cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Simrothiella margaritacea
Creators: name: Cobo, M. Carmen
name: Farris, William J.
name: Kocot, Kevin M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Solenogastres
Cavibelonia
Simrothiellidae
Simrothiella
Simrothiella margaritacea

description: Simrothiella margaritacea (Koren & Danielssen, 1877)
Solenopus margaritaceus Koren & Danielssen, 1877: 120.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Corsica (France) • 3 specimens (anterior and posterior regions of the specimens preserved in 95% ethanol. Middle regions used for sclerite preparations and DNA extractions); CORSICABENTHOS 3 (Table 2); 122 m depth; MNHN-IM-2019-18280; GenBank: OR456220; OR458918 (1 microscope slide with sclerites, 1 SEM stub); MNHN-IM-2019-18287; GenBank: OR456221; OR458921 (1 microscope slide with sclerites); MNHN-IM-2019-18286); GenBank: OR458920 (1 microscope slide with sclerites).
DESCRIPTION
Elongate animal (15 × 1.5-2 mm). With rounded ends, the anterior end being slightly wider than the posterior. White to cream color (Fig. 4E). Cuticle relatively thin with hollow acicular sclerites slightly curved (160 -200 × 3-4 µm) (Fig. 7F) intersecting in two or three layers giving a characteristic hirsute appearance.
REMARKS
The external aspect and sclerites of these three Corsica specimens are distinctive from of Simrothiellidae species and correspond with Simrothiella margaritacea (Scheltema & Schander 2000; fig. 11, 20; Zamarro et al. 2016: fig.1). For the identification of this species, the DNA barcodes were decisive as there were previously available sequences for this species (Fig. 2). Sequences from the Corsica Simrothiella specimens closely matched available ones for this species, and therefore supported our identification. This is important given the existence of at least one undescribed look-alike species for which sequence data are also publicly available. This demonstrates that further development of a DNA barcode library with sequences from confidently identified specimens is essential to improve the accuracy and speed of the identification process in solenogasters (Bergmeier et al. 2017), a group for which numerous “known unknowns” are waiting to be formally described (Todt 2013).
The type locality of S. margaritacea is Boknfjord (Norway) and it has been collected in Norwegian waters (75-115 m) and the NW of the Iberian Peninsula (800 m) (Zamarro et al. 2016) (Table 1). With these three specimens from Corsica, the geographical distribution of S. margaritacea is extended to the Mediterranean Sea (122 m).
description: Published as part of Cobo, M. Carmen, Farris, William J. & Kocot, Kevin M., 2024, New data on the biodiversity of Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) in the Mediterranean Sea: findings from the program " Our Planet Reviewed " Corsica 2019 - 2022, pp. 543-576 in Zoosystema 46 (21) on pages 570-571, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a21, http://zenodo.org/record/13744725
Anamenia Nerstrasz 1908
Creators: name: Cobo, M. Carmen
name: Farris, William J.
name: Kocot, Kevin M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Solenogastres
Cavibelonia
Strophomeniidae
Anamenia

description: Genus Anamenia Nerstrasz, 1908
TYPE SPECIES. — Proneomenia amboinensis Thiele, 1902. Ambon Island (NW Pacific); unknown depth.
description: Published as part of Cobo, M. Carmen, Farris, William J. & Kocot, Kevin M., 2024, New data on the biodiversity of Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) in the Mediterranean Sea: findings from the program " Our Planet Reviewed " Corsica 2019 - 2022, pp. 543-576 in Zoosystema 46 (21) on page 571, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a21, http://zenodo.org/record/13744725
Anamenia gorgonophila
Creators: name: Cobo, M. Carmen
name: Farris, William J.
name: Kocot, Kevin M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Solenogastres
Cavibelonia
Strophomeniidae
Anamenia
Anamenia gorgonophila

