A new, Asian species in the Parmeliella mariana complex (Pannariaceae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per M. JØRGENSEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Related Species ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Asian Species ◽  
A New Species

AbstractParmeliella zeylanica is described as a new species in the P. mariana group, although it differs from all known species in the group by not having radiating marginal lobes resting on a distinct mat of rhizohyphae. It is as yet known only from the highlands of Sri Lanka. The new combination Parmeliella leiostroma (Nyl.) P. M. Jørg. is made for a closely related species from the same region, and it is shown that Parmeliella endomilta var. achromatica Makhija & Adawara falls within the variation of Parmeliella mariana (Fr.) P. M.Jørg. & D. J. Galloway, and is not closely related to P. endomilta.

scholarly journals The Occurrence of Quill Mites (Arachnida: Acariformes: Syringophilidae) on Bee-Eaters (Aves: Coraciiformes: Meropidae: Merops) of Two Sister Clades

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3500
Author(s):  
Maciej Skoracki ◽  
Jakub Z. Kosicki ◽  
Bozena Sikora ◽  
Till Töpfer ◽  
Jan Hušek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Related Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Sister Clade ◽  
The Family ◽  
Host Lineage ◽  
A New Species

We studied the quill mite fauna of the family Syringophilidae, associated with bee-eaters. We examined 273 bird specimens belonging to nine closely related species of the genus Merops, representing two phylogenetic sister clades of a monophyletic group. Our examination reveals the presence of two species of the genus Peristerophila, as follows: (1) a new species Peristerophila mayri sp. n. from Merops viridis in the Philippines, M. leschenaulti in Nepal and Sri Lanka, and M. orientalis in Sri Lanka; and (2) P. meropis from M. superciliosus in Tanzania and Egypt, M. persicus in Sudan, Tanzania, Liberia, Senegal, Kenya, and D.R. Congo, M. ornatus in Papua New Guinea, M. philippinus in Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and M. americanus in the Philippines. The prevalence of host infestations by syringophilid mites varied from 3.1 to 38.2%. The distribution of syringophilid mites corresponds with the sister clade phylogenetic relationships of the hosts, except for P. meropis associated with Merops americanus. Possible hypotheses for the host lineage shift are proposed.

Trimelopter craibii (Hyacinthaceae, Ornithogaloideae), a new species from the North West Province of South Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
MARIO MARTÍNEZ-AZORÍN ◽  
MANUEL B. CRESPO ◽  
ANTHONY P. DOLD
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
North West Province ◽  
Vegetative Characters ◽  
A New Species

The genus Trimelopter has been recently reinstated to include Ornithogalum unifolium and other closely related species from Southern Africa, comprising up to 10 species. Within the context of a revision of Trimelopter, a new species, T. craibii, is here formally described to name plants discovered by the late Charles Craib in the North West Province of South Africa. This taxon is closely related to T. dyeri and T. unifolium, but it can be clearly differentiated by floral and vegetative characters. Data on morphology, ecology, and distribution are reported for this new species, and affinities and divergences with other closely related taxa are also discussed. The new combination T. unifolium var. vestitum is also proposed.

scholarly journals Nessia gansi: a Second Three-toed Snake-Skink (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka with the Designation of a Neotype for Nessia burtonii Gray

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 377-388
Author(s):  
Sudesh Batuwita ◽  
Udeni Edirisinghe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Discrete Distribution ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
The Third ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Meristic Data

Abstract A new species of Nessia is described from Sri Lanka. Nessia gansi sp. n. is distinguished from its sister species (N. burtonii) based on the morphological and meristic data. The new species differs from all other congeners except N. burtonii Gray, by a combination of following characters: presence of four limbs; all limbs bearing three digits; interparietal broader than frontal. It distinguishes from N. burtonii by having five (vs. six) supraciliaries; one (vs. two) pretemporal/s; two (vs. one) primary temporal/s; three (vs. four) infralabials; 93-105 (vs. 110-124) paravertebral scale rows; 103-114 (vs. 117-121) ventral scales; two (vs. three) subdigital lamellae under each digit of manus; mental as wide as postmental (vs. mental wider than postmental); and nostrils visible when viewed ventrally (vs. not visible). Two closely related species show a discrete distribution in Sri Lanka: N. gansi sp. n. is recorded from Kanneliya, Rumaswala, Kottawa, Panagula, Ambalangoda and Imaduwa in the first and second peneplains (~100 m), whereas N. burtonii records (here corrected) are reported from Alagalla, Ambagamuwa, Gampola, Hiniduma and Kandy within the third peneplain (from ~500 m). The identity of N. burtonii is stabilized through the designation of a neotype, and here it is re-described.

