A New Species of <i>Nanorana</i> (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southern Tibet, China

The new species Thalictrum austrotibeticum (Ranunculaceae) from southern Tibet (Xizang), China, is here described and illustrated. It occurs in forest margin and grassy slopes of several valleys of southern Xizang along the central Himalayas. This species is morphologically well differentiated from other Thalictrum species from south-west China, Bhutan, Nepal, and Northern India. From its floral characters, this species shows some relationship with Th. finetii. A key of Thalictrum species distributed in southern Xizang and adjacent areas of Bhutan, Nepal, and India is also provided.

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A NEW SPECIES OF ROSCOEA SM. (ZINGIBERACEAE) FROM BHUTAN AND SOUTHERN TIBET

Edinburgh Journal of Botany ◽

10.1017/s0960428600000202 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 271-278 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C. NGAMRIABSAKUL ◽

M. F. NEWMAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Tree ◽

Systematic Study ◽

Royal Botanic Garden ◽

Its Sequences ◽

Botanic Garden ◽

Molecular Systematic ◽

Southern Tibet ◽

The Himalaya ◽

A New Species

A new species of Roscoea from Bhutan and southern Tibet, R. bhutanica Ngamriab., formerly included in R. tibetica Batalin, is described and a new key to all species of Roscoea is provided. While studying the phylogeny of Roscoea, we discovered that there is a correspondence between phylogeny and biogeography (Ngamriabsakul et al., 2000). There are two distinct areas of distribution in Roscoea, namely the Himalaya and China. Only R. tibetica has been recorded in both areas. Cowley (1982) indicated that this species was very variable and suggested that it might be divided. We now propose to name a new species, R. bhutanica, based on observation of living and herbarium material at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and a molecular systematic study. A morphological table comparing R. tibetica with R. bhutanica is given, along with the ITS sequences of R. tibetica, R. bhutanica and R. auriculata. The identification key to Roscoea species largely follows our phylogenetic tree (Ngamriabsakul et al., 2000).

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New data on the irvinei group of Chydaeus of the Himalaya from Nepal and southern Tibet (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4686.2.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4686 (2) ◽

pp. 202-214

Author(s):

BORIS M. KATAEV ◽

JOACHIM SCHMIDT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Distinct Species ◽

Type Locality ◽

Southern Tibet ◽

North West ◽

Type Series ◽

Central Nepal ◽

The Himalaya ◽

A New Species

Re-examination of the type series of Chydaeus irvinei (Andrewes, 1930) revealed that this species is based on two different taxa. It is re-described based on the lectotype and two paralectotypes from Gautsa in the Ngamo Chu Valley of southern Tibet between Sikkim and Bhutan. Chydaeus loeffleri (Jedlička, 1966) is treated as distinct species (not a synonym of Ch. irvinei) with two subspecies: the nominotypical one distributed in the Rolwaling Valley in eastern Central Nepal, and Ch. loeffleri tibetanus ssp. n. described on the basis of the paralectotype of Ch. irvinei from the Rongshar Valley in southern Tibet north west of the Rolwaling Himal. A new species Ch. soluensis sp. n., also similar to Ch. irvinei in appearance and genitalia, is described from the Solu Khumbu District of eastern Central Nepal (type locality: Lamjura Danda). In addition, a revised key to all species and subspecies of the irvinei group is provided.

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