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February 2006 (17 issues; 65 papers with 8 for open access)

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 Zootaxa 1136, 64 pp. (27 Feb. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1136: 1-38 (27 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 62 references                             Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
A revision of the Iblidae and the stalked barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Thoracica), including new ordinal, familial and generic taxa, and two new species from New Zealand and Tasmanian waters
J.S. BUCKERIDGE (Australia) & W.A. NEWMAN (USA)
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Zootaxa 1136: 39-48 (27 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 9 references                             Accepted: 18 Jan. 2006
Notes on the Neotropical bee genera Agapostemonoides Roberts & Brooks and Rhinetula Friese, with description of a new species of Agapostemonoides (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Halictinae)
R.B. GONCALVES & G.A.R. MELO (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1136: 49-64 (27 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 4 references                             Accepted: 11 Jan. 2006
New species of Macrostomus Wiedemann (Diptera, Empididae) from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
J.A. RAFAEL  (Brazil) & J.M. CUMMING (Canada)
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 Zootaxa 1135, 68 pp. (27 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1135: 1-27 (27 Feb. 2006) 14 plates; 44 references                             Accepted: 22 Dec. 2005
A new deep-sea pectinid bivalve from thermal vents of Manus back-arc Basin (south-western Pacific), Sinepecten segonzaci n. gen., n. sp. (Pectinoidea: Pectinidae), and its relationships with the genera Bathypecten and Catillopecten
E. SCHEIN (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1135: 29-48 (27 Feb. 2006) 13 plates; 24 references                         Accepted: 13 Dec. 2005
Redescription of Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz, 1829 (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from the Brazilian coast, with designation of a neotype
A.C. MORANDINI (Brazil), F.L. DA SILVEIRA (Brazil) & P.F.S. CORNELIUS (UK)
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Zootaxa 1135: 49-55 (27 Feb. 2006) 14 references                                              Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
Aedes (Finlaya) alongi Galliard and Ngu (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini): description of the female, redescription of the fourth-instar larva, and reassignment to genus Bothaella Reinert
J.F. REINERT (USA), R.E. HARBACH (UK) & V.D. HUONG (Vietnam)
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Zootaxa 1135: 57-68 (27 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 12 references                             Accepted: 10 Jan. 2006
Tetrabdella neotropica (Acari: Bdellidae), a new genus and species from Brazil
F.A. HERNANDES & R.J.F. FERES (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1134, 68 pp. (23 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1134: 1-28 (23 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 34 references                             Accepted: 13 Jan. 2006
The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe
F. BRAVO (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1134: 29-49 (23 Feb. 2006) 6 plates; 33 references                           Accepted: 10 Dec. 2005
Non-biting midges of the genus Paracladopelma Harnisch (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Russian Far East
O. V. ZORINA (Russia)
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Zootaxa 1134: 51-57 (23 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 26 references                             Accepted: 9 Jan. 2006
The first snipe fly (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China
K.Y. ZHANG, D. YANG & D. REN (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1134: 59-68 (23 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 3 references                            Accepted: 9 Jan. 2006
