Description of Leptus (Leptus) cameroonicus sp. nov. and first record of Charletonia braunsi (Oudemans, 1910) from Cameroon (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae), with new metric and meristic data for some African Leptus

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-621
Author(s):  
Ryszard Haitlinger ◽  
Miloje Šundić ◽  
Alifery Laurel Djomnang Nkwala
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Type Material ◽  
New Host ◽  
First Time ◽  
Meristic Data

Leptus (L.) cameroonicus sp. nov. is described based on larvae ectoparasitic on Eyprepocinemis plorans ibandana (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Charletonia braunsi (Oudemans, 1910) is reported for the first time from Cameroon. E. plorans ibandana is new host for Leptus species, C. braunsi, C. cameroonensis Haitlinger & Kekeonou, 2014 and C. justynae Haitlinger, 1987. New metric and meristic data for the descriptions of L. (L.) aggoratus Haitlinger, 1990, L. (L.) bertoldi Haitlinger, 1993, L. (L.) benzaliensis Fain & Elsen, 1972, L. (L.) maranaensis Haitlinger, 1987, L. (L.) maringensis Fain & Elsen, 1972, L. (L.) mogadoranus Haitlinger, 1990, L. (L.) ogazulacus Haitlinger, 1990, L. (L.) pasopaicus Haitlinger, 1990 and Charletonia cameroonensis, based on examination of type material and additional specimens, are provided. Status of Momorangia gabini Haitlinger, 2004 is discussed. M. gabini is correct name, not Charletonia gabini. Keys to African Leptus and Charletonia are provided.

scholarly journals First record of Gryllophila skrjabini Sergiev, 1923 and Cephalobellus magalhaesi Schwenk, 1926 (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) parasites of Neocurtilla claraziana Saussure, 1874 (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Argentina

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (37) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
José Matias Rusconi ◽  
Maria Fernanda Achinelly ◽  
Nora Beatriz Camino
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Agricultural Pests ◽  
New Host ◽  
New Host Record ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

Thelastomatidae is one of the largest families parasitizing insects, within the order Oxyurida. In this work we reported parasitism in nymphs and adults of Neocurtilla claraziana by two different thelastomatid species as a part of a field survey on agricultural pests. Nymphs and adults of this insect were isolated from grasslands of Buenos Aires State, Argentina using a tensio-active solution. The nematode species Gryllophila skrjabini Sergiev, 1923 and Cephalobellus magalhaesi Schwenk, 1926 are briefly described and measurements are given. Both nematodes are reported for the first time in Argentina with C. magalhaesi being the second isolation of this species in the world. Neocurtilla clarziana is a new host record for G. skrjabini.

New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4952 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-522
Author(s):  
OLEKSIY BIDZILYA
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
First Record ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Larval Biology ◽  
New Host ◽  
North West ◽  
Annotated List ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

First and additional host-plant records for 38 species of Gelechiidae from South Africa and Kenya are presented. An annotated list with brief descriptions of larval biology and known geographical distributions is presented. Three species are described as new: Mesophleps kruegeri sp. nov. (Namibia: Kavango Region and South Africa: Limpopo Province), Istrianis inquilinus sp. nov. (South Africa: North West Province), and Teleiopsis sharporum sp. nov. (South Africa: Limpopo Province). The new combination Istrianis epacria (Bradley, 1965) comb. nov. is proposed. The male genitalia of Hypatima melanecta (Meyrick, 1914) is described for the first time. It is noticed that male hitherto associated with T. commaculata (Meyrick, 1918) in fact refers to T. pundamilia Bidzilya & Mey, 2018. Hypatima stasimodes (Meyrick, 1931), Dichomeris coenulenta (Meyrick, 1927), Dichomeris eustacta Meyrick, 1921, Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958 and Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963 are recorded for the first time from South Africa, and Istrianis epacria is new for Kenya. The adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated for some species mentioned in paper. The first record of the genus Teleiopsis Sattler, 1960 from South Africa is briefly discussed. 

scholarly journals Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Some European Countries: Diffusion, Hosts, Molecular Characterization, and Natural Enemies

