A NEW MASDEVALLIA FROM SOUTH-WESTERN COLOMBIA (ORCHIDACEAE: PLEUROTHALLIDINAE) 

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 502 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-282
Author(s):  
ROBINSON GALINDO-TARAZONA ◽  
DAVID HAELTERMAN ◽  
DANNY LEANDRO MORA AGUILAR ◽  
ALEJANDRO ZULUAGA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Rounded Apex ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
A New Species

A new species belonging to Masdevallia section Racemosae is described from South-Western Colombia. It is very similar to Masdevallia racemosa, the only other member of the section, with which it shares the characteristic repent habit, loose multi-flowered inflorescence, and striking red-orange flowers. However, Masdevallia mirandae can be distinguished by the adaxially hispid sepals and the elliptic petals with a rounded apex. The new species is restricted to The Farallones de Cali National Natural Park and its populations are threatened by illegal mining activities.

A new species of Ferorhinella (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) from southeastern Brazil with taxonomic notes on the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4701 (5) ◽  
pp. 489-496
Author(s):  
JÉSSICA MENEGHETTI ◽  
DANIELA MAEDA TAKIYA ◽  
ANDRESSA PALADINI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Outer Surface ◽  
The Other ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Dorsal Margin ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Rounded Apex ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Small Tooth ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Ferorhinella Carvalho & Webb 2004 from southeastern Brazil is described and illustrated, and a taxonomic key to species in the genus is provided. Ferorhinella itatiaiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other known species of the genus mainly by the paramere with rounded apex and two subapical lateral spines on outer surface, one long, dorsally inserted and the other one small, ventrally inserted; and dorsal margin of the subgenital plates with a rectangular elevation, covered with small, tooth-like spines. 

A new species of Branchinecta (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from the Argentinian Tierra del Fuego

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1884 (1) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSA GRACIELA COHEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tierra Del Fuego ◽  
Temporary Pond ◽  
Fairy Shrimp ◽  
Anterior Surface ◽  
Rounded Apex ◽  
A New Species

Branchinecta fueguina, a new species of fairy shrimp, was found together with B. granulosa in a temporary pond beside Laguna de los Cisnes, 53°47'12''S, 67°46'55''W, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province (Argentina). The male second antennal basal article has a proximal, anteriomedial auriculate welt, covered with sensory setae and a hanging posteriomedial ornamented apophysis bending abruptly anteriorly with a rounded apex. Distally, the basal article has a longitudinal medial crest, proximally produced into a blunt posteriomedially directed point. The distal article is strongly rotated, articulating almost perpendicular to the basal article. The anterior surface of the article is triangular, from its proximal joint to the broadly explanate apex. Distally, the broadened article bends anteriorly forming a complex three-lobed apex. The peculiar joint with the basal article and the distal article shape are unique in the genus.

scholarly journals Agreements and permitting regulation in the field of amber production

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piddubnyi Oleksii ◽  
◽  
Lebid Inna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Illegal Fishing ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
A New Species

The article analyzes the contracts and licensing regulations in the field of amber mining. It is noted that Ukraine from the first years of independence began to develop local amber deposits and immediately encountered problems similar to those of amber plants in Russia and Poland: lack of protection of natural resources from looting and destruction, theft at all stages of exploration. exploration work, illegal amber mining and trafficking, illegal fishing by miners (diggers), etc. Ukraine ranks second in the world in terms of amber deposits, which also has the world's highest percentage of amber jewelry quality. It is determined that the problem of illegal amber mining has become especially relevant, as cases and volumes of such amber production have grown significantly. The issue of illegal amber mining and smuggling is also widely discussed in the media, as journalistic investigations often show that officials and high-ranking officials play a significant role in sustaining and benefiting from this shadow business, although these rumors are not officially confirmed. It is concluded that in modern conditions the issue of permitting regulation of legal amber mining and punishment of subjects of its illegal mining is on the agenda. Significant progress in permitting regulation was the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in December 2019 of the Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Settlement of Amber Mining» № 2240, which amended the Subsoil Code of Ukraine, which introduced a new species subsoil use «geological study of amber subsoil, including experimental and industrial development of deposits with subsequent extraction of amber (industrial development of deposits»), as well as the presence of a mandatory permit for special subsoil use for subjects of amber subsoil use. Keywords: amber, subsoil, contract, permit, illegal mining, auction, permit regulation, subsoil use

