Ferdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Description of Trithornus aquatica gen. n. sp. n. (Nemtoda:Cephalobina) from aquatic habitat, India.182871410.22067/ijab.v12i2.56632ENNadia Sufyanaligarh muslim universityJournal Article20160609Abstract: A new cephalobid nematode, Trithornus aquatica gen. n. sp. n. has been described and illustrated. The new genus can be distinguished by the unique shape of its labial probolae, consisting of swollen labial shaft and a trifurcated apical section. The cephalic probolae is triangular in shape. Cuticle is transversely annulated, lateral field with five incisors, outer ones being undulate. The stoma comprises of cheilostom with granular rhabdia, gymnostom narrower than cheilostom and stegostom. Stegostome can be differentiated into three parts meta, meso and telo. A tooth is present on mesostegostome. Females have cephaloboid type of reproductive system. Tail is elongate conoid with a pointed tip. Males were not found. The newly described genus closely resembles Acrobeles Linstow, 1877, Chiloplacus Thorne, 1937 and Cervidellus Thorne, 1937 in having similar stoma, furcated labial probolae, simple cuticle and cephaloboid type of female gonad with a post uterine sac. But, is clearly distinguishable by the related genera on the basis of the shape of labial probolae and the presence of outer undulated lateral lines. A dichotomous key to the identification of the genus has also been provided.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28714_3dd96ac97082bd57a6df3c690b3068f3.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Heteroptera fauna in alfalfa fields of Ghaen and vicinity, South Khorasan province, with a new record for Iran9212874410.22067/ijab.v13i1.58649ENMarzieh MohammadpourFerdowsi University of MashhadMojtaba HosseiniFerdowsi University of MashhadArmand MatocqMuséum National d'Histoire NaturelleLida FekratFerdowsi University of Mashhad0000-0002-5189-9488Journal Article20160905Heteroptera as one of the most important insect orders with a significant ecological role is still scarcely known faunistically in several areas of Iran. In order to contribute to the knowledge of the Iranian Heteroptera fauna, a survey was carried out to provide detailed information on the distribution of true bugs in South Khorasan province (Ghaen and vicinity). Samples were collected using aspirator and sweeping net by irregular patterns. In total, 136 specimens were collected and identified. They consisted of 20 species and subspecies belonging to 15 genera of 7 families. Among the collected specimens, 19 taxa were new for South Khorasan fauna including Orius albidipennis (Reuter) (Anthocoridae); Henestaris halophilus (Burmeister), Geocoris pallidipennis (Costa) (Lygaeidae); Lygus gemellatus (Herrich-Schäffer), Deraeocoris punctulatus (Fallén), Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze), Creontiades pallidus (Rambur), Stenodema calcarata (Fallén), Orthops campestris (Linnaeus), O. pilosulus (Jakovlev) (Miridae); Nabis palifera (Seidenstűcker), N. pseudoferus orientarius (Remane), N. punctatus (A. Costa), N. capsiformis (Germar) (Nabidae); Camptopus lateralis (Germar) (Alydidae); Coranus angulatus (Stål) (Reduviidae); Brachycarenus tigrinus (Schilling), Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabricius) and Stictopleurus abutilon (Rossi) (Rhopalidae). S. trispinosa (Reuter) was a new record for the fauna of Iran. Among the collected specimens, 7 species were predators and 13 species were plant feeders. Regarding the rare faunistic studies of Heteroptera in South Khorasan province and concerning the variety of geographical elements in this area, it is expected that there are still a large number of true bugs species remain to be discovered in various parts of this province.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28744_5e46c52f4ef02adf096a8fcb5c997c2b.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Sexual Dimorphism in Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) (Sauria: Agamidae) in Southern Iraq23312878210.22067/ijab.v12i2.45710ENRihab Ghaleb MohammedDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceNasrullah Rastegar-PouyaniDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science0000-0001-6237-0590Rasoul KaramianiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceFadhil Abbas RhadhiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceJournal Article20150408Sexual dimorphism in 45 ( 27 males, 18 females ) specimens of Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus was studied in specimens collected from three localities: Bahr AL-Najaf, AL-Najaf Province; Albedhan village, Said dekheel county, Dhi-Qar Province and Khor AL-Zubair, AL-Basra Province, southern Iraq. Of 23 studied characters in males and females, statistical analysis using SPSS software version 20.00 showed significant differences in 11, out of 23, characters (male-biased): SVL, TL, HW, HH, DCC, RP, NP, CT, VL, AbnL and LHS. In comparison to females, males had different color pattern, much darker and more developed gular folds and darker ventral regions.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28782_0cc2b7532c1452ad561d5bc546bbc6b7.