Description of a new species of Andaeschna (Odonata: Aeshnidae) from the Western Colombian Andes

Andaeschna is a small and poorly known genus of dragonflies that inhabits the Andes, from Venezuela to northwestern Argentina. Here we describe Andaeschna occidentalis sp. nov., first species of the genus recorded in the Western Andes, specifically from the Tatamá National Park in Colombia. Males of this species can be differentiated from the other four species in the genus by the unique shape of the distal segment of the vesica spermalis. Likewise, females can be distinguished by their smaller and broader cerci (slightly shorter than S9) and its subquadrate point. The discovery of this beautiful species expands the range of the genus, previously known only in the Eastern Andes.

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A distinctive new species of wood lizard (Hoplocercinae, Enyalioides) from the Yanachaga Chemillen National Park in central Peru

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3109.1.2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3109 (1) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

PABLO J. VENEGAS ◽

VILMA DURAN ◽

CAROLL Z. LANDAURO ◽

LESLY LUJAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

National Park ◽

The Other ◽

Adult Males ◽

Transverse Line ◽

The Andes ◽

A New Species

We describe a new species of Enyalioides from a mid-elevation premontane forest in central Peru. This represents the seventh species of Enyalioides known to occur east of the Andes in South America; the other six species are E. cofanorum, E. laticeps, E. microlepis, E. palpebralis, E. praestabilis, and E. rubrigularis. Among other characters, the new species is distinguished from other Enyalioides by the combination of an orange blotch on the antehumeral region (in adult males), 30 or fewer longitudinal rows of dorsals in a transverse line between dorsolateral crests at midbody, ventral scales strongly keeled, and caudal scales heterogeneous in size on each autotomic segment. The new species is most similar morphologically to E. cofanorum and E. microlepis.

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A new species of the enigmatic genus Oressinoma Doubleday from the Andes of central Peru (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4999.2.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4999 (2) ◽

Author(s):

KLAUDIA FLORCZYK ◽

CHRISTER FÅHRAEUS ◽

PIERRE BOYER ◽

ANNA ZUBEK ◽

TOMASZ W. PYRCZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Preliminary Analysis ◽

The Other ◽

Genital Morphology ◽

The Third ◽

The Andes ◽

A New Species

A new, and only the third known species of the Neotropical montane genus Oressinoma Doubleday is described—O. sorina n. sp., from the Andes of central Peru. It is distinguishable immediately from the other two congeners by the shape of the hindwing underside submarginal orange band, and by the male genitalia. The systematics of Oressinoma are reviewed. A preliminary analysis is carried out based on COI barcode confirming the separate specific status of O. sorina n. sp. in relation to other two congeners. Both barcode and genital morphology data suggest that the widespread O. typhla Doubleday may be a complex of allopatric or, locally parapatric species. The genus Oressinoma is the only neotropical member of the predominantly Australian subtribe Coenonymphina, represented in the entire Holarctic by one genus only—Coenonympha Hübner, considered as the putative sister-genus of Oressinoma. Their origins and relationships are briefly discussed.

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Claxtonia goni, a new species of Tardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae) from the island of Maui (Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A., North Pacific Ocean), with notes to the genus Claxtonia Gąsiorek & Michalczyk, 2019

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4933.4.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4933 (4) ◽

pp. 527-542

Author(s):

PETER DEGMA ◽

HARRY A. MEYER ◽

JULIANA G. HINTON

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Pacific ◽

National Park ◽

North Pacific Ocean ◽

Central Area ◽

The Other ◽

New Combinations ◽

Unequally Spaced ◽

A New Species ◽

Lateral Plates

A new Tardigrada species, Claxtonia goni sp. nov. is described from specimens collected in the central area of the Haleakalā National Park, the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A. The new species and Clx. pardalis (Degma & Schill, 2015) together with several examples of Clx. wendti (Richters, 1903) are the only known Claxtonia species with the plates having an intracuticular pattern resembling that on a leopard’s fur. Claxtonia goni sp. nov. differs from Clx. pardalis in the absence of pores on leg plates, in smaller and uniform pores on dorso-lateral plates, in very unequally spaced teeth in the dentate collar, in lesser ratio of internal cephalic cirrus and lateral cirrus A lengths, and in relatively shorter claws in fourth pair of legs. The differences between the new species and the other congeners as well as Echiniscus species with the same cirri composition and similar cuticular sculpture are also defined. The diagnosis of the genus Claxtonia is amended and three Echiniscus species are transferred into the genus with the proposed new combinations: Claxtonia aliquantilla (Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983) comb. nov., Clx. mosaica (Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983) comb. nov. and Clx. nigripustula (Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978) comb. nov..

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A new species of Tomopterna (Anura: Ranidae) from the Kruger National Park, with notes on related species

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v18i1.913 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

N. I. Passmore ◽

V. C. Carruthers

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Kruger National Park ◽

The Other ◽

Defence Mechanisms ◽

Calling Behaviour ◽

Mating Call ◽

Mating Calls ◽

New Form ◽

A New Species

A new species of Tomoptema, T. krugerensis, sp. n., has been recorded from the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa.Morphologically it is very similar to T. delalandei cryptotis (Boulenger) but the mating call is markedly different from that of the other members of the genus and this is coupled with small but consistent morphological differences.T. krugerensis sp. n. is known to occur only on a portion of the western fringe of the vast sandveld areas of Mozambique, but possibly has a much wider distribution. Mating call, calling behaviour, eggs, early development and defence mechanisms are described. The affinities of the new form are discussed and the mating calls of other members of the genus are reviewed. Mating call is again shown to be a sensitive non-morphological taxonomic tool.

