A new species of Boloponera from Sekhukhuneland, South Africa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae)

During an environmental impact assessment survey of a proposed tailings storage facility for a platinum mine in Sekhukhuneland, South Africa, five adult and five larval specimens of a new species ofBoloponerawere found while excavating soil to a depth of 10–15 cm at the base of a tree in riparian woodland. These specimens represent a 3400 km range extension and the first reported record of the genus since its description in 2006, which was based on a single specimen collected in the Central African Republic in 2001. A description of the worker and ergatoid queen ofBoloponeraikemkhasp. n. is presented, with a description of the mature larva and a key to distinguish workers of the two currently known species of the genus. The taxonomic relationships ofBoloponeraare discussed with respect to several confirmed and newly identified autapomorphies that support its retention as a distinct genus, although closely related toPlectroctenaandLoboponera. A preliminary assessment of the conservation status and discussion of potential threats to the survival ofB.ikemkhais also provided. Evaluation of current data under the IUCN Red List criteria would result inB.ikemkhabeing assessed as Critically Endangered, but further investigation is required to test the validity of placing it in this category.

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A new species (Begonia giganticaulis) of Begoniaceae from southern Xizang (Tibet) of China

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.187.75854 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 187 ◽

pp. 189-205

Author(s):

Dai-Ke Tian ◽

Wen-Guang Wang ◽

Li-Na Dong ◽

Yan Xiao ◽

Min-Min Zheng ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Female Flower ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Current Data ◽

Iucn Red List Categories ◽

Unique Shape ◽

A New Species

Begonia giganticaulis, a huge new species in Begonia sect. Platycentrum of Begoniaceae from southern Xizang (Tibet) of China, is described. Morphologically, it is mostly similar to B. longifolia and B. acetosella, but clearly differs from the former mainly by its dioecious and taller plants, sparse hairs on abaxial veins, longer inflorescence, unique shape of fruits, and differs from the latter mainly by its late and longer flowering time, 6-tepals of female flower and 3-loculed ovary. The phylogenetic analyses also support the separation of the new species from other taxa. Based on the current data, its conservation status is assigned to Endangered (B2a) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

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Chiococca grandiflora (Rubiaceae), a new species from Northern Mexico

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.98.25170 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 98 ◽

pp. 73-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David H. Lorence ◽

Thomas R. Van Devender ◽

George M. Ferguson

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Northern Mexico ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

A New Species

The new species Chiococcagrandiflora Lorence & T.Van Devender from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico differs from its congeners by its larger, showy white flowers in compact cymes of 3–9, and infundibuliform corollas 16–20 mm long with tubes 13–17 mm long and lobes 3–3.5 mm long. Its distribution, habitat, and relationships are outlined. The conservation status for this species is estimated to be Endangered (EN) based on IUCN Red List Criteria.

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A Neglected New Species of Hymenaea (Leguminosae, Detarioideae) fromthe Brazilian Amazon

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15801369352333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 85-90

Author(s):

Rafael Barbosa Pinto ◽

Marcos José da Silva ◽

Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi ◽

Vidal de Freitas Mansano

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Amazon Basin ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Field Studies ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Amazon Rainforest ◽

Herbarium Collections ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

A New Species

Abstract—A new species, Hymenaea jeaniana, is described and illustrated. The species is known from one of the best-sampled reserves of Amazon Rainforest, the Reserva Adolpho Ducke, in Manaus, and from protected areas of the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, in Amazonas, Brazil. Previously, the species has been mistakenly assigned to the circumscription of the morphologically similar H. parvifolia, but differs in certain leaflet, inflorescence, and flower characteristics. The new species has a restricted distribution and is assessed as Endangered following IUCN Red List criteria. Based on herbarium collections and field studies, we present a full species description, an illustration, conservation status, and taxonomic comments. An identification key to the Hymenaea species of Brazil is also provided. There are six species of Hymenaea in the Amazon Basin, including the species described herein.

