cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Goes variegatus Linsley and Chemsak
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Goes
Goes variegatus

description: Goes variegatus Linsley and Chemsak
Dorchester Co., Branchville, 5143 Wire Road, McAlhany Nature Preserve, 23 May 2014, at UV light, 3 specimens, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Neoclytus jouteli Davis 1904
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
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Neoclytus
Neoclytus jouteli

description: Neoclytus jouteli Davis
Dorchester Co., Branchville, 5143 Wire Rd. McAlhany Nature Preserve, 16 May 2015, running on bark of upper branches of cut Quercus (Fagaceae), 6 specimens, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
Sumter Co., Manchester State Forest, Dow Lake Rd., 20 July 2008, beaten from broken Quercus hemispherica Bartram ex Willd. branches, 2 specimens, coll. R. M. Gemmill,
Sumter Co., Manchester State Forest, Dow Lake Rd., 29 April to 4 July 2009, emerged from dead Q. hemispherica branches, 11 specimens, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Zagymnus clerinus
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
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Zagymnus
Zagymnus clerinus

description: Zagymnus clerinus (LeConte)
Charleston Co., Charleston, MUSC campus, 3 July 2007, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
Charleston Co., Edisto Island, Botany Bay plantation, 11 June 2016, on Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. (Arecaceae) petioles, coll. R. M. Gemmill, J. R. Gemmill, K. Carman, T. Austin.
Observed 11 June 2016, 18 June 2016. Petioles of S. palmetto with adult emergence holes were common along high tide line.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Zaplous annulatus
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
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Zaplous
Zaplous annulatus

description: Zaplous annulatus (Chevrolat)
Charleston Co., Charleston (West Ashley), Carolina Bay Drive, 15 June 2008, beaten from dead branches of unknown species, 1 specimen, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
Charleston Co., Meggett, Roxbury Park, 12 June 2016, beaten from dead Liquidambar styraciflua branches and dead branches of unknown species, 2 specimens, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
Charleston Co., Meggett, Roxbury Park, 18 June 2016, beaten from dead Liquidambar styraciflua branches and dead branches of unknown species, 2 specimens, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Enoclerus angustus
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Cleridae
Enoclerus
Enoclerus angustus

description: Enoclerus angustus (LeConte)
Dorchester Co., Branchville, McAlhany Nature Preserve, 5143 Wire Road, 16 May 2015, beaten from living Vitis, 1 specimen, coll. R. M. Gemmill.
E. angustus is distinguished from the closely related E. rosmarus by having a red rather than a black abdomen. Prior to 1950, E. angustus was listed as a subspecies (E. rosmarus virginiensis Schaeffer 1917) and thus older records for rosmarus could have included the former.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Diaprepes abbreviatus
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
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Diaprepes
Diaprepes abbreviatus

description: Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus)
Charleston Co., Patriot’s Point, 32.785N 79.903W, 8 Nov 2013, 2 specimens, coll. B. G. Scholtens. Charleston Co., Patriot’s Point, 32.785N 79.903W, 30 Sep 2016, 1 specimen, coll. B. G. Scholtens.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Heterosternuta pulchra
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Heterosternuta
Heterosternuta pulchra

description: Heterosternuta pulchra (LeConte)
Calhoun Co., St. Matthews, Wannamaker Nature Preserve, 15 May 2010, at UV light, 1 specimen (♀), coll. J. C. Ciegler.
Dorchester Co., Reevesville, McAlhany Nature Preserve, Bluff trail, 11 May 2013, at UV light, 1 specimen, coll. J. C. Ciegler.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Hydraena spangleri Perkins 1980
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Hydraena
Hydraena spangleri

description: Hydraena spangleri Perkins
Dillon Co., Fork, 17 November 2007, in leaf litter, 1 specimen, det. P. D. Perkins 2008, coll. J. C. Ciegler.
Lexington Co., West Columbia, 12 November 2006, in leaf litter, 4 specimens, det. P. D. Perkins 2008, coll. J. C. Ciegler.
Richland Co., Gadsden, 27 June 2002, at UV light, 1 specimen, det. P. D. Perkins 2008, coll. J. C. Ciegler.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Hydrochus callosus LeConte
Creators: name: Ciegler, Janet C.
name: Gemmill, Robert M.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Hydrochidae
Hydrochus
Hydrochus callosus

