Two new species of Macrocheilus Hope (Carabidae: Anthiinae: Helluonini) from the south Western Ghats of India

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
S.V. AKHIL ◽  
M. DIVYA ◽  
THOMAS K. SABU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
The South ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Wild Life

Two new species of Macrocheilus Hope 1838, Macrocheilus chinnarensis sp. nov. (type locality: India: Kerala: Chinnar) and Macrocheilus bandipurensis sp. nov. (type locality: India: Karnataka: Gundlupet) are described from the dry rain shadow belts of south Western Ghats. A modified taxonomic key to all the known species of the genus from India is provided. Key Words: Macrocheilus, Western Ghats, Gundlupet, Chinnar wild life sanctuary

Two new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from South India

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4742 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
SANKARAPPAN ANBALAGAN ◽  
SURULIYANDI VIJAYAN ◽  
CHELLAPANDIAN BALACHANDRAN ◽  
BERCHMANS THIYONILA ◽  
AATHMANATHAN SURYA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
South India ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Morphological Classification ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

Two new black fly species, Simulium (Gomphostilbia) dinakarani sp. nov. and Simulium (Gomphostilbia) krishnani sp. nov. are described based on reared adult, pupal and larval specimens collected from the Western Ghats of India. These two new species are placed in the Simulium batoense species-group of the subgenus Gomphostilbia Enderlein. The morphological characters of two new species are compared with other related species of batoense species-group in India. The COI gene has successfully differentiated these two new species from its allies, S. (G.) panagudiense and S. (G.) takaokai of the batoense species group and the phylogenetic analysis by using COI gene sequences supporting its morphological classification. 

scholarly journals Two new species of the hillstream loach genus Indoreonectes from the northern Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 517-533
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumkar ◽  
Manoj Pise ◽  
Pankaj A. Gorule ◽  
Chandani R. Verma ◽  
Lukáš Kalous
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
River System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Posterior Border ◽  
Lower Lip ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Two New Species

The hill stream loach genus Indoreonectes is endemic to peninsular India south of the Satpura hill ranges and is represented by three species I. evezardi, I. keralensis and I. telanganaensis. Indoreonectes evezardi has been suggested as a species complex based on recent genetic studies; however, due to lack of type material the species delimitation has been difficult. Here we redescribe I. evezardi collected from its type locality and describe two new species from the northern Western Ghats of India. Indoreonectes neeleshi, described from Mula River tributary of Godavari river system, can be diagnosed from all its congeners based on a combination of characters: inner rostral barbel reaching middle of nostril; maxillary barbel reaching midway between eye and posterior border of operculum; dorsal hump behind nape; bars on lateral side of the body wider than inter-bar space; total vertebrae 35 and dorsal fin insertion between 13th and 14th abdominal vertebrae. Indoreonectes rajeevi, described from Hiranyakeshi River of the Krishna river system, differs from all its congeners based on a combination of characters: inner rostral barbel reaching anterior margin of eye; maxillary barbel reaching posterior border of operculum; conspicuous black markings on lower lip, dorsal hump absent; total vertebrae 36 and dorsal fin insertion between 12th and 13th abdominal vertebrae. Further, I. neeleshi differs from its congeners by the raw genetic distance of 6.8–14.4% for the cox1 gene and 5.7–16.2% for the cytb gene, while I. rajeevi differs from its congeners by the raw genetic distance of 10.9–14.0% for the cox1 gene and 11.8–15.8% for the cytb gene.

scholarly journals Strobilanthes mullayanagiriensis and S. bislei (Acanthaceae) - two new species from the Western Ghats, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinjumol Thomas ◽  
Bince Mani ◽  
S John Britto ◽  
A K Pradeep
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Pollen Morphology ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Karnataka State ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

Strobilanthes mullayanagiriensis and S. bislei are plietesial species described for the flora of Western Ghats of India from Karnataka state. Pollen morphology is used as a key character for establishing these two species. Distribution and notes on its allied species are provided along with photographis for facilitating its identification. The former species readily distinguished from its allied species S. consanguinea by coriaceous and scabrous leaves with broadly ovate lamina, crenate margin and cuspidate apex, uninterrupted viscous spikes, longer bract: calyx ratio, much shorter corolla and pollen grains with ribs meet at the poles into two groups and one rib completely encircling the pollen. The latter species definitely distinguished from the allied species by uninterrupted viscous inflorescence with sericeous indumentum, calyx exceeds the bract, anthers are held parallel to the filament and ellipsoid pollen grains with slightly twisted ribs.

