scholarly journals Eukarya biodiversity in the Thala Hills, East Antarctica

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Dzmitry A. Lukashanets ◽  
Peter Convey ◽  
Oleg I. Borodin ◽  
Vladislav Ye. Miamin ◽  
Yury H. Hihiniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
East Antarctica ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Soil Nematodes ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
Available Information ◽  
First Time ◽  
Marine Macrobenthos

Abstract Knowledge of the biodiversity of the Thala Hills oasis (Enderby Land, East Antarctica) is very limited. Here, we integrate all information available since 1962, when the Russian ‘Molodyozhnaya’ station was established in the western part of the oasis. The published data on local eukaryote diversity (lichens, embryophytes, metazoans) include records of 90 species. Since 2008, Belarusian Antarctic Expedition researchers have worked in the eastern part of the oasis, accessible from the Belarusian station ‘Vechernyaya Mount'. This research revealed 95 species, including 44 species not recorded in the earlier published literature. The level of available information is uneven across major taxa. Lichens are the better-known group, with 51 species recorded in total, including 13 species recently recorded for the first time in the oasis. New records were also obtained for rotifers. Thala Hills biodiversity is consistent with wider patterns of Antarctic biogeography, with a high proportion of regionally endemic species (especially metazoans), the occurrence of both endemic and bipolar species of lichens and generally low numbers of cosmopolitan species (largely limited to aquatic rotifers, with the caveat that up-to-date taxonomic studies are required). The lack of data on marine macrobenthos, soil nematodes and terrestrial rotifers emphasizes the need for studies focusing on these groups.

Checklist of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of El Salvador

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4951 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-106
Author(s):  
JOSÉ D. PABLO-CEA ◽  
ANGÉLICO ASENJO ◽  
JOSÉ L. NAVARRETE-HEREDIA ◽  
ALFRED F. NEWTON
Keyword(s):  
El Salvador ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Ecological Literature

This paper is primarily a compilation of published data on the staphylinid beetle species reported for El Salvador. It is based on taxonomic and ecological literature, with inclusion of some new records from different entomological collections. Thirty eight genera and 96 species are reported in the list, including a first country record: Eulissus chalybaeus. Country-level distribution outside of El Salvador, locality references and topographic zones are included for each species. In the list, three endemic species are recorded: Seeversiella badia, S. minima and Stenus salvadorensis. It is remarkable that 14 genera (37%) and 52 species (54%) have only been reported at a country level in the literature, without a specific locality of collection, indicating the need for local inventories of this coleopteran family in the salvadoran territory. 

New and unpublished data about the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the subfamily Trechinae of Bulgaria

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
TEODORA TEOFILOVA
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
New Records ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
New Information ◽  
First Time

Bulgarian carabid fauna is relatively well studied but there are still many species and regions in the country lacking enough research. The present paper aims at complementing the data about the distribution of the carabids from the subfamily Trechinae, containing many diverse, interesting and endemic species. Currently, 55 species of Trechini, 118 species of Bembidiini (incl. Tachyina), and 13 species of Pogonini are known in Bulgaria. This study gives new information and new records on 41 Trechinae species and 17 zoogeographical regions and subregions. The material was collected in the period from 1979 to 2020 through different sampling methods. There are 20 species recorded for the first time in different regions. Two species are reported for the second time in the regions where they were currently collected. Seventeen species haven’t been reported for more than 20 years from the Boboshevo-Simitli valley, Sandanski-Petrich valley, Rila Mts., Pirin Mts., and Slavyanka Mts., and are now discovered there again.

