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Jaskuła R, Ćoso D, Tamutis V, Ferenca R. Updated distributional checklist of the genus Pytho Latreille, 1796 of the Palearctic realm with the first records of P.abieticola J. R. Sahlberg, 1875 from Lithuania and the family Pythidae (Coleoptera) from Moldova and Serbia. Biodivers Data J 2024; 12:e115422. [PMID: 38304141 PMCID: PMC10831860 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.12.e115422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Background Pytho Latreille, 1796 is a small genus of the dead log bark beetles (Coleoptera, Pythidae). All species are distributed in the Holarctic, being recognised as typically boreal taxa, but knowledge about the geographical ranges of particular taxa is far from complete. New information The updated distributional checklist of the genus Pytho of the Palearctic is given, based on literature and new records, including citizen-scientific data. Pythodepressus and the family Pythidae are recorded for the first time from the Republic of Moldova (Municipality of Chișinău) and the Republic of Serbia (Municipality of Voždovac) and P.abieticola is recorded for the first time from Lithuania (Alytus District Municipality, Ignalina District Municipality and Kaišiadorys District Municipality).
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- Radomir Jaskuła
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, PL-90-237, Łódź, PolandDepartment of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, PL-90-237ŁódźPoland
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- Timočke Divizije 6/6, Voždovac, Belgrade, SerbiaTimočke Divizije 6/6, VoždovacBelgradeSerbia
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- Kaunas Tadas Ivanauskas Museum of Zoology, Laisvės alėja str. 106, LT-44253, Kaunas, LithuaniaKaunas Tadas Ivanauskas Museum of Zoology, Laisvės alėja str. 106, LT-44253KaunasLithuania
- Vytautas Magnus Universtity, K. Donelaičio str. 58, 44248, Kaunas, LithuaniaVytautas Magnus Universtity, K. Donelaičio str. 58, 44248KaunasLithuania
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- Kaunas Tadas Ivanauskas Museum of Zoology, Laisvės alėja str. 106, LT-44253, Kaunas, LithuaniaKaunas Tadas Ivanauskas Museum of Zoology, Laisvės alėja str. 106, LT-44253KaunasLithuania
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Oliveira IDS. An updated world checklist of velvet worms (Onychophora) with notes on nomenclature and status of names. Zookeys 2023; 1184:133-260. [PMID: 38023768 PMCID: PMC10680090 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1184.107286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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More than a decade has passed since the publication of the only world checklist available for Onychophora. During this period, numerous nomenclatural acts and taxonomic changes have been suggested within the group and a wealth of novel data has been published on many taxa. Herein, the up-to-date taxonomic scenario within Onychophora is presented, with appraisal of name status. This checklist covers both extant (Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae) and fossil taxa, and each species is accompanied by information on synonyms, type designation, holotype location, type locality, and language of original description. Additional remarks include nomenclatural inconsistencies, synonymizations, name misspellings, conflicting collecting event data, availability of taxonomically informative molecular data, etc. According to the data, 237 species are currently assigned to Onychophora: 140 of Peripatopsidae, 92 of Peripatidae, and five fossil species with unclear relationship to extant taxa. Since the previous checklist, 37 species have been added to Onychophora, representing an increase of 18.5% in the diversity described for the group. Yet, taxonomic descriptions seem slow-paced, with an average of 3.6 onychophoran species being described annually. From the taxonomic standpoint, 216 species are valid, although many of them require morphological revision and molecular characterization; 21 species exhibit major taxonomic ambiguities and have been regarded as nomina dubia. Recurrent taxonomic issues identified in the literature include inaccurate collecting event data, doubtful taxonomic assignment of molecular sequences, and non-observance of nomenclatural rules. These and other taxonomic aspects are addressed herein in the light of the directives established by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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- Ivo de Sena Oliveira
- Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, D-34132, Kassel, GermanyUniversity of KasselKasselGermany
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil
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Mendez-Andrade A, Ibáñez-Bernal S. An updated catalogue of biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of Mexico and their known distribution by state. Zookeys 2023; 1167:1-47. [PMID: 37363735 PMCID: PMC10285685 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1167.102858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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An updated catalogue of Culicoides of Mexico is presented. It includes 86 species with their regional distribution and corresponding record references, known immature stages and associated pathogens. In addition, a taxonomic key for subgenera and species groups for Mexico is presented and an index of species by state is included.
