cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Lachesilla szirakii García, 2009, n. sp.
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
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Year: 2009
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Lachesillidae
Lachesilla
Lachesilla szirakii

description: Lachesilla szirakii n. sp.
(Figs. 26–29)
Diagnosis. Belonging is species group szirakii (defined below). Subgenital plate broad (Fig. 27) with sides converging to a pointed apex. Gonapophyses elongate (Fig. 28), with sides almost parallel, distally rounded and slightly projected posteriorly on outer edge.
Color. Body pale brown. Compound eyes black, ocelli hyaline, with dark brown centripetal crescents. Antennae and maxillary palps brown, palpomeres III and IV more
pigmented than basal ones. Legs pale brown. Wings hyaline, veins brown. R1 ochre distally. Abdomen creamy white, with ochre, transverse, subcuticular dorsal bands.
Morphology. Forewing pterostigma wider posteriorly, Rs-M veins diverging from a point, areola postica wide, rounded apically. Hindwing with Rs-M fused for a distance (Fig. 26). Ninth sternum (Fig. 28) unpigmented, spermapore on posterior third, with a slender pigmented rim. Paraprocts (Fig. 29) elliptic, with setae as illustrated, sensory fields elliptic, with 9-11 trichobothria issuing from basal rosettes, except a marginal one, without basal rosette. Epiproct trapeziform (Fig. 29), with field of setae on distal third.
Measurements. FW: 2093, HW: 1636, F: 345, T: 682, t1: 195, t2: 69, ctt1: 15, Mx4: 81, f1: 177, f2: 135, f3: 116, f4: 100, IO: 202, D: 143, d: 95, IO/D: 1.41, PO: 0.66.
Material studied. Holotype female. ARGENTINA, Jujuy Province, Department of Ledesma, Calilegua National Park, Tataupa trail, subtropical deciduous forest, 23°44.6’S: 64°51.2’W, 766m., 28.X.2006, G. Sziráki (HNHM).
Etymology. This species is dedicated to György Sziráki, of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, for making available for study an important collection of Psocoptera from Argentina, and in recognition to his studies on Neuroptera.
Remarks. L. szirakii is not assignable to any of the species groups presently recognized in Lachesilla, it shows a combination of characters (subgenital plate pointed, gonapophyses projected posteriorly) not observed in any of the species groups, hence it constitutes its own, diagnosed as follows:
Species group szirakii. Subgenital plate conical, apex pointed. Gonapophyses long, sclerotized along outer edge, distally rounded, with a small posterior projection.
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Tapinella vittata Garcia Aldrete
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
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Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Pachytroctidae
Tapinella
Tapinella vittata

description: Tapinella vittata García Aldrete
Tapinella vittata García Aldrete 1993:94.
Misiones Province, San Ignacio Miní, 1 female, 10.IX.2003, beating branches with dead leaves in forest. A. N. García Aldrete (CNIN). This species was previously known only from central and southern Mexico, so its presence in Argentina is remarkable.
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Bertkauia crosbyana Chapman
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Epipsocidae
Bertkauia
Bertkauia crosbyana

description: Bertkauia crosbyana Chapman
Bertkauia crosbyana Chapman 1930: 364.
Misiones Province, San Ignacio Miní, 1 female, 10.IX.2003, sifting litter in forest. A. N. García Aldrete (CNIN). The presence of this species in Argentina is noteworthy: its distribution was typically Nearctic, with records in Canada, USA, and a southernmost limit in northeastern Mexico.
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Graphopsocus cruciatus Linnaeus
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
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Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Stenopsocidae
Graphopsocus
Graphopsocus cruciatus

description: Graphopsocus cruciatus (Linnaeus)
Hemerobius cruciatus Linnaeus: 1768: 225.
Jujuy Province, Ledesma, Calilegua National Park, La Herradura Trail, 1 male, 1 female, 27.X.2006, 23°45.5’S: 64°51,3’W, 605m, subtropical deciduous forest, G. Sziráki, E. Hórvath & E. González Olazo, (HNHM). This Holarctic species had already been collected in Argentina, in Misiones (Williner 1970). In South America it has also been recorded in Rondonia, Brazil (New 1981).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Dasypsocus roesleri
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
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Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Amphipsocidae
Dasypsocus
Dasypsocus roesleri

description: Dasypsocus roesleri (New & Thornton)
Kolbea roesleri New & Thornton 1975: 42.
Misiones Province, San Ignacio Miní, 1 female, 10.IX.2003, beating branches with dead leaves in forest, A.N.García Aldrete (CNIN); Jujuy Province, Ledesma, Calilegua National Park, La Lagunita Trail, subtropical deciduous forest, 23°45.1’S: 64°51.1’N, 753m, 1 male, 1 female, 2.XI.2006, G.Sziráki, E.Hórvath & E.González Olazo; Tataupa Trail, 1 male, 1 female, same vegetation and collectors, 23°44.6’S: 64°51.2’W (HNHM). This species was known in Brazil, southern Mexico and Venezuela (Lienhard & Smithers (2002).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Polypsocus selenius Roesler
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Amphipsocidae
Polypsocus
Polypsocus selenius

