scholarly journals Integrative taxonomic review of the genus Peschetius (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae) from India with description of two new species

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 535-553
Author(s):  
Sayali D. Sheth ◽  
Hemant V. Ghate ◽  
Neelesh Dahanukar ◽  
Jiří Hájek
Keyword(s):  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Records ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit 1 ◽  
Taxonomic Approach ◽  
Diving Beetle

Abstract The diving beetle genus Peschetius Guignot, 1942 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in India is reviewed. Integrative taxonomic approach using morphology, multivariate morphometry and genetic analysis of cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 revealed the presence of four species, two of which are described here as new: Peschetius bistroemisp. nov. from southern Western Ghats (Kerala) differs from all known congeners with distinctly broadened male antennomeres IV and V, shape of the prosternal process and the male genitalia; P. nilssonisp. nov. from northern Western Ghats, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is similar to the widespread Indian P. toxophorus Guignot, 1942, from which it differs in habitus, elytral colour pattern and the shape of the male genitalia. New records are presented for the remaining Indian species, namely P. quadricostatus (Aubé, 1838) and P. toxophorus. All species are diagnosed, illustrated and a key to their identification is provided.

A new Indian species of the orb-weaving spider genus Glenognatha Simon, 1887, with a new combination and a new synonymy of Tylorida marmorea (Pocock, 1901) (Araneae, Tetragnathinae) 

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4808 (1) ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
PRADEEP M. SANKARAN ◽  
JOHN T.D. CALEB ◽  
POTHALIL A. SEBASTIAN
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Verbal Description ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
New Synonymy

The spider genus Glenognatha Simon, 1887 (Tetragnathidae) currently has 34 nominal species distributed in Afrotropical region, Indo-Malaya, Nearctic, Neotropics, Oceania and Palearctic regions (Cabra-García & Brescovit 2016; World Spider Catalog 2020). It has one representative in India: Glenognatha dentata (Zhu & Wen, 1978) (World Spider Catalog 2020). The genus Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1823 currently comprises 46 nominal species distributed in Africa, Holarctic, South and South-East Asia (World Spider Catalog 2020). Biswas and Roy (2004) recorded this genus in India, while they described Pachygnatha silentvalliensis Biswas & Roy, 2004. The species is known from its original verbal description only since the genitalic illustrations were apparently not published along with the description (Biswas & Roy 2004), thus leaving its identity obscured. To redescribe and illustrate this species, we examined its type material and found that Biswas and Roy (2004) had misidentified the species and in fact it belongs to Tylorida Simon, 1894. In this paper, we describe a new Glenognatha species from the southern Western Ghats of India, transfer Dyschiriognatha ganeshi Bodkhe, Manthen & Tanikawa, 2014 to Glenognatha and synonymise P. silentvalliensis with Tylorida marmorea (Pocock, 1901). 

A new species of Dudgeodes Sartori, 2008 (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae) from Megamalai hills of southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4990 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-576
Author(s):  
PANDIARAJAN SRINIVASAN ◽  
T. SIVARUBAN ◽  
S. BARATHY ◽  
RAJASEKARAN ISACK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Distal Region ◽  
Outer Margin ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Dudgeodes sartorii sp. nov. is described based on nymphs from the Megamalai hills of Western Ghats, Southern India. The nymph of Dudgeodes sartorii sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Indian species of Dudgeodes by i) prothorax with two rounded tubercles; (ii) outer margin of mesothorax with simple setae; (iii) distinct maculae in the distal region of femora; (iv) transverse row of setae on fore femora narrower with blunt apex and (v) dark brownish band on the 5th segment of cerci  

scholarly journals A new taxon of Nacaduba Moore, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatini) from Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 17939-17949
Author(s):  
Kalesh Sadasivan ◽  
Baiju Kochunarayanan ◽  
Rahul Khot ◽  
Ramasamy Kamaya Naicker
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern India ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Peninsular India ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats

A new butterfly taxon, Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatini), is described from Agasthyamalais of southern Western Ghats in peninsular India.  The new taxa can be diagnosed from all other Nacaduba of southern India and N. sinhala Ormiston, 1924  from Sri Lanka, by its distinct male genitalia.  The early stages, larval hostplants, flight periods, ecology and the known distribution of the new taxa are discussed.  The revised keys to all known Nacaduba of Western Ghats of peninsular India are provided.

