ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-29eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.124121
Kelly B Miller, Mariano C Michat, Nelson Ferreira
{"title":"Description of <i>Nilssondytesdiversus</i> gen. et sp. nov. from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Cybistrinae).","authors":"Kelly B Miller, Mariano C Michat, Nelson Ferreira","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.124121","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.124121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new genus, <i>Nilssondytes</i> <b>gen. nov.</b>, is described for a unique new species, <i>Nilssondytesdiversus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, from Venezuela. This paper corrects an inadvertent mistake in a paper by the authors (Miller et al. 2024) in which the collection of deposition of the holotype of the species was not indicated making the new species unavailable which, therefore, made the new genus unavailable. A review of the relevant parts of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is included. Diagnostic features of the new genus and species are discussed and illustrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11377889/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-29eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.128570
Franger J García, José Ochoa-G, José L Poma-Urey, Bruce W Miller, Fábio C Falcão, Martín Roberto Del Valle Alvarez
{"title":"Expanding the knowledge of the bat fauna of the Brazilian Caatinga: new geographical records of molossid bats (Chiroptera, Molossidae) for the Chapada Diamantina region, with taxonomic notes.","authors":"Franger J García, José Ochoa-G, José L Poma-Urey, Bruce W Miller, Fábio C Falcão, Martín Roberto Del Valle Alvarez","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.128570","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.128570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Caatinga, an exclusive biome in Brazil, is the largest tropical dry forest area in the Americas. It is characterized by a semi-arid climate and various soils that harbor a great diversity of flora and fauna. Novel records of aerial insectivorous bat species in the family Molossidae in the Chapada Diamantina, northeastern Brazil are presented. The study is based on field sampling of 115 molossid bat specimens from six genera and 12 taxonomically confirmed species, along with four taxa requiring further evaluation for definitive species identification. All specimens were obtained using mist nets around a small freshwater lagoon surrounded by semideciduous dry forest. The verified genera were <i>Cynomops</i>, <i>Eumops</i>, <i>Molossops</i>, <i>Molossus</i>, <i>Neoplatymops</i>, and <i>Nyctinomops</i>. Our findings enhance the understanding of bat diversity in the Brazilian Caatinga, with the first records of <i>Eumopsdelticus</i>, <i>E.bonariensis</i>, and <i>Molossuscurrentium</i>. The most abundant species were <i>Molossusrufus</i>, <i>Eumopsglaucinus</i>, <i>Cynomopsplanirostris</i>, <i>Nyctinomopslaticaudatus</i>, and <i>Molossusmolossus</i>. Previously unreported morphological and morphometric variations for these Caatinga taxa were examined. Additionally, information on sexual dimorphism in craniodental characteristics of <i>Molossopstemminckii</i> and variations in the presence of the sagittal crest in <i>Neoplatymopsmattogrossensis</i> are provided. Based on the voucher specimens from this study, the recognized number of species of Molossidae known from the Caatinga has increased to 21. Our results offer new insights into the taxonomy and biogeography of Neotropical molossids, highlighting their importance as members of bat communities in dry forest ecosystems from northeastern South America.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11377890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127183
Xiangliang Fang, Zigang Xu, Yuanyuan Yao, Yue Fu
{"title":"Two new species of <i>Macropelopia</i> (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China, delineated with morphology and COI sequences.","authors":"Xiangliang Fang, Zigang Xu, Yuanyuan Yao, Yue Fu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127183","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127183","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new species, Macropelopia (Macropelopia) excavata Xu & Fu, <b>sp. nov.</b> and Macropelopia (Macropelopia) quadrimacula Xu & Fu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described as male adults. A key to identify the males of <i>Macropelopia</i> from China is provided. Furthermore, in order to ascertain the genetic distance between these species and their morphological characteristics, mitochondrial cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit I gene sequences were uploaded to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. These COI sequences were then utilized to infer the relationships between the species, employing the neighbor-joining method.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372292/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.125457
