cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Euseius tularensis Congdon
Creators: name: Lopes, Paula C.
name: Mcmurtry, James A.
name: De Moraes, Gilberto J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Phytoseiidae
Euseius
Euseius tularensis

description: Euseius tularensis Congdon
Euseius tularensis Congdon, in Congdon & McMurtry, 1985: 25; Moraes et al., 2004: 85; Demite et al., 2015.
This species was not collected in this study. It is most similar to E. hibisci and E. quetzali, from which it is distinguished primarily by the insertion of setae r3 (in the unsclerotised cuticle in E. hibisci and E. quetzali and usually in the dorsal shield in E. tularensis) and by the length of the peritreme (extending up to the level j 3 in E. hibisci and E. quetzali and at most to the level of z 2 in E. tularensis). Measurements of this species are also provided by Congdon & McMurtry (1986).
description: Published as part of Lopes, Paula C., Mcmurtry, James A. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2015, Definition of the concordis species group of the genus Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with a morphological reassessment of the species included, pp. 174-190 in Zootaxa 4048 (2) on page 185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/241225
Euseius vivax Chant & Baker
Creators: name: Lopes, Paula C.
name: Mcmurtry, James A.
name: De Moraes, Gilberto J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Phytoseiidae
Euseius
Euseius vivax

description: Euseius vivax (Chant & Baker)
(Figs 24–28)
Amblyseius vivax Chant & Baker, 1965: 23.
Euseius vivax.—McMurtry et al., 1985: 113; Moraes et al., 2004: 69, Demite et al., 2015.
Specimens examined. 20 specimens from the type locality: Estación Experimental Agrícola Fabio Baudrit Moreno, Universidad de Costa Rica on Ricinus communis in November, 2012.
The characteristics of the females collected in this study are similar to those observed in the holotype, except for their longer Z5 and the shorter s4. A comparison of the characteristics of the holotypes of this species and of E. fructicolus, as well as of specimens collected in this study in the respective type localities, led to a different conclusion from that of Denmark et al. (1999); thus, E. fructicolus and E. vivax should not be considered synonyms. The main differences between them seem to refer to the pattern of ornamentation of the dorsal shield (smooth in E. fructicolus and lightly reticulated in the opisthonotal region in E. vivax) and the shape of the tips of leg IV macrosetae (blunt in E. fructicolus and sharp in E. vivax). In the original description of E. vivax, the authors mentioned that while the holotype (from Costa Rica) had sharply pointed macrosetae, most specimens from Nicaragua had either swollen tips or were intermediate. All 25 specimens collected in this study in Costa Rica as well as all specimens of a colony maintained in our laboratory had the sharply pointed leg IV macrosetae. Apparently, the specimens with swollen tipped macrosetae reported by Chant & Baker (1965) referred to another species.
description: Published as part of Lopes, Paula C., Mcmurtry, James A. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2015, Definition of the concordis species group of the genus Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with a morphological reassessment of the species included, pp. 174-190 in Zootaxa 4048 (2) on page 186, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/241225
Discoxenus latiabdominalis
Creators: name: Kanao, Taisuke
name: Maruyama, Munetoshi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Discoxenus
Discoxenus latiabdominalis

description: The latiabdominalis species group
Diagnosis. The latiabdominalis species group is defined by the following character states: 1) mandible (Figs. 22, 23, 41, 42) covered with more than 60 pores, 2) maxillary basistipes partially fused with palpifer (Fig. 24), 3) sternite VIII (Figs. 31, 32, 47, 48) densely covered with minute pores anteriorly, 4) tergite X (Figs. 33, 49) with posterior third covered with a batch of setae, 5) median lobe of male aedeagus (Figs. 34, 35, 50, 51) with basal capsule large, and 6) basal capsule with distal crest weakly developed.
Comment. The latiabdominalis species group includes D. latiabdominalis n. sp. and D. cambodiensis n. sp.
description: Published as part of Kanao, Taisuke & Maruyama, Munetoshi, 2015, Eight new species, a new record, and redescription of the genus Discoxenus Wasmann, 1904: The first record of termitophilous rove beetles in Cambodia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 201-223 in Zootaxa 4044 (2) on page 206, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/241241
Discoxenus assmuthi
Creators: name: Kanao, Taisuke
name: Maruyama, Munetoshi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Discoxenus
Discoxenus assmuthi

