cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Cryptocarya R. Br.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya

description: Cryptocarya R. Br.
Typus: Cryptocarya glaucescens R. Br.
= Ravensara Sonn. Typus: Ravensara aromatica Sonn. (Ξ Cryptocarya agathophylla van der Werff).
Diagnostic characters. – Flowers with nine bilocular stamens, ovary included inside a deep receptacle, fruits enclosed by the receptacle with scars of the fallen tepals on top; leaves alternate.
Distribution. – Pantropical.
Number of species in Madagascar. – c. 40 (c. 39 endemic, one shared with the Comoro Islands)
Recent literature. – VAN DER WERFF (2008, 2013a).
Notes. – Cryptocarya is readily recognized by its flowers, with the ovary included in, but not attached to, the receptacle and its fruits, entirely enclosed in the accrescent receptacle. Species previously placed in Cryptocarya with a similar receptacle, but with 3 or 6 stamens and opposite leaves are now recognized as Aspidostemon. The genus Ravensara, formerly treated as endemic to Madagascar, and differing from Cryptocarya only in one fruit character: the presence of septa growing from the receptacle wall in to the fruits and making the fruits appear 6-lobed. Because this character also appeared sparingly in Cryptocarya species outside Madagascar, Ravensara and Cryptocarya are now considered synonyms (VAN DER WERFF, 1992) and Cryptocarya, although nomenclaturally younger, is conserved over Ravensara (VAN DER WERFF, 1992; BRUMMIT, 1994). Several species of Cryptocarya have a dense indument consisting of erect, curly hairs entirely covering the lower leaf surface and young twigs. The color of this pubescence varies from brown, reddish brown or dark brown and it wears off on older leaves and twigs. This pubescence seems to be restricted to Cryptocarya in Madagascar. Most species of Lauraceae in Madagascar have elliptic leaves, but among Cryptocarya species oblong leaves are not uncommon. Cryptocarya is in need of a complete taxonomic revision.
Since Ravensara was sunk in synonymy of Cryptocarya, several Ravensara species have been transferred to Cryptocarya (VAN DER WERFF, 2008, 2013a). Eight species recognized by Kostermans are still in need of a name in Cryptocarya and the necessary nomenclatural changes (five new combinations and three new names) are presented below. A lectotype is designated for Ravensara affinis Kosterm. (Ξ Cryptocarya petiolata van der Werff).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 326, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya canaliculata van der Werff 2017, nom. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya canaliculata

description: Cryptocarya canaliculata van der Werff, nom. nov.
Ξ Ravensara impressa Kosterm. in Not. Syst. (Paris) 8: 109. 1939 [non Cryptocarya impressa Miq.].
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Toliara: Morondava, bois près de la riv. Anove, 200 m, Aug. 1912, Perrier de la Bâthie 10134 (holo-: P [P00853277]!; iso-: P [P00540975] image seen).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 326, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya coriacea van der Werff 2017, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya coriacea

description: Cryptocarya coriacea (Kosterm.) van der Werff, comb. nov.
Ξ Ravensara coriacea Kosterm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat Bruxelles 28: 177. 1958.
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Toamasina: Menagisy, Brickaville, 8.XII.1950, fl., Service Forestier 12356 (holo-: P [P00853276]!; iso-: BO, P [P00540979] image seen).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 326, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya flavescens van der Werff 2017, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya flavescens

description: Cryptocarya flavescens (Kosterm.) van der Werff, comb. nov.
Ξ Ravensara flavescens Kosterm. in Not. Syst. (Paris) 8: 108.1939.
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Toamasina: forêts montagneuses de l’Est, fl., Louvel 233 (holo-: P [P00853278]!).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 326, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya montana van der Werff 2017, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya montana

description: Cryptocarya montana (Kosterm.) van der Werff, comb. nov.
Ξ Ravensara montana Kosterm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat Bruxelles 28: 183. 1958.
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Antsiranana: Massif du Marivorahona, 1900 m, 25.III.1951, fr., Service Forestier 3061 (holo-: P [P00540969] image seen, iso-: BR [BR0000006251659] image seen, K!, L [L0036893] image seen, [P00853275, P00540970, P00540971] images seen, TEF [TEF000295] image seen).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 326, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya multiflora van der Werff 2017, nom. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya multiflora

