diff --git a/data/0A/29/40/0A2940B8308D547389D9645345E729B7.xml b/data/0A/29/40/0A2940B8308D547389D9645345E729B7.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..85225a233ff --- /dev/null +++ b/data/0A/29/40/0A2940B8308D547389D9645345E729B7.xml @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@ + + + +Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species + + + +Author + +Yetchom Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine +0000-0003-2192-6366 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon & Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Nzoko Fiemapong, Armand Richard +0000-0002-8759-8142 +University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland + + + +Author + +Tindo, Maurice +0000-0001-6217-6982 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon + + + +Author + +Duressa, Tarekegn Fite +0000-0003-3492-4933 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany & School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia + + + +Author + +Ivković, Slobodan +0000-0001-5571-8245 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Husemann, Martin +0000-0001-5536-6681 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +219 +264 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.130270 +1221A319-03DC-4157-A7F9-F5A18E20E1FF + + + + + +Pteropera verrucigena +Karsch, 1891 + + + + + +Figs 6 G, H +, +11 E, F + + + + +Type material examined. + + + + + +Lectotype + +. + +Cameroon +• +♂ +; +Barombi Station +; + +4 ° 40.016 ' N +, +9 ° 22.999 ' E + +; +Dr. Paul Preuss +leg.; + +MfN + +, + +BA 000175 + +S 01 +- +DORSA +. + + + + + +Other material examined. + + + +Cameroon +• +2 ♂♂ +, +1 ♀ +; +Sohock +; + +4 ° 57.250 ' N +, +10 ° 14.833 ' E + +; + +3 Apr. 2017 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + + +. + + + + +Redescription. + + +Male +: medium size, integument rugous; head conical and oblique; fastigium of vertex short with obtuse apex; eyes prominent and globose; antenna, filiform longer than head and pronotum combined; pronotum without lateral carinae and with straight median carina, crossed by three sulci, its anterior and posterior margins rounded and incised in the middle; pale basal band of lateral lobes of pronotum narrowed in front of second transverse furrow but not interrupted; longitudinal median band of pronotum disc dark and less wider than adjacent clear bands; prozona longer than metazona; prosternal tubercle conical; anterior margin of mesosternum broadly projected medially; mesosternal space open and longer than it is wide; elytra vestigial or lobiform; median pale spot on inner area of hind femora absent; outer area of hind femora with three pale spots; incipient spots along medio-superior margin at level of outer spots present; dorsal carina of hind femora finely toothed; lower outer areas of hind femora dark, wine-colored; hind tibiae wine-colored; distal half of hind tibiae widened, basal ring present; supra-anal plate subconical, with two digital tubercles near lateral margins; subgenital plate short conical, gradually tapering towards rounded apex; cerci conical, curved inward and without preapical lobule. +Epiphallus +(Fig. +15 Q +): bridge narrow, short and arched; ancorae small, close together and with acute apex; lophi short, broad and lobiform; lateral plates broad and rounded; anterior and posterior projections short. +Phallic complex +(Fig. +15 R – T +): dorsal arch of the cingulum V-shaped, strongly open not overlying the endophallic sclerites; latero-ventral sclerite broad, subtriangular; zygoma wide; apodemes of the cingulum long, reaching the apex of the endophallic apodemes; lower ectophallic sheath not enveloping the base of the rami; upper ectophallic sheath globular, sloping forward. + + +Female +: Similar to the male but larger; supra-anal plate conical with a transverse groove in the middle field; posterior edge of the subgenital plate projecting; cercus conical with angular apex; dorsal valves of the ovipositor weakly toothed; base of the spermathecal duct widened well before it opened into the copulatory bursa; spermatheca ampulla relatively thin; distal, recurrent trunk of the spermatheca lateral diverticulum> 3 × longer than the proximal trunk. + + + + +Remarks. + + + +Pteropera verrucigena + +was originally described from Barombi station (southwest +Cameroon +) with some +paratypes +recorded between Kumba-Mamfé (Southwest +Cameroon +) by +Karsch (1891) +. We now additionally recorded the species from Sohock (Littoral +Cameroon +). + + + + +Distribution. + + +Cameroon +(Fig. +18 B +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/0A/3B/BA/0A3BBAAB9E695516BEF769327FD252EF.xml b/data/0A/3B/BA/0A3BBAAB9E695516BEF769327FD252EF.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..01e46a6b681 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/0A/3B/BA/0A3BBAAB9E695516BEF769327FD252EF.xml @@ -0,0 +1,462 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana yongcong +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 14 +, +15 +, +23 A, B +, +25 C, D + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Qiandongnan +, +Liping County +, +Yongcong Town +, +Guantuan Village +, +Guantuan Cave +; + +25 ° 59.028 ' N +, +109 ° 06.979 ' E + +; alt. + +544 m + +; + +23 May 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45218 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +2 ♂ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45219–20 + +• + +5 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45221–25 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. nayong + +sp. nov. +(Figs +8 +, +9 +, +22 G, H +, +24 G, H +) by having similar bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +15 C +) and vulva (anterior arch ridge-shaped, pore plates curved, long elliptic and 8 × longer than wide; Figs +15 B +, +25 D +), but can be distinguished by procursus with blunt ventro-subdistal membranous process (arrow +1 in +Figs +14 C +, +23 A +vs pointed), by male cheliceral distal apophyses pointing outwards ( +da +in Fig. +15 D +vs inwards), and by epigyne with lateral pockets ( +ep +in Figs +15 A +, +25 C +vs postero-median). + + + + + + + +Belisana yongcong + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventro-subdistal membranous lamella, arrow 2 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella, arrow 3 points at sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.02 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana yongcong + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A – D +); 0.40 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.73 (1.82 with clypeus), prosoma 0.83 long, 0.67 wide, opisthosoma 0.90 long, 0.66 wide. Leg I: 14.76 (3.60, 0.34, 4.05, 5.58, 1.56), leg II: 12.45 (3.36, 0.32, 3.08, 4.60, 1.09), leg III: 8.21 (2.38, 0.26, 1.98, 2.84, 0.75), leg IV: 10.64 (3.20, 0.26, 2.66, 3.72, 0.80); tibia I +L / d +: 46. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.06, +PME +0.09, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.54 / 0.49. Habitus as in Fig. +15 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, with brownish radiating marks; clypeus and sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +15 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.32; +da +in Fig. +15 D +). Palp as in Fig. +14 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +14 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +14 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with ventro-subdistal membranous lamella (arrow +1 in +Figs +14 C +, +23 A +) bearing proximally sclerotized part, prolatero-distal membranous lamella (arrow +2 in +Figs +14 C +, +23 A +) bearing proximally sclerotized part, sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis (arrow +3 in +Figs +14 C +, +23 A +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +14 D +, +23 B +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +15 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +15 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 10 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 20 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45221): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +15 G, H +. Total length 2.17 (2.29 with clypeus), prosoma 0.87 long, 0.76 wide, opisthosoma 1.30 long, 1.08 wide; tibia I: 3.65; tibia I +L / d +: 47. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.09, +PME +0.08, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.59 / 0.45. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of lateral pockets 0.35 apart ( +ep +in Figs +15 A +, +25 C +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +15 B +, +25 D +) and pair of curved, long elliptic pore plates (9 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +15 B +, +25 D +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Tibia I in +one male +paratype +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45219): 5.32 (leg I missing in + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45220). Tibia I in the other +four female +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45222–25): 3.76, 3.85, 3.96, 4.16. + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/0B/2A/9B/0B2A9B44F3CE5520B3C980275FF5193E.xml b/data/0B/2A/9B/0B2A9B44F3CE5520B3C980275FF5193E.