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Description of Pristionchus stercoraris sp. n. and first report of Tylopharynx foetida from India (Nematoda: Diplogastrina)33402881810.22067/ijab.v13i1.58156ENGazala YousufAligarh Muslim UniversityM MahamoodGlocal UniversityJournal Article20160813Pristionchus stercoraris sp. n. and Tylopharynx foetida (Bütschli, 1874) Goffart, 1930 of the suborder Diplogastrina are described and illustrated in detail. Both the species were isolated from farmyard manure collected from Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, India. P. stercoraris sp. n. is characterized by faint annulations on cuticle, steno– as well as eurystomatous types of stoma, thin-walled cheilostom, long elongate cardia, slender spicules with slightly anteriorly curved distal tip, a boat-shaped gubernaculum with a medial dorsal convex; proximally with an anteriorly directed needle-like extension and distally with a sleeve and eight pairs of genital papillae. Measurements and descriptions of our specimens of T. foetida agree well with that of Bütschli (1874). However, slight differences were observed in the length of stoma, tail, anal body diameter, anterior pharynx, and in the position of excretory pore. No species of both Pristionchus and Tylopharynx have so far been reported from India.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28818_1a9dc2d60cb54858332b9eccbb4f4840.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Diversity and distribution of porcelain crabs of Gujarat, India41512885210.22067/ijab.v13i1.58903ENImtiyaz BeleemMaharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University BhavnagarParesh PoriyaMaharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University BhavnagarBharatsinh GohilMaharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University BhavnagarJournal Article20160916Present paper reports four species of porcelain crabs in three genera from the Gujarat coast, India. <em>Ancylocheles gravelei </em>(Sankolli, 1963), <em>Pisidia dehaanii </em>(Krauss, 1843), <em>P. gordon</em>i (Johnson, 1970) and <em>Polyonyx hendersoni </em>Southwell, 1909 are reported from the Gujarat coast for the first time. Twelve porcellanid species are known from the Gujarat coast, including four species reported in this paper.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28852_4e4673ee92a31dce3170f4a890064209.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Divergence in the ecological niches of the white wagtail (Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758) complex using the ecological niche modeling approach53662888010.22067/ijab.v13i1.58379ENMaliheh Pirayesh Shirazi NejadFerdowsi University of MashhadMansour AliabadianFerdowsi University of Mashhad0000-0002-3200-4853Omid MirshamsiFerdowsi University of Mashhad0000-0003-1237-0634Journal Article20160824The mtDNA data presently being used for estimating biodiversity is not sufficient for evaluating the Motacilla alba complex species status. Because there is a lack of congruence between morphological and mtDNA data, there are debates about the best approach to use. In this study, we utilize niche modelling to study nine taxa of M. alba complex. Using eight bioclimatic- environmental layers, altitude, and slope MaxEnt modeling was applied to predict distributions. A total of 9087 input points for presence of species were also used. Results showed nine distinct ecological boundaries based on MaxEnt and ecological niche modeling (ENM) tools. The results provide some ecological variables for determining the ecological requirements and distribution patterns of the white wagtail species complex in the Palearctic region.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28880_17fb1e03ca765b89c0ed7ddf4b13e8b1.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201A checklist of lizards from southeastern part of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran67762891710.22067/ijab.v13i1.50398ENEhsan DamadiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceRasoul KaramianiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceNasrullah Rastegar-PouyaniDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science0000-0001-6237-0590Ali GholamifardLorestan UniversityJournal Article20151006During herpetological fieldwork from April 2013 to March 2014 on the herpetofauna of the counties of Saravan, Sib and Suran, Zaboli, Sarbaz, and Chabahar in south east of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, SoutheasternIran a total of 97 specimens of lizards belonging to 19 species and five subspecies, 16 genera, and six families were collected and identified as follows: Calotes versicolor, Laudakia nupta nupta, L. n. fusca, Phrynocephalus scutellatus, Trapelus agilis agilis (Agamidae); Agamura persica, Bunopus tuberculatus, Cyrtopodion scabrum (Gekkonidae); Acanthodactylus blanfordii, A. micropholis, Eremias fasciata, E. persica , Mesalina watsonana, Ophisops elegans (Lacertidae); Ablepharus pannonicus, Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi, Ophiomorus brevipes, O. tridactylus (Scincidae); Uromastyx asmussi (Uromastycidae); and Varanus griseus caspius (Varanidae). The most diverse families of the present collection are the Lacertidae with six species, followed by Agamidae and Scincidae each with four species. Detailed information of each lizard species was also provided.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28917_36d584ae33bba092063813f55e4610d7.