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- Alejandro Mendez-Andrade
- Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Col. El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91073, MexicoInstituto de Ecología, A. C. Red Ambiente y SustentabilidadXalapaMexico
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- Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Col. El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91073, MexicoInstituto de Ecología, A. C. Red Ambiente y SustentabilidadXalapaMexico
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Gigliotti FN, Franzem TP, Ferguson PFB. Rapid, recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e13996. [PMID: 36047702 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat-occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.
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- Franco N Gigliotti
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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Langor DW, Anderson RS, Bouchard P, Langor SD. New records of Curculionoidea from Newfoundland and Labrador, with the first records of Orthochaetessetiger ([Beck]) (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Styphlini) for North America. Zookeys 2022; 1136:125-162. [PMID: 36762054 PMCID: PMC9836539 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1136.91567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Thirty species of Curculionoidea (28 Curculionidae and one each of Brentidae and Nemonychidae) are reported as new records from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, most of them from the island of Newfoundland. As well, 13 species of Curculionidae and one of Brentidae previously recorded from Newfoundland are newly reported from Labrador, and one Curculionidae previously recorded from Labrador is newly reported from Newfoundland. The Palearctic species, Orthochaetessetiger ([Beck]), is herein reported as a new Canadian and North American record, with specimens documented from Newfoundland and British Columbia. Additions to the primary key for North American weevils are provided to help identify this genus among the North American fauna. Of the species of Curculionoidea previously recorded from the province in published literature, there is uncertain evidence for the occurrence of 14 species in the province as a whole or in the Labrador portion. Seven species are hereby removed from the faunal list for the province. One of those, Trachodeshispidus (Linnaeus), is also removed from the Canadian faunal list. The 134 species of Curculionoidea recorded from NL are listed and a brief synopsis of the fauna provided.
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- David W. Langor
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 – 122 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3S5, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaEdmontonCanada
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- Canadian Museum of Nature, 1740 Chemin Pink, Gatineau, Quebec, J9J 3N7, CanadaCanadian Museum of NatureQuebecCanada
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- Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, CanadaCanadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawaCanada
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- University of Alberta, Department of Occupational Therapy, Corbett Hall, 8205 – 114 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G4, CanadaUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonCanada
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Barcelos LM, Barreiros JP. Pinniped (Carnivora, Phocidae) occurrences in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic). Biodivers Data J 2022; 10:e96342. [PMID: 36761638 PMCID: PMC9836461 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e96342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The last Pinniped species update was in 2010, as part of the list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. This list includes a chapter dedicated to marine mammals, based on previously published bibliography. New information No new species were added since that list was publlished. However, there were new occurrences since the last update.
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- Luís M.D. Barcelos
- cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, 9700-042, Terceira, Azores, PortugalcE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of the AzoresRua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, 9700-042, Terceira, AzoresPortugal
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- cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, 9700-042, Terceira, Azores, PortugalcE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of the AzoresRua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, 9700-042, Terceira, AzoresPortugal,IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group, Hong Kong, ChinaIUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Groupers and Wrasses Specialist GroupHong KongChina
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Zhang WX, Hu FS, Yin ZW. Six new species of Horniella Raffray from the Oriental region (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae). Zookeys 2021; 1042:1-22. [PMID: 34163286 PMCID: PMC8195948 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1042.66576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Oriental pselaphine genus Horniella Raffray, 1905 currently contains 29 species. In this paper, six new species are described: H.nantouensis Zhang, Hu & Yin, sp. nov. and H.taiwanensis Zhang, Hu & Yin, sp. nov. from Taiwan, China; H.bifurca Zhang & Yin, sp. nov. and H.haucki Zhang & Yin, sp. nov. from Thailand; H.khasiensis Zhang & Yin, sp. nov. from northern India; and H.sabahensis Zhang & Yin, sp. nov. from eastern Malaysia. In addition, H.aculeata Yin & Li, 2015, originally described from Yunnan, China, is newly recorded from Thailand.
