cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Azaleothrips moundi Okajima
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Phlaeothripidae
Azaleothrips
Azaleothrips moundi

description: Azaleothrips moundi Okajima
Azaleothrips moundi Okajima, 1976: 19; Okajima & Masumoto, 2014: 332.
The two males listed below are identified as this species with some hesitation. They are both hemimacropterous, with wings 200 microns long and almost as long as the pterothorax width, also the pelta is bell-shaped and thus more typical of macropterae. In contrast, the micropterae of moundi from its previously known distribution in southern Japan and Taiwan have wings that are 100 microns long and the pelta broadly oval. There are slight differences in the body sculpture between the two specimens from Australia and those from Asia, but the observed wing morph differences suggest that it is not sensible to describe these two males as a distinct species. Among the 37 species of Azaleothrips now known, only moundi and perniger have only two sense cones on both antennal segments III and IV, and segments VII and VIII are particularly closely joined.
Material studied. Australia, Queensland, Redlynch, Crystal Creek, 2 males from Macaranga lvs, 5.xi.2008 (LAM5191).
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 329, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Azaleothrips perniger Girault
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Azaleothrips
Azaleothrips perniger

description: Azaleothrips perniger (Girault)
Glyptothrips perniger Girault, 1929: 2
This species was transferred to Azaleothrips despite the fact that it remains known from a single female on which few structural details can be seen (Mound & Tree 2014). However, the maxillary stylets are long and close together medially, the postocular setae are very short and more widely expanded than in any other known member of this genus, and antennal segments VII and VIII are completely fused. The single female was collected in January 1929 at Brisbane, Queensland.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 329, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Stictothrips Hood
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Stictothrips

description: Stictothrips Hood
Stictothrips Hood, 1925: 295. Type species Phloeothrips maculatus Hood, by monotypy.
Four species are listed in this genus (ThripsWiki 2015); the type species from Northeastern USA; faurei from South Africa and also Iran; leopardinus from northern Egypt; and fimbriata from southern India. To these are added here two new species from Australia, with an expanded generic diagnosis based on that of Mound and Marullo (1996). However, one of these new species, although sharing many character states differs in several others, and it is not strictly congeneric. The species is described here in this genus to draw attention to the structural diversity, but when the male and macropterous female are discovered a further new genus may be required.
Generic diagnosis: Body bicoloured, surface with complex reticulate sculpture. Antennae 8-segmented, III with 1 sense cone, IV with 2 major sense cones, VIII lanceolate. Head about as long as wide, eyes much longer on dorsal than ventral surface, postocular setae not developed; mouth cone short. Pronotum transverse, with 5 pairs of short, broadly capitate major setae; notopleural sutures incomplete. Metanotum with about 6 pairs of minor setae in two longitudinal rows. Fore tarsus usually with small tooth. Fore wing sub-medially sharply constricted or twisted, without duplicated cilia; sub-basal setae short and capitate. Prosternal basantra weak, ferna transverse; mesopresternum transverse but eroded posteromedially opposite to an eroded area on the anterior margin of the mesoeusternum. Pelta with lateral thirds unsculptured, paired campaniform sensilla present; tergites II–VII each with 2 pairs of wing-retaining setae, posteromarginal setal pair with asymmetric broadly capitate apex, arising close to second wing-retaining seta; VII–VIII with irregular group of discal setae; tergite IX setae S1 and S2 capitate, shorter than basal width of tube in both sexes; tube shorter than head length, anal setae shorter than tube; male with large poorly defined pore plate area on sternites VII and VIII.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 329, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Stictothrips aoristus Mound & Tree, 2015, sp.n.
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
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Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Stictothrips
Stictothrips aoristus

description: Stictothrips aoristus sp.n.
(Figs 13–15)
Female microptera. With the characters given in the generic diagnosis, except: body, legs and antennae light brown, tarsi paler, major setae all pale.
Antennal segment VIII broadly joined to VII (Fig. 13); head with po setae scarcely different from minor setae; cheek setae prominent (Fig. 15); notopleural sutures complete; metanotum reticulate, median setal pair weakly capitate, with 2 or 3 minor setae on anterior half; prosternal basantra not developed; mesoeusternal anterior margin entire; pelta transverse; tergites II–VII with 2 pairs of setae medially (Fig. 14).
Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length1650. Head, length 200; width 180. Pronotum, length 130; width 215; major setae, am 15, aa 15, ml 15, epim 40, pa 20. Fore wing lobe 90. Tergite IX setae S1 50; S2 65. Tube length 110. Antennal segments III–VIII length, 50, 48, 50, 45, 45, 30.
Material studied. Holotype female microptera, Queensland, Carnarvon Station, Fig Tree Gully, from Ficus coronata leaves and branches, 14.x.2014 (DJT1963) (in ANIC).
Paratypes: 2 female micropterae taken with holotype.
Comments. As discussed above, and indicated in the key, this species is not strictly congeneric with the other Stictothrips, but is placed here pending further field studies.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 330, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Strepterothrips Hood
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Strepterothrips

