中国广东危害竹子的额垠叶蝉属一新种(半翅目,叶蝉科,额垠叶蝉亚科)

记述采自广东省广州市竹子上的额垠叶蝉属Mukaria Distant,1908(半翅目,叶蝉科,额垠叶蝉亚科)1新种,即黄褐额垠叶蝉Mukaria testacea sp.nov..新种近似于竹额垠叶蝉M.bambusana Li et Chen,1999,区别在于:新种体背黄褐色;尾节腹缘无突起;阳茎端部粗,端半小向背而弯折,背缘上的2对刺状突均斜指向侧基部.提供了新种的鉴别特征图.模式标本保存于贵州大学昆虫研究所.     

阔颈叶蝉属一新种记述(半翅目:叶蝉科)

记述阔颈叶蝉属Drabescoides 1新种,即长臂阔颈叶蝉Drabescoides longiarmus sp.nov..新种近似于圆突阔颈叶蝉Drabescoides umbonata Shang, Zhang et Shen,2003,主要区别为:本种体形稍大,翅脉色泽较深,体背、颜面黄褐色,雄虫阳茎干背面两片状脊大且显著靠拢,尾节侧瓣三角形,具2个刺突,连索干细,臂极长,两臂夹角小,阳基侧突端部"马蹄状",表面着生微齿,雌虫第7腹板后缘弧形深凹入.提供了新种的鉴别特征图.模式标本保存在贵州大学昆虫研究所.     

中国新纪录属——宽盾叶蝉属及一新种记述(半翅目,叶蝉科,片角叶蝉亚科)

报道中国片角叶蝉亚科1新纪录属——宽盾叶蝉属Chunra Distant,1908,并记述1新种,网斑宽盾叶蝉C.quadrispinosa sp.nov.。新种区别于属内其它种的特征在于:阳茎近末端略膨大,亚端部着生2对刺突;阳基侧突向端部渐变狭窄,末端尖,无刚毛。模式标本保存于内蒙古师范大学生命科学与技术学院。     

缘脊叶蝉亚科一新属一新种(同翅目:叶蝉科)

本文报道缘脊叶蝉亚科脊翅叶蝉族１新属——长索叶蝉属ＯｍａｎｅｌｉｎｕｓＺｈａｎｇ,ｇｅｎ．ｎ．。并记述该属１个新种——杨长索叶蝉ＯｍａｎｅｌｉｎｕｓｐｏｐｕｌｕｓＺｈａｎｇ,ｓｐ．ｎ．。模式标本保存在西北农业大学昆虫博物馆（ＮＷＡＵ）和英国伦敦自然博物馆（ＮＨＭ）。     

中国单突叶蝉属三新种 (同翅目:叶蝉科)(英文)

本文记述中国单突叶蝉属Lodiana三新种。宽带单突叶蝉Lodianaplatyfasciata新种 ,正模♂ :1989 Ⅷ 13,李子忠采自贵州榕江。该种雄性外生殖器与黄带单突叶蝉LodianabrevisinaZhang相似 ,但本种下生殖板外缘不弯曲 ,阳茎干末端背面有 1横列细齿 ,此外 ,前翅上仅具 1条黄色宽横带 ,二者易于区分。钩茎单突叶蝉Lodianahamularis新种 ,正模♂ :1987 Ⅶ 1,王汉莱采自浙江杭州。本种雄性外生殖器构造相似于LodianasetaceaNielson ,但其下生殖板及阳茎上突起的形状均明显不同于后者。葛氏单突叶蝉Lodianakuohi新种 ,正模♂ :1982 Ⅶ 19,马云采自福建上杭。本种雄性外生殖器特征相似于黄面单突叶蝉LodianahuangminaLietWang ,但其阳茎末端具几枚短刺突 ,且下生殖板形状也不同于后者 ,另外 ,体长明显短于后者 ,据此可加以区别。其模式标本存放于安徽农业大学植保系     

中国横皱叶蝉属Oncopsis一新种和齿突横皱叶蝉的再描述(半翅目:叶蝉科:广头叶蝉亚科)

记述采自四川王朗国家级自然保护区横皱叶蝉属Oncopsis 1新种,即王朗横皱叶蝉Oncopsis wanglangensis sp. nov.,其与大明山横皱叶蝉Oncopsis damingshenensis Dai, LiLi, 2018近似,区别特征为:体淡黄色;阳茎干细长;背连索骨化程度高,结构更发达,上支近端部背缘和腹缘锯齿状;对齿突横皱叶蝉Oncopsis odontoidea DaiLi, 2013进行了补充描述,亦为四川省分布的首次记录。同时,给出了中国横皱叶蝉属Oncopsis的物种名录、分布信息,并依据雄虫外生殖器特征编制了分种检索表。     

