Showing papers on "Synonym (taxonomy) published in 2012"
TL;DR: The taxonomy of the Recent members of the crustacean subclass Pentastomida is based on nine accepted family names derived from 12 available names, 24 generic namesderived from 37 available names (plus two incorrect subsequent spellings and one nomen nudum) and 124 accepted speciesNames derived from 183 available names of which six remain incertae sedis as to their generic assignment.
Abstract: The taxonomy of the Recent members of the crustacean subclass Pentastomida is based on nine accepted family names derived from 12 available names, 24 generic names derived from 37 available names (plus two incorrect subsequent spellings and one nomen nudum) and 124 accepted species names derived from 183 available names of which six remain incertae sedis as to their generic assignment. Compilation of this list has revealed that existing catalogues have included misspellings, wrong attributions and dates of the authors of taxa, and incorrectly nominated type-species. These are corrected here with reference to the original descriptions and diagnoses. Notably, all families except one were erected much earlier and by authors other than Fain (1961), who was credited by Martin & Davis (2001) and other authors before and afterwards with seven of the nine families they recognised. Other significant taxonomic anomalies are revealed. Raillietiellidae Sambon, 1922 is a senior synonym of Cephalobaenidae Heymons, 1922, the name in popular usage for the family including Cephalobaena Heymons, 1922 and Raillietiella Sambon, in Vaney & Sambon, 1910; here the two genera are placed in separate families following Almeida & Christoffersen (1999). Heymonsia Hett, 1934, considered a junior synonym of Raillietiella, is a nomen nudum. Raillietiella geckonis (Diesing, 1850) is a potential senior synonym of several SE Asian species of this genus. Raillietiella frenata Ali, Riley & Self, 1981 is a widely used species name but is a subjective junior synonym of R. hebitihamata Self & Kuntz, 1960 according to its own authors. Morphological and molecular evidence suggest that R. indica Gedoelst, 1921 is a subjective senior synonym of both species. The priority of Linguatulidae Haldeman, 1851 over Linguatulida Vogt, 1851, erected as a family in the same year, is established by applying the First Reviser rule. Linguatula serrata Frolich, 1789 is herein selected as the type-species of Prionoderma, making it an objective synonym of Linguatula Frolich, 1789. The priority of L.serrata over Taenia rhinaris Meyer, 1789 and T.capraea Abildgaard, 1789, all published in the same year, is established by applying the First Reviser rule. The purported synonymy of Netrorhynchus Zenker, 1827, also misspelled Nettorhynchus, with Armillifer Sambon, 1922 would seem to be ill-founded and without popular support. Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935, published as a subspecies of A.moniliformis (Diesing, 1836), is both a senior synonym and a homonym of A. australis Riley & Self, 1981. Humboldt (1812) is confirmed as the author of Porocephalus Humboldt, 1812 and P. crotali Humboldt, 1812. Pentastomidae Shipley, 1909 is an older family name than its subjective synonym Porocephalinae Sambon, 1922, but prevailing usage allows the latter to be retained as a family name. Cayerina mirabilis Kishida, 1927 is a genus and species from a Japanese frog that has not appeared in the more recent pentastome literature. Sebekia minor (Wedl, 1861) is an objective senior synonym of the more widely used S. wedli Gigioli, in Sambon, 1922. The importance of the many junior synonyms will become evident should refined morphological and molecular evidence reveal cryptic species or greater host-specificity than presently recognised.
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TL;DR: The analyses support the hypothesis that lizards are the ancestral hosts for Pterygosomatidae; associations with arthropods appear to be secondary, the result of host switching from lizards.