Burmannia munnarensis (Burmanniaceae) a new species and rediscovery of B. indica after 110 years from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 507 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
DANI FRANCIS ◽  
VISHNU MOHAN ◽  
DIVYA K. VENUGOPAL ◽  
SANTHOSH NAMPY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Perianth Tube ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Burmannia (Burmanniaceae), endemic to the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India is described as Burmannia munnarensis and illustrations are provided. The new species is morphologically most similar to B. indica but can be easily distinguished by its narrow flower wings, involute margin of the perianth lobes, shorter perianth tube and shape of inflorescence. Burmannia indica, known only from the type locality Peermade in Idukki district, Kerala, is rediscovered after a lapse of 110 years on another locality, Meenuliyanpara in the same district. Key to the Indian species of Burmannia is included and status of both taxa is provisionally assessed as per IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

scholarly journals New records of the diving beetle Rhantus simulans Régimbart, 1908 in south-western Australia (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae)

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 643-648
Author(s):  
Lars Hendrich ◽  
Michael Balke
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Diving Beetle

New distributional records of the rarely collected diving beetle Rhantus simulans Régimbart, 1908, an endemic species of south-western Australia, are presented. We also summarize what is known about its habitat. The occurrence of R. simulans indicates a high conservation value of the sampled wetland. For easier identification, we provide photographs of the habitus and male genitalia of R. simulans and R. suturalis (Macleay, 1825). Rhantus simulans is now recorded from 17 localities along the coast of south-western Australia. Furthermore, data on the location of other 31 diving beetle species are provided.

scholarly journals New records of polypores (Basidiomycota: Aphyllophorales) from the southern Western Ghats with an identification key for polypores in Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 9198 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Muhammed Iqbal ◽  
Kattany Vidyasagaran ◽  
P. Narayan Ganesh
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Records ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Entire Study Period ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Pycnoporus Cinnabarinus ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Micro Morphology ◽  
New Distribution

The present study reports new distribution records of two species of polypores; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) P. Karst. and Datronia mollis (Sommerf.) Donk under family polyporaceae from the moist deciduous forests of southern Western Ghats, Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala.  This paper also provides detailed macro-morphology and micro-morphology of newly recorded fungi and key for identification of polypores reported from the study area.  An opportunistic sampling was carried out along with the plot based sampling in order to maximize the documentation of polypore distribution.  A total of 36 polypore species in 21 genera belonging to six families were recorded throughout the entire study period of 2012–2014.  Out of these, 26 species were annuals and 10 species perennials. Thirty-four polypores were identified as white rotting and two species were brown rotting.  

scholarly journals Angiosperm flora from wetlands of Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu, India

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 486
Author(s):  
Selvamony Sukumaran ◽  
Solomon Jeeva
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Asiatic Species

Qualitative floristic surveys were carried out during 2007-2009 in the wetland ecosystem of Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu, India. During the survey, 124 species of angiosperms belonging to 31 families and 81 genera were documented. Dominant families were Poaceae with 39 species followed by Cyperaceae (24), Scrophulariaceae (9), Commelinaceae (5), Acanthaceae and Convolvulaceae (4 speceis each) and Hydrocharitaceae and Verbenaceae (3 species each.) Ten families were represented by two species each, whereas thirteen families were monospecific. Of the 124 species, there are 21 dominant Pantropical species, 15 subdominant Asiatic species and 11 co-dominant Indian species. Five species are endemic to Southern Western Ghats. 

Peperomia ekakesara: A new species of Piperaceae from Mathikettan shola National Park, Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 364 (3) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
S. SYAM RADH ◽  
SANTHOSH NAMPY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Peperomia ekakesara (Piperaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Mathikettan shola National Park in southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Information is given on the distribution, ecology, phenology, and conservation status of this new species. A key for the identification of south Indian species is provided.

Two new records of hippolytoid shrimps, Lysmata hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008 (Decapoda: Lysmatidae) and Lysmata amboinensis (de Man, 1888) from Lakshadweep Islands, India with taxonomic notes

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4755 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-364
Author(s):  
SHEENA JOSE ◽  
P. PURUSHOTHAMAN ◽  
MANU MADHAVAN ◽  
S. AKASH ◽  
S. BHARATHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
De Man ◽  
I Gene ◽  
Lakshadweep Islands

The present study reports the new records of two species of the hippolytid shrimp genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 in the water off Lakshadweep Islands, India from the Arabian Sea, viz. Lysmata hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008 and Lysmata amboinensis (De Man, 1888) with more taxonomic information. Moreover, L. hochi is the first distributional report from the Indian Ocean. It is morphologically similar to L. kuekenthali and differences are discussed. Colour pattern and morphological trait of L. amboinensis are very close to L. grabhami which also differs in the presence of anti-penultimate segment of 3rd maxilliped more than 2.0 times as long as penultimate segment and stylocerite does not reaching the distal end of the cornea. These specimens were obtained at a depth of 0.5-2 m from the intertidal region of Agatti Island. Additionally, we estimated pairwise genetic distances for these two species and congeneric species using cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene sequences where interspecific distances ranged from 11-25.8 %. 

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