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Phylogeny of Iranian species of the genus Daphnia O. F. Müller, 1785 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) based on morphological characters771062893210.22067/ijab.v13i1.64814ENAli MohammadyariFerdowsi University of MashhadFereshteh GhassemzadehFerdowsi University of Mashhad000000032955223Omid MirshamsiFerdowsi University of Mashhad0000-0003-1237-0634Mansour AliabadianFerdowsi University of Mashhad0000-0002-3200-4853Behrooz AtashbarUrmia UniversityJournal Article20170531Daphnia is a wide spread member of Cladocera living in different aquatic environments ranging from hypersaline swamps to freshwater lakes, lagoons, streams and rivers. To improve our knowledge on the diversity of the genus Daphnia and promote its biogeographical information in Iran, an investigation on the morphology and<br />identification of the Iranian species of the genus was carried out during the spring of 2013 and 2014. The Southern Caspian Sea Basin (SCSB) and Urmia Lake Basin (ULB) Daphnia fauna has been studied based on historical literature records and new collections. Zooplanktons were sampled from 29 randomly chosen localities across ca. 2500 km in<br />the SCSB and ULB basins including both permanent habitats (lakes and reservoirs), and small temporary water bodies (ponds and lagoons), both freshwater and saline. Cladistic analysis of Iranian species of genus Daphnia, based on 64 morphological characters obtained from the literature, confirmed the traditionally basic division of the genus into<br />two subgenera, Daphnia and Ctenodaphnia. This split was supported by enough number of synapomorphies. The relationships between all species within both subgenera were determined clearly. A regional identification key to ten Iranian species of the genus Daphnia was provided.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28932_18ce8707422796127f21b20612b50ab2.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Molecular genetics and divergence time study of the cone snail species in the Persian Gulf1091182895310.22067/ijab.v13i1.65870ENHalimeh RajabiKhorramshahr University of Marine Sciences and TechnologyHossein ZolgharneinKhorramshahr University of Marine Sciences and TechnologyMohammad Taghi RonaghKhorramshahr University of Marine Science and TechnologyAhmad SavariKhorramshahr University of Marine Science and TechnologyMohammad Sharif RanjbarHormozgan UniversityJournal Article20170707Marine gastropod genus' Conus diversified rapidly during the Miocene includes the most species-rich modern marine genus. The aim of this study is an expanded molecular phylogenetic analysis and divergence time of two dominant cone snail species from the Persian Gulf. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequence data of Conus coronatus and Conus frigidus species from the Persian Gulf were used to compare with the other Conus species in Viroconus and Virgoconus clades from the different regions. Moreover, divergence time of the Persian Gulf clusters was estimated from the substitution rate of the genome. Results showed, low differences between the Conus species of the Persian Gulf and Indo-Pacific, and divergence time of the Persian Gulf Conus species was about 2 million years ago. So, the Persian Gulf Conus species originated from the Indo-Pacific parallel to the geological events and after the Ice Age. Then, these species were transferred through the Indian Ocean to the Persian Gulf. These findings give use a knowledge of the origin and the evolution of these species in the Persian Gulf.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28953_6cfd205dbf2313bf27d9025e4fbe1da3.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201Study of rodents’ fauna of the Jiroft, Kerman Province in southeast of Iran1191292898610.22067/ijab.v13i1.59907ENYaser Amir AfzaliDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranJamshid DarvishDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranFaezeh Yazdani MoghadamDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranJournal Article20161027In this study, rodent’s assemblages from Jiroft and Anbarabad townships in the southeast Iran, were studied. A total of 54 specimens were collected and identified during the period of June 2011 until September, 2012. The collected specimens consist of 9 species belonging to 9 genera and two families including: Muridae (Golunda ellioti, Acomys dimidiatus, Tatera indica, Nesokia indica, Meriones persicus, Mus musculus, Apodemus witherbyi, Rattus rattus), Cricetidae (Cricetulus migratorius). Standard external morphological and morphometric characteristics, including cranial and dental characters are given. The family Muridae with eight species, showed the highest diversity among the families represented here. Tatera indica showed the high frequency compare to other species examined in this study.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_28986_243fb46736cb6ac604f146bc44c229d7.pdfFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X13120171201First record of Alpine long-eared bat, Plecotus macrobullaris Kuzjakin, 1965 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from east of Iran1311362909410.22067/ijab.v13i1.50317ENMehdi DezhmanDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranAmir PourshabananDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranMehdi ElahiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranHassan MaddahiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranJournal Article20151003The Alpine long-eared bat, Plecotus macrobullaris Kuzjakin, 1965 is distributed in western half of Iran. The previous easternmost occurrence of this species was from Gandab (Semnan province), while the distribution of this species is poorly known. In the present study, P. macrobullaris is recorded from NE of Iran (Moghan cave, Khorasan-e-Razavi province) for the first time. Moreover, the presence of the Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis, Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857) in the cave is confirmed after 1999.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_29094_2fef3fd82748015921d1892540fbbbd0.pdf