description: Strepterothrips Hood
Strepterothrips Hood, 1934: 431. Type species Strepterothrips conradi Hood, by monotypy.
An identification key was provided by Mound and Ward (1971) to the six species of this genus then known. Those species are recorded from the following areas: one from southern Brazil, one from Panama, one from territories around the Caribbean, one from East Africa, one from India but also known from Thailand and northern Australia, and one from southern Australia and New Zealand. Since that date three further species have been described: biconus zur Strassen from Cape Verde Islands was described as unique in the genus because antennal segment III bears two sense cones (instead of one); uenoi Okajima from Thailand and West Malaysia shares with orientalis the presence on antennal segment IV of three sense cones (instead of two as in other members of the genus); and apterus Okajima from Australia was described as having an exceptionally short third antennal segment. Described below from Australia are the following: one new species that shares an antennal sense cone formula with orientalis and uenoi, one new species that shares a sense cone formula with apterus, and three new species in which antennal segment III is unusually short and lacks sense cones. A sixth new species, found only on Norfolk Island, shares with tuberculatus the presence of a complete anterior margin to the mesoeusternum, in contrast to the other members of this genus.
In addition to the material indicated below, the following apterous females of Strepterothrips have been studied: 1 from Kenya identified as africanus; 1 from Panama identified as conradi; 1 from Trinidad identified as floridanus; 3 from Singapore identified as uenoi. In each of these the mesoeusternum is longitudinally divided medially. In the uenoi specimens this division is weak and variable, and in the africanus female it is exceptionally broad.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 332, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Strepterothrips apterus Okajima
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Strepterothrips
Strepterothrips apterus

description: Strepterothrips apterus Okajima
(Fig. 36)
Strepterothrips apterus Okajima, 1976: 14.
Described from four females and three males, all apterae, this species is distinguished by the short, dark brown third antennal segment that bears one small, slender sense cone, but with two sense cones on the fourth segment. It is closely related to the new species barbatus described below, from which it differs as indicated in the key above. Three other new species described below from Australia have no sense cones on segment III but have two on segment IV, whereas orientalis has one sense cone on segment III and three on segment IV.
Material studied. Australia: New South Wales, near Walgett, holotype female, paratype male from Eucalyptus leaf litter, 5.vi.1968 (ANIC).
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 333, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Strepterothrips barbatus Mound & Tree, 2015, sp.n.
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Strepterothrips
Strepterothrips barbatus

description: Strepterothrips barbatus sp.n.
(Figs 21, 37, 38)
Female aptera: Body, legs and antennae brown, with antennal segments I–II light brown; major setae all pale.
Head longer than wide; cheeks narrowed to base, dorsal surface reticulate but weakly so in midline, mid-dorsal setae capitate but shorter than broadly capitate po setae; eyes with about 5 facets dorsally and 2 anteroventrally. Antennae 7-segmented (Fig. 21), III sub-circular with narrow pedicel and one small fine sense cone; IV with 2 sense cones; segments III–V with transverse sculpture lines. Pronotum reticulate (Fig. 38), with a few small tubercles near posterior margin; with 5 pairs of short, broadly capitate major setae, and at least 25 short stout discal setae; notopleural sutures incomplete. Mesonotum transversely reticulate, with one pair of capitate lateral setae. Metanotum strongly sculptured, with about 30 stout, blunt discal setae (Fig. 37). Prosternal basantra not developed; ferna transverse, not meeting medially; mesopresternum reduced to pair of very small lateral triangles, mesoeusternum anterior margin strongly eroded. Pelta broad, reticulate with at least one discal setae (Fig. 37); tergites reticulate with rows of small tubercles near posterior margins, with transverse row of bluntly pointed discal setae; II–VII with pair of asymmetrically capitate posteromarginal setae, these setae longer on VIII; setae S1 on IX capitate, longer than basal width of tube; S2 longer and finely acute.
Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 1500. Head, length 200; width 160; po setae 18. Pronotum, length 125; width 200; major setae, am 18, aa 18, ml 18, epim 25, pa 20. Tergite IX setae S1 50; S2 100. Tube length 120; basal width 50; anal setae 125. Antennal segments III–VII length, 30, 37, 35, 37, 65.
Male aptera: Similar to female in colour and structure; large male with sub-apical tubercle on inner margin of fore tibia, tarsal hamus greatly enlarged and curved; tergite IX setae S2 slender and finely pointed. Material studied. Holotype female aptera. Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Black Mt., from dead twigs, 1.x.2006 (LAM4928) (ANIC).
Paratypes, all apterae: 1 female 2 males collected with holotype; 3 males, same site, on 13.iv.2006, 7.iv.2007, 30.iv.2011. New South Wales, 40km South of Coonabarabran, 1 female from grasses, 13.iii.2006. Comments. Closely similar to apterus, this species differs in being strongly reticulate, and with many more setae on the pronotum and metanotum.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on pages 333-335, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Strepterothrips moffati Mound & Tree, 2015, sp.n.
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Strepterothrips
Strepterothrips moffati

