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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo)
(Museum Natl Histoire Naturelle, 2015)
Two new diatom taxa belonging to the genus Surirella, S. ebalensis and S. congolensis, are
described from material of the Congo Basin, downstream Kisangani, DR Congo. The first taxon is a
small, rather common species in ...
Eustigmaeus setiferus, n. sp. (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Iran
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)
Malgachebates peyrierasi n. gen., n. sp. (Acari: Oribatida: Plasmobatidae) from Madagascar
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)
Malgachebates peyrierasi n. gen. n. sp., collected from Ankarongambe Forest Station, Tamatave province, mid-eastern Madagascar, is described and illustrated based on adult specimens. The new genus is easily distinguishable ...
Identification of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) from Kenya with the description of two new species
(Magnolia Press, 2013)
African sand frogs in the genus Tomopterna presently include 13 species. These are known to be highly cryptic and
morphologically similar. Despite increased effort in the recent past, the taxonomy of the group is still ...
The family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) I. Description of a new genus, Bovicarabodes with three new species, and the redescription of Hardybodes mirabilis Balogh, 1970
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
This is the first part of a revision of the family Carabodidae by us. The new genus Bovicarabodes comprises three
new species from Madagascar, Bovicarabodes deharvengi, Bovicarabodes levyi and Bovicarabodes fortdauphini, ...
Agistemus aimogastaensis sp. n. (Acari, Actinedida, Stigmaeidae), a recently discovered predator of eriophyid mites Aceria oleae and Oxycenus maxwelli, in olive orchards in Argentina
(Pensoft Publishers, 2013)
A new species, Agistemus aimogastaensis, is described with the aid of optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy.
This mite is an important predator of two eriophyid mites (Aceria oleae and Oxycenus maxwelli)
in olive ...
Paratylenchus conicephalus sp. n. from Iran with notes on P. similis Khan, Prasad & Mathur, 1967 (Nematoda: Paratylenchinae)
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2011)
During nematode surveys in Iran two Paratylenchus populations were found. Paratylenchus conicephalus sp. n. is described and figured from the rhizosphere of Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl. and is characterised by having a ...