description: Hydrochus callosus LeConte
Hampton Co., Garnett, Webb Wildlife Management Area, 12 September 2004, probably collected by dip-netting, 1 specimen, coll. J. C. Ciegler.
description: Published as part of Ciegler, Janet C. & Gemmill, Robert M., 2018, Additional state records for Coleoptera of South Carolina, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 636 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708130
Forcipomyia (Saliohelea) Wirth & Ratanaworabhan
Creators: name: Spinelli, Gustavo R.
name: Marino, Pablo I.
name: Borkent, Art
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Forcipomyia

description: Subgenus Forcipomyia (Saliohelea) Wirth & Ratanaworabhan
Diagnosis. Female adults: the only subgenus of Forcipomyia in the New World with fourth and fifth palpal segments completely fused, mandibular teeth absent, a hind leg tarsal ratio of 2.11–2.75 and with a single functional spermatheca; males are not diagnosable at this time.
description: Published as part of Spinelli, Gustavo R., Marino, Pablo I. & Borkent, Art, 2012, A revision of Biting Midges of the Subgenera Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) and F. (Saliohelea) from Costa Rica (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 3419 on page 35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.215031
Rugilus (Rugilus) frischi ASSING 2011
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
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Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus frischi

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) frischi ASSING, 2011
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: 2 exs., Gilan province, S Astara, W Lomir, 38°13'N, 48°53'E, 100 m, 10.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNHUB, cAss); 1 ex., Gilan province, S Hashtpar, Asalem, 37°42'N, 48°53'E, 110 m, 9.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNHUB).
C o m m e n t: The distribution of R. frischi is confined to North Iran.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) smetanai ROUGEMONT 1998
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Year: 2015
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Rugilus
Rugilus smetanai

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) smetanai ROUGEMONT, 1998
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Nepal: 2♀♀, Kaski, Bachhar Kharka, NE Sikles, 28°23'N, 84°08'E, 2200-2400 m, 15.IX.2013, leg. Hagge & Schmidt (NME, cAss).
C o m m e n t: This macropterous species is endemic to the Annapurna and Manaslu ranges (ASSING 2012a, 2013).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) rectus ASSING 2013
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Year: 2015
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Rugilus
Rugilus rectus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) rectus ASSING, 2013
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Nepal: 433, 4♀♀ [partly slightly teneral], Kaski, Lamjung Himal, Bachhar Kharka to Kori, 28°24'N, 84°09'E, 3000 m, 16.IX.2013, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss).
C o m m e n t: The original description is based on three specimens collected in the southeastern Annapurna range (ASSING 2013).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) curvatus ASSING 2013
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
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Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus curvatus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) curvatus ASSING, 2013
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Nepal: 13, 3♀♀ [partly slightly teneral], Kaski, Madi Khola valley, above Sikles, 28°23'N, 84°04'E, 3200 m, 13.IX.2013, leg. Hagge & Schmidt (NME, cAss).
C o m m e n t: The original description is based on two males from two localities in the southern Annapurna range, close to where the above material was collected.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) reticulatus ASSING 2012
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus reticulatus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) reticulatus ASSING, 2012
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: S h a a n x i 633, 27♀♀, Qinling Shan, 34°01'N, 107°52'E, 1700-2200 m, sifted, 17.V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 13, 5♀♀, Qinling Shan, 33°52'N, 108°59'E, 2000-2600 m, sifted, 15.V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss).
C o m m e n t: The known distribution of R. reticulatus is confined to the Qinling Shan in Shaanxi and the Funiu Shan in Henan province, where it had been recorded at altitudes of 1650-2000 m (ASSING 2012a). In all, 70 specimens of this wing-dimorphic species have been studied so far, 16 (23 %) of which are males. In one of the above localities, R. reticulatus was collected together with R. dabaicus.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) dabaicus ASSING 2012
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus dabaicus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) dabaicus ASSING, 2012
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: S h a a n x i 833, 10♀♀, Qinling Shan, 33°52'N, 108°59'E, 2000-2600 m, sifted, 15.V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss).
C o m m e n t: Rugilus dabaicus was previously known only from the Daba Shan in western Hubei (ASSING 2012a, 2012b). The aedeagi of the above males are distinguished from those of the three type males recorded from the Daba Shan by a slightly differently shaped ventral process, but these differences are interpreted as intraspecific rather than interspecific variation. Differences in the external and male secondary structures were not found and some variation of the shape of the ventral process has been observed also in several other species of the subgenus recorded from China (ASSING 2012a). The above material was collected together with R. reticulatus.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) gonggaicus ASSING 2012
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus gonggaicus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) gonggaicus ASSING, 2012
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: S i c h u a n 13, 24♀♀, Gongga Shan, 29°48'N, 102°04'E, 2765 m, sifted, 20.VI.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 11♀♀, same data, but 6.VI.2011 (CAS, cSme, cAss); 6♀♀, Gongga Shan, 29°48'N, 102°04'E, 2680 m, sifted, 14.VI.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss).
C o m m e n t: The known distribution of R. gonggaicus is confined to the Gongga Shan. Only ten (10.2 %) in a total of 98 specimens studied thus far are males (ASSING 2012a).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) emeiensis ASSING 2012
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus emeiensis