Taxonomic studies on Amomum Roxburgh s.l. (Zingiberaceae) in MyanmarⅠ: Two new species and two new records for the flora of Myanmar

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 418 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONG-BO DING ◽  
SHI-SHUN ZHOU ◽  
BIN YANG ◽  
REN LI ◽  
MYA BHONE MAW ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Floral Tube ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
First Time

Two taxa of Amomum (Zingiberaceae), Amomum erythranthum and Amomum ampliflorum, from Putao, Kachin State of Northern Myanmar are described and illustrated as new to science. Amomum erythranthum is morphologically similar to A. subulatum and A. nimkeyense in having similar yellow flowers, but can be distinguished by its reddish floral tube, red anther connective, red and pubescent fruit. Amomum ampliflorum is similar to A. maximum, A. dealbatum and A. odontocarpum in white flower, but differs in its longer inflorescence and much larger flower. Two species, Amomum pauciflorum and Wurfbainia microcarpum are recorded for the flora of Myanmar for the first time. Data on ecology, phenology, distribution, conservation status, similarities to the related taxa, as well as colour photographs and line drawings of the type, and voucher specimens are provided for all reported taxa.

The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902–04

Polar Record ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (139) ◽  
pp. 379-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph E. Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Ross Sea ◽  
Scientific Discovery ◽  
Weddell Sea ◽  
East Antarctica ◽  
Orkney Islands ◽  
Geographical Society ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
South Orkney Islands ◽  
20Th Anniversary ◽  
First Time

On 21 July 1904, just over 80 years ago, the barque-rigged, Norwegian-built auxiliary steamship Scotia sailed home up the Clyde with members of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), concluding one of the most successful expeditions of the heroic period of Antarctic exploration. Contemporaneous with the more spectacular British Antarctic Expedition (1901–03) commanded by Robert Falcon Scott, the Scotia party under William Spiers Bruce had overwintered on Laurie Island (60° 44ʹ S, 44° 50ʹ W) in the South Orkney Islands, explored for the first time the oceanography of the Weddell Sea, assembled an important collection of scientific material, and discovered Coats Land, an icebound stretch of the East Antarctica coast.While Scott's Discovery expedition had emphasized geographical exploration inland from the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica, Bruce in the Scotia had concentrated more on scientific discovery in the Weddell Sea sector. On 12 November 1904 in Edinburgh, members of the Scotia and Discovery expeditions were guests at the 20th anniversary dinner of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Bruce and Scott together responding to a presidential toast that honoured the success of both.

scholarly journals New records of Thaloe ennery Brescovit, 1993, and Thaloe leboulet Brescovit & Oliveira, 2019 (Araneae: Anyphaenidae) from Dominican Republic

2020 ◽  
pp. 164-168
Author(s):  
Solanlly Carrero Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
First Time

The Hispaniola endemic species Thaloe ennery Brescovit and Thaloe leboulet Brescovit & Oliveira, previously known from Haiti, are found for the first time in Dominican Republic. Eleven male specimens of T. ennery were located in seven new localities from the Southeast Dominican Provinces: Pedernales, Barahona, Peravia, La Romana and La Altagracia. Additionally, four males of T. leboulet were located in the Northwest Dominican province of Santiago Rodríguez. This extends its distribution from the previously known occurrences in Haiti. All specimens are deposited in the Arachnological Collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano”.

New records of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae), with an updated checklist of the nycteribiids of Russia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-430
Author(s):  
MARIA V. ORLOVA ◽  
PAVEL B. KLIMOV ◽  
NINA S. MOSKVITINA ◽  
OLEG L. ORLOV ◽  
ALEXANDER V. ZHIGALIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
New Host ◽  
Bat Flies ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Bat Fly ◽  
Myotis Nattereri ◽  
First Time

We assembled a checklist by documenting and curating previously published data as well as previously unpublished records of bat flies from the Russian Federation. A total of 20 bat fly species are listed, belonging to 4 genera. Basilia mongolensis nudior Hůrka, 1972 and Basilia nattereri (Kolenati, 1857) are recorded from Russia for the first time. The following new host associations are reported: Basilia mongolensis nudior ex Myotis nattereri (Kuhl), Basilia nattereri ex Eptesicus nilssonii (Keyserling & Blasius), Basilia rybini Hůrka, 1969 ex Myotis dasycneme (Boie) and Eptesicus nilssonii, and Nycteribia quasiocellata Theodor, 1966 ex Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus. We provide data on nine major Russian regions for which nycteribiid records were previously lacking. 

The wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Morocco

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4892 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-159
Author(s):  
PATRICK LHOMME ◽  
DENIS MICHEZ ◽  
STEFANIE CHRISTMANN ◽  
ERWIN SCHEUCHL ◽  
INSAFE EL ABDOUNI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Wild Bees ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
Bee Conservation ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
First Time

Morocco is a well known hot-spot of biodiversity in the Mediterranean basin. While some taxa like vascular plants are relatively well recorded, important groups of pollinators like bees are still understudied. This article presents an updated checklist of the bee species of Morocco and includes a summary of global and regional distribution of each species. A total of 961 species belonging to six bee families and 68 genera are recorded: Andrenidae (8 genera, 217 species); Apidae (15 genera, 241 species); Colletidae (2 genera, 74 species), Halictidae (12 genera, 144 species), Megachilidae (28 genera, 271 species) and Melittidae (3 genera, 14 species). Among them, 67 species are recorded for the first time in Morocco. Around 70% of the bee fauna of Morocco consists of widespread Palaearctic species. Only 18% of Moroccan species recorded are restricted to North Africa and 8% are Moroccan single-country endemics (81 species). Afrotropical elements in the Moroccan fauna are few, with only 3% of Morocco species co-occuring in that region. This checklist is intended to stimulate new regional research on bees including their taxonomy and biogeography. As many groups of bees have been understudied, discovery of new species for science and new records for the country can be expected. Additional research including inventorying, monitoring, and integrative taxonomic studies are needed to develop a comprehensive strategy for bee conservation in Morocco. 

New records of processid shrimps from the Indo-West and East Pacific (Crustacea: Decapoda)

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3640 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-241
Author(s):  
SAMMY DE GRAVE ◽  
ARTHUR ANKER
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Caridean Shrimp ◽  
East Pacific ◽  
Pacific Waters ◽  
Available Information ◽  
First Time ◽  
Potential Use

New records are presented for the caridean shrimp family Processidae in Indo-West and East Pacific waters, based mainly on recently collected material. These records highlight that many processid species may be relatively widespread, although the distribution of some species remains imperfectly known. The colour pattern of several species is here documented for the first time, showing its potential use as an additional identification character. The available information on the ecology of the reported species is summarised.

Ten new species from Anatolia and two new records for the Flora of Turkey

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sümbül
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Flora Of Turkey ◽  
First Time

Ten new endemic species are described from Anatolia: Astragalus chamberlainianus H. Sümbül, Astragalus citriniflorus H. Sümbül, Astragalus anamurensis H. Sümbül, Astragalus turcicus H. Sümbül (Fabaceae), Cephalaria peshmenii H. Sümbül, Cephalaria gazipashensis H. Sümbül (Dipsacaceae), Scorzonera longiana H. Sümbül (Asteraceae), Alkaima angustifolia H. Sümbül, Alkanna milliana H. Sümbül, Alkanna dumanii H. Sümbül (Boraginaceae). The following two taxa are recorded from Turkey for the first time: Cirsium libanoticum DC. subsp. libanoticum. Euphorbia forsskalii (Boiss.) Gay.

Novelties in Phoradendron killipii (Viscaceae): an endemic and rare species from Colombia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 490 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-290
Author(s):  
JHON S. MURILLO-SERNA ◽  
GRETA A. DETTKE ◽  
ISABEL CARMONA-GALLEGO ◽  
FERNANDO ALZATE
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Original Material ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
First Time

Phoradendron killipii is an endemic species from Colombia, initially known only from the original material. Ten herbarium sheets of this species were found during taxonomic studies of Colombian Viscaceae, allowing to figure out some aspects that remained unclear since P. killipii was published, until now. The morphology of P. killipii fruits and staminate inflorescences is described here for the first time, confirming its generic identity. Evidence of the dioecy of the species and some aspects of its distribution and ecology are also discussed.

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