管茎叶蝉属分类并记一新种(半翅目,缘脊叶蝉亚科,脊翅叶蝉族)

记述中国脊翅叶蝉管茎叶蝉属1新种Fistulatus rectilineus Shang＆Zhang,sp.nov.并给出本属所有种的检索表,新种模式标本分别保存在中国农业大学和南开大学.新种与Fistulatusluteolus Cen＆Cai,2002的区别为：1）尾节侧瓣具1个突起而不是2个;2）阳茎干不背向弯曲;3）阳茎干背缘两侧各具一凸缘,近端部有一窄三角形凸缘.     

中国横春叶蝉属一新种记述（同翅目：叶蝉科：角顶叶蝉亚科）

横春叶蝉属 H engchunia Vilbaste隶属于角顶叶蝉亚科 Deltocephalinae隆脊叶蝉族Paralimini,由 Vilbaste( 1 969)根据分布我国台湾的 H engchunia koshunensis( Matsumu-ra,1 91 4 )为模式种建立 ,当时仅知 1种。Remane & Asche ( 1 980 )建立 1新属 Pseupalus,仅包括模式种 1种 ,Webb & Heller ( 1 990 )又报道该属 3新种。 Asche & Webb ( 1 994)对上述两属进行比较后确认 Pseupalus是横春叶蝉属 H engchunia的异名 ,并发表 4新种。本文记述采自我国海南的 1新种 :短突横春叶蝉 H engchunia breviproducta,sp.nov.,至此 ,该属全世界已知 1 0种 ,我国已知 2种。短突横春叶蝉模式标本保存在西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。短突横春叶蝉 Hengchunia breviproducta,新种 (图 1～ 1 0 )本新种与 H engchunia javana Asche & Webb,1 994相似 ,二者阳茎端部均有 1对伸向背侧缘的小突起 ,可与本属其它种相区别 ,但本新种阳茎前腔腹部突起较阳茎干短 ,阳基侧突端部仅有 1个伸向外侧的突起 ,无小的内脊 ,不同于后者。正模 :♂ ,海南两院 ,灯诱 ,1 983 - -0 1 ,张雅林。副模 :1♂ ,海南琼中 ,1 983 - -0 4,张雅林 ;1♀ ,海南通什 ,灯诱 ,1 983 - -0 7,张雅林。     

中国殃叶蝉亚科一新属新种(半翅目,叶蝉科)

记述殃叶蝉亚科1新属,长角叶蝉属Longicornus gen.nov.和1新种,黄斑长角叶蝉 L.flavipuncatus sp.nov..新属外形特征与马氏叶蝉属 Matsumurella Ishihara相似,区别点是,新属前胸背板比头部宽得多,下生殖板宽短,端部内侧凹陷;与斑翅叶蝉属Mimotettix Matsumura的区别是,新属雄性阳茎端部具有1对细长突起;与东方叶蝉属Orientus DeLong的区别是,新属的触角很长,连索主干细长.模式标本保存于贵州大学昆虫研究所.     

东洋区短胸叶蝉属研究（同翅目：叶蝉科）

本文对东洋区的短胸叶蝉属Kunasia Distant及其模式种白痕短胸叶蝉Kunasia nivosia Distant进行了再描记.另外,记述了采自马来西亚的1个新种脊唇短胸叶蝉K. carina, sp. nov.,新种模式标本保藏于英国自然历史博物馆.该属现被归于Stegelytrinae亚科.1. 白痕短胸叶蝉K. novisa Distant,中国新记录,泰国新记录(图1～9)Kunasia novisa Distant, 1907339, Fig. 216.体长(包括前翅)♂5.4 mm, ♀6.5 mm.分布 缅甸(德林达依,密达);中国(云南);泰国(昌迈).观察标本 1♂,中国云南,勐海～车里途中,1000 m,1957-Ⅳ-23,臧令超采; 1♀, Thailand, Phuping Palace, Chang Mai Province, 1984-Ⅳ-30, M. Hayashi采.2. 脊唇短胸叶蝉Kunasia carina, 新种 (图10～17)体长(包括前翅)♂6.6 mm.正模 ♂, Sarawak Gunong Mulu Nat. Park; Low secondary MV on river bank; Site 17. May, Nr. long Melinau, 50 m. 313441; J.D. Holloway, RGS Mulu exped., B.M., 1978-206.该新种与白痕短胸叶蝉K. nivosa Distant相似,但新种后唇基中央具长纵脊,尾节突起较粗壮,下生殖板略长,阳茎端部两分叉,易与前者相区别.     

