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The identification and classification of flabelligerid polychaetes have been problematic due to three reasons: 1) the anterior end is rarely exposed and it carries the branchiae, whose type and arrangement are diagnostic; 2) there is no standardisation for naming chaetae; and 3) morphological delineations for most genera have been unstable. A redefinition and a revision of the type material of many species originally described in other genera but belonging to TrophoniellaHartman, 1959 are herein presented. Trophoniella together with Piromis Kinberg, 1856 and PycnodermaGrube, 1877 share a very thick tunic and a projected branchial membrane which resembles a tongue. Their main difference is the type of neurochaetae in median and posterior chaetigers; thus, Trophoniella is redefined and restricted to include only the species with anchylosed hooks, whereas they are multiarticulated in Piromis and oligoarticulated in Pycnoderma; these two latter genera have been revised elsewhere. TherochaetellaHartman, 1967 is being regarded as a junior synonym of Trophoniella. The species of Trophoniella are further separated in two groups by the start of the anchylosed neurohooks (from about the chaetiger 10 or from median or posterior chaetigers). The species within each group can be separated by using the variation in the sediment cover and other attributes of noto- and neurochaetae. The genus as herein redefined contains, besides the type species, T. aviculariaCaullery 1944 from Indonesia, 26 species including 11 previously undescribed: T. americana (Monro, 1928) n. comb, from Galapagos and Panama, T. bastidai n. sp. from western Mexico, T. borealis (Hartman, 1965) n. comb, from northeastern South America, T. capitata (Nonato, 1966) n. comb, from Brazil, T. chilensis (Hartman, 1967) n. comb, from Chile, T. ehlersi (Day, 1973) n. comb, from the eastern United States, T. eliasi n. sp. from central Argentina, T. enigmatica n. sp. from the Mediterranean Sea, T. fauveli n. sp. from the Mediterranean Egyptian coast, T. fernandensis (Augener, 1918) reinstated, n. comb, from northwestern Africa, T. fiegei n. sp. from the Persian Gulf, T. grandis (Blanchard in Gay, 1849) n. comb, from central Chile, T. harrisae n. sp. from southern California, T. havaica (Kinberg, 1867) n. comb, from Hawaii, T. hospita (Fauchald, 1972) n. comb, from the Gulf of California, T. incerta (Augener, 1918) n. comb, from West Africa, T. indica (Fauvel, 1928) n. comb. from the Bay of Bengal, T. jareckiorum n. sp. from the Caribbean Sea, T. lindae n. sp. from the Caribbean Sea, T. minuta (Blanchard inGay, 1849) n. comb. from Chile, T. orensanzi n. sp. from Uruguay, T. reishi n. sp. from the Gulf of California, T. rigida (Caullery, 1944) n. comb. from Indonesia, T. rudis (Grube & Muller inGrube, 1877) n. comb. from southern Brazil, T. salazarae n. sp. from western Mexico, and T. tumbensi
An annotated list is provided of the type specimens of seven species of Bolitophilidae Winnertz, 1863 and Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919 (Diptera, Bibionomorpha) at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris).
Recent fieldworks on Comoros, Seychelles and Madagascar have allowed to update the knowledge on Phisidini Jin, 1987 species from these islands and to uncover this tribe on Comoros and Madagascar where it was up to now considered as lacking (Jin & Kevan 1992). In the present article, the new genus Seselphisis n. gen. is proposed for the new species S. praslinensis n. gen., n. sp. from Seychelles; Brachyphisis visenda (Bolivar, 1912) is transferred to this genus. Two new genera are described from Comoros: Comorophisis n. gen. to include C. labati n. gen., n. sp. from Grande Comore and C. mayottensis n. gen., n. sp. from Mayotte; Comorocolya n. gen. to include C. ngazidja n. gen., n. sp. from Grande Comore, C. ndzuwaniensis n. gen., n. sp. from Anjouan and C. mwaliensis n. gen., n. sp. from Mohéli. Malagasyphisis maromizaha n. gen., n. sp. is described from Madagascar. The song of Seselphisis visenda n. comb., Seselphisis praslinensis n. gen., n. sp., Comorophisis labati n. gen., n. sp., Comorophisis mayottensis n. gen., n. sp., Comorocolya ngazidja n. gen., n. sp. and Comorocolya mwaliensis n. gen., n. sp. are described. Now, 15 Phisidini species are known on South Western Indian Ocean (SWIO) islands: one is widespread, the others are endemic to one island or few islands. Endemic SWIO Phisidini species are belonging to archipelago endemic genera. Keys to SWIO Phisidini genera and to Phisidini from Comoros are given.
