scholarly journals Allopatric cryptic diversity in the alpine species complex Phtheochroa frigidana s. lat. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boyan Zlatkov ◽  
Peter Huemer
Keyword(s):  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Alpine Species

Allopatric alpine populations of Phtheochroa frigidana s. lat. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) are reviewed. In addition to traditional diagnostic characters of external morphology, the genitalia structures of everted vesicae in male genitalia and DNA barcodes are analysed. This new approach supports the existence of five rather than two species in Europe: Phtheochroa schawerdae (Rebel, 1908) comb. nov. (Dinaric Mts, Rila Mts, Pirin Mts) = P. drenowskyi (Rebel, 1916) syn. nov.; P. alpinana sp. nov. (SW Alps); P. apenninana sp. nov. (Apennines); P. frigidana (Guenée, 1845) stat. rev. (Pyrenees) = P. flavidana (Guenée, 1845) = P. sulphurana (Guenée, 1845) = P. andorrana (Millière, 1865); P. cantabriana sp. nov. (Cantabrian Mts). In order to stabilize the nomenclature, a neotype for Eupoecilia frigidana is designated.

Neoapterocis, a new genus of apterous Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from Chile and Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1481 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTIANO LOPES-ANDRADE
Keyword(s):  
Convex Body ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
The State ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Diagnostic Characters

Neoapterocis gen. nov. is described based on two species: Neoapterocis mexicanus sp. nov. (type species) from the state of Oaxaca (Mexico); and Neoapterocis chilensis sp. nov. from Concepción Province (VIII Biobío Region), Chile. Diagnostic characters of the genus include the distinct oval, highly convex body, small eyes and scutellum, absence of hind wings, short prosternum and metaventrite, and first abdominal ventrite longer than the next two together. Comparisons are made with other apterous and micropterous ciid genera, particularly Apterocis Perkins, Lipopterocis Miyatake, Nipponapterocis Miyatake and Polynesicis Zimmerman. The new genus is placed in the tribe Ciini. A key to males of the species of Neoapterocis gen. nov. is provided, together with descriptions of external morphology of adults, morphology of male genitalia of both species and the female genitalia of Neo. mexicanus sp. nov. Neoapterocis gen. nov. is the first apterous ciid genus to be described from continental lands

Phellinocis, a new genus of Neotropical Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1034 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTIANO LOPES-ANDRADE ◽  
JOHN F. LAWRENCE
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Outer Edge ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters

Phellinocis gen. n. is described based on three species: P. romualdoi sp. n. (type species) from Brazil, P. erwini sp. n. from Panama and P. thayerae sp. n. from Costa Rica and Panama. Diagnostic characters of the genus include the oblong, highly convex, subglabrous body, strongly declined, convex to slightly concave and often fluted elytral apices, 8or 9-segmented antennae, short and concave prosternum, laminate prosternal process, and protibia with simple outer edge and two stout teeth at apex. Phellinocis romualdoi has two features not found in any other described species of Ciidae: intraspecific variation in antennal segmentation and presence of a setal patch on the first ventrite of the female. Comparisons are made with a number of other ciid genera, and the genus is placed in the tribe Ciini. A key to species of Phellinocis is provided, together with descriptions of external morphology of adults, and morphology of male genitalia.

Revision of the Australian Oenochroma vinaria Guenée, 1858 species-complex (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Oenochrominae): DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity and assesses status of type specimen without dissection

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2239 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
AXEL HAUSMANN ◽  
PAUL D. N. HEBERT ◽  
ANDREW MITCHELL ◽  
RODOLPHE ROUGERIE ◽  
MANFRED SOMMERER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
New South ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
South Wales ◽  
A New Species

The assembly of a DNA barcode library for Australian Lepidoptera revealed that Oenochroma vinaria Guenée, 1858, as currently understood, is actually a mix of two different species. By analyzing DNA barcodes from recently collected specimens and the 150 year-old female lectotype of O. vinaria, we propose a reliable assignment of the name vinaria to one of these two species. A lectotype is designated for Monoctenia decora, a confirmed synonym of O. vinaria, and a new species, Oenochroma barcodificata sp. nov., is described. This species is only known from Tasmania and New South Wales; its biology and immature stages are described in detail.

