First Description Of Male Research Articles

Complementary description of three species of the subgenus Anthoseius De Leon (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from India

Taxonomy of the subgenus Anthoseius De Leon (Acari: Phytoseiidae) has become challenging and often causing confusions among taxonomists. We here provide complementary descriptions of three species, T. (A.) bengalensis Karmakar et al., T. (A.) bulbosis Karmakar et al., and T. (A.) serrulatus Ehara, based on the specimens collected from Karnataka, India. During the identification of our specimens, we observed several important morphological differences between the new specimens and the original descriptions of the first two species. The morphological differences include number of dorsal solenostomes (absence or presence of gd5), position of preanal pores, chelicera dentition including position of teeth, shape of calyx of spermatheca, and leg chaetotaxy including number of setae on genu II, number of macrosetae and shape of ventral setae. Since these characters are crucial for phytoseiid taxonomy, we decided to examine the type specimens of these two species. Our examination on their holotypes confirmed that the morphological characters mentioned above are different than those reported in their original descriptions, but identical to the complementary descriptions provided here. In addition, T. (A.) serrulatus has not been recognized by several acarologists and repeatedly described under different names. We proposed five new and three suspected synonymies for this species. Lastly, we also provided the first description of males of T. (A.) bengalensis.

Redescription of Scirula papilata Lin, 1997 (Acariformes: Cunaxidae), with the first description of males for the species

A known species, Scirula papilata Lin, 1997 based on samples collected from Hubei Province, China, is redescribed with the detailed illustration and the first description of males.

Revision of the aphid subgenus Ramitrichophorus Hille Ris Lambers of genus Macrosiphoniella (Hemiptera, Homoptera: Aphididae, Macrosiphini), with redescriptions of all known species and identification keys.

Revision of the aphid subgenus Ramitrichophorus of genus Macrosiphoniella with redescriptions of all known species has been made. Geographical points of species registrations are listed. All known data on the biology of the studied species have been specified and analyzed. It was established that Macrosiphoniella (Ramitrichophorus) paradoxa (Bozhko, 1957) (syn. n.) is a synonym of Macrosiphoniella (Ramitrichophorus) hillerislambersi Ossiannilsson, 1954. It was confirmed that Macrosiphoniella nikolajevi Kadyrbekov, 1999 does not belong to the subgenus Ramitrichophorus. The first descriptions of males and oviparous females of M. (R.) hillerislambersi and M. (R.) medvedevi (Bozhko, 1950), and also alate viviparous females and oviparous females of M. (R.) janckei Brner, 1939 are given. Identification keys to the species of the subgenus is proposed. A possible way of the formation of the subgenus and the speciation that took place in it are discussed.

Redescription of the rare, deep-sea hyperiidean amphipod Megalanceoloides remipes (K.H. Barnard, 1932) (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), including the first description of males.

Megalanceoloides remipes is a rare deep-sea species known from very few specimens. Until recently (Zeidler 2019) it was known only from the type, an incomplete female, and one other specimen, probably a juvenile female (Vinogradov 1964). Another specimen, an ovigerous female, described by Gasca Haddock (2016) and compared to the previous two, was later considered to be a new species, M. aequanime Gasca, 2017 (Gasca Browne 2017). More recently, Williams Bunkley-Williams (2019) proposed another new species, M. gascae, for the specimen described by Vinogradov (1964). Thus, a redescription of M. remipes is still required, especially in light of the two new species proposed by these authors. The recent discovery of several specimens of M. remipes, including both sexes, in the USNM (Zeidler 2019) has now made it possible to provide a detailed redescription of the species, together with the first description of males, enabling a better comparison with M. aequanime and M. gascae.

A systematic revision of Draculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Part I: the Western Pilbara.

