Two new species of Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915 from Southern Africa  (Dictyoptera: Mantodea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1495 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN B.D. STIEWE
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Copulatory Apparatus ◽  
Two New Species

The following two new species of the genus Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915, from Southern Africa, are described as new to science: Bolbella kaltenbachi n. sp. (South Africa), Bolbella uhligi n. sp. (Zimbabwe). The new species are illustrated with their copulatory apparatus and general habitus, and compared with their closest relatives. Additionally, a key to the males of the genus Bolbella is provided.

Two new species in Carex sect. Schoenoxiphium (Cyperaceae) from southern Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 303 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
JOSÉ IGNACIO MÁRQUEZ-CORRO ◽  
ENRIQUE MAGUILLA ◽  
TAMARA VILLAVERDE ◽  
SANTIAGO MARTÍN-BRAVO ◽  
MODESTO LUCEÑO
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Monophyletic Group ◽  
Centre Of Diversity ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Republic

Carex sect. Schoenoxiphium (18 spp.) is a monophyletic group that has its centre of diversity in eastern south Africa. We describe two new species from the Republic of South Africa and Lesotho on the basis of morphological characters. Both new species (C. badilloi and C. parvirufa) are closely related to C. ludwigii, C. kukkoneniana and C. pseudorufa.

Molecular phylogeny reveals strong biogeographic signal and two new species in a Cape Biodiversity Hotspot endemic mini-radiation, the pygmy geckos (Gekkonidae: Goggia)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4312 (3) ◽  
pp. 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHEW P. HEINICKE ◽  
DILARA TURK ◽  
AARON M. BAUER
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Allozyme Electrophoresis ◽  
Two New Species

The gekkonid genus Goggia includes eight described species of mostly small-bodied rock dwelling gecko endemic to the southwestern portion of southern Africa, in South Africa and extreme southern Namibia. Previous studies focused on Goggia have employed external morphology and allozyme electrophoresis, but no sequence-based molecular phylogeny of the group has been produced. We have generated a molecular phylogeny of Goggia including all named species and multiple individuals within each species, using sequences of the mitochondrial gene ND2 and nuclear genes RAG1 and PDC. The phylogeny depicts a basal divergence between eastern and western species of small-bodied Goggia, with additional divergences also showing structure strongly correlated with geography. Goggia lineata and G. rupicola are shown to be non-monophyletic, and examination of external morphology supports the distinctiveness of these lineages. We describe two new species to accommodate the southern lineages of “G. lineata” and “G. rupicola”: Goggia incognita sp. nov. and Goggia matzikamaensis sp. nov. Both new species are separated from their northern relatives by geographic barriers: the Knersvlakte plain for G. incognita sp. nov. and G. lineata, and the high Kamiesberg mountains for G. matzikamaensis sp. nov. and G. rupicola. The possible roles of geography, ecology, and climate in promoting diversification within Goggia are discussed. 

Two new species of Callilepis (Asteraceae) from southern Africa with corymbose inflorescences

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 183 (4) ◽  
pp. 254
Author(s):  
Paul Herman ◽  
Marinda Koekemoer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
African Region ◽  
Southern African Region ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Callilepis (Asteraceae) are described: C. corymbosa and C. normae. They differ from other Callilepis species mainly by their corymbose inflorescences and white disc florets. They are endemic to the southern African region: C. corymbosa is known from Swaziland only and C. normae occurs in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Two novel species of Sisyranthus (Apocynaceae—Ceropegieae) from South Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 438 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
KHANYISILE SHABANGU ◽  
STOFFEL P. BESTER ◽  
MICHELLE VAN DER BANK
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
In The Wild

Sisyranthus species are cryptic in both their habit and small size of their flowers making them difficult to find in the wild. The genus was last revised in Flora Capensis (1908) and since then, two new species have been described. Currently it comprises 13 recognised species endemic to southern Africa. Many of these are range-restricted and poorly known. In this contribution the genus is further expanded by describing two novel species. Full descriptions, assessment of conservation status, distribution maps and line drawings of the new taxa are presented.

