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Rétablissement de <i>Satureja edmondii</i> Briq., nom prioritaire sur <i>S. longiflora</i> Boiss. & Hausskn. (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae, Mentheae)
No full textEn conformité avec le Code de Nomenclature botanique, une révision récemment publiée sur le genre Satureja L. en Iran doit être corrigée, le nom S. edmondii Briq. étant prioritaire sur S. longiflora Boiss. & Hausskn. Une nouvelle version du texte est donc fournie.A previous paper revising the genus Satureja L. for the flora of Iran should be corrected. In this paper, the later homonym S. longiflora Boiss. & Hausskn. was mistakenly accepted. This species must be accepted under its replacement name S. edmondii. An updated version of this article is provided here.</p
Revision of the strongly flattened <i>Megaprosternum</i> Azevedo (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textThe limno-terrestrial tardigrade fauna of Argentina has been investigated methodically and with modern criteria just in the last two decades, but current knowledge is still incomplete. So far, about 119 limno-terrestrial species are known for the country, of which only 6 belong to the genus Minibiotus R.O. Schuster, 1980. Until 1988, this genus was monotypic, with only Minibiotus intermedius (Plate, 1888), but today the number of species of the genus has risen to 55. In the present contribution, we describe with an integrated approach (PCM, SEM, morphometry and DNA analysis with COI, ITS2, 18S and 28S genes) a new species of Minibiotus from Salta City (Argentina). Minibiotus dispositus sp. nov. has ten transverse bands of variously shaped cuticular pores, arranged in transverse rows, with differences between smaller and larger specimens. Three macroplacoids and a microplacoid are present in the pharynx. The eggs have small conical processes and granulated chorion. The new species is morphologically and morphometrically well differentiated from all other species of the genus, and genetically from the up to date sequenced species. The new species description gave the occasion to broaden knowledge on taxonomy, morphology and faunistics of the genus Minibiotus, and on the tardigrade fauna of Argentina and the Neotropical region.</p
Taxonomic revision of the genus <i>Elmomorphus</i> Sharp, 1888. II. Redescription of the genus and review of the species from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam (Coleoptera: Dryopidae)
No full textThe genus Elmomorphus Sharp, 1888 is redescribed based on morphological characters. Elmomorphus bryanti Hinton, 1935, E. montanus (Grouvelle, 1913), E. prosternalis Hinton, 1935, and E. striatellus Delève, 1968 are redescribed based on type material. Elmomorphus nepalensis Satô, 1981 is redescribed based on material collected in the vicinity of the type locality. Eighteen species of Elmomorphus were known so far world-wide, and only five species have been recorded from the study area (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam). In the present revision, 45 new species are described: E. auratus sp. nov. (China), E. auripilosus sp. nov. (Vietnam), E. bispinosus sp. nov. (China), E. calvus sp. nov. (China, Vietnam), E. catenatus sp. nov. (China), E. comosiclunis sp. nov. (China), E. corpulentus sp. nov. (China), E. cuneatus sp. nov. (Thailand), E. curvipes sp. nov. (China, Vietnam), E. dentipes Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), E. depressus sp. nov. (China), E. donatus Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (China, Vietnam), E. ellipticus sp. nov. (China), E. e lmoides sp. nov. (Vietnam), E. fusiformis sp. nov. (China), E. glabriclunis sp. nov. (China), E. globosus sp. nov. (China), E. hamatus sp. nov. (China), E. hongkong sp. nov. (China), E. horaki Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand), E. jendeki Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (Vietnam), E. jii sp. nov. (China), E. longitarsis sp. nov. (Thailand), E. mazzoldii sp. nov. (Thailand), E. minutus sp. nov. (China), E. oblongus sp. nov. (Vietnam), E. ovalis Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (China), E. parabrevicornis sp. nov. (China), E. paradonatus Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (China), E. paramontanus Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), E. parvulus sp. nov. (Thailand), E. punctulatus sp. nov. (China), E. reticulatus sp. nov. (China), E. sausai Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (Vietnam), E. schillhammeri sp. nov. (China), E. schoenmanni sp. nov. (China), E. siamensis Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), E. similis sp. nov. (China, Laos, Vietnam), E. simplex sp. nov. (China), E. simplipes sp. nov. (Vietnam), E. superficialis sp. nov. (China), E. sulcatus sp. nov. (China), E. umphangicus Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (Thailand), E. vietnamensis sp. nov. (Vietnam), and E. yunnanensis Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch sp. nov. (China). The genus Elmomorphus is recorded for the first time from Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos. In China (31 spp. from Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang) and Vietnam (16 spp.), this genus is especially diverse.</p
