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March 2006 (27 issues; 90 papers with 19 for open access)

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 Zootaxa 1163, 68 pp. (30 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                              

Zootaxa 1163: 1-47 (30 Mar. 2006) 23 plates; 61 references                           Accepted: 6 Jan. 2006
Four palaeonemerteans (Nemertea: Anopla) from a tidal flat in middle Honshu, Japan
H. KAJIHARA (Japan)
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Zootaxa 1163: 49-59 (30 Mar. 2006) 4 plates; 23 references                          Accepted: 19 Dec. 2005
Description of Genus Guaianaza for "Euptychia" pronophila (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) with a description of the immature stages
A.V.L. FREITAS & C. PEñA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1163: 61-68 (30 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 14 references                          Accepted: 23 Feb. 2006
A new species of Plectromerus Haldeman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Navassa Island, Greater Antilles
E.H. NEARNS & W.E. STEINER, Jr. (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1162, 68 pp. (30 Mar. 2006) 6 papers                                                                                             

Zootaxa 1162: 1-18 (30 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 25 references                           Accepted: 13 Jan. 2006
Four new species of Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from South America
A.M. SANSEVERINO & E.J. FITTKAU (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1162: 19-31 (30 Mar. 2006) 4 plates; 27 references                          Accepted: 15 Feb. 2006
The enigmatic Dacochile microsoma Poinar & Brown: Tanyderidae or Bruchomyiinae?
G. POINAR, JR.& A.E. BROWN (USA)
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Zootaxa 1162: 33-43 (30 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 23 references                          Accepted: 21 Feb. 2006
A review of the F. serena-subgroup of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae), with the description of two new species from China
M.-F. WANG, D. ZHANG  & W.-Q. XUE (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1162: 45-52 (30 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 19 references                           Accepted: 10 Feb. 2006
Two new species of Baeus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from South-eastern Brazil parasitoids of Anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae)
C.B. MARGARíA (Argentina), M.S. LOIáCONO (Brazil) & M.O. GONZAGA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1162: 53-64 (30 Mar. 2006) 9 plates; 23 references                           Accepted: 17 Feb. 2006
A new acotylean flatworm, Armatoplana colombiana n. sp. (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Stylochoplanidae) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, South America
D.M. BOLAñOS, S.Y. QUIROGA & M.K. LITVAITIS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1162: 65-68 (30 Mar. 2006) 1 plate; 3 references                               Accepted: 10 Feb. 2006
Review of the systematics of Trachagathis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae)
M. SHARKEY (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1161, 68 pp. (30 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1161: 1-49 (30 Mar. 2006) 17 plates; 16 references                         Accepted: 16 Feb. 2006
Diversity of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in a Malaysian rainforest: description of twenty-seven new sympatric species
H. HIPPA (Sweden)
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Zootaxa 1161: 51-64 (30 Mar. 2006) 6 plates; 20 references                          Accepted: 31 Jan. 2006
A new species of Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae: Coleophorinae) from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
J.-F. LANDRY (Canada)
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Zootaxa 1161: 65-68 (30 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 2 references                             Accepted: 9 Feb. 2006
Reinstatement of Solenoptera michelii (Chemsak, 1979) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Solenopterini) as a valid species
J.A. MICHELI & C.J. MICHELI (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1160, 68 pp. (27 Mar. 2006) 6 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1160: 1-20 (27 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 17 references                          Accepted: 18 Jan. 2006
Revision of Capsaloides (Monogenea: Capsalidae) with a redescription of C. magnaspinosus Price, 1939 from the nasal tissue of Tetrapterus audax (Istiophoridae) collected off Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia
L.A. CHISHOLM  & I.D. WHITTINGTON (Australia)
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Zootaxa 1160: 21-28 (27 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 8 references                           Accepted: 14 Feb. 2006
Two new species of Anaplectoidea Shelford 1906 from China (Blattaria: Blattellidae)
Z.-Q. WANG & H.-Y. JIANG & P.-Z. FENG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1160: 29-36 (27 Mar. 2006) 4 plates; 22 references                           Accepted: 17 Feb. 2006
A new genus of Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from Okinawa Island
S. EHARA (Japan) & E.A. UECKERMANN (S. Africa)
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Zootaxa 1160: 37-47 (27 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 15 references                           Accepted: 3 Feb. 2006
A new species of water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae) from the mantle cavity of the prosobranch gastropod Potadoma moerchi (Reeve) (Streptoneura: Thiaridae) in Nigeria
T. GLEDHILL (UK) & O. AGBOLADE (Nigeria)
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Zootaxa 1160: 49-55 (27 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 9 references                            Accepted: 3 Feb. 2006
A new species of Passalozetes (Acari: Oribatida) from the Andes mountains of Argentina
P.A. MARTINEZ  & A.C. HERRERO (Argentina)
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Zootaxa 1160: 57-68 (27 Mar. 2006) 4 plates; 36 references                            Accepted: 23 Feb. 2006
Four new species of Diptilomiopinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae)
X.-F. XUE, Z.-W. SONG & X.-Y. HONG (P.R. China)
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 Zootaxa 1159, 68 pp. (27 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                    

