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{"title":"Coccinellidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from Colombia: A systematic and illustrated list","authors":"Guillermo González, T. Kondo, H. J. Gasca-Álvarez, Madelyn Katherine SANDOVAL-ESPINEL, Mayra Alejandra NIÑO-SUÁREZ, Maira Alejandra Zambrano Moreno","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5478.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5478.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"A synopsis of the family Coccinellidae of Colombia is presented, including an annotated list of the species recorded in the country based on published data, a revision of national and foreign collections, and information obtained from citizen science. The list includes 404 species grouped in 81 genera, 21 tribes and two subfamilies. There are 395 native species recorded (among them 201 considered endemic), and nine introduced. For each species, taxonomic information, background on its biology, its usage in biological control and geographic distribution are included. Images of their habitus, living specimens and distribution maps for Colombia and the Americas are also included. Twenty species were recorded for the first time for Colombia, nine for Ecuador, five for Peru and Venezuela, three for French Guiana, two for Brazil and one for Argentina, Cuba, Paraguay, and Puerto Rico, respectively. The coccinellid fauna of Colombia is compared with other countries in South America in terms of the diversity, endemism, and geographical distribution. Two nomenclatural changes are proposed because of homonymy: Hyperaspis amati González is a new name for Hyperaspis mimica Gordon & González, 2011, and Hyperaspis octomaculata González is a new name for Hyperaspis octonotata Gordon & Canepari, 2008.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"31 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141652406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Introduction to the analysis, synthesis, and comparisons of endemic butterflies in Mexico","authors":"Marysol Trujano-Ortega, A. Luis-Martínez, I. Vargas-Fernández, Omar Ávalos-Hernández, J. LLORENTE-BOUSQUETS","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5479.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5479.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Endemic species are biological singularities whose relevance lies in their unique history and the information they provide about the history of the area where they are distributed. This is the first compilation study that brings together all the available information on endemics of butterflies, a highly diverse insect group in Mexico. Based on the records of 272 endemic taxa deposited in biological collections, we generate distribution maps for each taxon, and describe the patterns of endemic distribution. We analyze the results based on biogeographical provinces, vegetation types, and altitudinal levels. We compared these distribution patterns with those of endemic taxa of vertebrates, plants, and other insect groups in Mexico. The greatest number of endemic butterflies is in the southwestern portion of the country, in the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Pacific Lowlands. In terms of ecological distribution, endemism is distributed mostly at low and middle elevations in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests, Temperate Forests and Mountain Humid Forests, the latter being of special importance due to its reduced extent in the country. The similarity in species composition groups the provinces into three clusters that generally agree with the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, and the Mexican Transition Zone. In addition, we describe the sampling biases at the family and subfamily levels as well as the undersampled biogeographical provinces, considering the estimation of endemic richness and the heterogeneity of the area. With this information, taxa and priority areas are identified to allocate the sampling effort and thus increase knowledge about the endemic taxa of the country. Nymphalidae were the family with the most records and endemic taxa, while Lycaenidae were the least endemic family in the country. We propose the Sierra Madre Occidental as the highest priority for directing the sampling effort for endemic butterflies. Finally, we discuss the historical and ecological causes of the distribution of endemic butterflies and compare it to the distribution patterns of endemic vertebrates and plants. Insects represent most biodiversity worldwide and are relatively poorly known compared to vertebrates or vascular plants. However, insects are just as threatened by ecosystem modification as other taxa. This work contributes to the urgent need to record biodiversity and thus prioritize conservation and resource management schemes.