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| 12:54p | [Entomology • 2022] Afromelittia gruschwitzi • A New Species of Afromelittia Gorbunov & Arita, 1997 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Melittiini) from The Gambia
Abstract A new species of Afrotropical Melittiini, Afromelittia gruschwitzi sp. n., is described. Attracted by synthetic pheromones, a single male was trapped 1992 in Abuko Nature Reserve, a gallery forest in The Gambia, West Africa. The female and the biology of the new species are unknown. KEYWORDS: Afrotropical Region, clearwing moths, Cucurbitaceae, pheromones, taxonomy
Afromelittia gruschwitzi sp. n. Diagnosis: Afromelittia gruschwitzi sp. n. resembles other species of the genus, particularly A. occidentalis, A. aenescens, A. natalensis, A. iridisquama and A. caerulea. All of these species, including the western extreme A. iridisquama, differ externally by the usually completely opaque fore-wings, which only rarely have one or two very small transparent cells near the tornus (external transparent area well developed and large in A. gruschwitzi), and the well-developed, specialized scale follicles of tergite eight (stunted in medial part in A. gruschwitzi). Afromelittia caerulea differs further by the bright blue, opaque hindwings. In the male genitalia, these species are hard to distinguish. Afromelittia gruschwitzi sp. n. has valva slightly broader and shorter with distal margin somewhat more concave, and saccus longer and narrower. Etymology: The new species is named after Dr. Michael Gruschwitz, Weeze, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, who collected the holotype. Daniel Bartsch amd Matthias Weitzel. 2022. A New Species of Afromelittia Gorbunov & Arita, 1997 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Melittiini) from The Gambia. Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. 5(1); 49-52. DOI: doi.org/10.18476/2022.477144  | ||||
| 1:45p | [Arachnida • 2024] Sinodromus gen. nov. • A New Genus with Two New Species (Araneae: Philodromidae) and the first description of the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 from China
Abstract Three species of the spider family Philodromidae are reported from the south of China. A new genus, Sinodromus gen. nov., is described from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hunan Provinces. It can be distinguished from other genera of Philodromidae by the tegular apophysis of the palp and the cymbial process, as well as by its uniquely striped abdomen. The type species, S. fujianensis sp. nov., and a second species, S. perbrevis sp. nov., are described and illustrated; these species occur in bamboo forests in hilly areas. Additionally, the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 is described for the first time from Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces. All species are illustrated with SEM micrographs, and their distributions are mapped. Key words: Distribution, hilly land, running crab spiders, taxonomy
Genus Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826 Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 Genus Sinodromus Yao & Liu, gen. nov. Type species: Sinodromus fujianensis Yao & Liu, sp. nov. Zhong-jing Wang, Yan-bin Yao, Zi-ying Tang, Wen-hui Li, Ke-ke Liu, Xiang Xu. 2024. A New Genus, Sinodromus gen. nov., with Two New Species and the first description of the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 (Arachnida, Araneae, Philodromidae) from China. ZooKeys. 1221: 279-296. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1221.137930 | ||||
| 2:17p | [Botany • 2024] Ophioglossum hongii (Ophioglossaceae) • A New Species from Xizang, China
Abstract Ophioglossum hongii (Ophioglossaceae) is described as a new species from the plateau area of Xizang, China. It was recorded as the species O. nudicaule previously, but obviously differs in its shorter sporophores and the conspicuous persistent petiole bases at the top of rhizome. O. hongii is similar to O. polyphyllum in morphology, but it can be distinguished from the latter by plant size, trophophyll shape, fertile stalk and exospore ornamentation. O. hongii is the sister to the clade (O. polyphyllum, O. engelmannii) according to molecular phylogenetic analysis of seven plastid fragments (atpB, matK, psbA-trnH, rbcL, rps4, rps4-trnS, and trnL-F). Detailed taxonomic description, distribution, ecology, conservation status and chloroplast genome resources are provided. chloroplast genome, Himalayas, phylogeny, pteridophytes, taxonomy   Min-Yu LI, Fu-Sheng YANG, Yue-Hong YAN, Li-Jun CHEN, Zhi-Cong HUANG, Jiang-Ping SHU and Xin-Sheng QIN. 2024. Ophioglossum hongii (Ophioglossaceae), A New Species from Xizang, China. Phytotaxa. 676(2); 169-180. [2024-12-10] DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.676.2.5 | ||||
| 4:26p | [Botany • 2024] Xanthophytum antoanense (Rubiaceae: Ophiorrhizeae) • A New Species from Vietnam
Abstract Xanthophytum antoanense is described as a new species endemic to Central Vietnam. It is morphologically closest to X. capitatum in having setose hairs on the abaxial leaf surface and a pedunculate head-like inflorescence but differs from the latter by a number of characteristics: shorter stem, 3-lobed stipules, narrowly lanceolate leaf blades with a cuneate-oblique base and 20–22 pairs of secondary veins, 3.5–4.5 cm long peduncle, spatulate calyx lobes, larger corollas with a 5–5.4 mm long tube and 2.4–3 mm long lobes, and an apically hairy style. A detailed description, an illustration, and information on distribution, ecology and phenology, and a provisional assessment of the conservation status of the new species are provided. Key words: An Toan Nature Reserve, Central Vietnam, endemic, head-like inflorescence, indumentum, setose
Xanthophytum antoanense Luu, H.C.Nguyen, X.B.Nguyen-Le & Q.D.Nguyen, sp. nov. Diagnosis: The new species is morphologically closest to X. capitatum Valeton but differs from the latter by its 3-lobed (vs. unlobed) stipules, narrowly lanceolate (vs. oblong to obovate) leaf blades with a cuneate-oblique (vs. symmetrically cuneate to attenuate) base and 20–22 (vs.11–16) pairs of secondary veins, 3.5–4.5 (vs. 0.5–3) cm long peduncle, spatulate (vs. bluntly triangular) calyx lobes, larger flowers with a 5–5.4 (vs. c. 1.8) mm long corolla tube and 2.4–3 (vs. c. 0.7) mm long corolla lobes, and an apically hairy (vs. glabrous) style. Hieu Cuong Nguyen, Xuan Bach Nguyen-Le, Quoc Dat Nguyen, Tran Quoc Trung Nguyen and Hong Truong Luu. 2024. Xanthophytum antoanense (Rubiaceae, Ophiorrhizeae), A New Species from Vietnam. PhytoKeys. 250: 215-222. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.250.137482 |
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