A REVISION OF THE NEARCTIC AMAUROBIIDAE (ARACHNIDA: ARANEIDA)

1972 ◽  
Vol 104 (S84) ◽  
pp. 9-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Leech
Keyword(s):  
New Combinations ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
New Name ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nearctic Region ◽  
Eleven Species

AbstractA revision of the species, genera, and subfamilies of the amaurobiid spiders found in the Nearctic Region is presented. Over 10,600 specimens were examined. Eighty-seven species are recognized, four of which are allochthonous. Forty-one species are described as new: Amaurobius corruptus, A. diablo, A. distortus, A. galeritus, A. intermedius, A. minutus, A. palomar, A. pilosus, A. prosopidus, A. tamalpais, A. transversus, A. triangularis, A. tulare, A. vexans, Callioplus spenceri, C. wabritaskus, Callobius gertschi, C. guachama, C. hyonasus, C. klamath, C. manzanita, C. panther, C. paskenta, C. pauculus, C. paynei, C. rothi, C. sierra, C. tehama, Goeldia chinipensis, Pimus desiccatus, P. eldorado, P. iviei, P. napa, P. nawtawaketus, P. salemensis, Zanomys aquilonia, Z. feminina, Z. hesperia, Z. ochra, Z. sagittaria, Z. ultima. Eleven species names are newly synonymized. One new name, and seven new combinations are proposed.Eleven genera in five subfamilies are recognized: Amaurobius, Callioplus, Callobius, Pimus, and Zanomys in the Amaurobiinae; Arctobius in the Arctobiinae, NEW SUBFAMILY; Ixeuticus in the Desinae; Metaltella in the Metaltellinae; Goeldia, Titanoeca, and Tugana in the Titanoecinae. The generic name Walmus is newly synonymized with Amaurobius.Keys are provided for the subfamilies, genera, and for most of the species. Each genus and species is described and synonymies are listed. The distribution of most of the species is presented by locality records and distribution maps. A subfamily and generic phylogeny, and a short zoogeographic analysis are given. Ichneumonid and dipteran parasites and mermithid (Nematoda) worms in adult or subadult specimens are recorded for the first time for several species.

New names of fossil Cyperaceae of Northern Eurasia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 356 (2) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER B. DOWELD
Keyword(s):  
Northern Eurasia ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
New Name ◽  
First Time

The fossil-species of Scirpus sensu lato are re-classified in currently recognized distinct genera, Amphiscirpus, Bolboschoenus, Schoenoplectiella and Schoenoplectus. New combinations are validated: Amphiscirpus tertiarius comb. nov., Bolboschoenus kreczetoviczii comb. nov., B. longispermus comb. nov., B. pliocenicus comb. nov., B. wieliczkeviczii comb. nov., Schoenoplectiella dravertii comb. nov., S. juliae comb. nov., S. khachlovii comb. nov., S. kipianiae comb. nov., S. lucens comb. nov., S. meotica comb. nov., S. nikitinii comb. nov., S. palaeobucharica comb. nov., S. palibinii comb. nov., S. ragozinii comb. nov., S. suchovii comb. nov., S. szaferi comb. nov., Schoenoplectus liratus comb. nov., S. lusaticus comb. nov. and S. odessanus comb. nov. A new fossil-species Schoenoplectiella isolepioides sp. nov. is validated instead of invalidly published ‘Scirpus (Schoenoplectus) isolepioides’ Mai & Walther. Fossil Scirpus leptocarpus Negru, being an illegitimate later homonym of extant Scirpus leptocarpus Mueller, is re-named Scirpus novorossicus nom. nov. Carex × notholimosioides nom. nov. (C. limosa × C. paleacea) is proposed to replace the later homonym C. × limosoides Cayouette (extant) non C. limosioides Negru (fossil). Cladium crassum Negru (fossil) is replaced by a new name Cladium transdnestrovicum nom. nov., on account of the earlier homonym, C. crassum (Thwaites) Kükenthal (extant). Fossil-species of the genus Dichostylis, a nomenclaturally superfluous name, and unrecognized genus Acorellus are re-classified and transferred to Cyperus: Cyperus distachyoformis comb. nov., C. germanicus comb. nov., C. maii nom. nov., C. pliocenicus comb. nov., C. protohamulosus comb. nov., C. pygmaeoides comb. nov. and C. waltheri nom. nov. Scirpus khachlovii and S. suchovii are lectotypified for the first time.

