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Alloxantha machadoi n. sp. is described from La Palma Island (Canary Islands). Males have toothed tarsal claws, stepped emargination of 9th sternite, metasternum with a pair of distal processes and median lobe apex with a simple ventral tooth and a paired dorsal tooth, very blunt. Apodeme of female 8th sternite not bifurcated and approximately as long as pygidium, which has a marked carina on the apical half of its dorsal surface. Due to these characters, it should be included in the ochracea group. In addition, new data on the biology and distribution of the other Canary species of Alloxantha are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A new species of terrestrial isopod is described, Soteriscus jandiensis n. sp., found in Pico de La Zarza from the Jandía peninsula (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain). Like the other three species from these islands of Soteriscus Taiti & Rossano, 2015 genus, it belongs to the "atlantic" group as it has: a rounded internal tip of exopodite I of the male; an elongated exopod of the uropod; and a reduced number of pores in the glandular fields of the pleuroepimers. Nevertheless, it is differentiated from this group for having a large rounded crest, with strong setae in the distal area, on the external face of the merus of the seventh pereiopod of the male. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se describe una especie nueva del género Oxyurostylis para las aguas cubanas. La giba notable en el dorso del penúltimo segmento del pereón distingue con facilidad esta especie. La especie nueva es la sexta especie del género citada para el golfo de México y el mar Caribe, así como la décima que se conoce a nivel mundial.

The subgenus Chalepochile Gonzalez & Engel of Megachile Latreille was known only from males of two species. In this contribution the female of M. ardua Mitchell, type species of Chalepochile, is described, as well as a new species based on both sexes. The new species M. (Chalepochile) bilineata occurs in the provinces of Córdoba, La Rioja and Mendoza in Argentina. The phylogenetic relationships of the subgenus Chalepochile are discussed in the light of characters of the females. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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New material enables the author to complete the catalogue of the Cryptophagus Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) form Canary Islands. A new species of Cryptophagus: Cryptophagus angelinii n. sp. from the Canary Islands is described and illustrated. A differential key is established with the species of the genus from the Canary islands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El género Solierella comprende avispas depredadoras de pequeño a mediano tamaño, las cuales no han sido debidamente estudiadas en el Neotrópico. En este trabajo se revisa el género para las Antillas, con la adición de una especie nueva: S. garridoi para la Hispaniola (República Dominicana), la cual constituye el primer registro del género para la isla. La nueva especie está cercanamente emparentada con S. sola Genaro y Portuondo, de Cuba. Una combinación de caracteres la separa de la especie cubana y de las especies neárticas o neotropicales conocidas. Se presenta una clave para diferenciar las dos especies antillanas.

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Se describe e ilustra Steriphoma menispermifolia (Capparaceae), una nueva especie de liana colectada en las tierras bajas del Departamento de Santander, en Colombia. Esta nueva especie se caracteriza por presentar hojas con base subcordada hasta conspicuamente cordada y pétalos reflejos durante la antesis. Se provee además una clave de identificación para las especies de Steriphoma.

The new genus Cundinablissus gen. nov., with the single species C. callejai sp. nov., is described from Colombia. A key to the known genera of Blissidae with apterous or micropterous condition from the Western Hemisphere is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Se describe una nueva especie, Omolabus (Sternolaboides) sokolovi Legalov n. sp. de Satipo, centro de Perú. Se registran nuevos datos para Hybolabus ater (Olivier, 1789), Omolabus (Perulabus) peruanus Legalov, 2004, O. (Pseudomolabus) westerduijni Legalov, 2008 y O. (Sternolaboides) ecuadorensis Legalov, 2007. Basada en la literatura y exámenes de muestras, se elabora una lista de las 18 especies peruanas de Attelabidae, pertenecientes a ocho géneros de dos tribus, tambien se presentan sus distribuciones en Perú. Publicación registrada en Zoobank/ZooBank article registered: LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6C34BBEA-04C7-446B-8327-64F1A2FC0885 Acto nomenclatural/nomenclatural act: LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F19261C5-A71F-48B1-B5C9-C868736B0AE9

Se describe una nueva especie del género Bilyesta Bellamy, 1999 del sur de Argentina:Bilyesta trelewensis sp. nov., tercera especie del género, siendo todas de la Provincia de Chubut en la Patagonia argentina.