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A new species of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) from Republic of Korea

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.303.1.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 303 (1) ◽

pp. 71

Author(s):

DONG CHAN SON ◽

HYUN-JUN KIM ◽

KAE SUN CHANG ◽

DONG-HYUK LEE ◽

KANG-HYUP LEE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Floral Morphology ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Republic Of Korea ◽

Eastern Coast ◽

Differential Characters ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

A New Species

Dianthus koreanus sp. nov., from Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, is described and illustrated. It is a chasmophyte growing on the rocks on the seashore in the eastern coast of Korea. The new species is similar to D. chinensis by its vegetative and floral morphology. Differential characters refer to the leaves (oblanceolate to oblong and greenish-gray coriaceous), and the bracts (3 pairs, each bract being elliptic to obovate with apex acute). The conservation status of D. koreanus was assessed according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

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A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Manu province, Amazon region of southeastern Peru, with notes on its natural history, bioacoustics, phylogenetics, and recommended conservation status

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4221.1.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4221 (1) ◽

pp. 71 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

SHIRLEY J. SERRANO-ROJAS ◽

ANDREW WHITWORTH ◽

JAIME VILLACAMPA ◽

RUDOLF VON MAY ◽

JOSÉ M. PADIAL ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Advertisement Call ◽

Similar Species ◽

Hind Limbs ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

A New Species

We describe and name a new species of poison-dart frog from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Manu Province, Madre de Dios Department, Peru; specifically within the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve and the buffer zone of Manu National Park. Ameerega shihuemoy sp. nov. is supported by a unique combination of characters: black dorsum with cream to light orange dorsolateral lines, blue belly reticulated with black, and the lack of axillary, thigh and calf flash marks. Within Ameerega, it shares the general appearance of A. altamazonica, A. boliviana, A. hahneli, A. ignipedis, A. petersi, A. picta, A. pongoensis, A. pulchripecta, A. simulans, A. smaragdina, and A. yungicola; each possessing a granular black to brown dorsum, a light labial bar, a conspicuous dorsolateral line running from the snout to the groin, and a metallic blue belly and underside of arms and hind limbs. From most of these species it can be distinguished by lacking flash marks on the axillae, thighs, and calves (absent in only A. boliviana and A. smaragdina, most A. petersi, and some A. pongoensis), by having bright cream to orange dorsolateral stripes (white, intense yellow, or green in all other species, with the exception of A. picta), and by its blue belly reticulated with black (bluish white and black in A. boliviana, green and blue with black marbling in A. petersi, and green and blue lacking black marbling in A. smaragdina). Its mating call also shows clear differences to morphologically similar species, with a lower note repetition rate, longer space between calls, and higher fundamental and dominant frequencies. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S mitochondrial rRNA fragment also support the distinctiveness of the new species and suggest that A. shihuemoy is most closely related to Ameerega macero, A. altamazonica, A. rubriventris, and two undescribed species (Ameerega sp. from Porto Walter, Acre, Brazil, and Ameerega sp. from Ivochote, Cusco, Peru). Genetically, the new species is most similar to the sympatric A. macero, from which it clearly differs in characteristics of its advertisement call and coloration. The new species is found near rocky streams during the dry season and near temporary water bodies during the rainy season. Tadpoles are found in lentic water along streams, or in shallow, slow-moving streams. Given its small geographic range, we recommend that A. shihuemoy should be considered 'Near threatened' (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria.

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Hemiboea suiyangensis (Gesneriaceae): a new species from Guizhou, China

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.99.25265 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 99 ◽

pp. 99-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shuwan Li ◽

Mengqi Han ◽

Xiaojie Li ◽

Zhenyu Li ◽

Xiaoguo Xiang

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South China ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Plant Groups ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

Terrestrial Biomes ◽

A New Species

The limestone areas in south China are a major biodiversity hotspot for terrestrial biomes. Hemiboea, with 34 species and 5 varieties, mainly distributed in south China, is one of the characteristic plant groups in limestone areas. Hemiboeasuiyangensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from limestone areas in Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is easily distinguished from other Hemiboea species by having an oblique-infundibular corolla with an abaxially gibbous swelling on the upper half of the tube and with a densely villose throat and lower lobes. Hemiboeasuiyangensis is similar to H.omeiensis W. T. Wang in the shape of the leaf blade, but differs from the latter by the shape of the petiole, involucre, calyx and corolla and the colour of the corolla. The conservation status of this species is considered to be “Critically Endangered” (CR) according to IUCN Red List Criteria.