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- Wen-Xuan Zhang
- Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200234, China Shanghai Normal University Shanghai China
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- Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University 145 Xingda Rd., South District, Taichung City 402, Taiwan, China National Chung Hsing University Taichung China
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- Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200234, China Shanghai Normal University Shanghai China
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Barcelos LMD, Azevedo JMN, Barreiros JP. Updated checklist of Azores Chondrichthyes (Vertebrata: Gnathostomata). Biodivers Data J 2021; 9:e62813. [PMID: 36761997 PMCID: PMC9848621 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.9.e62813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Several lists of marine fish from Azores have been published in the past. Most of those publications are difficult to access on line and several were not published in peer-reviewed journals. New information This checklist updates all the chondrichthyan records for the Azores Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to the most recent taxonomic classification of cartilaginous fish, as well as providing information on the conservation status for all species. We also present recent literature data on rare species and recent records for Azores. This is the first comprehensive list of cartilaginous fishes from Azores to be published in the GBIF database.
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- Luís M. D. Barcelos
- University of the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, PortugalUniversity of the AzoresAngra do HeroísmoPortugal,Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Angra do Heroísmo, PortugalCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)Angra do HeroísmoPortugal
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- University of the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, PortugalUniversity of the AzoresAngra do HeroísmoPortugal,Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Ponta Delgada, PortugalCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)Ponta DelgadaPortugal
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- University of the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, PortugalUniversity of the AzoresAngra do HeroísmoPortugal,Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Angra do Heroísmo, PortugalCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)Angra do HeroísmoPortugal
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Brassard F, Leong CM, Chan HH, Guénard B. A new subterranean species and an updated checklist of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Macao SAR, China, with a key to species of the Greater Bay Area. Zookeys 2020; 970:63-116. [PMID: 33132706 PMCID: PMC7578445 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.970.54958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In the past few decades, sampling of leaf litter with Winkler extractors revealed how abundant and ubiquitous ants from the genus Strumigenys are. It is now known that this genus has the third greatest number of species within the Formicidae family. However, very few subterranean species are known, which may be due to the current under-sampling of the soil stratum. Here, a holistic sampling approach, including the use of subterranean traps, was employed in Macao SAR, China. Subterranean traps allowed the collection of a new cryptic ant species: Strumigenyssubterranea Brassard, Leong & Guénard, sp. nov. Moreover, extensive sampling of the leaf litter in secondary forests provided four new species records for the genus. The list of Macanese Strumigenys is here updated, elevating the known diversity in Macao to nine species. Furthermore, to facilitate further research on ants of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a key to the 29 Strumigenys species known from the region is provided. Lastly, recommendations for sampling methods to assess ant biodiversity underground are discussed. In conclusion, this study highlights the importance of using extensive sampling methods, and suggests that relatively small patches of secondary forests within cities can hold a surprisingly high diversity as well as some undescribed species.
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- François Brassard
- The Insect Biodiversity and Biogeography Laboratory School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- The Insect Biodiversity and Biogeography Laboratory School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.,Macao Science Center, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Macao SAR, China Instituto Para Os Assuntos Municipais Macao China
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- Division of Nature Conservation Studies, Instituto Para Os Assuntos Municipais, Macao SAR, China Macao Science Center Macao China
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- The Insect Biodiversity and Biogeography Laboratory School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Rd, Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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Joyce EM, Thiele KR, Slik FJW, Crayn DM. Checklist of the vascular flora of the Sunda-Sahul Convergence Zone. Biodivers Data J 2020; 8:e51094. [PMID: 32508510 PMCID: PMC7248131 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.8.e51094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The Sunda-Sahul Convergence Zone, defined here as the area comprising Australia, New Guinea, and Southeast Asia (Indonesia to Myanmar), straddles the Sunda and Sahul continental shelves and is one of the most biogeographically famous and important regions in the world. Floristically, it is thought to harbour a large amount of the world’s diversity. Despite the importance of the area, a checklist of the flora has never before been published. Here we present the first working checklist of vascular plants for the Sunda-Sahul Convergence Zone. The list was compiled from 24 flora volumes, online databases and unpublished plot data. Taxonomic nomenclature was updated, and each species was coded into nested biogeographic regions. The list includes 60,415 species in 5,135 genera and 363 families of vascular plants. New information This is the first species-level checklist of the region and presents an updated census of the region’s floristic biodiversity. The checklist confirms that species richness of the SSCZ is comparable to that of the Neotropics, and highlights areas in need of further documentation and taxonomic work. This checklist provides a novel dataset for studying floristic ecology and evolution in this biogeographically important region of very high global biodiversity.