description: Strepterothrips moffati sp.n.
(Figs 22, 27, 42)
Female aptera: Body, legs and antennae brown with antennal segments I–II almost yellow, tarsi and apex of tibiae scarcely paler than femora; major setae all pale.
Head longer than wide (Fig. 27); cheeks almost parallel, dorsal surface reticulate except in midline, mid-dorsal setae not elongate; eyes with about 3 facets dorsally and 2 ventrally; postocular setae short, broadly capitate. Antennae 7-segmented (Fig. 22), III short and broad with narrow pedicel and no sense cone, IV with 2 sense cones; segments IV–V dorsally with 2 transverse sculpture lines, VI with faint lines. Pronotum reticulate, with about three irregular rows of small tubercles along posterior margin; with 5 pairs of short, broadly capitate setae, notopleural sutures incomplete. Mesonotum reticulate, with one pair of small capitate lateral setae. Metanotum weakly reticulate, with about 30 bluntly pointed discal setae (Fig. 42). Prosternal basantra not developed; ferna transverse, not meeting medially; mesopresternum reduced to pair of very small lateral triangles, mesoeusternum anterior margin strongly eroded. Pelta sub-quadrate, reticulate with pair of campaniform sensilla (Fig. 42); tergites weakly reticulate with rows of small tubercles near posterior margins, with transverse row of bluntly pointed discal setae; II–VI with pair of short, asymmetrically capitate posteromarginal setae (Fig. 42), these setae longer on VII–VIII; setae S1 on IX capitate, longer than basal width of tube; S2 longer and finely acute.
Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 1550. Head, length 240; width 200; po setae 25. Pronotum, length 130; width 250; major setae, am 22, aa 25, ml 25, epim 30, pa 25. Tergite IX setae S1 75; S2 100. Tube length 140; basal width 60; anal setae 125. Antennal segments III–VII length, 25, 40, 40, 43, 65.
Male aptera: Similar to female in colour and structure, tergite IX setae S2 short and stout.
Material studied. Holotype female aptera. Australia, Queensland, Mt Moffat, Carnarvon N.P., from barkspray in Mahogany Forest, 16.i.2013 (G.Monteith), in ANIC.
Paratypes, all apterae: 2 males taken with holotype; Carnavon Station homestead, 1 female from barkspray of tree trunk, 14.x.2014.
Comments. This is one of a group of three species from Australia in which the third antennal segment is unusually small and lacks any sense cones. It is distinguished from the other two by the absence of setae on the pelta, the presence of sculpture lines on the antennal segments, and the longer tube.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 335, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
MPEC 2024-X71 : 2024 XD1
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Year: 2024
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subject: 2024 XD1

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.
Strepterothrips orientalis Ananthakrishnan
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
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Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Arthropoda
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Phlaeothripidae
Strepterothrips
Strepterothrips orientalis

description: Strepterothrips orientalis Ananthakrishnan
(18, 24, 45)
Strepterothrips orientalis Ananthakrishnan, 1964: 118.
Apart from the colour details and a large number of measurements, the original description of this species from southern India included few structural details. As indicated above orientalis is similar to okajimai and uenoi in the antennal sense cone arrangement, with one on segment III and three on segment IV. In macropterae, the prosternal basantra are faintly indicated although in apterae they are absent. The mespresternum is not developed in any available specimen, and the mesoeusternum is longitudinally divided, even in macropterae. The tergal posteromarginal setae of apterae are short and broadly capitate, but in macropterae these setae are long with the apex asymmetric and arise close to the enlarged posterior pair of wing-retaining setae. This species has been found widely across the tropical northern areas of Australia, and most of these specimens bear one or more discal setae on the pelta.
Material studied, all apterae. India: Chennai, 1 female from Borassus dead lvs, x.2005; Kallar, 1 female macroptera from dead wood, x.2005. Australia: Queensland, Townsville, 1 female, 16.vii.1995, 2 females, 23.viii.2004; Torres Strait Islands, Boigu, 4 females, 1 male from dead wood, 16.xi.2009; Darnley, 2 females from dead wood, 17.xi.2009; Warraber, 2 males from dead leaves, 19.xi.2009. Northern Territory, Coburg Peninsular, Smith Point, 1 female from dead twigs, 14.v.1999. Western Australia, Kununurra, 3 females, 1 male, 23.ii.2005, 2 females, 1 male, 27.ix.2009; Broome, 20km east, 4 female apterae, 3 female macropterae, 1 male from dead mango branch, 1.iii.2005.
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Strepterothrips tuberculatus Girault
Creators: name: Mound, Laurence A.
name: Tree, Desley J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Thysanoptera
Phlaeothripidae
Strepterothrips
Strepterothrips tuberculatus