description: The assmuthi species group
Diagnosis. The assmuthi group is defined by the following character states: 1) mandible (Figs. 57, 58, 76, 77, 92, 93, 108, 109, 124, 125, 140, 141, 152, 153) covered with 15–40 pores, 2) maxillary basistipes (Fig. 59) almost fused with palpifer, 3) sternite VIII (Figs. 66, 67, 82, 83, 98, 99, 114, 115, 130, 131, 146, 158, 159) sparsely covered with minute pores anteriorly, 4) tergite X (Figs. 68, 84, 100, 116, 132, 147, 160) with posterior half covered with a batch of setae, 5) median lobe of male aedeagus with basal capsule small (Figs, 69, 85, 101, 117, 133, 161), and 6) basal capsule of male aedeagal median lobe with distal crest strongly developed (Figs. 70, 86, 102, 118, 134, 162).
Comments. The assmuthi species group includes 11 species: D. assmuthi Wasmann, 1904, D. lepisma Wasmann, 1904, D. indicus Kistner, 1982, and D. malaysiensis Kistner, 1982, D. phourini n. sp., D. kohkongensis n. sp., D. hirsutus n. sp., D. minutus n. sp., D. lucidus n. sp., D. kakizoei n. sp., and D. katayamai.
The affiliation of the four previously known species, D. assmuthi, D. lepisma, D. indicus, and D. malaysiensis, are determined based on the character states of their mouthparts and/or male aedeagus (Kistner 1982), and expected to share other character states typical of the species group.
description: Published as part of Kanao, Taisuke & Maruyama, Munetoshi, 2015, Eight new species, a new record, and redescription of the genus Discoxenus Wasmann, 1904: The first record of termitophilous rove beetles in Cambodia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 201-223 in Zootaxa 4044 (2) on page 209, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/241241
Leptochiton Gray 1847
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton

description: Genus Leptochiton Gray, 1847
Type species. Chiton cinereus sensu Montagu (1803) (non Linnaeus, 1767) = Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791) fide Lovén (1846), subsequent designation by Gray (1847).
Genus distribution. Worldwide, Carboniferous–Recent.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 468, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton kantori Sirenko 2016
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton kantori

description: Leptochiton kantori Sirenko, 2016
(Figs. 4, 5)
Leptochiton kantori Sirenko 2016: 53, figs 172–204.
Type material. Holotype (MNHN IM-2000-31608) and 3 paratypes (MNHN IM-2000-31609 - 31610, MNHN-IM- 2007-17439).
Type locality. Vanuatu, 14°50’S, 167°03’E, 605–723 m.
Material examined. Holotype and paratype; Philippines. PANGLAO 2005, Bohol / Mindanao Sea, stn CP2361, 8°53.1’N, 123°33.5’E, 516-543 m, 1 spm (MNHN-IM-2000-35505), BL 5.1 mm, 26.05.2005.
Distribution. Off Vanuatu (605–723 m), the Solomon Islands (229–236 m) and the Philippines (516–543) (herein). The new records expand the distribution for this species to the north.
Remarks. The studied specimen (MNHN-IM-2000-35505) is similar to the type specimens except of the sculpture of the tegmentum of the head valve and the lateral areas of the intermediate valves which have granules (vs. lacking granules in L. kantori). The specimen from the Philippines possesses four gills on each side and a radula that is 1.5 mm long with 37 transverse rows of mature teeth. Each granule of the tegmentum in the studied specimen has five pores of aesthetes. The studied specimen is superficially similar to L perscitus Kaas, 1991, but differs in possessing four gills (vs. six gills in L. perscitus), longitudinal rows of granules on the central areas of intermediate valves (vs. granules arranged quincuncially in L. perscitus), and a tridentate head of the major lateral teeth of the radula (vs. unidentate head in L. perscitus).
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 472, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton longispinus Saito 2001
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton longispinus

description: Leptochiton longispinus Saito, 2001
(Figs. 6–8)
Leptochiton longispinus Saito 2001: 111, figs 6, 7, pl. 1, figs 4–6.
Type material. Holotype (NSMT-Mo 72764), 4 paratypes (NSMT-Mo 72765–72767).
Type locality. Japan, central part of Tosa Bay (621–622 m) (Saito 2001).
Material examined. Philippines, AURORA 2007, stn CC 2701, 14°48’N, 123°16’E, 709–718 m, 1 spm (MNHN-IM-2013-67052), BL 13.0 mm, 27.05.2007.
Distribution. Japan, Tosa Bay (621–622) and now off Philippines (709–718 m).
Remarks. The studied specimen (MNHN-IM-2013-67052) is damaged, lacking the head valve. It has 14–17 pores of aesthetes in each granule, 14 gills arranged from valve VI to near the anus, a radula 5.8 mm long with 35 transverse rows of mature teeth. The species belongs to the group of L. rissoi-L. vietnamensis and differs from the other species of this group by having 14–17 aesthete pores in the granules of the central areas (vs. 7–9 pores in L. rissoi, 18–21 pores in L. vietnamensis). Moreover, the central tooth of the radula of L. longispinus shows a longitudinal rib (vs. no longitudinal rib in L. rissoi), the granules in the central areas are separated from each other in L. longispinus (vs. granules overlapping each other in L. vietnamensis).
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on pages 473-475, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton foresti
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton foresti

