Aspidistra erythrocephala sp. nov. (Asparagaceae) from Guangxi, China

Aspidistra Ker-Gawler (1822: 628) is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, particularly China and Vietnam. Only a few species are known from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Japan, and India. Since in 1822, when A. lurida Ker-Gawler (1822: 628) was described from a cultivated plant, the species number increased very slowly to 11 in 1980. Since then, the species number began to grow rapidly, especially in China and Vietnam, currently increasing the total number of species to over 150. In recent years, after field surveys in southwest Guangxi (southern China), several new species of Aspidistra have been discovered and described (Lin & Liu 2011, Lin et al. 2012, 2013, 2015, Meng et al. 2014, Huang et al. 2015).

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The advertisement call of Leptobrachella liui Fei and Ye, 1990 (Anura: Megophryidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4576.3.11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4576 (3) ◽

pp. 588

Author(s):

GUO-HUA DING ◽

ZHI-QIANG CHEN ◽

YUN TANG ◽

ZHI-HUA LIN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southern China ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Advertisement Call ◽

Southeastern China ◽

Advertisement Calls ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Color Traits ◽

Species Descriptions ◽

Eleven Species

Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) is currently composed of seventy-one species distributed in China and Southeast Asia (Frost 2018). Fourteen species of Leptobrachella are currently known from southern China: L. alpina (Fei, Ye & Li, 1990), L. laui (Sung, Yang & Wang, 2014), L. liui (Fei & Ye, 1990), L. mangshanensis (Hou, Zhang, Hu, Li, Shi, Chen, Mo & Wang, 2018), L. maoershanensis (Yuan, Sun, Chen, Rowley & Che, 2017), L. oshanensis (Liu, 1950), L. purpura (Yang, Zeng & Wang, 2018), L. tengchongensis (Yang, Wang, Chen & Rao, 2016), L. wuhuangmontis (Wang, Yang & Wang, 2018), L. yingjiangensis (Yang, Zeng & Wang, 2018), L. yunkaiensis (Wang, Li, Lyu & Wang, 2018), L. ventripunctata (Fei, Ye & Li, 1990), L. pelodytoides (Boulenger, 1893) and L. sungi (Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 1998) and the first eleven species are endemic of this region (AmphibiaChina 2018). Many new species in this genus were discovered based on molecular, morphometric and bioacoustic data in recent years (Frost 2018). In comparison to molecular and morphological data, bioacoustics is especially useful in species identification of Leptobrachella in field surveys (Rowley et al. 2016). Although the advertisement calls of many Leptobrachella species were described along with the species descriptions (e.g., Rowley et al. 2016), the advertisement calls of only three Chinese endemic species (L. alpinus; L. laui and L. oshanensis) are known (Jiang et al. 2002; Matsui 2006; Xu et al. 2005). Here, we describe the advertisement calls of L. liui, which inhabits rocky streams in southeastern China (Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejinag) and is morphologically diagnosed by the combination of a set of external color traits (Fig. 1).

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Description of a new species of Heteroscorpion Birula, 1903 (Scorpiones, Heteroscorpionidae) from the Montagne des Français in extreme northern Madagascar

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1269.1.2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1269 (1) ◽

pp. 31 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

WILSON R. LOURENÇO ◽

STEVEN M. GOODMAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Extensive Field ◽

The Family ◽

Distribution And Ecology ◽

Three New Species ◽

Extreme North ◽

A New Species

The endemic Malagasy genus Heteroscorpion Birula, 1903, of the family Heteroscorpionidae was monotypic for a century with H. opisthacanthoides (Kraepelin, 1896). Extensive field surveys conducted over the last 15 years in the different bioclimatic regions of Madagascar have resulted in the collection of numerous scorpions, including specimens belonging to the genus Heteroscorpion. These collections led to the description of three new species, H. goodmani Lourenço, 1996, H. magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002, and H. raselimanana Lourenço & Goodman, 2004. In this paper another species new to science is described from the extreme north of the island and is presumed to be locally endemic. With this taxon, the number of species in the genus Heteroscorpion is now five, and its distribution covers numerous zones of the island, including humid and dry forests. Aspects of the geographic distribution and ecology of the different species are also commented upon.

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Geosmithia Species Associated With Bark Beetles From Southern China, With the Description of Four New Species

10.21203/rs.3.rs-558245/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Xiuyu Zhang ◽

You Li ◽

Meixue Dai ◽

Hongli Si ◽

Guoyan Zhao ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Bark Beetles ◽

Phylogenetic Trees ◽

Southern China ◽

Elongation Factor ◽

Field Surveys ◽

North And South America ◽

North And South ◽

Elongation Factor 1 ◽

Β Tubulin

Abstract Fungi of the genus Geosmithia are frequently associated with bark beetles that feed on phloem on various woody hosts. Most studies on Geosmithia were carried out in North and South America and Europe, with only two species were reported from Taiwan, China. The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of Geosmithia species in southern China. Field surveys in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Shanghai yielded a total of 76 fungal isolates from six beetle species. Isolates were grouped based on morphology. The ITS, β-tubulin and elongation factor 1-α gene regions of representatives of each group were sequenced. Phylogenetic trees were constructed based on those sequences. In total five species were identified, with one previously described species G. putterillii and four new species which were described as G. jiulianshanensis, G. jiangxiensis, G. formosana, and G. pulverea (Geosmithia sp. 3 and Geosmithia sp. 23) sp. nov., in this paper.