description: Polypsocus selenius Roesler
Polypsocus selenius Roesler 1940: 22.
Jujuy Province, Ledesma, Calilegua National Park, 1 female, 5.XI.2006, Abra de Cañas, moss forest, 23°46.3’S: 64°54.1’W, 2253m, G.Sziráki, E.Hórvath & E.González Olazo; Valle Grande, San Francisco Valley, N of Abra de Cañas, moss forest, 1 female, 23°40.5’S: 64°0’W, 1680m, same collectors; Tucumán Province, San Javier, La Sala groove, 1 female, 23.X.2006, 26°48.3’S: 65°20.9’W, G.Sziráki (HNHM). This species was previously known from Brazil and Venezuela (Lienhard & Smithers 2002).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Lachesilla ambigua Badonnel
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Lachesillidae
Lachesilla
Lachesilla ambigua

description: Lachesilla ambigua Badonnel
Lachesilla ambigua Badonnel 1972: 34.
Salta Province, 22 km N La Caldera, El Ucumar, 1550m, 1 male, 2–30.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, subtropical humid forest, S.& J.Peck (MHNG); Mendoza Province, Mendoza Valley, Potrerillos, 1300m, 1 male, 17.I.1997. Steppe with shrubs, sweeping vegetation, D. Burckhardt (MHNG). This species was previously known from Chile (Badonnel 1972).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Lachesilla castrii Badonnel
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
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Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Lachesillidae
Lachesilla
Lachesilla castrii

description: Lachesilla castrii Badonnel
Lachesilla castrii Badonnel 1963: 336.
Salta Province, El Rey National Park, Río La Sala, 900m, 1 female, 5–10.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, open streamside in forest, S. & J. Peck. This species also was previously known only from Chile (Badonnel 1963).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Lachesilla cuala Garcia Aldrete
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Lachesillidae
Lachesilla
Lachesilla cuala

description: Lachesilla cuala García Aldrete
Lachesilla cuala García Aldrete 1988: 41.
Jujuy Province, Calilegua National Park, 1 male, 1 female, 18.XII.1987, Aguas Negras, 500m, subtropical humid forest, UV light trap, S. & J. Peck; same locality, date and collectors, camp ground forest, Malaise FIT, 5 males, 900m. Aguas Negras Trail. 11–15.XII.1987. Same trap and collectors, Prosopis forest, 40 males, 74 females. El Cortadero, km. 6. 800 m. Forest, Malaise FIT, same collectors, 1 male, 2 females. Estaca El Cero, 900 m. Forest, Malaise FIT, same collectors, 6 males, 8 females. La Lagunita Trail, subtropical deciduous forest, 23°45.1’S: 64°51.1’W, 753 m. 27.X.2006. G. Sziráki, 1 male. Pueblo Ledesma. Garden of the guest house, 23°49.7’S: 64°47.5’W, light trap, 29– 30.X.2006. G. Sziráki, E. Hórvath & E. González Olazo, 7 males, 6 females. Salta Province. 45 km W Salta, El Alisal, 1–29.XII. 1987. 1950 m. Moist ravine thicket. Malaise FIT. S. & J. Peck, 4 males, 1 female. 17 km N La Caldera, Alto de la Sierra, 1550 m. 2–30.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, subtropical humid forest, S. & J. Peck, 65 males, 31 females. 22 km N La Caldera, El Ucumar, 1550 m. 2–30.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, subtropical humid forest, S. & J. Peck, 5 males, 1 female. El Rey National Park. Río Los Puestos, 880 m. 6–16.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, Prosopis forest. S. & J. Peck, 13 males. 900 m. Pozo Verde Trail, km 1. 9–10.XII.1987. UV light trap, Chaco thorn forest, same collectors, 7 males, 6 females. 950 m. Pozo Verde Trail, 10–13.XII.1987. Yungas forest, sweeping. Same collectors, 7 males, 6 females. 950 m. Pozo Verde Trail, km. 5. Same collectors, 5–15.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, Yungas forest, 39 males, 36 females. 1000 m. Pozo Verde Trail, km 7. Same date, trap, vegetation and collectors, 51 males, 53 females. 900 m. Río La Sala. Humid moss and Chaco forest, same date, trap and collectors, 63 males, 57 females. Same locality, date and collectors, night beating, 29 males, 28 females. 5–10.XII.1987. Malaise FIT, open stream inforest, same collectors, 3 males (MHNG).
This is a widely distributed species, occurring in Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Brazil (Lienhard & Smithers 2002). In Argentina it had been collected in Misiones (García Aldrete 2004).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Lachesilla paulista Garcia Aldrete
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Lachesillidae
Lachesilla
Lachesilla paulista

