Gastrodia gunatillekeorum (Gastrodieae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae), a new species from a lowland rainforest of Sri Lanka

Gastrodia gunatillekeorum, a new species in the family Orchidaceae, is described and illustrated from a tropical lowland rainforests of Sri Lanka. It is morphologically close to G. spatulata which is endemic to Indonesia owing to the white flower front with yellowish-orange colour on the inner wall of perianth tube and free part of perianth tube reflexed backwards. However, these two species can be very well differentiated on the basis of spathulate to linear petals which are shorter than sepals, fused only at the base and present inside the perianth tube; labellum elongate-elliptic and column broadest in the middle part in G. spatulata, whereas petals as long as sepals with apical 1/3rd part free (rest fused with sepals) and reflexed backwards, labellum rhomboid in shape, column broadest towards the apex in G. gunatillekeorum. Taxonomic account, line drawing, color photographs and conservation assessment are provided for the new species.

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The Occurrence of Quill Mites (Arachnida: Acariformes: Syringophilidae) on Bee-Eaters (Aves: Coraciiformes: Meropidae: Merops) of Two Sister Clades

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11123500 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 3500

Author(s):

Maciej Skoracki ◽

Jakub Z. Kosicki ◽

Bozena Sikora ◽

Till Töpfer ◽

Jan Hušek ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

Related Species ◽

The Philippines ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Sister Clade ◽

The Family ◽

Host Lineage ◽

A New Species

We studied the quill mite fauna of the family Syringophilidae, associated with bee-eaters. We examined 273 bird specimens belonging to nine closely related species of the genus Merops, representing two phylogenetic sister clades of a monophyletic group. Our examination reveals the presence of two species of the genus Peristerophila, as follows: (1) a new species Peristerophila mayri sp. n. from Merops viridis in the Philippines, M. leschenaulti in Nepal and Sri Lanka, and M. orientalis in Sri Lanka; and (2) P. meropis from M. superciliosus in Tanzania and Egypt, M. persicus in Sudan, Tanzania, Liberia, Senegal, Kenya, and D.R. Congo, M. ornatus in Papua New Guinea, M. philippinus in Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and M. americanus in the Philippines. The prevalence of host infestations by syringophilid mites varied from 3.1 to 38.2%. The distribution of syringophilid mites corresponds with the sister clade phylogenetic relationships of the hosts, except for P. meropis associated with Merops americanus. Possible hypotheses for the host lineage shift are proposed.

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A new species of Athrotaxites (Athrotaxoideae, Cupressaceae) from the Upper Cretaceous Raritan Formation, New Jersey, USA

Botany ◽

10.1139/cjb-2016-0061 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 94 (9) ◽

pp. 831-845 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ignacio H. Escapa ◽

Maria A. Gandolfo ◽

William L. Crepet ◽

Kevin C. Nixon

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

New Species ◽

Upper Cretaceous ◽

Middle Part ◽

Micro Computed Tomography ◽

Adaxial Side ◽

Sem Images ◽

The Family ◽

Resin Canals ◽

A New Species

A new species of anatomically preserved Cupressaceae is described from the Upper Cretaceous Raritan Formation (New Jersey, USA). The fossils are charcolified isolated ovuliferous complexes that were studied by means of a combination of SEM images and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), allowing the observation of morphological and anatomical characters. Each ovuliferous complex bears 3–4 anatropous winged seeds, disposed in one row on a thin medial part of the adaxial side of the ovuliferous complex. Based on the combination of characters such as ovuliferous complex morphology, arrangement of vascular tissues and resin canals, seed number and their morphology, orientation and disposition, these fossils are placed within a new species of the fossil genus Athrotaxites. The developmental stage of the specimens is analyzed base on comparisons with living representatives of the subfamily Athrotaxoideae (i.e., Athrotaxis spp.), which supports a post-pollination stage for these fossils. In addition, the new species is compared with other extant and extinct representatives of basal cupressaceous subfamilies. This new record from the Upper Cretaceous sediments of New Jersey further supports a wider distribution of the subfamily Athrotaxoideae during the middle part of the Mesozoic, as it has been also noted for other basal representatives of the family Cupressaceae.

