cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Acroteriobatus Giltay 1928
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Acroteriobatus

description: Genus Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Type species. Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) annulatus Müller & Henle, 1841 (by subsequent designation). Elevated herein to genus rank from subgenus.
Description. Nostril distinctly longer than internasal distance; posterior aperture narrow, elongate, slightly oblique to anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps weakly bilobed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, very long based, inserted on snout well anterior (flaps almost joined) and well inward of innermost corner of posterior aperture; anterior aperture medium sized, suboval to subcircular, medial edge partly formed by long lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap; inner part of anterior nasal flap relatively long with an almost horizontal, undulate margin; lateral and posterior margins of anterior aperture bordered by broad posterolateral nasal flap, extending posteromedially as free flap but tip falling well short on inner corner of nostril; posterior nasal flap very well developed, much broader than posterolateral nasal flap and base exceeding half nostril length Lower jaw horizontal; skin margin forming upper lip straight; single lateral groove at its angle; oral groove moderate, extending from beside jaws around chin.
Species. A. annulatus (Müller & Henle, 1841), A. blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841), A. leucospilus (Norman, 1926), A. ocellatus (Norman, 1926), A. salalah (Randall & Compagno, 1995), A. variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973), A. zanzibarensis (Norman, 1926).
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 465, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Pseudobatos

description: Genus Pseudobatos gen. nov.
Type species. Rhinobatus glaucostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 (original designation).
Description. Nostril longer than internasal distance; posterior aperture narrow, very elongate, slightly oblique to anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps bilobed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, short based (less than half nostril length, insert on snout beside nostril margin, and well anterior and well lateral to innermost corner of posterior aperture (insertions of flaps very widely separated, by much more than internasal distance); anterior aperture medium sized, elongate oval, medial edge formed by long lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap; posterior lobe of anterior nasal flap very short-based and narrow with an oblique, almost straight margin; lateral and posterior margins of anterior aperture bordered by very broad posterolateral nasal flap, extending posteromedially as free flap but tip barely reaching beyond middle of posterior aperture of nostril; posterior nasal flap well developed, slightly broader than posterolateral nasal flap, base about half or less of nostril length and well short of innermost corner of nostril. Lower jaw often convex near symphysis; skin margin forming upper lip slightly concave; upper and lower lateral grooves at its angle; oral groove moderate, extending from beside jaws around chin.
Species. P. glaucostigmus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883), P. horkelii (Müller & Henle, 1841), P. lentiginosus (Garman, 1880), P. leucorhynchus (Günther, 1867), P. percellens (Walbaum, 1792), P. planiceps (Garman, 1880), P. prahli (Acero & Franke, 1995), P. productus (Ayres, 1854).
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 470, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Rhinobatos Linck 1790
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos

description: Genus Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Type species. Raja rhinobatos Linnaeus, 1758 (not indicated in original description but assumed type by absolute tautonymy).
Description. Nostril slightly longer to much longer than internasal distance; posterior aperture narrow, relatively short, slightly oblique to anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps bilobed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, bases short to moderately elongate (usually slightly less than or equal to half nostril width); insertion of anterior nasal flap well within internasal space (not closely adjacent nostril margin), and well anterior to innermost corner of posterior aperture (insertions of flaps widely separated, about equal to internasal distance); anterior aperture medium-sized, suboval, medial edge formed by long outer lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap; inner lobe of anterior nasal flap narrow to rather broad with an oblique, almost straight to strongly convex margin; lateral and posterior margins of anterior aperture bordered by a wide to broad posterolateral nasal flap, extending posteromedially as free lobe to about middle of posterior aperture of nostril; posterior nasal flap moderately to very well developed, width similar to or much broader than posterolateral nasal flap (base shorter to much longer than posterior aperture length), often very broad and extending almost to innermost corner of nostril. Lower jaw straight to weakly convex; skin margin forming upper lip straight to concave; 2–3 lateral grooves at its angle; oral groove weak to moderate, extending from beside jaws around chin.
Species. R. albomaculatus Norman, 1930, R. annandalei Norman, 1926, R. borneensis Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016, R. holcorhynchus Norman, 1922, R. hynnicephalus Richardson, 1846, R. irvinei Norman, 1931, R. jimbaranensis Last, White & Fahmi, 2006, R. lionotus Norman, 1926, R. nudidorsalis Last, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004, R. penggali Last, White & Fahmi, 2006, R. punctifer Compagno & Randall, 1987, R. rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758), R. sainsburyi Last, 2004, R. schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841, R. whitei Last, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014.
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 470, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Rhina Bloch & Schneider 1801
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Rhina

