Pub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.1
Riffat Sultana, Hojun Song
An annotated catalogue of Acrididae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of Pakistan and its two adjacent territories is presented. A total of 169 species (including subspecies) belonged to 66 genera and 29 tribes with 14 subfamilies are reported from this region. Oedipodinae (56) was the most species-rich subfamily, followed by Gomphocerinae (30), Acridinae (15), Calliptaminae with (12), Eyprepocnemidinae (12) Oxyinae (9), Hemiacridinae (10), Cyrtacanthacridinae (8), Catantopinae (7), Tropidopolinae and Teratodinae each with (3), Spathosterninae (2) and Coptacrinae, and Melanoplinae are represented by a single species. Pakistan harbors about 51.76% of the Acridomorpha species recorded for subtropical Asia, including 13.61% of the Caelifera, are endemic. Since the first checklist was published in 1990, which listed 39 species, hundreds of additional specimens from the region have been collected and databased, new species have been described, and the taxonomic status of some species has changed. Due to a lack of long-term studies for most localities, several species that were new at the time of collection are meanwhile described from other areas of Southeastern Asia. Specimen data from insect collections, databases, scientific literature, and unpublished records were compared to the original checklist. Our list includes three endemic species, 11 rare species, seven first-time reports, including five expected and 18 dubious records. Additionally, there are a few species from protected areas, although no consistent analysis has yet been done on species restricted to protected areas in Pakistan. A detailed account of subfamilies, endemic and rare species, and those anticipated to occur in Pakistan is also presented. This checklist provides baseline data for researchers and the public, strengthening the pest framework for management.
{"title":"Annotated catalogue of Pakistani Acrididae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acridoidea)","authors":"Riffat Sultana, Hojun Song","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"An annotated catalogue of Acrididae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of Pakistan and its two adjacent territories is presented. A total of 169 species (including subspecies) belonged to 66 genera and 29 tribes with 14 subfamilies are reported from this region. Oedipodinae (56) was the most species-rich subfamily, followed by Gomphocerinae (30), Acridinae (15), Calliptaminae with (12), Eyprepocnemidinae (12) Oxyinae (9), Hemiacridinae (10), Cyrtacanthacridinae (8), Catantopinae (7), Tropidopolinae and Teratodinae each with (3), Spathosterninae (2) and Coptacrinae, and Melanoplinae are represented by a single species. Pakistan harbors about 51.76% of the Acridomorpha species recorded for subtropical Asia, including 13.61% of the Caelifera, are endemic. Since the first checklist was published in 1990, which listed 39 species, hundreds of additional specimens from the region have been collected and databased, new species have been described, and the taxonomic status of some species has changed. Due to a lack of long-term studies for most localities, several species that were new at the time of collection are meanwhile described from other areas of Southeastern Asia. Specimen data from insect collections, databases, scientific literature, and unpublished records were compared to the original checklist. Our list includes three endemic species, 11 rare species, seven first-time reports, including five expected and 18 dubious records. Additionally, there are a few species from protected areas, although no consistent analysis has yet been done on species restricted to protected areas in Pakistan. A detailed account of subfamilies, endemic and rare species, and those anticipated to occur in Pakistan is also presented. This checklist provides baseline data for researchers and the public, strengthening the pest framework for management.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"64 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.4
R. D. GARCÍA-MARTIÑÓN, Amando EQUIHUA-MARTÍNEZ, E. G. E. Venegas, G. Melika, S. ROMERO-RANGEL, Víctor Cuesta-Porta, J. Pujade‐Villar
A new genus of oak gall wasp, Reticulodermis Pujade-Villar, Cuesta-Porta & Melika gen. nov. and a new species R. lithogalla García-Martiñón & Pujade-Villar sp. nov. are described from Mexico. Reticulodermis is known only from the asexual generation that induces galls on leaves of Quercus crassipes Humb. & Bonpl. (section Lobatae). We provide the diagnosis, distribution and biological data on the new species. An identification key to the genera of oak gall wasps inducing galls on the section Lobatae is given.
