查看更多>>摘要：The stigmaeid mites collected from Kelkit Valley in Turkey are investigated. Nine new species, Cheylostigmaeus urhani sp. nov., Eustigmaeus varius sp. nov., Ledermuelleriopsis indiscretus sp. nov., Stigmaeus additicius sp. nov., S. angustus sp. nov., S. ayyildizi sp. nov., S. furcatus sp. nov., S. kelkitensis sp. nov. and Prostigmaeus integrius sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The following four stigmaeid species are new records for the Turkish fauna: Cheylostigmaeus salinus Evans, Eustigmaeus lacuna (Summers), Stigmaeus glabrisetus Summers and S. solidus Kuznetsov. Some known stigmaeid mites are recorded from new localities. This is the first record of the genus Prostigmaeus Kuznetsov in Turkey. Keys to Kelkit Valley genera and species of Stigmaeidae are included.
Vences, Miguel .Bauer, Aaron M.Glaw, FrankGehring, Philip-Sebastian...
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查看更多>>摘要：We describe a new gecko of the genus Blaesodactylus from dry forest in Ankarafantsika National Park, western Madagascar. Blaesodactylus ambonihazo sp. nov. is distinguished by its medium size, small and homogeneous gular granules, unspotted ventral side, and lack of tubercles on distal part of original tail. The new species, for which we propose an IUCN Red List status of "Data Deficient", is also characterized by a strong differentiation in the mitochondrial DNA and a unique haplotype in the nuclear Rag-1 gene. The molecular data presented herein also confirm new locality records of Blaesodactylus antongilensis along the Malagasy east coast (Ambodiriana, Andaparaty, Befanjana and Sahafina). Within its known distribution area this species is genetically homogeneous in the markers studied. In contrast, the population of B. sakalava from the Tsingy de Bemaraha in central western Madagascar is genetically divergent compared to south-western specimens and needs further morphological and genetic studies to clarify its taxonomic status.
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