On the distribution of the marine genus Thinolestris Grootaert & Meuffels (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) with a description of a new species from Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei
P. GROOTAERT (Belgium) & N.L. EVENHUIS (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1133, 68 pp. (23 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1133: 1-37 (23 Feb. 2006) 9 plates; 45 references                             Accepted: 12 Jan. 2006
The spiders of Quebec: update, additions and corrections
P. PAQUIN (USA) & N. DUPERRE (Canada)
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Zootaxa 1133: 39-43 (23 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 13 references                             Accepted: 9 Jan. 2006
Hydraena (s. str.) emineae sp. n. from Antalya, southern Turkey (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
M.A. JACH  (Austria) & A. KASAPOGLU  (Turkey)
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Zootaxa 1133: 45-59 (23 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 22 references                             Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
Water mites of the genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from Iran, with description of two new species
V. PESIC (Serbia and Montenegro), A. SABOORI (Iran), M. ASADI (Iran), R. VAFAEI (Iran) & E. SANATGAR (Iran)
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Zootaxa 1133: 61-68 (23 Feb. 2006) 1 plate; 4 references                                   Accepted: 6 Jan. 2006
A new species of Liolaemus from central steppes of Chubut, Patagonia Argentina (Reptilia: Iguania: Iguanidae)
J.A. SCOLARO  & J.M. CEI  (Argentina)
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 Zootaxa 1132, 68 pp. (20 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1132: 1-30 (20 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 30 references                             Accepted: 18 Dec. 2005
Robber flies of South Korea—I. South Korean species of the Subfamily Asilinae Latreille, 1802 (Diptera, Asilidae)
C.L. YOUNG (Rep. of Korea)
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Zootaxa 1132: 31-49 (20 Feb. 2006) 9 plates; 10 references                             Accepted: 4 Jan. 2006
Trichouropoda turcicaovalis sp. nov., a new uropodine mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Trematuridae) from Turkey
D.A. BAL  & M. OZKAN  (Turkey)
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Zootaxa 1132: 51-61 (20 Feb. 2006) 6 plates; 27 references                             Accepted: 6 Jan. 2006
Morphological and molecular characterization of a new isolate of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev, 1934) from Vancouver, Canada, with morphometrical comparison with the topotype population from Russia
K.B. NGUYEN (USA), Z. MRACEK  (Czech Republic) & J.M. WEBSTER (Canada)

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Zootaxa 1132: 63-68 (20 Feb. 2006) 1 plate; 19 references                             Accepted: 4 Jan. 2006
Phylogeny of the Sciaroidea (Diptera): the implication of additional taxa and character data
H. HIPPA (Sweden) & P. VILKAMAA  (Finland)
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 Zootaxa 1131, 68 pp. (20 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1131: 1-32 (20 Feb. 2006) 11 plates; 50 references                             Accepted: 19 Dec. 2005
Osteology and phylogeny of Parioglossus (Teleostei, Gobioidei), with a revised key to the species
R. WANG & R. WINTERBOTTOM  (Canada)
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Zootaxa 1131: 33-48 (20 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 44 references                              Accepted: 27 Dec. 2005
Phylogenetic analysis of Notalina (Neonotalina) Holzenthal (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae), with the description of two new species from southeastern Brazil
A.R. CALOR (Brazil), R.W. HOLZENTHAL (USA) & D.S. AMORIM (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1131: 49-58 (20 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 12 references                              Accepted: 12 Jan. 2006
Selfcoelum limnodromi n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Cyclocoelidae: Cyclocoelinae) from the long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae) from Oklahoma, U.S.A.
