ABSTRACT Platycleis kashmira was first discovered by Uvarov in 1930 from the Srinagar (Parimahal) region of Kashmir, India. After not having be documented for 90 years, the species has been rediscovered from the southern region (Pulwama) of Kashmir and is appears to be endemic to Kashmir (Chandra et al. 2013). Detailed morphology and distribution of Platycleis kashmira is given here.
1930年，Uvarov在印度克什米尔的斯利那加(Parimahal)地区首次发现了喀什米尔树(Platycleis kashmira)。在没有记录90年之后，该物种在克什米尔南部地区(Pulwama)被重新发现，并且似乎是克什米尔特有的(Chandra et al. 2013)。本文详细地介绍了喀什米尔板柏的形态和分布。
{"title":"Rediscovery of Platycleis kashmira Uvarov, 1930 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Platycleidini) after Nine Decades from Kashmir (Jammu & Kashmir), India","authors":"M. Shah, M. K. Usmani","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0406","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Platycleis kashmira was first discovered by Uvarov in 1930 from the Srinagar (Parimahal) region of Kashmir, India. After not having be documented for 90 years, the species has been rediscovered from the southern region (Pulwama) of Kashmir and is appears to be endemic to Kashmir (Chandra et al. 2013). Detailed morphology and distribution of Platycleis kashmira is given here.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78745303","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}
ABSTRACT We present an annotated list of 22 species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and one species of cluster flies (Polleniidae) known from the state of Mississippi, with one additional blow fly species likely to occur there based on a record in neighboring Alabama. New state records include five species from the subfamily Calliphorinae: Angioneura flavescens (Reinhard), Angioneura obscura (Townsend), Opsodexia bicolor (Coquillett), and Opsodexia nox (Downes), and Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann). The number and density of taxa per 100,000 km2 is consistent with that of blow fly taxa recorded for other states across the contiguous United States.
{"title":"An Annotated List of the Blow Flies and Cluster Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae, Polleniidae) of Mississippi","authors":"G. D. De Jong, F. Meyer, J. Goddard","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0304","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We present an annotated list of 22 species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and one species of cluster flies (Polleniidae) known from the state of Mississippi, with one additional blow fly species likely to occur there based on a record in neighboring Alabama. New state records include five species from the subfamily Calliphorinae: Angioneura flavescens (Reinhard), Angioneura obscura (Townsend), Opsodexia bicolor (Coquillett), and Opsodexia nox (Downes), and Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann). The number and density of taxa per 100,000 km2 is consistent with that of blow fly taxa recorded for other states across the contiguous United States.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79144925","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}
Steven Y. Wang, Aaron C. Stoll, Heath J. Richter, Cloud Dandridge, Ruthie A. Perez, James T. Doucet, J. K. Wetterer
ABSTRACT Gnamptogenys triangularis (Mayr) is a predatory ant that feeds primarily on millipedes. This species has an enormous native range in South and Central America that extends from subtropical Argentina (38.1°S) to tropical Costa Rica (10.4°N). The earliest known records of G. triangularis outside its native range were from Florida beginning in 1985, with subsequent published records from Alabama (1996–) and Mississippi (2002–). Here, we present new records of G. triangularis documenting further expansion of populations in the southeastern US, including first published site records from Texas (2013–), Louisiana (2019–), and South Carolina (2019–). In the southeastern US, G. triangularis occurs in a wide range of habitats, from relatively intact forest to highly disturbed urban sites. Its northernmost site records are from South Carolina (34.1°N), but based on its South American range, G. triangularis may have the potential to spread further north. Gnamptogenys triangularis readily consumes the greenhouse millipede, Oxidus gracilis (Koch), a cosmopolitan species originally from Asia, which is now very common in disturbed environments of the southeastern US, so potential prey for G. triangularis may be plentiful throughout this region.
