Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 18. New species in section Pilifer from the NW Cape: R. furfuracea, R. vitrea and R. namaquensis

Bothalia ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-183
Author(s):  
S. M. Perold
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Spore Ornamentation ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Almost All

Another three new species of Riccia in section  Pilifer Volk are described from Namaqualand, namely  R. furfuracea, R vitrea and R. namaquensis. There are certainly more undescribed species present in that region, but species from there are often very difficult to distinguish: almost all have hyaline scales, the free-standing dorsal cell pillars need to be examined in living plants and the spore ornamentation is quite variable.

Studies in the liverwort genus Fossombronia (Metzgeriales) from southern Africa, 1. Three new species from Northern Province, Gauteng and Mpu­malanga

Bothalia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Perold
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
Spore Ornamentation ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Frequent Presence

Three new species of Fossombronia from Northern Province, Gauteng and Mpumalanga (formerly Transvaal) are described: F.  gemmifera, F. glenii and F. straussiana. F. gemmifera is distinguished by a highly convoluted pseudoperianth, the frequent presence of gemmae produced dorsally on the stem, lamellate spores and mostly rather short elaters; F. glenii can be recognized by a smallish, deeply lobed pseudoperianth, perigonial bracts with finger-like projections shielding the antheridia and by spinous spores; F. straussiana is distinct by its hyaline or brownish rhizoids, by its dense, frilly leaves, its pseudoperianth with lamellate lateral outgrowths, by spore ornamentation that usually has inclusions in the incomplete areolae and by the elaters which are finely papillose.

Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 17. Three new species in section Pilifer: R. elongata, R. ampullacea and R. trachyglossum

Bothalia ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-174
Author(s):  
S. M. Perold
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Spore Ornamentation ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Dorsal Cells

Species in section Pilifer Volk (1983) are often very difficult to identify (Perold 1990b). Most of them require close examination of the dorsal cell pillars in reasonably fresh collections, as these cells can seldom be reconstituted in long dried material.The three species,  R elongata.  R ampullacea and R trachyglossum, here described as new, have been maintained in cultures for lengthy periods, during which their dorsal cells were studied. The spore ornamentation was also quite useful in separating these species.  R elongata is known from eastern Transvaal,  R. ampullacea from the Witteberg Mountains of the eastern Cape Province and the Drakensberg Mountains of Lesotho and Natal, and R. trachyglossum is so far known only from (he highlands of Lesotho.

New species and notes on Hesperantha (Iridaceae) in southern Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Goldblatt ◽  
J. C. Manning
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Dwarf Plant ◽  
Perianth Tube ◽  
Local Endemic ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Three New Species

Field studies of the sub-Saharan African and largely southern African Hesperantha conducted since 2003 have resulted in the discovery of three new species in this genus, bringing the total to 82. Hesperantha longistyla J.C.Manning Goldblatt. known from one collection from the mountains of SW Namibia, is a dwarf plant with moderately long-tubed, purple flowers and unusually long style branches, possibly allied to the Kamiesberg species,  H. latifolia. A second species,  H. helmei Goldblatt J.C.Manning, also known from a single collection from the interior mountains of Eastern Cape near Graaff- Reinet, has terete leaves and small flowers with tepals ± 8 x 2.5 mm, about as long as the perianth tube. It is apparently most closely allied to the Roggeveld species, H. cliolata. A third novelty, H. lithicola J.C.Manning Goldblatt. restricted to the Swartruggens range in the eastern Cold Bokkeveld, has bell-shaped corms with toothed margins, leaves 1-2 mm wide, and white flowers with a tube 10-12 mm long, and appears most closely allied to the widespread H. falcata. A new collection of H karooica from northeast of the Hantamsberg represents a small but significant range extension for this local endemic previously known from just two collections near Calvinia, south of these mountains. The flower size, especially dimensions of the tepals, confirms its status as a separate species allied to H. vaginata. Lastly, new collections o f the relatively uncommon, yellow-flowered variant of H. acuta show that this plant, confined to the eastem portion of the range of the species, differs consistently from the white-flowered form in several floral features, and it is raised to subspecies rank as H. acuta subsp.  tugwelliae.

scholarly journals Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3046 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. SMITH-VANIZ ◽  
GERALD R. ALLEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Body Color ◽  
Caudal Fin ◽  
Black Stripe ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Yellow Body ◽  
Deep Water Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Water Species