description: Lachesilla paulista García Aldrete
Lachesilla paulista García Aldrete 1982: 200.
Salta Province, El Rey National Park, Río La Sala, 900m, 1 male, 5–10.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, open streamside in forest, S. & J. Peck, (MHNG). This species had been collected in Misiones (García Aldrete 2004). It was previously known only in Sao Paulo, Brazil (García Aldrete 1982).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Lachesilla tectorum Badonnel
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Lachesillidae
Lachesilla
Lachesilla tectorum

description: Lachesilla tectorum Badonnel
Lachesilla tectorum Badonnel 1931: 238.
Jujuy Province, Ledesma, Pueblo Ledesma, garden of the guest house, Light trap, 23°49.7’S: 64°47.5’W, 444m, 1 female, 29–30.X.2006, G. Sziráki, E. Hórvath & E. González Olazo (HNHM); Calilegua National Park, Aguas Negras, 500m, 3 females, 18.XII.1987, UV light trap, subtropical humid forest, S. & J. Peck. Salta Province, El Rey National Park, 880m, Río Los Puestos, 3 females, 6–16.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, Prosopis forest, S. & J. Peck; Pozo Verde Trail, km 1, 1 female, 9–10.XII.1987, UV light trap, Chaco thorn forest, S. & J. Peck. Aguas Negras Trail, 900m, 2 females, 11–15.XII.1987, Malaise FIT, Prosopis forest, S. & J. Peck (MHNG).
This is a widespread species, with records in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Madeira, USA, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mascarene Islands, India, Australia and airborne in the Pacific region (Lienhard & Smithers 2002).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae Enderlein
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Ectopsocidae
Ectopsocopsis
Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae

description: Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae (Enderlein)
Ectopsocus cryptomeriae Enderlein 1907: 100.
Jujuy Province, Ledesma, Calilegua National Park, Tataupa Trail, subtropical deciduous forest, 1 female, 29.X.2006, 23°44.6’S: 64°51.2’W, 766m, G. Sziráki, E. Hórvath & E. González Olazo (HNHM). As well as the above species, it is widely distributed, in South America it has been recorded in Brazil; for its distribution see Lienhard & Smithers (2002).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Scytopsocus coriaceus Roesler
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Pseudocaeciliidae
Scytopsocus
Scytopsocus coriaceus

description: Scytopsocus coriaceus Roesler
Scytopsocus coriaceus Roesler 1940: 12.
Misiones Province, San Ignacio Miní, 1 female, 10.IX.2003, beating branches with dead leaves in forest, A.N.García Aldrete (CNIN). This species was previously known in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and Brazil (Lienhard & Smithers 2002).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Psococerastis fasciata Mockford
Creators: name: García, Alfonso N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Psocidae
Psococerastis
Psococerastis fasciata

description: Psococerastis fasciata Mockford
Psococerastis faciata [sic!] Mockford 1981: 260.
Misiones Province, Iguazú National Park, 10 males, 7 females, 11.IX.2003, beating branches of trees and shrubs with dead hanging leaves, A. N. García Aldrete; Wanda, circa precious stones mine, 54 km E Puerto Iguazú, 1 male, 10.IX.2003, beating branches of trees and shrubs in forest, A. N. García Aldrete (CNIN). This species was known from Mexico, Belize, Panama and Brazil (Lienhard & Smithers 2002).
description: Published as part of García, Alfonso N., 2009, New species and records of Psocoptera (Insecta) from Argentina, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 2219 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190002
Glypta Gravenhorst 1829
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
name: Maeto, Kaoru
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Glypta

description: Genus Glypta Gravenhorst 1829
Glypta Gravenhorst 1829
Type species: Glypta sculpturata Gravenhorst 1829; desig. by Westwood, 1840 Conoblasta Förster 1869
Type species: Glypta ceratites Gravenhorst 1829; desig. by Viereck, 1914 Hemiephialtes Ashmead 1906
Type species: Hemiepialtes glyptus Ashmead 1906; monobasic Foveoglypta Hellén 1915
Type species: Glypta (Foveoglypta) monstrosa Hellén 1915 (= Glypta vulnerator Gravenhorst 1829); monobasic
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei & Maeto, Kaoru, 2014, Taxonomic status of the subgenus Conoblasta Förster 1869 of the genus Glypta Gravenhorst 1829 with revision of Japanese species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae), pp. 1-32 in Zootaxa 3755 (1) on pages 3-4, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/285449
Glypta acares Momoi 1965
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
name: Maeto, Kaoru
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Glypta
Glypta acares