A NEW SECTION (BEGONIA SECT. FLOCCIFERAE SECT. NOV.) AND TWO NEW SPECIES IN BEGONIACEAE FROM THE WESTERN GHATS OF INDIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Krishna ◽  
S. J. Britto ◽  
S. Thomas ◽  
B. Mani ◽  
A. K. Pradeep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

Two new species, Begonia bracteolata and Begonia keralensis, are described from the Western Ghats of India. They are placed in the newly created Begonia sect. Flocciferae, along with B. albo-coccinea Hook. and B. floccifera Bedd. Lectotypes are designated for three names within this section. Colour photoplates, illustrations and an identification key to Begonia sect. Flocciferae are also provided.

scholarly journals Two new species of the genus Marengo Peckham et Peckham, 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Western Ghats of India

rej ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-444
Author(s):  
P. P. Sudhin ◽  
K. S. Nafin ◽  
S. P. Benjamin ◽  
A. V. Sudhikumar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Two New Species

Begonia bachulkarii (Begoniaceae, sect. Reichenheimia), a new species from the southern Western Ghats with notes on sect. Reichenheimia in India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 423 (5) ◽  
pp. 277-283
Author(s):  
MAKARAND MOHANRAO AITAWADE ◽  
JOSEPH JOHN KATTUKUNNEL ◽  
SHRIRANG RAMCHANDRA YADAV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Narrow Endemic ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Begonia, B. bachulkarii has been described from the southern Western Ghats of India, which appears to be a narrow endemic restricted to its type locality. It is closely allied to B. floccifera. Morphological similarities and differences between both species and with the remaining species of sect. Reichenheimia from India are discussed. An artificial key is provided for the identification of species of sect. Reichenheimia from India.

Two more new species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4656 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-70
Author(s):  
AKSHAY KHANDEKAR ◽  
TEJAS THACKERAY ◽  
ISHAN AGARWAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Total Species ◽  
Dorsal Tubercle

We describe two new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis from the northern Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India. Cnemaspis amba sp. nov. and C. koynaensis sp. nov. are members of the C. girii clade and differ genetically from each other and other members of the clade by ­7.9–19.6 % uncorrected ND2 sequence divergence. The two new species are also morphologically distinguishable from all regional congeners on the basis of condition of spine-like scales on flanks, heterogeneity of dorsal pholidosis, number of dorsal tubercle rows, number of tubercles in paravertebral rows, femoral pores, number of poreless scales between femoral pores in the precloacal-femoral scale row, and keeling and size of sub-caudal scales. Cnemaspis amba sp. nov. differs from C. koynaensis sp. nov. in lacking  spine-like scales on flanks and in the number of longitudinal ventral scales and  ventral scales across mid-body. Both species are known only from their mid-elevation (~800 m asl.) type localities. Discovery of two new species increases the total species of Northern Western Ghats (NWG) Cnemaspis to ten. Specific status of numerous genetically divergent lineages needs to be evaluated and it is likely that many more species remain to be discovered from the poorly explored NWG, which are typically considered low in species diversity relative to more southern regions. We also provide a table describing major diagnostic characters across all NWG Cnemaspis species and corrected type locality data for three recently named species—Cnemaspis ajijae, C. limayei and C. mahabali. 

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

Two new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from the Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 334 (3) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
BINCE MANI ◽  
SINJUMOL THOMAS ◽  
S. JOHN BRITTO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Pollen Morphology ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

Impatiens saulierea and I. josephia, two new species, are described from the Western Ghats, India. The former is collected from Kakkayam, Kozhikode and the latter from Idukki, Kerala. A detailed description of both taxa along with diagnostic characters between allied species, conservation status, pollen morphology and colour photographs are provided.

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