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1159: 1-68 (27 Mar. 2006) 48 plates; 103 references                           Accepted: 5 Sept. 2005
Review of generic limits of the tiger moth genera Virbia Walker and Holomelina Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Arctiinae) and their biogeography
J.M. ZASPEL & S.J. WELLER (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1158, 68 pp. (23 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                             

Zootaxa 1158: 1-38 (23 Mar. 2006) 10 plates; 21 references                             Accepted: 6 Feb. 2006
New species of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from San Salvador Island, Bahamas
W.E. STEINER, JR. (USA)
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Zootaxa 1158: 39-53 (23 Mar. 2006) 8 plates; 24 references                           Accepted: 22 Jan. 2006
A new species of the genus Aphanius (Nardo, 1832) (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontidae) from Algeria
J.L. BLANCO (Spain), T. HRBEK (Puerto Rico) & I. DOADRIO (Spain)
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Zootaxa 1158: 55-67 (23 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 20 references                           Accepted: 10 Feb. 2006
A new species of Gonatocerus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) parasitic on proconiine sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the New World
S.V. TRIAPITSYN, D.B. VICKERMAN, J.M. HERATY & G.A. LOGARZO (USA)
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Zootaxa 1158: 68 (23 Mar. 2006
Corrigenda: Carvalho, C.J.B. de & Pont, A.C. (2006)
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 Zootaxa 1157, 74 pp. (23 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                    

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1157: 1-74 (23 Mar. 2006) 27 plates; 59 references                           Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Arabian Peninsula, with biogeographical remarks
F. PENATI & P. VIENNA (Italy)
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 Zootaxa 1156, 68 pp. (23 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1156: 1-50 (23 Mar. 2006) 24 plates; 97 references                           Accepted: 10 Jan. 2006
Revision of the pentacrinid stalked crinoids of the genus Endoxocrinus (Echinodermata, Crinoidea), with a study of environmental control of characters and its consequences for taxonomy
J. DAVID (France), M. ROUX (France), C.G. MESSING (USA) & N. AMEZIANE (France)
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Zootaxa 1156: 51-64 (23 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 16 references                           Accepted: 10 Feb. 2006
Observations on the quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) from charadriiform birds
M. SKORACKI (Poland), J. DABERT (Poland) & R. SCHMASCHKE (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1156: 65-68 (23 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 9 references                              Accepted: 10 Feb. 2006
A new species of Villa Lioy, 1864 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) parasitic on Sesiidae (Lepidoptera)
D.J. GREATHEAD (UK) & Y. KARIMPOUR (Iran)
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 Zootaxa 1155, 68 pp. (20 Mar. 2006) 6 papers                                                                                             

Zootaxa 1155: 1-23 (20 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 4 Feb. 2006
New species of Poecilosclerida (Demospongiae, Porifera) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
H. LEHNERT (Germany), R. STONE (USA) & W.G. HEIMLER (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1155: 25-33 (20 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 19 references                           Accepted: 17 Feb. 2006
A new species of Myoleja Rondani (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey with a key to the known species of the genus
H.-Y. HAN (R. Korea) & M. KüTüT (Turkey)
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Zootaxa 1155: 35-40 (20 Mar. 2006) 16 references                                             Accepted: 7 Feb. 2006
Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on scolopendrid centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
J.G.E. LEWIS (UK), A. MINELLI (Italy) & R.M. SHELLEY (USA)
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Zootaxa 1155: 41-50 (20 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 10 Feb. 2006
A new species of Alloxytropus Bezzi (Diptera: Scenopinidae: Proratinae) from Israel
S.L. WINTERTON & P.H. KERR (USA)
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Zootaxa 1155: 51-60 (20 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 14 references                             Accepted: 3 Feb. 2006
A new Mexican species of Oxyporus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae)
J. MARQUEZ & J. ASIAIN (Mexico)
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Zootaxa 1155: 61-68 (20 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 9 references                               Accepted: 4 Feb. 2006
Two new species of Trimeria de Saussure from Brazil, with biological notes and a key to the Brazilian taxa (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Masarinae)
M.G. HERMES & G.A.R. MELO (Brazil)
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 Zootaxa 1154, 68 pp. (20 Mar. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                             

