scholarly journals A review of geographical distribution of the stag beetles in Mediterranean countries (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Bartolozzi ◽  
Margherita Norbiato ◽  
Fabio Cianferoni
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Stag Beetles ◽  
Private Collections

A list of recent records of stag beetles (Coleoptera Lucanidae) species occurring in Mediterranean countries is given to improve the current knowledge on their geographic distribution. The saproxylic larvae of the stag beetles are very important for forest ecosystems, and some lucanid species are included in the IUCN Red List and in several national protection lists. However, the knowledge on their distribution is rather heterogeneous for several countries and taxa because the distribution records are scattered in poorly known papers or hidden in Museum or private collections. This paper is an attempt to better understanding the distribution of the stag beetle species across the Mediterranean region, to facilitate research and conservation efforts.

Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Garnett ◽  
Judit Szabo ◽  
Guy Dutson
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
International Union ◽  
The Third ◽  
Retrospective Assessment ◽  
Australian Birds ◽  
The Status ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade. The book analyses the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status of all the species and subspecies of Australia's birds, including those of the offshore territories. For each bird the size and trend in their population and distribution has been analysed using the latest iteration of IUCN Red List Criteria to determine their risk of extinction. The book also provides an account of all those species and subspecies that are or are likely to be extinct. The result is the most authoritative account yet of the status of Australia's birds. In this completely revised edition each account covers not only the 2010 status but provides a retrospective assessment of the status in 1990 and 2000 based on current knowledge, taxonomic revisions and changes to the IUCN criteria, and then reasons why the status of some taxa has changed over the last two decades. Maps have been created specifically for the Action Plan based on vetted data drawn from the records of Birds Australia, its members and its partners in many government departments. This is not a book of lost causes. It is a call for action to keep the extraordinary biodiversity we have inherited and pass the legacy to our children. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Zoological Resource.

scholarly journals Red List assessments of East African chameleons: a case study of why we need experts

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 652-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelique Hjarding ◽  
Krystal A. Tolley ◽  
Neil D. Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
East African ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Extra Step ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Threatened Status ◽  
Expert Data

AbstractThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species uses geographical distribution as a key criterion in assessing the conservation status of species. Accurate knowledge of a species’ distribution is therefore essential to ensure the correct categorization is applied. Here we compare the geographical distribution of 35 species of chameleons endemic to East Africa, using data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and data compiled by a taxonomic expert. Data screening showed 99.9% of GBIF records used outdated taxonomy and 20% had no locality coordinates. Conversely the expert dataset used 100% up-to-date taxonomy and only seven records (3%) had no coordinates. Both datasets were used to generate range maps for each species, which were then used in preliminary Red List categorization. There was disparity in the categories of 10 species, with eight being assigned a lower threat category based on GBIF data compared with expert data, and the other two assigned a higher category. Our results suggest that before conducting desktop assessments of the threatened status of species, aggregated museum locality data should be vetted against current taxonomy and localities should be verified. We conclude that available online databases are not an adequate substitute for taxonomic experts in assessing the threatened status of species and that Red List assessments may be compromised unless this extra step of verification is carried out.

Barleria lebomboensis (Acanthaceae), an endangered new species from the Lebombo Mountains of Swaziland

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 323 (2) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
IAIN DARBYSHIRE ◽  
WARREN MCCLELAND ◽  
WILLEM FRONEMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Barleria lebomboensis, restricted to the Lebombo Mountains of Swaziland, is described and illustrated. Its affinities to species in Barleria sect. Somalia, particularly B. meyeriana and B. dolomiticola, are discussed. Based upon current knowledge of its distribution, ecology and associated threats, Barleria lebomboensis is assessed as Endangered under criterion B of the IUCN Red List categories and criteria.

scholarly journals A survey of the Loureedia genus (Araneae, Eresidae) with a new species from Iran and the first assessment of illegal wildlife trade as a threat to the group

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Henriques
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Wildlife Trade ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Wallacean Shortfall ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

AbstractWe describe and illustrate a new species of velvet spider from Iran, L. venatica sp. n., the first species of this genus outside of the Mediterranean region. We also resurrect Eresus jerbae from synonym, as a distinct and valid Loureedia species, L.jerbae comb.n, and record this genus to Jordan for the first time.We map the distribution of all available observations of L.venatica sp.n. and L.jerbae comb.n, based on museum specimens and on photographic records, using these observations, and the uncertainty therein, to estimate the species range and how it would be classified under the IUCN Red List. Addressing two of the obstacles to the conservation of poorly known taxa, the Linnaean shortfall, by increasing the number of described species, and the Wallacean shortfall, by increasing current knowledge of species distribution as well as their range.We also found that Loureedia jerbae comb.n. from Tunisia is been sold as an exotic pet, and that photos of Iranian Loureedia venatica sp.n. are being used to advertise the sale of this genus in the pet trade. We discuss the impacts this likely causes to these species, as well these species extinction risk under the IUCN Red List.