description: Genus Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Type species. Rhina ancylostomus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (designated by indication under ICZN Opinion 6).
Description. Nostrils large, very elongate and well separated, length subequal to internasal distance; posterior aperture slightly oblique, almost entirely covered by anterior nasal flap, exposed part much smaller than anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps bilobed, moderately developed but not fused to form a nasal curtain, long based (exceeding 2/3 of nostril length), posterior lobe inserted on snout at nostril margin adjacent innermost corner of posterior aperture (flaps widely separated, but barely more than internasal distance); anterior aperture relatively large, subtriangular, expanded horizontally, its posteromedial edge formed by broadly rounded, outer lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap (lobe positioned anteriorly on flap); inner lobe of anterior nasal flap long, narrow with an oblique, convex margin; posterior margin of anterior aperture bordered by slender, long-based posterolateral nasal flap; posterolateral nasal flap extending posteromedially well into posterior aperture as broad free extension (reaching beyond middle of posterior aperture of nostril); posterior nasal and posterolateral nasal flaps semi-continuous nostril posterior margin; base of latter relatively long (slightly exceeding half of nostril width). Lower jaw very strongly tri-convex; skin margin forming upper lip strongly concave; usually four short but prominent, posterolaterally directed grooves at its angle; oral groove absent, several weak transverse grooves on chin.
Species. R. ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801.
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 471, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Rhynchobatus Muller & Henle 1837
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Rhynchobatus

description: Genus Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Type species. Rhinobatus laevis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (by monotypy).
Description. Nostrils large, very elongate, length exceeding internasal distance, not widely separated; posterior aperture narrowly elongate and not or only partly covered by anterior nasal flap, oblique and strongly curved posteriorly, much larger than anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps bilobed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, small and short based (less than 1/2 nostril length); insertion on snout at or very close to nostril margin, well forward of middle of posterior aperture, very well anterior and well lateral to innermost corner of posterior aperture (insertions of flaps very widely separated, by much more than internasal distance); anterior aperture medium-sized, subtriangular, expanded horizontally, posteromedial edge formed by prominent outer lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap (positioned anteriorly on nostril); inner lobe of anterior nasal flap very short-based and narrow with an oblique, weakly convex margin; posterior margin of anterior aperture bordered by slender posterolateral nasal flap; free lobe of posterolateral nasal flap extending posteromedially, but tip not reaching middle of posterior aperture of nostril; posterior nasal flap fold-like, narrower than posterolateral nasal flap, base relatively short (often obscure). Lower jaw undulate and strongly convex at symphysis; skin margin forming upper lip strongly concave; usually three short but deep grooves at its angle (one anteriorly, two posteriorly); weak oral groove extending from forward of upper jaw and joined loosely on chin amid ridges of corrugated skin.
Species. R. australiae Whitley, 1939, R. djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775), R. immaculatus Last, Ho & Chen, 2013, R. laevis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), R. luebberti Ehrenbaum, 1915, R. palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008, R. springeri Compagno & Last, 2010.
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on pages 471-472, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Glaucostegus Bonaparte 1846
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Glaucostegus

description: Genus Glaucostegus Bonaparte, 1846
Type species. Rhina cemiculus Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1827 (subsequent designation).
Description. Nostrils moderately elongate to very elongate and narrowly separated, length usually greatly exceeding internasal distance; posterior aperture very elongate and narrow, not or only slightly oblique to anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps bilobed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, inner lobe short based; inserted on snout adjacent nostril anterior margin, lateral and well anterior to innermost corner of posterior aperture (flap insertions very widely separated, by much more than internasal distance); anterior aperture very large, elongate oval, posteromedial edge formed by narrow outer lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap (positioned medially on nostril rather than near its lateral corner); outer lobe preceded by long anterior fold; inner lobe of anterior nasal flap narrow with straight to weakly convex margin; posterior margin of anterior aperture bordered by medium-sized (almost as wide as aperture), long-based, posterolateral nasal flap; free lobe of posterolateral nasal flap extending posteromedially, but rarely reaching middle of posterior aperture of nostril; posterior nasal flap weak, width similar to posterolateral nasal flap and base short (much less than half of nostril length). Lower jaw straight or weakly undulate; skin margin forming upper lip variably concave; 3–5 short lateral grooves at its angle; oral groove weak, confined to chin.
Species. G. ce m i c u l u s (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817), G. granulatus (Cuvier, 1829), G. h a l a v i (Forsskål, 1775), G. obtusus (Müller & Henle, 1841), G. thouin (Anonymous, 1798), G. t y p u s (Bennett, 1830).
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on pages 472-473, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Pristidae Bonaparte 1835
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Pristiformes
Pristidae