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) emeiensis ASSING, 2012
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: S i c h u a n: 3♀♀, Emei Shan, 29°33'N, 103°20'E, 2340 m, sifted, 29.V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss).
C o m m e n t: This species is endemic to the Emei Shan. Only two in a total of 45 specimens studied are males (ASSING 2012a, 2012b, 2014).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) schuelkei ASSING 2012
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus schuelkei

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) schuelkei ASSING, 2012
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: Y u n n a n: 10♀♀, Haba Shan, 27°22'N, 100°06'E, 3350 m, sifted, 23.VI.2012, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 1♀, Haba Shan, 27°21'N, 100°06'E, 4120 m, sifted, 26.VI.2012, leg. Grebennikov (CAS).
C o m m e n t: The known distribution is confined to several localities in the environs of Zhongdian (ASSING 2012a, 2012b). The sex ratio in the material studied up to today is 0.32 (10 males: 31 females). The altitudes range from 2870 to 4120 m.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on pages 77-78, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus) aquilinus ASSING 2012
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus aquilinus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) aquilinus ASSING, 2012
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: S i c h u a n 1633, 22♀♀, Emei Shan, 29°34'N, 103°21'E, 1850 m, sifted, 23. V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 1♀, Emei Shan, 29°34'N, 103°21'E, 1780 m, sifted, 23. V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS); 833, 22♀♀, Emei Shan, 29°34'N, 103°21'E, 1830 m, sifted, 26. V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 1♀, Emei Shan, 29°33'N, 103°21'E, 1730 m, sifted, 25. V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (cAss).
C o m m e n t: Rugilus aquilinus is endemic to the Emei Shan (ASSING 2012b, 2013). The sex ratio in the material studied so far is 0.57 (29 males: 51 females).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 78, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) ceylanensis
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus ceylanensis

description: Rugilus (Eurystilicus) ceylanensis (KRAATZ 1859)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Philippines: 1 ex., Leyte (MNHUB).
C o m m e n t: Rugilus ceylanensis is the most widespread species of the genus, its vast distribution ranging from the Himalaya to the Philippines, Australia, Hawaii, and North America (ASSING 2012a).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 80, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) simlaensis
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
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Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus simlaensis

description: Rugilus (Eurystilicus) simlaensis (CAMERON, 1931)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: Y u n n a n: 1♀, mountains W Dongchuan, Sedan Snow Mountain Scenic Resort, 26°06'N, 102°55'E, 2620 m, secondary pine forest, litter, moss, and roots of herbs sifted, 14.VIII.2014, leg. Assing (cAss). Taiwan: 1 ex., Ilan Co., "17 k. 100" Logging Road, 1650 m, flight interception trap, 2.-4.IX.2002, leg. Li (MNHUB); 1 ex., Ilan Co., " 76 km, N. Crossing Highway ", 1180 m, flight interception trap, 9.VII.2003, leg. Li (MNHUB); 1 ex., same data, but 2.-4.VII.2003 (MNHUB); 13 exs., Ilan Co., " 17 km, 100 Logging Road ", 1650 m, flight interception trap, 9.VII.2003, leg. Li (MNHUB, cAss); 21 exs., same data, but 2.-4.VII.2003 (MNHUB, cAss); 6 exs., Taichung, Anma Shan, flight interception trap, 24.-26. VI.2003, leg. Li (MNHUB, cAss); 6 exs., Taichung, " 40 km., 200 Logging Road ", 2000 m, flight interception trap, 26.-27. VI.2002, leg. Li (MNHUB, cAss); 2 exs., Kaohsiung, Tengchih, 1400 m, 21.-23.VII.2000, leg. Sugaya (MNHUB, cAss); 2 exs., Bukenji, 23.XI.1905, leg. Sauter (MNHUB).
C o m m e n t: The distribution of R. simlaensis ranges from the Himalaya across China to Taiwan (ASSING 2012a).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 80, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) velutinus
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Staphylinidae
Rugilus
Rugilus velutinus

