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Anarsioses
Anarsioses is a genus of leafmining moths in the family Gracillariidae, established by Davis in 2019 to accommodate the species formerly known as Phyllonorycter aberrans. The genus was separated from Phyllonorycter based on distinctive morphological and molecular evidence, particularly the unusual asymmetry of the male genitalia and differences in larval biology. It is currently monotypic, containing only the type species Anarsioses aberrans.
Cherokeea attakullakulla
Cherokee Moth
Cherokeea attakullakulla is a small, inconspicuous moth in the family Noctuidae and the sole member of its genus. The species was described in 2014 from specimens collected in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and Georgia. It is associated with canebrake habitats dominated by native bamboo species. The specific epithet honors Chief Attakullakulla of the Cherokee Nation, who represented his people in treaty negotiations in 1730, and recognizes the Cherokee as stewards of the region's habitats.
New-genus-near-neurobathra
This genus represents a newly recognized lineage of leaf-mining moths within Gracillariidae, positioned phylogenetically near Neurobathra. It comprises species that construct serpentine or blotch mines in living leaf tissue. The genus was erected to accommodate taxa previously misassigned or undescribed, distinguished by unique genitalic and larval morphological features.
Punctaltica
Punctaltica is a newly described genus of flightless flea beetles discovered in urban parks of Shenzhen, China. The genus currently contains two species: P. shenzhenensis and P. montana. These beetles are highly specialized to moist moss microhabitats in heavily urbanized environments, representing an unexpected discovery of genus-level diversity in a megacity setting.
Purealus
Purealus is a monotypic genus of cleonine weevils (Curculionidae: Lixinae: Cleonini) endemic to the southwestern United States. The genus was erected to accommodate Purealus beckelorum, a species that cannot be placed in existing North American genera Apleurus or Scaphomorphus due to a unique combination of morphological characters. The genus is distinguished by two autapomorphies within Cleonini: a distinctly tumescent and asperate base of elytral interval 3, and widely separated procoxae. The single known species is winter-active and ground-dwelling in arid environments.
Purealus beckelorum
A recently described cleonine weevil endemic to the southern High Plains, representing the type species of its monotypic genus. Distinguished from all other world Cleonini by two unique character states: widely separated procoxae and a distinctly tumescent, asperate base of elytral interval 3. A moderately robust, wingless species with body length 7.8–9.4 mm. Known from only nine specimens despite targeted collecting efforts.
Raptoheptagenia cruentata
predaceous flat-headed mayfly
Raptoheptagenia cruentata is a mayfly species originally described as Heptagenia cruentata by Walsh in 1863, later reclassified into the new genus Raptoheptagenia based on distinctive larval morphology. The genus was established because the larvae differ markedly from other Heptagenia species, having been previously misidentified as belonging to the genus Anepeorus. Adult males were successfully reared from these larvae, confirming the adult-larval association. This species belongs to the family Heptageniidae, commonly known as flat-headed mayflies.