Abstract: A cladistic analysis based on 274 morphological characters was performed including the 13 previously recognized speciesof the scale mite genus Hirstiella, 2 new species, 5 species in closely related genera, and 3 more distant out-group speciesAn analysis based on 148 informative characters resulted in one most parsimonious tree (L = 400, CI = 057 and RI =079) According to this, the genus Hirstiella in its current concept is a polyphyletic taxon whose member species belongto three different clades The first lineage (Bremer support and jackknife values 2 and 78%) includes the type species H trombidiiformis and seven additional species of Hirstiella that are parasites on iguanian lizards The genus Geckobiella isincluded in this lineage, and the latter taxon name has priority over Hirstiella; therefore, the genus Hirstiella is considereda synonym of Geckobiella and no longer valid For the second lineage (Bremer support and jackknife values of 2 and 73%)we propose the name Bertrandiella gen nov; it includes H tenuipes, H otophila, H jimenezi and Bertrandiella chame- laensis sp nov The third lineage, and sister taxon of Bertrandiella, is a clade comprising Pimeliaphilus and the species H sharifi and H insignis The latter taxa are transferred back to Pimeliaphilus (Bremer support and jackknife values >4and 100%) Updated diagnoses are provided for the genera Geckobiella sensu nov (including a new species Geckobiella donnae sp nov) and Bertrandiella gen nov, and for all their species, as well as for the genera Pimeliaphilus sensu novand Tequisistlana, based on the results of the phylogenetic analyses The analyses support the hypothesis that lizards arethe ancestral hosts for Pterygosomatidae; associations with arthropods (in Pimeliaphilus) appear to be secondary, the result of host switching from lizards
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TL;DR: The recently published family name Pontoscolecidae James et al. as mentioned in this paper is synonymous with the much older but largely forgotten Rhinodrilidae Benham, 1890.
Abstract: The recently published family name Pontoscolecidae James, 2012 is synonymous with the much older but largely forgotten Rhinodrilidae Benham, 1890. I bring attention to this error and two other minor lapses. The Rhinodrilidae is just part of the complex history of the earthworm family generally known as the Glossoscolecidae. This history is explained and an emended definition of the Rhinodrilidae is provided.
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TL;DR: Some species in Hyphodontia or related genera with encrusted cystidia are discussed, and Palifer could be considered a synonym of Xylodon.
Abstract: Some species in Hyphodontia or related genera with encrusted cystidia are discussed. The type specimens of the following species have been studied: Grandinia erikssonii, Hyphodontia heterocystidiata, H. wrightii, Hypochnicium odontioidescens, H. rickii, Palifer seychellensis, and Peniophora verecunda. All all them except P. seychellensis, belong to Hyphodontia s.l. Based on morphological characters of the generic type, Palifer could be considered a synonym of Xylodon.
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TL;DR: Twenty-four new species of the New World syrphid genus, Quichuana Knab, 1913 (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalini), are revised and the genus is re-diagnosed.
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TL;DR: Neoceratitis is revised to include six species, with one species infesting tomatoes and several species of Solanum, whereas the other species with known hosts are associated with Lycium spp.
Abstract: Neoceratitis is revised to include six species. N. albiseta, from Madagascar, is described as new. Trirhithrum lycii var. min- imum Bezzi, 1924 is a junior synonym of Ceratitis lycii Coquillett, 1901, new synonym. All known and suspected hostassociations are within the family Solanaceae, with one species (N. cyanescens) infesting tomatoes and several species of Solanum, whereas the other species with known hosts are associated with Lycium spp. Neoceratitis is probably similar to Trirhithrum Bezzi and particularly to the little known Paratrirhithrum Shiraki. Redescriptions (description in the case of the new species) and illustrations are provided for all the species, and a key to all the species is also provided.
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TL;DR: A basic synthesis is presented of the biogeography of the Eremaeozetidae of the south-west Pacific region, which is re-defined and containsthe genera Eremaeozetes, Idiozete, Mahunkaia, Retrozetes and RogerZetes.
