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Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
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| 2:03a | [Herpetology • 2019] Micryletta eos • A New Microhyla Species (Anura: Microhylidae) from Riparian Evergreen Forest in the eastern Himalayan State of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Abstract A new frog species of the genus Microhyla (Anura, Microhylidae) is described from riparian mid-elevation (860 m asl) evergreen forest in Namdapha National Park, located in the eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species can be morphologically distinguished from other congeners by a suite of characters such as adult size, dorsal and lateral colouration and markings, snout shape, foot webbing, and digit tip morphology. Phylogenetically, the new species is more closely related to some of the smallest known members of the genus. It forms a deeply divergent sister lineage to the clade containing members of the Microhyla zeylanica species group that are restricted to Peninsular India and Sri Lanka, and shows sequential relationship with Southeast Asian species M. superciliaris, followed by clade containing M. aurantiventris + M. butleri. The discovery indicates that novel taxa representing distinct evolutionary lineages still remain to be formally described in the genus Microhyla, especially from less explored regions such as the eastern Himalayan forests in Northeast India. Key words: Amphibia, Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, Microhylinae, morphology, Namdapha National Park, Northeast India, phylogeny, South Asia     Microhyla eos sp. nov. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:a Arunachal Chorus Frog Etymology. The species is named after the mythological Greek goddess of dawn called ‘Eos’, personifying the region of its discovery—the easternmost Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which is popularly known as the land of dawn-lit mountains or the land of rising sun. The species epithet eos is used as a feminine noun in apposition to the generic name. S. D. Biju, Sonali Garg, Rachunliu G. Kamei and Gopinathan Maheswaran. 2019. A New Microhyla Species (Anura: Microhylidae) from Riparian Evergreen Forest in the eastern Himalayan State of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa. 4674(1); 100–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.5   | ||||
| 3:38a | [Entomology • 2019] Rhamphomyia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae) of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland and Iceland
Abstract Rhamphomyia of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland and Iceland, comprising 23 species, including five new species, are revised: R. (Ctenempis) albopilosa Coquillett, R. (Dasyrhamphomyia) erinacioides Malloch, R. (Dasyrhamphomyia) hovgaardii Holmgren, R. (Dasyrhamphomyia) leptidiformis Frey, R. (Dasyrhamphomyia) nigrita Zetterstedt, R. (Eorhamphomyia) shewelli Sinclair, Vajda, Saigusa & Shamshev sp. nov., R. (Pararhamphomyia) diversipennis Becker, R. (Pararhamphomyia) filicauda Henriksen & Lundbeck, R. (Pararhamphomyia) frigida Sinclair, Vajda, Saigusa & Shamshev sp. nov., R. (Pararhamphomyia) helleni Frey, R. (Pararhamphomyia) hilariformis Frey, R. (Pararhamphomyia) hoeli Frey, R. (Pararhamphomyia) kjellmanii Holmgren, R. (Pararhamphomyia) lymaniana Sinclair, Vajda, Saigusa & Shamshev sp. nov., R. (Pararhamphomyia) omissinervis Becker, R. (Pararhamphomyia) petervajdai Sinclair, Vajda, Saigusa & Shamshev sp. nov., R. (Pararhamphomyia) septentrionalis Sinclair, Vajda, Saigusa & Shamshev sp. nov., R. (Pararhamphomyia) simplex Zetterstedt, R. (Pararhamphomyia) ursinella Melander, R. herschelli Malloch, R. hirtula Zetterstedt, R. laevigata Loew, R. setosa Coquillett. The following six new synonyms are proposed: R. calvimontis Cockerell, 1916 and R. wuorentausi Frey, 1922 = R. albopilosa Coquillett, 1900; R. fridolini Frey, 1950 = R. laevigata Loew, 1861; R. hirticula Collin, 1937 = R. setosa Coquillett, 1895; R. uralensis Becker, 1915 = R. kjellmanii Holmgren, 1880; R. zaitzevi Becker, 1915 = R. hovgaardii Holmgren, 1880. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: R. diversipennis Becker, R. filicauda Henriksen & Lundbeck, R. helleni Frey, R. herschelli Malloch, R. hirticula Collin, R. hoeli Frey, R. leptidiformis Frey, R. omissinervis Becker, R. setosa Coquillett, R. uralensis Becker, R. wuorentausi Frey, R. zaitzevi Becker. A neotype is designated for R. laevigata Loew. Keys to male and female species of Rhamphomyia and distribution maps of this region are provided. DNA barcode data are presented for 16 species of arctic Rhamphomyia. Keywords: Diptera, Empididae, Rhamphomyia, new species, arctic, Nearctic
