scholarly journals Five new species of Miconia (Melastomataceae) from the Central Peruvian Andes

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 188 (3) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizeth A Cardenas ◽  
Janelle M Burke ◽  
Fabian A Michelangeli
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Central Andes ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Tropical Andes ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
Ecological Habitats

We describe five new species of Miconia (Melastomataceae) from Yanachaga Chemillén National Park and vicinity in Pasco, Peru: Miconia cardenasiae, Miconia chemillensis, Miconia humifusa, Miconia odoratissima, and Miconia pozuzoana. These species occur across a range of ecological habitats in the central Andes of Peru. Two of these species exhibit modifications for plant-arthropod interactions as leaf domatia and one of them has hollow stems. The number of previously undescribed species presented here from a relatively small area underscores the continued need for alpha taxonomy in the tropical Andes. Based on restricted distribution and habitat degradation pressure, we recommend that all species be categorized as either Endangered or Critically Endangered under IUCN guidelines.

A new, critically endangered species of Aiphanes (Arecaceae) from Colombia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 298 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
RODRIGO BERNAL ◽  
SAÚL E. HOYOS-GÓMEZ ◽  
FINN BORCHSENIUS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Hydroelectric Plant ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
A New Species

Aiphanes argos is a new species of palm segregated from Aiphanes parvifolia, which is now recognized to be a species complex. Aiphanes argos is one of the few rheophytic members of the palm family, and is endemic to a small area in the Samaná Norte River canyon in Antioquia, Colombia, where it is critically endangered because its populations are threatened by the damming of the river for a hydroelectric plant. The epiteth argos is the name of the conglomerate that intends to build the dam, and is given to the palm as a plea for the conservation of the Samaná Norte River canyon.

Revision of the genus Coeliccia Kirby in Borneo part III: Two new species from the C. membranipes–group from Sarawak and Brunei (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4890 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-492
Author(s):  
RORY A. DOW
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
National Park ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Oil Well ◽  
Planted Forest ◽  
Water Pool ◽  
Small Stream ◽  
Wildlife Corridor ◽  
Holotype Male

Coeliccia junis sp. nov. (holotype male from Borneo, Sarawak, Bintulu Division, Planted Forest Project, Bukit Mina Wildlife Corridor, “Day 4” stream near Bukit Nyegoh and Bukit Jugam, near small brown water pool, 10 viii 2018, deposited in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands) and Coeliccia roberti sp. nov. (holotype male from Borneo, Sarawak, Miri Division, Lambir Hills National Park, small stream on Oil Well Trail, 22 iv 2011, deposited in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands) are described from Borneo. Both new species belong to the Coeliccia membranipes–group and bring the number of named species known from the group from Borneo to nine and the total number of named species from Borneo currently placed in Coeliccia to 15. Coeliccia junis is only known from a small area in Sarawak, C. roberti is also known from Brunei. Both species are considered likely to be closely allied with C. macrostigma Laidlaw. 

scholarly journals Yet another new species from one of the best-studied neotropical areas:Plantago humboldtiana(Plantaginaceae), an extremely narrow endemic new species from a waterfall in southern Brazil

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e2050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Hassemer ◽  
Nina Rønsted
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Narrow Endemic ◽  
Taxonomic Research ◽  
Intensive Search

This article presents and describesPlantago humboldtiana, an extremely narrow endemic rheophytic new species from a waterfall in Corupá, Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. The new species is unique in presenting a combination of type-G antrorse trichomes on scapes, pendulous inflorescences and 1-seeded pyxidia. Only one population is known to exist, despite intensive search efforts in nearby, similar environments. Its conservation status is assessed as critically endangered (CR) as the only known population is restricted to a dramatically small area, and is subject to extreme fluctuation due to occasional floods, and also to intense visitation by tourists, which can disturb its fragile habitat. We also present an updated identification key to the species ofPlantagothat occur in Santa Catarina. The recent description of three narrow endemic, threatened new species ofPlantagoin Santa Catarina, which is the Brazilian state with its flora best studied, highlights the need for more taxonomic research, especially in the neotropics.

scholarly journals The Trichoptera diversity of Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, with description of a new species in the family Pisuliidae

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonce Ngirinshuti ◽  
Simon Rukera Tabaro ◽  
Kjell Arne Johanson
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
East African ◽  
African Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Results ◽  
East African Region ◽  
A New Species

A total of nine families of Trichoptera were identified from material collected in Malaise and light traps in the western part of Nyungwe National Park, southwestern Rwanda, late October 2018. Included in the material was an undescribed species of Pisuliidae which is described herein as Silvatares laetae Ngirinshuti & Johanson sp. nov. The new species adds to the six Pisuliidae species previously recorded for the East African region, five endemic to Tanzania and one to Uganda. This study portrays the first results of an ongoing survey on the Trichoptera fauna of Rwanda.

scholarly journals Una especie nueva de Furcraea (Agavaceae) de Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-508
Author(s):  
Diego Giraldo-Cañas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
South American ◽  
Andean Cordillera ◽  
Especie Nueva ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Iucn Criteria

As a result of recent studies of South American Agavaceae, a new species of Furcraea is described. This species is endemic of a small area of the Andean Cordillera Oriental of Colombia and it belongs to Furcraea sect. Furcraea. The uses and popular names are documented for the new species. Based on IUCN criteria, the new species is categorized as “critically endangered” (CR). Thus, a total of five species of Furcraea are currently known in Colombia, F. abisaii Giraldo-Cañas, F. acaulis (Kunth) B. Ullrich, F. cabuya Trelease, F. foetida (L.) Haworth, and F. selloana K. Koch. A key for the Colombian species is included. The new species is more similar to F. hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb. and F. selloana K. Koch, and therefore, their features are given.