description: Leptochiton foresti (Leloup, 1981)
(Figs. 1–3)
Lepidopleura [sic] foresti Leloup 1981: 321, text fig. 2, pl. 2, figs 7–10.
Leptochiton foresti; Kaas 1982: 88; Kaas & Van Belle 1985: 122–124, fig. 54; Kaas 1990: 176; Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012: 11. Type material. Holotype (MNHN-IM-2000-5878) and 4 paratypes (MNHN-IM-2000-5945-5946 and MNHN-IM- 2000-5950-5951).
Type locality. Philippines: Verde Island Passage, 25, 14°02.7’N 120°20.3’E, 191–200 m.
Material examined. Holotype and paratypes; Philippines. PANGLAO 2005, Bohol Sea, Balicasag Id. stn CP2392, 9°29.0’N, 123°41.1´E, 242–400 m, 1 spm (MNHN-IM-2000-35000), BL 5.0 mm, 30.05.2005; PANGLAO 2004, stn P1, 9°36’N, 123°45’E, 90–200 m, 1 spm (MNHN IM-2013-67053), BL 11.0 mm, May-July 2004.
Distribution. Philippines, 137–1764 m.
Remarks. One of the studied specimens (MNHN-IM-2007-35000) possesses ten gills on each side and a radula 2.4 mm long with 29 transverse rows of mature teeth. Each granule of the tegmentum in this specimen has seven pores of aesthetes. The armature of the girdle of this specimen is slightly different from that of Leloup (1981) and of Kaas & Van Belle (1985). In the specimen from the Bohol Sea the girdle is dorsally covered not only by flattened dorsal spicules (up to 80 µm) with 5–6 riblets in its upper half but also by scattered smooth needles (up to 160 µm long); ventral scales with sharp top.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on pages 469-471, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton rissoi
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton rissoi

description: Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz, 1905)
(Figs. 9–11)
Lepidopleurus rissoi Nierstrasz 1905: 6, figs 5, 52–55; Ferreira 1979: 163, figs 30–32.
Leptochiton rissoi; Kaas & Van Belle 1985: 110, fig. 48.
Type material. Lectotype, (RMNT) (designated by A. J. Ferreira, 1979).
Type locality. Celebes Sea, N of Manado, 3°27.1’N 125°18.7’E, 2053 m, Siboga St. 126.
Material examined. Lectotype; Philippines, Sulu Sea, R / V Vitjaz, cruise 57, stn.7237, 7°39.9’– 7°31.1’N, 121°32.2’– 121°22.5’E, 4800 m, 21 spms (ZISP 2376) BL 9.0–16.0 mm, 28.02.1975.
Distribution. Indonesia (216-2053 m) and now Philippines (4800 m).
Remarks. This species is one of the largest of the genus (BL up to 40.0 mm) (Kaas & Van Belle 1985). The studied specimen is similar to the lectotype, which I have examined. Kaas & Van Belle (1985) gave a detailed description of the lectotype with drawings of the valves, armature of girdle and radula. However, there is a mistake in the description of the radula. The head of the major lateral tooth of the radula of the lectotype is not unidentate but bidentate. The Philippine specimen possesses 13 gills on each side arranged from valve VI to near the anus, and a radula that is 4.1 mm long with 53 transverse rows of mature teeth. Each granule of the tegmentum in the examined specimen has seven to nine pores of aesthetes. The lectotype has seven pores.
This species is most similar to L. vietnamensis, but differs in having granules in the central areas with seven to nine aesthete pores (vs. 18 to 21 pores in L. vietnamensis) and subcarinated valves (vs. usually rounded in L. vietnamensis). Moreover in L. rissoi, the granules on the longitudinal rows of the central areas are located at a small distance to each other; however they are very close to each other in L. vietnamensis).
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on pages 475-476, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton seishinmaruae Saito 1997
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton seishinmaruae

description: Leptochiton seishinmaruae Saito, 1997
(Figs. 17, 18)
Leptochiton seishinmaruae Saito 1997: 42, figs 1F, 6, pl. 1. fig 6.
Type material. Holotype (NSMT-Mo 70650)
Type locality. Japan, Suruga Bay, off Heda, 870–950 m.
Material examined. Philippines, Sulu Sea, R / V Vitjaz, cruise 54, stn 6721, 4000 m, 1 spm (ZISP 2377), BL 11.0 mm, 1973.
Distribution. Japan, Suruga Bay, and now Philippines, Sulu Sea, (950–4000 m). The Philippine specimen extends the distribution and depth of this species considerably.
Remarks. The studied specimen is the second find of this species. It is very similar to the holotype by having elongated, oval granules in the central areas of intermediate valves, and dorsal scales with two riblets. The specimen has five pores of aesthetes in each granule, nine gills arranged from valve VII to near the anus, a radula that is 2.8 mm long with 25 transverse rows of mature teeth. Its gut contained several foraminifers. This species belongs to the group of L. belknapi.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 482, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton torishimensis
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton torishimensis

description: Leptochiton torishimensis (Wu & Okutani, 1984)
(Figs. 19, 20)
Hanleyella torishimensis Wu & Okutani 1984: 10, pl. 5, figs. 10–14, pl. 7, figs. 1–11.
Leptochiton torishimensis; Saito 1997: 44, pl. 1, fig. 7; 2001: 110; 2005: 103, fig. 2; Sirenko, 2018: 322, figs 23–25.
Type material. Holotype (UCM No. 30966), 1 paratype (UCM No. 31840), and 3 paratypes (NSMT No. 60005)
Type locality. Near Torishima Island, Japan, 31°7.8’N, 139°54.9’E, 310 m.
Material examined. Philippines. PANGLAO 2005, Bohol / Sulu seas, stn P4, 8°53.1’N, 123°33.5’E, 516–543 m, 3 spms (MNHN-IM-2013-67042), BL 5.1–14.0 mm, 26.05.2005.
Distribution. Japan, from Suruga Bay to Amami-Oshima Island (177–350 m), Taiwan (170–1314 m) and now Philippines (516–543 m). This species is reported from Philippines waters for the first time and this find extends the distribution range of this species considerably.
Remarks. As a specimen collected from Taiwan (Sirenko 2018), the Philippine specimen (MNHN-IM-2013- 67042) differs from the type specimen from Torishima Island, Japan by lacking irregular radial rows of granules on the lateral areas of the intermediate valves and the postmucronal area of the tail valve. The Philippine specimen possesses ten gills on each side, and a radula that is 5.8 mm long with 35 transverse rows of mature teeth. Each granule of the tegmentum of the present specimen has five to seven pores of aesthetes.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton samadiae Sigwart & Sirenko 2012
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton samadiae