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Nugnes ◽  
Stefania Laudonia ◽  
Giovanni Jesu ◽  
Maurice Gerardus Maria Jansen ◽  
Umberto Bernardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
First Record ◽  
New Host ◽  
Ladybird Beetle ◽  
Albanian Population ◽  
First Time

After the first record in 2008 in Southeast Italy, the alien invasive and quarantine pest Aleurocanthus spiniferus (orange spiny whitefly—OSW) has gradually spread throughout Europe, infesting several new host plants in addition to the known hosts. Molecular characterization of some Italian populations and a newly found Albanian population highlighted two different haplotypes invading Europe, belonging to one of the haplogroups previously recorded in China. A predator was recorded for the first time in several fields in Italy in association with OSW and other whitefly species. It was successively identified through a morpho-molecular characterization as a Nearctic member of the tribe Serangiini, the ladybird beetle, Delphastus catalinae. This predator represents a promising biocontrol agent to manage A. spiniferus outbreaks in Italy and other invaded countries.

scholarly journals First record of the early immature stages of the White Four-ring Ypthima ceylonica (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), and a note on a new host plant from India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 17722-17730
Author(s):  
Hari Theivaprakasham ◽  
Hari Ramanasaran ◽  
Appavu Pavendhan
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Larval Morphology ◽  
New Host ◽  
First Time

Documentation of the early immature stages (egg, larva, chrysalis) of the White Four-ring (Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1865), including larval morphology and behaviour, is described for the first time from India.  A new host plant (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) is also reported for this butterfly.

A new species, a redescription of Aceria lamii (Liro, 1943) and two new records of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on weeds in Golestan province, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Ali Gol ◽  
Hussein Sadeghi-Namaghi ◽  
Enrico De Lillo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Artemisia Absinthium ◽  
New Host ◽  
Eriophyoid Mites ◽  
Golestan Province ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lamium Album ◽  
A New Species

During a faunistic survey on eriophyoid mites associated with weeds in Golestan province of Iran, four eriophyoid species were collected. A new species, Aculops hyperisaemum sp. nov., was found on Hypericum androsaemum L. (Hypericaceae) and herein described and illustrated. Paraphytoptus paradoxus Nalepa, 1896, Aceria lamii (Liro, 1943) and Aceria verbenacae de Lillo et al., 2017, were found respectively on Artemisia absinthium L. (Asteraceae), Lamium album L. and Salvia nemorosa L. (Lamiaceae) and are reported for the first time in Iran. Aculops hyperisaemum sp. nov. and A. lamii were vagrant on the underside of the leaves of their host plants and no symptoms were detected. Aceria lamii is redescribed using modern microscopy and terminology. Paraphytoptus paradoxus was vagrant on the leaf underside and caused discoloration of the leaves; this is the first record of Paraphytoptus from Iran. Aceria verbenacae induced erinea on leaves, petioles, stems and flowers on a new host plant species. 

New host–parasite records of siphonostomatoid copepods infesting elasmobranch fishes in Tunisian waters

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-855
Author(s):  
Feriel Youssef ◽  
Sabiha Tlig Zouari ◽  
Bouchra Benmansour
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
New Host ◽  
Parasitic Copepods ◽  
Scyliorhinus Canicula ◽  
Tunisian Coast ◽  
Elasmobranch Fishes ◽  
Host Parasite ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species ◽  
New Host Records

AbstractBetween 2013 and 2015, 2092 chondrichthyan fish belonging to eight species were collected along the Tunisian coast and examined for parasitic copepods. Eleven different species of copepods representing five families, Caligidae, Eudactylinidae, Kroyeriidae, Lernaeopodidae and Pandaridae, were collected. Three of these species are reported for the first time in Tunisia (Pseudocharopinus malleus, Perissopus dentatus and Nesippus orientalis) and one new species of Kroyeria was found. In addition, we identified a number of new host records including: the presence of Eudactylinella alba on Bathytoshia centroura, Dasyatis pastinaca, Mustelus mustelus and Scyliorhinus canicula. This is the first record of Nemesis sp. on B. centroura in Tunisia. We report here for the first time the presence of Pseudocharopinus bicaudatus and Pseudocharopinus concavus on Bathytoshia centroura and Lernaeopoda galei on Raja clavata.

