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The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae)
No full text© 2015 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. "This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Harbach, R. E. and I. J. Kitching (2016). "The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae)." Zoologica Scripta 45(1): 34-47, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12137/full. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving."NHM Repositor
Stegomyia (Heteraspidion) Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, SUBGEN. NOV.
No full textSTEGOMYIA THEOBALD SUBGENUS HETERASPIDION REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING, SUBGEN. NOV. Type species: Stegomyia annandalei Theobald, 1910. Subgenus Heteraspidion includes the species placed in the Annandalei Subgroup of Huang (1977a). Her description of the group on pages 15–17 now forms the description of the subgenus. Additional character information in support of the subgenus is provided in the data matrix (Appendix 1) of the present study. Huang (1977a) included a description of the type species of the subgenus, i.e. male, male genitalia, female, female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva, illustrations of the male, male genitalia, female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva, and information on distribution, bionomics and a taxonomic discussion. Mattingly (1965) also provided information and illustrations on the type species. Matsuo et al. (1974b) described and illustrated the egg of St. annandalei. See Huang (1977a) for a description and illustrations of the other species included in the subgenus. Included species Stegomyia annandalei and St. craggi Barraud. Etymology Heteraspidion is derived from the Greek heteros (masculine adjective), meaning different, and aspidion (masculine noun), meaning little shield. The name is masculine and refers to the distinctive character of the scutellum, which has broad dark scales on the midlobe and broad white scales on the lateral lobes. Recommended abbreviation for Heteraspidion = Het.Published as part of John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching, 2009, Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 700-794 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157 on pages 781-782, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00570.x, http://zenodo.org/record/16489
A tribute to James William Kitching
No full textUpon retirement of James W Kitching, Mike Raath published this short biography and tribute
A first record of <i>Clanis hyperion</i> Cadiou and Kitching, 1990 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Bhutan, and a preliminary checklist of the hawkmoths of Mendrelgang, Bhutan
No full textAn inventory of hawkmoths (Sphingidae) of Mendrelgang division of Tsirang District, Bhutan was undertaken between December 2011 and September 2012. A total of 27 species was recorded belonging to three subfamilies. The most notable was Clanis hyperion Cadiou and Kitching 1990. The present record extends the known distribution of C. hyperion to the eastern Himalaya, and significantly it is the first record of the species from northwest of the Brahmaputra River
James William Kitching (1922–2003): a tribute
No full textOn 24 December 2003, James William Kitching, regarded by many as one of the world’s greatest fossil finders, died at his home in Johannesburg. His passing marks the end of a pioneering era of palaeontological giants in South Africa
Stegomyia (Huangmyia) Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, SUBGEN. NOV.
No full textSTEGOMYIA THEOBALD SUBGENUS HUANGMYIA REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING, SUBGEN. NOV. Type species: Stegomyia mediopunctata Theobald, 1905. Subgenus Huangmyia includes the species placed in the Mediopunctatus Subgroup of Huang (1977a). The subgroup was described on pages 31–32 and this taxonomic information now forms the description of the subgenus. Additional character information in support of the subgenus is provided in the data matrix (Appendix 1) of the present study. Huang (1977a) included a description of the type species of the subgenus, i.e. male, male genitalia, female, female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva, illustrations of the male genitalia, female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva, and information on distribution, bionomics and a taxonomic discussion. Huang (1977a) included descriptions and illustrations of the other species included in the subgenus and Mattingly (1965) provided information and illustrations of some species. Matsuo et al. (1974b) described and illustrated the egg of St. perplexa Leicester. Included species Stegomyia malikuli (Huang), St. mediopunctata and St. perplexa. Etymology Huangmyia is named in honour of Dr Yiau-Min Huang in recognition of her many important contributions to the taxonomy of the aedine genus Stegomyia. The subgeneric name is feminine, formed from her surname and the feminine Greek noun ‘- myia ’, meaning ‘fly’. Recommended subgeneric abbreviation = Hua. Note: Hua. was previously used for subgenus Huaedes Huang, which was elevated to generic-level by Reinert et al. (2004) and given the generic abbreviation Hu.Published as part of John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching, 2009, Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 700-794 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157 on page 782, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00570.x, http://zenodo.org/record/16489
Kitching, Reginald, NX41949
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/397497Surname: KITCHING. Given Name(s) or Initials: REGINALD. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX41949. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 36835.235705
Item: [2016.0049.29790] "Kitching, Reginald, NX41949
Historic DNA for taxonomy and conservation: A case-study of a century-old Hawaiian hawkmoth type (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
No full textCopyright: © 2017 Hundsdoerfer, Kitching. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.NHM Repositor
Petermattinglyius (Aglaonotus) Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, SUBGEN. NOV.