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- Elizabeth M Joyce
- Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, Cairns, 4870, Australia Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University Cairns, 4870 Australia.,College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, 4870, Australia College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University Cairns, 4870 Australia.,Centre for Tropical Environmental Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Cairns, 4870, Australia Centre for Tropical Environmental Sustainability Science, James Cook University Cairns, 4870 Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia Crawley, 6009 Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam Gadong BE1410 Brunei
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- Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, Cairns, 4870, Australia Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University Cairns, 4870 Australia.,College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, 4870, Australia College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University Cairns, 4870 Australia.,Centre for Tropical Environmental Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Cairns, 4870, Australia Centre for Tropical Environmental Sustainability Science, James Cook University Cairns, 4870 Australia
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Mengual X, Bot S, Chkhartishvili T, Reimann A, Thormann J, von der Mark L. Checklist of hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the Republic of Georgia. Zookeys 2020; 916:1-123. [PMID: 32189977 PMCID: PMC7062849 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.916.47824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A checklist of the Syrphidae species of the Republic of Georgia is presented. New hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) records from Georgia are provided as a result of field work conducted in 2018. At the same time, published syrphid records for the country are here reviewed and updated. A total of 357 species of hoverflies are now documented from Georgia, 40 of which are reported for the first time. Moreover, DNA barcodes were sequenced for 238 specimens, representing 74 species from this country.
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- Ximo Mengual
- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere Bonn Germany
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- Kerklaan 30E, 9751 NN Haren, the Netherlands Unaffiliated Haren Netherlands
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- Insititute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Chavchavadze Avenue 32, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia Ilia State University Tbilisi Georgia
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- Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum für Tierkunde, Königsbrücker Landstraße 159, D-01109, Dresden, Germany Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere Bonn Germany
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere Bonn Germany
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Mestre-Novoa N, Kondo T. Description of a New Genus and New Species of Soft Scale Insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from Cuba. Int J Insect Sci 2018; 10:1179543318785147. [PMID: 30090019 PMCID: PMC6077884 DOI: 10.1177/1179543318785147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A new neotropical genus and species of soft scale insect from Cuba, Hamonicoccus Mestre and Kondo gen. nov. is described and Hamonicoccus alayoi Mestre and Kondo sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) is described and illustrated based on the adult female. The species was collected in Cayos de las Cinco Leguas, Matanzas Province, on Capparis cynophallophora (Capparaceae), and in Surgidero de Batabanó, Mayabeque Province, on Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae). The affinities of H alayoi sp. nov. with closely related species is discussed based on published literature. An updated list of soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) known from Cuba is provided.
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- Nereida Mestre-Novoa
- Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Agencia de Medio Ambiente (AMA), La Habana, Cuba
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- Centro de Investigación Palmira, Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA, Palmira, Colombia
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Silva E Silva YB, Costa-Campos CE. Anuran species composition of Cancão Municipal Natural Park, Municipality of Serra do Navio, Amapá state, Brazil. Zookeys 2018:131-148. [PMID: 29910662 PMCID: PMC5992246 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.762.22634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In this study, the first survey of anuran species in the Cancão Municipal Natural Park is presented, a protected area of approximately 370 hectares of Amazonian forest located in the northwest center region of the state of Amapá, Brazil. The work was performed during the dry and rainy season, through active visual and auditory survey, totaling 216 man hours of sampling effort. Forty-nine species of anuran amphibians were recorded in the Cancão Municipal Natural Park, including three new records: Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense, Pristimantis cf. ockendeni, and Scinax garbei. Three species, Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense, Ameerega pulchripecta, and Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus, are listed as Data Deficient and one is listed as Vulnerable (Atelopus hoogmoedi) according red lists of IUCN. The rarefaction curve cumulative species did not reach an asymptote, indicating that site has potential for species that have not yet been recorded. Nine species were represented by only one individual and were considered rare in the studied environments, eight species were defined as common, and the 32 remaining species were classified as having intermediary abundance. Our data indicated that Cancão Municipal Natural Park contains a considerable portion of the anurans species richness of Amapá state, turn the area into a place of great importance for the conservation of the anurans of the Eastern Amazon.