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Fossils of Balistes are reported for the first time from Miocene deposits in Cuba including the description of a new taxon, † Balistes vegai sp. nov., and the first record of † B. crassidens on the island. At the same time several taxonomic and nomenclatural issues regarding other fossil specimens are assessed, including the reassignment of some incorrect records of Balistes and the recognition of † B. dubius as valid name. A table of dental characters and character states is provided to facilitate future identification of fossil species of Balistes. The fossil record of triggerfish indicate that crown Balistes evolved at least during the Oligocene, and that by the Miocene was occupying in the Atlantic, similar niches to those exploited by modern taxa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se describe Leistus kratkyi n. sp. de la isla de La Gomera, en el archipiélago canario. Pertenece al subgé­nero Nebrileistus Banninger, 1925, endémico de la Macaronesia, que cuenta con otras dos especies: Leistus (Nebrileistus) ellipticus Wollaston, 1854 de Madeira, y Leistus (Nebrileistus) nubivagus Wollaston, 1864 de Tenerife y Gran Canaria. La nueva especie comparte caracteres de ambos taxones y se caracteriza por la presen­cia de cuatro setas en el prementón, el pronoto y los élitros con los márgenes testáceos, pronoto muy transverso y los élitros ensanchados cerca de su base.

Se presenta la descripción de una especie nueva de cangrejo de arena del género Lepidopa. Ha sido colectada en la zona litoral de la playa Villa Rica, Veracruz, México. Existen 14 especies conocidas del género. De ellas, seis han sido citadas para el golfo de México y el mar Caribe. La nueva especie, Lepidopa boykoi, se distingue con facilidad de las restantes conocidas, al presentar sus pedúnculos oculares rectangulares, con sus órbitas situadas en los ángulos basales internos de los mismos. Se ofrece además una clave ilustrada para facilitar la identificación de las especies presentes en la región.

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Five new species of the corniculum species group of the psocid genus Trichadenotecnum Enderlein, T. alfonsoi, T. lingens, T. palmula, T. afinifelix and T. separatum were described from Thailand. These species share a couple of male genital apomorphies with the other Oriental species of this species group recorded from China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The Japanese species of the corniculum group are considered to form a different clade placed as the sister to the rest of Oriental species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, a new species of terrestrial isopod belonging to the family Porcellionidae is described in Cáceres (Spain). The diagnostic features that allow to differenciate between the new species Porcellio veraensis and thes rest of the genus are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species of terrestrial isopod of the Porcellionidae family found in the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) of the Sierra de María (Almeria, Spain), Porcellio selomai sp n. is described. Due to the structure of exopod I of the male, with the lateral tracheal field, this species belongs to the "atlantic" group, and has some similarities with other species in this group, such as P. baeticensis, P. dilatatus, P. incanus and P. spatulatus. However, the structure of the silks-scales, of the glandular field, the tooth of the third article of the antenna, the seventh male ischiopodite, or the body shape among other characters, allow to differentiate P. selomai sp. n. among the previous species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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ABSTRACT A new mouth breeder species of Gymnogeophagus is described from a tributary of the río Uruguay. It is distinguished from most species of the genus by the presence of hypertrophied lips, and from G. labiatus and G. pseudolabiatus by the color pattern. The presence of successive allopatric species of the Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys clade inhabiting the tributaries of the río Uruguay is discussed.