No full textPETERMATTINGLYIUS SUBGENUS AGLAONOTUS REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING, SUBGEN. NOV. Type species: Aedes (Diceromyia) whartoni Mattingly, 1965. Females Head: Maxillary palpus dark-scaled. Thorax: Prealar knob without scales; mesepimeron without lower setae. Legs: Postprocoxal membrane bare; tibiae without pale-scaled, median bands or spots; hindtarsomere 1 without pale-scaled, median bands. Abdomen: Terga dark-scaled. IV–VI with dorsal surface Genitalia: Posterior margin of sternum VIII with moderate, median emargination separating broadly rounded lobes; IX-Te index 0.72; Ce/dorsal PGL index 2.30. Males Head: Maxillary palpus and proboscis dark-scaled. Genitalia: Dorsal surface of gonocoxite without short, moderately flattened setae on distal area of mesal surface; gonostylar claw relatively short. Pupae Trumpet: Long and narrow throughout length. Cephalothorax: Setae 1,3,7,10-CT branched. Abdomen: Seta 5-V shorter than median, length of tergum VI; 9-VIII with 5 branches. dorsal Paddle: Without hair-like spicules on margins; seta 1-Pa branched. Fourth-instar larvae Head: Antenna long, with spicules. Abdomen: Setae 7-I, 6-VI single. Siphon: Relatively long. Included species Petermattinglyius whartoni. Distribution Malaysia and Thailand. Bionomics Immature stages have been collected from fresh, coloured water in large and small split bamboo, bamboo internodes, bamboo stumps and a bamboo cup, 1 to 2 m above ground, in mountain, hilly and valley terrain, in partial and heavy shade, in secondary rain forests and secondary bamboo groves and at an altitude of 100 to 1,600 m. One collection of larvae was taken from a hole in a log lying on the ground. Discussion Additional descriptive information is provided in Appendix 1 for the species included in the analysis. Etymology Aglaonotus is derived from the Greek aglaos (masculine adjective), meaning splendid, bright, beautiful, noble, and notos (masculine noun), meaning back, ridge. The name is masculine and refers to the dark, shiny scaling of the scutum. Recommended abbreviation for subgenus Aglaonotus = Agl.Published as part of John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching, 2009, Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 700-794 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157 on pages 779-780, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00570.x, http://zenodo.org/record/16489
Petermattinglyius (Petermattinglyius) Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 2009, SUBGEN. NOV.
No full textPETERMATTINGLYIUS SUBGENUS PETERMATTINGLYIUS REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING, SUBGEN. NOV. Females Head: Maxillary palpus dark-scaled and normally with pale scales distally. Thorax: Prealar knob with scales; mesepimeron with 2 or 3 lower setae. Legs: Postprocoxal membrane with broad scales; tibiae with 3 or more pale-scaled, median bands or spots; hindtarsomeres 1 with 2 pale-scaled, median bands. Abdomen: Terga IV–VI usually patches on dorsal surface. with pale-scaled Genitalia: Sternum VIII with posterior margin sloping from apicolateral corners to midline; IX-Te index 0.26–0.50; Ce/dorsal PGL index 2.77–3.00. Males Head: Maxillary palpus with at least pale scales basally on palpomere 5; proboscis with narrow, palescaled band distal to midlength. Genitalia: Dorsal surface of gonocoxite with several short, moderately flattened setae on distal part of mesal surface; gonostylar claw relatively long. Pupae Trumpet: Relatively short, broad distally. Cephalothorax: Setae 1–3,7,10-CT single. Abdomen: Seta 5-V longer than median, dorsal length of tergum VI; 9-VIII with 2 or 3 branches. Paddle: With hair-like spicules on margins; seta 1-Pa single. Fourth-instar larvae Head: Antenna short, short, single. without spicules; seta 1-A Abdomen: Setae 7-I and 6-VI branched. Siphon: Relatively short. Included species Petermattinglyius franciscoi, Pe. iyengari, Pe. punctipes and Pe. scanloni. Distribution Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. Bionomics Immature stages have been collected from water in bamboo pots, bamboo stumps, tree holes, and hollow in a teak log (Reinert, 1970). Females have been collected in human-baited traps and also biting humans at an elevation of 300 m in forest fringe and scrub areas. Adults have been collected in light traps and resting in houses. Discussion Additional descriptive information is provided in Appendix 1 for species included in the analysis. Inclusion of Pe. punctipes is based on the published description of Edwards (1921). Recommended abbreviation = Pet.Published as part of John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching, 2009, Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 700-794 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157 on pages 780-781, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00570.x, http://zenodo.org/record/16489
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