scholarly journals Systematics of Problepsis wiltshirei (Prout, 1938), comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae) – an endemic species to the Zagros Mountains in the Middle East

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 175-192
Author(s):  
Dominic Wanke ◽  
Lars Krogmann ◽  
Leidys Murillo-Ramos ◽  
Pasi Sihvonen ◽  
Hossein Rajaei
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Geometrid Moth ◽  
Original Species ◽  
A New Species

Within Iran, the Zagros Mountains show high biodiversity, with a wealth of endemic species. One of these is the geometrid moth Somatina wiltshirei Prout, 1938, originally described from Iran and Iraq. In the present study, one mitochondrial and up to nine protein-coding nuclear gene regions were used along with a comparative morphological examination to investigate the systematic position of this species. The results support the reclassification of this species as Problepsis wiltshireicomb. nov. Since the original species description is superficial, we provide a re-description supported by rich illustrations of morphological characters and distribution. In addition, Problepsis wiltshireicomb. nov. is reported as a new species for the fauna of Turkey. The importance of the habitat for the conservation of this species is discussed.

scholarly journals A survey on poorly known rainforest litter-dwelling spiders of Orchid Island (Lanyu, Taiwan) with the description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Tetrablemmidae, and Theridiosomatidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
FRANCESCO BALLARIN ◽  
TAKESHI YAMASAKI ◽  
YONG-CHAO SU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Orchid Island ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Representatives of some poorly known spider species collected in the rainforest litter of the Orchid Island (Taiwan) are illustrated and discussed here. A new species, Brignoliella tao sp. nov. (Fam. Tetrablemmidae), endemic to Orchid Island, is described based on both sexes. The previously unknown female of Theridiosoma triumphale Zhao & Li, 2012 (Fam. Theridiosomatidae), is described for the first time. Zoma taiwanica (Zhang, Zhu & Tso 2006) comb. nov., from the same family, is illustrated and its transfer from the genus Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 to Zoma Saaristo, 1996 is proposed on the basis of morphological characters. Habitus and genitalia of the endemic species Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006 (Fam. Linyphiidae) are also illustrated. 

scholarly journals Extinct before discovered? Epactoides giganteus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae), the first native dung beetle to Réunion island

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1061 ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Michele Rossini ◽  
Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello ◽  
Olivier Montreuil ◽  
Nicholas Porch ◽  
Sergei Tarasov
Keyword(s):  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Rapid Loss ◽  
Water Dispersal ◽  
Réunion Island ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mascarene Archipelago

We describe a new species of dung beetle, Epactoides giganteussp. nov., from a single female specimen allegedly collected in the 19th century on Réunion island and recently found at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. This species differs from other species of Epactoides by larger size and a set of other distinctive morphological characters. Epactoides giganteussp. nov. is the first native dung beetle (Scarabaeinae) of Réunion, and its discovery expands the known area of distribution of the genus Epactoides, which was hitherto believed to be endemic to Madagascar. Like other taxa from Madagascar and peripheral islands (e.g., Comoro, Seychelles, Mascarenes), E. giganteussp. nov. may have reached Réunion by over-water dispersal. Given the rapid loss of biodiversity on Réunion island and the fact that no additional specimens were re-collected over the last two centuries, it is very likely that E. giganteussp. nov. has gone extinct. However, we have unconfirmed evidence that the holotype of E. giganteussp. nov. might be a mislabeled specimen from Madagascar, which would refute the presence of native dung beetles on Réunion. We discuss both hypotheses about the specimen origin and assess the systematic position of E. giganteussp. nov. by examining most of the described species of Madagascan Epactoides. Additionally, we provide a brief overview of the dung beetle fauna of Mascarene Archipelago.

scholarly journals Unrealized diversity in an urban rainforest: A new species of Lygosoma (Squamata: Scincidae) from western Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4370 (4) ◽  
pp. 345 ◽  
Author(s):  
BENJAMIN R. KARIN ◽  
ELYSE S. FREITAS ◽  
SAMUEL SHONLEBEN ◽  
L. LEE GRISMER ◽  
AARON M. BAUER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
East Malaysia ◽  
Mitochondrial Nd1 ◽  
Distinct Morphology ◽  
A New Species

