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 Zootaxa 1277, 68 pp. (31 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1277: 1-21 (31 Jul. 2006) 9 plates; 38 references                               Accepted:  10 Jul. 2006
Copepods of the family Dirivultidae (Siphonostomatoida) from deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 14ºN and 5ºS
V.N. IVANENKO (Russia), P.M. ARBIZU (Germany) & J. STECHER (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1277: 23-27 (31 Jul. 2006) 2 plates; 3 references                              Accepted:  6 Jun. 2006
A new species of Losdolobus Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 (Araneae: Dysderoidea: Orsolobidae) from southern Brazil
A.A. LISE & L. ALMEIDA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1277: 29-38 (31 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 19 Jun. 2006
Redescription of Kalliapseudes obtusifrons (Haswell, 1882), from Southeast Australia (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Apseudomorpha: Kalliapseudidae), with the designation of a lectotype
D.T. DRUMM & R.W. HEARD (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1277: 39-63 (31 Jul. 2006) 6 plates; 56 references                              Accepted:  3 Jul. 2006
An overview of the South African tangle-veined flies (Diptera: Nemestrinidae), with an annotated key to the genera and a checklist of species
D.A. BARRACLOUGH (S. Africa)
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Zootaxa 1277: 63-68 (31 Jul. 2006) 1 plate; 6 references                              Accepted:  6 Jul. 2006
First description of the adult male of Epeorus aculeatus Braasch (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)
J.M. WEBB & W.P. MCCAFFERTY (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1276, 68 pp. (31 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1276: 1-31 (31 Jul. 2006) 14 plates; 54 references                               Accepted: 5 Jul. 2006
Crinoidea and Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) of the abyssal Angola Basin—Results of the DIVA-1 expedition of FS "Meteor" (Cruise M48/1)
J.M. BOHN (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1276: 33-38 (31 Jul. 2006) 6 plates; 13 references                              Accepted: 27 Jun. 2006
Helobdella nahuelhuapensis sp. nov. (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae), from Bariloche, Argentina
B.S. GULLO (Argentina)
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Zootaxa 1276: 39-45 (31 Jul. 2006) 2 plates; 8 references                               Accepted: 6 Jul. 2006
Redescription of the male of Pikelinia tambilloi (Mello-Leitão, 1941) and its synonymy with Pikelinia toba Ramírez & Grismado, 1997 (Araneae: Filistatidae: Prithinae)
C.J. GRISMADO & M.J. RAMÍREZ (Argentina)
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Zootaxa 1276: 47-53 (31 Jul. 2006) 2 plates; 20 references                               Accepted: 7 Jul. 2006
Some zerconid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from Kosovo (Serbia-Montenegro) with description of Zercon kosovina sp. nov.
J. KONTSCHÁN (Hungary)
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Zootaxa 1276: 55-68 (31 Jul. 2006) 3 plates; 27 references                               Accepted: 5 Jul. 2006
Larval morphology of Arrenurus cuspidifer Piersig, A. claviger Koenike, and A. latus Barrois & Moniez (Acari: Hydrachnidia)
A. ZAWAL (Poland)
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 Zootaxa 1275, 68 pp. (31 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1275: 1-20 (31 Jul. 2006) 7 plates; 20 references                               Accepted: 6 Jun. 2006
Taxonomy of Simulium (Inaequalium) petropoliense Coscarón (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil, with the first description of the male and larva
L.M. HERNANDEZ (UK), A.P.A. DE LUNA DIAS, M. MAIA-HERZOG & A. J. SHELLEY (UK)
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Zootaxa 1275: 21-29 (31 Jul. 2006) 3 plates; 15 references                              Accepted: 28 Jun. 2006
Rivulus sape, a new species of killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Paragua River system, Caroní River drainage, Guyana Shield, Venezuela
O.M. LASSO-ALCALÁ, D.C. TAPHORN B., C.A. LASSO & O. LEÓN-MATA (Venezuela)
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Zootaxa 1275: 31-41 (31 Jul. 2006) 3 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 3 Jul. 2006
A new genus and three new species of Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, northwestern China
X.-F. XUE, Z.-W. SONG & X.-Y. HONG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1275: 43-60 (31 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 26 references                              Accepted: 5 Jul. 2006
