Merulius: s.s. and s.l., taxonomic disposition and identification of species

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 100-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Ginns
Keyword(s):  
Type Specimens ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

Twenty-one species are treated in detail. New specific combinations are proposed as Ceraceomerulius albostramineus (Torrend) and its variety flavido-albus (Corner); as Ceraceomyces serpens (Ft.); as Gloeoporus chlorinus (Pat.) and G. subambiguus (P. Henn.); as Leucogyrophana luridochracea (Corner), L. sororia (Burt) and L. montana (Burt); as Meruliopsis ambiguus (Berk.), M. bellus (Berk. & Curtis), M. corium (Fr.), M. hirtellus (Burt), and M. miniatus (Wakef.); and as Radulomyces fuscus (Lloyd). Cultural characters are described in detail for the first time for M. ambiguus, M. hirtellus, Merulius incarnatus Schw., C. borealis (Rom.), C. serpens, and Ceraceomerulius albostramineus. Extensive new synonymy is proposed, which is based on the study of nearly 150 type specimens, and a nomenclator is included which contains over 350 valid combinations in Merulius.

Rhinusa Stephens: a taxonomic revision of the species belonging to the R. linariae, R. herbarum, R. melas, and R. mauritii groups (Coleoptera Curculionidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4679 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-340
Author(s):  
ROBERTO CALDARA ◽  
IVO TOŠEVSKI
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time

The species of Rhinusa Stephens, 1829 (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Mecinini) belonging to the R. linariae, R. herbarum, R. melas and R. mauritii groups are revised. The R. linariae group includes three species: R. linariae (Panzer, 1795), R. brisouti (Faust, 1891) and R. kumatschevi (Bajtenov, 1977). The R. herbarum group also includes three species: R. herbarum (H. Brisout de Barneville, 1863), R. mateui (Hoffmann, 1965) and R. vulpeculus (Reitter, 1907). The R. melas group includes two species: R. melas (Boheman, 1838) and R. korotyaevi sp. n. (Israel, Jordan). Lastly, the R. mauritii group is monobasic. The lectotypes of Gymnetron consors Desbrochers des Loges, 1898, Gymnetron herbarum H. Brisout de Barneville, 1863, Gymnetron heydeni Desbrochers des Loges, 1869, and Gymnetron melas Boheman, 1838 are designated. The following new synonymy is proposed: Rhinusa herbarum (H. Brisout de Barneville, 1863) = Gymnetron semirufum Desbrochers des Loges, 1898 (syn. n.). For each species treated, description or redescription, notes on type specimens, synonymies, comparative notes, distribution, bionomics when available, photographs of the habitus and drawings of the rostra, genitalia and other structures useful for taxonomy are provided. A key including all the groups of Rhinusa as currently considered is provided for the first time. 

Leucogyrophana (Aphyllophorales): identification of species

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (16) ◽  
pp. 1953-1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ginns
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Brown Rot ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Pale Yellow ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Coniferous Wood ◽  
New Synonymy

The basidiocarps of nine species are described and the cultural characters are presented for six species. All have pale yellow spores and hyphae with clamp connections and primarily occur on coniferous wood where they are associated with a brown rot. Leucogyrophana arizonica and L. romellii are proposed as new species. Merulius pulverulenta Fr. is transferred to Leucogyrophana. New synonymy is proposed following the study of type specimens and several names previously regarded as synonyms are shown to apply to distinct species.

scholarly journals Mission impossible completed: unlocking the nomenclature of the largest and most complicated subgenus of Cortinarius, Telamonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 291-331
Author(s):  
Kare Liimatainen ◽  
Tuula Niskanen ◽  
Bálint Dima ◽  
Joseph F. Ammirati ◽  
Paul M. Kirk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Phylogenetic Study ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
The Public ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Sequence Databases ◽  
First Time ◽  
High Diversity

AbstractSo far approximately 144,000 species of fungi have been named but sequences of the majority of them do not exist in the public databases. Therefore, the quality and coverage of public barcode databases is a bottleneck that hinders the study of fungi. Cortinarius is the largest genus of Agaricales with thousands of species world-wide. The most diverse subgenus in Cortinarius is Telamonia and its species have been considered one of the most taxonomically challenging in the Agaricales. Its high diversity combined with convergent, similar appearing taxa have earned it a reputation of being an impossible group to study. In this study a total of 746 specimens, including 482 type specimens representing 184 species were sequenced. Also, a significant number of old types were successfully sequenced, 105 type specimens were over 50 years old and 18 type specimens over 100 years old. Altogether, 20 epi- or neotypes are proposed for recently commonly used older names. Our study doubles the number of reliable DNA-barcodes of species of C. subgenus Telamonia in the public sequence databases. This is also the first extensive phylogenetic study of the subgenus. A majority of the sections and species are shown in a phylogenetic context for the first time. Our study shows that nomenclatural problems, even in difficult groups like C. subgenus Telamonia, can be solved and consequently identification of species based on ITS barcodes becomes an easy task even for non-experts of the genus.