description: Cryptocarya multiflora van der Werff, nom. nov.
Ξ Ravensara floribunda Baillon in Adansonia 9: 304. 1870 [non Cryptocarya floribunda Nees].
Typus: MADAGASCAR: sine loc., fl., Chapelier s.n. (holo-: P [P00540976] image seen; iso-: P [P00853273]!).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 326, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya oreophila van der Werff 2017, nom. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya oreophila

description: Cryptocarya oreophila van der Werff, nom. nov.
Ξ Ravensara macrophylla Kosterm. in Not. Syst. (Paris) 8: 111. 1939 [non Cryptocarya macrophylla Gamble].
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Antsiranana: Tsaratanana, 2000 m, IV.1924, fr., Perrier de la Bâthie 16071 (holo-: P [P00853272]!; iso-: P [P00540972] image seen).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 327, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya perareolata van der Werff 2017, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya perareolata

description: Cryptocarya perareolata (Kosterm.) van der Werff, comb. nov.
Ξ Ravensara perareolata Kosterm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat Bruxelles 28: 185. 1958.
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Fianarantsoa: Andrambovato-Fologoina-Fort Carnot, 27.I.1953, fl., Service Forestier 7076 (holo-: P [P00540960]!; iso-: BO, P [P00853274]!, TEF [TEF000293] image seen).
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 327, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Cryptocarya petiolata van der Werff 2017, nom. nov.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya petiolata

description: Cryptocarya petiolata van der Werff, nom. nov.
Ξ Ravensara affinis Kosterm. in Not. Syst. (Paris) 8: 104. 1939 [non Cryptocarya affinis Merr.].
Lectotypus (designated here): MADAGASCAR. Prov. Antananarivo: bois des pentes occidentale, près d’Anjanabonoina bassin inférieur de l’Andrantsay, W. de Betafo, c. 1400 m, [19°57’02»S 46°28’36»E], IX.1921, fl., Perrier de la Bâthie 13952 (P [P01991357]!; isolecto-: P [P01991355, P01991356, P01991358] images seen).
Note. – KOSTERMANS (1939: 104) cited two collections under Ravensara affinis: Perrier de la Bâthie 13952 was listed as the type in the protologue, but specimens of Perrier de la Bâthie 10144 cited by Kostermans were annotated as the type in P. I follow the type indication from the protologue and accept Perrier de la Bâthie 13952 as the type collection of Cryptocarya petiolata with the sheet P01991357 designated here as the lectotype. Perrier de la Bâthie 10144 is no more than a paratype.
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 327, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Ocotea Aubl.
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Ocotea

description: Ocotea Aubl.
Typus: Ocotea guianensis Aubl.
Diagnostic characters. – Flowers with 9 four-locular stamens and fruit seated in a shallow or deep cupule.
Distribution. – Mostly neotropical, but with a smaller number of species in Madagascar and Africa.
Number of species in Madagascar. – 35 (all endemic)
Recent literature. – VAN DER WERFF (2013b).
Notes. – Ocotea is easily recognized in Madagascar. It is the only genus which has flowers with quadrilocular stamens and fruits seated in a cupule. Some of its species have domatia, tufts of hairs or pits in the axils of some of the secondary veins. Domatia do not occur in species of the other genera in Madagascar and sterile specimens with domatia can be assigned with confidence to Ocotea. Most species have alternate leaves, but a few have opposite or subopposite leaves.
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 327, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Potameia Thouars
Creators: name: Werff, Henk van der
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Laurales
Lauraceae
Potameia

description: Potameia Thouars
Typus: Potameia thouarsii Roem. & Schult.
Diagnostic characters. – The combination of dimerous flowers (flowers with 4 tepals and 6 or fewer stamens) and alternate leaves.
Distribution. – Endemic to Madagascar (but see notes).
Number of species. – Estimated at 25 (all endemic)
Recent literature. – VAN DER WERFF (1991, 1996).
Notes. – Potameia is closely related to Beilschmiedia and differs from that genus by its dimerous flowers. Both genera have fruits seated on the pedicel with remnants of the tepals at the base, four in Potameia and six in Beilschmiedia. One species of Beilschmiedia (B. pedicellata van der Werff) may have dimerous flowers, but differs from Potameia in its opposite leaves (all species of Potameia have alternate leaves). Most species of Potameia have flowers with six bilocular stamens. In a few species the adjacent locelli become fused so the stamens are unilocular. The number of stamens can also be reduced; the extreme is P. micrantha van der Werff, a species with flowers with two stamens, each unilocular. Most herbarium specimens of Potameia have a light colored, grey bark. While such a bark color may also occur outside Potameia, its presence strongly suggests Potameia. Several Asian species, mostly from southern China, have been placed in Potameia but are now considered to belong to Syndiclis Hook. f.. The single Indian species placed in Potameia, P. tirunelvelica (Manickam, Murugan, Jothi & Sundaresan) M. Gangop., was originally placed in Beilschmiedia; the description stated that it has opposite leaves and dimerous flowers. Because the combination of opposite leaves and dimerous flowers also occurs in a Beilschmiedia and not in Potameia, I consider the Indian species as a Beilschmiedia and Potameia as a genus endemic to Madagascar. Potameia is in need of taxonomic revision.
description: Published as part of Werff, Henk van der, 2017, The genera of Lauraceae in Madagascar with nomenclatural novelties in Cryptocarya, pp. 323-328 in Candollea 72 (2) on page 327, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a8, http://zenodo.org/record/5684462
Granulifusus Kuroda & Habe 1954
Creators: name: Kantor, Yuri I.
name: Fedosov, Alexander E.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
name: Bouchet, Philippe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Granulifusus