KEYWORDS: Hypogastruridae, Bracnystomellidae, Neanuridae, Onychiuridae, new record, new species, new combination, données nouvelles, espèce nouvelle, combinaison nouvelle
Collembola Poduromorpha Börner, 1913 belonging to the families of Hypogastruridae Börner, 1906, Brachystomellidae Stach, 1949, Neanuridae Börner, 1901 and Onychiuridae Lubbock, 1867 from Yemen were studied. A new species, Xenylla vanharteni n. sp., is described with the combination of following characters: 5 5 eyes present, mucro separated from dens and chaetotaxy of “bgklort” type. Remarks to the original description of Penelopella pohli (Barra, 2006) n. comb. is presented. New localities for seven further species are given.
Genera AnaraiorrhinusDamoiseau, 1987, Araiorrhinus Senna, 1893 and Microtrachelizus Senna, 1893 are reviewed. A new species is described from Mount Kinabalu (Borneo), Microtrachelizus floreni n. sp. A lectotype is designated for M. occultusKleine, 1935. Several new synonymies are proposed at specific level: M. fluxus Kleine, 1923, n. syn. for M. accomodatus Kleine, 1922; M. apertusKleine, 1925, n. syn. for M. bhamoensis (Senna, 1892); M. dubiusKleine, 1935, n. syn. for M. brevisulcatusSenna, 1894; M. sternopilosusDamoiseau, 1987 and M. temporalisDamoiseau, 1987, n. syn. for M. contiguus (Senna, 1893); M. compactus Mantilleri, 2010, n. syn. for M. costatusDamoiseau, 1987; M. pseudobhamoensis Mantilleri, 2007, n. syn. for M. occultusKleine, 1935; M. aethiopicusCalabresi, 1920, M. minutus Kleine, 1922, M. sordidus Kleine, 1922, M. copulatusKleine, 1924, M. captiosusKleine, 1924, n. syn. for M. rectestriatus (Fairmaire, 1897). The distribution of each species is given. Microtrachelizus fractusKleine, 1924 is newly recorded from Gabon. Identification keys are proposed for all the genera of Hoplopisthiini and Microtrachelini, and for the species of Anaraiorrhinus, Araiorrhinus, EntomopisthiusMuizon, 1959 and Microtrachelizus. Following this taxonomic revision, a phylogenetic analysis is performed to test if Hoplopisthiini Senna & Calabresi, 1919 and Microtrachelizini Zimmerman, 1994 are two distinct groups belonging to different subfamilies of Brentidae Billberg, 1820 as previously hypothesised, and if Anaraiorrhinus belongs to Atopobrentini Damoiseau, 1965. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian analysis were performed on a matrix of 57 morphological characters of the adults and 76 taxa (72 belonging to all genera of Hoplopisthiini, Microtrachelizini and Atopobrentini, and four outgroups belonging to Trachelizini Lacordaire, 1866, Pseudoceocephalini Kleine, 1922, Cyphagogini Kolbe, 1892 and Stereodermini Sharp, 1895). These analysis show that: 1) Hoplopisthiini are included in Microtrachelizini; therefore, these two tribes are synonymised under the name Hoplopisthiini; 2) Hoplopisthiini are more closely related to Cyphagogini than to Trachelizinae; 3) Anaraiorrhinus is probably not monophyletic and is a member of Hoplopisthiini and it is therefore removed from Atopobrentini; 4) a new combination is proposed: Parapisthius suturalis (Damoiseau, 1961) n. comb.; 5) the genus Microtrachelizus is not monophyletic. On the base of the trees obtained and current geographical distribution, the origin and biogeography of Hoplopisthiini is discussed. Finally, a checklist of the tribe Hoplopisthiini is also given.
This contribution presents the study of a first group of species of PlumariusPhilippi, 1873, as the result of an extensive survey of the morphological variation present in males. The survey uncovered many useful characters to distinguish between the numerous species of the genus. The studied group consists of Plumarius hirticornis (André, 1909) and the following four new species: Plumarius willinki Fidalgo n. sp., Plumarius filipalpis Roig-Alsina n. sp., Plumarius spiniferus Roig-Alsina n. sp. and Plumarius gradifrons Diez n. sp. A characterisation of the group, descriptions and illustrations are provided. A lectotype is designated for Konowiella hirticornisAndré, 1909.
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