https://mapress.com/zt/issue/feed Zootaxa 2025-03-17T12:26:48+13:00 Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang zed@mapress.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Zootaxa</strong> is a mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world</p> https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.1 <strong>A review of the species groups of the Western Hemisphere <em>Onthophagus</em> Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) using COI barcoding and gene trees</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:48+13:00 BERT KOHLMANN bkohlmann64@gmail.com ÁNGEL SOLÍS angelsoliscr@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Species groups of Western Hemispheric <em>Onthophagus </em>Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) are suggested using COI barcoding and gene trees and supported by congruence with external morphology, behavior, ecology, and biogeographic evidence. New species groups, complexes, and taxonomic statuses are offered, and other preexisting proposals are confirmed. No barcoding gap w as found between the intragroup and intergroup genetic distance blocks, but the average intragroup (8.38%) and intergroup (13.88%) Kimura-two-parameter distances are statistically different. The following seven preexisting species groups were supported by the congruence between the mtDNA barcode analysis and other independent evidence: <em>O</em>. <em>chevrolati, O. clypeatus, O. dicranius, O. gazellinus, O. hircus, O. landolti, </em>and<em> O. mexicanus</em><strong>. </strong>Eight new species groups are suggested: <em>O.</em> <em>crinitus, O. curvicornis, O. eulophus, O. hecate, O. hoepfneri, O. marginatus, O. nasutus, </em>and<em> O. velutinus</em>. Possible behavioral/ecological adaptations of morphological characters are also discussed. New biogeographic and evolutionary hypotheses are also advanced. An identification key for species groups is presented.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.2 <strong>Four new species of <em>Phytobia</em> Lioy (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, with an updated key to the Neotropical species</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:46+13:00 FERNANDO S. CARVALHO-FILHO fernandofilho@museu-goeldi.br EMILIANO N. CABÁ emiliano.kaba@gmail.com NILTON J. S. MONTEIRO nilton.j.s.monteiro@gmail.com CAROLINE C. DE-SOUZA biosouzacarol@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Four new species of <em>Phytobia </em>Lioy (Diptera: Agromyzidae) are described based on specimens collected in four localities from the Brazilian Amazon: <em>P. espositae </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>P. munduruku </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>P. piscivora </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, and <em>P. pium </em><strong>sp. nov. </strong>Figures of male terminalia and photographs of type specimens are presented. In addition, <em>P. setitibialis </em>Sasakawa and <em>P. pluviasilvae </em>Boucher are newly recorded from Brazil and <em>P. megapodema </em>Sousa &amp; Couri is newly recorded for the Brazilian state of Acre. In addition, an updated key to the Neotropical <em>Phytobia</em> species is presented.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.3 <strong>Same but different: A systematic reassessment of the <em>Hebius khasiensis</em> Boulenger, 1890 (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae) species complex from the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot supports the revalidation of <em>Natrix gilhodesi</em> Wall, 1925 as a valid species</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:43+13:00 SANATH CHANDRA BOHRA sreptilian6@gmail.com TAN VAN NGUYEN tan.sifasv@gmail.com GERNOT VOGEL gernot.vogel@t-online.de HMAR TLAWMTE LALREMSANGA htlrsa@yahoo.co.in LAL BIAKZUALA bzachawngthu123@gmail.com MADHURIMA DAS madhurima.das@dbuniversity.ac.in HOLINESS WARJRI holiness12345@gmail.com GOLDENSTAR THONGNI golden2394@gmail.com NIKOLAY A. POYARKOV n.poyarkov@gmail.com JAYADITYA PURKAYASTHA mail.jayaditya@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This study provides new insights into the systematics of the natricid species <em>Hebius khasiensis</em> Boulenger <em>sensu lato</em>. Our findings are based on recent collections from northeast India, including the type locality in the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, and the examination of its syntypes. There is a species named <em>Natrix gilhodesi</em> Wall from Kachin State, Myanmar, which is currently considered a subjective junior synonym of <em>H. khasiensis</em>, but molecular data based on the mitochondrial gene analysis show that populations from northeast India and Kachin, Myanmar are deeply divergent from each other. Here, we redescribe <em>H. khasiensis</em> and designate an adult female from its syntypes as the lectotype for the taxonomic stability of the given species. We also revalidate <em>Natrix gilhodesi</em> from Myanmar as a valid species of the genus <em>Hebius</em> based on molecular and morphological parameters.