description: Anamenia gorgonophila (Kowalesky, 1880)
Neomenia gorgonophila Kowalevsky, 1880: 190.
Anamenia gorgonophila – Nierstrasz 1908: 11.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Corsica (France) • 1 specimen (used for sclerite preparations, DNA extraction and histology); CORSICABENTHOS 3 (Table 2); 50 m depth; MNHN-IM-2019-18270; GenBank: OR456217; OR458914 (1 microscope slide with sclerites, 44 slides with 5 µm serial sections).
DESCRIPTION
Relatively large animal (30 × 2 mm), without keels or protrusions and with rounded body ends. Brown (Fig. 3B) to a lighter yellowish color after fixation (Fig. 3 B’). Sclerites hollow, acicular, slightly curved and with a wide variety of sizes (125-325 × 18-20 µm). Knife-like scales of the pedal groove (80-90 × 30-40 µm). Foregut very glandular in its anterior region (Fig. 14C). Radula with two transverse rows (Fig. 14D, D’) bearing around seven denticles each. Ventrolateral foregut glands of type B / Imeroherpia type (Fig. 14D, D’). With abdominal spicules (Fig. 14E) and one dorso-terminal sensory organ.
REMARKS
This is a commonly encountered species that is easy to identify based on external aspect and habitus, as it is frequently found coiled on corals. The specimens studied here were found on a colony of Paramuricea sp. (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) (Fig. 3B) at a depth of 50 m, which corresponds to the information available for the species, that can be found epizootic on several species of octocorals in depths between 60 and 900 m (compiled in García-Álvarez et al. 2014). This together with the external appearance (animals up to 20 mm long, brownish, or yellow) and the sclerites (long acicular sclerites, and knife-shaped scales in the pedal groove region) facilitated the identification. The information obtained from the histological sections also corresponds with what was previously described (Thiele 1902; Pedrouzo et al. 2014; Martínez-Sanjuán et al. 2022). With the specimen included here, we expand its known distribution in the Mediterranean Sea.
description: Published as part of Cobo, M. Carmen, Farris, William J. & Kocot, Kevin M., 2024, New data on the biodiversity of Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) in the Mediterranean Sea: findings from the program " Our Planet Reviewed " Corsica 2019 - 2022, pp. 543-576 in Zoosystema 46 (21) on page 571, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a21, http://zenodo.org/record/13744725
Dorymenia Heath 1911
Creators: name: Cobo, M. Carmen
name: Farris, William J.
name: Kocot, Kevin M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Solenogastres
Cavibelonia
Proneomeniidae
Dorymenia

description: Genus Dorymenia Heath, 1911
TYPE SPECIES. — Dorymenia acuta Heath, 1911. Holotype: Santa Barbara Islands (California, USA) (Albatross St. 4415); 550-1150 m.
description: Published as part of Cobo, M. Carmen, Farris, William J. & Kocot, Kevin M., 2024, New data on the biodiversity of Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) in the Mediterranean Sea: findings from the program " Our Planet Reviewed " Corsica 2019 - 2022, pp. 543-576 in Zoosystema 46 (21) on page 571, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a21, http://zenodo.org/record/13744725
Arrenurus oxyurus Ribaga 1902
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus oxyurus

description: Arrenurus oxyurus Ribaga, 1902
Material examined— Argentina. Río Negro Province: 1/2/0, Río Negro near General Conesa, 40°5’19,19” S, 64°29,6’ 6,11” W, 9-xii-1999.
Distribution — Previously known from Argentina (Ribaga 1902, 1903, Rosso de Ferradás et al. 1987, Rosso de Ferradás 1987) and Paraguay (Lundblad 1944).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 372, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus trichophorus Daday 1905
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus trichophorus

description: Arrenurus trichophorus Daday, 1905
Material examined— Argentina. Buenos Aires Province: 1/0/0, pond next to Ruta 76, 2 km
S of crossing with Ruta 86, 37°23’22,64”, S 61°0’14,81” W, 10-xii-1999.
Distribution — Previously known from Paraguay (Daday 1905, Lundblad 1944) and Argentina (Rosso de Ferradás 2006a).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 372, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus valdiviensis K. O. Viets 1964
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus valdiviensis

description: Arrenurus valdiviensis K.O. Viets, 1964
Material examined— Argentina. Río Negro Province: 1/1/0, Manso River, Nahuel Huapi NP, 41°20.858 S, 71°36.300 W, alt. 817 m asl, 17-ii-2018.
Distribution — Previously known from Chile (K.O. Viets 1964, 1968) and Argentina (Cook 1980, Rosso de Ferradás et al. 1987).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 372, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus parviscutatus
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus parviscutatus

description: Arrenurus parviscutatus (K. Viets, 1954)
(Figure 1)
Material examined— Argentina. Entre Ríos Province: 1/2/0, ditch at Brazo Largo, N of Zarate, 33°54’37,21” S, 58°51’9,24” W, 6-xi-1999.
Description — Male: Idiosoma dorsally 721 long and 583 wide, ventrally 713 long. Dorsal shield complete, 300 long and 340 wide. Posterior to dorsal shield three irregularly shaped areas with a finer porosity.
Remarks — Male and female are well-described by Rosso de Ferradás (2006b) and therefore only some measurements are given and an illustration of the male dorsum is presented. The only difference with her illustration of the male is that the associated setae of Dgl-3 are located medially and distanced of these glandularia. The areas with finer porosity are not mentioned in the original description of K. Viets (1954b).
Distribution — Known from Brazil (1954b) and Argentina (Rosso de Ferradás 2006b).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on pages 372-374, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus consanguineus K. Viets 1954
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus consanguineus

