A new species of Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northern Colombia

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2120 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICARDO BOTERO-TRUJILLO ◽  
MARTHA C. ERAZO-MORENO ◽  
GUSTAVO A. PÉREZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Single Locality

Microtityus bivicentorum sp. nov. is described based on two adult specimens of both sexes from a single locality near the city of Valledupar, northern Colombia. The new species is most similar to Microtityus desuzeae González-Sponga, 2001 and Microtityus joseantonioi González-Sponga, 1981 from Venezuela, and Microtityus franckei Botero-Trujillo & Noriega, 2008 from Colombia, with which it shares the absence of trichobothrium d 2 on femur, Eb 3 and Esb on pedipalp chela, and esb on fixed finger. With this description, the number of extant species of Microtityus is raised to 25, of which eleven are present in South America and two in Colombia. A map with the known distribution of M. bivicentorum sp. nov. and similar species is presented. Some remarks about the trichobothrial arrangement of M. joseantonioi are also included.

A new small-celled diatom from Brazil - Luticola minutissima sp. nov., with comparison to the type of the Antarctic L. neglecta Zidarova, Levkov & Van de Vijv

Phytotaxa ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 530 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-294
Author(s):  
MATEUSZ RYBAK ◽  
ŁUKASZ PESZEK ◽  
ŁUKASZ SKOCZYLAS ◽  
THELMA ALVIM VEIGA LUDWIG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Palm Tree ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Concrete Walls ◽  
New Information ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Small Valve

The samples for this study were collected from terrestrial mosses and lichens growing on palm tree trunks and concrete walls in the city of Rio de Janeiro, south-eastern Brazil. During the investigation on diatom diversity, a new species from the genus Luticola was found. The new species occurred individually at all sampling sites. The aim of this paper is to provide a morphological and ecological description of Luticola minutissima sp. nov. from an aerophytic environment. The species is characterized by a small valve size (5.2–16.8 μm length and 3.7–4.4 wide) and abruptly hooked proximal raphe endings (ca. 90-degree angle). Additionally for comparison, type material of the most similar species, Luticola neglecta Zidarova, Levkov & Van de Vijver, was studied and new information for the ultrastructure of the latter species is provided as well.

Macrobiotus derkai, a new species of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae, huziori group) from the Colombian Andes (South America)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1731 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER DEGMA ◽  
ŁUKASZ MICHALCZYK ◽  
ŁUKASZ KACZMAREK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Moss Sample ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Alpine Zone ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Macrobiotus derkai sp. nov., is described from a moss sample collected in the alpine zone of Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Mts (NE Colombia). It differs from the most similar species, Macrobiotus huziori Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006 mainly in the location of the second macroplacoid and in the dimensions of accessory points on the claws. Eggs of the new species have the same type of areolation as eggs of M. huziori but they differ from the latter in the size and number of processes. The differences between the new species and others having similar number and shape of placoids are discussed. An identification key for these species is also provided. A round depression on the dorsal head cuticle is reported in Tardigrada for the first time. The results of a morphometric analysis of the new species are also given.

First South American record of the rare ichneumonoid subfamily Masoninae van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Ichneumonidae) with description of a new species from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4664 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
DONALD L.J. QUICKE ◽  
JÚLIO CEZAR MÁRIO CHAUL ◽  
BUNTIKA A. BUTCHER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
South American ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
Cosmopolitan Distribution ◽  
Dominican Amber ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
A New Species

Masona popeye Quicke & Chaul sp. n. is described from Brazil, and differentiated from other species of the genus. Described extant species of Masona are known from Australia and south eastern U.S.A. (Georgia and Florida including the Key Islands). Two undescribed species are known from Tanzania and Cambodia. The new species is therefore the first representative of the subfamily Masoninae van Achterberg from South America, demonstrating the completely cosmopolitan distribution of this very poorly known group. The new species most closely resembles a fossil species, M. pyriceps van Achterberg, 2001, from Dominican amber with which it shares the plesiomorphic presence of a scutellum. 

Taxonomic notes on Papilio ocypete Fabricius, 1776 and Papilio helle Cramer, 1779 with description of two new similar species from South America (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4425 (1) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOHAMED BENMESBAH ◽  
THAMARA ZACCA ◽  
MIRNA M CASAGRANDE ◽  
OLAF H H MIELKE ◽  
GERARDO LAMAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Complex Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
A New Species

The discovery of a new species of satyrine butterfly, Magneuptychia louisammour Benmesbah & Zacca, sp. n., that is phenotypically similar to a sympatric species widely known as Magneuptychia ocypete (Fabricius, 1776), led to a review of the taxonomic status of M. ocypete. A neotype for Papilio ocypete Fabricius, 1776 is designated and its redescription is provided. Neonympha sabina C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867 and Euptychia helle var. olivacea Aurivillius, 1929 are treated as junior subjective synonyms of P. ocypete and a lectotype is designated for each name. A neotype for the preoccupied name Papilio helle Cramer, 1779, and its replacement name Magneuptychia fugitiva Lamas, [1997], is also designated, and a redescription of this name and discussion of its taxonomic status are provided. We describe an additional phenotypically similar species, Magneuptychia kamel Benmesbah & Zacca, sp. n. from the western Amazon and raise the name Magneuptychia opima sheba Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2012 to species rank (stat. rev.) on the basis of morphological and DNA sequence evidence. We also discuss the difficulties regarding taxonomic and geographical delimitation in these complex species groups. Observations on Euptychiina behaviour are also provided. Finally, based on external characters and male genitalia, a proposed preliminary arrangement of two species groups is proposed, including other species of Magneuptychia Forster, 1964 and Cissia Doubleday, 1848. 