description: Leptochiton samadiae Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
(Figs. 12, 13)
Leptochiton samadiae Sigwart & Sirenko 2012: 18, figs 4E, 11, 12; Sirenko 2017: 31, figs 19–78.
Type material. Holotype (MNHN-IM-2000-23697), 17 paratypes (MNHN-IM-2000-23698) and 1 paratype (ZISP 2187).
Type locality. Solomon Islands, 8°40’S, 157°23’E, 214–243 m.
Material examined. Philippines, PANGLAO 2004, stn P6–7, 9°31’N, 123°41´E, 140 m, 11 spms (MNHN-IM- 2013-49555), BL 3.0–5.0 mm, 25.10.2003; PANGLAO 2004, stn P3, 9°31.1’N, 123°41.5’E, ca 100 m, tangle nets from local fishermen, 4 spms (MNHN-IM-2013-49554) BL 4.0–5.0 mm, 31.05.2004; PANGLAO 2004, stn T10, 9°33.4’N, 123°49.6’E, 117–124 m, 3 spms (MNHN-IM-2013-67055) BL 4.0–7.0 mm, 15.06.2004; PANGLAO 2004, stn T27, 9°33.1’N, 123°51’E, 106–137 m, 5 spms (MNHN-IM-2013-67054) BL 4.0–6.0 mm, 25.06.2004.
Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Philippines (163-182 m), Solomon Islands (197–623 m), New Caledonia (220– 344 m) and Vanuatu (358 m).
Remarks. New illustrations for this variable species are provided. Specimen (BL 7.0 mm, Figures 12, 13) from the Philippines (MNHN-IM-2013-67055) is very similar to the type material of L. samadiae but differs in having four to six micraesthetes in some granules (vs four in the type specimens). The studied specimen possesses a radula that is 2.5 mm long with 38 transverse rows of mature teeth.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton belknapi Dall 1878
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton belknapi

description: Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878
Reports of Leptochiton belknapi from the Philippines (off Luzon Island and South of Mindanao Island (Haddon 1886; Kaas 1990) are erroneous. Sirenko & Sellanes (2016) showed that L. belknapi sensu stricto occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Hokkaido (40°12’N), via the Sea of Okhotsk into the Bering Sea, and in North and South America’s Pacific waters southwards to 42°40’S, at depths of 100 to 3724 m. The closest deep-sea relatives of the Philippine specimens that were assigned to L. belknapi are L. simplex (Nierstrasz, 1905) from the Makassar Strait and L. giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) from the Banda Sea. These two species were synonymized as either L. alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846) (e.g., Ferreira 1979; Kaas & Van Belle 1985) and or as L. belknapi (e.g., Kaas & Van Belle 1987). Sirenko (2015) already discussed that the L. belknapi group comprises several taxa that should be considered valid including L. giganteus that differs from L. belknapi by having the width of the jugal sinus almost equal to the width of the apophyses (whereas the width of the jugal sinus is much wider than the apophyses in L. belknapi) and by having dorsal scales without ribs. Leptochiton simplex was treated as a synonym of Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) by Sirenko (2015) but is here re-instated as valid species, which differs from L. belknapi by having dorsal scales with 6 ribs (vs. 2–3 ribs in L. belknapi). I suggest to preliminarily call specimens that have been identified as L. belknapi in the above-mentioned works L.? belknapi until these specimens can be studied in more detail.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Leptochiton schwabei Sigwart & Sirenko 2012
Creators: name: Sirenko, Boris I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Lepidopleurida
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton
Leptochiton schwabei

description: Leptochiton schwabei Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
(Figs. 14–16)
Leptochiton schwabei Sigwart & Sirenko 2012: 23, figs 4G, 17, 18.
Type material. Holotype (MNHN-IM-2000-23703) and 15 paratypes (MNHN-IM-2000-23704) and 1 paratype (ZISP).
Type locality. Solomon Islands, 8°32.8’S, 160°41.7’E, 399–700 m;
Material examined. Philippines. PANGLAO 2005, Bohol / Sulu seas, stn CP2385, 8°51’N, 123°10’E, 982–989 m, 3 spms (MNHN-IM-2013-67040), BL 5.0–6.0 mm, 29.05.2005.
Distribution. Vanuatu (641–900 m), the Solomon Islands (500–839 m) and now the Philippines (982–989 m). Found living and feeding on sunken terrestrial plant remains.
Remarks. The studied specimen (MNHN-IM-2013-67040) conforms well with the type material. It has four gills on each side, and a radula 2.5 mm long with 34 transverse rows of mature teeth. Each granule of the tegmentum of the studied specimen has five pores of aesthetes.
This species differs distinctly from its congeners by having 4 gills, quincuncially arranged granules on the tegmentum and intersegmental areas and marginal chitinous bristles with needle-like spines at their tip.
description: Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2020, New shelf and bathyal Philippine leptochitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora Lepidopleurida), pp. 467-500 in Zootaxa 4878 (3) on page 479, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4425178
Multiquaestia agassizi Aarvik & Karisch, new species
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia
Multiquaestia agassizi