Ping Zhao, Minmin Ou, Liangming Cao, Huaiyu Liu, Jianyun Wang
{"title":"One new species and two new records of Pyrrhocoridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from China.","authors":"Ping Zhao, Minmin Ou, Liangming Cao, Huaiyu Liu, Jianyun Wang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125457","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125457","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species, <i>Dindymusalbonotum</i> Zhao & Cao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and two newly recorded species, <i>Euscopusrobustus</i> Stehlík, 2005 and Brancucciana (Rubriascopus) orientalis Stehlík & Jindra, 2008, belonging to the family Pyrrhocoridae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pyrrhocoroidea) from China are described and illustrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557
Pratyaporn Wanchai, Attapol Rujirawan, Matthew L Murdoch, Akrachai Aksornneam, Pattarapon Promnun, Amanda Kaatz, Jeren J Gregory, Eddie Nguyen, William Van Iderstein, Evan S H Quah, L Lee Grismer, Jesse L Grismer, Anchalee Aowphol
{"title":"The description of the first rock-dwelling species of butterfly lizard <i>Leiolepis</i> Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand.","authors":"Pratyaporn Wanchai, Attapol Rujirawan, Matthew L Murdoch, Akrachai Aksornneam, Pattarapon Promnun, Amanda Kaatz, Jeren J Gregory, Eddie Nguyen, William Van Iderstein, Evan S H Quah, L Lee Grismer, Jesse L Grismer, Anchalee Aowphol","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of rock-dwelling <i>Leiolepis</i> is described from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. <i>Leiolepisglaurung</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> can be differentiated from all other sexual species of <i>Leiolepis</i> by a combination of having a black gular region with a wide medial yellow stripe, a yellow ventrum with black mottling, bright red to orange subcaudal coloration, having reduced to no expandable flanks, and having only one black transverse bar on the flanks. This is the first rocky habitat-adapted <i>Leiolepis</i>. <i>Leiolepisglaurung</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> demonstrates numerous ecological adaptations to survive in these rocky habitats. <i>Leiolepis</i> are known for their expandable flanks with bright display colors, however <i>Leiolepisglaurung</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> has reduced or no ability to expand its flanks. We hypothesize this is an adaptation to reduce their body diameter to better fit into smaller rocky burrows unlike the larger and deeper burrows constructed in looser soils by other <i>Leiolepis</i> species. This discovery increases the number of <i>Leiolepis</i> species in Thailand to six, and worldwide to 11.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372293/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-26eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963
Qing Jin, Jiali Li, Jibao Jiang, Jiangping Qiu
{"title":"Four new earthworm species of the genera <i>Amynthas</i> and <i>Metaphire</i> (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) from Hunan and Anhui provinces, China.","authors":"Qing Jin, Jiali Li, Jibao Jiang, Jiangping Qiu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper describes four new species earthworms from Hunan and Anhui provinces, China, <i>Amynthasxiangtanensis</i> Qiu & Jin, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Amynthastaoyuanensis</i> Qiu & Jin, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Amynthasxuanchengensis</i> Jin & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Metaphiredonganensis</i> Jin & Jiang, <b>sp. nov.</b> <i>Amynthasxiangtanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A.taoyuanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> belong to the <i>Amynthascorticis</i> group. Both have four pairs of intersegmental spermathecal pores in 5/6-8/9; male pores in segment XVIII, separated by 1/3 of body circumference, each on top of a slightly raised porophore, surrounded by several tiny genital papillae. <i>Amynthastaoyuanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> prostate glands are degenerated. <i>Amynthasxuanchengensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> belongs to the <i>Amynthasmorrisi</i> group, it has two pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6 and 6/7; male pores in XVIII, separated by 1/3 of body circumference, each on top of a slightly raised, circular porophore. <i>Metaphiredonganensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> belongs to the <i>Metaphirehoulleti</i> group. It has three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6/7-8/9; male pores in XVIII, separated by 1/3 of body circumference, each on the bottom center of the longitudinal copulatory chamber.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-26eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106