description: Glypta acares Momoi 1965
Glypta parva Momoi 1963: 114. Preoccupied by Cresson (1870). Glypta acares Momoi 1965: 82. New name.
Material examined. No additional specimens available.
Distribution (Fig. 10). Japan (Honshu and Kyushu).
Biology. Unknown.
Remarks. Nakaya (2009) recorded this species from Honshu. This species resembles G. ichitai but it can easily be distinguished from G. ichitai (see Remarks under ichitai).
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei & Maeto, Kaoru, 2014, Taxonomic status of the subgenus Conoblasta Förster 1869 of the genus Glypta Gravenhorst 1829 with revision of Japanese species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae), pp. 1-32 in Zootaxa 3755 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/285449
Glypta delicatula Kuslitzky 2007
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
name: Maeto, Kaoru
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Glypta
Glypta delicatula

description: Glypta delicatula Kuslitzky 2007
Glypta (Diblastomorpha) delicatula Kuslitzky 2007: 440.
Material examined. No specimens available.
Distribution (Fig. 11). Japan (Kunashiri Is. and Shikotan Is.); Russian Far East. Biology. Unknown
Remarks. We could not examine this species.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei & Maeto, Kaoru, 2014, Taxonomic status of the subgenus Conoblasta Förster 1869 of the genus Glypta Gravenhorst 1829 with revision of Japanese species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae), pp. 1-32 in Zootaxa 3755 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/285449
Lathrobium undetermined GRAVENHORST 1802
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium undetermined

description: Lathrobium species from Japan
General results
The material studied comprised sixteen species, nine of them previously described. Two of these species, one of them macropterous and one wing-dimorphic, had been known only from China and represent the first records from Japan. Six species, four from Honshu and two from Kyushu, are newly described. Based on a revision of type material, three species are excluded from Lathrobium. One of them is transferred to Pseudobium MULSANT & REY 1878 and one to Lobrathium MULSANT & REY 1878. The third species belongs to an undescribed genus of Lathrobiina. Two new synonymies are proposed, one in Pseudobium and one in Lobrathium. A syntype of L. pollens from Miyanoshita is designated as the lectotype, so that now the identity of the species is clarified and the type locality is unambiguously defined.
After the above changes, the Lathrobium fauna of Japan includes 105 described species, 100 of them micropterous, one wing-dimorphic, and four macropterous. The wingdimorphic and two of the macropterous species have been recorded also from China; three of the macropterous species are known also from the Russian Far East. Honshu hosts 74 micropterous species, Shikoku 16, and Kyushu seven. Three additional micropterous species have been recorded from Nishi-no-shima (2 species) and Awaji-shima (1 species).
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1617, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium imminutum ASSING 2013
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium imminutum

description: Lathrobium imminutum ASSING 2013
(Fig. 29, Map 1)
Material examined Japan: 1, 2, Honshu, Osaka-fu, Sakai, Yamato river, 25.IX.1934, leg. Yano (BMNH, cAss); 1, Osaka-fu, Yodogawa, 23.IX.1934, leg. Yano (BMNH).
Comment: This species was originally described from the Chinese provinces Beijing and subsequently reported also from Heilongjiang (ASSING 2013b, c). The above specimens, two of which have type labels (" Neobisnius tenuis ", a manuscript name) by Cameron attached to them, represent the first records from Japan. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 1. The ventral process of the aedeagus (Fig. 29) is apically slightly more slender in the above male than in the two males seen from China, but since no additional distinguishing characters were observed, this difference is attributed to intra- rather than interspecific variation.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1617, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium masumotoi WATANABE 2011
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium masumotoi

description: Lathrobium masumotoi WATANABE 2011
Material examined Japan: 1, 1, Honshu, Nagano Pref., Norikura Kósen, South Alps, 18.IX.2011, leg. Lackner (cAss).
Comment: The original description is based on type material from the Northern Japanese Alps in Nagano Prefecture (WATANABE 2011).
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1617, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium kurosawai WATANABE 2001
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium kurosawai

description: Lathrobium kurosawai WATANABE 2001
Material examined Japan: Honshu: 4 exs., Gunma Pref., S Usui pass, 750 m, 20.VII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 1 ex., same data, but 800 m, 24.VII.1980 (MHNG); 1 ex., same data, but 900 m, 25.VII.1980 (MHNG); 2, Gunma Pref., 4 km SW Tsumagoi, 1050 m, 18.VII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG); 2 exs., Gifu Pref., 9 km E Gero, 450-500 m, 31.VII.1980, leg. leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 8 exs. [1 teneral], Toyama Pref., Kaminikawa, Arimine, 1150 m, 29.VII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 2 exs., Tochigi Pref., Nikko National Park, Chuzenji, 1350 m, 14.VII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG); 2 exs., Tochigi Pref., Nikko (BMNH).
Comment: The original description is based on five type specimens from "Nanairi, southern Aizu, Fukushima Pref., Honshu" (WATANABE 2001b). Based on the similarly derived male sexual characters, L. kurosawai is evidently closely related to L. brachypterum SHARP 1889. The above records reveal that the distribution of L. kurosawai is not particularly restricted. The altitudes range from 450 to 1150 m.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1618, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium susumui WATANABE 1984
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium susumui