description: Granulifusus Kuroda & Habe, 1954
Type species
Fusus niponicus E.A. Smith, 1879, by original designation.
Genus composition
In addition to species previously assigned to the genus (Hadorn & Fraussen 2005), we include sequenced species Granulifusus discrepans, G. williami comb. nov., G. jeanpierrevezzaroi comb. nov., G. annae sp. nov. and G. norfolkensis sp. nov. In addition to those species we allocate to Granulifusus, based on conchological similarities to sequenced species, G. tatianae sp. nov., G. kurodai comb. nov., and G. guidoi sp. nov., known from empty shells only.
description: Published as part of Kantor, Yuri I., Fedosov, Alexander E., Snyder, Martin Avery & Bouchet, Philippe, 2018, Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae), pp. 1-57 in European Journal of Taxonomy 433 on page 17, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.433, http://zenodo.org/record/3787853
Granulifusus kurodai Kantor & Fedosov & Snyder & Bouchet 2018, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Kantor, Yuri I.
name: Fedosov, Alexander E.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
name: Bouchet, Philippe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Granulifusus
Granulifusus kurodai

description: Granulifusus kurodai (Okutani & Sakurai, 1964) comb. nov.
Fig. 8 A–B
Pseudolatirus kurodai Okutani & Sakurai, 1964: 58, pl. 2, fig. 4.
Pseudolatirus kurodai – Hasegawa & Saito 1995: pl. 4, fig. 8 (paratype illustrated). Fusolatirus kurodai – Okutani 1975: 193, pl. 10, fig. 22; 2000: 507, pl. 252, fig. 12. — Higo, Callomon & Gotō 2001: 87, fig. G3001 (holotype illustrated).
Type material
Holotype
JAPAN: off Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Western Kyūshū (NSMT Mo 38547), type locality corrected (Okutani & Sakurai 1966) [not seen].
Paratypes
JAPAN: paratype 1, Hyotanse Bank (NSMT-Mo58524) (examined); paratype 2, off Gotō Islands (whereabouts unknown) (not seen); paratype 3, Kashiwajima (NSMT-Mo70270) (examined).
Description
Shell medium-sized, fusiform, with long, slightly sinuous siphonal canal. Protoconch paucispiral, domeshaped (Fig. 8B), of 1.75 whorls, with strongly convex first whorl and much flatter last ¾ of whorl, with two closely spaced and rather indistinct axial riblets at transition to teleoconch, protoconch/teleoconch discontinuity distinct. Protoconch diameter 900 µm, exposed height 750 µm. Teleoconch with regularly convex whorls, aperture with two very weak columellar plicae, and indistinct parietal tooth; spiral sculpture of unevenly spaced narrow cords of similar strength; axial ribs not aligned along the spire. Background colour cream to yellowish, primary spiral cords light tan.
Distribution
Known from Japan, in 100–200 m, records from other localities may refer to G. annae sp. nov. and G. guidoi sp. nov.
Remarks
We were able to study two paratypes NSMT-Mo58524 (paratype 1) and NSMT-Mo70270 (paratype 3). They are clearly not conspecific, paratype 3 differing in its much larger protoconch and general shell shape and sculpture; it represents a juvenile Fusolatirus, resembling F. luteus Snyder & Bouchet, 2006 (see Snyder & Bouchet 2006: fig. 2 D–E). Conchologically, paratype 1 is very similar to the holotype and is the largest known specimen (SL 35.1 mm).
Conchologically Granulifusus kurodai comb. nov. is similar to G. annae sp. nov.; for differences see the description of the latter. In the absence of data on radula and molecular phylogeny, the assignment of this species to Granulifusus is tentative, based on its shell resemblance to sequenced species such as G. annae sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Kantor, Yuri I., Fedosov, Alexander E., Snyder, Martin Avery & Bouchet, Philippe, 2018, Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae), pp. 1-57 in European Journal of Taxonomy 433 on pages 33-34, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.433, http://zenodo.org/record/3787853
Okutanius Kantor & Fedosov & Snyder & Bouchet 2018, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Kantor, Yuri I.
name: Fedosov, Alexander E.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
name: Bouchet, Philippe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Okutanius