Palaeoflora Europaea: Notulae Systematicae ad Palaeofloram Europaeam spectantes I. New names of fossil magnoliophytes of the European Tertiary. I. Miscellaneous families

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 379 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER B. DOWELD
Keyword(s):  
New Combinations ◽  
New Name ◽  
Fossil Leaves ◽  
Ligustrum Vulgare ◽  
First Time

The Palaeoflora Europaea Project required new names to be proposed and validated for 28 fossil taxa referable to 16 miscellaneous angiosperm families of the European Tertiary. Aniba caucasica nom. nov. is proposed instead of Aniba longifolia Kolakovsky & Schakryl (fossil) non Aniba longifolia Schwacke & Mez (extant). Ocotea undulatoides nom. nov. is proposed to replace the later homonym Ocotea undulata (Weyland & Kilpper) Uzunova & Stojanova (fossil) non Ocotea undulata (Meisner) Mez (extant), Ocotea alaris nom. nov. is proposed to replace the later homonym Ocotea alata van der Werff (extant) non Ocotea alata Givulescu (fossil). Clerodendrum sarmatiacum nom. nov. instead of Clerodendrum ovalifolium Baikovskaja (fossil) non C. ovalifolium Gray and C. ovalifolium (Jussieu) Bakhuizen (extant); Persea vanderwerffii nom. nov. instead of Persea fluviatilis van der Werff (extant) non P. fluviatilis Mai (fossil); Euphorbia pontiana nom. nov. in place of Euphorbia cylindrica Negru (fossil) non Euphorbia cylindrica Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane (extant); Malus antiqua nom. nov. instead of Malus pulcherrima Givulescu (fossil) non M. pulcherrima (Ascherson & Graebner) Boynton (extant); Meliosma antiqua nom. nov. instead of Meliosma reticulata (Reid & Reid) M.Chandler (fossil) non M. reticulata Merrill (extant); Nyssa givulescui nom. nov. instead of Nyssa maxima Givulescu, Petrescu & Barbu (fossil) non Nyssa maxima Weber (fossil). Pistacia acuminata Reid & Reid (fossil fruits) is replaced by a new name Pistacia pliolentiscus nom. nov., because of the earlier homonym P. acuminata Boissier & Buhse (extant); Pistacia miolentiscus nom. nov. is proposed to replace the later homonym Pistacia lentiscoides Andreánszky & Cziffery (fossil leaves) non Pistacia lentiscoides Unger (fossil leaves); Sterculia maoana nom. nov. instead of Sterculia cinnamomifolia Tsai & Mao (extant) non S. cinnamomifolia Engelhardt (fossil) and Sterculia acerina nom. nov. instead of Sterculia crassinervia (Ettingshausen) Prochaìzka & Bůžek (fossil) non S. crassinervia Miquel (extant); Ranunculus eoreptans nom. nov. in place of Ranunculus pusillus P.I. Dorofeev (fossil) non R. pusillus Poiret, R. pusillus Ledebour and R. pusillus Pomel (extant); Rhododendron maii nom. nov. is proposed instead of Rhododendron germanicum Mai & Walther (fossil) non Rhododendron germanicum Hoppe (extant). Viburnum pliolantana nom. nov. is proposed to replace the later homonym Viburnum lantanoides P.I. Dorofeev (fossil) non Viburnum lantanoides Michaux and Viburnum lantanoides Miquel (extant). Zanthoxylum affine Pilar (fossil leaves) is replaced by a new name Zanthoxylum pilari nom. nov., because of the earlier homonym Z. affine Kunth (extant); Zanthoxylum tethyca nom. nov. is proposed to replace the later homonym Z. rugosum (Chandler) Palamarev (fossil fruits) non Z. rugosum Saint-Hilaire & Tulasne (extant) and Z. rugosum Negru (fossil fruits). Sambucus sarmatiaca sp. nov. and Photinia sarmatiaca sp. nov. are validated instead of the previously invalidly published Baikovskaja’s fossil taxa lacking holotype designation when published. Lycopus europleistocenicus sp. nov. is validated instead of the invalidly published Lycopus intermedius Dorofeev (lacking holotype designation when published) and renamed because of the earlier homonym Lycopus intermedius Haussknecht (extant). Hibiscus sarmatiacus sp. nov. is validated instead of the invalid Hibiscus splendens Baikovskaja (lacking holotype designation when published) and renamed because of the earlier homonym Hibiscus splendens Graham (extant). Ligustrum miovulgare sp. nov. is proposed to replace invalid Ligustrum vulgare var. fossilis (lacking holotype designation when published). New combinations are validated: Cornus caroli comb. nov. (since formerly used generic designation Cynoxylon is nomenclaturally superfluous), Mahonia sphenophylla comb. nov. (to replace nomenclaturally superfluous Mahonia aspera), Toxicodendron melaenum comb. nov. (to replace invalid Toxicodendron herthae). New additional combinations are made: Aniba aniboides comb. nov.; Damburneya euxina comb. nov.; Exbucklandia germanica comb. nov.; Ocotea pithyusa comb. nov., Ocotea pontica comb. nov. Furthermore Juglans melaena is neotypified for the first time.

