MACROBRACHIUM VICCONI, NEW SPECIES, A FRESH-WATER SHRIMP FROM A RAIN FOREST IN SOUTHEAST MEXICO, AND COMPARISON WITH CONGENERS (DECAPODA: PALAEMONIDAE)

Of the 92 Codonoboea species that occur in Peninsular Malaysia, 20 are recorded from the state of Terengganu, of which 9 are endemic to Terengganu including three new species, C. norakhirrudiniana Kiew, C. rheophytica Kiew and C. sallehuddiniana C.L.Lim, that are here described and illustrated. A key and checklist to all the Terengganu species are provided. The majority of species grow in lowland rain forest, amongst which C. densifolia and C. rheophytica are rheophytic. Only four grow in montane forest. The flora of Terengganu is still incompletely known, especially in the northern part of the state and in mountainous areas and so, with botanical exploration, more new species can be expected in this speciose genus.

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Five new thelotremoid Graphidaceae from the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.189.1.20 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 189 (1) ◽

pp. 282 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

EIMY RIVAS PLATA ◽

HARRIE J. M. SIPMAN ◽

ROBERT LÜCKING

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

The Philippines ◽

New Combination ◽

Historical Collections ◽

Biotic Diversity

Five new species of thelotremoid Graphidaceae are described from the Philippines: Myriotrema subviride Rivas Plata, Sipman & Lücking, differing from Myriotrema viride in the more prominent ascomata and transversely septate ascospores; Ocellularia gigantospora Rivas Plata, Sipman & Lücking, differing from O. ripleyi in the uncarbonized, ecolumellate ascomata and the larger ascospores; O. leucocavata Rivas Plata, Sipman & Lücking, differing from O. cavata in the uncarbonized ascomata and the larger ascospores; O. sublaeviusculoides Rivas Plata, Sipman & Lücking, differing from O. laeviusculoides in the erumpent ascomata with black columella; and Thelotrema philippinum Rivas Plata, Sipman & Lücking, differing from Thelotrema suecicum in the stictic acid chemistry. The new combination Ocellularia megalospora (Müll. Arg.) Lücking is also proposed. Three of the new species are based on historical collections from vanished rain forest areas on the island of Luzon and are probably extinct, emphasizing the role of herbaria in documenting biotic diversity from threatened ecosystems.

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A New Species of Phyllocladiferous Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364421x16370109698669 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 1011-1015

Author(s):

Priscila Orlandini ◽

Inês Cordeiro ◽

Jone Clebson Ribeiro Mendes ◽

Antônio Campos-Rocha ◽

Vinicius Castro Souza

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Conservation Status ◽

The State ◽

Atlantic Rain Forest ◽

Taxonomic Affinity ◽

A New Species

Abstract— A new species of Phyllanthus with phylloclades endemic to the State of Bahia is described here. Phyllanthus dracaenoides can be recognized for its peculiar habit that resembles a species of Dracaena, a very unusual height of up to 7 m, the plagiotropic phylloclades spirally arranged, and its vermiform cincinni. Notes on its habitat, taxonomic affinity, conservation status, geographic distribution, illustrations, and photographs are provided.

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New Species of Myxobolus (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) Parasites of Fresh Water Fishes in Cameroon (Central Africa)

Journal of Biological Sciences ◽

10.3923/jbs.2007.1171.1178 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 1171-1178 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

A. Fomena ◽

G.B. Lekeufack ◽

C. Tang II

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Fresh Water ◽

Central Africa

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A new species of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Panama: Mystacagenia kimseyae sp. nov.

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4729.1.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4729 (1) ◽

pp. 147-150

Author(s):

ROBERTO A. CAMBRA ◽

MARIUS S. WASBAUER ◽

PATRICIA CORRO-CHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

A New Species

Mystacagenia Evans, 1973 is a strictly Neotropical genus of pompilid wasps (Pepsinae: Ageniellini), restricted to rain forest areas. The genus comprises four described species: M. albiceps Evans, 1973 (Peru, Brazil), M. bellula Evans, 1973 (Peru), M. variegata Evans, 1973 (Brazil), and M. elegantula Evans, 1980 (Panama). Mystacagenia is scarce in collections, with only eight specimens registered, all of these females (Evans 1973, 1977, 1980; Cambra 1993; Corro & Cambra 2011).

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A new species of the genus Chiromyza Wiedemann (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.37 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

pp. e20206037

Author(s):

José Roberto Pujol-Luz

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Distal Region ◽

Outer Margin ◽

Atlantic Rain Forest ◽

Distal Surface ◽

The City ◽

A New Species

Seven species of the genus Chiromyza Wiedemann are recorded in Brazil: C. brevicornis (Lindner, 1949), C. enderleini (Lindner, 1949), C. leptiformis (Macquart, 1838), C. ochracea Wiedemann, 1820, C. stylicornis (Enderlein, 1921), C. viridis Bezzi, 1922 and C. vittata Wiedemann, 1820. Herein I describe a new species, Chiromyza raccai sp. nov., based on 88 specimens (41 males, 47 females) from the Atlantic Rain Forest mountains of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the city of Miguel Pereira. The new species is distinguished from the related species C. ochracea and C. vittata by the structure of male terminalia. Chiromyza raccai sp. nov. has the distal region of the phallus rounded with two conspicuous apical setae, C. ochracea has the distal surface of the phallus wide and flatness, and C. vittata has the distal surface of the phallus rounded with outer margin rugose.

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