scholarly journals Sandracottus vijayakumari (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a new aquatic beetle species from landslide hit area of Nelliyampathy Forest Range, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 17999-18003
Author(s):  
P.P. Anand ◽  
P.P. Ashiq ◽  
M. Smitha ◽  
M. Adithya ◽  
T. Tibin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Aquatic Beetle ◽  
A New Species

The present study deals with the description of a new species Sandracottus vijayakumari from Nelliyampathy forest range, southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India with a comparative key of closely related species S. dejeani Aube, 1838.  Only one species is known from the genus Sandracottus Sharp, 1882, from southern Western Ghats, Kerala.  The Nelliyampathy forest areas are hilly and the altitude of the hills range 40–1,530 m.  The region experiences several types of landslides especially during the monsoon (August to September 2018).  The new species was discovered in one of the worst landslide hits area in Nelliyampathy forest, Kundrachola region.  The new aquatic beetle species is moderately large in size and often very attractively marked dorsally with complex maculations.  Additionally, the new species shows a strong synapomorphy along with Eretini, Hydaticini, and Aubehydrini tribes.

A new species of Theretra Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4323 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
YASH SONDHI ◽  
IAN J. KITCHING ◽  
DIPENDRA NATH BASU ◽  
KRUSHNAMEGH KUNTE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Internal Morphology ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Male Genital Morphology ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Male Genital

A new species of the genus Theretra Hübner [1819], Theretra shendurneensis sp. nov., is described from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, southern Western Ghats, India, based on external and internal morphology, and genetic markers. The new species is compared in external and male genital morphology, genetic divergence and geographic range with three similar and closely related species: T. boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839), T. sumatrensis (Joicey and Kaye, 1917) and T. rhesus (Boisduval, [1875]). Recent changes to the classification of Theretra are discussed and rejected. 

A new species of Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from mid-elevation evergreen forests of the southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3410 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
KADABA SHAMANNA SESHADRI ◽  
KOTAMBYLU VASUDEVA GURURAJA ◽  
NEELAVARA ANANTHARAM ARAVIND
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Evergreen Forests ◽  
Hill Region ◽  
Inner Surface ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the shrub frog genus Raorchestes Biju, Souche, Dubois, Dutta and Bossuyt is described as Raorchesteskakachi sp. nov. from Agastyamalai hill region in the southern Western Ghats, India. The small sized Raorchestes (male:24.7–25.8 mm, n = 3 and female: 24.3–34.1 mm, n = 3) is distinguished from all other known congeners by the followingsuite of characters. Snout oval in dorsal view; tympanum indistinct; head wider than long; moderate webbing in feet;colour on dorsum varying from ivory to brown, blotches of dark brown on flanks, brown mottling on throat reducing to-wards vent; inner and outer surface of thigh, inner surface of shank and inner surface of tarsus with a distinct dark brownhorizontal band which extends upto first three toes on upper surface. A detailed description, advertisement call features, ecology, natural history notes and comparison with closely related species are provided for the new species.

A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. SHAREEF ◽  
E. S.SANTHOSH KUMAR ◽  
T. SHAJU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Lasianthus agasthyamalayanus (Rubiaceae), a New Species from the Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Jagadeesan Raveendran ◽  
Sam Paul Mathew ◽  
Gangaprasad Appukuttannair ◽  
Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Glycosmis nelliyampathiensis (Rutaceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-274
Author(s):  
MANJAKULAM KHADHERSHA JABEENA ◽  
VADAKKEVEEDU JAGADEESH ASWANI ◽  
MAYA C NAIR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Glycosmis nelliyampathiensis from Nelliyampathy hill ranges of southern Western Ghats, Palakkad, Kerala, India is described and illustrated here. The plant differs from its allied species G. angustifolia in terms of its unifoliolate leaves, elliptic leaflets, 1–4 flowered monochasial cymose inflorescence, hairiness of the corolla apex, sub-capitate stigma and ellipsoid-oblong fruit.

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.

scholarly journals A new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 219-230
Author(s):  
Surya Narayanan ◽  
Pratyush P. Mohapatra ◽  
Amirtha Balan ◽  
Sandeep Das ◽  
David J. Gower
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
White Collar ◽  
The Body ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

We reassess the taxonomy of the Indian endemic snake Xylophis captaini and describe a new species of Xylophis based on a type series of three specimens from the southernmost part of mainland India. Xylophis deepakisp. nov. is most similar phenotypically to X. captaini, with which it was previously confused. The new species differs from X. captaini by having a broader, more regular and ventrally extensive off-white collar, more ventral scales (117–125 versus 102–113), and by lack of flounces on the body and proximal lobes of the hemipenis. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial 16S DNA sequences strongly indicates that the new species is most closely related to X. captaini, differing from it by an uncorrected pairwise genetic distance of 4.2%. A revised key to the species of Xylophis is provided.

A new species of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) from Nilgiris, southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 224 (3) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
M P Geethakumary ◽  
Alagramam Govindasamy Pandurangan ◽  
S Deepu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae), C. nilagiricum is described and illustrated on the basis of distinct morphological characters known from Nilgiris, southern Western Ghats, India.  It is allied to C. dubium but differs in the nature of trunk; shape, size and smell of leaves; 4-locellate anthers of whorl III stamens etc.  A detailed description, distribution, phenology, illustration, colour plates and relevant notes are provided.

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