Abstract: Four new species of Eremaeozetidae are described from Australia: Eremaeozetes schatzi sp. nov. and E. darwinensis sp. nov. from the Northern Territory; E. malleensis sp. nov. from South Australia, and Rogerzetes samueli sp. nov. fromNorfolk Island. Eremaeozetes spathulatus Balogh, 1968 from Papua New Guinea is recombined to Rogerzetes. Eremaeozetes undulatus Mahunka 1985 sensu Aoki 2006 from the Ryukyu Islands is a previously undescribed species. Itis differentiated from E. undulatus Mahunka 1985 from St. Lucia and named Eremaeozetes aokii sp. nov. Retrozetes gen. nov. is proposed, containing the type species, R. koghisensis sp. nov., R. mirabilis sp. nov. and R. novaecaledoniae sp. nov. from New Caledonia, as well as R. fernandezi sp. nov. from Papua New Guinea. Eremaeozetes hanswursti Mahunka,1999 from Singapore is recombined to Retrozetes. A new species of Idiozetes, I. hagenensis sp. nov., is described fromPapua New Guinea. Idiozetidae is considered to be a junior synonym of Eremaeozetidae, which is re-defined and containsthe genera Eremaeozetes, Idiozetes, Mahunkaia, Retrozetes and Rogerzetes. Seteremaeozetes P. Balogh, 1988 is made ajunior subjective synonym of Eremaeozetes. Keys are provided to the genera of Eremaeozetidae and species of Retrozetes. A basic synthesis is presented of the biogeography of the Eremaeozetidae of the south-west Pacific region.
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TL;DR: The epinannolenidean diplopod species Zinagon chilensis (Silvestri, 1903) is redescribed based on recently collected ma-terial from Chile, as well as on the re-examination of type specimens of both Iulomorpha chilense Silvestri and Zinagon osorno Chamberlin, 1957.
Abstract: The epinannolenidean diplopod species Zinagon chilensis (Silvestri, 1903) is redescribed based on recently collected ma-terial from Chile, as well as on the re-examination of type specimens of both Iulomorpha chilensis Silvestri, 1903, and Zinagon osorno Chamberlin, 1957. The latter is here designated a junior subjective synonym. A list of the species of thefamily Iulomorphidae is provided, including 15 genera occurring in the Southern Hemisphere, i.e. South America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
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TL;DR: It is recorded that 33 species in 19 genera of spider wasps from the Dominican Republic are recorded, of which four species are newlydescribed here: Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp.
Abstract: We recorded 33 species in 19 genera of spider wasps from the Dominican Republic, of which four species are newlydescribed here: Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov., Dipogon (Deuteragenia) marlowei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov., Notocyphus anacaona Rodriguez & Pitts, sp. nov., and Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts, sp. nov. Eight generaare reported from the Dominican Republic for the first time: Aporinellus Banks, 1912, Caliadurgus Pate, 1946, Dipogon Fox, 1897, Drepanaporus Bradley, 1944, Epipompilus Kohl, 1884, Notocyphus Smith, 1855, Priocnemis Schiodte, 1837,and Priocnessus Banks, 1925. Nine species are new records for the country: Ageniella (Ageniella) bruesi (Banks, 1928), Ageniella (Ageniella) violaceipes (Cresson, 1865), Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917, Auplopus bellus (Cresson, 1865), Caliadurgus maestris Alayo, 1969, Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944), Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865), Epipompilus pulcherrimus (Evans, 1955), and Priocnemis cornica (Say, 1836). Pompilus flavopictus Smith, 1862 is ajunior synonym of Poecilopompilus mixtus (Fabricius, 1794), syn. nov. and Odontaporus simulatrix (Bradley, 1944) isjunior synonym of Drepanaporus collaris (Cresson, 1865), syn. nov. New combination is proposed for Aporus (Aporus) antillarum (Bradley, 1944) which is transferred to Drepanaporus. Hitherto unknown males of Ageniella (Ageniella) domingensis (Banks, 1944) and Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944) are described and illustrated. Ilustrated keys for subfamilies and species of the Dominican Republic pompilids are provided. Keywords:Pepsinae, Pompilinae, Ctenocerinae, Ceropalinae, key, new record, new species, Caribbean
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TL;DR: A poorly known deep-water axiid shrimp, Eiconaxius acutifrons Bate, 1888, the type species of the genus is redescribed on the basis of the two type specimens (lectotype and paralectotype, designated herein) from the Banda Sea, Indonesia, and three recently collected specimens from the Myojin Knoll, Izu Islands, Japan.
