A new species and a new synonym in Pandanus subg. Rykia (Pandanaceae) in Thailand

A new species of Specklinia with a repent growth habit and minute purple flowers is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from Specklinia wrightii based on its morphological and molecular distinctness from that species. The phylogenetic placement of the new species is provided based on an nrITS tree. The species described here represents the first new orchid to be described from material originating from the Parc National Naturel Macaya in six years. New combinations are made in Acianthera for species of Kraenzlinella and Pleurothallis subgen. Antilla embedded within the genus. In particular Kraenzlinella rinkei is provided as a new synonym for Specklinia montezumae and Specklinia simpliciflora is transferred to Acianthera sect. Antilla based on morphology and geographic distribution.

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A review of Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with notes on synonymy and a new species from South India, hitherto misidentified as Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4926 (1) ◽

pp. 117-133

Author(s):

J. POORANI ◽

H. SANKARARAMAN ◽

S. S. ANUSREE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

South India ◽

Type Specimen ◽

New Combination ◽

Indian Species ◽

Limited Distribution ◽

New Synonym ◽

A New Species

Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake, 1943 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are briefly reviewed and illustrated with notes on diagnosis, nomenclature, distribution and hosts. Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant, 1850), which has a limited distribution in India, is transferred to Phrynocaria (new combination) and Coelophora moseri Weise, 1902 is synonymized with it (new synonym). A new species, Phrynocaria perfida Poorani, sp. n. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is described from South India based on specimens hitherto misidentified as a variety of C. circumusta. The validity of Phrynocaria funebris (Crotch, 1874) is confirmed based on examination and dissection of the type specimen; the species is redescribed and the male genitalia illustrated.

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A new Brazilian species of Myrcia (Myrtaceae) and a new synonym for Psidium amplexicaule

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.257.2.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 257 (2) ◽

pp. 122

Author(s):

Leidiana Lima Santos ◽

Margareth Ferreira Sales ◽

Marcos Sobral

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Related Species ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Flower Buds ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

New Synonym ◽

A New Species

Myrcia arenaria, a new species of Myrcia sensu lato, is described, illustrated and compared with related species. The species is recognized by a combination of characters, which include elliptic to oval foliar blades, flower buds tearing at anthesis into 3 irregular lobes or 5 regular lobes; lobes obovate, apiculate, sericeous at the base and flowers without petals. This taxon seems to be restricted to the coastal areas of northeastern Brazil, growing in the restingas located in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Pernambuco, and Sergipe. Additionally, we also proposed the synonymization of Marlierea leal-costae with Psidium amplexicaule. We also present a map showing the geographical distribution of the species.

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Taxonomy of Anterastes and related genera: a new synonym and a new species of Anterastes

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2771.1.4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2771 (1) ◽

pp. 41 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

SARP KAYA ◽

BATTAL CIPLAK

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Tree ◽

Phylogenetic Trees ◽

Genetic Data ◽

New Combination ◽

New Synonym ◽

Male Calling ◽

Phylogenetic Hypotheses ◽

Distinct Features ◽

A New Species

Among the Anatolian Tettigoniinae (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) the genera Anterastes, Koroglus, Sureyaella and Rhacocleis are distinguishable from the others by presence of one pair of spurs on the apico-ventral end of hind tibiae. The last two can be easily distinguished from the others by several distinct features, but the separation of the first two from each other is problematic. A new species described here provided opportunity of re-evaluating their taxonomy. The new species Anterastes antecessor sp. n. is described based on morphology, male calling song and genetic data. The taxonomy of Anterastes and Koroglus is rectified based on phylogentic hypotheses obtained from representative 16S rDNA haplotypes. Sureyaella bella, Parapholidoptera signata and Bolua turkiyae are used as out groups in different combinations to obtain a more stable phylogeny. Although analyses with different outgroups suggested the same topology, the phylogenetic tree with outgroups Parapholidoptera signata and Bolua turkiyae resulted with the highest bootstrap supports to the branches. Phylogenetic trees suggested the following relationships for the ingroup species; (A. antecessor sp. n. + ((Koroglus disparalatus + A. uludaghensis) + (A. turcicus + (A. niger + (A. ucari + A. babadaghi))) + ((A. tolunayi + (A. serbicus + A. antitauricus + A. burri)))). Considering the phylogenetic hypotheses and characters used in previous publications, Koroglus is put in synonymy with Anterastes, and a new combination is suggested for the only species of the former Anterastes disparalatus comb. n. A short remark is given about the characters used in the generic taxonomy of the group.

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Genus Lepidozonates Park (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4903.4.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4903 (4) ◽

pp. 591-597

Author(s):

SHUAI YU ◽

SHUXIA WANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Synonym ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Four species of the genus Lepidozonates Park, 2013 are reviewed in China. Lepidozonates semiovatus sp. nov. is described as new; L. prominens Park, 2013 and L. tenebrosellus Park, 2013 are newly recorded in China; Philharmonia adusta Park, 2000 is transferred to the genus Lepidozonates as L. adusta comb. nov.; and L. viciniolus Park, 2013 syn. nov. is proposed as a new synonym of P. adusta. The female of L. tenebrosellus is described for the first time. Images of adults and genitalia of the Chinese species are provided, along with a key to all the five species of Lepidozonates.