N.O. DRONEN, S.L. GARDNER & F.A. JIMENEZ (USA)
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Zootaxa 1131: 59-68 (20 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 4 references                                 Accepted: 4 Jan. 2006
Review of Ammatucha Turner with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)
Y.D. REN & H.H. LI (P.R. China)
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 Zootaxa 1130, 68 pp. (16 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1130: 1-33 (16 Feb. 2006) 20 plates; 22 references                             Accepted: 20 Dec. 2005
Nymphs of the genus Isoperla Banks (Plecoptera, Perlodidae) from the Eastern Palaearctic Region
V.A. TESLENKO & L.A. ZHILTZOVA (Russia)
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Zootaxa 1130: 35-41 (16 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 20 references                             Accepted: 5 Jan. 2006
The relationship and taxonomic position of the genera Apolophus and Scolomus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
I.D. GAULD (UK) & D.B. WAHL (USA)
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Zootaxa 1130: 43-55 (16 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 10 references                             Accepted: 6 Dec. 2005
Antennuloniscus alfi n. sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Haploniscidae) from the Scotia Sea, Antarctica
L. WURZBERG & W. BROKELAND (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1130: 57-68 (16 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 24 references                            Accepted: 21 Dec. 2005
A new species of Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae) from polluted streams of southeastern Brazil
L.C.S. CORREIA (Brazil), S. TRIVINHO-STRIXINO (Brazil) & P. MICHAILOVA  (Bulgaria)
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 Zootaxa 1129, 68 pp. (16 Feb. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1129: 1-22 (16 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 16 references                              Accepted: 30 Nov. 2005
New records of Heteroptera (Hemiptera) from Argentina
D.L. CARPINTERO, P. M. DELLAPE & M.C. MELO (Argentina)
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Zootaxa 1129: 23-36 (16 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
Polypterus mokelembembe, a new species of bichir from the central Congo River basin (Actinopterygii: Cladistia: Polypteridae)
U.K. SCHLIEWEN & F. SCHAFER (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1129: 37-45 (16 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 17 references                              Accepted: 2 Jan. 2006
Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae, a new name for Brazilian Raspaxilla elegans Boury-Esnault, 1973 (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Raspailiidae) with a redescription and a new record
C. LERNER (Brazil), J.L. CARRARO (Brazil) & R. VAN SOEST (The Netherlands)
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Zootaxa 1129: 47-60 (16 Feb. 2006) 6 plates; 8 references                             Accepted: 19 Dec. 2005
Redescription of Ilyarachna zachsi Gurjanova, 1933 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Munnopsidae) from the Sea of Japan, with the synonymisation of I. starokadomskii Gurjanova, 1933
O.A. GOLOVAN & M.V. MALYUTINA  (Russia)
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Zootaxa 1129: 61-68 (16 Feb. 2006) 1 plate; 33 references                               Accepted: 5 Jan. 2006
A new species of Prismognathus Motschulsky from Xizang (Tibet), China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae)
L. BARTOLOZZI (Italy) & X. WAN   (P.R. China)
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 Zootaxa 1128, 68 pp. (16 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1128: 1-33 (16 Feb. 2006) 20 plates; 35 references                           Accepted: 21 Dec. 2005
Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two new senior synonyms
D.L. GEIGER (USA)
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Zootaxa 1128: 35-47 (16 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 16 references                           Accepted: 30 Dec. 2005
The identity of Paraleyrodes perseae (Quaintance) (Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae), a potential pest of fruit trees in the United States and beyond
J.H. MARTIN (UK)
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Zootaxa 1128: 49-56 (16 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 11 references                           Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
Psectrotanypus Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from China
M. CHENG & X.H. WANG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1128: 57-64 (16 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 16 references                           Accepted: 20 Dec. 2005
Contribution to the taxonomy of Eastern North American Epeorus Eaton (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)
J.M. WEBB & W.P. MCCAFFERTY (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1127, 71 pp. (14 Feb. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                      

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1127: 1-71 (14 Feb. 2006) 1 plates; 58 references                              Accepted: 25 Oct. 2005