Abstract: A poorly known deep-water axiid shrimp, Eiconaxius acutifrons Bate, 1888, the type species of the genus, is redescribedon the basis of the two type specimens (lectotype and paralectotype, designated herein) from the Banda Sea, Indonesia,and three recently collected specimens from the Myojin Knoll, Izu Islands, Japan. Diagnostic characters of this speciesare reassessed, and the comparison with closely allied congeneric species is made. Previous records referred to E. acutifrons are reviewed. It has been confirmed that none of the subsequent records under the name represent the true E. acutifrons. We found that Eiconaxius albatrossae Kensley, 1996 and E. faxoni Sakai, 2011 were based on the same seriesof material from the eastern Pacific, referred to E. acutifrons by Faxon (1895), but the Sakai’s (2011) taxon name is unavailable because of the lack of an explicit type fixation.
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TL;DR: The primary types of Cheiracanthium species from South and Southeast Asia were examined and it was found that the Himalaya form of C. triviale, which was mentioned and illustrated in Gravely (1931), was misidentified and belongs to C. rupicolum.
Abstract: The primary types of Cheiracanthium species from South and Southeast Asia were examined. Cheiracanthium insigne O.P.–Cambridge, 1874 is considered a senior synonym of Eutittha gracilipes Thorell, 1895 (male). Eutittha truncata Thorell,1895 (female) is not a conspecific female of E. gracilipes, provisionally threated as a separate species and proposed hereas a valid taxon because it does not resemble the female of C. insigne. Cheiracanthium rupicolum (Thorell, 1897) is re-garded as a senior synonym of C. gyirongense Hu & Li, 1987. The Himalaya form of C. triviale (Thorell, 1895), whichwas mentioned and illustrated in Gravely (1931), was misidentified and belongs to C. rupicolum. Cheiracanthium insu- lanum (Thorell, 1878) bears strong resemblance to that of C. melanostomum (Thorell, 1895); they probably belong to the same species.
07 Jun 2012
TL;DR: The name Cladonia diversa Asperges ex S. Stenroos is validated, and the species is reported as new to Japan, while the volcano lichen C. vulcani is recorded from Iceland asnew to Europe.
Abstract: The name Cladonia diversa Asperges ex S. Stenroos is validated, and the species is reported as new to Japan. Cladonia angustiloba, earlier known from Macaronesia, is reported to extend to Faeroe Is., Denmark. Cladonia aspera Ahti & Kashiw. is an illegitimate later homonym of C. aspera (Florke) Doign. The former name is still regarded as a synonym of C. sarmentosa, while the latter name is a synonym of C. gracilis subsp. gracilis. The type of C. dilleniana is stated to be from Bahama Islands rather than Turks and Caicos Islands. The volcano lichen C. vulcani is recorded from Iceland as new to Europe. The author citation of C. bacilliformis (Nyl.) Sarnth. and type location citation of C. glauca Florke are corrected.
TL;DR: Examination of the type series of Cryptamorpha curvipes Broun and Dendrophagus suturalis White show that C. curvipes is a synonym of C. brevicornis and D. sUTuralis, despite formerly being considered to be a synonyms of D. desjardinsi.
Abstract: A new species of silvanid beetle, Cryptamorpha triregia sp. n. is described from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. A key to the New Zealand Cryptamorpha species and diagnoses to the previously described Cryptamorpha brevicornis (White) and Cryptamorpha desjardinsi (Guerin-Meneville) are provided. Examination of the type series of Cryptamorpha curvipes Broun and Dendrophagus suturalis White show that C. curvipes is a synonym of C. brevicornis and confirms that D. suturalis is a junior synonym of C. desjardinsi, despite formerly being considered to be a synonym of C. brevicornis. Lectotypes are designated for C. brevicornis and D. suturalis.