{"title":"Spread of a Non-Native, Millipede-Eating Ant, Gnamptogenys triangularis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), in the Southeastern United States","authors":"Steven Y. Wang, Aaron C. Stoll, Heath J. Richter, Cloud Dandridge, Ruthie A. Perez, James T. Doucet, J. K. Wetterer","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0303","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Gnamptogenys triangularis (Mayr) is a predatory ant that feeds primarily on millipedes. This species has an enormous native range in South and Central America that extends from subtropical Argentina (38.1°S) to tropical Costa Rica (10.4°N). The earliest known records of G. triangularis outside its native range were from Florida beginning in 1985, with subsequent published records from Alabama (1996–) and Mississippi (2002–). Here, we present new records of G. triangularis documenting further expansion of populations in the southeastern US, including first published site records from Texas (2013–), Louisiana (2019–), and South Carolina (2019–). In the southeastern US, G. triangularis occurs in a wide range of habitats, from relatively intact forest to highly disturbed urban sites. Its northernmost site records are from South Carolina (34.1°N), but based on its South American range, G. triangularis may have the potential to spread further north. Gnamptogenys triangularis readily consumes the greenhouse millipede, Oxidus gracilis (Koch), a cosmopolitan species originally from Asia, which is now very common in disturbed environments of the southeastern US, so potential prey for G. triangularis may be plentiful throughout this region.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83978706","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}
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is understanding faunistic and zoogeographical composition of the Turkish Buprestidae fauna and determining similarities between Turkey and its adjacent countries. Palaearctic region is handled in nine subregions (Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Siberia, Middle East, Middle Asia, Far Eastern Asian and North Africa). Buprestidae fauna of Turkey has 421 species belonging 37 genera and 6 subfamilies according to present literature. Chrysochroinae (130 species) and Buprestinae (132 species) are the most specios subfamilies in Turkey. The genera Anthaxia (103 species) and Sphenoptera (82 species) were the most species-rich genera. The fauna of Greece have highest of similarity with Buprestidae fauna of Turkey. Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783), Capnodis cariosa (Pallas, 1776), Capnodis porosa (Klug, 1829), Capnodis tenebricosa (Olivier, 1790), Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1761), Anthaxia anatolica Chevrolat, 1838, Chrysobothris affinis (Fabricius, 1794), Melanophila cuspidata (Klug, 1829), Trachypteris picta (Pallas, 1773), Coraebus rubi (Linnaeus, 1767) and Meliboeus parvulus Küster, 1852 are existing in Turkey and all adjacent countries.
{"title":"Zoogeographical Evaluation of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) Fauna of Turkey and Its Adjacent Countries","authors":"Ali Kemal Kirçakci, M. Kabalak","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0302","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The aim of this study is understanding faunistic and zoogeographical composition of the Turkish Buprestidae fauna and determining similarities between Turkey and its adjacent countries. Palaearctic region is handled in nine subregions (Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Siberia, Middle East, Middle Asia, Far Eastern Asian and North Africa). Buprestidae fauna of Turkey has 421 species belonging 37 genera and 6 subfamilies according to present literature. Chrysochroinae (130 species) and Buprestinae (132 species) are the most specios subfamilies in Turkey. The genera Anthaxia (103 species) and Sphenoptera (82 species) were the most species-rich genera. The fauna of Greece have highest of similarity with Buprestidae fauna of Turkey. Acmaeoderella flavofasciata (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783), Capnodis cariosa (Pallas, 1776), Capnodis porosa (Klug, 1829), Capnodis tenebricosa (Olivier, 1790), Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1761), Anthaxia anatolica Chevrolat, 1838, Chrysobothris affinis (Fabricius, 1794), Melanophila cuspidata (Klug, 1829), Trachypteris picta (Pallas, 1773), Coraebus rubi (Linnaeus, 1767) and Meliboeus parvulus Küster, 1852 are existing in Turkey and all adjacent countries.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87552231","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}
ABSTRACT A survey of Bariditae in Mississippi resulted in 75 species in 32 genera and included two undescribed species and 36 new state records. An additional two species were recognized as possibly occurring in Mississippi. Diagnoses for all of the genera and species in the state are provided, and keys to the genera as well as all of the species were made. Species were found in every county within Mississippi and are representative of the Bariditae fauna of the southeastern United States. Open, prairie-like habitats and aquatic wetlands were the habitats with the highest biodiversity of Bariditae in the state. Species of Baris, Geraeus, Linogeraeus, and Odontocorynus were found in the highest numbers, and Linogeraeus and Sibariops were found to be the most speciose genera in the state. Sibariops amica, S. benigna, and S. houstoni, are proposed as new synonyms of S. concinna. New state records are included for Mississippi as well as Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisisna, Maryland, Missouri, North Caolina, and Tennessee.
