Species New to Science's Journal
 
 [Most Recent Entries] [Calendar View]

Friday, April 18th, 2025

    Time Event
    2:18a
    [Botany • 2018] Astragalus ihsancalisii (Fabaceae) • A New Species of Astragalus Sect. Incani from Erzurum Province, E Turkey


    Astragalus ihsancalisii Dönmez & Uğurlu, 

    in Dönmez et Uğurlu Aydin, 2018. 

    Abstract
    Astragalus ihsancalisii Dönmez & Uğurlu (Fabaceae) is described as a new species from Erzurum province in E Turkey. The new species belongs to A. sect. Incani DC. and is similar and possibly related to A. glaucophyllus Bunge and A. guzelsuensis F. Ghahrem. & al. from Turkey and A. siahcheshmehensis Maassoumi & Podlech from Iran. Astragalus ihsancalisii is clearly distinguished from those three species by flower number per raceme, bract size, pedicel length, standard length and legume beak length, among other characters. Diagnostic characters are given and their taxonomic importance is discussed. Photographs of A. ihsancalisii in the field are presented. In addition, SEM micrographs of leaf and legume surfaces of the new species and A. glaucophyllus and A. guzelsuensis are provided for comparison. The conservation status of A.ihsancalisii is also assessed according to field observations.

    KEYWORDS: Astragalus, biodiversity, conservation status, endemic, FABACEAE, Leguminosae, micromorphology, new species, taxonomy, Turkey



    Astragalus ihsancalisii Dönmez & Uğurlu




    Alı A. Dönmez and Zübeyde Uğurlu Aydin. 2018. Astragalus ihsancalisii (Fabaceae), A New Species from Erzurum Province, E Turkey. Willdenowia. 48(3); 399-404.  DOI: 10.3372/wi.48.48309
     
    9:20a
    [Entomology • 2025] Maladera barasingha, M. onam, Serica subansiriensis, ... • New Species and Records of Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from India and Nepal

    Maladera barasingha, M. champhaiensis, M. lumlaensis, 
     Maladera onam, Neoserica churachandpurensis, Serica subansiriensis
    Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, 2025


    Abstract
    Here we describe six new sericine species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae) from India: Maladera champhaiensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., Neoserica churachandpurensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., Maladera barasingha Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., Maladera lumlaensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., Serica subansiriensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., and Maladera onam Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov.. Additionally, we report new records of 28 species including the first state records of Maladera bengalensis (Brenske, 1899) and M. seriatoguttata Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 for Goa and Maharashtra (India), respectively. Morphology of the new species is described and illustrated.

    Coleoptera, taxonomy, new species, new records, scarab chafers
     

    Maladera barasingha Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., 
    Maladera champhaiensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., 
    Maladera lumlaensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., 
    Maladera onam Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov.,

    Neoserica churachandpurensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov., 
    Serica subansiriensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, sp. nov. 

     
    Devanshu GUPTA, Debika BHUNIA, Dirk AHRENS and Kailash CHANDRA. 2025. New Species and Records of Sericinae from India and Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).  Zootaxa. 5613(2); 371-385. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.2.11 [2025-03-27]
      facebook.com/ZoologicalSurveyIndia/posts/654299350561939

      

    11:02a
    [Botany • 2025] Lysionotus calcicola • A New Species from Limestone Karsts in north and central Laos, supported by morphological and molecular evidence [Studies on the Gesneriaceae in Laos II]

     

    Lysionotus calcicola Phonep., Soulad. & Souvann.,

    in Souvannakhoummane, Phonepaseuth, Souladeth, Lanorsavanh, Tagane et Tanaka, 2025. 
    ດອກງາຊ້າງຫີນ  ||  DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.04620 
     
