Pub Date : 2017-11-05DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12655
O. Kurina, M. Mantič, J. Ševčík
A new genus and species of Keroplatidae—Kibaleana apicospinosa gen. & sp. n.—is described from Kibale National Park in Uganda. The new genus is preliminarily placed to the tribe Orfeliini and it is characterized by a unique combination of diagnostic characters: wing vein R4 missing, vein A1 shortened, palpi short but five-segmented, fore tibia with apical comb of setae, absence of apical comb of setae on mid and hind tibiae, and male terminalia with relatively long and narrow gonostyli, each bearing a subapical tooth. The sequences of four fragments of mitochondrial DNA (COI, CytB, 12S, 16S) are provided along with a brief discussion about taxonomic position of the new genus.
{"title":"A remarkable new genus of Keroplatidae (Insecta, Diptera) from the Afrotropical region, with DNA sequence data","authors":"O. Kurina, M. Mantič, J. Ševčík","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12655","url":null,"abstract":"A new genus and species of Keroplatidae—Kibaleana apicospinosa gen. & sp. n.—is described from Kibale National Park in Uganda. The new genus is preliminarily placed to the tribe Orfeliini and it is characterized by a unique combination of diagnostic characters: wing vein R4 missing, vein A1 shortened, palpi short but five-segmented, fore tibia with apical comb of setae, absence of apical comb of setae on mid and hind tibiae, and male terminalia with relatively long and narrow gonostyli, each bearing a subapical tooth. The sequences of four fragments of mitochondrial DNA (COI, CytB, 12S, 16S) are provided along with a brief discussion about taxonomic position of the new genus.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"93-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48574610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-08-12DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.21083
T. Lautenschläger, C. Neinhuis, M. Monizi, José Lau Mandombe, A. Förster, T. Henle, M. Nuss
{"title":"Edible insects of Northern Angola","authors":"T. Lautenschläger, C. Neinhuis, M. Monizi, José Lau Mandombe, A. Förster, T. Henle, M. Nuss","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.21083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.21083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"55-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46488945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-05-22DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.13226
A. Armstrong, T. Nxele
Certain groups of invertebrates are becoming mainstreamed in conservation activities in KwaZulu-Natal, especially taxa that have many narrow-range species endemic to the province. As a result, there may be a need to assign common (in this case English) names where these are unavailable. A list of scientific names and standardised common names is presented for earthworm species occurring in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, north-eastern South Africa.
{"title":"English names of the megadrile earthworms (Oligochaeta) of KwaZulu-Natal","authors":"A. Armstrong, T. Nxele","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.13226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.13226","url":null,"abstract":"Certain groups of invertebrates are becoming mainstreamed in conservation activities in KwaZulu-Natal, especially taxa that have many narrow-range species endemic to the province. As a result, there may be a need to assign common (in this case English) names where these are unavailable. A list of scientific names and standardised common names is presented for earthworm species occurring in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, north-eastern South Africa.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"11-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48618357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-05-17DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12966
C. Daniel, J. Midgley, M. Villet
Thanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguished by a 360 bp mtDNA sequence from the cytochrome oxidase I gene.
{"title":"Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)","authors":"C. Daniel, J. Midgley, M. Villet","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12966","url":null,"abstract":"Thanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguished by a 360 bp mtDNA sequence from the cytochrome oxidase I gene.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48537763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-03-28DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12022
J. Otero, J. M. Pereira
A study on the genus Micrambe Thomson, 1863 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) from Madagascar and Réunion is presented. Six species are hitherto known from these countries: M. apicalis Grouvelle, M. brevitarsis Bruce, M. consors Grouvelle, M. madagascariensis Grouvelle, M. modesta (Grouvelle), and M. reuninensis Lyubarsky. A new species, M. leonardoi sp. n., is formally described from Boorg-Murat, Réunion Island. A key is presented to enable their identification. Micrambe consors Grouvelle previously known only from Congo is reported here for the first time from Madagascar.
{"title":"Records of the genus Micrambe Thomson, 1863 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) from Madagascar and Réunion Island","authors":"J. Otero, J. M. Pereira","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.12022","url":null,"abstract":"A study on the genus Micrambe Thomson, 1863 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) from Madagascar and Réunion is presented. Six species are hitherto known from these countries: M. apicalis Grouvelle, M. brevitarsis Bruce, M. consors Grouvelle, M. madagascariensis Grouvelle, M. modesta (Grouvelle), and M. reuninensis Lyubarsky. A new species, M. leonardoi sp. n., is formally described from Boorg-Murat, Réunion Island. A key is presented to enable their identification. Micrambe consors Grouvelle previously known only from Congo is reported here for the first time from Madagascar.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"49-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46872550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-02-27DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.11448
S. Zonstein, Y. Marusik
Two new genera of chedimine palpimanids are described. Chedimanopsgen. n. includes the type species, Chedimanopseskovisp. n. (♂♀), and Chedimanopsrwenzorensissp. n. (♂♀), both from the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Rwenzori Mts.). The monotypic Hybosidellagen. n. is based on Hybosidellaetindesp. n. (♂) from Cameroon. The new genera differ from all other Palpimanidae by possessing only the anterior median eyes (all other eyes are lost). These new genera can be distinguished from one another by the shape of the thoracic fovea (a narrow bracket-shaped pit vs. a longitudinal groove, respectively), as well as by the structure of the abdominal scuta and the male copulatory organ, peculiarities of coloration, amongst other characters. The taxonomic position and relationships of the newly described taxa are briefly discussed. The distinctive characters and a key to both species of Chedimanopsgen. n. are also provided.