description: Arrenurus consanguineus K. Viets, 1954
Arrenurus gladiiferus Rosso de Ferradás, 2006b (erron., non Lundblad, 1944)
(Figure 3)
Material examined— Bolivia. 1/5/0, pond Hotel Flora y Fauna, 3 km SE of Buena Vista, 17°29.949 S 63°38.152 W, 10-iii-1999, leg. D. Tempelman.
Description — Male: Idiosoma dorsally 616 long and 454 wide, ventrally 648 long. Dorsal shield incomplete (but dorsal furrow continues ventrally); dorsal shield 340 wide, distance dorsal shield – anterior idiosoma margin 109. Medial margin of fourth coxae longer than medial margin of third coxae. Gonopore 42 long, genital field 365 wide, rather broad. Length of P1-5: 30, 64, 40, 60, 32. P2 with 7-8 large, sword-like setae.
Remarks — My male specimen matches the description of K. Viets (1954b). Viets didn’t illustrate the setae associated with Dgl-2 and -3, but these setae are very small and easily overlooked. The specimen reported from Argentina by Rosso de Ferradás (2006b) A as. gladiiferus doesn’t belong to that species but A to. consanguineus. Arrenurus gladiiferus has a convex posterior margin of the cauda without an indentation, and the setae of P2 are gradually tapering and not sword-like as in A. consanguineus.
Distribution — Previously known from Brazil (K. Viets 1954b) and Argentina (Rosso de Ferradás 2006b, as A. gladiiferus).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on pages 374-377, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus corniger Koenike 1894
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus corniger

description: Arrenurus corniger Koenike, 1894
Material examined— Argentina. Entre Ríos Province: 3/6/0, ditch at Brazo Largo, N of Zarate, 33°54’37,21” S, 58°51’9,24” W, 6-xi-1999.
Distribution — Known from Brazil (Koenike 1894, Viets 1936, 1954a, Lundblad 1944) and Argentina (Rosso de Ferradas 1981b). Marshall (1903) reported this species from North America, but these specimens do not belong A to. corniger as the dagger-like petiole is lacking, the hump of the cauda is more pointed and the posterior end of cauda has a different shape.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 377, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus deltensis Rosso de Ferradas 1984
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus deltensis

description: Arrenurus deltensis Rosso de Ferradas, 1984
(Figure 4)
Material examined— Argentina. Entre Ríos Province: 1/0/0, ditch at Brazo Largo, N of Zarate, 33°54’37,21” S, 58°51’9,24” W, 6-xi-1999.
Description — Male: Idiosoma brownish, dorsally 745 long and 429 wide; ventrally 788 long. Anterior idiosoma margin straight, posterolateral corners angular. Distance anterior idiosoma margin-dorsal shield 105, the latter 340 wide. Cx-I and Cx-II anterolaterally pointed. Cauda 373 wide, relatively long with a pointed hump, somewhat widened at level of hump, posteriorly truncated; posterior margin with a shallow indentation. Genital plates relatively short, 227 wide, swollen and visible as well in dorsal view.
Remarks — The male specimen of this study differs from the description of Rosso de Ferradas (1984) in the somewhat larger distance between the postocularia and the less truncated posterior margin of the cauda. However, it has similar angular posterolateral corners of the idiosoma, relatively short genital plates and the cauda with a pointed hump. Therefore, I assigned this specimen to A. deltensis. The female remains unknown.
Distribution — Known from Argentina only (Rosso de Ferradas 1984).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 377, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) soesilae Makan 2005
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
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Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus soesilae

description: Arrenurus (Arrenurus) soesilae Makan, 2005 – new syn.
Material examined— Argentina. Entre Ríos Province: 1/3/0, ditch at Brazo Largo, N of Zarate, 33°54’37,21” S, 58°51’9,24” W, 6-xi-1999. Surinam: 3/0/0, ditch along Weg naar de Peperpot, 5°46.857 N 55°08.327 W, alt. 3 m asl, 18-xi-2019.
Remarks — Arrenurus soesilae, known in the female sex only, is insufficiently described as the genital plates and the suture lines between the coxae are not illustrated. Nevertheless, based on the peculiar pointed posterior end of the idiosoma, it is clear that Makan (2005) illustrated the female of A. epimerosus. The female of the latter species is the only South American Arrenurus species known with such a pointed posterior idiosoma.
Distribution — Known from Brazil (Marshall 1919, 1944, K. Viets 1936, 1954a,b), Argentina (Rosso de Ferradas 1973), Paraguay (K.O. Viets & Böttger 1986) and Surinam (Makan 2005).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 377, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus ludificator Koenike 1905
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus ludificator

description: Arrenurus ludificator Koenike, 1905
(Figure 5)
Material examined— Brazil. Male, syntype, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilien, Prof. v. Iherring coll., slide 822 (MfN). Bolivia. 1/11/0, pond Hotel Flora y Fauna, 3 km SE of Buena Vista, Bolivia, 17°29.949 S 63°38.152 W, 10-iii-1999, leg. D. Tempelman.
Description — Male: Idiosoma dorsally 761 long and 425 wide, ventrally 773 long. Distance anterior idiosoma margin – dorsal shield 144. Gonopore 42 long, genital field 284 wide. Length of P1-5: 24, 48, 27, 58, 36.
Female: Idiosoma dorsally 761 long and 632 wide, ventrally 753 long. Dorsal shield complete, 583 long and 458 wide.
Remarks — The slide with the syntype is partly dried, the type is squashed and positioned laterally. Only the cauda and part of the dorsal shield are well visible. Lundblad (1944) gave a very complete description of the species, and therefore only some measurements are given and some illustrations are presented. There is only one small difference with the description of Lundblad (1944) and the male specimen of the present paper in the configuration of the setae on the ventral side of the cauda. Lundblad illustrated the setae associated with Vgl-3 further posteriorly.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on pages 377-378, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus mansoensis Smit 2020, n. sp.
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus mansoensis

