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Troglophilus (Troglophilus) ozeli Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov.
No full textTroglophilus (Troglophilus) ozeli Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov. Figs. 9–10 Type -locality. The Havran (İnönü) cave is situated in the Balıkesir Province but now, due to the construction of the Havran Dam, the cave is underwater. The cave is at a height of 115 m above sea level and located on the southern slope of Kaz Daġları Mountain, Turkey. Material examined. Holotype female: Turkey, Balıkesir, Havran, Havran (İnonu) cave 39 o 34 ’ 499 ’’ N; 27 o 10 ’ 336 ’’ E, 115 m, 0 1.11. 2008, E. Özel leg. Paratypes: 1 female, 2 nymphs, same date and collector. Diagnosis. The female of Troglophilus ozeli differs to that of the previous species by its large subgenital trapezoidal, minute the short ovipositor being almost enlarged, straight on the superior edge and rounded at apex. Male. Unknown. Description. Female (holotype). Body size 15–16 mm (ovipositor excluded); colour brown-yellowish. The subgenital plate is trapezoidal almost restricted, with two little rounded lobes at the posterior edges (Fig. 9). The ovipositor has an average length of 9 mm, rather enlarged at the base and in the middle (Fig. 10). The superior valves are straight on the superior edge and show a rounded apex. The inferior valves are narrow and sclerotized showing 12 strong denticles. Measurements. (in mm): body 15.2; pronotum 4.5; fore femur 8.0; middle femur 7.5; hind femur 15.0; fore tibia 7.8; middle tibia 7.2; hind tibia 18.0; hind tarsus 6.5; 1 st article of hind tarsus 3.5; ovipositor 9.0. Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Özel, the first collector of specimens. Depositories. Akdeniz University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Museum (AUZM).Published as part of Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Russo, Claudio Di, Cobolli, Marina & Rampini, Mauro, 2012, New species of the genus Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Western and Southern Anatolian caves, Turkey, pp. 33-40 in Zootaxa 3597 on page 36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20877
Troglophilus (Troglophilus) ferzenensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov.
No full textTroglophilus (Troglophilus) ferzenensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov. Figs. 11–14 Type-locality. The Ferzene Cave is situated at 1390 m above sea level on the slope of Kalafat Daġı few km south of Seydişehir, near the Kuġulu Park. Material examined. Holotype male: Turkey, Konya, Seydişehir, Kuġulu Park, Ferzene cave 37 o 22 ’ 854 ’’ N; 31 o 50 ’071’’ E, 1390 m, 24.08. 2009, M.S. Taylan, S. Tan, Ö. Sönmez leg. Paratypes: 5 males, 8 females, same date and collector; 1 male, 4 female, 1 nimph, same locality, 8.10. 1996, M. Rampini leg. Diagnosis. Troglophilus ferzenensis differs from all the known Turkish species by the diverse spinal arrangement of all legs. In particular, the dorsal surface of the fore tibia bears 4–5 spines, mid femur is armed with 2-3 spines and dorsal surface of hind femur bears 3-16 spines. For this character, T. ferzenensis appears similar to the Aegean species T. spinulosus from Crete and T. marinae from Santorini. For the other characters it is similar to the other Anatolian species showing affinities with T. escalerai by the light brown coloration of the body and the ovipositor morphology. Description. Male (holotype). Body compact size relatively large (17.0 mm); colour light brown-yellowish, with all the tergites finely spotted. Legs rather elongate, fore femur unarmed. Mid femur with 2-3 spines on the ventral margin. Hind femora armed with 3-16 spines on the ventral margin. Fore tibia bearing 4-5 spines on both sides of the dorsal surface and 13 spines on the ventral surface. Mid tibia with 10-12 spines on both sides of the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The hind tibia is elongate and bears 68-78 spines of varying lengths on both sides of the dorsal surface and 30-40 homogeneous spines on the ventral surface. First article of hind tarsus laterally compressed and armed with 9-10 strong spines. Tenth tergite (Fig. 11) transverse with the posterior edge almost straight showing a large concavity in the middle. Subgenital plate globular rather trapezoidal (Fig. 12), at the bottom. The posterior edge moderately corrugated holds two short conical styli. Copulatory apparatus membranous. Measurements. (in mm): body 17.0; pronotum 4.0; fore femur 8.0; middle femur 7.5; hind femur 16.0; fore tibia 8.0; middle tibia 7.5; hind tibia 18.0; hind tarsus 8.5; 1 st article of hind tarsus 4.0. Female. The length of the body ranges between 17 and 20 mm (ovipositor excluded) and the general form of the female is similar to the male. The sub-genital plate is large almost trapezoidal (Fig. 13), with two evident rounded lobes separated by a narrow concavity. The ovipositor has an average length of 10 mm (Fig. 14); the superior valves almost straight have a blunt and rounded apex, whereas the inferior valves are narrow and sclerotized showing 13–14 strong denticles. Etymology. The new taxon takes its name from the Ferzene cave. Depositories. Akdeniz University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Museum (AUZM); Museum of Zoology, University of Rome “La Sapienza” (MZUR).Published as part of Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Russo, Claudio Di, Cobolli, Marina & Rampini, Mauro, 2012, New species of the genus Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Western and Southern Anatolian caves, Turkey, pp. 33-40 in Zootaxa 3597 on page 37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20877