The schizomid fauna of mainland Australia currently comprises 60 species within seven named genera, of which five are endemic to the continent: Attenuizomus Harvey, 2000, Brignolizomus Harvey, 2000, Draculoides Harvey, 1992, Julattenius Harvey, 1992, Notozomus Harvey, 2000. Most Australian schizomids have been described from eastern and northern Australia, but there is also a significant subterranean fauna that has been found in hypogean habitats in the semi-arid Pilbara region of Western Australia. The vast majority of these species can be assigned to the genus Draculoides and this study is the first in a proposed series to revise this highly diverse genus. We treat the species found in the western Pilbara region, which includes 13 new species and 13 previously named species, using morphological characters and multi-locus sequence data. We also incorporate a molecular "mini-barcode" approach for COI, 12S and ITS2 to diagnose the new species. The new species are named: Draculoides akashae Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. belalugosii Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. carmillae Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. christopherleei Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. claudiae Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. immortalis Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. karenbassettae Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. mckechnieorum Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. minae Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. noctigrassator Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. nosferatu Abrams and Harvey, n. sp., D. piscivultus Abrams and Harvey, n. sp. and D. warramboo Abrams and Harvey, n. sp. We also provide the first descriptions of males of D. anachoretus (Harvey, Berry, Edward and Humphreys, 2008) and D. gnophicola (Harvey, Berry, Edward and Humphreys, 2008). All of the new species are subterranean-dwelling, short-range endemic species that occur in regions subject to mining activities, rendering them of high conservation significance.

Maritime trap-jaw ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae) of the Indo-Australian region - redescription of Odontomachus malignus Smith and description of a related new species from Singapore, including first descriptions of males.

The maritime trap-jaw ant Odontomachus malignus Smith, 1859 is thought to be widespread throughout islands in the Indo-Pacific and parts of the Oriental realm. Because of its unique nesting preference for harsh littoral habitat and distinct morphology, O. malignus has usually been assumed to consist of only one species. We, however, describe a new species similar to O. malignus found in the mangroves of Singapore, Southeast Asia – Odontomachus litoralissp. nov. We find strong evidence of both species existing in (near) sympatry, and also distinct morphological differences between O. malignus and the new species. Additional complementary DNA evidence in the form of COI barcodes (313 bp) supporting putative species identification and delimitation is provided. Defining morphological characteristics for the O. malignus species group (nested within the larger O. infandus clade) are given in detail for the first time. The worker and queen castes of the new species are described; a redescription of the worker caste of O. malignus, based on specimens from Singapore and the Philippines in addition to the holotype, is also given. The males of both species are also described for the first time, including male genitalia. A preliminary key to most known species of the O. infandus group based on the worker caste is provided.

Two genera of Panchaetothripinae newly recorded from China, with first description of males of Opimothrips tubulatus (Thysanoptera, Thripidae).

The subfamily Panchaetothripinae comprises 40 extant genera worldwide (ThripsWiki 2019), although only 15 genera are previously recorded from China (Mirab-balou et al. 2016; Li et al. 2018). Panchaetothripinae thrips are characterized by the strong reticulations on the body and leg. Wilson (1975) recognized three tribes in this subfamily, Panchaetothripini, Monilothripini and Tryphactothripini, but only tribe Tryphactothripini was relatively supported based on morphological characters (Mound et al. 2001). Species in this Tribe have abdominal segment II constricted at the base and bearing laterally patches of strong ridges, wart-like tubercles or stoutly recurved microtrichia, and abdominal segment X tends to be asymmetrical. Recently, two further genera of Tryphactothripini were found in Southern China, Noathrips and Opimothrips. These two monotypic genera are reported only from the Old World tropics, Noathrips from India and Sri Lanka, and Opimothrips only from Thailand (Bhatti 1967; Kudô 1979; Nonaka Okajima 1992). The purpose of this paper is to record these two genera from China, together with the first description of the male of Opimothrips tubulatus.

Taxonomic revision of Cypridopsis silvestrii comb. nov. (Ostracoda, Crustacea) from Patagonia, Argentina with morphometric analysis of their intraspecific shape variability and sexual dimorphism.

