DISTRIBUTION OF THE MERCHANT GRAIN BEETLE, ORYZAEPHILUS MERCATOR (SILVANIDAE: COLEOPTERA) IN CANADA

1970 ◽  
Vol 102 (8) ◽  
pp. 1041-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Loschiavo ◽  
L. B. Smith
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Oryzaephilus Surinamensis ◽  
Stored Grain ◽  
Cereal Products ◽  
Oryzaephilus Mercator

AbstractA national survey shows that the merchant grain beetle, Oryzaephilus mercator Fauvel, has been present in Canada since at least 1925 and that it has become firmly established as a household pest of processed cereal products preferably of high oil content, but has not been reported from stored grain. A related species, the saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), infests both stored grain and processed cereal products. Illustrations are provided to show the morphological characters by which the two species may be recognized and separated.

scholarly journals First record of an indoor pest sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) from wild outdoor wood ant nest

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jouni Sorvari ◽  
Salla K. Härkönen ◽  
Eero J. Vesterinen
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcode ◽  
First Record ◽  
Oryzaephilus Surinamensis ◽  
Stored Grain ◽  
Cereal Products ◽  
Formica Rufa ◽  
Wood Ants ◽  
Stored Product Pest ◽  
Ant Nest ◽  
Red Wood Ant

Alive individual adult sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) was discovered inside a nest mound of the red wood ant Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1758 during a survey of myrmecophilous invertebrates. The sawtoothed grain beetle is a widespread indoor pest that has not previously been found in an ant nest. It is one of the most common pests in stored grain and cereal products, but the natural life-style of the species is not known. As the site of discovery was exceptional, we verified the species identification using the DNA barcode. If the sawtoothed grain beetle can live in mounds of red wood ants, the mounds may become widespread source habitats for the future infestations of this serious stored product pest.

Species delimitation of colour polymorphic Cladophorus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4320 (3) ◽  
pp. 505 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROMANA KALOUSOVA ◽  
LADISLAV BOCAK
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Species Delimitation ◽  
Morphological Differentiation ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Dna Fragment ◽  
Colour Patterns

Cladophorus Guérin-Méneville, 1830 are endemic Papuan net-winged beetles which take part in highly diverse Müllerian mimicry rings. Available specimens were sequenced for cox1–tRNA-Leu–cox2 mitochondrial DNA fragment and the species delimitations were based on the genetic distance, phylogenetic analysis, and morphology. Three earlier described species were identified in the recently collected material and further 10 species are described: C. pallescens sp. nov., C. bicolor sp. nov., C. craterensis sp. nov., C. motykai sp. nov., C. mindikensis sp. nov., C. kailakiensis sp. nov., C. manokwarensis sp. nov., C. haiaensis sp. nov., C. humeralis sp. nov., and C. boceki sp. nov. DNA-based identifications provided some ambiguous results and closely related species could not be robustly delimited using solely molecular data. Additionally, the species limits were based on clearly defined morphological characters and the morphological differentiation was found unlinked from the genetic divergence. Colour patterns cannot be used for identification because all species available in more specimens were polymorphic and followed various local co-mimics. The Papuan fauna of Cladophorus is very diverse and the closely related species regularly occur in limited regions. Differentiation within restricted ranges is therefore considered as the main speciation mode. 

A new iridescent “elfin” butterfly species of Podanotum (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) from the Colombian Andes

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3303 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS PRIETO ◽  
GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Butterfly Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Colombian Andes

A new butterfly species, Podanotum pulsar Prieto & Rodríguez n. sp. is described from the high Andes of Colombia. Wepresent a brief discussion on its systematic placement and on adult ecology. Adult specimens and the genitalia of the male andfemale are illustrated and compared with the most closely related species Podanotum glorissimum Bálint & Wojtusiak, according to morphological characters.

Larval development of the shrimp Hippolyte sapphica d’Udekem d’Acoz, 1993 forma A and B (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) reared in the laboratory, confirmation of the conspecific status of the two forms

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2579 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDROS NTAKIS ◽  
CHRYSSA ANASTASIADOU ◽  
ROMAN LIASKO ◽  
IOANNIS D. LEONARDOS
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Laboratory Confirmation ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
Immature Form ◽  
Complete Series ◽  
First Time

The complete series of larval staging of Hippolyte sapphica d’Udekem d’Acoz, 1993 forma A and B from Louros estuary was studied in the laboratory and described in detail for the first time. The reared larvae of H. sapphica passed through six zoeal stages and one megalopal stage. The larval monitoring completed when the individuals could be assigned clearly to form A and B via rostra formation. Under the experimental conditions, the average durations of the larval stages were as follows: three days for 1 st and 2 nd stages, three to four days for 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th and 6 th stages, four days for the megalopal stage and 19 to 30 days for immature form A and B individuals. Comparison of the larval morphological characters among the described material and the bibliographic data of closely related species was made and discussed. The offspring of females of the forma A includes forma A and B and the same can be said of the offspring of the forma B. This confirms that the formae A and B are indeed conspecific.