Two new species of the bee-mimicking genus Mallophora (Diptera, Asilidae) from Colombia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4926 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-440
Author(s):  
SOL YEPES ◽  
DIMITRI FORERO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Digital Photographs ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Face

Mallophora Macquart, 1834 is a bee-mimicking genus of Asilidae, which has more than 50 described species in the Neotropical Region. Examination of specimens of this genus from Colombia indicate that there are two undescribed species based on the structure of the hind leg of males. Here we describe Mallophora gauteovan sp. nov. and Mallophora kalos sp. nov. from Tayrona National Park (Magdalena) and Arauca, respectively. For each new species a diagnosis and a description including the structure of the face, thorax, male hind leg, abdomen, and hypandrium are provided. All morphological structures are documented with digital photographs. 

Two sympatric new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Yanachaga Chemillen National Park (central Peruvian Andes)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1761 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUAN C. CHAPARRO ◽  
JOSE M. PADIAL ◽  
IGNACIO DE LA RIVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tympanic Membrane ◽  
National Park ◽  
Small Species ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Ventral Skin

Two sympatric new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) are described from elfin forests and puna grasslands (3363–3589 m) of the eastern slopes of the Andes of Departamento Pasco in central Peru. Phrynopus miroslawae sp. nov. is a medium-sized species characterized by lacking vomerine teeth and tympanic membrane, and by having dorsolateral folds, areolate ventral skin, dorsum gray with black spots, venter cream with small scattered black blotches, and iris bronze. Phrynopus nicoleae sp. nov. is a small species characterized by lacking tympanic membrane and by having vomerine teeth, an X-shaped middorsal fold, ventral skin areolate, dorsum tan with black stripes and bluish tubercles, and iris bronze with black reticulations.

Magnolia montebelloensis, a new species in section Magnolia from Lagunas de Montebello National Park, Chiapas, México, with a key to Magnoliaceae of Chiapas

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 328 (2) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. ANTONIO VÁZQUEZ-GARCÍA ◽  
MIGUEL ÁNGEL PÉREZ-FARRERA ◽  
HÉCTOR GÓMEZ-DOMÍNGUEZ ◽  
MIGUEL ÁNGEL MUÑIZ-CASTRO ◽  
EDUARDO SAHAGÚN-GODÍNEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
National Park ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Montane Rain Forest ◽  
Ex Situ Collections ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Magnolia, from the Lagunas de Montebello National Park, in the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, is described and illustrated. Magnolia montebelloensis belongs to section Magnolia; it differs from M. poasana in its smaller habit, densely pubescent terminal twig internodes, stipules and spathaceous bracts, shorter peduncular internodes and more numerous stamens. A key, an ecological and a conservation assessment of the eight Chiapan species of Magnoliaceae are included. Magnolia montebelloensis grows in montane rain forest and is contrasted with other Chiapan Magnolia species regarding their climate and vegetation preferences. It was assessed as critically endangered (CR) according to IUCN B1ab(ii, iii) and B2ab(iii) criteria. Half of Magnolia species in Chiapas occur in protected natural areas, and thus immediate action is required to protect the other four species, M. faustinomirandae, M. mayae, M. sharpii and M. zamudioi. Seven out of the eight Magnolia species (88%) are not found in ex-situ collections despite being endangered or critically endangered.

Flora of Bokor National Park VII: Thismia bokorensis (Burmanniaceae), a new species representing a new generic record

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 334 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENJI SUETSUGU ◽  
HIROKAZU TSUKAYA ◽  
SHUICHIRO TAGANE ◽  
PHOURIN CHHANG ◽  
TOMOHISA YUKAWA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
National Park ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Tropical Rain Forests ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
Generic Record ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Southeast Asian Countries

The genus Thismia Griffith (1844: 221) of the tribe Thismieae, Burmanniaceae sensu APG IV (2016) or Thismiaceae of other authors, represents one of the most species-rich mycoheterotrophic genera and consists of more than 60 species (Jonker 1948, Merckx 2008). Considering that the majority of these species were collected only once (Jonker 1948), and that many new species have recently been discovered, especially from various Southeast Asian countries (e.g., Tsukaya & Okada 2012, Dančák et al. 2013, Nuraliev et al. 2014, 2015, Truong et al. 2014, Chantanaorrapint & Sridith 2015, Li & Bi 2013, Hroneš et al. 2015, Tsukaya et al. 2017, Suetsugu et al. 2017), many more undescribed species are probably still hidden in the tropical rain forests of Southeast Asia.

Begonia ciliatifolia (Begoniaceae), a rare, critically endangered new species endemic from Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 407 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
LUÍS ADRIANO FUNEZ ◽  
JULIO CESAR JARAMILLO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Iucn Criteria

We describe here Begonia ciliatifolia, a new species from Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. We treat the species as a member of Begonia sect. Pritzelia, and discuss its differences to related species. Due the species small area of occurrence and the very specific habitat, the new species is assessed as critically endangered according to IUCN criteria. Additionally, we present a distribution map, field photographs and a key to the species of Begonia with peltate leaves and corniculate fruits of South Region of Brazil.

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