Aglaotilla, a new genus of Australian Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) with metallic coloration

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4415 (2) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENIS J. BROTHERS
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Name ◽  
Trap Nests ◽  
First Time

The genus Aglaotilla Brothers, gen. nov., is described for 14 striking species of Australian Mutillidae related to Ephutomorpha André, 1902, characterized by bright metallic coloration and strong punctation. The description of both sexes is possible through sex associations revealed by rearings from mud nests and trap nests. Both sexes of the type species, Ephutomorpha submetallescens Turner, 1916, are described and illustrated, the male for the first time. New combinations and a new name are proposed, as follows: Aglaotilla aeruginosa (Smith, 1879), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. australis (André, 1898), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. cuprea (André, 1901), comb. nov., stat. nov. (from Mutilla); A. dilecta (Turner, 1916), comb. nov. (from Ephutomorpha); A. ignita (Smith, 1855), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. metallica (Smith, 1855), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. mira (André, 1895), comb. nov. (from Mutilla (Sphaerophthalma [sic.])); A. nigroaenea (Smith, 1855), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. picturata (Turner, 1914), comb. nov. (from Ephutomorpha); A. semicuprea (André, 1898), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. submetallescens (Turner, 1916), comb. nov. (from Ephutomorpha); A. viridatis (Smith, 1855), comb. nov. (from Mutilla); A. viridiaurea (André, 1895), comb. nov. (from Mutilla (Sphaerophthalma [sic.])); A. discolor Brothers, nom. nov. (= Ephutomorpha aeneidorsis Turner, 1916, not Ephutomorpha lauta var. aeneidorsis André, 1903). 

scholarly journals Some interesting species of the genus Ascochyta

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Połeć ◽  
Małgorzata Ruszkiewicz-Michalska
Keyword(s):  
Host Plants ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
First Time ◽  
Interesting Species ◽  
Eleven Species

The paper presents eleven species of <em>Ascochyta</em> recently collected in central and southern part of Poland. Two of them, <em>Ascochyta bondarceviana</em> Melnik and <em>Ascochyta equiseti</em> (Desm.) Grove noted in Poland for the first time, are illustrated with microphotographs. In addition, nine other species are newly reported on their host plants species in the country. Short characteristics of the fungi species based on the collected specimens and the distribution maps of all fungi taxa are presented.

Review of the species of Ardistomina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Clivinini) in America north of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1308 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
YVES BOUSQUET
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
North American Species ◽  
Habitat Requirements ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
First Instar ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nearctic Region

North American species of the genera Aspidoglossa Putzeys, Semiardistomis Kult and Ardistomis Putzeys, which constitute the subtribe Ardistomina in the tribe Clivinini, are reviewed. The five species are keyed, redescribed and notes are provided about their distribution and habitat requirements. Larval character states of the subtribe are described for the first time based on first instar of Semiardistomis viridis (Say). Illustrations of some of the most important morphological features as well as distribution maps are included. The species known as Ardistomis morio (Dejean) is redescribed from the holotype. Evidence is presented which establishes that this species does not belong to the genus Ardistomis, or to the subtribe Ardistomina, and that the sole specimen known was probably collected in the Neotropical Region, not in the Nearctic Region. The species is returned to the genus Clivina in which it was originally described.

Revision of the Neotropical genus Lactistomyia Melander (Diptera, Hybotidae, Hybotinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1692 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSALY ALE-ROCHA
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
New Name ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eleven Species

The genus Lactistomyia Melander is revised and include the following eleven species: L. dimidiata (Bellardi); L. hyalia Bezzi; L. insolita Melander; L. lepida sp. n.; L. mammifera Curran; L. minuta sp. n.; L. nigripes Curran; L. paranaensis sp. n.; L. pulchra sp. n.; L. serrata Bezzi and L. tuberculata sp. n.. Except L. dimidiata, all species are described, keyed, male and female terminalia illustrated. Lactistomyia polita Melander, a species from Oriental Region, is not congeneric, is being transferred to Syndyas Loew and receiving a new name: Syndyas melanderi n. nov. The geographical distribution of Lactistomyia is just confirmed for the Neotropical region. Drawings of the female terminalia of L. serrata are supplied for the first time. The phylogenetic relationships of the included species of Lactistomyia, except L. dimidiata, are analysed.