Strutturazione genetica e filogeografia di specie del genere Mylabris (Coleoptera, Meloidae) negli Appennini centrali
No full textIn this study we have used sequence polymorphisms of a fragment of the mitochondrial DNA region encoding for the Cytochrome Oxidase I gene (COI; 637 base pairs) to analyze intra- and inter-specific genetic variability and divergence in three species of the blister beetle genus Mylabris (M. flexuosa, M. pusilla, M. variabilis). Samplings have been conducted in the Central Apennines and included three main mountain massifs (Velino-Sirente, Gran Sasso and Majella). The study includes nine populations for a total of 125 individuals sequenced. These 125 sequences defined a total of 16 unique haplotypes (3 for M. flexuosa; 11 for M. pusilla and 2 for M. variabilis). Genetic data and phylogenetic analyses confirmed the previous placement (based on morphology as well as mitochondrial and nuclear genes and mtDNA and nDNA sequences) of M. flexuosa and M. pusilla in a different subgenus (Micrabis) from M. variabilis (subgenus Mylabris). Intra-specific genetic divergence is lower in M. variabilis and M. flexuosa (0.1-0.2 6 0.09%) than in M.pusilla (1.3 6 0.8%). Results of multiple mismatch analyses suggest that M. flexuosa experienced a sudden demographic expansion during the last Quaternary glacial maxima while M. pusilla did not. Such a different pattern in the past demography of the two species can be explained in light of differences in their ecological requirements
Troglophilus (Troglophilus) fethiyensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov.
No full textTroglophilus (Troglophilus) fethiyensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov. Figs. 5–8 Type-locality. The Güroluk cave is situated in Güroluk area, in the Fethiye Gökçeovacık Village, (Muġla Province). The cave is at a height of 450 m above sea level and located on the western slope of Kızıldaġ Mountain. Material examined. Holotype male: Turkey, Muġla, Fethyie, Gökçeovacık, Güroluk cave, 36 o 47 ’ 564 ’’ N; 28 o 58 ’ 646 ’’ E, 450 m, 26.06. 2008, M.S. Taylan, Y Dikmentepe leg. Paratypes: 1 male, 4 females, same date and collectors; 1 male, Turkey, Muġla, Milas, Uyku vale, Gökçeler cave, 37 o 11 ’ 378 ’’ N; 27 o 45 ’ 982 ’’ E, 120 m, 25.11. 2008, E. Özel leg. Diagnosis. Troglophilus fethiyensis differs from T. alanyaensis by the male tenth tergite which is transverse and with posterior margin straight and in the large almost square subgenital plate of the female. The ovipositor has a typical shape with the superior valves pointed at apex and curved upwards, whereas the inferior valves are narrow. Description. Male (holotype). Size relatively large (18.9 mm); colour brown, with all the tergites finely spotted. Legs rather elongate, fore and mid femora unarmed. Hind femora with 4 short spines on the ventral margin. Fore tibia with 8 / 10 spines on both sides of the ventral margin. Mid tibia with 8 / 10 spines on both sides of the ventral surface and 1 / 3 short spines on the dorsal surface. The hind tibia is longer with less than 70 spines of varying lengths on both sides of the dorsal surface and 33–34 homogeneous spines on the ventral margin. First article of hind tarsus laterally compressed and armed with 10 strong spines. Tenth tergite (Fig. 5) transverse with the posterior edge almost straight showing a narrow concavity in the middle. Sub-genital plate (Fig. 6) trapezoidal rather globular, at the bottom. The posterior edge moderately corrugated holds two short conical styli. Copulatory apparatus membranous. Measurements. (in mm): body 18.9; pronotum 4.0; fore femur 8.9; middle femur 7.9; hind femur 14.9; fore tibia 9.9; middle tibia 9.0, hind tibia 18.0; hind tarsus 6.3; 1 st article of hind tarsus 3.2. Female. The length of the body ranges between 17 and 18 mm (ovipositor excluded) and the general form of the female is similar to the male. The subgenital plate is large almost square (Fig. 7), with two evident rounded lobes separated by a large concavity. The ovipositor has an average length of 9 mm; at the bottom the lower edge appears strongly curved (Fig. 8). The superior valves have a pointed apex and curves upwards, whereas the inferior valves are narrow and sclerotized showing 13–14 strong denticles. Etymology. The new species takes its name from Fethiye Province (Antalya district), Turkey. Depositories. Akdeniz University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Museum (AUZM).Published as part of Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Russo, Claudio Di, Cobolli, Marina & Rampini, Mauro, 2012, New species of the genus Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Western and Southern Anatolian caves, Turkey, pp. 33-40 in Zootaxa 3597 on page 35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20877
Troglophilus (Troglophilus) alanyaensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov.