Bradley J. Sinclair, Élodie A. Vajda, Toyohei Saigusa, Igor V. Shamshev and Terry A. Wheeler. 2019. Rhamphomyia Meigen of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland and Iceland (Diptera: Empididae). Zootaxa. 4670(1); 1-94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4670.1.1 | ||||
| 3:46a | [Entomology • 2019] A Revision of the Genus Drasteria (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) of Central Asia and Kazakhstan with Special Attention to the Adjacent Areas
Abstract A revision of the genus Drasteria within Central Asia and Kazakhstan with attention to the adjacent areas is presented. The status and position of all Drasteria taxa known from this area is clarified, the primary types are revised, primary types and their genitalia are illustrated. The following lectotypes are designated: Leucanitis aberrans Staudinger, 1888, Leucanitis tenera var. antiqua Staudinger, 1889, Leucanitis axuana Püngeler, 1907, Leucanitis cailino var. obscura Staudinger, 1901, Leucanitis cailino forma baigacumensis John, 1921, Euclidia сatocalis Staudinger, 1882, Ophiusa astrida Eversmann, 1857, Leucanitis herzi Alphéraky, 1895, Leucanitis chinensis Alphéraky, 1892, Ophiusa flexuosa Ménétriés, 1849, Leucanitis flexuosa var. caspica Staudinger, 1901, Leucanitis indecora John, 1910, Leucanitis kabylaria A. Bang-Haas, 1906, Leucanitis kusnezovi John, 1910, Syneda langi Erschoff, 1874, Leucanitis obscurata Staudinger, 1882, Leucanitis cailino var. picta Christoph, 1877, Leucanitis picta var. radapicta Staudinger, 1901, Leucanitis saisani var. clara Staudinger, 1894, Leucanitis scolopax Alphéraky, 1892, Leucanitis sculpta Püngeler, 1904, Leucanitis pamira John, 1921, Leucanitis sesquilina Staudinger, 1888, Leucanitis sinuosa Staudinger, 1894, Leucanitis tenera Staudinger, 1877. The type locality of Drasteria antiqua corrected to “Chinese Kashgaria”. The following synonymy is established: Drasteria flexuosa mongolica (Staudinger, 1896) = D. pulverosa pulverosa Wiltshire, 1969, syn. n.; = D. pulverosa intermedia Ronkay, 1985, syn. n.; D. picta (Christoph, 1877) = Drasteria austera (John, 1921), syn. n. The following new statuses are proposed: D. langi obscurata (Staudinger, 1882), stat. n., D. axuana indecora (John, 1910), stat. n. A new species, Drasteria pseudopicta Matov et Korb, sp. n., from the vicinities of Dosang (Astrakhan Province, Russia) is described. The brief DNA analysis (COI sequence) of the closely related taxa of the Central Asiatic Drasteria is presented. A key to species of the genus Drasteria of the studied area is compiled. Keywords: Lepidoptera, owlet moths, distribution, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, systematics, nomenclature
Alexey Yu. Matov and Stanislav K. Korb. 2019. A Revision of the Genus Drasteria of Central Asia and Kazakhstan with Special Attention to the Adjacent Areas (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). Zootaxa. 4673(1); 1-104. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4673.1.1 | ||||
| 12:16p | [Entomology • 2019] Ischnomera sicula • A New Ischnomera of the I. xanthoderes (Mulsant, 1858) complex (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) from Sicily
Abstract A new Ischnomera from northern Sicily is described. Besides this species, in the western Mediterranean I. xanthoderes complex were distinct one species from the Iberian peninsula and southern France (I. xanthoderes), and one from northwestern Africa (I. tenietensis). All species are figured and a key to the species is published. Keywords: Coleoptera, Italy, new species, taxonomy, Tenebrionoidea, western Mediterranean
Ischnomera sicula n.sp. Ethymology. The name of the species refers to its distribution, limited to the mountains of northern Sicily. Marco A. Bologna, Riccardo Poloni and Xavier A. Vázquez. 2019. A New Ischnomera of the I. xanthoderes (Mulsant, 1858) complex (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) from Sicily. Zootaxa. 4671(4); 541–550. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4671.4.5  |
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