A new species of Elachista Treitschke, 1833 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from China, with identification keys to the Asian species of the Elachista saccharella species group [PDF]
A new species, Elachista olekarsholti sp. nov., is described from Henan, China. The habitus and male genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. This is the first record of the Elachista saccharella species group in China.
Virginijus Sruoga
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Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) atacamensis (Diptera: Culicidae), a new species from Northern Chile
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) atacamensis, a new species in the subgenus Nyssorhynchus, is described and validated using morphological characters of the male and female adult, male genitalia and immature stages. Molecular characterization employing sequences
Christian R González +1 more
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Two new cavernicolous species of Anillinus Casey (Carabidae, Trechinae, Anillini) from Texas with a revised key to Texas species [PDF]
Two new species of blind cavernicolous ground beetles in the genus Anillinus Casey are described from Texas. Based on the structure of the male genitalia, Anillinus reddelli sp. nov.
Igor M. Sokolov
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This paper deals with two species of Scoposcartula Young, 1977 that are very similar to each other externally (form and color pattern): S. frontaliana (Metcalf, 1955) comb. nov. (from the state of Bahia, NE. Brazil) and S.
Gabriel Mejdalani +1 more
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49, XXXXY syndrome: An infant presenting with ambiguous genitalia
Presences of normal genes on the Y chromosome are essential for normal sex determination and sex differentiation of male genitalia. Several genes on the X chromosome and other autosomes have been shown to be anti-testes and have a detrimental effect on ...
Rajendra B Nerli +4 more
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Oospila curvimargo Herbulot, 1991 is formally reinstated from synonymy with O. sporadata (Warren, 1906), and Oospila arycanda (Druce, 1892) is reinstated from synonymy with O. stagonata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) based on differences in their genitalia.
J. Viidalepp, A. Lindt
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Genital evolution: why are females still understudied? [PDF]
The diversity, variability, and apparent rapid evolution of animal genitalia are a vivid focus of research in evolutionary biology, and studies exploring genitalia have dramatically increased over the past decade. These studies, however, exhibit a strong
Malin Ah-King +2 more
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A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) [PDF]
The classification of the largest subfamily of leafhoppers, Deltocephalinae, including 38 tribes, 923 genera, and 6683 valid species, is reviewed and revised.
Dietrich, Chris H., Zahniser, James N.
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Euptychia soter Butler, 1877, the type species of Moneuptychia Forster, 1964, is compared to Satyrus paeon Godart, 1824, the type species of Carminda Dias, 1998. The male genitalia and wing design patterns of these species are dealt with. Some additional
MM Dias
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Glyphidops (Glyphidops) filosus (Diptera: Neriidae) revisited, with special attention to the morphology of the male and female terminalia [PDF]
Although a recent revision of the genus Glyphidops Enderlein covered most its known, some of the Brazilian forms were not surveyed. Here we take advantage of the excellent morphological work available in the literature and redescribe Glyphidops ...
Isabela de Oliveira Motta +1 more
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