A new species of Theretra Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4323 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
YASH SONDHI ◽  
IAN J. KITCHING ◽  
DIPENDRA NATH BASU ◽  
KRUSHNAMEGH KUNTE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Internal Morphology ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Male Genital Morphology ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Male Genital

A new species of the genus Theretra Hübner [1819], Theretra shendurneensis sp. nov., is described from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, southern Western Ghats, India, based on external and internal morphology, and genetic markers. The new species is compared in external and male genital morphology, genetic divergence and geographic range with three similar and closely related species: T. boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839), T. sumatrensis (Joicey and Kaye, 1917) and T. rhesus (Boisduval, [1875]). Recent changes to the classification of Theretra are discussed and rejected. 

scholarly journals Sandracottus vijayakumari (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a new aquatic beetle species from landslide hit area of Nelliyampathy Forest Range, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 17999-18003
Author(s):  
P.P. Anand ◽  
P.P. Ashiq ◽  
M. Smitha ◽  
M. Adithya ◽  
T. Tibin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Aquatic Beetle ◽  
A New Species

The present study deals with the description of a new species Sandracottus vijayakumari from Nelliyampathy forest range, southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India with a comparative key of closely related species S. dejeani Aube, 1838.  Only one species is known from the genus Sandracottus Sharp, 1882, from southern Western Ghats, Kerala.  The Nelliyampathy forest areas are hilly and the altitude of the hills range 40–1,530 m.  The region experiences several types of landslides especially during the monsoon (August to September 2018).  The new species was discovered in one of the worst landslide hits area in Nelliyampathy forest, Kundrachola region.  The new aquatic beetle species is moderately large in size and often very attractively marked dorsally with complex maculations.  Additionally, the new species shows a strong synapomorphy along with Eretini, Hydaticini, and Aubehydrini tribes.

A new species of Litsea (Lauraceae) from Kerala part of Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 303 (3) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
ALOOR JOSE ROBI ◽  
PUNNAKKAL SREEDHARAN UDAYAN ◽  
HSI-WEN LI ◽  
JIE LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Litsea from India is described and illustrated. Litsea indoverticillata is recognized from the Malabar Wildlife sanctuary of Nilgiri phytogeographical zone of southern Western Ghats. It is distinguished from the closely related L. quinqueflora and L. verticillata by straggling shrub habit; 7–15 mm long, glabrous petiole, chartaceous and glabrous leaves, glabrous midrib; 15–24 pairs of lateral veins; solitary, glabrous, and pruinose inflorescence; greenish-white to whitish flowers.

Hopea sasidharanii (Dipterocarpaceae)—a new species from southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 429 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
ALOOR JOSE ROBI ◽  
PUTHIYAPURAYIL SUJANAPAL ◽  
VADAKKETHIL BALAKRISHNAN SREEKUMAR ◽  
MADAMBI SANKARANKUTTY SANIL ◽  
KUTTIKKATTU JOSE DANTAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the important timber trees family Dipterocarpaceae, Hopea sasidharanii Robi & Sujanapal, from Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala, India is described and illustrated.

A new species of Luisia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae) from the Western Ghats of India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 387 (4) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
SUBBIAH KARUPPUSAMY ◽  
VELLINGIRI RAVICHANDRAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Luisia megamalayana (Orchidaceae) is described and illustrated from Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of southern Western Ghats of India.

A new species of Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from mid-elevation evergreen forests of the southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3410 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
KADABA SHAMANNA SESHADRI ◽  
KOTAMBYLU VASUDEVA GURURAJA ◽  
NEELAVARA ANANTHARAM ARAVIND
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Evergreen Forests ◽  
Hill Region ◽  
Inner Surface ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the shrub frog genus Raorchestes Biju, Souche, Dubois, Dutta and Bossuyt is described as Raorchesteskakachi sp. nov. from Agastyamalai hill region in the southern Western Ghats, India. The small sized Raorchestes (male:24.7–25.8 mm, n = 3 and female: 24.3–34.1 mm, n = 3) is distinguished from all other known congeners by the followingsuite of characters. Snout oval in dorsal view; tympanum indistinct; head wider than long; moderate webbing in feet;colour on dorsum varying from ivory to brown, blotches of dark brown on flanks, brown mottling on throat reducing to-wards vent; inner and outer surface of thigh, inner surface of shank and inner surface of tarsus with a distinct dark brownhorizontal band which extends upto first three toes on upper surface. A detailed description, advertisement call features, ecology, natural history notes and comparison with closely related species are provided for the new species.

scholarly journals A NEW SPECIES OF CEROPEGIA L. (APOCYNACEAE) FROM SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS OF INDIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-135
Author(s):  
Karuppusamy S ◽  
Ravichandran V
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Outer Corona ◽  
A New Species

Ceropegia paulsamii Karuppusamy et Ravichandran sp. nov. (Apocynaceae) is described and illustrated from Megamalai wildlife sanctuary in southern Western Ghats of Tamilnadu state, India. It is similar to Ceropegia decaisneana Wight but differs in sub-succulent fasciculate roots, flowers with short corolla lobes with middle constriction, outer corona trilobed, whitish, and basally caudate each coronal segment.

scholarly journals Habenaria agasthyamalaiana (Orchidaceae), a new terrestrial orchid from the Southern Western Ghats, India

Lankesteriana ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeewan Singh Jalal ◽  
J. Jayanthi ◽  
Suresh Kumar P.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
The South ◽  
Terrestrial Orchid ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Habenaria agasthyamalaiana, a new species of terrestrial orchid is described from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary of Agasthyamalai biosphere reserve, a part of the South-western Ghats. This species is morphologically similar to Habenaria crinifera Lindl. Detailed description and photographs are provided for identification of this new taxon. Key words: Agasthyamalai, Kerala, Kollam, New species, Shendurney wildlife sanctuary, Western Ghats

A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. SHAREEF ◽  
E. S.SANTHOSH KUMAR ◽  
T. SHAJU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Lasianthus agasthyamalayanus (Rubiaceae), a New Species from the Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Jagadeesan Raveendran ◽  
Sam Paul Mathew ◽  
Gangaprasad Appukuttannair ◽  
Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species
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