Variation in oil content and fatty acid composition in preselected argan trees with morphological characters and geographical localization

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naïma Ait Aabd ◽  
Abdelhafed El Asbahani ◽  
Yassine El Alem ◽  
Aissam El Finti ◽  
Fouad Msanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Acid Composition ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Morphological Characters

Description and bioacoustics of a new species of the genus Isophya (Orthoptera: Tetigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from Turkey

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3361 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
HASAN SEVGİLİ ◽  
ALİ DEMİRSOY ◽  
BATTAL ÇIPLAK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Calling Song ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
A New Species

A new species for the genus Isophya, I. bumerangoides, is described from the Northeastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. Thenew species differs from closely related species in some aspects of morphology, mainly in male and female genitalia. Illustra-tions of external morphological characters and male and female songs are provided. Additional data on male calling song andfemale song of closely related bush-cricket Isophya rizeensis Sevgili, 2003 are also given. Scanning Electron Microscopeimages of stridulatory file of the other related species I. redtenbacheri Adelung, 1907 are provided. I. bumerangoides clearlybelongs to I. amplipennis group. Our bioacoustic results suggest that within the genus Isophya, changes in calling song seem to appear more slowly than those in external morphological characters as in most tettigoniid.

Kaempferia noctiflora (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Northern Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 316 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
NATTAPON NOPPORNCHAROENKUL ◽  
THAYA JENJITTIKUL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Precocious Flowering ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Pure White

Kaempferia noctiflora, another precocious flowering species of Kaempferia subgen. Protanthium (Zingiberaceae) from Northern Thailand is described and illustrated. Pure white flowers with nocturnal anthesis and a tinged purplish red patch along the midvein of the upper surface of the leaves are the unique characters of this new taxon. The morphological characters of K. noctiflora are compared to closely related species and a key to Thai precocious flowering Kaempferia species is also provided.

First record of brachyuran crab Heteropanope glabra Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pilumnidae) from India

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jigneshkumar N. Trivedi ◽  
Gunjan M. Soni ◽  
Kauresh D. Vachhrajani
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Brachyuran Crab ◽  
The Past ◽  
De Man ◽  
First Time

Heteropanope glabraStimpson, 1858 belonging to family Pilumnidae is reported for the first time from the mangrove mudflats of India. The identification of the species is difficult because the species shares similar morphological characters with other closely related species likeBenthopanope indica(De Man, 1887). Studies in the past have reported the presence ofH. glabrafrom coastal areas of Burma to Japan. The present study reports the presence ofH. glabraon the western coast of India, which lies outside the old distribution range of the species.

Allium xinlongense (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae), a new species from western Sichuan

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 432 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-282
Author(s):  
DENG-FENG XIE ◽  
FU-MIN XIE ◽  
SHENG-BIN JIA ◽  
HAO LI ◽  
XIN YANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
Western Sichuan ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Habitat Environment

Allium xinlongense from western Sichuan Province, China, is described as a new species. Its diagnostic morphological characters were confirmed to be valid by comparing them to those of related species, such as A. maowenense, A. chrysanthum, A. rude, A. xichuanense, A. chrysocephalum, and A. herderianum. Molecular phylogenetic analysis (combining ITS and rpL32-trnL markers) indicated that this new species is a member of Allium sect. Daghestanica. A comprehensive description of this new species is provided, including habitat environment and detailed morphological traits.

Platythecium seychellense, a new species in the family Graphidaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Ostropales) from the Seychelles and a world key to the genus

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard NEUWIRTH ◽  
André APTROOT ◽  
Elfie STOCKER-WÖRGÖTTER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lichen Substances ◽  
Lichen Fungus ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe new corticolous lichen fungus Platythecium seychellense is described from the Seychelles. Morphological characters as well as distribution and resemblance to related species are discussed. The species is characterized by a crustose, grey-green, smooth thallus lacking lichen substances, elongate and slender apothecia having flat, red-brown discs and grey 3-septate ascospores. A world key to all currently known species in the genus is presented.

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