We collected two specimens of an undescribed species of Lygosoma from pitfall traps in an urban rainforest in Kuching and from the base of a forested hill in western Sarawak, East Malaysia. The new species is diagnosable from all south-east Asian congeners by morphological characters, and most closely resembles Lygosoma herberti from the Thai-Malay Peninsula. The new species shows substantial molecular divergence from its closest relatives in two protein-coding genes, one mitochondrial (ND1) and one nuclear (R35) that we sequenced for several south-east Asian congeners. We describe the new species on the basis of this distinct morphology and genetic divergence. It is the third species of Lygosoma known from Borneo, and highlights the continuing rise in lizard species diversity on the island. In addition, the discovery of this species from a small urban rainforest underscores the importance of preserving intact rainforest areas of any size in maintaining species diversity. 

Adenia barthelatii (Passifloraceae), a new endemic species of Mayotte and its phylogenetic status within the genus Adenia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARC PIGNAL ◽  
ROXANA YOCKTENG ◽  
DAVID J. HEARN ◽  
JEAN-NOËL LABAT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Status ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Morphological characters support the description of a new species of Passifloraceae from Mayotte Island: Adenia barthelatii M. Pignal, Yockteng, Hearn & Labat. Morphological and molecular data suggest that A. barthelatii belongs to the ‘warty-gland’ subclade of Clade V defined by Hearn elsewhere. Since the warty-gland clade is restricted to the Malagasy region we suggest a Malagasy origin of this Maorian species of Adenia.

Studies on the Family Opisthorchiidaæ Braun, 1901, with a description of a New Species of Opisthorchis from a Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)

1927 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. O. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
New Genera ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The classification of the Trematode family Opisthorchiidæ presents some difficulties to the systematist. These difficulties arise partly from the fact that a number of the existing species appear to lack any real morphological characters by which they can be differentiated, slight variations in measurements, together with a difference in host, having been considered sufficient to justify the making of new species. This view has resulted in the placing of undue importance on somewhat minor differences when they do occur in other species, such differences being considered sufficient for creating new genera.The systematist is further confronted with the difficulty of forming definite opinions on the systematic position of some of the species made by earlier workers. Their descriptions and figures are often inadequate owing to the fact that characters which, in the past, were considered of minor importance are now given much closer attention. Examples of the confusion which has arisen from such a position will be referred to in this paper.

scholarly journals Salvia gomezpompae (Lamiaceae), a new species from Veracruz, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Guadalupe González-Gallegos ◽  
Brenda Yudith Bedolla García ◽  
Rolando Uría
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Shape ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Vegetative Characters ◽  
Floral Characters ◽  
Comparative Examination ◽  
A New Species

Background: During a prospecting revision of Salvia collections at IEB, MEXU and XAL herbaria for Flora of Veracruz, undetermined specimens, or misidentified either as S. nana or S. prunelloides, not referable to any known species were identified. Hypotheses: The morphological characters of these specimens match with those of Salvia subg. Calosphace sect. Farinaceae and support them as an undescribed species. Taxon: Lamiaceae, Salvia sp. nov. Study site: Central portion of the state of Veracruz. Methods: Botanical explorations were conducted in the two general areas in which the putative new species has been recorded, new specimens were collected and prepared according to standard procedures. A thorough morphological examination was applied, and the hypothesis was tested contrasting the evidence against specialized taxonomic literature and specimens of the most similar species. Results: Salvia sp. nov. is vegetatively almost identical to S. nana but lacks the diagnostic floral characters defining the group to which this species belongs, sect. Uliginosae. Floral characters rather match those of sect. Farinaceae, to which is assigned; between the species of this section, it is most similar to S. oblongifolia but clearly differs by vegetative characters (petiole length, absence of axillary leaves, leaf shape, size, pubescence and texture, as well as by having thickened veins). Conclusions: Morphological and comparative examination contrasting with the species of Salvia justifies the recognition of a new Salvia species, which is here named as Salvia gomezpompae and properly described.