description: Rugilus (Eurystilicus) velutinus (FAUVEL, 1895)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: Y u n n a n 13, 1♀, E Kunming, Xiaobailong Forest Park, 24°56'N, 103°05'E, 2110 m, secondary pine forest, pine litter and litter at trail margin sifted, 10.VIII.2014, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch). Taiwan: 1 ex., Taihorin, III.1910, leg. Sauter (MNHUB); 1 ex., Ilan Co., " 17 km, 100 Logging Road", 1650 m, flight interception trap, 2.- 4.VII.2003, leg. Li (cAss); 1 ex., locality and date not specified, leg. Sauter (MNHUB).
C o m m e n t: Rugilus velutinus is one of the most common and widespread species of the genus in the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions (ASSING 2012a).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) rufescens
Creators: name: Assing, Volker
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Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Rugilus
Rugilus rufescens

description: Rugilus (Eurystilicus) rufescens (SHARP, 1874)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Taiwan: 2 exs., Bukenji, 23.XI.1905, leg. Sauter (cAss); 4 exs., same data, but 8.XI.1905 (MNHUB); 4 exs., same data, but 10.XI.1905 (MNHUB, cAss).
C o m m e n t: Like the three preceding species, R. rufescens is widespread in the East Palaearctic region, its distribution extending from India to Japan and Singapore (ASSING 2012a).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) japonicus WATANABE 1961
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Rugilus japonicus

description: Rugilus (Eurystilicus) japonicus WATANABE, 1961
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Taiwan: 12 exs., Taichung, Chipen-wenchuan, 400 m, 24.- 27.IV.2001, leg. Sugaya (MNHUB, cAss); 5 exs., same data, but 6.-8.XI.2000 (MNHUB, cAss); 1 ex., Kaohsiung, Chuyunshan-lintao, 800 m, 22.IV.2001, leg. Sugaya (MNHUB).
C o m m e n t: Rugilus japonicus is widespread from Sri Lanka across most of the Oriental and South Palaearctic regions to southern Japan and the Philippines (ASSING 2012a).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus)
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Rugilus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) sp. 1
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: 1♀, Guizhou, Fanjing Shan, 27°54'N, 108°42'E, 1800-2000 m, pitfall, 5.-11.VI.2014, leg. Reuter (cAss).
C o m m e n t: The external characters (relatively large size, long elytra, each with a yellowish postero-lateral spot) suggest that this probably undescribed species is allied to some species recorded from the Himalaya (R. morvani (ROUGEMONT, 1987), R. smetanai ROUGEMONT, 1998).
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Rugilus (Rugilus)
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Rugilus

description: Rugilus (Rugilus) sp. 2
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: 1♀, Yunnan, mountains W Dongchuan, Sedan Snow Mountain Scenic Resort, 26°06'N, 102°55'E, 2620 m, secondary pine forest, litter, moss, and roots of herbs sifted, 14.VIII.2014, leg. Assing (cAss).
C o m m e n t: Based on external characters, this probably undescribed species is allied to R. malaisei and related species.
description: Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. V. Two new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 73-82 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526339
Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus 1766
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Sipunculus nudus

description: Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766:1078. – ten Broeke, 1925:82.
Remarks. The numerous (24–34), highly visible longitudinal muscle bands and longitudinal coelomic canals in the body wall allow for easy recognition of this genus. The morphologically similar S. robustus Keferstein, 1865 lack the partially attached nephridia of S. nudus.
Distribution. Considered cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical regions, usually in intertidal or shallow depths. A single specimen of this species was reported from sandy sediments at Spaansche Water, Curaçao, by ten Broeke (1925)
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Sipunculus robustus Keferstein 1865
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Sipunculus robustus