description: Okutanius gen. nov.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: FAE994AB-DCBE-4436-BBAD-2D1283674F12
Type species
Fusolatirus kuroseanus Okutani, 1975, here designated.
Diagnosis
Shell medium-size, reaching 30 mm, fusiform to broad fusiform, strong, with spiral colour bands. Teleoconch whorls evenly strongly convex, shell base sharply narrowing towards long, weakly sinuous siphonal canal. Protoconch multispiral, of 3–3.75 whorls. Axial sculpture of distinct broad, weakly opisthocline, closely spaced ribs. Spiral sculpture of distinct primary cords, subequal in size, and much thinner cordlets between them. Aperture narrow, oval, relatively small, columella with several weak plicae. No distinct parietal knob.
Operculum spans entire aperture, with terminal nucleus.
Lateral teeth with five closely spaced, slightly curved cusps and much smaller, but distinct, innermost cusp. Outermost very short small cusp present, but usually overlaid by large next cusp and not seen in dorsal view. Central tooth small, narrow, trapezoid, with three cusps. Narrow but distinct transverse folds of membrane situated serially between rows of lateral teeth.
Etymology
The genus is named after Takashi Okutani in recognition of his lifelong contribution to malacology, including the description of the type species of the genus. The gender is masculine.
Differential diagnosis
Okutanius gen. nov. is very similar to Granulifusus and conchological and morphological characters overlap at least in some species. Species of Okutanius gen. nov. do not reach as large size as in Granulifusus. Nevertheless, without molecular data, it would be difficult to suggest the existence of two clearly separate genera.
Genus composition
In addition to two sequenced species, O. kuroseanus and O. ellenae sp. nov., we allocate Pseudolatirus aikeni Lussi, 2014, known from empty shell only, to Okutanius gen. nov. based on shell similarity to sequenced O. kuroseanus.
description: Published as part of Kantor, Yuri I., Fedosov, Alexander E., Snyder, Martin Avery & Bouchet, Philippe, 2018, Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae), pp. 1-57 in European Journal of Taxonomy 433 on pages 36-37, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.433, http://zenodo.org/record/3787853
Okutanius aikeni Kantor & Fedosov & Snyder & Bouchet 2018, gen. et comb. nov.
Creators: name: Kantor, Yuri I.
name: Fedosov, Alexander E.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
name: Bouchet, Philippe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Okutanius
Okutanius aikeni

description: Okutanius aikeni (Lussi, 2014) gen. et comb. nov.
Fig. 9 H–I
Pseudolatirus aikeni Lussi, 2014: 10–11, color images of holotype.
Pseudolatirus aikeni – Mallard & Robin 2017: 151.
Type material
Holotype
South Africa: off Park Rynie, southern KwaZulu – Natal, 110 m, SL 25.6 mm, SW 10.3 mm (NMSA W9698 /T3896).
Description
Shell strong, fusiform, up to 25.6 mm. Protoconch and uppermost teleoconch whorls eroded, protoconch conical, multispiral, of 3+ whorls (protoconch tip broken off). Teleoconch with regularly strongly convex whorls, with medium long siphonal canal. Aperture broad, oval, with nearly smooth columella with very weak ridges in the lower part, corresponding to spiral cords not completely overlaid by callus. Spiral sculpture of unevenly spaced distinct cords of varying strength; axial ribs strong, weakly opisthocline, and closely spaced, not aligned along the spire. Background colour creamy, with two darker brown spiral bands and more dark shell base. Primary spiral cords white.
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Remarks
The dead collected and partially distorted holotype is the only known specimen. In ventral view it is clearly seen that the shell axis is not straight, and the strongly recurved leftwards siphon is the result of abnormal shell growth. Pending knowledge on the body and radula, we tentatively allocate this species to Okutanius gen. nov., based on shell resemblance to sequenced species of the genus.
description: Published as part of Kantor, Yuri I., Fedosov, Alexander E., Snyder, Martin Avery & Bouchet, Philippe, 2018, Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae), pp. 1-57 in European Journal of Taxonomy 433 on page 44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.433, http://zenodo.org/record/3787853
Vermeijius Kantor & Fedosov & Snyder & Bouchet 2018, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Kantor, Yuri I.
name: Fedosov, Alexander E.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
name: Bouchet, Philippe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Vermeijius

