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Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species
(Magnolia Press, 2013)
Specimens from across the range of the Hyperolius nasutus species group were sequenced for two mitochondrial genes
and one nuclear gene. Advertisement calls were recorded from the same specimens where possible, and ...
A new snout mite, Spinibdella tabarii sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Bdellidae) from Iran, with a summary of Spinibdella distributions worldwide
(Systematic & Applied Acarology Society, 2015)
Spinibdella tabarii Paktinat-Saeej & Bagheri sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Amol city, Mazandaran province, Iran. Worldwide distributions and differential characters of all Spinibdella are provided
Description of Globodera capensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from South Africa
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2013)
A new cyst nematode, herein described as Globodera capensis n. sp., was found on several farms in the Swartland and
Sandveld areas in South Africa. As the host plant of G. capensis n. sp. is currently unknown, the species ...
Butlerius butleri Goodey, 1929 (Rhabditida) from Iran with the phylogenetic position of the species
(Society of Nematologists, 2015)
A population of Butlerius butleri Goodey, 1929 was isolated from vermicompost in Kerman in the Kerman Province of Iran
during a nematode survey that was conducted during 2014. This population of B. butleri is characterized ...
New isolate of Mononchoides composticola Steel, Moens, Scholaert, Boshoff, Houthoofd & Bert, 2011 (Nematoda: Neodiplogasteridae) from Iran
(Magnolia Press, 2015)
Mononchoides composticola was isolated during a survey on free living nematodes from vermicompost in Iran. This population
of M. composticola is characterised by a dorsal claw-like tooth; 7–9 μm long and 3–5 μm wide, 14–15 ...
The Maluti mystery revisited: taxonomy of African River Frogs (Pyxicephalidae, Amietia) on the Drakensberg Mountains in southern Africa
(Magnolia Press, 2015)
The taxonomy of two similar frogs from the top of the Drakensberg escarpment, the Maluti River Frog and the Phofung
River Frog is not settled. I examine the relevant types and type descriptions, and discover a number of ...
Four new Aceria species (Acari: Trombidiformis: Eriophyidae) on Acacia nilotica from Egypt
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
Four new Aceria species of eriophyoid mites found in Egypt are described and illustrated. They are Aceria aegyptiacacia
sp. nov., A. metwallii sp. nov., A. awadi sp. nov. and A. saidi sp. nov. collected from leaf galls ...
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Caloosia longicaudata (Loos, 1948) Siddiqi & Goodey, 1963 (Nematoda: Caloosiidae) from Maui, the Hawaiian Islands with notes on some species of the genus
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2011)
Caloosia longicaudata is described from Maui, the Hawaiian Islands, for the first time and both sexes are characterised morphologically using light and scanning electron microscopy. Molecular characterisation of C. ...
Iranian Cunaxidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdelloidea): Part 1 Subfamily Coleoscirinae
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)
Six cunaxid species of three known genera, including one new species are reported for the first time from Iran. The known species are Coleobonzia saaymani (Den Heyer, 1975), Coleoscirus simplex (Ewing, 1917), Coleoscirus ...
Iranian Cunaxidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdelloidea). Part 3. Subfamily Cunaxoidinae
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
This third part on Iranian mites of the subfamily Cunaxoidinae discusses eight species. Five are new: Cunaxoides decastroae sp. nov., Cunaxoides lootsi sp. nov., Pulaeus razanensis sp. nov., Lupaeus iranensis sp. nov. and ...