Zootaxa 1154: 1-26 (20 Mar. 2006) 17 plates; 5 references                             Accepted: 25 Jan. 2006
Revision of the Echiniscus bigranulatus group with a description of a new species Echiniscus madonnae (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) from South America
L. MICHALCZYK & L. KACZMAREK (Poland)
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Zootaxa 1154: 27-33 (20 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 5 references                             Accepted: 10 Dec. 2005
Description of the male of the rare Madagascan species Pseudorphnus hiboni with notes on the genus Pseudorphnus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae)
A.V. FROLOV (Russia) & O. MONTREUIL (France)
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Zootaxa 1154: 35-39 (20 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 2 references                             Accepted: 24 Jan. 2005
Distinctaleyrodes setosus Dubey & Sundararaj (Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae), a new whitefly genus and species from India
A.K. DUBEY & R. SUNDARARAJ (India)
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Zootaxa 1154: 41-48 (20 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 11 references                             Accepted: 2 Feb. 2005
Three new species of Amphinemura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) with a key to the species from Guizhou Province, China
W.H. LI & D. YANG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1154: 49-68 (20 Mar. 2006) 32 references                                            Accepted: 7 Feb. 2006
The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: new records, biogeographic notes, and conservation concerns 
C.G. MAJKA & D.B. MCCORQUODALE (Canada)
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 Zootaxa 1153, 68 pp. (17 Mar. 2006) 7 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1153: 1-16 (17 Mar. 2006) 8 plates; 37 references                              Accepted: 21 Jan. 2006
A redescription of Neozavrelia cuneipennis (Edwards) comb. nov., with a checklist of Neozavrelia species of the world  (Diptera: Chironomidae)
T. EKREM (Norway)
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Zootaxa 1153: 17-26 (17 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 3 references                              Accepted: 12 Jan. 2006
Two new species of Entomobrya (Collembola, Entomobryomorpha) from the cave collembolan collection of Bonet from Asturias and Cantabria (north of Spain)
R. JORDANA & E. BAQUERO (Spain)
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Zootaxa 1153: 27-32 (17 Mar. 2006) 1 plates; 10 references                           Accepted: 21 Dec. 2005
A new species of Brueelia Keler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from the blue-black grassquit (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in Brazil
M.P. VALIM (Brazil) & R.L. PALMA (New Zealand)
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Zootaxa 1153: 33-42 (17 Mar. 2006) 32 references                                           Accepted: 27 Jan. 2006
Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genera Sarawakita Obenberger and Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae)
E. JENDEK (Slovakia)
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Zootaxa 1153: 43-50 (17 Mar. 2006) 1 plate; 21 references                             Accepted: 14 Feb. 2006
Caridina xiangnanensis, a new freshwater atyid shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) from Hunan Province, China
X.-Y. LIU, Z.-L. GUO & H. YU (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1153: 51-61 (17 Mar. 2006) 1 plate; 32 references                              Accepted: 9 Feb. 2006
Haematotrephus limnodromi n. sp. (Digenea: Cyclocoelidae) from the Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (Scolopacidae) from the central flyway of North America
N.O. DRONEN, S.L. GARDNER & F.A. JIMENEZ (USA)
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Zootaxa 1153: 63-68 (17 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 2 Feb. 2006
A new Fulvius species from Azores Islands (Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae)
F.
CHEROT (Belgium), R. JORDI (Spain) & G. JACEK (Poland)
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 Zootaxa 1152, 68 pp. (17 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1152: 1-43 (17 Mar. 2006) 31 plates; 22 references                            Accepted: 20 Feb. 2006
Revision of Tyroborus Oudemans, 1924 (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae)
Q.-H. FAN (P.R. China) & Z.-Q. ZHANG (New Zealand)
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Zootaxa 1152: 45-58 (17 Mar. 2006) 4 plates; 32 references                          Accepted: 20 Jan. 2006
A new species of Dendrobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Amazonian lowlands in Peru
J.L. BROWN, R. SCHULTE, K. SUMMERS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1152: 59-68 (17 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 5 references                            Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus from Iran, with the description of two new species from Iran and Cyprus (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Arrenuridae)
H. SMIT (The Netherlands) & V. PESIC (Serbia and Montenegro)
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 Zootaxa 1151, 68 pp. (14 Mar. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1151: 1-26 (14 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 46 references                             Accepted: 12 Jan. 2006
Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the South American genus Brachygasterina Macquart (Diptera: Muscidae)
C.J.B. DE CARVALHO (Brazil) & A.C. PONT (UK)
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Zootaxa 1151: 27-39 (14 Mar. 2006) 6 plates; 25 references                           Accepted: 21 Jan. 2006
A new species of Mediolata Canestrini from Spain (Acari: Stigmaeidae), re-description of M. chanti and a key to the known species of Mediolata
F. FARAJI  (The Netherlands) & E.A. UECKERMANN (S. Africa)
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Zootaxa 1151: 41-46 (14 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 7 references                              Accepted: 12 Jan. 2006
A new species of the genus Sanmenia Song & Kim, 1992 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Yunnan Province, China
Z.-Z. YANG, M.-S. ZHU & D.-X. SONG  (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1151: 47-53 (14 Mar. 2006) 1 plate; 9 references                              Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
New species and records of Beckidia Saether (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Russian Far East
O.V. ZORINA  (Russia)
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Zootaxa 1151: 55-68 (14 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 16 references                          Accepted: 25 Jan. 2006
Paradeontacylix godfreyi n. sp. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from the heart of wild Seriola lalandi (Perciformes: Carangidae) in southern Australia
K.S. HUTSON & I.D. WHITTINGTON   (Australia)
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 Zootaxa 1150, 68 pp. (14 Mar. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                            

