Taxonomic revision of the genus Flemingia (Leguminosae) from Indo-Chinese floristic region

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 429 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-38
Author(s):  
TRUONG VAN DO ◽  
XIN-FEN GAO
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
Doubtful Species

In present research, we revised the taxonomy of Flemingia for the whole Indochinese floristic region, which consist of 24 species and one variety. China was the most diversified country with 18 species of Flemingia and one variety, followed by Myanmar (16 species), Thailand (13 species and one variety), Vietnam (12 species and one variety), Laos (12 species and one variety), and Cambodia (5 species). Flemingia weii is newly described from China, F. sootepensis and F. nana are new records for China, F. kerrii and F. mengpengensis are new records for Myanmar, and F. semialata is a new record for Vietnam and China. Based on the identity of morphological characters, we synonymized F. ferruginea var. eglandulosa, F. yunnanensis, F. kradungensis, F. tiliaceae under F. kerrii, F. macrophylla, F. kweichowensis, F. strobilifera, respectively. Furthermore, the lectotype of F. ferruginea var. eglandulosa and F. lineata var. hirtella are designated here. For each species, accepted names, literature, synonyms, type specimens, full description, iconography citation, ecology, phenology, distribution and taxonomic notes with morphologically characters have been studied in detials. In order to facilitate species identification and delimitation, a dichotomous key to the known species of Flemingia within the Indochinese floristic region was provided. Additionally, some doubtful species were also discussed.

scholarly journals Taxonomic revision and zoogeographical patterns of the species of Gnopharmia Staudinger, 1892 (Geometridae, Ennominae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3360 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
HOSSEIN RAJAEI SH. ◽  
DIETER STÜNING ◽  
ROBERT TRUSCH
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Morphological Studies

The genus Gnopharmia Staudinger, 1892 is revised, based on more than 2000 specimens from the entire area ofdistribution and study of type material of all described taxa, as far asmap available. Seven species and three subspeciesare confirmed as valid for the genus. All important morphological characters have been studied and compared, includingmale and female genitalia. In addition, preliminary results of DNA-Barcoding were used to reassess our taxonomicdecisions, based on morphological studies. Type specimens and their labels are illustrated and additional specimens,demonstrating the variability of certain species, are also figured. Male genitalia of all valid species are figured and SEMphotos of the aedeagus are illustrated. Further important structures, the so-called ‘octavals’ on the male pre-genitalabdomen, are also figured. Female genitalia revealed a high similarity between species, combined with a considerablevariability, and were unsuitable for characterisation of species. Female genitalia of three species are figured to exemplifythis situation. As a result of the morphological and genetic studies, 12 out of the 21 described species and subspecies aresynonymised or transferred to the closely related genus Neognopharmia Wehrli, 1953. In addition, G. colchidariacocandaria (Erschoff, 1874) is revived as a valid species, G. sinesefida Wehrli, 1941 is downgraded to a subspecies of G.colchidaria Lederer, 1870. Five new records for the fauna of the following countries are presented: G. colchidariaobjectaria: new for Pakistan; G. irakensis: new for Turkey and Pakistan; G. kasrunensis: new for Oman and G. sarobiana: new for Pakistan. Distribution maps and an identification key are given for all species.

A taxonomic revision of the genus Phyxioschema (Araneae, Dipluridae), II: species from Central Asia

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2815 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER J. SCHWENDINGER ◽  
SERGEI L. ZONSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Female Holotype ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Phyxioschema raddei Simon, 1889 is revised. A re-examination of type specimens confirms the synonymy of P. raddei and Ischnothele strandi Spassky, 1937, but the synonymy of Afghanothele lindbergi Roewer, 1960 and A. striatipes Roewer, 1960 cannot be confirmed due to the immature state of their types. The copulatory organs of the female holotype and other females from different localities are illustrated for the first time. Variation in morphological characters is shown. New records are given for Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Phyxioschema females from Pakistan cannot be attributed to any nominal species and are left unnamed. A new species, P. roxana, is described from male and female specimens collected at eight localities in southern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan. Relationships between Central Asian and Southeast Asian species are discussed. A summary of relevant morphological characters of all Phyxioschema species is given.

A taxonomic revision of the genus Phyxioschema (Araneae, Dipluridae), II: species from Central Asia

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2815 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER J. SCHWENDINGER ◽  
SERGEI L. ZONSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Female Holotype ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Phyxioschema raddei Simon, 1889 is revised. A re-examination of type specimens confirms the synonymy of P. raddei and Ischnothele strandi Spassky, 1937, but the synonymy of Afghanothele lindbergi Roewer, 1960 and A. striatipes Roewer, 1960 cannot be confirmed due to the immature state of their types. The copulatory organs of the female holotype and other females from different localities are illustrated for the first time. Variation in morphological characters is shown. New records are given for Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Phyxioschema females from Pakistan cannot be attributed to any nominal species and are left unnamed. A new species, P. roxana, is described from male and female specimens collected at eight localities in southern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan. Relationships between Central Asian and Southeast Asian species are discussed. A summary of relevant morphological characters of all Phyxioschema species is given.