description: Family Pristidae Bonaparte, 1835
Type genus. Pristis Linck, 1790 (inferred from stem).
Description. Large to very large rays (adults up to 7 m TL) with snout greatly extended to form a hard, flattened blade armed along each edge with a row of sharp, robust, hypertrophied tooth-like denticles. Pectoral fins relatively small, separate, not fused to head or forming an obvious disc. Head slightly flattened, projecting well forward of pectoral fins. Eyes positioned very close to sides of head; well removed from spiracles. Spiracles lacking folds. Mouth broad, lacking oral grooves. Nostrils variably developed, short to relatively elongate, well separated, located well anterior to mouth and posterior to toothed part of rostrum; mouth broad and transverse. Tail elongate, more or less subcylindrical anteriorly; lateral skin folds weak anteriorly but more expanded posteriorly to form a welldefined keel; keels extending well onto caudal fin (their posterior extremities not almost joined adjacent origin of ventral lobe of fin). Two dorsal fins similar in shape, rather tall, with first located fully or partly above pelvic fins; pectoral fins well separated from pelvic fins. Pelvic fins short-based, subtriangular. Caudal fin variably developed, its ventral lobe weak or short (Pristis), or present as a long lobe (Anoxypristis). Dorsal coloration plain yellowish, brownish, greyish or greenish. Two genera: Anoxypristis and Pristis.
Remarks. No other batoid has a heavily modified, blade-like snout armed with enlarged tooth-like denticles. The shark family Pristiophoridae also has a modified saw-like snout but otherwise possesses characteristics of sharks (e.g. gill slits lateral rather than ventral on head). In most recent morphology-based classifications, pristids have been placed alone in the order Pristiformes (e.g. McEachran et al., 1996; van der Laan, et al., 2014), but recurrent recovery of the group as being monophyletic within the Rhinopristiformes based on molecular data is compelling evidence. Apart from their snout morphology, they share many key characters with other rhinopristiform families, notably the rhinids.
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 473, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Anoxypristis White & Moy-Thomas 1941
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Pristiformes
Pristidae
Anoxypristis

description: Genus Anoxypristis White & Moy-Thomas, 1941
Type species. Pristis cuspidatus Latham, 1794 (replacement name).
Description. Nostrils very elongate and well separated, width subequal to internasal distance; posterior aperture very elongate and narrowly curved, not markedly oblique to anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps single-lobed, poorly developed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, low, with innermost edge poorly defined (joined discretely to nostril margin and about midlength of posterior aperture); anterior aperture small, directed anteroventrally and situated at lateral margin of head, innermost edge incompletely formed by short lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap (positioned anteriorly and barely reaching across nostril aperture); posterior margin of anterior aperture bordered by long and very narrow posterolateral nasal flap that extends posteromedially as a long free lobe (almost as long as posterior aperture of nostril); posterior nasal flap narrow (width similar to posterolateral nasal flap) and base long (more than half of nostril width). Lower jaw straight or weakly undulate; skin margin forming upper lip straight or weakly concave; 2 short lateral grooves directed posteromedially from its angle; no oral groove.
Species. A. cuspidata (Latham, 1794).
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 473, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Pristis Linck 1790
Creators: name: Last, Peter R.
name: Séret, Bernard
name: Naylor, Gavin J. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Pristiformes
Pristidae
Pristis

description: Genus Pristis Linck, 1790
Type species. Squalus pristis Linnaeus, 1758 (by monotypy, absolute tautonymy).
Description. Nostrils very short and well separated, width less than or subequal to internasal distance; posterior aperture relatively short, broadly scythe-shaped, not markedly oblique to anterior aperture. Anterior nasal flaps distinctly bilobed, well developed, not fused to form a nasal curtain, rather short based with point of insertion often unclear (joined variably along nostril margin beyond midlength of posterior aperture); anterior aperture mediumsized, subcircular and well removed from lateral margin of head, posterior edge formed by well-developed, outer lobe-like extension of anterior nasal flap (positioned anteriorly and reaching across aperture); lateral and posterior margins of anterior aperture bordered by long, medium-width posterolateral nasal flap; posterolateral nasal flap extending posteromedially as a broad free lobe (almost to corner of posterior aperture of nostril), its tip recurved ventrally; posterior nasal flap variably developed, width often narrower than posterolateral nasal flap but base relatively long (about half of nostril width or more). Lower jaw straight to weakly convex; skin margin forming upper lip concave; lateral grooves short, few to many, directed anteriorly from mouth angle; no oral groove, weak groove sometimes on chin.
Species. P. clavata Garman, 1906, P. pectinata Latham, 1794, P. pristis (Linnaeus, 1758), P. zijsron Bleeker, 1851.
description: Published as part of Last, Peter R., Séret, Bernard & Naylor, Gavin J. P., 2016, A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea), pp. 451-475 in Zootaxa 4117 (4) on page 474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271659
Crematogaster (Physocrema) bakeri Menozzi
Creators: name: Hosoishi, Shingo
name: Ogata, Kazuo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Crematogaster
Crematogaster bakeri