Zootaxa 1150: 1-17 (14 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 14 references                              Accepted: 21 Feb. 2006
New fungus-feeding thrips (Thysanoptera-Phlaeothripinae) from tropical Australia
L.A. MOUND  (Australia) & K. MINAEI
(Iran)
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Zootaxa 1150: 19-30 (14 Mar. 2006) 8 plates; 15 references                           Accepted: 25 Jan. 2006
Akysis longifilis, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Akysidae) from Myanmar
H.H. NG (USA)
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Zootaxa 1150: 31-42 (14 Mar. 2006) 6 plates; 12 references                             Accepted: 4 Jan. 2006
Corynoptera vagula Tuomikoski and allied species (Diptera: Sciaridae)
P. VILKAMAA (Finland) & H. HIPPA (Sweden)
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Zootaxa 1150: 43-52 (14 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 9 references                           Accepted: 30 Aug. 2005
Description of Schistocerca cohni n. sp. and redescription of S. socorro (Dirsh) (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae) from Mexico
H.J. SONG (USA)
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Zootaxa 1150: 53-68 (14 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 32 references                            Accepted: 3 Feb. 2006
Niphargus echion, a new species of amphipod (Crustacea Amphipoda, Niphargidae) from Istra, Croatia
G.S. KARAMAN (Serbia & Montenegro) & S.G. MATOCEC (Croatia)
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 Zootaxa 1149, 88 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                     

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1149: 1-88 (10 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 74 references                               Accepted: 5 Jan. 2006
New records of Namibian Bombyliidae (Diptera), with notes on some genera and descriptions of new species
D.J. GREATHEAD (UK)
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 Zootaxa 1148, 68 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                             

Zootaxa 1148: 1-25 (10 Mar. 2006) 11 plates; 17 references                          Accepted: 22 Dec. 2005
Ringanui, a new genus of stygobitic amphipod from New Zealand (Amphipoda: Gammaridea: Paraleptamphopidae)
G.D. FENWICK (New Zealand)
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Zootaxa 1148: 27-45 (10 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 19 references                           Accepted: 6 Jan. 2006
Two new species of Pagurixus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan
M. OSAWA , Y. FUJITA & J. OKUNO (Japan)
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Zootaxa 1148: 47-68 (10 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 21 references                           Accepted: 23 Jan. 2006
Review of the bee genus Eremaphanta Popov 1940 (Hymenoptera: Melittidae), with the description of a new species 
D. MICHEZ  & S. PATINY (Belgium)
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 Zootaxa 1147, 68 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                             