A new species of the pollen-beetle genus Meligethes (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) of the M. aeneus group from Greece, with review of the M. subaeneus complex
P. AUDISIO, E. MANCINI & A. DE BIASE (Italy)
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Zootaxa 1275: 61-68 (31 Jul. 2006) 6 plates; 4 references                              Accepted: 4 Jul. 2006
Description of two new spider genera of Trechaleidae (Araneae: Lycosoidea) from Northern Brazil
E.L.C. DA SILVA & A.A. LISE (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1274, 68 pp. (27 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                         

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Zootaxa 1274: 1-68 (27 Jul. 2006) 23 plates; 44 references                               Accepted: 13 Jun. 2006
An interpretation of the morphological variation in the Simulium amazonicum species group (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Latin America
A.J. SHELLEY (UK), L.M. HERNÁNDEZ (UK), M.A.MAIA-HERZOG (Brazil), A.P.A. LUNA DIAS (BRazil) & S.B. LUZ (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1273, 64 pp. (27 Jul. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1273: 1-7 (27 Jul. 2006) 1 plate; 10 references                               Accepted: 22 Jun. 2006
Remarkable sexual dimorphism in the Afrotropical species Nycterimyia capensis Bezzi, 1924 (Diptera: Nemestrinidae), and its taxonomic implications
D.A. BARRACLOUGH (S. Africa)
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Zootaxa 1273: 9-54 (27 Jul. 2006) 12 plates; 62 references                              Accepted: 31 May 2006
The circumscription of the generic concept of Aximopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eurytomidae) with the description of seven new species
M. W. GATES, M. A. METZ & M. E. SCHAUFF (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1273: 55-64 (27 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 30 references                               Accepted: 30 Jun. 2006
Status of the genus Macroramphosus (Syngnathiformes: Centriscidae) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
M. BILECENOGLU (Turkey)
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 Zootaxa 1272, 68 pp. (27 Jul. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1272: 1-44 (27 Jul. 2006) 22 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 1 Jun. 2006
A revaluation of the Eurycopinae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Munnopsidae) with a description of Dubinectes gen. nov. from the southern Atlantic deep sea
M. MALYUTINA (Russia) & A. BRANDT (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1272: 45-59 (27 Jul. 2006) 6 plates; 28 references                                Accepted: 6 Jun. 2006
The Neotropical caddisfly genus Canoptila (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae)
D.R. ROBERTSON & R.W. HOLZENTHAL (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1272: 61-68 (27 Jul. 2006) 3 plates; 20 references                                Accepted: 5 Jul. 2006
Euglossa samperi n. sp., a new species of orchid bee from the Ecuadorian Andes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
S. RAMÍREZ (USA) 
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 Zootaxa 1271, 68 pp. (24 Jul. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1271: 1-27 (24 Jul. 2006) 7 plates; 30 references                               Accepted: 30 Jun. 2006
Taxonomic summary of Conopsis, Günther, 1858 (Serpentes: Colubridae)
I. GOYENECHEA & O. FLORES-VILLELA (Mexico) 
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Zootaxa 1271: 29-35 (24 Jul. 2006) 5 plates; 7 references                               Accepted: 30 Jun. 2006
A new species of Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the western flank of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
J.J. MUESES-CISNEROS (Colombia) 
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Zootaxa 1271: 37-56 (24 Jul. 2006) 12 plates; 26 references                             Accepted: 22 Jun. 2006
The correct use of the name Scytalopus speluncae (Ménétriés, 1835), and the description of a new species of Brazilian tapaculo (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae)
M.A. RAPOSO (Brazil), R. STOPIGLIA (Brazil), V. LOSKOT (Russia) & G.M. KIRWAN (UK) 
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Zootaxa 1271: 57-68 (24 Jul. 2006) 14 plates; 20 references                             Accepted: 28 Jun. 2006
A study on genus Chlamydatus Curtis, 1833 from China (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae)
X.-M. LI & G.-Q. LIU (P.R. China) 
