A new species of Cycas L. (Cycadaceae) from India

A new species of Cycas viz. Cycas bglswamyii Praveen et al., endemic to Bellur locality in Hassan District of the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka State), is reported through this communication. The species seems to be restricted to Bellur area of Hasan district in Karnataka State of India which was under Mysore state of British India.

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A new species of Viscum (Viscaceae) from Bandipur, Karnataka State, India

Journal of Systematics and Evolution ◽

10.1111/jse.12008_2 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 224-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mallegowdanakoppal C. THRIVENI ◽

Gyarahally R. SHIVAMURTHY ◽

Kestur N. AMRUTHESH ◽

Chellopil R. VIJAY ◽

Kurwathi B. SADANAND

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Karnataka State ◽

A New Species

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Curculigo janarthanamii (Hypoxidaceae), a new species from Maharashtra, India

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.357.1.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 357 (1) ◽

pp. 72 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

RAMCHANDRA D. GORE ◽

SAYAJIRAO P. GAIKWAD

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North America ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Indian Species ◽

British India ◽

The North ◽

Western Ghats Of India ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

The family Hypoxidaceae is mainly distributed in the southern hemisphere of the Old World and in the North America (Sanchez-Ken 2010), with about 200 species belonging to 11 genera (Sanchez-Ken 2010, Liu et al. 2012, Snijman & Kocyan 2013, Odyuo et al. 2016). The genus Curculigo Gaertner (1788: 63) includes 17 species and 4 varieties (Govaerts 2016). It is characterized by its pseudopetiolate leaves, subterranean beaked ovaries, indehiscent fruits and strophiolate seeds (Zimudzi 1994). The first detailed taxonomic treatment of Indian Curculigo was published by Baker (1878), who recorded 7 species and 3 varieties from British India. Hooker (1892) recognized five species from British India and grouped them into two sections, namely C. sect. Curculigo and C. sect. Molineria Colla (1826: 331). Karthikeyan et al. (1989: 82) listed five species of Curculigo from India. However, Curculigo maharashtrensis Almeida & Yadav (2009: 401) and C. savantwadiensis Almeida & Yadav (2009: 402) have been recently described from Western Ghats of India. Hence, the total number of Indian species of Curculigo is now eight.

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A new cryptic rock-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from south India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2765.1.2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2765 (1) ◽

pp. 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

ISHAN AGARWAL ◽

VARAD B. GIRI ◽

AARON M. BAUER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

South India ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Data Support ◽

Karnataka State ◽

A New Species

A new species of gecko, Hemidactylus graniticolus sp. nov. is described from Karnataka state, south India. This largesized (SVL to at least 110.6 mm), rupicolous gecko differs from congeners in having 16–18 longitudinal rows of fairly regularly arranged, subtrihedral, weakly keeled, striated tubercles at midbody; 9–11 and 12–13 subdigital lamellae on the first and fourth digits, respectively, of both manus and pes; tail with transverse series of four enlarged tubercles on each tail segment; 23–28 femoral pores on each side separated by 1–3 poreless scales; 12–14 supralabials and 9–11 infralabials. Molecular data support the distinctiveness of the new species and its affinities with large-bodied, tuberculate Hemidactylus spp. from India and Sri Lanka.

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A new cryptic species of ground-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern India

Phyllomedusa Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i2p169-180 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 169-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zeeshan A. Mirza

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Cryptic Species ◽

Species Complex ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Southern India ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽

Karnataka State ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome B Gene ◽

A New Species

A new cryptic species of ground-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern India. Recently collected specimens of a gecko resembling Hemidactylus reticulatus from northern Karnataka State in southwestern India led me to investigate variation in the species with regards to its morphology and molecular divergence. Results based on existing museum material, combined with molecular data for the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene support the presence of cryptic species within the broadly distributed H. reticulatus complex. Here, I describe a new species of Hemidactylus from northern Karnataka as the frst contribution in resolving the species complex. The integration of molecular and morphological data supports the distinctness of the new species described herein.

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A new species of Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from Areca catechu in India, with comments on the status of Aleurodes nubilans Buckton

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.173.1.1 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 173 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

B. VASANTHARAJ DAVID ◽

M. MANJUNATHA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nomen Dubium ◽

Areca Catechu ◽

Karnataka State ◽

The Status ◽

A New Species

A new species of whitefly, Aleurocanthus arecae sp. nov., collected from arecanut (Areca catechu) in Karnataka state in India, is described and illustrated. The status of Aleurodes nubilans Buckton is discussed and considered a nomen dubium.

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