description: Arrenurus mansoensis n. sp.
Zoobank: B5945CB6-D357-4ED4-BF63-9D9191F4CE43
(Figure 6)
Material examined — Holotype male, Manso River, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Río Negro Province, Argentina, 41°20.858 S 71°36.300 W, alt. 817 m asl, 17-ii-2018 (MBR).
Diagnosis — Male: Cauda relatively short, Lgl-4 on small humps, posterior margin of cauda convex, P2 with a large patch of setae.
Description — Idiosoma yellowish, dorsally 754 long and 599 wide, ventrally 786 long. Dorsal shield incomplete, 421 wide, distance dorsal shield – anterior idiosoma margin 182. Cauda distinctly set off from anterior idiosoma with Lgl-4 on small humps, posterior margin convex. Gonopore 52 long, genital field 454 wide, relatively broad, not extending to lateral idiosoma margin. Lengths of P1-5: 38, 70, 48, 72, 26. P2 with a large patch of setae, the setae of the anterior row larger than the more posterior setae; near dorsal margin two long setae and one smaller seta. Length of I-leg-4-6: 110, 114, 100. Length of IV-leg-4-6: 146, 192, 190. Legs with numerous swimming setae.
Etymology — Named after the type locality, the Manso River.
Remarks — The new species is close to Arrenurus neuquenensis Rosso de Ferradás, 1987.
The latter species is larger (842-909) and has a shorter and broader cauda, especially the part posterior to the humps of Lgl-4. Moreover, the idiosoma of the new species is more elongated compared to A. neuquenensis.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on pages 379-380, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus neuquenensis Rosso de Ferradas 1987
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus neuquenensis

description: Arrenurus neuquenensis Rosso de Ferradás, 1987
Material examined— Argentina. Province Neuquén: 1/0/0, Río Collon Curá, 30 km E of
Junín de las Andes, 39°59’50,00” S, 70°50,6”45” W, 12-xi-1999.
Distribution — Known from Argentina only (Rosso de Ferradás 1987).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 380, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus niger Smit 2020, n. sp.
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus niger

description: Arrenurus niger n. sp.
Zoobank: 6594C44B-779D-49E2-9883-C94264877A36
(Figure 7)
Material examined — Holotype male, Río Negro near General Conesa, Río Negro Province, Argentina, 40°5’19,19” S, 64°29,6’6, 11” W, 9-xii-1999 (MBR). Paratypes: one female (MBR), 2 males (juveniles), eight females (RMNH), same data as holotype.
Diagnosis — P2 with a patch of setae. Male: Cauda short, distinctly set off from idiosoma; dorsal shield incomplete. Female: genital plates short and broad.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 380, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus quadrituberculatus K. Viets 1937
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus quadrituberculatus

description: Arrenurus quadrituberculatus K. Viets, 1937
Material examined— Surinam. 1/1/0, roadside pond along Afobakaweg, 5°36.266 N 55°05.988 W, alt. 13 m asl, 19-xi-2019.
Distribution — Known from Brazil (K. Viets 1937, 1954a), Paraguay (Lundblad 1938, 1944, as A. expansiformis Lundblad, 1938), Surinam (K. Viets 1954a) and Argentina (Rosso de Ferradás 1977).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 382, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus surinamensis Smit 2020
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus surinamensis

description: Arrenurus surinamensis n. sp
Zoobank: 1890056E-62CD-4357-A995-E030C560AA77
(Figure 9)
Material examined — Holotype male, roadside pond along Afobakaweg, Surinam, 5°36.266 N 55°05.988 W, alt. 13 m asl, 19-xi-2019 (RMNH). Paratypes: three females, same data as holotype (RMNH).
Diagnosis — Male: Anterior part of idiosoma wide, dorsal shield distanced from anterior idiosoma margin, with Dgl-2 and Dgl-3 close together. Cauda relatively short, with a rounded posterior margin. Female: Cx-IV without medial margin.
Description — Male: Idiosoma yellowish, dorsally 794 long and 492 wide, ventrally 818 long. Dorsal shield 388 wide, Dgl-2 and Dgl-3 close together, postocularia more or less between accompanying setae of Dgl-2. Distance dorsal shield – anterior idiosoma margin 178. Cauda relatively short, with a rounded posterior margin; Dgl-4 on small humps. Gonopore 40 long, genital field swollen, extending to lateral idiosoma margin; genital field 324 wide Length of P1-5: 28, 62, 34, 68, 38; P2 medially with two small setae, antagonistic bristle of P4 short. Lengths of I-leg-4-6: 90, 88, 90. Length of IV-leg-4-6: 152, 138, 140; IV-leg-4 without spur. Legs with numerous swimming setae.
Female: Idiosoma dorsally 697 (697-713) long and 603 (603-624) wide, ventrally 713
(697-729) long. Dorsal shield complete, 575 (567-575) long and 470 (470-494) wide. Cx-I slightly extending beyond anterior idiosoma margin, Cx-IV without medial margin. Gonopore 112 long, genital field 458 wide. Genital plates relatively broad Length of P1-5: 24, 42, 70, 30; palp as in male. Length of I-leg-4-6: 86, 84, 82. Lengths of IV-leg-4-6: 114, 98, 96. Legs with numerous swimming setae.
Etymology — Named after the country of the type locality.
Remarks — The new species is most close to Arrenurus nitidus K. Viets, 1937 from Brazil, known from the male only. The latter species differs in a less wide anterior idiosoma (including the dorsal shield), a different configuration of the glandularia and associated setae of the dorsal shield (compare Figure 179 of K. Viets (1954a) with Figure 9A) and a straight posterior margin of the cauda. Unfortunately, Viets (1954a) didn’t illustrate the postocularia of A. nitidus.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on pages 383-385, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus tempelmani Smit 2020, n. sp.
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Arrenuridae
Arrenurus
Arrenurus tempelmani