description: Lathrobium susumui WATANABE 1984
Material examined: Japan: 1, 2, Honshu, Fukushima Pref., Bandai Kógen, 1000 m, 15.IV.2006, leg. Lackner (cAss).
Comment: The original description is based on numerous specimens from three localities in the south of Yamagata Prefecture (WATANABE 1984). The above specimens represent the first record from Fukushima Prefecture.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1618, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium sanukiense WATANABE 1991
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium sanukiense

description: Lathrobium sanukiense WATANABE 1991
Material examined: Japan: Shikoku: 4exs., Ehime Pref., Ishizuchi National Park, Omogo, 900 m, 12.VIII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 2 exs., Ehime Pref., Ishizuchi National Park, Mt. Ishizuchi, 1550 m, 12.VIII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 2 exs., Ehime Pref., Mt. Ishizuchi, 1350 m, 13.VIII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 4 exs. [partly teneral], Ehime Pref., Mt. Ishizuchi, 1000 m, 14.VIII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss).
Comment: The original description is based on a male holotype and 17 paratypes from "Mt. Ohtakisan, Kagawa Pref. " (WATANABE 1991). Some of the above specimens are teneral. The similar modifications of the male sternites VII and VIII, as well as the similarly derived morphology of the aedeagus suggest that L. sanukiense is closely related to L. shingon WATANABE 1992 and allied species.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium shingon WATANABE 1992
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium shingon

description: Lathrobium shingon WATANABE 1992
Material examined Japan: Honshu: 6 exs., Nara Pref., foot of Mt. Kasuga, 20.VIII.1980, leg. Hammond (BMNH, cAss).
C o m m e n t: This species was originally described based on 17 type specimens from "Mt. Kôya-san, Wakayama Pref. " (WATANABE 1992) and subsequently reported from additional localities in Nara (also from Mt. Kasuga) and Wakayama Prefectures (WATANABE 2005).
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium taichii WATANABE 2008
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium taichii

description: Lathrobium taichii WATANABE 2008
Material examined: Japan: Honshu: 1, Hyogo Pref., Kobe (BMNH); 1, 1, Hyogo Pref., Kobe, Mayasan, 24.IV.1930 (BMNH, cAss).
Comment: The original description is based on a male holotype and 15 paratypes from "Mt. Maya-san, Hyôgo Pref. " (WATANABE 2008). Based on the synapomorphically derived morphology of the aedeagus and the shape and chaetotaxy of the male sternites VII and VIII, L. taichii is closely related to L. sanukiense, L. shingon, and allied species.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium biexcisum Assing 2013, nov.sp.
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium biexcisum

description: Lathrobium biexcisum nov.sp. (Figs 7-12)
Type material Holotype: " Gumma Pref., Nikko distr., L. Maranuma [recte: Marunuma] / 1430-1500 m., 11-12.viii.80 / JAPAN: Honsu, B.M. 1980-492, P.M. Hammond / Holotypus Lathrobium biexcisum sp.n., det. V. Assing 2013" (BMNH).
Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) alludes to the posterior excisions of both the male sternite VII and the male sternite VIII.
Description: Species of large size; body length 11.5 mm; length of forebody 5.1 mm. Habitus as in Fig. 7. Coloration: body dark-brown; legs reddish; antennae reddish.
Other external characters (Fig. 8) as in L. pollens.
: protarsomeres I-IV strongly dilated; tergite VIII with very weakly convex posterior margin; sternites III-VI unmodified; sternite VII (Fig. 9) distinctly transverse, posteriorly with pronounced median impression, this impression with moderately dense black setae; posterior margin with distinct and broad concavity in the middle, lateral margins of this concavity furnished with dense and long dark setae; sternite VIII (Fig. 10) weakly transverse, posterior excision of nearly semi-circular shape, margin of this excision and posterior median impression furnished with dense dark setae, posterior margin on either side of posterior excision acutely produced; aedeagus (Figs 11-12) 2.5 mm long and symmetric; ventral process slender, weakly curved in lateral view, subapically abruptly narrowed, and apically needle-shaped, ventrally with pair of long and pronounced carinae; dorsal plate very long, slender, lamellate, and apically acute, basal portion longer than apical portion; internal sac without sclerotized structures.
: unknown.
Comparative notes: The similar external and the similarly derived male sexual characters suggest that L. biexcisum is closely allied to L. pollens, from which it is distinguished by the less deep posterior excision of the male sternite VII and by the different shape of the slightly smaller aedeagus. The aedeagus is most similar to that of L. nasuense WATANABE 1992, which was described from the environs of Nasu in the northeast of Tochigi Prefecture. From this species, L. biexcisum differs by the broader posterior excision of the male sternite VIII and by the different shape of the ventral process of the aedeagus in lateral view (straight basal portion shorter).
Distribution: The type locality is situated in the northeast of Gunma Prefecture, Honshu, at an altitude of 1430-1500 m.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on pages 1621-1623, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium loebli Assing 2013, nov.sp.
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium loebli