{"title":"Biodiversity of Bariditae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae) in Mississippi","authors":"Ryan J. Whitehouse","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0301","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A survey of Bariditae in Mississippi resulted in 75 species in 32 genera and included two undescribed species and 36 new state records. An additional two species were recognized as possibly occurring in Mississippi. Diagnoses for all of the genera and species in the state are provided, and keys to the genera as well as all of the species were made. Species were found in every county within Mississippi and are representative of the Bariditae fauna of the southeastern United States. Open, prairie-like habitats and aquatic wetlands were the habitats with the highest biodiversity of Bariditae in the state. Species of Baris, Geraeus, Linogeraeus, and Odontocorynus were found in the highest numbers, and Linogeraeus and Sibariops were found to be the most speciose genera in the state. Sibariops amica, S. benigna, and S. houstoni, are proposed as new synonyms of S. concinna. New state records are included for Mississippi as well as Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisisna, Maryland, Missouri, North Caolina, and Tennessee.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81144853","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}
ABSTRACT Aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling in Nantucket streams produced a fauna typical of northeastern first-order low-gradient intermittent and perennial streams. Most taxa appear to be stream-specific, and as such would be particularly susceptible to stream disturbances. Abundance is low overall, with a few exceptions. Stream chemistry measurements fall within expected ranges for developed areas. Dissolved oxygen level, discharge and flow regime may be limiting factors in most of the streams.
{"title":"The Macroinvertebrate Fauna of Nantucket's Perennial and Ephemeral Streams","authors":"G. D. Whitmore","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0202","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling in Nantucket streams produced a fauna typical of northeastern first-order low-gradient intermittent and perennial streams. Most taxa appear to be stream-specific, and as such would be particularly susceptible to stream disturbances. Abundance is low overall, with a few exceptions. Stream chemistry measurements fall within expected ranges for developed areas. Dissolved oxygen level, discharge and flow regime may be limiting factors in most of the streams.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89379280","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}
ABSTRACT When reviewing the species of Agapetus Curtis in eastern and central North America, we discovered previously unknown pores and ducts in abdominal segment VIII of the females. Evidence suggests that the pores and ducts are part of caddisfly colleterial glands and have a role in oviposition. Examples are described and illustrated for 26 of the 42 known North American species.
{"title":"Previously Unknown Pores and Ducts in the Female Terminalia of Agapetus Curtis, 1834 (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae)","authors":"C. R. Parker, E. Bernard","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0205","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT When reviewing the species of Agapetus Curtis in eastern and central North America, we discovered previously unknown pores and ducts in abdominal segment VIII of the females. Evidence suggests that the pores and ducts are part of caddisfly colleterial glands and have a role in oviposition. Examples are described and illustrated for 26 of the 42 known North American species.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84451431","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}
ABSTRACT The genus Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) is reviewed for Central America. The known fauna comprises 34 species, 30 of which are described as new. The new species are diagnosed, critical morphological characters illustrated, and a key to species is presented. The following new species are described: Astaena aliena Lago, n. sp., Astaena alternata Lago, n. sp., Astaena brevisetosa Lago, n. sp., Astaena ciliata Lago, n. sp., Astaena confusa Lago, n. sp., Astaena convexipyga Lago, n. sp., Astaena corrugata Lago, n. sp., Astaena depressa Lago, n. sp., Astaena dichromia Lago, n. sp., Astaena diversisetosa Lago, n. sp., Astaena diversipennis Lago, n. sp., Astaena fortuna Lago, n. sp., Astaena freyi Lago, n. sp., Astaena howdeni Lago, n. sp., Astaena inbio Lago, n. sp., Astaena inflata Lago, n. sp., Astaena maddeni Lago, n. sp., Astaena minuta Lago, n. sp., Astaena moroni Lago, n. sp., Astaena nigrocephala Lago, n. sp., Astaena ocellata Lago, n. sp., Astaena omega Lago, n. sp., Astaena paracorrugata Lago, n. sp., Astaena pseudociliata Lago, n. sp., Astaena ratcliffei Lago, n. sp., Astaena sigma Lago, n. sp., Astaena stockwelli Lago, n. sp., Astaena testacea Lago, n. sp., Astaena vilifrons Lago, n. sp., and Astaena villosa Lago, n. sp. Holotypes of Astaena hiekei Frey, Astaena macilenta Bates, Astaena opalicauda Bates are redescribed. A redescription Astaena pusilla Frey is also presented. The only other Central American genus of Sericini, Symmela, represented by a single species, S. costaricensis Moser, is also diagnosed and illustrated.
