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| 7:49a | [Botany • 2023] Fritillaria umitkaplanii (Liliaceae) • A New Species from south Anatolia
Abstract Fritillaria umitkaplanii Eker & Tekşen sp. nov. (Liliaceae) is described as a new species from Turkey. It is morphologically similar to F. armena, F. pinardii and F. assyriaca, but differs from F. armena mainly by its canaliculate and broader leaves, perigone colour and shape, thin filament and anther colour; from F. pinardii by its canaliculate leaves, perigone colour, nectary characteristics, unbranched style and thin filament; and from F. assyriaca by its median leaves and bract longer than inflorescence, shape of median leaves, perigone colour, thin filament and style. Diagnostic characters, description, detailed illustration, geographical distribution, conservation assessment, identification key, observations and taxonomic comments regarding the new species are given. Keywords: Amanoslar, Fritillaria armena, F. pinardii, taxonomy, Turkey   İsmail Eker and Mehtap Tekşen. 2023. Fritillaria umitkaplanii (Liliaceae), A New Species from south Anatolia. Nordic Journal of Botany. e03803. DOI: 10.1111/njb.03803 | ||||
| 2:48p | [Entomology • 2021] Empidadelpha pokekeao • A New Species (Diptera: Empididae) from New Zealand
ABSTRACT Empidadelpha pokekeao sp. nov. (Empididae: Empidinae) is described from male specimens collected in native forest at Sullivan’s Dam, Dunedin, New Zealand and in snow tussock at Macraes Flat, New Zealand. The species is distinguished from other species of Empidadelpha by the colouration of the body and legs, the remarkable length of the male antenna, and the distinctively darkened wings with a large dark cloud anteroapically. The two only other New Zealand species of this genus, E. propria Collin, 1928 and E. torrentalis Miller, 1923, were also examined and are discussed here. KEYWORDS: Empidina, eriparian, South Island, NZ   D. Steven Kerr and James M. H. Tweed. 2021. Empidadelpha pokekeao (Diptera: Empididae): A New Species from New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2021.1951933 | ||||
| 2:55p | [Entomology • 2024] Masona neon & M. wow • Small Jewels: Two New Species of the rare Genus Masona van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae), with A Catalogue of World Species and Comments on the peculiar morphology of the genus
ABSTRACT A comprehensive review of the enigmatic genus Masona van Achterberg is provided. Two new species are described from the USA: Masona neon Dal Pos & Martens sp. nov. from Puerto Rico, and Masona wow Dal Pos & Martens sp. nov. from California. A key to the world species of Masona is presented, together with a discussion of the morphology of the genus and an annotated catalogue of the species. [Masona] timpaynei Quicke, 2019, is excluded from Braconidae and placed as incertae sedis in the Ichneumonidae, subfamily Neorhacodinae. Keywords: Braconidae, Masoninae, taxonomy, North America, distribution   Davide Dal Pos, Gavin R. Broad and Abigail P. Martens. 2024. Small Jewels: Two New Species of the rare Genus Masona van Achterberg (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae), with A Catalogue of World Species and Comments on the peculiar morphology of the genus. European Journal of Taxonomy. 925(1); 135–160. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2457 | ||||
| 2:58p | [Entomology • 2023] Sahyaterpnosia laevospina • A New Genus and Species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India
Abstract A new genus of cicada, Sahyaterpnosia gen. nov., is described from the subtropical hill forests of southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India. We place the genus in the tribe, Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following combination of characters: hindwing with six apical cells; timbal cover minute, abdominal sternites III & IV without tubercles; posterior margin of male tergite III, wider than mesonotum; basal lobe of pygofer lobes, ill-defined, substantially confluent with pygofer margin, and thick aedeagus with a characteristic spine on its tip on dorsum. The new species, Sahyaterpnosia laevospina sp. nov., is designated as a type of this genus and is characterized by the male genitalia with thick aedeagus bearing a characteristic spine on its tip on the dorsum on the left side. Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha, Cicada, Kerala, Leptopsaltriini, Psithyristriini
Family Cicadidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802 Tribe Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923 Genus Sahyaterpnosia Sadasivan gen. nov. Etymology. The taxon keys to heterogenous genus, Terpnosia Distant, 1892b, following Distant (1906). The generic name ‘Sahyaterpnosia’ is derived by combining the Sanskrit and Malayalam names for Western Ghats, ‘Sahyadri, with the genus name Terpnosia. Diagnosis. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following combination of characters: hindwing with six apical cells; timbal cover minute, abdominal sternites III & IV without tubercles; no molar-like projection on each lateral part of the male sternites IV; posterior margin of male tergite III, wider than mesonotum; male genitalia with the basal lobe of pygofer being ill-defined, substantially confluent with pygofer margin, and aedeagus thick near apex with a characteristic spine on its tip on dorsum on the left side. The new genus is very similar to Purana and Calcagninus in habitus, which are common taxa found together within the same habitat in the southern Western Ghats. But, the genus, Sahyaterpnosia, lacks the abdominal tubercles on sternite III & IV, the characteristic of the males in Purana and Calcagninus. Distribution. Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, and Tamilnadu state, India. Sahyaterpnosia laevospina Sadasivan & Sarkar sp. nov. Etymology. The species name ‘laevospina’ alludes to the single short paradorsal spine on the left of the tip of the aedeagus. Kalesh Sadasivan and Vivek Sarkar. 2023. A New Genus and Species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 16(2); 163-173. DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2023.03.009 |
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