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Zoology

2020

New species

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On The Genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 Of Kyrgyzstan: Two New Species And Newrecords (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Si̇nan Anlaş Jan 2020

On The Genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 Of Kyrgyzstan: Two New Species And Newrecords (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Si̇nan Anlaş

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Lathrobium ovchinnikovi sp. nov. and L. klimenkoi sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan (Fergana Mts.) are described, illustrated and distinguished from other congeners of Middle Asia. L. lackneri Assing, 2007 is reported for the first time since the original description. L. longulum Gravenhorst, 1802 and L. elongatum Linnaeus, 1767 are recorded from Kyrgyzstan for the first time. To date, nine species of the genus are known from Kyrgyzstan. Three of the nine species are endemic to the country; distributions of these species are mapped. A checklist of Lathrobium of Kyrgyzstan is provided.


Preliminary Contributions Toward A Revision Of The Ant Genus Temnothorax Mayr(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) From Pakistan, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Imran Bodlah, Yusupov Zalimkhan Magomedovich, Ammara Gull E Fareen, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Matthew Prebus, Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo Jan 2020

Preliminary Contributions Toward A Revision Of The Ant Genus Temnothorax Mayr(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) From Pakistan, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Imran Bodlah, Yusupov Zalimkhan Magomedovich, Ammara Gull E Fareen, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Matthew Prebus, Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Temnothorax pakistanensis sp. n., a new ant species from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the Himalayan range of Pakistan is described based on the worker caste and queen. An identification key and distribution map of the known Pakistani Temnothorax is presented. Summaries of the taxonomic history and biology of the three Temnothorax species of Pakistan is included.


Three New Species Of The Clubiona Corticalis-Group From Southern China(Araneae: Clubionidae), Jianshuang Zhang, Hao Yu Jan 2020

Three New Species Of The Clubiona Corticalis-Group From Southern China(Araneae: Clubionidae), Jianshuang Zhang, Hao Yu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The present paper reveals three new sac spider species. All of them are distributed in southern China and can be placed in the Clubiona corticalis-group: Clubiona caohai sp. nov. from Guizhou, Clubiona dakong sp. nov. from Tibet and Clubiona yanzhii sp. nov. from Hunan. Diagnosis, detailed descriptions, illustrations and distribution map of these three species are provided.


A New Epigean Pseudoscorpion Species (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) From Northeast Of Iran, With An Identification Key To The Species Of The Family Neobisiidae From Iran, Zahra Latifi, Mahrad Nassirkhani, Omid Mirshamsi Jan 2020

A New Epigean Pseudoscorpion Species (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) From Northeast Of Iran, With An Identification Key To The Species Of The Family Neobisiidae From Iran, Zahra Latifi, Mahrad Nassirkhani, Omid Mirshamsi

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new epigean species? Roncus khorasanicus sp.n.-is described on the basis of the description of the adult stage (males) found in north-eastern Iran. A detailed description of the selected morphological characters and accurate illustrations of several diagnostic characters of the new species are provided. Moreover, an identification key to the species of the family Neobisiidae from Iran is presented.


Description Of Three New Species Of Geostiba Thomson, 1858(Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) From Central Western Anatolia, Semi̇h Örgel, Si̇nan Anlaş Jan 2020

Description Of Three New Species Of Geostiba Thomson, 1858(Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) From Central Western Anatolia, Semi̇h Örgel, Si̇nan Anlaş

Turkish Journal of Zoology

As result of faunistic studies from Afyonkarahisar province in central western Anatolia, three new species of the subgenus Tropogastrosipalia Scheerpeltz belonging to the genus Geostiba Thomson are described and illustrated: Geostiba ahirensis sp. nov. (Ahır Dağları), G. sandiklica sp. nov. (Sandıklı Dağı), and G. karakusensis sp. nov. (Karakuş Dağları). A key is presented for distinguishing the new species from related congeners and a map shows the distributions of seven species.