{"title":"A Review of Central American Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with Descriptions of New Species","authors":"P. Lago","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0201","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The genus Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) is reviewed for Central America. The known fauna comprises 34 species, 30 of which are described as new. The new species are diagnosed, critical morphological characters illustrated, and a key to species is presented. The following new species are described: Astaena aliena Lago, n. sp., Astaena alternata Lago, n. sp., Astaena brevisetosa Lago, n. sp., Astaena ciliata Lago, n. sp., Astaena confusa Lago, n. sp., Astaena convexipyga Lago, n. sp., Astaena corrugata Lago, n. sp., Astaena depressa Lago, n. sp., Astaena dichromia Lago, n. sp., Astaena diversisetosa Lago, n. sp., Astaena diversipennis Lago, n. sp., Astaena fortuna Lago, n. sp., Astaena freyi Lago, n. sp., Astaena howdeni Lago, n. sp., Astaena inbio Lago, n. sp., Astaena inflata Lago, n. sp., Astaena maddeni Lago, n. sp., Astaena minuta Lago, n. sp., Astaena moroni Lago, n. sp., Astaena nigrocephala Lago, n. sp., Astaena ocellata Lago, n. sp., Astaena omega Lago, n. sp., Astaena paracorrugata Lago, n. sp., Astaena pseudociliata Lago, n. sp., Astaena ratcliffei Lago, n. sp., Astaena sigma Lago, n. sp., Astaena stockwelli Lago, n. sp., Astaena testacea Lago, n. sp., Astaena vilifrons Lago, n. sp., and Astaena villosa Lago, n. sp. Holotypes of Astaena hiekei Frey, Astaena macilenta Bates, Astaena opalicauda Bates are redescribed. A redescription Astaena pusilla Frey is also presented. The only other Central American genus of Sericini, Symmela, represented by a single species, S. costaricensis Moser, is also diagnosed and illustrated.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85657612","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}
ABSTRACT Seventeen new species of Psychomyia from China are described and illustrated, these species are: P. biacicularis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. cuspidata Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. didymos Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. ensiformis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. erecta Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. hirta Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. humecta Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. longa Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. machengensis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. meridionalis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. polyacantha Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. rhombiformis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. rivalis Qiu, Morse, and Wiberg-Larsen, sp. nov.; P. trilobata Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. similis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. trotispina Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; and P. valida Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov. Psychomyia chompu Malicky and Chantaramongkol, 1993; P. flavida Hagen, 1861; P. forcipata Martynov, 1934; and P. minima (Martynov, 1910) are reported from China for the first time. A phylogeny of genus Psychomyia is analyzed based on 75 morphological characters, and species groups are hypothesized and named.
{"title":"New Species of the Genus Psychomyia Latreille (Trichoptera: Psychomyiidae) from China, with a Phylogney of Oriental Species","authors":"Shuang Qiu, J. C. Morse","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0204","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Seventeen new species of Psychomyia from China are described and illustrated, these species are: P. biacicularis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. cuspidata Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. didymos Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. ensiformis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. erecta Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. hirta Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. humecta Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. longa Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. machengensis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. meridionalis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. polyacantha Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. rhombiformis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. rivalis Qiu, Morse, and Wiberg-Larsen, sp. nov.; P. trilobata Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. similis Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; P. trotispina Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov.; and P. valida Li, Qiu, and Morse, sp. nov. Psychomyia chompu Malicky and Chantaramongkol, 1993; P. flavida Hagen, 1861; P. forcipata Martynov, 1934; and P. minima (Martynov, 1910) are reported from China for the first time. A phylogeny of genus Psychomyia is analyzed based on 75 morphological characters, and species groups are hypothesized and named.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88395340","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}