description: Arrenurus tempelmani n. sp.
Zoobank: 1805C05C-B97E-4E17-98C3-6C6C15D256C4
(Figure 10)
Material examined — Holotype male, pond Hotel Flora y Fauna, 3 km SE of Buena Vista, Bolivia, 17°29.949 S 63°38.152 W, 10-iii-1999, leg. D. Tempelman (RMNH).
Diagnosis — Idiosoma anterlaterally with prominent, pointed humps, Dgl-1 on small humps, cauda laterally expanded, P2 with a patch of setae on a lateral extension.
Description — Male: Idiosoma yellowish, dorsally 899 long and 502 wide, ventrally
786 long. Anterior idiosoma with prominent, pointed humps, Dgl-1 on small humps. Dorsal shield incomplete, 348 wide; distance dorsal shield – anterior idiosoma margin 121. Cauda long, distinctly set off from anterior idiosoma, laterally widened, posteriorly with four rounded extensions, the middle pair larger than the lateral pairs. Anterior coxae far distanced from anterior idiosoma margin. Gonopore 25 long, genital field swollen, 308 wide. Length of P1-5: 24, 52, 36, 62, 36. P2 with a large patch of setae on a lateral extension, these are straight (not with a hook-like tip); P2 medially with a long seta. Length of I-leg-4-6: 80, 84, 90. Length of IV-leg-4-6: 162, 130, 112; IV-leg-4 without a spur. Legs with numerous swimming setae.
Etymology — Named after David Tempelman (Amsterdam), collector of the material.
Remark — The new species is similar to A. cornifrons Lundblad, 1938, but differs in that Arrenurus tempelmani has a more rounded anterior idiosoma, Dgl-1 lie on small humps (not on humps in A. cornifrons) and a more posteriorly widened cauda. Moreover, the setae associated with the Dgl-3 are located more posteriorly and the genital plates are more swollen compared to A. cornifrons.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on pages 385-386, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus tenuicollis subsp. acornutus K. O. Viets 1968
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Arrenurus
Arrenurus tenuicollis
Arrenurus tenuicollis acornutus k.o. viets, 1968

description: Arrenurus tenuicollis acornutus K.O. Viets, 1968
Material examined— Argentina. Buenos Aires Province: 1/4/0, pond along Ruta 76, 2 km
S of crossing with Ruta 86, 37°23’22,64” S, 61°0’14,81” W, 10-xii-1999.
Remarks — The male specimen agrees well with the description of K.O. Viets (1968) in the large size, the anterior part of the idiosoma is distinctly set off from the idiosoma and IV-leg-4 has a short, rounded spur. The humps near the anterior idiosoma margin are a bit more pointed in the specimen from Argentina. An almost similar species, A. tenuicollis orthocercus Lundblad, 1944, is described from Brazil. The latter species has larger posterior extensions of the cauda and the anterior part of the idiosoma is not set off from the idiosoma. The female of this subspecies have not been described, but the females of this study are similar to the description given for A. tenuicollis orthocercus. Arrenurus tenuicollis K. Viets, 1936 is a highly variable species, thus far with six subspecies described. Whether these subspecies all belong to the nominate taxon should be examined by molecular studies.
Distribution — Previously known from Chile only (K.O. Viets 1968).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 386, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Arrenurus triconicus Marshall 1919
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Trombidiformes
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Arrenurus
Arrenurus triconicus

description: Arrenurus triconicus Marshall, 1919
Material examined— Argentina. Entre Ríos Province: 1/1/0, ditch at Brazo Largo, N of Zarate, 33°54’37,21” S, 58°51’9,24” W, 6-xi-1999.
Distribution — Previously known from Brazil (Marshall 1919, K. Viets 1936, 1954b, Lundblad 1944), Guyana (Marshall 1919) and Argentina (Rosso de Ferradas 1973).
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2020, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 from South America (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies, pp. 371-389 in Acarologia 60 (2) on page 388, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204374, http://zenodo.org/record/4487883
Bajauana Distant 1907
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name: Fletcher, Murray J.
name: Gurr, Geoff M.
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Animalia
Arthropoda
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Hemiptera
Cixiidae
Bajauana