description: Crematogaster (Physocrema) bakeri Menozzi
Crematogaster (Physocrema) bakeri Menozzi, 1925: 447, fig. 6, worker from PHILIPPINES: Mindanao, Davao (6947) (probably in IEGG). [not seen]
Remarks. We have not been able to examine type-material of C. (P.) bakeri. From the original description and figure, this species is close to C. (P.) inflata, C. (P.) onusta and C. (P.) physothorax. But it is impossible to isolate C. (P.) bakeri from those species on the basis of the original description. It lacks the detailed description of the clypeus and promesonotum for separating the similar species. The taxonomic status of this species will remain uncertain until type-material can be examined.
description: Published as part of Hosoishi, Shingo & Ogata, Kazuo, 2009, A taxonomic revision of the Asian endemic subgenus Physocrema of the genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 15-36 in Zootaxa 2062 on page 21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186855
Crematogaster (Physocrema) onusta Stitz
Creators: name: Hosoishi, Shingo
name: Ogata, Kazuo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Crematogaster
Crematogaster onusta

description: Crematogaster (Physocrema) onusta Stitz
(Figs 7, 15, 27)
Crematogaster (Physocrema) onusta Stitz, 1925: 118. LECTOTYPE worker (ZMHB worker, GBIF-D/FoCol 1439) (by present designation) and seven paralectotype workers from PHILIPPINES: Palawan (G. Boettcher) (MCZC, ZMHB) [examined]. Combination in C. (Paracrema) by Donisthorpe, 1941: 226.
Measurements and indices. HW 0.82–1.05; HL 0.76–0.95; CI 109–111; SL 0.66–0.85; SI 80–81; EL 0.18–0.22; PW 0.46–0.51; WL 1–1.22; PSL 0; PtL 0.28–0.34; PtW 0.22–0.26; PtH 0.14–0.16; PpL 0.16–0.19; PpW 0.2–0.24; PtHI 42–52; PtWI 67–86; PpWI 125–129; WI 94–100 (Three workers measured). Description of worker. Workers monomorphic in size.
Scape reaching posterior corner of head.
In lateral view, pronotum and mesonotum forming a single convexity; propodeum slightly raised relative to promesonotum. Anterior margin of pronotal collar slightly concave in dorsal view. Metanotal groove almost straight in dorsal view, not so deep and situated posterior to the posterior ridge of pronotum in lateral view; thorax not strongly constricted in middle in dorsal view. In dorsal view, several longitudinal rugulae connecting between mesonotum and propodeum; the boundary indistinct. Propodeal spiracle situated near the metapleural gland orifice, the distance between them about the same as the propodeal spiracle diameter. Propodeal spines absent.
Clypeus sculptured with longitudinal rugulae. Pronotum punctate, but without distinct rugulae.
Standing pilosity sparse, a few pairs on dorsal face of head and dorsal portion of mesonotum. Dorsal face of head with decumbent setae. Clypeus with setae. Fourth abdominal tergite with decumbent setae.
Body color varies from red (specimens from Tioman Island) to brown (specimens from other localities).
Distribution. This species is known from Tioman Island and Borneo (Fig. 27).
Remarks. This species is very similar to C. (P.) physothorax, but can be distinguished by the rugulae on the pronotum. This species was transferred to Paracrema by Donisthorpe (1941), but is here replaced in Physocrema.
Specimens examined. MALAYSIA: 3 workers, Tioman Island, 17–22. ix. 1992 (F. I t o); 5 workers, Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, 18. viii. 1981 (K. Masuko); 4 workers, 50 ha plot, Lambir N.P., Miri, Sarawak, 22. viii. 1995 (Sk. Yamane); 1 worker, Old Tower R., Lambir N. P., Miri, Sarawak, 23. viii. 1995 (H. Okido); 2 workers, Old Tower R., Lambir N. P., Miri, Sarawak, 25. i. 1993 (Sk. Yamane). INDONESIA: 1 worker, Barito Ulu 150m alt., Kalimantan, 16. viii. 2001 (Syaukani).
description: Published as part of Hosoishi, Shingo & Ogata, Kazuo, 2009, A taxonomic revision of the Asian endemic subgenus Physocrema of the genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 15-36 in Zootaxa 2062 on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186855
Crematogaster (Physocrema) tanakai Hosoishi & Ogata, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Hosoishi, Shingo
name: Ogata, Kazuo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Crematogaster
Crematogaster tanakai

