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| 3:29a | [Crustacea • 2020] Alpheus samudra • A New Species of Alpheus (Decapoda: Alpheidae) from the Arabian Sea, Kerala, India
Abstract A new species of Alpheus, A. samudra nov. sp., is described from the bycatch of trawlers operating between 275–375 m depth on the Quilon Bank (Kerala, India). The new species belongs to the brevirostris group, but can be easily distinguished from all but one species, by the extremely laterally compressed major cheliped. Alpheus samudra nov. sp. is very similar to A. leptocheles Banner & Banner, 1975 in the form of the major cheliped, but the proportions of the fingers to the palm and the shape of the fingers easily separate both species. Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae, Alpheus, new species, India
Alpheus samudra nov. sp. Sammy DE GRAVE, Apsara S. KRISHNAN, Anil KUMAR K. P. and Magdalini CHRISTODOULOU. 2020. A New Species of Alpheus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae) from the Arabian Sea, Kerala, India. Zootaxa. 4750(2); 277–285. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4750.2.11 [2020-03-11] | ||||||||
| 4:06a | [Botany • 2018] Drosera albonotata (Droseraceae) • A New Pygmy Sundew from the western Wheatbelt and An updated Diagnostic Key to the Orange-flowered Pygmy Drosera of Western Australia
Abstract A new species of Drosera—Drosera albonotata—from the western Wheatbelt (Western Australia) is described and illustrated. The taxon, which is largely restricted to sandy clay loam soils in Wandoo woodland and shrubland, is morphologically similar to D. miniata and D. coomallo but can be distinguished by its distinct floral features and ecology. A distribution map of the new species and its allies and a revised and updated diagnostic key to the twelve recognised orange-flowered pygmy Drosera in Western Australia are provided. Keywords: Australia, carnivorous plants, Droseraceae, Drosera section Bryastrum, non-core Caryophyllales, Taxonomy, Eudicots  
Drosera albonotata A.S.Rob., A.T.Cross, Meisterl & A.Fleischm., sp. nov. Type:— AUSTRALIA. Western Australia: Wandoo National Park, .... Diagnosis:— Drosera albonotata is similar to D. miniata from which it can be distinguished by (contrasting features in parentheses) 1) its petals, which are pandurate (broadly obcuneate-obovate to obovate-subpandurate) and bear white, basal patches on either side of the midvein that are apparent both on the adaxial and abaxial petal surfaces (basal petal patches uniformly maroon-black), with more prominent venation including secondary and tertiary branching (less prominent, mostly limited to secondary branching), 2) its anther filaments, which are black at the base graduating to maroon-purple towards the thecae (filaments entirely white), 3) its sepals, which are apically more obtuse (more ovate) and inflorescences, both of which are distally more densely glandular than those of D. miniata, 4) by its more elliptic laminae (sub-orbiculate) with an average of five Type II unifacial marginal glands (seven Type II unifacial marginal glands), the abaxial surface with a greater density of eglandular trichomes.
Etymology:— the specific epithet albonotata is derived from the Latin albus (white) and notatus (marked), a reference to the two basal marks of white on each petal, the overall effect of which is a collar of white around the floral centre. This feature is wholly absent from Drosera miniata. Alastair S. Robinson, Adam T. Cross, Manfred E. Meisterl and Andreas Fleischmann. 2018. A New Pygmy Sundew, Drosera albonotata (Droseraceae), from the western Wheatbelt and An updated Diagnostic Key to the Orange-flowered Pygmy Drosera of Western Australia. Phytotaxa. 346(3); 221–236. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.346.3.2 Researchgate.net/publication/358933879_ | ||||||||
| 6:02a | [Herpetology • 2025] Xylophis chenkaruppan • Hidden in the Sky Islands: A New Species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from montane habitats of Wayanad in the Western Ghats of India
Abstract A new species of the snake genus Xylophis is described from the Wayanad region in the Western Ghats of India. The new species, X. chenkaruppan sp. nov., is described based on six specimens collected from Vellarimala and Kurichyarmala Hills. Molecular genetic analysis based on three mitochondrial (16s, cytb & nd4) and one nuclear (cmos) marker recovered this lineage as sister to X. perroteti. Although also phenotypically generally similar to X. perroteti from Nilgiri Hills (north of the lowland Palghat Gap), the ventral head morphology of X. chenkaruppan sp. nov. differs from the former in that the posterior genial shields are in midline contact, a condition found also in X. mosaicus occurring only south of the Palghat Gap. An updated key to the identification of the species of the genus Xylophis is provided herein. Reptilia, vellarimala, kurichyarmala, Nilgiri hills, taxonomy, wayanad, woodsnake  Xylophis chenkaruppan sp. nov. Surya NARAYANAN, Sandeep DAS, Avrajjal GHOSH, Muhamed Jaffer PALOT, P. UMESH, David J. GOWER and V. DEEPAK. 2025. Hidden in the Sky Islands: A New Species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from montane habitats of Wayanad in the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa. 5666(4); 509-528. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.4.3 [2025-07-30]  | ||||||||
| 9:38a | [Entomology • 2025] Losgna occidentalis • Rediscovery and Description of A New Species of Losgna (Cameron 1903) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Reviving a forgotten ichneumonid Genus in India
Abstract The Darwin wasp genus Losgna (Cameron, 1903) (subfamily Ichneumoninae), is poorly documented in India, with no new species described since Heinrich’s work in 1965. Here we rediscover the genus in India and describe a new species collected from an urban dry scrub forest in Chandigarh. A taxonomic key for the identification of Indian Losgna is provided along with the illustrations of the new species and Generitype. The study significantly extends the known distribution of Losgna in the Oriental region and highlights the under-explored diversity of Ichneumoninae in India and the need for further taxonomic research. Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Darwin wasps, parasitic wasps, Chandigarh 
Losgna occidentalis sp. nov. Karmannye Om CHAUDHARY and Sophia REINISCH. 2025. Rediscovery and Description of A New Species of Losgna (Cameron 1903): Reviving a forgotten ichneumonid Genus in India. Zootaxa. 5632(3); 595-600. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.3.11 [2025-05-08] | ||||||||
| 3:01p | [Entomology • 2025] Acrophylla alta • A New giant Species of Acrophylla Gray, 1835 (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Phasmatini) from the highlands of the Wet Tropics, Queensland, Australia
Abstract Searching of suitable habitat during the wet season months has revealed a spectacular new species of phasmid from Queensland, Australia: Acrophylla alta sp. nov., which is described and figured from the holotype and paratype females only, also eggs. A key is provided to compare it with other similar species within the genus. Habitat type and known foodplants are noted. Phasmatodea, Stick insect, Acrophylla alta new species, cloud forest, Atherton Tablelands, altitude, endemic, taxonomy    Acrophylla alta sp. nov. Ross M. COUPLAND and Angus J. EMMOTT. 2025. A New giant Species of Acrophylla Gray, 1835 (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Phasmatini) from the highlands of the Wet Tropics, Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa. 5647(4); 371-383. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.4.4 [2025-06-17]  |
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