Prionotropis ancosae, a new species of Thrinchinae (Orthoptera: Pamphagidae) from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4258 (3) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
JOSEP MARIA OLMO-VIDAL

A new species of the genus Prionotropis Fieber, 1853 is described from Catalonia (Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula). Prionotropis ancosae n. sp. was collected in a calcicolous stepic scrub dominated mainly by thyme (Thymus vulgaris). P. ancosae n. sp. is characterized by the following characters: the pronotum in dorsal view narrow and in lateral view with the principal transverse sulcus between prozona and metazona clearly incised; mesosternal lobes equal width than long and width than mesosternal interspace; tegmina extend at most to the end of second abdominal segment in the females and the end of abdomen in the males; inside hind femora at the base to the middle part and inside hind tibiae blue; and phallic complex with the penis valves long. This new species is compared to the similar species P. flexuosa (Serville, 1838). In Catalonia two species of genera Prionotropis Fieber, 1853 are present, P. flexuosa and P. ancosae n. sp. 

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4747 (3) ◽  
pp. 514-520
Author(s):  
JOSEP MARIA OLMO-VIDAL

A new species of the genus Prionotropis Fieber, 1853 is described from Catalonia (Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula). Prionotropis xausi n. sp. was collected in a steppic calcareous grassland with low shrubs and scattered rocks, dominated by Buxus, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Thymus and Poa species. P. xausi n. sp. is characterized by the pronotum in dorsal view narrow and in lateral view with the principal transverse sulcus between prozona and metazona clearly incised. Females squamipterous with the tegmina extending at most to the end of second abdominal segment. Males sub-brachypterous with the tegmina reaching the 5th abdominal tergite and the epiproct visible. Inside hind femora at the base to the middle part and inside hind tibia red. Phallic complex with the epiphallus more long than wide with short posterior edge and the penis valves long. This new species is compared to the similar species P. rhodanica Uvarov, 1923 , P. azami Uvarov, 1923 and P. hystrix (Germar, 1817) and to the species presents in Catalonia P. flexuosa (Serville, 1838) and P. ancosae Olmo-Vidal, 2017. P. xausi is the species of the genus Prionotropis with the smallest males. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5082 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-117
Author(s):  
ANAIS RIVAS-TORRES ◽  
BINDIYA RASHNI ◽  
HILDA WAQA-SAKITI ◽  
MARIKA TUIWAWA ◽  
MARÍA OLALLA LORENZO-CARBALLA ◽  
...  

Nesobasis rito sp. nov. (Holotype ♂, Fiji, Vanua Levu, Drawa, 31 v 2018, A. Rivas-Torres leg.) from the comosa group is here described, illustrated, diagnosed, and compared with morphologically close species of the genus. Nesobasis rito can be distinguished from its related congeners by the shape of the caudal appendages and the ligula. The most similar species are N. comosa and N. heteroneura, which, like N. rito, have the caudal appendages covered by dense setae (especially the first species), but the shape differs clearly in lateral view, with N. rito having longer and more slender appendages, and a basal tooth clearly seen in dorsal view, absent in other members of the comosa group. The specific status of the collected specimens is also supported by the results of genetic analyses, where N. rito appears as a well-supported monophyletic clade. Nesobasis rito also has a distinct distribution from its most similar congeners: it is found on Vanua Levu, while N. comosa is found on Viti Levu and the closely related N. heteroneura is found on Viti Levu and Ovalau. All species of this group are found in streams with native forest riparian vegetation on their respective islands.  


Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4868 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBSON WALDEMAR ÁVILA ◽  
DRAUSIO HONORIO MORAIS ◽  
RENATA PEREZ ◽  
ANDRÉ PANSONATO ◽  
VINICIUS TADEU DE CARVALHO ◽  
...  

Neotropical toads from the Rhinella margaritifera species group have been considered a taxonomic puzzle for a long time. Because of the high morphological similarity and an unknown number of undescribed taxa among the species of this group, we did an extensive search for character distribution within all nominal taxa. Herein we describe Rhinella parecis sp. nov. a new species from Southern Brazilian Amazon. We provide a morphological diagnosis, morphometric comparisons with similar species, and a molecular phylogenetic hypothesis on the relationships of the new species. Rhinella parecis sp. nov. is assigned to the R. margaritifera group and differs from others species by snout-vent length ranging 40.7–53.5 mm in males (n=12) and 44.9–54.8 mm in females (n=4), snout rounded in dorsal view, acute with fleshy ridge extending to tip of snout in lateral view, canthal and pre-orbital crests absent, supra-orbital, parietal and supra-tympanic crests present and low, dorsolateral row of tubercles present, bony protrusion at the angle of jaws absent, tympanum evident, vertebral apophyses absent and toes half-webbed. The new species is the 20th species associated to the R. margaritifera group distributed in the Chapada dos Parecis, a probable center of endemism in states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, Brazil. 