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141653670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Description of Branchiobdella turkestanensis n. sp. (Annelida: Clitellata) following a reexamination of specimens in the Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria","authors":"S. Gelder","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.5","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of branchiobdellidan annelid, Branchiobdella turkestanensis, is described having been removed from a specimen of Pontastacus kessleri (Schimkewitsch, 1886), reportedly from Turkestan but collected from the headwaters of the Syr Darya which is in the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan, and deposited in the Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria. Specimens of its sister species, Branchiobdella kozarovi Subchev, 1978, from its type area were examined and key morphological features were reported to justify naming the new species. The size, length and shape of the spermatheca and male reproductive organs in Branchiobdella turkestanensis are approximately half the size of those in B. kozarovi. Specific differences are the spermathecal bulb is ovoid, with a terete glandular atrium in B. turkestanensis, while B. kozarovi has a terete spermathecal bulb and ental process, and a curved, wide tubular glandular atrium.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"58 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141658263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Notes on Iberian Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) part I: a new species, new records and some taxonomic and faunistic remarks","authors":"Daniel Parejo-Pulido, Marcello Romano","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.1","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we contribute to the knowledge of Iberian mutillids by addressing and solving the problems associated with some taxa. A new species, Physetopoda fresnoi Romano & Parejo-Pulido, sp. nov., is described from the male sex. The type material of Ph. defixa (Invrea, 1953), comb. nov., Mutilla rufipes var. dusmeti Mercet, 1905 (S. dusmeti stat. resurr.) confirming its synonymy with S. verhoeffi Suárez, 1959, and S. andradei Suárez, 1954, stat. resurr. =S. andradei notomelanicus Suárez, 1954, syn. nov. are revised. New synonymies are proposed for Dasylabris egregia (Klug, 1835) =Mutilla (Dasylabris) egregia var. atriventris (André, 1902), syn. nov. and Ph. nuptura (Mercet, 1905) =M. nuptura var. bofilli Mercet, 1905, syn. nov. We also provide the first Iberian records of S. inermus (Schwartz, 1984) and S. sicanus (De Stefani, 1887). The validity of the Iberian records of M. marginata Baer, 1848, Ronisia barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) and R. brutia (Petagna, 1787) is discussed and the distribution of S. pardoi Suárez, 1953 is clarified. A key to the males of the Iberian Physetopoda Schuster, 1949 and Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870 is provided. Our study underscores the need for further research on Iberian mutillids and emphasises the importance of type-material studies to clarify the mutillid species inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula and their current taxonomic status.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"22 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141658929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Taxonomic study of wasp species in the Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis group morphologically related to P. scrobalis and P. flavifrons, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae)","authors":"Danielle A. Amorim, J. E. D. S. Júnior, F. D. S. C. Filho, O. T. Silveira, James M. Carpenter","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.2","url":null,"abstract":"Polybia is a genus of neotropical swarming wasps, and the largest within the Epiponini (Vespidae). The genus is dominant in the Neotropics, with more than 59 described species and eleven recognized subgenera. Myrapetra is the largest subgenus, currently with twenty-four valid species and fourteen subspecies, most of them allocated in the “P. occidentalis species-group”. Several species within Myrapetra are poorly characterized, with imprecise limits, and subspecies are largely based on color, that is highly variable feature, even among nest mates. This study is about those species of the P. occidentalis species-group which are morphologically more distinct from P. occidentalis (and its more similar neighbors), which we refer to as the species related to P. scrobalis and P. flavifrons. We describe a new species (P. rosalinae Amorim & Santos, sp. nov.) and for three subspecies we recognize the need to treat as distinct species (P. brevitarsus Richards, stat. nov.; P. hecuba Richards, stat. nov.; and P. surinama Richards, stat. nov.). In addition, we describe the males of two species and provide the first data (description and photos) on male genitalia of four taxa. P. dimorpha Richards, previously an isolated species within Myrapetra is treated as a member of the P. occidentalis species-group. Additionally, we provide a new identification key for the studied species.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"87 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141657785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Description of two new species of the leafhopper genus Longicornus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China","authors":"Shangmi Hu, Jichun Xing","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.4","url":null,"abstract":"Two new leafhopper species, Longicornus concavus sp. nov. and Longicornus nonprocessus sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Tibet Autonomous Region, China. A key based on the aedeagus is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"70 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141655358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New records of