description: Crematogaster (Physocrema) tanakai Hosoishi & Ogata sp. nov.
(Fig. 18, 30)
HOLOTYPE worker from MALAYSIA: Lambir N. P., Miri, Sarawak, Borneo, 28. ix. 2005 (H. Tanaka) from the epiphyte Platycerium sp. (FRC).
Paratypes. 1 male, same data as holotype (FRC).
Measurements and indices. HW 1.66; HL 1.52; CI 109; SL 0.98; SI 59; EL 0.26; PW 0.74; WL 1.42; PSL 0; PtL 0.4; PtW 0.34; PtH 0.24; PpL 0.24; PpW 0.34; PtHI 60; PtWI 85; PpWI 142; WI 100 (one worker measured).
Description of worker. Scape not reaching posterior corner of head. Dorsal median portion of the head swollen.
In lateral view, promesonotum convex; mesonotum differentiated from pronotum; propodeum slightly raised relative to promesonotum. Anterior margin of pronotal collar slightly concave in dorsal view. Promesonotal suture visible. Metanotal groove convex posteriorly in dorsal view, deep and situated posteriorly to the posterior ridge of pronotum in lateral view; thorax strongly constricted in middle in dorsal view. In dorsal view, some longitudinal rugulae connecting between mesonotum and propodeum; the boundary distinct. Propodeal spiracle situated away from the metapleural gland orifice, the distance between them much greater than the propodeal spiracle diameter. Propodeal spines absent.
Clypeus sculptured with reticulate rugulae. Reticulate rugulae on pronotum and propodeum.
Standing pilosity sparse on dorsal face of head, abundant on promesonotum. Dorsal face of head with decumbent setae. Clypeus with short setae. Fourth abdominal tergite with suberect and appressed setae. Dorsal setae on posterior portion of fourth abdominal tergite directed medially.
Head red, mesosoma and gaster brown.
Distribution. This species is known only from the type locality in Borneo (Fig. 30).
Remarks. This species is unique among the Asian Crematogaster ants in having a swollen dorsal median portion of the head.
This species was collected together with C. (P.) difformis nesting within the epiphyte Platycerium sp., suggesting the possibility that it might be associated with C. (P.) difformis.
description: Published as part of Hosoishi, Shingo & Ogata, Kazuo, 2009, A taxonomic revision of the Asian endemic subgenus Physocrema of the genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 15-36 in Zootaxa 2062 on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186855
Crematogaster (Physocrema) yamanei Hosoishi & Ogata, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Hosoishi, Shingo
name: Ogata, Kazuo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Crematogaster
Crematogaster yamanei