Xanthoria karrooensis and X. alexanderbaai (Teloschistaceae), two new lichen species from southern Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kärnefelt ◽  
S. Kondratyuk ◽  
U. Søchting ◽  
P. Frödén
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Lichen Species ◽  
African Species ◽  
Two New Species

AbstractTwo new species, Xanthoria karrooensis S. Kondratyuk & Kärnefelt and Xanthoria alexanderbaai S. Kondratyuk & Kärnefelt, both apparently endemic to South Africa, are described and illustrated. Other xanthorioid species known from southern Africa are listed in a Table and a preliminary key is provided for the African species. The new species are compared with a number of presumably related species, and a Table is provided comparing the character states for the new species and related species.

A new genus and four new species of Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) from South Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 728 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
E. Akingbohungbe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Two New Species

Namaquaropus niger gen nov. & sp.nov. is described from South Africa. In addition, two new species of the subgenus Jehania Distant of Isometopus Fieber (I. mirus sp. nov. and I. maculipennis sp. nov.), and Paloniella flavicolor sp. nov. are described. With these, the known species of Isometopinae in South Africa now number sixteen.

Two new species of Campanulaceae from South Africa

Taxon ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
De-Yuan Hong
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species ofSyllis(Polychaeta: Syllidae) from South Africa, one of them viviparous, with remarks on larval development and vivipary

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 729-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Simon ◽  
Guillermo San Martín ◽  
Georgina Robinson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
South African ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coralline Algae ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Haliotis Midae ◽  
Characteristic Colour

Two new species of South African Syllidae of the genusSyllisLamarck, 1818 are described.Syllis unzimasp. nov. is characterized by having unidentate compound chaetae with long spines on margin, a characteristic colour pattern and its reproduction by vivipary. Vivipary is not common among the polychaetes, but most representatives occur in the family Syllidae Grube, 1850 (in five otherSyllisspecies, two species ofDentatisyllisPerkins, 1981 and two species ofParexogoneMesnil & Caullery, 1818).Syllis unzimasp. nov. differs from the other viviparous species in having large broods (>44 juveniles) which develop synchronously. Development of the juveniles is similar to that of free-spawningSyllisspecies, but the appearance of the first pair of eyespots and the differentiation of the pharynx and proventricle occur later inS. unzima.Syllis amicarmillarissp. nov., is characterized by having an elongated body with relatively short, fusiform dorsal cirri and the presence of one or two pseudosimple chaeta on midbody parapodia by loss of blade and enlargement of shaft.Syllis unzimasp. nov. was found in high densities on culturedHolothuria scabraJaeger, 1833 with single specimens found on a culturedCrassostrea gigasThunberg, 1793 and on coralline algae, respectively, whileS. amicarmillariswas found mainly in sediment outside an abalone farm and less frequently on culturedHaliotis midaeLinnaeus, 1758. We discuss the possible benefits of the association withH. scabratoS. unzimasp. nov.

scholarly journals Protocirrineris (Polychaeta:Cirratulidae) in South Africa and description of two new species

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (S5) ◽  
pp. S70-S80
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Elías ◽  
María Andrea Saracho-Bottero ◽  
Carol Anne Simon
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Status ◽  
Scanning Electron

Introduction: The knowledge of polychaetes in the subtropical region of Africa benefited from the activity of J. Day. However, 50 years after the publication of his Monograph of the Polychaeta of southern Africa, it is necessary to reconsider the identity of the Cirratulidae due to changes in the diagnostic characters and new approaches to the taxonomy of the group to corroborate the status of cosmopolitan species in this region. Objective: We hypothesize that biodiversity of multitentacular Cirratulidae polychaetes has been significantly underestimated in southern Africa. Methods: The present work analyzes material deposited in the Iziko museum, as well as recently collected specimens, using scanning electron microscope to identify them. Results: The material corresponds to two new species belonging to the genus Protocirrineris. Protocirrineris strandloperarum sp. nov. is characterized by having the tentacular filaments between the chaetigers 5 to 10-12 and the first pair of branchiae from chaetiger 7, and P. magalhaesi sp. nov. is characterized by having tentacular filaments between chaetigers 4-8 and the first pair of branchiae from chaetigers 2 or 3. Descriptions of these species, with light and scanning electron microscope images, are given. Schematic drawings of the two new species are shown comparatively with diagnostic characters. Conclusions: The use of new techniques enables discovery of new taxonomic characters and two new species of the genus. The diversity of Cirratulidae polychaetes is underestimated also in the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa.

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