A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Potamonautes Macleay, 1838 (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) from the forested highlands of western Kenya, East Africa

Abstract A new species of Hippopotamidae, Hexaprotodon dulu nov. sp., was discovered in the Middle Awash valley, Afar, Ethiopia. It was found in the Sagantole Formation, within volcaniclastic beds aged between 5.2 Ma and 4.9 Ma (40Ar/39Ar). It is therefore the oldest hippo species described as yet from Ethiopia. This hexaprotodont hippo exhibits a general morphology that is primitive, close in that respect to other Mio-Pliocene forms. However, its cranium and dentition display a distinctive association of measurements and features. This new species increases the hippo fossil record in East Africa. It also reinforces the hypothesis of hippo endemism in each African basin as early as the basal Pliocene.

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A new species of Dryopteris from Tropical East Africa

Webbia ◽

10.1080/00837792.1984.10670282 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 329-339 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rodolfo E.G. Pichi Shrmolli

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

East Africa ◽

A New Species

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Premna mwadimei (Lamiaceae), a new species from Cha Simba, a remnant of coastal forests of Kenya, East Africa

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.510.2.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 510 (2) ◽

Author(s):

VERONICAH MUTELE NGUMBAU ◽

PAUL MUTUKU MUSILI ◽

GUANG-WAN HU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

East Africa ◽

Floral Morphology ◽

Leaf Shape ◽

Coastal Forests ◽

A New Species

Premna mwadimei (Lamiaceae), a distinct new species from the coastal forests of Kenya, Cha Simba area in Kilifi County, is described here with photographs. It is closely similar to P. chrysoclada and P. tanganyikensis but mainly differs from both by its habit, nature of the older stems, indumentum, leaf shape and floral morphology.

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A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Teretamon Yeo & Ng, 2007 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from southwestern Yunnan, China

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-bja10141 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 94 (9) ◽

pp. 1059-1070

Author(s):

Da Pan ◽

Boyang Shi ◽

Hongying Sun

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Terminal Segment ◽

Identification Key ◽

Freshwater Crab ◽

A New Species

Abstract A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Teretamon Yeo & Ng, 2007, Teretamon husicum sp. nov., is described here from Husa Town, Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Teretamon husicum sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species by a suite of morphological characters, including a bilobed frontal margin, smooth posterolateral regions, and a broadly rounded dorsal flap on the G1 terminal segment. An updated identification key for the species of the genus Teretamon is provided.

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A new species of Hypatima Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) injurious to mango trees in East Africa

Bulletin of Entomological Research ◽

10.1017/s0007485300018411 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 79 (3) ◽

pp. 411-420 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. Sattler ◽

A. B. Stride

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

New Species ◽

East Africa ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Field Observations ◽

Laboratory Studies ◽

Male And Female ◽

Extensive Field ◽

A New Species

AbstractHypatima mangiferae Sattler sp. n. is described from Kenya, where its larva is injurious to commercial mango trees. A description of its life-history, based on extensive field observations and laboratory studies, is also provided. The moth, its male and female genitalia and the damage caused by the larva are illustrated.

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On a new species of freshwater crab, Indochinamon khinpyae, from northern Myanmar (Crustacea, Brachyura, Potamidae)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.811.29187 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 811 ◽

pp. 47-63

Author(s):

Peter K. L. Ng ◽

Win Mar

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Freshwater Crab ◽

A New Species

A new species of freshwater crab of the genusIndochinamonYeo & Ng, 2007 (family Potamidae), is described from highlands north of Myitkyina in Kachin State, Myanmar.Indochinamonkhinpyaesp. n.is distinguished from congeners by its very rugose carapace, broad male pleon and distinctively structured male first gonopod; and is the first potamid species recorded from northern Myanmar.

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