description: Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865
Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865:421. – ten Broeke, 1925: 82–83.
Remarks. Similar to S. nudus above, but for the nephridea which hang freely, without attachment to the body wall.
Distribution. Another warm water species collected at shallow depths, but with a less widespread distribution that S. nudus. It is known from the Indo-West Pacific, the Caribbean and the Red Sea. ten Broeke (1925) collected two small specimens of this species from Spaansche Water in Curaçao.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Siphonosoma cumanense Keferstein 1867
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Siphonosoma
Siphonosoma cumanense

description: Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Phascolosoma cumanense Keferstein, 1867:53 –55.
Remarks. This species may be recognized by the anastomosing circular and longitudinal muscle bands, the presence of contractile vessel villi on the esophagus and the lack of either hooks or papillae on the introvert.
Distribution. Keferstein (1867) described this species from Cumana in Venezuela. It is widely found in tropical and subtropical waters in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as the Red Sea. It has not been recorded from the eastern sides of either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans (Cutler, 1994).
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) pellucidum Keferstein 1865
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name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Nephasoma
Nephasoma pellucidum

description: Nephasoma (Nephasoma) pellucidum (Keferstein, 1865)
Phascolosoma pellucidum Keferstein, 1865:433. – ten Broeke, 1925:83. Phascolosoma sluiteri ten Broeke, 1925: 84–85.
Specimens collected.
CURA Ç AO: EBC – STA 303: 29/xii/87; 12º 0 4’ N, 68º53’ W; Caracas Baai, to right of causeway; (3). STA 305: 31/xii/87; 12º 0 4’ N, 68º 53’ W; Caracas Baai, along causeway on ocean side; (2). STA 308: 1/i/88; Baibara Beach, east side of outlet to Spaansche water; (1).
CUMAN Á: EBC – STA 311: 5/i/88: 10º27’ N 68º09’W; Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (1). STA 312: 6/i/88: at Galita near Playa Quetepe, east of Cumaná; (1). STA 313: 7/i/88: Playa Colorada, west of Mochima; (2).
LOS ROQUES ARCHIPELAGO: EBC– STA 314: 10/i/88: 11º 48’ N, 66º 53’ W; dead reef west of dock, north side of Isla Dos Mosquises Sur; (1). STA 317: 12/i/88: Isla Dos Mosquises Sur, Cayo off Southeast corner in outer Acropora reef; (1).
Remarks. Members of the genus Nephasoma have a continuous longitudinal muscle layer, a pair of nephridia, and two (rather than 4) retractor muscles. N. pellucidum may be recognized by its small, sausageshaped body (<30 mm long) and the uniformly distributed papillae on the trunk.
Distribution. Nephasoma Nephasoma pellucidum is usually encountered in shallow water in sand or mud burrows. It has been reported from the western Atlantic and Caribbean south to Brazil as well as the south Pacific and Indian Ocean (Cutler, 1994). ten Broeke (1925) reported this species from Spaansche Water, Curaçao, on Porites furcata, and on coral (as P. sluiteri).
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on pages 46-47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Golfingia Lankester 1885
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Golfingia

description: Genus Golfingia Lankester, 1885
Golfingia spp.? Rice, 1975:40 –41
Remarks. Rice (1975) reported this unidentified species of Golfingia from Playa Caribe, Isla Margarita (SW shore), Venezuela, in subtidal Porites rubble.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Thysanocardia catharinae Grube 1868
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name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Thysanocardia catharinae

description: Thysanocardia catharinae (Grübe, 1868)
Phascolosoma catherinae Fritz Müller (?).– ten Broeke, 1925:83–84.
Remarks. Members of this genus have a uniform longitudinal muscle layer, two retractor muscles, and contractile vessel villi. T. catherinae has a single, narrow nuchal organ and a lightly pigmented tentacular crown.
Distribution. ten Broeke (1925) reported Phascolosoma catherinae as being collected on Porites from Spaansche Water, but erroneously attributed this species to Fritz Müller and did not reference his work. Grübe (1868) actually described this species.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Themiste (Themiste) alutacea Grube & Oersted 1858
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name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Themiste
Themiste alutacea

