Mycobatidae (Acari: Oribatida) of Pacific Northwest canopy habitats

2001 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier ◽  
Barbara Eamer ◽  
Marilyn Clayton
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Temperate Rainforest ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Three New Species

AbstractThree new species of oribatid mites in two genera of Mycobatidae are recorded from canopy habitats of coniferous temperate rainforest and montane forest in the Pacific Northwest of North America. These species, Mycobates acuspidatussp.nov., M. corticeussp.nov., and Zachvatkinibates epiphytossp.nov., are described on the basis of adults and immatures. The previous key for adult Mycobates species of America north of Mexico is modified to include these new species, and a key for adults is given for the three species of Zachvatkinibates now known from North America.

A revision of the genus Orchestia Leach, 1814 with the reinstatement of O. inaequalipes (K.H. Barnard, 1951), the designation of a neotype for Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1776) and the description of three new species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae: Talitrinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4808 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-250
Author(s):  
ALAN A. MYERS ◽  
JAMES K. LOWRY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Three New Species

The amphipod genus Orchestia is revised. It now includes 10 species of which three are new: O. forchuensis sp. nov. from north-eastern North America and Iceland., O. perezi sp. nov. from Chile and O. tabladoi sp. nov. from Argentina. Orchestia inaequalipes (K.H. Barnard 1951) is reinstated. The type species of the genus, O. gammarellus is redescribed based on material from Fountainstown, Ireland and a neotype is established to stabilize the species. The species was originally described from a garden in Leiden, far from the sea. Its true identity is unknown and no type material exists. Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1776) is shown to be a sibling species group with members in both hemispheres of the temperate Atlantic as well along the Pacific coast of South America. A hypothesis for the establishment of the current distribution of Orchestia species is presented that extends back to the Cretaceous. 

CERATOZETIDAE (ACARI: ORIBATIDA) OF ARBOREAL HABITATS

2000 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Temperate Rainforest ◽  
Tabular Format

AbstractSix species of oribatid mites (Acari: Ceratozetidae) in six genera were recorded from a variety of arboreal habitats in western Canada, including the canopy of temperate rainforest, montane forest, and the leaves of shrubs. Four of these species are new to science and are described: Sphaerozetes winchesterisp.nov., on the basis of adults; and Dentizetes ledensissp.nov., Melanozetes crossleyisp.nov., and Neogymnobates marilynaesp.nov., on the basis of adults and immatures. Jugatala tuberosa Ewing is redescribed from both adults and immatures, a new observation being that adults have seven pairs of notogastral porose areas. The placement of the genus Jugatala Ewing in Ceratozetidae is confirmed. Latilamellobates baloghi (Mahunka) is newly recorded from North America, and the taxonomy of the genus is discussed. The major differences among these six species are presented in tabular format.

The golden chanterelles of Newfoundland and Labrador: a new species, a new record for North America, and a lost species rediscovered

Botany ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Greg Thorn ◽  
Jee In Kim ◽  
Renée Lebeuf ◽  
Andrus Voitk
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
New Record ◽  
Abies Balsamea ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
A New Species

Three species of golden chanterelles were found in Newfoundland and Labrador and were compared with other Cantharellus species by macromorphology, microscopy, and multilocus phylogenetic studies. The commonest species is a member of the C. cibarius group, usually found with Picea, and is differentiated from European C. cibarius by its pinkish-orange rather than yellow hymenium, and from both C. cibarius and C. roseocanus of the Pacific Northwest by its ITS and TEF1 sequences. We describe it as a new species, Cantharellus enelensis; published sequences extend its range to Michigan and Illinois. An uncommon species with reduced, merulioid hymenophore, found growing only with Betula, has rDNA and TEF1 sequences nearly identical to C. amethysteus, but only occasionally shows the amethyst scales on its cap characterizing that species in Europe. Ours is the first report of this species from North America. A third species was recognized by its sequences as C. camphoratus, but our collections, found with Abies balsamea, lack the odour of camphor for which this species was named and have longer and more slender spores than in the original description. This species has not been reported since its description from a single collection in Nova Scotia. All three species are edible.