TL;DR: The nomenclatural status of three darkling beetle species previously described under the name Helops gracilis, by Fisher von Waldheim in 1823, Küster in 1850 and Bland in 1864, is clarified and a new synonym of Catomus kuesteri (Weise, 1878) is considered.
Abstract: . The nomenclatural status of three darkling beetle species previously described under the name Helops gracilis, by Fisher von Waldheim in 1823, Kuster in 1850 and Bland in 1864, is clarified. The status of a fourth species, a misidentification of Helops gracilis Kuster by Allard (1876, 1877) and Seidlitz (1896), is also discussed. The following new nomenclatural acts are included: Helops gracilis Fisher von Waldheim in 1823 is recognized as Odocnemis (Heloponotus) gracilis (Fisher von Waldheim, 1823) comb. nov. (from Helops); Catomus kuesteri (Weise, 1878) comb. nov. (from Helops) is the valid name for Helops gracilis Kuster, 1850; Helops blancli Bousquet and Bouchard, nom. nov. is proposed for Helops gracilis Bland, 1864. Odocnemis perplexus (Menetries, 1848) is considered a new synonym of Odocnemis gracilis (Fisher de Waldheim, 1823) and Catomus dichrous Reitter, 1902 as a new synonym of Catomus kuesteri (Weise, 1878). Lectotypes are designated for Helops gracilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1823, H....
TL;DR: It is considered that Jouyella is identical in circumscription to Bipinnula section Multiflorae Gosewijn (1993: 15) and it is not seen the advantage of inflating nomenclature with further genera for which monophyly has not been formally tested.
Abstract: The genus Bipinnula Comm. ex Jussieu (1789: 65) includes 11–12 species distributed in two disjunct areas of southern South America. One of these comprises southern Brazil, Uruguay, and eastern Argentina, where six species occur, and the other is Chile where the rest of the species are found (Gosewijn 1993, Pridgeon et al. 2003, Cisternas et al. 2012). Szlachetko & Margonska (2001), based on intuitive assessments of floral characters, speculated that Bipinnula ‘is polyphyletic and consists of two apparently unrelated groups, Bipinnula and Jouyella Szlachetko & Margonska (2001: 124). However, Jouyella is identical in circumscription to Bipinnula section Multiflorae Gosewijn (1993: 15) and we do not see the advantage of inflating nomenclature with further genera for which monophyly has not been formally tested. Therefore, we consider Jouyella as a synonym of Bipinnula .
TL;DR: The preliminary results indicate that the female genitalia may provide useful features for the taxonomy of Seasogonia and other members of the Old World Cicadellini.
Abstract: Seasogonia Young, 1986 is a sharpshooter genus with 13 species, four of them recorded from China. In this paper, Seasogonia sandaracata (Distant, 1908) is recorded as new for China and Seasogonia rufipenna Li & Wang, 1992 is regarded as a junior synonym of Seasogonia nigromaculata Kuoh, 1991. The morphological diversity of the female genitalia of Seasogonia is still poorly known. We provide herein detailed descriptions and illustrations of three Chinese Seasogonia species. Notes on the female genitalia of Seasogonia, including intraspecific and interspecific variation, and comparisons between the female genitalia of Seasogonia and of other related genera from China are provided. The preliminary results indicate that the female genitalia may provide useful features for the taxonomy of Seasogonia and other members of the Old World Cicadellini.
TL;DR: This paper aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, which aims to provide real-time information about the concrete mechanical properties of E.N.M.C.
Abstract: CRISTINA MAYORGA MARTINEZ , LUIS CERVANTES PEREDO 2 & JERZY A. LIS Instituto de Biología, U.N.A.M. Apartado Postal 70-153, CP 04510 Mexico, DF. mayorgac@ibiologia.unam.mx; and Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. Km. 2.5 Antigua Carretera a Coatepec # 351, CP 91070 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. luis.cervantes@inecol.edu.mx Department of Biosystematics, Opole University, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland cydnus@uni.opole.pl
TL;DR: Re-examination of these specimens and comparisons with all other described species of Trinectes support the conclusions of Hubbs and Bollinger that they are not Solea panamensis, now considered a junior subjective synonym of TrinECTes fonsecensis, and that they represent an undescribed species.