No full textTroglophilus (Troglophilus) alanyaensis Taylan, Di Russo, Cobolli, Rampini, sp. nov. Figs. 1–4 Type-locality. The Dim cave is situated 11 km. from the Alanya on the road to Dim River (Antalya Province). The cave is at a height of 232 meters above sea level and on the western slope of Cebel Reis Mountain. Material examined. Holotype male. Turkey, Antalya, Alanya, Dim cave, 36 o 32 ’ 405 ’’ N; 32 o 06’ 549 ’’ E, 232 m, 30.08. 2009, M.S. Taylan, Ş.B. Taylan, S. Tan leg. Paratypes: 4 males, 6 females, 1 nymph, same date and collectors; 2 male, 1 female, 6 nymphs same locality, 16.12. 2007, M. Rampini and C. Di Russo leg. Diagnosis. The new species is close to T. gajaci but it differs from it and from all the other known species by the reddish brown body coloration the typical white thoracic stripe and the curved shape of ovipositor from basal to apex. The size is relatively small with the hind legs briefly elongated. The male tenth tergite shows two rounded lateral lobes separated in the middle, by a large concavity. In the female the subgenital plate is trapezoidal almost restricted with two rounded lobes on the posterior margin. Description. Male (holotype). Size relatively large (17.0 mm); colour reddish brown, with all the tergites finely spotted. Thorax with an evident median white line. Legs rather elongated, fore and mid femora unarmed. Hind femora armed with 3–5 spines on the inferior edge. Fore tibia bears 7–11 spines on both sides of the inferior edge. Mid tibia with 10 / 11 spines on both sides of the lower edge and 5 short spines on the upper edge. The hind tibia is longer with about 80 spines of varying length on both sides of the upper edge and 25–27 homogeneous spines on the lower edge. First article of hind tarsum laterally compressed and armed with 13 strong spines. Tenth tergite (Fig. 1), on the posterior edge, with two rounded lateral lobes separated in the middle, by a large concavity. Subgenital plate (Fig. 2) trapezoidal rather globular, the posterior edge show a moderate concavity slightly incised holding two prominent conical styli. Copulatory apparatus membranous. Measurements. (in mm): body 17.0; pronotum 5.0; fore femur 8.6; middle femur 7.3; hind femur 16.8; fore tibia 9.0; middle tibia 8.5; hind tibia 19.6; hind tarsus 7.0; 1 st article of hind tarsus 4.0. Female. The length of the body ranges from 19 and 20 mm (ovipositor excluded) and the general form of the female is similar to the male. The subgenital plate (Fig. 3) is trapezoidal almost restricted, with two evident rounded lobes at the posterior edges. The ovipositor has an average length of 11 mm, rather enlarged at the base and little curved on the superior edge (Fig. 4). The superior valves have a pointed apex and curves upwards, whereas the inferior valves are narrow and scleritized bearing 12–13 strong denticles. Etymology. The new species takes its name for Alanya County (Antalya district), Turkey. Depositories. Akdeniz University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Museum (AUZM); Museum of Zoology, University “La Sapienza” of Rome (MZUR).Published as part of Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Russo, Claudio Di, Cobolli, Marina & Rampini, Mauro, 2012, New species of the genus Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from Western and Southern Anatolian caves, Turkey, pp. 33-40 in Zootaxa 3597 on pages 34-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20877
Strutturazione genetica e filogeografia di specie del genere Mylabris (Coleoptera, Meloidae) negli Appennini Centrali
No full textNote preliminari sullo status tassonomico e la corologia italiana di Chalcolestes parvidens (st. nov.) (Odonata: Lestidae)
No full textGENETIC DIFFERENTIATION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN SOUTHERN EUROPEAN POPULATIONS OF THE GENUS SCARDINIUS (PISCES, CYPRINIDAE) BASED ON ALLOZYME DATA.
No full textLevels of genetic differentiation and variability were assessed in several populations and species belonging to the primary freshwater fish genus Scardinius by means of electrophoretic analyses of 28 enzymatic loci. We studied one population of S. acarnanicus and one of S. graecus, both endemic to Greece, seven populations of S. erythrophthalmus from Greece, Slovenia, northern and central Italy, and the single extant population of S. scardafa, a species endemic to central Italy. Patterns of genetic relationships placed the Greek species basal in the neighbour-joining (NJ) and maximum parsimony (MP) trees, S. scardafa and S. erythrophthalmus are sister species. Based on the molecular clock, the split between S. acarnanicus and S. graecus occurred around 4.3 Myr ago and the split between (S. acarnanicus, S. graecus) and (S. scardafa, S. erythrophthalmus) around 3.5 Myr ago, both after the Messinian lacustrine ‘Lago Mare’ phase of the Mediterranean. The separation between S. scardafa and S. erythrophthalmus was more recent (0.5 Myr ago) and was probably the result of confluences between adjacent river basins during the Pleistocene. Within S. erythrophthalmus, the Greek population showed a certain degree of genetic differentiation, whereas northern and central Italian populations were nearly indistinguishable. These findings demonstrate the impact of the artificial introduction of this species into central Italy, leading to the near extinction of the endemic S. scardafa
The Aemodogryllinae cave crickets from Guizhou, Southern China (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae).
No full textMemorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona – 2. Serie, Monografie Naturalistiche 3 -
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