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.4 <strong>New species, new locality records and descriptions of calling songs of Phaneropterinae from Sabah</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:40+13:00 MING KAI TAN orthoptera.mingkai@gmail.com DAYANG FAZRINAH BINTI AWG DAMIT DgFazrinah.AgDamit@sabah.gov.my RAZY JAPIR razy.japir@sabah.gov.my ARTHUR Y.C. CHUNG arthur.chung@sabah.gov.my TONY ROBILLARD tony.robillard@mnhn.fr <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Based on recent sampling of orthopterans in Maliau Basin and Meligan (including near Long Pasia and Sinipung Hill), Sabah, Borneo, we present here notes on some of the katydids from the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Two new species were discovered and are described: <em>Tapiena</em> <em>dimidia</em> <strong>sp. nov. </strong>from Maliau Basin and <em>Tapiena</em> <em>munae </em><strong>sp. nov. </strong>from Sinipung Hill near Long Pasia and Meligan. New locality records for <em>Elbenia</em> (<em>Elbenia</em>) <em>paradigitata </em>Gorochov, 2023, <em>Stictophaula multa</em> Gorochov &amp; Voltshenkova, 2009, <em>Holochlora falcata</em> Tan, Liu &amp; Ingrisch, 2024 and possibly <em>Psyrana </em>(<em>Psyrana</em>) nr. <em>imitativa</em> Gorochov, 2024. Calling songs of four species of Phaneropterinae are described for the first time: <em>Elbenia</em> (<em>Elbenia</em>) <em>paradigitata </em>Gorochov, 2023, <em>Elbenia</em> (<em>Elbenia</em>) ?<em>tenera </em>Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878, <em>Rectimarginalis ensis </em>(Haan, 1843) and <em>Tapiena</em> ?<em>incisa</em> Karny, 1923.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.5 <strong>Three new species of the genus <em>Empidideicus</em> Becker, 1907 (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae) from Iran with the first record of the subgenus <em>Cyrtoides</em> Engel, 1933</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:37+13:00 BABAK GHARALI bgharaei@yahoo.com NEAL L. EVENHUIS neale@bishopmuseum.org SAJJAD MOGHBELI moghbelisajjad@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Empidideicus</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> (</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Empidideicus</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">) </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>ferrarius</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> Gharali, Evenhuis &amp; Moghbeli </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">;</span> <span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Empidideicus</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> (</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Cyrtoides</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">)</span> <span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>primitus </em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">Gharali, Evenhuis &amp; Moghbeli </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><strong>sp. nov. </strong></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">and</span> <span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Empidideicus</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> (</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Cyrtoides</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">)</span> <span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>reemeri </em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">Gharali &amp; Evenhuis </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> are described based on specimens collected from Iran by white pan trapping.</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em> Empidideicus primitus</em></span> <span style="color: #1d2228;"><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> and </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>E. reemeri</em></span> <span style="color: #1d2228;"><strong>sp. nov. </strong></span><span style="color: #1d2228;">mark the first records of the subgenus </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Cyrtoides</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> from Iran, and with the description of these new species, the subgenus now contains five species in the World. Dichotomous keys to all species of the genus </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Empidideicus</em></span> <span style="color: #1d2228;">occurring in Iran and species of the subgenus </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><em>Cyrtoides</em></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> worldwide are presented.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.6 <strong><em>Neozoarces pulcher</em> Steindachner, 1880 vs <em>Neozoarces steindachneri</em> Jordan and Snyder, 1902 (Perciformes: Neozoarcidae): which species is valid, evidence on morphological and molecular-genetic data</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:35+13:00 ALEXANDER I. MARKEVICH alexmarkfish@mail.ru ANDREY D. KUKHLEVSKIY ad.kuchlevskiy@mail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Series of spawning together males and females of the genus <em>Neozoarces </em>was studied. According to key morphological characters of the genus—proportional measurements: head length/TL, (c/TL), length of the upper jaw/head length (lmx/c), and net-like figure on the cheeks all males belong to <em>N. pulcher</em> species, and females—<em>N. steindachneri. </em>But, mitochondrial DNA analysis have demonstrated that sequences of genes (COI I and cytochrome b) at all individuals are identical. In addition, specimens of type series <em>N. pulcher</em> and <em>N. steindachneri</em> were studied and no significant interspecific differences between them were found. We came to the conclusion that fish of <em>Neozoarces </em>genus have well expressed sexual and age dimorphism, and only <em>N. pulcher </em>Steindachner 1880 species is valid. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.7 <strong>Two new species of the tribe Mirini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae) from Vietnam, with additional data to Vietnamese Mirinae catalogue</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:33+13:00 JUNGGON KIM thesv12@gmail.com FRÉDÉRIC CHÉROT frederic.cherot@spw.wallonie.be QUOC TOAN PHAN pqtoan84@gmail.com SUNGHOON JUNG jung@cnu.ac.kr <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two new species of the plant bug tribe Mirini are described from Vietnam: <em>Adelphocorisella tamdaoensis</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong> and <em>Cheilocapsidea bachmaensis</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong> Detailed morphological descriptions for each species are presented. New records, four genera, and eight species of the subfamily Mirinae are additionally catalogued to the Vietnamese fauna. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.8 <strong>New contribution to the knowledge of the genus <em>Aberrasine</em> Volynkin & Huang, 2019 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Vietnam, with description of a new species</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:31+13:00 EVGENY S. KOSHKIN ekos@inbox.ru <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Aberrasine ryabinini </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong> is described from the northern part of the Central Highlands region of Vietnam (Kon Tum Province). <em>Aberrasine aberrans</em> (Butler, 1877) is reported from Vinh Phuc Province and represents the first record of the species for Vietnam and the Indochina peninsula. An updated checklist of valid <em>Aberrasine </em>species is presented.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.9 <strong>Two new <em>Anaulacomera</em> species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) and first female descriptions of <em>A. dama</em> and <em>A. sylviae</em> from protected areas in southern Brazil</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:28+13:00 THAYLA MELISSA GIMENEZ NOGUEIRA thaylagimenez.bio@gmail.com PAOLA DIAS SCHENBERGER paola.schenberger@gmail.com NEUCIR SZINWESLSKI neucirufv@gmail.com MARCOS FIANCO fianco.marcos@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Anaulacomera</em> is the most diverse Latin America genus of katydids (Tettigoniidae), comprising 171 species. After conducting sampling activities in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, within the Atlantic Forest biome, specifically in Iguaçu National Park (INP), Cabeça do Cachorro State Park (CCSP), and Rio Guarani State Park (RGSP), two new species of <em>Anaulacomera</em> were identified. In this study, we described <em>Anaulacomera (Cervicercora) vieiradiasi</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, sampled in INP and CCSP, and <em>Anaulacomera (Anaulacomera) blancoi </em><strong>sp. nov. </strong>collected in INP and RGSP. Additionally, we provide the first descriptions of females for two previously known species: <em>Anaulacomera (Anallomes) sylviae</em> and <em>Anaulacomera (Cervicercora) dama.</em></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.10 <strong>A new species of <em>Pristaciura</em> Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae:Tephrellini) and new distribution record of <em>Procecidochares utilis</em> Stone from Himalayas</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:26+13:00 MANEESH PAL SINGH khwww786@gmail.com CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRABHAKAR csprabhakar.ento@gmail.com <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>A new species, </em><em>Pristaciura hancocki</em> Maneesh &amp; Prabhakar, <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, is described from Himachal Pradesh, India, along with an identification key to species in the genus <em>Pristaciura </em>Hendel. Additionally, <em>Procecidochares utilis</em> Stone is newly recorded from the high-altitude regions of Himachal Pradesh.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.11 <strong>A new species of the <em>Hydaticus sexguttatus</em> species group from India (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)</strong> 2025-03-17T12:26:24+13:00 GÜNTHER WEWALKA g.wewalka@gmx.at JIŘÍ HÁJEK jiri.hajek@nm.cz <p lang="en-GB" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Hydaticus</em> <em>kadumane</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, belonging to the <em>Hydaticus</em> (<em>Prodaticus</em>) <em>sexguttatus</em> species group, is described from the Indian state Karnataka. In habitus and dorsal colouration, it is similar to several species from Borneo Island and the Philippines, but it can be undoubtedly recognised based on the shape of male genitalia. Photographs of the dorsal habitus and male median lobe of the aedeagus are provided.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.12 <strong>Erratum: BRADLEY J. SINCLAIR, ÉLODIE A. VAJDA, TOYOHEI SAIGUSA, IGOR A. SHAMSHEV & TERRY A. WHEELER (2019) <em>Rhamphomyia</em> meigen of the canadian Arctic Archipelago, greenland and iceland (diptera: Empididae). <em>Zootaxa</em>, 4670 (1), 001–094.</strong> 2025-03-13T13:41:28+13:00 BRADLEY J. SINCLAIR user@example.com ÉLODIE A. VAJDA user@example.com TOYOHEI SAIGUSA user@example.com IGOR A. SHAMSHEV user@example.com TERRY A. WHEELER user@example.com 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5604.4.13 <strong>Erratum: YESSICA CHÁVEZ-LÓPEZ, TOM ALVESTAD & JEnnA M. MOOrEE (2025) A review of <em>Anobothrus</em> Levinsen, 1884, restricted, with reinstatement of <em>Anobothrella</em> Hartman, 1967 and <em>Melythasides</em> Desbruyères, 1978, and redescription of seven species (Annelida, Ampharetidae). <em>Zootaxa</em>, 5601 (2): 201–245.</strong> 2025-03-13T13:42:16+13:00 YESSICA CHÁVEZLÓPEZ user@example.com TOM ALVESTAD user@example.com JENNA M. MOOREE user@example.com 2025-03-17T00:00:00+13:00 Copyright (c) 2025