https://www.mapress.com/zt/issue/feed Zootaxa 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang zed@mapress.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Zootaxa</strong> is a mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world</p> https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.1 <strong>Anatomy, ecology, and behavior of a new species of <em>Scleronema</em> Eigenmann, 1917 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from coastal drainages in the southern Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, with comments on the monophyly and phylogeny of the genus</strong> 2023-05-30T10:22:21+12:00 FLÁVIO A. BOCKMANN fabockmann@ffclrp.usp.br JULIANO FERRER julianoferrer@gmail.com PEDRO P. RIZZATO rizzatopp@usp.br ANDRÉ L. H. ESGUÍCERO andre.esguicero@gmail.com LUIZ F. DUBOC lfduboc@gmail.com LEONARDO F. S. INGENITO leo.ingenito@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A new species of <em>Scleronema</em> (Trichomycteridae) is described from the lowlands of three coastal river basins in the Atlantic Forest of the Santa Catarina state, Southern Brazil. Aspects of the anatomy, reproduction, diet, feeding behavior and habitat of the new species are described and discussed in comparison with related taxa. The conservation status of the new species, which currently faces several threats due to environmental impacts on its region of occurrence, is established. Based on characteristics observed in the new species, as well as in most of its congeners, the phylogenetic position and monophyly of <em>Scleronema</em> are discussed and traits considered synapomorphic for the subgenera <em>Plesioscleronema</em> and <em>Scleronema</em> are reviewed. The monophyly of the genus <em>Scleronema</em> is supported by a new synapomorphy. In addition, two new synapomorphies, one of which based on behavior, are suggested for the subgenus <em>Scleronema</em>, justifying the inclusion of the new species. Within the subgenus <em>Scleronema</em>, the new species is assigned to the <em>S.</em> <em>minutum</em> group, which currently includes the majority of species of the genus, due to the presence of synapomorphic traits related to the body shape, maxillary barbel, skin flap of the opercle, caudal and pectoral fins, as well as osteological features of the lower jaw, hyoid arch, and postcranial axial skeleton. The species herein described differs from all its congeners by a combination of characters from various morphological complexes, which are described in detail using different methodologies, including radiography, whole-specimen clearing and double-staining procedures, and tridimensional computer nanotomography (3D nano-CT).</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.2 <strong>Redescription of <em>Ophlitaspongia </em>(?) <em>arbuscula</em> Row, 1911 and <em>Ophlitaspongia </em>(?) <em>horrida</em> Row, 1911 from the Red Sea, and their placement in <em>Clathria (Clathria)</em> Schmidt, 1862</strong> 2023-05-30T10:23:08+12:00 MOHAMMED ABDEL LATIF EZZ EL-ARAB momarine1977@yahoo.com MERRICK EKINS user@example.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Ophlitaspongia </em>(?) <em>arbuscula</em> Row, 1911 and <em>Ophlitaspongia </em>(?) <em>horrida</em> Row, 1911 from the type locality in the Red Sea, have been re-described based on the type and fresh material from the Red Sea, Egypt. New specimens were used to illustrate the variation within the species. Examination of the type and fresh material indicates both species are unlikely to belong to the genus <em>Ophlitaspongia</em>, due to the possession of echinating (acantho)styles. The presence of a reticulate skeleton indicates <em>Clathria (Clathria)</em> Schmidt, 1862, is the most likely generic assignment for both species. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.3 <strong>The Palaearctic types of Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Linsenmaier collection. Part 4. Elampini: genus <em>Omalus </em>Panzer, 1801</strong> 2023-05-30T10:23:44+12:00 PAOLO ROSA paolo.rosa@umons.ac.be RENÉ HEIM rene.heim@bluewin.ch MARCO VALERIO BERNASCONI Marco.Bernasconi@lu.ch <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An illustrated catalogue of the Palaearctic types of species and subspecies described by Walter Linsenmaier in <em>Omalus </em>Panzer, 1801 is given. Linsenmaier described 16 species and subspecies of <em>Omalus</em>; most of the primary types are deposited in the collection at the Natur-Museum in Luzern, Switzerland, with the exception of four holotypes which are deposited at the Natural History Museum in London, UK; Nationalparkzentrum in Zernez, Switzerland; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, Switzerland; and Museo de Naturaleza y Arqueologia in St. Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. A list of the species described and pictures of 13 primary and secondary types are presented. A synthesis of his classification is given, with comments and comparison to modern classification.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.4 <strong>Two new species of the genus <em>Hoplopeza</em> Bezzi (Diptera, Hybotidae, Ocydromiinae) from the high Andean forests of Colombia</strong> 2023-05-30T10:24:21+12:00 CAROLINA HENAO-SEPÚLVEDA andreac.henao@udea.edu.co LUANA MACHADO BARROS barrosluana222@gmail.com ROSALY ALE-ROCHA rosalyale@gmail.com MARTA WOLFF martha.wolff@udea.edu.co <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two new Andean species of <em>Hoplopeza</em> Bezzi are described and illustrated: <em>Hoplopeza colombiana</em> <strong>sp. nov. </strong>and <em>Hoplopeza rafaeli</em> <strong>sp. nov. </strong>These species are the first record from the Andean ecosystem of Colombia. In addition, the genus is diagnosed, the first description of the female terminalia, as well as a key and distribution map of the Andean species of the genus are presented.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.5 <strong>Two new species of hairy crabs (Pilumnidae) and the first record of <em>Crinitocinus </em><em>alcocki</em> (Borradaile, 1900) (Acidopsidae) (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Taiwan</strong> 2023-05-30T10:25:01+12:00 PETER K.L. NG peterng@nus.edu.sg CHIA-WEI LIN y9300923@ms8.hinet.net <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #010003;">Two new species of pilumnid crabs, </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Heteropilumnus</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><em>planus</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><strong>n. sp.