description: Crematogaster (Physocrema) yamanei Hosoishi & Ogata, sp. nov.
(Fig. 20, 32)
HOLOTYPE worker from INDONESIA: Parapat (900m alt), Danau Toba, N. Sumatra, 19. viii. 2002 (SU02- SKY-66) (Sk Yamane) (MZB).
Paratypes. 12 workers, same data as holotype (BMNH, KUM, MCSN, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB).
Measurements and indices. HW 1.15–1.7; HL 1.03–1.45; CI 112–118; SL 0.93–1.1; SI 65–81; EL 0.2–0.28; PW 0.63–0.9; WL 1.26–1.78; PSL 0.15–0.18; PtL 0.41–0.55; PtW 0.36–0.5; PtH 0.23–0.28; PpL 0.22–0.33; PpW 0.31–0.48; PtHI 50–57; PtWI 90–96; PpWI 143–146; WI 85–95 (Three workers measured).
Description of worker. Workers with pronounced size polymorphism.
Scape reaching posterior corner of the head in large workers.
In lateral view, pronotum and mesonotum forming a single convexity; propodeum slightly raised relative to promesonotum. Anterior margin of pronotal collar slightly concave in dorsal view. Metanotal groove not convex posteriorly in dorsal view, not very deep and situated posterior to the posterior ridge of pronotum in lateral view; thorax not strongly constricted in middle in dorsal view. In dorsal view, many longitudinal rugulae connecting between mesonotum and propodeum; but the boundary distinct. Propodeal spiracle situated away from the metapleural gland orifice, the distance between them much greater than the propodeal spiracle diameter. Propodeal spines present.
Postpetiole slightly bilobed behind without longitudinal median sulcus.
Clypeus sculptured with longitudinal rugulae. Longitudinal rugulae on dorsal face of head, pronotum, mesonotum and propodeum.
Standing pilosity sparse on dorsal face of head and mesosoma. Dorsal face of head with appressed setae. Fourth abdominal tergite with some erect setae and abundant appressed setae.
Body color black.
Distribution. This species is known only from the type locality in Sumatra (Fig. 32).
Remarks. This species is very similar to C. (P.) vacca. It differs in the reticulate rugulae on the head and promesonotum, and the relative depth of the metanotal groove.
description: Published as part of Hosoishi, Shingo & Ogata, Kazuo, 2009, A taxonomic revision of the Asian endemic subgenus Physocrema of the genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 15-36 in Zootaxa 2062 on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186855
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) tumidula Emery
Creators: name: Hosoishi, Shingo
name: Ogata, Kazuo
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Crematogaster
Crematogaster tumidula

description: Crematogaster (Oxygyne) tumidula Emery
Crematogaster tumidula Emery 1900: 689. Syntypes, 2 workers from INDONESIA: Pangherang-Pisang, Sumatra (E. Modigliani) (MCSN) [examined]. Combination in C. (Physocrema) by Emery, 1922: 140; Donisthorpe, 1941: 226.
Remarks. Examination of syntype workers in MCSN reveals that tumidula does not belong to the subgenus Physocrema. Characteristic features include: frontal carinae not developed; anterior clypeal margin not concave; metapleural gland orifice slit-shaped; petiole broader anteriorly. These features are characteristic of the subgenus Oxygyne and we consider C. tumidula to be referred to that subgenus.
description: Published as part of Hosoishi, Shingo & Ogata, Kazuo, 2009, A taxonomic revision of the Asian endemic subgenus Physocrema of the genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 15-36 in Zootaxa 2062 on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186855
NIGERIA: THE CHALLENGE OF CORRUPTION.
Creators: name: Dr. Ogulewe Emmanuel, Sonny
Publisher: name: SADI Journal
Year: 2024
Subjects: Corruption, Leadership, Legislation, Poverty, Underdevelopment

description: In Nigeria, corruption is a major challenge. It is undoubtedly responsible for Nigeria’s poverty and underdevelopment. Corruption has been part of Nigeria’s socio-political and economic process that has continued to grow despite several efforts to bring it in check. Successive governments in Nigeria have failed attempts to mitigate or eradicate corruption through the establishment of anticorruption agencies and legislations. These efforts failed because they were poorly conceived, dishonest, and enmeshed in Nigeria’s political culture of greed, absence of the right personnel, and political will to enforce them. Getting the country out of the chokehold of corruption is the most critical first step toward eradicating poverty and stimulating socioeconomic and political renaissance. To mitigate corruption in Nigeria sustainably, radical institutional reforms in the public service sector would make corruption difficult, dangerous, and unattractive. Again, and most importantly, the administration of justice systems should be truly independent and free from political interference.
Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) Boucomont 1910
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Bolbelasmus

description: Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) Boucomont, 1910
Type species: Bolboceras coreanum Kolbe, 1886
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) gallicus
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Bolbelasmus gallicus

description: Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) gallicus (Mulsant, 1842)
Bolboceras gallicum Mulsant 1843: 350; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1078; Boucomont 1902: 4, 1910: 335
Bolboceras gallicus: Marseul 1857: 83; Jaquelin du Val 1863: 34
Bolboceras gallicus var. provincialis Mulsant 1843: 351; Boucomont 1912: 17; Nikolajev et al. 2016: 33
Bolboceras gallicus var. conjunctus Mulsant 1843: 351; Boucomont 1912: 17; Nikolajev et al. 2016: 33
Bolbelasmus gallicus: Boucomont 1912: 17; Winkler 1929: 1035; Seabra 1943: 50; Cartwright 1953: 97; Baguena Corella 1967: 261; Baraud 1977: 159; Krikken 1977: 280–282, 284; Paulian & Baraud 1982: 61; Baraud 1992: 44–45; Martín-Piera & López-Colón 2000: 178–181, 498; López-Colón 2003: 140; Verdú et al. 2004: 512; Agoglitta et al. 2006: 182; Král et al. 2006: 82; Li et al. 2008: 479; Hillert et al. 2016: 223; Nikolajev et al. 2016: 33; Niogret et al. 2019: 9
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolbocaffer Vulcano, Martinez & Pereira 1969
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Bolbocaffer