Taxonomic review of the genus Dascillus Latreille, 1797 in the Western Palaearctic (Coleoptera: Dascillidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4282 (2) ◽  
pp. 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
FABIO TERZANI ◽  
FILIPPO CECCOLINI ◽  
JIŘÍ HÁJEK ◽  
FABIO CIANFERONI
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
High Variability ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Western Palaearctic

The genus Dascillus Latreille, 1797 in the Western Palaearctic is reviewed by examination of nearly 1,000 specimens, predominantly from Italy, but also other European and Western Asian countries. The study of external morphology and male genitalia shows high variability in all previously used diagnostic characters, which does not enable unambiguous characterisation of currently recognised species. Therefore, we retain a single valid species in the Western Palaearctic—Dascillus cervinus (Linnaeus, 1758) of which we designate the lectorype, and establish its following new synonymies: Dascillus sicanus Fairmaire, 1861 syn. nov., Atopa elongata Faldermann, 1835 syn. nov. Consequently, the following taxa previously synonymised with Dascillus elongatus (D. elongatus var. obscuricollis Pic, 1908 and D. elongatus var. ruficollis Pic, 1908) and D. sicanus (D. parallelus Dohrn, 1872 and D. aprutianus Depoli, 1936) are now considered as synonyms of D. cervinus as well. First records of D. cervinus for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and some Italian regions are given. 

scholarly journals The Taxa of the Hyponephele lycaon – H. lupina Species Complex (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): Deep DNA Barcode Divergence despite Morphological Similarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Vladimir A. Lukhtanov ◽  
Elena A. Pazhenkova
Keyword(s):  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Wing Pattern ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Morphological Similarity ◽  
Phenotypic Similarity ◽  
Interspecific Divergence ◽  
Accepted Standard

The genus Hyponephele includes about 40 species distributed throughout the southern part of the Palaearctic area. Within this genus, the taxa of the H. lycaon – H. lupina species complex are similar with respect to the wing pattern and genitalia structure. Here we revise this group using analysis of butterfly morphology, DNA barcodes, and study of the type material. We show that, with a few exceptions, the species in this group are allopatric in distribution. Allopatry in combination with phenotypic similarity may be theoretically interpreted as evidence for the conspecifity of these taxa. Here we falsify this hypothesis by using DNA barcode analysis. We show that the species of this complex are genetically very distant and cannot be combined together as a polytypic species. We also demonstrate that H. lupina consists of two deeply diverged allopatric clades, H. lupina s. s. and H. mauritanica comb. & stat. nov. The barcode p-distance between these taxa (3.4-4.9%) is significantly higher than the generally accepted 'standard' minimum interspecific divergence (2.0-3.0% ) threshold. These two clades can also be distinguished by the color of the upperside of the wing in males (brown with conspicuous golden reflection in H. lupina ; dark brown without golden reflection in H. mauritanica) and by details in male genitalia and male androconia structures. Syntypes of Hyponephele sifanica, H. cheena cheena, H. cheena iskander, and H. cheena kashmirica are studied and figured.

scholarly journals Cryptic diversity and phylogeography of high alpine Sattleria—a case study combining DNA barcodes and morphology (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2981 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER HUEMER ◽  
PAUL D. N. HEBERT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Sequence Information ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Adult Morphology ◽  
Mountain Systems ◽  
Three New Species