description: Multiquaestia agassizi Aarvik & Karisch, new species
(Figs. 8, 21, 22)
Type material. Holotype, 3, KENYA, Western [Province], Kericho, 7000 ft., 24.v.2000, leg. D.J.L. Agassiz, genitalia slide 1981 T. Karisch (BMNH).
Description. Adult (Fig. 8). Wingspan 13.0 mm. Head: White, posteriorly and laterally greyish brown. Antenna light brown, scape white. Labial palpus 2 times diameter of eye, externally dark grey, internally and on dorsal edge white; due to scaling of second segment, broadly triangular in lateral view. Thorax: White; tegulae brownish ochreous. Legs brownish grey, tarsi with paler rings. Forewing upperside with basal 2/3 blackish brown; terminal 1/3 ochreous; on dorsum two white marks; the inner mark reaching to about 2/5 from dorsum, the distal one triangular, pointing towards apex, reaching to nearly middle of wing; a white dot present just beyond tip of distal white mark; a few dark scales present in terminal area. Hind wing upperside grey; pale ochreous hair-pencil going from base of hind margin to scale cover on dorsum of abdomen. Abdomen: Male genitalia (Fig. 21) with tegumen subtriangular, uncus present in form of a distally rounded process, weakly sclerotised, socii atrophied; lower edge of sacculus gently curved, neck of valva broad, cucullus subovate, ventral point with short thorn-like process; aedeagus (Fig. 22) with broad, subtriangular base, constricted and angled 2/5 from base, widening distally; with 9 cornuti of which only two large spindleshaped ones had not been shed in the holotype; no carinae.
Diagnosis. M. agassizi differs from other Multiquaestia species except M. dallastai n. sp. by having the entire thorax, except for the tegulae, white. M. dallastai differs from M. agassizi by its larger size. In the male genitalia, M. agassizi is distinct by the broad neck of the valva and the ventrodistal thorn on the cucullus.
Distribution. Kenya.
Etymology. The species is named after the collector of the holotype, David Agassiz.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on page 23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia dallastai Aarvik & Karisch, new species
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia
Multiquaestia dallastai

description: Multiquaestia dallastai Aarvik & Karisch, new species
(Figs. 9, 23, 24)
Type material. Holotype, 3, KENYA, Aberdares Nat. Park, Ruhuruini Gate, 3.iv.2000, electric fence, alt. 2334 m, 0 0o 23’ S 36o49’ E (H6), leg. Ugo Dall’Asta, genitalia slide 2008.019 L. Aarvik (RMCA).
Description. Adult (Fig. 9). Wingspan 17.0 mm. Head: White except brown scales along posterior edge of eye. Antenna blackish brown, scape white. Labial palpus 2 times diameter of eye, externally dark brown, on dorsal edge white, third segment nearly concealed by scaling of second segment; broadly triangular in lateral view. Thorax: White; tegulae brownish ochreous. Legs brownish grey, tarsi with paler rings. Forewing upperside with basal 2/3 brown, on costal half with black suffusion; terminal 1/3 ochreous; on dorsum two white triangular marks, not connected on dorsum; the inner mark reaching to about 1/2 from dorsum, the distal one pointing towards apex, reaching to 2/5 from dorsum; a tiny white dot present just beyond tip of distal white mark; dark scales form scattered, short transverse lines in terminal area. Hind wing upperside grey, cilia lighter than wing surface; pale ochreous hair-pencil from underside from base of hind margin to scale cover on dorsum of abdomen. Abdomen: Fuscous, abdominal brush greyish ochreous. Male genitalia (Fig. 23) with tegumen subtriangular with rounded tip, uncus a distally rounded extension of tegumen, socii weak, setose; valva long and slender, lower edge of sacculus lightly curved, neck of valva narrow, cucullus inverted drop-shaped, rounded on dorsal edge, ventrally gradually narrowing to rounded point; aedeagus (Fig. 24) basally broadly club-shaped, curved, constricted 2/5 from base, slightly widening and straight distally; with 12 nail-shaped cornuti; no carinae.
Diagnosis. M. dallastai and M. agassizi share a thorax which is entirely white, except for the tegulae, but M. dallastai is much larger than M. agassizi. In the male genitalia the long, slender valva with a narrow cucullus separates M. dallastai from other Multiquaestia species.
Distribution. Kenya.
Etymology. The species is named after the collector of the holotype, Dr. Ugo Dall’Asta, curator of Lepidoptera, RMCA.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia kingstoni Aarvik & Karisch, new species
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia
Multiquaestia kingstoni