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c166b66a7e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/0B/2A/9B/0B2A9B44F3CE5520B3C980275FF5193E.xml @@ -0,0 +1,427 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana bijie +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 2 +, +3 +, +22 A, B +, +24 A, B + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Bijie +, +Qixingguan District +, +Salaxi Town +, +Shuanglongdao Cave +; + +27 ° 11.493 ' N +, +105 ° 03.850 ' E + +; alt. + +1920 m + +; + +18 Nov. 2011 + +; +Z. Chen +& +Z. Zha +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45175 + +. + + + +Paratype + +: +China + +• +1 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45176 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. wangchengi +Wang, Yao & Zhang, 2024 + +( +Wang et al. 2024: 2 +, figs 1 A – D, 2 A – H, 3 A – D) by having similar male chelicerae (tips of distal apophyses widely separated and pointing inwards; Fig. +3 D +), bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +3 C +), and epigyne (epigynal pockets on lateral part of epigynal plate; Figs +3 A +, +24 A +), but can be distinguished by procursus with retrolatero-subdistal membranous process (arrow +3 in +Figs +2 D +, +22 B +vs absent), by vulval pore plates with nearly angular sclerites (arrow in Figs +3 B +, +24 B +vs blunt), and by dorsal shield of prosoma with lateral brown bands (Fig. +3 E, G +vs absent, but with median radiating marks). + + + + + + + +Belisana bijie + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at prolatero-subdistal sclerite, arrow 2 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella +D +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-distal spine, arrow 3 points at retrolatero-subdistal membranous process). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.20 ( +A, B +); 0.05 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana bijie + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view, arrow points at lateral sclerite +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A – D +); 0.40 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.95 (2.08 with clypeus), prosoma 0.70 long, 0.82 wide, opisthosoma 1.25 long, 0.90 wide. Leg I: 19.96 (5.13, 0.38, 5.05, 7.52, 1.88), leg II: 13.25 (3.52, 0.37, 3.32, 4.70, 1.34), leg III: 7.81 (2.25, 0.30, 1.90, 2.59, 0.77), leg IV: 9.83 (3.09, 0.30, 2.45, 3.16, 0.83); tibia I +L / d +: 73. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.11, +PME +0.10, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.63 / 0.56. Habitus as in Fig. +3 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, with brown lateral bands; clypeus brown; sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, with black spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +3 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.31; +da +in Fig. +3 D +). Palp as in Fig. +2 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (2 × longer than wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +2 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +2 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with prolatero-subdistal sclerite (arrow +1 in +Figs +2 C +, +22 A +), prolatero-distal membranous lamella (arrow +2 in +Figs +2 C +, +22 A +) bearing proximally sclerotized part, sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis (arrow +1 in +Figs +2 D +, +22 B +), retrolatero-distal spine (arrow +2 in +Figs +2 D +, +22 B +), retrolatero-subdistal membranous process (arrow +3 in +Figs +2 D +, +22 B +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +2 D +, +22 B +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +3 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +3 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 9 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 17 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45176): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +3 G, H +. Total length 1.96 (2.09 with clypeus), prosoma 0.66 long, 0.83 wide, opisthosoma 1.30 long, 1.01 wide; tibia I: 3.40; tibia I +L / d +: 49. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.10, +PME +0.10, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.60 / 0.53. Dorsal shield of prosoma with distinct postero-median marks; clypeus yellowish. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of lateral pockets 0.31 apart ( +ep +in Figs +3 A +, +24 A +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch bearing pair of nearly angular sclerites (arrow in Figs +3 B +, +24 B +), and pair of nearly triangular pore plates (4 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +3 B +, +24 B +). + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/12/EF/7C/12EF7C27F2705B43803B632567E519EA.xml b/data/12/EF/7C/12EF7C27F2705B43803B632567E519EA.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..599c92922f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/12/EF/7C/12EF7C27F2705B43803B632567E519EA.xml @@ -0,0 +1,516 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana qixingguan +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 10 +, +11 +, +22 I, J +, +24 I, J + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Bijie +, +Qixingguan District +, +Changchun Town +, +Changchun Village +, +Changchun Cave +; + +27 ° 13.904 ' N +, +105 ° 10.397 ' E + +; alt. + +1580 m + +; + +29 Apr. 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45206 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +7 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45207–13 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. tongi +Zhang, Li & Yao, 2024 + +( +Zhang et al. 2024 b +: 273, figs 12 A – D, 13 A – H, 18 K, L, 21 C, D) by having similar distal part of procursus (distal membranous process nearly half-round; arrow +1 in +Figs +10 C +, +22 I +), bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +11 C +), and epigyne (epigynal pockets on postero-lateral part of epigynal plate, epigynal plate posteriorly curved; Figs +11 A +, +24 I +), but can be distinguished by procursus without distal membranous lamella (Figs +10 C +, +22 I +vs present), by male cheliceral distal apophyses pointing downwards ( +da +in Fig. +11 D +vs outwards), by vulva without teeth (Figs +11 B +, +24 J +vs present), and by vulval pore plates medially narrow and posteriorly strongly widened ( +pp +in Figs +11 B +, +24 J +vs nearly triangular). + + + + + + + +Belisana qixingguan + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at distal membranous process, arrow 2 points at subdistal spine +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.05 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana qixingguan + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view, arrow points at sclerotized protrusion +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A – D +); 0.50 ( +E – H +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana xiuwen + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at distal spine +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.02 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana xiuwen + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.05 ( +A – D +); 0.50 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.78 (1.89 with clypeus), prosoma 0.68 long, 0.75 wide, opisthosoma 1.10 long, 0.77 wide. Leg I: 14.43 (3.80, 0.31, 3.72, 5.00, 1.60), leg II: – (3.00, 0.31, 2.66, 3.75, –), leg III missing, leg IV: 7.17 (2.13, 0.27, 1.66, 2.41, 0.70); tibia I +L / d +: 50. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.14, +PME +0.08, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.55 / 0.48. Habitus as in Fig. +11 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, with brown radiating marks; ocular area with brown median stripe; clypeus brown; sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, with black spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +11 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.29; +da +in Fig. +11 D +). Palp as in Fig. +10 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +10 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +10 B +); procursus simple, with distal membranous process (arrow +1 in +Figs +10 C +, +22 I +) and subdistal spine (arrow +2 in +Figs +10 C +, +22 I +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +11 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +11 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 10 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 15 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45207): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +11 G, H +. Total length 2.04 (2.15 with clypeus), prosoma 0.78 long, 0.81 wide, opisthosoma 1.26 long, 1.00 wide; tibia I: 3.08; tibia I +L / d +: 39. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.12, +PME +0.08, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.55 / 0.46. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of postero-lateral pockets 0.28 apart ( +ep +in Figs +11 A +, +24 I +). Vulva with curved anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +11 B +, +24 J +), pair of medially narrow and posteriorly strongly widened pore plates ( +pp +in Figs +11 B +, +24 J +), and pair of sclerotized protrusions (arrow in Figs +11 B +, +24 J +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Tibia I in the other +six female +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45208–13): 2.89–3.09. + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/22/66/C4/2266C4A0AF5E516FA4335C0A6547F024.xml b/data/22/66/C4/2266C4A0AF5E516FA4335C0A6547F024.