{"title":"Descriptions of the two-eyed African spider genera Chedimanops gen. n. and Hybosidella gen. n. (Araneae, Palpimanidae, Chediminae)","authors":"S. Zonstein, Y. Marusik","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.11448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.11448","url":null,"abstract":"Two new genera of chedimine palpimanids are described. Chedimanopsgen. n. includes the type species, Chedimanopseskovisp. n. (♂♀), and Chedimanopsrwenzorensissp. n. (♂♀), both from the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Rwenzori Mts.). The monotypic Hybosidellagen. n. is based on Hybosidellaetindesp. n. (♂) from Cameroon. The new genera differ from all other Palpimanidae by possessing only the anterior median eyes (all other eyes are lost). These new genera can be distinguished from one another by the shape of the thoracic fovea (a narrow bracket-shaped pit vs. a longitudinal groove, respectively), as well as by the structure of the abdominal scuta and the male copulatory organ, peculiarities of coloration, amongst other characters. The taxonomic position and relationships of the newly described taxa are briefly discussed. The distinctive characters and a key to both species of Chedimanopsgen. n. are also provided.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"23-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42943499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-02-21DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.11456
T. Assmann, Estève Boutaud, C. Drees, T. Marcus, D. Nolte, W. Starke, H. Terlutter, Eva Völler, P. Zumstein
Two new species of the genus Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864 are described: Lebistina rehagei Assmann, Starke & Terlutter, sp. n., type locality: Kenya: north of Ngomeni. Members of this macropterous species are distinguished from all other known species of the genus by their elytral coloration pattern, large body length, shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus, and shape of the mentum with one tooth showing two small tips. Lebistina petersae Assmann, Drees & Zumstein, sp. n., type locality: Kenya, Tsavo East National Park. Members of this macropterous species differ from all other Lebistina species by their elytral coloration, short body length, shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus, and shape of the mentum with its sinuosity and two blunt teeth. We provide photographs and discuss the characters, including the shape of the mentum which deviates from the classical delineation of the genus Lebistina.
{"title":"Two new Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864 species from Kenya and Tanzania (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)","authors":"T. Assmann, Estève Boutaud, C. Drees, T. Marcus, D. Nolte, W. Starke, H. Terlutter, Eva Völler, P. Zumstein","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.11456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.11456","url":null,"abstract":"Two new species of the genus Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864 are described: Lebistina rehagei Assmann, Starke & Terlutter, sp. n., type locality: Kenya: north of Ngomeni. Members of this macropterous species are distinguished from all other known species of the genus by their elytral coloration pattern, large body length, shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus, and shape of the mentum with one tooth showing two small tips. Lebistina petersae Assmann, Drees & Zumstein, sp. n., type locality: Kenya, Tsavo East National Park. Members of this macropterous species differ from all other Lebistina species by their elytral coloration, short body length, shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus, and shape of the mentum with its sinuosity and two blunt teeth. We provide photographs and discuss the characters, including the shape of the mentum which deviates from the classical delineation of the genus Lebistina.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"9-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45970582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-01-18DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.9537
M. Villet, C. Clitheroe, K. Williams
Eleven species of flesh fly were identified in a sample of 737 specimens captured during fortnightly trapping at three sites in Grahamstown, South Africa, over a year. Sarcophaga africa Wiedemann, 1824, S. inaequalis Austen, 1909, S. exuberans Pandellé, 1896 and S. tibialis Macquart, 1851 showed well-defined peaks between early October 2001 and late April 2002, and only S. africa was trapped at other times of year. These peaks occurred when average minimum and maximum ambient air temperatures were above 12°C and 22°C, respectively, and showed no obvious relationship to rainfall. There were indications of population cycles in all of these species. Sarcophaga hera Zumpt, 1972, S. arno Curran, 1934, S. inzi Curran, 1934, S. langi Curran, 1934, S. freyi Zumpt, 1953, S. nodosa Engel, 1925 and S. samia Curran, 1934 were too scarce to assess their patterns of occurrence rigorously. Insects attending a corpse are reputed to assist forensic entomologists in estimating the time of year when the body died. Some flesh flies provide