Review of the Paraplea Esaki & China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Pleidae) of Australia, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4985 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
JERRY L. COOK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Southeastern Part ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Widespread Distribution ◽  
The Family ◽  
Species Being ◽  
A New Species

The family Pleidae is represented in Australia only by members of the genus Paraplea. Paraplea brunni (Kirkaldy, 1898) has a widespread distribution in Australia and is also known from New Guinea. Paraplea halei (Lundblad, 1933) appears to be an endemic species occurring only in the southeastern part of Australia. The widespread species P. liturata (Fieber, 1844) occurs in Australia but only in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The description of P. bifurcata n. sp. documents a fourth pleid species, being known only from the Northern Territory. Paraplea bifurcata n. sp. is easily differentiated from other species of Paraplea by having a bifurcated abdominal keel. An identification key and discussion of morphological characters of the four species of Paraplea from Australia is given. 

A new species of Acanthodactylus Fitzinger, 1834 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Zagros Mountains, Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5047 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
OMID MOZAFFARI ◽  
SIMA MOHAMMADI ◽  
REIHANEH SABERI-PIROOZ ◽  
FARAHAM AHMADZADEH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Genetic Data ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
The Third ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
Approaches To Study ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Iranian Populations

Acanthodactylus boskianus is a widespread species in Northern Africa and Western Asia. In this study, we used morphological and genetic approaches to study populations of A. boskianus from the Zagros Mountains in western Iran, the easternmost limit of the species’ distribution. Our morphological and genetic data indicate that populations of A. boskianus in Iran are distinct from other populations of A. boskianus. Therefore, we describe the Iranian populations as Acanthodactylus zagrosicus sp. nov. The new species is the third endemic species of Acanthodactylus in Iran and the ninth Acanthodactylus species distributed in Iran overall. According to our surveys, this species is distributed widely in the Zagros Mountains including Kermanshah, Lorestan, Ilam, and Khuzestan Provinces.  

A phylogenetic approach to the Philippines endemic centipedes of the genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4483 (3) ◽  
pp. 401
Author(s):  
CARLES DOMÉNECH ◽  
VICTOR M. BARBERA ◽  
EDUARDO LARRIBA
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Neighbor Joining ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
A New Species

The genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 is represented in the Philippines’ fauna by five species, two of which are endemic. Mitochondrial DNA sequences of gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) were obtained from six Scolopendra specimens belonging to two endemic species and a new one, described here as Scolopendra paradoxa Doménech sp. nov. These sequences were analyzed together with another forty-one sequences from GenBank, including additional species of Scolopendra and a few representatives of other Scolopendridae genera. Phylogenetic trees inferred from the COI analysis using maximum likelihood and neighbor joining showed the three Philippines Scolopendra endemic species as a polyphyletic group coherent with their respective morphologies, although the position of S. spinosissima Kraepelin, 1903 varied within the obtained trees. Species delimitation based on standard external morphological characters was also concordant with the observed genetic distances, monophyly and node support, confirming S. subcrustalis Kronmüller, 2009 and S. paradoxa sp. nov. as separate species also at the molecular level, while only the position of S. spinosissima could not be properly established with any of the statistical methods used. In addition, the male genitalia of the three studied species were found to lack gonopods and a penis. Remarks on the ultimate legs prefemoral spinous formula of S. spinosissima plus a key to the species of the genus Scolopendra in the Philippines are provided. 

Sporidesmium guizhouense sp. nov. (Sordariomycetes incertae sedis), a new species from a freshwater habitat in Guizhou Province, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-156
Author(s):  
LING-LING LIU ◽  
JING YANG ◽  
NING-GUO LIU ◽  
YA-YA CHEN ◽  
XIAO-XIA GUI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Freshwater Habitat ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
A New Species

During a survey of freshwater fungi in Guizhou Province, China, a collection from a submerged decaying twig in Baihua Lake was identified as a new species of Sporidesmium sensu lato based on morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses of combined LSU, SSU, ITS, TEF1α and RPB2 sequence data. Phylogenetic analyses supported its placement in Sordariomycetes but the fungus grouped distant from Sporidesmium sensu stricto, and its ordinal or familial position within the class remained inconclusive. Sporidesmium guizhouense sp. nov. is introduced with an illustrated account and notes on its taxonomy, phylogeny and systematic position are provided.

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