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The new species Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Neotropical Region

Abstract

The species Neoceroplatus betaryiensis sp. nov. is presented here with the diagnosis of the species with indication of the ZooBank number, making this publication the valid description of the species.

Key-Words.
Unavailable name; Nomenclatural act; Taxonomy; Keroplatinae

INTRODUCTION

The Fourth Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth edition. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London, ICZN. xxix + 306p.) gives specific rules for the availability of species names. One of them, in the amendment for names published in electronic publications, is that the work be registered in ZooBank before it is published and that such registration be indicated in the publication itself (ICZN, 2012International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). 2012. Amendment of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 69(3): 161-169.). A new species of the genus Neoceroplatus was recently published (Falaschi et al., 2019Falaschi, R.L.; Amaral, D.T.; Santos, I.; Domingos, A.H.R.; Johnson, G.A.; Martins, A.G.S.; Viroomal, I.B.; Pompéia, S.L.; Mirza, J.D.; Oliveira, A.G.; Bechara, E.J.H.; Viviani, V.R. & Stevani, C.V. 2019. Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America. Nature, Scientific Reports, 9: 11291, 1-9. DOI) but the paper did not indicate the ZooBank registration, rendering it as an unavailable name. A diagnosis of the species with indication of the ZooBank number is given here, making this publication the valid description of the species. The detailed description in Falaschi et al. (2019) complements the diagnosis included here.

Taxonomical Results

NeoceroplatusEdwards, 1941Edwards, F.W. 1941. Mycetophilidae (Diptera) collected by the expedition to Matto Grosso of the Brazilian Zoological Club, in July 1939. Revista de Entomologia, 12(1-2): 303-314.: 304 (as Ceroplatus subgenus)

Type species: Ceroplatus minimax Edwards, 1934, by original designation.

Neoceroplatus betaryiensis Falaschi, Johnson & Stevani nov. sp.

Neoceroplatus betaryiensisFalaschi, Johnson & Stevani nov. sp. (in Falaschi et al., 2019Falaschi, R.L.; Amaral, D.T.; Santos, I.; Domingos, A.H.R.; Johnson, G.A.; Martins, A.G.S.; Viroomal, I.B.; Pompéia, S.L.; Mirza, J.D.; Oliveira, A.G.; Bechara, E.J.H.; Viviani, V.R. & Stevani, C.V. 2019. Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America. Nature, Scientific Reports, 9: 11291, 1-9. DOI), unavailable name.

Material examined: Holotype: Male, BRAZIL, São Paulo, Iporanga, Reserva Betary, IPBio - Instituto de Pesquisas da Biodiversidade, 24°35’27”S, 48°37’44”W, 120 m, manual collection on the underside of a leaf (on June 14th 2017 one larva was collected and on August 24th 2017 the adult male emerged), Domingos, A.H.R., Santos, I. & Johnson, G.A. cols. [MZUSP-MZ052800] (specimen pinned with terminalia on permanent slide). Paratypes: Two females, same data as holotype, except 01.v.2017 (larva collected) 24.v.2017 (adult female emerged) [MZUSP-MZ052801] (specimen pinned), [MZUSP-MZ052802 (specimen on permanent slide); one larva, same data as holotype, except 15.v.2017, [MZUSP-MZ052803] (in 80% ethanol); two larvae, same data as holotype, except 16.iv.2017, [MZUSP-MZ052804] (in 80% ethanol), [MZUSP-MZ052805] (in permanent slide); pupa exuvium, same data as holotype, except 24.viii.2017, [MZUSP-MZ052806] (in permanent slide); net remains, same data as holotype, except 24.viii.2017, [MZUSP-MZ052807] (in 80% ethanol). Holotype and Paratypes deposited in the Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Betary brook, in whose banks the specimens were collected.

Diagnosis and Comments

Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. can be distinguished from the other Neotropical Neoceroplatus, especially from N. dissimilis, its closest species, by the shape of the genitalia, particularly the gonostylus (see Falaschi et al., 2019Falaschi, R.L.; Amaral, D.T.; Santos, I.; Domingos, A.H.R.; Johnson, G.A.; Martins, A.G.S.; Viroomal, I.B.; Pompéia, S.L.; Mirza, J.D.; Oliveira, A.G.; Bechara, E.J.H.; Viviani, V.R. & Stevani, C.V. 2019. Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America. Nature, Scientific Reports, 9: 11291, 1-9. DOI, Figs. S3E, S4B, C) and the absence of spines in the gonostylus as appears in N. paicoenai.

Comments: The full description and images are available in Falaschi et al. (2019Falaschi, R.L.; Amaral, D.T.; Santos, I.; Domingos, A.H.R.; Johnson, G.A.; Martins, A.G.S.; Viroomal, I.B.; Pompéia, S.L.; Mirza, J.D.; Oliveira, A.G.; Bechara, E.J.H.; Viviani, V.R. & Stevani, C.V. 2019. Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America. Nature, Scientific Reports, 9: 11291, 1-9. DOI).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank Neal Evenhuis for calling our attention to the problem in the original publication. This paper is a product of a project supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (grants FAPESP 2013/16885-1 and 2017/22501-2) to CVS, and by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES - Finance Code 001) to RLF. This work was also partially supported by funding from the Office of Naval Research Global through grant ONR N62909-17-1-2103 to CVS.

REFERENCES

  • Edwards, F.W. 1941. Mycetophilidae (Diptera) collected by the expedition to Matto Grosso of the Brazilian Zoological Club, in July 1939. Revista de Entomologia, 12(1-2): 303-314.
  • Falaschi, R.L.; Amaral, D.T.; Santos, I.; Domingos, A.H.R.; Johnson, G.A.; Martins, A.G.S.; Viroomal, I.B.; Pompéia, S.L.; Mirza, J.D.; Oliveira, A.G.; Bechara, E.J.H.; Viviani, V.R. & Stevani, C.V. 2019. Neoceroplatus betaryiensis nov. sp. (Diptera: Keroplatidae) is the first record of a bioluminescent fungus-gnat in South America. Nature, Scientific Reports, 9: 11291, 1-9. DOI
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth edition. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London, ICZN. xxix + 306p.
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). 2012. Amendment of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 69(3): 161-169.
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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    21 Oct 2019
  • Date of issue
    2019

History

  • Received
    30 Aug 2019
  • Reviewed
    02 Sept 2019
  • Accepted
    09 Sept 2019
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