I described and ilustrated in detail Browallia carabambae y Browallia condornadae (Solanaceae), two new species from the north of Peru. Browallia carabambae S. Leiva inhabits between Puquio 1 and Cerro Negro (Huacapongo-Carabamba route), Carabamba district, Julcán province, La Libertad region, Peru (8°17'15,5" S y 78°37'03,1" W) at 1476 m of elevation. It is mainly characterized by the disposition of the flowers in raceme, its floral organs apparel, inner style, corolla purple and whitish externally and only purple internally, 20-21 mm (between the major lobe and the two lower lobes) and 16-18 mm (between the two lateral lobes) of diameter of the limbo in the anthesis, erect obconic capsule, lasiocarp, surrounded by a coverage of transparent eglandular hairs rigid at the ½ distal, 8-8,2 mm long by 3.5-3.7 mm diameter, 139-142 seeds per capsule; Browallia condornadae S. Leiva grows from Condornada falls to the surroundings of El Indio village (Huacapongo-Carabamba route), Virú district, Virú province, La Libertad region, Peru (8°17'36,6" S y 78°37'01,0" W) at 1451 m of elevation. It is characterized by the arrangement of solitary flowers by knot, its floral organs apparel, inner style, corolla purple and whitish externally and purple internally, 10-11 mm (between the major lobe and the two lower lobes) and 8-9 mm (between the two lateral lobes) of diameter of the limbo in the anthesis, erect conical capsule, lasiocarp, surrounded by a coverage of simple rigid eglandular hairs rigid at ½ distal, 7-7,2 mm long by 3-3,2 mm diameter, 173-175 seeds per capsule. I included data on its geographical distribution and ecology, phenology, current state and their relationships with another related species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lycomesus llorentei gen. et sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Lycini) is described from San Luis Potosí, Mexico. A comparative table with the diagnostic characters for the members of Lycini from North America, Lycus, Lycostomus, Lyconotus and Lycomesus, is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species of terrestrial isopod belonging to Porcellionidae family, Porcellio tinauti n. sp., picked up in La Cimbra's Cave, Tocón de Quéntar (Quéntar, province of Granada, Spain), is described. Its diagnostic characteristics are discussed, and also its similarity with the rest of spanish species of the atlantic group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe and illustrate in detail Jaltomata andagarae S. Leiva & Mione (Solanaceae), a new species from northern Peru. Jaltomata andagarae is found in Andagara Mountain, Santiago de Chuco District, province of Santiago de Chuco, region of La Libertad, Peru, at 8°18'11.7" S and 78° 23'17.4" W, 4000 m of altitude; it has (2-) 3 flowers per node, corolla crateriform, 10-lobed, creamy white with a deep purple ring in the middle height of the corolla tube internally, glabrous externally and internally, free area of the staminal filaments creamy white surrounded by a covering of simple eglandular hairs deep purple that occupies 40-50% of the basal area, style creamy white, glabrous, 32-35 seeds per berry, shrubs 50-60 cm tall, glabrous, leaves lustrous. In addition to the description, we present the corresponding illustration, discuss its relations with other related species and include data on ethnobotany, geographical distribution and ecology, phenology, current status and uses of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Passiflora salpoense S. Leiva & Tantalean (Passifloraceae), a new species from northern Peru, is validated, described and illustrated in detail. Passiflora salpoense is found in Shitahuara (north of Salpo), Salpo District, province of Otuzco, region of La Libertad, Peru, between 7°59'50.4"-7° 59'51.5" S and 78°36'46.0"-78° 36'44.6"W, between 3450-3490 m above sea level. It presents solitary zygomorphic flowers per node, hypanthium infundibuliform, green on the adaxial surface, reddish on the distal half, ciliate in all its extension externally, sepals 5, oblong, yellow to reddish externally and internally, stamens homodynamous, zygomorphic, ovary oblong, ciliate, berry globose, sericeous, reeds 1,5-2 (-3) m long, leaves sericeous. In addition to the description, we present the corresponding illustration, discuss its relationship with other similar species and include information about ethnobotany, geographic range and ecology, phenology, conservation status and uses of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Browallia pallascana S. Leiva (Solanaceae), a new species from Northern Peru, is described and illustrated in detail. Browallia pallascana is found between km 70-71 of the route between Pallasca and Tablachaca River (Mollepata), Pallasca district, province of Pallasca, Ancash Region, Peru, at 8°12'37,7" S and 77°57'15,5" W, at around 2000 of áltitude. It is mainly characterized by its flowers arranged in racemes, the indumentum of its floral organs surrounded by transparent glandular hairs, style included, corolla intense purple in the distal ¾, white in the basal quarter, green in the hump and yellow in the distal area externally, 24-25 mm (between the bigger lobe and the two lower lobes) and 23-23,2 mm (between the two lateral lobes) of limb diameter at anthesis, capsule obconical, erect, surrounded by a covering of rigid transparent eglandular hairs in the distal half, 6-6,2 mm long and 4-4,1 mm diameter. Data regarding geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status and its relation with another allied species are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Se describe una nueva especie del género Caracolus Montfort, 1810 de Sierra de Nipe, Holguín, Cuba. Se ofrece la descripción, la diagnosis comparativa, etimología y fotografías de la concha y del animal en vida. Se comentan las semejanzas y diferencias morfológicas de especies parecidas dentro del género.