scholarly journals A new species of Sun Skink (Reptilia: Scincidae: Eutropis) from the Zamboanga Peninsula, southwestern Mindanao Island, Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Far East ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Nicobar Island ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Continental Origin ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of lizard in the genus Eutropis Fitzinger 1843 from the southwestern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula on the western part of Mindanao Island, Philippines. The new species is related to Eutropis rugifera, which is a secretive, forest-adapted skink that ranges widely outside the Philippines from the western extent of its distribution on Nicobar Island (the type locality) through southern Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and the Mentawai islands, Borneo, Java, and as far east as Bali Island. The discovery of a new, morphologically distinct, and genetically highly divergent Sun Skink lineage in the low elevation forests of the Zamboanga Peninsula creates a puzzling disjunct geographic distribution (E. rugifera has not been reported from the Sulu Archipelago). The new species is estimated to have diverged ~10–16 mya from E. rugifera, from which it appears to have an extralimital and isolated distribution. Considering the dynamic geological history and ancient continental origin of the Zamboanga Peninsula, colonization by the new species may have been facilitated by pre-Pleistocene overseas long-distance dispersal, saltatory range expansion, and subsequent contraction/extinction in the Sulu Archipelago, and/or possibly paleotransport on the ancient crustal fragment of Zamboanga. The new species is known only from Zamboanga City’s primary surface water supply catchment at the lowest elevations inside the boundaries of Pasonanca Natural Park, despite the fact that there have been historical surveys of herpetological diversity at multiple sites to the northeast (Zamboanga, western Mindanao) and to the southwest (Sulu Archipelago). The new species, thus, may be limited to just the tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula, possibly rendering KEYWORDS: IUCN Red List, Palawan microcontinent block, Pasonanca Natural Park, Sulu Archipelago, Surface catchment watershed biodiversity

scholarly journals Metapocyrtus kitangladensis sp. n., a new Pachyrhynchus cumingii GR Waterhouse, 1841 mimic from Mindanao Island, Philippines

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Analyn A. Cabras ◽  
Milton Norman D. Medina ◽  
Guanyang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
A New Species

A description of a new species from the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Pachyrhynchini) from Mt Kitanglad Range Natural Park, an ASEAN Heritage Site in northern Mindanao is presented and illustrated. The recent discovery is also the first mimic record of Pachyrhynchuscumingii GR Waterhouse, 1841 which are both found in the same locality. A Coptorhynchus sp. showing similar elytral patterns was also documented to be part of the mimicry complex. The new species differs from the other two species in having a distinct transverse groove between forehead and rostrum and the antennal scape reaching beyond the hind margin of the eye.

Description and ecology of a new species of the cricket genus Endecous (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) in the speleological province of Arcos-Pains-Doresópolis, Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4821 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-332
Author(s):  
RODRIGO ANTÔNIO CASTRO-SOUZA ◽  
VITOR GABRIEL PEREIRA JUNTA ◽  
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
New Species ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Bilateral Symmetry ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Horizontal Projection ◽  
A New Species

A new cricket species of the genus Endecous Saussure, 1878 is described in the present work found in the speleological province of Arcos-Pains-Doresópolis, which belongs to the limestone group Bambuí, Brazil. Moreover, the spatial distribution of the new species was related to the species Eidmanacris sp., which co-occurs with the former in several caves. Relationships between species abundance and horizontal projection, number of entrances and environmental stability of the caves where these species coexist were evaluated. The presence of bilateral symmetry in individuals of Endecous painensis n. sp. perhaps due to environmental stress caused by mining activities surrounding the cave was also tested. Endecous crickets are commonly observed in the caves, for which the preference by distinct microhabitats and generalist strategies may be key factors explaining colonization and segregation in relation to other cricket species in subterranean habitats. The generalist lifestyle of the here described species may attenuate the effects environmental stresses over development.

Bulbophyllum gedangense (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae), a new species from Tibet, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 453 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150
Author(s):  
YAN LUO ◽  
JIAN-PING DENG ◽  
YU-LAN PENG ◽  
LI-CHUN YAN ◽  
JIAN-WU LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rounded Apex ◽  
Obtuse Apex ◽  
A New Species

Bulbophyllum gedangense (Orchidaceae), a new species from Tibet, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to B. psychoon and B. levinei, but differs from them by having longer scapes, smaller flowers, sepals subequal in length, ovate dorsal sepal with obtuse apex, obliquely triangular-ovate lateral sepals with acute apex, ovate petals with entire margins and rounded apex.

Phylogeny-based species delimitation of southern Philippines bent-toed geckos and a new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2390 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUKE J. WELTON ◽  
CAMERON D. SILER ◽  
ARVIN C. DIESMOS ◽  
RAFE M. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Reciprocal Monophyly ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Gallery Forests ◽  
A New Species

Using a combination of fixed morphological character differences, mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and an estimate of phylogeny as our guide, we describe a new species of bent-toed gekkonid lizard (Genus: Cyrtodactylus) from southwestern Mindanao Island, and northeastern portions of the Sulu Archipelago, southern Philippines. The new species resembles C. annulatus, but differs from this and all other congeners by characteristics of external morphology, color pattern, and body size. In addition, the new species is distinguished from congeners by marked genetic divergence and reciprocal monophyly of mitochondrial DNA sequences. The new species is common in pristine, low elevation gallery forests throughout Pasonanca Natural Park, Zamboanga Peninsula, southwestern Mindanao Island, and the northeastern portions of the Sulu Archipelago.

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