Dendrodorididae (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia) from Persian Gulf with a description of a new species of <i>Doriopsilla</i> and remarks on the family
No full textThe family Dendrodorididae has a global distribution, with prevalence in tropical and subtropical intertidal zones. Three species of Dendrodorididae were collected from the intertidal zone of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran. Based on anatomical, histological, and molecular investigations they can be assigned to Dendrodoris fumata, Dendrodoris nigra, and a new species of Doriopsilla, D. aroni sp. nov. Molecular analyses of CO1 and 16S, including all genera of Dendrodorididae, members of the sister taxon Phyllidiidae, and other dorid outgroups resulted in a polyphyletic genus Dendrodoris, which is in contrast to the nuclear gene studies. Our molecular results confirm the differentiation between Dendrodoris rubra and D. fumata. Dendrodoris nigra, D. fumata, and D. krusensternii each consist of several clades, indicating cryptic species complexes requiring further investigation. We describe the presence of bacteria for the first time in the vestibular gland of D. fumata. Validation of the specimens of Doriopsilla from the Persian Gulf as a new species is supported by haplotype networking, genetic distance, and ABGD analyses of mitochondrial genes. Our CO1 analysis confirms a previous hypothesis that Cariopsilla is a junior synonym of Doriopsilla.</p
Concentration de l’énantiomère de l’acide (+)-usnique dans des échantillons européens et africains de <i>Flavoparmelia caperata</i> (L.) Hale (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota lichénisé) – résultats d’une étude préliminaire
No full textL’acide usnique, pigment cortical, est généralement connu pour protéger les lichens des radiations extrêmes. Selon des études antérieures, le lichen parmélioïde Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale contient de l’acide (+)-usnique. Étant donné que la production de métabolites secondaires du lichen – tout comme d’autres activités physiologiques – est influencée par les conditions environnementales, nous avons supposé que la température, le rayonnement et l’humidité macroclimatiquement différents dans les habitats européens et africains entraînaient des écarts de teneurs dans les échantillons de cette espèce en provenance de diverses zones géographiques. Par conséquent, nous avons analysé des échantillons collectés dans des populations en Hongrie (17), en Serbie (trois), au Kenya (huit) et en Tanzanie (deux). En utilisant une méthode de chromatographie chirale, la présence d’acide (+)-usnique a été confirmée dans treize des échantillons susmentionnés avec une concentration allant de 5,08 à 26,43 mg g–1 dans des échantillons européens (12) et 20,27 mg g–1 dans un échantillon du Kenya. Cette teneur (mg g–1 poids sec) a été mesurée par HPLC-PDA. La teneur en acide usnique montre une variation substantielle dans les deux continents, allant de 5,21 à 19,23 mg g–1 en Europe et de 6,15 à 23,54 mg g–1 en Afrique. La comparaison entre les continents n’a pas abouti à des différences significatives. Ce résultat peut s’expliquer par les conditions microclimatiques supposées similaires de ces habitats (dans des sites macroclimatiquement différents) et qui sont très probablement compatibles avec les exigences spécifiques de niche de F. caperata.The usnic acid, cortical pigment, is generally known to protect lichens from extreme radiation. According to earlier studies, the parmelioid lichen Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale contains (+)-usnic acid. Since the production of lichen secondary metabolites – like other physiological activities – is influenced by environmental conditions, we assumed that macroclimatic differences in temperature, radiation and humidity in European and African habitats resulted in differences in the concentrations measured in samples of this species from various geographical areas. Therefore, we analysed samples representing populations in Hungary (17), Serbia (three), Kenya (eight) and Tanzania (two). Using a chiral chromatographic method, the presence of (+)-usnic acid was confirmed in thirteen of the aforementioned specimens, with concentrations ranging from 5.08 to 26.43 mg g–1 in European samples (12) and 20.27 mg g–1 in a sample from Kenya. The usnic acid content (mg g–1 dry weight) was measured by HPLC-PDA. The content of usnic acid shows a substantial variation in both continents, ranging from 5.21 to 19.23 mg g–1 in Europe and from 6.15 to 23.54 mg g–1 in Africa. The comparison between continents did not result in significant differences. This result can be explained by the supposedly similar microclimatic conditions of the habitats (within macroclimatically different sites) that are probably consistent with the specific niche requirements of F. caperata.</p