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Se presenta un listado taxonómico comentado de las ochenta y cuatro especies de Eupelmidae que se conocen de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, incluyendo nuevos datos de distribución y de especies hospedadoras. Se describe una nueva especie de Calosota, C. carmenae Askew & Nieves-Aldrey sp. n. Se describen también los machos, hasta ahora no reconocidos, de cuatro especies: Calosota bolivari Askew, 2006, C. nitens Askew, 2006, Anastatus oscari (Ruthe, 1859) and A. uromeni Ferrière, 1968. Neanastatus africanus Ferrière, 1938, Eupelmus confusus Al khatib, 2015, E. gemellus Al khatib, 2015, E. kiefferi De Stefani, 1898, E. martellii Masi, 1941 y E. stramineipes Nikol’skaya, 1951 se incorporan al listado de Eupelmidae de España, mientras que E. fulvipes Förster, 1860 se elimina de dicha lista. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A0A4215E-6718-4185-9C08-CFD22F51A2BD

Se describe una nueva especie de cangrejo topo ciego del género Zygopa. La especie nueva Z. lalanai sp. nov. se diferencia de las otras dos especies del género conocidas al presentar los ojos soldados en una placa transversa con sus extremos romos; la presencia de un campo setoso dispuesto entre la zona CG-6 y el margen del carapacho; por tener un diente en el margen basal interno del dedo móvil del quelípedo izquierdo y poseer la punta de los dactilos de los pereópodos 2 y 3 romas. Z. lalanai sp. nov. es la primera especie de Zygopa para Cuba y la zona suroriental del Golfo de México. Es la tercera especie conocida a nivel mundial.

A new species, Hyphessobrycon natagaima, is described from the upper Magdalena River Basin in Colombia. It differs from all other species of Hyphessobrycon with a dark lateral stripe inhabiting the Magdalena River Basin: H. poecilioides, H. proteus and H. ocasoensis, by having eight to twelve pored lateral-line scales (vs. 14-26); four scales between the lateral line and the pelvic-fin insertions (vs. five or six); one tooth on the maxilla (vs. zero in H. poecilioides, and two to five in H. proteus; except H. ocasoensis, with one), a dark, interrupted, lateral stripe that is not in contact with the caudal peduncle spot (vs. absence of caudal spot in H. poecilioides, lateral stripe continued that is in contact with the caudal peduncle spot in H. ocasoensis). It has a rhomboid shaped caudal-peduncle spot that continues on to middle caudal-fin rays (vs. absence of caudal peduncle spot in H. poecilioides and caudal peduncle spot round and not continued on to middle caudal-fin rays in H. ocasoensis); and presence of hooks on all fins in mature males (vs. males with hooks on anal, pelvic and pectoral fins). Hyphessobrycon natagaima differs from H. ocasoensis, in addition to the above characters, by having four scale rows between the lateral line and the anal-fin origin (vs. six); three or four scale rows between the lateral line and the pelvic-fin insertions (vs. six); ten or eleven predorsal scales (vs. nine); i,9,i dorsal-fin rays (vs. ii,8,i); 18-20 branched anal-fin rays (vs. 21-22) and eleven branched pectoral-fin rays (vs. twelve). A key for the identification of Hyphessobrycon species present in the Magdalena River Basin is provided.