description: Strepterothrips tuberculatus (Girault)
(Figs 26, 28, 41)
Rhopalothrips tuberculatus Girault, 1929: 2.
A full description of this species, indicating its wide distribution across Australia, was provided by Mound and Ward (1971). Males vary greatly in body size, head shape, and length of the claw-like fore tarsal hamus, and fully winged females occur in low numbers. Moreover, antennal segment III varies in colour, both within and between populations, from almost uniformly dark brown (Fig. 26) to pale brownish-yellow. This thrips is common on dead, often dry, twigs in eastern Australia, and has been studied from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales (including ACT and Lord Howe Island), Central and southeastern Queensland, and the southwest of Western Australia. The species is established in New Zealand, but despite extensive collecting activity, only one female, a macroptera, has been taken from the northern, tropical, areas of Australia. On Norfolk Island a similar species, verruculus, is common but this differs from tuberculatus in details of sculpture and thoracic chaetotaxy (Figs 39–41).
description: Published as part of Mound, Laurence A. & Tree, Desley J., 2015, Fungus-feeding Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae of the Idiothrips genus-group in Australia, with nine new species, pp. 325-341 in Zootaxa 4034 (2) on page 339, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/245133
Microcercis albipalpis von Tschirnhaus 2007
Creators: name: Foster, George A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chloropidae
Microcercis
Microcercis albipalpis

description: Microcercis albipalpis (Meigen, 1830)
CANADA.
ALBERTA. Banff, 1, 4 July, 12 Aug 1925, Owen Bryant (4m, 6♀; NMNH); Lethbridge Co.: Lethbridge, June 1967, N. L. H. Krauss (2♂: NMNH). BRITISH COLUMBIA. Fraser-Fort George: Prince George, 550−600m, Aug 1970, N. L. H. Krauss (2♀: NMNH); Thompson-Nicola: 8 mi. S Merritt, 19 Aug 1970, Oman (2♀; NMNH); Vancouver Is.: Courtenay, 0– 50♂, 1 July 1978, N. L. H. Krauss (1♀; NMNH); Courtenay, June 1965, N.L.H. Krauss (5♂, 1♀; NMNH). MANITOBA. Glenboro–South Cypress Municipality: Aweme, 2, 26 June, 1 Aug 1916, N. Criddle (7♂, 1♀, 1 missing abd.; NMNH); Treesbank, 2, 13 [swept from grass], 20, 23, 28 July, 15 Aug 1915, N. Criddle (25♂, 3♀; NMNH); St. Boniface: 200–300 m, 17 June 1971, N. L. H. Krauss (3♂, 1♀; NMNH). NEW BRUNSWICK. Westmoreland Co.: Shediac, 8 Aug 1967, N. L. H. Krauss (1♂; NMNH). ONTARIO. Waubamick, July 1915, H. S. Parish (1♀; NMNH). PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Souris, July 1967, N. L. H. Krauss (1♀; NMNH). SASKATCHEWAN. Saskatoon, 21 June 1937, A. R. Brooks (1♂; NMNH); Saskatoon, 14 July 1939, 17 July 1940, Kenneth M. King (2♂, 1♀; NMNH). YUKON TERRITORY. Whitehorse, 2000–2200 ft., July 1970, N. L. H. Krauss (1♀; NMNH).
description: Published as part of Foster, George A., 2024, Revision of Nearctic Microcercis Beschovski (Diptera: Chloropidae), with Synonymy of Incertella Sabrosky, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 5481 (4) on page 429, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/12780285
Microcercis bispina Foster 2024
Creators: name: Foster, George A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Chloropidae
Microcercis
Microcercis bispina

description: Microcercis bispina (Malloch, 1918)
CANADA.
ALBERTA. Bilby, 1 July 1924, O. Bryant (1♂; NMNH). MANITOBA. Glenboro–South Cypress Municipality: Aweme, 12, 24 Aug 1916, N. Criddle (2♂; NMNH); Treesbank, 20 July 1915, N. Criddle (1♂; NMNH). NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. Port-au-Basques, sweep, (47°34′52.23″N 59°09′23.72″W), 09 August 1991, D. S. Chandler, (1♀; UNHC).
ONTARIO. Parry Sound District: Waubamic, Parry Sound, 7 July 1915, J. M. Aldrich (1♀; NMNH); Whitney, Algonquin Park, 26–30 June 1955, C. W. Sabrosky (1♂; NMNH).
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. P. E. I. National Park, Stanhope Campground, sweep, (46°25′21.79″N 63°06′34.36″W), 13 August 1991, D. S. Chandler, (3♂, 3♀; UNHC).
description: Published as part of Foster, George A., 2024, Revision of Nearctic Microcercis Beschovski (Diptera: Chloropidae), with Synonymy of Incertella Sabrosky, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 5481 (4) on page 431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/12780285
Microcercis dorsata Foster 2024
Creators: name: Foster, George A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chloropidae
Microcercis
Microcercis dorsata

description: Microcercis dorsata (Loew, 1869)
CANADA.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: P. E. I. National Park, Stanhope Campground, sweep, (46°25′21.79″N 63°06′34.36″W), 13 August 1991, D. S. Chandler, (3♂; UNHC).
description: Published as part of Foster, George A., 2024, Revision of Nearctic Microcercis Beschovski (Diptera: Chloropidae), with Synonymy of Incertella Sabrosky, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 5481 (4) on page 432, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/12780285
Microcercis infesta Foster 2024
Creators: name: Foster, George A.
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chloropidae
Microcercis
Microcercis infesta

