Latest Articles from ZooKeys Latest 7 Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:37:50 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zookeys.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Revision of the genus Heteranassa Smith, 1899 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Omopterini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6209/ ZooKeys 527: 31-49

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.527.8771

Authors: Nicholas Homziak, Heidi Hopkins, Kelly B. Miller

Abstract: Heteranassa Smith (Erebidae, Omopterini), native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, includes two recognized species, namely H. mima (Harvey) and H. fraterna Smith. These are separated mainly by subtle differences in wing color and pattern, leading to speculation about the validity of the described species. This study examines variation in external and internal morphology across the geographic range of the genus, aiming to clarify species limits, describe morphology, and provide a comprehensive assessment of variation within the genus. Results indicate that H. fraterna syn. n., is a junior synonym of H. mima.

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Research Article Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0300
First record of harpacticoid copepods from Lake Tahoe, United States: two new species of Attheyella (Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4607/ ZooKeys 479: 1-24

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.479.8673

Authors: Hyun Woo Bang, Jeffrey G. Baguley, Heejin Moon

Abstract: Benthic harpacticoids were collected for the first time at Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada, United States. Two species were identified as members of the genus Attheyella Brady, 1880. The genus Attheyella comprises about 150 species within six subgenera, but only twelve species have previously been reported from North American freshwater habitats. The two new species of Attheyella described here have a 3-segmented endopod on P1 and 2-segmented P2–P4 endopods, the distal segment of exopod of P2–P4 has three outer spines, and the P5 has five setae on the exopod and six setae on the baseoendopod. Attheyella (Attheyella) tahoensissp. n. most closely resembles A. (A.) idahoensis (Marsh, 1903) from Idaho, Montana, and Alaska (United States) and A. (A.) namkungi Kim, Soh & Lee, 2005 from Gosu Cave in South Korea. They differ mainly by the number of setae on the distal endopodal segment of P2–P4. In addition, intraspecific variation has been observed on the caudal rami. Attheyella (Neomrazekiella) tessiaesp. n. is characterized by the extension of P5 baseoendopod, 2-segmented endopod of female P2–P3, and naked third seta of male P5 exopod. The two new species are likely endemic to Lake Tahoe, an isolated alpine lake within the Great Basin watershed in the western United States.

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Research Article Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0200
A revision of the genus Arenivaga (Rehn) (Blattodea, Corydiidae), with descriptions of new species and key to the males of the genus https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3450/ ZooKeys 384: 1-256

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.384.6197

Authors: Heidi Hopkins

Abstract: The cockroach genus Arenivaga is revised. Forty-eight Arenivaga species are recognized with nine previously known species and 39 described as new including the following: A.pagana sp.n., A.grandiscanyonensis sp.n., A.haringtoni sp.n., A.hopkinsorum sp.n., A.umbratilis sp.n., A.tenax sp.n., A.impensa sp.n., A.trypheros sp.n., A.darwini sp.n., A.nalepae sp.n., A.sequoia sp.n., A.mckittrickae sp.n., A.gaiophanes sp.n., A.belli sp.n., A.estelleae sp.n., A.delicata sp.n., A.mortisvallisensis sp.n., A.milleri sp.n., A.pratchetti sp.n., A.gumperzae sp.n., A.rothi sp.n., A.ricei sp.n., A.adamsi sp.n., A.nicklei sp.n., A.akanthikos sp.n., A.moctezuma sp.n., A.paradoxa sp.n., A.apaeninsula sp.n., A.hebardi sp.n., A.dnopheros sp.n., A.aquila sp.n., A.florilega sp.n., A.galeana sp.n., A.gurneyi sp.n., A.pumila sp.n., A.hypogaios sp.n., A.diaphana sp.n., A.nocturna sp.n., A.alichenas sp.n. All species are described or redescribed, major morphological features are illustrated, distributions are characterized, and the biology of the species is reviewed. A neotype series is designated for A.investigata Friauf & Edney.

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Monograph Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0200
From documents to datasets: A MediaWiki-based method of annotating and extracting species observations in century-old field notebooks https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2909/ ZooKeys 209: 235-253

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.209.3247

Authors: Andrea Thomer, Gaurav Vaidya, Robert Guralnick, David Bloom, Laura Russell

Abstract: Biological field notebooks are records of lives spent outside in nature. Part diary, part scientific record, field notebooks often contain details required to understand the location and environmental conditions existent during collecting events. Despite their clear value for (and recent use in) global change studies, the text-mining outputs from field notebooks have been idiosyncratic to specific research projects, and impossible to discover or re-use. Best practices and workflows for digitization, transcription, extraction, and integration with other sources are nascent or non-existent. In this paper, we demonstrate a model workflow to generate structured outputs while also maintaining linkages to the original texts. The first step in this workflow was placing already digitized and transcribed field notebooks from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History founder, Junius Henderson, on Wikisource, an open manuscript-editing platform. Next, we created Wikisource-specific templates to document places, dates, and taxa to facilitate annotation and wiki-linking. We then requested help from the public, through social media tools, to take advantage of volunteer efforts and energy. After three notebooks were fully annotated, content was converted into XML and annotations were extracted and placed into Darwin Core compliant record sets. Finally, these record sets were vetted, specifically to provide valid taxon names, via a process we call “taxonomic referencing.” The result is identification and mobilization of 1076 observations from three of Henderson’s thirteen notebooks and a publishable Darwin Core record set for use in other analyses. Although challenges remain, this work demonstrates a feasible approach to unlock observations from field notebooks that enhances their discovery and interoperability without losing the narrative context from which those observations are drawn.