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 Zootaxa 1270, 68 pp. (24 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                 

Zootaxa 1270: 1-17 (24 Jul. 2006) 13 plates; 10 references                                Accepted: 21 Jun. 2006
Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) types of the Fernando de Zayas collection, Havana, Cuba
E.H. NEARNS, M.A. BRANHAM & S.M. BYBEE (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1270: 19-33 (24 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 31 references                                Accepted: 27 Jun. 2006
Collections of Bruchomyiinae and Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the north-central portion of the State of Veracruz, Mexico, with the description of a new species
S. IBÁÑEZ-BERNAL, R.A. HERNÁNDEZ-XOLIOT & F. MENDOZA (Mexico) 
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Zootaxa 1270: 35-43 (24 Jul. 2006) 9 plates; 7 references                               Accepted: 28 Jun. 2006
Description of a new species, Tarchius yunnanensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cossoninae), from China
Y.M. OMAR (P.R. China), K.D. HAN (R. Korea) & R.Z. ZHANG (P.R. China) 
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Zootaxa 1270: 45-56 (24 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 19 references                               Accepted: 23 Jun. 2006
Three new species of Neolethaeus Distant (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae: Lethaeini) from China, with a key to the Chinese species
J.L. LI & W.J. BU (P.R. China) 
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Zootaxa 1270: 57-68 (24 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 10 references                               Accepted: 27 Jun. 2006
Neopsittaconirmus vendulae, a new species of louse (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from the Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae)
O. SYCHRA (Czech Republic) 
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 Zootaxa 1269, 68 pp. (24 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1269: 1-29 (24 Jul. 2006) 8 plates; 63 references                                Accepted: 19 Jun. 2006
Revision of Bowmaniella sensu Bacescu, 1968 (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae: Gastrosaccinae): a taxonomic conundrum
R.W. HEARD & W.W. PRICE (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1269: 31-41 (24 Jul. 2006) 1 plate; 27 references                                Accepted: 16 Jun. 2006
Description of a new species of Heteroscorpion Birula, 1903 (Scorpiones, Heteroscorpionidae) from the Montagne des Français in extreme northern Madagascar
W.R. LOURENÇO (France) & S.M. GOODMAN (Madagascar) 
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Zootaxa 1269: 43-49 (24 Jul. 2006) 1 plate; 10 references                                Accepted: 20 Jun. 2006
Trichomycterus pauciradiatus, a new catfish species from the upper rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
A.R. ALENCAR & W.J.E.M. COSTA (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1269: 51-56 (24 Jul. 2006) 3 plates; 5 references                                Accepted: 23 Jun. 2006
Description of the male and the southernmost record of Mesoveloidea williamsi Hungerford, 1929 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Mesoveliidae)
F.F.F. MOREIRA, J.R.I. RIBEIRO & J.L. NESSIMIAN (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1269: 57-68 (24 Jul. 2006) 5 plates; 41 references                              Accepted: 27 Jun. 2006
The first discovery of fossil rhopalids (Heteroptera: Coreoidea) from Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China
Y.Z. YAO, W.Z. CAI & D. REN (P.R. China) 
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 Zootaxa 1268, 68 pp. (20 Jul. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1268: 1-38 (20 Jul. 2006) 8 plates; 13 references                              Accepted: 15 Jun. 2006
A revision of the Neotropical genus Motonerus Hansen (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)
M. FIKÁCEK (Czech Republic) & A.E.Z. SHORT  (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1268: 39-57 (20 Jul. 2006) 9 plates; 17 references                              Accepted: 15 Jun. 2006
A new species of Xenobatrachus (Anura, Microhylidae) with a striking resemblance to Xenorhina bouwensi
R. GÜNTHER & R. KNOP (Germany) 
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Zootaxa 1268: 59-68 (20 Jul. 2006) 3 plates; 28 references                              Accepted: 27 Jun. 2006
Gansucossus, a replacement name for Yumenia Hong, 1982 (Insecta, Hemiptera, Palaeontinidae), with description of a new genus
B. WANG, H.C. ZHANG & Y. FANG (P.R. China) 