L’importance de l’ <i>Histoire naturelle des oiseaux</i> (1765-1783) de Buffon et de Guéneau de Montbeillard dans la taxonomie des oiseaux : présentation et correspondance entre les “aigles” de Buffon et les espèces reconnues par Linné, Brisson et Gmélin
No full textGeorges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon et son collaborateur Philibert Guéneau de Montbeillard, publièrent de 1771 à 1783 une monumentale Histoire naturelle des oiseaux en neuf volumes, composante d’un projet plus général (resté inachevé) d’une description totale de la nature. Il s’agit de l’ouvrage le plus complet de son temps sur les oiseaux, qui traite de toutes les espèces connues à l’époque et décrit un grand nombre d’espèces nouvelles, s’appuyant notamment sur la riche collection du Cabinet royal (l’institution rebaptisée “Muséum national d’histoire naturelle” en 1793). Cette collection, aujourd’hui presque entièrement disparue, comprenait de nombreux exemplaires hérités du cabinet de Réaumur, qui avaient auparavant servi de base à un autre traité exhaustif sur les oiseaux, l’Ornithologie de Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1759-1762). En plus des neuf volumes in-quarto de l’Histoire naturelle des oiseaux, ornés de 262 planches gravées en noir et blanc, Buffon fit publier séparément, de 1765 à 1780, 973 Planches enluminées (gravures peintes à la main) réalisées par le dessinateur François-Nicolas Martinet (qui avait déjà illustré l’ouvrage de Brisson) et destinées à être insérées par la suite dans une édition limitée de l’ouvrage en 10 volumes de grand format, parus de 1771 à 1786. Bien que Buffon ait rejeté la nomenclature binomiale introduite par Linné en zoologie en 1758, son ouvrage, tant le texte que les Planches enluminées, a eu une grande importance dans la taxonomie des oiseaux, et il a été cité continuellement jusqu’à nos jours, dans des discussions portant sur la définition d’espèces et de sous-espèces, en particulier parce que Gmelin et d’autres auteurs ont donné des binoms à la plupart des espèces de Buffon, ce qui a fait de ses spécimens ou séries des holotypes ou des syntypes. Les buts de cet article et des suivants sont, premièrement de retracer l’histoire de cet ouvrage, de le replacer dans l’histoire de l’ornithologie et de présenter la pensée scientifique de Buffon en matière de classification et de nomenclature, afin de procurer des clefs de lecture indispensables pour aborder l’Histoire naturelle des oiseaux ; deuxièmement, de passer en revue toutes les espèces et « variétés » traitées, d’établir les concordances avec Brisson (1759-1762), ainsi qu’avec les dernières éditions du Systema naturæ publiées par Linné (1758, 1766) et Gmelin (1788-1789), de proposer dans la mesure du possible une identification des espèces et « variétés » et de discuter le rôle éventuel de Buffon et de Guéneau (ainsi que de Brisson) dans l’histoire taxonomique de chaque espèce. Nous suivrons l’ordre de Buffon, et ce premier article portera par conséquent sur le groupe des « aigles » de Buffon, correspondant partiellement au genre « Aigle » ou « Aquila » de Brisson et au genre « Falco » de Linné et de Gmelin, et comprenant principalement des Accipitriformes.Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon and his collaborator Philibert Guéneau de Montbeillard (hereafter Guéneau), published a monumental nine-volume Histoire naturelle des oiseaux (“Natural history of birds”) from 1771 to 1783, as a part of a more general, unfinished project of a complete description of nature. It was the most exhaustive work on birds of its time, dealing with all the species then known, and describing a lot of new species present, among others, in the rich collection of the Cabinet royal (the institution renamed “Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle” in 1793). This collection, now almost completely lost, included many specimens inherited from Réaumur’s cabinet, which had previously served as the basis for another comprehensive treatise on birds, Mathurin Jacques Brisson’s Ornithologie (1759-1762). In addition to the nine quarto volumes of the Histoire naturelle des oiseaux, illustrated with 262 black and white copperplates, Buffon also published, from 1765 to 1780, 973 Planches enluminées (hand-colored copperplates) drawn by François-Nicolas Martinet (who had also illustrated Brisson’s work) and meant to be included in the ten large-format volumes of a limited edition of the Histoire naturelle des oiseaux, published from 1771 to 1786. Although Buffon rejected the binomial nomenclature introduced by Linnaeus in zoology in 1758, the Histoire naturelle des oiseaux and the Planches enluminées had a major influence in bird taxonomy, and they have been, and still are cited in discussions on the definition of species and subspecies to this day, not least since Gmelin and other authors named most Buffon’s species, resulting in his specimens or series being holotypes or syntypes. The aims of this and the following articles are, firstly, to retrace