Revisiting the phylogeny of Ocellularieae, the second largest tribe within Graphidaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Ostropales)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaphan Kraichak ◽  
Sittiporn Parnmen ◽  
Robert Lücking ◽  
EIMY RIVAS PLATA ◽  
André Aptroot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Name ◽  
Small Subunit Rdna ◽  
Large Subunit Rdna ◽  
First Time

We present an updated 3-locus molecular phylogeny of tribe Ocellularieae, the second largest tribe within subfamily Graphidoideae in the Graphidaceae. Adding 165 newly generated sequences from the mitochondrial small subunit rDNA (mtSSU), the nuclear large subunit rDNA (nuLSU), and the second largest subunit of the DNA-directed RNA polymerase II (RPB2), we currently distinguish 218 species among the sequenced material, including the outgroup. This corresponds to almost half the species at this point recognized within this tribe. The newly generated sequences include 23 newly described species and one newly described genus published elsewhere in this volume. For the first time, Sarcographina cyclospora Müll. Arg., in spite of its distinctly lirellate ascomata, is shown to belong in tribe Ocellularieae, as strongly supported sister to Ocellularia inturgescens (Müll. Arg.) Mangold. The following six new combinations are proposed: Melanotrema lynceodes (Nyl.) Rivas Plata, Lücking & Lumbsch, Ocellularia curranii (Vain.) Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch, O. khasiana (Patw. & Nagarkar) Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch, O. cinerea (Müll. Arg.) Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch, O. erodens (R. C. Harris) Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch, and O. laeviuscula (Nyl) Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch. Further, the new name Ocellularia hernandeziana Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch is introduced for Myriotrema ecorticatum. The nomenclatural status of the name Ocellularia microstoma is clarified.

Taxonomic review of Eidmanacris Chopard, 1956 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4321 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
LUCAS DENADAI DE CAMPOS ◽  
PEDRO G. B. SOUZA-DIAS ◽  
SILVIO S. NIHEI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Eleven Species

Eidmanacris Chopard, 1956 is revised, redescribed and eleven species are redescribed. Seven new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado (E. scopula Campos sp. nov., E. gigas Campos sp. nov., E. neomarmorata Campos, sp. nov.; E, desutterae Campos, sp. nov.; E. putuhra Campos, sp. nov.; E. fontanettiae Campos, Nihei & de Mello, sp. nov. and E. melloi Campos, sp. nov.) are described, based on adults. One new generic synonymy with Endophallusia de Mello, 1990 syn. nov., resulting in two new combinations (E. minuta (de Mello, 1990) comb. nov. and E. endophallica (de Mello, 1990) comb. nov.), a new combination with Phalangopsis spelucae Mello-Leitão, 1937 (E. speluncae (Mello-Leitão, 1937) comb. nov.), and one species synonymy (E. lencionii Bolfarini, 2016 = E. dissimilis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1995, syn. nov.) are proposed. Following this revision, Eidmanacris comprises a total of 29 species. An identification key to species, and distribution maps are also given. 

New combinations in Asiatic Oxybasis (Amaranthaceae s.l.): evidence from morphological, carpological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander P. Sukhorukov ◽  
Pertti Uotila ◽  
Mingli Zhang ◽  
Hong-Xiang Zhang ◽  
Anna S. Speranskaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Altai Mountains ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Specific Rank ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Being ◽  
A New Species

Two new combinations are proposed in Oxybasis (Chenopodioideae, Chenopodiaceae or Amaranthaceae s.l.). Chenopodium micranthum, described from Russia in the 1860s and known as C. urbicum subsp. sinicum in China, is assigned specific rank in Oxybasis. It appears to be widespread in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Asiatic Russia. The Siberian-Mongolian C. gubanovii, recently described as a new species in Chenopodium sect. Pseudoblitum, is also assigned to Oxybasis. Molecular phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood (ML) and maximum parsimony (MP) methods confirmed the placement of C. micranthum and C. gubanovii in the genus Oxybasis. Distribution maps of O. micrantha and O. gubanovii are provided, the latter species being reported for the first time in the Chinese part of the Altai Mountains. A lectotype for C. micranthum (= O. micrantha) is designated.

Taxonomic revision of Justicia sect. Harnieria (Acanthaceae) from the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 483 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-210
Author(s):  
YI TONG ◽  
YUNFEI DENG
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
First Time

Justicia sect. Harnieria is revised from the Philippines for the first time. Seven species are recognized. Two new combinations (J. aspera and J. ramosii) and a replacement name (J. sulitii) are proposed. An identification key to the species is provided. The lectotype is designated for the name Justicia loheri. The description, line drawings and distribution maps are also provided for each species excluding J. aspera.

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