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Oenothera resicum (Onagraceae), a new species and the first record of the family from the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.416.1.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 416 (1) ◽

pp. 59-66

Author(s):

EVA BENAVIDES ◽

J.R. KUETHE ◽

A. ORTIZ-ALCARAZ ◽

J.L. LEÓN DE LA LUZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

Conservation Assessment ◽

Mexican Pacific ◽

The Family ◽

Ecological Habitat ◽

Characteristic Features ◽

Revillagigedo Archipelago ◽

Basal Rosette ◽

A New Species

Oenothera resicum (Onagraceae) is here described and illustrated. This is the first record of the Onagraceae family in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexican Pacific. The new species, presently known only from Isla Clarión, has characteristic features of species of subsect. Raimannia, from which can be differentiated by its perennial habit, glabrescent large fruits, glabrous sepals, conspicuously dentated leaves, stigma surrounded by the anthers at anthesis, basal rosette absent, and its particular ecological habitat. The species description, ecological information, habitat and conservation assessment are also discussed. Additionally, a key for the species of subsect. Raimannia distributed in Mexico is provided.

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A new species, new genus and new records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarab beetles of the subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4514.2.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4514 (2) ◽

pp. 181 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

ALEXANDER A. KHAUSTOV ◽

ANDREY V. FROLOV

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Type Species ◽

Central African Republic ◽

New Genus ◽

New Records ◽

The Family ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species ◽

Scarab Beetles

During the study of heterostigmatic mites phoretic on beetles of the subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), ten species from five families were found. One species, Premicrodispus hajiqanbari sp. nov. (Acari: Microdispidae) phoretic on Orphnus luminosus Benderitter, found in Central African Republic is described as new for science. A new monobasic genus Scarabadania gen. nov. with type species Bakerdania tenuispina Sevastianov, 1974 is created in the family Neopygmephoridae. Troxodania problematica (Mahunka, 1975) comb. nov. (from Bakerdania) and Pseudopygmephorus peritrematus (Mahunka, 1979) (Acari: Neopygmephoridae) are redescribed. Moreover, Trochometridium tribulatum Cross, 1965 (Acari: Trochometridiidae), Troxodania problematica (Mahunka, 1975) comb. nov. and Aegyptophorus shibinensis Sevastianov and Abo-Korah, 1984 (Acari: Neopygmephoridae) are recorded from Sri Lanka for the first time. Finally, Scarabadania tenuispina (Sevastianov, 1974) comb. nov. and Pygmodispus odontotarsus Sevastianov, 1975 (Acari: Scutacaridae) are recorded from Africa for the first time.

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Orchidantha anthracina (Lowiaceae), a new species from Vietnam

Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants ◽

10.3767/blumea.2020.65.01.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 90-93

Author(s):

H.Đ. Trân ◽

H.T. Lu'u ◽

J. Leong-Škorničková

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The South ◽

Conservation Assessment ◽

Central Coast ◽

Number Of Species ◽

South Central ◽

The Family ◽

Coast Of Vietnam ◽

A New Species

Orchidantha anthracina (Lowiaceae), discovered at the south central coast of Vietnam, is described and illustrated, bringing the total number of species in the family to 26, of which four occur in Vietnam. The notes on distribution, habitat and etymology are given and a preliminary conservation assessment is provided. The species is compared with O. vietnamica, with which it shares flowers of similar size and colours, but from which it is readily distinguished by a narrow and strongly reflexed dorsal sepal and spreading lateral sepals, not supporting the labellum. Notes with additional comparison to all species with a similar arrangement of lateral sepals are also provided.

