Roach Mills (edwardmile2)
Two new species are described from Iran Ph. (Helladia) euimperialis Faizi Danilevsky, sp. n. (Kurdistan prov., Marivan-county, Bardeh Sepi) and Ph. (s. str.) ambrusi Faizi Danilevsky, sp. n. (Kurdistan prov., Marivan county, Chuin). Moreover, Phytoecia (Helladia) imperialis dorud (Sama, Rapuzzi Rejzek, 2007) is elevated to species rank as Ph. (Helladia) dorud (Sama, Rapuzzi Rejzek, 2007), stat. nov.A new species of Euphranta Loew, E. siruvani David, Hancock Sankararaman, sp. n. is described from India. DNA Repair activator Postabdominal structures of E. hyalipennis David Freidberg and E. haldwanica Hancock Goodger are illustrated and described. A revised key to Euphranta from India is also provided.This paper announces a database on the taxonomy, distribution and host plants of mites of the family Tenuipalpidae Berlese (Acari Tetranychoidea), available online at https//. In the Tenuipalpidae Database the recorded world distribution and range of host plants are provided for each tenuipalpid species, including synonyms, with a list of all relevant publications.The current condition of the types of Bathypogon, described by Frank M. Hull 1956-1959, are listed. By his own admission, a portion of the material borrowed from the South Australian Museum was destroyed by "pests". Note is made that the holotype of Bathypogon microdonturus is missing and presumed destroyed. Additions are made to the published data based on data on the Type specimen labels. Photos of the hypandrium of some Bathypogon holotypes that reside in the SA Museum collection are provided.Three new species of antipatharian corals are described from deep-sea (677-2,821 m) seamounts and ridges in the North Pacific, including Antipathes sylospongia, Alternatipathes venusta, and Umbellapathes litocrada. Most of the material for these descriptions was collected on expeditions aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer that were undertaken as part of the Campaign to Address Pacific Monument Science, Technology, and Ocean Needs (CAPSTONE). One of the main goals of CAPSTONE was to characterize the deep-sea fauna in protected waters of the U.S. Pacific, as well as in the Prime Crust Zone, the area with the highest known concentration of commercially valuable deep-sea minerals in the Pacific. Species descriptions and distribution data are supplemented with in situ photo records, including those from deep-sea exploration programs that have operated in the North Pacific in addition to CAPSTONE, namely the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL), the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET), and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).A small wild prawn of the genus Macrobrachium, found in Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand has some morphological features resembling four other closely related species, M. lanchesteri, M. peguense, M. kunjuramani, and M. chainatense. However, it is distinguishable from the above species in terms of distinctive golden colored antennules; number of teeth on the rostrum; number of teeth on the cutting edges of the second pereiopod; and length of carpus relative to that of chela on the second pereiopod. Moreover, DNA analysis places it far apart on the phylogenetic tree from the related species in the genus.Okanagana boweni sp. n. is described from the western margin of the Great Basin of North America. The new species is diagnosed from allopatric O. simulata Davis and sympatric O. utahensis Davis using morphological, bioacoustical, and molecular characters. The distribution of this new species coincides with the Walker Lane region that lies along the border of California and Nevada, USA. Based on geography, bioacoustics, morphology, and molecular phylogenetics, we hypothesize that O. boweni sp. n. is the allopatric sister species of O. simulata.A collection of microcaddisflies from sites on the Cuito, Cuanavale, Cuembo, Cuando, Cubango, and Lungue Bungo Rivers in Angola has yielded seven new species and led to ne
