.
Distribution. Indonesia (Bali, Flores, Java).
Remarks. This species was originally placed in Metylophorus Pearman, 1932 (Metylophorini Roesler, 1943) because of its similar color of wings and venations with most species of Metylophorus. Metylophorus can be diagnosed by having the forewing veins entirely brown; hypandrium broad, divided into three lobes, median lobe strongly sclerotized, usually with strongly sclerotized projections; subgenital plate with a long egg guide; dorsal valve of gonapophyses with a round apex. The type species of Metylophorus, M. nebulosus (Stephens, 1836), can be separated from C. lisae by male hypandrium asymmetrical, divided into three lobes, median lobe with two left processes well developed and two small right processes close to the base; female egg guide of subgenital plate elongate (Endang et al. 2002; Li 2002; Kido & Yoshizawa 2019; Pearman 1932; Thornton 1984). C. lisae can be distinguished from M. nebulosus by having the forewing with veins on the basal two-thirds yellowish or grayish white; male hypandrium a simple plate, medially with a ridge; female subgenital plate with a short egg guide; dorsal valve of gonapophyses broad, pointed at tip. Thus, it seems reasonable to transfer this species to Ceratostigma, and the new combination proposed above. Prior to this study, all the species of Ceratostigma were only known from China, while the new combination represents the first record of this genus from Indonesia. Ceratostigma lisae can be distinguished from congeners by having the male forewing radial fork with branches diverging at an angle of about 30°, epiproct with a rounded apex, hypandrium medially with a narrowed ridge, female forewing radial fork with branches diverging at an angle less than 90° and cell r3 and r5 almost hyaline.
description: Published as part of Jie, Lulan, Liang, Feiyang & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, Revision of the bark louse genus Ceratostigma Li, 2002 (Psocodea: Psocidae: Psocinae) with description of a new species from China, pp. 196-206 in Zootaxa 5168 (2) on page 199, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/6877303
Misetus oculatus Wesmael 1845
Creators: name: Giovanni, Filippo Di
name: Scaramozzino, Pier Luigi
name: Diller, Erich
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Misetus
Misetus oculatus

description: Misetus oculatus Wesmael, 1845
Figs. 1–4 and Figs. 9–12
Material: 2 females, Italy, Lombardy, Mantua, Natural Reserve of " Bosco della Fontana ", 10–24.vi.2008, Malaise trap, F. Di Giovanni det. (FDG); 1 female, same locality, 08–22.vii.2008, Malaise trap, F. Di Giovanni det. (FDG).
description: Published as part of Giovanni, Filippo Di, Scaramozzino, Pier Luigi & Diller, Erich, 2018, A new species of Misetus Wesmael, 1845 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Phaeogenini) from Italy, with updated key to the females of Palaearctic species, pp. 594-600 in Zootaxa 4374 (4) on page 600, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.4.8, http://zenodo.org/record/1156800
Ceratostigma macrostigmatum Lienhard 2003
Creators: name: Jie, Lulan
name: Liang, Feiyang
name: Liu, Xingyue
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Psocidae
Ceratostigma
Ceratostigma macrostigmatum

description: Ceratostigma macrostigmatum (Li & Yang, 1987)
(Figs 16–22)
Cerastipsocus macrostigma Li & Yang, 1987: 4. Type locality: China (Fujian).
Ceratostigma macrostigmus (Li & Yang, 1987) Li 2002: 1596.
Ceratostigma macrostigmatum (Li & Yang, 1987) Lienhard 2003: 713.
Diagnosis. Forewing (Fig. 16) basal one-fifth with a slightly curved greyish white stripe; radial fork with branches diverging at an angle of about 60°. Epiproct (Figs 18–19) nearly triangular, pointed at apex, with a nearly U-shaped sclerotized area at base; hypandrium (Figs 21–22) narrowed at apex, with a broad ridge in median area.
Distribution. China (Fujian).
Material examined. Holotype male, CHINA: Fujian, Chong’an, Guidong [27°41’N, 117°58’E], 1.VII.1979, Chikun Yang (CAU).
Remarks. This species is known only from the male. It can be distinguished from congeners by the hypandrium narrowed at apex, medially with a broad ridge.
description: Published as part of Jie, Lulan, Liang, Feiyang & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, Revision of the bark louse genus Ceratostigma Li, 2002 (Psocodea: Psocidae: Psocinae) with description of a new species from China, pp. 196-206 in Zootaxa 5168 (2) on page 201, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/6877303
Hysterochelifer nepalensis Beier 1974
Creators: name: Dashdamirov, Selvin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Pseudoscorpiones
Cheliferidae
Hysterochelifer
Hysterochelifer nepalensis