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- Yuri Breno Silva E Silva
- Universidade Federal do Amapá, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratorio de Herpetologia, Rod. Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Jardim Marco Zero, CEP 68.903-419, Macapá, AP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Amapá, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratorio de Herpetologia, Rod. Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Jardim Marco Zero, CEP 68.903-419, Macapá, AP, Brasil
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Marín-Armijos D, Quezada-Ríos N, Soto-Armijos C, Mengual X. Checklist of the flower flies of Ecuador (Diptera, Syrphidae). Zookeys 2017; 691:163-199. [PMID: 29200924 PMCID: PMC5672696 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.691.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Syrphidae is one of the most speciose families of true flies, with more than 6,100 described species and worldwide distribution. They are important for humans acting as crucial pollinators, biological control agents, decomposers, and bioindicators. One third of its diversity is found in the Neotropical Region, but the taxonomic knowledge for this region is incomplete. Thus, taxonomic revisions and species checklists of Syrphidae in the Neotropics are the highest priority for biodiversity studies. Therefore, we present the first checklist of Syrphidae for Ecuador based on literature records, and provide as well the original reference for the first time species citations for the country. A total of 201 species were recorded for Ecuador, with more than 600 records from 24 provinces and 237 localities. Tungurahua, Pastaza, and Galápagos were the best sampled provinces. Although the reported Ecuadorian syrphid fauna only comprises 11.2 % of the described Neotropical species, Ecuador has the third highest flower fly diversity density after Costa Rica and Suriname. These data indicate the high species diversity for this country in such small geographic area.
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- Diego Marín-Armijos
- Museo de Colecciones Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto s/n, C.P. 11 01 608, Loja, Ecuador
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- Museo de Colecciones Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto s/n, C.P. 11 01 608, Loja, Ecuador
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- Museo de Colecciones Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto s/n, C.P. 11 01 608, Loja, Ecuador
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
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DeMilio E, Lawton C, Marley NJ. Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna. Zookeys 2016; 616:77-101. [PMID: 27667947 PMCID: PMC5027762 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.616.8222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred within Tardigrada. This has resulted in the need for a review of all known historical records from Ireland and Northern Ireland in order to produce an updated checklist of valid taxa. The new checklist includes fifty-one tardigrade species and subspecies including a new addition to the Irish fauna reported herein, Echiniscus quadrispinosus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 from Newtown, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare.
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- Erica DeMilio
- Animal Ecology & Conservation Unit, Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Animal Ecology & Conservation Unit, Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Marine Biology & Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Drakes Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
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A species list of identified oribatid mite taxa (Acari, Oribatida) in the fauna of Vietnam is provided. During 1967-2015, a total of 535 species/subspecies from 222 genera and 81 families was registered. Of these, 194 species/subspecies were described as new for science from Vietnam.
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Vilenica M, Gattolliat JL, Mihaljević Z, Sartori M. Croatian mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera): species diversity and distribution patterns. Zookeys 2015:99-127. [PMID: 26478701 PMCID: PMC4602299 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.523.6100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Knowledge of the mayfly biodiversity in the Balkan Peninsula is still far from complete. Compared to the neighbouring countries, the mayfly fauna in Croatia is very poorly known. Situated at the crossroads of central and Mediterranean Europe and the Balkan Peninsula, Croatia is divided into two ecoregions: Dinaric western Balkan and Pannonian lowland. Mayflies were sampled between 2003 and 2013 at 171 sites, and a total of 66 species was recorded. Combined with the literature data, the Croatian mayfly fauna reached a total of 79 taxa. Of these, 29 species were recorded for the first time in Croatia while 15 species were not previously recorded in Dinaric western Balkan ecoregion. Based on the mayfly assemblage, sampling sites were first structured by ecoregion and then by habitat type. In comparison with the surrounding countries, the Croatian mayfly fauna is the most similar to the Hungarian and Bosnian fauna. Some morphologically interesting taxa such as Baetiscf.nubecularis Eaton, 1898 and Rhithrogena from the diaphana group were recorded. Ephemeracf.parnassiana Demoulin, 1958, the species previously recorded only from Greece, was also recorded.