{"title":"Reticulodermis lithogalla gen. nov. and sp. nov. of oak gall wasp from Mexico (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)","authors":"R. D. GARCÍA-MARTIÑÓN, Amando EQUIHUA-MARTÍNEZ, E. G. E. Venegas, G. Melika, S. ROMERO-RANGEL, Víctor Cuesta-Porta, J. Pujade‐Villar","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"A new genus of oak gall wasp, Reticulodermis Pujade-Villar, Cuesta-Porta & Melika gen. nov. and a new species R. lithogalla García-Martiñón & Pujade-Villar sp. nov. are described from Mexico. Reticulodermis is known only from the asexual generation that induces galls on leaves of Quercus crassipes Humb. & Bonpl. (section Lobatae). We provide the diagnosis, distribution and biological data on the new species. An identification key to the genera of oak gall wasps inducing galls on the section Lobatae is given.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"38 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.6
Kai Wang, Ling Li, HAO-NAN Mu, Sheng Xu, Jing Che
Based on morphological and genetic data, we describe a new species of Tropidophorus from the tropical karst landscape in southeastern Yunnan Province, China, close to the Vietnam border. Phylogenetically, the new species forms a clade with T. baviensis, T. murphyi, and T. hainanus, with p-distances ranging from 4.7–5.1% for the 16S gene and 3.9–6.8% for 12S gene. Morphologically, the new species shares the karst morphotype of Tropidophorus, particularly similar as T. murphyi and T. baviensis, in which all having a dorsally compressed head and body, smooth dorsal head scales, and distinctively keeled body scales. However, the new species can be distinguished from these similar species by numbers of supralabial scales, ventral scales, scales around the tail at the10th subcaudal, and a larger body size. We emphasize the urgency of conservation for the tropical karst landscape in northern Indochina.
基于形态学和遗传学数据,我们描述了产自中国云南省东南部靠近越南边境的热带喀斯特地貌中的一个新的Tropidophorus物种。在系统发育上,该新种与 T. baviensis、T. murphyi 和 T. hainanus 组成一个支系,16S 基因的 p 值差异为 4.7-5.1%,12S 基因的 p 值差异为 3.9-6.8%。从形态上看,新种与 Tropidophorus 具有相同的喀斯特形态,尤其与 T. murphyi 和 T. baviensis 相似,都是头和体背压扁,头背鳞片光滑,体鳞呈明显的龙骨状。然而,新种可以通过上唇鳞片、腹鳞片、尾下第 10 节周围鳞片的数量以及较大的体型与这些相似物种区分开来。我们强调保护印度支那北部热带喀斯特地貌的紧迫性。
{"title":"A New Species of the Genus Tropidophorus Duméril, Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from China-Vietnam Border Region in Southeastern Yunnan Province, China","authors":"Kai Wang, Ling Li, HAO-NAN Mu, Sheng Xu, Jing Che","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"Based on morphological and genetic data, we describe a new species of Tropidophorus from the tropical karst landscape in southeastern Yunnan Province, China, close to the Vietnam border. Phylogenetically, the new species forms a clade with T. baviensis, T. murphyi, and T. hainanus, with p-distances ranging from 4.7–5.1% for the 16S gene and 3.9–6.8% for 12S gene. Morphologically, the new species shares the karst morphotype of Tropidophorus, particularly similar as T. murphyi and T. baviensis, in which all having a dorsally compressed head and body, smooth dorsal head scales, and distinctively keeled body scales. However, the new species can be distinguished from these similar species by numbers of supralabial scales, ventral scales, scales around the tail at the10th subcaudal, and a larger body size. We emphasize the urgency of conservation for the tropical karst landscape in northern Indochina.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"60 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.7
A. Babenko, M. Antipova
Rambutanura oblita sp. nov. from the southern part of Vietnam is described and illustrated. It differs from all previously known species of the genus by the presence of only seven tubercles on the head (tubercle Cl undeveloped, vs present in all other known congeners), and of elongated digitate tubercles only on three last abdominal segments. In all other species such prolonged, finger-like tubercles are either present also on the head and thorax or completely undeveloped.
{"title":"A new species of the genus Rambutanura Deharveng, 1988 from southern Vietnam (Collembola, Neanuridae)","authors":"A. Babenko, M. Antipova","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Rambutanura oblita sp. nov. from the southern part of Vietnam is described and illustrated. It differs from all previously known species of the genus by the presence of only seven tubercles on the head (tubercle Cl undeveloped, vs present in all other known congeners), and of elongated digitate tubercles only on three last abdominal segments. In all other species such prolonged, finger-like tubercles are either present also on the head and thorax or completely undeveloped.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"68 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.3
V. Q. Luu, Tuoi Thi Hoang, H. Ha, Jesse L. Grismer, M. Murdoch, Saly Sitthivong, Vilay Phimpasone, L. Grismer
An integrative taxonomic analysis of the gekkonid lizard genus Hemiphyllodactylus was conducted using molecular, morphological, color pattern, and ecological data on a clade of 19 species, including two new species from karst landscapes in northern Laos and Vietnam. Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp. nov. (Laos) and H. vanhoensis sp. nov. (Vietnam) are karst-dwelling species whose discovery further emphasizes the unrealized herpetological diversity and site-specific endemism in karst ecosystems across Southeast Asia and the need for increased field work to protect these biodiverse landscapes.