description: Revalidation of Hysterochelifer nepalensis Beier, 1974 and its transfer, together with Dactylochelifer macrotuberculatus Krumpal, 1987, to Metachelifer
Beier (1974) described Hysterochelifer nepalensis from material taken from central Nepal. It had since been repeatedly reported from various parts of Nepal (Schawaller 1983, 1987, 1991) until Schawaller (1994) synonymized it with H. orientalis Beier, 1967. A reexamination of the type material of H. nepalensis (in NHMW), however, shows this synonymy to be wrong. For example, H. nepalensis differs from congeners in structure of the coxal sac with its atrium, of the subterminal seta and of the lateral claw of male tarsus I. In addition, the conformation of the male genitalia (structure of the lateral rods) and the presence of three cribriform plates in females clearly warrant a placement of this species in the genus Metachelifer.
As regards the identity of Metachelifer hyatti Ćurčić, 1980, Schawaller (1991) synonymized this species with Hysterochelifer nepalensis only upon a restudy of the holotype as compared to the abundant, partly topotypic material. Had he not missed Dactylochelifer macrotuberculatus Krumpal, 1987, described from Nepal as well (Krumpal 1987), he could have not only identified this species in his own material (Schawaller 1991), but he might have also noticed that it actually represented the genus Metachelifer.
To facilitate future work on this difficult genus, brief redescriptions of both M. nepalensis and M. macrotuberculatus are given below. This represents the following new combinations: Metachelifer nepalensis (Beier, 1974), nom. revalid. & comb. n. ex Hysterochelifer Chamberlin, 1932; Metachelifer macrotuberculatus (Krumpal, 1987), comb. n. ex Dactylochelifer Beier, 1932.
Metachelifer thus currently comprises three species. Their distribution (M. duboscqui Redikorzev, 1938, the type­species from Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam—see Redikorzev (1938) and Beier (1951); M. macrotuberculatus and M. nepalensis, both from low­ to mid­montane Nepal below 3500 m—see Beier (1974), Krumpal (1987) and Schawaller (1991)) also shows that, like Ancistrochelifer, the genus Metachelifer can be considered as typically Oriental.
description: Published as part of Dashdamirov, Selvin, 2006, A new species of the false­scorpion family Cheliferidae from Thailand, with remarks on Ancistrochelifer and Metachelifer (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones), pp. 347-362 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 357-358, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174033
Ulmaridae HAECKEL 1880
Creators: name: Scorrano, Simonetta
name: Aglieri, Giorgio
name: Boero, Ferdinando
name: Dawson, Michael N.
name: Piraino, Stefano
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Cnidaria
Scyphozoa
Semaeostomeae
Ulmaridae

description: FAMILY ULMARIDAE HAECKEL, 1880
Semaeostomeae with simple or branched radial canals and a ring canal; with or without subgenital pits.
description: Published as part of Scorrano, Simonetta, Aglieri, Giorgio, Boero, Ferdinando, Dawson, Michael N. & Piraino, Stefano, 2017, Unmasking Aurelia species in the Mediterranean Sea: an integrative morphometric and molecular approach, pp. 243-267 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180 (5) on page 254, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12494, http://zenodo.org/record/5710984
Aurelia LAMARCK 1816
Creators: name: Scorrano, Simonetta
name: Aglieri, Giorgio
name: Boero, Ferdinando
name: Dawson, Michael N.
name: Piraino, Stefano
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Cnidaria
Scyphozoa
Semaeostomeae
Ulmaridae
Aurelia

description: GENUS AURELIA LAMARCK, 1816
Diagnosis: Ulmaridae with small marginal tentacles, and lappet-like structures arising from exumbrella slightly above umbrella margin. Umbrella margin divided by eight or 16 marginal clefts; four unbranched oral arms; anastomoses between a few or all of the radial canal branches.
Type species: Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758).
description: Published as part of Scorrano, Simonetta, Aglieri, Giorgio, Boero, Ferdinando, Dawson, Michael N. & Piraino, Stefano, 2017, Unmasking Aurelia species in the Mediterranean Sea: an integrative morphometric and molecular approach, pp. 243-267 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180 (5) on page 255, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12494, http://zenodo.org/record/5710984
Prenolepis melanogaster Emery 1893
Creators: name: Williams, Jason L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Prenolepis
Prenolepis melanogaster