Abstract: A new species of American sole, captured in freshwater tributaries of the Rio San Juan and Rio Condoto, near Andagoya, Colombia, is described from four specimens collected by H. G. F. Spurrell around 1913. These fish were deposited in the fish collection of the British Museum (Natural History) and originally identified as Solea panamensis Steindachner, 1876. In the 1960s, Carl L. Hubbs and John A. Bollinger re-examined the specimens and determined that they represented an undescribed species, as indicated by labels placed in jars containing these specimens and through correspondence with staff at the British Museum. However, no formal description of this nominal species was published and its taxonomic status remained unclear. Our re-examination of these specimens and comparisons with all other described species of Trinectes support the conclusions of Hubbs and Bollinger that they are not Solea panamensis, now considered a junior subjective synonym of Trinectes fonsecensis (Gunther, 1862), and that they re...
TL;DR: Orobanche ritro, which is frequently considered a synonym of O. elatior, is lectotypified here from Grenier’s original material in the herbarium of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris and warrants recognition at species level.
Abstract: Orobanche ritro, which is frequently considered a synonym of O. elatior, is lectotypified here from Grenier’s original material in the herbarium of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (P). A morphological description focusing on the particular characters which distinguish it from related species is provided. The conspecificity of O. echinopis with O. ritro is pointed out. O. ritro occurs in central and southern areas of Europe, from north-east Spain to south-west European Russia and warrants recognition at species level.
TL;DR: It is shown that although T. trespuntensis larvae share many morphological and behavioral characteristics with other Neotropical genera of Chrysopini, they also differ significantly in many generic-level characters, which provides strong support for the designation of this group of lacewings as a genus.
Abstract: This report provides new information on three facets of a recently described Neotropical genus of chrysopine lacewings, Titanochrysa Sosa & Freitas 2012. First, because the current taxonomic understanding of the genus is based entirely on the adult stage, we describe the larvae and aspects of the biology of Titanochrysa trespuntensis Sosa & Freitas. We show that although T. trespuntensis larvae share many morphological and behavioral characteristics with other Neotropical genera of Chrysopini, they also differ significantly in many generic-level characters. Their unique suite of larval features provides strong support for the designation of this group of lacewings as a genus. Second, Titanochrysa is known to contain four species; this report describes the adult of a fifth species—Titanochrysa simpliciala New Species, from Costa Rica. Third, the report presents new locality records for three of the original four Titanochrysa species and deals with several taxonomic issues. Specifically, (a) Chrysopa annotaria Banks is transferred to the genus; thus the valid name for the species becomes Titanochrysa annotaria (Banks), New Combination. (b) Titanochrysa pseudovaricosa (Penny) is documented as a New Synonym of T. annotaria. (c) Chrysopa nigripalpis Banks is identified as a New Synonym of Titanochrysa circumfusa (Burmeister).
12 Oct 2012
TL;DR: The description of the animal, and its comparison to “Gerbillus,” clearly identify it as a dipodid rodent, specifically Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann, 1780); S. dichrurus should be treated as a junior subjective synonym of that taxon.
Abstract: Constantine S. Rafinesque described Sorex dichrurus as a shrew in 1833, based on a specimen he found in a proprietary museum near Niagara Falls on the New York/Ontario border. The name subsequently has been ignored by the scientific community. By describing this specimen as a shrew and ascribing it to the genus Sorex, Rafinesque clearly indicated that his species should be considered a member of the taxonomic family now recognized as the Soricidae (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla). Yet, the description of the animal, and its comparison to “Gerbillus,” clearly identify it as a dipodid rodent, specifically Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann, 1780); S. dichrurus should be treated as a junior subjective synonym of that taxon. Based on its type locality of Goat Island, New York, this name is also a junior synonym of the subspecies Z. hudsonius canadensis (Davies, 1798).