通过分子、形态学、颜色模式和生态学数据,我们对石龙子属的19个物种进行了综合分类分析,其中包括老挝北部和越南岩溶地貌中的两个新物种。Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp.nov.(老挝)和 H. vanhoensis sp.nov.(越南)是岩溶栖息物种,它们的发现进一步强调了东南亚岩溶生态系统中尚未实现的爬行动物多样性和特定地点的特有性,以及加强野外工作以保护这些生物多样性景观的必要性。
{"title":"Integrative taxonomy reveals two new species of karst-dwelling Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the border region of Laos and Vietnam","authors":"V. Q. Luu, Tuoi Thi Hoang, H. Ha, Jesse L. Grismer, M. Murdoch, Saly Sitthivong, Vilay Phimpasone, L. Grismer","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"An integrative taxonomic analysis of the gekkonid lizard genus Hemiphyllodactylus was conducted using molecular, morphological, color pattern, and ecological data on a clade of 19 species, including two new species from karst landscapes in northern Laos and Vietnam. Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp. nov. (Laos) and H. vanhoensis sp. nov. (Vietnam) are karst-dwelling species whose discovery further emphasizes the unrealized herpetological diversity and site-specific endemism in karst ecosystems across Southeast Asia and the need for increased field work to protect these biodiverse landscapes.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"45 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141809715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.2
M. Tovar-Hernández, I. Jirkov
Jasmineira filatovae Levenstein, 1961 was described from the Bering Sea from sediments at 3812–3940 m. Later, it was reported from 6328–9735 m in the Aleutian and Japan Trenches, thus becoming the deepest sabellid ever recorded. In the present study, syntypes of J. filatovae were examined. The syntypes possess anterior and posterior peristomial rings distinctly elongated, ventral sacs, parallel lamellae, companion chaetae and avicular thoracic uncini with long handles, and lack bayonet chaetae and inter-radiolar membrane. This combination of features does not match the diagnosis of Jasmineira Langerhans, 1880, but does match that of Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919. Consequently, the new combination of Potamethus filatovae (Levenstein, 1961) is presented with a complete redescription; further, a lectotype is proposed and other specimens are regarded as paralectotypes. Specimens of P. malmgreni (Hansen, 1887) were examined form the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic Ocean for comparative purposes. The diagnosis of the genus Potamethus is emended based on the variability found in some species: 1) the inter-radiolar membrane may be present, 2) peristomial moldures present in some species, 2) thoracic uncini with long handles, and 3) a hump on the angle between external margin of neck and handle of thoracic and abdominal uncini may be present.
{"title":"Jasmineira filatovae Levenstein, 1961, the deepest known sabellid is a Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919: redescription, new combination and generic emendation","authors":"M. Tovar-Hernández, I. Jirkov","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Jasmineira filatovae Levenstein, 1961 was described from the Bering Sea from sediments at 3812–3940 m. Later, it was reported from 6328–9735 m in the Aleutian and Japan Trenches, thus becoming the deepest sabellid ever recorded. In the present study, syntypes of J. filatovae were examined. The syntypes possess anterior and posterior peristomial rings distinctly elongated, ventral sacs, parallel lamellae, companion chaetae and avicular thoracic uncini with long handles, and lack bayonet chaetae and inter-radiolar membrane. This combination of features does not match the diagnosis of Jasmineira Langerhans, 1880, but does match that of Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919. Consequently, the new combination of Potamethus filatovae (Levenstein, 1961) is presented with a complete redescription; further, a lectotype is proposed and other specimens are regarded as paralectotypes. Specimens of P. malmgreni (Hansen, 1887) were examined form the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic Ocean for comparative purposes. The diagnosis of the genus Potamethus is emended based on the variability found in some species: 1) the inter-radiolar membrane may be present, 2) peristomial moldures present in some species, 2) thoracic uncini with long handles, and 3) a hump on the angle between external margin of neck and handle of thoracic and abdominal uncini may be present.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"47 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141809839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.1
Zhi-qiang Zhang, Marut Fuangarworn, Yi Yan
{"title":"Ontogeny and morphological diversity in immature mites (Part VIII) Title page","authors":"Zhi-qiang Zhang, Marut Fuangarworn, Yi Yan","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"123 44","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141811512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.4
Min Ma, Keshi Zhang, QING-HAI Fan, Zhi-qiang Zhang
This paper provides a comprehensive description of the morphological characteristics of the developmental stages (larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and adult) of Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant, 1959) and Amblyseius lentiginosus Denmark & Schicha, 1974. Both species used were sourced from laboratory-reared colonies fed with the dried fruit mite Carpoglyphus lactis (L.) (Acari: Carpoglyphidae).