description: Genus Bajauana Distant, 1907
Bajauana Distant 1907a: 277.
Type species: Brixia rufula Walker, 1870, by original designation. Australoma Kirkaldy, 1907: 114, synonymised by Fennah, 1980: 239. Type species: Australoma austrina Kirkaldy, 1907, by monotypy.
Morphology. Body length: 3 4.2–5.1 mm; Ƥ 4.3–5.5 mm.
Head: Head including eyes slightly narrower or about as wide as pronotum. Vertex much broader than wide in midline; anterior margin straight or weakly angulated; lateral margins strongly elevated; subapical carina absent. Frons invisible in dorsal view; broadening over very short distance, therefore lateral carinae distinctly concave; lateral carinae strongly elevated; position of maximum width of frons distinctly dorsad of centre of frontoclypeal suture; median carina incomplete or complete. Frontoclypeal suture distinctly semicircular, bent upwards, median part not reaching lower margin of antennal scape. Lateral carinae of anteclypeus well developed. Rostrum distinctly surpassing hind coxae, attaining level of middle of hind femora; subapical segment 1.2–1.9 times longer than apical segment.
Thorax: Mesonotum with lateral carinae straight or slightly curved, not sinuate. Forewings steeply tectiform; Sc+R fused, forming common stem Sc+R, M emerging separately from basal cell; Sc+R and M emerging from basal cell distinctly separately from CuA; Sc+R forking basad of fork CuA1+CuA2; crossvein MP-CuA (=M3+4-Cu1a) much shorter than MP (M3+4) from M fork to crossvein and much shorter than crossvein R-M; RP apically bifid; MA apically trifid; 10 apical cells. Hindwing with R unforked. Hind leg: tibia with 6 apical teeth (innermost tooth smallest and least sclerotised); 1st tarsomere with 6 apical teeth.
Female genitalia: Ovipositor elongate, orthopteroid, slightly curved upwards, reaching but not surpassing anal style; 8th sternite medially very long, slightly bent dorsad, posterior margin u-shaped; anal segment square (as long as wide) or slightly trapezoid (narrower at apex) in dorsal view; anal style longer than wide; 9th tergite without wax plates.
Remarks. Bajauana comprises more than 50 species from New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia. Bajauana praetextata (Jacobi, 1928) was listed under Eucarpiini in Fletcher (2009). Based on characters such as the carination of the head, the venation of the forewing and the chaetotaxy of the 2nd hind tarsomere, this species is here transferred to the genus Leptolamia Metcalf, 1936 (Tribe Cixiini) as Leptolamia praetexttaa (Jacobi, 1928) comb. nov.
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600
Bajauana Distant
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name: Fletcher, Murray J.
name: Gurr, Geoff M.
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Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cixiidae
Bajauana

description: Key to Australian species of Bajauana Distant
1 Face yellow with concolorous carinae as in Fig. 1 E. Forewing hyaline yellowish except for three light to mid brown marks (one near apex of clavus, two on pterostigma) as in Fig. 1 B. Phallotheca with four sclerotised spines inserting near apex of phallotheca as in Figs 11 A, B. .................................................................. Bajauana austrina (Kirkaldy)
- Face light brown to mid brown, carinae distinctly paler as in Fig. 2 B. Forewing hyaline colourless except for numerous (more than four) mid to dark brown marks scattered over the forewing as in Fig. 2 A. Phallotheca with only one sclerotised spine inserting near apex of phallotheca as in Figs 12 A, B. ............ Bajauana acuminata Löcker, sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600
Bajauana acuminata Locker, sp. nov.
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Bajauana
Bajauana acuminata

