Notes and lectotypification of some type specimens of Sisyrinchium (Iridaceae)

Type specimens of Hydastylus borealis, H. brachypus, Olsynium inflatum, Sisyrinchium inalatum, and S. sarmentosum have been located and are discussed; lectotypes are selected.     

Lectotypification of Cystoseira algeriensis J. Feldmann and Cystoseira elegans Sauvageau (Cystoseiraceae,Phaeophyta)

The original collections of Cystoseira algeriensis J. Feldmann and of Cystoseira elegans Sauvageau, both held in the Herbarium of the Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (PC), were examined and lectotypes were designated, since no holotypes were indicated by original authors.     

A synopsis of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae (Cyperaceae)

A taxonomic revision of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae revealed 22 species. Nine species are endemic to Brazil, one to Cuba, and another to Bolivia. Of the 22 species, seven were new to science and have been described and published. Two new lectotypes are designated here for R. consanguinea and R. consanguinea var. subrigida . A new name, Rhynchospora albobracteata, is also proposed. A key to species, information on types, illustrations, and discussions of geographic distributions and taxonomy are presented.     

Review of Indian species of Monoceromyia Shannon (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of two new species

Flower fly species of the genus Monoceromyia Shannon (Diptera: Syrphidae) in India are reviewed and two new species, M. flavoscutata Sankararaman, Anooj and Mengual, sp. nov. and M. nigra Sankararaman, Anooj and Mengual, sp. nov., are described from Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh (India), respectively. A new synonym is proposed: M. multipunctata (Hull, 1941) is synonymised under M. polistoides (Brunetti, 1923). Moreover, lectotypes are designated for Ceria patricia Brunetti, 1923 and Ceria tredecimpunctata Brunetti, 1923. An identification key to the Indian Monoceromyia species is also provided.     

Lectotypification of Marie-Victorin’s species names described from Quebec

Brother Marie-Victorin described six species from Quebec, Canada. We herein designate lectotypes for Aster gaspensis, Botrychium minganense, Cirsium minganense, and Gentiana gaspensis. The holotypes of Erigeron provancheri and Lathyrus rollandii are clarified. Isolectotypes, syntypes, and paratypes also are indicated, if appropriate, for each species.     

Taxonomic identity and typification of selected names of North American Potamogetonaceae

Most names in North American Potamogetonaceae have not been typified. Details of typifications are given for 72 names based on North American material published in the genus Potamogeton mainly by North American botanists. All names are reviewed for their nomenclatural validity and legitimacy, and interpreted taxonomically. Holotypes are indicated for 31 names and previously declared lectotypes or neotypes are listed for eight names. Lectotypes are designated for 24 previously untypified names and step-2 lectotypifications are proposed for three names that were based on heterogeneous material. Type material for three Rafinesque names and one proposed by Wood have not been located. An annotated list provides collection data, type status, homotypic synonyms, and currently accepted names. Two names are excluded from Potamogeton, being based on species of Myriophyllum (Haloragaceae).     

The status of the Mayfly species described by O. A. Tshernova from the Amur basin in the genus Baetis leach (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)

Type specimens of Baetis obtusiceps, B. obscuriventris, B. diversicolor and B. mongolicus have been reexamined; lectotypes of B. obtusiceps, B. obscuriventris and B. mongolicus are designated. The following new synonymy is suggested: Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834 = B. obtusiceps Tshernova, 1952, syn. n.; Baetis fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1761) = B. diversicolor Tshernova, 1952, syn. n.; Labiobaetis tricolor (Tshernova, 1928) = Baetis obscuriventris Tshernova, 1952; = B. mongolicus Tshernova, 1952, syn. n.     

