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Genus Wroughtonia Cameron
Full text link54 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.The genus Wroughtonia Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Helconinae) is reviewed. Twelve new species of the genus Wroughtonia are described and illustrated: Wroughtonia angularis, sp. nov.; W. aspera, sp. nov.; W. coffeana, sp. nov.; W. elongata, sp. nov.; W. laevis, sp. nov.; W. plana, sp. nov.; W. similis, sp. nov.; W. simulata, sp. nov.; W. sonla, sp. nov., and W. vietnamica, sp. nov., authored by Long, and W. hatinhensis, sp. nov., and W. undulata, sp. nov., authored by Long and van Achterberg. A new subgenus (Neowroughtonia, type species Wroughtonia angularis) is proposed for the species with mandibles angularly bend ventrally; malar suture absent; occipital carina indistinct mediodorsally and vein 2-SC+R of hind wing vertical. Five species are newly recorded for the Braconidae fauna of Vietnam, viz. W. bifurcata Yan and van Achterberg, 2017; W. brevicarinata (Yan and Chen, 2014); W. indica (Singh, Belokobylskij and Chouhan, 2005); W. cornuta Cameron, 1899, and W. varifemora Yan and Chen, 2017. A key to Vietnamese species of Wroughtonia is provided
Supplemental Online Material for 'Formation of chondrules and matrix in Kakangari chondrites'
No full textSupplemental Online Material for 'Formation of chondrules and matrix in Kakangari chondrites (Earth and Planetary Science Letters 542, 15 July 2020, 116286, 11pp, https://doi.org /10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116286
On the identity of Victoria's Mouse Opossum, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898 (American Museum novitates, no. 3960)
Full text link16 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.Phylogenetic analyses of molecular sequence data obtained from the holotype of Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898, together with a reassessment of its morphological characters indicate that this species does not belong to the subgenus Micoureus as previously believed. Instead, both molecular and phenotypic data are consistent with the hypothesis that M. regina is a senior synonym of M. isthmica Goldman, 1912, in the subgenus Exulomarmosa. Because replacing isthmica with regina would create nomenclatural confusion, we recommend maintaining current usage of the former name and suppressing usage of the latter
Supplemental Material for 'A revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae). Part 2, phylogenetic relationships and morphological diagnosis of P. nigratus Thomas, 1923. (American Museum novitates, no. 3955)'
No full textSupplemental Material for 'A revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae). Part 2, phylogenetic relationships and morphological diagnosis of P. nigratus Thomas, 1923. (American Museum novitates, no. 3955)
Taxonomic revision of Camarochilus Harris (Hemiptera: Pachynomidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3959)
No full text31 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 26 cm.The Neotropical genus Camarochilus Harris, 1930 (Hemiptera: Pachynomidae) was described based on two species from Panama and Brazil. The genus has not been revised since its original treatment, and specimens beyond the original type series have remained undocumented. Based on examination of 57 specimens, including holotypes or paratypes of the previously described species, we here revise Camarochilus and recognize 10 species, with eight described as new: C. fasciatus, n. sp., C. gilli, n. sp., C. globosus, n. sp., C. harrisi, n. sp., C. medius, n. sp., C. picturatus, n. sp., C. robustus, n. sp., and C. tenuis, n. sp. Habitus images are provided for all species, male and female genitalic structures are documented, and various morphological characters are illustrated using digital photography. Measurements are included for all species. Male genitalic characters including the degree of asymmetry and type of ornamentation of the pygophore and shape of parameres constitute important species-diagnostic features, in addition to coloration and measurements. Distribution maps illustrate that species occur from Bolivia to Honduras, a considerable expansion of the previously known species distribution ranges in this genus
Taxonomy and phylogenetics of Nanometinae and other Australasian orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Tetragnathidae). (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 438)