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Bauhinia proboscidea (Fabaceae: Cercidoideae), a new species from Costa Rica and Panama, with notes on B. beguinotii, B. gorgonae and B. pansamalana

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.361.1.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 361 (1) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

PEDRO JUÁREZ ◽

RODOLFO FLORES ◽

MARIO A. BLANCO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Separate Species ◽

Southern Mexico ◽

Country Level ◽

Conservation Assessments ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

A New Species

Bauhinia proboscidea, a new species from Costa Rica and Panama, is described and illustrated, and compared to the closely related B. pansamalana of southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. It is also compared with B. beguinotii, with which has been confused in herbaria. Bauhinia gorgonae, endemic to Gorgona Island in Colombia and which has been classified as a variety of B. beguinotii, is here considered a separate species. A key to the Neotropical species of Bauhinia with three fertile stamens is provided. Some observations on the morphology and reproductive biology of B. proboscidea are presented. Global-level assessments of the conservation status according to IUCN Red List criteria indicate that B. proboscidea and B. beguinotii (which was previously assessed using some misidentified records) should both be considered as species of Least Concern (LC), B. gorgonae should be considered as Endangered (EN), and B. pansamalana should be considered Not Threatened (NT). Country-level conservation assessments are also provided for all four species. The homology of the “intrastipular spines” of Bauhinia is briefly discussed.

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Sedum ichangensis, a new species of Crassulaceae from Hubei, China

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.132.35428 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 132 ◽

pp. 91-98

Author(s):

Yu-Bing Wang ◽

Xing-Jun Xiong

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Hubei Province ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Central China ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

A New Species

Sedum ichangensissp. nov., from Yichang, Hubei province, central China, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to S. elatinoides and S. rosthornianum in its leaf and carpel morphology and differs in its creeping stems and solitary flowers. The conservation status of S. ichangensis was assessed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

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Habitat associations and conservation status of an endemic forest dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion sp.) from South Africa

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605306000408 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 183-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Walter J. Reisinger ◽

Devi M. Stuart-Fox ◽

Barend F.N. Erasmus

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Canopy Cover ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Habitat Associations ◽

Suitable Habitat ◽

Area Of Occupancy ◽

Forest Interior ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria

We quantified habitat associations and evaluated the conservation status of a recently identified, undescribed species of dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion sp. nov. Dhlinza, endemic to scarp forest remnants in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. At the microhabitat scale the Dhlinza dwarf chameleon was found more often in forest gaps and near paths than highly disturbed edges or forest interior. Chameleon presence was not explained by forest physiognomic variables such as vine cover, shrub and tree density, or canopy cover. Presence near gaps may be better explained by the combined effects of the thermal microenvironment and food availability. The species is moderately common where it occurs, with estimated densities of 4.7, 8.7 and 29.7 individuals per ha within forest interior, edges and gaps respectively. At the landscape scale, the chameleon occurs only in three remnant forests: the Dhlinza, Entumeni and Ongoye Forests. The species' extent of occurrence was estimated to be 88 km2 and its area of occupancy 49 km2. Based on the small area of remaining suitable habitat, this species meets the requirements for categorization as Endangered according to IUCN Red List criteria.

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Flueggea acicularis (Phyllanthaceae), a narrow endemic species rediscovered in central China

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.172.57217 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 172 ◽

pp. 57-66

Author(s):

Songzhi Xu ◽

Qiliang Gan ◽

Lianzhong Fu ◽

Mingxi Jiang ◽

Zhenyu Li

Keyword(s):

Conservation Status ◽

Field Investigation ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Central China ◽

Karst Region ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Chongqing Municipality ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Flueggea acicularis (Phyllanthaceae) is endemic to the karst region of central China. Male specimens of this species were first collected in 1908. In 1989, female plants of F. acicularis were found for the first time, but misidentified as a new species. Throughout this period the male plants of F. acicularis were mismatched with female plants of other species, and male plants had not been collected since 1908. Then, in March, 2009, the authors rediscovered a wild population of F. acicularis consisting of both male and female plants in Wuxi county, Chongqing municipality, China. Based on field investigation and examination of specimens, we matched the correct female and male plants of this species for the first time since its initial publication a century ago. A complete and accurate morphological description, distribution, habitat and phenology of this species are also provided. Furthermore, the conservation status of F. acicularis is assessed as “Near Threatened” (NT) according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

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