Piper callejasii (Piperaceae), a New Species from the Eastern Slopes of the Andes, Northern South America

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 200-205
Author(s):  
William Trujillo ◽  
Edwin Trujillo Trujillo ◽  
M. Alejandra Jaramillo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Piper L. (Piperaceae) from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Colombia and Peru, P. callejasii W. Trujillo & M. A. Jaram., is described and illustrated, and morphological comparisons with similar species are discussed. Piper callejasii is distinguished by its stigmas being sessile, rather than on a long style as in four similar species. Its conservation status is suggested to be Endangered.

scholarly journals Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258454
Author(s):  
Paul Székely ◽  
Diana Székely ◽  
Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado ◽  
Diego Armijos-Ojeda ◽  
Judit Vörös
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis from the city of Loja, Southern Ecuador, based on an integrative taxonomy approach, combining molecular, morphological and bioacoustics data. Pristimantis lojanus sp. nov. is a medium sized species of the phylogenetically strongly supported P. phoxocephalus group, and its sister species is P. torresi. The new species can be easily distinguished from its closest congeners and morphologically similar species (that also have acuminate snout with a fleshy keel) by its characteristic advertisement call and morphological features (dorsum finely tuberculate with scattered larger tubercles, flanks without longitudinal lateral folds, no markings in axilla, groin or on concealed limb surfaces, and bronze iris). Additionally, we describe the advertisement call of its sister species, P. torresi. Finally, we detail the current situation of the amphibian species present in the city of Loja and its surroundings.

Clerodendrum angustipetalum, a new species of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) from Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 491 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
JIRATTHI SATTHAPHORN ◽  
ALAN J. PATON ◽  
CHARAN LEERATIWONG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Calyx Tube ◽  
Morphological Comparison ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Single Locality

Clerodendrum angustipetalum (Lamiaceae), an endemic species to Narathiwat province, southern Thailand, is described and illustrated as a species new to science. It is similar to C. nutans in having an elongate pendulous inflorescence, but   essentially differs in the thicker leaf texture (subcoriaceous vs membranaceous), the calyx tube being almost twice as long and the corolla lobes being half as broad. In addition, the new species has longer calyx lobes, corolla lobes and stamens.  The conservation status of this species is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR, B2a + b(ii, iii)+C2ai+D)  due to being known from a single locality with a small population of less than 50 individuals. A morphological comparison between similar species and an updated key to Clerodendrum species with pendulous inflorescences from southern Thailand is also presented.

Paepalanthus mellosilvae (Eriocaulaceae), a new species from the Mantiqueira Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil 

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-252
Author(s):  
MARCELO TROVÓ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Floral Bracts ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Iucn Criteria ◽  
Single Locality

Paepalanthus mellosilvae is here described and illustrated as a new species of Eriocaulaceae from the Atlantic Forest domain in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The new species is known from a single locality in the Mantiqueira Range, growing along trails through cloud forests. According to the IUCN criteria, it is suggested here as critically endangered. Paepalanthus mellosilvae is compared to P. harmsii, a morphologically similar species also growing in the Mantiqueira Range, being mainly distinguished by the presence of a rhizome, narrower leaves, more numerous scapes, narrower capitula, sparsely pilose involucral bracts, and obdeltate floral bracts. Additional comments on the taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of the species, along with illustrations are provided. The specific epithet is a tribute to Prof. Dr. Renato de Mello-Silva.

scholarly journals A new species of Rhantus diving beetles from the wetlands of the City of Bogota and surroundings (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
Michael Balke ◽  
Rodulfo Ospina-Torres ◽  
Yoandri S. Megna ◽  
Marco Laython ◽  
Lars Hendrich
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diving Beetles ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

The Colombian species of the genus Rhantus are reviewed. Rhantus bogotensissp. nov. is described and illustrated, based on specimens collected in the Altiplano of the Bogota region. It is compared with the similar species Rhantus franzi, R. vicinus, and R. crypticus. The Ecuadorian species Rhantus crypticus was found for the first time in the highlands of Nariño department. This is a new record for Colombia. Five species of Rhantus are presently known from Colombia.

scholarly journals Polymera alexanderi n. sp., a new species of Limoniidae (Diptera) from Dominican amber

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiesław Krzemiński ◽  
Katarzyna Kopeć ◽  
Alicja Pełczyńska ◽  
Agnieszka Soszyńska-Maj
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Early Miocene ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
Dominican Amber ◽  
Fossil Resin ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
A New Species

Dominican amber is the fossil resin famous for the best quality of inclusions, exploited in Dominican Republic from the deposits formed in the late Early Miocene, ca. 16 Ma. A new species, Polymera (Polymera) alexanderi sp. n. of the dipteran family Limoniidae is described from this amber. This new limonid belongs to the genus Polymera Wiedemann, 1820 with 63 extant species described mostly from South America. Only three fossil species are known so far from Dominican and Baltic amber.

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