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    [Entomology • 2019] A Revision of the Rare Flower Beetle Genus Macronotops Krikken (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Asia with Biological Notes

    Macronotops medogensis
    Qiu, Xu & Chen, 2019

    Abstract
    Based on examination of all available types and a large number of additional specimens, the poorly studied genus Macronotops Krikken, 1977 is revised. Thirteen species are recognized, including four new species herein described, M. biserratus Qiu, Xu & Chen, new species from Laos, M. dianensis Qiu, Xu & Chen, new species from China (Yunnan) and Vietnam, M. miksici Qiu, Xu & Chen, new species from China (Yunnan), Myanmar, and India, and M. medogensis Qiu, Xu & Chen, new species from China (Xizang). The neotype of Macronota fulvoguttata Fairmaire, 1891 is designated. Macronotops fulvopilosus (Fairmaire, 1894) is considered as an independent species, and M. olivaceofuscus (Bourgoin, 1916) revised status, formerly regarded as subspecies of M. vuilleti (Bourgoin, 1916), is elevated to species rank. Pleuronota subsexmaculata Ma, 1992, new synonym and P. hefengensis Ma, 1992, new synonym are placed as junior synonym of M. olivaceofuscus and M. fulvoguttatus, respectively. All previous records of M. sexmaculatus (Kraatz, 1894) in southern China are verified as misidentification of M. olivaceofuscus; M. sexmaculatus is recorded from China (Xizang) for the first time, and its distribution appears to be limited to the southern side of the eastern Himalayas. Macronotops olivaceofuscus and M. vuilleti are newly recorded from Vietnam and China, respectively. Sima of Myanmar, the type locality of M. ovaliceps (Arrow, 1941), is located at the border of Myanmar and China (Yunnan); and more specimens of this species were obtained from western Yunnan. Habitus and diagnostic characters are illustrated for all species. Key to species and notes on natural history of this genus are also provided.

    Keywords: Coleoptera, Lamellicornia, Taenioderini, Taenioderina, Pleuronota, new species, new synonym, neotype, distribution, Oriental Region, larva



    Jian-Yue Qiu, Hao Xu and Li Chen. 2019. A Revision of the Rare Flower Beetle Genus Macronotops Krikken (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Asia with Biological Notes. Zootaxa.  4556(1); 1-65. DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4556.1.1


    10:09p
    [Botany • 2017] Appendicula cordata (Orchidaceae) • A New Species of Appendicula section Pododesme from eastern Indonesia

    Appendicula cordata Wibowo & Juswara 

    in Wibowo & Juswara, 2017. 
       DOI: 10.14203/reinwardtia.v16i2.3156

    Abstract
    A new species, Appendicula cordata (sect. Pododesme) from eastern Indonesia, is described and illustrated. Its habit is similar to that of Appendicula infundibuliformis J. J. Sm., but it differs in having flowers with a cordate appendage and a lip reflexed to the right. An identification key to the species of Appendicula sect. Pododesme, a distribution map, photos and line drawing are also provided.

    Keywords: Appendicula, East Sumba, Flores, Indonesia, new species, section Pododesme.

    Fig. 1. Plant and flower of Appendicula cordata Wibowo & Juswara spec. nov.
     A. Plant; B. Flower, front view; C. Flower bract; D. Inflorescence; E. Flower, ventral view; F. Flower in section; G. Labellum, dorsal view.
    Photos by A. R. U. Wibowo.

    Fig. 2. Line drawing of Appendicula cordata Wibowo & Juswara spec. nov.
    A. Plant; B. Leaves, abaxial view; C. Flower, side view; D. Flower, ventral view; E. Flower, front view; F. Lip with column in section, side view; G. Floral bract; H. Lateral sepals; I. Dorsal sepal; J. Petals; K. Lip; L. Lip, flattened; M. Column; N. Pollinia; O. Anther cap, front view.
    (From PEN 526, Sumba Timur – Nusa Tenggara Timur,
     drawing by A. R. U. Wibowo).

    Appendicula cordata Wibowo & Juswara, spec. nov.

    Etymology. From the Latin cordata (heart-shaped), referring to the heart-shaped appendage.

    Notes. The habit of Appendicula cordata is similar to that of A. infundibuliformis J. J. Sm. The new species differs from that species, and all other species in sect. Pododesme, by the lip apex being twisted to the right, much like A. ovalis (Schltr.) J. J. Sm. in section Oligodesme. In addition, A. infundibuliformis has yellowish - green flower, a flat lip, and a horseshoe-shaped appendage, whereas A. cordata has white flowers with purple markings, a concave lip, and a cordate appendage. The other species in sect. Pododesme do not have long (to 16 cm), branching, pendulous inflorescences like A. cordata. 


    CONCLUSION:
     A new species described from Sumba, Sumbawa and Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands shows that many new species from the under collected areas in Indonesia await discovery. This species is one of the species collected and grown ex-situ that represents small number of species from the area. This new species is distributed in Flores, Sumba, Sumbawa and Sulawesi Tengah. It is probable that its distribution is wider than this has been recorded. Thus, complete information on distribution and conservation status in nature on this newly described species and other species within the genus Appendicula are needed to finish the checklist of Orchids of Indonesia.




     Aninda Retno Utami Wibowo and Lina Susanti Juswara. 2017.   A New Species of Appendicula section Pododesme (Orchidaceae) from Indonesia. Reinwardtia. 16(2); 65-71.  DOI: 10.14203/reinwardtia.v16i2.3156
     researchgate.net/publication/321942029_A_NEW_SPECIES_OF_APPENDICULA_FROM_INDONESIA

       

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