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolfo Ricardo Calor

The endemic Neotropical long-horned caddisfly subgenus Notalina (Neonotalina) Holzenthal contains nine described species in two species groups, the brasiliana and roraima groups, from the Brazilian Southeastern and Amazonian regions, respectively. In this paper, a new species of Notalina in the brasiliana species group, from Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goiás state, Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species is easily recognized by the following character set: presence of two pairs of processes on abdominal segment X; presence of well-developed basoventral protuberances, mesally directed in ventral view; presence of triangle-shaped, acuminated mesoventral process on the inferior appendages; and phallic apparatus with flanges slightly curved in dorsal view, not laterally directed.


Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2617 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
ITAMAR A. MARTINS ◽  
CÉLIO F. B. HADDAD

A new species of Ischnocnema is described from Serra da Mantiqueira, Municipality of Campos do Jordão, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The new species is a member of the Ischnocnema lactea Species Series. The new species differs from other species in the Ischnocnema lactea Species Series by its small size, snout sub-elliptical in dorsal view and acuminate-rounded in lateral view, and advertisement call. Descriptions of the dorsal coloration, advertisement call, and natural history are presented.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3484 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBSON W. ÁVILA ◽  
VINICIUS T. CARVALHO ◽  
MARCELO GORDO ◽  
RICARDO A. KAWASHITA-RIBEIRO ◽  
DRAUSIO H. MORAIS

A new species of the genus Amazophrynella is described from southern Amazonia, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its medium size for the genus (15.2–19.3 mm SVL in males, 20.2–25.7 mm SVL in females), snout rounded in dorsal view, acute in lateral view, presence of subrostral crest not converging anteriorly, finger I shorter than finger II, and by dorsal and ventral coloration. The reproductive behavior of the new species is similar to other Amazophrynella with pigmented and numerous eggs that are probably laid in temporary ponds. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 688 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADRIANA PUGLIESE ◽  
JOSÉ P. POMBAL ◽  
IVAN SAZIMA

Scinax curicica, a new species of treefrog of the Scinax ruber group is described from southeastern Brazil. The new species was previously considered as a slightly different population of Scinax duartei from State of Minas Gerais and is characterized by subacuminate snout in dorsal view, rounded in lateral view; canthus rostralis straight to nearly curved; brown to gray dorsal background with a interocular blotch extending in two longitudinal stripes to inguinal region with or without interruptions; yellow flash color blotches on hidden surfaces of thigh; height of caudal fins of tadpoles; advertisement call with multipulsed note, large number of pulses, and long call duration. Descriptions of the advertisement call, tadpole and data on natural history are provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4963 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
JOSEP MARIA OLMO-VIDAL

A new species of the genus Pycnogaster Graells, 1851 is described from Catalonia (Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula). Pycnogaster ribesiglesiasii n. sp. was collected in the Plana d’Ancosa in a calcicolous stepic scrub dominated mainly by thyme (Thymus vulgaris). L. ribesiglesiasii is compared to P. sanchezgomezi Bolívar, 1897 from which it can be separated mainly by the shape of the male cerci, the titillators and the male calling song. In addition, in the females by the protuberance of the seventh (7th) sclerite and the shape of subgenital plate.


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4227 (3) ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
RAQUEL LIMA DE SOUZA ◽  
VICTOR GOMES ◽  
ADOLFO R. CALOR

A new species of Helicopsyche subgenus Feropsyche from Chapada Diamantina is diagnosed, described, and illustrated. Helicopsyche catoles n. sp. is easily distinguished from congeners by the following features: inferior appendages clavate, each bearing a posteroventral projection with 2-4 setae in lateral view, and tergum X with a notched apex and a short setal row along its length in dorsal view. Additionally, new records from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, are presented. A total of 31 species, including the new species, are recorded, belonging to 14 genera and 8 families. Two of these species constitute new records to Brazil (Helicopsyche (Feropsyche) succincta and Marilia misionensis) and another 10 of these species represent new records for Bahia [Chimarra (Curgia) hyoeides, Macronema hageni, M. partitum, Polyplectropus tragularius, Smicridea coronata, S. helenae, S. iguazu, S. jundiai, S. radula and Marilia major]. 


2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Pombal Jr. ◽  
Manoela Woitovicz Cardoso

AbstractA new species of the Scinax ruber clade from the Brazilian Cerrado Domain similar to Scinax fuscomarginatus, S. parkeri, S. trilineatus and S. wandae is described. It is characterized by small snout-vent lenght, body slender, head approximately as long as wide and slightly wider than body, subovoid snout in dorsal view, protruding snout in lateral view, a developed supratympanic fold, absence of flash colour on the posterior surfaces of thighs, hidden portions of shanks and groin, and large vocal sac. Scinax lutzorum sp. nov. differs from S. fuscomarginatus, S. parkeri and S. trilineatus by its slightly larger SVL; from Scinax fuscomarginatus and S. parkeri it differs by its more slender body; from Scinax fuscomarginatus and S. trilineatus the new species differs by its wider head and more protruding eyes; and it differs from Scinax parkeri and S. wandae by its shorter snout. Comments on the type specimens of S. fuscomarginatus are presented and a lectotype is designated for this species.


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