description: Bajauana acuminata Löcker, sp. nov.
(Figs 2, 12)
Types. Holotype 3, AUSTRALIA, Qld: 26 km up Tinaroo Ck Rd via Mareeba, 29.ix.–11.xi.1983 (Storey & Brown) (QM T.156363, originally from QDPI). Paratypes, Qld: 1Ƥ, Kuranda Range State Forest, 20.iv.1967 (D.H. Colless) (ANIC); 1 Ƥ, Lambs Head (East End), 17º02’S 145º40’E, 1180 m, pyrethrum, trees & logs, 29.xi.1993 (Monteith & Janetzki) (QM); 1Ƥ, Massey Ra., 6 km NW of Bellenden Ker, 17º14’S 145º48’E, 1150 m, pyrethrum, 11.x.1991 (Monteith & Janetzki) (QM); 1Ƥ, Crawford’s Lookout, Palmerston Nat. Pk., 1.iv.1976 (I.D. Galloway) (QDPI); 1Ƥ, GS1 Mt Haig, 17.06S 145.36E, 1150 m, malaise trap, 29.ix.– 31.x.1995 (L. Umback) (ANIC).
Etymology. The Latin term ‘ acuminatus ’ means ‘pointed’. Named after the pointed tips of the flagellum.
Colour. Head light brown to mid brown, carinae paler, apex of rostrum dark brown. Pro- and mesonotum light brown to mid brown, carinae paler. Forewings hyaline with numerous brown marks scattered over forewing, mainly along veins; veins and tubercles concolorous with cells; pterostigma light brown, sometimes with brown marks. Abdominal sternites mid to dark brown. Legs light brown.
Morphology. Body length: 3 4.2 mm; Ƥ 4.3–4.8 mm.
Head: Vertex 2.0 times wider than long; with indistinct median carina, covering 3/4 of length of vertex. Frons 1.1 times longer than wide; median carina incomplete, covering more than 3/4 of length of frons.
Thorax: Forewing 2.5 times longer than wide; with 28–29 tubercles on costa; position of crossvein R-M basad of fork MA-MP. Hind leg: 2nd tarsomere with 7 apical teeth and three very fine setae.
Male genitalia: Anal tube as in Figs 12 C, D. Genital styles as in Figs 12 E, F. Ventromedian process of pygofer triangular as in Fig. 12 E. Aedeagus as in Figs 12 A, B. Phallotheca ventrally with long, straight spine (a) inserted at apex of phallotheca. Flagellum with several, more or less sclerotised, pointed tips.
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on page 6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600
Dilacreon (Dilacreon) Fennah 1980
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Dilacreon

description: Subgenus Dilacreon (Dilacreon) Fennah, 1980
Dilacreon (Dilacreon) Fennah, 1980: 242.
Note: Fennah (1980) divided Dilacreon into two subgenera, Dilacreon and Eluzalmon characterised by differences in the lateral margins of the frons and the presence (nominal subgenus) or absence (subgenus Eluzalmon Fennah) of a transverse veinlet from M to Cu1 near Cu fork. The Australian species placed in Dilacreon all belong in the nominal subgenus, which is otherwise distributed in New Guinea, Indonesia (new generic record) and Palau (Micronesia). Species in the subgenus Eluzalmon are only known from New Guinea.
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600
Dilacreon (Dilacreon) akethe Locker, sp. nov.
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Dilacreon
Dilacreon akethe

description: Dilacreon (Dilacreon) akethe Löcker, sp. nov.
(Figs 3, 13)
Types. Holotype 3, AUSTRALIA, Qld: Lockerbie, Cape York, 6.–10.vi.1969, (G.B. Monteith) (QM T.156364, originally from UQIC). Paratypes, Qld: 13, 1Ƥ, same data as holotype (UQIC).
Etymology. The term ‘ akethe ’ means ‘uncovered, exposed’ in Eastern Arrernte, an aboriginal language spoken in the region around Alice Springs (Thieberger & McGregor, 1994) and refers to the shape of the anal tube (large parts of the anal style and 11th abdominal segment are visible in lateral view).
Colour. Head, thorax and abdomen light brown. Forewings light brown except for slightly darker crossveins and some slightly darker marks near apex of forewing.
Morphology. Body length: 3 4.4–4.7 mm; Ƥ 4.9 mm.
Head: Vertex 2.6–3.9 times wider than long; with indistinct median carina. Frons 1.0 times as long as wide; frons distinctly visible in dorsal view. Rostrum slightly surpassing hind coxae.
Thorax: Mesonotum with lateral carinae evenly curved as in Fig. 3 A. Forewing 2.5–2.7 times longer than wide; with about 26–30 tubercles on costa; Sc+R fused, forming common stem Sc+R, M emerging separately from basal cell or Sc+R+M fused, forming very short common stem; Sc+R forking at same level as fork CuA1+CuA2; position of crossvein R-M at same level as fork MA-MP.
Male genitalia: Anal tube (Figs 13 C, D), slightly asymmetrical in dorsal view, apical lobes rounded in lateral view. Genital styles as in Figs 13 E, F, with inner side of basal arm bearing small tooth. Ventromedian process of pygofer triangular as in Fig 13 E. Aedeagus as in Figs 13 A, B. Phallotheca dorsally with very short spine (a) directed caudad; right laterally with very long spine (b) and left laterally with very long spine (d). Flagellum right laterally with short spine (c) situated above midlength of flagellum and left laterally with short, less sclerotised spine (e).
Remarks. This species is very similar in external appearance to D. (D.) ispi. Even the male genitalia closely resemble those of D. (D.) ispi but D. (D.) akethe can be distinguished from that species by the presence of two spines “d” and “e” on the left side of the aedeagus (only one spine “d” in D. (D.) ispi).
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600
Dilacreon (Dilacreon) ispi Locker, sp. nov.
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Dilacreon
Dilacreon ispi

