TY - JOUR AU - Sherwood, Danniella AU - Questel, Karl AU - Sharp, Adam TI - The first occurrence records of Kukulcania hibernalis (Hentz, 1842) from Ascension Island and Saint Barthélemy (Araneae: Filistatidae) JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 205 EP - 209 PG - 5 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.9.205 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34509307 ID - 34509307 AB - The Southern House Spider Kukulcania hibernalis (Hentz, 1842), native to coastal eastern Mexico and the eastern United States, is widely distributed in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and has been recorded from Liberia and the Canary Islands. Recent examination of material from Ascension Island and Saint Barthélemy newly confirm its presence as a non-native species on these islands. Kukulcania hibernalis is synanthropic, which has presumably allowed it to colonise many non-indigenous countries. In addition to reporting the new localities, we map the updated global distribution of K. hibernalis. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Prasanth Narayanan, Sasankan AU - Harit, Ajay Kumar AU - Singh, Manoj AU - Bhattacharyya, Sohini AU - Dutta, Arkadeb AU - Thomas, Ambattu Paili TI - A contribution to the earthworm (Annelida, Clitellata, Megadrili) fauna of the central Indian state Chhattisgarh, India JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 185 EP - 203 PG - 19 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.8.185 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34509293 ID - 34509293 AB - Drawida willsi was the first species of earthworm reported from Chhattisgarh state by Michaelsen in 1907. After that, only one survey of earthworm has been carried out there in 2021. Here we present a first-hand information on the survey of earthworms carried out in Chhattisgarh state in the year 2022. The study documents 12 species belonging to 4 families. Among these, Dichogaster affinis (Michaelsen, 1890) and Polypheretima elongata (Perrier, 1872) are exotic peregrine species. Species such as Drawida limella Gates, 1934, Lennogaster chittagongensis (Stephenson, 1917) and Octochaetona compta (Gates, 1945) expanded their distribution to central India. The study also noted the presence of microplastic for the first time in the ingesta of an earthworm (Lampito mauritii Kinberg, 1867) from India. Further detailed survey would add more species into the faunal list of Chhattisgarh, even species new to science. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Prasanth Narayanan, Sasankan AU - Paliwal, Rahul AU - Thomas, Ambattu Paili AU - Julka, Jatinder Mohan TI - Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 177 EP - 184 PG - 8 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.7.177 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34509289 ID - 34509289 AB - Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907, is a poorly understood species that has only been known from the type collection. Present report concerns its rediscovery from the Palani Hills of Kerala state, near its type locality in 2013. The paper provides the description of the collected specimens, highlighting their ecological and distribution aspects. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Das, Tanuka AU - Das, Tandrani AU - Jana, Tiasi Ghosh AU - Ghosh, Goutam TI - A new free-living nematode species, Terschellingia didistalamphida sp. nov. (Nematoda: Linhomoeidae), with female intersexuality from West Bengal, India JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 159 EP - 169 PG - 11 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.5.159 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34222881 ID - 34222881 AB - A new species of free-living soil nematode, Terschellingia didistalamphida sp. nov., is described from paddy field in West Bengal, India. It is characterized by moderate body length (L=1.0–3.5 mm), possesses two amphids, only four cephalic setae. Amphideal fovea distant from the anterior end, stoma small and narrow, pharynx with well-developed terminal bulb. Females with amphidelphic ovaries. Males with paired testes, ventrally arcuate, short and stout spicules, gubernaculum with clearly developed dorso-caudal apophysis. Tail long and filiform, similar in both sexes. Fourteen female intersexes of Terschellingia didistalamphida sp. nov., with a prominent female reproductive structure and a less conspicuous male reproductive system, were found. These female intersexes are with well-developed vulva and prominent spicules, however, lack apophysis. A checklist for known cases of intersex across various nematode orders has been appended. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Oláh, János AU - Salokannel, Juha TI - New Indonesian species in the Oecetis tripunctata species group (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 171 EP - 176 PG - 6 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.6.171 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34222874 ID - 34222874 AB - Applying the principles and practices of fine phenomics five new species are described from Indonesia in the Oecetis tripunctata species group: Oecetis makala, Oecetis pejenkaja, Oecetis posoa, Oecetis pelenga, and Oecetis saluopa spp. nov. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Horváth, Edit AU - Deákné Lazányi-Bacsó, Eszter Ágnes AU - Mahunka-Papp, Lujza AU - Mahunka, Sándor TI - Oribatid mites of Madagascar (Acari: Oribatida) JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 91 EP - 157 PG - 67 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.4.91 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34222862 ID - 34222862 AB - Around 350 Oribatid mite species are listed from Madagascar, with their synonyms and distribution data. New records are provided for 29 species from which three species are new to the fauna of Madagascar: Acrotritia reticulata (Mahunka, 1988), Malaconothrus (Malaconothrus) cf. monodactylus (Michael, 1888) and Parasuctobelba subcomplexa (Balogh & Mahunka, 1968). Notophthiracarus puylaerti Niedbała, 2001 is excluded from the fauna of Madagascar due to erroneous citation. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Höser, Norbert TI - Der Regenwurm Proctodrilus tuberculatus (Černosvitov, 1935) auf Hangschultern der mitteldeutschen Lössrandstufe (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 83 EP - 90 PG - 8 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.3.83 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34031226 ID - 34031226 LA - German DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Oláh, János AU - Vinçon, Gilles TI - On the Trichoptera of Western Europe: survey on Ptilocolepidae family, Anisogamus and Sericostoma genera JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 23 EP - 82 PG - 60 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.2.23 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34031112 ID - 34031112 AB - In this paper on the Western European Trichoptera we survey the Ptilocolepidae family and the Anisogamus and Sericostoma genera as well as describe 12 new species: Wormaldia arlua sp. nov. (France), Plectrocnemia estrela sp. nov. (Portugal and Spain), Rhyacophila fusunae sp. nov. (Spain), Ptilocolepus kover sp. nov. (France and Spain), Ptilocolepus sovan sp. nov. (France and Spain), Drusus demonta sp. nov. (Italy), D. roya sp. nov. (France), Anisogamus nahueli sp. nov. (France), A. sandreniko sp. nov. (France), Consorophylax vellach sp. nov. (Austria), Sericostoma unaequale sp. nov. (Italy). Moreover, Rhyacophila ildefonsa sp. nov. (Spain), is distinguished from R. relicta McLachlan, 1879, and Rhyacophila erkakanae Sipahiler, 1993 stat. nov. is considered as a valid species different from R. rupta McLachlan, 1879. The male of Chaetopteryx cantabrica Oláh & Vinçon, 2022 is described for the first time. Wormaldia maclachlani Kimmins, 1953, Tinodes jeekeli Botosaneanu, 1980, Lithax obscurus (Hagen, 1859), Crunoecia kempnyi Morton, 1901 are new for Italy, Diplectrona magna Mosely, 1930, Drusus thibaulti Decamps, 1972 are reported as new for Spain; Chaetopteryx tomaszewski Moretti, 1991, Consorophylax kimera (Oláh & Vinçon, 2021) are new for France. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Narayanan, Sasankan Prasanth AU - Kurien, Vijo Thomas AU - Anuja, Rajagopal AU - Hasyagar, Vivek AU - Thomas, Ambattu Paili AU - Paliwal, Rahul AU - Julka, Jatinder Mohan TI - Earthworm (Clitellata, Megadrili) fauna of Kuttanad wetland, southern part of Vembanad-Kol Ramsar site, India JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 SP - 3 EP - 21 PG - 19 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.1.3 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34031074 ID - 34031074 AB - The earthworm fauna of the wetlands of India is highly undocumented. We have carried out a survey of earthworms in the Kuttanad wetland, an integral part of the Vembanad-Kol Ramsar Site, India’s largest wetland of international importance. Current investigation has documented 17 species belonging to 7 families. Megascolex travancorensis pentagonalis Stephenson, 1916 and Glyphidrilus fluviatilis Rao, 1922 were reported for the first time since their original descriptions. Based on the current study, M. t. pentagonalis is raised to species rank as M. pentagonalis from the subspecies status. G. fluviatilis and Lennogaster chittagongensis (Stephenson, 1917) are new records for the state of Kerala. Present results provide a more complete picture of the earthworm fauna of Kuttanad wetland. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Johanson, Kjell Arne AU - Pham, Thai Hong AU - Oláh, János TI - Annotated catalog of Vietnamese Trichoptera (Insecta) JF - OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST) J2 - OPUSC ZOOL (BUDAPEST) VL - 54 PY - 2023 IS - Supplementum 1 SP - 1 EP - 160 PG - 160 SN - 0237-5419 DO - 10.18348/opzool.2023.S1.1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33794054 ID - 33794054 AB - All 835 valid species of caddis flies recorded from Vietnam by the end of 2021 are cataloged. The catalog is annotated with in for mation about reference to original description where the species was described, type locality, depository in stitution of the type mate rial, habitat where the species has been collected, and distribution. The distribution section covers all countries as well as Vietnamese provinces from where species has been recorded. The catalog is based on records of about 7,600 individuals recorded in literature, of which 69 % of the individuals are males and 31 % are females. With 139 s pecies recorded, the most species rich f amily in Vietnam is the Hydropsychidae, followed by the Philopotamidae, Leptoceridae and the Hydroptilidae. These four families comprise 50% of the species diversity of caddisflies in Vietnam. By number of species, the smallest families are the Phryganopsychidae and Brachycentridae (two species each) and the Sericostomatidae, Phryganeidae and Limnocentropodidae that are represented by only one species each. LA - English DB - MTMT ER -