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..bbffceebcfe --- /dev/null +++ b/data/22/66/C4/2266C4A0AF5E516FA4335C0A6547F024.xml @@ -0,0 +1,427 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana zhouxi +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 18 +, +19 +, +23 E, F +, +25 G, H + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Kaili +, +Zhouxi Town +, +Hebian Cave +; + +26 ° 29.280 ' N +, +107 ° 55.442 ' E + +; alt. + +665 m + +; + +25 May 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45226 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +2 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45227–28 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. majiang + +sp. nov. +(Figs +6 +, +7 +, +22 E, F +, +24 E, F +) by having similar male chelicerae (tips of distal apophyses pointing downwards; Fig. +19 D +), bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +19 C +), and epigyne (epigynal pockets on antero-lateral part of epigynal plate, epigynal plate posteriorly curved; Figs +19 A +, +25 G +), but can be distinguished by procursus without ventro-subdistal membranous process and dorso-distal spine (Figs +18 C +, +23 E +vs present) and by vulval pore plates elliptic (2 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +19 B +, +25 H +vs 3 ×). + + + + + + + +Belisana zhouxi + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella, arrow 2 points at dorso-subdistal membranous process +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.05 ( +A, B +); 0.02 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana zhouxi + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.05 ( +A – D +); 0.20 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.17 (1.27 with clypeus), prosoma 0.46 long, 0.50 wide, opisthosoma 0.71 long, 0.61 wide. Leg I: 6.72 (1.84, 0.21, 1.66, 2.13, 0.88), leg II: 4.56 (1.36, 0.19, 1.06, 1.36, 0.59), leg III: 3.29 (0.96, 0.19, 0.66, 1.01, 0.47), leg IV: 4.69 (1.44, 0.18, 1.16, 1.42, 0.49); tibia I +L / d +: 27. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.08, +PME +0.06, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.41 / 0.33. Habitus as in Fig. +19 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, without marks; clypeus and sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +19 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.19; +da +in Fig. +19 D +). Palp as in Fig. +18 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +18 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +18 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with prolatero-distal membranous lamella (arrow +1 in +Figs +18 C +, +23 E +) bearing proximally slightly sclerotized part, dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +2 in +Figs +18 C +, +23 E +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +18 D +, +23 F +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +19 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +19 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 7 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 14 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45227): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +19 G, H +. Total length 1.21 (1.31 with clypeus), prosoma 0.49 long, 0.57 wide, opisthosoma 0.72 long, 0.63 wide; tibia I: 1.22; tibia I +L / d +: 22. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.07, +PME +0.06, +PME +– +ALE +0.01. Sternum width / length: 0.43 / 0.32. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of antero-lateral pockets 0.16 apart ( +ep +in Figs +19 A +, +25 G +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +19 B +, +25 H +) and pair of elliptic pore plates (2 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +19 B +, +25 H +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Unknown. Leg I missing in another female +paratype +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45228). + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/25/7E/48/257E481B38D65DC5AAD15ABABE86F051.xml b/data/25/7E/48/257E481B38D65DC5AAD15ABABE86F051.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ed815c63b83 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/25/7E/48/257E481B38D65DC5AAD15ABABE86F051.xml @@ -0,0 +1,290 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana zhangi +Tong & Li, 2007 + + + + + +Figs 16 +, +17 +, +23 C, D +, +25 E, F + + + + + + + +Belisana zhangi + +Tong and Li 2007: 505 +, figs 1–6. + + + + + + + + +Material examined. + + + + +China + +• +1 ♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Anshun +, +Puding County +, +Huachu Town +, +Jinqian Cave +; + +26 ° 14.835 ' N +, +105 ° 37.521 ' E + +; + +3 May 2005 + +; collector unknown; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45177 + +• + +3 ♀ +; same data as for preceding; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45178–80 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The species resembles + +B. yuhaoi +Yang & Yao, 2023 + +( +Yang et al. 2023 a +: 178, figs 2 A, B, 3 A – D, 4 A – H) by having similar bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +17 C +) and epigyne (epigynal pockets on posterior part of epigynal plate, epigynal plate posteriorly curved; Figs +17 A +, +25 E +), but can be distinguished by procursus with nearly angular ventro-subdistal membranous lamella (arrow +1 in +Figs +16 C +, +23 C +vs nearly round) and curved retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +16 D +, +23 D +vs angular), by male cheliceral distal apophyses pointing inwards ( +da +in Fig. +17 D +vs downwards), and by vulval pore plates long elliptic ( +pp +in Figs +17 B +, +25 F +vs nearly triangular). + + + + + + + +Belisana zhangi +Tong & Li, 2007 + +, male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventro-subdistal membranous lamella, arrow 2 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella +D +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-distal spine). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.02 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana zhangi +Tong & Li, 2007 + +, male ( +C – F +) and female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A – D +); 0.40 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guangxi +, +type +locality; +Guizhou +, Fig. +1 +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/2E/C2/67/2EC26726DC0E5E33A3A6A4ED91089BAC.xml b/data/2E/C2/67/2EC26726DC0E5E33A3A6A4ED91089BAC.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..dca5b7637fe --- /dev/null +++ b/data/2E/C2/67/2EC26726DC0E5E33A3A6A4ED91089BAC.xml @@ -0,0 +1,602 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana zunyi +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 20 +, +21 +, +23 G, H +, +25 I, J + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Zunyi +, +Tongzi County +, +Leishanguan Town +, +Yangliuping Village +; + +28 ° 08.692 ' N +, +106 ° 47.378 ' E + +; alt. + +1008 m + +; + +11 May 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45229 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +4 ♂ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45230–33 + +• + +13 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45234–46 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. zhangi +Tong & Li, 2007 + +( +Tong and Li 2007: 505 +, figs 1–6) by having similar bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +21 C +) and vulva (anterior arch ridge-shaped, pore plates long elliptic and 6 × longer than wide; Figs +21 B +, +25 J +), but can be distinguished by procursus with dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +3 in +Figs +20 C +, +23 G +vs sclerotized apophysis) and without ventro-subdistal membranous lamella (Figs +20 C +, +23 G +vs present), by tips of male cheliceral distal apophyses close to each other ( +da +in Fig. +21 D +vs widely separated), and by epigyne with median pockets ( +ep +in Figs +21 A +, +25 I +vs postero-median). + + + + + + + +Belisana zunyi + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella, arrow 2 points at dorso-distal spine, arrow 3 points at dorso-subdistal membranous process +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.03 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana zunyi + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A – D +); 0.30 ( +E – H +). + + + + + + + +Procursus in prolateral and retrolateral views (The arrows point at the same structures as those shown in the photos of each species) +A, B + +Belisana bijie + +sp. nov. +C, D + +B. liupanshui + +sp. nov. +E, F + +B. majiang + +sp. nov. +G, H + +B. nayong + +sp. nov. +I, J + +B. qixingguan + +sp. nov. +K, L + +B. xiuwen + +sp. nov. +Abbreviation: f = flap. Scale bars: 0.10. + + + + + + + +Procursus in prolateral and retrolateral views (The arrows point at the same structures as those shown in the photos of each species) +A, B + +Belisana yongcong + +sp. nov. +C, D + +B. zhangi +Tong & Li, 2007 + +E, F + +B. zhouxi + +sp. nov. +G, H + +B. zunyi + +sp. nov. +Abbreviation: f = flap. Scale bars: 0.10. + + + + + + + +Female genitalia in ventral and dorsal views +A, B + +Belisana bijie + +sp. nov. +, arrow points at lateral sclerite +C, D + +B. liupanshui + +sp. nov. +, arrow points at lateral sclerite +E, F + +B. majiang + +sp. nov. +G, H + +B. nayong + +sp. nov +I, J + +B. qixingguan + +sp. nov. +, arrow points at sclerotized protrusion. Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10. + + + + + + + +Female genitalia in ventral and dorsal views +A, B + +Belisana xiuwen + +sp. nov. +C, D + +B. yongcong + +sp. nov. +E, F + +B. zhangi +Tong & Li, 2007 + +G, H + +B. zhouxi + +sp. nov. +I, J + +B. zunyi + +sp. nov. +Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10. + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.62 (1.72 with clypeus), prosoma 0.60 long, 0.66 wide, opisthosoma 1.02 long, 0.78 wide. Leg I: 13.53 (3.60, 0.29, 3.50, 4.60, 1.54), leg II: 8.40 (2.25, 0.30, 2.08, 2.81, 0.96), leg III: 5.69 (1.64, 0.25, 1.34, 1.86, 0.60), leg IV: 7.72 (2.12, 0.24, 2.00, 2.56, 0.80); tibia I +L / d +: 43. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.09, +PME +0.08, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.53 / 0.47. Habitus as in Fig. +21 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, without marks; clypeus and sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +21 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.04; +da +in Fig. +21 D +). Palp as in Fig. +20 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +20 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +20 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with prolatero-distal membranous lamella (arrow +1 in +Figs +20 C +, +23 G +) bearing proximally sclerotized part, dorso-distal spine (arrow +2 in +Figs +20 C +, +23 G +), dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +3 in +Figs +20 C +, +23 G +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +20 D +, +23 H +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +21 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +21 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 10 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 15 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45234): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +21 G, H +. Total length 1.57 (1.66 with clypeus), prosoma 0.60 long, 0.68 wide, opisthosoma 0.97 long, 0.78 wide; tibia I: 2.33; tibia I +L / d +: 35. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.08, +PME +0.06, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.50 / 0.46. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly straight, with pair of median pockets 0.06 apart ( +ep +in Figs +21 A +, +25 I +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +21 B +, +25 J +) and pair of long elliptic pore plates (6 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +21 B +, +25 J +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Tibia I in +four male +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45230–45233): 3.12, 3.20, 3.28, 3.70. Tibia I in the other +12 female +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45235–46): 2.31–2.50. + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/39/A5/A3/39A5A39107205634AF79DE26FEAC4E47.xml b/data/39/A5/A3/39A5A39107205634AF79DE26FEAC4E47.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1c38b33d1d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/39/A5/A3/39A5A39107205634AF79DE26FEAC4E47.xml @@ -0,0 +1,352 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana xiuwen +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 12 +, +13 +, +22 K, L +, +25 A, B + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Guiyang +, +Xiuwen County +, +Liutong Town +, +Daxing Village +, +Duobing Cave +; + +27 ° 06.552 ' N +, +106 ° 29.675 ' E + +; alt. + +1035 m + +; + +20 Apr. 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45214 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +3 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45215–17 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. yongcong + +sp. nov. +(Figs +14 +, +15 +, +23 A, B +, +25 C, D +) by having similar male chelicerae (tips of distal apophyses widely separated and pointing inwards; Fig. +13 D +), bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +13 C +), and epigyne (epigynal pockets on lateral part of epigynal plate, epigynal plate posteriorly curved; Figs +13 A +, +25 A +), but can be distinguished by procursus with distal spine (arrow +1 in +Figs +12 C +, +22 K +vs absent) and without ventro-subdistal membranous lamella, prolatero-distal membranous lamella, and sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis (Figs +12 C +, +22 K +vs present), and by vulval pore plates long elliptic (3 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +13 B +, +25 B +vs curved and 9 ×). + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.35 (1.48 with clypeus), prosoma 0.57 long, 0.59 wide, opisthosoma 0.78 long, 0.60 wide. Leg I: 10.06 (2.48, 0.21, 2.73, 3.36, 1.28), leg II: 6.94 (2.00, 0.22, 1.74, 2.18, 0.80), leg III: 5.08 (1.50, 0.20, 1.14, 1.64, 0.60), leg IV: 6.72 (1.94, 0.20, 1.72, 2.15, 0.71); tibia I +L / d +: 46. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.09, +PME +0.05, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.45 / 0.40. Habitus as in Fig. +13 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, without marks; clypeus and sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Eye pigments indistinct. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +13 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.30; +da +in Fig. +13 D +). Palp as in Fig. +12 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +12 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +12 B +); procursus simple, with distal spine (arrow +1 in +Figs +12 C +, +22 K +) and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +12 D +, +22 L +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +13 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +13 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 6 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 15 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45215): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +13 G, H +. Total length 1.75 (1.85 with clypeus), prosoma 0.56 long, 0.59 wide, opisthosoma 1.19 long, 0.80 wide; tibia I: 2.19; tibia I +L / d +: 44. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.09, +PME +0.05, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.44 / 0.38. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of lateral pockets 0.33 apart ( +ep +in Figs +13 A +, +25 A +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +13 B +, +25 B +) and pair of long elliptic pore plates (3 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +13 B +, +25 B +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Tibia I in the other +two female +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45216–17): 2.10, 2.18. + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/5D/23/57/5D23573267F55BF18ED3BEC76DDB2983.xml b/data/5D/23/57/5D23573267F55BF18ED3BEC76DDB2983.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..70b639a013c --- /dev/null +++ b/data/5D/23/57/5D23573267F55BF18ED3BEC76DDB2983.xml @@ -0,0 +1,367 @@ + + + +Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species + + + +Author + +Yetchom Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine +0000-0003-2192-6366 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon & Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Nzoko Fiemapong, Armand Richard +0000-0002-8759-8142 +University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland + + + +Author + +Tindo, Maurice +0000-0001-6217-6982 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon + + + +Author + +Duressa, Tarekegn Fite +0000-0003-3492-4933 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany & School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia + + + +Author + +Ivković, Slobodan +0000-0001-5571-8245 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Husemann, Martin +0000-0001-5536-6681 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +219 +264 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.130270 +1221A319-03DC-4157-A7F9-F5A18E20E1FF + + + + + +Pteropera carnapi +Ramme, 1929 + + + + + +Figs 3 A, B +, +8 A, B + + + + + + + +Pteropera biloloca + +Sjöstedt 1931: 28 +; + +Dirsh 1965: 339 + +. + + + + + + + + + +Pteropera carnapi + +Ramme 1929: 364 +; + +Donskoff 1981: 59 + +. + + + + + + + + +Type material examined. + + + + + +Holotype + +. + +Cameroon +• +♂ +; +Yaoundé +; + +3 ° 50.883 ' N +, +11 ° 30 ' 7 " E + +; + +Jun. 1887 + +; +V +. +Carnap +leg.; + +MfN + +, + +BA 000180 + +S 01 +- +DORSA +. + + + + + +Other material examined. + + +Cameroon +• + +4 ♀♀ +; +Ongot +; + +3 ° 42.517 ' N +, +11 ° 15.167 ' E + +; + +15 Jun. 2020 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + +. +Cameroon + +• + +2 ♂♂ +; +Iboti +, +Ebo forest +; + +4 ° 27.001 ' N +, +10 ° 27.002 ' E + +, + +731 m +a. s. l. + +; + +7 Jan. 2022 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + +. +Cameroon + +• + +9 ♂♂ +, +4 ♀♀ +; +Deng-Deng National Park +; + +3 ° 21.364 ' N +, +12 ° 44.615 ' E + +, + +731 m +a. s. l. + +; + +12 Jun. 2022 + +; A. +R +. +Nzoko Fiemapong +leg.; + +SMNK + + +. + + + + + + +Images of holotypes and allotypes of + +Pteropera +species + +in lateral view +A + +P. carnapi + +(holotype ♂) +B + +P. carnapi + +(paratype ♀) +C + +P. congoensis + +(holotype ♂) +D + +P. congoensis + +(allotype ♀) +E + +P. cornici + +(holotype ♂) +F + +P. cornici + +(allotype ♀) +G + +P. descampsi + +(holotype ♂) +H + +P. descampsi + +(allotype ♀) +I + +P. descarpentriesi + +(holotype ♂) +J + +P. descarpentriesi + +(allotype ♀). + + + + + +Redescription. + + +Frontal ridge raised above the median ocelli, prominent between the antennae; head and pronotum with well contrasted pale and dark colors; subocellar facial spot large; lower margin of elytra shiny black; meso- and metathoracic episternites yellow in their center; front legs, ventral area of hind femora yellow-green; dorsal area of the body and upper areas of hind femora more or less dark brown; hind tibiae bluish-green; male pallium and supra-anal plate raised; male cerci bilobate, with inner lobe equal to or longer than the outer lobe. +Epiphallus +(Fig. +15 A +): Ancorae small and closer to each other; bridge arched; anterior projections prominent, triangular. +Phallic complex +(Fig. +15 B – D +): dorsal arch of cingulum U-shaped, apodemes slender, clearly overhanging or exceeding level of separation of endophallic valves, with strongly incurved apex; upper ectophallic sheath very long in profile; lower ectophallic sheath not covering or enveloping the base of the rami; rami not bent; aedeagus valves in the form of a thin blade; latero-ventral sclerite triangular. + + + + +Distribution. + + +Cameroon +; +Central African Republic +; +Gabon +; +Congo +(Fig. +16 B +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/64/22/EB/6422EB5754B05143A2195D60B09B121B.xml b/data/64/22/EB/6422EB5754B05143A2195D60B09B121B.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0d0d3b50659 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/64/22/EB/6422EB5754B05143A2195D60B09B121B.xml @@ -0,0 +1,487 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana majiang +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 6 +, +7 +, +22 E, F +, +24 E, F + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Kaili +, +Majiang County +, +Xingshan Town +, +Gubin Village +, +Guazhutou Cave +; + +26 ° 30.257 ' N +, +107 ° 30.943 ' E + +; alt. + +1056 m + +; + +28 Nov. 2011 + +; +Z. Chen +& +Z. Zha +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45194 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +1 ♂ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45195 + +• + +2 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45196–97 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. zhouxi + +sp. nov. +(Figs +18 +, +19 +, +23 E, F +, +25 G, H +) by having similar male chelicerae (tips of distal apophyses pointing downwards; Fig. +7 D +), bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +7 C +), and epigyne (epigynal pockets on antero-lateral part of epigynal plate, epigynal plate posteriorly curved; Figs +7 A +, +24 E +), but can be distinguished by procursus with distinct ventro-subdistal membranous process and dorso-distal spine (arrows 1, +3 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +vs absent) and by vulval pore plates long elliptic (3 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +7 B +, +24 F +vs 2 ×); also distinguished from + +B. tongle +Zhang, Chen & Zhu, 2008 + +( +Zhang et al. 2008: 654 +, figs 1–5) by procursus with dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +4 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +vs absent), by prolatero-distal membranous lamella of procursus without rectangular sclerite (arrow +2 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +vs present), by ventro-subdistal membranous process of procursus 3 × longer than wide (arrow +1 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +vs 8 ×), and by dorso-distal spine of procursus 6 × longer than wide (arrow +3 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +vs 12 ×). + + + + + + + +Belisana majiang + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventro-subdistal membranous process, arrow 2 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella, arrow 3 points at dorso-distal spine, arrow 4 points at dorso-subdistal membranous process +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.02 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana majiang + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.05 ( +A – D +); 0.30 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.35 (1.43 with clypeus), prosoma 0.52 long, 0.59 wide, opisthosoma 0.83 long, 0.64 wide. Leg I missing, leg II: 6.13 (1.78, 0.22, 1.50, 1.90, 0.73), leg III: 4.19 (1.28, 0.20, 0.95, 1.33, 0.43), leg IV: 5.87 (1.72, 0.22, 1.48, 1.80, 0.65). Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.08, +PME +0.06, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.44 / 0.38. Habitus as in Fig. +7 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, without marks; clypeus and sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +7 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.19; +da +in Fig. +7 D +). Palp as in Fig. +6 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (1.5 × longer than wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +6 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +6 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with ventro-subdistal membranous process (arrow +1 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +), prolatero-distal membranous lamella (arrow +2 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +) bearing proximally slightly sclerotized part, dorso-distal spine (arrow +3 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +), dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +4 in +Figs +6 C +, +22 E +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +6 D +, +22 F +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +7 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +7 C +). + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45196): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +7 G, H +. Total length 1.48 (1.58 with clypeus), prosoma 0.48 long, 0.56 wide, opisthosoma 1.00 long, 0.84 wide. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.08, +PME +0.06, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.43 / 0.39. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of antero-lateral pockets 0.14 apart ( +ep +in Figs +7 A +, +24 E +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +7 B +, +24 F +) and pair of long elliptic pore plates (3 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +7 B +, +24 F +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Unknown. Legs I missing in male +paratype +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45195) and another female +paratype +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45197). + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/64/9D/93/649D939286565941890E7162AD71835F.xml b/data/64/9D/93/649D939286565941890E7162AD71835F.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..fcd9f1f1c4e --- /dev/null +++ b/data/64/9D/93/649D939286565941890E7162AD71835F.xml @@ -0,0 +1,382 @@ + + + +Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species + + + +Author + +Yetchom Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine +0000-0003-2192-6366 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon & Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Nzoko Fiemapong, Armand Richard +0000-0002-8759-8142 +University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland + + + +Author + +Tindo, Maurice +0000-0001-6217-6982 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon + + + +Author + +Duressa, Tarekegn Fite +0000-0003-3492-4933 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany & School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia + + + +Author + +Ivković, Slobodan +0000-0001-5571-8245 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Husemann, Martin +0000-0001-5536-6681 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +219 +264 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.130270 +1221A319-03DC-4157-A7F9-F5A18E20E1FF + + + + + +Pteropera kennei +Yetchom & Husemann + +sp. nov. + + + + +Fig. 12 A – M + + + + +Type material examined. + + + + + +Holotype + +. + +Cameroon +• +♂ +; +Somalomo +, in the forest along the +Dja River +; + +3 ° 22.448 ' N +, +12 ° 43.990 ' E + +, + +606 m +a. s. l. + +; + +10 Apr. 2022 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + +, + +SMNK + +- ORTH- 0000001 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +. + +Cameroon + +• + +16 ♂♂ +, +3 ♀♀ +; +Somalomo +, in the forest along the +Dja River +; + +3 ° 22.448 ' N +, +12 ° 43.990 ' E + +, + +606 m +a. s. l. + +; + +10–11 Apr. 2022 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +& A. +R +. +Nzoko-Fiemapong +leg.; + +SMNK + +, + +MNHN + +. +Cameroon + +• + +1 ♂ +; +Deng-Deng National Park +; + +3 ° 21.364 ' N +, +12 ° 44.615 ' E + +, + +661 m +a. s. l. + +; + +12 Jun. 2022 + +; A. +R +. +Nzoko-Fiemapong +leg.; + +SMNK + + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + + +Pteropera kennei + +sp. nov. +is similar to + +P. uniformis +Bruner, 1920 + +, from +Cameroon +in terms of its general coloration, a dark longitudinal band and contiguous pale bands on the pronotum disc and the outer area of hind femora without pale spots. However, the new species can easily be distinguished from + +P. uniformis + +(Figs +6 K +, +11 