Five new species of Ceratoppia (Acari: Oribatida: Peloppiidae) from western North America

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3036 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZOE LINDO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Western North America ◽  
The West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Southern Border ◽  
Temperate Rainforests

I present the systematics and distribution of five new species of oribatid mites in the genus Ceratoppia (Oribatida: Peloppiidae) from western North America. The species are described on the basis of adult morphology using the following character states: number of hypostomal setae, number, length and expression of posterior notogastral setae, length of lamellae and lamellar cusp, length of interlamellar setae, and the shape and dentition of the rostrum. Ceratoppia indentata n. sp. is described from forest floor habitats, while Ceratoppia longicuspis n. sp. and Ceratoppia tofinoensis n. sp. are described from arboreal bryosphere habitats; Ceratoppia offarostrata n. sp. is associated with bark habitats. Ceratoppia valerieae n. sp. was collected from both arboreal and forest floor samples. Distributions of all species are provided based on museum and collection records; C. indentata, C. longicuspis, C. tofinoensis are recorded from coastal temperate coniferous rainforests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, while C. valerieae was found in coastal temperate rainforests and extending along the southern border of British Columbia into eastern Alberta. Ceratoppia offarostrata is collected only from a small number of locations on the west coast of Canada. Comments on other North American Ceratoppia species is given. A morphological key is presented to the described adult species for the genus Ceratoppia in North America.

New Anthocoridae from North America, with Notes on the Status of some Genera and Species (Heteroptera)

1962 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
pp. 1302-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Kelton ◽  
N. H. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Forthcoming Paper ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Status ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
Nearctic Region

The present paper brings together the latest knowledge on the species of Lyctocoris Hahn, Tetraphleps Fieber, and Elatophilus Reuter, in the Nearctic region. New synonymy and new combinations are listed, and distinguishing characters of the genera are presented. Five new species are described to make available the names for a forthcoming paper on Anthocoridae in the Pacific Northwest (Anderson, in press).

New Late Cretaceous gastropods from the Pacific slope of North America

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Squires ◽  
Louella R. Saul
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
New Genus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Valid Taxon ◽  
Pacific Slope ◽  
Three New Species

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.

A REVISION OF THE GENUS LORDITHON THOMSON OF NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE)

1982 ◽  
Vol 114 (S119) ◽  
pp. 5-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Generic Group ◽  
The Pacific

AbstractThe species of the genus Lordithon Thomson (Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) of North and Central America are revised. Thirty-seven species are recognized. Sixteen new species are described: scutellaris, appalachianus and notabilis from eastern North America; difficilis and oregonus from the Pacific Northwest; fungicola transcontinental in North America; and nubicola, dubius, newtoni, howdeni, ashei, hidalgoensis, antennatus, consors, blandus, and oreophilus from Mexico. The following species names are placed in synonymy: cascadensis hatchi Malkin (= cascadensis Malkin); cincticollis Say (= thoracicus thoracicus Fabricius); occiduus Casey (= thoracicus thoracicus Fabricius); alticola Sharp (= obliquus Sharp); kelleyi Malkin (= bimaculatus Couper) and elefas Bernhauer (= longiceps LeConte). L. venustus Melsheimer is reduced to a subspecies of thoracicus Fabricius. The species festivus Sharp, obliquus Sharp, smithi Bernhauer, and mexicanus Bernhauer are transferred to Lordithon from the genus Bolitobius. Lordithon lunulatus is doubtfully recorded from North America for the first time.The usage of the generic group names Lordithon Thomson, Bolitobius Samouelle, Megacronus Stephens, Bryocharis Boisduval and Lacordaire, Carphacis des Gozis, and Bolitobus Tottenham is discussed. The genus Lordithon is divided into two subgenera, Lordithon Thomson and Bolitobus Tottenham (not Bolitobius Samouelle). The male aedeagus and other major diagnostic characters are illustrated and the distribution of each species mapped.The species rubescens Hatch, varions Hatch, fenderi Hatch and biseriatus Mannerheim are transferred from Lordithon to the genus Bryoporus Kraatz.Lectotypes are designated for the following species: niger Gravenhorst, axillaris Gravenhorst, festivus Sharp, anticus Horn, poecilus Mannerheim, facilis Casey, arizonensis Bernhauer, obliquus Sharp, alticola Sharp, smithi Bernhauer, mexicanus Bernhauer, cinctus Gravenhorst, gentilis LeConte, elefas Bernhauer and rostratus LeConte. Neotypes were designated for: angularis Sachse, trimaculatus Say, cincticollis Say, obsoletus Say and atricaudatus Say.

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