description: Vermeijius gen. nov.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F4D92EAC-3741-4B91-ACF0-61C1A8E2A116
Type species
Pseudolatirus pallidus Kuroda & Habe, 1961, here designated.
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, adult size from 27 mm (V. wallacei gen. et comb. nov.) to 60 mm (V. pallidus gen. et comb. nov.), fusiform, strong but light, usually offwhite, with evenly convex to inflated teleoconch whorls, constricted shell base and long, straight or weakly sinuous canal. Protoconch paucispiral or multispiral (1.5–3.25 whorls). Axial sculpture of distinct narrow ribs, nearly coaxial, separated by broader (1–2 times) interspaces. Spiral sculpture of distinct cords, unequal in size, covering entire shell surface, major cords nodulose at intersection with axial ribs. Aperture broad, oval, relatively small, with smooth or weakly plaited columella (plaits correspond to spiral cords covered by columellar callus). Parietal knob present in some specimens.
Operculum spans entire aperture, with terminal nucleus.
Lateral teeth with 5–7 closely spaced, slightly curved cusps and much smaller, but distinct, innermost cusp. Outer anterior corner forms long distinct ‘handle’, tooth outline convex at transition from cusp side to ‘handle’. Central tooth small, rectangular, with three cusps. Narrow but distinct transverse folds of membrane situated serially between rows of lateral teeth.
Differential diagnosis
Vermeijius gen. nov. differs from Granulifusus and Okutanius gen. nov. in its uniformly coloured light shell with smooth or nearly smooth columella, more abruptly constricted shell base, producing a relatively narrow canal. The radula differs in having a proportionally broader central tooth. The molecular phylogenetic analysis clearly demonstrates the isolated position of the new genus as sister taxon to Chryseofusus.
Etymology
The genus is named after Geerat J. Vermeij from University of California at Davis in recognition of his immense contribution to malacology, including the taxonomy and biogeography of the Fasciolariidae. Gender masculine.
Genus composition
We include in the genus Pseudolatirus pallidus, Fusinus virginiae and Fusus? retiarius; additionally, Fusinus (Simplicifusus) guidonis Delsaerdt, 1995 from Somalia, Fusinus palmarium Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 from eastern Australia and Fusinus wallacei Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 were not sequenced, but are attributed to Vermeijius gen. nov. based on conchological similarities.
description: Published as part of Kantor, Yuri I., Fedosov, Alexander E., Snyder, Martin Avery & Bouchet, Philippe, 2018, Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae), pp. 1-57 in European Journal of Taxonomy 433 on page 45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.433, http://zenodo.org/record/3787853
MPEC 2024-X90 : 2024 XX1
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Year: 2024
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valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 XX1

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Anelaphus erici Santos-Silva 2021
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Anelaphus
Anelaphus erici

description: Anelaphus erici Santos-Silva, 2021
Anelaphus erici Santos-Silva, 2021: 375.
Remarks. This species was described based on two males from Nicaragua.
Material examined. MEXICO (new country record), Veracruz: 35 km NE Catemaco, UNAM Field Station, Veracruz, 10 specimens, 23-24 April, 1991, F.T. Hovore leg. (LGBC). COSTA RICA (new country record), Guanacaste: 14 km S Canas, Costa Rica, 1 specimen, 16-23 March 1991, F. D. Parker leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Anelaphus savinai Audureau 2021
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Anelaphus
Anelaphus savinai

description: Anelaphus savinai Audureau, 2021
Anelaphus savinai Audureau, 2021: 8.
Remarks. This species was described based on numerous specimens from Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Material examined. COSTA RICA (new country record), Guanacaste: 14 km S Canas, 11 specimens, 16- 23 March 1991, F. D. Parker leg. (LGBC). San José: Escazu, 1 specimen, 8-18 March, 1998, F. D. Parker leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on pages 357-358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Enaphalodes taeniatus LeConte 1854
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name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Enaphalodes
Enaphalodes taeniatus