description: Multiquaestia kingstoni Aarvik & Karisch, new species
(Figs. 10, 25, 26)
Type material. Holotype, 3, MALAWI, Central Region, Lilongwe District, Ntchisi Forest Reserve 1560 m, 20.ii.2004, leg. L. Aarvik, genitalia slide 2743 L. Aarvik (NHMO).
Description. Adult (Fig. 10). Wingspan 14.0 mm. Head: Dirty white, mixed with grey around eye. Antenna brownish grey, scape dirty white. Labial palpus 1.5 times diameter of eye, externally dark grey, internally and on dorsal edge dirty white; due to scaling on second segment broadly triangular in lateral view. Thorax: Dirty white in centre, anteriorly and posteriorly brownish grey; tegulae brown. Legs brownish grey, tarsi with pale rings. Forewing upperside with basal 2/3 blackish brown; terminal 1/3 ochreous; on dorsum two white marks; the inner mark reaching to about 2/5 from dorsum, the distal one reaching slightly above 1/4; a white dot present some distance beyond tip of distal white mark, and one between wing base and inner white mark; fringes with dark bar near apex, at middle of termen and at tornus. Forewing underside with patch of yellowish scales in cell below m-stem. Hind wing upperside dark brownish grey; ochreous hair-pencil from base of hind margin to scale cover on dorsum of abdomen. Abdomen: Grey, abdominal brush greyish ochreous. Male genitalia (Fig. 25) with tegumen distally evenly curved, uncus not differentiated, socii present, but weak; lower edge of sacculus angled, cucullus large, roughly transversely semicircular, rounded on dorsal edge, ventral angle rounded; aedeagus (Fig. 26) angled at 1/5 basally broad, otherwise slender and nearly straight, slightly widening distally; with 9 cornuti of different length, from large spindle-shaped to thin and short; no carinae.
Diagnosis. M. kingstoni most closely resembles M. purana in wing pattern and colouration. However, M. purana is larger, has a longer and more pointed distal white mark in the forewing, and has a distinct white spot posteriorly on the thorax. The roughly semicircular cucullus in the male genitalia is diagnostic for M. kingstoni.
Distribution. Malawi.
Etymology. The species is named after Anthony Kingston, who organized the collecting trip to Malawi in 2004.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on pages 24-25, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia albimaculana Karisch 2005
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia
Multiquaestia albimaculana

description: Multiquaestia albimaculana Karisch, 2005
(Figs. 2, 13, 38)
Multiquaestia albimaculana Karisch, 2005: 500. TL. Angola (Tundavala).
Material examined. Holotype, Ƥ, ANGOLA, Tundavala, 8–10 mi NW Sa da Bandeira, 27–29.iii.1972, Southern African Exp. B. M. 1972-1, B.M. Genitalia slide No. 30595 (BMNH).
Diagnosis. M. albimaculana differs from other Multiquaestia species by the presence of a subapical white spot near the costa of the forewing upperside (Fig. 13); wingspan is 18.0 mm. The female genitalia (Fig. 38) resemble those of M. iringana with the differences discussed under that species.
Distribution. Angola.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on page 28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia andersi Aarvik & Karisch, new species
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia
Multiquaestia andersi

description: Multiquaestia andersi Aarvik & Karisch, new species
(Figs. 14, 31, 32)
Type material. Holotype, 3, TANZANIA, Mpanda District, 55 km S Uvinza on Mpanda Road 1660 m, 9.xi.1990, leg. A. Bjørnstad 22505, genitalia slide 2741 L. Aarvik (NHMO).
Description. Adult (Fig. 14). Wingspan 10.5 mm. Head: White. Antenna brownish grey, scape white. Labial palpus 1.5 times diameter of eye, grey, dorsal edge white; triangular in lateral view due to scaling on second segment. Thorax: white, black lateral patches; tegulae light brown. Legs pale yellowish, fore- and mid-tibiae greyish, tarsi with paler rings. Forewing upperside with basal 2/3 blackish brown; terminal 1/3 ochreous; on dorsum two white triangular marks, broadly interconnected along dorsum; the inner mark reaching to about 1/2 from dorsum, the distal one triangular, pointing towards apex, reaching to about 2/3 from dorsum. Hind wing upperside light grey; pale ochreous hair-pencil from base of hind margin to scale cover on dorsum of abdomen. Abdomen: Brownish grey, anal tuft pale yellowish. Male genitalia (Fig. 31) with tegumen subtriangular, uncus in form of distally rounded lobe, socii weak; lower edge of sacculus strongly curved, neck of valva narrow, long and straight, cucullus broad, subovate; anellus short; aedeagus (Fig. 32) with angled, broader base, then straight, relatively short and broad, with 11 cornuti and 5 carinae.
Diagnosis. M. andersi externally most closely resembles M. skulei; the two share two black patches laterally on the thorax. M. andersi differs from M. skulei by its smaller size and the absence of dark scales in the terminal area of the forewing. In the male genitalia the short, broad aedeagus of M. andersi is strikingly different from that of all other known species of Multiquaestia.
Distribution. Tanzania.
Etymology. The species is named after Anders Bjørnstad, who collected the holotype and has contributed much to the knowledge of the Lepidoptera fauna in Tanzania.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on pages 28-31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia

description: Multiquaestia species 2
(Figs. 17, 40)
KENYA: 1Ƥ Rift Valley [Province], Rumuruti, 1800 m. 0o20’N 36o35’E 29.iv.2003, leg. D.J.L. Agassiz, genitalia slide 1921 T. Karisch, coll. BMNH.
Wingspan 16.0 mm. This specimen is distinguished by the bicoloured black and white thorax – except for the brown tegulae – and the nearly rectangular basal white macula on the forewing upperside. The genitalia (Fig. 40) are characterised by a hump on each side near the anterior margin of sternite 7; a wide, anteriorly and posteriorly strongly sclerotised ductus bursae; and rather straight horn-shaped signa. The description of this unnamed species will await the discovery of the male.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on pages 31-32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia fibigeri Aarvik & Karisch, new species
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia
Multiquaestia fibigeri

description: Multiquaestia fibigeri Aarvik & Karisch, new species
(Figs. 15, 33, 34, 35)
Type material. Holotype, 3, TANZANIA, Mbeya Reg., Mbeya Distr., Mbeya Range, Ipinda 2425 m, 28.xi.2005, leg. L. Aarvik, M. Fibiger, A. Kingston, genitalia slide 2744 L. Aarvik (NHMO).
Description. Adult (Fig. 15). Wingspan 17.0 mm. Head: White. Antenna black, scape white. Labial palpus 2 times diameter of eye, brownish black, dorsal edge white; brush, triangular in lateral view due to scaling of second segment. Thorax white, tegulae white. Legs fuscous, tarsi with paler rings. Forewing upperside blackish brown; terminal 1/3 with less black suffusion; on dorsum two white triangular marks, broadly interconnected along dorsum; costal strigulae indicated by white scales, the most distal indicated as a distinct white dot. Cilia fuscous, from below apex to middle of termen white-tipped, also at tornus. Hind wing upperside fuscous; ochreous hair-pencil from base of hind margin to scale cover on dorsum of abdomen. Abdomen: Grey; yellowish and large dorsal scales concealing scale brush; anal tuft grey. Male genitalia (Figs. 33, 34) of single specimen not fully developed, stuck inside abdomen, valvae not developed normally; tegumen narrow, band-like; juxta-anellus long; aedeagus (Fig. 35) narrowest in middle, bent, with two rows of 21+18 cornuti of different size, 22 carinae.
Diagnosis. M. fibigeri lacks the light distal area in the forewing upperside characteristic of all other congeners, with a forewing pattern more like species of Dracontogena Diakonoff. However, the characteristic hair-pencil attached to the hind wing provides evidence that it should be assigned to Multiquaestia.
Distribution. Tanzania.
Etymology. The species is named after Michael Fibiger, who participated in the collecting trip during which three of the new species described in the present work were discovered.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia

description: Multiquaestia species 1
(Figs. 16, 39)
MALAWI: 1Ƥ, Dzalanyama 1250 m, 14o15’S 33o27’E 13.xii.2002, leg. D.J.L. Agassiz, genitalia slide 1922 T. Karisch (BMNH).
Wingspan 12.0 mm. Using the key provided below, this female keys to M. andersi. However, M. andersi has the white triangular marks of the forewing broadly interconnected along the dorsum. The genitalia (Fig. 39) are characterised by a funnel-shaped ostium, two sharp spines laterally near the anterior margin of sternite 7, and strongly curved signa.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
Multiquaestia
Creators: name: Aarvik, Leif
name: Karisch, Timm
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Multiquaestia

description: Key to described Multiquaestia species based on external characters
1. Terminal third of forewing in different shades of ochreous, lighter than basal two-thirds .......................................... 2
- Terminal third of forewing blackish brown, nearly as dark as basal two thirds (Fig. 15) ................. M. fibigeri n. sp.
2. Forewing with white spot near costa at three-fourths distance from base (Fig. 13)............. M. albimaculana Karisch
- Forewing without white spot near costa at three-fourths distance from base............................................................... 3
3. Thorax entirely white, except for tegulae ..................................................................................................................... 4
- Thorax marked otherwise ............................................................................................................................................. 5
4. Smaller species, wingspan 13 mm (Fig. 8)....................................................................................... M. agassizi n. sp.
- Larger species, wingspan 17 mm (Fig. 9)......................................................................................... M. dallastai n. sp.
5. Thorax white, except for tegulae, with lateral black patches....................................................................................... 6
- Thorax mainly grey, brownish or fuscous, without black lateral patches..................................................................... 7
6. Forewing with white distal triangle reaching to one-third from costa; smaller species, wingspan 10.5 mm (Fig. 14). ............................................................................................................................................................. M. andersi n. sp.
- Forewing distal white triangle reaching to near middle from costa; larger species, wingspan 13.0–13.5 mm (Fig. 7) ............................................................................................................................................................. M. skulei n. sp.
7. Forewing with basal white triangle speckled with several dark dots or striae (Fig.12) ................... M. iringana n. sp.
- Forewing with basal white triangle pure white, at most with one dark dot on dorsum................................................ 8
8. Thorax with white spot posteriorly, forewing fringes unicolorous (Fig. 11)...................................... M. purana n. sp.
- Thorax without white spot posteriorly, forewing fringes with dark bars (Fig. 10).......................... M. kingstoni n. sp.
description: Published as part of Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), pp. 18-32 in Zootaxa 2026 on page 32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274748
15min City Score Toolkit – Urban Walkability Analytics
Creators: name: Albashir, Abubakr
name: Messa, Federico
name: Presicce, Dante
name: Pedrazzoli, Alessandro
name: Gorrini, Andrea
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: 15min City
Service Accessibility
Urban Planning
Walkability
Toolkit