</strong></span><span style="color: #010003;"> and </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Pseudolitochira taiwang</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><strong>n. sp.</strong></span><span style="color: #010003;">, are described from reefs in Taiwan. </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Heteropilumnus</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><em>planus</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><strong>n. sp.</strong></span><span style="color: #010003;"> is most similar to </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>H. hirsutior</em></span><span style="color: #010003;"> (Lanchester, 1900) from Singapore and Japan, but can easily be distinguished by its distinctly flatter carapace, different anterolateral carapace armature, longer ambulatory legs, and male first gonopod structure. </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Pseudolitochira taiwang</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><strong>n. sp.</strong></span><span style="color: #010003;"> is most similar to </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>P. crinita</em></span><span style="color: #010003;"> Ng &amp; Clark, 2022, from Papua New Guinea but can easily be separated by its carapace physiognomy, armature of the anterolateral carapace margin and proportionately shorter ambulatory legs. </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Heteropilumnus</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><em>setosus</em></span><span style="color: #010003;"> (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) is also transferred to </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Pseudolitochira</em></span><span style="color: #010003;">; and compared with </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>P. taiwang</em></span> <span style="color: #010003;"><strong>n. sp.</strong></span><span style="color: #010003;"> The rarely reported acidopsid, </span><span style="color: #010003;"><em>Crinitocinus alcocki</em></span><span style="color: #010003;"> (Borradaile, 1900) is also recorded from Taiwan for the first time, substantially extending its known range northwards.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.6 <strong>Fossil Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) from the Eocene Tadushi Formation, the Russian Far East, with description of a new genus</strong> 2023-05-30T10:25:36+12:00 VLADIMIR N. MAKARKIN vnmakarkin@mail.ru <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #010003;">Three specimens of Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) are described from the early/middle Eocene Tadushi Formation of the Russian Far East. They clearly belong to three species, but only one can be named, </span><em>Archibaldia</em> <em>aristovi</em> <strong>gen. et sp. nov.</strong>; the other two are fragmentary and treated as genus and species A and B. The new genus also includes <em>A. wehri </em>(Makarkin),<strong> comb. nov.</strong> from the early Eocene of western North America. The forewing venation of <em>Archibaldia</em> <strong>gen. nov. </strong>is most similar to that of the Eocene genus <em>Proneuronema </em>Makarkin <em>et al</em>., but differs from it and other genera of the family by <span style="color: #222a35;">the following</span> character states: the basal crossvein 1r-m is present; crossveins between RA and RP1/RP2 are present; RP1 has anteriorly directed pectinate branches; M is dichotomously branched; CuP is forked proximad the first gradate series; and there are crossveins between branches of CuP. The presence of the basal crossvein 1r-m separates <em>Archibaldia</em> <strong>gen. nov. </strong>from all other hemerobiids and is here interpreted as an autapomorphy of the genus.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.7 <strong>New species of the genus <em>Sonanus</em> Belokobylskij & Konishi, 2001 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Korean Peninsula</strong> 2023-05-30T10:26:11+12:00 SERGEY A. BELOKOBYLSKIJ doryctes@gmail.com DEOKSEO KU bracon2700@hanmail.net <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #010003;">A new species of the doryctine genus </span><em>Sonanus</em> Belokobylskij &amp; Konishi, 2001, <em>S. tselikhae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, is described and illustrated from the South Korea. For the first time, the photographs of the type species of the genus <em>Sonanus</em>, <em>S</em>. <em>senzuensis</em> Belokobylskij &amp; Konishi, 2001, are provided. A key to the known Asian species of this genus is also provided.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.8 <strong>Two new species of the genus <em>Nicephora</em> Bolívar, 1900 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Yunnan, China</strong> 2023-05-30T10:26:46+12:00 JIE SU iamyushikai@163.com HAIJIAN WANG wanghaijian2005@sina.com YANLIN CHANG changylin@126.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #010003;">This paper reports two new species of the tribe Meconematini </span>from Yunnan, China, namely <em>Nicephora</em> <em>curvata </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong> and <em>Nicephora</em> <em>angustifolia</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, and diagnostic illustrations are provided. The type specimens are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.9 <strong>Bungled <em>Bungarus</em>: lessons from a venomous snake complex illustrate why taxonomic decisions belong in taxonomy-competent journals</strong> 2023-05-30T10:27:24+12:00 WOLFGANG WÜSTER user@example.com HINRICH KAISER hinrich.kaiser@vvc.edu 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5297.1.10 <strong>Correction of mistakes. I. New synonyms of two species <em>Diamesa</em> Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae, Diamesinae) from the Russian Far East, with redescription of <em>D. tsutsuii</em> Tokunaga and <em>D.</em> <em>nivoriunda</em> (Fitch)</strong> 2023-05-30T10:27:55+12:00 EUGENYI A. MAKARCHENKO makarchenko@biosoil.ru 2023-05-31T00:00:00+12:00 Copyright (c) 2023