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- Marina Vilenica
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education, Petrinja, Croatia ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Zagreb, Croatia
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A list of the 356 species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is presented, which comprises 6 Lestremiinae, 156 Micromyinae, 16 Winnertziinae, 69 Porricondylinae, and 109 Cecidomyiinae. The faunistic knowledge of Finnish Winnertziinae, Porricondylinae and Cecidomyiinae is regarded as particularly poor. Based on species numbers known from other countries in Europe, a conservative estimate is 700–800 species of Cecidomyiidae actually occurring in Finland.
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- Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage, P.O. Box 36, FIN-40101 Jyväskylä, Finland
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Salmela J, Paasivirta L, Kvifte GM. Checklist of the familes Chaoboridae, Dixidae, Thaumaleidae, Psychodidae and Ptychopteridae (Diptera) of Finland. Zookeys 2014:37-46. [PMID: 25337006 PMCID: PMC4200446 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.441.7532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A checklist of the families Chaoboridae, Dixidae, Thaumaleidae, Psychodidae and Ptychopteridae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is given. Four species, Dixelladyari Garret, 1924 (Dixidae), Threticustridactilis (Kincaid, 1899), Panimerusalbifacies (Tonnoir, 1919) and Panimerusprzhiboroi Wagner, 2005 (Psychodidae) are reported for the first time from Finland.
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- Jukka Salmela
- Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, P.O. Box 8016, FI-96101 Rovaniemi, Finland
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- Department of Limnology, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132 Kassel-Oberzwehren, Germany
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A checklist of the family Chironomidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is presented.
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Neubauer TA, Kroh A, Harzhauser M, Georgopoulou E, Mandic O. Synopsis of valid species-group taxa for freshwater Gastropoda recorded from the European Neogene. Zookeys 2014:1-6. [PMID: 25152683 PMCID: PMC4141183 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.435.8193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Here we present a complete list of all valid species-group taxa of freshwater gastropods reported from Miocene and Pliocene deposits in Europe. The last comparable work dates back to the 1920s and covered about 1,600 names. The extensive literature research underlying the present work revealed considerable changes in the taxonomic and systematic frameworks of Neogene freshwater gastropods and yielded a total number of 2,156 accepted taxa. Each taxon is accompanied by a full citation of its first description; where the information is available, page number and illustration reference are provided. First descriptions available as open-access full-text sources on the web were linked via hyperlink to the first page of the publication.
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- Thomas A Neubauer
- Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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- Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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Oliveira IDS, Read VMSJ, Mayer G. A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names. Zookeys 2012; 211:1-70. [PMID: 22930648 PMCID: PMC3426840 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Currently, the number of valid species of Onychophora is uncertain. To facilitate taxonomic work on this understudied animal group, we present an updated checklist for the two extant onychophoran subgroups, Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae, along with an assessment of the status of each species. According to our study, 82 species of Peripatidae and 115 species of Peripatopsidae have been described thus far. However, among these 197 species, 20 are nomina dubia due to major taxonomic inconsistencies. Apart from nomina dubia, many of the valid species also require revision, in particular representatives of Paraperipatus within the Peripatopsidae, and nearly all species of Peripatidae. In addition to extant representatives, the record of unambiguous fossils includes three species with uncertain relationship to the extant taxa. For all species, we provide a list of synonyms, information on types and type localities, as well as remarks on taxonomic and nomenclatural problems and misspellings. According to recent evidence of high endemism and cryptic speciation among the Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae, previous synonyms are revised. Putative mutations, subspecies and variations are either raised to the species status or synonymised with corresponding taxa. In our revised checklist, we follow the rules and recommendations of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to clarify previous inconsistencies.
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- Ivo de Sena Oliveira
- Animal Evolution and Development, Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Talstraße 33, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Museo de Zoologia QCAZ, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, 17-01-2184 Quito, Ecuador
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- Animal Evolution and Development, Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Talstraße 33, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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An overview of the history of myrmecology in the Philippine archipelago is presented. Keys are provided to the 11 ant subfamilies and the 92 ant genera known from the Philippines. Eleven ant genera (12%), including 3 undescribed genera, are recorded for the first time from the Philippines. The biology and ecology of the 92 genera, illustrated by full-face and profile photo-images, of Philippine ants are summarized in the form of brief generic accounts. A bibliography of significant taxonomic and behavioral papers on Philippine ants and a checklist of valid species and subspecies and their island distributions are provided.
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- David M General
- College of Sciences, Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Island, Philippines
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