Sylvia Hofmann, Daniel Jablonski, Joachim Schmidt
{"title":"Morphological and molecular data warrant the description of a new species of the genus <i>Scutiger</i> (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Central Himalaya.","authors":"Sylvia Hofmann, Daniel Jablonski, Joachim Schmidt","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent phylogenetic studies in Himalayan lazy toads of the genus <i>Scutiger</i> Theobald, 1868 revealed the presence of genetically deeply divergent lineages. The taxonomy of <i>S.nepalensis</i> sensu lato was re-assessed based on museum material considering molecular and morphological data. The results strongly support the recognition of a new species, <i>S.kanjiroba</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> distributed along the Nepalese Kanjiroba massif. It is further shown that <i>S.sikimmensis</i> has an apparently much more restricted distribution range than previously thought. The frequent misidentification of <i>Scutiger</i> across large areas of the Himalaya-Tibet area highlights the significance of careful taxonomic evaluation of collection material and the need for the direct morphological comparison of closely related species when describing new species.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369495/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two new species and a new record of the ant genus <i>Meranoplus</i> Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand.","authors":"Kuntima Yodprasit, Nopparat Buddhakala, Wattanachai Tasen, Weeyawat Jaitrong","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Meranoplus</i> Smith, 1853 is distributed in the Old World tropics, from Africa, Asia, New Guinea to Australia. There are four species <i>Meranoplusbicolor</i> (Guérin-Méneville, 1844), <i>M.castaneus</i> Smith, 1857, <i>M.laeviventris</i> Emery, 1889, and <i>M.mucronatus</i> Smith, 1857 previously recorded from Thailand. In the present paper, two new species of the genus, <i>M.siamensis</i> Yodprasit & Jaitrong, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>M.tanomtongi</i> Yodprasit & Jaitrong, <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described based on the worker caste. Additionally, <i>M.malaysianus</i> Schödl, 1998 is recorded for the first time for Thailand. A key to the Oriental and Indo-Australian species, based on the worker caste, is provided. The new species and the new record were found to nest in soil.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-23eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.129040
Chu-Yang Huang, Li-Ling Zeng, Wu-Wei Fan, Ping Lin, Qi-Jin Dong, Yu-Long Su, Xing-Min Wang
{"title":"A new species of the genus <i>Serangium</i> Blackburn (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, with description of the immature stages.","authors":"Chu-Yang Huang, Li-Ling Zeng, Wu-Wei Fan, Ping Lin, Qi-Jin Dong, Yu-Long Su, Xing-Min Wang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.129040","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.129040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species <i>Serangiumxinpingensis</i> Huang & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from Yunnan Province, China, as a newly discovered predator on <i>Bemisiatabaci</i> Gennadius (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae). The new species is a valuable addition to the 14 species of this genus in China known before. A diagnosis, detailed description, including the structure of its immature stages, illustrations, and the distribution of the new species are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11364932/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-22eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.116666
Mauricio M Rocha, Karina S S Lima, Eliana M Cancello
{"title":"A protocol to evaluate the taxonomic health of Neotropical species of <i>Nasutitermes</i> (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae).","authors":"Mauricio M Rocha, Karina S S Lima, Eliana M Cancello","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.116666","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.116666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein a protocol is proposed to summarize the taxonomic situation for species, using the Neotropical <i>Nasutitermes</i> Dudley (Nasutitermitinae) as a test. The objective of this protocol is to allow comparisons between the available taxonomic information for species, and to provide objective criteria for assessing the information gaps for each taxon in order to prioritize topics for future investigation. Key aspects of taxonomic practice (condition of type specimens, helpfulness of descriptions and figures, compilation of distribution data, molecular data) were noted, the data were tabulated, and the taxa ranked. In addition, specific notes for each species have been included that may help to improve the solutions to the problems raised here.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11362662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}