Abstract The Cabo Verde Islands, a tropical Atlantic archipelago west of Senegal, West Africa, is the southernmost part of Macaronesia, a biogeographic subregion that also includes the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. We surveyed ants at 238 sites on the nine inhabited islands of Cabo Verde, collecting a total of 33 ant species, including 11 previously unreported species. Published, previously unpublished, and new records of ants from Cabo Verde now total 39 species. Only three species, Camponotus occasus, Cardiocondyla n. sp., and Monomorium boltoni, are known Cabo Verde endemics, though three unidentified species may also be endemics. An additional 24 species are apparently native to the Afrotropical and/or Palearctic biogeographic realms. Most are likely to be native to Cabo Verde, including Brachyponera sennaarensis, a widespread and conspicuous ant in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, well known for its painful sting. Nine of the Afrotropical/Palearctic species are well known tramp ants, widely spread around the world through human commerce: Cardiocondyla emeryi, Hypoponera punctatissima, Hypoponera ragusai, Pheidole megacephala, Strumigenys membranifera, Technomyrmex pallipes, Tetramorium caldarium, Tetramorium simillimum, and Trichomyrmex destructor. It is unclear which of these species are native to Cabo Verde and which are exotic. Seven ant species thought to originate in the Indomalay and/or Australasian realms are almost certainly exotic to Cabo Verde: Cardiocondyla obscurior, Monomorium floricola, Paratrechina longicornis, Strumigenys emmae, Syllophopsis sechellensis, Tapinoma melanocephalum, and Tetramorium bicarinatum. Finally, two species, Brachymyrmex cordemoyi and Solenopsis globularia, are the only ants found in Cabo Verde known to be exotic New World species. Records of six previously reported species, Cardiocondyla nigra, Carebara vorax, Lepisiota capensis, Pheidole punctulata, Solenopsis innota, and Technomyrmex albipes, appear to be misidentifications of Cardiocondyla n. sp., Solenopsis orbula, Lepisiota canescens, Pheidole megacephala, Solenopsis globularia, and Technomyrmex pallipes, respectively. Tramp ants, which are extremely common in Cabo Verde, have probably had a great impact on the endemic and native ants. In fact, M. boltoni may now be extinct, exterminated by P. megacephala, a highly destructive invasive ant species, which was the most commonly collected ant in Cabo Verde. Numerous Cabo Verde residents reported being attacked by another invasive tramp ant, Trichomyrmex destructor. Given the number of species we found two or fewer times (14 of 39 species), we expect that multiple ant species probably remain undetected.
{"title":"Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Cabo Verde Islands","authors":"J. K. Wetterer, X. Espadaler","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0203","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Cabo Verde Islands, a tropical Atlantic archipelago west of Senegal, West Africa, is the southernmost part of Macaronesia, a biogeographic subregion that also includes the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. We surveyed ants at 238 sites on the nine inhabited islands of Cabo Verde, collecting a total of 33 ant species, including 11 previously unreported species. Published, previously unpublished, and new records of ants from Cabo Verde now total 39 species. Only three species, Camponotus occasus, Cardiocondyla n. sp., and Monomorium boltoni, are known Cabo Verde endemics, though three unidentified species may also be endemics. An additional 24 species are apparently native to the Afrotropical and/or Palearctic biogeographic realms. Most are likely to be native to Cabo Verde, including Brachyponera sennaarensis, a widespread and conspicuous ant in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, well known for its painful sting. Nine of the Afrotropical/Palearctic species are well known tramp ants, widely spread around the world through human commerce: Cardiocondyla emeryi, Hypoponera punctatissima, Hypoponera ragusai, Pheidole megacephala, Strumigenys membranifera, Technomyrmex pallipes, Tetramorium caldarium, Tetramorium simillimum, and Trichomyrmex destructor. It is unclear which of these species are native to Cabo Verde and which are exotic. Seven ant species thought to originate in the Indomalay and/or Australasian realms are almost certainly exotic to Cabo Verde: Cardiocondyla obscurior, Monomorium floricola, Paratrechina longicornis, Strumigenys emmae, Syllophopsis sechellensis, Tapinoma melanocephalum, and Tetramorium bicarinatum. Finally, two species, Brachymyrmex cordemoyi and Solenopsis globularia, are the only ants found in Cabo Verde known to be exotic New World species. Records of six previously reported species, Cardiocondyla nigra, Carebara vorax, Lepisiota capensis, Pheidole punctulata, Solenopsis innota, and Technomyrmex albipes, appear to be misidentifications of Cardiocondyla n. sp., Solenopsis orbula, Lepisiota canescens, Pheidole megacephala, Solenopsis globularia, and Technomyrmex pallipes, respectively. Tramp ants, which are extremely common in Cabo Verde, have probably had a great impact on the endemic and native ants. In fact, M. boltoni may now be extinct, exterminated by P. megacephala, a highly destructive invasive ant species, which was the most commonly collected ant in Cabo Verde. Numerous Cabo Verde residents reported being attacked by another invasive tramp ant, Trichomyrmex destructor. Given the number of species we found two or fewer times (14 of 39 species), we expect that multiple ant species probably remain undetected.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83388159","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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