Six new species of Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from southern China, with the first description of the male of T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000)

Zootaxa ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 5091 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-372
Author(s):  
MENG ZHANG ◽  
MUHAMMAD IRFAN ◽  
LU-YU WANG ◽  
ZHI-SHENG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
First Time

Six new species of the spider genus Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 are described from southern China: T. jinyunensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chongqing, T. jiugongensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hubei, T. subtruculenta sp. nov. (♂♀), T. rutunda sp. nov. (♂♀) and T. yueliangensis sp. nov. (♂) from Guizhou and T. subrostrum sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hunan. In addition, T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000) is redescribed and its male is described here for the first time. Tonsilla subyanlingensis Liu & Xu, 2020 is transferred to Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999, hence the new combination Draconarius subyanlingensis (Liu & Xu, 2020) comb. nov. is established. The female of T. subyanlingensis Liu & Xu, 2020 should be treated as T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000). Detailed descriptions, photographs of copulatory organs and somatic features, a distribution map and comparisons with closely related species are presented.  

Trogia benghalensis (Marasmiaceae, Basidiomycota), a new species from India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 331 (2) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARUN KUMAR DUTTA ◽  
SUDESHNA NANDI ◽  
ENTAJ TARAFDER ◽  
RIMPA SIKDER ◽  
ANIRBAN ROY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer Region ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Molecular Sequence ◽  
Region Data ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Trogia (Marasmiaceae, Basidiomycota) is described from West Bengal, India. Analysis of the molecular sequence (nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region) data suggests that T. benghalesis is phylogenetically distinct from its closely related species. Comprehensive description based on macro- and microscopic characters, photographs and comparisons with morphologically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided.

A New Orchid Species of Dendrobium Sect. Calcarifera from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Orchidaceae: Dendrobiinae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 383 (2) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
EDWARD ENTALAI BESI ◽  
DOME NIKONG ◽  
MUSKHAZLI MUSTAFA ◽  
RUSEA GO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
Summit Region ◽  
A New Species

Dendrobium mizanii, a new species to science belonging to Dendrobium Sect. Calcarifera was discovered in a summit region of a disturbed montane forest in Setiu, Terengganu, and named after His Majesty Sultan of Terengganu, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. A description, illustration, field and comparison with the closely related species D. crocatum from Peninsular Malaysia and D. doloissumbinii from Borneo are provided here.

On a new species of the Genus Spinicauda, Travassos (1920) (Nematoda: Heterakidae) in Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Anura: Bufonidae ) from Industrial area of Aurangabad (Maharashtra) India

2021 ◽  
pp. 208-212
Author(s):  
Sujeet Jamdar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Duttaphrynus Melanostictus ◽  
A New Species

Spinicauda anurae sp. nov. from the intestine of Duttaphrynus melanostictus [21] collected from industrial area of Aurangabad (M.S.) India. The specimens under investigation show the resemblance in their various body characters with S. cophotis Baylis, [7]. Morphologically the most closely related species is S. voltaensis [2] in Bufo sp. from Burkina Faso, but it differs in smooth cuticle and is less sclerotized.

A new species of Gomesa (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae) from inselbergs in Brazilian caatinga: morphological and karyological evidence

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 374 (2) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOEL M. P. CORDEIRO ◽  
FELIPE NOLLET ◽  
MARIA TERESA BURIL ◽  
MARK W. CHASE ◽  
LEONARDO P. FELIX
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Species Differences ◽  
Flower Morphology ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Restricted Distribution ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Gomesa (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae), Gomesa caatingana, with restricted distribution on caatinga inselbergs in Paraíba and Pernambuco States, Brazil. Morphological and karyological characters of the new species were compared with those of Gomesa flexuosa, which is morphologically the most closely related species. Differences in geographical distribution, habit, flower morphology and chromosome number support description of this new species.

Muscari fatmacereniae (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new species from southern Anatolia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 397 (1) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
İSMAİL EKER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Original Photographs ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Muscari fatmacereniae Eker sp. nov. (Asparagaceae), is described from Turkey. The diagnostic characters, description, detailed illustration, original photographs and geographical distribution of the new species are given. The conservation assessment, observations and taxonomic comments on the new species are also presented. The new species is compared with the closely related species M. armeniacum and M. botryoides.

Electrogena brulini sp. nov. and E. vipavensis Zurwerra & Tomka, 1986 syn. nov. revealed by integrative taxonomy of E. gridellii (Grandi, 1953) (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4362 (3) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRE WAGNER ◽  
LAURENT VUATAZ ◽  
MICHEL SARTORI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Subjective Synonym

A new species belonging to the speciose genus Electrogena Zurwerra & Tomka, 1985 is described based on all stages from material collected in Switzerland, northern Italy and Slovenia. Electrogena brulini Wagner sp. nov. is closely related to E. gridellii (Grandi, 1953). A genetic analysis based on the mitochondrial gene CO1, including 9 specimens from 5 populations, reveals a K2P distance of 22% between both species. Our investigations demonstrate that the description of the nymph of E. gridellii sensu Belfiore (1996) refers in fact to both species. Therefore, E. gridellii is redescribed in all stages. The number of bristles on each mandibular prostheca in the nymphs, the shape of titillators in male genitalia and the shape of the subanal plate in female imagines are the main characters allowing discrimination of these two species. This study also shows that in this case it is possible and helpful to use colour patterns to separate two closely related species. The re-examination of the type material of Electrogena vipavensis Zurwerra & Tomka, 1986 described from western Slovenia indicates that this species is a junior subjective synonym of E. gridellii. 

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