Zootaxa 1147: 1-34 (10 Mar. 2006) 18 plates; 28 references                           Accepted: 31 Jan. 2006
New species of Anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Africa and Southeast Asia, with notes on sociality and color polymorphism
I. AGNARSSON (Canada) & J.-X. ZHANG (USA)
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Zootaxa 1147: 35-59 (10 Mar. 2006) 9 plates; 12 references                           Accepted: 29 Dec. 2005
Review of Hayesomyia Murray & Fittkau (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from China
M. CHENG & X.H. WANG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1147: 61-68 (10 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 11 references                           Accepted: 26 Jan. 2006
A new species of Eomedina Mesnil (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Namibia
P. CERRETTI (Italy) & N. WYATT (UK)
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 Zootaxa 1146, 152 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                   

 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1146: 1-152 (10 Mar. 2006) 78 plates; 58 references                           Accepted: 8 Oct. 2005
A revision of the World species of the genus Tachyusa Erichson, 1837 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
GRZEGORZ PASNIK (Poland)
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 Zootaxa 1145, 110 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                   

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Zootaxa 1145: 1-110 (10 Mar. 2006) 13 plates; 188 references                         Accepted: 27 Dec. 2005
The abduction of phylogenetic hypotheses
K. FITZHUGH (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1144, 94 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                    

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Zootaxa 1144: 1-94 (10 Mar. 2006) 44 references; 10 plates                           Accepted: 21 Nov. 2005
Revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Pholetesor Mason (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
J.B. WHITFIELD (USA)
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 Zootaxa 1143, 218 pp. (10 Mar. 2006) 1 monograph                                                                                  