Full text link107 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.The spider family Tetragnathidae Menge is a cosmopolitan, relatively well-studied spider clade with some members readily identifiable by their elongate chelicerae and/or their horizontal orb webs. It has four recognized subfamilies--Tetragnathinae, Metainae, Leucauginae, and the Australasian endemic Nanometinae--although many genera remain unassigned to subfamilial groups. Nanometinae alpha taxonomy is the least well understood of these lineages despite the inclusion of members of the subfamily in a number of phylogenetic analyses over the past decade. Here we describe 10 new species and revise seven additional tetragnathids from Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Papua New Guinea in the genera Nanometa, Taraire, gen. nov., Tawhai, gen. nov., Harlanethis, gen. nov., and Iamarra, gen. nov. These 17 species are: Nanometa gentilis Simon, 1908, N. trivittata (Keyserling, 1887), comb. nov., N. sarasini (Berland, 1924), comb. nov., N. lagenifera (Urquhart, 1888), comb. nov., N. purpurapunctata (Urquhart, 1889), comb. nov., N. fea, sp. nov., N. tasmaniensis, sp. nov., N. tetracaena, sp. nov., N. dimitrovi, sp. nov., N. dutrorum, sp. nov., N. forsteri, sp. nov., Taraire rufolineata (Urquhart, 1889), comb. nov., Taraire oculta, sp. nov., Tawhai arborea (Urquhart, 1891), comb. nov., Harlanethis lipscombae, sp. nov., H. weintrauborum, sp. nov., and Iamarra multitheca, sp. nov. We also synonymize Nediphya Marusik and Omelko, 2017, and the monotypic genus Eryciniolia Strand, 1912, with Nanometa, bringing the total number of species in the genus from one to 14. Using an expanded taxon sampling for prior studies based on six molecular markers--12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, and histone H3--and both maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods, we place these taxa in the tetragnathid tree of life. Nanometinae and its constituent genera Nanometa and Pinkfloydia are reciprocally monophyletic. Harlanethis belongs to Leucauginae. The genera Taraire, Tawhai, and Iamarra defy robust phylogenetic placement and are not yet assigned to subfamily
Phylogeny of the turacos.
No full text61 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.We used mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences to examine patterns of differentiation and evolution in the Musophagidae, an avian family endemic to sub-Saharan Africa; attention was focused on the subfamily Musophaginae, the turacos, or louries. Phylogeographic analysis of 410 individual ND2 sequences from throughout the ranges of the currently recognized species revealed multiple instances of unexpectedly large genetic divergences and cryptic taxa. Within both montane and lowland species, including Tauraco hartlaubi and T. schalowi, Menelikornis leucotis, Musophaga macrorhyncha, and Gallirex johnstoni, fixed private haplotypes were found in disjunct portions of the ranges, suggesting negligible recent gene flow and evolutionary independence of populations. Two taxa originally described as subspecies (T. schalowi loitanus and T. s. marungensis), but not recognized for over 50 years, were found to be 100% diagnosable based on the mitochondrial sequences. The data also revealed the existence of two polyphyletic traditional species, Tauraco livingstonii and T. schuettii, as well as the polyphyly or paraphyly of all traditional superspecies complexes involving members of the genus Tauraco. Overall, our analyses of genetic and morphological variation revealed substantial and unexpected geographic diversity within the Musophagidae. We recognize 33 species-level taxa that represent the appropriate units for phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses (phylogenetic species). We used complete mitochondrial ND2 sequences and nuclear DNA sequences of an Aconitase intron and of the RAG-1 exon to infer the phylogenetic relationships among those species. The results include all the phylogenetic species and, for the first time, nuclear data. We present a new classification of the Musophagidae based on our phylogeographic and phylogenetic results. We allocate the 33 species to seven previously recognized genera, an average of 4.7 species per genus
Supplemental Material for 'Reconstructing the specimens and history of Howe Quarry (Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation; Wyoming). (American Museum novitates, no. 3956)'
No full textSupplemental Material for 'Reconstructing the specimens and history of Howe Quarry (Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation; Wyoming). (American Museum novitates, no. 3956)
Supplemental Material for 'Pennaraptoran theropod dinosaurs : past progress and new frontiers. (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 440)'
No full textSupplemental Material for 'Pennaraptoran theropod dinosaurs : past progress and new frontiers. (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 440)