First report of Meris paradoxa Rindge (Geometridae: Ennominae) in the central mountains of Mexico, description of its female and a comparison of caterpillar variation among kin

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5032 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112
Author(s):  
IVONNE J. GARZÓN-ORDUÑA ◽  
TANNER A. MATSON
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Diagnostic Character ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
First Report ◽  
History Information ◽  
First Time

Meris paradoxa Rindge, thought to be restricted to southeastern Arizona, is documented in Mexico for the first time. Previously described only from males, we provide the first description of the female from specimens collected as caterpillars and reared to adults. We find female M. paradoxa to have a normal haustellum; an external diagnostic character for this species previously only confirmed in conspecific males. Female genitalia of M. paradoxa are found similar to other Meris, but the absence of a sclerotized signum (present in congeners) may prove autapomorphic. Natural history information for the genus is discussed in light of new data reported here for Mexican M. paradoxa.  

The natural history and morphology of two bromeliad associated hispines from Brazil: Acentroptera basilica Thomson, 1856 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4243 (3) ◽  
pp. 521
Author(s):  
FABIANO F. ALBERTONI ◽  
SÔNIA A. CASARI
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
New Records ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Leaf Miners ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time

The natural history of Acentroptera basilica Guérin-Méneville, 1844 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini) associated with Aechmea aquilega Salisb. and Vriesea sp. (Bromeliaceae), respectively, is registered. Adults of both species are leaf scrapers, although larvae are leaf-miners. The immature stages of both species of Acentroptera are described and illustrated for the first time. The male and the female genitalia of A. basilica and new records for both species are also included. 

scholarly journals Additions to the cicada (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) fauna of India: first report and range extension of four species with notes on their natural history from Meghalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 16021-16042
Author(s):  
Vivek Sarkar ◽  
Cuckoo Mahapatra ◽  
Pratyush P. Mohapatra ◽  
Manoj V. Nair
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
First Report ◽  
Northeastern India ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Jaintia Hills ◽  
First Time

 In order to broaden our understanding about cicada diversity of northeastern India, a comprehensive survey was conducted in the year 2017, in Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia hills of Meghalaya and an occasional opportunistic survey was carried out in northern West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh.  During these surveys, we came across four species of cicadas, viz., Meimuna duffelsi, Dundubia annandalei, Balinta tenebricosa, and Orientopsaltria fangrayae, which were not reported from India earlier and among them the genus Orientopsaltria is being reported for the first time from the country.  This work provides an account of the taxonomy, natural history, distribution, and acoustics of these four species of cicadas along with their attribute to the culture and customs of the indigenous tribes of the landscape.

scholarly journals First record of the expansive harvestmen Leiobunum sp. A (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Robert ROZWAŁKA ◽  
◽  
Przemysław ŻURAWLEW ◽  
Tomasz RUTKOWSKI ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
21St Century ◽  
First Record ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Central European ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time

The invasive harvestmen Leiobunum sp. A (Arachnida: Opiliones) spread rapidly across Europe. Since the first report from the Netherlands at the beginning of the 21st century its known range covers most of the western and central European countries, reaching Berlin in the East. In this note we report for the first time two new sites from Poland which move its range 230 and 300 km eastward, respectively. It was found in Chocz near Pleszew and Dąbrówka near Poznań (Wielkopolska Lowland). Chocz is now easternmost site of this species in Europe. Morphological measurements and drawings are given. Female genitalia are described for the first time.

Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical ant genus Hylomyrma Forel, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of fourteen new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5055 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-137
Author(s):  
MÔNICA ANTUNES ULYSSÉA ◽  
C.R.F. BRANDÃO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Geographical Data ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
History Information ◽  
First Time

This paper provides a taxonomic revision of the Neotropical ant genus Hylomyrma Forel (1912) (Myrmicinae: Pogonomyrmecini). Morphological traits combined with geographical data and natural history information led to the recognition of 30 species, fourteen of them described here as new: Hylomyrma adelae sp. n., Hylomyrma dandarae sp. n., Hylomyrma jeronimae sp. n., Hylomyrma lispectorae sp. n., Hylomyrma lopesi sp. n., Hylomyrma macielae sp. n., Hylomyrma margaridae sp. n., Hylomyrma mariae sp. n., Hylomyrma marielleae sp. n., Hylomyrma mitiae sp. n., Hylomyrma peetersi sp. n., Hylomyrma primavesi sp. n., Hylomyrma virginiae sp. n. and Hylomyrma wachiperi sp. n. Lectotypes for H. speciosa (junior synonym of H. balzani) and H. reitteri are here designated from syntypes to improve nomenclatural stability. Except for the three species most recently described (H. montana, H. plumosa, and H. villemantae), the external morphology of workers is described or redescribed, as well as for the known males and queens, most described here for the first time. Of the 30 recognized species herein, 11 present intercastes; at least three of them present female specimens with queen-like traits that may be understood as ergatoids. An updated identification key for Hylomyrma workers is provided, as well as high resolution photographs of all known sexes and castes, species distribution maps, and a summary of what is known from the biology of all species.  