description: Enaphalodes taeniatus LeConte, 1854
Enaphalodes taeniatus LeConte, 1854: 81.
Remarks. Currently, this species is known from the United States of America (Southern Texas) and northeastern Mexico (Tamaulipas).
Material examined. MEXICO, San Luis Potosi (new state record): 6 mi SSW Rio Verde Spring area, Media Luna, 3800’, 3 specimens, 19-21 June, 1982, blacklight, R. Aalbu leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Gigantotrichoderes flabellicornis
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name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Gigantotrichoderes
Gigantotrichoderes flabellicornis

description: Gigantotrichoderes flabellicornis (Zajciw, 1965)
Mielkea flabellicornis Zajciw, 1965: 87.
Remarks. A widespread species known from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Maranh„o), and Bolivia (Santa Cruz). It was originally described by Zajciw (1965) in the genus Mielkea Zajciw, 1965.
Material examined. GUATEMALA (new country record), Zacapa: San Lorenzo Road, NNE of Ojo de Agua, 737m, 1 male, 1 June 2022, light trap, R. Zack & J. Monzon leg. (WSU).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 361, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Corimbion wappesi Garcia & Santos-Silva 2022
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Corimbion
Corimbion wappesi

description: Corimbion wappesi García & Santos-Silva, 2022
Corimbion wappesi García & Santos-Silva, 2022: 401.
Remarks: This species was described based on a male and female from Zacapa, Guatemala.
Material examined. GUATEMALA, El Progreso (new department record): Finca El Talpetate, Morazan Municipality, 12 specimens, 4 June, 2022, 337m, light traps, R.S. Zack & J. Monzon leg. (WSU, LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 361, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Acanthocinus spectabilis
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Acanthocinus
Acanthocinus spectabilis

description: Acanthocinus spectabilis (LeConte, 1854)
Aedilis spectabilis LeConte, 1854: 82.
Remarks. This is a widespread species, known from Canada, United States of America (Alaska, Montana and from South Dakota south to Arizona) and northern Mexico (Durango, Tamaulipas).
Material examined. MEXICO, Oaxaca (new state record): Cerro del Vidrio, 1 male, 25 May 2004, 1900m, G. Nogueira leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 361, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Aegomorphus consentaneus
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Aegomorphus
Aegomorphus consentaneus

description: Aegomorphus consentaneus (Thomson, 1865)
(Fig. 7)
Psapharochrus consentaneus Thomson, 1865: 544.
Remarks. This species was described based on syntypes from Brazil (without detailed locality). Lameere (1884) was first to report a specific locality: near Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, Rio de Janeiro). Currently it is known from Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro) and Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz) (Monné 2023; Bezark 2023b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).
The typical form of A. consentaneus has the outer apical angle of the elytra distinctly spiniform. However, we have already examined specimens with the apical spine short or just barely protruding, as in the specimen from Ecuador. Furthermore, the outer elytral apex is quite variable in A. jaspideus (Germar, 1823), a species quite similar to A. consentaneus, of which we have examined hundreds of specimens.
Material examined. ECUADOR (new country record), Napo: Yasuní Scientific Station, 00º46’36”S 78º57’58”W, 210 m, 1 male, 15.IV.1998, K. Will leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Acanthoderes (Acanthoderes) giesberti Chemsak & Hovore 2002
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Acanthoderes
Acanthoderes giesberti

description: Acanthoderes (Acanthoderes) giesberti Chemsak & Hovore, 2002
(Fig. 6)
Acanthoderes giesberti Chemsak & Hovore, 2002a: 23.
Remarks. This species was described based on males and females from Guatemala. Pérez-Flores & Santos-Silva (2021) recorded the species from Mexico (Oaxaca).
Material examined. MEXICO, San Luis Potosí (new state record): 9 mil. N Cd Valles, 1 male, 20.IX.1974, W. Hansen & G. Bohart leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on pages 361-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Aegomorphus cunninghami Heffern, Santos-Silva & Botero 2022
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Aegomorphus
Aegomorphus cunninghami