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 Zootaxa 1267, 68 pp. (20 Jul. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1267: 1-47 (20 Jul. 2006) 5 plates; 75 references                              Accepted: 25 May 2006
Scaphopoda (Mollusca) from the Brazilian continental shelf and upper slope (13º to 21ºS) with descriptions of two new species of the genus Cadulus Philippi, 1844
C.H.S. CAETANO (Brazil), V. SCARABINO (France) & R.S. ABSALÃO (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1267: 49-57 (20 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 16 references                              Accepted: 29 May 2006
A new species of Leptogaster Meigen (Diptera, Asilidae) from Turkey with egg and spermatheca structure
A. HASBENLI, S. CANDAN & N. ALPAY (Turkey) 
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Zootaxa 1267: 59-68 (20 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 8 references                                Accepted: 7 Jun. 2006
Pseudecheneis suppaetula, a new species of glyptosternine catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from India
H.H. NG (USA) 
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 Zootaxa 1266, 63 pp. (20 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                         

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Zootaxa 1266: 1-63 (20 Jul. 2006) 13 plates; 49 references                              Accepted: 8 May 2006
A revision of the Chilean tribe Lichniini Burmeister, 1844 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)
S.J. HAWKINS (USA) 
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 Zootaxa 1265, 80 pp. (17 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                         

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1265: 1-80 (17 Jul. 2006) 20 plates; 62 references                              Accepted: 4 Feb. 2006
Cardicola Short, 1953 and Braya n. gen. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from five families of tropical Indo-Pacific fishes
M.J. NOLAN & T.H. CRIBB (Australia) 
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 Zootaxa 1264, 147 pp. (17 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                       

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1264: 1-147 (17 Jul. 2006) 40 plates; 200 references                           Accepted: 13 Oct. 2005
Molecular relationships of the Australian Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and implications for the phylogeny of the Geometridae from molecular and morphological data
C.J. YOUNG (Australia) 
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 Zootaxa 1263, 250 pp. (17 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                       

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Zootaxa 1263: 1-250 (17 Jul. 2006) 36 plates; 140 references                           Accepted: 20 Mar. 2006
A review of the Margarodidae sensu Morrison (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and some related taxa based on the morphology of adult males
C. HODGSON (UK) & I. FOLDI (France) 
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 Zootaxa 1262, 68 pp. (17 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                          

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Zootaxa 1262: 1-139 (17 Jul. 2006) 98 plates; 102 references                              Accepted: 3 Mar. 2006
Taxonomy and biogeography of the freshwater crabs of Tanzania, East Africa (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae, Platythelphusidae, Deckeniidae)
S.K. REED & N. CUMBERLIDGE (USA) 
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 Zootaxa 1261, 90 pp. (17 Jul. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                          

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Zootaxa 1261: 1-90 (17 Jul. 2006) 54 plates; 61 references                               Accepted: 12 Apr. 2006
A revision of and key to the world species of Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera, Thripidae)
M. MASUMOTO & S. OKAJIMA (Japan) 
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 Zootaxa 1260, 68 pp. (14 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1260: 1-25 (14 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 11 references                               Accepted: 29 May 2006
A genus level revision of the Thamnocephalidae (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca)
D.C. ROGERS (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1260: 27-35 (14 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 7 references                               Accepted: 13 Jun. 2006
Description of the male of Tityus martinpaechi Lourenço, 2001 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) 