scholarly journals Towards a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the Neotropical dung beetle subgenus Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) Lane, 1946 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): Division into species-groups

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244657
Author(s):  
Arturo González-Alvarado ◽  
Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Distribution Composition ◽  
First Time ◽  
Internal Margin

Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 1822 is perhaps the most speciose genus of the tribe Deltochilini sensu Tarasov & Dimitrov (2016) (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and has been traditionally divided into eight subgenera. Among them, the subgenus Deltohyboma Lane, 1946, is the most speciose with 47 species, five of which are described here (D. genieri sp. nov., D. gilli sp. nov., D. susanae sp. nov., D. bolivariensis sp. nov. and D. inesae sp. nov.), and at least 165 species still undescribed. Due to the large number of species, and for practical purposes, the subgenus is here divided into 19 species-groups, with D. inesae sp. nov. left as incertae sedis. This division into species-groups will help in the reliable identification of species and will aid in the completion of the revision of subgenus. This report is the first part of the taxonomic revision of the subgenus Deltohyboma; it is based on the examination of all type specimens and almost 9,800 specimens of which approximately 1,200, mostly males, had their genitalia studied. The 19 species-groups recognized here are based mainly on characters described for the first time for Deltohyboma, namely, the state of a) the anterior margin of the clypeus (between the clypeal teeth), b) the internal margin of hypomera, c) the ventral face of the protibia, d) the posterior margin of the metafemur, and e) several new characters resulting from the first detailed study of the aedeagus and the endophallus of the group. Diagnosis, description, geographic distribution, composition and identifications keys (for males as well as males and females) for the species-groups are provided.

scholarly journals Geranium pamiricum Ikonn. (Geraniaceae): systematics and chorology

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 00087
Author(s):  
Viktoriya I. Troshkina ◽  
Khukhuu Enkhtuvshin
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Range ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
First Time

This article addresses specific features of morphology and chronology of a species found for the first time in the flora of the Altai highland: Geranium pamiricum Ikonn. It is demonstrated that the species under study belongs to the taxon G. collinum Steph. ex Willd. A nomenclature citation is provided with a mention of type specimens and their storage locations and ecological confinedness. A key was compiled for identification of species of the section Recurvata. Issues of chronology are discussed, and a map of this species’ geographic range is provided.

A taxonomic revision of Chinese Cleopomiarus Pierce (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4378 (3) ◽  
pp. 337 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHUNYAN JIANG ◽  
ROBERTO CALDARA ◽  
RUNZHI ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Zoological Museum ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Beijing China

The Chinese species of Cleopomiarus Pierce, 1919 (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Mecinini) are revised. Six taxa are reported: two already know from China (C. distinctus (Boheman, 1845), C. vestitus (Roelofs, 1875)), two cited for the first time from this country (C. flavoscutellatus (Morimoto, 1959), C. graminis (Gyllenhal, 1813)), and two new to science (C. danfengensis Jiang & Caldara n. sp., C. nuerhachii Jiang & Caldara n. sp.). The following new synonymy is proposed: C. distinctus (Boheman, 1845) = Miarus longirostris mandschuricus Voss, 1952 n. syn. Diagnosis, description or redescription, comparative notes and distribution are reported for each species. Dorsal and lateral habitus, as well as details of rostra and genitalia are illustrated. Finally, a key to the species is provided. Type specimens are deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China. 

Robber flies of the genus Trichardis (Diptera: Asilidae) of the Palaearctic

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-332
Author(s):  
D.M. Astakhov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Robber Flies ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The Palaearctic species of the genus Trichardis Hermann, 1906 are reviewed. A new species, T. lehri sp. nov., is described. A new synonymy is established: T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) = T. afanasievae Lehr, 1964, syn. nov. The male of T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 is described for the first time. External features and the male genitalia of T. lehri sp. nov., T. leucocoma (van der Wulp, 1899) and T. mongolica V. Richter, 1972 are illustrated with photographs.