We describe and illustrate in detail Browallia tingo-mariae S. Leiva which inhabits the left banks of the Huallaga River (at 200 m of the bridge toward Bella Durmiente), city of Tingo Maria, province of Leoncio Prado, Huanuco Region, Peru, at 9º15´19.6" S and 76°00´29.7" W, 683 m of altitude. It is characterized mainly by its flowers arranged in racemes, the indument of its vegetative and floral organs, style included, corolla light purple externally, greenish internally, 14-14.2 mm (between the larger lobe and the two inferior lobes) and 14-14.2 mm (between the two lateral lobes) of limb diameter at anthesis, capsule obconical erect, surrounded by a covering of rigid transparent glandular hairs in the distal half, 7-7.2 mm long and 5-5.2 mm of diameter, seeds 196-198 per capsule. We include data of geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status and relations with other similar species. We present photographs and drawings of the species, whose credits are owned by the autor of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Parasitoids, both primary and secondary (hyperparasitoids), of Hypogeococcus spp. mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are reviewed to report results of the surveys in the New World conducted during 2009 to 2017 for prospective natural enemies of the Harrisia cactus mealybug, Hypogeococcus sp., which is devastating native cacti in Puerto Rico and threatening cacti in the adjacent Caribbean islands. Five species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are recorded as primary parasitoids of Hypogeococcus spp., including the newly described Leptomastidea hypogeococci Triapitsyn sp. n., which is the only species of the genus Leptomastidea García Mercet in the New World where the clava of the female antenna is contrastingly white. Genetic analysis of the individuals of L. hypogeococci from Argentina, Brazil, and Puerto Rico (USA) corroborates the morphological data that the same species occurs in South America, the Caribbean islands, and Florida (USA). A key to the New World species of Leptomastidea is given and taxonomic notes are provided on its other known species in the Neotropical region. Leptomastidea antillicola Dozier, syn. n. from Puerto Rico is synonymized under L. abnormis (Girault). Based on the presented molecular data, Anagyrus ciomperliki Triapitsyn syn. n. (Encyrtidae), originally described from Puerto Rico, is synonymized under A. quilmes Triapitsyn, Logarzo & Aguirre, where the known distributional range is expanded to also include Brazil. Anagyrus cachamai Triapitsyn, Logarzo & Aguirre, A. lapachosus Triapitsyn, Aguirre & Logarzo, and A. quilmes are newly recorded from Paraguay. The previously unknown male of Prochiloneurus argentinensis (De Santis) (Encyrtidae) is described from Misiones Province of Argentina, and that of P. narendrani Noyes & Triapitsyn is described from Mona Island, Puerto Rico. So far, Anagyrus cachamai and A. lapachosus are considered to be the primary target species for introduction from Argentina and Paraguay into Puerto Rico for the biological control of Harrisia cactus mealybug. The holotype of Anagyrus tanystis De Santis from Buenos Aires, Argentina, host associations are unknown, and is illustrated to facilitate its recognition from other congeneric species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In connection with studies on the fog oasis or lomas formations at Alto Patache near Iquique, Chile, the first author encountered several Nolana species, including one new to science described here, N. patachensis J. Hepp & M. O. Dillon (Solanaceae-Nolaneae). The new species is diagnosed, described, illustrated with photographs, and compared to nearest geographic neighbors in northern Chile. To an aid in recognition, a key to Nolana species reported from region of Tarapacá is provided. Putative relationships between the various Nolana species encountered at the type locality are discussed. Conservation efforts at the type locality are highlighted, including its unique environmental conditions, biota and potential threats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe and illustrate in detail Salpichroa sanmiguelina (Solanaceae), a new species from northern Peru. Salpichroa sanmiguelina S. Leiva inhabits between San Miguel-El Empalme km 5-6 (1 km above the river), province of San Miguel, region of Cajamarca, Peru, between 06°58'11.4"- 5º58'25.0" S and 78º50'21.6"-78º50'06.0" W, and between 2777-2842 m of altitude. It is characterized by having glabrous calyx and corolla externally, corolla tube glabrous inside, stamens and gynoecium hidden, staminal filaments slightly broadened toward the apex and