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Aubrieta alshehbazii (Brassicaceae), a new species from Central Turkey

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.299.1.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 299 (1) ◽

pp. 103 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ALİ A. DÖNMEZ ◽

ZÜBEYDE UĞURLU AYDIN ◽

MARCUS A. KOCH

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Leaf Shape ◽

Type Material ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Leaf Margin ◽

New Synonym ◽

Central Turkey ◽

A New Species

Aubrieta alshehbazii is described as a new species that was collected from rocky steppe of Central Turkey. The new species is sympatric and most similar to A. pinardii, but differs by leaf shape, leaf margin, petiole, indumentum and inflorescence. A detailed morphological description, figures and comparisons with potentially closely allied species are provided herein. The new species is assigned to CR threat category of the IUCN. Beside this, due to further studies on type material of various Aubrieta taxa, A. anamasica is proposed as a new synonym of A. pinardii

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Cheilolejeunea cyrtolejeuneoides, a new synonym of Cheilolejeunea decursiva (Marchantiophyta, Lejeuneaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.324.1.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 324 (1) ◽

pp. 95

Author(s):

LEI SHU ◽

CID JOSÉ PASSOS BASTOS ◽

A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP ◽

RUI-LIANG ZHU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The South ◽

Southeast Brazil ◽

New Synonym ◽

Apical Tooth ◽

A New Species

Cheilolejeunea decursiva (Sande Lacoste 1855: 522) Schuster (1963: 112) is a pantropical species, but only one record based on F. C. Hoehne’s collection from Southeast Brazil is known as Microlejeunea subaphanes Herzog (1950: 70) in America (Shu et al. 2014). This species is well characterized by the autoicous condition, minute size of the plants, more or less obovate and falcate leaves, strongly elongate, unicellular apical tooth of the leaf lobule, large leaf lobules about 2/5−1/2 as long as the leaf lobes, pycnolejeuneoid leaf sequence of the gynoecial innovations, and male bracteoles only at the base of the androecium (Zhu & Lai 2005; Shu et al. 2014). Owing to the very minute size of the plants, Shu et al. (2014) prophesied that C. decursiva may be found in more localities in Brazil and other neotropical regions after more detailed investigations. Recently a new species restricted to the South and Southeast Brazil, Cheilolejeunea cyrtolejeuneoides Bastos & Schäfer-Verwimp (2017: 66), was described in accordance with two collections made by one of the authors of the present paper (A. Schäfer-Verwimp) in 1987 and 1990. However, the earlier record of Cheilolejeunea decursiva in Brazil (Herzog 1950; Shu et al. 2014) was overlooked. According to the description and illustration, C. cyrtolejeuneoides is conspecific with C. decursiva.

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Taxonomy and morphology of Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae) in New Guinea

Kew Bulletin ◽

10.1007/s12225-021-09972-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Renata Borosova ◽

Timothy M. A. Utteridge ◽

André Schuiteman

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Guinea ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

New Synonym ◽

New Varieties ◽

Conservation Assessments ◽

A New Species

SummaryThe genus Thalictrum L. in New Guinea is revised based on morphological evidence. Full descriptions of the genus and the four taxa recognised are given. Two species are recognised: Thalictrum papuanum, widespread across New Guinea, and a new species described here; T. umbraticola, endemic to west New Guinea. Two new varieties are described: Thalictrum papuanum var. acutisegmentum and T. papuanum var. laticarpellum. One new synonym of Thalictrum papuanum var. papuanum is established: T. papuanum var. oranjense. Keys to the taxa and distribution maps, as well as preliminary conservation assessments, are provided.

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A new species and two new synonyms of Mongolian Nemotelus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae ◽

10.2478/aemnp-2018-0044 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 545-548

Author(s):

Rudolf Rozkošný ◽

Jaromír Vaňhara

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Original Description ◽

New Synonyms ◽

New Synonym ◽

A New Species

Nemotelus nartshukae sp. nov. is described from Mongolia and its relationships are discussed.,Lindner, 1973 is proposed as a new synonym of,Pleske, 1937 based on the examination of Lindnerʼs paratype.,Cui, Zhang & Yang, 2009 (=,according to the present emendation) is apparently also conspecific with,based on all the external characters as well as the male terminalia as defined and illustrated in the original description.

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Revision of Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) with description of a new species from Papua New Guinea

Journal of Hymenoptera Research ◽

10.3897/jhr.80.58737 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 80 ◽

pp. 31-47

Author(s):

Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo ◽

Julia Stigenberg ◽

Donald L. J. Quicke ◽

Sergey A. Belokobylskij

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Morphological Studies ◽

New Synonym ◽

The Status ◽

Western Palaearctic ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The status of the genus Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 is re-established as a result of additional morphological studies. A new species, N. braetisp. nov., from Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. Aspilota brachyclypeataFischer 1978 is transferred to Neorthostigma, hence N. brachyclypeata (Fischer, 1978), comb. nov. A new synonym is suggested, Aspilota macrops Stelfox & Graham, 1951 = Neorthostigma eoum Belokobylskij, 1998, syn. nov.; A. macrops is transferred to Neorthostigma. This genus is additionally recorded in the Western Palaearctic (Norway) and Australasian (Papua New Guinea) regions for the first time. A key for the determination of the three known species of Neorthostigma is provided.

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