description: Microcercis infesta (Becker, 1912)
CANADA.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Moncton, July 1967, N. L. H. Krauss (3♂, 2♀; NMNH). NOVA SCOTIA. Digby, 0– 100 m, June 1972, N. L. H. Krauss (1♀; NMNH). PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; P. E. I. National Park, Stanhope Campground, sweep, (46°25′21.79″N 63°06′34.36″W), 13 August 1991, D. S. Chandler, (5♂, 2♀; UNHC).
description: Published as part of Foster, George A., 2024, Revision of Nearctic Microcercis Beschovski (Diptera: Chloropidae), with Synonymy of Incertella Sabrosky, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 5481 (4) on page 433, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/12780285
Microcercis minor Foster 2024
Creators: name: Foster, George A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chloropidae
Microcercis
Microcercis minor

description: Microcercis minor (Adams, 1905)
CANADA.
MANITOBA. Glenboro – South Cypress Municipality: Aweme, 26 June 1916, N. Criddle (2♀; NMNH); Treesbank, 12 June, 23 July, 5, 15, 17 Aug, 7 Sep 1915, N. Criddle (6♂, 9♀; NMNH); St. Boniface: 200–300 m, 17 June 1971, N. L. H. Krauss (1♂, 1♀; NMNH). ONTARIO. Carleton Co.: Ottawa, reared from Barley, 8 July 1951, J. F. McAlpine (1♂, 2♀; NMNH; Nipissing District: North Bay, 24 June 1967, N. L. H. Krauss (1♀; NMNH).
SASKATCHEWAN. Saskatoon, 450–480 m, 15 June 1972, N. L. H. Krauss (1♀; NMNH)
description: Published as part of Foster, George A., 2024, Revision of Nearctic Microcercis Beschovski (Diptera: Chloropidae), with Synonymy of Incertella Sabrosky, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 5481 (4) on page 436, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/12780285
Conioscinella ovalis Foster 2024
Creators: name: Foster, George A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chloropidae
Conioscinella
Conioscinella ovalis

description: Conioscinella ovalis (Adams, 1905)
CANADA.
MANITOBA. Glenboro – South Cypress Municipality: Aweme, 1 Aug 1916, N. Criddle (1♂, NMNH); Treesbank, 28 July 1915, N. Criddle (2♂; NMNH).
description: Published as part of Foster, George A., 2024, Revision of Nearctic Microcercis Beschovski (Diptera: Chloropidae), with Synonymy of Incertella Sabrosky, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 5481 (4) on page 439, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/12780285
Meleonoma Meyrick 1914
Creators: name: Wang, Shuxia
name: Zhu, Xiaoju
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cosmopterigidae
Meleonoma

description: Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914
Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914: 255.
Type species: Cryptolechia stomota Meyrick, 1910.
Acryptolechia Lvovsky, 2010: 255.
Type species: Cryptolechia malacobyrsa Meyrick, 1921.
description: Published as part of Wang, Shuxia & Zhu, Xiaoju, 2020, Study of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of fifteen new species, pp. 331-357 in Zootaxa 4838 (3) on page 332, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4404074
Meleonoma facialis Li et Wang 2002
Creators: name: Wang, Shuxia
name: Zhu, Xiaoju
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cosmopterigidae
Meleonoma
Meleonoma facialis

description: The facialis -group
Diagnostic characters. Adult with forewing length running from 3.5 to 6.5 mm, length approximately 3.6−4.5 times of the maximum width. Forewing elongately narrow, or lanceolate; ground color yellow; costal margin always with a dark spot medially (costal spot); apex with a dark patch (apical patch), sometimes diffused along termen to tornus and forming a tornal spot; discal and plical spots present; discocellular spots doubled, usually at anterior and posterior angles of cell respectively.
Genital characters not characteristic. In male genitalia, uncus varied in shape and length, from short (as in M. parvissima sp. nov.) to extremely long (as in M. tenuiuncata sp. nov.); gnathos absent in most species, present in a few species; transtilla usually present, medially joined or separated; sacculus fused with valva, or separated from valva entirely or only free distally. In female genitalia, eighth sternal plate often spiculate; antrum heavily sclerotized in most species; ductus bursae sclerotized or membranous; corpus bursae with or without signum; ductus seminalis arising from ductus bursae or from junction between ductus bursae and corpus bursae.
Nine species of the facialis -group were described from China prior to this study: M. facialis Li et Wang, 2002, M. facunda (Meyrick, 1910) (Meyrick 1910a), M. fasciculifera (Wang, 2004), M. malacognatha Li et Wang, 2002, M. margisclerotica Wang, 2016 (Yin & Wang 2016a), M. meyricki Lvovsky, 2015, M. echinata Li, 2004, M. foliata Li, 2004 and M. polychaeta Li, 2004 (Li & Wang 2004). Unfortunately, we have not identified M. facunda that was recorded to occur in North and East China by Liu (1981) in this study. In this paper, we describe nine new species and to record M. aridula (Meyrick, 1910) (Meyrick 1910b) from China for the first time.
description: Published as part of Wang, Shuxia & Zhu, Xiaoju, 2020, Study of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of fifteen new species, pp. 331-357 in Zootaxa 4838 (3) on page 332, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4404074
Meleonoma dilativalva Wang & Zhu 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wang, Shuxia
name: Zhu, Xiaoju
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cosmopterigidae
Meleonoma
Meleonoma dilativalva