description: Lathrobium loebli nov.sp. (Figs 13-16)
Type material: Holotype: " JAPON NAGANO, J. E. Kogen N. Park, Shiga c. 1500 m, Löbl 23.7.1980 / Holotypus Lathrobium loebli sp.n., det. V. Assing 2013" (MHNG).
Etymology: With pleasure, I dedicate this species to Ivan Löbl (Genève), distinguished specialist of Scaphidiinae, who collected the holotype.
Description: Species of large size; body length 11.0 mm; length of forebody 5.0 mm. Coloration: dark-brown; legs reddish; antennae reddish. External characters as in L. pollens and L. biexcisum.
: protarsomeres I-IV strongly dilated; tergite VIII, sternite VII, and sternite VIII as in L. biexcisum (Figs 13-14); aedeagus (Figs 15-16) 2.5 mm long, of similar shape as in L. biexcisum, but ventral process of different shape in lateral view (straight basal portion longer and subapically dilated in lateral view).
: unknown.
Comparative notes: For characters distinguishing this species from the highly similar L. biexcisum see the description above.
Distribution: The type locality is situated in the Jôshin'etsu-Kôgen National Park in the northeast of Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, at an altitude of approximately 1500 m.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on pages 1623-1624, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Slides for: Preparing for Public-area Mobile Robots
Creators: Bern Grush
Publisher: name: IEEE
Year: 2024

Slides for: Preparing for Public-area Mobile Robots
Public-area mobile robots promise many use cases for municipal settings such as security, inspection, maintenance, local delivery, and hospitality tasks for both indoor and outdoor settings. While this technology varies in its maturity, it is important for cities and their managers to become aware of the multiple directions mobile robotic technology is taking and to start framing readiness programs including a regulatory roadmap.
In this webinar, we will review and discuss:
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The current opportunities and barriers for PMR deployment
The scope of the ISO 4448 technical standard series
A view of the near future by working through five Maturity Stages
A breakdown of each Maturity Stage into six Deployment Pillars
How one U.S. city with two PMR companies already has traffic orchestration problems
How a UK city addressed social acceptance for delivery robots,
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An outline of a Regulatory Roadmap intended to prepare for the introduction of PMRs into cities and facilities
Lathrobium sinense HERMAN 2003
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium sinense

description: Lathrobium sinense HERMAN 2003
(Map 2)
Material examined: Japan: 1, 1 [both brachypterous], Honshu, Tochigi Pref., Nikko National Park, Senjogahara, 14000 m, 15.VII.1980, leg. Löbl (MHNG, cAss).
Comment: This wing-dimorphic species was previously known to be widespread in China, from southern Gansu to Jiangsu (ASSING 2013a, e). The above specimens represent the first record from Japan. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 2. Lathrobium sinense is most likely of Japanese origin, as can be inferred from the observation that closely allied species have been recorded from Japan (see the two following species), but are unknown from China (ASSING 2013a).
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1630, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium nikkoense WATANABE 2001
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Lathrobium nikkoense

description: Lathrobium nikkoense WATANABE 2001
Material examined Japan: Honshu: 1, Gunma Pref., Nikko District, Konsei pass, 1800-1900 m, 13.VIII.1980, leg. Hammond (BMNH).
Comment: The original description is based on type material from three localities in "Oku-Nikkô, Gunma Pref. " and additional material not included in the type series from two localities in Fukushima Prefecture (WATANABE 2001a). Based on the derived morphology of the aedeagus, particularly the shape of the internal structure (basal portion strongly inflated, apical portion spine-shaped), L. nikkoense is undoubtedly closely allied to L. sinense.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1630, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Pseudobium kobense Assing 2013, nov.comb.
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Pseudobium
Pseudobium kobense

description: Pseudobium kobense (SHARP 1874), nov.comb.
(Figs 44-47, Map 1)
Lathrobium kobense SHARP 1874: 57 f.
Pseudobium hunanicum ASSING 2012 A: 416, nov.syn.
Type material examined Lectotype, present designation: " Kobé / Kobe. / Japan. G. Lewis, 1910-320 / Lathrobium kobense mihi D. S. / Aedeagus at rest is turned to 90° in abdomen / Pseudobium kobense (Sharp), V.I. Gusarov det. 1992 / Lectotypus Lathrobium kobense Sharp, desig. V. Assing 2013 / Pseudobium kobense (Sharp), det. V. Assing 2013" (BMNH). Paralectotype: "Type / Japan. G. Lewis / Sharp Coll, 1905-313 / Lathrobium kobense, Type D. S. / Japan / Pseudobium kobense (Sharp), V.I. Gusarov det. 1992" (BMNH).
Comment: The original description is based on " two specimens " from "Kobé" (SHARP 1874). Both of them, a male and a female, were located in the collections of the BMNH. The male is designated as the lectotype. An examination of the type material revealed that Lathrobium kobense belongs to Pseudobium MULSANT & REY 1878 and that this species is conspecific with P. hunanicum ASSING 2012, which was recently described from China. Hence the synonymy proposed above. The external and sexual characters of the lectotype are illustrated in Figs 44-47.
Pseudobium kobense is now known from one locality in Japan and three localities in China (ASSING 2012a, 2013d); the distribution is illustrated in Map 1.
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on page 1633, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Lathrobium GRAVENHORST 1802
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Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Lathrobium