description: The 15min City Score is an urban metric that gives a comprehensive overview of a city’s walkability and is widely used to assess the accessibility of cities, neighborhoods and specific places based on the availability of essential services. Nevertheless, the estimation of this metric for a city can be an intense and complex analytical process. In this article, we present the design and development architecture of the 15min City Score Toolkit, a Python-based tool for automating the metric estimation. The tool streamlines the analysis by using Open Street Map and custom data as input, allowing for flexibility and for the testing of custom-built scenarios. The toolkit has been implemented as QGIS plugin and has been tested on over 112 cities to show its effectiveness and computational efficacy, as well as its potential in supporting and analyzing the 15-minute city concept.
Osmia (Diceratosmia) Robertson
Creators: name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Osmia

description: Osmia (Diceratosmia) Robertson
Diceratosmia Robertson 1903: 166 [type species: Osmia quadridentata Cresson = Osmia conjuncta Cresson, original designation and monobasic]
Osmia (Diceratomsia); Sinha 1958: 228.
Diagnosis. Diceratosmia is readily distinguished from other Osmia in North America by the combination of the coarse punctures of the body; narrow apical fasciae of pale tomentum present on at least the basal metasomal terga; somewhat elongate parapsidal lines; carinate hind coxae; doubly carinate posterior margin of S4 of the males; and strong lateral teeth on T6 of the males. Members of this subgenus also share the somewhat unusual character of having pale scopal hairs (white, golden, or reddish golden).
description: Published as part of Rightmyer, Molly G., 2017, A revision of the subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia), with descriptions of four new species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 4337 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1014033
Osmia
Creators: name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Osmia

description: Keys to Osmia (Diceratosmia)
(modified from Michener 1949)
description: Published as part of Rightmyer, Molly G., 2017, A revision of the subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia), with descriptions of four new species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 4337 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1014033
Osmia (Diceratosmia) aliciae Ayala & Griswold. Interestingly 2005
Creators: name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Osmia
Osmia aliciae

description: Osmia (Diceratosmia) aliciae Ayala & Griswold
(Figs 2B, 8B, 10B)
Osmia (Diceratosmia) aliciae Ayala & Griswold 2005: 141 –145 [Holotype female: San Patricio].
Diagnosis. Females of O. aliciae are distinguished from all known North American Osmia except O. gonzalezi by the numerous, prominent cork-screw shaped hairs on the clypeus, frons, and vertex, and very strongly granulose, dull integument beneath these modified hairs (Fig. 2B).
Males are similarly known by the dull, strongly granulose integument of the frons between the close-set punctures (only otherwise found in O. gonzalezi and potentially O. spinulifera) rather than shiny and smooth in other species. This character, in combination with a straight rather than invaginated apical margin of S3 and blue/ green integument will separate O. aliciae from all other known Diceratosmia.
Distribution. Endemic to Mexico, primarily in the Transverse Volcanic Belt of central Mexico; known from Durango to Guerrero and Tlaxcala (Fig. 13).
Material Examined. Mexico. Chiapas: Villa Las Rosas, 8 mi N, 21 Oct 1972. Durango: El Salto, 5 mi S, meadow, 11 Aug 1986, Faulkner. Guerrero: Taxco, 5 km E, 29 Oct 1991, T Griswold; Taxco, 7 km E, 29 Oct 1991, T Griswold. Jalisco: Ciudad Guzman, 16 km SW, 18 Jul 1989, T Griswold. Mexico: Ixtapan de la Sal, 30 Oct 1991, T Griswold; Milpa Alta, 13 km SW, 28 Oct 1991, T Griswold; Milpa Alta, 13 km SW, 12 Nov 1991, T Griswold. Morelos: Chichinautzin, 8 Oct 1983, O Morales; Derrame del Chichinautzin, km 86.6, 16 Aug 1997, O Yáñez; Derrame del Chichinautzin, km 86.6, 26 Oct 1996, O Yáñez; Tepoztlan, 30 Oct 1983, O Morales. Tlaxcala: Tenancingo, 6 km E, 30 Oct 1991, T Griswold.
Floral Associations. Asteraceae: Heterotheca inuloides; Lamiaceae: Salvia leptostachys, S. polystachia.
Comments. When O. aliciae was described the female of the closely related O. gonzalezi was not known and some of the Cuernavaca records included in Ayala and Griswold (2005) belong to O. gonzalezi. If the male of O. spinulifera follows the pattern of dull, granulose frons in both sexes as found in O. aliciae and O. gonzalezi, it might well be confused with these two species. Male specimens from northern Mexico running to either of these in the key should be investigated.
description: Published as part of Rightmyer, Molly G., 2017, A revision of the subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia), with descriptions of four new species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-37 in Zootaxa 4337 (1) on page 5, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1014033