scholarly journals A New Genus and Three New Species of Phoridae From North America, With Notes on Two Recently Erected Genera (Crepidopa Achys and Pronomiophora Enderlein)

1913 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Malloch
ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
pp. 183-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars G. Crabo

The genus Rhabdorthodesgen. n. is described for three previously unnamed noctuid moths from the mountains of south-western United States and Mexico. It is assigned to subfamily Noctuinae, tribe Eriopygini. Rhabdorthodespattersonisp. n. from the United States and Rhabdorthodesdurangosp. n. and Rhabdorthodespetersonisp. n. from Mexico are described. These moths are small, dull gray brown, and lack highly diagnostic wing markings, but are distinctive structurally. The adults and genitalia of both sexes are illustrated and distribution maps are presented. Two species eponyms honor persons who have facilitated the study and enjoyment of moths in North America by creating moth-specific websites.


2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 987-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R Westrop ◽  
Jonathan M Adrain

Despite being reported widely from basal Sunwaptan strata, Dellea? punctata Palmer, 1965, is known from only four figured cranidia. New material from Nevada, Utah and Oklahoma, including librigenae and pygidia, indicate that specimens assigned previously to D.? punctata are best interpreted as a complex of related species that are assigned to a new genus, Bartonaspis. This genus is diagnosed by punctate sculpture, a pair of fossulae at the anterior corners of the glabella, and by a subelliptical pygidium with a short convex axis composed of three segments. Three new species, B. fredericksoni, B. palmeri, and B. wilsoni, are described and B. punctata (Palmer) is restricted to its holotype. Bartonaspis is known only from the Irvingella major Zone, and its first appearance defines the base of the Sunwaptan Stage. Dellea Wilson, 1949, is related to Bartonaspis and is differentiated from it primarily by pygidial morphology. In contrast to Bartonaspis, the pygidium of Dellea has an axis composed of four, rather than three, segments and a narrow concave border.


2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Squires ◽  
Louella R. Saul

Two new genera and ten new species of shallow-marine, warm-water gastropods are reported from several Upper Cretaceous formations found between British Columbia and southern California. The buccinid Zaglenum new genus is represented by two new species and the turbinellid Fimbrivasum new genus is represented by three new species. The nododelphinulid Trochacanthus pacificus new species is the first record of this genus in the Western Hemisphere, and the procerthiid Nudivagus? califus new species could be the first record of this genus on the Pacific slope of North America. The xenophorid Xenophora (Endoptygma) hermax new species is only the second known Cretaceous species of this genus on the Pacific slope of North America, and this species establishes that Endoptygma Gabb, 1877, is a valid taxon. The neritid Otostoma sharonae new species is only the fourth known Cretaceous species of this genus on the Pacific slope of North America. The ringiculid Ringicula? (Ringiculopsis?) hesperiae new species is the first Campanian record of this genus on the Pacific slope of North America and the first recognition of this subgenus in this area.


1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 742-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Potter

Cocks and Rong (1989) subdivided the species of the Ordovician brachiopod genus Bimuria into two groups, those with a simple, or not undercut, cardinal process and those with an undercut cardinal process. They placed the second group in a new genus, Cooperea, and grouped Cooperea with Craspedelia in the new subfamily Craspedeliinae of the family Sowerbyellidae. However, the cardinal process of Bimuria ranges from not undercut to undercut within at least two species. Cooperea is therefore placed in synonymy with Bimuria, and Craspedelia is returned to the Bimuriidae.Cocks and Rong (1989) inferred that, with rare exceptions, the cardinal process of the Plectambonitacea evolved from simple to trifid to undercut. The evidence from Bimuria indicates, however, that the undercut process developed more than once and, in Bimuria, directly from the simple type.As an adjunct to the above discussion three new species are described: Bimuria gilbertella, Craspedelia intonsa, and Craspedelia sp. 1. Craspedelia is a rarely reported genus documented here for the first time in western North America (northern California). Additional evidence is introduced that the ratio Lmusbv/Lebv decreased from middle to late Ordovician species of Bimuria.


Zootaxa ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR I. GUSAROV

Nearctic species of the genus Tropimenelytron Pace, 1983, a new genus for North America, are revised. Redescription and illustrations are provided for distinguishing the genus Tropimenelytron from other related aleocharine genera. Three new species are described: T. americanum Gusarov, sp. n., from Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Quebec; T. robustum Gusarov, sp. n., from Oregon and British Columbia and T. californicum Gusarov, sp. n. from California. A key for identification of Nearctic species of Tropimenelytron is provided. The status of the genus Pelioptera Kraatz, 1957 is discussed. Pelioptera unica (Bernhauer, 1907) from Japan and P. peguana (Bernhauer, 1915) from Burma are transferred to Tropimenelytron.


2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 981-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregg F. Gunnell ◽  
John-Paul Zonneveld ◽  
William S. Bartels

AbstractFieldwork conducted in the Wasatch Formation in and around Fossil Butte has yielded a diverse assemblage of early Eocene vertebrates. Fossil vertebrates are distributed through three discrete stratigraphic intervals within the uppermost 180 m of the main body of the Wasatch Formation underlying the Green River Formation. These assemblages were derived primarily from fluvial overbank mudstone units overprinted with variably well-developed paleosols. The lowest (20 m) and highest (60 m) sections are characterized by less mature and more hydromorphic paleosols, whereas the middle section (100 m) is typified by more mature paleosols and more abundant channel sandstones.The combined assemblages contain at least 46 species of mammals. Faunal characteristics include high abundances of equid perissodactyls and a relatively high abundance and diversity of notharctines primates, an apparent absence of omomyid primates, relatively high rodent diversity, and relatively diverse and abundant artiodactyls. One new genus (Eoictopsnew genus) and three new species (Eoictops novacekinew species,Palaeosinopa lacusnew species, and ?Notoparamys blochinew species) are included in the Fossil Butte assemblage. Also recorded are late occurrences of two hyopsodontid condylarths and an early occurrence of a rare phenacodontid condylarth. The relatively high abundances of equids and notharctines suggest that vertebrate samples were derived from relatively open paleohabitats that included forested areas along water courses.All three assemblages contain characteristic Lysitean (Wasatchian biochron Wa-6) elements, but the occurrence of the palaeotheriid perissodactylLambdotheriumin the uppermost horizon indicates a Lostcabinian (Wa-7) age for at least the top of the Wasatch Formation. The overlying predominantly fish-bearing Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation also containsLambdotheriumand is therefore Wa-7 in age as well.


2011 ◽  
Vol 143 (6) ◽  
pp. 594-611
Author(s):  
Stephen D. Gaimari

AbstractThe unusual new Neotropical genus Exalla is described and illustrated, along with three new species, E. browni, E. macalpinei, and E. shewelli. A key to the species is provided. The species are known from wet montane rainforest habitats in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations above 1500m.


2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Braun ◽  
Juliana Chamorro-Rengifo ◽  
Glenn K. Morris

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