Taxonomic study of the genus Neurotettix Matsumura (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) with a description of a new species from China

This paper treats all four known species of the genus Neurotettix Matsumura, 1914 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), including one new species: Neurotettix truncatussp. n. from China. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus, and illustrations of genitalia are provided.     

中国阔颈叶蝉属分类研究（同翅目：叶蝉科：缘脊叶蝉亚科）

阔颈叶蝉属现全世界已知2种,中国均有分布。本文记述1新种,新种模式标本保存在西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆。     

Praon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Southeastern Europe: key, host range and phylogenetic relationships

A review of species in the genus Praon Haliday, 1833 is presented. Twenty described species are keyed and illustrated with scanning electron micrographs and line drawings. The Praon species presented in this work have been identified from 67 aphid taxa occurring on 120 plant taxa. Furthermore, 87 original parasitoid–aphid–plant associations of the species mentioned in the key are presented. Phylogenetic relationships among Praon species are reconstructed using parsimony and cladistic distance methods. Praon abjectum is the sister taxon to the remaining Praon species. We recognized three species group: “Parapraon”, “dorsale-yomenae” and “rosaecola”. Monophyly is suggested for “Parapraon” species group and paraphyly for “dorsale-yomenae” group. Finally, by phylogenetic reconstruction, a close phylogenetic relationship between “Parapraon” and “dorsale-yomenae” species group was found.     

Unmasking Antarctic mollusc lineages: novel evidence from philinoid snails (Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea)

Since its introduction, the genus Philine has epitomized numerous mollusc snails with strong morphological convergence. Recently, a molecular analysis including a wide taxon sampling split this group into four non-sister families. Although they are especially diverse in cold and deep waters, no comprehensive studies are available for the Antarctic counterparts. Here, our morpho-anatomical and molecular data suggest major changes in the systematics of the group. From the eight known species, two are synonymized, Antarctophiline amoena with A. alata, and A. gouldi with A. gibba, and two are transferred to the genus Antarctophiline, namely A. apertissima comb.n. and A. falklandica comb.n. Two new species are described, A. easmithi sp.n. and A. amundseni sp.n. from different depths in the eastern Weddell Sea. The elusive P. antarctica from the Ross Sea was found in the Weddell Sea and Waegelea gen.n. is erected to place this species. Both phylogenetic and morphological data support the erection of Antarctophilinidae fam.n. to embrace most of the Philinoidea species described in the Southern Ocean. Only two species of Philinidae are found in Antarctic waters, Spiraphiline bathyalis gen. et sp.n. from bathyal depths in the Weddell Sea and S. kerguelensis comb.n. from the Kerguelen Islands. In light of the new data provided for all described species and the phylogenetic framework proposed herein, we briefly discuss the diversification and biogeographical patterns of Antarctic philinoid snails. Overall, antarctophilinid species seem to have restricted and grossly nonoverlapping distributions suggesting allopatric speciation connected possibly to geographical or bathymetric isolation.     

Phylogenetic analysis of Aphanius from the endorheic Kor River Basin in the Zagros Mountains,South‐western Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae)

Morphologically similar populations of Aphanius that are currently considered as A. sophiae inhabit the endorheic Kor River Basin in the Zagros Mountains. Using genetic analysis based on mtDNA (cytochrome b), combined with examination of morphology (morphometry, meristics, otoliths), we discovered that what is thought to be A. sophiae is actually two distinct species, one of which is described as A. shirini sp. n. The males of the new species can be distinguished from those of all other Iranian inland Aphanius species by having only 7–10 clearly defined white flank bars, which is the lowest number of flank bars among the Iranian inland Aphanius species. Both males and females differ from all other Iranian inland Aphanius species by having a significantly longer caudal peduncle and a smaller dorsal fin depth. Based on the PhyML and Bayesian likelihood trees, A. shirini is sister to A. vladykovi from the Karoun Basin in the Zagros Mountains. Our results indicate that an ancient exorheic Kor River Basin existed in the Late Miocene and Pliocene. The close phylogenetic relationship between A. shirini and A. vladykovi suggests that the pre‐Pliocene drainage in the ancient Kor River Basin was directed to the north‐west (to the Karoun Basin), and not to the south‐east as in the present‐day Kor Basin. Both A. shirini and A. vladykovi represent the highest altitude records for Aphanius. We conclude that the splits of A. shirini and A. vladykovi can be linked to tectonic events in the Middle to Late Miocene, which created the highest altitudes (>3000 m) in the Zagros Mountains, and led to isolation of populations. The present‐day endorheic Kor Basin is known to have formed in the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene, and the ‘young’ age of A. sophiae is clearly related to this history. Our results contribute to elucidate the link between geological history and the present‐day species diversity in the tectonically still active Zagros Mountains of Iran.     

