[Most Recent Entries] [Calendar View]
Friday, April 16th, 2021
| Time | Event | ||||||||
| 4:02a | [Entomology • 2021] Pycnogaster ribesiglesiasii • A New Species of Ephippigerini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Bradyporinae) from Catalonia (northeast of the Iberian Peninsula)
Abstract A new species of the genus Pycnogaster Graells, 1851 is described from Catalonia (Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula). Pycnogaster ribesiglesiasii n. sp. was collected in the Plana d’Ancosa in a calcicolous stepic scrub dominated mainly by thyme (Thymus vulgaris). L. ribesiglesiasii is compared to P. sanchezgomezi Bolívar, 1897 from which it can be separated mainly by the shape of the male cerci, the titillators and the male calling song. In addition, in the females by the protuberance of the seventh (7th) sclerite and the shape of subgenital plate. Keywords: Mediterranean area, isolation, stepic ecosystems, Catalonia  Josep Maria Olmo-Vidal. 2021. Pycnogaster ribesiglesiasii, A New Species of Ephippigerini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Bradyporinae) from Catalonia (northeast of the Iberian Peninsula). Zootaxa. 4963(5); 173–180. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4963.1.9 | ||||||||
| 5:14a | [Botany • 2021] Begonia bangsamoro (Begoniaceae, section Petermannia) • A New Species from Mindanao Island, the Philippines
Abstract Begonia bangsamoro, a new Philippine Begonia species from the section Petermannia is described and illustrated. The new species was discovered in the fragmented riparian forest of Lanao del Sur, along the Ginapukan river in Wao, Mindanao island, Philippines. The previous collections also revealed that it occurs in the nearby province of Bukidnon. Begonia bangsamoro is distinguished from other Philippine Begonia by its lacerate leaf margins, terminal inflorescences, 4-tepaled staminate flowers, and sparsely hirsute ovaries. The new species is compared with the phenetically similar B. quercifolia. Based on IUCN Red List criteria, B. bangsamoro is designated as Endangered (EN). Keywords: Eudicots, endemic, Begonia quercifolia, eudicots, Cucurbitales, Lanao del Sur, Malesia, taxonomy  Begonia bangsamoro D.P.Buenavista, Pranada & Y.P. Ang   Dave P. Buenavista, Yu Pin Ang, Mc Andrew Pranada, Daryl S. Salas, Eefke Mollee and Morag McDonald. 2021. Begonia bangsamoro (Begoniaceae, section Petermannia), A New Species from Mindanao Island, the Philippines. Phytotaxa. 497(1); 39–48. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.497.1.4 | ||||||||
| 6:02a | [Herpetology • 2021] Xylophis deepaki • A New Species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India
Abstract We reassess the taxonomy of the Indian endemic snake Xylophis captaini and describe a new species of Xylophis based on a type series of three specimens from the southernmost part of mainland India. Xylophis deepaki sp. nov. is most similar phenotypically to X. captaini, with which it was previously confused. The new species differs from X. captaini by having a broader, more regular and ventrally extensive off-white collar, more ventral scales (117–125 versus 102–113), and by lack of flounces on the body and proximal lobes of the hemipenis. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial 16S DNA sequences strongly indicates that the new species is most closely related to X. captaini, differing from it by an uncorrected pairwise genetic distance of 4.2%. A revised key to the species of Xylophis is provided. Keywords: Hemipenis, Kanyakumari, molecular phylogeny, snakes, taxonomy, Xylophiinae
 Xylophis deepaki sp. nov. Xylophis perroteti – Rajendran (1985). [Chresonym] Xylophis captaini – Gower and Winkler, 2007 [in part]; Ganesh (2010); Ganesh et al. 2012; Bhupathy et al. 2016 [in part] [Chresonym] Diagnosis: The new species is assigned to the genus Xylophis based on the anterior-most (three) pairs of infralabial shields reduced to narrow strips, together much smaller than large pair of anterior chin (genial) shields. Xylophis deepaki sp. nov. is small (maximum known total length 199 mm), with 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody, 117–125 ventrals (n=6), 13–23 subcaudals (n=6), internasal length almost equal to the prefrontal length, a thick and ventrally near-complete off-white collar, and mostly smooth hemipenial body and lobes. ... Etymology: This species is named in honour of the Indian herpetologist Dr Deepak Veerappan, in recognition of his substantial, 21st Century contributions to herpetology, including work on Xylophis systematics. We suggest the common name Deepak’s wood snake (English).
Surya Narayanan, Pratyush P. Mohapatra, Amirtha Balan, Sandeep Das and David J. Gower. 2021. A New Species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India. Vertebrate Zoology. 71: 219-230. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e63986 | ||||||||
| 8:43a | [Botany • 2020] Rediscovery of Globba andersonii and Three New Synonymies in Indian Zingiberaceae  ABSTRACT Based on detailed studies of the protologues, types, herbarium and comparison with live specimens, Caulokaempferia dinabandhuensis Biseshwori & Bipin, Globba teesta S. Nirola & A.P. Das and Zingiber sianginensis Tatum & A.K. Das are reduced under Monolophus suksathanii S. Dey, Langhu & Bhaumik, G. andersonii C.B. Clarke ex Baker and Z. officinale Roscoe, respectively. In addition, Globba andersonii is rediscovered after a gap of 136 years. A detailed description and color photographs of G. andersonii are provided for ease of understanding. KEYWORDS: Caulokaempferia dinabandhuensis, Globba teesta, rediscovery, synonym, taxonomy, Zingiberaceae, Zingiber sianginensis     Globba andersonii C.B.Clarke ex Baker, in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 202 (1890) Jayakrishnan Thachat, Sachin A. Punekar, Vadakkoot Sankaran Hareesh and Mamiyil Sabu. 2020. Rediscovery of Globba andersonii and Three New Synonymies in Indian Zingiberaceae. Botany Letters. 167(3); 373-377. DOI: 10.1080/23818107.2020.1770626 'Globa andersonnii'- critically endangered species from Sikkim Himalaya was rediscovered after a gap of 136 years. |
| << Previous Day |
2021/04/16 [Calendar] |
Next Day >> |