A new species of the genus Cymatopus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Madagascar

A new species Campsicnemus issykkulensis sp. nov. is described from Kyrgyzstan. It belongs to the C. magius group of species, being similar to C. compeditus Loew, 1857 and C. bagachanovae Grichanov et Volfov, 2009, and differs from these latter mainly in morphology of the male fore tarsus.

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Neomillspaughia hondurensis (Polygonaceae), a new species from Central America

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.144.2.3 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 144 (2) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

JUAN JAVIER ORTIZ-DÍAZ ◽

ITZIAR ARNELAS ◽

JUAN TUN ◽

JOSÉ SALVADOR FLORES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Central America ◽

The Other ◽

Comprehensive Comparison ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species

A new species Neomillspaughia hondurensis (Polygonaceae) from Honduras is described and illustrated. This species is morphologically and ecollogicaly different from the other two currently known Neomillspaughia species, being more related to N. emarginata than to N. paniculata. A comprehensive comparison and a key for the three species are provided. Se describe e ilustra la nueva especie Neomillspaughia hondurensis (Polygonaceae) de Honduras. Esta especie es morfológicamente y ecológicamente diferente de las dos únicas especies de Neomillspaughia, estando más relacionada con N. emarginata que con N. paniculata. Se proporciona información comparativa de la nueva especie con las especies relacionadas y una clave para la identificación de las mismas.

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Beauty in the eye of the beholder: a new species of gecko (Diplodactylidae: Lucasium) from inland north Queensland, Australia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4877.2.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4877 (2) ◽

pp. 291-310

Author(s):

ERIC VANDERDUYS ◽

CONRAD J. HOSKIN ◽

ALEX S. KUTT ◽

JUSTIN M. WRIGHT ◽

STEPHEN M. ZOZAYA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Colour Pattern ◽

Homogeneous Body ◽

Large Size ◽

Reptile Species ◽

To Receive ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species ◽

Significant Attention

The Einasleigh Uplands bioregion of central north Queensland, Australia, harbours a unique suite of reptiles that have begun to receive significant attention in the last 20 years. This has resulted in a number of new reptile species being described, and recognition that others await description. We describe a new species of Lucasium Wermuth, 1965 from the western Einasleigh Uplands. Lucasium iris sp. nov. is genetically distinct and morphologically diagnosable from all congeners by its large size, long and narrow tail, nares in contact with rostral scale, homogeneous body scales, distinct vertebral stripe, and paired, enlarged, apical subdigital lamellae. It is known from low rocky hills in a localised area of the Gregory Range, has the most restricted known distribution of any Lucasium, and is the only Lucasium endemic to Queensland. The new species appears most closely related to L. steindachneri (Boulenger, 1885), based on mitochondrial DNA sequences, but has a colour-pattern more similar to L. immaculatum Storr, 1988. All three of these species occur in the Einasleigh Uplands, but only L. steindachneri is known to occur in sympatry with L. iris sp. nov. In addition to the description of the new species, we present records of Lucasium immaculatum from the Einasleigh Uplands, which represent a significant known range extension.

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A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from Shangri-La, NW Yunnan, China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.238.3.10 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 238 (3) ◽

pp. 293 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rongli Liao ◽

Dan Xue ◽

Jens Neilsen ◽

Jihua Wang ◽

Yongpeng Ma

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Flora Of China ◽

The World ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species

Rhododendron Linnaeus (1753: 392) exhibits great diversity and roughly 1,025 species are prized in the temperate parts of the world for their horticultural value (Chamberlain et al. 1996). There are approximately 680 species in six subgenera in China, of which more than 400 are endemic (Fang & Min 1995). However, the number of Rhododendron species known is increasing, with many new species being described after the publishing of Flora of China (Fang et al. 2005, Chen et al. 2012, Mao et al. 2013, Ma et al. 2015, Mao & Bhaumik 2015).

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Gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Aldina heterophylla Spr. ex Benth. (Fabaceae) from Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032010000100016 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 161-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Sheila Patricia Carvalho Fernandes ◽

Valéria Cid Maia ◽

José Albertino Rafael

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Predator Species ◽

Gall Midges ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species

Gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Aldina heterophylla Spr. ex Benth. (Fabaceae) are recorded. We found three galls morphotypes induced by Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) on leaflets of A. heterophylla. A new species of Cecidomyiidae - Lopesia aldinae is described and ilustrated based on material collected at Reserva Biológica da Campina, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. One inquiline species - Contarinia sp., one predator species - Lestodiplosis sp. and eleven parasitoids species being four Eulophidae species, five Eurytomidae species and two Pteromalidae species were recorded in Lopesia aldinae galls.

