scholarly journals A new Pisonia (Nyctaginaceae) from Jamaica, with an updated list of species in the genus and a key to the West Indian taxa

Webbia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz ◽  
Keron C. St. E. Campbell ◽  
Sashalee J. Cross
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Species Description ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
The West ◽  
General Distributions ◽  
A New Species

Here we describe a new species of Pisonia (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) from Jamaica, named P. jamaicensis Proctor ex Caraballo, K.Campbell, & S.Cross, restricted to limestone hills in the central and western part of the island. The species description is complemented with an illustration, pictures, a distribution map, and notes on its biology and conservation, including an IUCN evaluation. We also present a list of the 27 currently accepted species of Pisonia with their general distributions, and a key to separate the 16 taxa reported for the West Indies.

New Species of the Genus Periglischrus (Acari: Spinturnicidae) from Monophyllus Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the West Indies, Including a Morphometric Analysis of Its Intraspecific Variation

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-436
Author(s):  
Juan B Morales-Malacara ◽  
Gabriela Castaño-Meneses ◽  
Hans Klompen ◽  
Carlos A Mancina
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Host Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
The West ◽  
Specific Variation ◽  
A New Species

Abstract The discovery of a new species, Periglischrus empheresotrichus, was determined through a review of museum collections, as well as a field survey of ectoparasites of island bats. This new species parasitizes on two bat species of the genus Monophyllus Leach, the Greater Antillean Long-tongued bat Monophyllus redmani Leach and the Lesser Antillean Long-tongued bat Monophyllus plethodon Miller. The female, male, deuthonymphs, and protonymph are described and illustrated. P. empheresotrichus n. sp. has an insular distribution, we evaluated the morphological variation of the adult populations, and concluded that intra-specific variation is correlated both with host species and locality (island) in the West Indies.

Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2663 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
TERRY WHITWORTH
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Species Distributions ◽  
The West ◽  
Blow Flies ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Key Characters

Keys to 11 genera and 21 species of Calliphoridae found or likely to be found in the West Indies are given. Species distributions and key characters are discussed. Lucilia fayeae sp. nov. is described from numerous specimens from Dominica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. Calliphora maestrica Peris et al. is redescribed and the male of the species is described for the first time.

Reinhardtia paiewonskiana (Palmae), a New Species for the West Indies

Brittonia ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Read ◽  
Thomas A. Zanoni ◽  
M. Mejia
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
The West ◽  
A New Species

Studies on American Hepaticae. II. A New Species of Bazzania from the West Indies

1941 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Margaret Fulford
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
The West ◽  
A New Species

Stylotrichium hortensiae (Asteraceae—Eupatorieae): A new species from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 308 (2) ◽  
pp. 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIVIAN OLIVEIRA AMORIM ◽  
NÁDIA ROQUE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Description ◽  
Campo Rupestre ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Chapada Diamantina ◽  
Small Genus ◽  
A New Species

Stylotrichium is a small genus in which all the five species are restricted to the rocky field vegetation (campo rupestre) in Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state, Brazil. From recent field collections in the area we have recognized a new species based on morphology. Stylotrichium hortensiae is distinguished by laminae oblanceolate to oblong (3.5–8 × 1–3 cm), greater number of flowers (35–45), anther connective appendage as long as wide, style 6.5 mm long, and pappus 1–1.5 mm long. A species description, illustrations, a key to the species, comments, and a distribution map are provided.

scholarly journals Four New Species of Dicranocentrus and Heteromurus from the State of Mérida, Venezuela (Collembola: Entomobryidae)

1969 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Mari Mutt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
The West ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

The new species Dicranocentrus paramoense, D. bidentatus, Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus and H. (H.) pruinosus are described from specimens collected in the State of Mérida, Venezuela. A new species of each genus comes from a cloud forest near the city of Mérida and a new species of each taxon was collected in paramos northeast of Mérida. Congeneric species are phyletically very near and their closest relatives live in Central America and the West Indies. Dicranocentrus bidentatus is the sole species of its genus with only two teeth (the basal pair) along the inner margin of the unguis. Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus is unique among members of its subgenus in possessing dental spines, although some individuals lack these structures. This is the first record of such intraspecific variation. Four tables detail variations of a number of characters and 41 figures complement the text.

Euscelus species of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Attelabidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1495 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
ROBERT W. HAMILTON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
West Indian ◽  
The West ◽  
New Synonymy

Fourteen species of Euscelus Schoenherr are recognized from the West Indies: E. armatus (Gyllenhal), E. scutellatus (Klug), E. dentipes (Fabricius), E. angulosus (Gyllenhal), E. scrobiculatus Voss, E. uviferae Marshall, E. pulchellus (Suffrian), E. cribrarius (Olivier), E. biguttatus (Fabricius), E. sexmaculatus (Chevrolat), E. aureolus (Gyllenhal), E. haitensis new species from Haiti, E. postoculidens new species and E. dominicanus new species from the Dominican Republic. Four previously described eusceline species from the West Indies are relegated to synonymy: Euscelus cancellatus Voss, new synonymy; Euscelus callosipennis Voss, new synonymy; Euscelus coccolobae (Wolcott), new synon- ymy and Emphyleuscelus cubensis Janczyk, new synonymy. Specimens were unavailable for Attelabus canaliculatus Olivier, Attelabus spinifex Olivier and Attelabus fornicatus Olivier and they are not included. Lectotypes are designated for E. uviferae and E. pulchellus. A key separating West Indian euscelines is provided and the species are covered in standard taxonomic fashion including habitus images and aedeagal illustrations.KEY WORDS: Attelabidae, Leaf rollers, Euscelus, West Indies

Galianthe holmneielsenii (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae): A New Rheophilous Species from the Pacific Coast of Colombia and Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-432
Author(s):  
Javier E. Florentín ◽  
Mariela Nuñez Florentin ◽  
Roberto M. Salas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Seed Traits ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
The West ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
A New Species

Abstract— A new species of Galianthe from the west coast of Colombia and Ecuador that has fruits with indehiscent mericarps is described and illustrated. Galianthe holmneielsenii is most similar to Borreria ocymifolia and G. spicata, but differs in floral, fruit, and seed traits. An illustration of the diagnostic characters, a distribution map, information about the conservation status of the new species, and a key to the Galianthe species in Colombia and Ecuador are provided.

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