curved, ovary with nectariferous disc intense red, berry globose and black when mature, with 9-14 seeds, shrubs (3) 6-8 m tall. In addition to the description, we present the corresponding illustration, discuss its similarity with other species, include data of geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status and uses of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe and illustrate in detail Browallia truxillana S. Leiva, Florián & Tantalean (Solanaceae), a new species from northern Peru. Browallia truxillana is found in the Lomas del Cerro Campana Private Conservation Area, North Pan-American Highway km 560-580, Huanchaco district, province of Trujillo, region of La Libertad, Peru, between 7º59´06.5"-7º59´07.2" S and 79º06´03.6"-79º06´11.5" W, and between 679-705 m of altitude. It is characterized mainly by its flowers arranged in racemes, the indument of its floral organs, style included, corolla purple and yellow externally and purple internally, 14-15 mm (between the larger lobe and the two inferior lobes) and 16-16.2 mm (between the two lateral lobes) of limb diameter at anthesis, capsule obconical erect, surrounded by a covering of rigid transparent eglandular hairs in the distal quarter, 5-6 mm long and 3.2-3.3 mm of diameter. We include data of geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status and relations with other similar species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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We describe and illustrate the species of the genus Browallia (Solanaceae) in Salpo, La Libertad Region, and a new taxon from northern Peru. We report three species and all of them are Peruvian: B. albiantha, B. dilloniana & B. salpoana. We propose and describe a new taxon Browallia plazapampae S. Leiva & Tantalean, found near Plazapampa (Trujillo-Otuzco road km 531/2-54), Salpo District, province of Otuzco, región of La Libertad, Peru, between 7°57'32.4-7°59'43.1" S and 78°38'31.3- 78°40'25.2" W, and between 1635-2110 m of elevation. It is characterized mainly by its flowers arranged in racemes, the indument of its vegetative and floral organs, style included, corolla intense purple externally, light purple internally, 25-28 mm (between the larger lobe and the two inferior lobes) and (25-) 29-30 mm (between the two lateral lobes) of limb diameter at antesis, capsule obconial erect, surrounded by a covering of rigid transparent eglandular hairs in the distal half, 7-7.2 mm long and 6.8-7 mm of diameter, 101-104 (-159) seeds per capsule. We include data of geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status and relations with other similar species. For each species, we present photographs and drawings, whose credits belong to the authors of this work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se describe una nueva especie de isópodo terrestre de la familia Porcellionidae, Porcellio narixae sp. n., encontrada en la cueva de Nerja (Málaga, España). Se facilitan sus datos diagnósticos y se discute su semejanza con el resto de especies españolas del grupo atlántico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe a new species of Phrynopus from the upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands (puna) of the Pui Pui Protected Forest and its close surroundings (Región Junín, central Peru) and compare it morphologically and genetically with other species of Phrynopus. Phrynopus inti sp. n. is known from four localities outside and two localities inside the Pui Pui Protected Forest between 3350 and 3890 m a.s.l. Studied specimens of the new species are characterized by a snout-vent length of 27.2-35.2 mm in males (n = 6), and 40.4 mm in a single female, by having the skin on dorsum and flanks smooth with scattered tubercles, venter smooth, by lacking a tympanum, and males without vocal slits and nuptial pads. In life, the dorsum is pale grayish brown with or without dark brown blotches, or dorsum blackish brown with small yellow flecks, throat, chest and venter are pale grayish brown with salmon mottling, groin is pale grayish brown with salmon colored flecks, and the iris is golden orange with fine dark brown reticulations. The new species is morphologically most similar to Phrynopus kauneorum and P. juninensis. For the latter we describe the coloration in life for a specimen obtained at the type locality. A molecular phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences inferred that the new species is most closely related to Phrynopus kauneorum, P. miroslawae, P. tautzorum, and an undescribed species distributed at high elevation in Región Pasco, central Peru. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]