description: Themiste (Themiste) alutacea (Grübe & Oersted, 1858)
Themiste alutacea (Grübe & Oersted, 1858:118). – Rice, 1975:40 –41, 45.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Phascolosoma nigrescens Keferstein 1865
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name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Phascolosoma nigrescens

description: Phascolosoma nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865)
Physcosoma horsti ten Broeke, 1925:89.
Physcosoma minutum ten Broeke, 1925:87.
Physcosoma nigrescens Keferstein, 1865:424.
Physcosoma varians Keferstein, 1865:424 –426. – ten Broeke 1925:85.
Remarks. Members of the Phascolosomatidea possess a dorsal nuchal organ surrounded by the tentacles and lack a dorsal shield. There are no contractile vessel villi, the introvert is less than twice the body length, and the hooks lack basal spines in the genus Phascolosoma. P. nigrescens is recognized by its numerous rings of hooks (usually more than 100 complete and incomplete rings) and the hooks have a minutely scalloped base and a clear streak with an expansion near its midpoint.
Distribution. ten Broeke (1925) reported this species from several sites in Venezuela identifying it as four different species. It was collected from Caracas Bay, Spaansche Water, and Spaansche Haven in Curaçao. P. nigrescens is considered a circumtropical species from shallow waters the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Phascolosoma perlucens Baird 1868
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Phascolosoma perlucens

description: Phascolosoma perlucens Baird, 1868
Physcosoma microdentigerum ten Broeke, 1925:88–89.
Phascolosoma perlucens Baird, 1868:90 –91. – Rice, 1975:37 –42.
Specimens collected:
CURA Ç AO: EBC – STA 301: 29/xii/87; Carambi Institute in front of laboratory; (3). STA 302: 29/xii/87; 12º08’ N, 68º 59’ W; Piscadera Bay, swimming beach at entrance to bay; (158). STA 304: 30/xii/87; Caracas Bay, west side, higher wave energy near mouth; (126). STA 305: 31/xii/87; 12º04’ N, 68º53’ W; Caracas Bay, along causeway on ocean side; (26). STA 307: 1/i/88; Open water west of Princess beach hotel, south side of island; (54). STA 308: 1/i/88; Baibara Beach, east side of outlet to Spaansche water; (18). STA 309: 2/i/88; 12º 0 5’ N, 68º 54’ W; Jan Thiel Baai, La Goen; (1).
CUBAGUA ISLAND: IHA – STA PC3E2: 16/xii/03; 10º 48’14.7’’ N, 64º 9’ 53.76’’ W; Las Iguanas Beach, rocks disperse in an sandy area; (3). STA PC30E4: 25/ix/04; 10º 49’22.62’’ N, 64º 8’ 22.14’’ W; Punta La Cabecera, living and dead Millepora in Thalassia beds (1). STA PC38E5: 18/iii/04; 10º 47’56.76’’ N, 64º 12’7.5’’ W; La Vaquita Beach, living Millepora and Diploria corals, rocks disperse (3). STA PC39E4: 22/i/04; 10º 48’4.98’’ N, 64º 12’ 12.42’’ W; Barranca Blanca, rocks and corals disperse (2).
CUMAN Á: EBC – STA 310: 4/i/88; 9º 16’ N, 64º 24’ W; Mochima bay, Playa Blanca; (4). STA 311: 5/i/88; Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (92). STA 312: 6/i/88: 10º27’ N 68º09’W; At Galita near Playa Quetepe, east of Cumaná; (17). STA 313: 7/i/88; Playa Colarado, west of Mochima; (84).
LOS ROQUES ARCHIPELAGO: EBC – STA 317: 12/i/88; Isla Dos Mosquises Sur, Cayo off Southeast corner in outer Acropora reef; (21). STA 318: 12/i/88; Island of conche shells 5 minutes off Souhwest corner of Isla Dos Mosquises; (17).
Remarks. Phascolosoma perlucens has 15–25 rings of hooks on the introvert and is easily identified by the characteristic rounded hump on the concave side of the hooks.
Distribution. Members of the genus Phascolosoma are found in burrows, crevices or sandy pockets in rocky, shallow warm waters. Phascolosoma perlucens has a circumtropical distribution including the Caribbean from Florida (USA) to Venezuela, as well as both sides of the Pacific and the Indian Oceans (Cutler, 1994). Rice (1975) collected P. perlucens from sites on Margarita Island, Cubagua Island and Los Totumos in Venezuela and Piscadera Baai and Spaansche Water in Curaçao.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Phascolosoma
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Phascolosoma