New and little-known digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae) from Russia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4952 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-330
Author(s):  
MIKHAIL V. MOKROUSOV ◽  
MAXIM YU. PROSHCHALYKIN
Keyword(s):  
Valid Taxon ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
Tyva Republic ◽  
First Time ◽  
Unknown Male

New additions to the knowledge of digger wasps (Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae) in Russia are provided. Tachysphex loktionovi Mokrousov & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. is described from Tyva Republic. Five species of digger wasps are reported from Russia for the first time: Hoplammophila clypeata (Mocsáry, 1883) (Sphecidae), Tachysphex desertorum F. Morawitz, 1894, T. mongolicus Kohl, 1898, Tachytes argenteus Gussakovskij, 1933, and Trypoxylon albipes F. Smith, 1856 (Crabronidae). Misidentified Tachysphex speciosissimus Morice, 1897 (=T. gussakovskii Pulawski, 1971) is excluded from the fauna of Russia. Hitherto unknown male of Tachysphex mongolicus Kohl, 1898, stat. resurr. is described and regarded as a valid taxon. New synonymy is proposed for T. mongolicus Kohl, 1898 = T. abditus Kohl, 1898, syn. nov. Diagnosis for male of Dolichurus haemorrhous A. Costa, 1886 is updated. New regional records for seven species are recorded. The known fauna of Russia currently numbers three families, 87 genera and 694 species of digger wasps. In addition Tachytes argenteus Gussakovskij, 1933 is reported for the first time from Uzbekistan and Cyprus, and Trypoxylon beaumonti Antropov, 1991 is newly recorded from Ukraine. 

Taxonomic changes in Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera), and notes on certain type specimens

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4941 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-541
Author(s):  
GAVIN R. BROAD
Keyword(s):  
New Combinations ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Taxonomic Changes ◽  
First Time

The following new synonymies are established: Acrodactyla iliensis Sheng & Bian 1996 = Acrodactyla lachryma Pham, Broad, Matsumoto & Böhme 2012, syn. nov.; Euceros Gravenhorst 1829 = Lentocerus Dong & Naito 1999, syn. nov.; Euceros pruinosus (Gravenhorst 1829) = Lentocerus dentatus Dong & Naito 1999, syn. nov.; Euceros sensibus Uchida 1930 = Lentocerus lijiangensis Dong & Naito 1999, syn. nov.; Gyroneuron Kokujev 1901 = Cyclophatnus Cameron 1910, syn. nov.; Gyroneuron flavum (Cameron 1910) = Gyroneuron testaceator Watanabe 1934, syn. nov.; Liotryphon strobilellae (Linnaeus 1758) = Townesia qinghaiensis He 1996, syn. nov. The following are new combinations: Aleiodes insignis (Brues 1926), Aleiodes lateralis (Cameron 1905), Aleiodes maculicornis (Brues 1926), Aleiodes siccitesta (Morley 1937), Cyclophatnus flavum (Cameron 1910), Rhaconotus striatulus (Cameron 1909), Tolonus cingulatorius (Morley 1912), Zatypota tropica (Morley 1912). Netelia morleyi Townes, Townes & Gupta 1961 is transferred from the subgenus Netelia Gray 1860 to the subgenus Paropheltes Cameron 1907. One new replacement name is proposed: Aleiodes philippinensis nom. nov. for Rhogas lateralis Baker 1917, nec Troporhogas lateralis Cameron 1905. Lectotypes are designated for Antrusa persimilis Nixon 1954, Rhyssalus striatulus Cameron 1909, Troporhogas trimaculata Cameron 1905, Hemiteles cingulatorius Morley 1912, Paniscus ferrugineus Cameron 1889 and for Xanthojoppa inermis Morley 1917. Some previously overlooked type specimens are interpreted and illustrated and some errors in the literature corrected. Hosts are recorded for two genera of Ichneumoninae for the first time: Catadelphops nasutus (Heinrich 1962) was reared from Proserpinus terlooii (Edwards 1875) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the USA, and Aethianoplis excavata (Roman 1910) was reared from Precis octavia (Cramer 1777) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Uganda. 

Redescriptions of North American Epidamaeus (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) species proposed by N. Banks, H.E. Ewing, A.P. Jacot, and J.W. Wilson

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5021 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-65
Author(s):  
ROY A. NORTON ◽  
SERGEY G. ERMILOV
Keyword(s):  
New Hampshire ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Early American ◽  
Eastern Usa ◽  
Diagnostic Key ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mite Genus ◽  
Subjective Synonym

Early American acarologists proposed several species that have been recombined to the oribatid mite genus Epidamaeus (Damaeidae), but none has been redescribed to modern standards. These include E. puritanicus (Banks, 1906), E. michaeli (Ewing, 1909), E. globifer (Ewing, 1913), E. florida (Wilson, 1936), E. olitor (Jacot, 1937), and E. craigheadi (Jacot, 1939). We redescribe and illustrate these species, based on available type specimens and other material in various collections, and give an indication of their overall distributions. Juvenile instars are at least partly described for all except E. florida and E. olitor. Since these six collectively include the most encountered Epidamaeus species in the eastern USA, a diagnostic key is presented that also includes E. arcticola (Hammer, 1952), which is reliably recorded from eastern North America (New Hampshire) for the first time. A neotype is selected for E. michaeli, which is considered a senior subjective synonym of E. canadensis (Banks, 1909) [new syn.]. Synonymy of E. puritanicus with E. grandjeani (Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1957) is rejected.  

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