In this study we redescribe an ostracod species belonging to the subfamily Cypridopsinae Kaufmann, 1900, sampled in seven localities of northern and southern Patagonia, Argentina. A new taxonomical combination is proposed, Cypridopsis silvestrii comb. nov., based on detailed description of females and the first descriptions of males. Cypridopsis silvestrii occurred on a wide geographical distribution range, from 40º to 48º S latitude, as well as broad environmental tolerance ranges. We evaluated morphological variations in two populations of C. silvestrii from northern (El Toro lake) and southern (El Sello lake) Patagonia, with contrasting limnological conditions. El Toro is a small shallow lake with high salinity waters and El Sello is a large deep lake with lower salinity. Based on morphometric analysis, our results showed intraspecific variation in valve shape and size between populations. Sexual dimorphism in El Toro population was identified through morphometric analyses. Additionally, comparison of valve outlines in living and subfossil individuals from El Toro lake allowed specimens previously described as juveniles of Eucypris fontana (Graf, 1931) to be identified as adults of C. silvestrii comb. nov. The present contribution increases knowledge of the taxonomic identity, the ecological requirements and the geographical distribution of C. silvestrii, and shows that morphometric analyses are a feasible and useful tool for exploring intraspecific shape differences and assisting in taxonomic identification. Furthermore, the results presented herein provide tools for C. silvestrii identification in paleolimnological studies, and emphasize the usefulness of studying living representatives for clarification of the taxonomic status of species widely distributed in Quaternary sediments.

Redescription and genetic characterization of Cystidicoloides vaucheri, including first description of male and current status on the phylogeny of Cystidicolidae (Nematoda: Habronematoidea).

Cystidicoloides vaucheri collected in the stomach of the redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus from River Acre, State of Acre, Brazil is redescribed, including the first description of males and the first genetic characterization based upon 18S and 28S genes of the rRNA. Newly collected females were biometrically smaller than those reported in the original description, but similar morphology shared by the two samples revealed that they belong to the same species. Scanning electron micrographs showed the accurate structure of the cephalic region, described here in detail. Furthermore, the morphology of males completed the specific diagnosis, strengthening the validity of the species. The three other congeners differ from C. vaucheri mainly as follows: in C. dlouhyi the area rugosa is absent, the cephalic structures in C. fischeri are completely distinct, and in both species the spicules have membranous outgrowths, absent in C. vaucheri. Despite the dubious generic assignment of C. izecksohni, it differs from C. vaucheri in several biometrical and morphological features. Because of data availability, only sequences of the 18S were used for phylogenetic reconstructions. Results showed that the genus Ascarophis and the families Cystidicolidae and Physalopteridae are not monophyletic. Cystidicoloides vaucheri formed an independent branch clustering with representatives of Cystidicolidae, confirming its validity. The inclusion of Salmonema and Spinitectus within Cystidicolidae should be reviewed, since they formed an assemblage with species from Rhabdochonidae. In fact, current classification of some taxa belonging to Habronematoidea, Physalopteroidea and Thelazioidea need to be re-evaluated, mainly based on molecular data from different genes.

Two new species of Cyanopenthe Nikitsky from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae, Penthinae).

Two new species of Cyanopenthe Nikitsky, 1998 are described from Taiwan, under the names of Cyanopenthe taiwana sp. nov. and Cyanopenthe leei sp. nov., representing the first documented occurrence of the genus in Taiwan. Descriptions of both species, including the first description of males of Cyanopenthe, are supplemented with photos of habitus, antennae and abdomens of females, and illustrations of pronotum, genitalia of both sexes and abdominal ventrite V of females. Additionally, for Cyanopenthe metallica (Champion, 1916), photos of habitus and antenna of the holotype, supplementary description and illustrations of genitalia and abdominal ventrite V of females are provided. A key for the identification of Cyanopenthe species is given.

