A New Species of Cerceis (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) From the Arabian Sea

Crustaceana ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-161
Author(s):  
Waquar Javed ◽  
Farzana Yousuf

AbstractCerceis biforamina sp. nov. belonging to the Dynameninae, collected from algae of the intertidal pools of Bulleji, Karachi, is described and figured. The genus Cerceis Milne-Edwards is for the first time recorded from the Arabian Sea. The relationship of Cerceis biforamina sp. nov. with Cerceis bicarinata Barnard, 1936 is also discussed.

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Lal Babu Chaudhary ◽  
Omesh Bajpai ◽  
Soumit Kumar Behera ◽  
Nayan Sahu

A new species Oxytropis sanjappae is described and illustrated from the Himalaya in India. The new species is widely scattered from Losar to Kaza in Lahul-Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh State. The relationship of the species has been discussed with O. cachemiriana and O. tatarica. The new species differs in having hairs very dense, silky and white, stems generally absent or quite reduced, racemes capitate, globose-ovoid or oblong, many-flowered, dense and elongating in infruitescence, calyx teeth distinctly longer than tube, corolla light purplish pink and almost equal to calyx, wing petals obtuse at apex, mucro of the keel petal ca. 1 mm long and pods comparatively larger in size. A taxonomic key to the all 18 species of the genus occurring in India including new ones has been provided for the first time. In addition, the ecological studies related with the frequency, density, basal cover and importance value index (IVI) have also been carried out to know the conservation status of the species in the Himalaya. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4353 (2) ◽  
pp. 294 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRADEEP M. SANKARAN ◽  
JOBI J. MALAMEL ◽  
MATHEW M. JOSEPH ◽  
POTHALIL A. SEBASTIAN

The tetragnathid spider genus Tylorida Simon, 1894 is reviewed in India. The relationship of Tylorida with Orsinome Thorell, 1890 is discussed and illustrated. The taxonomic significance of male chelicerae of Tylorida spp. is discussed and an identification key based on the features of male chelicerae to separate Indian Tylorida spp. is provided. A new species, Tylorida flava sp. nov. is described and illustrated. Two new transfers and four new synonyms are proposed: Orsinome marmorea Pocock, 1901 and Tylorida culta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) are transferred to Tylorida and Mesida Kulczyn'ski, 1911 respectively, Tylorida cylindrata (Wang, 1991) and Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 are synonymised with Tylorida marmorea (Pocock, 1901) comb. nov., Tylorida nicobarensis (Tikader, 1977) is synonymised with Tylorida striata (Thorell, 1877) and Leucauge pondae Tikader, 1970 is synonymised with Tylorida ventralis (Thorell, 1877). The biology, natural history and intraspecific variations of T. marmorea comb. nov. are noted. The occurrence of intraspecific variations and colour polymorphism in T. ventralis is discussed and two colour morphs (Silver and Yellow morphs) and three varieties (varieties I, II & III) for the species are recognised. Additionally, the genus Atelidea Simon, 1895 is recorded for the first time from India and provided the description and illustration of Atelidea nona sp. nov.. The current distribution of Atelidea is mapped. 


Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 349 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
LUÍS ADRIANO FUNEZ ◽  
EMERSON RICARDO PANSARIN

Cleistes pallida, a new species of Orchidaceae, is described and illustrated. The relationship of this new species to other taxa of the genus are discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1431
Author(s):  
Elizeu B. Castro ◽  
Ronald Ochoa ◽  
Reinaldo J.F. Feres

A new species, Terminalichus simplex sp. nov., is described based on adult females, deutonymphs and protonymphs, collected on Terminalia catappa L. (Combretaceae) from Thailand. The relationship of Terminalichus with other brevipalpine genera is discussed and a key to species of Terminalichus, Tenuilichus, Amblypalpus, Colopalpus and Priscapalpus is provided.  


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4303 (3) ◽  
pp. 417 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIS PÉREZ ◽  
MARYZENDER RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
ANGÉLICO ASENJO

A new species of the genus Piestus Gravenhorst is described from Peru, P. chullachaqui sp. nov. (Cuzco). Photographs and drawings of the major diagnostic characters are provided. A key to Piestus species is modified to include the new species. New records are provided for Piestus angularis Fauvel, Piestus bicornis (Olivier), Piestus fronticornis (Dalman), Piestus lacordairei Laporte, Piestus longipennis (Fauvel), Piestus mexicanus Laporte, Piestus minutus Erichson, Piestus pennicornis Fauvel, Piestus spinosus (Fabricius), Piestus sulcatus Gravenhorst, Piestus surrufus Caron et al. and Piestus validus Sharp. Cladistic analysis is made to know the relationship of the P. chullachaqui sp. nov. within Piestus.  


Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2601 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
XINMIN ZHANG ◽  
YALIN ZHANG ◽  
CONG WEI

The Oriental leafhopper genus Riseveinus Li is redefined with the redescription of its type species Riseveinus sinensis (Jacobi), and descriptions of two new species: Riseveinus asymmetricus sp. nov. and Riseveinus compressus sp. nov. The female genitalia of the species of this genus are described for the first time. One new combination, Riseveinus albiveinus (Li) n. comb., is also proposed. Photographs and a key to all aforementioned species are provided. The relationship of this genus to related genera is discussed.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 407 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
YI TONG ◽  
DAI-KE TIAN ◽  
JIANG-PING SHU ◽  
YAN XIAO ◽  
BING-MOU WANG ◽  
...  

Begonia yizhouensis, a new species in Begonia sect. Coelocentrum (Begoniaceae) from Guangxi of China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it is similar to the adjacently distributed B. luochengensis, but clearly separated by its waxy leaves with glabrous or sometimes sparsely puberulous surfaces, larger variation in leaf color and maculation along the main veins, white to pinkish-white flowers and late flowering. Furthermore, molecular phylogenetic analysis indicated B. yizhouensis was a monophyletic lineage and was sister with B. luochengensis. The relationship of the new species and other similar species is also discussed. This new species is endemic to limestone hills in Guangxi and is assessed as “Endangered” (EN) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Additionally, morphological and molecular evidence for B. yishanensis not being synonymous with B. porteri is presented.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 297 (1) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMÉLIA CARLOS TULER ◽  
MARCELO DA COSTA SOUZA ◽  
TATIANA TAVARES CARRIJO ◽  
ARIANE LUNA PEIXOTO

This paper reports a new species of Psidium found only in the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Psidium grazielae is related to P. cauliflorum, differing mainly by membranaceous to chartaceous leaves with glandular dots visible on both faces, inconspicuous secondary veins, as well as the absence of trichromes on branches, inflorescences and fruits. We provide the description and illustrations for this new species. The relationship of P. grazielae and P. cauliflorum is discussed, and comments concerning the taxonomy and ecology of the new species are provided.


Crustaceana ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (13) ◽  
pp. 1537-1561
Author(s):  
Santiago Gaviria ◽  
Danielle Defaye

A new species ofMorariacollected from interstitial waters of southern Germany is described. The new speciesMoraria glitzaen. sp. can be differentiated from other members of the genus by a combination of morphological traits related to the shape of the anal operculum, the armature of leg 4 and the ornamentation of the urosome in both sexes. Males ofM. glitzaen. sp. have a typical number of armature elements on the endopods of legs 2 to 4, some of which with unique morphology. Females can be distinguished from those of other species of the genus by the number of antennular segments, the number of setae on the exopod of the antenna and the mandibular palp, the armature of legs 1, 3 and 4, and the size and armature of leg 5. The relationship of the new species to closely related species, viz.,M. catalana,M. jana,M. stankovitchiandM. varicais discussed. The morphological differences to other species inhabiting groundwaters and epigean habitats of the region, viz.,M. alpina,M. brevipes,M. fontinalis,M. mrazeki mrazeki,M. mrazeki macedonica,M. pectinata,M. poppeiandM. radovnaeare presented. A distribution map of theMorariaspecies known from Germany and a dichotomous identification key of the 20 species from the Western Palaearctic Region are provided.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov ◽  
Maria Minor ◽  
Valerir Behan-Pelletier

A new species of Antarctozetes (Oribatida, Ceratozetoidea) is described from the soil in New Zealand based on adult morphology. Antarctozetes mariehammerae sp. nov. differs from Antarctozetes intermedius (Hammer, 1967) by the short rostral setae, very short stalks of bothridial setae, and bidentate lamellar cusps. A revised generic diagnosis is given, Antarctozetes is maintained in Punctoribatidae, although knowledge of juvenile instars is lacking. The relationship of Antarctozetes, Anellozetes, Africoribates and Kilimabates is discussed. Data on habitat and an identification key to known species of Antarctozetes in New Zealand are provided. 


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