TL;DR: Six species of the Afrotropical genus Pyrgotomyia, viz.
Abstract: Based on the study of type and exhaustive non-type material from many entomological collections, six species of the Afrotropical genus Pyrgotomyia, viz. P. callosa sp. n. (Cameroon), P. terebrans sp. n. (Ivory Coast), P. stuckenbergi sp. n. (Nigeria), P. ciliata Hendel, 1934, P. richteri (Steyskal, 1972) comb. n., and P. temporalis (Enderlein, 1942) comb. n., are described or redescribed, illustrated and keyed. Metropina Enderlein, 1942 (type species Metropina temporalis Enderlein, 1942) is shown to be a junior synonym of Pyrgotomyia Hendel, 1934 (type species Pyrgotomyia ciliata Hendel, 1934). The possibility that P. ciliata, based on a single male holotype specimen, could be a senior synonym of either P. richteri or P. temporalis, each based on female specimens alone, is discussed.
TL;DR: The results confirmed that Periserrula leucophryna should be reduced to a junior synonym of Paraleonnates uschakovi as previously noted, and that this species is widely distributed in Asia, newly recorded from Taiwan and Thailand.
Abstract: There has been a long-standing taxonomic confusion over the name of a giant nereidid worm living in Asian intertidalmud flats. To clear up the confusion, we examined the type specimens of Paraleonnates uschakovi Khlebovich and Wu,1962 described from China as well as Periserrula leucophryna Paik, 1977 described from Korea (Polychaeta: Nereididae),together with additional non-type materials newly collected from Korea, China, Taiwan, and Thailand. Our results con-firmed that Periserrula leucophryna should be reduced to a junior synonym of Paraleonnates uschakovi as previouslynoted, and that this species is widely distributed in Asia, newly recorded from Taiwan and Thailand. We also present newinformation about the arrangement of three kinds of chaetae in the parapodia as a characteristic of this species. We alsocompared this species with Paraleonnates bolus (Hutchings and Reid, 1991) described from Australia and concluded thatthese are different species. Based on our examination, we propose the amended diagnosis of the genus Paraleonnates Khlebovich and Wu, 1962. Paraleonnates Amoureux, 1985 erected as a monotypic genus for P. guadalupensis Amoureux,1985 was judged as a junior homonym of Paraleonnates Khlebovich and Wu, 1962, and P. guadalupensis is transferred to the genus Leonnates Kinberg, 1865.
TL;DR: P. marginatus (Greene) Kiger is here treated as a taxonomic synonym of P. parvulus.
Abstract: The name Talinum parvulum Rose & Standl. is transferred to Phemeranthus Raf. (Montiaceae) as P. parvulus (Rose & Standl.) D. J. Ferguson & T. M. Price. Described in 1911 from Durango, Mexico, this species closely resembles P. marginatus (Greene) Kiger [≡ T. marginatum Greene], which was described in 1912 from Nayarit. Phemeranthus marginatus is here treated as a taxonomic synonym of P. parvulus.
TL;DR: Plectocolea Mitten (1873) is now generally treated as a synonym of Solenostoma Mitten and the following new combination is necessary.
Abstract: Bakalin described Plectocolea flagellata var. kurilensis . Plectocolea Mitten (1873) is now generally treated as a synonym of Solenostoma Mitten (1865) and the following new combination is necessary.
TL;DR: The tribe Talipedini Deitz is redefined and its boundaries are expanded with the inclusion of the following taxa: Erechtia Walker, 1858 (formerly placed in Membracini), Pseuderechtia gen. nov. (type species: Leioscyta neivai Fonseca, 1941), and Talipes Deitz, 1975 gen. reval (formerly junior synonym of Trinarea Goding, 1926).