scholarly journals New records of the William’s Jerboa, Paralactaga cf. williamsi (Thomas, 1897) (Rodentia: Dipodidae) from northeastern Iran with notes on its ecology

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kordiyeh Hamidi ◽  
Jamshid Darvish ◽  
Maryam M. Matin
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
Cytochrome B ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
First Record ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
Molar Teeth

Paralactaga williamsi, a five-toed jerboa, is known to occur in Anatolian Turkey, northern Lebanon, Armenia, Azerbaijan and western Iran. Here, we report the first record of this species in Kopet-Dag Mountains, northeastern Iran. Species identification was based on external morphology, skull and molar teeth morphology and morphometrics studies, as well as molecular an­al­yses. Brief notes on the ecology of the species are also provided. This new record expands the distribution of P. williamsi in Iran about 850 km eastward, however further sampling will be needed for a better judgment on the taxonomic status of this species in eastern Iran and to determine the patterns of its distribution. Since the specimen did not group with other P. williamsi in the cytochrome b analysis, we provisionally classify the specimens as P. cf. williamsi.

scholarly journals A taxonomic revision of the family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) with descriptions of seven species from the Eastern Pacific

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2408 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. DELAND ◽  
C. B. CAMERON ◽  
K. P. RAO ◽  
W. E. RITTER ◽  
T. H. BULLOCK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Phylogenetic Hypothesis ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status

The family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) is revised on the basis of morphological characters. The number of harrimaniid genera is increased to nine by the addition of Horstia n. gen., Mesoglossus n. gen., Ritteria n. gen. and Saxipendium, a genus previously assigned to the monospecific family Saxipendiidae. The number of species is increased to 34, resulting from the description of five new species from the eastern Pacific — Horstia kincaidi, Mesoglossus intermedius, M. macginitiei, Protoglossus mackiei and Ritteria ambigua. A description is supplied for a sixth harrimaniid species, Stereobalanus willeyi Ritter & Davis, 1904, which previously had the status of a nomen nudum. Four harrimaniids previously assigned to the genus Saccoglossus are transfered to the genus Mesoglossus — M. bournei, M. caraibicus, M. gurneyi and M. pygmaeus, while Saccoglossus borealis is reassigned to the genus Harrimania. Notes on habitat and zoogeography are included for the seven foregoing species and a table of diagnostic characters for existing and new species and a dichotomous key to the enteropneust families and harrimaniid genera are provided. Finally, a phylogenetic hypothesis concerning the Harrimaniidae is postulated, with discussion on the evolution of the group.

A new riparian Mantidactylus (Brygoomantis) frog from the Tsaratanana and Manongarivo Massifs in northern Madagascar

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4486 (4) ◽  
pp. 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIGUEL VENCES ◽  
ANDREA HILDENBRAND ◽  
KATHARINA M. WARMUTH ◽  
FRANCO ANDREONE ◽  
FRANK GLAW
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
The Status ◽  
Morphological Differences

The subgenus Brygoomantis in the Madagascar-endemic genus Mantidactylus contains 12 nominal species but is in urgent need of taxonomic revision as many additional, genetically divergent but undescribed candidate species have been identified. We here take a first step towards a better resolution of this group by describing a new species, Mantidactylus schulzi sp. nov., occurring at the Tsaratanana and Manongarivo Massifs, differentiated in genetic, bioacoustic and sometimes morphological characters from its closest relatives. We show that upon detailed study, most species in Brygoomantis can be delimited by concordant differentiation of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, and by bioacoustic and morphological differences. We flag this group of morphologically similar frogs as a test case where molecular data on historical type specimens by ancient DNA methods might be needed to reach a satisfying clarification of taxonomy and nomenclature. However, the status of the new species M. schulzi is not in doubt as it is morphologically distinct from most historical type specimens, and microendemic to a region in northern Madagascar from where no earlier names exist. 

scholarly journals Identification key to the Anopheles mosquitoes of South America (Diptera: Culicidae). III. Male genitalia

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Anice Mureb Sallum ◽  
Ranulfo González Obando ◽  
Nancy Carrejo ◽  
Richard C. Wilkerson
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
South American ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
South American Species ◽  
Accurate Identification

Abstract Background Accurate identification of the species of Anopheles Meigen, 1818 requires careful examination of all life stages. However, morphological characters, especially those of the females and fourth-instar larvae, show some degree of polymorphism and overlap among members of species complexes, and sometimes even within progenies. Characters of the male genitalia are structural and allow accurate identification of the majority of species, excluding only those in the Albitarsis Complex. In this key, based on the morphology of the male genitalia, traditionally used important characters are exploited together with additional characters that allow robust identification of male Anopheles mosquitoes in South America. Methods Morphological characters of the male genitalia of South American species of the genus Anopheles were examined and employed to construct a comprehensive, illustrated identification key. For those species for which specimens were not available, illustrations were based on published illustrations. Photographs of key characters of the genitalia were obtained using a digital Canon Eos T3i attached to a light Diaplan Leitz microscope. The program Helicon Focus was used to build single in-focus images by stacking multiple images of the same structure. Results An illustrated key to South American species of Anopheles based on the morphology of the male genitalia is presented, together with a glossary of morphological terms. The male genitalia of type-specimens of previously poorly documented species were also examined and included in the key, e.g. Anopheles (Anopheles) tibiamaculatus (Neiva, 1906) which has a unique quadrangular-shaped aedeagus with an apical opening. Conclusions Male genitalia of South American species of Anopheles possess robust characters that can be exploited for accurate species identification. Distortion that can occur during the dissection and mounting process can obstruct accurate identification; this is most evident with inadvertent damage or destruction of unique features and interferes with correctly assigning shapes of the features of the ventral claspette. In some species, the shape, and anatomical details of the aedeagus also need to be examined for species identification. For members of the Myzorhynchella Series, both ventral and dorsal claspettes possess multiple characteristics that are herein used as reliable characters for species identification.