I +) by its lateral lobes of pronotum without a pale basal band (present in + +P. uniformis + +as well as in all other + +Pteropera +species + +); its more or less pale green coloration on the hind femora (inner and outer sides of hind femora greenish yellow in + +P. uniformis + +); male genitalia differ by its closed dorsal arch of cingulum (strongly open in + +P. uniformis + +); aedeagus horizontal apically, in line with valves (anteriorly sloping in + +P. uniformis + +); female genitalia differ by egg-guide being slender (broad in + +P. uniformis + +); and basivalvar sclerites forming an obtuse angle (acute angle in + +P. uniformis + +). + + +The new species is also similar to + +Pteropera descampsi +Donskoff, 1981 + +, from which it can be distinguished by the following characteristics: a pale basal band on the lateral lobes of the pronotum is absent but present in + +P. descampsi + +; bilobed male cerci, whereas male cerci are short in + +P. descampsi + +; the pallium and subgenital plate in males are slightly raised, whereas the apex of the subgenital plate is truncated in + +P. descampsi + +; the apex of the aedeagus is horizontal, in line with valves, whereas the aedeagus is curved upwards, and the apex is divergent pallets in + +P. descampsi + +; the dorsal arc of the cingulum is closed, whereas it is strongly open in + +P. descampsi + +; and the basivalvar sclerites of the female subgenital plate are described as an obtuse angle (acute angle in + +P. descampsi + +). + + + + +Description. + + +Male +: General coloration brown with pale green; body and legs with inconspicuous hairs, moderately rugous dorsally, smooth ventrally; eyes prominent; the large subocellar facial spot interrupted at the facial furrow, sometimes extending to the cheeks; antennae thin, filiform, longer than head and pronotum together; pronotum dark brown; dark longitudinal median band on pronotum disc present, wider than adjacent pale bands; basal pale bands on lateral lobes of pronotum absent; two incipient pale spots on the anterior margin of lateral lobes of pronotum; posterior margins of pronotum with or without incipient pale spots; median carina present and crossed dorsally by three sulci; lateral carinae absent; prozona longer than metazona; prosternal process short conical, compressed at its base; tegmina lobiform, only slightly reaching the third abdominal segment, lower half shiny black and upper half pale ochreous; mesosternal interspace open, ~ 1.3 × longer than wide; meso- and metathoracic episternites dark brown; front and middle legs, inner and outer sides of hind femora pale green, with the apical third gradually darkening toward the knee; knee dark orange; dorsal basal lobes of hind femora longer than ventral ones; upper margins of hind femora with fine teeth; hind tibiae dark green, basal ring absent; external apical spines of hind tibiae absent; male cerci bilobed, the inner lobe being twice shorter than the outer; subgenital plate obtuse to rounded in dorsal view; pallium and supra-anal plate of male slightly raised. +Epiphallus +(Fig. +12 H +): small, bridge narrow, arched; lateral margins parallel; ancorae small, internally directed; lophi slender. +Phallic complex +(Fig. +12 I – K +): aedeagus small, short, curved; membranous apex of aedeagus, outside sheaths without sclerites, never filiform, and without ridge-like expansion; membranous apex of aedeagus outside sheaths, without sclerites, enlarged into a broad transverse lamina, never angular, never rolled up on itself; the dorsal arch of cingulum V-shaped, its apex acute, curved inwards; rami not bent, its lower part short; zygoma reduced; latero-ventral sclerites narrow; upper ectophallic sheath tight, short, slightly curved, with acute apex; upper eadeagus valve widened into a transverse blade; lower ectophallic sheath small, not enveloping the base of rami. + + +Female +: As male, but larger; cerci short conical; valves of ovipositor narrow,> 3.5 × longer than wide in coalescence position; subgenital plate (Fig. +12 L +) pentagonal, elongated, with truncated posterior margins; anterior apodemes narrow and short; egg-guide thin and long; ventral pockets of the vaginal floor large; copulatory bursa almost straight, gradually narrowing towards the front; bottom of the copulatory bursa close to the arc of the basivalvar sclerites; copulatory bursa above the basivalvar sclerites with a thick ventral gutter and membranous roof; each basivalvar sclerite barely curved, forming an obtuse angle; internal sclerite of the copulatory bursa short; the recurrent distal trunk of the lateral spermathecal diverticulum 3 × longer than the proximal trunk; the base of the spermathecal duct opening at the apex of the bursa; spermathecal ampulla narrowed at the apex; spermathecal duct very long; axial diverticle of the spermatheca almost as long as the lateral diverticulum (Fig. +12 M +). + + + + +Measurements. + + +Males (mm) ( +n += 20): total length of body 11.81–19.83; length of pronotum 3.12–4.32; length of hind femur 11.23–12.53; length of elytra 3.24–4.27. Females (mm) ( +n += 5): total length of body 21.09–25.39; length of pronotum 4.59–5.37; length of hind femur 13.62–15.12; length of elytra 3.65–4.88; length of ovipositor 1.97–3.27. Detailed information is shown in Table +1 +. + + + + +Etymology. + + +The species was named in honor of Professor Martin Kenne in recognition of his work and scientific contribution to the biodiversity of insects in +Cameroon +. + + + + +Habitat. + + +Dense evergreen forest in the +Congo +Basin, Dja Biosphere Reserve, south +Cameroon +. + + + + +Distribution. + + +Cameroon +, Somalomo in the Dja Biosphere Reserve and Deng-Deng National Park (Fig. +17 B +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/71/2B/AF/712BAFCCAD3F56E596F490BDE5164A50.xml b/data/71/2B/AF/712BAFCCAD3F56E596F490BDE5164A50.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ef7432c9d1f --- /dev/null +++ b/data/71/2B/AF/712BAFCCAD3F56E596F490BDE5164A50.xml @@ -0,0 +1,454 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana liupanshui +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 4 +, +5 +, +22 C, D +, +24 C, D + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Liupanshui +, +Pan County +, +Biyun Cave +; + +25 ° 46.527 ' N +, +104 ° 38.278 ' E + +; alt. + +1468 m + +; + +13 Apr. 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45181 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +5 ♂ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45182–86 + +• + +7 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45187–93 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. jiuxiang +Zhang, Li & Yao, 2024 + +( +Zhang et al. 2024 b +: 261, figs 4 A – D, 5 A – H, 18 C, D, 20 C, D) by having similar male chelicerae (distal apophyses directed towards frontally, but tips pointing inwards; Fig. +5 D +) and epigyne (epigynal pockets on median part of epigynal plate, epigynal plate posteriorly straight; Figs +5 A +, +24 C +), but can be distinguished by procursus with prolatero-subdistal and subdistal membranous processes (arrows 1, +3 in +Figs +4 C +, +22 C +vs absent) and nearly rectangle dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +4 in +Figs +4 C +, +22 C +vs angular), by bulbal apophysis with angular subdistal apophysis (arrow in Fig. +5 C +vs absent), and by vulval pore plates anteriorly narrow and posteriorly wide ( +pp +in Figs +5 B +, +24 D +vs nearly quadrilateral). + + + + + + + +Belisana liupanshui + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at prolatero-subdistal membranous process, arrow 2 points at sclerotized distal apophysis, arrow 3 points at subdistal membranous process, arrow 4 points at dorso-subdistal membranous process +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A, B +); 0.05 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana liupanshui + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view, arrow points at lateral sclerite +C +bulb, prolateral view, arrow points at subdistal apophysis +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.10 ( +A – D +); 0.50 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 1.71 (1.79 with clypeus), prosoma 0.63 long, 0.67 wide, opisthosoma 1.08 long, 0.81 wide. Leg I: – (4.04, 0.29, 4.50, 5.96, –), leg II: 11.08 (2.80, 0.30, 2.97, 3.92, 1.09), leg III: 7.98 (2.22, 0.25, 1.98, 2.72, 0.81), leg IV: 10.20 (3.00, 0.26, 2.63, 3.45, 0.86); tibia I +L / d +: 63. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.09, +PME +0.08, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.51 / 0.44. Habitus as in Fig. +5 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, with brownish radiating marks; clypeus brownish; sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +5 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.17; +da +in Fig. +5 D +). Palp as in Fig. +4 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +4 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +4 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with prolatero-subdistal membranous process (arrow +1 in +Figs +4 C +, +22 C +), sclerotized distal apophysis (arrow +2 in +Figs +4 C +, +22 C +), subdistal membranous process (arrow +3 in +Figs +4 C +, +22 C +), dorso-subdistal membranous process (arrow +4 in +Figs +4 C +, +22 C +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +4 D +, +22 D +); bulb with hooked apophysis bearing angular subdistal apophysis (arrow in Fig. +5 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +5 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 4 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45187): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +5 G, H +. Total length 2.53 (2.65 with clypeus), prosoma 0.67 long, 0.75 wide, opisthosoma 1.86 long, 1.80 wide; tibia I: 4.05; tibia I +L / d +: 51. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.11, +PME +0.07, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.52 / 0.46. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly straight, with pair of median pockets 0.20 apart ( +ep +in Figs +5 A +, +24 C +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch bearing pair of angular lateral sclerites (arrow in Figs +5 B +, +24 D +), and pair of anteriorly narrow and posteriorly wide pore plates (3 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +5 B +, +24 D +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Tibia I in +five male +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45182–86): 4.50, 4.55, 4.62, 4.65, 4.70. Tibia I in the other +six female +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45188–93): 3.56–3.85. + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/B4/E6/18/B4E6187886E45B7EB7929315180E6D04.xml b/data/B4/E6/18/B4E6187886E45B7EB7929315180E6D04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b7fd5d5535b --- /dev/null +++ b/data/B4/E6/18/B4E6187886E45B7EB7929315180E6D04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,277 @@ + + + +Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species + + + +Author + +Yetchom Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine +0000-0003-2192-6366 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon & Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Nzoko Fiemapong, Armand Richard +0000-0002-8759-8142 +University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland + + + +Author + +Tindo, Maurice +0000-0001-6217-6982 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon + + + +Author + +Duressa, Tarekegn Fite +0000-0003-3492-4933 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany & School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia + + + +Author + +Ivković, Slobodan +0000-0001-5571-8245 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Husemann, Martin +0000-0001-5536-6681 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +219 +264 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.130270 +1221A319-03DC-4157-A7F9-F5A18E20E1FF + + + + + +Pteropera descampsi +Donskoff, 1981 + + + + + +Figs 3 G, H +, +8 G, H + + + + +Type materials examined. + + + + + +Holotype + +. + +Cameroon +• +♂ +; +Yaoundé +, +Ongot +[Onguot]; + +3 ° 50.899 ' N +, +11 ° 30.133 ' E + +; + +2–4 Nov. 1975 + +; +M. Descamps +leg.; + +MNHN + +, + +MNHN + +- EO-CAELIF 11456. + + + + + +Other material examined. + + +Cameroon +• + +4 ♂♂ +, +3 ♀♀ +; +Ongot +; + +3 ° 51.517 ' N +, +11 ° 22.367 ' E + +; + +15 Jun. 2020 + +; J. A. +Yetchom Fondjo +& A. +R +. +Nzoko Fiemapong +leg.; + +SMNK + +. +Cameroon + +• + +1 ♀ +; +Meyomessala +; + +3 ° 6.431 ' N +, +12 ° 14.703 ' E + +; + +18 Aug. 2021 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + +). +Cameroon + +• + +5 ♀♀ +; +Ongot +; + +3 ° 51.517 ' N +, +11 ° 22.367 ' E + +; + +5 Dec. 2021 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + +. +Cameroon + +• + +6 ♂♂ +, +2 ♀♀ +; +Ongot +; + +3 ° 51.517 ' N +, +11 ° 22.367 ' E + +; + +20 Mar. 2022 + +; J. A. +Yetchom Fondjo +& A. +R +. +Nzoko Fiemapong +leg.; + +SMNK + + +. + + + + +Redescription. + + +Subocellar facial spot V-shaped, wide; dark median longitudinal band on the pronotum disc not very distinct; the two contiguous pale bands present; lower part of body very pale on living specimen; pronotum disc shiny brownish; pale basal posterior spots on the lateral lobes of the pronotum extending almost to the lower margin; lower half of elytra shiny black, upper half brown; meso- and metathoracic episternites with pale, narrow, median and basal band; front and middle legs pale green; outer and inner sides of hind femora pale, greenish yellow with apical third gradually darkening towards the pregenicular black ring; knees pale brown; hind tibiae green, sometimes very dark; male subgenital plate truncated; male cerci with a small inner preapical lobe. +Epiphallus +(15 E): of smaller size, ancorae small, anterior projections and lateral plates wide. +Phallic complex +(Fig. +15 F – H +): dorsal arch of cingulum V-shaped, open, apodemes reaching apex of endophallic sclerites; rami bent; upper ectophallic sheath short; lower ectophallic sheath not capping base of rami; latero-ventral sclerite subtriangular. + + + + +Distribution. + + +Cameroon +(Fig. +16 B +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/C6/14/FD/C614FD4B0E6A5C84A58BBE06859E2EEA.xml b/data/C6/14/FD/C614FD4B0E6A5C84A58BBE06859E2EEA.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..49759f828bb --- /dev/null +++ b/data/C6/14/FD/C614FD4B0E6A5C84A58BBE06859E2EEA.xml @@ -0,0 +1,456 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + + +Belisana nayong +Wang, S. Li & Yao + +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 8 +, +9 +, +22 G, H +, +24 G, H + + + + +Type material. + + + + + +Holotype + +: +China + +• +♂ +; +Guizhou +, +Bijie +, +Nayong County +, +Laosiba Town +, +Bailong Cave +; + +26 ° 50.166 ' N +, +105 ° 31.222 ' E + +; alt. + +1468 m + +; + +27 Apr. 2007 + +; +J. Liu +& +Y. Lin +leg.; + +IZCAS + +- +Ar +45198 + +. + + + +Paratypes + +: +China + +• +3 ♂ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45199–201 + +• + +4 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45202–05 + +. + + + + +Diagnosis. + + +The new species resembles + +B. yongcong + +sp. nov. +(Figs +14 +, +15 +, +23 A, B +, +25 C, D +) by having similar bulbal apophysis (hooked; Fig. +9 C +) and vulva (anterior arch ridge-shaped, pore plates curved, long elliptic and 8 × longer than wide; Figs +9 B +, +24 H +), but can be distinguished by procursus with pointed ventro-subdistal membranous process (arrow +1 in +Figs +8 C +, +22 G +vs blunt), by male cheliceral distal apophyses pointing inwards ( +da +in Fig. +9 D +vs outwards), and by epigyne with postero-median pockets ( +ep +in Figs +9 A +, +24 G +vs lateral). + + + + + + + +Belisana nayong + +sp. nov. +, holotype male +A, B +palp ( +A +prolateral view +B +retrolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventral apophysis, arrow 2 points at retrolatero-proximal protrusion) +C, D +distal part of procursus ( +C +prolateral view, arrow 1 points at ventro-subdistal membranous process, arrow 2 points at prolatero-distal membranous lamella, arrow 3 points at dorso-distal spine +D +retrolateral view). Abbreviations: b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, e = embolus, f = flap, +pr += procursus. Scale bars: 0.20 ( +A, B +); 0.05 ( +C, D +). + + + + + + + + +Belisana nayong + +sp. nov. +, holotype male ( +C – F +) and paratype female ( +A, B, G, H +) +A +epigyne, ventral view +B +vulva, dorsal view +C +bulb, prolateral view +D +chelicerae, frontal view +E – H +habitus ( +E, G +dorsal view +F +lateral view +H +ventral view). Abbreviations: +aa += anterior arch, b = bulb, +ba += bulbal apophysis, +da += distal apophysis, e = embolus, +ep += epigynal pocket, +pa += proximo-lateral apophysis, +pp += pore plate. Scale bars: 0.05 ( +A – D +); 0.40 ( +E – H +). + + + + + +Description. + + +Male +( + +holotype + +): Total length 2.33 (2.50 with clypeus), prosoma 0.86 long, 0.89 wide, opisthosoma 1.47 long, 1.15 wide. Leg I: 31.51 (8.33, 0.42, 7.82, 13.08, 1.86), leg II missing, leg III: 19.77 (5.08, 0.39, 5.04, 7.88, 1.38), leg IV missing; tibia I +L / d +: 89. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.10, +PME +0.10, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.68 / 0.64. Habitus as in Fig. +9 E, F +. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellowish, with brown radiating marks; clypeus brown; sternum yellowish. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses ( +pa +in Fig. +9 D +) and pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.02; +da +in Fig. +9 D +). Palp as in Fig. +8 A, B +; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow +1 in +Fig. +8 B +); femur with retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow +2 in +Fig. +8 B +); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with ventro-subdistal membranous process (arrow +1 in +Figs +8 C +, +22 G +), prolatero-distal membranous lamella (arrow +2 in +Figs +8 C +, +22 G +) bearing proximally sclerotized part, dorso-distal spine (arrow +3 in +Figs +8 C +, +22 G +), and retrolateral membranous flap (f in Figs +8 D +, +22 H +); bulb with hooked apophysis ( +ba +in Fig. +9 C +) and simple embolus (e in Fig. +9 C +). Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I at 4 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 18 distinct pseudosegments. + + +Female +( + +paratype + +, + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45202): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. +9 G, H +. Total length 2.47 (2.67 with clypeus), prosoma 0.81 long, 0.88 wide, opisthosoma 1.66 long, 1.40 wide; tibia I: 4.65; tibia I +L / d +: 58. Eye interdistances and diameters: +PME +– +PME +0.11, +PME +0.10, +PME +– +ALE +0.02. Sternum width / length: 0.68 / 0.64. Epigyne simple and flat, posteriorly curved, with pair of postero-median pockets 0.02 apart ( +ep +in Figs +9 A +, +24 G +). Vulva with ridge-shaped anterior arch ( +aa +in Figs +9 B +, +24 H +) and pair of curved, long elliptic pore plates (8 × longer than wide, +pp +in Figs +9 B +, +24 H +). + + + + +Variation. + + +Tibia I in +three male +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45199–201): 6.15, 6.35, 6.50. Tibia I in the other +three female +paratypes +( + +IZCAS + +- Ar 45203–05): 4.45, 4.50, 4.74. + + + + +Habitat. + +The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave. + + + +Distribution. + + +China +( +Guizhou +, +type +locality; Fig. +1 +). + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific name refers to the +type +locality; noun in apposition. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/D1/FD/E9/D1FDE9B2026A5D0591A1A486BFB75682.xml b/data/D1/FD/E9/D1FDE9B2026A5D0591A1A486BFB75682.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..aadc6c0eb38 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/D1/FD/E9/D1FDE9B2026A5D0591A1A486BFB75682.xml @@ -0,0 +1,281 @@ + + + +Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species + + + +Author + +Yetchom Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine +0000-0003-2192-6366 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon & Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Nzoko Fiemapong, Armand Richard +0000-0002-8759-8142 +University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland + + + +Author + +Tindo, Maurice +0000-0001-6217-6982 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon + + + +Author + +Duressa, Tarekegn Fite +0000-0003-3492-4933 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany & School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia + + + +Author + +Ivković, Slobodan +0000-0001-5571-8245 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Husemann, Martin +0000-0001-5536-6681 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +219 +264 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.130270 +1221A319-03DC-4157-A7F9-F5A18E20E1FF + + + + + +Pteropera augustini +Donskoff, 1981 + + + + + +Figs 2 A, B +, +7 A, B + + + + + + + +Pteropera augustini + +Donskoff, 1981: 51–52 +. + + + + + + + + +Type materials examined. + + + + +Holotype + +• +♂ +; +Gabon +. +Near Youmi +, in forest habitat; + +0 ° 24.617 ' N +, +9 ° 26.200 ' E + +; + +11 Jun. 1974 + +; +M. Donskoff +& +J. Le Breton +leg.; + +MNHN + +, + +MNHN + +- EO-CAELIF 11462. + + + + + +Other material examined. + + + +Cameroon +• +1 ♀ +, subadult; +Somalomo +, in the +Dja Biosphere Reserve +, cocoa farm; + +3 ° 23.650 ' N +, +12 ° 53.583 ' E + +, + +606 m +a. s. l. + +; + +11 Apr. 2022 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + + +. + + + + +Morphological characteristics. + +Two subocellar facial spots; posterior margin of the pronotum slightly indented; no marked difference between the upper half and lower half of the elytra; shiny black line along the lower margin; metathoracic episternites almost entirely pale; outer area of the hind femora green with pale spots, widely spread on the upper carina, median spot rounded, small, basal spot triangular; lower basal half of the inner area greenish-brown, pale spot rounded and small; only the lower inner area brownish; hind tibiae green. + + + + + +Images of holotypes, allotypes, and paratypes of + +Pteropera +species + +in lateral view +A + +P. augustini + +(holotype ♂) +B + +P. augustini + +(allotype ♀) +C + +P. balachowskyi + +(holotype ♂) +D + +P. balachowskyi + +(allotype ♀) +E + +P. bertii + +(holotype ♂) +F + +P. bertii + +(paratype ♀) +G + +P. brosseti + +(holotype ♂) +H + +P. brosseti + +(allotype ♀) +I + +P. basilewskyi + +(paratype ♀) +J + +P. bredoi + +(holotype ♀). + + +Female subgenital plate pentagonal; egg-guide short; anterior apodemes narrow, short; medio-dorsal pocket narrow; basivalvar sclerites broad, slightly fused, almost perpendicular to each other; end of the copulatory bursa enlarged in the shape of a bubble; spermatheca ampulla arched, both diverticula of different diameters; recurrent distal trunk of the lateral diverticulum 4–5 × longer than the proximal trunk. + + + +Remarks. + + +This species is known by both males and females. The last female subadult stage was collected during this study and represents the first signalization of this species in +Cameroon +. + + + + +Distribution. + + +Gabon +; +Cameroon +(Fig. +16 A +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/D9/F6/1B/D9F61B9CB2E3504F966C1A8054E44122.xml b/data/D9/F6/1B/D9F61B9CB2E3504F966C1A8054E44122.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4b3525af585 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/D9/F6/1B/D9F61B9CB2E3504F966C1A8054E44122.xml @@ -0,0 +1,291 @@ + + + +Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species + + + +Author + +Yetchom Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine +0000-0003-2192-6366 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon & Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Nzoko Fiemapong, Armand Richard +0000-0002-8759-8142 +University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland + + + +Author + +Tindo, Maurice +0000-0001-6217-6982 +Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon + + + +Author + +Duressa, Tarekegn Fite +0000-0003-3492-4933 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany & School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia + + + +Author + +Ivković, Slobodan +0000-0001-5571-8245 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + + + +Author + +Husemann, Martin +0000-0001-5536-6681 +Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +219 +264 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.130270 +1221A319-03DC-4157-A7F9-F5A18E20E1FF + + + + + +Pteropera uniformis +Bruner, 1920 + + + + + +Figs 6 K +, +11 I +, +15 M – P + + + + +Type material examined. + + + + + +Holotype + +. + +Cameroon +• +♂ +; +Batanga +; + +2 ° 50.795 ' N +, +9 ° 53.699 ' E + +; + +Apr. 1914 + +; +F. H. Hope +leg.; + +ANSP + +. + + + + + +Other material examined. + + +Cameroon +• + +1 ♂ +; +Ongot +; + +3 ° 51.517 ' N +, +11 ° 22.367 ' E + +; + +5 Dec. 2021 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + +. +Cameroon + +• + +1 ♂ +; +Somalomo +, in the +Dja Biosphere reserve +; + +3 ° 22.448 ' N +, +12 ° 43.990 ' E + +; + +11 Apr. 2022 + +; +J. A. Yetchom Fondjo +leg.; + +SMNK + + +. + + + + +Redescription. + + +Lower side of the body clear; median dark band on pronotum disc narrow, the two contiguous clear bands faintly marked; posterior basal spot on the lateral lobes of pronotum narrow, not reaching the lower edge; metathoracic episternite with a straight, median stripe limited to the base of the segment; lower half of elytra shiny black, upper half brown; front and middle legs pale green. Inner and outer areas of posterior female hind femora pale, greenish yellow, with small pregenicular black ring; knees pale brown; posterior tibiae green, sometimes very dark; male cerci with small internal preapical lobule. +Epiphallus +(Fig. +15 M +): bridge thin, narrow; anterior projections lobiform. +Phallic complex +(Fig. +15 N – P +): dorsal arch of cingulum rounded, almost firm, at the level of the ejaculatory sac, leaving endophallic sclerites almost entirely free, very divergent anteriorly; rami not bent; upper ectophallic sheath long; latero-ventral sclerite in profile, elbowed. + + + + + + +Images of holotypes, allotypes, letotype and neallotype of + +Pteropera +species + +in lateral view +A + +P. spleniata + +(holotype ♂) +B + +P. spleniata + +(holotype ♀) +C + +P. teocchii + +(holotype ♂) +D + +P. teocchii + +(allotype ♀) +E + +P. thibaudi + +(holotype ♂) +F + +P. thibaudi + +(allotype ♀) +G + +P. verrucigena + +(lectotype ♂) +H + +P. verrucigena + +(♀) +I + +P. villiersi + +(holotype ♂) +J + +P. villiersi + +(allotype ♀) +K + +P. uniformis + +(neallotype ♂). + + + + + +Remarks. + +The juveniles of this species is unknown. + + + +Distribution. + + +Cameroon +(Fig. +18 B +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/F2/FD/56/F2FD569EA592550EBE1DAB9FDB88657A.xml b/data/F2/FD/56/F2FD569EA592550EBE1DAB9FDB88657A.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d1f418cce27 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/F2/FD/56/F2FD569EA592550EBE1DAB9FDB88657A.xml @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ + + + +Nine new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China + + + +Author + +Wang, Bing +https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Jinglin +https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + + + +Author + +Li, Shuqiang +0000-0002-3290-5416 +Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China + + + +Author + +Yao, Zhiyuan +0000-0002-1631-0949 +College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China + +text + + +ZooKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-25 + + +1216 + + +265 +302 + + + +journal article +10.3897/zookeys.1216.132561 +0E173F72-36D3-4B97-BC43-F096067A3D1E + + + + +Genus + +Belisana +Thorell, 1898 + + + + + + +Type +species. + + + + +Belisana tauricornis +Thorell, 1898 + +. + + + + \ No newline at end of file