A new species of eel cods Muraenolepis trunovi sp. nova (Muraenolepididae) from the Lazarev Sea with redescription of lectotypes Muraenolepis marmorata Günther, 1880 and M. microps (Lönnberg, 1905)

A new species of eel cods Muraenolepis trunovi sp. nova (Muraenolepididae) from the Lazarev Sea is described. The type specimen is caught at the depth 730–860 m. The new species differs from all known species in very elongated first dorsal and pectoral fins. With respect to the body proportions and the number of rays in the second dorsal fin and the anal fin, it is related to M. marmorata but clearly differs from the latter in a greater number of vertebrae (73 vs. 67–69), in the reduced upper lateral line (to one sensory tube), and in complete absence of the lower lateral line on the body. The lectotypes of Muraenolepis marmorata Günther, 1880 (British Natural History Museum, BNHM) and M. marmoratus microps (Lönnberg, 1905) (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum, NRM) are redescribed.     

Révision des rudistes crétacés (Bivalvia) de la Paléontologiefrançaise d’Alcide d’Orbigny

In the volume IV of the “Paléontologiefrançaise”, A. d’Orbigny deals in particular with Cretaceous rudists. Numerous type specimens of Hippuritidae, Caprinidae, Radiolitidae, Caprotinidae, Requieniidae belonging to his collection and deposited in the Muséumnationald’histoirenaturelle, Paris. Among the 78 species that he has studied, A. d’Orbigny introduced 41 as new ones. This review presents a picture of all types with a comment on the original definition, and set the statute, and the precise stratigraphical level of illustrated forms. The present work gives rise to the designation of 40 lectotypes, two syntypes and three neotypes.     

Synopsis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acalypha</Emphasis> (Euphorbiaceae) of West Tropical Africa,including Cameroon,Chad, Equatorial Guinea,Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe

This work features a critical review of the Acalypha species of the West Tropical Africa, including Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe. As a result, 15 native species, and four that appear to be naturalized, are accepted, and 17 names are considered as synonyms. Comprehensive nomenclatural information is supplied, and nine lectotypes and one neotype are designated. An identification key is also provided, as well as two original illustrations.     

Revision of the genus Hemisaprinus Kryzhanovskij, 1976 (Coleoptera,Histeridae, Saprininae)

The monophyletic genus Hemisaprinus Kryzhanovskij in Kryzhanovskij & Reichardt, 1976 is revised herein. All three species Hemisaprinus subvirescens (Ménétries, 1832), H. lutshniki (Reichardt, 1941) and H. cyprius (Dahlgren, 1981) are found to be correctly assigned to the genus and their monophyly is supported by the synapomorphy of the presence of prosternal foveae. The three species are re-described and supplemented with colour photographs as well as SEM micrographs outlining their differences. Male genitalia drawing of H. subvirescens and H. lutshniki are provided and a key to the species is given. Hemisaprinus subvirescens (Ménétries, 1832) is newly reported from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Jordan, Cyprus and Mongolia. The lectotypes and paralectotypes of the following species are designated herein: Saprinus foveisternus Schmidt, 1884, Saprinus syriacus Marseul, 1855 and Saprinus viridulus Marseul, 1855.     

Redescription and systematic position of nominal loach species <Emphasis Type="Italic">Nemacheilus compressirostris</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N. sibiricus</Emphasis> (Nemacheilidae)

Type specimens of nominal species Nemacheilus compressirostris Warpachowsky, 1897, and N. sibiricus Gratzianov, 1907, from the upper Ob River basin were redescribed, and lectotypes for both species were selected. Although some traits were not preserved well enough, it was established that both names should be classified with Barbatula cf. toni, corresponding to the “snub-nosed” morphotype fide Prokofiev (2007). None of the names are suitable for designation of the morph “tigris” fide Gundrizer (1975) and Prokofiev (2007). A comparison table of diagnostic traits of the genus Barbatula from the Asian part of the range was compiled.     

Designation of lectotypes forGonioteuthis westfalicagranulata andg. granulataquadrata

Lectotypes are designated forGonioteuthis westfalicagranulata (Stolley, 1897) andG. granulataquadrata (Stolley, 1897). They are chosen from the preserved syntypes of Stolley, deposited in the Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut und Museum of the University of Kiel. In order to select representative lectotypes the syntypes of Stolley are compared with populations ofG. westfalicagranulata from Bülten and ofG. granulataquadrata from Weinberg. In addition, specimes of the two taxa bought from Stolley in 1923 and housed in the Mineralogical-Geological Museum of Copenhagen are included in the study.