A new species of Acanthobothrium van Beneden, 1849 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Rioraja castelnaui (Chondrichthyes: Rajoidei) in coastal waters of Argentina

Acanthobothrium marplatensis n. sp. is described from the spiral intestine of the skate Rioraja castelnaui taken off Mar del Plata, Argentina. The new species is compared with those species that it most closely resembles morphologically, to species reported from other skate hosts and to species described from the same geographical region. A. marplatensis is most similar to A. paulum, A. benedeni, A. costarricense, A. fogeli, A. himanturi, A. lintoni, A. monksi, A. olseni, A. puntarenasense and A. mathiasi. All of these species share a similar combination of characters (12–40 proglottids, 20–50 testes and total length of 2–10mm). A. marplatensis can be differentiated from these species and those described from skates by a combination of the following characters: 4.79–8.44 (6.18) mm long, with 18–30 (24) proglottids, spinose cephalic peduncle 160–338 (227) long, bothridial hooks with total length 93-134 (115), 24–39 (32) testes per proglottid, cirrus-sac curved anteriorly, ovarian lobes never reaching the level of the cirrus-sac and vaginal sphincter absent. Geographically, the new species can be distinguished from A. zapterycum and three different species designated as Acanthobothrium sp. reported from the coast of Uruguay and Argentina by the size of the worms, number of proglottids, position of the genital pores and size of the bothridial hooks. A. marplatensis showed the greatest preference for chambers 2 and 3 of the eight chambers of the spiral intestine. The mean intensity of infection in individual hosts increased with host size and was greater in spring and summer than in cold seasons. The intensity of infection was unrelated to host sex.     

A new genus and a new species of Akicerinae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Pamphagidae) from Libya

A new genus, Neotmethis gen. n., with a new species, Neotmethis bidentatus sp. n., from the Fezzan Province of Libya is described and illustrated. A key to the Libyan genera of the subfamily Akicerinae is provided. Some additional characters of female genitalia at generic and species level are also provided.     

Caecidotea williamsi (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae), a new species from a saline crater-lake in the eastern Mexican Plateau

A new species of Caecidotea, an aquatic isopod crustacean is described from Alchichica crater-lake in the state of Puebla, Oriental Basin, central Mexico. This is the first report of an epigean asellid isopod, with cryptic behavior inhabiting inland saline waters in America. Comparisons made with other co-occurring asellid species in the region show that the species Caecidotea pasquinii differs from the new species in lacking eyes, having different features on the male endopod of pleopod 2, a shorter pereiopod 6, and having elongated uropods. The epigean species Caecidotea communis differs from the new species in having pleopod 4 of the A type pattern of Lewis & Bowman (1981) and 5–8 retinacula on pleopod 1 sympod.     

Sorting out the Snakebirds: The species status,phylogeny, and biogeography of the Darters (Aves: Anhingidae)

Although the avian family Anhingidae is unequivocally monophyletic, the number and relationships of the component species within the single genus (Anhinga) have long remained unclear. Here, we use extensive mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data (8,878 bp) to show that four species should be recognized. Our fully resolved and well‐supported tree shows that the American Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) is sister to the three Old World species, with the Oriental (A. melanogaster) and African (A. rufa) Darters sister within the Old World clade, which also includes the Australian Darter (A. novaehollandiae). We estimate that the divergence between the New World and Old World branches occurred 19–22 mya, with the Australian Darter separating from its Old World congeners 14–16 mya and the Oriental and African species splitting ~10 mya. The genus is yet another example of osteological conservatism in the Suliformes, which is comparable to that shown by the cormorants and shags. Nevertheless, the relationships we infer are congruent with recent plumage studies and are biogeographically plausible. We suggest that further investigation of the variation within the African and Australian Darters would be of interest.