C.A.R. DE SOUZA (Brazil), D.M. CANDIDO (Brazil) & W.R. LOURENÇO (France) 
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Zootaxa 1260: 37-46 (14 Jul. 2006)  4 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 13 Jun. 2006
A new European species of Pegomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) near P. testacea (De Geer)
V. MICHELSEN (Sweden) 
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Zootaxa 1260: 47-55 (14 Jul. 2006) 2 plates; 29 references                               Accepted: 15 Jun. 2006
Referral of the Halocypridina Thaumatocypris (Miocene, Australia) to the Cladocopina (Ostracoda, Halocyprida)
M.T. WARNE (Australia), P.J. JONES (Australia) & L.S. KORNICKER (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1260: 56-66 (14 Jul. 2006)  4 plates; 18 references                               Accepted: 15 Jun. 2006
A new species of Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan
M. OSAWA (Japan) & N. NG (Singapore) 
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Zootaxa 1260: 67-68 (14 Jul. 2006) 13 references                                            Accepted: 27 Jun. 2006
A replacement name for Wilsoniella Pettibone, 1993 (Annelida: Polynoidae), junior homonym of Wilsoniella Khalfin, 1939 (Brachiopoda: Rhynchonellida), and revalidation of Pessoaiella Guimarães, 1940 over Wilsoniella Eichler, 1940 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) also a junior homonym of Wilsoniella Khalfin, 1939 
A. NEMÉSIO (Brazil) 
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 Zootaxa 1259, 68 pp. (14 Jul. 2006) 6 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1259: 1-23 (14 Jul. 2006) 11 plates; 30 references                               Accepted: 22 Jun. 2006
Astacilla boreaphilis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Valvifera) from shallow and deep North Atlantic waters
B. STRANSKY (Germany) & J. SVAVARSSON (Ireland) 
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Zootaxa 1259: 25-31 (14 Jul. 2006) 2 plates; 20 references                               Accepted: 19 Jun. 2006
A new genus and species of Richardiidae (Diptera) from Hispaniola
D.E. PEREZ-GELABERT & F.C. THOMPSON (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1259: 33-38 (14 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 11 references                               Accepted: 29 May 2006
Symphytognathidae (Araneae), a spider family newly recorded from China
Y.-F. TONG & S.-Q. LI (P.R. China) 
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Zootaxa 1259: 39-54 (14 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 25 May 2006
Two new and exceptional poison dart frogs of the genus Dendrobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Northeastern Flank of the cordillera Central of Colombia
J.V. RUEDA-ALMONACID, M. RADA, S.J. SÁNCHEZ-PACHECO, Á.A. VELÁSQUEZ-ÁLVAREZ & A. QUEVEDO (Colombia) 
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Zootaxa 1259: 55-59 (14 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 25 May 2006
A new species of Cryptalyra (Hymenoptera, Megalyridae) from Brazil with a key to species of the genus
C.O. AZEVEDO & M.T. TAVARES (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1259: 61-68 (14 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 20 Jun. 2006
First record of Simognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Mexico, including the description of a new species
GERARDO RIVAS (Mexico) 
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 Zootaxa 1258, 68 pp. (14 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1258: 1-15 (14 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 38 references                               Accepted: 29 May 2006
Contribution to the knowledge of the preimaginal stages of the genus Smicridea McLachlan in South America (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae: Smicrideinae)
J.V. SGANGA & M.S. FONTANARROSA (Argentina) 
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Zootaxa 1258: 17-31 (14 Jul. 2006)  6 plates; 41 references                               Accepted: 13 Jun. 2006
A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi Province, China
D.-Q. RAO (P.R. China), J.A. WILKINSON (USA) & H.-N. LIU (P.R. China) 
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Zootaxa 1258: 33-45 (14 Jul. 2006)  6 plates; 33 references                               Accepted: 13 Jun. 2006
Two Canariella species (Gastropoda: Helicodea: Hygromiidae) endemic to the Northwest Tenerife (Canary Islands)
M. IBÁÑEZ, F. SIVERIO, M.R. ALONSO & C.E. PONTE-LIRA  (Spain) 
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Zootaxa 1258: 47-56 (14 Jul. 2006)  1 plate; 24 references                               Accepted: 13 Jun. 2006