description: Dilacreon (Dilacreon) ispi Löcker, sp. nov.
(Figs 5, 15)
Types. Holotype 3, AUSTRALIA, NT: Holmes Jungle, Palm Cr., 15 km NE of Darwin, 5 m, 14–15.iii.1961 (J.L. & M. Gressitt) (BPBM Nr 17162). Paratypes, NT: 3 Ƥ, same data (BPBM); 1 3, 1 Ƥ, same data, 11.iii.1961 (BPBM); 1 3, 1 Ƥ, same data, 13.iii.1961 (BPBM); 1 Ƥ, same data, light trap, 14.iii.1961 (BPBM).
Etymology. The term ‘ ispi ’ means ‘to hide’ in Meryam Mir, an aboriginal language spoken in the Torres Strait (Thieberger & McGregor, 1994) and refers to the position of the anal style and 11th abdominal segment which are mostly concealed by the lobes of anal tube in lateral view.
Colour. As in D. (D.) akethe.
Morphology. Body length: 3 4.7–4.9 mm; Ƥ 4.9–5.2 mm.
Head: Vertex 2.2–2.5 times wider than long; with indistinct median carina. Frons 0.9–1.0 times as long as wide; frons distinctly visible in dorsal view. Rostrum just reaching hind coxae.
Thorax: Mesonotum with lateral carinae straight or slightly curved (Fig. 5 C). Forewing 2.3–2.6 times longer than wide; with about 20–23 tubercles on costa; Sc+R fused, forming common stem Sc+R, M emerging separately from basal cell; Sc+R forking slightly basad or at same level as fork CuA1+CuA2; position of crossvein R-M basad or at same level as fork MA-MP.
Male genitalia: Anal tube (Figs 15 C, D), apex of anal tube distinctly asymmetrical in dorsal view (Fig. 15 C); apical lobes rounded; anal style and 11th abdominal segment mostly concealed by lobes of anal tube in lateral view (Fig. 15 D). Genital styles as in Figs 15 E, F, with inner side of basal arm bearing small tooth. Ventromedian process triangular (Fig. 15 E). Aedeagus as in Figs 15 A, B. Phallotheca dorsally with very short spine (a) directed caudad; right laterally with very long spine (b); left laterally with very long spine (d). Flagellum right laterally with moderately long spine (c) about midlength of flagellum.
Remarks. This species can be distinguished from the other two Australian species of Dilacreon by the position of the anal style and 11th abdominal segment, which are mostly concealed by the lobes of the anal tube in lateral view. In D. (D.) granulinervis and D. (D.) akethe large parts of the anal style and 11th abdominal segment are visible in lateral view.
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on page 12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600
Kirbyana Distant 1906
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Kirbyana

description: Genus Kirbyana Distant, 1906
Kirbya Melichar, 1903: 37. preoccupied by Kirbya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera). Kirbyana Distant, 1906: 262, nom. nov. for Kirbya Melichar 1903.
Kirbyella Kirkaldy, 1906: 248, unnecessary nom. nov. for Kirbya Melichar, synonymised by Distant, 1916: 37. Saccharias Kirkaldy, 1907: 125, synonymised by Fennah, 1980: 239.
Commolenda Distant, 1911: 741, synonymised by Fennah, 1978: 211.
Morphology. Head: Head including eyes slightly narrower than pronotum. Vertex in profile horizontal, in same line as thorax, meeting frons abruptly rectangulately; subapical carina absent. Frons somewhat longer than broad; median carina present; anterior margin angularly emarginate or transverse; position of maximum width of frons more or less around centre of frontoclypeal suture. Median ocellus absent. Subapical segment of rostrum 2.8 times longer than apical segment.
Thorax: Pronotum very narrow, scarcely half as long as vertex. Mesonotum nearly twice as long as pronotum and vertex together. Hindwing with simple Radius. Hind leg: tibia without lateral spines. Hind leg: tibia with 6 apical teeth (innermost tooth smallest and least sclerotised).
Female genitalia: Ovipositor elongate, orthopteroid, slightly curved upwards, just reaching anal style; 8th sternite medially very long, slightly bent dorsad, posterior margin u-shaped; anal segment rectangular (wider than long) in dorsal view; anal style much longer than wide; 9th tergite without wax plates.
Remarks. The information provided by Tsaur & Hsu (2003) about a median ocellus in Kirbyana is conflicting. In the identification key, the character state “median ocellus present" is used to differentiate Kirbyana from Neocarpia and Eucarpia (the latter two listed under “median ocellus absent”). However, in the generic description of Kirbyana it says “Median ocellus absent”. The same state is also provided in the generic descriptions of Neocarpia and Eucarpia. Other descriptions of Kirbyana or species currently recognised in Kirbyana do not explicitly mention the presence or absence of a median ocellus but it is assumed it would have been mentioned had there been one present, i.e. since some of the descriptions note that the ocelli are located near the eyes and others give detailed descriptions of the shape and colour of the face. The use of this feature by Tsaur and Hsu (2003) in their key to genera is in error since all three genera appear to lack a median ocellus.
description: Published as part of Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J. & Gurr, Geoff M., 2010, Taxonomic revision of the Australian Eucarpiini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2425 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194600