description: Aegomorphus cunninghami Heffern, Santos-Silva & Botero, 2022
(Figs 9–12)
Aegomorphus cunninghami Heffern et al., 2022: 4.
Remarks. This species was described based on a single male from Mexico (Jalisco). The female is slightly stouter than the male but has the dorsal pubescence very similar. The antennae are slightly shorter, 1.55 times elytral length, reaching the elytral apex at middle of antennomere IX. In the holotype male, the antennae are at least 1.7 times elytral length in the holotype male (missing most of antennomere XI of left antenna and antennomeres X–XI of the right antenna) and reaches the elytral apex at the basal third of the antennomere VIII). Furthermore, the abdominal ventrite 5 (Fig. 12) is more convex and rounded apically, while it is more flattened and the apex is emarginate centrally.
Material examined. MEXICO, Colima (new state record): Zacualpan (rd to Manantiales), 19º22.819’N 103º49.120’W, 1782’, 1 female, 16.VII.2017, J. Rifkind & E. Martinez leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Aegomorphus maccartyi
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Aegomorphus
Aegomorphus maccartyi

description: Aegomorphus maccartyi (Chemsak & Hovore, 2002)
(Fig. 8)
Acanthoderes maccartyi Chemsak & Hovore, 2002a: 30.
Remarks. This species was described based on males and females from Mexico (Jalisco). Currently, it remains known only from the same Mexican state (Monné 2023; Bezark 2023b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).
Material examined. MEXICO, Nayarit (new state record): 5-18 km NE Compostela, 1 female, 10.VII.2019, J. Rifkind & E. Martinez leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Aegomorphus polystictus
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Aegomorphus
Aegomorphus polystictus

description: Aegomorphus polystictus (Bates, 1885)
(Fig. 13)
Acanthoderes polystictus Bates, 1885: 379.
Remarks. This species was described based on syntype males and females from Panama. Chemsak & Linsley (1970) designated a male as lectotype. Currently, it is known from Costa Rica and Panama (Monné 2023; Bezark 2023b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).
The female from Costa Rica examined by us does not have the distinct dark zig-zag band on the posterior half of the elytra: it is only slightly indicated. However, all the morphological features and remaining pubescent pattern are identical to those of the other examined specimens, perfectly matching that of the male lectotype. Therefore, we are sure it is just an individual variation.
Material examined. COSTA RICA, San José: San Isidro del General, 1 female, II.1993, F.D. Parker leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 364, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Aegomorphus quadrigibbus
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Aegomorphus
Aegomorphus quadrigibbus

description: Aegomorphus quadrigibbus (Say, 1831)
(Fig. 14)
Acanthocinus quadrigibbus Say, 1831: 9.
Remarks. This species was described based on a single specimen from the United States of America. Currently it is known from Canada (Ontario), United States of America (New York, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Mississippi, Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Connecticut, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Alabama), Mexico (Sinaloa, Vera Cruz, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Yucatán, Nayarit, Quintana Roo), El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela. Monné (2023) and Bezark (2023b) did not list the Marquesas Islands (Duffy 1960), Tahiti (Gilmour 1965), Canada (Wickhan 1897), Belize (Duffy 1960), El Salvador (Franz 1954), Panama (Duffy 1960), Trinidad & Tobago (Duffy 1960), Venezuela (Venezuela), and the Mexican states of Sinaloa (Chemsak & Hovore 2002b), Veracruz (Chemsak & Hovore 2002b), Chiapas (Chemsak & Hovore 2002b), and Nayarit (Hernández-Fuentes et al. 2018).
The specimen from Belize examined by us shows some variation in the pubescent pattern, especially on the pronotum (partially with whitish pubescence centrally). However, as reported by Chemsak & Hovore (2002b) this is just one of the variations found in this species: “This highly variable species was found in many collections misidentified as A. circumflexa J. du Val, which it superficially resembles in possessing a pale, arcuate sub-basal fascia in the dorsal pattern.”
Material examined. BELIZE, Cayo: Las Cuevas Field Station, 15 km E Caracol, 1 female, 29.VI-3.VII.2019, L.G. Bezark leg. (LGBC).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 364, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Carneades quadrinodosa Aurivillius 1902
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Carneades
Carneades quadrinodosa

description: Carneades quadrinodosa Aurivillius, 1902
Carneades quadrinodosa Aurivillius, 1902: 224.
Remarks. This species has not been recorded since Aurivillius described it from a single male from Colombia.
Material examined. PANAMA (new country record), Darien: Camp Plastico, Darien National Park, fallen tree, 1 male, 1 female, 24 February, 2023, P. Thompson leg. (male, LGBC; female, ASU).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Elytrimitatrix (Grossifemora) brevicornis
Creators: name: Bezark, Larry G.
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
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Year: 2023
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Elytrimitatrix
Elytrimitatrix brevicornis