description: " Lathrobium " monilicorne SHARP 1889
Lathrobium monilicorne SHARP 1889: 259.
Type material Lectotype, present designation: "Lathrobium monilicorne. Type D. S., Fuji. Japan. Lewis, an gen. nov. [handwritten on mounting label] / Sharp Coll, 1905-313 / Aedeagus at rest turned to 90° in abdomen / Lathrobium monilicorne Sharp, V.I. Gusarov det. 1992 / Lectotypus Lathrobium monilicorne Sharp, desig. V. Assing 2013 / Elytrobium monilicorne (Sharp), det. V. Assing 2013" (BMNH). Paralectotype: "Lathrobium monilicorne. D. S., Fuji. [handwritten on mounting label] / Japan. G. Lewis. 1910-320. / Sharp Coll, 1905-313 / Lathrobium monilicorne Sharp, V.I. Gusarov det. 1992 / Paralectotypus Lathrobium monilicorne Sharp, desig. V. Assing 2013 / Elytrobium monilicorne (Sharp), det. V. Assing 2013" (BMNH).
Comment: The original description is based on " two females; taken in the plain of Fujisan" (SHARP 1889). Both syntypes were located in the collections of the BMNH and are in fact males. One of them is designated as the lectotype. Preliminary studies suggest that this species does not belong to Lathrobium, but to a probably undescribed genus of Lathrobiina, of which I have seen several other species from the East Palaearctic region. They will be dealt with in a separate study (ASSING in press).
description: Published as part of Assing, V., 2013, On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 1615-1641 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2) on pages 1635-1636, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5303069
Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus 1766
Creators: name: Adrianov, Andrey V.
name: Maiorova, Anastassya S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Sipunculidea
Sipunculiformes
Sipunculidae
Sipunculus
Sipunculus nudus

description: Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
(Fig. 1 A)
Material. Nha Trang Bay: Mung Island, depth 14–15 m, muddy sand, 1 specimen; Kay River mouth, intertidal, 1 specimen; local fish-markets in Nha Trang, 10 specimens.
Description. Trunk 120–140 mm in length and 10–12 mm wide; introvert about ½ trunk length. Tentacular apparatus with four main branched stems, two dorsal 2 X as long as ventral pair. Longitudinal musculature splits into 28–32 bands. Nephridia partially (up to 50%) attached to the body wall; nephridiopores anterior to anus. Spindle muscle originates on body wall anterior to anus.
Discussion. The species is similar to S. robustus which differs by having unattached (free) nephridia.
This species is considered cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters. In the West Pacific it is found from New Zealand (Kermadek Islands) to Japan and is common in South China Sea, from South Vietnam to Hainan Island. Usually collected from the intertidal it has also been reported from depths of up to 2000 m. This species prefers muddy sand, mangroves and silty sediments.
description: Published as part of Adrianov, Andrey V. & Maiorova, Anastassya S., 2012, Peanut worms of the phylum Sipuncula from the Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea) with a key to species, pp. 41-58 in Zootaxa 3166 on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.279772
Siphonosoma australe Keferstein 1865
Creators: name: Adrianov, Andrey V.
name: Maiorova, Anastassya S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Sipunculidea
Sipunculiformes
Sipunculidae
Siphonosoma
Siphonosoma australe