The tadpole of Rhinella proboscidea (Anura: Bufonidae) with notes on adult reproductive behavior
M. MENIN, D.J. RODRIGUES & A.P. LIMA  (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1258: 57-68 (14 Jul. 2006)  4 plates; 17 references                               Accepted: 19 Jun. 2006
Rediscovery and redescription of Hybocodon chilensis Hartlaub, 1905 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Comau Fiord, southern Chile
H.R. GALEA  (Chile) 
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 Zootaxa 1257, 68 pp. (10 Jul. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1257: 1-25 (10 Jul. 2006)  6 plates; 36 references                                Accepted: 10 May 2006
Neverita delessertiana (Récluz in Chenu, 1843): a naticid species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) distinct from Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) based on molecular data, morphological characters, and geographical distribution
T. HÜLSKEN, M. CLEMMENSEN & M. HOLLMANN (Germany) 
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Zootaxa 1257: 27-48 (10 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 54 references                               Accepted: 11 Apr. 2006
Rhabdias lamothei n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Leptodeira maculata (Colubridae) in Mexico, including new records of R. fuscovenosa (Railliet, 1899) Goodey, 1924
E.A. MARTINEZ-SALAZAR & V. LEÓN-RÈGAGNON (Argentina) 
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Zootaxa 1257: 49-55 (10 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 9 references                               Accepted: 14 Jun. 2006
A new European species of Pegomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) near P. flavoscutellata (Zetterstedt)
V. MICHELSEN (Sweden) 
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Zootaxa 1257: 57-68 (10 Jul. 2006)  1 plate; 25 references                               Accepted: 12 Jun. 2006
Evidence for cryptic species in the tadpole shrimp Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864) (Crustacea: Notostraca)
M. KORN & A.K. HUNDSDOERFER (Germany) 
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 Zootaxa 1256, 68 pp. (10 Jul. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1256: 1-9 (10 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 13 references                                 Accepted: 15 May. 2006
Taxonomic notes on the genus Epidaus Stål (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from Vietnam, with the description of a new species
X.L. TRUONG (Vietnam), P. ZHAO (P.R. China) & W.Z. CAI  (P.R. China) 
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Zootaxa 1256: 11-19 (10 Jul. 2006)  6 plates; 21 references                              Accepted: 9 Jun. 2006
A new species of the genus Botryllus (Ascidiacea) from the Red Sea
N. SHENKAR (Israel) & F. MONNIOT (France) 
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Zootaxa 1256: 21-47 (10 Jul. 2006)  11 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 7 Jun. 2006
Revision of Engelimyia Lopes, 1975 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
T. PAPE (Denmark) & C.A. DE MELLO-PATIU (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1256: 49-57 (10 Jul. 2006)  2 plates; 2 3 references                                Accepted: 2 Jun. 2006
A new species of Curius Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Venezuela with notes on sexual dimorphism within the genus
E.H. NEARNS & A.M. RAY (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1256: 59-68 (10 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 21 Jun. 2006
New records of the milliped order Polyzoniida from Korean Peninsula, with a redescription of Kiusiozonium okai (Takakuwa & Miyosi, 1949) (Diplopoda)
E.V. MIKHALJOVA (Russia) & K.-Y. LIM (R. Korea) 
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 Zootaxa 1255, 68 pp. (10 Jul. 2006) 6 papers                                                                                                  

Zootaxa 1255: 1-15 (10 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 25 references                                 Accepted: 30 May 2006
New species of zerconid mites from southern Europe and the Macaronesian region (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae)
M.L. MORAZA (Spain) 
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Zootaxa 1255: 17-28 (10 Jul. 2006)  4 plates; 12 references                               Accepted: 12 Jun. 2006
New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae)
W.P. MADDISON (Canada) 
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Zootaxa 1255: 29-35 (10 Jul. 2006)  2 plates; 7 references                                Accepted: 12 Jun. 2006