more precise estimates than others, so several species should be used for cross-validation. Insect activity at a corpse depends on the weather, so that presence of a species indicates particular environmental conditions and not simply calendar dates (particularly if climate changes). Absence of a species is not necessarily evidence of specific conditions because species may not be present at all sites simultaneously, populations cycle even when their members are active, and low population densities may hamper detection of a species. African Invertebrates 58(1): 1–8 (2017) doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.58.9537 http://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net Copyright Martin H. Villet et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. RESEARCH ARTICLE Martin H. Villet et al. / African Invertebrates 58(1): 1–8 (2017) 2
在一年多的时间里，在南非Grahamstown的三个地点每两周捕获一次的737个标本中，发现了11种肉蝇。Sarcophaga africa Wiedemann，1824年，S.inaequip Austen，1909年，S.experians Pandellé，1896年和S.tibialis Macquart，1851年，在2001年10月初至2002年4月底期间出现了明确的峰值，只有南非在一年中的其他时间被困。这些峰值出现在平均最低和最高环境气温分别高于12°C和22°C时，与降雨量没有明显关系。所有这些物种都有种群周期的迹象。Sarcophaga hera Zumpt，1972年，S.arno Curran，1934年，S.inzi Curran，1935年，S.langi Curran，1953年，S.freyi Zumpt、S.nodosa Engel，1925年和S.samia Curran（1934年）太少，无法严格评估其发生模式。昆虫处理尸体被认为有助于法医昆虫学家估计尸体一年中的死亡时间。一些肉蝇提供了比其他更精确的估计，因此应该使用几个物种进行交叉验证。昆虫对尸体的活动取决于天气，因此一个物种的存在表明了特定的环境条件，而不仅仅是日历日期（尤其是在气候变化的情况下）。物种的缺乏不一定是特定条件的证据，因为物种可能不会同时出现在所有地点，即使其成员活跃，种群也会循环，并且低种群密度可能会阻碍对物种的检测。非洲无脊椎动物58（1）：1-8（2017）doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.58.9537http://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net版权所有Martin H.Villet等人。这是一篇根据知识共享署名许可证（CC BY 4.0）条款分发的开放获取文章，该许可证允许在任何媒体上不受限制地使用、分发和复制，前提是原始作者和来源可信。研究文章Martin H.Villet等人/非洲无脊椎动物58（1）：1-8（2017）2
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Pub Date : 2017-01-06DOI: 10.3897/AAFRINVERTEBR.58.12782
M. Sharaf, S. Akbar, A. Aldawood, Francisco Hita Garcia
In this study, we review the Arabian species of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler. We provide species reviews for the two previously known species, N. angulatus (Mayr, 1862) and N. humerosus (Emery, 1896) and describe a new species N. zaheri sp. n. from Yemen based on the worker caste. An illustrated key to the Arabian species of the genus and montage photos of all three species are provided.
{"title":"Review of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from the Arabian Peninsula","authors":"M. Sharaf, S. Akbar, A. Aldawood, Francisco Hita Garcia","doi":"10.3897/AAFRINVERTEBR.58.12782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AAFRINVERTEBR.58.12782","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we review the Arabian species of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler. We provide species reviews for the two previously known species, N. angulatus (Mayr, 1862) and N. humerosus (Emery, 1896) and describe a new species N. zaheri sp. n. from Yemen based on the worker caste. An illustrated key to the Arabian species of the genus and montage photos of all three species are provided.","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"21-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45633957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2017-01-06DOI: 10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.13294
J. Londt, Torsten Dikow
The monotypic Afrotropical genus Prytanomyia Ozdikmen, 2006 is revised. Laphystia kochi Lindner, 1973 is found to belong to Prytanomyia and is identical to Prytanomyia albida (Oldroyd, 1974), type of the genus. As a consequence L. kochi is newly combined with Prytanomyia, and P. albida is placed in the synonymy of P. kochi. The species inhabits arid environments, is restricted to the Namib desert from southern Angola to southern Namibia, and is found on vegetated sand mounds and dunes and in dry riverbeds. The highly reduced pulvilli, characteristic of this species, are believed to be an adaptation to living and perching on sandy surfaces
{"title":"A revision of the Afrotropical genus Prytanomyia Özdikmen, 2006 (Asilidae, Laphriinae)","authors":"J. Londt, Torsten Dikow","doi":"10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.13294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/AFRINVERTEBR.58.13294","url":null,"abstract":"The monotypic Afrotropical genus Prytanomyia Ozdikmen, 2006 is revised. Laphystia kochi Lindner, 1973 is found to belong to Prytanomyia and is identical to Prytanomyia albida (Oldroyd, 1974), type of the genus. As a consequence L. kochi is newly combined with Prytanomyia, and P. albida is placed in the synonymy of P. kochi. The species inhabits arid environments, is restricted to the Namib desert from southern Angola to southern Namibia, and is found on vegetated sand mounds and dunes and in dry riverbeds. The highly reduced pulvilli, characteristic of this species, are believed to be an adaptation to living and perching on sandy surfaces","PeriodicalId":50843,"journal":{"name":"African Invertebrates","volume":"58 1","pages":"39-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2017-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41765093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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