Notes on the genus Ceruchus MacLeay from China, with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2906 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
HAO HUANG ◽  
YÛKI IMURA ◽  
CHANG-CHIN CHEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Japanese Species ◽  
New Localities ◽  
China And Japan ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The taxonomy is reviewed for most Chinese species of Ceruchus. New localities are recorded for Ceruchus minor Tanikado & Okuda. Ceruchus yangi Huang, Imura & Chen, sp. nov. is described from Guizhou, China. Morphological characters of most species from China and Japan are studied and summarized into tables. Female genitalia of seven species of Ceruchus are described and illustrated for the first time. A key to males of the Palaearctic species and a key to females of the Chinese and Japanese species are provided. Natural history notes are given for some species from China.

First report of Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) in India as parasitoid of coffee stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

ENTOMON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-314
Author(s):  
A. Roobakkumar ◽  
H.G. Seetharama ◽  
P. Krishna Reddy ◽  
M.S. Uma ◽  
A. P. Ranjith
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Control ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Stem Borer ◽  
Arabica Coffee ◽  
First Report ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was collected from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India for the first time from the larvae of white stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes Chevrolat infesting arabica coffee. Its role in the biological or integrated control of X. quadripes remains to be evaluated. White stem borer could be the first host record of this parasitoid all over the world.

Edward Heron-Allen FRS (1861–1943): a review of his scientific career, with an annotated bibliography of his foraminiferal publications

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Hodgkinson ◽  
John E. Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Annotated Bibliography ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
Scientific Career ◽  
History Museum ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT: In spite of his many other interests, Edward Heron-Allen also worked for nearly 50 years as a scientist on minute shelled protists, called foraminifera, much of it in an unpaid, unofficial capacity at The Natural History Museum, London, and notably in collaboration with Arthur Earland. During this career he published more than 70 papers and obtained several fellowships, culminating in 1919 in his election to the Royal Society. Subsequently, he bequeathed his foraminiferal collections and fine library to the Museum, and both are housed today in a room named in his honour. In this paper, for the first time, an assessment of his scientific accomplishments is given, together with a full annotated bibliography of his publications held in the Heron-Allen Library. This is part of a project to produce a bibliography of his complete publications, recently initiated by the Heron-Allen Society.

First Records of Bufo luchunnicus (Yang et Rao, 2008) and Amolops wenshanensis Yuan, Jin, Li, Stuart et Wu, 2018 (Anura: Bufonidae, Ranidae) from Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
Cuong The Pham ◽  
Minh Duc Le ◽  
Chung Van Hoang ◽  
Anh Van Pham ◽  
Thomas Ziegler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Lao Cai ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nd2 Gene ◽  
Quang Ninh

We record two species of amphibians for the first time from Vietnam: Bufo luchunnicus from Lao Cai and Son La provinces and Amolops wenshanensis from Quang Ninh Province. Morphologically, the Vietnamese representatives of B. luchunnicus resemble the type series from China. The specimen of A. wenshanensis from Vietnam slightly differs from the type series from China by having a smaller size (SVL 33.2 mm vs. 35.7 – 39.9 mm in males) and the presence of distinct transverse bands on the dorsal surfaces of limbs. Genetic divergence between the sequence of the Vietnamese specimen and those of A. wenshanensis from China available from GenBank is 1.2 – 1.6% (ND2 gene). In addition, morphological data and natural history notes of aforementioned species are provided from Vietnam.

A review of the little known genus Wockia (Lepidoptera: Urodidae) in Russia

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
S.Yu. Sinev
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Zoological Institute ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
First Time ◽  
Subjective Synonym

Three species of the genus Wockia Heinemann, 1870, which are so far known in Russia are reviewed; their male and female genitalia are illustrated, and a key for identification is provided. Two species, W. koreana Sohn, 2008, and W. magna Sohn, 2014, which were recently described from East Asia, are for the first time reported from Russia. The investigation of the holotype of W. funebrella Heinemann, 1870, discovered in the collection of the Zoological Institute RAS (St Petersburg), confirmed that this species is a junior subjective synonym of W. asperipunctella (Bruand, 1851). The distribution of Palaearctic species of the genus is discussed shortly.

From Silent Spring to The Frog of War

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Skelly
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Rachel Carson ◽  
Chemical Agents ◽  
Silent Spring ◽  
The World ◽  
History Information ◽  
Wildlife Populations ◽  
The Impact

This chapter presents two examples to demonstrate that natural history is the necessary basis of any reliable understanding of the world. More than a half century ago, Rachel Carson revolutionized the public’s view of pesticides. The foundation of her success was the careful use of natural history data, collated from across North America. The examples she assembled left little doubt that DDT and other pesticides were causing a widespread decline in birds. More recently, the case for the impact of atrazine on wildlife was based on laboratory experiments, without the advantage of natural history observations. For atrazine, natural history observations now suggest that other chemical agents are more likely to be responsible for feminization of wildlife populations. Developing expectations for scientists to collect natural history information can help to avoid over-extrapolating lab results to wild populations, a tendency often seen when those lab results conform to preconceptions about chemicals in the environment.

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