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Zootaxa 1143: 1-218 (10 Mar. 2006) 102 references; 68 plates                        Accepted: 27 Sept. 2005
Types of Neotropical Pierinae in the collection of Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
S.P. ABADJIEV (Bulgaria)
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 Zootaxa 1142, 68 pp. (8 Mar. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1142: 1-33 (8 Mar. 2006) 61 references                                            Accepted: 27 Dec. 2005
New records and other notes for Oregon Coleoptera
R.L. WESTCOTT, J.R. LaBONTE, G.L. PARSONS & P.J. JOHNSON (USA)
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Zootaxa 1142: 34-41 (8 Mar. 2006) 1 plate; 7 references                                  Accepted: 2 Feb. 2006
Two new species of Exallonyx Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae) from China, with a key to the Chinese species
J.X. LIU, J.H. HE & Z.F. XU (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1142: 43-50 (8 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 12 references                               Accepted: 4 Feb. 2006
A new glanapterygine catfish of the genus Listrura (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the southeastern Brazilian coastal plains
L. VILLA-VERDE & W.J.E.M. COSTA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1142: 51-55 (8 Mar. 2006) 14 references                                                Accepted: 1 Feb. 2006
On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia)
D. KOCK (Germany), C.M. INGRAM (USA), L.J. FRABOTTA (USA), R.L. HONEYCUTT (USA) & H. BURDA (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1142: 57-68 (8 Mar. 2006) 6 plates; 5 references                                Accepted: 13 Dec. 2005
Rediscovery of a fossil dolichoderine ant lineage (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) and a description of a new genus from South America
A.L. WILD (USA) & F. CUEZZO (Argentina)
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 Zootaxa 1141, 68 pp. (8 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1141: 1-54 (8 Mar. 2006) 14 plates; 39 references                             Accepted: 2 Feb. 2006
A taxonomic review of the genus Myrmelachista (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Costa Rica
JOHN T. LONGINO (USA)
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Zootaxa 1141: 55-61 (8 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 8 references                              Accepted: 21 Jan. 2006
Supplementary characters of Bursaphelenchus lini Braasch, 2004 (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) and remarks on this nematode
H. BRAASCH (Germany), M. BRANDSTETTER  (Austria) & W. BURGERMEISTER (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1141: 63-68 (8 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 6 references                               Accepted: 26 Jan. 2006
Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Trochodendron aralioides (Trochodendraceae) from Taiwan
K.-W. HUANG (P. China)
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 Zootaxa 1140, 68 pp. (6 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1140: 1-29 (6 Mar. 2006) 8 plates; 12 references                              Accepted: 4 Feb. 2006
New species of Isoneuromyia Brunetti (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from the Oriental Region
N.L. EVENHUIS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1140: 31-51 (6 Mar. 2006) 10 plates; 20 references                              Accepted: 1 Feb. 2006
Revision of the spider family Trochanteriidae from China (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea)
M.-S. ZHU, G.-M. TANG, F. ZHANG & D.-X. SONG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1140: 53-68 (6 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 15 references                              Accepted: 27 Jan. 2006
Two new species of Notoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) and a redescription of Notoperlopsis femina Illies
I. MCLELLAN (New Zealand), M.L. MISERENDINO (Argentina) & M.E.T. HOLLMANN (Argentina)
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 Zootaxa 1139, 68 pp. (6 Mar. 2006) 5 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1139: 1-17 (6 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 7 references                              Accepted: 1 Feb. 2006
New genera and host plant records of Asteraceae-feeding Tephritidae (Diptera) from Brazil
A.L. NORRBOM (USA) & P.I. PRADO (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1139: 19-26 (6 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 12 references                              Accepted: 2 Jan. 2006
Caballerocotyla llewelyni n. sp. and Caballerocotyla neothunni (Yamaguti, 1968) (Monogenea; Capsalidae) parasites of Brazilian tunas (Scombridae)
A. KOHN & M.C.N. JUSTO (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1139: 27-33 (6 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 14 references                              Accepted: 20 Jan. 2006
New synonymies in Oriental Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae)
J. POORANI  (India) & R.G. BOOTH (UK)
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Zootaxa 1139: 35-62 (6 Mar. 2006)  49 references                                              Accepted: 30 Nov. 2005
A host-parasite catalog of world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea): first supplement
A. GUGLIELMINO & M. OLMI (Italy)
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Zootaxa 1139: 63-68 (6 Mar. 2006) 3 plates; 12 references                                Accepted: 27 Dec. 2005
Description of a new species and new country records of Ancognatha Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Colombia
L.C. PARDO-LOCARNO, R. GONZALEZ & J. MONTOYA-LERMA (Colombia)
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 Zootaxa 1138, 68 pp. (2 Mar. 2006) 3 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1138: 1-44 (2 Mar. 2006) 13 plates; 54 references                              Accepted: 5 Jan. 2006
On the morphology and classification of larval water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) from springs in Luxembourg
P. MARTIN (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1138: 45-51 (2 Mar. 2006) 2 plates; 16 references                              Accepted: 13 Jan. 2006
Two new species of Tenuipalpus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from southeastern Brazil
N.C. MESA (Brazil), G.J. DE MORAES (Brazil) & R. OCHOA (USA)
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Zootaxa 1138: 53-68 (2 Mar. 2006) 7 plates; 34 references                               Accepted: 20 Oct. 2005
A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae)
Y. SAMYN, D. VANDENSPIEGEL & C. MASSIN (Belgium)
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 Zootaxa 1137, 68 pp. (2 Mar. 2006) 4 papers                                                                                               

Zootaxa 1137: 1-36 (2 Mar. 2006) 9 plates; 54 references                              Accepted: 6 Jan. 2006
Pontoniine shrimps (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the island of Socotra, with descriptions of new species of Dactylonia Fransen, 2002 and Periclimenoides Bruce, 1990
A.J. BRUCE (Australia)
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Zootaxa 1137: 37-52 (2 Mar. 2006) 4 plates; 2 references                               Accepted: 6 Jan. 2006
New species and a new subgenus of South American Neoathyreus Howden and Martinez (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Athyreini)
H.F. HOWDEN (Canada)
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Zootaxa 1137: 53-61 (2 Mar. 2006) 5 plates; 9 references                               Accepted: 20 Jan. 2006
New species of Nemoura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China
W.H. LI & D. YANG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1137: 63-68 (2 Mar. 2006) 1 plate; 23 references                               Accepted: 16 Jan. 2006
A review of the H. obtusipennis species-group of the genus Helina R.-D. (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions, with description of one new species
M.-F. WANG, R.-R. WANG  & W.-Q. XUE (P.R. China)
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