description: Prenolepis melanogaster Emery, 1893b
(Figs 98–100)
Prenolepis melanogaster Emery, 1893b: 223 (w.). Holotype worker, MYANMAR: Carin, Asciuii Cheba, 1100m, 01.xii.1887 (MSNG: CASENT0905675) [examined].
Prenolepis melanogaster carinifrons Santschi, 1920: 173 (w.). Holotype worker, VIETNAM: Tonkin (NHMB: CASENT0912316) [examined]. syn. nov.
Prenolepis nigriflagella Xu, 1995: 338 (w.). Holotype worker, CHINA: Yunnan, 1550m, 23.8°N 100.0°E, 13.x.1991 (SWFU: A91–1103) [examined]. syn. nov.
Worker diagnosis. Relatively large in overall size (TL> 4.25mm; Fig 23); yellow-brown head and mesosoma with a dark brown to black gaster; head as broad as or broader than long (CI> 97) with round compound eyes that are spaced far apart (REL3 <35); setae on scapes are erect.
Most similar species. This species is unique in its appearance.
Morphology. Worker. Measurements (n=3): CMC: 46–50; EL: 0.24–0.29; EW: 0.23–0.26; HL: 1.06–1.24; HLA: 0.53–0.66; HLP: 0.41–0.47; HW: 1.03–1.30; IOD: 0.70–0.90; LF1: 0.29–0.35; LF2: 0.20–0.25; LHT: 1.92–2.29; MMC: 4–8; MTW: 0.55–0.70; MW: 0.37–0.45; PDH: 0.42–0.47; PMC: 11–16; PrCL: 0.65–0.77; PrCW: 0.39–0.45; PrFL: 1.26–1.49; PrFW: 0.22–0.26; PTH: 0.42–0.47; PTL: 0.43–0.55; PTW: 0.33–0.42; PW: 0.64–0.77; SL: 1.47– 1.70; TL: 4.28–4.93; WF1: 0.09; WF2: 0.08–0.09; WL: 1.55–1.92; BLI: 143–151; CI: 97–105; EPI: 128–139; FLI: 135–144; HTI: 171–187; PetHI: 100–101; PetWI: 75–77; PrCI: 58–60; PrFI: 17–18; REL: 21–23; REL2: 21–23; REL3: 31–33; SI: 129–144.
Relatively large in overall size (TL> 4.25mm; Fig 23); yellow-brown head and mesosoma with a dark brown to black gaster; cuticle of head, pronotum, mesopleuron, propodeum, and gaster smooth and shiny; abundant very long, erect setae on scapes, head, mesosoma, gaster, and legs; head slightly broader than long and round in shape with indistinct posterolateral corners and a weakly convex posterior margin; eyes moderately sized, convex, and placed far apart (REL3 <35); compound eyes do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view; torulae overlap with the posterior border of the clypeus; anterior border of clypeus with a pair of prominent anterolateral lobes (Fig 46); mandibles with 6 teeth on the masticatory margin; ectal surface of mandibles smooth and shiny; in profile view, propodeum is domed with a rounded dorsal face; dorsal apex of petiole scale is sharply angled and forward-inclined (Fig 53).
Notes. This species is much larger and more hirsute than all other Prenolepis species and has a distinctly broad head (CI: 97–105). Prenolepis melanogaster also has a yellow-brown head and mesosoma with a dark brown to black gaster, similar to the coloration seen in P. fustinoda.
description: Published as part of Williams, Jason L., 2016, Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on page 234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/182052
Vespa mandarinia Smith 1852
Creators: name: Bass, Amber
name: Needham, Karen
name: Bennett, Andrew M. R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Vespa
Vespa mandarinia