description: Bolbocaffer Vulcano, Martínez & Pereira, 1969
Type species: Bolboceras sansibaricum Kolbe, 1894
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolbocaffer caffrum
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Bolbocaffer
Bolbocaffer caffrum

description: Bolbocaffer caffrum (Boheman, 1857) (Fig. 1A–F)
Bolboceras caffer Boheman 1857: 371; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1077; Boucomont 1902: 4
Bolboceras caffrum: Péringuey 1901: 484–485; Boucomont 1912: 8; Paulian 1941: 58–59
Bolbocaffer caffrum: Howden & Cooper 1977: 34; Krikken 1984: 41
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolbocaffer consocium
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Bolbocaffer
Bolbocaffer consocium

description: Bolbocaffer consocium (Boheman, 1857) (Fig. 1G–I)
Bolboceras consocium Boheman 1857: 372; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1078; Péringuey 1901: 488–489; Boucomont 1902: 4; Péringuey 1908: 641, 643; Boucomont 1912: 8; Paulian 1941: 64; Petrovitz 1975: 623
Bolbocaffer consocium: Krikken 1984: 41
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 433, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolbocaffer exasperans
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name: Forshage, Mattias
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Bolbocaffer exasperans

description: Bolbocaffer exasperans (Péringuey, 1908) (Fig. 2A–F)
Bolboceras exasperans Péringuey 1908: 641, 643; Boucomont 1912: 9
Bolbocaffer exasperans: Krikken 1984: 41
Bolboceras matabele Péringuey 1908: 643–644; Boucomont 1912: 11 (syn. nov.) (Fig. 2G–I)
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 433, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Mimobolbus Vulcano, Martinez & Pereira 1969
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Mimobolbus

description: Mimobolbus Vulcano, Martínez & Pereira, 1969
Type species: Bolboceras ornatellum Péringuey, 1901
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 435, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Mimobolbus maculicollis
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Mimobolbus
Mimobolbus maculicollis

description: Mimobolbus maculicollis (Boheman, 1857) (Fig. 3A–C)
Bolboceras maculicolle Boheman 1857: 375; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1079; Péringuey 1901: 490–491; Boucomont 1902: 5, 1912: 11; Paulian 1941: 38
Mimobolbus maculicollis: Krikken 1984: 43
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 435, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Mimobolbus dorsualis Rossini & Forshage 2023
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Mimobolbus
Mimobolbus dorsualis

description: Mimobolbus dorsualis (Boheman, 1857) (Fig. 3D–F) n. comb. and stat. rev.
Bolboceras dorsuale Boheman 1857: 376; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1078; Péringuey 1901: 490; Boucomont 1902: 4, 1912: 9; Paulian 1941: 38
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 437, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Mimobolbus nigropiceus
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Mimobolbus
Mimobolbus nigropiceus

description: Mimobolbus nigropiceus (Felsche, 1910) (Fig. 3G–I)
Bolboceras nigropiceum Felsche 1910: 43; Boucomont 1912: 11; Paulian 1941: 51; Vulcano et al. 1969: 163
Mimobolbus nigropiceus: Krikken 1984: 43
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 438, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Mimobolbus rufotestaceus
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Mimobolbus rufotestaceus

description: Mimobolbus rufotestaceus (Boheman, 1857) (Fig. 4A–C)
Bolboceras rufotestaceum Boheman 1857: 373; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1080; Péringuey 1901: 491; Boucomont 1902: 6, 1912: 13; Paulian 1941: 44
Mimobolbus rufotestaceus: Krikken 1984: 43
Bolboceras sebakuensis Péringuey 1908: 642; Paulian 1941: 44 (synonym) synonymy confirmed (Fig. 4D–F)
Mimobolbus sebakuensis: Krikken 1984: 43
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 438, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolboceratex Krikken 1984
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Bolboceratex

description: Bolboceratex Krikken, 1984
Type species: Bolboceras posticatum (Boheman, 1860)
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Bolboceratex posticatus
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Bolboceratex
Bolboceratex posticatus