scholarly journals Impatiens wutaishanensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Southeast Yunnan, China

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Rong-Li Liao ◽  
Lei Cai ◽  
Zhi-Yong Yu ◽  
Yue-Hua Wang ◽  
Wei-Bang Sun
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Leaf Blade ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Assessment ◽  
Leaf Arrangement ◽  
Morphological Relationship ◽  
A New Species

Impatiens wutaishanensis R.L. Liao & Lei Cai, a new species from Southeast Yunnan, China, is here described and illustrated. This new species is most similar to Impatiens parvisepala S.X. Yu & Y.T. Hou in its racemose inflorescences, its four lateral sepals, the leaf arrangement, and in having yellow flowers. However, it differs in the height of the plants, the length of the petiole, the size and shape of the leaf blade, the shape of the spur, and the number of flowers in each inflorescence. A detailed description, color photographs, and a provisional IUCN red list assessment are provided, and its geographical distribution, ecology, and morphological relationship with relevant similar species are discussed.

A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4628 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM F. MAUFFRAY ◽  
KENNETH J. TENNESSEN
Keyword(s):  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
Representative Species ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
General Climate ◽  
Near Threatened

We present a list of 425 valid Odonata species from Ecuador, providing a brief overview of each genus, a photograph of a representative species of each genus, and all records known to us for each species. Thirty-eight of the 425 species were previously unrecorded from Ecuador. Data were derived from published records, public and private collections, and field records accumulated since the 1960’s by the authors and others who have contributed specimen information to this study. A historical study and a comprehensive list of synonyms are presented, and questionable species records are discussed. The physiography of the country, including the general climate of each subregion and current pressures on the environment, is briefly discussed. At present, 44 species of Odonata are considered endemic to Ecuador, and eight species are considered endangered, vulnerable, or near threatened on the IUCN Red List. 

scholarly journals Five new species of Vernonieae (Asteraceae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Monge ◽  
Danilo Poso Volet ◽  
João Semir
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract Espírito Santo is a hotspot of diversity in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, where five new species of Vernonieae from the genera Cololobus, Lepidaploa, Lessingianthus, Piptocarpha, and Vernonanthura were found, and four of them occur in the municipality of Santa Teresa. These discoveries show that current knowledge on biodiversity in Espírito Santo is incipient, even in sites with decades of biological inventories, such as Santa Teresa. Here, all five species are described with comments about distribution, conservations status, phenology and taxonomic affinities. We also provide illustrations and a distribution map of the new species. According to the criteria of IUCN red list, Cololobus argenteus and Vernonanthura spathulata must be included in endangered (EN) category.

A new cauliflorous white-flowered species of Ouratea (Ochnaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 167 (1) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAUDIO NICOLETTI DE FRAGA ◽  
MARIANA MACHADO SAAVEDRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Endangered Plant ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Single Locality

The new species Ouratea cauliflorais described, illustrated, and comments on its ecology, geographical distribution, and conservation status are provided. This species is morphologically similar to O. verticillata, but can be easily distinguished by its white flowers and the inflorescences cauliflorous or emerging from short and patent branches on the stem. The new species is endemic to a single locality in the central region of Espírito Santo, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and according to the criteria of the IUCN Red List of endangered plant species, it is regarded as “vulnerable”.

A new species of Prepusa (Helieae, Gentianaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with an emended key for the genus

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 163 (5) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Claudio Nicoletti de Fraga ◽  
ANDRÉ PAVIOTTI FONTANA ◽  
LUDOVIC JEAN CHARLES KOLLMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Endangered Plant ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
A New Species

The new species Prepusa dibotrya from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in Espírito Santo is described and illustrated, with comments on its ecology, geographical distribution, and conservation status. The new species is similar to P. viridiflora and must be considered “critically endangered” in accordance with the criteria of the IUCN Red List of endangered plant species.

scholarly journals The conservation status and distribution of Mediterranean dung beetles

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Numa ◽  
Mattia Tonelli ◽  
Jorge M. Lobo ◽  
José R. Verdú ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lumaret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Macaronesian Islands ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Geographical Scope

The Mediterranean Red List assessment is a review of the regional conservation status of approximately 6,000 species (amphibians, mammals, reptiles, birds, fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, corals and plants) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level to guide appropriate conservation actions for improving their status. This report summarises the results for Mediterranean dung beetles. All the dung beetles that are endemic or nearly endemic to the Mediterranean region – 200 species – are included. The geographical scope is the Mediterranean region according to the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot (Mittermeier et al., 2004), with the exception of the Macaronesian islands, which have not been included in this study. Of the 644 species of dung beetles inhabiting the Mediterranean region, 200 (32%) have at least 75% of their distribution range within the borders of the region. The other 444 species, which occur over a wider area, were excluded from this assessment. Of the 200 species analysed, 150 are considered endemic as they cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

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