description: Meleonoma dilativalva sp. nov.
(Figs. 4, 20)
Type material. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♂, Guanping (25.85°N, 99.50°E), Mengyang, 1200 m, 19.VIII.2005, leg. YD Ren, slide No. YAH15361.
Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by having a lanceolate uncus, a valva distally dilated ovately, and an aedeagus with two clusters of short spines in the male genitalia.
Description. Adult (Fig. 4). Forewing length 4.8 mm.
Head greyish black, mixed with yellowish black scales. Labial palpus yellow; second segment with scattered blackish grey scales on outer surface, with a greyish black ring apically; third segment greyish black except apex yellow, 3/4 length of second segment. Antenna yellow; scape with scattered blackish brown scales dorsally; flagellum annulated with blackish brown on dorsal surface.
Thorax and tegula greyish black, mixed with yellow scales. Forewing with costal margin arched, apex pointed; ground color yellow, with a greyish black spot at base of costal margin; costal spot greyish black, diffused; apical patch black, running from distal 1/6 of costal margin along termen to near tornus; discal spot black, other spots indistinct (worn); fringe greyish black, with a yellow basal line. Hindwing and fringe pale greyish brown. Legs yellow; on ventral surface, femora and tibiae of fore- and midlegs mixed with greyish brown scales, tarsi blackish brown except yellow at apex of each tarsomere.
Male genitalia (Fig. 20). Uncus large, lanceolate, narrowly rounded at apex, with several long setae mediolaterally. Tegumen short, uniform except narrowed medially. Valva uniformly narrow in basal half, dilated ovately in distal half; apex rounded, with dense long setae; ventral margin sclerotized, concave basally; costa straight, reaching pre-apex of valva; transtilla short, slightly inflated apically. Sacculus entirely fused with valva, sub-quadrate, sclerotized apically, folded ventrally. Saccus broad triangular, rounded at apex, nearly same length as uncus. Juxta weak and slender basally; lateral arm slender, clubbed. Aedeagus nearly as long as valva, basal 3/4 uniform, distal 1/4 narrowed, with a cluster of short spines at distal 1/4 and a cluster of dense short spines in vesica.
Female unknown.
Distribution. China (Yunnan).
Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin dilat- and the term valva, referring to the distally dilated valva.
description: Published as part of Wang, Shuxia & Zhu, Xiaoju, 2020, Study of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of fifteen new species, pp. 331-357 in Zootaxa 4838 (3) on page 336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4404074
Cryptolechia malacobyrsa Meyrick 1921
Creators: name: Wang, Shuxia
name: Zhu, Xiaoju
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Oecophoridae
Cryptolechia
Cryptolechia malacobyrsa

description: The malacobyrsa -group
Diagnostic characters. Adult with forewing length running from 5.5 to 9.8 mm, length approximately 2.5−3.2 times of the maximum width. Forewing broad lanceolate; ground color yellow, with a wide dark median fascia, with a distinct dark discal and a plical spot, as well as a discocellular spot that is often merged within the median fascia; terminal dots distinct, dark. Male genitalia: uncus more or less conical or rod-shaped; gnathos absent; valva bladeshaped in most species; transtilla dilated roundly or enlarged irregularly; sacculus entirely separated from valva. Female genitalia: ductus bursae membranous or partly sclerotized; corpus bursae ovate to rounded, with 1−2 signa.
Species of the malacobyrsa -group are similar to those of the facialis- group in having a yellow forewing, but can be distinguished by the forewing having a median fascia but lacking a costal spot and an apical patch; in the facialis- group, all the species have a costal spot and an apical patch but lack a median fascia.
Four species of the malacobyrsa -group have been recorded in China before this study: M. malacobyrsa (Meyrick, 1921), M. microbyrsa (Wang, 2003), M. dorsoprojecta (Wang, 2006) and M. robusta (Wang, 2006). In the present paper, we describe six new species, and report the female of M. microbyrsa (Wang, 2003) for the first time.
description: Published as part of Wang, Shuxia & Zhu, Xiaoju, 2020, Study of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of fifteen new species, pp. 331-357 in Zootaxa 4838 (3) on page 344, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4404074
Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Creators: name: Li, Wenliang
name: Bai, Yingming
name: Yang, Ding
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Lauxaniidae
Minettia