description: Phascolosoma spp. – Rice, 1975:40 –41.
Remarks. Rice (1975) reported unidentified specimens of this genus at Punta Charagato, Cubagua Island in Venezuela and near Lagoen Jan Tiel and Spaansche Water in Curaçao.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Apionsoma misakianum Ikeda 1904
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name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Apionsoma misakianum

description: Apionsoma misakianum (Ikeda, 1904)
Phascolosoma misakianum Ikeda, 1904:7 –9.
Specimens collected:
CUMAN Á: EBC –STA 311: 5/i/88; Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (12).
Remarks. Members of this genus possess a relatively elongate introvert and hooks with basal spinelets at the base (one species (Apionsoma trichocephalus Sluiter, 1902) lacks hooks). A. misakianum is recognized by its continuous muscle layers, thin, semitransparent body wall and long introvert (more than nine times the body length).
Distribution. Apionsoma misakianum is most often found in coralline sands and under algal mats in tide pools rather than being associated with hard substrates. It is known from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil in the western Atlantic and Caribbean as well as both sides of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean (Cutler, 1994).
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Aspidosiphon Diesing 1851
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name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Aspidosiphon

description: Genus Aspidosiphon Diesing, 1851
Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) elegans (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) Aspidosiphon brocki Augener, 1903:328 –330. – Rice, 1975:40 –41, 44.
Specimens collected:
CURA Ç AO: EBC – STA 302: 29/xii/87; 12º08’ N, 68º 59’ W; Piscadera Bay, swimming beach at entrance to bay; (5). STA 305: 31/xii/87; 12º04’ N, 68º 53’ W; Caracas Bay, along causeway on ocean side; (1). STA 306: 31/xii/87: 12º 0 5’ N, 68º 52’ W; Yacht club in Spaansche water; (2). STA 307: 1/i/88; Open water west of Princess beach hotel, south side of island; (1).
CUMAN Á: EBC – STA 310: 4/i/88; 9º 16’ N, 64º 24’ W; Mochima bay, Playa Blanca; (2). STA 311: 5/i/88; Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (4). STA 313: 7/i/88: Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (26).
LOS ROQUES ARCHIPELAGO: EBC – STA 314: 10/i/88: 11º 48’ N, 66º 53’ W; Isla Dos Mosquises, dead reef west of dock, north side of island; (5). STA 315: 11/i/88; Southwest corner, Acropora coral, live and dead; (172). STA 317: 12/i/88; Isla Dos Mosquises Sur, Cayo off Southeast corner in outer Acropora reef; (22). STA 318: 12/i/88; Island of conche shells 5 minutes off Southwest corner of Isla Dos Mosquises; (4).
Remarks. Members of the Aspidosiphonidae are easily recognized by the presence of a shield of horny plates adjacent to the anus. Members of the subgenus Aspidosiphon have a continuous longitudinal muscle layer (except perhaps under the anal shield) while members of the subgenus Paraspidosiphon have longitudinal muscles divided into separate bundles. Aspidosiphon elegans has an unfurrowed anal shield, bidentate distal hooks, and scattered, dark conical hooks.
Distribution. Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) elegans is quite widespread in its distribution having been reported from the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean from southern Florida (USA) to Brazil. Like other members of the Aspidosiphonidae, it is usually found in soft rock or coral burrows (Cutler, 1994). Rice (1975) found this species in Curaçao on the south shore of Spaasche water in intertidal Porites rubble.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) fischeri
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name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Aspidosiphon fischeri