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Research Article Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0300
The genus Camptochaeta in Nearctic caves, with the description of C. prolixa sp. n. (Diptera, Sciaridae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2813/ ZooKeys 135: 69-75

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.135.1624

Authors: Pekka Vilkamaa, Heikki Hippa, Steven Taylor

Abstract: Camptochaeta prolixa sp. n. (Diptera, Sciaridae) is described from caves in Nevada, and three other congeneric species are recorded from caves in Nevada and Arkansas, United States. The new species shows some indication to a subterranean mode of life, including long antenna and legs, and in some specimens, reduction of the eye bridge.

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Research Article Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0300
The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz’s land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2586/ ZooKeys 113: 39-71

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.113.1353

Authors: Robert Murphy, Kristin Berry, Taylor Edwards, Alan Leviton, Amy Lathrop, J. Daren Riedle

Abstract: We investigate a cornucopia of problems associated with the identity of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii Cooper. The date of publication is found to be 1861, rather than 1863. Only one of the three original cotypes exists, and it is designated as the lectotype of the species. Another cotype is found to have been destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fire. The third is lost. The lectotype is genetically confirmed to be from California, and not Arizona, USA as sometimes reported. Maternally, the holotype of G. lepidocephalus Ottley et Velázques Solis, 1989 from the Cape Region of Baja California Sur, Mexico is also from the Mojavian population of the desert tortoise, and not from Tiburon Island, Sonora, Mexico as previously proposed. A suite of characters serve to diagnose tortoises west and north of the Colorado River, the Mojavian population, from those east and south of the river in Arizona, USA and Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, the Sonoran population. Species recognition is warranted and because G. lepidocephalus is from the Mojavian population no names are available for the Sonoran species. Thus, a new species, Gopherus morafkai sp. n., is named and this action reduces the distribution of G. agassizii to only 30% of its former range. This reduction has important implications for the conservation and protection of G. agassizii, which may deserve a higher level of protection.

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Research Article Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0300
A revision of the spider genus Selenops (Arachnida, Araneae, Selenopidae) in North America, Central America and the Caribbean https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2524/ ZooKeys 105: 1-182

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.105.724

Authors: Sarah Crews

Abstract: The spider genus Selenops Latreille occurs in both the Old World and New World tropics and subtropics and contains nearly half of the species in the family Selenopidae Simon. In this paper I revise the members of this genus found in North America, Central America, and on islands of the Caribbean, excluding Cuban endemics. Despite recent work in these regions, there is still a great deal of new diversity in the form of undescribed species. In the United States species, there is a great deal of variation among species, and there appears to be overlap of up to three species in a particular locality. Additionally, males and females were described from different localities, adding to the uncertainty surrounding species placement. No taxonomic changes are currently made to the species from the southwestern United States. In total, 21 new species are described including S. arikok sp. n., S. chamela sp. n., S. amona sp. n., S. baweka sp. n., S. bocacanadensis sp. n., S. enriquillo sp. n, S. ixchel sp. n., S. huetocatl sp. n., S. kalinago sp. n., S. oviedo sp. n., S. morro sp. n., S. denia sp. n., S. duan sp. n., S. malinalxochitl sp. n., S. oricuajo sp. n., S. petenajtoy sp. n., S. guerrero sp. n., S. makimaki sp. n., S. souliga sp. n., S. wilmotorum sp. n., and S. wilsoni sp. n. Selenops lunatus Muma is recognized as a junior synonym of S. candidus Muma, S. tehuacanus Muma, S. galapagoensis Banks and S. vagabundus Kraus are recognized as junior synonyms of S. mexicanus Keyserling, S. santibanezi Valdez-Mondragon is recognized as a junior synonym of S. nigromaculatus Keyserling, and S. salvadoranus Chamberlin is recognized as a junior synonym of S. bifurcatus Banks. The males of S. bani Alayon-Garcia and S. marcanoi Alayon-Garcia are described for the first time, and the females of S. phaselus Muma and S. geraldinae Corronca are described for the first time. Almost all species are redescribed, barring Cuban endemics and a few species only recently described, and new illustrations are provided, including those of the internal female genitalia, many of which are illustrated for the first time. A key to species is also provided as are all new distributional records.

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Monograph Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0300