description: Vespa mandarinia Smith
Fig. 3
One specimen from the initial North American record of Vespa mandarinia (British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, 2019) was examined morphologically (Fig. 3) in comparison with specimens from Asia deposited in the CNC.
Material examined: CANADA: 1 ♀, British Columbia, Nanaimo, 17.viii.2019, J. Duff, SEM-UBC HYM-14395 (SEM) (Fig. 3A–C); JAPAN: 1 ♀, Kyushu, 32°31’25” N, 131°31’38” E, 22.IX.2006, J & R Skevington, CNC DIPTERA3231 (CNC) (Fig. 3D); 1 ♀, Kyushu, Seita, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 10–15.x.2013, A., H., & Y. Matsugama (CNC).
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, eastern Russia, Korea, Japan (Smith-Pardo et al. 2020), Canada (British Columbia) (British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 2021) and United States of America (Washington State) (Wilson et al. 2020).
Diagnosis: Vespa mandarinia can be distinguished from other Vespa species that have been recorded in Canada by a combination of the following characters: 1) length of gena at least 1.7 × as long as eye at midheight as seen in lateral view (Fig. 3D), 2) metasomal terga 3–6 usually with a wide, orange posterior band, terga 3–5 sometimes completely black, but tergum 6 always predominantly orange (Fig. 3B).
description: Published as part of Bass, Amber, Needham, Karen & Bennett, Andrew M. R., 2022, First record of Vespa crabro Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in western North America with a review of recorded species of Vespa Linnaeus in Canada, pp. 305-318 in Zootaxa 5154 (3) on page 310, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/6671183
MPEC 2024-X276 : 2024 XO15
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 XO15

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Daptonema Cobb 1920
Creators: name: Li, Ting
name: Ban, Shuyan
name: Huang, Yong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Monhysterida
Xyalidae
Daptonema

description: Genus Daptonema Cobb, 1920
Diagnosis: (modified from Fonseca & Bezerra, 2014) Cuticle striated. Inner labial sensilla papilliform; outer labial and cephalic setae at the same circle of variable length. Additional subcephalic setae might be present. Amphids circular. Buccal cavity conical or funnel-shaped, weakly sclerotized. Cardia small, surrounded by intestine. Ventral gland absent. Post- and pre-vulval sac may be present. Spicules mostly short and strongly curved or L-shaped. Gubernaculum mostly present with lateral guiding pieces and sometimes with dorso-caudal apophysis. Tail conico-cylindrical with two (rarely three or four) terminal setae.
description: Published as part of Li, Ting, Ban, Shuyan & Huang, Yong, 2023, Two new species of Xyalidae Chitwood, 1951 (Nematoda, Monhysterida) from Chinese Sea Area, pp. 255-268 in Zootaxa 5369 (2) on page 257, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/10151718
Sabicea dewevrei De Wild.
Creators: name: Zemagho, Lise
name: Lachenaud, Olivier
name: Sonké, Bonaventure
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Sabicea
Sabicea dewevrei

description: Sabicea dewevrei De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot. ser. 3, 1: 112. 1901.
Lectotypus (designated here): DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Tshopo: Waboundou, 6.XII.1896, Dewèvre 1143 (BR [BR0000008856791]!; isolectotype: B R [BR0000008856807]!).
= Sabicea gigantea Wernham, Monogr. Sabicea: 71. 1914. Lectotypus (designated here): DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Sankuru: Munungu, III.1910, Sapin s.n. (BR [BR000000885698]!; isolectotype: BR [BR000000885695]!), syn. nov.
Notes. – WERNHAM (1914) already noted the close resemblance between S. gigantea and S. dewevrei, which share, among other characters, inflorescences subtended by a single pair of shortly connate involucral bracts, and a calyx tube much longer than the lobes. He separated them based on a supposed difference in habit (tree vs liana) and the indumentum of the stems and peduncles (glabrous in S. gigantea vs hirsute in S. dewevrei). The type of S. gigantea is indeed reported as a tall tree, but this is certainly an error (no arborescent species of Sabicea are known to date) and the indumentum is actually quite variable in S. dewevrei. Accordingly, the two species are here synonymised.
The type collections of S. dewevrei and S. gigantea both consist of two sheets; in either case, we have selected the most complete one as lectotype.
description: Published as part of Zemagho, Lise, Lachenaud, Olivier & Sonké, Bonaventure, 2018, Four new species of Sabicea (Rubiaceae) from tropical Africa, with additional notes on the genus, pp. 277-293 in Candollea 73 (2) on page 291, DOI: 10.15553/c2018v732a12, http://zenodo.org/record/5724625
Nylanderia acuminata Forel 1911, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Williams, Jason L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Nylanderia
Nylanderia acuminata