    Abstract
    A new species of Gesneriaceae, Lysionotus calcicola Phonep., Soulad. & Souvann., is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular evidence. This species is distributed in limestone karsts in the Luangprabang, Vientiane and Khammouane provinces in northern and central Laos. The new species can be distinguished from the hitherto known species in the genus by its deciduous shrubby habit, up to 2 m tall, and oldest stems with 4-rounded edges and longitudinal grooves, but young branches non-grooved, which are considered to be an adaptation to the severe environment in limestone karst and cliffs. ML tree based on ITS showed that the new species form a well-supported clade (94%), sister to the remaining Lysionotus species. Information on its distribution, ecology, phenology, vernacular name, and a provisional conservation assessment are provided.

    keywords: Didymocarpoideae, flora of Laos, Indochina, Phou Pha Marn PPA, taxonomy

    Lysionotus calcicola Phonep., Soulad. & Souvann.
     (A) Habit, (B) flower lateral view, (C) flower top view, (D) corolla opened out showing stamens and staminodes, (E) stamens and staminodes, (F) calyx, (G) pistil, (H) fresh fruit, (I) seeds.
    Drawn from Souladeth et al. PPM034(FOF) by K. Souvannakhoummane.

    Lysionotus calcicola Phonep., Soulad. & Souvann.
     (A-B) Habitat and habit, (C) 4-angled stem, (D) cross section of stem, (E) arrangement of leaves, (F) flower, font view, (G-H) inflorescences, (I) corolla opened out, (J) stamens and base of corolla tube, (K) calyx opened (L) pistil, (M) young fruit with calyx, (N) seeds.
     Photos from Souladeth et al. PPM034 (FOF). (A–F) and (L) by P. Phonepaseuth, (G–K) by K. Souvannakhoummane, (N) by D. Kongxaisavath.

    Lysionotus calcicola Phonep., Soulad. & Souvann. sp. nov.  

    Diagnosis: A species similar to Lysionotus chingii Chun ex W.T.Wang of China in having papery leaves, glabrous peduncles, white funnel-shaped corollas, and subulate seed appendages, but distinguished by its 4-rounded-angled and longitudinally grooved stems (versus terete), sparsely puberulent lamina (versus glabrous), corolla sparsely short glandular hairy on both surfaces (versus glabrous on outer surface), and sparsely glandular hairy pistil (versus glabrous). For further comparison see Table 2.
    ...


    Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Latin word ‘calcicola' meaning ‘growing on calcareous substrate', which is the habitat where this plant is found.

    Vernacular name: Dok Nga Xang Hin (ດອກງາຊ້າງຫີນ), proposed here. ‘Dok Nga Xang' in Laos refers to a given name for the genus Lysionotus, and ‘Hin' refers to limestone karst, the type of habitat where this plant is found.


    Keooudone Souvannakhoummane, Phongphayboun Phonepaseuth, Phetlasy Souladeth, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh, Shuichiro Tagane and Nobuyuki Tanaka. 2025. Studies on the Gesneriaceae in Laos II: Lysionotus calcicola, A New Species from Limestone Karsts in north and central Laos, supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.04620 [17 April 2025]

    11:03a
    [Botany • 2025] Syzygium triflorum (Myrtaceae) • A New Species from Vietnam


    Syzygium triflorum T.T.Hoang, Kim Thanh, S.Tagane & D.H.Cuong,

    in Cuong, Thanh, Hiep, Huyen, Hoang et Tagane, 2025. 

    Abstract
    Syzygium triflorum T.T.Hoang, Kim Thanh, S.Tagane & D.H.Cuong, sp. nov., from Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Vietnam, is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from related species, Syzygium skiophilum, by its having 4-angled and reddish-grey twigs, oblong leaves with an attenuate apex, less secondary veins of 26–30 pairs, exclusively axillary inflorescences, lanceolate-ovate bracts, sessile flowers, obconical hypanthium (slightly pyriform in flower buds) and more stamens of 18–28. The flowers and fruits were observed in the rainy season, July 2024. This new species grows under a mixed broad-leaved and coniferous forest dominated by Dacrydium elatum and Dacrycarpus imbricatus.