Abstract: The tribe Talipedini Deitz is redefined and its boundaries are expanded with the inclusion of the following taxa: Erechtia Walker, 1858 (formerly placed in Membracini), Pseuderechtia gen. nov. (type species: Leioscyta neivai Fonseca, 1941), and Talipes Deitz, 1975 gen. reval. (formerly junior synonym of Trinarea Goding, 1926, the latter herein considered new synonym of Erechtia). Along with these taxonomic rearrangements, some nomenclatural changes are also introduced. The species treated in this paper are: Erechtia gibbosa (DeGeer, 1773), E. carinata (Funkhouser, 1922) comb. nov., E. cristalta sp. nov. (type locality: French Guyana, Saul), E. diminuta sp. nov. (type locality: Brazil, Para, Marituba), E. elongatula sp. nov. (type locality: French Guyana, Montagne des Chevaux), E. sallaei (Fowler, 1894), and E. sanguinolenta (Fairmaire, 1846); Pseuderechtia neivai (Fonseca, 1941) comb. nov. = Leioscyta similis Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969 syn. nov.; Talipes appendiculatus (Fonseca, 1936) comb. rest. and T. fenestratus (Strumpel, 1974) comb. nov. Due to the inclusion of Erechtia in Talipedini, Tropidoscyta Stal, 1869 is reinstated (in Membracini), and 24 species previously included in Erechtia are considered as incertae sedis within Membracini. A key to genera and new distribution records of the treated taxa are also provided.
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TL;DR: The biogeographic assumption presented by Teruel & Roncallo (2008) as an argument to justify the description of R. caribensis is refuted.
Abstract: Rhopalurus caribensis Teruel & Roncallo, 2008 (n. syn.) is synonymized with R. laticauda Thorell, 1876, based on a review of morphological variations of characters listed by Roncallo and Teruel (2008). The biogeographic assumption presented by Teruel & Roncallo (2008) as an argument to justify the description of R. caribensis is refuted.
TL;DR: The only species included in Allohoraeomorphus, Horaeomor- phus calcarifer (Franz, 1986), comb.
Abstract: Following the examination of the type material, the generic name Allohoraeomorphus Franz, 1986 is placed as a juniorobjective synonym of Horaeomorphus Schaufuss, 1889. The only species included in Allohoraeomorphus, Horaeomor- phus calcarifer (Franz, 1986), comb. n., is redescribed and its diagnostic characters, including the aedeagus and modified male metatrochanters are illustrated.
TL;DR: Datura gigantea, based on material grown from seed of decumbent plants originating in western Mexico, is shown to be a synonym of D. quercifolia, of which D. villosa is also a synonyms.
Abstract: Datura gigantea, based on material grown from seed of decumbent plants originating in western Mexico, is shown to be a synonym of D. quercifolia, of which D. villosa is also a synonym.
TL;DR: Tillandsia cucaensis is re-established and lectotypified and is treated as a synonym of T. makoyana, but it differs from it by its green corolla, pink axis, and its larger flowers and floral bracts.
Abstract: Tillandsia cucaensis is re-established and lectotypified. It was commonly considered as a synonym of T. makoyana , but it differs from it by its green corolla, pink axis (vs. violet corolla and bright red axis), and its larger flowers and floral bracts. Tillandsia cucaensis has been confused with a phenetically similar taxon, which turned out to be a new species, described here as T. izabalensis. This differs from T. cucaensis by its softer, abaxially smooth leaves, floral bracts that are smooth upon drying, and spreading stigma lobes (vs. stiffer, abaxially veined leaves, floral bracts strongly veined upon drying, and spiraled stigma lobes). In addition, T. cucaensis is restricted to the Pacific slopes from Tropical Mexico into northwestern Costa Rica, while T. izabalensis occurs only in the Gulf of Honduras. Moreover, T. aesii is treated as a synonym of T. cucaensis , since no evidence supports it as a distinct species. Conservation status of both species was assessed as LC (Least Concern) following the criteria of the IUCN.