Revision of the genus Latrunculia du Bocage, 1869 (Porifera: Demospongiae: Latrunculiidae) with descriptions of new species from New Caledonia and the Northeastern Pacific
T. SAMAAI (South Africa),  M.J. GIBBONS (South Africa) & M. KELLY (New Zealand)
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 Zootaxa 1126, 68 pp. (10 Feb. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1126: 1-19 (10 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 7 references                                 Accepted: 23 Nov. 2005
Three new species of Gastromyzon (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from southern Sarawak
H.H. TAN (Singapore) & C.U.M. LEH (Malaysia)
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Zootaxa 1126: 21-33 (10 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 22 references                           Accepted: 24 Dec. 2005
Morphological development of Pellona flavipinnis post-yolk-sac larvae and juveniles (Clupeiformes: Pristigasteridae)
W. SEVERI & N.F. VERANI  (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1126: 35-51 (10 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 22 references                            Accepted: 22 Dec. 2005
Three new species of Branchinecta (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from the Nearctic
D.C. ROGERS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1126: 53-61 (10 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 4 references                             Accepted: 29 Nov. 2005
Two new species of Comesomatidae Filipjev, 1922 (Nematoda: Chromadorida) from sandy bottoms of Tenerife, Canary Islands
R. RIERA, J. NUNEZ & M.D.C. BRITO (Spain)
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Zootaxa 1126: 33-68 (10 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 6 references                             Accepted: 28 Oct. 2005
A new species of Opistheurista Carvalho, from Southern Brazil (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae)
P.S.F. FERREIRA, & L.A. COELHO (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1125, 68 pp. (10 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1125: 1-37 (10 Feb. 2006) 11 plates; 36 references                                Accepted: 2 Dec. 2005
A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Archaeoscinoidea Vinogradov, Volkov & Semenova, 1982 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea)
W. ZEIDLER (Australia)
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Zootaxa 1125: 39-43 (10 Feb. 2006) 1 plate; 14 references                                Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
Authorship and publication date of the Palaeozoic genera Cypridinella, Cypridellina, Sulcuna, Rhombina, and Offa (Ostracoda: Myodocopa)
LOUIS S. KORNICKER (USA)
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Zootaxa 1125: 45-56 (10 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 27 references                              Accepted: 6 Dec. 2005
Synodontis acanthoperca, a new species from the Ogooue River system, Gabon with comments on spiny ornamentation and sexual dimorphism in mochokid catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae)
J.P. FRIEL & T.R. VIGLIOTTA (USA)
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Zootaxa 1125: 57-68 (10 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 7 references                             Accepted: 23 Dec. 2005
Three new species of Tenuipalpus Donnadieu (Acari, Tenuipalpidae) from the State of São Paulo, Brazil
R.J.F. FERES & F.A. HERNANDES (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1124, 68 pp. (8 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1124: 1-40 (8 Feb. 2006) 17 plates; 29 references                              Accepted: 14 Dec. 2005
The genus Arrhopalites Börner, 1906 (Collembola, Appendiciphora, Arrhopalitidae) in the Neotropical Region, with description of four new cave species from Brazil
D. ZEPPELINI (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1124: 41-46 (8 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 7 references                                Accepted: 18 Dec. 2005
A new species of the genus Watanabesaruzo (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae) from China
J.H. HUANG (P.R. China), R.Z. ZHANG  (P.R. China) & F.W. PELSUE, JR.(USA)
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Zootaxa 1124: 47-53 (8 Feb. 2006) 1 plate; 14 references                                Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
Description of a new species of Microcerella (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Argentinean Patagonia
J.C. MARILUIS (Argentina)
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Zootaxa 1124: 55-68 (8 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 50 references                              Accepted: 2 Dec. 2005
A new species of Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Kenya discovered by using the sex attractant Z8-tetradecen-1-yl acetate
J. DE PRINS (Belgium) & R. MOZURAITIS (Sweden)
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 Zootaxa 1123, 68 pp. (8 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1123: 1-19 (8 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 7 references                                Accepted: 28 Oct. 2005
