Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

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3:28p	[Herpetology • 2024] Ophiophagus hannah, O. bungarus, O. kaalinga & O. salvatana • Taxonomic Revision of the King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah Species Complex (Serpentes: Elapidae), with the Description of Two New Species Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)  Ophiophagus bungarus (Schlegel, 1837)  in Das, Gowri Shankar, Swamy, Williams, Lalremsanga, Prashanth, Sahoo, ... et Wüster, 2024.  DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.961.2681 Abstract The taxonomy of king cobras (Ophiophagus) was reevaluated using qualitative, mensural and meristic characters, based on 148 entire and five skeletal specimens, and supported by a recent molecular phylogenetic analysis. We provide nomenclatural synopses of both the genus and species-series nomina. We restrict the concept of Ophiophagus hannah s. str. to populations from eastern Pakistan, northern and eastern India, the Andaman Islands, Indo-Burma and Indo-China, south to central Thailand. The nomen Ophiophagus bungarus (Schlegel, 1837) comb. nov. is revived for the populations inhabiting the Sunda Shelf area, including the Malay Peninsula, the Greater Sunda Islands and parts of the southern Philippines. We describe two new species, Ophiophagus kaalinga Gowri Shankar, Das & Ganesh sp. nov. endemic to the Western Ghats of south-western India and Ophiophagus salvatana Gowri Shankar, Das & Wüster sp. nov., inhabiting the island of Luzon in northern Philippines. For the purpose of nomenclatural stability, we designate a neotype for Hamadryas hannah Cantor, 1836. A dichotomous identification key to the four species recognized here is provided. Keywords: Elapidae, neotype designation, nomenclature, new species, systematics, taxonomy Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) s. str. Northern king cobra Ophiophagus bungarus (Schlegel, 1837) comb. nov. Sunda king cobra Ophiophagus kaalinga Gowri Shankar, Das & Ganesh sp. nov. Western Ghats king cobra Ophiophagus salvatana Gowri Shankar, Das & Wüster sp. nov. Luzon king cobra Variation in dorsal body bands in juveniles of the four species of Ophiophagus Günther, 1864 recognised in this study. A. O. hannah (Cantor, 1836) (photo: H.T. Lalremsanga). B. O. bungarus (Schlegel, 1837) comb. nov. (photo: T. Charlton).  C. O. kaalinga Gowri Shankar, Das & Ganesh sp. nov. (photo: P. Gowri Shankar). D. O. salvatana Gowri Shankar, Das & Wüster sp. nov. (photo: Bernard Tarun). Indraneil Das, P. Gowri Shankar, Priyanka Swamy, Rhiannon C. Williams, Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, P. Prashanth, Gunanidhi Sahoo, S.P. Vijayakumar, Jacob Höglund, Kartik Shanker, Sushil K. Dutta, S.R. Ganesh and Wolfgang Wüster. 2024. Taxonomic Revision of the King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) Species Complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the Description of Two New Species. European Journal of Taxonomy. 961(1), 1–51. DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.961.2681  P. Gowri Shankar, Priyanka Swamy, Rhiannon C. Williams, S. R .Ganesh, Matt Moss, Jacob Höglund, Indraneil Das, Gunanidhi Sahoo, S. P. Vijayakumar, Kartik Shanker, Wolfgang Wüstere, and Sushil K. Dutta. 2021. King or Royal Family? Testing for Species Boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using Morphology and Multilocus DNA Analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. In Press, 107300. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107300  (Comment on this)
3:57p	[Botany • 2024] Spiradiclis yanii (Rubiaceae) • A New Species from Guangxi, China  Spiradiclis yanii Y.Nong & L.Wu,  in Nong, Lei, Wei, Qu, Zhao, Feng, Xu et Wu. 2204.   严氏螺序草  ||  DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.247.123867 Abstract Spiradiclis yanii Y.Nong & L.Wu (Rubiaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is most similar to S. tomentosa, but it can be easily distinguished by being densely multicellular villous, leaves narrow elliptic or oblanceolate, apex acute or shortly acuminate, stipules 2–4, linear or linear lanceolate, 4–8 mm, densely villous, corolla tube 3 mm, sparsely pubescent inside, flower homomorphism, lobes 3–5, stamens arising at the base of the tube, stigma 2-lobed, lobes ovoid, slightly swollen, 0.2 mm. The habitat of Spiradiclis yanii is extremely fragile. Therefore, this species deserves close attention and protection. Key words: Longan, limestone, new species, sinkhole, taxonomy Spiradiclis yanii Y.Nong & L.Wu A, B plant (flowering and fruiting) C inflorescence (lateral view) D inflorescence (front view, corolla lobes 3–5) E flower (front view) F stamens, ovary and stigma G infructescence (lateral view) H calyx and bracts I capsule J seeds K leaf (adaxially view) L leaf (abaxially view) M, N stipules  (Photographed by Ke-Jian Yan & You Nong, edited by You Nong). Habitat of Spiradiclis yanii Y.Nong & L.Wu on cliffs at the bottom of the sinkhole.  Photographed by You Nong.  Spiradiclis yanii Y.Nong & L.Wu, sp. nov.  Chinese name: yán shì luó xù cǎo (严氏螺序草) Diagnosis: Spiradiclis yanii is most similar to S. tomentosa, but is different in being densely villous without knots (vs. densely grey-viscid multicellular tomentose); leaves narrow elliptic or oblanceolate (vs. oblanceolate, obovate or rarely elliptic); apex acute or shortly acuminate (vs. apex cuspidate to rounded); mid-vein flat adaxially and convex abaxially (vs. mid-rib and lateral veins nearly flat on both sides); stipules 2–4, linear or linear lanceolate, ... Etymology: The new species is named after Mr. Ke-Jian Yan, who worked in Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science and made many contributions to GXMI, especially in Rubiaceae and Lamiaceae.  You Nong, Li-Qun Lei, Gui-Yuan Wei, Xin-Cheng Qu, Zi-Yi Zhao, Bin Feng, Chuan-Gui Xu and Lei Wu. 2204. Spiradiclis yanii (Rubiaceae), A New Species from Guangxi, China. PhytoKeys. 247: 173-181. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.247.123867 (Comment on this)

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