description: Key to the subgenera of Minettia and the species unplaced in a subgenus
(modified from Shi et al., 2015)
1. Katepisternum with one strong katepisternal seta.................................... subgenus Minettiella Malloch
- Katepisternum with two katepisternal setae................................................................. 2
2. Mesonotum with 0+2–3 long acrostichal setulae (longer than surrounding hair-like acrostichal setulae)................. 3
- Mesonotum (Fig. 163) with 2+4 long acrostichal setulae................................. M. baihualingensis sp. nov.
3. Lower part of face with a distinct, slight and weakly round swelling on each side................................... 4
- Lower part of face without round swelling on each side....................................................... 5
4. Basal part of wing black; arista long plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae longer than height of 1st flagellomere (rarely shorter than height of 1st flagellomere); male genitalia: two pairs of ventral hypandrial appendages (including some Palaearctic and Oriental species)............................................................. subgenus Frendelia Collin
- Basal part of wing yellow; arista short plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae as long as 1/2 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: one pair of ventral hypandrial appendages............................... subgenus Scotominettia Shatalkin
5. Arista pubescent, rays of arista with longest setulae as long as or shorter than1/4 height of 1st flagellomere, sometimes bare; male genitalia: phallic sheath absent.......................................... subgenus Plesiominettia Shatalkin
- Arista pubescent or plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae longer than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: phallic sheath present................................................... subgenus Minettia Robineau -Desvoidy
description: Published as part of Li, Wenliang, Bai, Yingming & Yang, Ding, 2023, The genus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Lauxaniinae) from the Oriental Region with descriptions of seventeen new species, pp. 201-249 in Zootaxa 5256 (3) on page 203, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7751440
Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Creators: name: Li, Wenliang
name: Bai, Yingming
name: Yang, Ding
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Lauxaniidae
Minettia

description: Key to separate Oriental species of the subgenus Minettia
1. Mesonotum and abdomen shining.................................... Minettia (Minettia) imparispinosa (Sasakawa)
– Mesonotum and abdomen not as above.................................................................... 2
2. Mesonotum without pruinose or colored stripes (Fig. 133); abdomen entirely black without yellow stripe (Fig. 134)........................................................................................... M. (M.) baii sp. nov.
- Mesonotum with pruinose or colored stripes; abdomen entirely yellow to brown or black with yellow stripes............. 3
3. Abdomen entirely yellow to brown, without stripes (Fig. 124)............................ M. (M.) annulifera sp. nov.
- Abdomen yellow to black, if yellow with stripes............................................................. 4
4. Mesonotum with three pairs of grayish white pruinose stripes and three pairs of grayish white pruinose spots, one grayish white short pruinose stripe present between prescutellar setae, scutellum with a pair of grayish white pruinose spots at tip; two postsutural dorsocentral setae (Fig. 153); all tibiae with three brown rings (Fig. 152); apex of R 1 with one brown spot (Fig. 151); abdomen yellow, tergites 1–4 with discontinuous black stripes, tergites 5–6 with six black spots (Fig. 154); syntergosternite not as below (Fig. 157)............................................................... M. (M.) terminalis sp. nov.
– Mesonotum with one broad grayish white pruinose stripe extending to tip of scutellum; the margin of scutellum yellow; three post-sutural dorsocentral setae (Fig. 143); tibia without brown ring (Fig. 142); subcostal cell without brown spot (Fig. 141); abdomen tergites 4–6 yellow on posterior margin, tergites 5–6 with yellow triangular median spots confluent with yellow posterior margin stripes (Fig. 144); syntergosternite circular (Fig. 147)...................... M. (M.) scutellata sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Li, Wenliang, Bai, Yingming & Yang, Ding, 2023, The genus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Lauxaniinae) from the Oriental Region with descriptions of seventeen new species, pp. 201-249 in Zootaxa 5256 (3) on page 205, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7751440
MPEC 2024-X72 : 2024 XE1
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 XE1

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.
Amaranthus albus L.
Creators: name: Hassan, Walaa A.
name: Al-Shaye, Najla A.
name: Alghamdi, Salma
name: Korany, Shereen M.
name: Iamonico, Duilio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus albus