Geographic distribution of Miridae in Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
P.S.F. FERREIRA, E.M. PIRES, A.S. DE PAULA, & L.A. COELHO (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1123: 21-37 (8 Feb. 2006) 9 plates; 18 references                                Accepted: 1 Dec. 2005
Simulium (Chirostilbia) jefersoni, a new species of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the state of Bahia, Brazil
N. HAMADA (Brazil), L.M. HERNANDEZ (UK), S.L.B. LUZ (Brazil) & M. PEPINELLI (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1123: 39-55 (8 Feb. 2006) 9 plates; 14 references                                Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
The genus Keilbachia Mohrig (Diptera: Sciaridae) in a biodiversity hot spot: new sympatric species from Kambaiti, Burma
P. VILKAMAA (Finland), L.A. KOMAROVA  (Russia) & H. HIPPA (Sweden)
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Zootaxa 1123: 57-68 (8 Feb. 2006) 4 plates; 9 references                                Accepted: 1 Aug. 2005
Neobruchidius lovie, new genus and new species from Latin America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)
C.D. JOHNSON (USA) & J. ROMERO-NAPOLES (Mexico)
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 Zootaxa 1122, 68 pp. (2 Feb. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1122: 1-23 (2 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 10 references                                Accepted: 16 Dec. 2005
Five new species of the genus Milnesium (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada, Milnesiidae)
D.V. TUMANOV (Russia)
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Zootaxa 1122: 25-45 (2 Feb. 2006) 8 plates; 39 references                                Accepted: 2 Dec. 2005
New Mnemosynini taxa (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from the Palaeogene of France with notes on their early association with host plants
J. SZWEDO (Poland), T. BOURGOIN (France) & F. LEFEBVRE (France)
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Zootaxa 1122: 47-55 (2 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 15 references                                Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
A new synonym of the biting midge, Culicoides bottimeri Wirth, with a redescription, new distribution records and seasonal activity data (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
R.A. PHILLIPS, W.L. GROGAN, JR. & B.A. MULLENS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1122: 57-68 (2 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 21 references                                Accepted: 7 Dec. 2005
Investigation of taxonomically important morphological features of endoparasitic bat flies of the subfamily Ascodipterinae (Diptera: Streblidae) by scanning electron microscopy
M.W. HASTRITER, K. DITTMAR & M.F. WHITING (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1121, 68 pp. (2 Feb. 2006) 2 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1121: 1-52 (2 Feb. 2006) 37 plates; 18 references                                Accepted: 19 Jan. 2006
A review of the genus Tycherobius (Acari: Camerobiidae), with descriptions of four new species from Australia
Q.-H. FAN (P.R. China) & D.E. WALTER (Canada)
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Zootaxa 1121: 53-68 (2 Feb. 2006) 5 plates; 36 references                              Accepted: 14 Dec. 2005
Spirinia elongata, sp. nov. (Nematoda, Desmodoridae) from Pina Basin, Pernambuco, Brazil
F.J.V. DE CASTRO, T.N.C. BEZERRA, M.C. DA SILVA  & V. FONSECA-GENEVOIS (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1120, 68 pp. (2 Feb. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1120: 1-33 (2 Feb. 2006) 15 plates; 50 references                              Accepted: 14 Nov. 2005
Heterochrony in Haplomesus (Crustacea: Isopoda: Ischnomesidae): revision of two species and description of two new species
F.A. KAVANAGH, G.D.F. WILSON & A.M. POWER (Australia)
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Zootaxa 1120: 33-39 (2 Feb. 2006) 22 references                                                Accepted: 2 Dec. 2005
Nomenclatural changes and notes in the tribe Erythroneurini (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)
D.A. DMITRIEV & C.H. DIETRICH (USA)
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Zootaxa 1120: 41-49 (2 Feb. 2006) 2 plates; 13 references                                Accepted: 16 Dec. 2005
A new species and new record of Rhombognathus from Singapore (Acari: Halacaridae)
I. BARTSCH (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1120: 51-55 (2 Feb. 2006) 1 plate; 10 references                                  Accepted: 5 Dec. 2005
Biology of Monocystis clubae sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida) from an Indian earthworm Lampito mauritii (Annelida: Oligochaeta) of India
P.K. BANDYOPADHYAY, A MITRA & P. MALLIK (India)
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Zootaxa 1120: 57-68 (2 Feb. 2006) 3 plates; 28 references                                Accepted: 2 Dec. 2005
Moenkhausia pankilopteryx, new species from rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes, Characidae)
V.A. BERTACO & P.H.F. LUCINDA (Brazil)
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