Taxonomic Revision Of The Striativentre Species Group Of The Genus Tetramorium (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Abstract The Tetramorium striativentre species group is revised. Workers and queens of the species of this group are characterized by the unique for all other Palaearctic Tetramorium species feature: the first gastral tergite, or at least its anterior half, is very densely and distinctly longitudinally striato-punctated. We place six species to this group, including two new ones: T. striativentre Mayr, T. schneideri Emery, T. kabulistanicum Pisarski, T. saudicum Sharaf, T. sabatinellii sp. n. from Jordan, and T. pisarskii sp. n. from Afghanistan. Additions to the diagnosis of T. striativentre and T. schneideri and the first descriptions of males of these two species are provided, and a key to species of this group is compiled.

New species from the genera Kansua and Anatlanticus (Orhtoptera: Tettigoniidae) in China

The genus Kansua Uvarov was only known in East Asian, and is considered to approach Tettigonia Linnaeus or Glyphonotus Redtenbacher. After comparing male and female specimens of Kansua with other genera of the subfamily Tettigoniinae, we find that Kansua is very similar to Anatlanticus Bei-Bienko and Mongolodectes Bei-Bienko in pronotum, legs, and tegmen rather than Tettigonia and Glyphonotus. Description of one new species Kansua diebua Liu sp. n., of two new species of one newly recorded genus Anatlanticus from China, and first description of male of Mongolodectes alashanicus are presented.

Tetramorium indocile Santschi, 1927 stat. rev. is the proposed scientific name for Tetramorium sp. C sensu based on combined molecular and morphological evidence (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

The last decade's improvements in taxonomic methods led to a rapid exploration of biodiversity. Among the new species thus discovered there are many well outlined Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) which, however, have not yet been described in accord with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. In this paper we revive Tetramorium indocileSantschi, 1927stat. rev. from synonymy and propose its scientific name for the Western Palearctic OTU characterized earlier, Tetramorium sp. C sensu Schlick-Steiner et al. (2006), based on evidences of molecular phylogeny combined with multivariate analyses of morphometric data. The type series of T. indocile was associated with the Molecular Operational Taxonomic Unit Tetramorium sp. C with high posterior probability (p=1.0) based on cumulative linear discriminant analysis of morphometric traits. Possible synonyms are excluded as names for it based on biogeographic, and worker-morphometric arguments. In order to avoid further uncertainties, a lectotype for Tetramorium indocileSantschi, 1927 is designated hereby. A diagnosis of T. indocile, the redescription of the worker caste and the first description of males including the male genital morphology are also provided.

Two new species of the ladybird beetle Hong Ślipiński from Chile (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Microweiseinae).

The ladybird beetle genus Hong Ślipiński was previously known from a single female specimen from a subtropical forest in South East Queensland, Australia. Hong guerreroi sp. nov. and H. slipinskii sp. nov. from a temperate forests of Central and Southern Chile are described and illustrated. A key for the species of the genus and complementary characters, including the first description of males, are provided.

Seven new species of Latonigena (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from South America

In this paper seven new species of Latonigena Simon, 1893 are described, including the first descriptions of males of this genus. Latonigena beni sp. nov. is described from Bolivia and Brazil and six species are described exclusively from Brazil: L. colombo sp. nov. from Paraná; L. lami sp. nov. from Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul; L. santana sp. nov., L. sapiranga sp. nov. and L. taim sp. nov. from Rio Grande do Sul; L. turvo sp. nov. from Tocantins, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Latonigena africana Tucker, 1923 is transferred to Trichothyse Tucker, 1923 with basis on the morphological characters.

Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini)

The monobasic genus Trichocolletes (Cockerell, 1912) was erected for the species Lamprocolletes venustus Smith by virtue of its conspicuously hairy eyes. Rayment (1929, 1931) added four additional species so that Cockerell’s 1934 survey of the family Colletidae in Australia, listed five names in the genus Trichocolletes. When Michener (1965) revised the genera of Australian bees, he recognized that species without hairy eyes, previously placed in Anthoglossa and Paracolletes, belonged in a more broadly defined genus. At the same time Michener created a separate subgenus for the species T. pulcherrimus Michener, a decision he recently suggested (Michener, 2007) might merit reexamination. Since 1965, two new species have been added (Houston, 1990), but there has been no revision of the genus. This is, therefore, the first species-level revision of the genus Trichocolletes. A recent molecular phylogeny of the family Colletidae (Almeida & Danforth, 2009) concluded that the Australian and South American genera traditionally included in the tribe Paracolletini (Michener, 2007), excluding Callomelitta and Paracolletes s. str., form a monophyletic group and it has been proposed (Almeida et al., 2012) that the name Neopasiphaeinae should be used for this group. The phylogenetic analysis suggested that the genus Anthoglossa is sister to all other Neopasiphaeinae and the genus Trichocolletes is, in turn, sister to all Neopasiphaeinae other than Anthoglossa. Until morphological clarification of the status of Paracolletes is available, we have opted to follow Michener’s (2007) family-level names. aBstract. The endemic Australian bee genus Trichocolletes is revised. Forty species are recognised, including twenty-three new species: Trichocolletes aeratus, T. albigenae, T. avialis, T. brachytomus, T. brunilabrum, T. capillosus, T. centralis, T. dundasensis, T. fuscus, T. gelasinus, T. grandis, T. lacaris, T. leucogenys, T. luteorufus, T. macrognathus, T. micans, T. nitens, T. orientalis, T. platyprosopis, T. serotinus, T. simus, T. soror and T. tuberatus. Four new synonymies are proposed: Paracolletes marginatus lucidus Cockerell, 1929 = T. chrysostomus (Cockerell, 1929); T. daviesiae Rayment, 1931 = T. venustus (Smith, 1862); T. marginatulus Michener, 1965 = T. sericeus (Smith, 1862); T. nigroclypeatus Rayment, 1929 = T. venustus (Smith, 1862). Trichocolletes rufus (Rayment, 1930) is moved to Leioproctus and T. rufopilosus (Rayment, 1935) to Anthoglossa. Descriptions are given for new species and redescriptions for species described before 1965, including first descriptions of males of T. aureotinctus (Cockerell), T. burnsi Michener, T. latifrons (Cockerell) and T. maximus (Cockerell) and the females of T. dowerinensis Rayment and T. rufibasis (Cockerell). Lectotypes are designated for Lamprocolletes venustus Smith and Anthoglossa plumata Smith. Keys to species are provided for both sexes, as are distribution maps and a summary of recorded floral visitation.

Redescription of two species of the genera Encentra and Tabaria (Tettigoniidae: Mecopodinae) of Colombia

This is a redescription of Encentra longipes and Tabaria opilioides with the first description of males of both species. New distribution records for Colombia are presented.

Redescriptions of Ordalonema faciepilosa, Peltonotellus melichari and P. raniformis, with a key to Western Palaearctic genera of Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)

First descriptions of males of Peltonotellus raniformis (Mulsant & Rey, 1855), P. melichari Horvath, 1897 and Orda- lonema faciepilosa Dlabola, 1980 are given. In addition, identification keys to the eight Caliscelidae genera of the Western Palaearctic and to the five Peltonotellus Puton, 1886 species of Europe are presented.

Taxonomy of Simulium guaporense Py­Daniel (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil, with the first description of males and females

Taxonomy of Simulium guaporense Py­Daniel (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil, with the first description of males and females

Taxonomy of Simulium guaporense Py-Daniel (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil, with the first description of males and females

We describe Simulium guaporense Py-Daniel adults and redescribe some morphological characters of its larvae and pupae based on specimens collected near the type locality in Rondônia State, Brazil. We report this species for the first time in Mato Grosso State. This species was placed originally in the S. siolii species group of the subgenus Psaroniocompsa; however, the thoracic pattern of the adults of S. guaporense is similar to that of species in the S. auristriatum species group. The immature stages were found on deciduous leaves and trailing vegetation in sandy-bottomed streams. Females were collected biting humans.