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A new species of Aphis (Hemiptera:Aphididae) in Missouri on St. John’s Wort, Hypericum kalmianum, and re-description of Aphis hyperici Monell

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3478.1.10 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3478 (1) ◽

pp. 81-92

Author(s):

DORIS M. LAGOS ◽

BENJAMIN PUTTLER ◽

DAVID J. VOEGTLIN ◽

ROSANNA GIORDANO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Cytochrome Oxidase ◽

Elongation Factor ◽

Neighbor Joining ◽

St John's Wort ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species ◽

First Descriptions

Aphis mizzou, n. sp. is described from specimens collected in Missouri, USA, on Hypericum kalmianum (Clusiaceae).Both apterous and alate viviparae are described and illustrated and a key is provided to apterae of the six species of Aphisthat feed on Hypericum. Neighbor-joining analysis of cytochrome oxidase (COI) and nuclear elongation factor (EF1-α)indicated a close relationship of the new species with Aphis hyperici but verified its distinctness, the pairwise sequencedivergence for COI between these two species being 3.2%. In addition, Aphis hyperici Monell is redescribed, including first descriptions of the fundatrix, ovipara and alate male of that species.

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Endangered species and endangered knowledge

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2201.1.5 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2201 (1) ◽

pp. 26-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ALAIN DUBOIS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Limited Range ◽

Chief Editor ◽

Small Population ◽

Point Of View ◽

New Taxon ◽

Live Specimen ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species

The recent discovery of a new species of land iguana in the Galapagos (Tzika et al. 2008; Gentile et al. 2009; Gentile & Snell 2009) is indeed an exciting novelty, of great interest to all zoologists and evolutionary biologists. This species being apparently represented only by a very small population with a very limited range, it was described as a new taxon following an unusual procedure: no fixed specimen(s) (holotype or syntypes) was deposited in a permanent collection, but a live specimen, in which a transponder had been inserted and which then had been released, was designated as holotype. As analysed in detail by Dubois & Nemésio (2007), because of the unclear wording of Art. 16.4.2 of the Code, whether such a nomen is nomenclaturally available is open to question, and pending a clarification of the published Rules of the Code, will remain so. In this context, some comments on the paper by Gentile & Smell (2009), from a taxonomic and nomenclatural point of view, are in order. I thank Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Chief Editor of Zootaxa, for inviting me to contribute to this discussion.

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Taxonomic notes on the genus Ischnobaena (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae ◽

10.37520/aemnp.2021.018 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 319-327

Author(s):

Zhuo Chen ◽

Hu Li ◽

Wanzhi Cai

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Philippines ◽

Fore Tarsus ◽

Key To Species ◽

A New Species ◽

Male Genital

The previously known species of the thread-legged bug genus Ischnobaena Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Metapterini), namely I. dohrnii Stål, 1871, I. macerrima Stål, 1871 and I. staliana Wygodzinsky, 1966, are reviewed and diagnosed. Lectotypes are designated for I. dohrnii and I. macerrima. A new species, I. castroae sp. nov., from Mindanao Island in the Philippines is described and photographed. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners primarily by the unicolored fore tarsus and several male genital characters. A revised key to species of Ischnobaena is provided.

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Dracula irmelinae, a new species in the subtribe Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) from the Western Andes of Colombia

Lankesteriana ◽

10.15517/lank.v20i2.41823 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nicolás Peláez ◽

Gary E. Meyer ◽

Ubiel Rendon-Jaramillo ◽

Juan David Fernández ◽

Norberto López-Álvarez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Small Area ◽

Conservation Status ◽

New Taxon ◽

International Union ◽

Western Cordillera ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species ◽

Iucn Criteria

A new species of Dracula (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae) from Colombia is described, honoring Irmelin Indenbirken, mother of the actor and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio. D. irmelinae is phenotypically most similar to Dracula verticulosa, but differs in having larger and wider sepals that form a smoothly curved semicircular mentum behind the lip, an indumentum with dark red internal and external maculae and dense long pubescence on the internal sepal surfaces and bases of the tails. The geographic distributions of the two species also differ, with the new species being restricted to a small area in the western Cordillera of Colombia. The conservation status of the new taxon is assessed as Endangered (EN) according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria. Key words: Colombia, Dracula, endangered species, Pleurothallidinae, Western Andes

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On the taxonomic status of Asthenodipsas vertebralis (Boulenger, 1900) (Squamata: Pareidae) in Borneo with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4949 (1) ◽

pp. 24-44

Author(s):

EVAN S. H. QUAH ◽

KELVIN K.P. LIM ◽

L. LEE GRISMER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Museum Collections ◽

Amphibian Species ◽

Voucher Specimen ◽

Mount Kinabalu ◽

East Malaysia ◽

Species Being ◽

A New Species

The taxonomic status of Asthenodipsas vertebralis in Borneo has been plagued with uncertainty over the last eighty years. An examination of museum collections resulted in the discovery of a voucher specimen of A. vertebralis from Sarawak, East Malaysia that confirms the presence of the species in Borneo and a previously unrecognised species, Asthenodipsas ingeri sp. nov. from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah. Asthenodipsas ingeri sp. nov. can be differentiated from its congeners by the combination of an absence of preoculars and suboculars, 1st and 3rd pair of infralabials in contact, two pairs of posterior inframaxillaries, supralabials 3–5 (sometimes 3 & 4) in contact with orbit, 15/15/15 rows of dorsal scales, presence of sharp vertebral keel, and divided subcaudals. This study highlights the importance of careful re-examination of museum collections that could potentially harbour new species hiding in plain sight. These discoveries also add to the growing number of reptile and amphibian species being described from Borneo that shows no signs of abating but are already potentially threatened by the continued deforestation and developments on the island.

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