Cassidinae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) from Baturité Massif, Brazil, with the description of a new species of Charidotis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)","authors":"Marianna Simões, L. Sekerka, A. A. Mota, E. H. Nearns, M. A. Monné, M. Monné","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.6","url":null,"abstract":"The Baturité massif, situated in Ceará state’s central hinterland, is one of the largest humid mountain ranges in the Brazilian semi-arid region. Flora and vertebrate surveys have been conducted in the region, revealing endemic species, as well as a combination of fauna and flora from neighboring biomes, the Atlantic and Amazon rainforests. However, invertebrate inventories have been scarce, leaving a significant portion of the region’s biodiversity unexplored. This paper presents the outcomes of collaborative expeditions conducted by the recently established Museu de História Natural do Ceará Prof. Dias da Rocha and Museu Nacional/Universidade do Rio de Janeiro to fill this knowledge gap by promoting surveys to document the region’s biodiversity. As a result, one new species of tortoise beetle is described from the massif, Charidotis rochai Simões and Sekerka, new species. Additionally, we report thirteen new state records for the beetle subfamilies Cassidinae (Chysomelidae), and Cerambycinae and Lamiinae (Cerambycidae). Among these records, eight genera are documented for the first time in the state of Ceará, and the species Centrocerum variatum (Newman, 1841) constitutes the first record in the northeastern region of Brazil. These findings underscore the significance of survey initiatives and the need for comprehensive biodiversity study within the Baturité massif. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"15 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141658961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erratum: ROBERT G. JOHNSON (2024) Devonian Harpetidae from the central and eastern Anti–Atlas, Morocco. Zootaxa, 5450 (1): 001–185.","authors":"Robert G. Johnson","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"125 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141657096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pharsalus repandus Melichar, 1906 (Hemiptera, Ricaniidae): first record of ant-attendance in the family, ethological notes, and new records from Brazil","authors":"A. C. Domahovski, Andressa Paladini","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.3","url":null,"abstract":"Ant attendance or trophobiosis is widely distributed in Auchenorrhyncha and can be defined as a disjunctive association, an interspecific relationship between two symbiotic organisms. Aggregation behavior with or without ant mutualism has been documented for nymphs and adults in a few families of Fulgoromorpha whereas ant-attendance is reported for all planthopper families except for Ricaniidae. Based on field observations of Pharsalus repandus Melichar, 1906, the present work aims to record the first mutualistic interaction of ant-attendance in a species of the family Ricaniidae, report its aggregation behavior, its host plant, and expand its known distribution to the states of Paraná and Minas Gerais. Two ants were attending the planthoppers at the same time, identified as Camponotus (Myrmotrhix) rufipes (Fabricius, 1775) and Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862. We noted direct contact and observed the ants employing antennal palpation behavior to stimulate the planthoppers to deliver honeydew.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"120 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141657116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A new species of short unpatterned moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean, including the Socotra Archipelago, with a redescription of Gymnothorax pseudoherrei Böhlke","authors":"David G. Smith, S. Bogorodsky, James Dandar, U. Zajonz","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5477.4.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.4.4","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of short brown unpatterned moray eel, Gymnothorax. arabicus sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected from the northwestern Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, Socotra Archipelago, and Arabian Gulf. The new species is characterized by having the dorsal-fin origin before the gill opening, two branchial pores, one or two median intermaxillary teeth, biserial maxillary teeth, total vertebrae 114–120, and a plain brown head and body with dark yellow color at the tip of the tail. The new species formerly has been confused with G. pseudoherrei but is distinguished from it by having slightly more total vertebrae (114–120 vs. 111–116), dark stripes on the throat and side of the head, and a larger maximum size (ca. 300 mm TL vs. ca. 200 mm TL). Gymnothorax pseudoherrei, currently known from the Maldives and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and northern Australia, is redescribed in the present study. A comparison of the COI mtDNA in BOLD, in association with published phylogenetic evidence, confirms that G. arabicus and G. pseudoherrei form two separate genetic lineages, corroborating the morphological data.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"33 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141659103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}