description: Nylanderia acuminata (Forel, 1911), comb. nov.
(Figs 121–123)
Prenolepis acuminata Forel, 1911: 309 (w.). Holotype worker, MEXICO: Jalapa (MHNG: CASENT0911041) [examined].
Morphology. Worker. Measurements (n=3): CMC: 40–46; EL: 0.26–0.28; EW: 0.19; HL: 0.84–0.88; HLA: 0.37; HLP: 0.39–0.40; HW: 0.75; IOD: 0.46–0.47; LF1: 0.18–0.22; LF2: 0.18–0.22; LHT: 1.07–1.10; MMC: 5–6; MTW: 0.46–0.47; MW: 0.32–0.35; PDH: 0.32–0.33; PMC: 9–12; PrCL: 0.52–0.53; PrCW: 0.29–0.33; PrFL: 0.87–0.91; PrFW: 0.24–0.25; PTH: 0.32; PTL: 0.28–0.29; PTW: 0.20–0.22; PW: 0.55–0.60; SL: 1.06–1.07; TL: 3.39–3.41; WF1: 0.07; WF2: 0.07; WL: 1.12–1.21; BLI: 150–160; CI: 85–89; EPI: 93–95; FLI: 187–200; HTI: 143–147; PetHI: 97–99; PetWI: 70–73; PrCI: 56–62; PrFI: 27–28; REL: 31–32; REL2: 36–37; REL3: 59; SI: 143. Medium to dark brown; entire cuticle finely reticulate; abundant thick, long, dark, erect macrosetae with thick setal bases on head, pronotum, mesonotum, gaster, and legs; erect setae on scapes; no erect macrosetae on propodeum; fine, dense pubescence covering most of the cuticle; head slightly longer than broad and rectangular in shape with rounded posterolateral corners and a slight medial concavity in the posterior margin; eyes are positioned slightly anterior to the midline of the head (EPI <100); eyes are moderately large and slightly convex, but do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view; mandibles with 6 teeth on the masticatory margin; cuticle of ectal surface of mandibles smooth and shiny; in profile view, dorsal surface of the mesonotum is rounded and slightly convex (Fig 29); propodeum is domed with a rounded dorsal face; mesonotal and metanotal sutures are deep and complete.
Notes. We move this species to Nylanderia based on its deep and complete mesonotal and metanotal sutures (Fig 29), anteriorly-placed eyes, and abundance of macrosetae with thick setal bases all of which are characteristic of Nylanderia.
Other material examined. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo (W.M. Wheeler). In: AMNH.
description: Published as part of Williams, Jason L., 2016, Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 201-258 in Zootaxa 4200 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/182052
Vespa simillima Smith 1868
Creators: name: Bass, Amber
name: Needham, Karen
name: Bennett, Andrew M. R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Vespa
Vespa simillima

description: Vespa simillima Smith
Fig. 4
The specimen identified as Vespa simillima (Fig. 4) was re-confirmed morphologically using the key of Smith-Pardo et al. (2020). Both primer pairs were successful in amplifying the COI gene, resulting in a 596 bp assembled sequence (GenBank Accession OL702714). A GenBank BLAST found this sequence was 99.83% identical (one base pair different) to a Vespa simillima specimen from South Korea (Accession KY172037), with an E value of 0.0 and bit-score of 1096. Including the Canadian specimen, there are 28 sequences of V. simillima in the BOLD database from South Korea (16), Japan (9), Russia: Primorsky Krai (1) and one of unstated country (KF933080) published in Perrard et al. (2013) that was collected in Japan (Perrard, pers. comm.). All sequences are grouped in a single BIN (ACB8610) with a maximum sequence divergence between species of 1.77%.
Material examined: CANADA: 1 ♀, British Columbia, Shawnigan Lake, viii.1977, collected live, A. Rumsby, ENT991-24452 (RBCM) (Fig. 4); JAPAN: 2 ♀, Hokkaido, Tomakomai, 25.viii.1983, M. Ito (CNC).
Distribution: Southeast Asia including Myanmar, parts of China, eastern Russia, Korea, and Japan, adventive in northwest Nearctic (Cannings 1989).
Diagnosis: Vespa simillima can be distinguished from other Vespa species that have been recorded in Canada by a combination of the following characters: 1) length of gena less than 1.6× length of eye at midheight in lateral view (Fig. 4B), 2) pretegular carina incomplete, not spanning the height of the pronotal lobe, 3) female clypeus with punctures medially shallow, separated by one puncture diameter or more (Fig. 4C); 4) male metasomal sterna 6–7 with posterior margin deeply emarginate medially.
description: Published as part of Bass, Amber, Needham, Karen & Bennett, Andrew M. R., 2022, First record of Vespa crabro Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in western North America with a review of recorded species of Vespa Linnaeus in Canada, pp. 305-318 in Zootaxa 5154 (3) on page 310, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/6671183