scholarly journals First record of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus (Juncaceae) for the Southern Cone flora

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriel I. Jocou ◽  
Nicolás F. Brignone
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
First Time ◽  
Ecologic Studies

Background and aims: Juncus is the largest and most diverse genus of Juncaceae, distributed mainly in the temperate zones of both hemispheres. The Southern Cone flora contains ca. 38 Juncus species (44 taxa including 12 infraspecific categories). Sixteen of those species belong to the section Ozophyllum. As a part of our ecologic studies in wetlands of Patagonia (Argentina) we collected specimens of Juncus that did not match any of the species currently known to the Southern Cone. The aim of this contribution is to report for the first time the presence of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus for the Southern Cone flora.  M&M: Classical methods in taxonomy were employed. Living and herbarium material, original descriptions, and type material of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus were studied. Collected materials were deposited in the herbarium ARC of the Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Results: Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus is here described. A distribution map, photos, and a key to the Southern Cone species of Juncus belonging to the section Ozophyllum are provided. Also, some ecological and distributional features are discussed.  Conclusions: The naturalization of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus is reported here for the first time in the Southern Cone. From now on, Juncus contributes 39 species to the Southern Cone flora, and 17 to Juncus section Ozophyllum.

Resurrection of the name Limnia testacea (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with L. setosa as a new synonym, and the first record of L. testacea from Mongolia

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
J. Mortelmans
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Published Data ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
The Status ◽  
Taxonomic Changes ◽  
First Time

The status of the names Pherbina testacea (Sack, 1939) and Limnia setosa Yano, 1978 is revised based on the examination of the type material of both the species, additional specimens and an analysis of the published data. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Ph. testacea is returned to the genus Limnia, as Limnia testacea, comb. resurr., and L. setosa, syn. nov., is placed in synonymy with L. testacea. The records of L. testacea (under both names) are reviewed. Limnia testacea is recorded for the first time from Mongolia, which considerably extends the range of this species.

Going unnoticed for 40 years: about the presence of the exotic Suaeda paradoxa (Chenopodiaceae, Suaedoideae) in Argentina

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 450 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
ADRIEL I. JOCOU ◽  
CARLOS R. MINUÉ ◽  
NICOLÁS F. BRIGNONE ◽  
RICARDO GANDULLO
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Herbaceous Species ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Diagnostic Key ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
First Time ◽  
Flora Of Argentina ◽  
Ecologic Studies

As a part of ecologic studies conducted in wetlands of Patagonia, Argentina, and in the frame of taxonomic studies within Chenopodiaceae for South America, we collected specimens of Suaeda that did not match the features to any of the species currently known to the Flora of Argentina. The aim of this contribution is to report for the first time the presence of Suaeda paradoxa in Argentina, by the means of the study of living plants and herbarium material, original descriptions, type material, and complementing with a distribution map, photos, a diagnostic key, and a comparative table to the herbaceous species of Suaeda in Argentina. Also, some comments regarding ecological and distributional features are discussed. This is the first record of S. paradoxa outside its native distribution range.

New species and records of the genus Chelonus Panzer, 1806 (Braconidae: Cheloninae) from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1209 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONG-YING ZHANG ◽  
XUE-XIN CHEN ◽  
JUN-HUA HE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
New Host ◽  
Old World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Three subgenera of Chelonus Panzer (1806): Areselonus Braet (1999), Baculonus Braet & van Achterberg (2001) and Megachelonus Baker (1926) are recorded for the first time from China. The species of Chelonus (Areselonus) chailini Walker & Huddleson is reported for the first time, and new host information is provided. The subgenus of Baculonus Braet & van Achterberg, 2001 has been recorded only from the Neotropical region before this study. Chelonus (Baculonus) icteribasis sp. nov., represents the first record of this group from the Old World. Two new species of subgenus Megachelonus, i.e., C. (M.) macros sp. nov. and C. (M.) longqiensis sp. nov., are described from China. A key to the six currently known Megachelonus species is included to facilitate future identifications.

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