{"title":"Description of ontogenetic changes in the morphology of Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant, 1959) and Amblyseius lentiginosus Denmark & Schicha, 1974 (Acari: Phytoseiidae)","authors":"Min Ma, Keshi Zhang, QING-HAI Fan, Zhi-qiang Zhang","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides a comprehensive description of the morphological characteristics of the developmental stages (larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and adult) of Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant, 1959) and Amblyseius lentiginosus Denmark & Schicha, 1974. Both species used were sourced from laboratory-reared colonies fed with the dried fruit mite Carpoglyphus lactis (L.) (Acari: Carpoglyphidae).\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"80 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141812791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.9
Sergey G. Ermilov, Evert E. Lindquist
Basilobelba werneri (Oribatida, Basilobelbidae) was collected from an alpine cloud forest in Guatemala. This is the first representative of the family Basilobelbidae in the Guatemalan fauna. A supplementary description of adult B. werneri is presented along with summarized diagnostic morphological traits. The juvenile instars of B. werneri are described for the first time. The larva is characterized by the presence of 11 pairs of gastronotic setae, of which c1 (short), da and dm (medium-sized) slightly thickened, barbed, la, lm, lp, h1, and h2 long, thick, narrowed distally, heavily barbed, and c2, c3 and h3 short, setiform, roughened. The proto-, deuto- and tritonymph are characterized by the presence of 12 pairs of short, setiform gastronotic setae.
{"title":"Ontogenetic instars of Basilobelba werneri Mahunka, 1982 (Acari, Oribatida, Basilobelbidae)","authors":"Sergey G. Ermilov, Evert E. Lindquist","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.9","url":null,"abstract":"Basilobelba werneri (Oribatida, Basilobelbidae) was collected from an alpine cloud forest in Guatemala. This is the first representative of the family Basilobelbidae in the Guatemalan fauna. A supplementary description of adult B. werneri is presented along with summarized diagnostic morphological traits. The juvenile instars of B. werneri are described for the first time. The larva is characterized by the presence of 11 pairs of gastronotic setae, of which c1 (short), da and dm (medium-sized) slightly thickened, barbed, la, lm, lp, h1, and h2 long, thick, narrowed distally, heavily barbed, and c2, c3 and h3 short, setiform, roughened. The proto-, deuto- and tritonymph are characterized by the presence of 12 pairs of short, setiform gastronotic setae.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"33 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141813272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.12
Stanisław Seniczak, Anna Seniczak, Marcin Mistrzak
The morphological ontogeny of Melanozetes meridianus Sellnick, 1928 is redescribed and illustrated. The juveniles of this species are light brown with brown prodorsum, gastronotum, sclerites and legs, and the nymphs have a well-developed lamella. In all juveniles, a humeral organ and humeral macrosclerite are present, seta c1 is inserted on humeral macrosclerite, and setae c2 and c3 are inserted on unsclerotized integument. The gastronotal shield of the larva has seven pairs of setae (d-, l-series and h1), while that of the nymphs has 10 pairs (d-, l-, h-series and p1), and setae p2 and p3 are inserted on a large posteroventral macrosclerite. In all instars the legs are stocky, all femora are flattened, and femora I and II have a large ventral carina.
{"title":"Morphological ontogeny of Melanozetes meridianus(Acari, Oribatida, Ceratozetidae)","authors":"Stanisław Seniczak, Anna Seniczak, Marcin Mistrzak","doi":"10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.12","url":null,"abstract":"The morphological ontogeny of Melanozetes meridianus Sellnick, 1928 is redescribed and illustrated. The juveniles of this species are light brown with brown prodorsum, gastronotum, sclerites and legs, and the nymphs have a well-developed lamella. In all juveniles, a humeral organ and humeral macrosclerite are present, seta c1 is inserted on humeral macrosclerite, and setae c2 and c3 are inserted on unsclerotized integument. The gastronotal shield of the larva has seven pairs of setae (d-, l-series and h1), while that of the nymphs has 10 pairs (d-, l-, h-series and p1), and setae p2 and p3 are inserted on a large posteroventral macrosclerite. In all instars the legs are stocky, all femora are flattened, and femora I and II have a large ventral carina.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":507495,"journal":{"name":"Zootaxa","volume":"122 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141812031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}