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Tuesday, January 29th, 2019
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| 6:27a | [Botany • 2019] Kniphofia vandeweghei (Asphodelaceae) • A New Species of Kniphofia from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Abstract A new species, Kniphofia vandeweghei, is described and illustrated, and the differences with K. princeae, K. goetzei and K. paludosa are discussed. Distribution maps for K. vandeweghei and K. princeae are provided. Kniphofia bequaertii, sometimes regarded as a synonym of K. grantii, is considered to be a good species, and identification characters and distribution information are given. An identification key for all known Kniphofia species from Rwanda is provided. Keywords: Afromontane swamps, D.R. Congo, endemic, sunbird pollination, Monocots  Kniphofia vandeweghei Eberhard Fischer and Markus Ackermann. 2019. A New Species of Kniphofia (Asphodelaceae) from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. Phytotaxa. 391(1); 39–56. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.391.1.3 | ||
| 7:24a | [Entomology • 2019] Bothryonopa sahyadrica • An Atypical New Species of Bothryonopa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from south India
Abstract Bothryonopa sahyadrica n. sp., an atypical new species of the genus from southern Western Ghats biodiversity hot-spot in India is described and illustrated. The new species lacks ventral spine on all femora, in contrast to majority of the members of the genus, including the type species. Pronotum is anteriorly distinctly narrower than posteriorly with evenly curved anterolateral corners in the new species, while pronotum in the typical species is widest medially and not distinctly narrowed anteriorly. Host plant of B. sahyadrica n. sp. is Calamus gamblei Becc. & Hook. f. (Arecaceae). Keywords: Coleoptera, Bothryonopa sahyadrica n. sp., Arecaceae, Calamus, India  K. M. Shameem. 2019. An Atypical New Species of Bothryonopa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Bothryonopini) from south India. Zootaxa. 4545(2); 293–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.9 |
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