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The tenth member of stout newt (Amphibia: Salamandridae: Pachytriton): Description of a new species from Guangdong, southern China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4399.2.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4399 (2) ◽

pp. 207

Author(s):

CHEN LI ◽

ZHIYONG YUAN ◽

HAIBIN LI ◽

YUNKE WU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Southern China ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Amphibian Species ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Hind Limbs ◽

Bright Orange ◽

Montane Streams ◽

A New Species

Field surveys of less-explored forests often lead to discoveries of new amphibian species. During a series of field surveys in early 2017 at Mt. Lianhua (the Lotus Mountain) of Lianhuashan-Baipenzhu Provincial Nature Reserve in southern China, we found an undocumented population of stout newt, genus Pachytriton. Based on its distinct morphological characters and large genetic divergence from congeners (uncorrected p-distance > 5% in either mitochondrial nd2 or cytb sequences), we describe this population as the tenth species of the genus: Pachytriton airobranchiatus sp. nov. It can be distinguished from other members of Pachytriton by a combination of the following morphological characters: prominently elevated distal end of the epibranchial bone showing as two conspicuous protruding bulges behind the head; dorsal coloration can be either spotted or unspotted; bright orange dots absent on dorsum; costal grooves absent between axilla and groin; fingers I and toe I slender, do not forms a volar pad; dorsal tips of fingers and toes brown; and tips of fore- and hind limbs could contact when limbs adpressed against body flank. Phylogenetic analysis grouped the new species with P. wuguanfui, P. xanthospilos, and P. changi. Currently, the new species is known from the type locality and an adjacent mountain peak at about 1000 m elevation. It inhabits small montane streams in broadleaf forests near the top of the mountain.

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A new insular species of the Cyrtodactylus intermedius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) group from Cambodia with a discussion of habitat preference and ecomorphology

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4830.1.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4830 (1) ◽

pp. 75-102

Author(s):

L. LEE GRISMER ◽

CHAN KIN ONN ◽

JAMIE R. OAKS ◽

THY NEANG ◽

LANG SOKUN ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Small Group ◽

Habitat Preference ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Character State ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Taxonomic Analysis ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Ancestral Character State

An integrative taxonomic analysis based on mitochondrial and morphological data recovered the population of Cyrtodactylus on Koh Rong Island, Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodiaa as an endemic insular species belonging to the Cyrtodactylus intermedius group. This brings the number of species in the C. intermedius group to at least 10 and the number of species in Cambodia to at least seven. Species of this relatively small group vary widely in habitat preference, occurring in general, terrestrial, karstic, or granitic habitats. Ancestral character state mapping recovered a general habitat preference as the ancestral condition from which all others independently evolved even though this did not covary with morphology. The description of another new species of reptile from Cambodia continues to underscore the potentially significant amount of unrealized biodiversity in Indochina and Southeast Asia and the continued need for field surveys in unexplored or poorly explored areas.

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Primulina wuae (Gesneriaceae), a new species from southern China

Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore ◽

10.26492/gbs69(2).2017-09 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 69 (2) ◽

pp. 307-313

Author(s):

S. Li ◽

Z.B. Xin ◽

X. Hong ◽

L.F. Fu ◽

F. Wen

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southern China ◽

A New Species

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A New Species of Leptolalax(Anura: Megophryidae) from Southern China

Asian Herpetological Research ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1245.2014.00080 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 80 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

SUNG Yikhei ◽

YANG Jianhuan ◽

WANG Yingyong

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southern China ◽

A New Species

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Taxonomy of Neomuscina Townsend (Diptera, Muscidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3504.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3504 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

ALESSANDRE PEREIRA-COLAVITE ◽

CLAUDIO J. B. DE CARVALHO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Distributions ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Identification Key ◽

Male And Female ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Three New Species ◽

New Distribution

Neomuscina Townsend includes 41 species distributed throughout the Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. Although the genus has a large number of species, it has been ignored and its taxonomy is confusing and has many flaws. In this work we analyzed the following species recorded for Brazil: Neomuscina atincta Snyder, N. atincticosta Snyder, N. capalta Snyder, N. currani Snyder, N. douradensis Lopes & Khouri, N. goianensis Lopes & Khouri, N. inflexa (Stein), N. instabilis Snyder, N. mediana Snyder, N. mimosa Lopes & Khouri, N. neosimilis Snyder, N. nigricosta Snyder, N. paramediana Lopes & Khouri, N. pictipennis pictipennis (Bigot), N. ponti Lopes & Khouri, N. sanespra Snyder, N. schadei Snyder, N. similata Snyder, N. stabilis (Stein), N. transporta Snyder, N. vitoriae Lopes & Khouri and N. zosteris (Shannon & Del Ponte). Neomuscina nigricosta and N. transporta are new distribution records for Brazil. Three new species are described: Neomuscina anajeensis sp. nov. from Anagé (Bahia), Neomuscina maculata sp. nov. from Botelhos (Minas Gerais) and Neomuscina snyderi sp. nov. from Mata de São João (Bahia). An identification key based on the morphological characters of both male and female is provided. Species distributions are discussed and updated, and the number of species now recorded for Brazil is 29.

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