The taxonomy of Sattleria, a genus restricted to European high mountain systems, is critically revised based on morphology, DNA barcodes and phylogeography. Adult morphology combined with sequence information for the barcode region of COI supports the existence of 14 species. The full 658bp fragment of COI was obtained from 43 specimens representing 11 species and three shorter sequences were obtained from another two species. An illustrated key to the male genitalia of all species is provided. Three new species are described: Sattleria karsholti sp. nov. (Alpi Orobie, Adamello and Monte Baldo, Prov. Bergamo, Trento and Verona, Italy), Sattleria cottiella sp. nov. (Cottian Alps, Prov. Cuneo, Italy), and Sattleria graiaeella sp. nov. (Alpi Graie, Prov. Aosta, Italy; Savoie, France). Sattleria basistrigella Huemer, 1997 bona sp., stat. rev. is raised from subspecies rank of Sattleria triglavica Povolný, 1987 to species rank.

scholarly journals Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Paraná-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae)

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Silva Loboda ◽  
Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Lateral Line ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Lateral Line System ◽  
Systematic Revision ◽  
Line System ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Ventral Disc

A systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Paraná-Paraguay basin based on morphological characters was undertaken. Morphological systems analyzed include external morphology, coloration, dermal denticles, and spines, canals of the ventral lateral-line system, and skeletal components. Potamotrygon motoro is widely distributed in the Paraná-Paraguay basin and some of its diagnostic characters are: ocelli present on dorsal disc tricolored, well-defined and evenly distributed, with diameter similar or greater than eye-length; ventral coloration with relatively large whitish central region, with gray or brown area predominant on outer ventral disc margins; dermal denticles well-developed and star-shaped over central disc; labial grooves absent; monognathic heterodonty present in upper and lower jaws of adults. Potamotrygon pauckei Castex, 1963 and Potamotrygon labradori Castex, Maciel & Achenbach, 1963, are synonymized with P. motoro; Potamotrygon alba Castex, 1963, is a nomen dubium in accordance with previous authors. Additionally, two new ocellated species of Potamotrygon from the Paraná-Paraguay basin are described: Potamotrygon pantanensis, sp. nov. and Potamotrygon amandae, sp. nov. These are described and compared with P. motoro and other congeners. Potamotrygon pantanensis, sp. nov. is described from the northern Pantanal region; Potamotrygon amandae, sp. nov. is widespread in the Paraná-Paraguay basin.

scholarly journals Densely sampled phylogenetic analyses of the Lesser Short‐toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens ) — Sand Lark ( A. raytal ) species complex (Aves, Passeriformes) reveal cryptic diversity

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Ghorbani ◽  
Mansour Aliabadian ◽  
Ruiying Zhang ◽  
Martin Irestedt ◽  
Yan Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Complex ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Cryptic Diversity

Kesselimyia chandleri n.gen., n.sp. from Czechoslovakia (Diptera: Platypezidae)

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaromír Vaňhara
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Southern Moravia

AbstractKesselimyia chandleri n.gen., n.sp. is described from material collected in southern Moravia (Havraníky near Znojmo, Czechoslovakia). The larvae and puparia were found in a rotting mushroom of Lepiota sp., 2♂ and 17 ♀ emerged under laboratory conditions. The description of the new species was based mainly on the structure of the male genitalia. Figures of the most important diagnostic characters of the male, female and larvae are provided.

scholarly journals Four new species of Euphyllodromia (Ectobiidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae) from the Amazon region (Brazil) and description of the genitalia of E. amazonensis Rocha e Silva, 1984

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Maria Lopes ◽  
Leonardo de Oliveira Cardoso da Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
First Time

Four new species of Euphyllodromia Shelford, 1908 (E. spathulata, E. nigromaculata, E. neoelegans and E. spiculata) are described. Their male genitalia are illustrated. The female genitalia of E. spiculata and E. nigromaculata are also illustrated. Diagnostic characters of the head, thorax and abdomen of E. amazonensis Rocha e Silva, 1984 are reiterated, illustrated and combined with the description of the male and female genitalia for the first time. A key is provided to include the species treated here.

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