Taxonomic revision of the Colombian Tityus (Archaeotityus) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) species: a morphological and morphometric approach, with a description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4660 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-94
Author(s):  
JAIRO A. MORENO-GONZÁLEZ ◽  
RANULFO GONZÁLEZ O. ◽  
EDUARDO FLÓREZ D.
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
A New Species

We present a taxonomic revision of the Colombian Tityus (Archaeotityus) species based on morphological and morphometric evidence. We examined more than 385 specimens and evaluated new and previously used qualitative and quantitative morphological characters. We redescribe the Colombian species and present morphological characters for both sexes and an emended diagnosis for the subgenus Tityus (Archaeotityus). We describe a new species Tityus guane sp. nov. from Santander department, Colombia, Tityus betschi Lourenço 1992 is synonymized with Tityus parvulus Kraepelin, 1914, and Tityus wayuu Rojas-Runjaic & Armas, 2007 is synonymized with Tityus tayrona Lourenço, 1991. We measured 186 specimens and performed a multivariate principal component analysis (PCA) for 34 selected morphometric ratios for each sex. We found that a few morphological ratios support species level distinctions within the Colombian species. We provide updated distributional maps with new records and an identification key for both sexes. Furthermore, we provide an updated checklist for the subgenus and a discussion about the character systems used within Tityus (Archaeotityus). The new morphological characters proposed and the traditional morphometry examined with a PCA are useful for studying Tityus (Archaeotityus) taxonomy.

A taxonomic revision of Oberonia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Malaxideae) in Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 420 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-156
Author(s):  
KANOK-ON BUNPHA ◽  
KITICHATE SRIDITH ◽  
HENRIK Æ. PEDERSEN
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
Historical Outline ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Occurrence Patterns

The methods and results of a taxonomic revision of Oberonia in Thailand are presented following a historical outline. The traditional methods and techniques of morphology-based botanical revision work were used, and the revision relied on examination of dried as well as liquid-preserved specimens from 13 herbaria, supplemented with observations of live plants made during 25 field trips to five of the seven floristic regions of Thailand. The taxonomic value of selected morphological characters is surveyed, as are ecological aspects, occurrence patterns in Thailand and the overall geographic affinities of the Oberonia species represented in the Thai flora. Fourty-two species are accepted, whereas the only report of O. latipetala from Thailand is considered dubious. Full taxonomic accounts are provided for the genus and species, including a dichotomous key to the species. Whereas all morphological descriptions have been prepared from Thai material only, the synonymies are intended to be complete; O. acaulis, O. dolichostachys, O. falcata, O. longirachis, O. nitida and O. rasmussenii are proposed as new taxonomic (heterotypic) synonyms. The accepted names O. denticulata, O. hosseusii and O. lotsyana are lectotypified, and solutions are provided for long-standing taxonomic/nomenclatural problems, especially in relation to the name O. iridifolia. All accepted species are illustrated by line drawings, and references are provided to additional good illustrations in the literature.

A new species of the genus Indoribates (Indoribates) and three new records from Kerala, South India (Acari: Oribatida)

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-598
Author(s):  
Safeer Mohammed P.P. ◽  
Ramani N.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
New Record ◽  
South India ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
A New Species

A new species and three new records of oribatid mites collected from soil/litter samples of Malappuram Dt. of Kerala, South India, are studied. Indoribates (Indoribates) irumbuzhiensis sp. nov. shares some morphological similarities with I. (I.) hauseri (Mahunka, 1997) and I.(I.) crassisetiger (Fukuyama & Aoki, 2000) described from Borneo and China respectively. However, the larger body size, smooth rostral setae, straight interlamellar setae, long and smooth notogastral setae, barbed/ciliate nature of genital setae, g4 and g5, distally pointed anal and adanal setae, and presence of basiventral tooth on tibia I and II keep its identity separate from the above two species. Identification key to all known species of subgenus Indoribates (Indoribates) is provided. The paper also include three new records of oribatid mites from India viz. Gibbicepheus (Gibbicepheus) kanekoi (Aoki 1958), Yoshiobodes (Yoshiobodes) camerunensis Fernández, Theron, Leiva & Tiedt.,2017 and Eupelops intermedius (Hammer, 1979), of which, Y. (Y) camerunensis is new record for the Oriental Region and first record of the genus from India.

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