description: 1. Amaranthus albus L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1268. 1759
Type (lectotype designated by Raus 1997: 143):—NORTH AMERICA. Habitat in Philadelphiae maritimis, Herb. Linn. No. 1117.1 (LINN!, image of the lectotype available at http://linnean-online.org/11627/).
Description:— Herbs 1–85(–120) dm tall, monoecious, annual (therophyte), rarely biennial. Stems usually erect, ± glabrous (sometimes sparsely pubescent in the inflorescence region), white to white-greenish, much branched. Leaves green (usually pale green), ovate, elliptic to spathulate (3.5–6.0 × 1.5–3.0 cm in the main axis, greater than the leaves on the branches), often with undulate margins (sometimes with a white marginal vein), apex obtuse and mucronate, base cuneate, glabrous (rarely pubescent on the veins), petioled (petiole 1.6–3.0 cm long). Synflorescences arranged in axillary glomerules, light green. Floral bracts greenish, ovate-lanceolate [(2.0–)3.0–4.0(–6.0) × 0.3–0.6 mm], 2(–2.5) times longer than the perianth, awned, margin entire, glabrous. Staminate flowers with 3 tepals, lanceolate; stamens 3. Pistillate flowers with 3 tepals, linear to lanceolate [0.9–1.1 × 0.3–0.4(–0.5) mm], with acute apex; stigmas 3. Fruit brownish-black, ellipsoidal [(1.2–)1.4–1.8 × 1.0–1.2(–1.4) mm], as long as or slightly longer than the perianth, rugose when dry, dehiscent. Seed lenticular [(0.8–)0.9–1.1(–1.3) mm in diameter], black to brownish-black.
Iconography:— Chaudhary (1998: 245, Plate. 126a–e), Bayón (2015: 304, Figura 19).
Phenology:— Flowering time April (Al-Eisawi & Al-Ruzayza 2015).
Habitat and elevation:— Human-made habitat, at about 300 m a.s.l. (Al-Eisawi & Al-Ruzayza 2015).
Chromosome number:— 2n = 32, 34.
Alien status:— Neophyte species native to North America, it can be considered as invasive in Saudi Arabia (see Aljeddani et al. 2021).
Occurrence in Saudi Arabia (Fig. 1):— Jizan, Qassim (El-Ghazali & Al-Soqeer 2013), Makkah (Al-Eisawi & Al-Ruzayza 2015), Tabuk and Taif (Aljieddani et al. 2021). No finding was done during the field surveys. Further researches are necessary to verify the distribution of Amaranthus albus in the country.
description: Published as part of Hassan, Walaa A., Al-Shaye, Najla A., Alghamdi, Salma, Korany, Shereen M. & Iamonico, Duilio, 2022, Taxonomic revision of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Saudi Arabia, pp. 135-157 in Phytotaxa 576 (2) on page 138, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.576.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7461280
Amaranthus blitum subsp. blitum var. blitum subsp. blitum var. blitum
Creators: name: Hassan, Walaa A.
name: Al-Shaye, Najla A.
name: Alghamdi, Salma
name: Korany, Shereen M.
name: Iamonico, Duilio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus blitum subsp. blitum var. blitum

description: 2a. Amaranthus blitum subsp. blitum var. blitum
Iconography:— Beck (1909: Tab. 300).
Phenology:— Flowering time february to april (see also Al-Eisawi & Al-Ruzayza 2015).
Habitat and elevation:— Human-made habitat on sandy soils, 250–580 m a.s.l. (see also (Al-Eisawi & AlRuzayza 2015).
Chromosome number:— 2n = 34.
Alien status:— Archeophyte species native to to Mediterranean area and other parts of Europe, it can be considered as naturalized in Saudi Arabia (see also Chaudhary et al. 1981).
Occurrence in Saudi Arabia (Fig. 2):— Hail (El-Ghanim et al. 2010), Makkah (Al-Eisawi & Al-Ruzayza 2015), Riyhad (our investigation).
Specimina visa selecta:— SAUDIA ARABIA, Riyadh, sandy soil, 623 m a.s.l., 11 February 2021, leg. Hassan et Alali, det. Iamonico (PNUH!); ibidem (RO!).
description: Published as part of Hassan, Walaa A., Al-Shaye, Najla A., Alghamdi, Salma, Korany, Shereen M. & Iamonico, Duilio, 2022, Taxonomic revision of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Saudi Arabia, pp. 135-157 in Phytotaxa 576 (2) on pages 139-140, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.576.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7461280
Amaranthus blitum subsp. blitum var. oleraceus Hook. f.
Creators: name: Hassan, Walaa A.
name: Al-Shaye, Najla A.
name: Alghamdi, Salma
name: Korany, Shereen M.
name: Iamonico, Duilio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus blitum subsp. blitum var. oleraceus (l.) hook.f.

description: 2b. Amaranthus blitum subsp. blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J.D. Hooker] 4: 721. 1885
≡ Amaranthus oleraceus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1403. 1763 ≡ Amaranthus lividus proles oleraceus (L.) Thell. in Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. [Ascherson & Graebner] 5(1(5)): 321. 1914 ≡ Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea in Costea & al., Sida 19(4): 984. 2001
Type (lectotype designated by Filias et al. 1980: 150):—ASIA. Habitat in India, Herb. Linn., No. 1117.13 (LINN!, image of the lectotype available at http://linnean-online.org/11639/).
Iconography:— Bayón (2015: 307, Figura 22).
Chromosome number:— Unknown.
Alien status:— The origin of this taxon is uncertain at present. It probably originated from a selection of the var. blitum which was used as cultivated vegetable (see e.g., Costea et al. 2001). However, it does not appear to have been used for this purpose in Saudi Arabia. We consider var. oleraceus as casual in Saudi Arabia.
Occurrence in Saudi Arabia:— Var. oleraceus is here considered since it was listed by Thomas (2011). In fact, we did not found this variety during the field survey. Further investigations need to verify its real occurrence in Saudi Arabia.
description: Published as part of Hassan, Walaa A., Al-Shaye, Najla A., Alghamdi, Salma, Korany, Shereen M. & Iamonico, Duilio, 2022, Taxonomic revision of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Saudi Arabia, pp. 135-157 in Phytotaxa 576 (2) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.576.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7461280