description: Siphonosoma australe (Keferstein, 1865)
(Fig. 1 B–D)
Material. Nha Trang Bay: estuary of B river, muddy sand at depth 25–40 cm, 50 specimens; Tre Island, intertidal, 3 specimens; Nha Trang fish market, 10 specimens. Worms can be found by characteristic holes of their burrows in intertidal and shallow subtidal zones.
Description. Trunk up to 150 mm long and 12–15 mm wide; introvert about subequal in length to trunk with large, simple dark pointed hooks, 150–200 μm tall in about 50 rings. Tentacular apparatus subdivided in dorsal arc with 15–20 tentacles enclosing the nuchal organ; oral crown with 10–14 longitudinal festoons bearing up to 30 tentacles. Tentacles of living specimens with yellowish oral and greenish aboral surfaces, becoming whitish in preserved specimens. Body wall musculature often visible through the skin, with 15–16 longitudinal muscle bands. Dorsal retractors originate anterior to the ventral ones. Oesophagus with 2 fixing muscles, gut with 35–40 loops; spindle muscle with up to 3 branches. Contractile vessel with tiny villi, is contracted and indistinct in preserved specimens. Nephridia are free, about 40% of trunk length.
Discussion. The species is similar to S. rotumanun but can be easily separated by having characteristic hooks closely associated with large papillae. Another Indo-West Pacific species, S. cumanense, differs from S. australe by lacking introvert hooks and by the origin of dorsal and ventral retractor muscles at the same anterior-posterior level. S. funafuti, known from Southern Japan, Taiwan and South China Sea, differs by lacking hooks, and S. vastum, also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, has multiple clusters of caecum on the rectum that are absent in S. australe.
Siphonosoma australe has a tropical and subtropical distribution and is found in shallow and intertidal waters, preferring sandy and muddy areas. It is known in the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to India and Madagascar. In the West Pacific it is reported from Australia and New Zealand to South China. Worms may be found by characteristic holes of their burrows in intertidal and shallow subtidal zones.
description: Published as part of Adrianov, Andrey V. & Maiorova, Anastassya S., 2012, Peanut worms of the phylum Sipuncula from the Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea) with a key to species, pp. 41-58 in Zootaxa 3166 on page 44, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.279772
Nephasoma pellucidum Keferstein 1865
Creators: name: Adrianov, Andrey V.
name: Maiorova, Anastassya S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Sipunculidea
Golfingiiformes
Golfingiidae
Nephasoma
Nephasoma pellucidum

description: Nephasoma pellucidum (Keferstein, 1865)
(Fig. 2 A–B)
Material. Nha Trang Bay: Hon Rock, 10–15 m depth, coral rubble, 10 specimens; Mung Island, 7–15 m depth, sand, 1 specimen.
Description. Trunk spindle-shaped, 20–25 mm long and 3–4 mm wide; introvert shorter than trunk, with scattered hooks of two types – small, about 50 μm, and large, up to 300 μm in height. Tentacular crown with 20–30 whitish transparent tentacles. Trunk is translucent, pale tan, with large uniformly distributed digitiform papillae. Body wall with continuous muscle layers; two retractor muscles originate in the mid trunk. Gut with 25–30 loops; spindle muscle not attached posteriorly; contractile vessel with vesicular swellings. Nephridia free, about 35–40% of trunk length, nephridiopores adjacent to anus.
Discussion. This is the only species of Nephasoma that is common in shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific. In the West Pacific, it has been found inhabiting sandy bottoms and dead corals from Australia and Indonesia to southern Japan.
description: Published as part of Adrianov, Andrey V. & Maiorova, Anastassya S., 2012, Peanut worms of the phylum Sipuncula from the Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea) with a key to species, pp. 41-58 in Zootaxa 3166 on page 44, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.279772
Thysanocardia catharinae Grube 1868
Creators: name: Adrianov, Andrey V.
name: Maiorova, Anastassya S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Sipunculidea
Golfingiiformes
Golfingiidae
Thysanocardia
Thysanocardia catharinae

description: Thysanocardia catharinae (Grübe, 1868)
(Fig. 2 C)
Material. Nha Trang Bay: Mung Island, 12–25 m depth, muddy sand, 5 specimens.
Description. Spindle-shaped, sand-coloured trunk 3–9 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide, with minute papillae and characteristic sinuous wrinkles of cuticular microrelief; introvert subequal to or 1.5 X trunk length. Tentacular apparatus with dorsal arc of tentacles, oral crown with longitudinal festoon of tentacles; tentacles of living specimens with yellow tips, colourless in fixed worms. Body wall with continuous muscle layers. Two wide retractor muscles originate in the posterior trunk, about 10–15% of trunk length from the posterior end. Gut with 6–10 loops. Spindle muscle not attached posteriorly. Contractile vessel with numerous villi. Nephridia are free, about 35% of trunk length; nephridiopores are at the level of the anus.
Discussion. There are only three species known for this genus worldwide. T. nigra can be well separated from T. catharinae by presence of dark pigments in colored tentacles of both dorsal and oral tentacular crowns. T. nigra is also characterized by having long branched contractile vessel villi. Both species are common in North-West Pacific, while the third species, T. procera, is known only from the Atlantic.
Thysanocardia catharinae has a temperate and tropical distribution, can be found mainly subtidally inhabiting sand, silty sand, and dead corals. It is known in the West Pacific from the Gulf of Siam to the Sea of Japan.
description: Published as part of Adrianov, Andrey V. & Maiorova, Anastassya S., 2012, Peanut worms of the phylum Sipuncula from the Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea) with a key to species, pp. 41-58 in Zootaxa 3166 on page 45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.279772