    Key words: Flora, Indochina, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Myrtales

    Syzygium triflorum T.T.Hoang, Kim Thanh, S.Tagane & D.H.Cuong
    A immature fruit in lateral view B immature fruits in top view
    C hypanthia in lateral view (after petals and most stamens had fallen off) D hypanthia with calyx disc and styles in top view (after petals and most stamens had fallen off)
    E inflorescence in top view, showing flowers before anthesis (left and right) F inflorescence in lateral view (3 flowers in cluster)
    G leafy branches H leaves, adaxial (upper) and abaxial (bottom) surface. Photos: H. T. Truong and H. C. Dang.

     Syzygium triflorum T.T.Hoang, Kim Thanh, S.Tagane & D.H.Cuong, sp. nov.

    Diagnosis. Syzygium triflorum could be confused with S. skiophilum (Duthie) Airy Shaw distributed in Thailand, Malay Peninsula and Borneo (Airy Shaw 1949; Parnell and Chantaranothai 2002; Ashton 2011). Generally, S. triflorum is similar to S. skiophilum because they both show small tree habit and short cymose inflorescences with tiny flowers. However, S. triflorum differs from S. skiophilum in having 4-angled and reddish-grey twigs (vs. terete and blackish-brown in S. skiophilum), oblong leaf blades (vs. elliptic-lanceolate, obovate or oblanceolate), fewer secondary veins (26–30 pairs vs. ca. 45 or 14–18 pairs), exclusively axillary inflorescences (vs. temirnal and axillary), lanceolate-ovate bracts (vs. linear), sessile or subsessile flower (vs. with short pseudostalk ca. 1 mm long), obconical hypanthium (slightly pyriform in flower buds) (vs. funnel-shaped) and more stamens (18–28 vs. 8 stamens) (Table 1, Fig. 3).

    Etymology. The species epithet refers to its number of flowers in a inflorescence, which is usually in a cluster of three.

    Vernacular. Trâm ba hoa (three-flowered syzygium), 
    Trâm hoa nhỏ (tiny-flowered syzygium)


    Dang Hung Cuong, Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, Nguyen Huu Hiep, Dang Ngoc Huyen, Thanh Truong Hoang and Shuichiro Tagane. 2025. Syzygium triflorum (Myrtaceae), A New Species from Vietnam. PhytoKeys. 255: 75-83. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.255.143043

    11:28a
    [Herpetology • 2025] Rediscovery of the Skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): First Documentation of its natural history and live coloration

     

      Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890)  

    in Sinovas et Grismer, 2025.

    Abstract
    The rediscovery and photographic documentation of Sphenomorphus anomalopus from Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, Indonesia, after a 109-year hiatus allowed us, for the first time, to observe its behavior and assess its microhabitat. Historical descriptions of this species’ coloration were never based on live material and, as such, did not convey the vibrant and contrasting nature of its lemon-yellow, orange, reddish, and greyish pattern configuration. Its color pattern and possible sexual dichromatism are described based on seven males and one presumed female photographed in situ. A short observation period clearly indicated that S. anomalopus is not an arboreal species, as had been previously hypothesized, but a terrestrial species that forages in rock-strewn leaf litter in sun-exposed localities, such as beneath canopy gaps and other open areas like many other terrestrial skinks.

    Scincidae, Sumatra, Indonesia, Penang, coloration, conservation, Reptilia



     Sphenomorphus anomalopus from Sumatra, Indonesia.
     A. Female from Bukit lawang, Bohorok, Kabupaten de langkat, North Sumatra 20852, Indonesia. Photo by Ivan leshukov.
    B. Male from Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia showing elongate 4 th toe. Photograph by Marco Mora.
    C-E. Male from Gunung leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographs by Pablo Sinovas.



    Pablo SINOVAS and L. Lee GRISMER. 2025. Rediscovery of the Skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): First Documentation of its natural history and live coloration.  Zootaxa. 5620(3); 485-492. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.3.8 [2025-04-10]

    << Previous Day 2025/04/18
    [Calendar]     		Next Day >>

Species New to Science   About LJ.Rossia.org