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Coniosternum masneri sp. nov., a new species of the family Scathophagidae (Diptera) from Canada

Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series ◽

10.2478/jzh-2018-0007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 186 (1) ◽

pp. 113-116

Author(s):

František Šifner

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

Abstract A new Nearctic species of the genus Coniosternum Becker, 1894, C. masneri sp. nov., is described from Canada, and its important diagnostic characters are illustrated.

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A new species of the montane lacewing genus Rapisma McLachlan (Neuroptera, Ithonidae) from northwestern Yunnan, China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4763.3.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4763 (3) ◽

pp. 439-443

Author(s):

XINGYUE LIU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

East Asia ◽

South Asia ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species ◽

Northwestern Yunnan

The genus Rapisma McLachlan, 1866 (montane lacewings) is a rare and little known group of the family Ithonidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). There have been 21 described species of Rapisma, and all of them are distributed from East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Here I report a new species of Rapisma from northwestern Yunnan, China, namely Rapisma weixiense sp. nov. The new species belongs to a group of Rapisma species with very short antennae.

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Description of a new species of Auriculostoma (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Characidium heirmostigmata (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Argentina, using morphological and molecular data

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x21000109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 95 ◽

Author(s):

M.M. Montes ◽

J. Barneche ◽

Y. Croci ◽

D. Balcazar ◽

A. Almirón ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

28S Rrna ◽

The Family ◽

Parasitological Survey ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Abstract During a parasitological survey of fishes at Iguazu National Park, Argentina, specimens belonging to the allocreadiid genus Auriculostoma were collected from the intestine of Characidium heirmostigmata. The erection of the new species is based on a unique combination of morphological traits as well as on phylogenetic analysis. Auriculostoma guacurarii n. sp. resembles four congeneric species – Auriculostoma diagonale, Auriculostoma platense, Auriculostoma tica and Auriculostoma totonacapanensis – in having smooth and oblique testes, but can be distinguished by a combination of several morphological features, hosts association and geographic distribution. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from both A. diagonale and A. platense by the egg size (bigger in the first and smaller in the last); from A. tica by a shorter body length, the genital pore position and the extension of the caeca; and from A. totonacapanensis by the size of the oral and ventral sucker and the post-testicular space. Additionally, one specimen of Auriculostoma cf. stenopteri from the characid Charax stenopterus (Characiformes) from La Plata River, Argentina, was sampled and the partial 28S rRNA gene was sequenced. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. guacurarii n. sp. clustered with A. tica and these two as sister taxa to A. cf. stenopteri. The new species described herein is the tenth species in the genus and the first one parasitizing a member of the family Crenuchidae.

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A new species and further records of quill mites (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitic on birds (Aves) in England

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2133.1.4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2133 (1) ◽

pp. 49-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

BARRY NATTRESS ◽

MACIEJ SKORACKI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Length Ratio ◽

Additional Species ◽

Tawny Owl ◽

Strix Aluco ◽

Quill Mites ◽

The Family ◽

Transverse Branch ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species

Four additional species of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae Lavoipierre have now been recorded in England. This includes one new species, Bubophilus aluconis sp. nov., which parasitizes the tawny owl Strix aluco (Strigiformes: Strigidae). It differs from other species of this genus, B. ascalaphus Philips et Norton, 1978 and B. asiobius Skoracki et Bochkov, 2002 by the number of chambers in transverse branch of the peritremes (2-3), the length ratio of setae vi and ve (1:1.6-2), and the lengths of the stylophore and aggenital setae ag1 (180 and 135-145, respectively).

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Cryptofavognathus, a new genus of the family Cryptognathidae Oudemans (Acari: Raphignathoidea), with the description of a new species from Turkey

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2533.1.2 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2533 (1) ◽

pp. 36 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

SALİH DOĞAN ◽

GÜLDEM DÖNEL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Adult Female ◽

New Genus ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

A new genus, Cryptofavognathus is proposed for two species, Cryptofavognathus afyonensis (Koç & Akyol, 2004) comb. nov. and C. anatolicus sp. nov. The adult female and male of C. anatolicus sp. nov. collected from moss and a bird’s nest are herein described and figured.

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