New lyssomanine and hisponine jumping spiders from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)
W.P. MADDISON & J.X. ZHANG (Canada) 
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Zootaxa 1255: 37-55 (10 Jul. 2006)  5 plates; 40 references                                Accepted: 12 Jun. 2006
Lapsiines and hisponines as phylogenetically basal salticid spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
W.P. MADDISON & K.M. NEEDHAM (Canada) 
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Zootaxa 1255: 57-61 (10 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 9 references                                Accepted: 20 Jun. 2006
A new species of Mursia Desmarest, 1823 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Calappidae) from the Andaman Sea
J.C.Y. LAI (Singapore) & B. GALIL (Israel) 
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Zootaxa 1255: 63-68 (10 Jul. 2006)  4 plates; 3 references                                Accepted: 23 Jun. 2006
Taxonomic note on Eupithecia cupressata Pearsall (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini)
C.D. FERRIS (USA) 
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 Zootaxa 1254, 68 pp. (6 Jul. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                                    

Zootaxa 1254: 1-28 (6 Jul. 2006)  6 plates; 58 references                                 Accepted: 18 May 2006
New families and subfamilies of amphipod crustaceans
J.K. LOWRY (Australia) 
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Zootaxa 1254: 29-43 (6 Jul. 2006)  6 plates; 26 references                                 Accepted: 13 Apr. 2006
A review of the millipede genus Dorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae)
P. STOEV (Bulgaria) & H. ENGHOFF (Denmark) 
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Zootaxa 1254: 45-68 (6 Jul. 2006)  10 plates; 30 references                                Accepted: 15 May 2006
The identity of Pseudecheneis sulcata (M’Clelland, 1842), with descriptions of two new species of rheophilic catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nepal and China
H.H. NG (USA) 
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 Zootaxa 1253, 68 pp. (6 Jul. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                                    

Zootaxa 1253: 1-50 (6 Jul. 2006)  119 references                                             Accepted: 28 Apr. 2006
A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
R.M. SHELLEY (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1253: 51-59 (6 Jul. 2006)  1 plate; 14 references                                    Accepted: 6  Jun. 2006
New distribution records for Stenoponia americana (Baker) and Stenoponia ponera Traub and Johnson (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) with a review of records from the Southwestern United States
M.W. HASTRITER, G.E. HAAS & N. WILSON (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1253: 61-68 (6 Jul. 2006)  3 plates; 9 references                                 Accepted: 15 Jun. 2006
Two new species of Sciophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Turkey, with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the S. lutea Macquart group
D. BECHEV (Bulgaria) & H. KOÇ (Turkey) 
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 Zootaxa 1252, 68 pp. (6 Jul. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                                    

Zootaxa 1252: 1-35 (6 Jul. 2006) 19 plates; 11 references                                 Accepted: 10 May 2006
On the Atlantic species of the genus Abyssianira Menzies, 1956 (Isopoda: Asellota: Paramunnidae)
B.L. DOTI & D. ROCCATAGLIATA (Argentina) 
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Zootaxa 1252: 37-47 (6 Jul. 2006) 4 plates; 15 references                                  Accepted: 10 Apr. 2006
A new feather mite, Aetacarus elanoides sp. n. (Acari: Gabuci-niidae), from the Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus) (Falconiformes: Accipitridae; Perninae)
H. PROCTOR (Canada), G. ZIMMERMAN (USA) & K. MEYER (USA) 
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Zootaxa 1252: 49-61 (6 Jul. 2006) 1 plate; 14 references                                    Accepted: 23 May 2006
Review of the genus Sympagus Bates, 1881 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Acanthocinini)
F.T. HOVORE & V.H. TOLEDO (Mexico) 
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Zootaxa 1252: 63-68 (6 Jul. 2006) 1 plate; 7 references                                        Accepted: 8 Jun. 2006
A new flightless trechodine genus and species from the South African Cape region (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechitae)
G. GEGINAT (