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An elusive new species of gymnophthalmid lizard (Cercosaurinae, Selvasaura) from the Andes of northern Peru

Evolutionary Systematics ◽

10.3897/evolsyst.5.68520 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 177-187

Author(s):

Lourdes Y. Echevarría ◽

Pablo J. Venegas ◽

Luis A. García-Ayachi ◽

Pedro M. Sales Nunes

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

The Other ◽

Adult Males ◽

The Andes ◽

New States ◽

Northern Peru ◽

A New Species

We describe a new species of Selvasaura from the montane forests of the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern Peru, based on external and hemipenial morphological characters and previous phylogenetic analyses. The new species can be differentiated from the other two Selvasaura species in having keeled dorsal scales usually flanked by longitudinal striations, in adults and juveniles; adult males with a yellow vertebral stripe bordered by broad dark brown stripes on each side and a unilobed hemipenis surrounded by the branches of the sulcus spermaticus. The description of the new species contributes information about new states of diagnostic characters of Selvasaura and natural history.

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A new species of the genus Potamophylax Wallengren, 1891 (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from Qafështamë National Park in Albania

Ecologica Montenegrina ◽

10.37828/em.2021.42.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

pp. 85-95

Author(s):

Halil Ibrahimi ◽

Astrit Bilalli

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Species Group ◽

Species Cluster ◽

Unique Shape ◽

A New Species

In this paper we describe Potamophylax qafshtamaensis sp. n., a new species of the Potamophylax winneguthi species group, from Qafështamë National Park in Albania. The new species belongs to the Potamophylax tagas species cluster and is most close to Potamophylax hajlos Oláh, 2012 and Potamophylax alsos Oláh, 2014. Potamophylax qafshtamaensis sp. n. differs from all known species of the P. tagas species cluster by its unique shape of aedeagus. It also differs from its most similar congeners mainly in exhibiting differently shaped inferior appendages and parameres in males, as well as setose sternite IX and the dorsal unsetose plate of the anal tube in female.The new species is microendemic of Qafështamë National Park and is the fifth known species of the Potamophylax tagas species cluster, which is distributed in Albania and Macedonia.

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Acleris sagarmanthae sp. n. a new species of Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Nepal

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research ◽

10.4081/jear.2013.e16 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 16

Author(s):

P. Trematerra

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

National Park ◽

The Other ◽

Sagarmatha National Park ◽

A New Species

A new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Acleris sagarmathae sp. n., from Nepal is described. The new species was collected in Lobuche, a locality of Sagarmatha National Park. A. sagarmathae is closest to A. formosae Razowski, 1964, but differs from the other species of the genus Acleris in forewing markings and structures of the male genitalia. Adults and genitalia of Lambertiodes harmonia (Meyrick) and Archips termias termias (Meyrick) are also illustrated.

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New faunistic and taxonomical findings of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of the family Otocepheidae from Myanmar

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.22.7.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (7) ◽

pp. 948

Author(s):

Sergey G. Ermilov

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Morphological Traits ◽

Oribatid Mites ◽

The Other ◽

Primary Forest ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

The first data on the oribatid mites of Myanmar are presented and these belong to the family Otocepheidae. A new species of the genus Eurostocepheus (Oribatida, Otocepheidae) is described from litter of disturbed primary forest of Nat Ma Taung National Park in the Chin State. Eurostocepheus (Eurostocepheus) peterjaegeri sp. nov. is morphologically most similar to E. (E.) mahunkai Mondal & Kundu, 1999, but differs by the shorter notogastral setae c and la compared to the other notogastral setae, setae la pressed to notogastral surface, well-developed lateral prodorsal carinae, smooth genital plates and by the presence of diagonal ridges on the anal plates. A supplementary description of Otocepheus (Otocepheus) heterosetiger Aoki, 1965 which was originally described from Thailand, is given in detail on the basis of specimens from Myanmar. The main morphological traits for this species are summarized.

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A new species of perennial Bromus (Bromeae, Poaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.121.32588 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 121 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carmen Acedo ◽

Félix Llamas

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

National Park ◽

Identification Key ◽

The Other ◽

Perennial Species ◽

A New Species

During a survey of the genus Bromus for the ongoing Flora Iberica, B.picoeuropeanussp. nov., a new orophilous species of perennial Bromus from Picos de Europa National Park, was found, and it is described and illustrated here. This new species belongs to the Bromuserectus complex and differs from the other perennial species of this group occurring in the Iberian Peninsula in its well-developed rhizome, the small innovation leaves and all peduncles and branches shorter than the spikelets. B.picoeuropeanus grows on calcareous stony soils associated with dry places. We provide a description and illustrations of the new species and an identification key for the most related European perennial species belonging to the complex.

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