description: Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) fischeri ten Broeke, 1925
Paraspidosiphon fischeri ten Broeke, 1925:92–93. – Rice, 1975:40 –41, 44.
Specimens collected:
CURA Ç AO: EBC – STA 301: 29/xii/87; Carambi Institute in front of laboratory; (2). STA 303: 29/xii/87; 12º 0 4’ N, 68º 53’ W; Caracas Bay, to right of causeway; (1). STA 304: 30/xii/87; Caracas Bay, west side, higher wave energy near mouth; (1). STA 309: 2/i/88; 12º 0 5’ N, 68º54’ W; Jan Thiel Baai Lagoen; (1).
CUMAN Á: EBC – STA 310: 4.i/88; 9º16’ N, 64º 24’ W; Mochima bay, Playa Blanca; (2). STA 311: 5/i/88; Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (9). STA 312: 6/i/88: 10º27’ N 68º09’W; at Galita near Playa Quetepe, east of Cumaná; (4). STA 313: 7/i/88: Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (22).
LOS ROQUES ARCHIPELAGO: EBC – STA 317: 12/i/88; Isla Dos Mosquises Sur, Cayo off Southeast corner in outer Acropora reef; (1).
Remarks. As noted above, members of the subgenus Paraspidosiphon have a longitudinal muscle layer separated into bands. Aspidosiphon fischeri has pale hooks with a triangular base and both unidentate and bidentate compressed hooks on the inrtovert. The morphologically similar A. parvulus Gerould, 1913 has an anal shield with a diffuse border and nephridea greater than half the trunk length.
Distribution. Aspidospiphon (Paraspidosiphon) fischeri is common in shallow coral rock and has been collected in the Caribbean from Cuba to Brazil. It has also been recorded from several sites in the eastern Pacific Ocean (Cutler, 1994). Rice (1975) encountered this species at Margarita Island, Cubagua Island, and Los Totumos in Venezuela and Piscadera Baai and Spaacsche Water in Curaçao in calcareous rock and Porites rubble.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on pages 51-52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) laevis
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name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
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Aspidosiphon laevis

description: Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) laevis de Quatrefages, 1865
Paraspidosiphon speciosus Gerould, 1913:426 –427. – Rice, 1975:40 –41, 45–46.
Specimens collected:
CURA Ç AO: EBC – STA 301: 29/xii/87; Carambi Institute in front of laboratory; (1).
CUMAN Á: EBC – STA 311: 5/i/88; Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (2). STA 313: 7/i/88: Playa Colarada, west of Mochima; (1).
Remarks. Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) laevis may be recognized by its grooved anal shield and that all the hooks are unidentate.
Distribution. Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) laevis inhabits coral rock and has a widespread warm water distribution. In the western Atlantic and Caribbean it is known from the Cape Hatteras region (USA) to Brazil. It has also been reported from the western Pacific Ocean. Rice (1975) collected 5 specimens of this species from intertidal Porites rubble at Spaansche Water, Curaçao.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) parvulus Gerould 1913
Creators: name: Dean, Harlan K.
name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Phascolosomatidea
Aspidosiphoniformes
Aspidosiphonidae
Aspidosiphon
Aspidosiphon parvulus

description: Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) parvulus Gerould, 1913
Aspidosiphon spinososcutatus Stephen & Edmonds, 1972:254. – Rice 1975:40 –41, 45.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) steenstrupii Diesing 1859
Creators: name: Dean, Harlan K.
name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Phascolosomatidea
Aspidosiphoniformes
Aspidosiphonidae
Aspidosiphon
Aspidosiphon steenstrupii

description: Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) steenstrupii Diesing, 1859
Paraspidosiphon steenstrupi Diesing, 1859:767. – ten Broeke 1925:93–94. — Rice 1975:40 –41, 44–45. Aspidosiphon semperi ten Broeke, 1925:92.
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810
Paraspidosiphon
Creators: name: Dean, Harlan K.
name: Hernández-Ávila, Iván
name: Cutler, Edward B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Sipuncula
Phascolosomatidea
Aspidosiphoniformes
Aspidosiphonidae
Paraspidosiphon

description: Paraspidosiphon spp. Rice, 1975: 40 –41.
Remarks. Unidentified specimens of this genus were collected by Rice (1975) from calcarenite boulders at Los Totumos (Venezuela) and intertidal Porites rubble at Spaansche Water (Curaçao).
description: Published as part of Dean, Harlan K., Hernández-Ávila, Iván & Cutler, Edward B., 2007, Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao, pp. 45-54 in Zootaxa 1431 on page 53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175810