description: Elytrimitatrix (Grossifemora) brevicornis (Bates, 1885)
Distenia brevicornis Bates, 1885: 275.
Remarks. This species was described based on a single female from Mexico. Botero & Santos-Silva (2022) illustrated a male but did not report where the specimen was from.
Material examined. GUATEMALA (new country record), Suchitepequez: Cuyotenango, Finca San Rafael Olimpo, 1700', 1 male (MZSP 40715), 28.IV.1966, J.M. Campbell leg. (MZSP).
description: Published as part of Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, Description of two new species of Cerambycidae and new records and notes on American Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera), pp. 356-370 in Zootaxa 5351 (3) on page 369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8391750
Aenictocleptis Kistner & Jacobson
Creators: name: Maruyama, Munetoshi
name: Matsumoto, Takashi
name: Itioka, Takao
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Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Staphylinidae
Aenictocleptis

description: Aenictocleptis Kistner & Jacobson
Aenictocleptis Kistner & Jacobson, 1975: 36 (original description; type species: Aenictocleptis hirsutus Kistner & Jacobson, 1975, by original designation). Kistner et al. 1997: 134 (redescription, descriptions of four additional species, species key).
description: Published as part of Maruyama, Munetoshi, Matsumoto, Takashi & Itioka, Takao, 2011, Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus laeviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sarawak, Malaysia: Strict host specificity, and first myrmecoid Aleocharini, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 3102 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201584
Aenictocleptis hirsutoides Maruyama, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Maruyama, Munetoshi
name: Matsumoto, Takashi
name: Itioka, Takao
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Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Aenictocleptis
Aenictocleptis hirsutoides

description: Aenictocleptis hirsutoides Maruyama, sp. nov.
(Figs. 32–34, 38–42)
Holotype, 3 “ MALAYSIA: Sarawak, Lambir Hills National Park, 25 IV 2005 / ATTM 711 / HOLOTYPE Aenictocleptis hirsutoides Maruyama ” (no. 711). Paratypes: 2, same data as holotype but 13 IV 2004 (no. 340); 1, ditto, 17 IV 2004 (no. 341); 3, ditto, 12 V 2004 (no. 368); 3, ditto, 19 V 2004 (no. 428); 1, ditto, 20 X 2004 (no. 555); 1, ditto, 25 X 2004 (no. 583); 2, ditto, 25 IV 2005 (no. 711). See, Table 1 for detailed collecting data.
Symbiotic host. Morphotypes L1 and L2 of Aenictus laeviceps.
Distribution. Malaysia (Borneo).
Etymology. In reference to the close resemblance to Aenictocleptis hirsutus.
Description. Body (Fig. 32) slender. Brown, except for mouth parts, legs, abdominal segments III–V and basal half of abdominal segment VI reddish brown. Head (Fig. 32, 33) with temple not developed. Mandibles strongly asymmetric; right mandible thick, outer margin around apical 1/4 convex. Antennae (Figs. 32, 34) slender, long, reaching just before posterior margins of elytra; segment XI slightly longer than IX and X combined: relative lengths of segments IX–XI: 14, 19, 35. Pronotum (Figs. 32, 34) as long as wide (width/length=1.01–1.03), densely covered with stout setae. Elytra (Figs. 32, 33) densely covered with stout setae. Abdominal segments VIII–IX densely covered with short setae; macrosetae on tergite VIII (Fig. 38) readily distinguished from other setae by thickness and color. Male: median lobe of aedeagus (Figs. 39, 40) with apical lobe elongate, gently narrowed apically, acutely pointed at apex; apical lobe of paramere (Fig. 41) parallel-sided, rounded at apex. Female: spermatheca (Fig. 42) with basal part spherically bulbous at base, without lateral projection.
Measurements. BL, ≈ 5.0–6.1; FBL, ≈ 2.4–2.6; HW, 0.99–1.06; EL, 0.46–0.50; AL, ≈ 2.2–2.4; PL, 0.88–1.02; PW, 0.93–1.05; ELW, ≈ 1.3–1.4; HTL, 1.31–1.38. N=5.
Diagnosis. This species is most similar to Aenictocleptis hirsutus in color, shape of mandibles, pronotal proportions, and density of setae on pronotum and elytra, but may be easily distinguished by the shorter setae on the abdominal segments VIII–IX, the shorter apical lobe of the aedeagal median lobe, and the absence of lateral projection in the basal part of the spermatheca.
description: Published as part of Maruyama, Munetoshi, Matsumoto, Takashi & Itioka, Takao, 2011, Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus laeviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sarawak, Malaysia: Strict host specificity, and first myrmecoid Aleocharini, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 3102 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201584