description: Bolboceratex posticatus (Boheman, 1860) (Fig. 5A–D)
Bolboceras posticatum Boheman 1860: 114; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1079; Péringuey 1901: 489; Boucomont 1902: 5, 1912: 12; Paulian 1941: 35
Bolboceratex posticatus: Krikken 1984: 33; Gussmann & Scholtz 2000: 1115
Bolboceras inchoatum Péringuey 1901: 489; Boucomont 1912: 10; Gussmann & Scholtz 2000: 1116 (Fig. 5D–F)
Bolboceras petulans Kolbe 1907: 30; Péringuey 1908: 645; Boucomont 1912: 12; Paulian 1941: 35
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Blackbolbus Howden & Cooper 1977
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Blackbolbus

description: Blackbolbus Howden & Cooper, 1977
Type species: Bolboceras taurus Westwood, 1848
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Blackbolbus taurus
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Blackbolbus
Blackbolbus taurus

description: Blackbolbus taurus (Westwood, 1848)
Bolboceras taurus Westwood 1848: 15; Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1080; Boucomont 1902: 6; Blackburn 1904: 490; Boucomont 1912: 12; Lea 1916: 278
Blackbolbus taurus Howden 1985: 32; Howden & Cooper 1977: 23–24; Howden et al. 2007: 55
Bolboceras bubalus Gillet 1925: 2 Howden & Cooper 1977: 24; Howden 1985: 32 (synonym) (Fig. 6A–F)
description: Published as part of Rossini, Michele & Forshage, Mattias, 2023, On the types of Bolboceratidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, pp. 427-446 in Zootaxa 5301 (4) on page 441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8035890
Ragadia latifasciata Leech 1891
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Ragadia
Ragadia latifasciata

description: Ragadia latifasciata Leech, 1891
(Fig. 8)
For many years, this half-forgotten species was known only from type specimens collected in Moupin [Baoxing, Sichuan] (western China) deposited in NHM: Type ♂, B.M. Type NoRh2682, Moupin, July 1890; Type ♀ B.M. Type NoRh2683, Moupin, July 1890 (Figure 8). A female similar to R. latifasciata was mentioned by Nishimura (2008) from northern Vietnam (Ha Giang province). It was the first record of R. latifasciata from Vietnam. However, the taxon was regarded as a form of R. crisilda.
description: Published as part of Monastyrskii, Alexander L. & Lien, Vu Van, 2021, New taxa and new records of butterflies from Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea), pp. 486-510 in Zootaxa 5048 (4) on page 497, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5048.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5556598
Pantoporia bieti subsp. aurantina Monastyrskii & To 2021, subspecies nov.
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Pantoporia bieti
Pantoporia bieti aurantina monastyrskii & to

description: Pantoporia bieti aurantina Monastyrskii & To, subspecies nov.
(Figs. 7A, B)
Description: Female: Length of forewing: HT 25 mm.
Both wings upperside. (Figure 7A) Ground colour is black; all spots and bands are uniformly bright orange, including large discal cell streak merged with the streak beyond discal cell; lower postdiscal large spots in cells A1+A2 and Cu 1a are connected in cell Cu 1b;
Both wings underside. (Figure 7B) Ground colour of both wings dark reddish brown; all spots and bands are yellow; markings broad and distinct; wing patterns similar to those on the upperside except for a series of distinct pale violet subcostal spots in cells R 1, R 2, R 5 and M 1.
Diagnosis: The new taxon may be distinguished from individuals of other subspecies distributed in western China (the nominate subspecies) (Figure 7E–F), Naga Hills and northern Vietnam (subspec. paona) (Figure 7C–D). It has well developed, broad, bright orange markings on the upperside of both wings, while the other subspecies have whitish (eastern Tibet; Bozano, 2008) or yellowish markings (the nominate subspec. from central China and subspec. paona from northeastern India (ex Lepidoptera collection of the NHM). The most unusual character of the new taxon is the well-developed series of subcostal spots on the underside of the forewing. Individuals of other subspecies either lack this character or it is unclear. In addition, subcostal spots on the forewing are not typical for Pantoporia. This character is usually observed in some Neptis with orange markings, such as the armandia, themis and antilope groups.
Type material: Holotype: CENTRAL VIETNAM, ♀ Gia Lai province, Kon Ka Kinh N.P., IV.2016, TQ leg.
Distribution: Currently only recorded from Central Vietnam, Gia Lai province, Kon Ka Kinh N.P.
description: Published as part of Monastyrskii, Alexander L. & Lien, Vu Van, 2021, New taxa and new records of butterflies from Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea), pp. 486-510 in Zootaxa 5048 (4) on page 496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5048.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5556598