Three new species of fangblennies are described from Indonesia. Meiacanthus abruptus is described based on two specimens, 31.4–36.6 mm SL, from Komodo Island and color photographs of others from Bali. The combination of a white or yellow body color and a single dark mid-lateral stripe that is bluntly rounded at its terminus on the caudal-fin base distinguishes it from other single striped species. This new species closely resembles the allopatric M. vicinus, which has the mid-lateral stripe extending farther onto the caudal fin and tapering to a point. Meiacanthus erdmanni is described from the only known specimen, 35.8 mm SL, photographed and collected in 65–70 m in Cenderawasih Bay, western New Guinea. One of the deepest known species of Meiacanthus, it has two dark mid-lateral stripes and differs from other doublestriped species in having a series of dark blotches on the base of the dorsal fin and only 24 segmented dorsal-fin rays. Meiacanthus cyanopterus, another deep-water species, is described from seven specimens, 19.8–45.3 mm SL, collected in 40–65 m at three sites in Alor Strait. In life this species has a dorsal fin with a blue-violet stripe bordered above by a wide black stripe. An identification key is provided for all the striped species of Meiacanthus, including at least one additional undescribed species previously confused with M. abditus. Color photographs of other Meiacanthus species and some new distributional records are also given.

scholarly journals Three new species and one new subspecies of Depressariinae (Lepidoptera) from Europe

ZooKeys ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
pp. 119-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Buchner ◽  
Martin Corley ◽  
Jari Junnilainen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Single Male ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
Three New Species

The species Depressaria albarracinella Corley, sp. n., Agonopterix carduncelli Corley, sp. n. and Agonopterix pseudoferulae Buchner & Junnilainen, sp. n. and the subspecies Depressaria saharae Gastón & Vives ssp. tabelli Buchner, ssp. n. are described. Depressaria albarracinella was first found in Spain in 1969 and recognised as apparently new but the specimens in NHMUK have remained undescribed. Additional Spanish material has been located in ZMUC and other collections and three specimens have been found from Greece. Agonopterix carduncelli. A single male of an unidentified Agonopterix of the pallorella group was found in Algarve, Portugal in 2010. A search for larvae in March 2011 was successful and one male and one female were reared from Carthamus caeruleus. Additional specimens of the new species have been located in collections from Spain, Greece and Morocco. Agonopterix pseudoferulae. A specimen from Greece with the name Agonopterix ferulae (Zeller, 1847) found in the Klimesch collection in ZSM had forewing markings which suggested that it might be a different species. Further specimens from Italy and Greece have been examined, among them two reared from Elaeoselinum asclepium (Apiaceae). Both genitalia and barcode show that this is an undescribed species. Depressaria saharae Gastón & Vives, 2017 was described very recently (Gastón and Vives 2017) from northern Spain with a brief description, and figures of two males and male genitalia. Here the new species is redescribed, and additional data on distribution and relationships of the new species added. The opportunity is also taken to show that Canary Islands specimens with the same male genitalia should be treated as a new subspecies D. saharae ssp. tabelli Buchner, ssp. n.

Pycnogonids (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from Taiwan, with description of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 458 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER N. BAMBER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cement Gland ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Three New Species

Pycnogonid material collected between August 2000 and August 2003 from Taiwanese waters at depths between 100 and 2620 m is described. The thirty-three specimens represent ten species, and include one hitherto undescribed species of each of the genera Nymphon, Colossendeis and Pycnogonum. There are no previously published records of pycnogonids from Taiwan. Nymphon polyglia sp. nov. has multiple cement gland pores on the femur and first tibia, and tarsus and propodus subequal in length. Colossendeis mycterismos sp. nov. has affinities with C. pipetta, but has a tarsus shorter than the propodus. Pycnogonum cranaobyrsa sp. nov. has a slender tapering proboscis, no auxiliary claws and pointed mid-dorsal trunk tubercles, with a pustulate integument and a rounded ocular tubercle. The cement-gland openings of Heterofragilia hirsuta are described.

NOTES ON THE ASILID GENERA BOMBOMIMA AND LAPHRIA WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES AND TWO NEW VARIETIES (DIPTERA)

1929 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
S. W. Bromley
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
New Varieties ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Species Descriptions ◽  
Canadian Department

The collection from which this study was made was obtained through the courtesy of the Entomological Branch, Canadian Department of Agriculture, and was of particular interest in that it not only contiained excellent series of many of the described forms but also several undescribed species. Descriptions of the latter are submitted in the present paper together with notes on some of the others.

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