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Entomology
Zonglei Liang, Jin-Hyung Kwon, Masami Hayashi, Christopher H. Dietrich, Wu Dai
Summary: This paper reconstructs the phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Planaphrodes for the first time based on morphological characteristics, and describes two new species found in China.
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Plant Sciences
Yi-Hua Tong, Zheng-Yang Niu, Zhuo-Yu Cai, Jing -Bo Ni, Nian-He Xia
Summary: Recent phylogenetic analyses have shown that Pseudosasa, a genus of bamboo, is polyphyletic, with Chinese species being distantly related to those from Japan. Among the Chinese species, Pseudosasa pubiflora is a unique and taxonomically problematic species, closely related to the recently published genus Sinosasa. However, it differs significantly from Sinosasa species in reproductive and vegetative characteristics. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, a new genus called Kengiochloa is proposed to accommodate P. pubiflora. Taxonomic revisions were made, confirming that several names should be merged with K. pubiflora, while others remain distinct species.
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Agronomy
Emilio Cervantes, Jose Javier Martin-Gomez, Francisco Emmanuel Espinosa-Roldan, Gregorio Munoz-Organero, Angel Tocino, Felix Cabello-Saenz de Santamaria
Summary: This study focuses on the classification of representative cultivars of Vitis vinifera in the Spanish collection of IMIDRA based on seed shape. By comparing seed images with geometric models, new models were established for classification, providing a rapid and convenient method for cultivar classification.
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Plant Sciences
Geetika Sukhramani, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary
Summary: This study conducted a morphological analysis of Smilacaceae plants in the Indian subcontinent to clarify their taxonomy. By creating a classification key based on vegetative characteristics, field identification can be facilitated throughout the year. The study also provides an updated checklist of Smilacaceae in the Indian subcontinent and addresses naming issues of several Smilax species.
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Zoology
Jaakko Pohjoismaki, Antti Haarto
Summary: A new species of window fly, Scenopinus jerei sp. nov., with characteristic bicoloured legs and completely black halteres, is described in this study. It is likely an overlooked boreal forest specialist living in the nests of cavity-nesting birds. An identification key to European species is provided.
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Plant Sciences
M. Maswoliedza, J. C. Manning, A. R. Magee
Summary: Burchellia, endemic to southern Africa, is a genus of plants in the Rubiaceae family. The type species, B. bubalina, is based on Lonicera bubalina and a lectotype is designated in this study. The paper provides comprehensive nomenclature and synonymy for the genus, as well as taxonomic history, morphological descriptions, distribution, and ecological notes for both the genus and species. The study reveals a continuous pattern of variation in leaf size, shape, vestiture density, corolla size, and color, leading to the recognition of a single variable species.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
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Zoology
Joao M. Fogaca, Lucas R. P. Gomes, Marcia S. Couri, Jaime I. Rodriguez-Fernandez, Claudio J. B. De Carvalho
Summary: In this study, the Neotropical genus Stomopogon Malloch (Diptera, Muscidae) was revised, with the description of three new species and an identification key provided. Color images, illustrations, and ultrastructural morphology of the adult terminalia were included, along with an updated map of species' distributions. Additionally, Stomopogon acuta (Malloch, 1934) was proposed as a new junior synonym of S. inculta Stein, 1911.
Article
Zoology
Hassan Naveed, Bismillah Shah, Bilal Saeed Khan, Chengquan Cao, Mick Webb, Yalin Zhang
Summary: This study provides keys to all levels of the subfamily Deltocephalinae in Pakistan, with checklists to the genera and species. It also proposes two new synonyms for certain species within the subfamily.
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Zoology
Matheus Bento, Mary Liz Jameson, Matthias Seidel
Summary: The phytophagous scarab genus Macraspis from the Brazilian Amazon region is reviewed in this study, with the description of three new species and the first-time record of two species in Brazil. The synonymy and availability of certain species are also discussed. Additionally, an illustrated key is provided for the identification of this diverse leaf chafer genus in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Zoology
Guangli Gou, Jichun Xing
Summary: A new leafhopper species, Longicornus grossus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. A key based on the aedeagus is provided to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).
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Zoology
Emma Wahlberg, Carl-Axel Gertsson
Summary: This article presents the Swedish fauna of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, including new species records and regional records, and provides a checklist of all Swedish tubuliferan species with regional distributions.
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Zoology
Yaru Zhao, Ying Li, Min Li, Zhiqi Liu
Summary: Two new species of Coniopterygidae, Semidalis procurva sp. nov. and Semidalis tibetana sp. nov., have been discovered in China. In addition, the first record of Semidalis decipiens (Roepke, 1916) in China was made. An identification key for adult males of the Chinese Semidalis Enderlein, 1905 has also been developed.
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Zoology
Maria Katia Matiotti Da Costa, Gervasio Silva Carvalho, Edison Zefa
Summary: The comparative analysis of the internal and external male genitalia of the Abracrini grasshoppers was conducted, including representatives of the type species of the genera, specimens compared with the same or more representative specimens of the genus, and bibliography data. Schematic illustrations pointing to the morphological differences between the genitalia were included, along with a dichotomous key to the 21 Abracrini genera.
Article
Zoology
Bintao DU, Xiaoyan Liu, Ding Yang
Summary: This study provides a key to classify 80 species and 2 subspecies of the genus Limnophora from China based on male specimens. It also introduces two new species, Limnophora magnipulvilla sp. nov. and Limnophora apiciflata sp. nov., with photographs of their morphology and male genitalia as well as illustrations of the male genitalia.
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Zoology
Bin Yan, Hong-Li He, Mao-Fa Yang, Mick D. Webb
Summary: A new leafhopper genus and species, Anzihelus bistriatus, was discovered in Sichuan Province, China. Detailed descriptions and a classification key of the Mileewini genera in China were provided.