the history of this work, to place it in the history of ornithology and to present Buffon’s views on classification and nomenclature, in order to provide essential reading keys for approaching the Histoire naturelle des oiseaux in taxonomical studies. Secondly, we review all the species and “varieties” addressed by Buffon and Guéneau, and we establish their relation with the species and “varieties” of Brisson (1759-1762) and of the last editions of the Systema naturæ published by Linnaeus (1758, 1766) and Gmelin (1788-1789). We propose, as far as possible, an identification of the species, and we discuss, when applicable, the role of Buffon and Guéneau (as well as Brisson) in the taxonomic history of each species. As we follow the order of Buffon’s work, this first paper focuses on the group of Buffon’s “eagles”, which partly corresponds to the genus “Aigle” or “Aquila” of Brisson and to the genus “Falco” of Linnaeus and Gmelin, and mostly comprises Accipitriformes
New world lampyrid types at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
No full textNew World lampyrid taxonomy faces severe taxonomic impediments. Most species remain known from original taxonomic descriptions only, often insufficient for accurate identification. Therefore, the study of type specimens is critical to ensure proper identification. The Russian entomologist Viktor Ivanovich Motschulsky was one of the most important authors of firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) taxonomy during the XIXth century, and his work is still relevant today. Part of his material, including the type specimens of several species, is deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Unlike their European, Asian, and Oceanian counterparts, the taxonomy of Neotropical fireflies is still in its infancy, partly due to largely outdated literature and difficulties in accessing type specimens. Here, we review the type specimens of 38 firefly species deposited at ZIN, 15 of which are holotypes and 7 are lectotypes. For each specimen, the name-bearing status, condition of preservation, as well as the associated label data are provided. Lectotypes are designated for the following species described by Motschulsky: Bicellonycha lividipennis, Ellychnia californica, Lychnuris klugii, Macrolampis longipennis, Pseudolychnuris suturalis, Telephoroides lineaticollis, Telephoroide occidentalis.</p
The taxonomic status of recently described <i>Isophya</i> taxa from Serbia (Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae)
No full textDuring recent decades, increasing research of the taxonomy of the genus Isophya resulted in taxonomic descriptions of several new species. The delimitation of these species is mainly based on oscillographic song analysis of the male song in combination with morphological characters, such as the shape of male cerci, tegmina and ovipositor. In the present paper, we used an integrative taxonomic approach in order to resolve the status of four recently described Isophya taxa from Serbia. Based on our molecular and bioacoustic analyses, all analyzed taxa belong to a single species: Isophya modestior. The majority of the morphological characters used to differentiate the taxa showed strong intra- and interpopulational variability, proving that describing new species within the genus Isophya should not rely on morphological characters alone, but needs to consider bioacoustic analyses as the main tool and a larger series of specimens.</p
A revision of the Afrotropical hover fly genus <i>Afroxanthandrus</i> Kassebeer, 2000 (Diptera, Syrphidae), with the description of two new species and one new synonymy
No full textThe hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) genus Afroxanthandrus Kassebeer, 2000 is revised based on morphological and molecular characters. Two new species, Afroxanthandrus comorosensis sp. nov., and Afroxanthandrus conopeum sp. nov. are described, while Xanthandrus magnificus Thompson, 2019 is a new junior synonym of Afroxanthandrus congensis (Curran, 1938). We also redescribe A. congensis stat. rev. and A. longipilus stat. rev. and report additional distribution records for both species.</p
An updated subjective global checklist of the extant non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea)
No full text We present an updated global checklist of extant non-marine Ostracoda, covering taxonomic changes in the published literature up to 31st December 2023. The checklist is subjective, as apart from published taxonomic changes, also some additional alterations are proposed, including ten candonid tribes which are upgraded to subfamilies, six new combinations, one new name, five synonymies and one new taxonomic placement. The checklist presently includes 2420 accepted species in 295 genera, as well as 84 uncertain species that are too poorly described to be recognisable. We also provide the totals of species numbers for each taxonomic rank, from genera up to order, and numbers of species and endemic species in each of the world’s major zoogeographical regions.</p